Christmas Nightmare (Bleach Fanfic)

Shopping Again

The three young ones walked out to the bus stop and waited for the bus to come and pick them up. Hitsugaya Toshiro fidgeted, scraping his foot against the ground, his eyes focused not on what was in front, but what was down. Rukia leaned over to whisper into Ichigo's ear. "What was the request Gin asked of you?"

"He asked, if Toshiro were to ask what a birthstone was, not to tell him. He's supposed to guess," Kurosaki stated, his hands in his pockets.

Rukia blinked a couple of times. "What is a birthstone?"

This started Ichigo and he turned towards her. "You don't know?"

"What are you two talking about?" The white haired boy piped up, his eyes suddenly glaring at them.

"Nothing." Rukia gave him a slightly guilty look, just as the bus pulled up. The three climbed onto the bus and went to sit down. Despite being crowded, there were enough seats. Toshiro's hand went and grabbed onto Ichigo's right pant leg, while the other grabbed onto the seat. The small female watched, curiosity written all over her face.

After a few minutes, Ichigo pulled out from his pocket a small device with headphones and turned it on, placing one of the pieces into his ear. Satisfied, he placed the headphones into the small taicho's ears, causing the boy to jump. However, as Hitsugaya glanced at the physically older male, Kurosaki spoke up. "Close your eyes. You'll be able to forget that there are a ton of people here. "

This caused the preteen to relax and to loosen his grip. The substitute shinigami tapped the boy's shoulder as the bus pulled to a stop. Getting up, he followed the teenager off the bus, handing him back the headphones. Rukia pulled out her list. "Yuzu-chan is going to be getting the grocery supplies for the dishes."

"Hell, Yuzu is planning on making all the food. That is a good thing as Orihime would simply mess it all up." Ichigo placed his hands into his pockets. "We are though, supposed to pick up some decorations for the party."

They walked along, only to have Rukia pause. "Hitsugaya Taicho, why did you ask Ichimaru Gin if he loved you?"

At that, Toshiro froze. "You said if I went with you, there would be no more questions."

"Sorry..." The females face though twisted up in frustration. She choose to walk ahead, taking a good look at the list.

"So, did Ichimaru answer your question," Ichigo asked.

This caused the small taicho to bristle. "Why would he?"

"Question is, why would you ask that kind of question?" the teenager asked.

"Are you trying to finger him for being a pedophile too? Because he isn't." Toshiro muttered, frustrated at the pressure.

"No. I think I have an idea of what is going on," the boy stated. "Simple as that."

"Oh... what. Go ahead and tell me what you think is going on. It isn't as if Kuchiki-san is anywhere near by," the small boy muttered.

"Well, if I am wrong, don't get mad at me, all right. I am guessing that Ichimaru Gin is your biological father?" The substitute shinigami acted cheerful about the whole thing.

This caused the small taicho to pause, giving the teenager a surprised look. He then glanced away, shoving his hands into his pocket. "i don't know how you guessed, but he could also be lying to me about this."

"It would be a cruel joke if he was," Ichigo sighed. "So, did you get your answer?"

"Ichimaru gave me no answer I really don't want to go into it anymore then that," Toshiro stated firmly.