Honey brown orbs watched the children's play. Mothers holding their child's hand ,some kissing the small wounds to make them feel better others watched from the bench as they're children played on the playground the town family had caught his attention. A mother a father and a young toddler. The woman was as tall as his beauty. Short black hair, pale skin but her eyes weren't the same. Green orbs instead of blue. The man was smiling all the way. Brown schooly hair Brown orbs. He pictured himself as the man ,for the woman he pictured his beauty Lisana Kuchiki and as for the brown haired toddler he pictured a small orange haired toddler with shinning tawny orbs a big grin plastered on his peach colored face.
A tug on Ichigo kurosaki's sleeve made him leave his illusion. Looking down his brown orbs connected with another pair of brown. Strands of Orange hair covered the eyes of the scowling toddler. Two chubby hands was placed over ichigo's peach colored cheeks.
"Pa..."and then a grin.
"..Kai. ." Ichigo brought the child closer to him. His chin resting on the Orange mop of hair the toddler had. This was the one other thing ichigo had in his life to remember Lisana Kuchiki. Their son. Kai kurosaki born 9 months later after the war against Aizen was over. Lisana only got to hold him once because the next day she got sickly ill. She didn't want the baby near her ; afraid that the infant might catch her illness.
-...please ichigo...-
"Ma..?" The child in his arms mumbled against ichigo's chest.
-...please protect...Kai..and ...Rukia..-
"Mom's not here Kai." 'But she'll always be watching you. .'
-...with your strength. ...please protect them...if Nii-sama cant...-
" ma. ..no...ove?" Ichigo pulled the child away from his chest a bit so he could look at the child's scowling face. Ichigo he to was scowling but it slipped away and he was grinning.
" Mama loves you Kai. She loves you soo much ..don't ever forget that..." ' ever...she loved you dearly Kai...'
- ...please protect them. ...no matter what. ..promise me that...Ichigo..-
Kai grinned and snuggled against his father's chest thumb in mouth. "Ma...ove. .e?"
"Yes Kai...a lot.." Ichigo stood up from the bench his arms wrapped around his child. The child he and his beauty made together. ' she loved you more than she loved Me...'
-... even now when the end is near I'm still asking more of you...-
"I'm home..." ichigo mumbled once he open the doors to the kurosaki household. A head poke out from around the corner.
Yuzu Kurosaki smiled at the sight of her older brother and her toddler nephew . " welcome home...ichigo.."
- ..oh ichigo. .-
Walking up the step towards his room ichigo smiled softly. Remembering the promise he made.
-I..promise..Lisana...i'll protect...them both..-
Lying on his bed , his toddler son resting on top of his chest. Kai's ear pressed over ichigo's beating heart.
-...I'm sorry I won't be able to return your love any longer. ..-
"..Lisana..my love..." slowly tawny orbs closed..."I love you.."
- ...I love you my strawberry. .-