"And for the reason why she didn't recognise you.... is because.....she hasn't seen you for so long!" Urahara's serious face turned goofy as he told his lame joke.
"What?!" Shinji asked, showing his teeth, "That's why?!"
Urahara laughed, "Well, you have changed! Your hair is short now!" he stopped his laughing and got serious again, "So, that's not the real reason. The real reason is because the Soul Society erased her memories. Well, they didn't exactly erase them, it's more like they took them and sealed them away."
"They sealed them away?! All of her memories?!" Shinji repeated, not believing the news.
"Yes. Of course, they let her remember the regular stuff, her name, how to take care of herself, that kind of stuff."
Shinji's face dropped a bit, getting used to the news, "So, where would they seal her memories?"
"Well, they can seal them in anything or anyone they want, but knowing the Soul Society, they most likely put them in something personal."
"I wonder where..."
"I can tell you if you want!" Urahara opened up a fan and blocked his mouth with it.
"You already know where?! Why didn't you tell us the first time?!" Shinji yelled.
Urahara laughed again, "I'm just having a bit of fun, Hirako-san."
"Just tell me where her memories are!"
"They are in her zanpakuto."
"They're in ...... her ..... zanpakuto....." Shinji sat down, since he had been kneeling with his hands on the table in front of him.
"Yes Yes!" Urahara peered over his fan. That's when he noticed a kind of glimmer in Shinji's eyes, "Hirako-san.....don't tell me you're going to try and get them back!"
"Is it that obvious?" Shinji chuckled back.
Urahara sighed, "And I am guessing there is nothing I can do to stop you?"
"That's right."
He sighed again, "If so, then I'll tell you one more thing so you don't end up breaking her zanpakuto. All she has to do is hold it to regain her memories. But be careful. Her zanpakuto is heavily guarded. I don't know where it is, though. You'll have to find that out on your own."
"Alright. Thanks." Shinji stood up and left. The rest of the Vizards followed. Back at the warehouse, everyone went to their usual spots except for Shinji.
"Come on, Dickhead Shinji!" Hiyori called, calling him by his usual nickname, "We have to come up with a plan!"
"I just want to let you know that I'll be doing this alone." he replied, not looking up from the floor.
"Huh? Why?" Mashiro asked.
"Kosuki is really important to me." He answered, "I want to do this alone, for her."
"I understand." Hatchi said, "Everyone, this is a personal matter to Shinji, so we should not interfere."
"Tech!" Hiyori spat, "Fine!" Everyone else agreed.
"I'll be out a lot from now on, so don't worry about me." and Shinji left.
"It's got to be around here somewhere!" Shinji muttered, walking around where the concert had been, "She said a cafe....cafe...."
"Excuse me," he asked a girl nearby, "Do you know any cafes near here?"
"Oh! You mean the Doki Doki Cosplay Cafe?"
"Um, sure, yea, where is it?" Shinji guessed that was the place Kosuki had been talking about.
"Are you going to see Kosuki-chan?"
"H-How did you know?" Shinji asked, shocked, taking a step back.
The girl giggled, "Kosuki-chan is very hard working and enjoys her job so much. Everyone likes her. Most of the people who go there become regular customers and most of them go to see her since she's so nice. I'm also a regular customer. I love having Kosuki-chan as my waitress, I feel like we are really good friends! Ah! You wanted to know where it is, right?"
"Yea."
"It's on the corner down that street!" she pointed down a street.
"'K, thanks." and Shinji began walking towards the cafe.
The girl giggled again, "You're welcome!"
'The Doki Doki Cosplay Cafe?!' Shinji thought, 'What kind of a name is that?! Though, it does sound a little like some place she would work at...'
Once he arrived at the cafe, the girl at the entrance greeted him.
"Hello, sir!" she was dressed as Magical Girl Mikuru Asahina from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, "Please follow me!" she grabbed a menu and walked down a long hall with Shinji following. The hall was long, no decorations on the walls, except for the many doors.
The girl stepped in front of a door and opened it for him, "Please enjoy your stay!"
After Shinji entered, the girl shut the door and returned to the entrance of the cafe. Shinji could really tell that this cafe wasn't a normal one. The room he was in had a big table and comfortable chairs and a sofa. There was a TV and a karaoke station. After a little while the door opened. Kosuki walked in cosplaying as Saber from Fate/Stay Night.
"Welcome to the Doki Doki Cosplay Cafe!" she said cheerfully and handed him a menu, "Here's today's menu!"
"T-Thanks, Kosuki." Shinji had recognised her immediately. He couldn't believe his luck that she was the one who would wait on him.
"Hey..." Kosuki looked at Shinji closer, "Do I know you?" she remained still for a few seconds before her face turned bright, "That's right! You're that guy from the concert!"
"I'm glad you remember me..." Shinji smiled, 'If only you would remember me from back then.'
"Thank you for comming! So, what's your name?" she asked, leaning in towards him.
"Shinji. Hirako Shinji."
'Okay, this is just weird.' he thought, since he knew she had...once... known his name.
"That's a nice name!" she smiled. Shinji smiled back. He loved it when Kosuki smiled.
"So what do you like best on the menu?" Shinji asked her.
"Let's see......definitely the strawberry shortcake!" she cheerfully answered.
'Just like her, she still loves strawberries.'
"I love strawberries!"
"That settles it, then. I'll have two strawberry shortcakes!" he gave the menu back to Kosuki.
"Coming right up!"
Less than five minutes later, Kosuki came back, holding two places which each had a piece of strawberry shortcake on them.
"Here you go, Shinji!" She placed the cakes down in front of him along with two spoons.
"You can have this one." He offered, pushing one cake towards her.
"R-Really?!" she asked, almost in disbelief.
"Yea, you do love strawberries, you used to eat them all the time!"
"How do you know.... I used to always eat strawberries...?"
"Oh, well....." Shinji didn't know what to say. He couldn't just say, 'Because you used to be my captain and I fell in love with you.'
"Oh, I guess it doesn't really matter." Kosuki tossed the idea aside and began eating her piece of cake.
Ok, I'm sorry for those of you who like this story, but I am going to be rushing this part of the story . In the next chapter I am having Shinji go and retrive Kosuki's memories, but don't worry ;P There will be more chapters after that~ For example, we will be having out own Turning BAck the Pendlum arc where we go back to when Shinji was Kosuki's vice-captain and how he became her vice-captain and how it was after she had gone, then we will see how things will be after her memories are back, who she will help out in the Winter War or if YAmamoto or Aizen get her and use her, and what happens after that~ SO please keep reading~!
