Echoes, Decisions, Shadows

Hello dear readers. MoonlightRurouni is here once again with a new story. IT MUST BE NOTED: This is a SEQUEL to my other story 'Past, Present, Future', which SHOULD be read first, prior to this one in order for the story you're reading to make anysense. Of course, I have no control over whether or not you'll actually listen to me, but if things get confusing: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

I'd also like to make it clear that for those of you who have read PPF, the update time (unfortunately) will not be as consistant as in the previous story, mostly because of school, and 'Cursed to Forget' (which is a collab with the lovely TheCatWithTheHat. You should read it. Hint, hint, wink). But gaurenteed it will be updated at least once a month, or so Aizen help me.

Either way, I'll stop rambling now, and let you get reading!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Beach, however Maverick is my character.

Orihime

I

Smile shyly at him as he walks towards me,
bag over his shoulder,
Scowling as usual. "Ichigo-kun!"

"Can't

You drop the '-kun' part already?" he asks,
and his scowl becomes an
Amused half smile. "I

Believe

That I don't call you 'Inoue' anymore, right?'
He takes my bag out of my hands and I fall in step beside him.
"I know, it's just

That

"I've been calling you 'Kurosaki-kun'
For so long." I blush slightly.
"But don't worry!" I skip in front of him,

"I'm

Working on it!" I promise, striking a cute pose.
Ichigo snorts, and I feel like I drank
A cup of hot chocolate, with wasabi and red bean paste-my favourite!

"Lucky

Me then." he says, and his half smile
Becomes my smile.
The one he only shows me. Bright

Enough To

Light up any room.
Warm enough to let me know I'm safe,
And shown enough to make me feel so lucky I

Have him.

Ichigo

She

Skips beside me as we walk home,
And giggles when a little bird,
starts to sing in a near by tree.

Means

Today's probably going to be a good day.
But then again, ever since Chad's gig,
Everyday has been a good day.

Everything,

Anything that happens,
It doesn't faze me.
The only thing that will make me lose it,
Would be if something were

To

Hurt her, but that's basically impossible.
Because if something wanted to get her,
They'd first have to go through

Me.

Maverick

It's

Monday. First week of April.
There's a bird singing as I walk home.
It's not exactly

Odd that

It just happens to stop,
Just when I pass by its nest.
It falls silent, as if under threat,

Even

If I'm a fair distance away.
It's been happening a lot.
I probably would've never noticed before but

Now

I have a fairly good theory
About why they fear me.
And why I've been interested in certain things.

He's,

Well, was, not exactly
the kind of person
Animals would enjoy the company of.

Still,

I wonder how he could've stood it.
Being feared by others.
Having the power to easily kill. A

Part

of me questions,
Whether or not I should be concerned,
That a 'monster' of sorts was reborn in me.

Of

Course, the logical part says,
He's an ancestor and nothing more,
At least, that's what it's telling

Me...

Alrightie! Prologue/recap finished, onward to the first chapter next update! So, what do you think? Loved it? Hated it? Glad I made a sequel? Tell me via a review!

-Moony