Faded Cherry Blossoms
Disclaimer: I do not own the anime Bleach, but I do own this plot and any of my original characters that may be put into this story.
Chapter 1,
Last Breathe
The piercing screams echoed through the forests, almost strong enough to shake the leaves on the trees. A man, tall and thin with short black hair, stood over the still body of a young girl, her face concealed by the trees. The man's face and hands were covered in blood. He smiled evilly at the body. A crazed laugh followed.
A whimpering spirit crouched next to a tree, gazing in fear at the man. A chain stretched from her chest and connected to the girl. The spirit, unsure, confused, and frightened, slowly lifted itself off the ground.
"I...I don't understand. Am I dead? Did…did he kill me?"
The man crouched down and lifted up the body, its face slowly revealed by the moonlight. The spirit let out a terrified gasp. It was her body. Tears began to roll down her cheeks. "I...I am dead." She said, falling to her knees. The man began to walk off with the body, the chain following after it. It tugged on her chest. She clenched her teeth in pain. She picked herself up and tried to run away. The chain pulled harder, yet she still tried to get away. Snap! She landed with a thud on the ground. The chain had snapped in two. She let out a sigh of relief.
"At least I can get away from here."
She got to her feet and did the only thing she could think to do. Run.
She made her way into the dark streets of Karakura town. She didn't know where she would go, but she just wanted to get away from where she was. A few hours passed as she traveled the empty streets of the town.
"I'm so tired. I have to sit down for a little while."
She walked into an empty warehouse and sat down next to the wall. After taking a quick look around, she leaned back against the wall, which wasn't very comfortable.
"Why did this have to happen to me? I never did anything to deserve this."
Suddenly, the loud booming screech of someone, or something, caused the girl to leap to her feet.
"What was that?!"
The building began to shake slightly. The girl ran quickly over to the door and peeked her head out. Her eyes grew wide with fear. A huge monster with a hole in its chest was making its way toward her. The beast let out another scream and then continued to come toward her.
"What in the world is that thing!?"
She ran out of the building without thinking and started to run away from the monster. It began getting harder to breathe and she was having trouble running away.
"I have to get away! Come on legs! Don't give out on me! Not now!"
The monster started to get closer and closer to her. Franticly, she ran into a dead end. Cornered, she closed her eyes, knowing that these were her final moments, even in death. The monster entered the alley and towered over the spirit. It reached out to grab the spirit and let out another roar. The girl took a deep breathe, tears already starting to drip down her face.
"…" Pure silence.
The girl slowly opened one eye. She still saw the monster, but as she prepared to shut her eyes again, she noticed another being in front of her. It was a boy, in what appeared to be a Shihakusho, with bright orange hair and a huge sword. She glanced up and noticed the boy had blocked the monsters attempt to grab her.
Suddenly, the boy quickly sliced the monsters arm off and then stabbed it directly in the head. The monster, with a final scream of defeat, dissolved into thin air. The girl sat there, stunned by what she had seen. The boy turned to her.
"Are you alright?"
"Y-yes. I'm o-ok." She was still shaking in fear.
"Good. Glad to hear that. Now, you don't want to have that happen anymore do you?"
She was quick to answer. "No! Never again! Today has been bad enough!"
"Good. I'm going to do something called a Konso on you. It will send you to a place called the Soul Society. You will be much safer there."
She accepted that. "Well, before you send me there, may we at least learn each other's name? So, I can always remember the one who saved me?"
The boy smiled warmly. "Sure. My name is Ichigo Kurosaki. What is your name?"
"My name is Sakura Akagi."
Hope you liked the first chapter! Please leave a review and tell me how I can improve. I will add other chapters later.
Oh and if you didn't know, I named Sakura that for a reason.
Sakura = Cherry Blossom
Akagi = Red Tree (the red could also be blood on a tree, representing her murder.)