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LEGEND
"Talking." "Thinking." Flash Back.
Amnesia
Chapter Five: Remedy
What should she do? Hinamori sighed with defeat and buried her face into the cushion in her arms. "Shiro-chan, he loves me," she murmured. "But is it only because he's in that state? Will he feel the same way when...when he gets his memory back?"
"Is there something wrong Hinamori-fukutaicho?" Rukia asked.
Snapping out of daze, the fifth division lieutenant quickly replied, "Ah gomen, I was only daydreaming."
Just then Hitsugaya entered the joint living room and dining room. Once the two childhood friends took a glance at each other, they both turned their heads towards the other direction, not knowing what to say. "Um, ohayo..." Hitsugaya said.
"Ohayo..." Hinamori greeted back.
With that said, the young prodigy continued his way to the dining room table to sit with the rest of the boys, Ichigo and Renji. Noticing their rather strange behaviour, Ichigo and Renji turned to Rukia for a possible answer. Unfortunately, she too has no idea. So she shrugged her shoulders.
Feeling the awkwardness in the air, Hitsugaya stood up from his seat, walked over to the front entrance and stepped out of the house. "Oi Toshiro!" Ichigo called out. "Damn it, what's wrong with him?"
"What's wrong with who?" another voice suddenly asked.
Shocked to see her standing in the middle of the room, everyone jumped with surprise. "R-Rangiku-san!" Hinamori exclaimed.
"What are you doing here?" Ichigo asked. "Since when you came here?"
Placing her hands on her hips, Matsumoto explained, "Well, I got permission from soitaicho to come here and check up on taicho. How is he?"
"Oh, he...hasn't regained his memories," Hinamori said sadly.
"Is that so? Okay..."
"What's with the face Matsumoto?" Renji asked.
"You see, I'm actually here to take you all back to Soul Society," Matsumoto explained.
"Hn, so our patrol duties here are done," Rukia said.
"Yeah, also Hitsugaya-taicho's time. He has to go back for judgment."
"Judgment, huh?" Renji said.
"What are you guys all talking about?" Ichigo asked.
"If Hitsugaya-kun doesn't regain his memories within a week's time, Yamamoto-soitaicho will dismiss his captaincy and transfer him to Maggot's Nest or back to Shinigami Academy," Hinamori explained.
"Wait you mean..."
"Unfortunately yes," Rukia explained. "As long as Hitsugaya-taicho is unable to perform his duties as the tenth division captain, he can't stay in the Gotei 13."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah."
"By the way, where's taicho anyway?" Matsumoto asked.
"Hitsugaya-kun...he's outside at the moment," Hinamori said.
Noticing her behaviour, the tenth division lieutenant suddenly grabbed her hand and dragged her along with her. "Ah Rangiku-san!"
"You're coming with me Hinamori-chan, besides, we need to talk for a moment," Matsumoto said.
Before any of the others could say anything else, the two vice-captains already left the house. "Oi what's with the rush?" Renji asked. "Hitsugaya-taicho's just outside."
"Don't know," Rukia replied.
Standing on the Ichigo residence's rooftop, Matsumoto got Hinamori to sit down. Placing her hands on her hips, she said, "Okay Hinamori-chan, what's up with you? Did something happen while I was gone?"
Hinamori felt nervous. The older woman got her to remember about the events that happened last night. Clenching her fingers together, Hinamori replied, "It's Hitsugaya-kun..."
"Taicho? What about him?"
"We...we kissed last night and...he also said that he loves me--ahh!"
All of a sudden, the raven haired girl started suffocating in her breasts. "R-Rangiku-san!"
Quickly releasing the girl, Matsumoto happily said, "Really? Taicho told his feelings for you? That's great! Shouldn't you be happy?"
"I am...it's just...I don't think it's the real him telling me that."
"Real? Oh...you think he just developed those feelings while he has amnesia, huh?"
"Yeah, as long as he doesn't remember our past relationship, it just makes me feel...like I'm taking advantage of him. I want to be together with Shiro-chan, but...not like this."
"Hinamori-chan, taicho might never get his memories back. You might as well start a new with him."
"...it's just so hard accepting that. We have been through so much. I still can't believe...the person who promised to protect me, isn't around anymore. I-I don't know what to do."
Suddenly, the cell phone in Hinamori's jacket pocket started beeping. Taking it out, she flipped the cap open to see what is going on. "Hollows have appeared!" Hinamori said.
"Oh my, there's quite a large group of them too."
"Hinamori-fukutaicho, Matsumoto-fukutaicho!" Rukia exclaimed as she, Renji, and Ichigo jumped onto the roof in their Shinigami forms. "There's another group of them beginning to emerge from another area."
The remaining girls took out their soul candies and ate it. As a result, their spirit forms were ejected from the bodies while their modified souls took their place. "Alright then," Matsumoto said. "Hinamori-chan and I will go the western direction."
Ichigo nodded with agreement. "Okay, we'll take the east."
With that said, they went their separate ways not knowing that from below, Hitsugaya was watching the whole time. He decided to follow Momo.
By the time Hinamori and Matsumoto arrived at the city, Hollows immediately were surrounding them. Drawing their zanpakutos, Matsumoto released her shikai. "Unare, Haineko!"
"Hajike, Tobiume!" Hinamori exclaimed.
With a brush of her hand on her blade, it turned to ash and began slicing the nearby enemies. In the meantime, Hinamori's blade released several shots of fireball energy at them, exploding the area. "Hinamori!"
In response to hearing his voice, both woman turned around and looked down to see Hitsugaya running up to them. "Hitsugaya-kun!" Hinamori exclaimed.
"Taicho!" Matsumoto shouted, began chasing after the Hollows who noticed his immense spiritual pressure and decided to eat him first.
With a wave of her hilt, the ashes were commanded to eliminate the Hollows by imprisoning them within its ash tornado. "Run!" she exclaimed.
Slowly nodding with agreement, Hitsugaya began running towards the other direction only to find himself in front of a Huge Hollow. Before he could do anything else, the large Hollow fired a cero at him, sending him flying against a nearby street light pole and knocking him out unconscious. "Hitsugaya-kun!" Hinamori called out as she landed on the ground and rushed to his side.
With a few nudges, she verified that he isn't in his gigai anymore. "Where is he?" she wondered as she looked around for the white haired boy in his spiritual form.
But before she could find him, the same Huge Hollow approached the girl and punched her aside, knocking her into the concrete wall of a building. "Hinamori-chan!" Matsumoto exclaimed.
Struggling to get out of the rubble, Hinamori grunted in pain as she placed a hand on her right elbow. "I-I can't use my right arm anymore," she thought. "I don't feel anything."
Looking up to see a few small Hollows and the Huge Hollow waiting to eat her up, she froze with fear. "I-It's the end for me." She closed her eyes shut tightly as they were about to make its move.
She waited and waited, but nothing seems to be coming. Hinamori opened her eyes to see a large patch of white hair standing in front of her. "Sh-Shiro-chan..."
"It's not Shiro-chan, it's Hitsugaya-taicho Bed-Wetter Momo," Hitsugaya suddenly said. "I'm sick and tired of constantly telling you that."
Her eyes widened with disbelief. "Then...you."
"We'll talk later. Right now, I need to deal with these Hollows."
She watched him leap into the air, raising his zanpakuto above his head. Oh what an elegant sight to see the prodigy once more fighting in battle. "Souten ni Zase, Hyorinmaru!" he exclaimed, summoning several ice dragons from the tip of his blade.
They attacked the surrounding Hollows and freezing each and every one of them on the spot. Using shunpo, he disappeared from sight and reappeared on the other side of the group of Hollows with his back turned against them. He then withdrew his zanpakuto on his back once more as the ice Hollows were all sliced into tiny pieces of ice crystal.
Once the battle's over, Hitsugaya turned his attention to the injured girl and approached her. "Daijobou Hinamori?" he asked.
She then slowly nodded with agreement. "H-hai...my right arm just needs healing."
"Taicho!" Matsumoto said as she shunpoed her way at her captain's side.
"Matsumoto," Hitsugaya replied. "We need to head back to Kurosaki's place to take care of Hinamori's injuries."
"Ah hai, eh...wait taicho did you just?"
Placing a hand on the right side of his forehead and slowly rubbing it, Hitsugaya continued, "Yes, I got my memory back. Tch, I can't believe I had it in the first place over a simple bump on the head."
She then smiled. "Welcome back."
"Arigato, now let's get going."
"Hai."
He turned to the raven haired girl. "Hinamori, let's go."
"Ah hai!"
She is glad he got his memories back. He is back to his usual self. She missed all that about him. It's just too bad her dreams of being Hitsugaya's girlfriend is just a dream.
Epilogue
Three days have passed by. All the Shinigami were sent back to Seireitei to file their reports. By Yamamoto-soitaicho's approval, Hitsugaya returned to his rightful spot as the tenth division's captain. Overall, everything returned back to normal. "MATSUMOTO!" Hitsugaya yelled.
"Nani taicho?" the strawberry orange haired vice-captain said, peeking her head into the office.
Finding the white haired captain sitting in his seat at the desk, he had one hand on his chin while the other is tapping on the wooden desk surface. "Where's all the paperwork?" he asked.
Remembering what she did with them, she entered the room. "Oh about that, I gave them to the fifth division."
His eyes then narrowed at the woman. He sighed with defeat and stood up from his seat. Putting his hands into the sleeves of his black kimono, Hitsugaya walked towards the front door. "Arigato," he whispered.
"Hn, did you say something taicho?"
"I said I'm going to the fifth division to take back my paperwork," Hitsugaya said before he used shunpo to quickly disappear from the office, leaving his vice-captain alone, smiling with amusement.
"Mou, there's so much paperwork to finish!" Hinamori exclaimed as she sighed with relief. She managed to finish only one of four paperwork stacks. "How am I supposed to finish them all by tomorrow afternoon?"
"You'll finish on time," said a voice coming from behind her ear. "Because my vice-captain thinks it is funny to give someone else the burden of having to complete the paperwork instead of herself."
"Hi-Hitsugaya-kun!" Hinamori exclaimed after she jumped. "W-What are you doing here?"
Giving the raven haired girl a stern look, Hitsugaya placed his hands in the sleeves of his kimono and replied, "Didn't I tell you already? Matsumoto sent all my paperwork to your division."
"Oh...souka?"
"Hai," he replied, walking over to one of the paperwork stacks, ready to carry them back to his division.
From the corner of his emerald-teal eyes, he noticed the fifth division fukutaicho sigh with defeat. He knew something is bothering her. After a brief moment of thinking, the white haired captain shunpoed from his spot and reappeared at her side. In a swift move of his pointer finger, he lifted her chin up, closed his eyes, and then placed his lips on hers. She was surprised at first, but didn't pull away. She deepened the kiss as stood up and allowed him to wrap his arms around her. Leaning against the desk, neither of them noticed all the paperwork fall over and scatter on the floor. They were too engaged in their little make out session. "Why?" she asked.
He raised an eyebrow. "After three days of not seeing one another, don't tell me you already want to break up with me?"
"Then...then you mean."
Hitsugaya gave her a small kiss on her forehead. "Even if I have forgotten, my heart hasn't. I love you Momo."
Hinamori smiled as she slowly nodded with agreement. "I love you too Shiro-chan."
With that said, they wrapped their arms around one another and gave each other a passionate kiss. Their bodies, minds, and souls have finally found their happiness.
~ OWARI ~
References
Fukutaicho - Lieutenant / Vice-captain
Gomen - Sorry
Ohayo - Good morning
Soitaicho - Captain Commander
Taicho - Captain
Shunpo - Flash step
Daijobou - Are you alright
Hai - Yes
Arigato - Thank you
Souka - Really / Is that so
Owari - The End
Simple and sweet. Nothing too complicated. Well, that's the end of this fan fic. I'll be posting a new HitsuHina fan fic called Ceased to Exist after the completion of Blessed from the Heavens which will be done sometime next week. So, be sure to stay tuned!
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