A Tiger's Broken Treasure
Summary: Orihime's cousin, Takara, comes to live with her. She broken and won't speak of her past or where she goes missing to. She becomes close to Chad and secrets to her past are soon revealed. Eventually Chad x OC.
Hi there! This is my first Bleach fanfiction. It would be nice if you could tell me what you think and maybe give me some constructive criticism. I don't own anything, only my OC.
Chapter One: Home
~ LadyRavenOfTheNight
Orihime shifted uncomfortably where she sat, playing nervously with her skirt. She sat surrounded by her four friends Ichigo, Rukia, Chad and Uryu. "Are you okay, Orihime?" asked the orange haired teen. "Fine, Ichigo. I'm just excited and nervous about seeing my cousin after all this time" replied Orihime, a nervous smile on her face. "Why?" asked Rukia. "It's just, what if she thinks I've changed. I don't want her leaving as soon as she gets here" explained Orihime. "I'm sure she won't, Orihime" said Uryu, adjusting his glasses, "If she's as great as you say, I'm sure she'll understand and of course you've changed, it's been years since you've seen her." "I'm just being silly" said Orihime, waving a hand in front of her face, "She obviously changed too, I mean, we haven't seen each other since we were six years old." Orihime laughed it off.
"So, what's her story anyway, Orihime, why is she coming to live with you?" asked Ichigo. "Well, she sort of grew up like me. Her parents died when she was young, so she moved in with her brother. He lived in Kagamino City, but I didn't see her much. Then her brother got sick about two years ago, that's when things started to go downhill for Takara. She started going missing for days, stayed out late and skipped school a lot, eventually dropping out. She and Tsubasa, her brother, kept in touch over the years. Tsubasa passed away three months ago and I got worried about Takara. There was some nights were I couldn't get in contact with her and didn't even know whether she was alive, but she always got in contact eventually, but never said where she was. Then one day, she rings me and says she need to be closer to family and was moving to Karakura Town and I said she was moving in with me and that was that" explained Orihime to the other four, who had looks of pity on their faces.
A short while later as they sat in silence, a knock came from the door, causing them all to jump. Orihime stood up quickly. "She's here" said Orihime, a broad smile on her face, as she walked to the door, the four following. Orihime open the door and a quiet, female voice say Orihime's name. Orihime through her arms around the girl and the girl returned the hug. They finally let go and the girl stepped inside. "Everyone" said Orihime, still smiling, "This is Takara Inoue, my cousin." Takara gave a small wave as the four stood open mouthed, staring at her.
Takara was the same height as Orihime and had the same silver coloured eyes and burnt orange coloured hair, which was roughly the same length, although Takara's hair was tied back into a braid, the braid falling to the left side of her chest, with a fringe that stopped above her eyes and two bangs of hair framed her face, falling to her chin. Her chest was as equally big as Orihime's and had the same slim figure. That was where the similarities ended. Takara wore a sleeveless, black shirt with the first few buttons open, a sleeveless, leather jacket with a gray hood made from cotton. Her hood was pulled up, hanging only half – way on her head. She wore denim short that stopped half – way down her thighs and black tights underneath. She also wore black military style boots with the laces tucked in instead of tied. A rucksack hung from her back and a suitcase stood at her feet.
"Y...You're Orihime's cousin?" asked Ichigo, still staring at Takara. "Oh, I can see why you're stunned. Orihime and I are different in some ways, yes" said Takara, a small smile forming at her lips, a smile so small only the tallest teen saw it. The shock wore off as Orihime introduced them. "Takara, this is Ichigo Kurosaki" as Ichigo gave a wave. "Hey" he said giving her a welcoming smile. "Rukia Kuchiki" Orihime said, moving down the line. "Hello" said the dark haired girl enthusiastically, giving a wide smile. "Uryu Ishida" Orihime gestured to the raven hair teen pushing his glasses up to the bridge of his nose. "It's a pleasure to meet you" Uryu said, giving a small smile. "And last but not least, Yasutora Sado" said Orihime, as they reached the large figure. Takara look up at the teen. She was quiet short compared to him and blushed when she looked into his brown eyes. "It's nice to meet you, all of you" said Takara, looking at her feet so they could not see her blush. "Just call me Chad" said a deep voice in front of her. She looked up to realise it was the large figure in front of her who spoke and blushed more when he smiled at her. "Well, Orihime, you and Takara have got a lot of catching up to do so we'll leave okay. We'll see you at school tomorrow, and maybe you, Takara?" said Ichigo and him and the other three started to leave. "Okay, bye" said Orihime, as they left, waving good bye to both Inoue girls.
As the door closed behind Ichigo and the others, Orihime and Takara smiled at each other and through their arms around one another again. "It's so good to see you" smiled Takara. "You too, I was so worried about you all the way in Kagamino by yourself" said Orihime, as they ended the hug. "Yeah, I guessed. I just need to be near family, you know. I hope you don't mind, Hime" said Takara, following Orihime to the small kitchen. "Of course not, Kara, I needed to be near family too" smiled Orihime. "Are you hungry? I can make you something if you want?" asked Orihime, as Takara slide off her jacket. "Not really, I had something to eat on the train down at about 4 O' Clock" replied Takara. "That was five hours ago, Kara, at least have some cereal" laughed Orihime. Orihime then went to the cupboard and retrieved two bowls, then two spoons from the drawer to her left and the box of cereal. "Can you grab the milk, please?" asked Orihime, as Takara walked to the fridge, got the carton of milk and followed Orihime to the table in the living room.
The sat and ate their cereal, talking about all they had missed in each other's lives. They smiled and laughed and asked questions. Their conversation then grew serious. "So, how were you after Tsubasa passed?" asked Orihime. Takara's smile faded from her lips. "To be perfectly honest, broken" replied Takara, sadness etched in her face, traced in her voice. "There were some night's I tried to call you but you never answered, where were you?" asked Orihime, her voice becoming sad too. "You don't want to know, Hime" replied Takara, her voice dark. "You can trust me, Kara, I can help you" said Orihime, places a comforting hand on the other's shoulder. "I know, Hime, but nobody can fix me if I'm part of the problem" said Takara, tears flowing freely now, but no sobs came with it, no sound at all.
When the tears stopped, Takara wanted to talk about anything but her brother. "So, how did you remember I did this?" asked Takara, gesturing to the empty bowl in front of her. "It was the only way you would go to bed when you were a child, you did it every night" smiled Orihime. "Still do" replied Takara as they laughed. "Alright, time for bed, I think" Orihime said, standing up. They carried the cereal, milk and dishes to the kitchen, washed up and Orihime showed Takara to her new bedroom. "Her you go. I bought you a uniform, a gym uniform and a school bag in hopes that you will go to school with me" said Orihime, with an innocent smile. Takara nodded her head and looked back at Orihime. "Alright, it was about time I went back anyway. Thank you Hime, for all of this and I plan to get a job to pay you back" replied Takara, sitting down on her new bed. "Take your time. Good Night, Kara" said Orihime. "Good Night, Hime" replied Takara, as Orihime closed the door, leaving Takara alone with her thoughts.
Before she unpacked her clothes, she took and old picture fame out the rucksack she had hanging on her back when she came in. The picture that occupied the fame was of a fifteen year old Takara and an older male teen, her brother Tsubasa, before he got sick. They were both smiling in a park in Kagamino. She looked at the picture before putting it on her bed side locker before saying "Look Tsubasa, it might have taken a while, but I'm home now, just like I promised you." She changed quickly and climbed into the bed. She glanced at the picture once more before falling asleep quickly.