Chapter One:
My name is Saya Kurosaki. I'm fifteen years old, which makes me a freshmen at Karakura High School.
I live with my adoptive family the Kurosaki's since I was eleven in Karakura Town.
There's Isshin Kurosaki, who has become like a father to me over the past four years. He runs a medical clinic outside our house and he is a really goofy guy. Although, he acts goofy in front of his three kids, I know his secret. He used to be a Soul Reaper, a Captain, actually. So, he's not so childish like his children thinks he is. I'm the only one that actually respects him in the family.
Ichigo is the oldest of Isshin's children, but I'm still older than him by two months. We go to the same school and are even in the same classroom. Ichigo has bright orange hair that gets him into fights and is nine inches taller than me. A fact that he uses to his advantage. Ichigo can also see ghosts of the dearly departed and lately his powers seems to be increasing. I worry that Hollows will take interest in his Spiritual Pressure and come after him.
Yuzu and Karin are fraternal twins that are eleven years old. Yuzu has light brown hair that is cut really short and Karin has black hair like Isshin that goes to her jawline. Yuzu has taken the place of their mother, Masaki, as cook and house cleaner since she died years ago. Karin on the other hand has become a total tomboy and loves playing soccer. Yuzu can only sense ghosts but Karin can see them but denies their existence.
Before living with the Kurosaki's I was raised by three ex-captains of the Soul Society. Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, and Tessai Tsukabishi. They each trained me in everything they knew about being a Soul Reaper. Kisuke taught me everything I would need to know about my zanpakutō Kōri no jotei. Yoruichi taught me the fighting styles of the Punishment Force and to become a master in flash step. And Tessai taught me everything he knew about Kidō. Mostly their spells and incantations.
Although I have been training my ass off since I could walk and talk they still won't let me fight Hollows. They say its too dangerous for me because another Soul Reaper might see me and report me to the Soul Society which would mean a death sentenced for me for some reason I don't understand.
After I turned eleven it was decided that Isshin would take me in to give me a more human childhood, but I still go to Kisuke's shop to train everyday after school. I had actually just come home from one of my training sessions and just sat down at the dinner table to eat my dinner when Ichigo walks into the house late again.
"I'm home…" Ichigo said to us before Isshin interrupted him by kicking him in the face.
"You're late! You let your guard down. Always stay alert when you're entering a room late for dinner again." Isshin said to Ichigo.
"Oh, come on! Is that anyway to welcome your own son who just risked his life to help a spirit find peace?!" Ichigo yelled at Isshin.
"Silence! Oh, so now its the ghost fault now is it? I suppose it was ghosts who left your room a mess! When will you show some discipline, boy?" Isshin asked Ichigo.
Isshin and Ichigo then started to exchange blows with their fists.
"Just because you see ghosts and I don't, doesn't make you the boss of this household!" Isshin yelled at Ichigo.
"Hey, it's not my fault!" Ichigo yelled at Isshin.
Yuzu then looked at Isshin and Ichigo who were still fighting.
"Hey, stop the fighting you two. Come over here and eat your dinner." Yuzu said to them.
Isshin and Ichigo ignored Yuzu and continued fighting.
"Let them fight. More rice for me." Karin said to Yuzu holding her bowl out for seconds.
"That's not very nice, Karin." Yuzu said to Karin.
Ichigo then kicked Isshin in the face and he went flying into a wall a few feet behind him.
"I've gotta tell you dad. Pretty normal high school kid with a seven o'clock curfew is totally uncool." Ichigo said to Isshin.
Then a ghost of a man in a business suit appeared next to Ichigo.
"Ichigo, speaking of uncool. You have a new one." Karin said to Ichigo.
"On your right." I said to Ichigo.
Ichigo then noticed the ghost and began swatting at it like it was a fly.
"Hey! How long have you been there? Take a hike will you! You damn pest!" Ichigo yelled at the ghost.
Karin then sat her bowl down on the table.
"I'm so done." Karin said to us annoyed.
"Me, too." I said to them.
Karin then looked at Ichigo who was still swatting away at the ghost.
"Poor Ichigo. Dad or ghosts. Its always something." Karin said to us.
"I think he's kind of lucky to be able to see ghosts. I sort of sense their presence sometimes, but that's about it." Yuzu said to us.
"Just because you can't see them, Yuzu, doesn't mean you can't help them." I said to Yuzu.
"I don't see what the big deal is about ghosts. I don't even believe in them." Karin said to us.
Yuzu then gasped and I just shook my head because I knew where this was going to go.
"Karin, I don't get how you can say something like that. I thought you had the power to see spirits too." Yuzu said to Karin.
"I'm in permanent denial. Just seeing them doesn't make me believe in them." Karin said to us.
The ghost then appeared next to Yuzu and stared at Karin.
"Ohh…" Yuzu said to Karin.
"Brrr. That's really cold." The ghost said to Karin.
"Like my dinner." Ichigo said to us.
Isshin then kicked in Ichigo's legs and he fell to the floor will him on top of him pulling his leg.
"You let your guard down again!" Isshin yelled at Ichigo.
Ichigo then pushed Isshin off of him and stood up and then punched Isshin in the face at the same time Isshin punched him in the face but Ichigo's force in the punch was stronger and Isshin fell to the floor.
"Got you. No charge for the lesson." Isshin said to Ichigo.
"Never mind dinner. I'm going to my room." Ichigo said to us.
"Wait, Ichigo!" Yuzu said to Ichigo.
Ichigo ignored Yuzu and walked upstairs to his room and Karin looked at Isshin.
"Wow. You sure have a way with kids, don't you?" Karin asked Isshin.
"Me? What did I do?" Isshin asked us.
"Ichigo is kind of having a rough time right now." Yuzu said to Isshin
"Yeah. He says he's seeing more spirits lately than ever before." Karin said to Isshin.
"It's starting to take a toll on him." I said to Isshin.
"What?! Why would he talk about these things with you three and not coming to his own dad? It doesn't make sense!" Isshin said to us.
"Sure it does. For one thing you're over forty. And for another, emotionally, you're still at a preschool level, dad. Admit it." Karin said to Isshin.
Ishhin then ran over to the huge poster of Masaki that was hanging on a wall crying dramatically.
"Oh, my dear wife! Maybe its because they're hitting puberty, but our daughters are being so cold to me! What do I do? What do I do?" Isshin asked Masaki's poster still crying.
"Well, for starters, you might want to take down that poster." Karin said to Isshin annoyed.
Isshin continued crying and I just sighed standing up and grabbing mine and Karin's bowls.
"Don't worry about Ichigo's dinner. I'll make him a bowl and heat it up and take it to his room." I said to them as I walked into the kitchen and put the bowls in the sink.
"Thanks, Saya." Yuzu said to me smiling.
"No problem. I'll wash the dishes when I come back down." I said to Yuzu.
"You don't have to do that, Saya. I can do it." Yuzu said to me.
"No, no. You cook the meals in the house. Its only fair I wash the dishes. Now, be a good girl and make a bowl for me." I said to Yuzu walking back into the dining room.
Yuzu then put rice, small pieces of cut up chicken, vegetables, and soy sauce in a bowl and handed it to me. After taking the bowl I walked back into the kitchen and put the bowl in the microwave to heat it up and then I went upstairs to Ichigo's room.
Once I was outside Ichigo's room I knocked on the door a couple of times.
"Come in." Ichigo said to me.
I then walked into Ichigo's room and I saw that he was lying down on his bed.
"I brought you dinner." I said to Ichigo.
Ichigo then sat up on his bed.
"Thanks." Ichigo said to me.
I then handed Ichigo his dinner.
"No problem. Just bring the dishes back down for me to wash when you're done." I said to Ichigo.
"Sure." Ichigo said to me.
I then walked out of Ichigo's room and walked back downstairs to wash the dishes. Ten minutes later Ichigo walked into the kitchen with his bowl and fork and he put them in the sink for me to wash.
"Here." Ichigo said to me.
"Thanks." I said to Ichigo.
Ichigo then went back to his room and I washed his dishes. After that I went to my own room upstairs to go to bed.
My room was a decent size. My bed was in front of the window with a purple comforter on top of it, a black metal desk was next to it that held books and a digital alarm clock, an oak dresser was facing the opposite wall that the desk was facing, and a closet. The walls were white and the only thing on them was a calendar that was above my desk.
I then changed out of my school uniform which consisted of a white t-shirt, a gray blazer, a red bow tie, a gray skirt, and black shoes and changed into my pajamas which was a purple spaghetti strap and black capri pants.
After that I got under my covers and went to bed after setting my alarm on.
