Author's note: Minna-san, konnichiwa! This is my first ever fanfiction and I decided to write an origin story on Hitsugaya Toushiro from Bleach. I sincerely apologise if you find this fic very hard to read because of the format. Let me explain myself. I crafted the story in Japanese because I watch Bleach in Japanese and I really find it weird conjuring a Bleach fanfic in English. My Japanese is far from being proficient enough to write a story but in order to retain the feel of the story, I really have to write it this way. Therefore, the italic words are simply there to retain the context of the story, the italic words are by no means meant to be perfect and beautiful Japanese.

Keywords: Obaa-san - grandmother/old lady, Jou-chan - young lady, Reiryoku - spiritual power


"Obaa san…"

"Obaa-san…"

"iin da… chotto mukashi banashi wo shimasho…

"It's fine… Let me.. Let me reminisce a bit about the past…

Washi wa ano ko to deatta toki, ano ko ha mada chiisakatta. uratoori de mitsuketanda. Giniro no kami to midori no me wa dare ga mitemo osorerun darou. Demo, ano ko no kokoro wa yasashii to omotte ta. Riyuu nante nakatta. Tada toshiyori no kan to iu mono jatta. Ano ko no taoresou na sugata wo mite, jibun no uchi e tsuretekaetta. Soshite, taoresou ni natta riyu wa ue de atta koto ga wakatta.

I first met the boy when he was still very young. I found him alone in the back alley. Silver hair, turquoise eyes. An unusual look that the common people feared. But, he was kind. That feeling is inexplicable. You could call it the instinct of an aged. I couldn't stomach his petite wavering figure and thus, I brought him home. It later occurred to me that he had been starving…

Anoko wo sodateta no wa washi jyakara wakaru. Ano ko no taberu ryou kara mireba, ano ko no reiryoku ga chanto wakarunda. Dakara kono hi ga kuru no mo wakatteitanda.

You see, I am well aware that this day would come… I was the one who brought him up so I am aware of his appetite. That's why, I've always known about the extent of his reiryoku…

Demo ne, Rangiku jou chan, ano ko wa na— washi to atta toki, ningenkai no kioku ga mada nokotte itanda. Tabun shougeki teki na owari kata jyatta kanou. Soshite, kocchi ni kitara, mada sabishii koto bakari datta. Dakara, hitotsu onegai ga arun jya. Ano ko to itsumo issho ni ite agette. Sorenara, washi mo anshin dekiru."

But, there is one more thing about that boy, Rangiku jou-chan… When I first met that boy, there were remnants of his past memories left with him. It was probably a traumatic end for him. And, it seems to have been nothing more than loneliness for him over here. That's why, I have one request. That boy… Please stay with him. That way, I can be at ease."

Obaa san ga itta chokugo, atama wo sukoshi sageta.

With that said, obaa-san lowered her head slightly.

"Wakarimashita"

"I understand."