In the middle of the raining night near the river, the little girl named Ichigo was hardly conscious. She could see her mother's cold body on the ground, she could hardly cry because of her their life had gone to danger, because of her that her mother became her shield from a creature in front of them who had taken her life, because of her… she will die with her mother.

The creature who had taken the life of the mother glanced to the child and approached it. Little Ichigo had no strength to stand up, cry for help or run, she's only lying on the ground hardly eyes open. She felt the hand of the creature around her body and raised her up. She could see the mouth of the creature open, going to eat her.

Knowing her faith, all she could do was accept and closed her eyes, waiting for her end, silently apologizing to her mother who died for protecting her and to her father and twin brothers for not only losing their mother but also disappearing on their life.

As if a miracle, a light had engulfed to both creature and child. The creature let go of the child as it covered its eyes from too much bright while Ichigo for unknown reason was floating within those light. The child who's expecting an end felt warm. She tried to open her eyes to see something above her, like someone reaching her. Whoever it had made a telepathy in her mind.

"You are not meant to die here child." Ichigo was confuse, who was he? "I am known as Soul King, the linchpin of existence."

'Soul… King?' Ichigo questioned. The Soul King spoke, "I shall grant you this power child."

Something within her glow, she could feel something entering her body. The sensation wasn't painful but made her feel warmer than before. 'What is this power?' She can't help but question the power entering her.

"This child will help you make the world better." The Soul King answered, "The Soul Society, Hueco Mundo and the human world… create a better balance, then soon kill me."

'What?' Ichigo can't understand. Why does she have to kill him? Just what kind of being was he?

"I'm sorry if I have to give this burden child." The Soul King sincerely apologize, "But this must be done, for the sake of destroying the old, to make new for the better… and my selfish desire, to be free."

The light glowed even more until it vanished. Ichigo was carefully placed on the ground. Her eyes became heavier as her body became too numb and heavy, head twirling like no end and tears slowing down. The last thing she saw before her eyes closed was that the creature that took her mother's life and about to eat her disappeared.

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Kurosaki Isshin was running around Karakura Town hopping to find his wife, Kurosaki Masaki and Kurosaki Ichigo. They're supposed to be home this evening but never been and its already late night. He with his twin sons were searching frankly that they decide to separate ways hopping one of them would find them. The rain kept pouring down which became little harder to do their searching.

As of now, Isshin kept running until he arrived the river side. He kept searching until in the hidden beside the river he saw something that made him decide to check it out. Arriving there was a horror, there was his missing wife and daughter. His wife was cold dead while his daughter was alive but inflicted deadly wounds. Bloods around coming from the two bodies. He immediately approached them as he took out his phone to call for ambulance.

"Y-yes ple-please hurry, HURRY!" Isshin was in panic. Just what happened? Who had done this to his family? Why is… "DAMM! Masaki wake up, Ichigo! No you can't die here too… please!"

Thankfully the ambulance arrived and took them. It was too late to save the wife but the daughter needs to be tend as much as possible.

Isshin was silent when they arrived the hospital. He can't believe everything that happened. His wife is dead, his daughter's life is in danger. Why? How could this had happened?

It didn't take long for the twins to arrive to the hospital. They can't believe the news they had heard, their mother was dead while their little sister Ichigo was inside the ICU. They wanted to ask their father what happened but seeing his expression made them stop.

All they can do was grief for the loss of Kurosaki Masaki and hope for their little sister not to be taken away from them.

It felt like days when the doctor who's tending Ichigo came out to give them news.

"H-How is my daughter? Is she alive? Is she okay?" Isshin asked in panic. The little twin, Kurosaki Yuuzu calm their father knowing he's too worried for their little Ichigo.

The Doctor took a deep breath before telling them, "We able to save her life and thankfully you found her before she died in blood lost… but…" He trailed off.

The older twin, Kurosaki Kairin narrowed his eyes on the doctor, becoming impatient. He's worried for his little sister and this doctor hangs the problem in midair that almost made him want to punch the guy but hold back, "But what?"

He took a deep breath before speaking, "We could only guess but maybe because of trauma that your daughter had entered coma."

Time seems to froze them. Coma, their little sister is in coma… that's…

Kairin rudely pass through the doctor to see his sister inside the ICU, followed by Isshin and Yuuzu. Their eyes can't believe it. There was their little sister, breathing like she's sleeping. Oxygen mask in her mouth, blood and other stuff were connected to her body. The nurses were cleaning up when they barge in, no one can't say a word as they let the family approached the patient and gave them time for a moment knowing they would need it.

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It's been four years ever since the death of Kurosaki Masaki, the strawberry child still rest in her bed at home, medical equipment in place. The door gently open to see Yuuzu coming in with flowers that they knew their little sister love, white roses. He went near the vase and replaced the dead ones to new ones then cleaned for a moment before sitting beside his sister.

Yuuzu had grown up still the cheerfulness wasn't there anymore ever since the incident. The memories were still fresh like it just happened yesterday.

Two weeks of her coma and a week since Masaki's funeral, Isshin had decided to bring her home and let her sleep there instead here. Isshin's a doctor so in case something happen he would be there to tend his daughter. He began to ready the files for her discharge.

As for the twins, they always visit her and found her still same. They can't focus their school anymore because what happened that day had made their precious little sister enter coma. It's very mysterious, the police can't find the cause of what happened nor found any suspect who had killed their mother and hurt their little sister.

They wanted to help their little sister but what can they do when she's sleeping? Can she truly hear them? Can she feel their worries? They always hope whenever they visit, they would finally see the bright smile their Ichigo always emit. They love her to the point they would be very protective, that made the twins teased about having a sister complex from their father which end up being kicked by Kairin.

Not noticing they began to miss those times, their father lost his teasing after Misaki's death and Ichigo's coma. Well they understood because it's hard to sink in. Like them, their father needs time.

"Ichigo will wake up right?" Yuuzu can't help but asked his twin.

Kairin's eyes soften to his twin brother before turning to their little sister. Kairin took a deep breath and gaze became determine. He need to be strong, for the family's sake. "She surely will Yuuzu. She's our little sis, she'll return to us. I'm sure of it."

"Really?" Yuuzu asked, hope returning but doubt still in place. Kairin smiled and nodded, "Just believe and wait for her okay."

Yuuzu smiled, believing him. "Okay."

Yuuzu can't help but smile on the memory. Even if it's been four years, their hope for Ichigo to wake up was still firing. Their father didn't take long to return to his usual self after they had brought her home. The twins didn't mind and tried to return back to their daily life but they knew they would fully come back when their little sister returned back.

Yuuzu would sometimes saw his father drinking as he cries, releasing the stress he's having ever since. He could tell he never wanted for them to see him in that state so he never showed himself and return to his room. He also witnessed how Kairin beaten one of their upper classmate after speaking ill about their coma sister. Kairin would hardly control his temper but quickly snap when comes to their little sister so he never minds and ignored them as Kairin kept beating them. He's just thankful that one of their friend, Chad's with him to give them a lesson not to mess with their family.

"Hey Ichigo, can you hear me?" Yuuzu asked as he gently took her left hand. He could tell how thin her sister ever since her coma. Ichigo would have grown beautifully if not that incident ever happens. "Yu-nii's here, how are you feeling Ichigo? You know, we really miss you. I hope you return back to us."

Yuuzu said gently in whisper before standing up to kiss her forehead. He missed the fact Ichigo's right hand twitch.

Late night, Ichigo was alone when finally, ever since she entered coma finally had woken up. It was hard at first but with little adjustment she finally succeeds. She was confused of where she was until she recognized it's her room with little difference.

There's medical machines, vase with her favorite flower the white roses then letters sticking on the wall telling her to wake up and get better from different people.

She tried to stand up but no strength made her do so. She felt how funny her body had become before raising her hand. They were long and thin, she doesn't remember having this kind of hands. She tried to move her feet, she can't find a strength to raise them much but noticed how her feet had grown like her hands. Finally, her hair as she remembered she had short hair but now it's too long.

Learning her changes, it made her smile. Like she knew what happened and wasn't frighten from the changes at all. Seeing the night sky surely everyone was asleep so they wouldn't know she's finally back.

She smiled and let her body relax as she closed her eyes, even though she had sleep for so long she knew she need to sleep to see them again, she wondered how much changes and years had passed ever since.

'I'm home…' Her last thought before drifting to sleep.

If noticed, Yuzu and Karin's name were added by one letter to make it more like male names.

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For Karin would be Kairin (Kai a male name means sea) while Yuzu would be Yuuzu (Yuu a unisex name means gentleness).

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Your author here was a beginner writer of Bleach so in case I made something wrong or maybe misplace please let your author know to correct them. Your author haven't watched Bleach ever since so forgive me for some OOCness character, if ever there would be but surely they will.

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