GENERATION BLEACH

CHAPTER ONE

It was early in the morning; Tuesday. The rising sun crept through the slight gap in the washed out curtains, giving the dark room a hint of life. Sora woke up and rubbed his weary grey eyes. His black hair was tussled from his terrifying dream. He had encountered a hollow walking back home from school. Every blow had felt real; the pain of his arm being twisted; his ribs of the verge of collapse, all of it. But then in the middle of his despair, a woman in a dark kimono with a sword had come to his rescue. She killed the hollow with one swift move and then left him with the words 'You're just like your father.' After that, it all went black.

But it was just a dream, right?

He sighed and stepped out of bed to get dressed. He pulled his uniform out of the wardrobe and pulled on his pants and fastened his belt. He then pulled on his white shirt and tightened his blue and yellow tie. He went to the mirror and fixed his messed up hair to look satisfactory and fully opened his closed curtains. Suddenly there was a very slight tap at the door. Sora scratched the back of his neck whilst walking towards the feint noise. Slowly he held the handle and clicked the door open. He was shocked to see his younger sister Masaki looking very worried.

"Masaki?" Sora whispered

"Sora, are you alright now? Is your chest ok?" Masaki asked, very concerned. Suddenly it dawned upon him. What had happened last night was not a dream; or a nightmare.

It was real.

Sora suddenly reached for his chest where his ribs had almost, or even had cracked. There was no pain. He remembered writhing around, trying to get rid of the staggering agony. But every twist and slow movement he made caused sharp dagger-like throbbing in the very centre of his chest. His hand moved over the previously pain-staking spot, but nothing; no pain. It was so bizarre.

It then suddenly hit him like his Uncle Jinta's over-sized base-ball bat; that woman had known her father.

Sora sat down for a moment on his bed.

"Sora?" Masaki said as she went to sit next to him cautiously.

He then realised his sister's worrying was increasing as her eyebrows arched together and she looked at him. Sora casually reached for the back of his neck and smiled "I'm fine now. Don't worry," he then stood up and rubbed Masaki on top of her head, messing up her hair. Normally she would have said something, but she just sat on Sora's bed and watched him walk away and down the staircase, out of sight.

Downstairs, Sora grabbed his school bag and went to the door.

"Ah, Sora, You haven't had anything to eat!" Masaki called after him as she walked quickly down the stairs, her feet stomping as she did.

"I'm not hungry!" he called back. And with that the door closed with a small thud, and Masaki stood alone in the corridor.

Sora walked slowly to school. The streets were fairly busy in the morning rush; men and women in business suits running to catch the bus that they were late for; parents out getting the shopping with their babies; runners making the most of the sunshine; everyone was out. He saw a few of his school mates a couple of blocks ahead, but said nothing. His shoes tapped along the ground as his thoughts surrounded him. All he could think about was that woman.

Why did she save him? Why was she there? Should he know her? What was her power? All these questions and more swirled in his head.

"Sora, look out!" Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by someone slamming into them.

"What the…" Sora looked up to see Isamu. His chestnut brown hair fell over his face as he sat back "Isamu?"

Isamu looked at Sora like he had lost his mind "What were you doing? You were about to walk out in front of a car!" Just then Sora looked past him to see the car in question driving past with a very angry driver shouting a violent 'watch it' as he went past them both.

Sora sat up as well and took Isamu's offering hand to stand up "I guess I was just lost in thought."

Isamu smirked and laughed a bit "It wouldn't be the first time. Come on, let's get to school. I know Ishida-san and Suzuko-kun said something about a class meeting or something." And with that, the two boys carried on walking in the summer breeze.

"Sora-kun!" one of the green-haired twins, Hina called out, waving one hand whilst the other projected her voice next to her mouth on her right cheek tattooed with a '9'. Her other younger twin stood next to her almost like a mirror, bar that her tattoo on her left cheek was a '6'. Hisa called out "Sado-kun!"

The two teenagers walked up to their friends "Ohayo Hisa-chan, Hina-chan," Isamu smiled, his school bag slung over his shoulder.

"Ohayo," Sora said, his left hand in his pocket and the other holding his bag. The twins smiled back as they headed towards the school building.

"Ah, I'm so glad today's the last day of school! We can finally sleep all day!" Hina grinned.

"Like your Dad will let you sleep all day. Isn't he the crack of dawn kinda guy?" Isamu said as he folded his arms behind his head.

"Yeah, Kensei- san is always up really early. I see him run by our house in the morning," Sora said as they entered the building through the glass doors and into the cool wide corridor.

"Ah well, Mom will stick up for us. She likes to sleep just as much as we do," Hisa laughed.

"Ah," Isamu said "Mashiro-san is really nice."

They all continued to talk about summer plans; including going to the beach, swimming, camping, music and more. They all entered their homeroom and went to their corner of the old room. They sat on top of the scratched in desk with names written in small letters underneath; chewing gum underneath and other graffiti marks. Despite the lights not being on, the room was fully lit with sunlight outside; the filtered blinds pulled back to let in all the light.

Suddenly another set of twins walked into the homeroom; both wearing glasses, but different styles; the girl in oval-rounded glasses, the boy in squared ones. The girl Suzuko, walked up to them first, her long black hair falling softly over her shoulders as she hopped onto a desk to sit down. Yosuke, her younger twin brother, came after, his short black hair sternly flicking over one eye.

"Ohayo Suzuko-kun, Ishida-san!" Hisa and Hina said in unison.

Suzuko smiled "Ohayo." Yosuke nodded back.

"So what are you guys doing over summer?" Isamu queried, leaning forward to hold the desk space just in front of his legs "Sora and I are practicing with my Mom at her dojo."

"Tatsuki-san?" Suzuko asked "She has a dojo?"

Sora and Isamu frowned awkwardly "She's had her own dojo now since before I was born..." Isamu muttered.

"We're training as well with our parents," Yosuke said as he leaned against a desk.

"Oh, Uryu-san and Mizuki-san are helping you train?" Hina assumed, not knowing their parents very well.

Yosuke nodded "We won't be very available unless something happens," suddenly the bell went for first period "Ah, we have to go now. Remember I said there was a class meeting?" All the six children stood up and made their way to the door.

"Hey I was the one who told them Yosuke!" Suzuko called after her taller brother.

"Sure you were," He retorted.

"I was too baka! You can be so annoying sometimes!"

The two twins walked out the door as Hisa and Hina followed laughing "They always argue like that," Hisa said as she and her tin skipped out the homeroom, their green hair flicking in their movement. Sora and Isamu followed out the door and walked side by side down the corridor. Isamu was talking about something to do with the Ishida twins never paying attention to him, but Sora wasn't really listening. The only thing he could think of was his plan to find that woman; and it would work.

It was late. The house was empty. The cold cool floorboards felt harsh against my bare feet. Every step was carefully placed. Every breath was controlled. My hands braced in front of me by a few inches, feeling my way around the house in darkness. I'd lived here all my life, so it really was unnecessary, but I still took the precaution. I wasn't going to get caught.

I'd been getting bad feelings lately. I knew something was going to happen tonight. And it was going to include him and her; them; the 'them' that I had once known and loved. I knew something was going terrible was going to happen. I'd had my hunch the other night, and I was right.

I carried on stepping so softly. I was almost there; the forbidden room. Forever full of secrets, I had to stay away from it. But tonight, that was going to change. I took my final step and gently pulled on the door slot to slide the door open. I then stepped onto the tatami mat and relaxed. I slid the door shut and started to look for what I wanted.

I moved quietly over to the desk in the back of the very cluttered room. There were so many papers covering the wooden desk. I suddenly noticed a cup filled with green tea in the corner, a ring of liquid slowly staining the wood. I felt the cup to feel it was still warm. I felt the rim to feel a very feint moist lip mark. He hadn't been gone long. I needed to be quick. I looked through the papers for his name. It was then I realised;

Every single piece of paper on the desk had his name on it. I looked at one after the other; each containing information on his power; his reiatsu; his future; everything. I looked at a diagram. The outline was his body and some sort of weapon containing something.

I looked around for the containment unit it said it would be kept in on the sheet. I looked in a cupboard near his desk. Something fell from the top making a loud noise. Suddenly all the books and boxes on top fell and crashes to the ground. The sound echoed in the late darkness.

I froze.

I heard then; footsteps; slowly getting louder and faster. I span around and grabbed what I was looking for; a long wooden box, sealed with his name. I slide it open and took out what was inside. It glowed a beautiful clear white. It shone in my face in the dimmed and meek light.

Suddenly I heard his voice; my father's. I was in his office, and I needed to get out. I knew the door would be too slow, and I would get caught. So I ran for the slim open window. I threw out my glowing find and slid out the window after with ease. And then I ran; far away from the shop. To where he was waiting; to where I knew he would be in danger. I was coming…

…Sora Kurosaki.

AAAAH! THE FIRST CHAPTER! ASFDAFDAFFAHSGNABDGVBAZF I HOPE YOU LIKE IT! :D

word translations:

ohayo - good morning

baka - idiot