Yuzu was walking around the village with a smile on her face and humming a tune that she can't remember hearing anywhere. She is living in one of the small villages that is run and looked after by Aizen Souske in the Seireitei kingdom. Though, she has no memory of ever growing up here. She just woke up two days ago with a minor head injury and no memory of her past. The only thing she remembered was her name, age and the nagging feeling that she knows something bad might happen to the Seireitei kingdom and the other kingdoms that Seireitei is neighbors with.
She remembered waking up quite vividly and she doubts she will ever forget. She woke up in the village in one of the small houses. She had no idea where she was and started to freak out. After that, a woman came running in trying to calm her down and explain what happened. It took about 10 minutes for her to calm down and for the woman to start explaining. The woman's name is Ise Nanao. Nanao found her lying down with half her body in the river that she was walking along with quite a bit of blood. She was lucky that she was breathing. She then carried her back to her home and went to get a doctor. The doctor patched her head back up and told Nanao what the injury would be. Yuzu had a head injury, how she got it is unknown, and that she would most likely have amnesia. Whether it is short-term or long-term, the doctor is not sure. After that, Nanao and Yuzu kept talking until they were both tired and went to sleep.
Though, Yuzu is wondering why she is able to walk and still be coherent with a head injury and resting for 2 days. 'Maybe it has something to do with my family. Maybe we can pull through any injury we get' Yuzu thought. She saw Nanao at one of the market stalls and went up to her. It would be best if she stuck by her side until she knows where everything is, seeing that she will be staying here for a while.
"Hey Nanao!" Yuzu said enthusiastically.
"Hey Yuzu. How are you? How do you like the village so far?" Nanao asked.
"I love it! Though, I still need to figure out my way around here" Yuzu replied enthusiastically with Nanao smiling. She really hopes that Yuzu will get her memories back. Yuzu is such an innocent, kind girl that does not deserve any misfortune from anyone. If she was completely honest, she believes that Yuzu is the missing princess of Karakura.
"Nanao, when we get home, can you tell me about your past? You don't have to tell me of course but I would like to know you more. I have a feeling that we will become great friends." Yuzu asked nervously.
"Sure. I haven't told anyone of my past since I moved here a year ago. I think it will do me some good," Nanao said in reply.
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When they got home, they put all the things they bought away and made some tea and something to eat before Nanao started to talk about her past. They set up the table and they sat down.
"Well, I did grow up in Seireitei but I grew up in one of the villages that is under the control of a man named Kyouraku Shunsui. He is a kind man and treats everyone with kindness and respect. But let me tell you, the man is also a flirt, a drunk and lazy. When I was 8 years old, my parents died from an illness that was spreading around the kingdom at the time. I have a brother and a sister but they left before my parents caught the disease and they left while I was still young but they did come to visit from time to time but that was rare. I don't know if they know if I left the village or if they know our parents died. We were also an odd bunch as well that the other villages did not know what to make of us. My parents could be very loud but then you also won't hear a peep out of them at times. My older brother loved pulling pranks on people and he probably still does. My older sister was a bit of a tomboy. I was always the quiet one who stuck my head in the books and always trying to get everyone to take me seriously. After the death of my parents, I went to become a spy and a bodyguard. I still have the home of my parents but I felt like I would be useless if I just stayed there. I was thirteen when I officially met Kyouraku Shunsui. Apparently he heard that there was a pretty girl training to be a spy and a bodyguard. I swear it was like he recognized me from somewhere and he knew my name before I told him. He is a skilled warrior so he did help me train. For 3 years we became close and I was starting to fall in love with him. I have considered telling him how I felt because it seemed that he had an interest in me as well but I was never sure due to his constant flirting. There was a visiting diplomat from the Hueco Mundo kingdom and I was assigned to guard him. I felt very uncomfortable with him and I did try to get someone else to take my place but they wouldn't have it. Then one night I was escorting him back to his rooms and he pulled me into one of the empty rooms to try and rape me. I fought back and I killed him. I was so scared that I was still in the room when the guards came in and they arrested me for the murder. No one believed me that I killed him out of self-defense. Even Shunsui did not believe me. I managed to escape from the prison I was in and I over heard that they planned to publicly execute me. So I ran and I finally settled here." Nanao said with a sad smile.
"That is so sad! Do you plan to go back at all? Are you going to look for brother and sister?" Yuzu asked.
"I think I will go back eventually but I think I should train more before going back. I also plan to do more research on the diplomat as well to see if I can back up my story. As much as I would love to look for my brother and sister, I have no idea where to start." Nanao said, happy that Yuzu actually believes her and is on her side.
"I would love to help you with that! Oh, why did you decide to come to one of the villages that Aizen is in control of?" Yuzu asked.
"I heard many good things about Aizen but I also heard things that would also make you suspicious of him. So I decided that I would come to one of the villages that he is in control off to help me do my research. He has some good qualities but I know he is planning something. I believe that he is now the king of Hueco Mundo and he his planning to take control of the other kingdoms. I also heard that he asked for the youngest Karakura princess hand in marriage and she declined. He was not pleased from what I heard. All I have to do is get evidence to support this theory or wait for him to slip up" Nanao said.
"Can I help you with this and can you teach me to defend myself?" Yuzu asked quite determined.
"Yes." Nanao said.
