AN:This idea came to me about a week ago, and I'm just now typing it up. I've been very busy lately with drama so I'm making time to update all my stories over this next week. I'm on spring break with no homework so I hope to get all my stories updated! Please go along with the writing its a little confusing but all will make sense in time. I promise. I'm very sorry for the title, it was last minute. Also check out my other stories please!

WARNING! : This is a YAOI story(in time) so those of you that do not like YAOI don't bother to read this. It's that simple. There is Character deaths(I'm sorry again), cursing, and there might me dark themes. Again this is all being written as I come up with it. There will be LEMON! I will warn you of those parts for those that are not comfortable reading those scenes. This story is rated M.

Summary: Ichigo has lost both his parents and is now raising his two younger sisters and an orphan he took in. To busy between school, family, and work will Ichigo be able to take on all this pressure and still be able to make time to spare for the new kid? Why is the new kid so interested in bugging him all the time. Find out here!

Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or any of its characters (sadly)

On with the story!

Enjoy.

Prolog:

Her death had taken a toll on all of us. Little Yuzu cried for days on days and brave Karen dried her tears. I myself became detached from everyone and blamed myself for the accident. But who took it the worse was the loving husband and father, Isshin Kurosaki. The overzealous man had been so heartbroken over his wife that he would occupy all of his time in his work, finding every excuse to avoid the family that waited for him at home. He still loved his three children very much and convinced himself that he didn't blame his eldest son for the death of his wife but he could not be around them.

When he wasn't at work he was locked away in his room drinking away his sorrows, leaving his elder son to care for his two twin sisters. Ichigo soon took over every chore and responsibility that he could to keep their home together and keep his sisters happy. When he got older he got a job to help support his single father.

Last year, Isshin was diagnosed with type two liver cancer. Upon the news their father was relieved from work and soon admitted into a hospital. Ichigo took on a second job during his freshman year to keep money coming into the home, he didn't want to rely on his father's life earns and instead save that money to put towards the girls futures.

February 2011

Ichigo was on his daily paper route, early in the morning. The air was cold on his face as he jogged down the road distributing newspapers throughout his section of the Katakura area. Slipping in the last paper Ichigo cut through the park to get home. He had finished his route for the day and he had the weekend off so that meant he could take an extra shift at the diner. With his father in the hospital Ichigo took on as many jobs and shifts as he could. He didn't care if it interfered with school; he was smart and got top marks in school. The teachers new his situation so they didn't give him a hard time as long as he got his assignments in and kept his grades up.

So caught up in his thoughts, the teen didn't notice when he was being followed until he felt a tug on his jacket. Turning around, deep orchard browns eyes locked onto sullen gray ones.

"Is there something wrong?" The teen bent down and asked the sea green haired little girl. She looked to be about six or seven years old and wore a long over sized green hoodie that huge lose on her small child frame. Her hair was a mess and came framed hair face and her bangs hung low enough to cover her eyebrows. She had a rather large birth mark that spread across he nose from eye to eye. Was the kid homeless?

The little girl just stared up at the teen's unruly orange hair. "What's your name?" Ichigo tired with a soft appearance to get a response from this kid. "Where 're your parents?" Large grey pools looked up into the teen's eyes gazing into deep chocolate but left the impression that she wasn't quite their mentally.

Glancing down at his watch, Ichigo took count of the time and realized he was going to be late if he didn't hurry. "Wait here for your mommy okay?" Ichigo rose from his knees getting ready to make his leave when he felt another tug at his jacket. This kid was gonna make him late! But . . . maybe she doesn't have a family to come get her. I'm sure no parent would let their kid walk around outside in nothing but a sweetshirt. Fuck. Bending down to be at the nameless girls height Ichigo lifted his hand to rest it in the little girls hair. When he rubbed her hair soothingly she pushed against his large hand to look up at him again.

"Do you have any parents?" Charcoal colored eyes widened a bit then directed their gaze to the ground. Ichigo watched on as the little girl shock his head back and forth as he kept his gaze on the ground. "Do you want to come home with me?" I know this is crazy but I can't just leave the kid out here by herself. She'll die in this cold weather. Snapping out of his thoughts Ichigo looks back into the small girl's eyes as she shakes her head up and down frantically. Grabbing the small hand into his, Ichigo leads them to the Kurosaki residents.

July 2011

"Can you believe it? Nel said she had been watching Ichi-nii do his paper route when she approached him because she liked his hair color." Yuzu goes on to tell their father about their new house guest that Ichigo had brought home back in February. Nel's mother had died giving birth to her and her father was a drunk that beat her and neglected her. She slipped out the house to get away from one of his drinking outburst. When she came back their apartment was surrounded by big red trucks and adults running around frantically. She had learned that her father had died in a fire and took off before she could be spotted.

"I hope I get to meet this little guy soon." Isshin gives his little girls a soft smile from his hospital bed. It was a weekend and Yuzu and Karen were making their regular visits. "Why isn't my darling son here again?" Isshin asks innocently.

"He said someone else got sick and he took their shift. He said he'll try to drop by tomorrow or sometime next week." Karen informs her idiot father. After he was diagnosed he opened up to the family again. "Come on Yuzu, we got to lest goat face rest some."

"Okay, bye dad," Yuzu leans over to her father and kisses him on the cheek goodbye.

"Goodbye my little angels! Be sure to tell your brother to come see me." Isshin sends off his two daughters with a warm smile.

August 2011

"Ichigo," Isshin said to his only son with the utmost seriousness.

Surprised by his father's sudden seriousness, Ichigo gives the man his undivided attention. Today Ichigo had come by himself after one of weekend shifts at the diner.

"Ichigo, please listen to me. The doctor said I won't make it to the end of the month." Isshin waited for Ichigo take in the information and continued. "I'm glad you came today because I am too much of a coward that I did not have the heart to tell this to your sisters. Before I pass on,"

"Dad- " Isshin cut off Ichigo's interruption

"Now let me finish. I wanted to say. . .I'm sorry son. I wasn't much help after your mother died and I put so much responsibility on you even though you were so young. What I've done in my past is nothing I'm proud of. But I want you to promise me something." Isshin paused to make sure Ichigo was paying attention. When he nodded his head Isshin continued, "Will you promise me that you'll stay in school and go to college."

"I promise dad." Ichigo was seated next to his father's bed clutching his hand. Even though there dad wasn't really there for them while they were growing up didn't mean Ichigo did love his father with all his heart.

"Ichigo, my darling son, I love you."

"I love you too old man." Tears sliding down tanned cheeks, Ichigo gave his father the warmest smile he could muster up.

"Take care of your sisters and Nel, okay. Make sure to let your sisters know I'm sorry and I love them, will you?" Isshin ran his hand across Ichigo's cheek to whip away the tears he shed.

"I will."

Late August 2011

Everyone was seated around the kitchen table eating dinner listening to Yuzu go own about her day at school, when the phone went off. "Sorry Yuzu, I'll get it." Ichigo rose from the table to get the house phone that sat in the hallway outside the kitchen and den.

"Hello, Kurosaki residents." Ichigo resisted the greeting over the house phone.

"Yes, is this the eldest son Ichigo?" An older woman's voice asks sympathetically over the phone.

"Yes . . .?"

"I'm deeply sorry to inform you that your father, Isshin Kurosaki passed away late last night." Frozen to the spot those words repeated themselves over and over inside the teens head.

I know, its sad and I'm evil. Also I don't like how short this chapter is but I can't think of anything else to put in. I'll just have to do better.

But now I must type up the next chapter!

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