Out of time
Time-n.1. the continuous passage of existence in which events pass from a state of potentiality in the future, through the present, to a state of finality in the past.
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"Mommy!" A young boy, around 2 years old, with short black hair pointed towards the ice-cream stand.
He was holding a young woman's hand; she looked 20 with shoulder-length black hair. She wore jeans, with a plain, tight fitted white t-shirt.
"Come on Majeh, you're going to have diner when we get home"
"But mommy..."
"I'll by you one tomorrow, how's that?"
"Yay, ok!" Majeh shouted, forgetting his previous disappointment he started pulling his mother towards a small apartment of flats.
"Good evening Karin" A pleasant old lady greeted the two as they ascended the stairs towards there flat.
"Hello Miss. Suzuki" Karin replied with a kind smile.
"Granny!!" Majeh exclaimed releasing his mother's hand and stumbling into a hug with Suzuki.
Suzuki lived in the flat directly below them and sometimes helped Karin when Majeh got a little out of hand, because of this she had earned the nickname Granny from Majeh.
"Still calls you Granny then" Karin said with a smile to the old woman.
"Makes me feel young again" Suzuki replied, making both woman laugh.
"What's funny?" Majeh asked.
"Nothing, come on little fella" Karin picked up Majeh from where he had stopped hugging Suzuki. "We've got to start dinner haven't we, or daddy will be hungry when he gets home"
"YAY, DADDY, DADDY, DADDY!!"
"Say goodbye to Granny then" Majeh waved and Karin bid Suzuki farewell. They climbed the rest of the stairs and entered their small flat. The flat was rather spacious; it had two bedrooms at one end and a small kitchen and living space on the other. In the hall that leads to the bedrooms there was a small bathroom with a toilet, sink and a bath. All the walls were cream coloured.
"Go on then, go play with your toys till I've finished cooking" Karin put Majeh on the floor and made her way over to the kitchen to start cooking.
Majeh Picked up his favourite toy, a stuffed man dressed in loose black clothes and a sword. Majeh played happily with his toys pretending that a toy dinosaur was being killed by the man in black.
After 10 minutes the door opened to show a man, in his twenties with white hair. He was dressed in a tight fitting black top and loose gray joggers.
"Daddy!" Majeh got up as fast as he could and ran towards 'daddy'.
"Hello Majeh" 'daddy' picked up Majeh and swung him round and round. Hearing the commotion from the living room, Karin left the kitchen with a bowl of sausage and hoops in one hand.
"Hey Toshiro" Karin smiled at the scene before her before breaking it up to get Majeh to eat. "Majeh come on, dinners ready"
"Ok" Majeh was put into his chair by Toshiro. Karin returned to the kitchen only to bring out her's and Toshiro's food, it was a pre-served food; all she had done was put in the microwave.
"What!" Karin asked Toshiro as he raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing..."
"Don't give me that look, you know I can't cook" This was another thing Suzuki helped with.
"I didn't say anything!"
"You didn't have to" Majeh started laughing at his parent's playful banter. The family of three spent the rest of the night bathing the little one and washing up.
After putting Majeh to bed, they decided to call it a night and got ready for bed. Karin wore a blue silk robe that ended around her knees on top of her underwear, Toshiro wore simply black boxers.
"Tosh..."
"Yes Karin?"
"How long can we keep avoiding them? I don't want to have to move again" Toshiro sat next to her on the bed, putting his arms around her in a comforting gesture.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine, and so will Majeh" After saying that, he planted a sweet kiss on Karin's lips.
"Awwwww, so sweet" Karin and Toshiro broke apart in shock and spun round. There in the window were three men, two of which wore captain's haori's. "Hitsugaya Toshiro you will pay for leaving the soul society"
Toshiro's eyes widened "no" he whispered.
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Time-n.1. the continuous passage of existence in which events pass from a state of potentiality in the future, through the present, to a state of finality in the past.
The only problem was we had none left.