Leave Out All the Rest

Hi again,

Well things are...changing. There may be some OoC out there and a lot of confusion and drama.

Thanks again, for reading, comments I really appreciate all of that. I also want to thank Rachel for her help with this chapter and with the whole concept of HitsuMatsu!!.

Ok, here it is, do not forget to comment and enjoy!

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Chapter 6

Different

Three weeks had passed since the betrayal, since that night when she got drunk, since Kurosaki Ichigo and his friends returned to the Real World and since she had accepted her taichou’s invitation for tea. And it was three weeks since that tea had become an afternoon routine between them.

And she had to say that tea with her taichou was always…strange. Never before had he behaved the way he did that day or the ones that followed it.

He was so easily embarrassed by some of her commentaries related to her breasts. Usually the young prodigy was immune to them due to the amount of time she spent talking about them or hugging him against them. Her taichou never blushed before that!

But that wasn’t all, sometimes when he looked all serious and ready to say something to her he stuttered; her taichou never, ever stuttered unless he was way to angry to form coherent sentences.

And on top of that Matsumoto noticed that sometimes he was also… nervous? Anxious? Matsumoto couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was different, what had changed.

But that change was there. That …tension, for lack of a better word, was there.

It wasn’t all the time and these events only happened when they both were alone enjoying their afternoon tea, but still…

Matsumoto didn’t like to assume things, overall when her taichou was related. But, if she had to guess, she would say that his behavior was due to the betrayal and the fact that Hinamori was still unconscious in the fourth division. So, for the most part Matsumoto understood that maybe her taichou was just trying to look for a friend and she felt honored that he chose her.

Her other concern was that bite mark she had on her right breast; of course she had a lot of bite marks and hickeys around her body, but the one on her breast was the only one still noticeable. And the beautiful fukutaichou couldn’t help but wonder who put such a mark on her. What had she done that night and with whom?

-You should pay more attention next time…maybe then you would notice how different you are now.-

‘Well, I was really drunk…but, what is your excuse? Shouldn’t you know about this?’

There was a moment of silence; Matsumoto looked at her reflection with a frown. Haineko was never one to be silent for so long.

‘You know something!’

-Sorry, I don’t know what you are talking about.-

‘Haineko!! I know you know something. Spill it!’

-Sorry Mistress, but I promised I wouldn’t say anything.-

‘What?! Who did you promise such a thing?’

-Well, if I tell you then you would know who was the one that put such a possessive mark on you.-

‘But… you can’t leave me like this!! What if I was with some bad-looking guy!! Or some freak that was taking advantage of me!!’

-Do you really think I would have let that guy do whatever he wanted? -

Matsumoto thought for a moment on what Haineko had said; it was evident that her zanpakutou trusted, to some degree, this person. Who might that be?

-I thought that’s why you were talking with that kid…Kurosaki Ichigo-

‘Well, I got side-tracked…’

-Evidently; but you talked to him because you were certain he had been the one.-

‘Yes; but then I remembered how he treated me and that he arrived to my place with the boys. So, it couldn’t be him…’

-That and, did you see the way he looked at Rukia??-

Matsumoto let loose a big grin and an excited squeal at that. Inside her, Haineko was very pleased with herself.

‘You noticed it too?? Oh, to come here from the Real Word only to save her!!! So Romantic! I think he does have some feelings for Rukia…’

-I think the same, but I am not the only one.-

‘Uhm? What are you talking about?’

-Well, I shouldn’t say this to you, but if you promise to be quite about it I will tell you. After all I did promise Shirayuki that I wouldn’t tell anyone what she told me. -

Once again Matsumoto smiled and started asking questions to her zanpakutou about Rukia and Ichigo and what did she know about them, forgetting all about their previous conversation.


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-I think I deserve a good reward.-

Haineko sat herself on top of Hyorinmaru’s head; the dragon looked at her with curiosity while the cat offered him a smirk.

-And why is that?-

-Mistress has been asking questions about that night. And I can’t blame her, it’s been three weeks since that night and the mark your Master left on her is still visible.-

-That’s my Toushirou!! I still can’t believe he did what he did sorely on instinct. He had to claim the woman he loves after all. Just like I put my mark on you. So, I take it she still doesn’t remember anything?-

-No, but you know she isn’t stupid. And I can’t keep silent forever. Anyway, she stopped doing questions when I mentioned some rumor I heard about. And now, I left her with her friend Nanao. She won’t remember the conversation we had earlier any time soon.-

-That’s my Kitty.-

-Stop calling me that!!-

-Oh, but you don’t complain that much when…-

-Shut up. Either way, you will have to convince that Master of yours to say something, or I won’t be able to maintain this secret and…-

-Haineko trailed off, she moved a little before settling once again in a more comfortable position. Hyorinmaru however felt her distress.-

-What is it?-

-Let’s just say that things are going to change and that your Master better be ready to face the consequences…Now, what do you say about my reward?-

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-Look at the time!! It’s so late; I think I am going to sleep. Hope you won’t need me. Bye Toushirou!-

Hitsugaya stopped doing what he was doing when the voice of his zanpakutou reached him. He sat there perplexed for a moment before his eyes drifted to the clock on the wall. It was 10 in the morning. Blinking some Hitsugaya decided that he wasn’t that interested in knowing what Hyorinmaru was doing. However, the question he had for some time now was back in his head: ‘How the hell do a dragon and a cat have fun?’

Three hours later Hitsugaya was signing the last of the documents when his fukutaichou entered the place. She was wearing a big grin and had a paper in her hand that she put in front of a very startled Hitsugaya.

“Taichou!! You wouldn’t believe what happened today!” Hitsugaya looked at her with amusement and settled in his chair, looking at his fukutaichou.

“And what is that Matsumoto?” he said in a very calm voice.

“This morning after I got dressed I was on my way to the division when I found Nanao-chan!” she said in an enthusiastic voice. Hitsugaya merely rolled his eyes.

‘What a surprise, she always finds someone on her way to work.’

“We were talking when I heard Yumichika, Ikkaku and Renji were talking about the recent attack in the Real World.”

At the mention of the attack Hitsugaya frowned. Everyone had heard about the attack and Soul Society had been in an uproar since then. Just the day before Yamamoto-Soutaichou had all the Captains in a meeting that went all afternoon about the next course of action against Aizen. It was obvious that Soul Society couldn’t wait and simply watch while it was kind of evident that Aizen had some fully prepare Arrancar ready to attack at any moment.

“And guess what?” she announced like a little kid on Christmas, leaning over Histugaya’s desk and cornering the poor taichou who suddenly was aware of how close Matsumoto was.

“W-what?” he asked, somehow afraid of the answer.

“We are going to the Real World!”

That statement was emphasized with a finger pointing at the paper she had put on his desk in front of him. Hitsugaya took a moment to recover before he looked from his fukutaichou to the paper and then to Matsumoto once again.

“What?!”

“Oh Taichou, it’s been so long since I’ve been in the Real World!! I bet a lot of things have changed and I heard from Rukia that the shopping centers there are fantastic!!”

Hitsugaya closed his eyes in annoyance before he returned his attention to Matsumoto, who was still really close to him and had a gleam in her eyes that mesmerized the young prodigy for a moment, making him forget about his annoyance. Hitsugaya shook his head and looked at the paper Matsumoto had given him.

“You do realize that if we go, which I am still doubtful about it, this is a mission and not some kind of holiday, don’t you?”

Matsumoto crossed her arms which made her breast appear bigger than usual, and with her being so close to her taichou …

“Matsumoto can you put those…those things out of my face!” Matsumoto turned to see a red faced Hitsugaya; the young taichou looked embarrassedly at his feet while Matsumoto let out a giggle as she backed away a little.

“Aw, Taichou you don’t have to be so embarrassed!! It is perfectly normal to like them!”

Hitsugaya growled, annoyed, and signaled the paper.

“One more word, one reason…and I won’t be signing this and Yamamoto-Soutaichou will have to look for someone else.”

There was a moment of silence; Matsumoto was shocked at her taichou’s words. Then, without a warning she launched herself against him giving him a hug.

“Oh, Taichou!! Thank you!! Thank you!!”

“I haven’t said yes, Matsumoto,” said Hitsugaya once Matsumoto let go of him.

“But, you said…”

“I know. There is a condition though,” Matsumoto looked nervously at her taichou who was giving her a smirk.

“Do you see that?” he asked, signaling Matsumoto’s desk; the woman nodded and she knew what was about to come. “I left some papers there that need to be sorted. Finish that and I will think about this mission.”

With a big pout on her face Matsumoto walked to her desk and sat there, starting her work. Hitsugaya looked at her for a moment shaking his head amusedly, once Matsumoto stopped looking at him his eyes softened a little and his smile became more relaxed and sincere. He couldn’t say no to her, but she didn’t need to know that, otherwise the paperwork would never be done.

Without letting Matsumoto see, he signed the mission and stood up.

“I am going for tea. Do you want some?” he asked, Matsumoto nodded and Hitsugaya left his office to make his way to the first division.


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Hitsugaya watched the form of Hinamori resting on her bed. The room was dark and warm, the only source of light coming from the hall, on the table beside her was a bucket of flowers that Renji had sent to her along with a book that Nanao thought the girl may like when she woke up. He didn’t have the intention to visit her; but on his way back to his division he had found Unohana-taichou and she had asked him to do it.

“A familiar voice is all she needs.”

That’s what the woman had said; but Hitsugaya didn’t know what to say or how to say it. At least not to Hinamori and not yet. It was too soon and the treason was still there, the pain was still fresh in him.

Hitsugaya stirred at the familiar reiatsu that was getting closer to where he was. He stood there waiting for her while still looking at his childhood friend.

“Taichou?” Matsumoto whispered with a hand on her taichou’s shoulder.

Matsumoto felt out of place, as if she was intruding in a very intimate moment and she thought that she probably was. She let go of her taichou’s shoulder and turned around, but a hand on her wrist stopped her. She turned around and saw Hitsugaya looking at her with a conflicted expression on his face.

“Sorry, Taichou. You didn’t come back and I just thought that I should go looking for you.”

Hitsugaya nodded but didn’t let go of her wrist, on the contrary he took a step forward and now was getting closer to his fukutaichou. They stood like that for a moment; neither of them was looking at the other but rather evading their eyes.

“It’s ok. I just thought…”

“I know, Momo needs you right now,” said Matsumoto smiling softly at her taichou.

“Does she? Does she really need me?” asked Hitsugaya, lifting his eyes and looking directly into Matsumoto’s. After a moment of hesitation Hitsugaya let go of Matsumoto’s wrist and asked in a soft whisper. “Do you?”

“Uhm? Do I what, Taichou?” Matsumoto’s tone was curious and she didn’t quite get the change of behavior in her taichou.

“Do you…do you need me?”

The question caught Matsumoto by surprise; her eyes opened at that and she didn’t know what to do or say. Suddenly, Hitsugaya stood up straight, his stubbornness and pride more evident than ever.

“Never mind that I…”

Matsumoto cut him off with a hug. This one, however, was very different from the ones she was used to giving him. This hug was soft and had more affection, her mouth was closer to Hitsugaya’s ear and the young taichou felt his cheeks warm at the intimacy of the contact.

“Of course I need you Taichou. I think I always will.” Her voice was a whisper and her breath on his ear was warm. Hitsugaya closed his eyes, enjoying the contact.

“Silly Taichou,” she said with affection before letting go of him.

Hitsugaya turned around to conceal his blush from her and couldn’t help the small smile on his face. He turned around and watched Matsumoto carefully for the first time. He frowned at how paled she was.

“Matsumoto, are you feeling alright?”

“I’m ok Taichou, nothing to worry about,” she said.

“But, you look paled. Did you have something to eat?”

“Well, yes.” She smiled at him a little amused. “Don’t worry; I think it’s just flu.”

Hitsugaya looked over at her trying to decide if she was telling the truth. He sighed and gave her the paper she had given to him that afternoon. Matsumoto’s eyes lit up at that and Hitsugaya grinned at her.

“I guess we are going to the Real Word to help Kurosaki.” Matsumoto squealed and hugged the poor boy against his breast, which of course he didn’t fight off this time.

“Now, what do you say if we go for something to eat?” proposed Hitsugaya.

“Thank you, Taichou.”

“You’re welcome, Matsumoto.”

“Can we eat some ramen?? I have a craving for a big pork ramen bowl!!”

“Whatever you want, I did invite you after all.”

“Such a gentleman, Taichou!!”

Hitsugaya rolled his eyes and walked out of the fourth division with Matsumoto close behind, babbling of all the things she was going to do in the Real World.


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ok, this it for today. Maybe it would be good if I tell you that there are going to be a lot of things that will be different from the Anime and the Manga in future chapters. Just so you know.

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