Chapter 1: New Bloody Beginning

The black sky loomed over you. A dark pool surrounded your body. No memory came to you of how you ended up here on the street. Your lifeless eyes turn to the side when you hear footsteps coming toward you. They sound frantic, scared…are they running from something? No, they're coming to see if you're ok.

'I don't want saviors…' You strained to get up. It felt as if every muscle was tearing with your every move. You grasped a sword in your hand. It was left with your dying body. Now, it was all you had along with your chain necklace with a strange silver cross at the end. You turned and ran as fast as you could no matter how much your body told you "No!" but you resisted.

"Wait!" That voice sounded kind but you still kept running. A drop fell from the looming night sky and hit your nose. That one drop made your body yearn for the silence of nothingness. You wanted to keep running from the unknown beings behind you but you finally gave into your body's urges and fell to your knees. A strong arm caught you before you hit the ground. You felt comforted by it and let your eyes close, losing to the darkness of sleep grasping at your soul.

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'So peaceful. The darkness is so peaceful…'

'Wake up Destiny!' A voice called out to you from within. 'Wake up!'

'Who are you?' The question sprung from your mind without realizing it. 'I can't wake up. Aren't I dead?' Silence loomed once more.

'You are always such a nuisance! You're not dead! You've been sleeping for quite some time now so get up you lazy ass!'

Your eyes snapped open as if you had been awaken with cold water. You looked around. Where were you? Green walls and ceiling came into view. To your left you saw a closet across the room. Next to the bed was a desk. Just a desk with a lamp, a few books, an alarm clock…and leaning against it was your sword. You sat up and reached for it as you did the door at the other side of the room opened. Your body jerked into attention. A boy with bright orange hair entered the room. He wore a white tee shirt with the tail hanging out of his gray pants. He put down his bag and looked up at you with brown eyes. After a moment of staring at each other he smiled and walked back out the door. You stared after his retreating form. That was weird.

You turned to your right and a window greeted your eyes along with a blinding flash of light. You immediately pulled up the sheets over your head and slowly came back out, adjusting to the light. Finally, you looked outside and saw a group of people entering the house. Then the bedroom door opened again. This time the orange headed boy was followed by 4 others. One boy had what looked like black-blue hair with it hanging around his face. He also wore the same uniform as the orange head guy. He also wore glasses. The other boy was rather tall. He towered above the others. His skin was a light brown and his dark brown hair was shaggy and hung in front of his face. But you could still see his brown eyes. A medallion was seen hanging from his neck and he, too, wore the uniform of the other two boys. The two girls who stood with them wore similar outfits; gray skirts with white t-shirts with the tails tucked in and a red bow around their necks. The taller girl had long orange hair with blue six pronged star pins. Her eyes were big black eyes. She also had big boobs. The shorter girl had short black hair that went to her shoulders and had purple eyes. The orange haired boy held a tray of food in his hands and with seeing that your stomach let out a loud, long growl and that made them all smile and you blush.

"Glad to see you're awake. You were sleeping two days straight." The orange haired boy came over and put the food in front of you. "Here you go." You could tell by his friend's expressions that he wasn't always like this.

You took the food and ate slowly. The two girls sat down at the end of the bed. The tall boy sat at the foot of the bed next to the glasses guy. The orange haired boy sat down in the chair at the desk. He turned and everyone watched you. "…W-what?" Your voice was quiet but beautiful. Everyone smiled this time.

"Like I said, we're glad you woke up. After you collapsed, Uryuu helped carry you back here. It was closest." He motioned toward the boy with glasses when he said Uryuu. You just stared at him. "Is something the matter?"

"…Um…" Everyone stared at you expectantly. "Did you dye your hair that color?" This made everyone stare at you blankly for a moment. Then, the orange haired boy reached up and ran his hand through his hair.

"No, it's natural." His hand dropped onto his desk and he smiled. "Did you dye yours?" You reached up and picked up a strand with your hand. Your hair was a silver color; almost white. The ends were a light red.

'From my blood…' Your face fell grave. "I don't think so…" Your hand reached up and grasped your head. "I don't remember. Do you know me orange head? Is that why you helped me?" The room fell uncomfortably silent. You looked at him and he just gave you a blank but some what scary stare. You looked at the others and saw most of them were holding back laughs. "What?" A hand was placed on your shoulder.

You turned back to an evil scowl. "My name isn't orange head. It's Ichigo. Those two over there are Rukia and Orohime. Then, that's Chad and Uryuu. Got it?" You nodded slowly. "Now can you tell us who you are?" He removed his have from your shoulder and leaned back in his seat.

You closed your eyes and crossed your arms. You searched your memory but only found minor information. "The only things I can remember are my name, age, and then another name that's unfamiliar." You looked at Ichigo with thoughtful eyes.

"What's your name?" Uryuu's voice broke into the atmosphere. It was the first time you had heard him speak and you liked his voice.

"M-my name is Destiny Clairemont. I'm 14 years old. The name that's just stuck in my head is Kenzo Aku [1…maybe he stole my memory…" Your eyes closed again to think. All you ended up with was a bad headache that made you collapse back onto the bed.

"Ah! Are you okay Destiny? You looked sick!" Orohime's voice stung your ears. As did the deep voice that followed. Though you couldn't make out the words. But then a different voice broke into your head and somehow Ichigo heard it as well.

"That is truly cruel Destiny! How could you forget who I am? I'll give you a hint then! I'm leaning against the desk." The voice silenced and left the room silent. You sat up immediately and stared at your blade. Then, you turned your attention to Ichigo. He was alert. The others looked a bit worried at the two of you.

"Did you not hear that voice?" Ichigo's voice rang throughout the silence and seemed to echo. Everyone looked at one another and then back at Ichigo and shook their heads. Ichigo turned to you and stared. "What about you? Whoever it was directed his words toward you." Ichigo's face was hard and stern.

You nodded after a moment's hesitation. "He's leaning against…the desk?" You looked down again at your blade. Then, cautiously, you picked it up. You slowly unsheathed it and stared at the blade. The hilt was completely red with black diamonds going horizontally on the hilt. The guard was silver. The blade itself was most peculiar. On one side it was completely white. But when you turned it over to look at the other side the blade was completely black. "Cool…." You became mesmerized with the beauty of the sword.

"Do you suppose it's a…" Uryuu was talking to Ichigo. The boy merely shrugged and then turned to you again to see you sheathing your sword.

"We're going to half to find out. Maybe Urahara can help. He seems to be helpful when you need him." He stood and went to his bag to pull out some clothes. "Try these on. They might be big but my sisters only gave me guessed sizes. I tried to get some clothes that were similar to the ones we found you in." He tossed them to you. You smiled gently. They were perfect. "We'll wait for you downstairs. Just come down when you're ready ok?" You nodded and stood. Bandages covered your arms, legs, middle and neck. You were in a big t-shirt. When you looked up everyone had left and the door closed with a click.

When you emerged from the room you wore black, baggy pant that hung perfectly around your hips. There were at least 8 pockets on them. That should be handy. You wore a tank top that hugged your body perfectly and showed off your figure. On the back of it the word "evil" was spelled down your back vertically in all caps. Your hair was tied back in a neat braid that came to your mid back. You looked down. You thought you had a small chest. A "B" cup wasn't too bad but it still felt small. It's easier to run around with though. Your chain necklace hung from your neck and your sword was tied to one of you belt loops at your left side. In your hand you held a pair of black sneakers. You had already put on the white ankle socks.

Downstairs everyone was waiting patiently for you. You silently walked to the door and slipped on the shoes. They also fit perfectly. "The clothes are perfect Ichigo. Thanks." Your quiet voice was heard throughout the room. Everyone followed you out the door and you let them lead you to this Urahara's place.

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You were told to wait outside. Uryuu waited outside with you so you wouldn't feel lonely. The two of you just waited patiently until a man with a green and white striped hat covering his blonde hair came out of the shop. The place had a sign over it that said "Urahara's Shop" or something. You didn't really pay attention.

"Where did you get this sword?" The man practically ambushed your dazed mind with this question; he was loud and sounded somewhat surprised. You just blinked at him. He had appeared out of nowhere to you. You had been up in la-la land and hadn't seen it coming. "Well?" He repeated his question.

"I-I've had it for as long as I remember. And considering I don't remember basically anything before last night that isn't long." You held out your hand. The sword came to you without the man handing it back to you. You jumped back a bit surprised. "And now I've learned something new." You began to play with this new ability for a moment. You would put the sword on the ground and hold out your hand and it would come to you. You would repeat this process but put more distance between you and the stationary object. Then, you noticed everyone staring at you. A new idea popped into your head. You held out both of your hands and the sword came to you along with the blonde haired man's hat. You smiled triumphantly.

"Well, looks like she's preoccupied. But that is definitely a zanpakutou. A strong one, too." He noticed Uryuu leading you back to the group. You handed him his hat back and smiled. "Thank you." You smiled again. "Do you know how to use that Miss….?" He wanted to know your name.

"I'm Destiny! Destiny Clairemont. Who are you?" You stared at him with yet another smile on your face. The sword was back at your side; tied to a belt loop.

"I'm Kisuke Urahara. Nice to meet you. Care to tell me about yourself? We can go inside for some tea if you'd like." You just walked inside and was lead to a backroom where a table was set up. There were already 7 cups set up with a pot in the middle. You took a seat on one of the cushions.

"The only thing I remember is my name and that I'm 14. Oh! And someone named Kenzo Aku. The sword said that was his name." You put the sword beside you and sat cross legged on the seat.

"Well, that's not good. Can you try to remember something?" Kisuke and the others took a seat and poured everyone a cup of tea. Ichigo and the others looked at you as you closed your eyes to think. Then you opened your eyes and looked at the sword next to you. Finally, you nodded. "Tell us about what you remember."

You looked down at you tea as if you could see the place in the drink. "I remember seeing a place. It was big and I lived in a really nice home. But I think it was just a place to stay while I was there. Like, I would be leaving soon. I would look outside and I saw a black butterfly. Behind it I could see a cliff with a strange spear sticking out of it and a wooden structure along with it." Everyone exchanged glances. You didn't look up to see if they were turned back to you to hear the rest.

Uryuu lightly tapped your shoulder. "Go on Destiny." You had spaced out again. You looked up at him and stared for a moment. You nodded and turned to everyone else.

"The name of this place seemed fuzzy for a moment. Now I remember. It was called the Soul Society." Everyone's eyes widened.

How was it possible you knew of such a place? No mortal should. Maybe…you weren't mortal then.

[1 – According to my sources, Kenzo Aku means "Worthy Evil".

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