"Yukimura!" My head snapped into the direction of the voice seeing my partner running towards me.

I remember seeing a small boy with a head of bright orange hair running towards me. A bright smile on his face as his arms wrapped themselves around my thin waist.

"Hanako-nee!"

"Yes?" I questioned the dark haired man who stood before me panting.

"You have to come with me Hanako-san" he said with a grin ignoring my twitch at the honorific. I blinked and tilted my head.

"Why Shuhei?" I asked

"The Commander wishes to see you." My blood ran cold.

'What'

"Don't worry it's nothing bad Hanako-san." he said grabbing my arm. "Do you have your zanpaktou?" he asked dragging me towards the first division.

"Yes" I muttered still confused.

"Don't worry!" he said once again feeling my uneasiness. I wished I was alive right now.

10 years earlier

I sighed watching from underneath my umbrella as the rain continued to pour as I walked down the sidewalk my rain boots splashing water around. I squinted my eyes seeing a small boy standing on the sidewalk staring at the river below.

"You must be freezing." I whispered softly hoping not to scare him to badly.

He looked up at me with watery eyes making me bend down with my umbrella covering both of us from the rain.

"Are you alright?" I asked noticing the bruises.

'Bullies'

He sniffed and rubbed his eyes "I'm fine." he said

"You were in a fight right?" I asked. He looked to the ground before nodding.

I held my hand out to him.

"My name's Yukimura Hanako." I said with a small smile. He stared at my hand before placing his small one inside mine.

"Kurosaki Ichigo." I smiled while standing up letting his hand go.

"Well Ichigo-kun you look like you need to get home, you shouldn't be out so late."

I held my hand out to him smiling as he took it gently. It was a quiet walk as we made it to his home. A man I presumed to be his father came out of the small family clinic.

"Ichigo!"

I let Ichigo's hand go watching him hug his father before running inside. He then turned his eyes on me before bowing.

"Thank you for bringing him home."

"It wasn't any trouble."

"Still thank you."

"Sir?"

"Isshin, miss"

"I was wondering if your son would join in a defensive fighting class I teach, I think it would help in some way." I said.

He was silent for awhile before nodding. "Sure, I think he would like than can I have your name miss?"

"It's Yukimura Hanako, sir."

A Year Later

"Hanako-nee?" A voice asked as I slipped on my shoes. Looking up through my bangs I smiled.

"Yes Ichi-kun?"

He frowned at the nickname before sitting and tugging his shoes on.

"Can you teach me Aikido soon?" he asked.

I hummed a little. "We'll see." I hopped to my feet and grabbed the umbrella before taking Ichigo's hand. WE made it quickly to were I found him little over a year ago. When I froze as a deep roar shot out into the wet sky. Ichigo clutched my fingers tightly. I knew of Ichigo's ability to see spirits. I grew up seeing them and hearing these monsters.

"Ichi-kun let's get you home." I whispered softly tugging his hand towards the direction of his house. I heard the rumble and dark chuckling and let go f Ichigo's hand as I shoved him behind me in the grass as something hit my hard in my side.

The ground shook with a deep laugh as the black creature disappeared. I didn't noticed till Ichigo ran towards me, from across the street as I was leaning against the wall of a building. I could feel my blood falling from my head and arm, blinding me as the blood reached my eyes.

"Hanako-nee!" my head throbbed painfully as I looked up at the reddish hue of orange hair in front of me as his small arms wrapped around my waist.

"Don't leave me Hanako-nee!" he cried.

I raised my useable hand and rested it on his head.

"I-Ichigo-kun don't c-cry for me." I whispered. I was losing to much blood, my arm was torn and in shreds, my head throbbed with pain, my leg was surely broken as my ribs bit into my organs. I was dyeing I knew that much and to see this boy cry over me hurt worse.

"You can't" he screamed staring into my clouded eyes.

"Ichi." my vision was fading.

"Hanako-nee!"

I watched from the rooftop of the building of were my body and Ichigo laid crying into the still form. A small frown graced my face as I watched on. As the rain continued to wash away my blood.

"HANAKO-NEE!"