Hey Everyone! My first fanfiction of bleach and can i just say this was inspired to SPOILER ALERT! Do Not Read if u haven't read the manga and YOU were WARNED! Ichigo and Rukia's reunion with each other after so long! So this is my first chapter i added a few lines from the manga for inspiration and also note i do not own bleach all credits go to Titi Kubo who is taking his sweet time in finishing the series. So on to the first chapter!
Deathberry Reunited
Starting around Chapter 423
~One~
Beep…Beep…Beep….
He groaned in annoyance as his hand moved from under the covers to the alarm clock by his bed hitting it softly as the beeping stopped. He lay back looking up at the ceiling, it was just another day to everyone else, but to him it was just another reminder of what he lost.
"Good Morning! Ichi-go!" Isshin greeted his son downstairs ready to give him a hug, when Ichigo grabbed him in a headlock squeezing tightly.
"Morning." Was all Ichigo said.
"Oh, nice move son, you blocked Dad's hugs…can you let go now I can't breathe." He said is face turning a slight blue.
"Ichigo, breakfast is ready." Yuzu said.
"Oh yeah." Ichigo said as he let go of his Dad, who was already passed out on the floor. Karin was already sitting at the table eating her bowl. She looked up to see Ichigo thank there younger sister a smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes. Karin sighed. 'Well at least he's trying to act normal.' She thought to herself remembering how after everything was going back to normal Ichigo just wasn't the same anymore. Karin knew what it was that was taking Ichigo so long to get back to his old self, but she knew that it was impossible. The brother who sacrificed everything for the safety of his friends, and family was now a fallen warrior, and his shield that kept him up all this time was gone.
"I'm leaving now." Ichigo said leaving his bowl somewhat empty as he grabbed his bag and left. Karin sighed as she looked at Yuzu's concerned expression after their older brother, and then at their unconscious Dad who was still passed out on the floor. 'If only things were like they use to be.' She thought to herself.
She wasn't the only one who thought that as Ichigo walked slowly to school it felt like his feet were dragging themselves to the location; it was a routine he's had to deal with for the past seventeen months. 517.426448 days have gone by since the last time he saw a ghost, fought a hollow, more importantly the last time he saw the person who changed his world. He didn't like thinking about that person much he even stopped referring to that person as anything else but a person. If he said that person's name or even possibly remember the way they'd stare at him with those eyes that seemed to suck him in. He scowled in annoyance; there he was thinking of that person when was he ever going to learn?
"Ichigo!" he looked up to see both Keigo and Mizuiro up ahead waiting for him.
"Yo." Ichigo said as they all fell into step with him and began talking to him.
"Did you hear their opening a new amusement park this weekend, we should all go." Keigo was saying excitedly like ever, Ichigo wonder if his friend either drank a lot of caffeine to stay like that or he was really that hyper all the time.
"Sounds good I might bring a date." Mizuiro said pulling out his phone, probably checking to see who out of all the number of girls he had on the phone he should bring.
"Really Mizuiro, can't you go anywhere without bringing a girl?" Keigo whined out making Ichigo sigh, but he had a smile on his face nonetheless, even after everything that's happened he was just glad that his friends knew about the battle and how Ichigo had saved everyone. None of them asked any questions but they didn't have to. They all knew what Ichigo had to give up, they saw it in his eyes every time he either smiled, or laugh. He may act happy to everyone around him, but it never reached his eyes like it used to.
"What do you say Ichigo let's go to the amusement park this weekend?" Keigo asked. Ichigo just shrugged.
"Doesn't matter to me." Was all he said as he continued walking never seeing the looks on his friends face, both knew it was still hard on Ichigo getting back to his normal life, but Ichigo never really had a normal life to begin with being able to see spirits at a young age, to him it was like starting all over again, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
"Ichigo did you bring Tekken, the new one's coming out soon and I'm going to get angry if you didn't bring it." Tatsuki told him right when Ichigo entered the classroom.
"Yeah i brought it, shut up already." Ichigo said as he opened his bag, but stopped when he noticed his soul reaper representative badge sticking out from one of the inside pockets of is bag. He paused his hand on Tekken as he just stared at the old badge.
"What are you staring at? I knew it you forgot it." Tatsuki said looking inside his bag only to have Ichigo push her back giving her Tekken.
"Don't have to be so annoying I brought it." He said handing it to her as he went to his seat. Tatsuki watched him go a frown on her face. Even though his attitude was the same like always, he was still different— to Tatsuki the way Ichigo was acting reminded her of back then when his Mom died he was just so lost and out of it. Tatsuki sighed going to her seat hoping her friend would just cheer up again, he was no longer a soul reaper anymore he could live a normal life that he wanted what more did he want?
Ichigo wasn't even paying attention to the class at all, since he got back to school his grades had improved with all the free time he had for studying now instead he looked at the badge in his hand.
'Since I lost my powers it stopped working being nothing more than a useless slab I forgot I put it in my back after i…' Ichigo cut off. He closed his eyes, the last time he held the badge was when he was trying to force to himself out of his body in spirit form, but it didn't work Angrily he threw it at the wall cursing at it, and then he'd just pick it up again trying to find a way to see if it'll work for just a moment, just so he could get a message across to Soul Society—to her. There he went again, thinking of her when he shouldn't be at all but he knew he couldn't help it. He could never forget about that person who waltz right in and changed everything about him. If it wasn't for the badge Ichigo would have thought everything was a dream that the Soul Society didn't even exist that he just conjured it up in his non-creative mind and that hollows weren't even real, but they were. Everything that happened to him was all real, and the badge was proof of that but not only that it was also because he could never forget the person who came in and stopped the rain from falling. Rukia.
"Hey Ishida where you going!"
"Nurse's Office." Ishida said as he ran down the hall Ichigo watching him out of the corner of his eye, after he lost his powers Ishida was now responsible for defeating the hollows with the help of Chad. Ichigo just hoped the four eyed wasn't going to get in trouble with Soul Society.
Ever since that day…Rukia hadn't come back to Karakura Town.
"So any plans for the future?" Keigo asked Ichigo, they were up on the rooftop like normal; Ichigo looked down at his friend who was sitting down leaning his face against the bars.
"Like college? Not really isn't it a bit too early thinking about that." Ichigo said.
"Not really a college advisor is coming next semester; our future is just around the corner. What you scared with your grades you're not going anywhere?" Keigo asked teasing Ichigo who scowled at him.
"Shut up I was busy with stuff, and my grades are good now." Ichigo said drinking his juice box. Another reminder of what he's lost Ichigo looked out at the sky in the beginning he just had to worry about where the ghost's he had to ignore, then it was the hollows and the so many other enemies that came after that and now here he was with another problem, college.
"Wonder what Rukia's been up to lately." Keigo said out of the blue. Ichigo looked down at his friend in annoyance.
"Where did that come from?" he asked.
"You'd think she'd come visit us after everything that happened." Keigo said pouting.
"Not really, she's not the representative of the town anymore it's normal." Ichigo said looking out at the town.
"Aren't you lonely without her?" Keigo asked looking at Ichigo who was staring out at the sky, his face serious.
"No, why would I be." Ichigo said as he turned around heading to the door. "For the past sixteen years I finally get to live in peace with the normal life I've wanted." Keigo watched him go; he agreed with him, he never wanted to have any more dangerous experiences like that again. Ichigo walked down the stairs trying to keep his face looking serious then losing control of his emotions when Keigo said her name. For years he never thought of using his abilities as a living, or by helping someone, he just longed for a life were he couldn't see them, and now he had it. He just wished he could take it all back now, for just a second, no for just a day he wished he could have back his abilities to see the spirits just so he could see Rukia again, just for a moment. He shook his head angry now, stupid Keigo breaking down his self-control the next time he saw him he was going to knock him out. Right when school ended Ichigo was the first one out not even bothering saying good-bye to his friends, they all noticed him leaving but no one said anything to stop him. It was Ichigo who had to get himself out of the depression he was in; they didn't know whether to even call it a depression they just wanted their friend back.
Ichigo was in his room studying and doing his homework like he always did, he sighed as he turned his head to his closed closet. He stood up and went to stand in front of it, and then opened it. There was nothing in it, not even the blankets that were once there. He had Yuzu take them all out after that day, he felt like they were mocking him and he couldn't stand that. Ichigo touched the closet bed, it was cold under his hand but other times he would swear that it would be warm as if someone really was sleeping inside his closet but each time he checked, it was empty like it's been ever since she left. Angry, Ichigo slammed the closet door shut with such force the whole house shook. Downstairs Yuzu washed the dishes letting the tears fall down sniffling softly; next door Karin sat in the living room watching a soccer game she let out a sigh picking up the remote as she raised the volume. In his office clinic Isshin sat at his desk, even though he wasn't home he could hear the commotion coming from his son's room. He played with the packet of cigarettes in his hand tempted to start smoking again, but he made a promise to his wife and he was going to keep it, he just hoped their son would be able to move on with his life again.
Ichigo was puffing angrily, sweat coming from his forehead his room wasn't destroyed like it normally was, his books were on the floor, his homework scattered everywhere. His lamp was on the floor unlike the last one it didn't break when he threw it against the wall. Ichigo fell to the floor breathing heavily his back against his bed. At least this time he didn't flip his bed like he did the other time, or like the time he broke his window. He covered his eyes with his hand taking a deep breath that person was already in his mind, her deep violet eyes piercing his thoughts burning through his mind, the soft scent that always caught his nose whenever they fought close together sweet vanilla with the hint of lavender.
"Damn, I thought I could forget move on with my life I just can't." he told himself softly. Normally by this time Kon would pop out and tell him he was an idiot for letting her go, that he should have stopped her, but Kon was no longer staying in his room. After the last outburst he had Ichigo took it out on the small stuffed animal telling him Rukia was never coming back, that she forgot about everyone and she was better off without them. Kon took it to heart since Rukia was his Nee-san and all. So now the stuffed animal slept with Yuzu in her bed, all the better Ichigo thought but still, he did miss Kon's advise at times. Ichigo could still remember that day like it was yesterday waking up and she was the first person he saw after the final battle.
Ichigo woke up surrounded by his four friends but it was only one person his eyes locked on to, violet eyes staring back at him.
"Kurosaki-kun!" Orihime shouted seeing Ichigo wide awake. He sat up immediately looking at Rukia who smiled at him softly.
"Whoa where am I, is this my room?" he asked looking around and sure enough it was his room.
Orihime was crying softly embarrassed that she screamed out loud while everyone had stayed so calm Rukia patted her head at the same time calming the young girl as she stared at Ichigo.
"You've been sleeping for a whole month now Ichigo." Rukia told him. He looked at her surprised a whole month?
"Oh yeah, my powers." He said touching his chest, the whole room suddenly went gloomy at the mention of Ichigo's powers. Rukia looked at him, not knowing how to display her facial expression.
"Kisuke told us about you losing your powers." She told him. Ichigo looked at her; he should have known that damn Kisuke would have told them, he saw Rukia's face even though she was trying not to show him how she was feeling he already knew by just that one look.
"He did huh? Looks like I have to give back that representative badge now." He said. Rukia's face turned serious.
"You've already gone through the first stage that brings pain, loss of consciousness and of course the reverse flow of time that your body experienced being the precipice world. Your hair's gone back to its original length not because we cut it, that's when you lost your soul reaper power." She told him, Ichigo look at his spiky hair and sure enough it was no longer the long length that he once had it.
"You're now in the second stage with your reiatsu being stabilized and waking up, you're remaining spiritual power will completely disappear soon." Rukia said softly. Ichigo looked at his bed, and then at his friends all staring at him with a gloomy expression.
"Yeah I thought so." He said everyone giving him shocked expression, mostly Rukia.
"Why aren't you surprised?" she asked him. He just shrugged looking at her.
"Figured it would after everything…can I go outside?" he asked.
Ichigo walked out of the house looking around, it still looked the same to him, and everything was quiet. He looked around, he couldn't sense any spiritual presence at all, he heard a step coming towards him, Rukia stood in front of him; he could barely sense Rukia's when she was so close to him. His powers where slowly fading right in front of him. Rukia stepped forward her face looking at him with a soft smile on her face.
"So, this is goodbye. Ichigo." She said. Ichigo looked at her the same smile on his face.
"Looks like it." He said. Rukia's faced turned to her teasing look that annoyed the hell out of him.
"What's with that pathetic sad face, you might not be able to see me but I'll be able to see you." She said with a smirk on her face. Ichigo looked at her annoyed running his hand through his short spiky hair.
"What the hell, that doesn't make me happy at all, and I'm not making a sad face!" he exclaimed.
Rukia had her arms crossed to herself, he could see she was clutching herself tightly, and that's when it happened, she began to fade right in front of him starting from her feet, and working its way up.
"Tell everyone I give them my best." Ichigo said softly.
"I will." Rukia replied. Before completely disappearing she looked right up at him, her expression was one Ichigo could never forget her face opened up all the vulnerability that she felt her face showed what that moment was causing her to feel, she was sad no not only sad she didn't want to leave just like he felt after this they were never going to be able to see each other again, or talk to each other. This was the worse day of both their lives.
"Bye Rukia." Ichigo whispered just as she was gone from his sight.
"Thank you." He said out loud to the empty air knowing full well that she heard him. He turned to look at his friends who were giving him grim expressions he suddenly felt a soft breeze, he looked around but it was still quiet around him. He knew Rukia had just opened up a senkaimon, he saw his friends waving at thin air and he knew she was gone his close friend was gone. That night after having an awkward dinner with his family and then later knocking out his Dad with a single punch he climbed the steps towards his room. His room was no longer the same to him, it was empty to him without her presence, he heard sniffling coming from his closet; he opened it to see Kon curled up holding a white pillow to him mumbling in his sleep Nee-san. Ichigo shut the closet door shut, and turned around when he saw it. On his desk was a carving of chappy the rabbit, there were two of them, one of them had a scowl on its face with spiky hair, the other had a single bang between its eyes a smirk on its face. Ichigo couldn't help it, he laughed. He laughed so hard that he lost control as he turned around and punched the wall screaming out in anger; this wasn't how it was supposed to end. He turned back his fingers trailing the Rukia chappy, even with everything she still managed to see right through him, that was why she was so special to him.
Ichigo tried not to scream out in anger hitting his fist against his desk, he should have told her. He should have told her how much she meant to him; all the times they spent together how she was the only one who could get him to focus when it came time to fight. Ichigo's shoulders slumped down, never did he have to admit defeat, but with this there was nothing he could do.
"Rukia, you were more than my friend I hope you knew that before you left." He said softly as he just sat on the floor looking right up at his ceiling.
Outside Karin stood in front of his door; she had heard the whole incident including him calling out her name again. For the past year Karin stood outside her big brothers room every time he had his breakdowns, she knew that the one he just had wasn't any bad, and it seemed he didn't break anything this time, which was a good thing. Karin heard him moving inside, probably picking up whatever he threw around. Karin looked at the closed door again before moving down the hall. Yuzu was passed out on the coach; their Dad was still working late. Karin sighed as she walked out closing the door shut behind her. She wished there was something she could do to help her brother but every time she asked him it was always the same answer, but she wasn't going to give up she owed it to her brother. Karin looked up at her brother's room; her brother had sacrificed everything for her, and their family. She was going to try and help him and she knew just where to go as she ran down the street never seeing the figure that stood on a light post watching her brother's room with sad eyes.
And there you have it my very first chapter! I hope everyone liked it like i said i used some chapters to create my inspiration also adding a few things of my own, and if your wondering if it's Rukia staring at him through his window theres only one way to find out, and thats to review! Please REVIEW!
