When Nightmares Haunt

Hitsugaya doesn’t believe in supernaturals. They are literally soul reapers after all. But he can’t deny the shivers that run across his arms when he hears staggered footsteps outside of his room in the garden where his other doors open to, especially during the hot summer seasons. He sits up straight and feels Hyourinmaru beside him. He’s sure he heard the steps but not the brush of the waraji against the stony pavement.

He opens the doors to the garden and finds no one, but the lingering reiatsu signature surprises him. She should be on the other end of the town recuperating.