A/N: Chapter 3 is out! Thanks for the persons who reviewed. A great thanks.
Disclaimer: Once again, Bleach belongs to my idol, Kubo Tite..
Chapter 3: Watashi wa.. Hanashiro Yumi-desu
The lovely girl silently walked to the streets of Karakura for school. Her orange hair glow beautifully underneath the radiance of the sunlight. Yes, she thought that this maybe her first time to go to school in "this form" and it's a total upset. She might be "new" in everyone's eyes; yet, she's already very familiar with them.
"DAMN!" she cursed while reminiscing the scenario few hours earlier.
FLASHBACK:
"Urahara-san!" she asked while approaching the store-keeper in a very fast and rough move, like the way he act during her "masculine" days.
"Oh! Why are you rushing like that Kurosaki-san?" He curiously asked while taking a sip on his tea cup.
Her sweat can be traced from her smooth face. "I need to go to school! I'll never ever surrender my schooling just only because of my new damn body!"
"Ok, I understand your demands." He carefully stood up from his sit to get something in his so-called store. And after a couple of minutes, he came with something in his hands.
Her maple-colored eyes widened as she saw the "outfit" Urahara held.
"The heck, Urahara-san. Why are you giving me a blouse and a skirt?" She dropped her jaws.
The naughty man grinned. "Oh well, I guess you can't wear shirt and pants in your girlish body at school. That's a simple logic my dear, and to remind you, this uniform is made up of…….." He failed to finish his statement because Ichigo already kicked him in the face.
"Give that to me. I don't need further information about this!" She grabbed the uniform and she started to remove her former clothing.
"WAIT! Do that in the vacant room over there, not here!" He pointed out his index finger at his guest room.
"Alright, sorry." She swiftly moved to the room. And after few seconds she's already in the female uniform.
"Look at you Kurosaki-san! You're so gorgeous and beautiful!" Urahara muttered, calling the attention of the other folks in the store.
Ichigo massaged her knuckles. "SHUT UP!"
After some conversations and insults coming from the "idiots" of that store, she quickly grabbed her "new" school bag, given to her by Urahara of course. Then she waved farewell to the folks.
"Kurosaki-san. Don't forget the most important thing!" Ichigo paused after hearing Urahara's remarks. "I suggest that you should have a new name. No one will believe that you are Ichigo. You must introduce yourself to your classmates in a new character." He finished his sentence.
"I can't think of a name right now!" She shouted. "You just keep on bothering my mind!"
"It's not that." He pointed at Ichigo. "I shall bestow you a name in your feminine state." He clearly stated.
"Hanashiro Yumi" You'll introduce yourself using that name.
Ichigo's eyebrows furrowed. "It's a girl's name!"
"Definitely! Because you're a girl right now!"
END OF FLASHBACK:
She continued walking, in a weird manner. She's not used to walk in a girlish way because she's not really a woman. She's a "man." Her thoughts defended her side.
"I'll see my classmates and nakama." She anticipated as she thinks of how the situation will can hurt her. It's like *you know everyone however, you're not remembered by the persons who are important to you* She lowered her head down, trying to be calm.
After half an hour, she already arrived at the school grounds. She can see Keigo disturbing his other classmates. She can also see Mizuiro teasing Keigo in a not so obvious way.
She also sees Chad walking silently, Uryuu reading a book while approaching the school building, Tatsuki and Inoue walking together. Even Rukia is present and just walking quietly.
"I'm glad that everyone is doing fine. It's already satisfaction for me." She smiled in a soft one.
FLASHBACK:
"Dou you have plans on telling your nakama about your situation?" He and Ichigo started their serious discussion.
"No. It's better like this. If I tell them, they will just try to protect me, because they will think that I'm vulnerable at my form right now. Powerless and feminine. And I don't want them doing that to me. You know what I always want Urahara-san. I should be the ONE who protects, and not the person worth to be protected." She clearly stated with eyes staring on the wooden flooring.
"Is that really the reason?" The wise former 12th squad taicho doubted. "Or it's because you don't want people feel pity on you. Your pride matters so much of course, right?"
She just said nothing.
END OF FLASHBACK:
"OHAYO!" The teacher greeted the noisy class with full of energy. "So, do we have any absences? " She questioned after sitting in her table, grabbing her class records as she started calling the names of the students.
"OH! Kurosaki is not here? What happened? Does anyone of you know where he is?"
Everyone is quiet. Looking curiously at their classmates faces wondering as well.
"MA'M! He's maybe on a date!" Keigo concluded breaking the silence wit his weird idiotic acts.
"DATE? As I know, Kurosaki is not the type of boy who will skip classes in order to have a date." The teacher stated after writing a red mark on Ichigo's name. While, Ichigo's four nakama just remained silent.
He can't be dead. It's not it. They thought in their minds. Still believing and hoping that he might just get inside through the school door or at window, then……all will get back to normal.
"Class, before I forget. You have a new classmate! Guys, be nice to her, ok?" She opened the door slowly.
The entire class dropped jaw as they witness the lovely girl approaching inside. "Oh she's so…..pretty." Keigo blushed then suddenly fainted, yet, he was ignored because all of the attention is on "that girl".
"O…ohayo. Mina-san." She nervously stated. Not because she's too shy to introduce herself but for the fact that she's worried that she might not handle the situation and she will give-in, telling the people that Hey, I'm Ichigo. Please believe me. But she can't. She just can't. She even thought that this is her first time to get worried too much. She entered soul society without hesitation. She fought with the arrancar fearlessly. She also managed to step-in to Hueco Mudo and fight every espada on her way, yet, she didn't felt any worries…… unlike this.
"Oh, what's the matter? Tell them about yourself dear." The teacher comforted her.
"Damn. She's the second person to call me dear! If I can only kick her" She thought.
"I'm Hanashiro Yumi." She bowed like a guy earning a quiet laugh from the girls. An after lifting her head up, she saw Inoue and Rukia staring at her seriously. Rukia turned her head away . Inoue remained staring at her, smiling quietly.
Chad and Uryuu have no reaction but just looking innocently at her.
"Hanashiro-san, you may take your seat now" the eye glassed-sensei grinned at her. She only nodded and started to walk towards her place.
"Wait Hanashiro-san, that seat is already occupied. It belongs to your absent classmate."
"B…but this is my seat…" she protested. "No. Please don't be hard headed, it belongs to Kurosaki." The teacher debated. "You can just sit at that one" she pointed at a vacant chair on the back, near the wall.
That hit her. She felt thousands of zanpakutos torturing her.
"I…understand. " She followed the teacher's order and she quietly sit at that place.
"From this moment, it will not be that easy. It's like the world fell on me. And I can't do anything." Her eyebrows furrowed once again as she tried to cope with the situation. What will happen? How can she act as a girl if she is really not one? How long can she carry her secret?
To be continued….
