Tradition

Chapter 2

Momo exited the Hitsugaya Manor and sprinted to her nearly rundown home. The same thought kept running through her head, "Oh my gosh! Why did I run away? I didn't want it to be like this! Argh!!!' She ran into her room. The floor was covered with clothes. She slid into the thin covers of her unmade bed. She buried her face into a pillow and screamed for a good two minutes. Then her phone rang. Her arm reached out and grabbed it.

"Hello?" she said dryly.

"Hey Momo!" a cheery voice said.

"Rangiku," Momo was not in the mood to be cheery.

"Why do you sound so sad?" Rangiku asked. Momo sighed.

"Long story."

----Tradition-----

Toshiro slammed the door to his room and depressingly plopped onto his bed. He groaned into his cotton sheets.

'Aaah!' he thought. 'I'm such a stupid retarded idiot!'

'I could had told you that,' the voice inside his head stated.

'Shut up.' Toshiro lazily countered. 'Why did I do that?' He asked himself more than the voice.

Flashback

"Wh-what?" Momo stuttered. Toshiro took her hand.

"Will you marry me?" he asked. Her face was confused. "My father says I have a month to find someone to marry for my birthday. He says it's a tradition." He mocked the last part. "He said I have to find someone or else he will. I'd rather be with you than anyone else."

"B-but there are plenty of other girls that would love to marry you." She stated.

"Those girls just want me because of my looks or wealth," he said, half wishing it was true. "Plus, none of them are as pretty as you."

"T-toshiro…" Momo tried not to show it but she was touched by his words.

"I'll give you whatever you like," he pleaded, sounding desperate. "And-and I can help you with your money problems. You can live here, with me, and you won't have to be alone anymore." She stayed silent.

"Please, I don't want anyone else," he begged. Momo's heart raced. "I love you Momo. You're like a sister to me." Her face fell and so did her excitement. She pulled her hand away from him and stood.

She licked her lips and said faintly, "I'll think about it." Then, surprising Toshiro, she ran off.

End of flashback

"I'm so stupid," Toshiro said quietly to himself. He punched his bed.

Knock, knock

"Mr. Toshiro," Yamashi said. "Your lunch is ready. Hitsugaya-sama requests your presence." Toshiro sat up.

"I'm not hungry," he said. "Tell my father I'm not well but should be fine by tomorrow."

"Very well Mr. Toshiro," and with that Charles left and Toshiro laid back down.

----Tradition----

"Wow," Rangiku said. Momo nodded even though she knew Rangiku couldn't actually see her. "You're in some deep shit, Momo." Momo sighed yet again.

"Yeah." She replied. "What should I do?"

"Listen Momo," Rangiku started seriously. "I can't always tell you what to do but I can give you advise. Just remember that you have to figure out what you actually want to do."

"Okay."

"This is what I say: call Toshiro, tell him you need a couple days to think about it. Then you think about it for the week and then call me and we'll debate what the best choice should be. Is that alright with you?"

"Yes."

"Okay good. I have to go now. Think about what you want to do." Rangiku said before she hung up.

End of Chapter 2

A/N

I really hope that you enjoyed this chapter. Thanks to all who reviewed for the last chapter. Please review for this chapter.

I'm really formal! Lol. I'm never that formal.

Peace ----Himiko Areess

By the way: I DON OWN BLEACH ER ANY A DA CHARS. IN DIS STORY!