A sequel of Ghostly Crush!

I only own Yuki here~


Déjà vu

Bleach AU Story

It has been a whole month since the day Yuki disappeared from Hitsugaya's life and Hitsugaya's life turned back normal. Almost. His family was getting worried since Hitsugaya seemed to distance himself from them and bury himself in his studies, especially Japanese Literature.

Ichigo had come by, since he was a good friend and junior of Matsumoto and Gin's to check at Hitsugaya since his score in Japanese Literature seemed to boost so quickly that it worries him, he knows that Hitsugaya hates it and wanted to know if something had happen when he was sick. Matsumoto and Gin had almost told him what happened but keep it to themselves, since Hitsugaya had once mentioned that Yuki is actually Ichigo's youngest cousin who had gone into coma.

One day, Ichigo had once again visited them, he's getting really worried about Hitsugaya since it's Hitsugaya had called him formally by 'sensei' ever since he had healed a month ago and it worries him, he had told Hitsugaya to not be so formal with him and he'd listen to him talk when he saw the loneliness in Hitsugaya's eyes and ever since then Hitsugaya had literally been Ichigo's younger brother/friend.

"Okay, now tell me. I know all of you are hiding something from me." Ichigo said on the sofa as he eyed Matsumoto, Gin and Momo. Hitsugaya had locked himself in his room to study again and it really worries Ichigo.

"Umm… Well… Ichigo, you see…" Matsumoto stuttered as Ichigo raised his eyebrow suspiciously at her.

"Do you really want to know, Ichigo?" Gin asked as he laughed awkwardly. Ichigo then lifted his hand up for Matsumoto and Gin to stop talking.

"If you don't want me to know, then let me at least get an answer for this."

"W-What do you want to know?" Ichigo then looked at the stairs and back at Matsumoto.

"Can Toushiro… see ghosts?" Momo yelped making Ichigo looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"Can he?" Matsumoto then gripped Gin's hand tightly, trying to think of something.

"W-What are you talking about, Ichigo? Do you still believe in ghosts?"

"No… not ghosts… wandering souls." This made Momo stiffen and Ichigo's eyes narrowed more.

"I'll take that as a yes."

"W-Why would you think that, Ichigo…?" Gin asked.

"You two people already know how I could see souls wandering around, it might be years since I tell you think but let me tell you, I haven't lost it." Matsumoto and Gin then because quiet as Momo started fidgeting.

"Y-You can see souls, sensei…?"

"I can, Momo, I can. It runs in my family, you see… and one day I had accidentally saw Hitsugaya… talking to my cousin." Momo gasped when she heard Ichigo said that.

"Ever since then, I watch how he would always go towards the park and sleep under the big tree… that place was my youngest cousin's favourite place to play when we were younger… until she landed herself in that accident…" Then they all heard a door opening and saw Hitsugaya walking down the stairs with his Japanese Literature book. He sat down next to Momo on the sofa and placed his book on the table.

"You saw her, didn't you, Toushiro?" Ichigo saw Hitsugaya flinched and sighed.

"I knew it… but I'm worried… the mother tree, as we, I mean me and my youngest cousin called it… was sick once and I want to know why ever since it had gotten better I didn't see my cousin with you anymore." Ichigo said. Momo looked towards Hitsugaya and he nodded, signalling her to talk instead of him.

"Well… sensei, when Shiro-chan was sick, I went to the tree. I thought your cousin was the spirit of the tree, I noticed that Shiro-chan seemed to open up more ever since he visits the tree regularly and asked her to drop by to check on Shiro-chan since he didn't get better…"

"And then…?"

"She visited him and the next day Shiro-chan woke up with a shout, his fever's gone and he's back healthy, but we were worried since Shiro-chan seemed to have a nightmare. He noticed the leaf I got from the tree, I said it was from her so that she could found him and then he told us everything about her… about Yuki-chan…"

"She didn't change… thank goodness…" Ichigo said as his fist trembled. Matsumoto and Gin placed their hand on Ichigo's shoulder as the younger let out a hoarse voice.

"Yuki… she never left anyone who needed help… she would always help them, even if she's getting herself into trouble… Yuki…" Suddenly Hitsugaya started to talk.

"But then… the tree, it started to lost half of its leaves… Yuki then showed herself to all of us and told us she had to leave since… since her bond with this world had been released… I had said it to her that when the wandering souls feel satisfied over something that they hadn't manage to finish… would go to heaven…"

"The tree, this tree is what's been helping me stay. But now this tree needed to rest, if I keep staying any longer, the tree's going to die and I can't have that. That's why… that's why I said goodbye to you, Hitsugaya-kun."

"Because thanks to you I learn new things that I never really had the chance to. And I think the only way to go to 'heaven' is to feel satisfied. Since now I'm satisfied with what I've learned here, I think I'm ready to leave."

"When I met her, she didn't remember anything about her past or how she became a wandering soul for years… but when she was about to disappear… she told me to apologize to you for her… She had remembered her past life on her last time…"

"She knew… she knew how I can see souls and how guilty I am for her coma… she knew I would blame myself and tell her to hate me if I saw her…" Ichigo croaked.

"I couldn't get her out of my mind… that's why I kept studying Japanese Literature, she said that it's her favourite thing to read…"

"Yuki had always love stories… she would always ask me to tell her stories before bed… and to make up stories for her…" Ichigo recalled fondly. Hitsugaya then couldn't take it anymore and ran back upstairs, forgetting his book.

"S-Shiro-chan!" Momo was about to follow Hitsugaya but Gin stopped her.

"Leave her, Momo… he needs to be alone right now…"

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"Do you need a lift, Ichigo?" Gin asked.

"No thanks, I'm fine now. I'll go on my own." Ichigo then took a paper from his pocket and gave it to Matsumoto. Matsumoto looked at the paper and back at Ichigo.

"What is this?"

"She would love it if you visit her… I'm sure of it." Even though Ichigo didn't tell who 'she' is, Matsumoto quickly understood and gripped the paper tightly.

"Thank you… Ichigo…"

"Anything for her…" Ichigo said before he pulled his coat closer and left the house.

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The next day, Matsumoto and Gin had dragged Hitsugaya out from his room and into the car, where Momo had waited for them to go. Hitsugaya kept grumbling on the way but couldn't help but notice the silence that stretch in the car.

"Where are we going anyway?" He decided to ask.

"The hospital, Ichigo wanted to meet us there." Gin said on the wheel.

"But I'm not sick."

"It's not about you, Shiro-chan…" Momo said with a hand on his shoulder. Now that just made Hitsugaya more curious and decided to patiently wait until they had reached the hospital to ask more.

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Hitsugaya was more that shock to see the name on the door. The name kept ringing in his head, with the face he's been yearning to see. He just hoped this isn't a dream, even if it is, he never wanted to wake up. Just seeing the name on the door he felt something warm burst out and his heartbeat quicken.

Hitsugaya then pulled the doorknob and opened the door, revealing Ichigo leaning on the wall, looking towards the person on the bed fondly.

"I see you've decided to come." Ichigo said, eyeing Hitsugaya whose eyes are fixed on the bed, or rather the person on the bed. It was her, it was Yuki, the real Yuki, her flesh and body. She didn't look that different except for the colour on her face and skin. And she's breathing…

"She was still in coma, but a month ago she passed the danger zone. The only thing we could do for now is wait for her to wake up…" Ichigo said as Hitsugaya carefully walked towards Yuki as if the sound of his footsteps would wake him up.

"Yuki…?" He whispered. Ichigo couldn't help but look with pity at Hitsugaya when he heard the helpless like voice that came out from him. He watched as Hitsugaya shakily took Yuki's arm and put it on his face, as if trying to savour the warmth he felt.

"It's me… you're going to wake up, right…?" Hitsugaya had always yearned for this moment, to actually be able to touch Yuki's hand, to be able to feel her warm hands on his face, her heartbeat and see the red colour on her cheeks.

"Toushiro, she had just got out from the danger zone a month ago, the exact day when you said she disappeared… her soul, it had gone back to her body and now we can only wait for her to wake up… the doctor said it could take days, months, years and even forever…"

"Then I'll wait… I haven't had the chance to tell her how I feel… she had done so much, but I was just taking advantage over it…" Hitsugaya said determinedly. Ichigo shook his had and smiled as he ruffles Hitsugaya's hair.

"Hey, thanks a lot… for being her friend when she's out from her body…" Ichigo's face was soft and Hitsugaya could see the gratitude in his eyes and he could only shook his had.

"She had done more for me… she had taught me that life is more than I think it is… and I shouldn't give up so easily…"

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Then Hitsugaya had gone back into his old routine, visiting Yuki, only this time at the hospital. The nurses are getting curious since Hitsugaya would always stay for a few hours and always brought either flowers or leaves from the Mother Tree. One of the nurses had the courage to ask Ichigo who the white/silver-haired boy was and Ichigo could only grinned at the nurses.

"He's my student, you could say that he met her once and became good friends."

When the nurse said it was likely more than friendship Ichigo's grin widened.

"Well, what can you say? Yuki's a killer ever since she was little, but both of them were very close that's all I could say." The nurses then swooned when Ichigo let out a serene smile and almost fainted when they saw Hitsugaya came back bringing flowers with a small smile on his face.

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One day, Hitsugaya came and was shocked out of his life. There she was, the girl he's been waiting to open her eyes sitting up on the bed, eating a cake with a smile on his face. Ichigo was there, but even if he's smiling, Hitsugaya could see the pain in his eyes. But his attention was more o the girl on the bed.

"… Yuki?" Ichigo whipped his head towards Hitsugaya and his eyes widened. Yuki looked at Hitsugaya curiously then back at Ichigo, asking the question that made Hitsugaya's heart drop.

"Ichigo nii-chan… who is he…?" Hitsugaya then dropped his flowers and Ichigo quickly hauled him out from the room.

"Toushiro…"

"W-What happened to her? How come she didn't remember me…?" Ichigo held Hitsugaya's shoulder to prevent from the younger from falling. Ichigo looked at Hitsugaya sadly before closing his eyes.

"It seemed that… she didn't remember what her soul did… the only thing she remembers are me and what she did before the accident…"

"But then…"

"I'm afraid… she doesn't remember you at all…"


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