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Full Summary: Ichigo Kurosaki is walking around Karakura Town. He winds up at the park where he sees a few silhouettes. Upon closer inspection, he sees many masculine men in a circle and a figure on the ground. He rescues the boy on the ground. Who is this strange kid? And why is Ichigo so protective of him? AU IchigoxToshiro
Chapter 1: First Glance
~Ichigo's POV~
"I'm home!" I say as I walk through the door. My dad tries to kick me, but I sidestep and he goes flying through the door. "Dad, I'm not in the mood. Spirits were harassing me all day. Not only that, a bunch of cats kept following me. It was hard to do my shopping. That reminds me: Yuzu! Here's the ingredients for dinner tonight!"
"Thank you, Ichi-nii!" Yuzu comes flying towards me with a frying pan. She rams into me for a hug and keeps the frying pan away from me. She then takes the groceries and leaves me puzzled.
"She was very lonely today, Oni-chan. I had soccer practice today and dad had to leave for a meeting." Karin chimes, walking through the door with her soccer ball in its net slung across her back.
"Hey Karin. How was-"
"Ooowaaaah!" Isshin screams as he punches me in the gut. He also grabs my hair and throws me into the other room.
"What the hell, dad?!"
"You let-" Isshin couldn't finish his sentence. My fist connected with his jaw and sent him crashing into the wall. "How could he do this to me? Masaki, our son is so mean!" Isshin hugs the portrait of my mom and cries.
"I'm out of here." I say, annoyed.
"Wait! Dinner hasn't even been started yet! I was going to make your favorite!" Yuzu cries.
"Don't worry, I won't be back too late. I'll warm it up later." I smile, and leave.
Riiing, Riiing, Riing.
I answer my cell phone. "Hello?"
"Ichigoooo! Do you want to go to the beach tomorrow?" a voice screams.
"Sorry, Keigo. I'm busy." I hang up the phone and put it back into my pocket. I walk forward. I sit on a bench near the shopping center. A small figure is peeking around the corner. I look at him. He quickly hides in a dark alley.
"Wait!" I run after him, wondering who he is. There wasn't a chain on his chest, so he isn't a spirit. Then who is he? A homeless boy? I turn the corner and see boxes strewn around. I quietly move each box to see if the boy is in one of them. Before long, I have checked all of the boxes and there is no sign of him.
I start to turn around, when I hear a noise. I scan the area around me, and see the boy sprawled on the ground. He has spiky white hair and piercing blue-green eyes. As I near him, he cringes.
"Don't come any closer!" The voice is deep. How could a child have such a deep voice? He must be older than I originally thought.
"I won't hurt you. Who are you?" I quietly ask.
"Leave me alone!" The boy throws a box at me, and then runs away. I start to get impatient, but know it is futile to continue chasing him.
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The door to my house swings open. I take a step inside and find that Yuzu and Karin are waiting for me. "Welcome back home, Ichi-nii!" they say in harmony. "Here's your dinner!" Yuzu hands me my plate. I eat it slowly, savoring the taste.
"Thank you Yuzu. It was delicious! I'll be going to my room now. See you two in the morning." I get up, put my plate in the dishwasher, and go to my room. My bed creaks as I lay on it. Who was that boy? Why was he frightened of me? Is he homeless? Questions swirl around my head, but I have no answers for them. I change into my pajamas and dive under the covers. Again, the same questions torment me. I fall into a restless sleep; tossing and turning.
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The sun streams through my window, waking me up. Images flash through my mind: a boy with white hair cowering in fear; the same boy on the ground, yelling at me through chattering teeth; the boy running away after throwing a box at me. What is wrong with me? Why can't I stop thinking bout him?!
"Ichigo! Breakfast!" Karin yells, knocking on my door.
"Be there in a minute." I put on some clothes and head downstairs. We eat breakfast in silence, and we all head off to do our own things. Karin goes to the field to play soccer with her friends, dad got a patient to tend to, Yuzu is working as the nurse and cleaning the house at the same time, and I'm going to walk around Karakura Town.
I find myself in the busy shopping center. I walk around the stores, peeking into the alleyways. I don't see the boy from before. A food vendor is up ahead, so I buy some snacks. I continue walking, and wind up at the park. There, I see a bunch of silhouettes. I get closer, careful to be silent. There is a circle of masculine men and a small figure lying on the ground. I can hear voices, but they sound muffled. Again, I creep up towards the men and hide in the bushes.
"…Never steal food from us again."
"…Consequences…"
"Little brat…"
I start to get angry and approach the men silently and in full view. One of them spots me, points at me and blurts, "Who the hell are you?"
They all start to laugh.
"Fresh meat!" one of them says.
"He better watch out!" another replies.
"This is gonna be fun!"
They break formation and walk towards me, revealing the figure on the ground. It's that boy from yesterday! They form a circle around me and start cracking their knuckles and necks in order to look scary and intimidating. One of them throws a punch towards me, but I catch the fist.
"You just messed with the wrong guy." I growl. I send kicks to the face of the man in front of me, while simultaneously throwing the guy whose fist I caught. The men try to jump on me, but I sidestep them and start punching and kicking them one at a time. When I'm done, they all run away crying, "Mommy, mommy!"
I turn my attention towards the boy. He cowers away from me. "Leave… me… alone…" He says in between breaths. He tries to scoot away from me, but winces from the pain. I quickly scoop him up bridal style and run as fast as I can back home.
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