CHAPTER 1

A second chance!

Ichigo had always known that he had many regrets, but the biggest of his life was probably that he couldn't save a person he had held dear. Ichigo had lost two, but only one he remembered and he would have done everything to bring the soul back to life. He had lost the soul to the death and he always regretted it with the thought 'I could have saved him'.

Ichigo regret was felt by the soul king himself even thought Ichigo had lost all his powers and had become a normal human again. Mugetsu had taken all his powers, but still not his memories and e would have remembered. His guilt was even worse than with his mother but he held a strong facade to not worry the people around him. He would do anything to bring his dear one back into existents, even if that meant that he would die himself.

The soul king had watched his actions for a long time and had decided to grant the boy one wish. He went into one of Ichigos dreams where he noticed that Ichigo was sitting at the site of an old house and just watching with a happy smile how they were alive here. He didn't look guilty ridden anymore and his smile even warmed the heart of the soul king. He really regretted to only be able to fulfill one wish to the boy. He stepped forward and Ichigo noticed right away. He looked at him and the soul king noticed that Ichigo already knew it was only a dream of his and that they had died. The beautiful scene around them shattered like glass and the only thing that was left was a white world of nothingness.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, I came here to grant you one wish." Ichigo looked a bit surprised but answered directly:

"Can you bring back the two persons that I held dear and lost?" Ichigo asked calmly and now it was the soul kings turn to be surprised.

"How do you remember what happened with the Memory Rosary? I thought that all the memories had disappeared!"

"They have and I don't even remember her face anymore, but I remember she existed and she was alive like a person. For me she wasn't just an item that moved around she was a living being with the right to be alive and make memories! I only now that she was there and that she disappeared without me being able to do anything. Once I held something close to my heart I won't let it go, even when my memories about this person had already vanished and disappeared." Ichigo said in a calm but sad tone. The soul king really did wish to be able to grant him more than one wish but he couldn't so the only thing he could do was tell Ichigo what his opinion where!

"I can only bring one person back to life! I can't bring two back to you!" Ichigo smiled sadly at him but seemed to be deep in thoughts and then said:

"If I gave my life for one, could you bring them both back?" Ichigo asked hopefully.

"Your soul would disappear in the process and not even memories would be left for your friends or anyone else to remind that you existed on this earth! Do you really want to do it?" Ichigo gave a determined nod and with one wave Ichigos soul started to just vanish and with it everything that reminded of him.

Muramasa was walking in an endless tunnel of darkness. He had searched for the end for a long time but he had never found it. He stopped walking and looked at the ground. It wouldn't bring him anything to walk anymore; he wouldn't reach the end anyway. It was then when he felt a small tug on his sleeve. He looked down and to his surprise saw a young Ichigo, the boy that had understood his soul at the end, looking up to him.

"You can't give up now! Look, you can already see the end. You only need to walk a few more steps!" The little Ichigo said with a serious look and Muramasa looked up and really saw a light at the end of the tunnel. He stood up and walked toward it. When he looked behind him he noticed that Ichigo hadn't followed and tried to stretch out his hand for Ichigo to reach.

"Use this second change of life wisely Muramasa! You won't get a third. I really hope you will find a special person with whom you can connect!" Ichigo yelled with all his might for Muramasa to still hear. Now it was up to Muramasa to decide how to go on with his life! Muramasa wanted to run back and grip Ichigo but he was already pulled into a different direction. He called out to him; he didn't want to let the only person go that had understood his very core of being. Ichigo only winked and smiled at him. That was really good. Now he had his 'someday' and could use it wisely.

Senna was sitting on a swing always going back and forth. She somehow could never manage to get higher and she couldn't leave the swing ether.

"Need someone to push you?" a little boy like tone said. She looked behind her and saw a little version of Ichigo. She smiled at him and nodded. He started to push the swing so it would go as high as possible.

"Senna, if you had a second change would you take it?" Ichigo asked her suddenly.

"I would really love a second change. It was fun meeting you and you were the first person that told me that I had the right to live. I missed you!" She said with tears in her eyes while trying to look at Ichigo. He smiled warmly at her like when he had rescued her from the plants that surrounded her.

"Senna do you want to go even higher?" he asked with a happy tone of voice. She nodded happily and Ichigo pushed with all his might. "The next time you are that high up, be careful that you don't fall down. I can only give you your second change. Live a happy life and don't waste it. Be happy!" He said while she looked confused at him. Ichigo suddenly seemed to go farther away and she tried to grasp him but failed.

"Please be happy and don't worry! You will find many new friends that will bring you to an even higher place!" Ichigo yelled after her before he totally disappeared from her sight. She tried to reach him like he was a far away star and cried out his name. It had been such a beautiful life because he had been with her! She didn't want to lose him.

Ichigo had brought back both at the same time because of that he had been smaller but he didn't care. He was really happy to have been able to bring them back and walked forward to the light where the soul king waited.

"Thank you for granting my wish. I really don't regret anything anymore expect for leaving my friends behind, but they will manage, after all they are strong." He said ending his sentences with a smile. The soul king smiled sadly back at him. Ichigo Kurosaki had really only lived for other beings not caring a bit about himself.

"Sleep now my child" the soul king said softly to Ichigo and made a bet to himself. Ichigo had fallen asleep after he had merging his two little parts into a big one again. The soul king petted his head gently before he said: "You will have another change of live for everything you did, if even just one of your friends will remembers you, but till then you will sleep. Sleep and forget your worries and your pain!"

Hope you enjoyed it and even if not, I will continue to write this. I really wanted to write this one because of many factors.

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