Ichigo Kurosaki ran, as fast as possible, across the alleys of the seretei. Karin, his sister and Isshin, his father followed him. Finally there was a trace: Yuzu was finally here. In the soul society! After all this weeks of waiting, the loose of the contact and the incertitude there was this relieving message. But nobody told them about her condition. Was she injured? Or traumatized? Did someone harm her?
They smashed open the door to the headquarters of the fourth division. Someone took her here after she was recognized. She was here for a check-up.
Several days ago, Ichigo found out that his sister, was not able to come with them to soul society, because someone simply forgot a signature. A stupid bureaucracy error teared the Kurosaki-family apart. For weeks they had to hear by phone how she was hostilited and avoid by neigbours and former friends after the familys Shinigami-secret was exposed to the public. Yuzu felt like the whole world was afraid of her. It hurt her.
Now, two months passed since the Kurosakis and thier friends fled from Karakura and found shelter here in Soul Society temporarily. Nobody knew how they where exposed. But the consequences were extremely serious.
Ichigo, his father and his sister rushed threw the corridor. Heading for the main room. When they smashed open the door they saw her... she was the only patient. She sat on a chair, on the other side of the room. She weared an old, bright and dirty Kimono, like the most souls in Soul Society weared. That was an indication that she arrived here by Konzo...
Yuzu jumped up. Tears running down her face while running to her family. She didn't knew when she was so happy the last time. After all the drama, finally reunited. The other Kurosakis freed thier feelings, too. They where so happy, but also totally shocked that Yuzu was definetely dead. But despite the Konzo, she seemed to keep her memories...
"DADDY, KARIN, ICHIGO!" she screamed relieved and jumped into her brothers arms.
"YUZU!" all three screamed loud and hugged her. Finally the Kurosakis were reunited.
"ARE YOU OKAY?" Ichigo asked agitated.
"Do you remember us?" Isshin asked.
Yuzu nodded while she was continuing crying. And although she had thousands of questions, she was just relieved to be with her family again.
"I... am dead, right?" Yuzu asked confused.
Her family looked on her in shock an with by eyes. It seemed like she had no clue what happend to her when she was still alive. But when she was sure that she was definetely dead, she start to cry again.
"Oh, Yuzu! Please don't tell me that you killed yourself, just to get here!" Ichigo said worried.
"That was so dangerous! So many things had could go wrong! You could have end up everywhere! That you arrived somewhere here in this area was a miracle..." her father explained.
Yuzu held her head and was still confused. She tried to remember. "I..., I don't know!"
„What do you mean with: I don't know!" Ichigo asked confused and handed a handkerchief to his sister.
"I... the last thing I remember... is that, I was in my kitchen and... made some lunch for Joon and his friends..." Yuzu stammered.
"Who is Joon?" Karin asked.
"Oh, he is my new boyfriend!" Yuzu said with a smile in her face. "I have to introduce you to him. Okay, he doesn't speaks our language but,... oh... you know... now, because I'm dead... he isn't my boyfriend anymore... so I think the case is solved..."
"Yeah and after?" Isshin asked.
"Ehm... Okay, I was in the kitchen to prepare lunch... and the next thing I know is that I'm here. I was wearing this dirty clouth and was standing somewhere outside. Two Shinigami found me and recognized me. One had a bald head and the other one had some strange eye-brow..."
"Ikkaku and Yumichika!" Ichigo realized and became a bit grumpy.
"They said: Hey, you are Kurosaki's sister, aren't you! I said: Yes! And so they took me with them and droped me here. They asked me, did someone killed you or did you commit suicide. I only said, that I don't remember and... when I arrived here, this guy was sleeping here." Yuzu said and pointed on Hanataro, who was sleeping on one of the plank beds with an bag of ice on his head. "A guy called Kaneda, was here and asked for me! The woman who was with me just a few minutes ago, went outside to call for him."
"Kaneda Ochi?" Ichigo asked mad. Yuzu nodded. „Agghh... The day before yesterday, I send this guy to pick you up. But he should get you here in one piece. And Yamada was supposed to look for Keigo and give him a message from me..."
Ichigo turned away from Yuzu and stood up to wake up Hanataro. "HEY, WAKE UP!"
Hanataro opened his eyes dazed. His head was hurting horribly. Everything was circling. He was tired and wanted to continue to sleep... With a smile, he saw a muzzy something in front of him. Slowly it became clearer and in fear he realized that it was an extremly angry Ichigo Kurosaki. Hanataro wanted to scream, but Ichigo hold his mouth and pointed on Yuzu...
"Hanataro, can you explain that to me?" he asked as calm as possible. But his anger was clearly visible when he pointed on Yuzu.
Hanataro was completely awake when he realized that Yuzu, wasn't human anymore. She was a soul. A soul that was 'konzoed into' the Soul Society. He was shocked, too.
„But, but... but..." Hanataro stammered when Ichigo took way his Hand from his mouth and he lift up from the bed. „But... I … thought... that we pulled her up again!"
"Pulled her up again?" everyone asked confused.
"YES! Pulled her up again, when she tried to jump off from Asano's roof-terrace!" Hanataro explained and shocked everyone.
Yuzu was confused. „Ichigo... what day is today?"
Ichigo was going to answer her, when someone opened the door at the other side of the room and Kaneda Ochi stormed into the room to look for Yuzu.
"Oh... Miss Yuzu-san. I'm so happy that I found you! I was afraid that you... AGGGHHHHH!" Kaneda start to scream in horror, when he saw that several members of the Kurosaki family were here to. Immediately he mute down and turned. „...I need to go to..."
Kaneda was going to flee, when Isshin grabbled him with a Kido and pulled him back inside. With a grunt Kaneda slipped across the ground and stopped right in front of the Kurosakis. Everything Kaneda was able to do was smiling innocently while he looked into the angry faces of Ichigo, Karin and Isshin. Ichigo bend down, grabled him and lift him up to look directly into his eyes.
"WHEN I TOLD YOU TO GET MY SISTER TO BRING HER TO SOUL SOCIETY, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT WAY!" Ichigo shouted angrily.
"Ichigo, please!" Yuzu wailed and hold her read. Now she realized that she had really bad headache too.
"Awww... my head!" Hanataro moaned and put the ice bag back on his head. "I want to sleep!"
"Try to drink less!" Ichigo complained to Hanataro who was going to fall asleep again.
"Kurosaki-san... please! I can explain!" Kaneda begged. „Your sister was already dead when I woke up and she already 'konzoed' herself and..."
Ichigo let off from Kaneda who fell down on the ground and turned to Yuzu.
"WHAT?" Ichigo shouted. "Yuzu? Did you commit suicide?"
"I... don't remember! What day is today?" Yuzu asked again.
"Today? Today is Monday!" Karin explained.
„MO... Monday?!" Yuzu was scared. „But... right before I woke up on this field out there it was Thursday.
Everyone turned to her. Kaneda was shocked. "So, you don't remember that you commit suicide in Keigo's apartment?"
"WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAID?" Ichigo shouted and lift up the Shinigami again. "YUZU COMMIT SUICIDE IN KEIGO'S APARTMENT?"
Kaneda nodded afraid. Ichigo let off from him again and let him drop on the floor again before he looked around in shock.
"Please be quiet!" Hanataro moaned. "I have a hangover!"
Ichigo was shocked and looked around. His sister was just a soul, Hanataro had a hangover, Keigo's apartment was the location of a suicide... with big eyes he looked down to Kaneda. The only thing the Shinigami was able to do was smiling innocently.
"What happend, in this apartment?"
"I... don't remember, too!"
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This is the sequel of 'Living Souls on the verge of a nervous breakdown', which was previously published in German. The plot sets directly after the events of the last chapter.
Please excuse possible spelling and grammar errors.