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In the Storm

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The 100 HitsuHina Themes Challenge

Theme #36
: In the Storm

"Argh, this is so frustrating!" Matsumoto exclaimed while scratching both sides of her head. "I don't understand this!"

She slammed her hands on the table, interrupting the people around her. She then tossed some loose papers into the air.

"It's no use; I'm going to fail in all my midterm tests."

A few of her fellow schoolmates sighed with defeat while others gave her a stern look. One of them placed a hand on her shoulder and said, "Don't say that, Rangiku-san; there's still time before you have to write yours."

"That's easy for you to say. You're still in second year, Hinamori."

The peach girl put her hand away and cracked a faint smile. "That's true."

"Then, you shouldn't have procrastinated in the first place," said another schoolmate, "and studied earlier."

Her classmate grinned with amusement. "Sorry Rangiku, but Hitsugaya-kun has a point."

The strawberry orange haired girl folded her arms over her chest. "Of course, those are the words from Seireitei High's most highest academic achievers."

"Even if we are honour students of our respected grades," Toshiro pointed out, "anyone else, who concentrates on their studies when needed, would say the same thing."

Matsumoto placed her hands together behind her back as she lay back on the ground. She let out a big sigh. "I'm hungry; let's get something to eat."

"We just ate recently," Hisagi said.

Kira nodded with agreement and added, "That was about an hour ago."

"What?" Rangiku asked, sitting back up again. "I'm a growing woman!"

Hitsugaya rolled his eyes. "I don't think you need to do anymore growing."

"Eh, what makes you think that?"

The second years: Renji, Izuru, Momo, and Toshiro gave her a look. "Everything you consume is going into your beasts."

"Rangiku," Ichimaru said. "I won't give you those dried persimmons I promised to bring to you."

All of a sudden, Matsumoto let out a bright smile at the older teenager. "Hn, okay!"

The other teenagers just stared at them. "That's all it took to get her to study?"

"S-She's too simple minded," Abarai said while the others sighed with defeat.

Kira nodded with agreement. "Y-Yeah..."

Matsumoto stretched her arms towards the ceiling and exclaimed, "Finally, we're done studying for today!"

"That was a good study session," Izuru said.

Momo nodded. "Yeah, it was."

Renji put his hands together behind his head. "We also had Hitsugaya to tutor us on certain subjects."

"Tutoring you guys is exhausting," Toshiro said. "Didn't you listen carefully to the lecture when the teacher taught it?"

"Yeah, but we couldn't understand what in the world he's saying. He was speaking in English!"

The white haired teenager sighed and looked at his other classmates. Kira cracked a smile while Hinamori hesitantly laughed. "Thank you for all your help, Toshiro. Please teach us again yesterday."

"It's tomorrow Hinamori," he corrected, "not yesterday."

She placed a hand on her back. "Hehe, oops..."

Then, the peach girl looked over to the side and checked the time.

"Oh my gosh, it's already this late? I have to go home."

"Already?" Matsumoto asked. "Why can't you stay longer?"

As she is packing her belongings into her bag, Momo explained, "My parents just told me to be home before dinner. I think they wanted to take me somewhere."

"I see."

"I have to go home too," Hitsugaya said. "My mother doesn't want me to stay out after dark especially on a school night."

"You're just saying that becaus-"

Toshiro shot an icy glare at her causing chills to run up the older teenager's spine. As a result, she fell silent. "No, that's not the reason."

"But I haven't said anyth-"

"I don't care." Toshiro quickly packed his books into his bag. "I'm going home."

"Let's walk home together," Hinamori suggested.

With a short nod, the two friends stood up from their seats.

"Thanks for letting us study here, Hisagi-san."

Shuhei smiled. "It's no problem. Be careful on your way home; I heard that more heavy rain will fall later."

"We'll keep that in mind. See you, everyone!"

"Bye Hinamori-kun," Kira said.

"Later," Renji added.

Gin let out his trademark grin. "Bye bye!"

Hitsugaya raised a hand up and slowly turned it to a fist, ready to crush something at any moment. Luckily, he kept his cool and walked away to the front entrance with Hinamori. Once they are gone, Matsumoto let out a bright smile. The surrounding teenagers noticed. "You're having too much fun messing with him."

"What? He obviously has feelings for her. He just needs some help getting her to notice."

"Hn, we should pick up the pace," Hinamori said as they are walking home. "It looks like the rain is going to fall at any minute."

Hitsugaya raised his head up for a moment before he turned his attention to her. He nodded. "Yeah, we should because we don't have our umbrellas."

Momo nodded as well. The two friends quickened their pace to a run. As they are passing by the river bank, the peach girl noticed something in the nearby distance. A small puppy is trapped at the bottom of the bridge, ready to be swept away with the raging currents in a blink of an eye. She gasped and quickly ran down the hill to the edge of the river. Upon noticing her strange behaviour, Hitsugaya followed her lead. "Oi Hinamori!"

Ignoring her friend's calls, she tossed her bag aside and bravely dived into the water.

"Hinamori!"

Unable to get a response from her, he hissed between his teeth. "What in the world is she thinking?"

He heard the weeping sound. He raised his head and noticed the trapped little creature.

"That puppy, it must have been swept there from the edge of the river." Then, Toshiro felt something fall on him. He raised his arm up to see a raindrop slipping across his skin. He looked up to see the droplets starting to fall. "Damn, this isn't good."

At that moment, Momo came out of the water's surface to gasp for breath.

"Hinamori!" She turned to Toshiro. "Get out of the water right now! You might get swept away with the current!"

"I'm sorry, but I can't leave the puppy alone!"

With that said, she turned around and swam to the puppy. "Hinamori!"

Hitsugaya growled with frustration and turned his head to the side.

"She's being too reckless."

Seeing there is no other choice, the white haired teenager dropped his bag beside hers and began looking for something that can help her.

While she is inches away from the puppy, the four legged creature let out a small bark. "It's okay, little one," Momo said, picking up the small pup and holding it under her arm. "You're safe now."

She then turned around and began swimming to the edge of the river. However, completing this task proved it to be hard for the peach girl. Not only she is swimming with a puppy in her arm, but the river currents have become active. Waves began sweeping over the teenager's head, preventing her from swimming to safety. At one point, she began coughing. One of the waves forced the girl to swallow some water. Then, she heard a loud splash. She looked over to see Toshiro swimming towards her. "Hitsugaya-kun!"

By the time the two friends reunited, the white haired teenager lifted his arm above the water surface and showed her a rope. "Hold onto it."

She nodded with agreement and listened to what he said. "What about you?"

"I already tied the end of the rope around myself. You head to shore first; I'll be right behind you."

Again, she nodded. "Okay."

Momo looked over at shore to see the other end of the rope is tied up to a thick tree.

"There's no time to waste!" Hitsugaya exclaimed. "Hurry up before the rope snaps!"

All of a sudden, they heard a loud roar from the skies. Startled by the thundering sound, Hinamori quickly said,

"H-Hai!"

With that said, she followed the rope to the other end with Hitsugaya close behind. By the two teenagers made it to shore, the heavy rain has already started pouring. For the next few minutes, they laid on the ground to catch their breaths. "Hinamori."

The puppy crawled out from under Momo's arm and licked her hand. The small animal wagged its tail and barked. The peach girl turned her body over to one side, facing the white haired teenager. "Yeah?"

"Don't try another stunt like this again; you almost gave me a heart attack." Toshiro sat up and leaned over her. Momo raised her head to see the worried expression on his face. He whispered, "I could have lost you."

"Hitsugaya-kun..." She gave him a smile. "I'll try my best not to."

The puppy sat down and barked, getting their attention. Toshiro then stood up and walked over to their bags. He picked up his blazer and walked back to Hinamori. Just as she sat up, he tossed the dry piece of clothing over her head and shoulders. She looked over to see his back facing her. "Let's hurry and find the puppy's owner before we catch a cold."

Momo nodded with agreement and stood up. She bent over and picked up the puppy. The small animal licked her cheek. Hinamori giggled. "You're quite the friendly one, aren't you?"

The puppy barked.

"Fluffy, there you are!"

Hitsugaya and Hinamori looked at one another. "Fluffy?"

They turned to the side to see a little girl, who is holding an umbrella, running towards them. By the time she ran up to them, she snatched the puppy from Momo's arms and cuddled against it. "I'm so glad you're alright!"

She then turned to Toshiro.

"Thank you very much for finding him, Onii-chan!" She looked at Momo. "Onee-chan!"

The two teenagers smiled. Hinamori replied, "It's no problem."

"Kimi-chan, where are you?" called out a voice.

The little girl turned to the side and replied back, "I'm coming, Okaa-san!"

She looked at the two teenagers again.

"Thanks again. Bye bye!"

As she left them alone, the peach girl raised her hand up and waved good bye. "Be careful on your way home!"

Momo then turned to Toshiro. "Let's go home now."

Hitsugaya nodded. "You can dry off once we get to my place."

"Are you sure?"

Again, he nodded his head. "Yeah."

She smiled. "Arigato Hitsugaya-kun."

Toshiro walked over and picked up both their bags. "Let's hurry up before we get anymore wet."

"Hai!"

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe we're this soaked!" Momo said as they stepped into the Hitsugaya residence. She pulled on her white blouse. "We definitely need to change into a new set of clothes."

Toshiro put their bags down on the side and quickly took off his shoes. He replied, "Stay here for a bit; I'll get some towels."

After waiting for a few minutes, he returned with a large blue towel on his head. The other white towel is on his shoulder.

"Here."

"Thanks."

She accepted his offer and began drying herself. "Hinamori."

"Hn, yeah?"

"You can use the shower if you want."

"Eh?" she asked. "Is it really okay for me to use it?"

The white haired teenager then gave her a stern look on his face. "Yeah, it's not like this is your first time coming to my house."

She smiled. "You're the best. Oh wait; can I borrow some of your clothes? I don't want to be wearing my wet uniform."

"That's fine with me," Toshiro replied. "I'll get you some clothes."

With a nod of agreement, she took off her footwear and headed off to the washroom. Just as he is about to go to his room, he heard the door open from behind. "I'm home Toshiro!"

"Welcome back Okaa-san."

Naomi Hitsugaya closed the door behind her and put her umbrella away. "How is school toda-"

She gasped.

"Oh my gosh, what happened to you?"

"I got wet."

"From running around in the rain? You need to get dried up or else you'll catch a cold. I'll get you a towel."

"No mother, it's alright; I already have one." The Hitsugaya female hastily took off her shoes and began walking to the washroom. Realizing what she's doing, Toshiro called out to her, "Uh Okaa-san, don't go in th-"

However, she interrupted, "Once you're done, you're going to take a show-"

Without any warning, she heard a squeak. Naomi turned her head to the front to see the raven haired girl, covering her half naked body with her arms. "Oh, hey Naomi-san. I thought you were Hitsugaya-kun."

"Ah no, I should be the one who is sorry," she replied, taking a step back. "You were about to take a shower. I'll bring a fresh pair of Toshiro's clothes to wear. You can borrow it for a bit."

"A-Arigato."

With that said, the Hitsugaya mother left the room and closed the door. She walked back to her son, who is in the middle of drying his hair. "Hn, you brought Momo-chan over."

Toshiro looked at her and replied, "Hinamori got wet, saving a puppy from drowning. Unfortunately, she didn't have enough energy to swim back to shore. So, I had to jump into the river to save them both."

A wide grin suddenly appeared on her face. "Are you sure about that? There is no shame to saying that you brought her over after school and had se-"

The white haired prodigy shot her a glare. "No, we didn't do that."

Naomi folded her arms and frowned. "Man, I really thought you have finally grown up."

Hitsugaya slapped his hand on his forehead. "Somebody shoot me down."

"Oops, I almost forgot! I need to bring Momo-chan some clothes."

Without another minute to waste, the adult left her son behind and ran upstairs to his room. Toshiro sighed with defeat and walked into the house. He leaned against the wall next to the washroom and waited for his turn to take a shower. "Hitsugaya-kun."

"Yeah Hinamori?"

"Is Naomi-san back yet with a pair of your clothes?"

"No," he replied. "However, it is taking her a while. My room's not that far."

"Oh..."

All of a sudden, Toshiro sneezed.

"Ah, you have a cold!"

"It's alright; it's only one sne-" Without any warning, he sneezed again. "Sneeze."

He then heard a click. Just when he turned to the side, he immediately turned a few shades darker. Hinamori came out of the washroom not only with her hair let down on her shoulders, but a towel wrapped around her body. "Hurry up and take a shower!"

"I-Uh..."

She got behind and pushed him inside. "Don't worry; I'll put on some clothes upstairs."

Before he could say anything, she shut the door closed on him. Toshiro sighed with defeat and began unbuttoning his dress shirt. During this time, the image of the towel covered peach girl flashed in his thoughts. Hitsugaya blushed and quickly shook his head. "Oi baka, you shouldn't be thinking about Hinamori like that. If she ever finds out, she's going to kill you."

Just as she is about to put on a sweater, Momo sneezed.

"Ah Momo-chan, are you alright?" Naomi asked. "Do you need a tissue?"

She put her sweater on and shook her head. "No, I'm okay."

"Are you sure?"

Hinamori nodded. "Yeah."

Suddenly, they heard the sound of a doorbell. "Ah, your parents must be at the door."

"My parents? What are they doing here?"

"Didn't you know?" Naomi asked while picking out some clothes for Toshiro. "We're having dinner together later on."

"Oh..."

"Anyways, I got to give Lil'Shiro his clothes and answer the door. I'll see you downstairs."

"Ah hai." Once she is gone, Momo took a seat on Toshiro's bed and began combing her hair. After a few brushes, she winced in pain. "Darn you, hair knot."

With her fingers, she carefully pulled on her hair in order to straighten the knot out.

"Ouch, that hurt."

"What hurt?"

She then noticed her white haired friend at the door. As he is walking across the room, she blushed. "H-Hitsugaya-kun, y-you're not wearing a shirt."

"Yeah." He turned his attention away from the peach girl and began looking for a shirt from his dresser. "Apparently, my mother forgot to give me one to wear."

He pulled one out and put it on. "I-I see."

Toshiro turned around and noticed the dark shades on his friend's face. "Hn, what's wrong Hinamori?"

Momo broke out of her thoughts and studdered, "Ah no, it's n-nothing! Y-You...just look hot!"

Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow. "Hot?"

She turned red as a tomato. "I-I-I mean...nothing! I didn't say anything at all!"

Hinamori lowered her head.

"Mou, now he's really going to think I'm crazy."

All of a sudden, she felt something touch her chin. When she raised her head, she noticed Toshiro's face in front of her. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. "Hinamori."

"Y-Yeah?"

He didn't say anything afterwards. Instead, he just gazed into her eyes. Assuming what he has in mind right now, she closed her eyes and waited for the next moment to happen.

"Toshiro! Momo-chan, it's time for din-" Realizing that Naomi is at the door, the two teenagers quickly pulled apart and turned away from one another. "Oh dear, I'm totally sorry. I completely ruined the moment."

Hitsugaya shot her a glare. "Okaa-san, you didn't ruin any moment."

She grinned with amusement. "Like if I'm going to believe that story. Well, take your time coming downstairs."

With a mocking laugh, she left them alone again. The older teenager sighed with defeat. "Geez, that woman doesn't know when to stop putting her nose into her son's business."

He noticed the peach girl has lowered her head. Judging from the expression on her face, she seemed a bit embarrassed yet upset at the same time. He placed a hand on her shoulder, getting her attention. By the time she raised her head up, her lips made contact with his. Immediately, she pulled away and placed her hands over her mouth. Toshiro let out a soft smile. "Don't worry; I love you too."

"Hitsugaya-kun..."

"I'll always be there whenever you're in trouble."

Momo smiled. "Arigato."

All of a sudden, they heard a growling sound. They looked down at their hungry stomachs before they burst out with laughter. "Let's go downstairs."

She nodded. "Hai."
Japanese Word Translations

Hai - Yes, Onii-chan - Older Person (male), Onee-chan - Older Person (female), Okaa-san - Mother, Arigato - Thank You, Baka - Idiot/Stupid

Author's Note

Thirty-six complete; sixty-four to go!

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kittyliz701's avatar
awww!!! i love this one a lot! it's so lovely! lol at naomi-san XD