A/N: Ok everyone this is Ch. 1 of Torn Apart. I hope you all enjoy it. I may change the title later, this is the only one that came to mind right now. Anyway, let me know what you think! I'd really appreciate it! =)

I DO NOT OWN BLEACH. I own my character Kayura and any other character I may make at a later time.

"Stand aside, little girl."

"No. I won't let you hurt my friends anymore. You will take me in her place, or you will die here."

"You are very foolish if you think you can stand against me."

"Then I guess I must be a complete idiot… because I KNOW I will defeat you..." /?! Where is he?!/

A cold blade was pressed against her throat. "I told you, you are very foolish. I will be back for you. You agreed to take your friends place, I will, however, need approval and proof of your claims. Twelve hours is what you will have to say your good-byes. You will not tell anyone of this encounter. You will wear this bracelet, that way; no one will see you or sense you. You may say goodbye to three people, seeing as you are doing this on your own accord."

"I understand…" He was gone in an instant, and she was back in her home.

/That dream again… Who is that man? / A young teenage girl thought as she wiped the steam from the mirror and stared at herself. She had been having that same exact dream since she moved to Karakura a little less than a week ago. She had come here to be closer to her cousin Orihime. Her brother had died a few years ago, her parents had offered for Orihime to come live with them, but she refused. Now, Kayura had moved to Karakura to be closer to her and to get out of her old school. She was having some issues with the people there and some of the teachers. She sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was dreading to have to put on that uniform and the tiny ass skirt.

Once she was dressed, she did her makeup and hair. She never liked those girls that caked on their makeup and eye liner. She put on some soft eye shadow and mascara. She skipped the liner; she never really cared for it anyway. Once she was satisfied with her makeup, she fixed her hair. She just decided to dry it and leave it down. Her hair was jet black with short, choppy layers. It stopped around her waist. Her hair was very long and she loved it. She had put some icy blue streaks in it a week ago before she left home. Kayura's mother was not too thrilled about it, but since she was leaving she paid her mother's comments little attention. Once she was satisfied with her look, Kayura grabbed her bag and walked outside, locking the door behind her.

While walking to school, she sensed some rather odd things. / What the hell is going on around here? / Kayura thought to herself. Things felt really strange around Karakura, but she shrugged it off, blaming it on her anxiety about a new school. She continued walking, and noticed a young boy standing by a tree. Kayura paused for a moment, thinking it was strange for such a young boy to be alone, so she walked over to him.

"Hey there sweetie." She said with a smile. "What are you doing out here alone?" Kayura asked as she approached the boy. The boy looked at her in utter shock.

"Wait, y-you can see me?!" the boy exclaimed happily. Kayura was confused for a moment, and then it dawned on her.

"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't realize-"Kayura couldn't finish the sentence. She had been able to see ghosts since she was a child. No one ever knew, she was afraid they would all think she was crazy. She had just recently developed the ability to talk to them however. It was something Kayura had been trying very hard to work on. She smiled at the boy and continued talking.

"Well why are you still here then? Is there something you needed to do?" she asked the young boy. He couldn't have been older than 6, maybe 7 years old. She couldn't fathom what unfinished business such a young child had.

"I just wanted to see my parents again…" The boy said sadly. Kayura nodded, completely understanding.

"Well, I'll take you to your house and you can see your parents. If you don't mind though, I'm just going to keep walking. I think it would look a little strange if I just walked up to your house." Kayura said with a laugh. The boy laughed as well.

"Thank you so much! By the way my name is Ty." The boy said happily.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kayura." She said with a smile as they started walking. "Ok, now where do you live?" She asked.

"Just up the street a little bit." Ty said pointing down the road. Kayura nodded. / Easy enough I guess. / She thought as they walked down the street.

-At School-

It took a little longer in the office than Kayura would have liked. They misplaced her schedule and registration so in order not to be late, she had to sprint to her classes. She got inside the door just as the bell rang. Naturally, everyone stared. The teacher looked at her rather confused. She apologized profusely and handed the note from the office to her teacher explaining why she was late.

"Well you weren't exactly late but good to know what the problem was. Please have a seat Ms. Inoue." Kayura thanked her teacher and glanced around for an empty seat. Then she saw an empty seat near the back of the room. She smiled when she saw who it was by.

"Kayura?!" the girls voice shouted. Kayura laughed at her embarrassment as the teacher told her to quiet down.

"Hey Orihime. Long time no see. We'll talk after class." Kayura said taking her seat and grabbing her notebook out to take some notes."

A few minutes had passed and Kayura was looking down at her book, keeping up with the teacher when a piece of paper landed on her desk. Surprised, she looked up to see who the note was from. Since no one was looking at her, she was a little confused until she was tapped on the back. / Ok, so it came from behind me. Got it. / Kayura thought as she opened the note.

Ok well I take it you know Orihime, judging by the way she shouted when you walked into the room. Haha. My name is Ichigo Kurosaki. Welcome to Karakura.

Kayura smiled and wrote back. Why not?

Nice to meet you Ichigo. I'm Kayura Inoue. I am Orihime's cousin. I just moved here about a week ago. Anything I should know about this place to make things easier?

She passed the note over her shoulder and Ichigo took it from her. He smiled as he read it, although Kayura couldn't see it. Neither she nor Ichigo noticed the look they were getting from a person the both knew. Orihime was glancing sideways at the two of them passing the note back and forth. Ichigo never did things like that. He hardly even spoke to people anyway. / So why is he… / Orihime thought somewhat bitterly to herself.

This place is pretty decent. Nothing too bad ever really happens. Now as for things you can do to make living here easier? Avoid this one guy name Keigo. He's pretty annoying, but sadly a friend of mine. I can show you around if you'd like after school if you're not busy.

Ichigo tapped Kayura on the shoulder signaling for her he had finished his response. Kayura reached around her side for the note, Ichigo put it in her hand. Orihime was getting really upset. She was happy Kayura seemed to have a friend, but, did it have to be Ichigo? Then she saw Kayura's body start shaking after reading something in the note.

Well that's good to know I guess, Ichigo. I'll have to remember that. And no I'm not busy after school. I wouldn't mind being shown around. I haven't really had much time to look around since I got here. I've been busy unpacking and getting everything set.

Kayura handed the note back to Ichigo, after that it wasn't passed again. Orihime was happy about that much, but she also felt bad for feeling that way. If Ichigo liked her, there was nothing she could do.

Once class was over, Orihime turned to Kayura and hugged her. Kayura hugged her back.

"It's so nice to see you again Kayura. How have you been?" Orihime asked as she packed up her bag.

"It's been pretty good. Can't complain, just had some issues back at my old school so my parents thought it would be better if I moved here near you and went to school with you. Something about being a good influence on me." Kayura said waiving her hand pretending it was nothing important. She laughed a little, not being able to keep a straight face. Orihime laughed as well.

"So Kayura where is your next class?" Orihime asked. Kayura handed her schedule over.

"Wow we're in most of the same classes! All of the but the next one." Orihime said happily. Ichigo took her schedule and looked at it as well.

"Hey you're in all of my classes. I can show you around then." Ichigo said looking at Kayura as he handed her schedule back to her.

"Works for me. I hate looking for my classes. I feel like such an idiot." Kayura said as they started walking out of the room.

"I'll see you next period Orihime." Kayura said smiling. Orihime just nodded and forced a smile. The group parted ways, or rather, Ichigo and Kayura walked off and Orihime just watched the two of them. They were already talking and laughing. Orihime turned and started walking to her class.

When Ichigo and Kayura reached their next class, Ichigo had Kayura sit by him again. They continued talking until the bell rang for class. They didn't pass a note this time, just paid attention to class and took their notes. When class was over, they met up with Orihime for their third class.

"Uhg, I'm starving. I shouldn't have skipped breakfast this morning." Kayura mumbled. Orihime and Ichigo laughed.

"Not long until lunch Kayura. Just need to get past this class." Orihime offered. Kayura sighed as they entered the classroom. Again, Kayura sat by the two of them. She was happy to have someone she knew in all of her classes.

"Orihime where's Tatsuki? I haven't seen her at all today." Ichigo asked. Kayura stopped listening to the conversation and got her stuff out for class. She noticed someone starting at her and when she smiled at him, he just pushed his glasses up on his nose and turned away. / Well aren't we just a jack-ass… / Kayura thought to herself bitterly. Once class started she just ignored everything and paid attention. She wanted to do better here than she had at her old school. It was a fresh start for her and she wanted to take full advantage of it.

"Finally… LUNCH! I'm starving!" Kayura exclaimed grabbing her lunch from her locker. Orihime laughed at her cousin.

"Come on, Ichigo and the others are waiting for us with a table, hopefully." Orihime said that last part with some emphasis. Kayura nodded, not really caring where she sat at the moment, she just wanted to eat something.

"Orihime, Kayura, over here." Ichigo stood up and waived his hand to get their attention. Kayura and Orihime walked over to the table.

"Hey now, Ichigo who is this beauty? My name is Keigo Asano, and it's-"There was a loud crack and Keigo was suddenly on the ground grabbing his head.

"OW OW OW! Ichigo what was that for?!" Keigo whined. Kayura was trying really hard not to laugh, it was rather funny.

"For being an idiot. That's what it was for. She's new so leave the girl alone." Ichigo said sounding a little pissed. "Told you to stay away from him." He added, smirking at Kayura.

"Well if that's the case then I'll go eat alone then seeing as he's here with you guys." Kayura said grabbing her bag and turning around. Ichigo grabbed her wrist.

"Hey, wait I was just kidding…" Ichigo said sounding really upset. Kayura turned and smiled at Ichigo.

"Yeah I know. Just had to mess with you back Ichigo." Kayura laughed at his expression. It was priceless. Ichigo smiled and turned back to the group. They all sat down and started talking about random things. Ichigo moved and sat next to Kayura.

"So how do you like your fist day so far?" he asked his new friend.

"I like it. I really do so far. I love that I have Orihime in my classes. Part of the reason I moved here was to be closer to her. She and I were really close when we were little. So I took the first chance I had to come here. That and I had some problems at my old school. Always got into fights and things like that. So here is my fresh start. And I really like the fact that I made a friend as soon as my first class started." Kayura finished laughing as Ichigo smiled.

"Glad you like it. Oh and as for after school, we still on?" he asked, hoping she would say yes. He wasn't sure why he was doing this. There was something he wanted to ask her, but he could just as easily ask her now as later. It was probably better if he asked while they were alone. He smiled when Kayura nodded. Kayura turned back to Orihime and started talking with her for the rest of lunch. Ichigo couldn't help but look at her every once in a while. There was something else about her, other than what he saw earlier.

The rest of the day was relatively uneventful. Kayura, Orihime and Ichigo went to their classes, they talked a little bit, but that was it. Ichigo said he would meet Kayura at the entrance to the school. She had gone to her locker and was on her way to the entrance.

"Hey Ichigo, you ready?" Kayura said walking up to him. He moved off the wall he was leaning on and nodded. They walked in silence for a few moments and then Ichigo turned to her.

"Alright Kayura, I have a question for you, and I'm sorry if it's personal or comes out wrong but I want to know." Ichigo paused for a moment before he continued. "This morning, I saw you talking to a little boy and… I know he's a ghost." Kayura stopped walking and was staring at the ground. She looked up at Ichigo for a moment before speaking.

"Well, that secret didn't last too long here." Kayura said with a half-smile.

"Look I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry. I just, I have the same ability. I can see and talk to ghosts as well." Kayura look at Ichigo in shock. She had never met someone with the same ability as her.

"Are you serious?! That's awesome! I've never met anyone else who could do that!" Kayura was so ecstatic. Ichigo smiled. He and Kayura walked to the park instead of going home. They both sat down on the swings and just talked for hours. They shared stories about ghost they had seen or spoken to in the past, about their lives, just anything they could think of.

A few hours had passed and the sun was starting to set.

"Damn, guess we better get home." Ichigo said scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, it is getting late. This was nice Ichigo. I had never told anyone before, and it feels really good to have someone else to talk to about it." Ichigo smiled and helped Kayura stand up.

"Yeah, you're the only one I've ever told as well. I gotta say I like having someone to talk to as well."

They both started to walk back toward their houses. Little did they know that someone was watching them, more so Kayura.

"That's the girl?" a male voice asked.

"Yes. Keep an eye on her. Get close to her." Another, deeper male voice replied.

"Understood." The first voice answered.