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Lucky 13

Chapter 1

It was another peaceful day in Karakura town, however that was to those who lacked spiritual sight. If one was capable of seeing such things they would have noticed the boy with wild orange hair and an oversized sword fighting what appeared to be some kind of giant lizard like creature.

"So you like picking on little girls do you." Shouted Ichigo as he swung his sword at the Hollow who jumped out of the way.

"Foolish Shinigami how dare you interfere with my meal, but you shall make a much finer prize." The Hollow lunged at Ichigo who kept his snapping jaws at bay with his sword. While this clash was going on Rukia was busy consoling the Hollow's original target a young girl only about six years old dressed in a light blue dress with black hair and green eyes, an unusually long chain of fate hung from her chest.

"It'll be okay now, that monster won't get you anymore." Said Rukia in a soothing voice. "My name is Kuchiki Rukia, what's yours."

"Nuh uh, Hoshi told me not to talk to strangers." Said the little girl sticking out her tongue.

"Who's Hoshi?"

"My big brother, but he had to goes to school, so I came out here to play." A loud roar was heard as Ichigo finally dispatched the Hollow and walked over to Rukia and the little girl.

"Alright I guess it's time we got you to Soul Society." Said Ichigo turning his zanpakuto around.

"Ahh keep him away from me." Yelled the girl hiding behind Rukia.

"It's okay he's not going to hurt you, just send you to your new home."

"But I don't want to leave my big brother."

"Well we can send him with you, where is he."

"He's at school right now I can take you there."

"I would like that."

"Rukia we don't have time for this, we're already late for school anyway." Said Ichigo stepping back into his body.

"Hey you wear the same uniform as big bro." the girl said looking at Ichigo. "Well catch me if you can." And the girl ran off much faster than anybody thought possible; Ichigo and Rukia giving full chase, to their surprise the girl led them straight to Karakura High, It was Rukia who then noticed that her chain of fate led inside the building.

"How come we didn't notice a ghost living at the school?"

"I don't know but we're going to find out." Discreetly following the ghostly girl so as not to attract attention from classmates. The girl led them to the roof of the school.

"Hoshi what are you doing here; are you skipping class again?" asked the girl to a very much alive boy with spiked black hair and jade green eyes lazily taking a drag on a cigarette. "And you're smoking again too, mama said that was bad for you." The boy called Hoshi let out a puff of smoke before leaning down to her level.

"Yeah, I know but mom's not here right now, and don't worry it's my free period." Said Hoshi his voice was almost strained as if he carried a burden no one his age should. He ruffled the girl's hair. "Worrying will give you wrinkles; you want to grow up and be pretty don't you Yomi." Hoshi for the first time noticed Rukia and Ichigo and gave a nervous laugh. "You two are probably wondering why I am muttering to myself; well you see…"

"We can see her." Said Rukia blankly. "Your sister we can see her." Hoshi only stared blankly as he stood back up to full height and taking a long pensive drag on his cigarette he released a puff of smoke as he sighed.

"Well I should have figured I wasn't the only one who could see spirits in the world, but I didn't think two others would be at this school."

"Hoshi they stopped the big black thing chasing me." Said Yomi with a wide smile. Hoshi gave a sputtering cough of shock.

"You went that far from school! I told you to stay close to the school." Hoshi gave a frustrated groan and dropped his cigarette to the ground and stamping it out. "C'mon Yomi, my breaks almost over." And Yomi jumped dutifully on Hoshi's shoulder. It was then that they noticed that Yomi's chain of fate was connected to a bracelet wrapped around Hoshi's right wrist, it seemed out of place on the older boy, it was obviously a girl's bracelet, 13 charms in the shape of what appeared to be the animals of the Chinese zodiac plus the cat. Hoshi turned to face them. "Thanks for helping my sister, I'm Juuni Hoshi."

"And I'm Juuni Tsukuyomi but most just call me Yomi."

"Kuchiki Rukia."

"Kurosaki Ichigo." Hoshi only nodded and turned around and opened the door and walked down the stairs.

Lunch period

Rukia sat on beneath the tree with the other girls in her class, she was fairly deep in thought.

That boy, Juuni Hoshi and his sister In all my readings I've never heard of a spirit being bound to a living human. And how did I miss someone like him, I should have noticed a ghost at school but then she does leave with him and I've never seen him before. I wonder what class he's in?

"Rukia!" called Tatsuki snapping Rukia out of her reverie. "Hey you alright."

"Huh, yeah I'm fine. I just ran into this weird boy this morning."

"Who?" asked Orihime

"He said his name was Juuni Hoshi."

"Oh that explains it." Said Tatsuki.

"You know him?"

"Well we've met before; he's a senior so he's two years ahead of us and up until a month ago he was in the martial arts group but he suddenly dropped out. It's a shame he's the only boy besides Ichigo who could ever compete with me."

"Why did he drop out?"

"A lot of problems at home, there was a traffic accident which killed his little sister and left his step-father in a coma; his mom committed suicide out of grief." Tatsuki said with a faraway look in her eyes. "But something tells me there's a lot more to it that Hoshi's not telling. I'm surprised to hear he's back so soon, he missed a lot of school because of that." Rukia looked down at the ground.

So that's why he sounded so strained, he lost his entire family in one month that could destroy most people. I have to get to the bottom of this.

After school

Rukia waited after school to see if she could spot Hoshi and his sister, she had sent Ichigo on his way. She finally saw him walking away from the school, a cigarette once again hanging loosely on his lips; his sister skipping happily behind him.

"Hoshi!" Rukia called out as she ran up to them. Hoshi looked at her with a stare that asked 'What do you want?'

"Yes." He finally drawled out

"I wanted to ask you something."

"It doesn't mean I'll answer."

"Well I was talking to Tatsuki and she told me about what happened with you…"

"And what would she know about what happened, she barely knows me; and personally it's none of your business. What would you know about anything?"

"Your sister's chain it's really long, but I bet you've noticed that it's gradually getting shorter; and as it gets shorter the rate it shortens increases you probably only have a month left before the chain corrodes away completely and when that happens she'll become a hollow the same kind of creature that attacked her this morning."

"Hoshi what's she talking about, I don't want to be a monster."

"You won't be Yomi, she's lying. She doesn't know anything. Only guilty souls become monsters, why don't you come see me when you find my mother's wandering spirit or better yet when the man who claimed to be my father kicks the bucket then I'll show you guilty souls. Until then stay out of our lives Kuchiki Rukia." He turned and grabbing his sister's hand they walked away leaving Rukia shocked at the cold cynicism Hoshi had preached to her.

Well here it is the first chapter of my new bleach fic, for those of you read By the Stars Light this story has no connection to it other than the title character, this is actually the original concept I had for Hoshi instead of him being a Shinigami he's just a spiritually enabled human.