Life of Simplicity (Bleach Fanfic)

Simply Alone *Kira*

As soon as the other three broached the subject of Hitsugaya Taicho, Izuru knew that the conversation would become deep and heavy with Momo. Logic went to speak, that since Hinamori had been acting a certain way over Aizen, that she would have had some sort of feelings remaining after the event. However, the fukutaicho of the third division knew the truth all to well.

He had been there when Aizen had tricked Hitsugaya Toshiro into stabbing someone that the small taicho considered to be family. The whole fact that this had occurred was kept shut from those who didn't already know, to protect both Toshiro and Momo's privacy in the matter and hopefully make it easier for the two to reconciliate with each other.

When Renji said the words, "oh come on, it isn't as if Hitsugaya Taicho attacked Hinamori," Izuru felt himself flinching, a memory of the ice blade piercing Momo's chest. He also remembered how the small taicho had reacted, how he had lost the adult composure he normally had about him and became a complete child.

Momo's reaction, he couldn't say he hadn't expected her to react the way he did, but it still stung. He found himself wishing that he could have been of more help, other then healing the others at that point in time, but what could he have done against Aizen's ability? Truth of the matter was, nothing. He was left staring as two people he cared about were hurt mentally and physically.

Well, there would have been a point where he wouldn't have thought that he cared about the small taicho. To him, unlike Momo, Toshiro was just a person, a snot nosed brat as Renji liked to put it. But he knew that Hinamori thought of the child prodigy as a younger sibling and knew he was important to her.

He couldn't explain their bond as anything but a familiar one, for the two of them in truth didn't seem to get along. Actually, he couldn't help but notice that the two of them were growing apart over the years, but he never thought that the bond between the two of them would break. The event with Aizen shook up that belief.

For some reason, he found himself trying to repair said relationship. This was despite the fact he had always honestly been jealous of the small taicho being so close to Momo and getting a good deal of her attention. But something felt wrong about the two not speaking with each other. "It has to do with the fact that you've come to see him as an obnoxious younger brother, despite him out ranking you."

However, Momo went ballistic. "How can you take his side! He stabbed me through the chest! I am so glad he feels too guilty, that he hasn't come! I don't want to see him. Ever... again!"

Why Toshiro came to apologize for something that wasn't his fault, Kira didn't know, but the results definitely weren't pleasant. The whole aura of the room was tense and everyone could feel their frustration boiling. It ended with him suddenly moving to sit by her, placing a hand on her shoulder and saying something she likely didn't want to hear, and the other two choosing to leave.

The whole place remained silent as she simply sat in the bed, staring at her two feet sticking up out of the covers. Finally though, she spoke up again. "Shiro-chan... what all do I owe him an apology for, other then throwing that at him?"

"I would say that accusing him of trying to kill you is one of those things." Izuru sighed, glancing at the floor. "You also ended up trusting Aizen far more then you ever trusted someone you considered to be your family. I mean, I saw you try to kill him, Momo." He paused for a few minutes, and spoke up again. "You also owe him an apology for treating him as a child."

"He is a child though!" Hinamori protested, her body suddenly twisting so she was close to Kira's own body.

"Physically, mentally, emotionally, Hitsugaya Toshiro is in fact a child. However, he has the intellectual capability to stand with a good deal of the older shinigami. He never did trust Aizen Momo. I think the only reason he sided with Gin being the one to blame at the beginning and not Aizen was that we thought he was dead and... he decided to put his dislike for the man aside for your sake."