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Marrying The Wrong Girl
Chapter 11
Info you need to know: "Talking". Momo's Handwriting. Thinking.
Recap:
At first Toushiro skimmed through it. Then he re-read it, this time thoroughly. At first he didn't understand why Momo was saying this stuff, but then bit by bit Toushiro realized what had happened. His breathing hitched and in a low whisper he spoke words that only he could hear.
"Oh Momo... why did you do this."
For a few more minutes, Toushiro continued to stare at the letter given to him by the maid from Momo. He wasn't quite sure what to do after reading it. The letter was sudden and unexpected. It also made him feel hurt and just downright annoyed. Toushiro read it over again just because he didn't know what else to do.
Dear Hitsugaya-kun,
I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye to you properly. But I feel as if I shouldn't stay any longer, we – I – shouldn't have let you kiss me. You're to be married soon, Hitsugaya, it isn't right. You're supposed to be in love with Karin, not kissing other girls. I'm sorry to just take off and say goodbye over a letter but I don't feel as if I could say this in a face-to-face conversation.
I've decided I've overstayed your generous welcome. By the time you've read this I'll already be on my way back to my kingdom. Please don't try to follow me or convince me otherwise. I know this is the right thing to do.
I hope you're happy with Karin, she is right for you. Please, forget about the kiss. Forget about my problems. Forget about me.
Sincerely
Momo Hinamori
Sighing, Toushiro ran a hand through his hair. Right for me?He thought with an inward scoff. Karin wasn't right for him. True, she was just right in the sense that she was the perfect bride and future queen. But Karin wouldn't be a perfect wife; she held none of Toushiro's affection whatsoever. Momo on the other hand was 'right for him'. At least he cared deeply for her, and she would've been a good queen and the perfect wife.
Forget about the kiss, forget about me. Those words swirled around in Toushiro's mind and he couldn't get rid of them. Did Momo honestly expect him to just forget about her just like that? Forget about the kiss? The kiss that had stayed in his thoughts ever since it happened? If she did think that he could forget then she was truly stupid. Scowling, Toushiro threw the letter on the bed and headed into the en suite for a hot shower. He needed to relax and not stress over this. Toushiro had to pretend everything was alright; otherwise people would start questioning him. "People" meaning mostly Matsumoto and right now he couldn't deal with her.
~The Palace Gardens ~
Matsumoto frowned and pouted. Where had her brunette friend run off to this time? Matsumoto had been searching for her for ten minutes now. Where could Momo have disappeared to? The palace surely wasn't that big.
Sighing, Matsumoto figured she would ask Toushiro if he knew where she was. She smiled as she thought that those two were so stupid sometimes. Matsumoto laughed as she remembered Momo thought Toushiro was in love with her even though it was blindly obvious that Toushiro was in fact crushing on Momo. Smiling, Matsumoto shook her head. Momo was so oblivious sometimes.
Matsumoto finally made it to the Master Bedroom and she knocked on the door. She sighed once more when there was no reply and decided to just go in. Matsumoto opened the door and barged in.
"Toushiro-kun?" Matsumoto called. She was about to leave, thinking he wasn't here but heard the sounds of the shower. Matsumoto decided to wait for him.
She sat on his bed and then decided to lie down. Her hand came into contact with something that was completely foreign. Frowning, Matsumoto looked down to see a piece of paper; she sat up and read it. And gasped as she read Momo's letter. Then once again she frowned.
Momo-chan left? Without even saying goodbye to me? WHAT?! They kissed? Momo-Chan ran away from it all? Those were just but a few of the thoughts which immediately erupted in Matsumoto's head. Being very shrewd and thoughtful, she didn't believe it one second. Momo may have been embarrassed and guilty about the kiss but she wouldn't leave just like that. Not without saying something to Matsumoto.
"Matsumoto? What are you doing here?" Toushiro's voice made her jump and snap out of her thoughts. Matsumoto turned to find Toushiro with just a towel wrapped around the lower half of his body. She wasn't fazed; she had seen him like this before.
"I've got to go." Matsumoto murmured quickly. Toushiro frowned concernedly. He looked at her hand which was still clutching the piece of paper and hurt flashed across his eyes. Before he could hide it from Matsumoto, her features softened feeling bad for her friend.
"Where are you going?" Toushiro asked as Matsumoto chucked the paper back onto the bed much like Toushiro had done earlier. She was heading to his door.
"I've got to find Momo-Chan." Matsumoto said. Toushiro frowned once more.
"She's gone home. You read the letter." Toushiro said softly and Matsumoto just shook her head.
"She wouldn't have left without saying goodbye to me. Something's going on Toushiro-kun. I'm going to find out exactly what it is." Matsumoto said and then abruptly left.
Toushiro stared after her. His strawberry blond haired friend was crazy. Her letter had clearly stated she was too embarrassed, guilty and ashamed to stay so she left. He sighed and decided he would leave Matsumoto to do whatever she wanted. She usually did just that anyway.
~ A little while later. The Dining Room ~
Karin was busy snapping orders at maids and servants alike who were rushing around all over the place. She was sat at the head of the dining table watching as flustered servants and maids brought her flowers and fabrics for her approval. She said no to almost all of them and shouted at them that they were incompetent fools who couldn't get anything right.
Karin looked up when she heard the door open and her face immediately brightened. Karin beamed at her fiancée and got up to skip over and greet him with a hug and a kiss. Toushiro didn't hug her back and moved so she was forced to kiss him on the cheek like usual. Karin felt a twinge of hurt but ignored it knowing that Momo was gone and therefore Toushiro would be hers and only hers. It just needed some time.
"Hello, honey. What are you doing here?" Karin greeted him cheerfully. Toushiro shrugged and walked to sit down on his seat next to hers at the head of the table. Karin followed him, smiling and sat down next to him.
"I thought I'd help." Toushiro drawled, his voice sounding as if he was bored. Karin beamed and immediately started chatting enthusiastically to him about the plans and asking him for his opinions.
Toushiro was barely listening; just nodding and pointing whenever she said something or asked a question. Truthfully, he had come down here for a distraction. He couldn't stop thinking about Momo. Or if what Matsumoto said was right. It was a bit weird for her to suddenly take off and leave. But Toushiro didn't have any proof or any evidence to suggest something otherwise.
Some part of him wanted it to be true. That the letter was real, not fake. Because then he would know where she was and that she was safe. Not only was Toushiro feeling hurt and rejected but now he was concerned. Maybe the petite girl was in trouble of sorts?
"Toushiro-kun?" Karin's voice spoke softly, snapping him out of his thoughts of Momo. He turned to her and looked at her questionably and she reiterated what she had just asked him. He shrugged and told her he didn't care. And he didn't.
~A Secret Place ~
Momo opened her eyes and blinked. She groaned as she sat up and shivered. Where was she? She couldn't tell at all. It was cold, dark and damp. Momo saw that she was sitting on cobbled stones. The walls were made of cobbled stones, too. She looked in front of her and saw that there were thick bars, prison ones. Or dungeon ones.
She shakily got to her feet and went over to the bars. Momo grabbed them in her hands and squinted trying to see through the darkness and if there was anyone else out that. She had no idea where she was or how she got here. The last thing she remembered was fainting. Before that she was going to talk to Toushiro about their kiss. To tell him how it was wrong and shouldn't have happened. But before she could she had fainted.
"Hello?" Momo called out, her voice sounding hoarse from disuse. She was thirsty; she hadn't drunk anything in who knows how long. Momo didn't know how long she had been unconscious or in this cell.
"Is there anybody there?" she asked again and was once again met with silence.
Sighing Momo sat down. Millions of thoughts flew through her head. Where was she? How was she going to get out of here? What day was it? Was Toushiro alright? What about Matsumoto? Momo felt tears in her eyes at all these unanswered questions. She lay down on the cold, hard cobbled floor and closed her eyes. Wishing this was all just a bad dream.
Her eyes shot open and her body and head shot up when she heard the sound of a door opening. She saw a figure coming towards here and her eyes widened.
It stopped just outside her cell; she couldn't see their face for it was covered with a large hood.
"Who are you?" Momo asked softly in a scratchy and scared tone. She couldn't see it, but the cloaked person smirked.
"I'm your worst nightmare."
A/N (Tilda's): So that was chapter 11! I hope you guys liked it, I apologise if you don't! Next chapter will be written by the amazing Anita, so see you then! :D Please review, thank you :D