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

msuzumaki fore the reviews, comments and support on the story.



So, here it\'s chapter 18, enjoy and review!!!



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Chapter 18



Beginnings



His whole body was aching with pain, but it was his head and left side that made him groan in pain. He tried lifting his arms but they felt heavy; tried to opened his eyes but realized that he could only open one and that the bright light above his head made that single eye hurt.



“Ah, Hitsugaya-kun, you’re awake,” said a low voice beside him. This time he opened his eye very slowly so the light wouldn’t hurt him anymore. After a few blinks so the blurry vision disappeared he saw the figure of Kyouraku smiling down at him.



“Kyou…” He couldn’t say anything else because his dried throat made him cough a little. Kyouraku helped him sit up and offered him a glass of water that he could only thank the other man for with his eye.



“There you are. You should take it easy for a moment; you just woke up after three weeks of being unconscious.”



Hitsugaya sat there shocked at Kyouraku’s words. His head went over what had happened before he fell unconscious and he could clearly remember his fight with the Tercera Esapada and then with Ichimaru. At the same time he remembered his reason to fight the man – Rangiku. With a worried expression he was about to ask about her when Kyouraku looked at him and then nodded toward his left side. Hitsugaya followed his nod and noticed that at the corner of the room was a small bed. And in it was Rangiku, sleeping peacefully with a stuffed blue dragon in her arms, hugging him tightly against her chest.



“She’s been here since you were brought in. It was kind of difficult to make her go to sleep for a while, that’s why Jushiro made the fourth division bring the bed in here.”



A wave of relief watched over Hitsugaya; he watched her for a moment with a soft smile forming in his face.



“What happened after I fell?” Hitsugaya asked when he returned his attention to Kyouraku. He watched the Captain of the eighth division carefully and saw that the man wasn’t wearing his pink haori or his Captain haori.



For a moment Kyouraku remained silent; he sat beside Hitsugaya, who looked at the man curiously since he wasn’t used to Kyouraku being silent for a long time.



“We kept fighting.”



“So, we won?”



“I wouldn’t say that we won…”replied back Kyouraku in a soft voice and for the first time Hitsugaya could see the weight of all the years Kyouraku had been a Captain on him. “But, if you have to label it then yes, we did.”



“Who…How many causalities?” asked Hitsugaya lowering his eyes.



“Three. The fukutaichou of both the first and the seventh division and one of Jushiro’s third seats.” Hitsugaya’s eyes opened wide at those words, he knew how much Ukitake loved his subordinates, even if they fought like crazy they were still kind of like family to Ukitake.



“Jushiro is acting as the Soutaichou at the moment, and it seems like he is going to hold that position from now on.”



“What? Why?”



“Yama-jii’s health is pretty bad. He hasn’t woken up yet and even if he does he’s not going to be able to use his zanpakutou anymore.” Hitsugaya was actually shocked at those words, mainly because he thought that the old man was the one with more possibilities of surviving and keeping his position until the end of times, he never thought that…anything could happened to him.



“Kenpachi had a real reason to use that eyed patch of his; he lost his eye to Tousen…” that statement was followed by a soft chuckle from Kyouraku. “ You should see the face Yachiru made after she saw that.”



“Kusajishi? What happened?” asked Hitsugaya curious.



“We discovered that she does, in fact, have a shikai,” said Kyouraku. “There was nothing left of Tousen after that. Kenpachi actually cried and said how proud he was of her.”



Figures something like that would happen, but to actually miss the sight of Kusajishi’s shikai was a shame; he knew for a fact that since Kenpachi and Kusajishi arrived to Seireitei everyone had been curious about the girl and her ability to possess a zanpakutou.



“That wasn’t surprising at all,” said Hitsugaya, and he elaborated when Kyouraku looked at him with curiosity. “I mean, we all know how much she likes and loves Kenpachi. Believing that she is a mere child incapable of doing anything like that is a great mistake. Look at what she does when she isn’t looking for blood.”



“You’re right; she is quite a handful and now with our newest addition, let’s just say that Soul Society is going to be more fun than before.”



“Newest addition?”



“Oh, Kurosaki Ichigo found an Arrancar girl back in Hueco Mundo,” said Kyouraku. Hitsugaya merely rolled his eyes, already imagining what was about to be said. “He kind of…adopted the girl. Saying that Hueco Mundo wasn’t a place for her, that and the girl wouldn’t let go of him.”



“Not surprising at all, it seems like Kurosaki is a magnet for trouble,” commented Hitsugaya with a little smile. “Isn’t she dangerous?”



“No, she is quite harmless,” said Kyouraku. “At least when she is not near Yachiru, or Ran-chan.”



“I bet,” said Hitsugaya with a little smile until… “Wait a minute, why do you say that?”



“Well, you were hurt but not that bad,” replied Kyouraku, amused; Hitsugaya blinked and looked at himself.



Toushirou noticed he was covered in bandages, all over his body, and when the Captain of the eighth division passed him a mirror he saw the little spot on his right eye and his mouth uncovered. His eye twitched and he demanded some answers from Kyouraku.



“You see, Yachiru heard from Unohana-taichou that some wounds got better when they’re covered with bandages.” Hitsugaya rolled his eyes guessing the rest of the story. “Since Rangiku-chan was so sad and wanted you to wake up, Yachiru thought it would be a good idea to cover you with bandages so you could recover quickly.”



“I see. Any, reason why any of you allowed her to do this to me?” asked Hitsugaya, a little annoyed, though touched by Yachiru’s intention (of course he would never admit that. Never).



“My, Toushirou-kun, and not be able to see the expression you’re wearing right now?” Hitsugaya merely glared at the man.



“Help me out, I can hardly see with one eye,” said Hitsugaya; Kyouraku chuckled but helped the young taichou.



“I’m sorry I wasn’t more useful,” said Hitsugaya once Kyouraku took the last of the bandages from his head.



“No, you shouldn’t worry at all. You did fine; you defeated an Espada and fought one of the traitors. That’s more than enough. You weren’t the only one fighting out there; the thing is, Toushirou-kun, that we can expect that our loved ones survived the war, or we can get out of it without any kind of wound.”



“Are you okay, Kyouraku?” the eighth division Captain looked surprised at Hitsugaya; it was the first time the young man referred to him in such an informal way and Kyouraku was glad.



“Yes, maybe a little tired, but that’s all.”



“You should go and look for Ise-fukutaichou,” said Hitsugaya smiling slightly. “If I remember correctly you said that she was all you needed to recover, or something along those lines.”



Kyouraku blinked a few times before laughing at Hitsugaya’s comment. “You’re right, you have woken up and I guess you don’t need more surveillance. Take care, Toushirou-kun.”



“You too, Kyouraku-taichou.” Hitsugaya watched as the man left his room before putting his covers aside and getting out of the hospital bed. He walked towards the bed in which Rangiku was sleeping and sat on it, caressing her hair softly.



He looked at her very carefully and saw that she was showing her pregnancy even more than before; he also noticed some bags under her eyes and a frown and pouting expression on her face. He smiled, knowing that there was nothing out there to be a threat to her or his baby anymore, that they could start their family without any worry at all.



Oh, gee, I feel like that time I got drunk with the guys…Said Hyorinmaru moaning in pain, Hitsugaya’s smile grew when he heard the voice of his dragon.



‘So, I take it you’re not feeling good?’ Hyorinmaru glared at Hitsugaya, who chuckled at his dragon’s expression.



This is all your fault.



‘My fault?’



Yeah, you weren’t careful in your fall and I’m the one suffering the consequences.



‘You? Sorry to tell you this, but the one with a physical body that got hurt in the battle was me, not you.’ Hyorinmaru pouted but decided to remain silent; he moved and left Hitsugaya for a moment to return minutes later.



They look really tired. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if they were awake all the time we were out.



‘Well, apparently that’s what they did. How is Haineko?’ asked Hitsugaya, who couldn’t help a smile when he saw that the ash-cat was now surrounded by Hyorinmaru, sleeping peacefully.



Hitsugaya was about to say something when he felt the bed move a little; he turned around and saw Rangiku looking at him for a moment before she sat up quickly and hugged him really hard against her chest, making the young taichou grimace in pain when she touch some of his wounds.



“Idiot Taichou! Idiot, idiot!” she mumbled over and over again, making Hitsugaya feel guilty. He could hear sobs and the hurt in her voice; trying to not cause himself anymore pain he turned around and hugged her properly, which meant that now she was the one against his chest with his arms around her.



“Are you okay?” he asked after minute or so; she hugged him tighter than before and nodded her head. Hitsugaya kissed her forehead and grabbed the stuffed dragon with his hand presenting it to Rangiku, who grabbed him once again.



“It reminds us of you and Hyorinmaru, apart from the necklace you gave me on my birthday,” she said while putting a hand on her stomach and Hitsugaya could feel the pout in her voice.



“I’m sorry I made you worry.”



“If I had known she was going to be with you, I would have gone there myself.”



“That’s why I didn’t say anything.” Rangiku lifted her head and glared at Hitsugaya, who decided to lie down on the bed. He didn’t feel well, his head and his left side were hurting a little, but he couldn’t stay far from Rangiku now that he had woken up.



“You don’t know how bad it was. Having to stay here all anxious and nervous waiting for some kind of news and then…knowing she was there ‘covering’ your back.” She turned away from him and Hitsugaya merely sighed.



“I don’t care,” he said closing his eyes, missing the hurt in Rangiku’s. “You were in a safe place, and there were people here that were taking care of you. As long as you and our baby are fine I won’t regret the decisions I made.”



“Even if I’m not happy with them?” she replied; Hitsugaya opened his eyes and smirked a little.



“Even if you’re not happy with them,” he said. Matsumoto huffed and hugged the stuffed dragon before signaling Hitsugaya’s hospital bed.



“This is mine, go over there,” she said; Hitsugaya lifted a single eyebrow and shook his head.



“Nah, I feel more comfortable here.”



“This is my bed, get out. I don’t want to be near you right now!” she replied a little more forcefully. Hitsugaya noticed that she looked like a spoiled girl and couldn’t help but laugh at her attitude, which wasn’t very intelligent since she got really angry and decided to stand up and change beds.



Hitsugaya was trying to decide if he should call her or not; his headache was growing in intensity and he decided that for the moment he was going to rest. He could make it up to her later. He was drifting in and out of sleep when he felt someone on the bed; he opened his eyes and looked to his right to see that Rangiku lay beside him.



“I thought you didn’t want to be near me,” he mumbled; Matsumoto pouted and put her head on his shoulder hugging him by his waist.



“I can’t sleep if you’re not there,” she mumbled. Hitsugaya smiled softly and put an arm around her.



“You look beautiful,” he said in a sleepy voice, putting a hand around her abdomen and caressing her slightly round tummy. “Both of you, I’m sorry I wasn’t here for the last few weeks. How are you feeling?”



“I’m okay, we both are,” she said. She felt a kiss on her head and let out a sigh of contentment. She had missed him so much and was just happy to be in his arms once again.



“I’m happy to hear it, as soon as I wake up you can tell me all the things you did while I wasn’t here,” he mumbled, more asleep than awake.





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Two days later Hitsugaya was released from the fourth division and was back to work.



He heard from Ukitake and Kyouraku about the arrangement they made with the Primera and Tercera Espada after Aizen disappeared; it was something resembling peace, the farthest thing you could obtain in the eternal fight between Shinigami and hollows. As for Aizen, there was no proof that he was dead, but as long as the man had no zanpakutou (Kurosaki had destroyed it in the middle of the fight) he could do nothing at all. So whether he was dead or alive, for now he was harmless.



He also heard that Abarai and Madarame were being considered to take the posts of Captains for the squads that no longer had Captains. While Abarai seemed kind of shocked and content, Madarame was looking for some idiotic excuse that had already ended in a fight and lots of wounds, landing him in the fourth division.



Hitsugaya looked sideways and saw with a content smile that Rangiku didn’t look as tired as she looked the first time he saw her. And now she was bouncing happily behind him babbling about the things she did while they were in the Real World fighting Aizen and his Arrancar and what she had done during the three weeks he was unconscious.



“What I don’t understand,” he started while they entered his office and Matsumoto sat on the sofa. “Is why you never went home? I bet Ise-fukutaichou or Kyouraku-taichou could had gone with you.”



There was a moment of silence in which Matsumoto looked at him with an unreadable expression. “Home?” she finally asked.



Toushirou looked at her, but Matsumoto evaded his eyes and concentrated on the book shelf; a little confused, Hitsugaya walked towards her and put his hands on her shoulders giving her a massage.



“Are you okay?”



“Yeah, I just… my place is a little cold and the bed isn’t appropriate for me,” she said with her face turned so he couldn’t see her expression.



“I know that, I’ve been there,” he replied, blushing slightly. “But mine isn’t like that.”



“Yours?” this time she did turn around and lock her eyes with his. Hitsugaya nodded his head.



“Yes, of course. Why do you sound so shocked?”



“Well, we never talked about… that.”



“What’s there to talk about?” asked Hitsugaya, more confused than before. “I love you, you love me, we’re going to have a child, we’re practically family; it’s only natural you live with me. Right?”



He finished, kind of unsure that maybe he was missing something, or that it wasn’t what she really wanted. But, the expression on her face, the smile that appeared there and the soft blush told him otherwise.



“You meant it?” she asked with a gleam in her eyes and Hitsugaya merely nodded his head.



“Yes, of course I mean it. Of course my place isn’t as big as Kuchiki’s or Ukitake’s or Kyouraku’s but it’s big enough for the three of us,” he said, smiling down at her. “Tell you what, we can go over there after lunch and organize the room…what is it?”



Toushirou saw the change in mood Matsumoto had when he said the last part. She was frowning now and had lowered her eyes once again.



“Rangiku?” he tried again.



“Hinamori is there.” Hitsugaya’s eyes opened wide and suddenly he remember his childhood friend; since he had woken up he had been busy with Rangiku, talking to her and enjoying her mere presence so much that he hadn’t bothered at all to ask about Hinamori.



“There? Where exactly is she? Is she okay?” asked Hitsugaya a little worried about the fate of his friend; Matsumoto merely pursed her lips at the way he was worrying over her but decided to answer Hitsugaya’s question.



“She… she is okay, at first she had to stay in the Fourth division because of her injuries and she was kind of depressed because of you and…” Matsumoto trailed off and decided that it was better not to mention Aizen at the moment. “And when she was finally healthy enough she decided to go to your place. She’s been living there since.”



“At my place?” asked Hitsugaya. “Why? I mean, I don’t mind at all, but well...you two could share while I was unconscious.”



“Yeah, well…” Matsumoto was about to answer when the door of their office opened and Hinamori entered the place looking at Hitsugaya with relief.



“Shiro-chan!”



“So, you’re finally awake, Toushirou?”



“It’s Hitsugaya-taichou, to the both of you!” exclaimed Hitsugaya, looking at Hinamori and Ichigo who’d entered his office; beside him he could felt Matsumoto’s discomfort at Hinamori’s appearance.



The fukutaichou of the fifth division hugged Hitsugaya tightly as soon as she was near him; Matsumoto turned around and tried to calm the sudden urges of taking the girls arms from her Toushirou.



Someone is going to sleep on the sofa tonight… sang Hyourinmaru with a mocking voice.



“I was so worried about you,” said the girl looking Hitsugaya in the face; a soft blush formed on her face when she realized how close she was to him. “I’m sorry I wasn’t of any help when you had to fight Ichimaru.”



A very uncomfortable silence established in the office as soon as those words left Hinamori’s mouth. Hitsugaya and Matsumoto hadn’t talked about it and it seemed like the both of them were evading that particular talk about Ichimaru. Hinamori looked at Hitsugaya and then at Matsumoto and she promptly apologized.



“So-Sorry, I didn’t mean…”



“It’s okay, Hinamori. I didn’t expect you to go over there and help me out; you were busy with those fractions,” said Hitsugaya, trying to change the topic. “And, what are you doing here, Kurosaki?”



“As charming as always, eh?” replied Ichigo with sarcasm. “I’ve been training with Momo.”



“Really?” Hitsugaya looked at Hinamori and then at Ichigo and finally at Matsumoto who nodded her head. “Why?”



“Kurosaki-kun is being trained so he can take the position as… as my Captain,” said Hinamori; her tone of voice was a little shy and had some traces of acceptance in it that made Hitsugaya smile a little; at least it seemed like Hinamori was getting over the bastard.



“See? That’s why that formality between you and me is not going to work.”



“What formality?” Hitsugaya replied dryly. “Since I met you, you have never formally addressed me, and even if you become a Captain I expect you to treat me with respect.”



“Whatever you say, Toushirou.” Hitsugaya twitched at the tone Ichigo used and that stupid smirk that had formed on his face.



“Bastard, you did that on purpose, didn’t you?”



“Oh, Rangiku-san, how are you?” said Hinamori approaching Matsumoto while Hitsugaya kept up his little discussion with Ichigo; Matsumoto looked at the girl for a moment and tried to calm her feelings towards her.



“I’m okay, thanks for asking,” she said.



“I’m sorry about my commentary, about Ichimaru,” said Hinamori tentatively; Matsumoto tensed up a little but offered the girl a small smile.



“Don’t worry about it.” Hinamori bit her lip, she was so tempted to ask why Shiro-chan was touching Matsumoto in such an intimate way when they entered the place; then she remembered, Matsumoto was pregnant! Or so the rumors said, and maybe she was in need of some kind of massage! That must have been it.



“Oh, Rangiku-san, can I… I mean, you look great!” said the girl smiling down at her, Matsumoto blinked several times a little confused until, “I..I heard that you’re…pregnant?”



“Oh, yes, I am,” said Matsumoto. Ichigo stopped his discussion at that moment, he looked at Matsumoto who looked at him, and finally Ichigo and Matsumoto looked at Hitsugaya.



Something tells me that there is something wrong here.



‘Yeah, I’ve got the same feeling,’ replied Hitsugaya frowning slightly at Matsumoto and then at Ichigo, while Hinamori keep rambling about how beautiful the baby would be and offering her help in anything Rangiku may need.



“And I bet Shiro-chan wouldn’t mind helping as well, would you Shiro-chan?” asked the girl enthusiastically turning to look at Hitsugaya.



“Of course I wouldn’t mind at all,” said Hitsugaya, rolling his eyes. “How can I not be bothered to take care of my own child, Hinamori? I just hope my baby looks as beautiful as her but has my work ethic.”



“What?!” exclaimed Hinamori shocked.



“What?”



“Yeah, what?” Hitsugaya blinked and looked at Hinamori, who was still shocked.



“What…what do you mean...Shiro-chan?” she asked. “Your child?”



Hitsugaya’s frown deepened at her question; he nodded his head and there was a long silence. Hinamori had some tears in her eyes; she looked at Hitsugaya and sent a nasty and angry glare Rangiku’s way before running away from the office.



“She didn’t know,” said Rangiku standing up and walking towards a very confused Hitsugaya. “We…we didn’t tell her about you and me.”



“But, why did she react like that?”



“Seriously Toushirou, she has a big crush on you, this news kind of…” said Ichigo a little uncomfortably.



“A crush? But she never…” Hitsugaya trailed off, he looked at Rangiku who let out a forced smile.



“I…I think you should talk to her,” she said.



“Really? You don’t mind?”



“I do mind, but she is your childhood friend, right?” Hitsugaya nodded. “Like a sister to you, and family don’t get into that kind of relationship, right? Just a big sister to you.”



Hitsugaya snickered at that but nodded his head, he leaned in and kissed Rangiku deep and hard to reassure her. “She is family, don’t worry I will back as soon as I talk to her.”



“Good, but before you go…” Matsumoto leaned in once again and gave him another kiss, this one with more passion than before.



Matsumoto saw with satisfaction the dazed expression on her taichou’s face while he went to talk with Hinamori. Ichigo stood there with a soft blush which made Matsumoto giggle a little.



“Well, at least he is going to think about me,” she said.



“Yeah, are you okay?” asked Ichigo looking at Matsumoto; the woman nodded her head.



“Itsygo!” a blur of white and green launched itself on Ichigo, who ended up in the floor with Nel over him.





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It was late in the afternoon; Hitsugaya was resting on his division’s roof, watching the afternoon fall in Soul Society. He had talked with Hinamori, more like let her scream, sob and cry before she ran once again saying that she didn’t want to talk to him. He was fine with that; Hinamori was being irrational, saying things about Matsumoto, about him and their relationship. In the end, Hinamori was mad and even though Hitsugaya tried to explain and make things clear between them, she didn’t want to hear and Hitsugaya didn’t want to keep it up. However, he didn\'t go back to the office where he could hear a lot of people inside talking and laughing, he didn’t feel like it and that’s why he ended up on the roof.



“I hate this,” he heard Rangiku mumble behind him, he sat up and turned to see the woman struggling to get to the spot he was in. “I can’t even come up here without it being difficult or tiring.”



“Then, what are you doing here?” asked Hitsugaya once she arrived beside him and sat there.



“Ukitake-taichou brought a bag of candies for me.”



“For you?” asked Hitsugaya confused.



“Yes, lately he’s been… taking care of me. A lot.” This statement made Hitsugaya frown a little which only made Matsumoto smile and put out a small bag. “Don’t make that face; here, I brought you those gummy bears you like.”



That didn’t stop Hitsugaya from frowning; if anything it made his frown deepen because he actually liked those things. Hitsugaya grabbed the bag and Matsumoto smiled slightly at him before signaling her chest.



“Come here, I bet you’re dying to bury your face in my pillows,” she said with a hint of mischief in her voice that made Hitsugaya look at her chest then at her face and finally looked away a little embarrassed. “Oh, don’t be shy, Toushirou. Hyourinmaru said you like them more than you let it show… and, if our nights together are any indication I would say the same.”



“Shut up,” he mumbled, though he did sit between her legs and let his head rest on her chest, much to Matsumoto’s surprise, a perverted chuckle coming from Hyorinmaru inside his head.



Matsumoto wrapped her arms around him, enjoying the feeling of him between her arms before asking him about his talk with Hinamori. For a moment he didn’t say anything at all, merely munching some of the gummies and offering Rangiku one or two.



“It…it didn’t go that well. She left after a short talk…or fight…or whatever, I don’t even know,” he said. “She was rather upset and was not making any sense.”



“I see,” she replied. “Sorry it didn’t go that well.”



“You’re really sorry?” asked Hitsugaya looking up at her.



“Of course I am, she is like a sister to you,” said Matsumoto, putting emphasis on the word sister, which made Hitsugaya roll his eyes but smile.



“So, you wouldn’t mind if I talk to her later?”



“Of course I do mind!!” exclaimed Rangiku indignant. “I won’t let you talk to her alone anymore, today was because you two need it but next time…” she hugged him possessively against her, an action that made Hitsugaya smile satisfied. “I’ll make sure she knows that you’re my Shiro-chan and only mine. Right?”



“Whatever you say, Ran,” said Hitsugaya, turning around and kissing her softly. “It’s getting late and we didn’t do any work today.”



“And I’m hungry.”



“And you’re hungry. Let’s go home, I can ask someone to bring the dinner to my place. What do you think?” he asked helping her up.



“Sounds good,” she replied, smiling at him, she liked the idea of living with him at his place; somehow it made their relationship more… real and public and if she was honest she was afraid that maybe he wanted to keep it a secret or something like that. She shook her head, those were silly thoughts. Grabbing him by his arm she started another chat with him this time about the fact that in her fourth month the baby was capable of hearing her and Toushirou’s voice, and how wonderful it would be for him to talk to their baby.





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Rukia was carrying Nel through all Seireitei to the Soukyoku Hill where they found Ichigo with a now sleeping Hinamori on his lap. Rukia narrowed her eyes at the same time as Nel, and when Ichigo noticed the two women he gulped, not really liking the way they were looking at him.





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“Itsygo, who’s that?” asked Nel in a rough tone, nearing the orange-headed Shinigami.



“She is Momo, remember her? She is the one that’s been teaching me Kidou.”



“And what is she doing? Or more precisely, what are you doing?” asked Rukia crossing her arms; Nel looked up at Rukia and copied her.



“I found her, crying, after she talked with Toushirou,” said Ichigo, looking from Nel to Rukia. “She just needed someone to talk to; I couldn’t leave her like that. She is going to be my fukutaichou after all.”



Rukia’s expression softened and she neared Ichigo before sitting beside him; Nel tilted her head to the side before she went to Rukia and sat on her lap.



“I see; then I guess I can forgive you,” said Rukia with a smirk; Ichigo snorted but decided to remain silent. He had learnt that he got fewer headaches and more… positive things if he did so.



“Do we like her?” asked Nel looking at Rukia for an answer, Rukia giggled at her question and nodded her head. “Yes, Nel-chan, we like her, but just to prevent any inconvenience we should watch Daddy.”



“Okay,” was all Nel said; Ichigo merely rolled his eyes but stretched his hand, putting it on Nel’s head.



“Did you have fun with Rangiku-san, Ukitake-san and the others?”



“Yep, they gave me sweets,” she said, pulling some of said items from her clothes.



“Good.”



“We should get going, don’t you think?” asked Rukia, Ichigo moved a little uncomfortably and looked at a confused Rukia.



“You see, I would have done a long time ago if it wasn’t for the fact that… I don’t know how to…” said Ichigo blushing slightly. Rukia rolled her eyes and stood up.



“Just lift her in your arms. Let’s go to the fifth division, you can leave her there.”



“I didn’t want to leave her alone, she was really upset,” said Ichigo.



“So, you want to stay with her?” replied Rukia narrowing her eyes.



“We should stay with her, at the fifth division barracks,” clarified Ichigo with Hinamori in his arms.



“Okay, then. Let’s go.”





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“How come you have a big bed and such a wonderful room?” asked Rangiku with a pout.



“Well, we get to organize our places the way we want them,” said Hitsugaya simply. “I pretty much had anything and everything I have wanted or like either from the Real World or Soul Society.”



“Still, I don’t think that’s fair.” she mumbled watching with interest while Hitsugaya took his clothes off and put on some pants and a t-shirt to get into bed with her.



When the young taichou turned around and saw the light blush on her face and a pout, he sent an inquisitive look her way while he joined her on the bed.



“I just… well, I thought you were going to sleep without that t-shirt on.”



Hitsugaya rolled his eyes at her words, “How many times do I have to tell you to not pay any attention to Hyorinmaru’s words?”



“Don’t mind him, regardless of how grumpy he can be, he is still fun. Sometimes,” said Rangiku; Toushirou looked at her a little confused.



“Who are you talking to?”



“To our baby. Weren’t you listening to me this afternoon?” Hitsugaya blinked a few times; he looked a Rangiku and then at her stomach.



“Yes, I did,” he mumbled. Hitsugaya leaned in, putting a hand on her growing stomach, caressing it softly. “I never asked you or Unohana-taichou.”



“What?”



“Do… do you know the baby’s sex?” asked Hitsugaya looking at her. “Since I was out when you had the controls and it’s already your fourth month, I thought that maybe…”



“No, I didn’t. Sorry, I was worried about you, it never occured to me…” Hitsugaya smiled at her and kissed her softly on the lips.



“No need to be sorry, I understand. We should ask next time,” he said, kissing her again, this time deeper than before.



Why you didn’t tell him Mistress? Asked Haineko clearly confused, Rangiku sighed while watching a little amused at a very reluctant Hitsugaya. Her taichou was trying to decide if he should talk to her stomach or not and Rangiku couldn’t help but think that he look really cute like that.



‘I want it to be a surprise, we couldn’t do anything for his birthday and I was planning a little celebration.’



Then, when are you going to tell him that he’s having a girl?



‘Mmhmm, I don’t know, but I guess it has to be really soon.’



“You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to,” said Rangiku after a while; relief washed over Toushirou at her words and he tried to hide it from her, without any success.



“I do want to, it’s just…I don’t know how,” said Hitsugaya.



“Don’t worry, you can try later,” she said yawning; Hitsugaya crawled towards her and lie beside her and put a hand around her abdomen.



“You won’t mind?” he whispered in her ear, she turned around to look at him and shook her head; Hitsugaya smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek. “You know what?”



“What?”



“This is…this is the first time we’ve slept together.” Rangiku looked at him with an eyebrow raised and Hitsugaya tried to clarify what he was saying. “I mean, at my… our place, in our room. Without any Arrancar or Aizen or… anything out there to worry about.”



Realization hit Rangiku and she now understood what Hitsugaya meant; while neither of them was ready to say anything about Gin, she understood and smiled at him.



“You’re right, so I guess this is just the beginning, right?”



“Yes, just the beginning. Let’s hope this time around you actually do some paperwork for a change.” His comment was met by a pouting Rangiku that decided to tickle him until he took that comment back.





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For some reason I can\'t imagine Nel in Hueco Mundo if she has an opportunity to go with Ichigo. So, like I said this is the begining for them and their new family, let\'s see what happen next. I have to say that I like Hinamori, I think she is a good character overall with her crazy attitude towards Aizen, but I really hate the Hitsugaya/Hinamori pairing ((maybe hate is a strong word...dislike)), I see them more like brother and sister than anything else. Just something I think it would be good to say/write/mention.



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