Chizuru: A new story? Why?
Ichigo: This has long since been planned Honsho
Yuzu: I like it
Karin: Of course you would
Chizuru: But what about my story? I was to be the main star
Tatsuki: I don't think anyone would like to comment on that piece of sh
Yuzu: Tatsuki-chan!
Tatsuki: Sorry, sorry
Karin: Since our darling author loves his crossovers this will have elements of a different works. One of which is the works of Ken Akamatsu
Ichigo: This is the start of the Celestial Sagas
Yoruichi: Hopefully things will remain on track
Chizuru: I doubt it!
Yuzu and Karin: Konsu does not own Bleach, Love Hina or Negima! Magister Negi Magi
Urahara (Fan covers his smiling face): Let the games begin!
Ask anyone and the answer would be the same; the Kurosaki Family was far from normal. From the obnoxious eccentric father Isshin Kurosaki, the orange haired Ichigo Kurosaki, the near emotionless Karin Kurosaki, and finally the "Mother" of the family Yuzu Kurosaki. The family was odd there was no other explanation for it. However this point of view on the family only applied to the normal people in society.
To those who knew of the family's origins, the only odd one in the family was one Yuzu Kurosaki. The girl was truly an anomaly. Unlike her siblings and father who could see the spirits of the deceased and the vial spirits of hollows, the girl could not. Even stranger the girl had barely an ounce of spiritual power despite her the blood flowing through her veins. A father who is a Shinigami, a mother who was a Quincy, the girl should be over flowing with power like her brother or showing signs of awakening into them like her sister. Oddly enough there was no sign of this ever happening. The girl was truly an anomaly. It was because of this anomaly a Certain Candy Shop Owner has taken a keen interest in the child.
Something was off about Yuzu Kurosaki and he wanted to know what.
"What secrets are you hiding Kurosaki-chan?"
Kisuke Urahara tilts his hat down and grinned thinking of the fun he would be having, not knowing exactly what kind of trouble his curiosity would be pulling him into. Yoruichi had a clue because it was always the same, and Urahara's curiosity always somehow dragged her along for the ride.
"Yoruichi-san." Urahara grinned and turned Yoruichi's way.
"No." She answered flatly.
"But I haven't."
Urahara started but was interrupted once again.
"No," Yoruichi took a long drink of her glass of milk and slammed it on the table. The table shook from the force of the slam and Urahara jumped. "I won't do it."
"Oh come on. I haven't even asked yet."
"And that's precisely why I'm stopping you before you do."
"And why would you do that?"
"Because I know you and I know once you start talking I'll be roped into whatever you're scheming," Urahara was insulted and it showed, something Yoruichi ignored. "And to avoid that I won't allow you to speak whatever you're scheming. It's my vacation and I won't have you ruin it. I have a date with my daughter and I will not have you ruin that."
"Ah but Yoruichi-san." The famed fan Urahara is known for appeared in his hand. "I just want you to observe Yuzu Kurosaki for a few hours every day," He brought the fan over his face and grinned seeing Yoruichi's glaring face. "It shouldn't hamper your date with Chizuru-chan at all."
That was a lie and Yoruichi knew it. The last time Kisuke said such a thing to her she missed her daughter's fourth grade play. No way in hell she was going to go through with this.
"Think about it this way Yoruichi-san. If I do it there's no doubt Isshin-san would sense me and it would be pretty hard to explain why I was observing his daughter. You however would be undetectable and with your skills you'll notice things I wouldn't," Urahara was trying to butter Yoruichi up, and the woman knew it. "Plus I never said do it now, you can do it after your date. Please Yoruichi-san."
A groan escaped Yoruichi. She really should not have allowed him to talk because she was considering doing it. This always happened and if the pattern follows like it always does, then she would end up doing as requested in the end. Knowing it was better to give in, she did, and would do what her friend asked, but only after her date with her darling daughter.
It had been months since she sent her to that private school and Yoruichi felt it would be best to spoil her darling daughter to appease the anger she was sure to be feeling.
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The Kurosaki Home
A strong aroma hits Ichigo's (18) nose. It was delicious and made his stomach growl. This only meant one thing. Yuzu was fixing something amazing for dinner again. For months his little sister dived in an out of recipe books, cooking channels, and classes trying new dishes on the family. The girl's talent in cooking was something else. Her cooking was so good it made Ichigo wonder more than once if this was Yuzu's power. Like many others, Ichigo believed there was something more to his little sister. He did not know what it could be, but he knew it was there.
"Smells good."
The troubling thoughts were pushed to the side in favor of thinking of the beef Yuzu had marinating in the fridge the past two days. The beef had been cooking for six hours and Yuzu had yet to call anyone to dinner. The smell of the beef was enough to make his mouth water, making it a clear sign that whatever Yuzu was cooking up, it was something delicious. Needing to check out what exactly the little chef was cooking up Ichigo set his book down and made his way down stairs. When he reaches the ground floor he quickly makes his way to the kitchen, but stopped when he saw Karin (14) cursing the villain on the game she was playing.
"Chill out Karin you don't want to break another TV do you?"
An angry glare is the response Ichigo is given from his irritate sister. With a sigh he finally entered the kitchen to find his dad, groaning with his head on the table.
"Yuzuuuuuu, daddy's hungry." He whined.
Hands on her hips, Yuzu gave her dad a frown with a shake of her head.
"No way dad. No more samples for you!" Noticing Ichigo, Yuzu smiled. "Ichi-nii! Sorry for the way, but dinner should be ready soon."
Ichigo takes a seat and nodded his head, already figuring out that much from the state the kitchen was in. There were plates set out on the counter for the family with baked asparagus and grilled potatoes on them. The sight made Ichigo's stomach growl and Yuzu giggled hearing it.
"Just let me cut the meat and we can eat. Go and wash up, everything should be ready when you return. Dad help me set the plates."
Happy to know it was finally time to eat, Ichigo quickly went about washing up for dinner, making sure to tell the cursing Karin to set the game down and wash up as well. Within minutes the family was seated and digging into Yuzu's meal. The wait was worth it. The food was simply amazing. Karin practically inhaled her food like a vacuum, Ichigo was more respectful and shoveled the food down his throat, and Isshin, well he was the best of all, eating with the grace of a person who had not eaten in weeks. Despite the disgust Yuzu felt at the table manners of her family, the girl could not help but smile at them, happy to know they were together and enjoying her food. Nothing could ruin this, at least that what she initially thought until dessert came around.
"Huh?" Questioned Yuzu stun not believing her ears.
"Well yeah," Ichigo felt very uncomfortable at the stares his sisters gave him. Yuzu stared at him like he said her food was the worst thing on the planet and Karin looked ready to cry. "I'll be away for a while, probably a few years. There are a few things that I need to take care of, things only I can take care of. I thought I had more time, but I'll be leaving first thing in the morning. I won't be gone forever, I'll be sure to visit when I can."
Things only got worst from there when Karin spoke up.
"Since we're having surprised announcements, I guess I should go next. The special kendo class I've been attending after school for the past few weeks we'll be having lessons in the mountains for the next couple of months. The lessons will begin the day summer vacation start. Dad already gave his permission so I won't be back until the new term."
A cold silence followed the surprise announcements from the Eldest and Youngest Kurosaki Siblings. While Ichigo thought about the responsibilities in the Soul Society and Karin thought about the training she would receive, Yuzu thought how her family was falling apart. She wanted to cry, to shout at them for abandoning her, but she could not, would not do such a thing, and so she did the only thing she could do.
"Well. Since this is the last time we'll be together for a while let's enjoy the cake I made." Smiled Yuzu setting the chocolate cake on the table.
While the kids chowed down on the cake, Isshin watched them all critically. Nothing got past him when it came to his children. They were all distraught, none more so than Yuzu. The girl carried a lot of weight on her shoulders. For the family she always smiled, for the family she always did what she could to make them all smile, cooking, cleaning, and being there for them when they needed it. Unlike Karin who silently vowed to never cry again for the sake of the family and ichigo who vowed to always protect his family, Yuzu silently vowed to never allow her negative feelings on the surface for the sake of the family. He saw it however, the feelings she never allowed others to see. The child was like her mother with that behavior. He smiled sadly remembering his late wife and the thought of the sadness his children was feeling.
"Oh yeah let daddy get some of this cake too!" Shouted Isshin diving for the cake only for Ichigo and Karin to kick him in the face. The man hits the wall and slides down crying in misery. He wailed and ran to the wall where a poster of his wife was placed. "Oh Masaki why do our children treat their daddy so terribly?"
And though Isshin never said it, he knew his little girl took after him the most and was proud of how she handled the situation. Outside the window having watched the family for hours was Yoruichi in her cat form. She was undetected, something she liked, but what she did not like was what she felt the moment the news the two departing siblings gave. The air outside grew incredibly heavy. For a moment it felt as if someone was releasing their spiritual pressure, but she felt no such power. No, it was as if gravity had increased two folds all at once before. The ground around the house actually cracked. Hell, a bird fell from the sky dead. If it was not for the fact that she was a Shinigami, Yoruichi was sure she would have died like the bird.
This was quite the curious situation. For a moment Yoruichi was glad to have taken this mission from Kisuke.
'Quite curious indeed.'
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The next few weeks had been painful for Yuzu although she refused to show it. The next morning after dinner the night where everything went wrong in a manner of minutes, Ichigo left Karakura. The family and a few friends from his school sent him off, one of which was Tatsuki (18) who gave him a tearful hug and punch to the gut. To hide the depression she felt over the departure of her big brother Yuzu threw herself into cooking. Before school she would cook, during school she would aid in the cafeteria and cook during lunch, after school she would cook, and when the weekend came she would cook. Not once during this time did she lose her smile and frankly no one liked it.
Karin watched her sister cook in a trance for many weeks leading up to her departure. The two rarely spoke when together, something that pained her to no end. Contrary to what Yuzu believed, she knew more about her older sister than she realized. She knew Yuzu was in pain and she knew there was nothing she could do to ease that pain. She had to go, there was no staying where she could not grow in strength and be of no help to her family in the future. She simply refused to allow Ichigo and her father to be the sole protectors of their family. The woman she found, her master was going to train her and she would be stronger by the time she returned.
Master Aoyama would train her into a fine kenshi.
"See ya later. I'll be back by the time school starts. Take care Yuzu, Old Man, and Yuzu don't despair so much we'll be together again soon."
Then there was only one Kurosaki Sibling left. Yuzu spent her days cooking and silently despairing. The only thing keeping her grounded was the black cat that comes around every day for milk. There was something off about the cat, but Yuzu liked her regardless. With her father always working and called away to help at the main hospital, Yuzu only had the cat, Yoruichi as her companion.
Not knowing who the cat really was Yuzu began spilling her heart to Yoruichi during their encounters, telling her things she would not anyone else. As a cat Yoruichi could not speak, but did what she could to be there for the miserable teenager. The things she learned about Yuzu were things she never expected to learn and not all things were negative. For one, she did not know the kindest of the Kurosaki Siblings was quite the ambitious little thing. The girl wanted to own a restaurant one day and opened it in Tokyo. She even envision she would do so by the time she was twenty, maybe even younger. The smirk she wore when she told Yoruichi this would forever be stuck in her mind because it was the same smirk Ichigo gave when he was confident in his abilities and knew that he would never lose.
One day however Yoruichi learned something about Yuzu that no one else knew, something that made Kisuke jump with joy when she told him. It happened during a grocery trip. A hollow attacked. Having been in her cat form at the time she could do nothing but knock Yuzu out and carry her off to protect her. However before she could move the hollow was on the ground in a six foot crater ten feet away from Yuzu. The girl had all her grocery bags in the left, while the right was extended in a thumbs down position.
"Oh my. I don't know what you are but I felt your vile existence in my sky," Said Yuzu to the struggling grounded hollow. "I can't see you that clearly. It seems the more of you I ground the better my sight becomes. It's unfortunate that you choose me as your target you may have lived longer if you had not. I'm sorry, but I'll drop more of the sky on you now."
The crater the hollow was in grew in size until the hollow was destroyed. After killing the hollow Yuzu turned to Yoruichi with a small kind smile and a wink.
"This will be our little secret Yoruichi-chan."
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The Urahara Shop
"So she killed the hollow in her words "drop more of the sky" on it?" Question Urahara slowly.
Finishing the tenth bowl of food Tessai (?) set for her, Yoruichi slammed the bowl on the table and glared at Urahara.
"I'm not repeating it again Kisuke! The girl dropped the sky on the hollow. She used gravity to literally kill it. I had a suspicion when pressure grew outside their home so many weeks ago, but this confirmed it. Yuzu Kurosaki is different from her family, not a Shinigami, not a Quincy, I have no idea what the hell she is but she's not a normal human. Scary enough she can't even see spirits or hollows but rough shapes of them. Her spiritual powers are slowly awakening."
Nodding at the words, Urahara had something else to add however.
"And who knows exactly how long her sky dropping powers have been active. What do you know about this Isshin-san?"
The man had been silent up to this point, honestly surprised at everything he was hearing. Not only had Yoruichi made contact with Yuzu without telling him, the woman had been following her for weeks. He had half a mind to berate the woman for such actions and send Urahara to the hospital for such an act. However his common sense kept him at bay. There was no point in getting violent over something that already passed, especially when they (Yoruichi) discovered something about his daughter he knew nothing about. His curiosity outweighed his anger and he shrugged in response.
"I had no clue, but I'll be keeping a better eye out on her from now on."
A shiver crawled down Yoruichi's spine at the glare Isshin sent her before leaving. A silence followed soon after, a silence that is broken by Urahara.
"Looks like you made him angry Yoruichi-san."
"Shut up Kisuke!"
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Elsewhere
A familiar red-haired girl stood on a building clad in a black suit staring in the direction of the Kurosaki Clinic.
"Kurosaki-kun is gone, the youngest is off training and the father is none the wiser of what is happening and what is to come. Looks like things will be relatively easy for us."
Hands stuffed in her pockets, Chizuru Honsho (18) closed her eyes and shimmered away.
Yuzu: Wow. Looks like I'm the central character
Karin: Don't get full of yourself Yuzu
Yuzu: I would never!
Chizuru: Am I a villain?
Tatsuki: Looks like it
Yoruichi: Seems like elements from Chizuru's Way made it over to this one
Ichigo: Sounds like you don't like it
Yoruichi: I don't mind actually
Chizuru: I'm still important yay!
(Tatsuki grumbles under her breath)
Chizuru: What was that?
Tatsuki: I didn't get a talking role in the first chapter and I'm supposed to
(Yuzu and Karin jumps on Tatsuki's back and covers her mouth)
Karin and Yuzu: No spoilers Tatsuki-chan
Urahara: A short chapter but this was only the introduction. We'll see you all real soon
