Chizuru: Okay, people, this is my first time writing in English as it isn't my mother langueage, so there could be mistakes (and I'm pretty sure there will be). Hope you will like this story.

- It's after the Inheritance arc (Shimon battle)

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR, it belongs to Amano Akira. 'cause if I did, it would be yaoi :3

Yuu couldn't take it anymore. He must run away or it will be even worse than it is now. He quickly grabbed a bag from under his bed, got some clothing in it, sleeping bag and all money he had from the jobs he did. When he had everything packed, he went to the front door, put his shoes on and ran out of the house he was living last 14 years. He couldn't call it home, because his family had treated him nothing more than a servant... more like a slave. He did all work around the house, from cooking to taking care of the garden. But that still wasn't satisfying to them. They hated him and Yuu knew it. Maybe it was because of his appearance, because no one has silver-white hair from first day of their birth. And there was the fact that he looked like a girl – long eyelashes, light pink lips, creamy skin, small body and scrawny. But that was beside the point. They were always beating him; sometimes it ended with little blood. But today it took a whole new level.

Why?

Because the man he called his father took a knife from kitchen and stabbed him all the way from his right shoulder to his left lower back. The man wanted to do more, but Yuu was fast to react and hit him to one pressure point. Thanks to this the man was K.O. on the floor. Yuu wasted no time and ran to his room to get packed and leave Tokyo.

Now he was at the train station, waiting for the train to arrive. He decided that he would live in Namimori. A town not so far from Tokyo, but at the same time not so close.

He didn't have to wait long and the train was here. He got on the train and took a seat near the door.

The ride didn't last long and he soon found himself in Namimori.

First, he must find a place to stay and then some job.

Today it seemed that Kami-sama didn't hate him, because he didn't have to go around the town for long and found apartments. They were in good state from outside. He wondered if there was a vacant flat or not and how much it would cost.

As he was standing here, he didn't notice a person approaching him and wouldn't for a long time if the person didn't tap him on the shoulder. He didn't expect it, so he was startled, but what was more was the fact that it was the shoulder his father had stabbed him into. When Yuu turned around, he found out that the person was an old man (Yuu guessed he was maybe 50+).

"Yes? Do you need something?" he politely asked.

The old man chuckled a little and then he said. "Shouldn't I be the one saying that, young man? Why are you staring at these apartments?"

"Well... I was wondering if there was a vacant flat and where the owner is..." answered Yuu. To be honest, he was nervous, because he didn't talk much with people and was rather a loner than a friendly person.

The old man smiled at Yuu and said. "I'm the owner and there is a vacant flat. By the way, my name is Yamada Minoru."

Yuu felt a little embarrassed and blushed slightly, and then he too introduced himself. But there is this fact that Kami-sama might really hate him, because he didn't expect himself to say this name. "It's pleasure to meet you, I'm Ama-"he stopped. He really didn't want to say the name of the family that treated him like a slave and trash. But then he said the unexpected name. "Urahara Miu." That was when he realised, what he said. Miu. That is girl's name! Why did he say it? Why?

The old man was quiet for a while. "Oh, then I'm sorry I called you a boy, when you're a girl. You could have said that you're a girl; my sight has been not that good lately. Maybe I should go to doctor..." he muttered the last part to himself, but Yuu could hear him just fine. Yamada then sighed and motioned for Yuu to follow him. They went up the stairs and stopped in front of one door. The old man then pulled keys out of his pocked and unlocked the door. He showed Yuu around the flat.

It wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. The flat has small kitchen with everything that was needed in it. It surprised Yuu a little, because he didn't expect that there would be even dishes, pots and silverware (not really silver ok?). The bathroom had bath and shower in one, so it was another surprise for Yuu. He expected a bath OR shower, not both. Then there were two rooms and Yuu instantly decided that the bigger one would be living room, meanwhile the smaller one would be bedroom.

But the biggest surprise about this flat was that it wasn't even expensive... rather cheap for something like this and it looked like it was recently repaired.

Yamada-jii-san didn't need that much money and he said Yuu that the price was always like this and that he didn't intend to put up the price of any of the apartments. He then said that in these apartments are mostly university students and that they didn't have much money. Yamada sometimes hear them calling this place dormitory. When he said this he laughed and Yuu couldn't help but smile a little.

Where were so thing he needed to sign, but Yamada-jii-san said they will do it tomorrow. So Yuu took this opportunity and went to look for some job.

And as he was going he thought that his life can be better without the Amano family, family he was living before.