Leave Out All the Rest

Hi, ok here is the other chapter. I want to thank Makochan for her reviews as well as KiraRaven (I really love the descripton of the baby, it would look so cute like that!!) RiddimMistress,Curtis Zidane Ziraa and

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Chapter 14



Closure: Gin



But knowing and actually act on the things you knew were totally different things.



She had been acting distant and had evaded Hitsugaya successfully so far. Not because she didn’t want to be near him. If anything it seemed like her whole existence ached to be near him, to just feel him close to her. Every time they were near she could feel the shivers of pleasure at his mere presence, the reassurance and the… love. She felt at peace with him beside her. But she also felt confused…that’s why she needed to be away from him, even if it hurt and felt awful, she needed to sort out her feelings for him.



That’s why, once again, Matsumoto sat alone, waiting for Hitsugaya to finish up the meeting via the big TV in the other room. She had been focused on some romance manga that she\'d borrowed from Rukia, while thinking once again on the recent events. Hitsugaya had made it clear, on more than one occasion, that it was she and only she he held any intimate feelings for at all. However, she was unsure of how powerful the remnants of her feelings for Gin were.



Naturally, she had fallen in love with the boy who took her in and showed her how to survive, and, though tremulous, their relationship had survived when they went to the Academy, and carried over to their lives as Shinigami. And up until the moment he left her behind in Soul Society she would have sworn her love for him to the ends of the earth and back.



After all, it was Ichimaru Gin, the one she thought to be her special someone, and though she flirted around with the other males, he never minded because she always came back to him. He always came back for her, but his leaving her to head off to Hueco Mundo was more than she could handle…even more so when she thought about the two chances she had to go away with him and that she missed them completely.



Are you sure you missed them?



‘What do you mean?’



Be honest with yourself, Mistress, and tell me deep down you really want to go with him.



There was a long moment of silence, she had lain down with the manga on her chest and her eyes focused on some point on the ceiling. She was thinking about her past with Gin, her present with him and her taichou and the unclear future before her…not with Gin, but with Hitsugaya.



That’s when she realized.



No…she wouldn’t have gone with him.



That revelation made her gasp in surprise, because now that she thought about it more clearly, she realized that her decision to be with Hitsugaya had been made for her, by her, unconsciously that fateful day. She knew Gin for what he was, and was simply in denial if she refused to accept that. But part of her knew and saved her from whatever her fate with Gin had in store for her.



It was a good choice, Mistress. The voice of the ash cat nearly made her jump up from the bed, but when she collected her wits, Matsumoto could only nod in agreement.



Now, there is only one question left.



‘And what is that?’ asked Matsumoto curiously.



Do you love Toushirou-kun?



Matsumoto let out a simple snort and a tense smile formed on her face. In the end, all her thinking, all her conversations with Haineko about the topic brought that question back. But this time it was different, this time Matsumoto had a different answer to that question. This time she was going to make a decision.



‘I can’t give myself to Toushirou unless I let go of the past,’ she could see the satisfied grin on Haineko’s face.



So, are you ready to let go of your past? To let go of him?



Was she ready? Matsumoto followed with her finger the traces of the drawings in the manga she had in her hand, her eyes focus on something beyond the magazine in her hands. She sat startled when the door opened and her taichou entered the room with an annoyed frown.



“I have to go for a little while. I need to give this to Abarai and look for the other two,” said Hitsugaya, waving some papers in his hand. “Hopefully, they will be intelligent enough to be in a place where I can find them quickly. Do you want something?”



Matsumoto merely shook her head and gave him a smile, that he returned with a goofy grin, before he left the room, closing the door behind him. For a second she felt disappointed that he was gone just like that, without a good-bye or something…that was until in a flash he was back, grabbed her face with his hands and kissed her tenderly on the lips.



“Be right back.” This time he was really gone, but Matsumoto’s disappointment disappeared completely.



Mistress? Asked Haineko a little amused at the dazed state Matsumoto was in. Are you okay?



‘I think I’m ready,’ said Matsumoto with confidence, her hand forcefully grabbing the pendant Hitsugaya had given to her on her birthday.



Ready? For what? You have to say it out loud, Mistress, otherwise I won’t be convinced, replied Haineko, happy and satisfied with the turn of events.



‘I think I’m ready to let go of Gin and my past…And give myself and Toushirou a real opportunity this time.’





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Nanao kept playing with her sleeve while Matsumoto kept rambling on about her ‘recent’ feelings towards Hitsugaya-taichou, her thoughts of confusion about Gin and, finally, but not least, and Matsumoto made her feelings very clear, the conversation Hitsugaya had had with Hinamori. That story, for some reason, included a detailed explanation in which Hitsugaya had expressed his former desire to have a daughter with Hinamori and after that she went from the moment Hinamori had woken up to the moment when she made that request.



“…and then, then she dared to ask Toushirou if he could save her ‘Aizen-taichou’!!” ended Matsumoto with a dramatic slap to a table and a clench of her fist. “Can you believe it?”



The young woman fixed her glasses and tried to hide the amused smirk that was forming on her lips. Seriously, her friend had always been too dramatic, but this was beyond everything Nanao was used to, which made her think how deep her ‘new’ feelings for Hitsugaya were.



“Actually I can believe it,” said Nanao, to which Matsumoto merely snorted. “Hinamori-fukutaichou was really affected by Aizen; her actions can be counted as…rational in the state of shock she is in.”



“Humph, I can’t believe you’re defending her!”



“That you’re jealous, Rangiku, doesn’t mean that I have to act in the same way as you,” said Nanao, rolling her eyes at Matsumoto’s pout. “Anyway, what does Hitsugaya-taichou’s former desire to form a family with Hinamori-fukutaichou have anything to do with her waking up?”



“First of all, Nanao-chan I’m not jealous,” said a very indignant Matsumoto. “Second, don’t you see? Taichou was way too interested in that story of his and it is obvious that Hinamori is interested in him. He was ready to let her come here and stay with him!”



“Of course you’re jealous! I’ve been here for over two hours hearing you speak with that voice full of envy about Hinamori-fukutaichou and Hitsugaya-taichou.” Matsumoto was about to reply when Nanao raised her hand to stop her. “But, even if I don’t approve of your comments and I don’t find any reason for you to feel jealous, I’m happy.”



“Happy? For what?” asked Matsumoto, blinking confusedly at Nanao’s words. The young woman smiled sweetly at Rangiku.



“Because it’s been a while since I last saw you smile like that or talk with such a passion about someone,” said Nanao, and Matsumoto actual blushed a little. “I’m glad that after a year of fooling around you’re finally settling with someone that is worthy of you.”



“I’m glad, too,” said Matsumoto with a content expression in her face.



“So, things between you and Ichimaru are…really over?” Nanao felt the need to ask; she had known Rangiku for so long; she had been beside her when Ichimaru left her behind, when she would drink to oblivion every time she felt heartbroken for whatever reason. So she needed to know that her friend was sure of the big step she was about to take.



“I…I had a talk earlier with Haineko,” started Rangiku, while looking at Nanao with a serious expression; her hand was playing with her necklace while the other was making circles around her stomach. “I think that I’m ready to let go of him…”



“…but?”



“But I don’t think my feelings for him would be…gone. At least not for a long time.”



“You met him when the both of you were young and a lot of things happened between you, it’s obvious that you can’t bury those feelings overnight.”



“So, you’re saying that I shouldn’t feel guilty because I harbored feelings, intense feelings, for two different men?”



“Why would you feel guilty?” asked Nanao and she raised her hand to stop any reply Matsumoto had. “The important thing here, Rangiku, is that you’re ready to let go and give yourself and Hitsugaya-taichou a chance.”



“Do you…do you really think so?” asked a doubtful Matsumoto. “I mean, I’m ready to do so! I really want things between the both of us to work out. I want to be with Toushirou.”



“Yes, I’m pretty sure of it, Rangiku. I had never seen a man so devoted or in love with you as I’ve seen Hitsugaya-taichou for the last twenty years.”



“Twenty years?!” exclaimed Matsumoto.



“You should really pay more attention, Rangiku. Though, Hitsugaya-taichou was pretty much in denial back then…however, how else do you explain that you always got away with the crazy and irresponsible things you did on a daily basis?”



“Well, I wasn’t that terrible…” mumbled Matsumoto to which Nanao made a snorting sound.



“Do you want me to remind you of that time you got drunk, and I mean really drunk and sick with my Taichou?” Matsumoto smiled sheepishly at that particular event. “Or that time with Kusajishi-fukutaichou…”



“That was entirely her fault!” exclaimed Matsumoto, this time she had the decency to blush.



“You know her! You should have known not to follow her…quests.” Nanao fixed her glasses once more before going back to the former topic. “Either way, like I was saying I’m happy you’re ready to give Hitsugaya-taichou a real opportunity.”



“I’m happy, too. He is so …”



“Yes? He is so…?”



“He’s beyond cute and handsome!! He knows me so well! And he is a great kisser…”



“Really? I thought that maybe he…you know,” commented Nanao with a tinge of red on her cheeks, “that he wasn’t that experienced…”



“Oh, no believe me…he is good. A real prodigy at kissing, which made me wonder in what other fields he is a prodigy? After all I don’t have a good memory of our only night together.”



“Okay, that’s enough, let’s change the topic,” said Nanao, red faced and a little uncomfortable, “So, have you told Hitsugaya-taichou about it?”



“About what?” Nanao rolled her eyes and exclaimed a little exasperate.



“About your feelings! How you’ve been feeling lately and all you just told me”



“Are you crazy?! I can’t go to him and just drop this like that!” Nanao shot Rangiku a puzzled look.



“Why not? You two should stop playing around and just define the situation. You should tell him already.”



“I didn’t say I wasn’t going to tell him.”



“What do you mean?” asked Nanao with a wary expression at the sudden grin and spark of mischief that appeared on Rangiku.



“I have a plan,” Matsumoto said with confidence, and Nanao felt trouble ahead. “Trust me, this is going to work.”





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Matsumoto was leaning against the counter in Orihime’s kitchen, she had been biting her lower lip, her hands were supporting her chin and her eyes were focused on a small bag beside the sofa.



Her taichou hadn’t arrived yet, her conversation with Nanao had finished a long time ago, and she was alone in the house, bored and curious. A few days ago, when they went shopping, he had bought that bag. Well, not the bag but its contents and he had told her, explicitly, not to look into it because it was a surprise he had for their child. That made her curious and now that she was alone…



Go for it, Mistress, said Haineko, just as curious as her. Maybe just a quick glance and you can fake surprise when he decides to show you…how bad can it be?



‘I take it Hyorinmaru didn’t want to tell you either?’



Kind of… she replied, rolling her eyes with a fond smile. He was distracted, making fun of Toushirou-kun about what he was buying…can’t really blame him, it’s his favorite pastime.



Matsumoto giggled and once again eyed the bag; this time she moved from the counter and walked towards the sofa, sitting on it and moving to the side to try and catch a glance.



‘So, only a quick glance, right?’



Yes, only a short one.



She leaned even more, ready to open the bag a little when cold breath and a soft voice spoke closely to her ear, sending shivers through her body and making her jump from the sofa.



“What are you doing, Rangiku?”



“Ah! Taichou!” the white-haired taichou smirked down at Matsumoto, who was now sitting on the floor. She sent him a glare with a big pout forming on her face. “That was mean, Taichou! How many times have I told you not to scare me like that?”



“Maybe, if you hadn’t been trying to look into the bag I told you not to look into, this wouldn’t have happened. Wouldn’t you agree with me, Rangiku?”



Matsumoto avoid his eyes and had the decency to look embarrassed. Hitsugaya merely shook his head and offered her his hand with the same amused smirk in place.



“I was curious,” she said once Hitsugaya helped her up. “You know? I really want to know what you bought.”



She sat on the sofa, and after a moment of hesitation Hitsugaya passed her the bag. She looked at him, a little surprised to see that he looked shy and a little embarrassed, which only made her curiosity grow.



The bag had at least three fairytales books, markers, crayons, a paint box and two coloring books. While she thought that it was cute, and could totally understand why the woman in the store mistook him for a child, she couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, she had thought that he had bought something more…fun than books.



“I…when I was just a seat officer, before I become a Captain, I found out the name of a story I used to like a lot, here in the Real World. It wasn’t until a few days ago that I could buy it,” said Hitsugaya while Matsumoto looked at him carefully, seeing how excited he was about the things he had purchased and decided to keep her disappointment a secret.



“Want to know why I bought the books?” this time she tilted her head to the side, nodding slightly, interested in what was to come. “Well, I guess everything started…”



“Wait!”



Hitsugaya stopped and watched as an excited Matsumoto lay on the sofa, with her head on Hitsugaya’s legs. She knew that tone of voice and was happy to hear another story from him. Hitsugaya let out a small smile and, as usual, he put a hand on her stomach.



“I like it when you tell me stories,” she said really excited which gained her a soft chuckle from her taichou.



“I’m glad to hear that.”



“So, you were saying?” He merely rolled his eyes at her impatience but pleased her in her request.



“Granny used to tell me and Hinamori a lot of stories. Some of them you may know or at least heard of. Others were completely foreign for me, after I become a shinigami I learn that some of those stories came from different parts of the Real World.”



“Where did she learn them?” asked Matsumoto curiously, Hitsugaya shrugged and kept going.



“I don’t know, and she never told us. Any way, they were really good stories and I could be awake for hours only hearing her, even though she used them to put us to sleep.”



“How cute!!!” Hitsugaya growled and Matsumoto just giggled. “So, you couldn’t sleep unless she told you a story? See? It’s not embarrassing admitting that you were a kid once. How old were you, Taichou?”



“Shut up!” he said a little annoyed; Matsumoto, for her part, was now laughing. “Do you want me to continue or should I stop it there?”



“Sorry,” she looked at him with amusement, hardly containing her witty remarks and laugh. “You can keep going.”



“Well, me and Hinamori…we used to act them out.”



“What do you mean?”



“It was like a game for us. I was the charming prince and she was the princess in trouble.” Said Hitsugaya not noticing that Matsumoto’s smile was replace by a frown and that she had tensed up at the mention of Hinamori. “I would always rescue her from whatever enemy that trapped her.”



“I don’t like that story,” said Matsumoto with a pout and annoyance evident in her voice.



What kind of genius are you? Didn’t you hear me last time? She was jealous of Hinamori!



‘I know I know…’ replied Hitsugaya with a smile that confused Hyorinmaru. Hitsugaya looked at Rangiku before bending over and kissing her softly on her cheek.



“But, I thought you wanted to know why I bought books instead of toys or other things? And you say you like my stories.”



After a moment of silence Matsumoto nodded her head and Hitsugaya continued.



“It was actually fun, and she always did a wonderful job of being the damsel in distress.”



Of course she did. She is a drama queen…Hitsugaya rolled his eyes at his dragon’s voice, ignoring that those same thoughts were crossing Matsumoto’s mind.



“I would always rescue her, of course. I would give her the kiss that would break all the spells and our story would always finish like the tales: we lived happily ever after.”



This time Matsumoto turned around and glared furiously at Hitsugaya from the place she was resting. She noticed that her Taichou was close, and that their faces were merely inches apart. Hitsugaya was wearing a smirk while Matsumoto was obviously angry.



“Are you going anywhere with that ‘story’?” Hitsugaya had to contain himself as to not laugh at her or make his smirked grow larger. “I really don’t like it at all.”



“What’s that?” he asked in amusement. “Why do you sound so…mad so suddenly?”



“I’m not mad! It’s just…I don’t like the way you’re telling the story,” she said with a pout.



“I thought you said you like the way I tell stories?”



“I did…do…I…argh!” she huffed, frustrated.



Toushirou, what are you doing?



“Wait a minute…” said Hitsugaya as if something had just occurred to him. “No…you …are you jealous?”



Matsumoto’s eyes opened wide at the question, she felt her face warm and Hitsugaya could see the tinge of red forming on her cheeks. She looked aside for a moment, trying to stand up but Hitsugaya’s firm grip on her didn’t let her move from the sofa or the position she was in.



“”I…I’m so not jealous!”



“You are not?” he said in a soft voice, getting closer and closer to her.



“No, why should I be?” she answered with the same soft voice, her heart was beating fast and she could feel his cold breath on her face.



“I don’t know. You tell me.”



There was a long moment of silence after that, in which they looked into each others eyes. The amusement Hitsugaya’s eyes had harbored moments ago was replaced by that look he reserved for her, warm and full of love. A look that always tells Rangiku that she was the only one for him. She felt the effects that look had on her, the shivers, the warm feeling that spread in her chest, the longing …there were so many emotions, but in the end what mattered to her was that she felt safe and loved. So she wished with all her heart she could say to her taichou how she was feeling at that moment. How she had been feeling towards him the last few weeks.



Then do it Mistress! Is the perfect moment!



“I…you…you were saying?”



At that moment Matsumoto could notice the disappointment and sadness in her taichou’s eyes that disappeared as soon as he noticed her looking back at him. He forced out a smile and continued his story.



Why didn’t you tell him? It was the perfect moment!



‘I…not yet, I just thought…



Yes? You thought…



‘I’ll tell him, later today.’



“So, that’s why I thought it would be a good idea to have some fairytales.” Matsumoto blinked several times, she realized that she had just missed what Toushirou had said and now he was waiting for her to say something.



“Oh, I see.”



“I know is something stupid and childish…” started Hitsugaya, feeling stupid by what he had just said.



“No, not at all,” said Matsumoto, noticing her taichou’s distress. “It…I think it’s cute”



“It is certainly not cute, but don’t you think it’s a stupid reason?” asked Hitsugaya, a little doubtful. Matsumoto smiled at him and shook her head then she let out a big yawn before cuddling against Hitsugaya.



“I’m sleepy now.”



“You should take your usual afternoon nap while I finish something I have to do. Then we can go for dinner.”



“I would like that,” she said, closing her eyes, head still on Hitsugaya’s lap.



“Eh, Rangiku?”



“Uhm?”



“You have to go to the room, otherwise I won’t be able to do what I have to do.” Matsumoto opened one eye and looked at him with a pout.



“But, I can’t fall asleep fast if you’re not there.”



“Really? I didn’t know that.”



“Well, you know now.” Hitsugaya rolled his eyes, but not having any other option he followed Matsumoto as she was leading him to the room.



Yeah, right! You could say no,said Hyourinmaru once they had lay down on the bed. Hitsugaya looked down at the sleeping form of Matsumoto and shook his head.



‘No, I couldn’t,’ said Hitsugaya, sighing. ‘You know I could never say no to her’





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Your attempts are futile! He does not understand what you want and



it’s kind of freaking him out. That was the fifth time that week Haineko said the same thing to her.



Rangiku let out a frustrated sigh, looking at herself in the mirror. She was three months now, and already could notice the little changes in her body and in her weight. But right now that was the last thing on her mind; she was way too focused on trying to make Hitsugaya understand that she was starting to develop strong feelings towards him. He was always proclaiming and showing her his devotion and love, so she needed to do the same, she need to show him that she cared. She didn’t dare to call it love yet, but, both she and Haineko knew that she wasn’t that far away from that road.



But the plan she told Nanao wasn’t going according to her expectations



‘What else do you want me to do? I tried everything!’ And she had. From small flirty to seduction, from small little dates or details to emotional talks. But nothing worked.



I don’t know why you are acting this way Mistress. Usually you’re very straightforward…



‘I know, I know…’ said Rangiku making faces to the mirror and looking at the door. She could hear the sounds of her taichou and the others playing some kind of video game or something Renji had discovered recently. She didn’t know what was so exciting about it, but according to the boys it was for strategic purposes.



You should be…you know, as straightforward as always, tell him how you feel, take advantage of him and get this over with. It is getting rather stupid.



‘Haineko!’ said Matsumoto, a little surprised at her cat’s outburst; after a minute or so she actually look convinced. ‘Though, that’s a good plan, Toushirou seems rather silly for a prodigy…and I wonder how would he react if I just go for it…’



“Hey, sorry but you’ve been in her for an hour, are you ok?” Matsumoto turned around to see the worried frown from her taichou. She smiled brightly at him and hugged him tightly, feeling content when she felt him hugging her back.



“I’m okay I just got distracted.” He looked at her curiously when a loud bang and laughs reached their ears. Hitsugaya’s eye twitched and he turned around, annoyance clear in the way his reiatsu covered the place.



“Shut up you three!! Madarame you better fix that unless you want me to make you into a Popsicle and Abarai it’s my turn so keep your hands off that control or…I will make sure Kuchiki-taichou gives you hell!”



“Oh, Toushirou you shouldn’t get so cranky…I know of a better game we can play later,” said Matsumoto with her voice low for only him to hear her.



“That would be good, but right now I’m at level fifteen and those three suck at this,” he said leaving a rather frustrated Matsumoto and two laughing zanpakutou.



She went out of the bathroom and shot Renji a nasty glare before settling herself beside her taichou. The red-head blinked, a little confused by Matsumoto’s behavior, but soon enough his attention went back to the young prodigy that was once again showing off his abilities at video games. The game went on until later that night. When they realized the time, Matsumoto had fallen asleep with her head on Hitsugaya’s lap and it was time for Yumichika and Ikkaku to go on their patrol and for Renji to return to Urahara’s place.



Hitsugaya put Matsumoto on the bed and put the covers on her before going to the kitchen for something to eat. He hadn’t realized how good that game was…his hand was aching to grab the control and continue when he had left but he decided to grab something to eat and relax a little on the sofa.



“Didn’t I tell you once that I can’t sleep if you’re not there with me?” Hitsugaya tore his eyes away from the game he had been playing for over an hour to look at a very sleepy Matsumoto pouting at him.



“Well, you were fast asleep an hour ago when I left you on the bed,” he said with a soft smile that only grew when Matsumoto sat beside him and cuddled up against him.



“That’s not a good excuse, Toushirou,” she said with a whining tone. “I woke up because I was cold and lonely…and that wouldn’t have happened if you had been there and not playing that thing.”



Hitsugaya chuckled before he hugged her tightly against him and put a hand to her stomach, drawing circles around it.



“Are you ok?” he asked in a concerned voice. Matsumoto merely nodded her head and Hitsugaya nodded satisfied. “Are you hungry? I can make you something to eat, or I can go to a store and buy you whatever you want.”



“You would do that for me? Really?” asked in a childish tone. Hitsugaya rolled his eyes but nodded with the same smile he was wearing earlier. “Oh, so cute, Toushirou!! I feel so lucky!!”



Those words were followed by a deadly hug and a kiss on his forehead. Hitsugaya freed himself with a soft blush on his face before he repeated his question.



“No, I’m ok,” she said, Hitsugaya nodded and decided to go back to the game. Matsumoto frowned and glare at the damn device that Renji had brought with him the day before. It was taking all the attention her taichou normally gave to her. She looked at him, at the concentration he was wearing and she realized that it was the right time, the right moment to tell him…after all, if he wasn’t about to realize what she had been trying to do the last few days she just had to be direct, right?



Finally Mistress, I’m with you on this one.



“Toushirou?”



“Uhm?”



“I was wondering…”



“Yeah, what?” Matsumoto pursed her lips in annoyance before thinking of a way to take her taichou’s attention from the TV and the game.



Hitsugaya turn off the game and looked over at Rangiku with a frown, he had noticed that she had been acting a little strange and usually she would be very talkative by now.



“What is it?” he said in a gentle voice.



She knew that was the moment, the right moment to say what she had been trying to say for the last few days. She tried to say something but her throat was dry and she felt ridiculous, because it wasn’t that difficult, it shouldn’t be that difficult. And she couldn’t help but remember the time she had told Gin that she loved him, it had been fast and simple and followed by some of the best sex they had ever had.



Then, why was it so difficult now? She wasn’t going to tell him she loved him, she was merely going to tell him that she was starting to fall in love with him…why was it so difficult?!



Hitsugaya watched as different emotions went through her eyes and he could feel the distress she was feeling for some reason. With a sigh he lifted a hand to caress her cheek and he could clearly see her tiredness, and the pout on her face that he thought was due to her tiredness and something else he couldn’t identify.



“Have I ever told you how much I love your pout?” His own forwardness surprised him just as much as it surprised her. He didn’t mean to ask that! He wanted to know what was bothering her but…damn, she looked so damned beautiful like that, that he got sidetracked.



Ok, this is it…you better not screw this up or I swear I’m going to find a way to torture you,said Hyorinmaru with a wild grin and a very excited tone of voice. On the other side of the realm, Haineko was telling something along the same lines to Rangiku, who could only nod her head. She was way to distracted by Hitsugaya’s green eyes to say or think anything else.



“Really?” was all Matsumoto could mumble. Without even noticing both of them were getting closer to the other.



“Yeah, every time I see it, from the moment I knew I liked you, I have this sudden urge to…” By this point he was blushing furiously, he had already made an improper comment, another one wouldn’t make a difference. “To kiss it away.”



For a moment, the world around them stood still. Then, without warning, Hitsugaya’s words were followed by actions. The moment his lips made contact with hers, Matsumoto felt herself melt into that kiss from the intensity of the emotions going through her.



From the slow and sensual movements of Touishirou’s lips against hers to his wandering hands…this wasn’t just a spur of the moment thing. As days passed by and she tried to confess to him, she noticed him getting more daring, more confident around her. He was even more possessive and protective over her and, while in another time she would beyond mad at that treatment, now she was expecting it from him.



“So, you thought of this?” she asked breathlessly, Hitsugaya put his forehead against hers and nodded his head. “What else…what else did you think about doing to me? With me?”



“Before I answer that, tell me why you want to know.” It was an intense moment. The tension could be felt between them, in the way they were looking at each other in the eye and the closeness of their bodies.



Hitsugaya looked at Matsumoto and waited for her answer, he could barely hold himself anymore. He needed her, wanted her…but he wasn’t about to do it unless they both wanted the same thing. He wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice, not when his heart was in the middle of the situation.



“I want to know because…” she trailed off and bit her lower lip. Breathing hard and faking security, she finally, after two weeks, said, “Because I think…I think I’m starting to fall in love with you.”



And her words were followed by a kiss. He was stunned for a moment, only reacting mechanically at what she was doing until her words sank in and he understood what she meant, what she had just said. Ignoring the groan of disappointment from Matsumoto he broke the kiss and grabbed her face with both hands making her look directly into his eyes.



“Tell me you’re not playing me,” he demanded. Matsumoto smiled softly at him and she caressed his white hair while shaking her head. “You…are you serious?”



“Why don’t you let me show you?”



“What?”



“Let me show you that I really mean it.” And with those words she kissed him once again, hard and passionately, a kiss that he gave back with the same intensity before he decided that the floor of the living room was way to uncomfortable for them to stay there.





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I want to thank you all for commenting the story, I\'m so happy so many people like it as much as I like it. This pairing is just adorable, that\'s why I decided to postpone the ...mhm..the storm.



Okay, hopefully you like this chapter (as much as I did), so go ahead, tell me what you think!