CHAPTER 27: TO THE HUMAN WORLD

Tayomi yawned sleepily, after finally recovering from the dreadful hangover. A Captains' meeting had been called for that morning, concerning a certain important issue. She wondered what it was about as she left the 5th Division's barracks, though she was quite sure that Aizen would be somehow involved in it. Despite the fact that it had been a few days since she was captured, she still had not recovered from the shock. Aizen's unbelievable words rang in her head incessantly, distracting her from everything else. She had a hard time concentrating on the paperwork, though Hinamori offered to do it for her. Simply shaking her head and smiling, Tayomi told Hinamori it was fine, though she was in complete turmoil inside. For some reason, Aizen had decided to confess to her. She was sure that there was some motive behind his sly words, but exactly what was it?

Just then, Hitsugaya appeared in front of her once she opened the 5th Division's doors. He smiled and patted her on the head, before interlocking his fingers with hers and walking to the Captains' meeting room. Tayomi still felt a bit sleepy and tried to stop herself from yawning, but to no avail. She ruffled her hair, trying to fix her hairband. Hitsugaya looked at her for a moment before stopping.

"Do you want me to carry you?" He asked seriously.

"NO!" Tayomi gasped. She did not really like being carried, because it made her feel small. Although to her, Hitsugaya was an exception, since she felt safe in his arms. Even so, they were going to a Captains' meeting. It would be inappropriate if he were to carry her there. She blushed and they both headed towards the 1st Division's barracks.

The whole meeting room was silent, as the Captains slowly strolled in and stood at their positions, awaiting Captain-commander Yamamoto's arrival. Captain Soi Fon looked as stern as ever. Captain Unohana had the usual facial expression, wearing a gentle smile. Captain Kuchiki still had the same stoic expression and lacked a hint of expression on his face, in great contrast with Captain Unohana's sweet smile. Captain Komamura looked normal, like how he usually looked. Captain Shunsui had finally decided to stop chewing grass and turned up without a green slit poking out of his mouth. Captain Kenpachi was not smiling, which made a great difference in his appearance, since he did not have his usual crazy look. Captain Mayuri looked insane though, as he grinned madly, probably due to a new discovery he made. Captain Ukitake looked serious, but smiled at Tayomi. Hitsugaya gazed at her and she gazed back at him, causing a few Captains to smile inside. The two young Captains could be so sweet sometimes. At that moment, Captain-commander Yamamoto entered the room and stood before all the Captains.

"I have news to report. Aizen and Ichimaru have escaped to the World of the Living." Captain-commander Yamamoto announced with a grave tone in his voice. "Thus, I will be sending a team of Shinigami to the Living World to keep an eye on him. I intend to send two Captains and one of them will be Hitsugaya Taicho. Hitsugaya Taicho, who would you like to join you?"

"I would like Tayomi Taicho to join me." Hitsugaya replied instantly.

"Alright then, Tayomi Taicho, do you have any objections?" Captain-commander Yamamoto turned to Tayomi, who shook her head.

"You will set off for the Living World with your team once you are ready."

Tayomi walked back to the 5th Division's barracks. She could not believe that she would be going back to the Living World so soon. Hitsugaya told her to come meet him in his office once she was ready. She brought her Gigai with her and went to his office immediately. Hitsugaya was standing around waiting for her, along with Matsumoto, Renji, Ikkaku and Yumichika. Hitsugaya walked over to her smiling and the six of them opened the Senkai gate, stepping into the Living World together.

For the second time in her entire life, she entered Karakura Town. Everything still seemed the same. The streets looked the same, though it was empty. It was night time and as she had expected, the streets were silent. According to Hisagi, they would be staying in the Living World for quite some time and had to go to school. Soul Society had also bought an apartment for them to share, so they would not have to count on other beings' hospitalities. Following the directions given, they arrived at a tall white building and went up to the top floor. Taking out the keys Hisagi gave her, she unlocked the door and the six of them entered the apartment.

The apartment was spacious and white, with all the furniture ready. As expected, Hisagi had helped them with everything and Tayomi knew she would be likely to call on him later to thank him. There was a sofa, a coffee table and a television. The floor was carpeted, as they placed their feet on the soft ground. Matsumoto found a note on the table and read it out loud to everybody, before bursting into squeals of laughter. Renji, Ikkaku and Yumichika moved behind her to see what was so funny. Matsumoto handed the paper to them and they burst into fits of laughter. Hitsugaya and Tayomi stared at the four of them blankly, wondering what the joke was about. Matsumoto handed the piece of paper to them, still laughing hysterically. Hitsugaya and Tayomi read the note, before turning to each other and gasping. The other Shinigami laughed and rushed into their respective rooms.

"Enjoy your alone time with Yomi-chan, Taicho!" Matsumoto teased Hitsugaya, before dashing into her room.

Tayomi entered their room cautiously, dragging Hitsugaya by the hand. They were both blushing, still stunned upon the fact that they would be sharing a room together. Once she entered her room, she squealed. Right before her eyes, beside the study table stood a pinkish-brown electric guitar and a brown acoustic guitar. She jumped up and down excitedly like a hyper little girl, hugging Hitsugaya tight around the neck. Tayomi was so loud that the other Shinigami rushed into their room, wondering what had happened. Tayomi ran towards the guitars, still squealing madly. She whipped out her phone and dialled Hisagi's number immediately.

"SHUU-KUN! I SAW IT!" She screamed into her black and silver phone. "THANK YOU! HOW DID YOU KNOW I WANTED THAT? OOH, I SEE… YES, I'M REALLY HAPPY… HAHA, OF COURSE I'LL TEACH YOU… ALRIGHT, I WILL! THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU! BYE BYE!"

All the other Shinigami left the room, knowing that Hitsugaya would definitely have something to say. They were glad that he was in his Gigai and furiously hoped that he would not get so mad that he froze the whole town. Hitsugaya had raging jealousy issues with Hisagi and wondered what Tayomi's relationship with the 9th Division's Lieutenant was. They often spent time together, chatting happily when he was busy. Tayomi had no problems with being hugged by him at all, and they seemed too close to be just normal friends. Tayomi giggled and turned to face Hitsugaya, who was glaring at her, with a hint of anger and pain in his eyes. She smiled at him and quickly closed the door, before running over to hug him. Playfully, she poked his cheek, teasing him for being jealous. Hitsugaya grumbled, knowing that he did not want to refuse her affection at all. He bravely asked her about her relationship with Hisagi. Tayomi smiled, telling Hitsugaya that they were childhood friends and treated each other as siblings. When she was a child, Hisagi always stood up for her, despite being easily afraid himself. Hisagi always protected her and they shared a close bond, just like an elder brother and sister.

"I love him as a friend and brother, but I love you as my boyfriend!" She smiled sweetly, before kissing his on his lips gently.

Hitsugaya sighed and tightened his grip around her.

In the evening, the sun had begun to set and sink into the horizon, giving the moon space to slip into its position in the dark blue sky. Ikkaku and Yumichika were finally back with dinner, after half an hour. The six Shinigami sat on the carpet together, eating sushi, sashimi and bento. Tayomi was rather excited about the whole experience. She had covered every single area of the apartment and was impressed with the study room, which looked exactly like the Captains' office back in Soul Society. The only difference was that it was much wider in length and there were two study tables there, one for her and one for Hitsugaya. They had computers and the wide screen was planted against the wall, allowing the Captain-commander to contact them whenever he needed to. Just then, someone's phone rang. Everyone reached for their phones, thinking it was theirs. Tayomi sighed, disappointed at the fact that they had identical ringtones. After Renji got off the phone, she demanded that the five of them surrender their phones to her and let her do something about their ringtones. She grumbled, telling them that they should have different ringtones, so they could determine whose phone was really ringing easily.

A few minutes later, Tayomi smiled and handed their phones back to them. Excited to hear their new ringtones, they bugged Tayomi to call them all at once. With a grin on her face, she started a six-way conference call with them.

"Whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside that trunk? I'ma get, get, get, get you drunk, get you love drunk off my humps…"

"She's so lucky… She's a star… But she cries, cries, cries in her lonely heart thinking, 'If there's nothing, listen to my life'… So why do those tears come at night?"

"WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE TREE? SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!"

"Ice Ice baby… Ice Ice Baby…"

Matsumoto, Ikkaku, Renji and Hitsugaya had their jaws hanging wide open in pure shock, while Tayomi grinned cheerfully. Yumichika was waiting for his phone to ring eagerly and after a second of waiting, it rang at last, feeding his curiosity.

"Hi Barbie! Hi Ken! Do you wanna go for a ride? Sure Ken! Jump in! I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world… Life in plastic, IT'S FANTASTIC!"

"This ringtone… CHANGE IT! I'M NOT A GIRL AND I DO NOT CRY!" Ikkaku shrieked.

"THE SONG IS SO… STRANGE!" Matsumoto protested.

"WHAT'S WITH THE PINEAPPLE?" Renji demanded.

Hitsugaya was silent. He felt that he should trust her taste in music. After all, his element was in that song.

All five eyes turned to Yumichika, waiting for him to react.

"This song… It's… FANTASTIC!" Yumichika flicked his hair delightfully. "It's absolutely beautiful! Thank you, Tayomi Taicho! By the way, what's your ringtone?"

Renji quickly punched in Tayomi's number, waiting for her phone to ring.

"My lips like sugar… My lips like sugar… This candy got you sprung… This candy got you sprung… So call me your sugar…"

"What?" Tayomi shrugged. "The song is catchy!"

That night, Tayomi lay on her bed, strumming her guitar while aimlessly looking at the ceiling. Hitsugaya was sitting on his bed, which was a metre away from her bed, on her right side. Tayomi yawned and put back the guitar. It was getting late and they had school the next day. Hitsugaya patted her on the head and hugged her quickly, chasing her to bed, knowing that she was sleepy but refused to admit it. They both got into their beds and slipped under the blankets, after wishing each other goodnight. Tayomi stared at Hitsugaya and he stared back at her.

An hour later, she sighed, sat up and told him she could not sleep. She hugged her bunny close to her chest and buried her face in its soft fur. Hitsugaya got out of his bed and walked over to her, sitting beside her and putting his arm around her. She rested her head on his shoulder and let him kiss her forehead, before wrapping her arms around his waist and snuggling against his chest. Hitsugaya gazed at her, watching her attempt to sleep. Smiling, they both lay on her bed and Tayomi let him hold her in his arms, as they both fell asleep beside each other, resting up before their first day of school the next day.

Author's Note:
LOL I hope you all liked this chapter! :D I decided to add in the ringtone because I thought it was quite funny XD And for those who watched the latest episode of Bleach, did you see the Shinigami Cup? OMG Hisagi playing the guitar! And it just so happens that Tayomi plays the guitar, so I decided to add in a short line about Tayomi promising to help him with the guitar XD Next chapter will be special, because for only that chapter, I will tell the story from Ichigo's point of view and let him meet Tayomi! It will be fun ^.^
I'll be updating a lot slower, because my exams are coming soon. Plus I'm part of the committee of my Dance Club, so I have more stuff to tend too. Of course, I won't stop updating this FanFic, but it might not be as often as it used to be. Sorry T.T
Please review and stay tuned! Thanks! :D

DISCLAIMER:
I do not own Bleach or any songs and characters used in this FanFiction. They belong to their rightful owners. The only thing I own are my OCs, Tayomi and Kiseida. No copyright infringement intended.

I forgot to put in this very important disclaimer at the start of the FanFic OMG! D: