Healing
Chapter Two

"What's the matter Kurosaki? Aren't you going to save your precious little sister?" Aizen cooed evilly as he held Karin off the ground by her neck. Yuzu and his father all ready lifeless on the floor between them.

Ichigo stared wide eyed and tried to advance but each time he would be driven back by Aizen tightening his grip and making Karin gasp painfully for air. He would step back and the Shinigami would release his grip just enough for her to breathe again. "Pl. . .please. Let her go!"

Aizen chuckled, "Now where's the fun in that?"

Ichigo clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles turned white, "If you want me dead then kill me, just please leave them alone! They have nothing to do with this!"

Aizen glared at him, "Now, whoever said I wanted to kill you, Kurosaki? I don't want to kill you, I want to break you!" Without warning he snapped Karin's neck in one sickening crack and let her limp form fall from his grasp to her sister and father below.

Ichigo's heart shattered. He stared wide eyed at his family beaten and broken at his feet. He tried to move towards them, but his legs would not obey his commands and he ended up on his hands and knees unable to keep the tears at bay any longer.

Aizen snickered, "That's it Kurosaki. I've taken your girlfriend and now your family. It was all to get to you. You are the reason that they are dead. It's all your fault. And now I will use your pretty little girlfriend to destroy this world, Seiretei and you."

"Kurosaki!" Hitsugaya called out as he entered the house with Renji, Rukia, Matsumoto and Hanatarou. They all stared in horror as they entered the living room and saw the gifted family on the floor; three dead and one wishing he could join them. Hitsugaya clenched his hand tightly over his Zanpakutou as he glared dangerously at the traitorous shinigami. "Aizen! How dare you!"

Aizen chuckled and clicked his tongue in a disappointing manner. "Late once again, Hitsugaya-taichou." He cooed.

Hitsugaya charged Aizen, but only sliced through air as the shinigami disappeared back into Hueco Mundo. His laughter echoed throughout the house and Ichigo's blank mind.

Hitsugaya angrily sheathed his sword and turned back to Ichigo and his entire world beaten and bloody on the floor before him. His anger quickly turned to sorrow for the broken youth before him.

As Hanatarou and Rukia check on Ichigo's family; though they knew they were all dead, Renji kneeled next to Ichigo and tried to snap him out of his trance. "Oi," he said softly as he waved his hand before the young boy's face, but he didn't get any response. "Ichigo. . ."

"Leave him, Abarai-kun." Hitsugaya ordered as he walked towards the group. "He's gone for the moment. Let's take him to Urahara-san's shop and we'll figure out what to do from there."

"Ano. . .what about his family?" Hanatarou asked nervously, kneeling next to Yuzu.

The young captain sighed heavily before answering in a resigned and seemingly cold manner, "Leave them. They're just shells now. We'll come back to escort their souls to Soul Society, but right now we have to tend to Kurosaki-kun." He answered and was all ready on his way to Kisuke's shoten to avoid any resistance from the other shinigami.

The shinigami exchanged shocked glances between them, but they did as they were told. Renji sighed and lifted Ichigo's arm over his shoulders. "Come on Ichigo," he said softly as he lifted the non-responsive teen to his legs. "Everything's gonna be all right."

WOW! I can't believe how quickly this story became so popular! Thanks everyone! Here's part 2, and I'm working on part 3. Enjoy! 3
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