Chapter 1
In the real world I was an ordinary student who lived in Japan. I had three really good friends Ichigo, Jalissa, and Sarah. We all shared something in common that no one else had… we could see the dead. Now, let me tell you more about the personal details of all of us. Ichigo and I were like brother and sister to him. Sarah and Ichigo secretly loved each other but would never admit it because they were shy. Then there's Jalissa, who has never taken any interest in anyone particular. No one knows why, but in all of Japan there's not one guy she likes. Well, for me I've liked a few guys here and there but there's one guy who I really thought I loved.
Well, here it is the night of the big dance exactly two years ago Ichigo andI had kind of gone together, but not in a weird kind of way. Sarah saw us walk in together. You could see in her face; she was hurt, but then she quickly wiped it off and put on a big fake smile.Shepolitely greeted us then walked away. (She had always thought there was something going on between me and Ichigo.) She walked over to Jalissa and started talking to her. Ichigo and I spent pretty much the whole night talking to each other, but then a song came on.A slow song, and he asked me to dance. What was I supposed to say, no?!? So we went and danced, but right when Sarah saw I guess her jealousy flared, she gave me a dirty look, then walked away. Ichigo saw her andasked, "What's up with her?" with his normal attitude. Then I told him to go after her seeing as she was my best friend. Obviously he wanted to, but didn't want to hurt me. Without any hesitation he went after her. I decided to leave because it was no fun without Ichigo. I walked down the abandoned hall where hardly anyone went anymore. Everyone said it was haunted, but those things really didn't scare me much. When I walked in I saw Sarah sitting on the ground right beside Ichigo his arm around her and her head on his chest. When they saw me they both turned red, then just looked away. I turned around and went the other way to make sure to not disturb them anymore huh. Right when I walked outside I had that feeling like someone wasstaring atme. I turn around and there's Ichigo looking right at me asking me why I left. He saidI could have stayed and talked to him and Sarah. I mean can he ever stop to think that it might be uncomfortable or awkward, or that I was hurt? I tried to play it off likeI was tired and didn't feel good, but he didn't buy it. He was smarter than that. He just kept yelling the same question. I felt so stupid because then my eyes got really watery, and right when Sarah walked out I yelled, "I love you Ichigo!!" then he said I love you too, and gave me a hug but I just pushed him away. I yelled again I told him that I don't love him like a brother, thatI wanted more than a family relationship, and every time he even talked about Sarah or about liking Sarah my heart hurt a little bit worse than it had before.
I ran off only to get hit by a car right in front of Ichigo. Stupid, I know, but I've never been the type to look both ways.
Oh how couldI forget to mention Rukia Kuchiki, the transfer student? Sheand Ichigo had always been strangely close, but it was something else. Like right whenshe came, Ichigo became more powerful and I had no idea why.
Oh, but back to what happened. So I was hit by a car, and when I woke up I was in the middle of the road wearing weird white clothing and I could see my corpse, pale and gross, with a blank stare on its face. I froze, I couldn't do anything. Then I saw Ichigo in weird black clothing, he gave me one last hug told, me he loved me, then tapped me on the head with a sword. That's all I remember from that night. While all of that was happening, Jalissa was hanging out with orihime when someone just went up and hit her in then face. Jalissa got up, but right when she did, the girl pushed her out of the window on the 5 th floor. No one knows who it was because they had a mask on, but all I know is that Ichigo tapped two foreheads that night.
When I woke up, I was in a strange, but comforting place. I was greeted by someone whose name I don't remember, but I do remember he said he was in the 4 th squad. I didn't know what that meant, but I said okay, then he told me that the next day I would go to the soul reaper academy. But before that I needed to have some kind of "tests" done. An old man with a long beard and a strange white coat appeared. He asked me why I looked so sad. I replied but I didn't know why. I didn't want to answer to a man who I didn't know. But I told him everything about Ichigo and Sarah, and everything that happened that night. He gave me a strange drink. I didn't want to drink that, but I did at the same time. It waslike they had complete control of me.
The next day, I didn't remember anything except my name, and that I was to go to the soul reaper academy. When I saw Jalissa, I remembered things about her, but I knew something was missing, like something had been erased.
Jalissa and I had only attended for a month then they threw us into different squads. At the academy, all they taught us were some weird spells that we mastered in like two days, and they taught us how to use our zanpaktos. They toldJalissa and Ithat we were special and we had an incredible amount of spiritual pressure, and that's why we graduated early.