Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ New Life? ❯ Questions ( Chapter 3 )

Hello there! It's Xanjos once again. Thank you all who have read and will read my fanfiction. I apologize for my horrible English and all.

 

Thank you!

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“RUKIA-SAN~ Where are you~”

 

Damn it….Urahara is close… gotta run.

 

She knew she could never hide. Her new “family members” could always find her no matter where she hides. How? She doesn't know. Still, running away is sure better than delivering those troublesome parcels again.

 

It's not like she doesn't like the physical work and all; she feels really comfortable in Karakura town. Since she'd already made delivering a habit, she already memorized almost the entire city. She never learned fast, so how did she do that? To be able to know the places so well… and when she visited the nearby high school campus, she thought that she already know the entire campus by heart, even though she never went there before. How?

 

She always visits the library on a weekly basis. Why? Because she just could've get enough with the books of the Edo era. Something about those robes and streets and architecture makes her heart beat so much faster. Why?

 

There are so many questions in her head, longing for the right answer. It's so troublesome; she never could get it off her mind. It all started when she met that Ichigo guy, and when she fainted; she thought she dreamed about being a shinigami or something, killing some ugly monsters with him, the guy with the weird frown, annoying orange hair and the sorrowful eyes.

 

Ever since she met him, that “memory” kept playing and playing again and again in her mind. It is so annoying… but it tempted her to find out more about herself and the answers to those questions.

 

But I felt so… cozy when I was around him…. Deep inside her, maybe she wanted to meet him again. Will that lead to her answer?

 

I will go see him… tomorrow, that is.

 

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He felt really sorrow for making Rukia faint last time. He knew it would be painful for her to accept other memories once they finished implanting the artificial one, and he had known that she would suffer when old memories come to her once again, piece by piece.

 

Even so, he couldn't control himself when he saw her, alive, standing, her eyes glittering with life and emotions, her hair still flowing in the wind….. Kami, she was so beautiful and fragile, like a graceful flower…

 

She even smells like a flower too…..

 

WHAT AM I THINKING?

 

Ichigo snapped out of his deep thoughts when he realized what he was thinking. All the same, he loved Rukia so much… She was the one that mattered. She was the only thing that mattered in his world. She stopped the rain in his heart and gave him life again. She was the one who changed his world and taught him how to love.

 

Hey King, how about that Abarai guy?

 

Urusai, why would you care?

That hollow inside him knows way too much for his liking.

 

I feed off not only from your body and soul, King. I feed on the darkness of your heart. And right now, I am almost ready to take control, your majesty.

 

Just…disappear, you bastard!

Ichigo pushed the dark voice in him to the deepest corner of his heart once again. He needs to calm down….The worst scenario would be that guy taking control of his body. There is no way he's going to allow THAT to happen.

 

Rukia….

 

Will she ever come and see me again?

 

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Rukia packed her backpack and prepared to head off early in the morning. She needs to find that Ichigo guy before he leaves, or it will be useless once again. Urahara wasn't the type of parent who'd worry about a kid not coming home before 7 o'clock…

 

Huh? Where did that come from?

 

“Uh!” The pain again… but she wouldn't let it take over her now… no, not in this critical time of the day, for god's sake. It was agonizing… but if this would lead to her answer, then everything is worth it….

 

Darn… I can't…hold on much… longer…… and before long, Rukia closed her eyes and darkness overtook her mind.

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“Oi, Rukia,” snapped Ichigo. “You done with your groceries yet? We've got to go home! My annoying dad is going to lecture me about that going home before 7 o'clock rule.”

 

Rukia looked away from the stuffed animals and faced Ichigo. “Not that I care, Ichigo. Show some love to stuffed animals anyways!”

 

“Damare! Who gives a damn about stuffed animals, god damn it!”

 

Rukia stayed silent, to the surprise of Ichigo. “Hey… what's wrong?” Did I do something wrong AGAIN? GAH!

“Nah, it's nothing. It just came to me that Kon is getting all worn up and we probably should give him a bath some times…”

 

Ichigo looked at Rukia. She does have a soft side in her…eh?

“So you DO have a soft side in you!”

“ I was wondering about whether or not he will survive the washing machine, you baka.”

Okay, she just HAD to say that, didn't she!

“ Bitch!”

“ Moron!”

“ Idiot!”

“ Freak!”

“ Retard!”

“ Baka!”

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Ichigo awoke from his dreams. Lately, he was dreaming about his first encounter with Rukia, and now, this weird memory…

 

But he knows very well that he missed this memory so much. They never had time to hang out together as friends very often. Disasters come one after another, and they couldn't afford to chill out easily.

 

If only she could remember…..

 

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Ah… it took over me again….

Rukia struggled up and cleared her mind. That scene just now felt so real… just like she was there arguing with Ichigo…. But how? Last time was the first time she met him. It wouldn't be possible….

Her heart was breathing so fast…

 

Oh well, gotta head out now!

She slid open the door to the shoten's dining room. Jinta, Ururu and Urahara were there. “Ah! Rukia-san! Good morning!” “Ohayo…”

 

Urahara observed Rukia's actions. “…did the headache caught you again?” Rukia looked back. How'd he know? “…yea….”

“Ururu!” “Hai!”

 

Ururu handed over a small packet of pills to Rukia. “These are headache pills, Rukia-san! Use them when you have a headache!”

 

“Tha-thank you, Ururu. I will leave now and I won't be coming back for dinner.”

 

As Rukia left the shoten, Yoruichi came in from the other room.

“Kisuke…is it alright for you to already give her the memory observing pill? Isn't it too early for you to observe her changes in memories?

“It's about time, Yoruichi-san….once she experienced the first memory change, she will continue to experience it.”

“Kisuke….”

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The sound of the doorbell struck Ichigo's ears again. Who the hell would be visiting me this early in the morning? I thought Karin, Yuzu and dad already went to the airport for the summer vacation trip! And Kon wouldn't be able to reach the doorbell….

 

“OI! Guy with weird orange hair! Are you here?”

Ichigo was astonished. Could it be…? He opened the window.

 

Rukia was outside the front gate, looking at him.

 

“RUKIA!” It was painful to see her without her memories, but he is so delighted to meet her… Why did she come here?

 

“Hey, can I come in? I want to ask you something.”

Ichigo felt agonized as he realized that Rukia still didn't remember their bond yet. All the same, his task was to help Rukia recover it at all costs.

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Rukia sat down on the couch. Something about this entire house AND this guy makes her feel like she knew them for months. More questions are unanswered, and she wasn't satisfied on how it's going.

 

 

“Hey,” said Ichigo as he sat down on the couch beside Rukia. “I am sorry about last time….”

“Huh? Nah, forget it. It wasn't your fault anyways…”

“I..I see…”

The dream that I had just now…. Will Rukia ever be able to talk to me like that again? He used to think that he hated Rukia's arrogance and all, but now that Rukia isn't there for him, he is starting to miss those days.

 

“Hey… Ichigo…”

She remembered my name! Ichigo was happy, for a split second or two. “Yeah?”

“Ever since I met you…weird things are happening to me.”

“Huh?”

“I've had these…dreams lately. They were so real to me… but I don't recall ever experiencing them myself. Why?”

 

“Rukia….”

 

“WHO ARE YOU?”

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<< Chapter 3 End>>

 

Oh well… hope you liked it.

 

Next chapter:

 

“Rukia's powers are starting to return… hollows and spirits will deeply affect how she regains her memories. She doesn't have shinigami powers yet, however. We will have to keep a close eye on her in order to protect her. We hope that she will have at least a quarter of her memory restored before the summer vacation is over.”

 

Ichigo was my first friend in Karakura town. Surely, he seemed weird at first, but he was so….familiar…I felt like I could trust him even though I just met him a couple of days ago. The answers to those questions are getting closer and closer…….