Three months later...
She is able to smile once again just like the blossoming flowers of spring. Since the day he left her, she has never forgotten him. Although it took her all this time, she now have accepted that the heavenly guardian cannot be with her anymore. She also accepted her true feelings; she is and will forever be in love with him. The proof is wrapped around her neck. Every day, Momo now wears the peach pendant wherever she goes. It's the closest thing to being next to him. "Hinamori-san," Inoue said as she, Hinamori, and the rest of the crew were walking through the Seireitei streets together. "That's a nice necklace you got there."
Upon touching the peach part of the pendant with the tips of her fingers, Hinamori replied, "Arigato."
"Where did you get it?"
"There's no point in asking her that," Rukia said. "She must have gotten it from her new boyfriend, right?"
The raven haired girl does not deny it. It is true. Just as he offered his heart to her, she will do the same for him. She believes that she will get another chance to see him again. "Yes. As a matter of fact, he is."
"Really, who is he? Have we met him before?" Ichigo asked.
"His name is Hitsugaya Toshiro and no, you haven't met him."
"Hitsugaya, wait isn't he the person you talked about at the beginning of the year?" Renji asked.
Recalling the first day she has met him, the sixteen year old girl nodded with agreement. "Yes, he is the person I was talking about back then."
"Hn, you know something Renji?"
"Ah yeah, I remember that," Kira agreed. "So you first met him back then, am I right?"
"Yes, I first met him on that day," Hinamori replied. "At the time, we were acquaintances. I had a crush on Kira back then. Three months ago, before he went overseas, he confessed his feelings to me and gave me this pendant."
"So you're waiting for him to return," Rukia said.
"Aww, that's so romantic!" Orihime cheerfully exclaimed.
"Oi, are you sure it's okay for you to wait for him?" Ichigo asked. "What happens if either you or him cheated on each other?"
Smiling with content, Hinamori turned her attention to the clear blue sky above her. "I don't think he will. He's not the type. As for me, he'll always have a place in my heart," Hinamori said.
Crossing his arms over his chest, the orange haired teenager replied, "You're such a loyal girl Momo. He better come back to you or else I'm going to have to beat him up!"
"Yeah, I agree!" Renji agreed.
As the two teenagers are all fired up, Hinamori quietly whispered her words of love and friendship. "Wherever you are Shiro-chan, I just want to say I love you. Even though we are living in different worlds, one day, we'll be together. Please wait for me."
Just as she is about to catch up to her friends, Hinamori noticed someone familiar standing out in the crowd. His white hair, crossing the road. She could feel her body moving on its own. Hinamori chased after him only to lose sight of him. "Could it be?" she wondered.
Her hopes soon died down. What she saw isn't what she had hoped it to be. "What are you thinking? He can't be here."
"Oi Hinamori-kun! Are you coming or what?" Kira called out.
"Ah hai! I'm coming!" Hinamori exclaimed as she rejoined her friends.
Little did she know, someone stood on the building's roof, looking down at her. He wore red and white shoes and a dark navy jacket on top of his black long sleeved shirt. Also wearing a pair of dark blue pants held up by his blue silver belt and hooked light steel chain at the side, the young human teenager watched her go. Suddenly, a smile formed on his lips. Putting his hands in his jacket pockets, he turned around and began to leave the premises.
The peculiar thing about this young teenager is that he had snowy white hair and glowing emerald-teal eyes.
"I'll see you again soon...Momo."
References
Kirei - Beautiful / So pretty
Minna - Everyone
Daijobou - It's alright
Gomen nesai - I'm sorry
