Let It Snow (Bleach Fanfic)

Frozen Heart

A soft snow fell outside of the first division, and Nanao found her body tensing as worry wracked her mind. The head taicho sat at his desk seeming to work on various papers, but she knew better. The fact Kyoraku made no move to do something about the young taicho of the tenth eased her worry a bit, but the female fukutaicho of the first division knew the man's penchant disregard for any kind of work ethic.

A black butterfly flew through the sky as the storm outside the large, open window continued to fall. Nanao held out her thin finger to receive the messenger, and her entire body went rigid as the words Isane sent rattled through her head. She turned her head to the head taicho as the man continued to pretend to work on paper work. "Kyoraku Taicho?"

The man looked up and took note of the upset look on her face. "What is in Nanao?"

"Isane just sent me a message indicating one of the Quincy is being antagonistic over at the forth division, and she needs me to go over and handle the situation."

Kyoraku stared at her for a few seconds before leaning back in his chair and pulling down his straw hat. "Why you? There had to be a reason why she sent for you."

"It involves the taicho and fukutaicho of the tenth division." Nanao took a deep breath. "Apparently... may I feel you in later? You were there when we were filled in on the fact Unohana requested DNA testing on the two. You also know what the results are."

"Yeah. Go take care of our little captain. Be sure to bundle up warmly Nanao-chan. The temperature has dropped a bit."

The woman used flash step to arrive at the forth division in a quick manner, but the snow still started to fall at a faster rate. The hell butterfly slated quite clearly that Isane didn't know where Bazz-B was. "How can you not know where he is? He's likely headed back to Hitsugaya Taicho or Matsumoto Fukutaicho's rooms. What ever possessed her to tell that man their secret?"

The female fukutaicho of the first division saw and felt something white and cold go flying past her head as she neared the entrance to the forth division. Nanao turned her head to look in the direction the object came in and saw a group of female Quincy playing in the snow. She stepped over, and a sigh escaped out of her mouth in a breath of mist. "What are you girls doing outside?"

The smallest of the girls looked up at her and glared. "It's none of your business Shinigami."

"None of my business? You girls do realize this snow storm isn't natural right?" Nanao felt her body tense up as the instinct to simply take off to take care of Hitsugaya Toshiro tried to take over her sense of duty.

The taller of the two blond haired females stopped putting together a snowball, and turned her head to glare at the woman. "We get the fact it doesn't snow this time of year. Sometimes it does. What's actually to worry about this?"

"Worry?" The woman felt her teeth grind together as she thought of the best way to say what she needed to. "Everybody in the Shinigami knows abnormal snow storms are caused when Hitsugaya Taicho gets extremely upset, and the faster the snow falls the more upset he is. None of you girls are dressed for being out in this weather either."

The Quincy females glared at her with looks of disgust, but still headed inside to get out of the cold weather. Nanao headed towards the room where she knew the young taicho was, and bumped into another one of the female Quincy. The woman felt some of the tension leave at the surprise of bumping into the girl, and then two violet eyes glared at her. The fukutaicho of the first division shook her head as the girl took off. "That look she gave me is like Hitsugaya Taicho when he's in a bad mood."

The tension hurried back as Nanao remembered the note the fukutaicho of the forth sent her, and her steps quickened as she headed to the small taicho's room. She saw the snow falling faster outside of the windows, and her lips pushed together as her frustration grew. Her ears picked up the sound of sobbing as she approached the small room, but she couldn't yet see the young taicho.

"You!" She stepped into the room and grabbed the frame of the doorway in an attempt to control her temper. Her knuckles turned white from the pressure created from the grip on the door frame. A male Quincy sat on the bed with one of his arms resting lightly on his knee, and the other pulled up into a sling. The man's head turned away from her to watch the small taicho next to him.

The man turned his head to look at her, and his facial features indicated he wasn't amused at her appearance. "What do you want?"

Nanao felt her chest tightening slightly right below her throat as she looked at the small taicho sobbing on the bed. "He doesn't care that Hitsugaya Taicho is right there sobbing." She finally let go of the door frame and stepped towards the man.

"What have you done?" The man turned his head to look at the young taicho, and instead didn't say anything. Nanao could see the young taicho trying to take control of his emotions, and one small, thin hand reach up to grab the end of something hanging from his neck. She felt her lips push together. "He gave her necklace to Hitsugaya Taicho. That..." The woman felt her anger grow. "Seriously, what have you done?"

"I simply told him the truth."

Nanao's chest tightened even more. "You... what do you mean?"

The man turned his head so he could look at her again, and the look he gave her made her feel like an intruder. "Is this really any of your business?"

"Right now I'm Hitsugaya Taicho's legal guardian. I'm also a fukutaicho of the first division. This is my business."

"Yeah right."

The woman's arm shot up to point at the door. "Leave! Now."

The man looked at her with the same look which made her feel like an intruder. He remained for a brief period of time, and then he stood up and brushed past her purposefully bumping into her slightly before glaring back at her. She moved over to the small taicho quickly, and she reached out to touch the child's shoulder. She watched Toshiro pull away from her, only to topple slightly as the sobs prevented him from moving quickly.

She sat down on the edge of the bed where the male Quincy sat. "Hitsugaya Taicho?" Nanao felt the corners of her mouth move slightly as she watched the young taicho not respond to his own name and title. "I need you to calm down." Out of the corner of her eyes she saw the snow fall outside of his room. "You need to take control of your emotions right now. Look outside and you'll see it's snowing in the middle of summer."

Slowly the young captain took in deep breaths as he choked on each breath, and the sobs finally stopped. The snow still fell outside, but only a few flakes fell each minute. Nanao took a deep breath. "What did he say to you? Why do you have Ran-chan's necklace? Isane was supposed to be keeping an eye on that."

She watched as the small captain sat up and pulled away to his usual corner. "Is she going to wake up?"

"Why wouldn't she?" Nanao watched as Toshiro's mouth tightened into a frown and his small, thin hand gripped the bed sheet. She turned away from him while her hand reached out to grip the seat of her uniform. "I don't want to give up hope. You shouldn't either even though there is only a small chance of her waking up." She watched as the boy looked up at the ceiling. "Are you going to be all right?"

The white haired child shrugged his shoulders. Nanao remained sitting on the edge of the bed. "Best to keep him company for awhile."