Hello everyone! My semester test is over! Finally I got a break and time to write story. So, proudly I say: I'm back with another multi chapter story! This story is dedicated to one of my best friends in FanFiction: ShelbyQueen25. Hope you like it, Shey!

Disclaimer: I own nothing, except the plot. I just borrow the characters from Masashi Kishimoto and Tite Kubo.

Summary: Alternative Universe story. Flashback: Hitsugaya Toushirou had a school assignment. To do it, he needed some source so he went to a Library; a place where he first met her, a daughter of the Town Library owner.

Library

Chapter One

Hitsugaya Toushirou, 20 years old, was leaning against the wall in the balcony. He was in white. Not only his natural hair, but also his outfit (tuxedo and pants), shoes, and gloves, all were white; except one, his tie was bright blue one, but still the bright color made it almost white. He was looking at the surrounding. From that balcony, he could see the whole town. He looked at the west. There was a school building; Seireitei High School. Then, he looked at the east. There was also a school building. It was Konoha High School. Seireitei High School and Konoha High School were two of the best High Schools in the town. Then, he looked at the center, between the two high schools, he saw a big building.

"Hitsugaya-kun!" A voice called him.

Toushirou looked behind him. He saw his childhood friend wearing a nice blue party dress along with black high heels. "Oh, Hinamori."

"What are you doing here?" Momo approached him.

"Just look around," Toushirou looked back to the big building in the center.

Momo looked at it, too, "Library, huh?"

Toushirou nodded. The big building between the two high schools was a Town Library, "Yes, library. That was the place I first met her." Then his mind went back to his past.

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Flashback

Seireitei High School, school time

"Any questions?" A teacher asked his students. No questions. "No? Good. Now I'll give you assignment."

"What assignment, Kuchiki-sensei?" A red haired student asked.

"Paper assignment, Abarai. And I want you all to make a presentation about Explanation text I have taught you just now. You can choose your own topic, but there are no students who have the same topic. You have two weeks to do this. If you can finish it next week, you will get a bonus mark. This assignment mark is the same with test mark, so do your best and as usual, I don't give remedial. Understand?"

"Yes, sir!" All students said in unison.

"Good. Now the class is dismissed."

Everyone packed their own things and started to leave the class.

"Hitsugaya-kun, where are you going to?"

"Library. I need some source to do the assignment."

"Have you decided what topic you want to make?"

"Yes. How about you, Hinamori?"

"Yeah, me too. Ne, Hitsugaya-kun. Can you guess what my topic is?"

"Peach?"

"Eh? How could you know?"

"Everyone must know that if they look at your stupid smile."

"St-stupid smile?"

"Just kidding," Toushirou waved his hand, "Everyone could guess it based on your name: Momo. Anyway, want to join me to the library?"

"Um, sure; only when you tell me what your topic is."

"It's snow."

"Ah, you are really Shiro-chan!"

"I told you, stop calling me that! Huh, I thought you will only call me by my surname when I entered the same high school as yours."

Momo just giggled. The two then headed the school library.

School Library, an hour later

"Whoa! I'm so lucky. There are a lot of books about peach here. How about you, Hitsugaya-kun?"

"Not so lucky like you. So far, I just found two books about snow and ice and these two books don't explain the detail I need. I think I have to go to the Town Library to get more sources."

"I think so. Books there are more complete."

"Okay, I'll go there now."

"Yeah. Bye, Hitsugaya-kun."

Before going to the Town Library, Toushirou went home to have lunch with his grandmother. He didn't want Granny to worry him if he went home late. After taking a bath and saying his leaving to Granny, he went to the Town Library.

Toushirou arrived there ten minutes later. Town Library was a big building. It had two floors. He asked the librarian then he went to the second floor to find the needed books. The shelf that contained them was on the corner of second floor. He searched through the bookshelves and found them. 'Wow, there are more than enough books here. I should have gone here from the first,' Toushirou thought.

He could carry the books and read them in the provided table and chairs but Toushirou refused it. He thought, 'If I read these books there, I need to go back to this shelf if I need more sources and I haven't known which books are mostly needed. Okay, I'll read them here.' So, he sat on the floor and started to read them.

Time flew so fast. Toushirou had read many books and his eyes were tired at the moment. Later, he fell asleep on the floor. When he opened his eyes, he was surprised to find that it was already dark. 'How long did I sleep?' He sat up and looked at his mobile phone to see the watch but he found ten missed called from his Granny. 'Oh, My, I shouldn't set it silent. Now, I made Granny worry.' Then he looked surprised to see it was 11 p.m. at the moment.

Suddenly, he heard foot steps approached him. He turned his head to see who it was, but it was too dark that he couldn't see it clearly. He saw a shadow; a girl shadow. Later, the girl was a meter length from him. Toushirou stared at her. He saw the girl had waist length hair, but he couldn't see its color since it was dark. From the girl's appearance, Toushirou guessed she must be a high school student.

Toushirou was surprised to know there was a girl in the library in 11 p.m. but he was more surprised to see the girl hold out her hand to him like she wanted to help him stand up. After getting his balance and standing up with the girl's help, Toushirou muttered 'thank you'.

Then, without saying a word, the girl bowed to put the books on the floor. Realizing that how mess the books were and knowing it was his fault that the books were laying carelessly on the floor, Toushirou helped the girl to carry the book. But when he wanted to put a book, the girl also wanted to put the same book, caused their hands to touch. Toushirou's hand was in the top. While touching hands, he stared at the girl and the girl did the same to him. No one made a single movement at the moment.

'She must be a good girl. Seeing how mess I am with the book, people will have two points of view. First, they must think I am a thief since it was 11 p.m. in the library. Wait, what will thief steal in the library? Ah, forget it. Second, they might think I am a bookworm, who fell some books I want to read. Okay, the second one sounds more impossible. Mostly, people will think the first one. Even I myself, if I were this girl, will think the first. But this girl seemed like choosing the second since she helped me to stand up and also put the mess books. What a nice girl she is…' Toushirou's thought was broken when the girl said, "Excuse me…"

Quickly, he put his hand out, "Uh, oh, I-I am really sorry…" His face was red in embarrassment. 'Great, now what will she think about me? Must be a weird boy.' Toushirou thought. He put the books back to their shelves. The girl stared at him and asked, "Aren't you going to borrow them?"

"What? Oh, well, I was planning on it, but since there is no librarian in almost midnight, I cancel my plan."

"I can be your librarian."

"Huh?"

The girl smiled, "My name is Haruno Sakura. My parents are the owner of this library."

"Oh, my name is Hitsugaya Toushirou and I am-"

"Just a boy who wants to borrow some books but while searching the needed books, he fell asleep."

Toushirou stared at her with his mouth agape. 'How could she know?'

The girl giggled, "Come on, put your needed books and we go to librarian desk."

"Uh, um, yeah."

First, there was an awkward silence on the way to librarian desk before Sakura asked, "Hey, what are you thinking?"

"Well, um. I just think that I must be a weird boy to you."

Sakura smiled, "I don't think you are a weird boy."

"Why are you so nice to me?"

"Is it wrong to be nice to someone?"

"I am a stranger in your family library in almost midnight."

Sakura chuckled, "You may be a stranger, but I don't see you as a danger."

"Uh, thanks? And how could you know that I fell asleep?"

"I have been watching you since you came here."

"Watching me?"

"Just so you know; I always come here everyday since I am able to read, and I never met a white haired boy before. I am just curious so I keep watching you."

'So, that is why she doesn't think badly about me.' Toushirou thought and then asked, "Wait, if you keep watching me from the evening, why didn't you wake me up when the library was going to close?"

"Well, you seemed to sleep peacefully at the moment. I don't have the heart to wake you up. And don't worry; I have the key for the entrance door so you can go home after this."

"How about you? Don't you go home either?"

"I used to go home after midnight."

"A-After midnight? Don't your parents worry you?"

Sakura stopped walking, making Toushirou to stop too, "I wished they worried me, but they are too busy with their work. I doubt they even know I am not at home right now." She had a sad smile, "Hey, do your parents worry you?"

Toushirou kept silence before answering, "I don't have parents. I lost them in a car accident when I was a child."

"Oh, I am very sorry to hear that."

"That's okay. I live with my grandmother. And now, I made Granny worry. She tried to call me many times, but unfortunately I set my phone silent." Toushirou took his phone out from his jacket. There was guilt in his eyes. By that time, they started walking. A minute later, they arrived at the librarian desk. Toushirou put the books on it while Sakura managed the books list as quick as she could.

Toushirou looked at Sakura's hair. At the moment, it was bright enough for him to see its color and to his surprise, it was pink. Sakura, realized that he was looking at her hair, said, "It is natural."

"Huh?"

"My hair; it is natural," Sakura repeated.

Toushirou let out an 'oh', then he asked, "How could you know that I was thinking about your hair?"

"Everyone who first met me always ask whether my hair is natural or not. And how about your hair? I guess it's also natural."

"Well, everyone always thought my hair is bleached. You're the first one who said it's natural, and it is."

Sakura smiled, she finished managing the books and held them to him.

"Thank you, Haruno." Toushirou said, putting the books inside his bag.

"You're welcome. Do you use to call people by their surname?" Sakura helped him.

"Yes."

"Oh, I think that makes me to call you by your surname too."

"Well, yeah. Um, Haruno?" By that time, the two walked downstairs.

"Yes?"

"How if I walked you home?"

"Huh? I think you want to go home quickly because you've made your grandmother worry you."

"Yes, but I can't let you go home alone. I mean it's too dangerous for a girl to walk home herself in the midnight, although you've said that you get used to it"

Sakura smiled, "How kind you are. I do appreciate it."

So Toushirou walked her home. The night air was so cold that Sakura crossed her arm around her body. 'Oh my god, how could I forget to bring my jacket?' She thought. Toushirou, noticed it, took off his jacket and draped it over Sakura's back.

"Huh?" Sakura was surprised.

"Wear it. It's very cold here."

"How about you?"

"I'm okay. You need the jacket more than I do"

Sakura smiled, "Thanks, Hitsugaya-san."

End of Chapter One

How is it? I hope you like it. And, can you guess the balcony of what the older version of Toushirou and Momo are standing on? Ah, let me tell you, this chapter until last chapter minus one is Flashback story. You'll get the answer about the balcony on the last chapter. So, keep curious, hehehe ^.^

But, if you can guess it correctly on the review before the last chapter is updated, I promise I'll dedicate a HitsuSaku one-shot to you. So, please leave a review^^

Thank you for reading

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