HI! I hope you liked the last chapter!:) I warn you, this one is a little rough and sweet at the same time…I know, it's weird. XD
Enjoy and please review!
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Momo woke up feeling horrible. She had no strength, she was very tired and could feel the antidote killing the Copperheads poison. She groaned a little and tried to get up, but someone's paw was pushing her down. Normally, she would be able to push it off, but feeling so weak she couldn't do anything. She tried to get up again, but the paw got heavier. She groaned and felt someone twist a little behind her,
''Don't move, you're still pretty weak…''
She barely turned around and looked at the silvery wolf she was traveling with,
''Hitsugaya-san…'' she whispered.
He got up and walked in front of her,
''I'll get us something to eat, you stay put and don't try to move.'' And with that he left.
Momo felt bad that because of her, he had to be stalled. She got an idea. Maybe if she were to fall asleep, the antidote would spread faster and she wouldn't have to be such a burden. She closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.
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After about an hour, she felt someone poking her head. She groaned and tried to shake off whatever was poking her, but then she got bumped in jaw a bit. She whined a little and opened her eyes to see Toshiro looking at her intensely. Her eyes widened a bit and she blushed ever so lightly.
''Oi, Hinamori, wake up. I brought us something to eat.''
With that, he put a dead baby boar in front of her. She grunted a bit and looked disappointed. She pouted a little. He himself was eating another baby boar and looked at her. He knew why she was disappointed. He rolled his eyes sighed,
''Hinamori, if you don't eat, then it'll take longer for you to recover.''
''But…I'm not really hungry'' She tried to lie her way out.
He walked over to her, leaned to her eyes and glared intensely. She gulped a little.
''Listen here,'' He growled, ''I took you with me on this trip, have been helping you and don't even start being picky. I can always leave you here, it won't affect me.''
She didn't have the strength to bend her ears, but her eyes were a dead giveaway that she was terrified of him now. She was on the verge of tears, but luckily he turned back to his meal and she started eating her own.
Afterwards, she yawned and began feeling sleepy. She lied down and began to close her eyes. She barely heard him say,
''I'm going to scout the surroundings, I didn't come through this forest, so I'll look around.''
She fell asleep after hearing that.
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Momo woke up feeling a little better. She could probably stand up, but her head was still dizzy.
'I'll try to get up. I promised Hitsugaya-san I wouldn't be a burned. I'll tell him I'm ok.'
With that thought, she groggily stood up, but almost fell. The world was spinning, but she could make it. She took the first step and wobbled a little. Her limbs were a bit numb, but she tried to hide it. She took a few more steps more confidently. As she got out of the cave, she looked around. There were many conifers, but also some deciduous trees. There were some walked-in paths, but other than that, she didn't see anything. It was peace and quiet…
''WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?''
Momo jumped a bit and felt someone hovering over her. She started shaking and slowly turned her head to see an overly-pissed Toshiro. She was about to explain, but he yelled,
''WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE? ARE YOU CRAZY? YOU'RE NOT WELL ENOUGH!'' His voice was very harsh.
She bent her ears and started,
''But…b-but I'm feeling a-a lot better n-'' She was cut off when Toshiro growled loudly,
''YOU'RE NOT BETTER! I SAW HOW YOU WALKED! ARE YOU TRYING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED? STOP BEING SO RECKLESS''
Momo was now terrified. She again tried to reason with him, but he painfully grabbed (bit) her scurf again and dragged her into the cave harshly. He threw her against the wall of the cave and she fell onto the bed. She yelped in pain as her back collided with the hard surface. She groaned painfully as she felt her back aching. She cracked one eye open and saw Toshiro looking at her angrily,
''Try to pull a stunt like this again and I won't care what the hell happens to you, I'm leaving you here, hurt or well. Don't move until I get back.'' he growled angrily at her and walked out. Momo felt tears swelling in her eyes not just due to her physical pain, but at his words too. She silently sobbed,
'Hitsugaya-san…I'm so sorry…I won't be a burden to you anymore…'
She continued to quietly cry until she fell asleep, hoping that she wouldn't wake up and cause the silvery wolf anymore problems.
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He walked out angrily,
'Stupid Hinamori, is she insane walking out in her condition? She was easy prey to anyone. Dumbass…'
He then heard faint sobbing from the cave. He stopped,
'Is…is she crying? Ahh, I don't have time to think about this…I need to clear my head.' He thought, walking to a high hill.
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Momo woke up a few hours later, her back hurting terribly. She cursed herself for everything,
'Why did you have to wake up?...Why did you have to walk out of the cave?...Why did you have to let that snake bite you?...Why did you come along with him?...Why did you help him?...Why were you born? You only cause problems…You're worthless…' She thought, her thoughts crushing her tiny heart. She silently began to cry again. She wanted to get up, but then it hit her,
'Hitsugaya-san didn't want me to move, so I won't…I could be that much useful, for listening…'
She felt her eyelids getting sleep and before she fell asleep she looked at the small piece of the sky she could see from between the trees and thought,
'God, please take me to mommy and daddy. I only cause Hitsugaya-san problems. Please…don't let me wake up…'
She drifted to sleep afterwards, a single tear running down her face [A./N. or muzzle I guess. AHH WHATEVER!]
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Hitsugaya sat on the big cliff and looked at the sunset.
'Man, this brings back memories. When I was a pup…playing around…messing with Granny…playing with that black wolf pup…'
At the thought of a black, small wolf, his thoughts drifted to Momo,
'Maybe I was a bit harsh on Hinamori, I didn't mean to make her cry…but then again she got out and tried to prove that she was better when actually she was in no better condition…I guess she thought she was gonna be a burden on me if she stayed there, but she should have known better…Although…I didn't have to throw her against that wall…she was injured…she still is, but now worse…Damn it! I let my anger get the better of me again… [insert thought sigh] I guess I should apologize and check to see if she's alright…yeah…'
He started returning back to the cave, thinking of a way to apologize to the small female wolf. He wasn't good at apologizing. But he should have been more careful. He knew Hinamori was fragile and pretty weak, especially in that state where the antidote was still destroying the poison.
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When he got to the cave, he noticed that Hinamori hadn't moved from the position he left her in when she landed after he threw her,
'Oh DAMN! I hope I didn't throw her hard enough to kill her or damage her back.' He nervously thought.
He moved closer to her and sighed in relief when he saw she was breathing evenly. He also noticed the tear marks on her cheeks [A./N. Like we said, we don't know if wolves have cheeks or not, but that's what imagination is for XD]. He felt like stabbing himself right now. He leaned closer and licked the tear marks away. He then felt her stir. He listened as she mumbled something in her sleep,
''God…please…take me…to heaven…I'll see mommy…and daddy…and…I won't…be a…burden to…Hitsugaya-san…''
He looked utterly shocked. Was she really planning on dying just because if a few day break due to her injuries. He looked sympathetically at her,
'Her mother and father…I guess she really wants to see them…I can't blame her…so do I…'
He leaned closed to her and nudged her jaw slightly. He saw her stir a bit. He kept at it until he heard her groan and sleepily open her eyes. She chocolate brown orbs were half open and she looked very tired. Toshiro couldn't deny it, she looked adorable like that.
''…Hitsugaya…san…?'' She sleepily mumbled.
He looked at her gently,
''Yeah, it's me. How do you feel?'' He asked, concerned.
''I feel ok.'' She put on a fake smile, but actually, she was in pain.
Toshiro looked at her disappointed,
''Hinamori, don't lie to me, I can see that you're in pain.''
Momo looked down and didn't answer.
Toshiro leaned closer to her ear,
''Tell me how you really feel…please, Momo'' He whispered into her ear.
She blushed slightly. This was the first time he referred to her as Momo not just Hinamori. She looked down as her straightened and looked at her,
''I…I feel a lot of pain…my head hurts and…my back is aching a bit…my legs and arms are alright…but…''
''But, what?''
''But that's not the worst pain…it hurts…very deeply…in my…heart.'' She sobbed a little.
''You're heart, why?'' He looked at her concerned.
''M-My heart hurts…because…of what you said…about me being reckless…and crazy…a-and about you not caring w-what happens to me…it-it…it hurt to hear those things and now w-when I hear them in my head…I heart just feels like being ripped open…Before I went to sleep…I… I asked God not to let me wake up…I…I just wanted not to be a-a burden to you…Hitsugaya-san.'' She started crying a little.
Hitsugaya couldn't believe his ears. He had hurt her not only physically, but also made her feel so horrible. He had promised himself not to let anyone harm her, but he ended up hurting her himself.
He walked over to her, lied down and put his head on her ribcage, carefully listening to her heartbeat. It was a little faint, but it seemed to be ok. Momo blushed and looked at him,
''Hitsugaya-san…?''
''I'm sorry. I'm sorry for yelling at you when you were weak, I'm sorry for forcing you to eat what you clearly didn't want to, I'm sorry for biting your scurf so hard, I'm sorry for throwing you against a wall and leaving you in pain, but most of all…'' He sighed,
''I'm sorry for yelling all those things at you. You're not crazy, you're not stupid, and I do care about what happens to you, I care very much. I'm sorry for ordering you around…so basically I'm sorry for harming you.'' He closed his eyes.
Momo's eyes widened. She couldn't believe Toshiro Hitsugaya was apologizing to her. She felt so overjoyed, that tears of happiness came from her eyes. She looked at her and didn't understand that she was happy. He thought he had hurt her again.
''What's wrong? Does it hurt when I'm lying on you ribs? If so I can-''
''No it's not that'' She shook her head.
''I'm just…so happy that you apologized…and even more...that you care.'' She smiled warmly as the tears ran freely.
He smiled a little himself and licked the tears away,
''Don't get use to me apologizing'' He smirked. She giggled.
He walked around her and wrapped his body around hers. Only this time, he put his head on her neck and quickly fell asleep.
Momo smiled happily and thought,
'Mommy…daddy…maybe it's not time for me to see you. Maybe I still have something to live for…Maybe that something…no…someone…is Hitsugaya-san…someone who actually cares…'
She thought happily drifting to sleep, safely in Toshiro's embrace.
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OK! So we know it's a little dramatic, but Kitten was in a dramatic mood and wanted to add something in the story. She is so stubborn…-3-
Kitten – I am not, I just think that this is a good chapter…
WhiteRose810 – Can't really argue with that, but I still think it's a little too sappy. Makes me wanna read the chapter eating honey or candy.
Kitten – Oh ,be quiet.
Both – We hope you enjoyed it, please review! :)
Ps. WhiteRose810 will be going on a family trip and I'll be helping in my grandpa's farm so the stories won't continue for a few days.
- Kitten