Epilogue

I know, I know. I still need to finish my other stories. Shame on me for creating a new one… but I just couldn't resist. It's been in my head for far too long. But I do promise that I will finish all of my stories no matter how long it takes. And sorry for the short chapter. Enjoy! RxR

Soul Society… a place where souls come once they die. All souls are sent to a place called the Rukongai, where they live like normal people, yet their memories are no longer intact. Many find their way themselves, but others get lost and hold on to the world of the living. But if they stay for too long they become a creature of darkness and evil, a hollow. That is where shinigamis come in.

Their job is to help souls that cannot find their way, enacting a soul burial. They help balance the souls and purify hollows roaming in the world of the living. Many Shinigami are born in the Rukongai, but some are rarely born in the Seireitei, the center of Soul Society and where Shinigamis work. A soul becomes a Shinigami when they have a high amount of spiritual power, meaning not all souls can become shinigamis.

To become a shinigami one must go through the Academy, where there they will be trained and taught the way of a shinigami. If a student ranks high enough, they may be positioned as a captain in the Gotei 13. Some students graduated earlier than others, categorizing them as prodigies. Only a certain few have such a privilege, the most recent being one Toshiro Hitsugaya, Captain of Squad Ten. Right to this day, he still considered the youngest shinigami to become captain, many might underestimate him but once they fight him they understand his true strength.

Speaking about the devil… as of right now he is in his office working out the paper work his responsible lieutenant was supposed to do. Yep, there was definitely sarcasm there.

The room was silent, only the sound of stamping and grumbling resonated. If you listened closely, you could actually here what he was muttering about. "Damn Matsumoto… never doing her work… always lazing around…" The air around the room seemed to have also gone down, allowing your own breath to be seen.

Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the door, which only caused the air to get even chillier.

"Enter!" Called out the very annoyed captain. Not only did he have to do his lieutenants work, but now someone is here to bother him. It better not be his lieutenant because if it was, he wasn't sure he'll be able to resist using Bankai on her.

The door opened slowly, revealing one of his squad members. "You seem to be in a very bad mood today, Shiro-chan. Makes me wonder what Rangiku did this time." The person, being a woman, said.

"More like what she didn't do…" Toshiro grumbled out, he paused for a second. "…and how many times do I have to tell you not to call me that? It's Captain Hitsugaya now."

The woman giggled in amusement. "Never going to happen… Shiro-chan. Besides, we've known each other for years and I'm not the only one doing it, Momo-chan does it too."

Toshiro grunted in annoyance, knowing very well he won't be able to break her or Momo out of that habit. He gave a tired sigh, he really needs to take a rest… but just one look at the big stack of papers stopped his thoughts. Out of nowhere, he hit his head on the desk and groaned, he'll never be done. He could imagine strangling his Lieutenant to death just he could get a more hard working one… or more like one that actually did their work.

He heard another giggle escape the woman. "How about I help you with that. Then later, we could go get nice and fresh watermelon."

Just with that last word, he felt his mouth water. He could never resist a free invite for watermelon. Hell, if a creepy man in a white van said he had fresh cut watermelon in there, he would definitely jump in, no matter how weird and crazy it was. Watermelon is his life.

The woman was trying to hold her laughter, she doesn't think Toshiro noticed that he was beginning to drool all over his desk, creating a big puddle of icky gooey saliva. She held onto her stomach, believing that would prevent the laugh from escaping, which didn't work. Her laughter echoed throughout the whole room, snapping Toshiro out of his daze.

"Kagome, what's so funny?" He glared at her, knowing very well that it had something to do with him. Something he didn't want to know.

The woman, Kagome, kept on laughing, not able to contain it. "You- Haha! You were- Hahaha!" Her constant laughing prevented her from saying it.

"Kagome! Stop this foolish act and explain!" His fist slammed against the desk.

Finally, she composed herself a little, a few giggles escaping here and their. "You- giggle- you were- giggle- you were drooling-Hahaha!"

Now that she mentioned it, he felt a wet trail sliding down his mouth, he looked down and found a puddle on his desk. His face instantly went cherry red, embarrassed by the fact that he actually drooled and in front of her none the less.

Her being Kagome Higurashi, Third seat of squad Ten as well as his childhood friend… and his secret crush. The girl he's known for most of his life other than Momo.

All through the Seireitei, Toshiro's embarrassed shouts could be heard followed by a feminine yet loud laugh.

So… how was it. My writing style better or still the same? I hope you enjoyed it!

Next Chapter: The Time Nears