A story of three Soul Reapers. The first is one who desperately wants to improve and prove himself. The second makes a strategic move, like another, becoming separated from her friends. And the third has his soul shared with one that is not wanted. Three who started their journey in the Rukongai.
"Come on! Please give me the last of my share to play some shogi." Kairi Unabara, silver-blue hair, loves to play Japanese chess, and loves to swim.
"No. You never win any of the prizes and besides, you don't want to go hungry. Do you?" Yoh Midori, the eldest of the three, calm and maintains their money.
"You're so mean Yoh!"
"Kairi can have my share. After all it's only you and her that need to eat." Suzaku Ochi, short, shy, and the only one of the three without much spiritual pressure.
Yoh sighed, "Just because you don't need to eat doesn't give you a reason not to. We'll be spending the rest of my pay on food for all three of us." Kairi looked mutinously at Yoh and ran ahead to their home. "Suzaku I've been thinking."
"Yes what is it?"
"We should go see Momo tomorrow. After all we want to see Momo off to the Academy on her first day, don't we? Maybe even say hello to 'Shiro-chan.'" He smiled and walked ahead. Suzaku stopped. None of them had seen Momo since she had applied for the Academy. They had at last received news that she had been accepted. Toshiro, Momo's close friend, was the same age as Suzaku but had noticeably more spiritual energy then Kairi. But not as much as Yoh. Toshiro had never been very pleasant towards any of them. Yoh may have looked young but was older by at least ten years and was vastly more mature. As the walked into the entrance way Yoh stopped.
"I think I'll sleep outside tonight." He had a faraway look on his face. Their house had originally belonged to Yoh and his parents, but they had been killed by a rare Hollow attack. So when Kairi and Suzaku showed up Yoh gladly let them stay. The sunset gave off vivid red and orange colour.
"Okay then. I'll see you tomorrow Yoh." Kairi was already asleep on the floor. Suzaku stepped inside and was soon asleep as well. Yoh climbed his favorite tree to watch the sun set. Slowly his eyes began to close. But was rudely awakened in the morning,
"Hurry up we're going to miss her! She only has a few hours before she has to leave and you're walking way to slow, Yoh!" But as they were almost there he saw no point in speeding up. Toshiro's grandmother was at the front waiting for them.
"They went down to the river a short while ago, my grandson was complaining about the heat. So they'll be there until Momo has to change into her uniform."
"Okay, let's hurry up and get there." Kairi and Suzaku ran out of the entrance way down to the river just across the path.
"What can you expect from someone with such an icy personality," Yoh looked over and could see the spiky white hair from where he was standing. "Hey you guys wait for me!" Momo was standing in the water try to convince Toshiro to come in.
"No way! You'll just complain when I freeze the water anyway."
"Oh come on 'Lil Shiro. It's my last day here, I promise I won't... Oh, hey you guys!" Suzaku and Kairi were running full speed towards the river. "Hey wait stop you two!" But unfortunately Suzaku tripped, slammed into Kairi, and both went rolling down the hill. SMASH! "Uhhhnnn, are you okay?" Kairi jumped up.
"I'm just fine!" She run dazedly to a slope above the river and jumped off. Suzaku still out of it, had slammed right into Toshiro.
"Suzaku, get off. Of. Me." Momo lifted Suzaku up and put him down on the bank. "Thanks Momo... and don't call me 'Lil Shiro!" She smiled, jumped back in the river and swam out to were Kairi was floating.
"Hey Toshiro, how's it going?" Yoh walked calmly up behind Toshiro and patted his head. Twitch.
"Don't do that!" He quickly darted behind Yoh and pushed him in the river. Yoh freaked out.
"Hey, what was that for? You know I hate water. Come on if I had gone any deeper I could have..." But he got no further.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Everyone was laughing at him. Then again his normally well kept hair was plastered to his face which gave him the appearance of a monkey. "Ha ha ha!" It was rather funny. They spent the rest of the morning swimming, fishing (as Yoh would often do), and the eating breakfast Toshiro's grandma had made for them. All too soon Momo had to leave.
"Alright I'll see you guys later then. You too 'Lil Shiro."
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that, Momo?"
"I'll call you your real name when you go to the same school as me! I'll be living in the dorms from now on, but I'll visit on my vacations." And she ran off, her friends waving goodbye.
Toshiro replied, " Don't hurry back Momo, you bed wetter!"