Battle Between Hearts

Chapter 4 of the Bleach: Hitsugaya Tales. It takes place directly after Chapter 3: The Wounded Heart.

Battle Between Hearts
Tōshirō Hitsugaya had seen many things, but this by far one of the most interesting and scariest things he had ever witnessed. When Momo Hinamori's foot had come crashing down onto the place where the youngest captain had just been was now obliterated into practically nothing.

He had managed to move out of the way just before his lover's foot nearly killed him. Her immense strength was something that he had never known she had or even witnessed by another Shinigami.

"How dare you order me around?!" she hissed, tears were slipping down from her red eyes. She looked like a broken woman, and not the strong soldier he knew she was.

"I'm trying to help you," he replied calmly and slowly walked towards her; his arms out and his palms extended as if she was a wild animal that had been cornered. "You know that I love you and that Aizen did not care about." at this more tears had begun to stream down her shallow face.

"Ah!" she screamed and for the first time she allowed herself to fall to her knees and the sob that ribbed through her throat, sent Tōshirō walking towards her and knelt down in front of her.

"It's okay, Momo." he wrapped his strong arms around the shaking woman. Her head was now lying on his shoulder and tears were beginning to stain his captain's haori, but to be honest he did not care.

"Hakufuku." Tōshirō's voice was soft and Momo swayed back and fourth before all her weight was on the captain. "Sleep, Anata. For now you will be protected by me and only me. No one will ever hurt you again."

"Tōshirō," was the last Momo said before she descended into complete darkness once again.