DISCLAIMER: blah blah blah, i don't own Bleach! isn't it obvious?? xD

Anyways, the main character and my OC is Kurosaki Kinomi [Last, First], she just turned 12 in the flashback and is now 14 :]

ONWARDS!!

I didn't want to open my eyes in fear of what I would see. White lights, making the blinding white walls even brighter, the heart monitor, and dozens of tubes, needles and what else there is in a hospital room.

"If she's lucky she may live past 12, but if we don't find a cure, we're positive she won't make it past 18."

"I understand..." I heard my father reply.

"You run a clinic Kurosaki-San, surely you've already known this?" I heard the doctor said softly.

"Yes I have, but I was hoping that I was wrong and she just had some sort of flu."

They talked some more, and then the doctor left.

"You can open your eyes now, Kinomi. I know you're awake..." my dad said.

I made a small whining sound and did as I was told, "Hey dad..." I said hoarsely, trying to smile in an attempt to make him smile too... it worked... kinda...

"Is it true... what the doctor said?" I asked.

He only nodded, bowing his head down a little. It was one of those rare times where he was actually serious about something. Though I would like to see him serious more often, I didn't want him to be sad, and it was just natural for me to try to lift up everyone's mood.

"Hey, he said that I would live past 12 if I'm lucky, and I only turned 11 two weeks ago. It means I have another year at least."

He chuckled and ruffled up my hair, "We'll just make the most of it and hope for a cure. I can't hog you all to myself now, your brother and sisters want to see you."

"Ok!" I smiled, sitting up from the hospital bed.


"So how does it feel to finally be 12?" My brother asked as we walked home together from school.

"It feels the same as it was when I was 11. How does it feel to already be 13, Ichigo?" I laughed.

"The same as it was when I was 12," he smiled, ruffling my hair, but his smiled soon dropped.

I sighed, "Stop thinking about it Ichigo, you're only going to make yourself feel worse. Save it for when I actually d-"

"Don't say it Kinomi, please... don't you EVER say it..." his eyes were begging me to shut up.

I quickly closed my mouth, "Ok... I won't. I promise."

"Good."

We finally reached home and Ichigo walked in first, already knowing what's coming for him.

"Ichigoooooo!" Dad shouted, aiming a kick towards his head.

"Ah!" They fell together on the hard wooden floor, trying to punch and kick each other's face.

"Stop it you old man!"

"Old man?! You should respect your father more!"

"Maybe if you stop being so immature!"

I chuckled, walking around them and threw my bag on the couch. The smell of food crawling under my nose was pulling me towards the kitchen.

"Yuzu, you made all this?" I asked my sister and glanced at the fully prepared meal sitting on the table.

Usually, she would only make something simple like rice, then wait for me to come home and help her finish out the rest that she couldn't do.

"Yeah!" She grinned proudly. "Well actually, Karin helped me out a little bit. I figured you shouldn't cook tonight since it's your birthday. Tell me what you think of it! I made all the stuff that you like but I've never cooked any of it before. I only learned from watching you."

I took a piece of fried eggs that she pushed towards me and ate it, "Wow, it tastes pretty good for your first try. Good job kid."

"Thank you!" she smiled widely.

The three of us turned to the floor where the "men" of the family were still trying to wrestle it out.

"Hey, the food is going to get cold if you don't stop fighting!" Yuzu said.

"Forget it Yuzu, this is how they bond. It's best to just leave them alone for a while," Karin sighed.

I chuckled and turned back to the table, only to find a ghost floating in front of me and making faces. I groaned, "I can see you..."

He stopped and turned around to see nobody, then turned back to me and pointed at himself as if to say 'me?'. I nodded, "Yeah, you."

He gulped and quickly floated away.

"Another one?" Yuzu asked.

"Yeah," I replied.

After dinner, I went to go for a walk. When they asked me why, I only shrugged. "I don't know... something is just telling me to go..." I trailed off.

"You want me to come with you?" Ichigo asked.

I shook my head, "No, it's okay Ichigo. I'll be fine."

"Just be back before dark," he said.

"Okay, mother!" I stuck my tongue out and ran outside before he could protest. I laughed quietly to myself while heading in a random direction.

Somehow, I had a bad feeling about going outside. But something was just urging me to go. Pretty soon, I was about 10 blocks from home and I stopped walking.

I glanced at the sky, "Crap, it's almost dark. I should get home before I get a scolding from a certain brother..." I sighed and turned around.

Ichigo has always looked out for me and my younger sisters. Our dad can be immature sometimes so Ichigo feels like it's his responsibility, especially since he's the eldest, though only older than me by a year. I'm usually like the "mother", since I'm the oldest female, and Yuzu takes over when I'm not there.

"Oh man... it's getting dark!" I groaned, breaking out into a sprint, I was still about 7 blocks from home.

I was feeling okay and normal. I haven't had another "episode" for a while now, so I thought I was starting to get better. But after a minute or two, a sharp pain exploded throughout my body. I gasped and collapsed to the ground on my knees.

My hand flew up to my mouth as I began coughing up blood. 'Oh no, I shouldn't have walked so far, so I could've gotten home faster!"

I panicked as thoughts ran through my head, 'I'll make it through! I have to!' My fingers struggled getting my cellphone out of my pocket, before fumbling with the numbers.

"Hello?" A bored voice answered.

"K-Karin!" I coughed.

"Onee-san?!"

"7 blocks from home... near the broken lamppost..." was all I managed to say before I started getting lightheaded and dropped my phone. My coughing stopped and I was laying on the ground, barely breathing. '...I never got to say goodbye to anyone...'

A lone tear slipped out of my eye and dropped to the pavement beside me...

Suddenly, as if nothing had happened at all, my eyes flew open and I was...floating?!

I looked down and saw my body, then looked at my own self to see that I could see through myself.

"Am I...dead?..." I said to myself.

"Yes you are."

A man in dressed in black with a sword strapped on his side had appeared in front of me.

'No...this can't be..."

I rubbed my fingers together nervously. What's going to happen to me now? Will I just float around here for the rest of my life?

"I have to send you to Soul Society," the man interrupted my thoughts.

"Soul...Society?" I asked, fear shown clearly in my eyes when he pulled his sword out.

"Yeah, don't be scared. Many souls are there too, it's my job as a shinigami to help you get there. All I have to do is put the back of my zanpakuto to your head and you'll be there in no time."

"Can you wait a few minutes though? Please?"

He raised an eyebrow at my request. Ichigo can see souls too, so I can wait for him to get here and tell him goodbye before I'm sent away.

The man in strange clothing was about to answer me, when a nasty sounding roar filled my ears. "We don't have time to wait!" he shouted, pulling me away.

"What is that sound?!" I yelled.

"A hollow!"

"What's a h-?"

But my question was answered when a giant black...thing... with a white mask appeared in front of us.

"I have to send you there NOW!"

"No! I have to wait for my brother to get here!" I protested and held back a scream as that "hollow" thing slashed through his left sleeve and cut his arm.

"We can't wait any longer! I have to send you before it turns you into a hollow too," and that was it.

He pressed the handle of his sword on my forehead and I was sent to Soul Society.

I had arrived in Junrinan,part of the west Rukongai district. People living in this area were nice and caring, and I had sort of a family here with a few other people. We were in District 1, the closest to Seireitei, where the shinigami live.

The few months that I was in Junrinan, I had learned a lot from everyone. And it was soon my goal to be a shinigami after I learned that they get sent to the world of living sometimes for missions. So I can find my family and finally say goodbye.

I applied for Shinou Academy the moment I found out I had some spiritual energy, which was enough to get me in. Before I knew it, I had graduated and was off to the Gotei 13. I thought that was the beginning of my new life, but it was only just the prolouge.


I'm 14 now. Since I was in Soul Society, my age still increases, but my appearance isn't catching up as fast.

I was laying on the roof of the 13th division, which was the division I was in. My eyes were closed and relaxed. Ukitake taichou was giving me a break from paperwork today since he was in bed for the past week, and I had to do his work too. After some protesting from me, he finally pushed me out and told me to relax.

But that relaxation didn't last long.

"Kinomi, come quickly!"

I opened my eyes to see my captain on the roof as well.

"Ukitake-Taichou... what is it?" I ask, standing up.