Chapter 7: Hinamori

SR: this time it's NOT filler! Horray!!!!!

Gin: Quickly get on to it…

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Hitsugaya: the idiot author over there won't be able to update quickly again because she has to make her cosplay costume for conventions again

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Fubuki: saf wil steel kontinu storee!!!

SR: nice work fubuki-chan! (Huggles Fubuki) but Fubuki-chan, its Saph-onee chan.

Fubuki: (Ignores)

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SR: oh and I had a surprise for you all at the end, please read the last side notes later as an apology and a thank you :D

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This past few days Hitsugaya had stayed very silent…as if something bad and disturbing had occurred to him. He's rarely at home and he would stay silent when Fubuki nudged him to play.

He would look away from Gin if their eyes met with each other.

Gin pretended to not notice it and leave it be for now so that Hitsugaya could tell him whatever it is when he's ready.

Snapped out from his thought, he looked at Fubuki realizing that it is time for bath already…

"Fubuki-chan come on, its bath time" called Gin.

But Fubuki who was playing with the blocks pouted at the voice of Gin who is commanding Fubuki to go take a bath.

"Fubuki wans to play!!" Fubuki protested.

Gin sighed the usual sigh…

"Fubuki-chan, its time for a bath" Gin tried again.

But Fubuki ignores Gin and kept playing with the blocks.

With a single sigh Gin then take a deep breath before-

"Hitsugaya-han! Fubuki-chan won't take a bath!" Gin called to Hitsugaya.

But of course Hitsugaya isn't there. He had a meeting with the other taichou regarding something along with Kira and Rangiku. And of course they had left before Fubuki is awake that morning so Fubuki doesn't even know that Hitsugaya, Kira and Rangiku isn't there in the house.

It was all just a bluff to lure Fubuki to have a bath.

Just as Gin had expected, Fubuki began to pull Gin's white hakama.

With a feared expression fixed on Fubuki's face…he then said,

"Daddy, lets tek a bat"

Surprised?

Well…the main reason why Gin had taken Hitsugaya as the bluff is because it had happened once a week ago right after Hitsugaya is healed from the fever, but before Hitsugaya even acted weird.

Fubuki was pulled by Rangiku, Kira and Gin himself to take a bath while Fubuki clings unto a wooden pillar and kept protesting that he doesn't want to have a bath. Hitsugaya was once again out for some business that time and it had seems that something bad had happened to him since he had went home with such a grumpy mood that he didn't hesitate to glare toward Fubuki when he knows what the commotion was all about from Rangiku and Kira. Those were such scary times…even Gin shivered in fear under Hitsugaya's angry glare.

Hitsugaya didn't say anything by the matter of fact, he just glared at Fubuki before shifted his head toward the bathroom as if that alone is saying 'Fubuki go and have a bath'.

Fubuki with such a scared expression crawled behind Gin like a scared rabbit before Gin took him toward the bath room…trying to be calm himself…

Aside from Rangiku and Kira who have seen the super angry glare by Hitsugaya, Gin hasn't seen it…not even when they fought each other…

Gin with Fubuki in his arms locked the door shut right after they went in the bathroom and lean on the door silently.

In an instant Gin's legs weakened and Gin fell down on the tatami floor slowly with such a feared expression fixed on his face though his eyes is still closed. The both of them stayed like that for a while before Gin began to bath Fubuki while Fubuki just stayed silent…

I suppose that's why Moms and Wives are scary… so don't ever bug them when they are in such a grumpy mood…

After Fubuki had the bath, Hitsugaya, Rangiku and Kira came in.

However Kira and Rangiku just stayed silent and when Gin looked at Hitsugaya's face.

It explains all…

"Fu-Fubuki-chan, let's play with the blocks" said Gin trying to make Fubuki not to look into Hitsugaya's face.

Silently, without saying anything Fubuki went over to the blocks and began to play.

Rangiku and Kira then sat down near where Fubuki had played with the blocks while Hitsugaya went over to the work room…

Gin silently followed Hitsugaya to the work room. After coming in, he slid the door shut just like any people would do as manner.

He saw Hitsugaya sitting there near the working table sighing.

"Is there something wrong Hitsugaya-han?" asked Gin.

"I thought 'Knocking before coming in' is part of the basic manner" answered Hitsugaya harshly.

"Ah sorry, I just thought that you might be upset about something, so I came in asking you what's wrong" replied Gin softly.

Hitsugaya just stayed silent not wanting to share his problem. Gin somehow knows that this problem is deeper than he thought it would be. Once again he asked Hitsugaya the same question before sitting next to him, maybe Hitsugaya could consult about the thing that he has in his mind.

After a long silence Hitsugaya then managed to growl out a single word.

"Why"

Gin tilted his head in confusement and readies to listen.

"I am able to just kill you with my Hyourinmaru even if I die, after all you nearly killed Hinamori, "

Hitsugaya then gripped the invisible chains that bounded his heart and Gin's together harshly creating a small twinkling sound of the chains.

Even if it's invisible, its still chains…

"So WHY can't I just kill you here?? Why can't I unsheathe Hyourinmaru to kill you????"

Hitsugaya looked into Gin's eyes with such anger and depress.

Gin had said nothing.

In a small part of Gin's heart, he had indeed…felt guilty about what he had done.

But deciding to not answer that question he then stood up, patted his clothes then looked back to Hitsugaya with his eyes open. His usual foxy smile had gone and is nowhere to be seen on his serious pained expression.

Those crystal clear sapphire blue eyes glimmered with the evening sun that began to go back to its hide and thus replaced by the moon and the dark sky.

"That, you would have to decide for yourself Hitsugaya-han" said Gin beginning to take his leave "To thrust that sword of yours in my heart…"

Gin then slid open the door.

He looked back to Hitsugaya still with his eyes open feeling the guilt of his previous actions rushing out through his gaze. Feeling that it might break to tears, Gin closed his eyes once again before stepping out from room.

"…or not"

Gin slid the door shut again slowly and silently leaving Hitsugaya alone as the darkness of the night began to swallow him on that very spot…

After the sun has set and the dark gloomy sky replaced the once blue sky, Hitsugaya shifted his seat before pressing his palm toward his forehead.

He presses slightly in confusement before banged his head on the table ever so silently and softly, signaling that he gave up in that matter and only wanted to just rest.

With that he rests. Still in that same position his mind continues to ponder and haunted by those same question on why can't he kill Gin even if that would mean that he would die too…

Just outside, Gin who had stepped outside away from Hitsugaya's work room walked toward Fubuki who is now torturing the poor Kira to play 'Horsie', Fubuki had jumped into Kira's back and is now pulling his two pointed hair acting as if those two pointed hair is the leash to control the horse which is Kira…

Rangiku however didn't help Kira even if he had pleaded so much that tears started to sprung out from the pain of his hair being pulled forcefully. Rangiku would just laugh off when Fubuki pulled his hair again harder when Kira doesn't want to move and took some pictures of it. The main reason is "Because it's cute".

Gin smiled a casual false smile, acting as if nothing had happened before. But after what had happened he couldn't possibly acted as if nothing wrong had happened, so he would just have to wish the best of it so that they wouldn't notice this single dying flower inside his heart beginning to dissolve quietly. As Gin tried to act as if nothing had happened he couldn't fool the three of them. Fubuki being a child knowing that something bad had indeed happened inside the work room, Rangiku being close to Gin from when they were a child noticing the strange behaviour of her 'no blood connection' brother and Kira who had been his Fuku-Taichou for such a long time even when he had to chase Gin to the end of Seiretei to make him do the paperworks notice the small fake smile.

But the two didn't dare to say anything, they covered Fubuki's mouth when Fubuki is about to asked innocently and baldly and the two would laugh off to Gin when Gin asks what is wrong.

Feeling worried about Gin, both Kira and Rangiku decided to stay into Hitsugaya's house watching and to see if they can help with something. Gin doesn't mind about it since he didn't know their true objective, the more the merrier is what he thinks and even if they didn't ask Hitsugaya they are fairly sure that if they push Hitsugaya together even Hitsugaya has to end up agreeing on the matter.

Kira and Rangiku had brought their futon and their things such as spare clothes on Hitsugaya's house and are currently arguing on where to sleep or who should sleep here or there.

Gin as usual would change Fubuki's clothes and take Fubuki to his own small futon that Rangiku had bought earlier when it is past his bed time. Usually Fubuki would protests on how he wanted to play more instead of sleeping on the lonely futon, but now he didn't say anything and is quietly following Gin. Gin tucked him on the futon before muttering a 'Good Night' toward Fubuki, with the same fake smile that he had wore ever since.

As Gin was about to take his leave Fubuki grab a hold of his sleeves and clutched into it tightly. Gin looked back to Fubuki with a confused look.

"Daddy"

Gin let a out a soft 'hn' as a reply.

"Dun cwy"

Gin was taken back slightly, but he regained his shock quickly and replied back.

"But I'm not crying Fubuki-chan"

But Fubuki is not convinced. He shook his head rapidly and looked at Gin with his eyes glittered with the threatening tears that is about to come out.

"Daddy ish cwying!" protested Fubuki still clutching into Gin's sleeves.

Gin didn't know what to do. He's not crying and Fubuki had insisted that he is. What is he supposed to say now?

"Fubuki-chan" started Gin softly who began to sit down next to Fubuki's futon "If someone is crying then tears would fell from their eyes"

Fubuki looked at Gin with pained expressions.

"But… But…daddy ish…"

Gin patted Fubuki's head.

"No, daddy is not, now go to sleep"

Fubuki released his grip on Gin's sleeves with doubt and Gin took his leave to his spread his own futon. Worried of Fubuki, he dragged his futon toward Fubuki's room and spread the futon right next to Fubuki.

"See? Daddy is sleeping right here next to Fubuki-chan so Fubuki-chan could make sure that daddy is not crying" said Gin tired to argue with Fubuki.

Fubuki didn't say anything, but he clutched tightly into Gin's outer futon layer. While Gin change his clothes into his night attire Fubuki hid his head on to his own futon worrying about Gin.

After Gin finishes changing his clothes and is about to get into the warm futon someone knocked into the door and slid open the door a little, revealing Rangiku.

"Gin, I'd like to speak with you…a little" said Rangiku seriously.

Gin, reading the situation agrees to it and muttered to Fubuki that he will be back soon before going out of the room with Rangiku sliding the door close.

Rangiku led him on to the hallway where no one is there and that no one can hear them talking.

"So what happened Gin?" asked Rangiku finally after a pause of silence.

Gin pretended not to know about it.

"What…happened…?"

Rangiku sighed.

"The worst choice Gin, you know you can't fool me"

Gin just laughs softly.

"But nothing happened Rangiku"

"Stop fooling me with those fake smiles and tell me!" snapped Rangiku almost immediately.

Gin said nothing but he walked away from Rangiku.

"Gin-"

"-don't ask anything…" said Gin with plead and his sorrow began to rush out through his voice creating a raspy sobbing tone.

Just before Rangiku could voice out Gin looked back with a sad smile fixed on his face.

"…Please…"

Gin left Rangiku alone in the hallway with just the night essence filling the surrounding with its nature sound. Rangiku leaned on the wooden pillar before looking up toward the bright full moon.

"Why won't you tell me anything…Gin…"

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(I was about to stop here, but then I decided to continue this chapter a bit longer than the rest so I changed the title a bit to match what this chapter is about)

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The next day is a bit tiring. Gin woke up grunting and his right hand stiffens because Fubuki had clutched on it so tightly that Gin can't move afraid that he will woke the boy up. He had intended to leave the boy to sleep a bit longer, but it had seemed to be impossible.

He shifted his body a little and the little Fubuki opened his eyes sleepily and sat up slowly while looking at Gin with a yawn.

"Good Morning Fubuki-chan" greeted Gin with the same fake smile that he wore yesterday.

Fubuki frowned, but he replied the same anyway, although with some wrong pronunciations as always.

"You can sleep again if you want"

But Fubuki shook his head and looked at Gin sleepily.

"Fubuki ish…up" said Fubuki stubbornly.

"Then lets fold the futon together" said Gin who began to fold the futon together.

Fubuki followed what Gin had done but the futon sprang back to Fubuki causing Fubuki to fall down. Gin went to Fubuki almost immediately asking him if he is alright, but Fubuki stood up again ignoring Gin's offer to help him up. He then battled the futon again until the futon is now neatly placed in the wardrobe. He puffed a triumphant puff before looking at Gin.

Gin then smiled back before sliding the wardrobe close after he had finishes folding his own futon. They did the usual morning routine including stretching and taking a bath after the stretch.

Hitsugaya and Rangiku is nowhere to be seen and Kira is on the living room table writing off something which looks like paper works. It seems Kira even brought his paper works with him because the door to the living room is closed shut.

Suddenly Gin sensed an awfully familiar reiatsu coming from the front door.

Knowing whose reiatsu it belongs to Gin told Fubuki to rush upstairs, find Rangiku and hide with her.

Fubuki shook his head at first, but Gin tricked him that they are playing hide and seek and Gin's the 'it'.

Tricked by the simple play Fubuki rushed upstairs to hide with Rangiku while Gin himself had to pretend to count though in reality he himself had to hide.

Somebody knocked on the door right after that and Gin still hasn't found a good hiding place.

"Shiro-chan! Are you home?" shouted the very familiar voice.

Neither Kira, Hitsugaya nor Rangiku could hear the voice shouting from the front door.

Gin tried to lower his own reiatsu as low as he can and concentrate on finding a hiding place.

Finally he found one, not so crampy and not so spacey. It's just perfect.

The hiding place he found is actually near the front door, a place where practice wooden swords are stored nice and tall so that it won't be damaged. Gin slid the door open before fitting himself on the remaining space before sliding the door close carefully not to make a sound.

Hearing no answers the door slid open revealing Hinamori with the usual shinigami attire carrying a mount of paper work.

Even if one had hoped that nothing bad would happen with the two together the worst happened.

Hinamori who is about to call for Hitsugaya again sensed Gin's low reiatsu.

She dropped the papers down in an instant and gripped on her zanpakutou ready to strike.

"This reiatsu…" growled Hinamori filled with anger.

Gin stayed silent on his own hiding place. He began to curse on how stupid he is for not fleeing outside or hiding on the garden.

But it's too late now… what is done its done, for now he just has to hope that Hinamori didn't find his hiding place and strike there. It would be troublesome if Hinamori did strike.

Hinamori did as the matter of fact just like Gin's worst accurate prediction. She sensed Gin's reiatsu coming from the sword wardrobe and stabbed her zanpakutou through the tatami door and unto Gin's left shoulder causing oozy red blood to stain the white arrancar attire. He could feel the blood rushing down through Gin's left shoulder. But he didn't dare to move since moving would be fatal in that condition.

Biting into his own lips he holds himself not to shout at least until Hinamori pulled the blade away and until he sees a chance to escape.

Hinamori did, she pulled her zanpakutou out, but before that she force move her blade toward the left a bit more causing Gin to bit his lips harder until it actually bleeds.

As soon as the blade is pulled out Gin slid open the door trying to be calm.

He could always leave Hitsugaya to be branded as traitors for letting him inside the seiretei. But this little voice in his mind says to keep it quiet and be the villain, Gin cursed the little voice on his mind for saying those. Fubuki is probably going to be fine with Rangiku and Kira so he needn't worry about it, they would probably think of a reason why Fubuki is there in the first place. Fubuki will be safe…and Hitsugaya too…

"Hyaaah…hello, Hinamori-chan" said Gin with a mocking tone which Hinamori hates the most.

Holding on to the wounded left shoulder, Gin acted as normal as ever with the accursed mocking fox face.

"I was about to skip outside after-" Gin then looked toward Hitsugaya's room, making Hinamori's heart beat in terror "- but Hinamori-chan found me first, such a pity I'd love to play around first but I have to skip along for now"

Gin then ran swiftly knowing fully that Hitsugaya is going out from his room after the sudden wound inflicted on the left shoulder probably to ask what's going on.

As he had expected, he saw Hitsugaya holding on to a table with the same wound inflicted on his left shoulder.

"Ichimaru-"

Gin swiftly punched Hitsugaya's stomach hard before Hitsugaya could say anything more.

"Sorry…Hitsugaya-han" muttered Gin softly.

Gin then throws Hitsugaya to the side near his own room and he fell on the floor half conscious still confused on what had happened.

A sudden strike of blade slashing came into Hitsugaya's view as Gin evades and blocks the rash attacks from Hinamori.

"Ichimaru!!!" shouted Hinamori who is swallowed in rage.

In an instant Hitsugaya knows the main line of what had happened. He tried to move, but his body is still numb from the shock of being punched hard on the stomach so he could only drag his body little by little creating a trail of blood on the tatami floor.

"Hinamori…!" he called out at last.

Hinamori stops her attacks and looks toward Hitsugaya in terror.

Seeing that it's long enough for him to be there, Gin ran toward the hallway, stood on the edge before waving goodbye in the same mocking way when Aizen is still planning his treacherous plan.

Kira and Rangiku along with Fubuki went out at that time, hearing the commotion and saw Gin waving goodbye, Hinamori near Hitsugaya and Hitsugaya on the floor with his left shoulder injured…

Rangiku could feel herself began to weakened. Again…Gin left without saying anything to her and Kira who is still shocked tried to pull himself together. Fubuki wanted to call out to Gin but just when Fubuki's mouth is about to voice out, Gin looked at Fubuki signaling Fubuki to stay quiet before looking at the wound on his left shoulder noticing the huge amount of blood loss. Fubuki did close his mouth and didn't say anything at that time.

He knows that sooner or later he would fell unconscious so he have to get out from there fast, search for a place to hide before falling unconscious. Even now, his vision began to blur, threatening Gin to faint, and Gin did it quickly regarding the condition and situation… He smiled his fake foxy smile.

"Its nice playing with you Hitsugaya-han, a pity I can't actually kill you though"

With that Gin is gone from sight…

Knowing fully well that Gin wants to take all the blame by letting Hinamori to see the injured Hitsugaya, Hitsugaya cursed.

"Ichimaru…" and then Hitsugaya saw nothing…

Only the voice of Hinamori's dread shouting rang on his ears.

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SR: okay…so I didn't mean for that to happen… sowwy… but then I'll add something on it…haha…an apologize for updating so late… and a thank you for all those reviews I had made the chapter longer reaching up to 3-0-0-0 words! And of course a picture I made as another thank you gift. Please ignore my crappy drawing, since I don't know how to do photoshops yet I can only draw with Paint… sorry for the mess and I hope you enjoy the drawing!

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