Bleach Chapter 1

Ichigo's Point of View

"Ichigo!"

'Shit,' I thought, 'Idiot Dad's gonna try and attack me.' Thinking quickly in my groggy half-asleep state I grabbed a whole bunch of pillows and hurriedly stuffed them under the comforter on the bed. I ran to the closet where Rukia used to sleep just as my annoying dad burst into the my small bedroom. He launched a roundhouse-kick at what he thought was the still sleeping me. I sniggered inwardly at his stupidly

As he made contact with the pillows he stifled a quiet, "Huh?", wondering where I was and why I wasn't in bed. I quickly sneaked downstairs to grab some breakfast.

"Yuzu! Karin! Ichigo is missing. Masaki what have I done wrong?" He yelled the last part as he ran over to my mother's poster/portrait.

"Baka, I'm over here." I waved as signalling him over. "What kind of father attacks his son this early while he is on summer break?" I grabbed my plate and put them in the sink. "I'm getting dressed and then going for a walk towards the festival." I yelled as I ran up the steps to shower and get dressed.

Every year around the time school let out, Karakura Town hosted a large festival. I remember going every summer when I was little, before my mom was murdered by a Hollow. Karin and Yuzu don't really remember going, they were too little to remember. I would take them in the years when my dad didn't want to go because of the memories of mom.

About ten minutes later I was out the door on the way to where the festival was held on the weekends. I went there a lot (I'd been out of school for a week), mostly for reliving my memories of Senna. I missed her everyday, and though it sounds cheesy, I cared about her so much. Rukia said she would fade from our memories, but everyone still remembers her. I regretted not taking her on the Ferris Wheel and I remembered how comfortable she was way up high, so I bought a ticket for the wheel and got on. Not many people were there at ten because it opened only a few minutes earlier.

As I was about to board, I saw someone near the lights above it all, they weren't on because it was extrememly bright out. The person was definitely a girl about 15 or 16, like me and she seemed all too familiar.

"Senna? Senna! SENNA!" I ran over there as she started walking on the lights. There was no other person I knew that would do that. It had to be her. Once again she fell about halfway through as though performing a routine act. This time I interfered with her shunpo (flash step) and caught her.

"Not so fast, miss," I said, "Don't want you to get away again!" I smirked at her look of fear.

But then she looked up at me and said, "Ichigo?" I nodded. "It is you! You scared the hell of me you idiot!" Then she said more quietly, "I thought I'd never see you again!"

"What did I tell you? Baka," I smiled. She was here. She was back and safe in my arms where she belonged.

"Last time you didn't take me on the Ferris Wheel, so this time it's your treat!" She smiled as I laughed. It was nice hearing the sound again. God, I'd missed her.

"I was just about to get on anyway. Let's go." I bought her a ticket. "Besides you have so much to explain." We got in line and were in the 5th place from the front. The line went slowly and we were silent the whole time, that is, until Senna threw her arms around my waist and started bawling boisterously. Her immaculate face was streaked with tears and her eyes were red from watering as she had tried to hold the tears back.

"Senna, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" I was truly concerned, what if she was leaving again, would I be able to endure that?

"Ichigo, I never want this to end," She looked up at me making eye contact, "I want to be with you forever." She buried her face back into my shirt.

"Senna," I lifted her chin up so she could look me in the eye again, "I will always protect you and I will never leave you. I promise."

"That sounds really cheesy,but thanks Ichigo," She smiled again and it melted my heart.

I smiled back. "Let's go." I said and we boarded the Ferris Wheel.