A/N: This is my 1st fanfic with pairings! Hope you guys like it reviewwww please! Arigato!
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach, if I did, I would make the HitsuHina pairing a strictly-no-no for people. (See my profile for reasons). But I really wish I did own Bleach… That way my OC could be inside!
Sakura: Ooh… that'll be fun!
Emm297: Yeh, I agree. Heck, let the story begin!
==x==
"Taicho! Even though you've got tons of paperwork doesn't mean you can skip sleep, you know…" Matsumoto said.
"And let's not forget who made me do this much work in the first place!" Hitsugaya Toushiro replied sarcastically.
Just then, the door to the 10th division's office opened, revealing a girl with dark brown hair which was pulled back into a ponytail. She had a smile on her face as she stepped into the office.
"SAKURA-CHAN!" Matsumoto yelled, as she ran forward to hug the small girl.
"Rangiku-san… can't… breathe…" said the girl named Sakura, who was as tall as the 10th division's taicho and also roughly looking the same age as him.
"Sakura-chan, could you talk some sense into Taicho? He's been at it the WHOLE day already…" Matsumoto whined.
"I'll try… But I won't guarantee that a 3rd seat of the 10th squad will be able to do it," said Sakura.
"Sakura, what do you want now…" growled the young captain.
"Just dropped by to see how my two best friends were doing… Shiro-chan", Sakura smiled and blushed, as she ruffled the guy's hair.
"That's Hitsugaya-taicho to you. Not Shiro-chan", said the captain in an annoyed tone.
"I knew you'd say that." Sakura laughed and ruffled his hair once more.
"Sakura-chan! Let's not bother taicho then… Come! I want to talk to you!" Matsumoto chirped.
With that, she dragged Sakura, with a 'What-is-she-gonna-do-to-me' look on her face, out into the open field behind the division quarters.
==x==
"Now… Sakura-chan. How long have you been crushing on Taicho?" Matsumoto asked, her hands on her hips.
"Nani? I do not have a crush on him! Whatever gave you that idea?" Sakura retorted fiercely.
"Well…for starters, you always blush when you see him, you always blush when he looks you in the eye… well… I could list down a whole list if I wanted to. So, are you gonna admit it or not?"
Sakura stared, her icy blue eyes meeting those of her fukitaichos. She and Toushiro had been pals since they met in Rukongai, along with Hinamori. Soon after Hinamori graduated from the Shinigami Academy, Matsumoto had chanced upon both her and Hitsugaya, and convinced both of them to attend the Academy because of their high reiatsu levels.
Yes, she did in fact like Hitsugaya, but as friends, as they always kept each other company when Hinamori wasn't around, back in Rukongai. But after their graduation from the Shinigami Academy, she had found new… what's that word? Feelings, for her Taicho. But she put them all at the back of her mind, thinking that there was no use in harping over it; Hitsugaya probably didn't like her that way after all.
"Sakura-chan?" Matsumoto asked worriedly, waving her hands in front of the 3rd seat's face. Startled, Sakura jumped a little and shook her head.
"Rangiku-san. I'll tell you truthfully, but you must never tell anyone about it. If I find out you did, then I'll immediately destroy your whole stash of sake, understand?" Sakura said sternly, wagging a finger in front of her face.
"Hai! Now tell me quick! You like him don't you?"
"Yeah… I do… But you must promise not to tell anyone ok?" Sakura emphasized again.
"Of course. I won't. Ok, I'm going to bed now, see you in the morning Sakura-chan!" And with that, Matsumoto skipped happily away, pleased with the answer she got.
Sakura took a deep breath. True, there were sometimes when she didn't appreciate Hitsugaya's cold attitude, but she had already gotten used to it. The white ribbon that held her ponytail in place was given to her by Hitsugaya himself, when they were little. He picked it up from the ground one day and gave it a wash, before handing it to her, saying that "It will look nice with your hair". Since then, she always wore that ribbon, refusing to take it off unless she needed to. With a final deep breath, she walked away quietly, deciding that now wasn't the time to think about all this, making a mental note to smack herself on the forehead for telling Matsumoto about it.
==x==
The next morning
"Ohayo Sakura-chan!" said a very ecstatic looking Matsumoto.
"Ohayo…" Sakura replied, then adding, "Rangiku-san, you won't tell anyone about…about what I said…last night… right?"
"Of course! I won't breathe a word to anyone." Matsumoto patted the young girl on her back and smiled. "Well, I guess we'd better be going now. Taicho's going to scream at us if we don't show up in 3 minutes."
Sakura nodded, and the both of them shunpo-ed to the study of the 10th division.
Just as they were turning a corner, a hell butterfly flew in front of them, and forced them to stop.
"Sakura Toushime of the 10th squad, please see Yamamoto sou-taicho immediately."
"What would the Captain Commander want with me?" Sakura asked inquisitively, as Matsumoto just raised her shoulders. "I don't know, but you better go see," she said. And with a nod and a "see you later", Sakura rushed off to meet the old guy.
==x==
"Sir, you called?" Sakura said politely, bowing down before the Sou-taicho.
"Yes. Now, Sakura. Let's get down to business…" Yamamoto said.
==x==
A/N: well… that's the 1st chapter. Hope you guys liked it, I've got the next few chapters done up already, just need to do a quick editing for some parts. Anyway, please review and I might update quickly… depends on my mood. See ya!
P.s: The next chapter is about the mission that Yamamoto gave Sakura (oops, I just told you what he wanted with her). The plot of this story gets nicer from there! XD