Disclaimer: I do NOT own Bleach in any way! All copyrights of this series goes to Tite Kubo.

Author's Note: O.o Holy flip cakes and apple snappers! This story has reached over 700 reviews! Thank you everyone for all your support especially my wonderful reviewers: j cloud xD, Ai Angel, Ishihackaloogie, sweet miracle 'michu 17, k a y - t h i, yumi-2121331, icyangel27, HoneyFlower15, monkeywinz, Ougon 22, maili-chan, Miko, KnowledgeandImagination, HyourinmaruIce, cool! (x4), becomeafan, fayfan, Ebbie54, athfdrizzle, applestoapples, Evertale, Neko-cheung, Sun Geisha, lrinka yomikaju. A nice rainstorm of HitsuHina cakes are headed your way! Be sure to get them while they last! xD Anyway, enough with me talking, here is the final installment to AznVKai's HitsuHina fanfiction, The Healing Heart. Enjoy!

LEGEND

"Talking.""Thinking." Voice Message.

Epilogue: The Healing Heart

Oh gosh, a few minutes ago, one of my upperclassmen at school asked me out on a date, but I ended up rejecting him just like all the other guys who asked me out. You're most likely wondering why do I keep doing stuff like that, right? Well, let me give you my answer; I don't feel the same way about him. Yeah, I know love might develop during the process if I had agreed, but...let's just say it's a gut feeling. When I find the right guy for me, it will just click. Hehe, I must be getting to the mushy part, right? Don't worry Toshiro, you'll understand when you're a little older.

Ou, just thinking about it makes me excited! I can't wait for the day when you tell me you got yourself a girlfriend! You'll introduce me to her, right? You better do so or else I'm going to hunt you down! Just kidding! Hehe...Anyway, I'll see you after school, my little brother. Always love you and see you soon!

After listening to his sister's voice message, Hitsugaya closed his eyes and cracked a smile. When he reopened them, he looked up to see the few clouds that are passing by. "Thank you for everything Onee-chan and please continue to look after me."

Taking another look at his cell phone, he pressed a few buttons before a picture of his family is displayed on the screen. He missed those days being with them, but just like what his friends, elders, and family says: there is no point moping around in the past. You have no choice, but to look forward to the future. Along the way, never forget where you came from nor the people that helped you become the person you are today.

He pressed a few more buttons before the cell phone displayed a question on the small screen: are you sure you want to delete all the voice messages? The young prodigy let out a sincere smile. He never recalled ever saying good bye to his family. Maybe now is a good time to say those words to them. "I'll never forget you. Ja ne..."

After pressing yes, all of his sister's voice messages has been deleted from his phone. From that moment on, he closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree trunk behind him. After all those years of sorrow and suffering, the heavy burden on his shoulders has suddenly disappeared.

"It has been so long since I felt this way. Now, I can concentrate on making my life as happy it can be."

All of a sudden, his cell phone started beeping. Looking at his portable electronic device once more, he played the recently received message.

Hey Shiro-chan!

He smiled, knowing exactly who has sent it. "Momo..."

Um...I'm pretty sure this is how you use this voice message feature. Anyway, I hope you received it.

Upon hearing dual voices, he raised his head up to see her walking by. He let out a smirk, amused that she hasn't noticed his presence. Then again, she has no idea he would be in her nearby presence.

You have soccer practice today, right? Well, work hard and have fun with it.

He closed his cell phone and stuffed it into his pants pocket. Silently, he crept up to her from behind.

I'll see you later at home. Hugs and kisses!

All of a sudden, he draped his arms over her shoulders. After pulling her against his chest, he leaned over and gave a sweet kiss on her peach hairpins and then another one on her cheek. He whispered in her ear, "Message received."

Surprised, the peach girl pulled away and turned around to see her boyfriend standing there. "To-Toshiro! What are you doing here?" Hinamori asked. "I thought you were at soccer practice."

"Yeah, but practice got canceled," he answered. "Apparently, the coach had some minor food poisoning during lunch time and had to be sent to the nurse's office. He got sent home after that."

"Oh, I hope he's alright."

Hitsugaya placed his hand on the strap of his sports bag. "Don't worry; he's a strong person. It won't be long before he comes back."

"I see..."

He suddenly let out a smirk on his face. Upon walking up to her, he wrapped an arm around the back of her neck. Toshiro cuddled up against her and slyly said, "In the meantime, I have all this free time to spend with you."

Momo giggled over the fact he can be such a tease sometimes. "You sure do."

They gave each other a loving kiss. "So, what should we do today?"

She is happy to see that Hitsuagya is living his life to its fullest; his once broken and scarred heart is now healing nicely. Hinamori put her cell phone away in her bag and resumed her attention to her young boyfriend. She said, "Let's go home and eat the watermelon slices that are in the fridge."

Toshiro let out a smile, liking her suggestion. "It sounds like a good plan to me."

Hinamori smiled back before giving him another kiss on the lips. By the time they broke apart, he whispered three words in her ear in which she replied with four. Together with their hands joined, the young lovers left the school premises, looking forward to what the unknown future has in store for them.

~ OWARI ~

Japanese Word Translations

Onee-chan - Older Sister, Ja ne - Good Bye (informal/casual), Owari - The End

Author's Note: *sniffles* Epic tears and joys, this story's finally done! Now that I think back on it, I really had a difficult time figuring out how this story would progress. I was about to scrap the idea, but I'm glad I didn't. It became my best work up to date. Yay! Now, I just need to think of a new HitsuHina story that could top this one...Gah, back to the drawing board! xD

Anyway, special thanks goes to everyone who has taken their time to read this story especially my reviewers: *takes a deep breath* Mei-tan, icyangel27, Shiro002097 aka vampirexgothxgirl, AznInvasionGirl aka AIG -d e a d, tanithhh, BLEACHISAWESOMEANDIMAWESOME XP, KnowledgeandImagination, cool!, becomeafan, Neko-cheung, Kaye. Shirogane, athfdrizzle, applestoapples, chococat450, Pieps XD aka lil'sayuri-chan, The Sweet Peach, serenity095, HiMe-ChAaAn, BreathexFreely, chibi-taicho, Samantha, WhitePrincessOfHope, i-is-animefreak, Epoch95, monkeywinz, MoonLightView, Kat, j cloud xD, Little riding hood aka Little Night-Star Hood, Rinka Tokmiya, HoneyFlower15, yumi-2121331, winged-angel21, zoelol, Fai Senri, thepopo, ScienceAngel, Peanutbutter Princess8, King of Heroes aka Ougon 22, SMILES208, zx14ninja, RebelAngel91210, DestinedDuelist893, michiHitsugaya aka michi. hishiro, miniaturebuddy, TheAreNext-Uwthree, Lil'EyeCandy, Ulquipopx, Ai Angel, allan caldeini, silver'ashes. butterfly, maili-chan, sweet miracle 'michu 17, Rikku Deathberry aka Selkie Aquamarina, k a y - t h i, Ryu Eiyuu, DERRBALAAM, Annella, Supreme cookieeater NANCY, Love the story, lalulweeb914, Sun Geisha, Miko Micaela, bengarakoushi, Evertale, anime16, Ebbie54, fayfan, Miko, Ishihackaloogie, lrinka yomikaju who have been supporting me throughout this long process. *breathes* Large and yummy HitsuHina cookies for you all! Yay! *takes another deep breath* (Gah, that was a lot of reviewers who have been following this story's progress.)

In the meantime, I'll be putting my concentration on completing The Next Greatest Treasure. In addition, whenever I have time in my hands, I'll work and post Forget me Not, the complete rewritten version of one of my old HitsuHina fan fiction stories, for you all to read at the same time.

Long live the HitsuHina love! Please review with your final comments, questions, and/or suggestions. I'll be back again soon! Laterz!