Behind every beautiful thing, there is some kind of pain.
The sun was barely coming up over the many houses in Kinogaya district of Karakura. The world was quiet and at peace during the early hours of the morning. The sound of leveled breathing could be heard along with the sound of running shoes. A young woman in her late teens ran down the quiet streets. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she kept her focus on the road. She didn't have to think when she ran. It was a sweet relief.
Rei Sosuke. Straight A student, top runner on the track team, model student, perfect in every way. They all say the same things.
"Poor thing lost her mother at such a young age but she manages to be so good her father must be proud". "Her brother must have no trouble with her".
That's what they say, what they think. But they didn't know the real Rei. Sure on the outside she was a perfect angel. Always doing her best and helping others. But on the inside she was torn and broken. She was always fine. No one ever bothered to say "No your not".
Rei removed her running shoes at the door and walked inside to her small house that she currently stayed at with her brother. It was 5:45am. Rei quickly ran up the stairs and took a shower. By the time she was dressed and ready it was 6:25am. Rei quickly descended the stairs and walked in the kitchen. Her brother sat at the table sipping a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper.
"Good morning Nii-sama" she said.
Her brother looked up at her and smiled softly.
"Good morning to you as well Rei did you sleep well?" he asked.
"I did Aizen and you?" she asked.
"Quite well" he said.
He watched her pour herself a cup of coffee and add two sugars and a shot of milk. She took her seat across from her brother. The sipped their coffee's in silence the only noise being Aizen turning the page of the newspaper ever so often. Rei finished her coffee and quickly stood up and placed the cup in the sink.
"I have to go I'll see you later" she said and headed for the door.
"I won't be back till Thursday I have some business to deal with" he called.
"Fine" she yelled back and slipped on her shoes and swung her book bag over her shoulder and ran out the door closing it behind her. The world around her was beginning to wake up. People were leaving the comfort of their homes to go about their daily lives.
Rei quickly made her way across the Kinogaya district and into the Mashiba district. Rei checked her watch. 6:59am. Rei leaned against the metal fence outside an apartment complex. She heard a door fly open and a pair of footsteps race down the stairs. Rei turned her head to see her best friend of six years Arya Misery Kokoro. Arya was wearing her school uniform and had her long white hair in a French braid.
"Thanks for waiting" Arya said.
"No problem but where's Yukiko?" Rei asked.
As if one cue the sounds of footsteps came pounding down the stairs and a smaller version of Arya skidded to halt next to her.
"Hey Yukiko" Rei said with a smile.
Yukiko was starting high school this year. Her white hair was pulled into a simple low ponytail.
"Hey Rei" she said and flashed her pearly whites.
Yukiko and Arya were similar yet different in many ways. In middle school Yukiko had been a top notch swimmer and was hoping to continue her reign in high school. Arya was the goalie on the soccer team, she rarely every let anyone score. They both enjoyed Science class and both despised Math. Arya was a junior while Rei was a senior.
They began to walk down the street to wait for the city bus that would take them to the Gakuenchou district where Karakura High School was located.
Yukiko was looking at her school schedule and asking Arya where each class was and what the teacher's were like. Rei began to zone out. Her mind wandered to the dream she had the night before.
In her dream she had been wearing a Shihakusho with a haori over it. On the back of the Haori in Japanese kanji was the number 5. She had a strange blade with a crescent moon on the pommel. She had been in an office sitting at a desk drinking tea. Then the roof above her had exploded and that's when she had woken up. She had started having these dreams 10 years ago when her mother had died. They happened almost every night and she always woke up in a cold sweat. After these dreams she always went running. It was the only thing she could do to feel calm.
"Rei?"
Rei snapped out of her trance to see the bus was in front of her and Arya and Yukiko were looking at her.
"Oh sorry I spaced out" Rei said and followed them onto the bus. The bus was jam-packed full of students going to Karakura High School. Rei leaned against a window and watched the passing houses.
After about 20 minutes the bus slowed to a stop and the students poured out of the bus. Rei exited the bus along with Arya and Yukiko.
"Rei I have to take Yukiko to her entrance ceremony I'll see you later" Arya said as she was dragged by Yukiko.
Rei smiled and waved bye to them then made her way across the path to the entrance of the school.
"OI REI!" a voice yelled.
Rei turned and smirked. Kensei Muguruma ran up to her and punched her lightly in the arm.
"Where have you been I haven't had any decent fights since before vacation" Kensei said and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Been busy but if you want to fight so bad go to the damn underground" Rei said.
Kensei looked annoyed and irritated by that comment.
"There's no one good in the damn Underground" he said.
Rei laughed at his comments. Kensei was mostly very serious but he had an itch to fight that would possibly one day get him into trouble.
Rei punched Kensei lightly on the shoulder.
"Get to class stupid and we'll fight sometime this week" she said and turned and walked away.
"I'll hold it to you" Kensei called after her.
Rei entered the school and went to her locker. She took off her jacket and hung it neatly in her locker. Rei then pulled out a small picture of herself and her mother and hung it on the door of her locker. It was one of the many pictures she had of her mother. Rei shut her locker and walked down the hallway to her classroom. She entered the classroom and instantly noticed most of the students. Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue, Ishida Uryuu, Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Hisagi Shuuhei, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Rangiku Matsumoto, Ulquiorra Cifer, Nnoitora Jiruga, and Neliel Tu Oderschvank.
Rei took her seat by the window and looked out the window. She zoned out to the pointless chat in the room. Then she heard the door fly open. She turned her head thinking it was the teacher. How wrong she was.
It was the most annoying and must sought after male in the school. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the quarterback of the football team. He was impulsive, arrogant, rude, sarcastic, and must have been sadistic by the smile he sometimes wore on his face. He stood at a height of 6'1 and had light blue spiky hair and light blue eyes. He was quite muscular from years of football training. He entered the room acting like he owned the place and knocked fists with Nnoitora. Rei sighed in annoyance. If this moron was in her class life would be living hell.
Grimmjow seemed to hear her sigh and walked up to her desk. Rei looked up at him with an annoyed expression on her face. How she hated him.
"I missed you over vacation Rei-Rei, did ya miss me?" he asked.
Rei felt her right eye twitch in annoyance. He was intentionally trying to piss her off. In her junior year he had asked her out to prove to Nnoitora he could get any girl. She had denied him in front the whole football team and he was made a laughing stock for a week. Ever since then he had constantly harassed her and found new ways piss her off.
"Don't call me that" she said bluntly trying to keep her temper in check.
Grimmjow leaned down with his hands in his pockets.
"Aww come on Rei-Rei I know ya missed me" he said.
She hated him.
"Go away Jaegerjaquez I don't have time for your annoying antic's first thing in the morning" she said trying to keep herself in check.
Grimmjow leaned down on her desk and smirked at her.
"Gonna get mad at me Rei-Rei?" he asked.
She snapped. She flew up. She only stood at a height of 5'7 but she could look intimidating if she wanted to.
"Get the hell away from me before I smash your face into the wall" she growled.
She was angry. He made her so MAD!
Grimmjow's smirk widened.
"Your so much fun to annoy Rei-Rei, I love that bout you" he said then turned and walked back over to Nnoitora.
Rei picked up her bag and stormed out of the classroom. She passed by the many students and headed up to the roof. She threw her bag against the metal chain link fence that surrounded the roof. She leaned her head against the cold metal and looked down onto the track. Class was starting and she could see the gym teacher Kenpachi Zaraki yelling at his students. Rei sat down and leaned against the chain fence and closed her eyes.
Rei's eyes flew open and she looked around. There was no noise. Rei pulled out her cell phone and saw the time. 5:45pm. She had missed her entire first day of school. Rei groaned and stood up. She grabbed her bag and made her way down the stairs and to her locker. She quickly opened her locker and pulled out her coat. She then walked to the entrance. Her day just kept getting worse and worse. It had started to rain in the short time Rei had taken to get from the roof to her locker to the entrance. Her cell phone began to ring and she flipped it open.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Hey Rei where you at your not at home?" a bored and tired voice asked.
"Hello to you as well Stark" she said with a small smile.
Stark Coyote was her personal bodyguard. Yes, she had a bodyguard. Her brother was in the Yakuza well actually he was the head of a Yakuza group called Espada. Stark was on of the Espada and was assigned to making sure Rei was safe at all times and to protect her.
"Rei you know if you don't check in and tell me where you are I can't protect you" he said.
"Yeah I know I'm actually leaving school now" she said.
"Want me to come pick you up?" he asked.
"Nope I'm good I have to stop by the store to pick up some stuff so I'll be home in an hour" she said.
"Alright call me if you need me" he said.
She rolled her eyes and snapped her phone shut. She looked up at the rain cursing herself for not accepting the offer for Stark to come pick her up. She took a deep breath and began to run through the rain. She knew she had missed the last bus to her district and knew she could get to her house in an hour if she ran at full speed. Rei slowed down as she came to the store and walked in. She picked up a cartoon of milk and some hamburger helper. Stark loved hamburger helper for some odd reason.
When her brother away Stark would usually crash at her place. She paid for her food and left the store at a fast pace. The rain poured over body. She shivered as she ran holding the bag in her right hand. As she entered the Mitsumiya district she ran faster. The district was famous for violence. Rei rounded down a street and instantly skidded to a stop. A group of men dressed in gang colors stood next to an apartment complex. The leader looked up and saw her. His face twisted to a face full of rage.
"SOSUKE!" he roared.
Rei dropped her grocery bag and turned and began to run.
"GET HER!" she heard the leader yell.
She heard the sound of feet hitting the wet pavement. She knew all to well she had no chance against all of them. She slipped on the pavement and fell to her right knee causing the skin to tear and start bleeding. She quickly got back up and started running again. Rei might not have looked it to many but she was a master at Taekwondo. She had used her skills to fight street gangs that would harass her over the years.
She had also been a participant of an underground fighting tournament called The Underground. She had managed to piss off more then a few people. Rei rounded a corner and found herself at a dead end. She turned to escape and go a different direction but her way was blocked. The leader was a large burly man with a goatee and a baseball cap turned sideways on his head. Rei dropped her book bag and raised her fists up. She knew she was in for a fight.
"Ya should have walked away from that match in da Underground bitch" he spat.
They all went at her at once. Rei quickly kicked one of the members in the gut and then spun to kick another. She felt the leader's meaty fist sink into her gut. She cringed in pain and used her palm to thrust into his face and knock him away. Another fist hit her side. Rei round housed kicked two of the men at once. Two more fists got through her defenses and hit her straight in the stomach and shoulder. Rei stumbled back and was kicked straight in the stomach. She went down on her knee's holding her stomach.
"Should have listened bitch!"
The leader walked up to her and kicked her straight in the forehead sending her backwards onto her back. Her lip was bleeding and she knew she would have bruises.
"You may be a bitch but I'll have to say your pretty hot" the leader said and he knelt down next to her and ran his hand over her stomach.
Rei thrust her leg up and collided with his head. She then pushed herself up and kicked him again this time straight in the face. The leader fell back holding his face and screaming out cuss words. Rei turned back to the group and raised her fists. Again the merciless battle continued.
The only sounds that were heard were fists hitting flesh and loud grunts. Rei winced as she pulled back from the leader. He had taken out a knife and had managed to cut right above her right eye causing blood to trickle into her eye. She wiped it away. She was loosing. Her shirt was cut up. Bruises were starting form on her skin. Blood was splattered on parts of her body. She was getting tired and her body wouldn't be able to hold up much longer. The leader came at her once more.
Everything slowed down the leader had his knife aimed at her stomach. Rei lifted her hand and chopped down onto his wrist knocking the knife from his hand then she round housed kick him in the face sending him flying backwards onto the ground. He didn't move. Pain exploded on her side. The knife had managed to cut into her skin. The rest of the gang fled leaving her.
Rei shakily picked up her bag and limped out of the alley way and back onto the main road. It was dark out now and she had to get home. She knew she couldn't take another attack from an enemy gang. She found a bench and sat down holding her side. She shut her eyes to rest. She was in to much pain to move anymore. A headlight flashed over face then she heard the sound of tires coming to a halt.
"Rei-Rei?"
Rei's eyes flew open. It was the last person she wanted to hear let alone see. She looked over at the car to see none other then Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez getting out his car and running over to her.
"What the hell happen to you?" he asked.
"None of your damn business" she spat.
She heard the other car door open and then Nnoitora was at Grimmjow's side.
"Oh shit you look like you got the crap beat outta ya" Nnoitora said.
"You need to get to the emergency room the cut looks bad" Grimmjow said indicating the wound on her side. He knelt down and picked her up bridal style.
"Put me down you moron I don't need to go the fucking emergency room!" she yelled.
"Oh shut up and let me fucking help you out" Grimmjow said and carried her to the passenger side of his car.
"No if your going to take me anywhere take me the fuck home!" she yelled.
"Oh for fuck's sake fine where the hell do you live then" Grimmjow said annoyed.
"The Kinogaya district on HÅgyoku street" she said.
Grimmjow grunted in response and placed her in the passenger side of the car. Nnoitora got into the back and Grimmjow took the wheel. They drove in silence until she pointed out her house and they pulled to a stop in front of it.
"Thanks I guess" Rei said and opened the door to get out.
"Rei?"
Rei froze. Grimmjow never called her by her first name. She turned back and looked at him.
"Tomorrow were gonna talk" he said.
Rei said nothing and got out of the car and walked up to her house. The lights were all on meaning Stark was there.
Rei unlocked the door and went inside.
Grimmjow watched Rei disappear into her house. He then pulled away from the curb and drove.
"What do ya think happen to her?" Nnoitora asked as he leaned on the now empty passenger seat.
"No fucking clue but I'm gonna find out" Grimmjow answered his eyes on the road.
"Thought you didn't like her" Nnoitora smirked.
"I don't I just don't thinks' it's right that she got beaten up" he said.
"Che whatever dude can I crash at your place tonight my parents are fighting again?" Nnoitora asked.
"Yeah dude sure".
Rei entered her house and slipped out of her shoes.
"That was longer then an hour Rei" Stark called from the living room.
"I know I'm sorry" she yelled back.
She heard the groan from the couch as Stark stood up. He was gonna see her and she knew all hell would break loose.
She quickly tried to head for the stairs but her leg was hurting so bad she could only limp.
Stark came into view and turned on the hallway light.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!" he roared.
He raced up to her and began to inspect her wounds.
"I got into a fight with a local gang in the Mitsumiya District" she mumbled.
"God damn it Rei" Stark said.
He turned and ran into the bathroom and came back with the first aid kit.
He began to clean the cut above her eye. He then noticed the large knife cut on her side.
"Shit let me see that" he said. Rei lifted her shirt up so he could see the wound.
"Not as bad as it looks" he said and cleaned it with hydro peroxide then bandaged it with a large bandage. After he made sure she had all her cuts cleaned and bandaged he brought her into the kitchen and got her a cup of green tea.
He sat across from her.
"I'm gonna drive you to and from school from now on it's to dangerous for you to walk alone" Stark said.
"Fine" she mumbled.
Stark knew of Rei's fighting history and her taekwondo training when he first met her. He knew she was also a combatant of The Underground.
"You should try to lay low for awhile" he said.
Rei stood up.
"I'm going to bed" she said.
"Night" Stark said as she left the room.
Rei limped up the stairs and went into her room. She plugged her phone into the charger and noticed she had several text messages. Three were from Stark wondering where she was. Two were from Arya asking where she was as well. One was from a number she didn't recognize.
"You better be at school tomorrow Rei-Rei"
Rei was to tired to wonder how Grimmjow had gotten her number. She collapsed on her bed and fell asleep almost instantly.
Me: Whew took me awhile to start writing this. Please review with all you input and idea's.
Rei Sosuke
17
Senior
Long brown hair and brown eyes
5'7
Taekwondo Master
Underground Combatant
Sister to Aizen Sosuke
Arya Misery Kokoro
16
Junior
Long white hair and red eyes
5'3
Goalie on Soccer Team
Older Sister to Yukiko Yami Kokoro
Yukiko Yami Kokoro
14
Freshman
Long white hair and red eyes
5'1
Swimmer on Swim Team
Younger sister of Arya Misery Kokoro
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
18
Senior
Quaterback on Football team
Nnoitora Jiuga
18
Senior
Pot head (Couldn't help it he seems like a pot head)
These are just some of the stats on the characters in this chapter.
I Will be sure to keep updating if I have enough reviews and people like the story.
Thank you and hope you like this story.