Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
Somewhere neared the graveyard a portal was opened. Gin stepped out of the portal to smell the fresh air.
'It's great to walk around at night than at day, don't you two think?' He asked as he stretched himself and looked back at the two newcomers from the closing portal. 'I think we will have lot and lot of fun in this world.'
Ichigo stirred, his body still had that heavy weight on him, he slowly opened his tired eyes and looked around the room, he realized that it isn't his room, then he looked at the window next to him, the sun was high in the sky, luckily it was Sunday and he doesn't need to go to school.
'So you're finally awake?' A cold, but familiar voice asked him.
'Yeah, I'm fine. But I still feel very heavy.' Ichigo said as he tried to get up.
'I might have healed some your injuries, but other needs time to be completely healed. Don't force yourself to get up, what you need right now is rest.' He told the boy and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder while the other held a sliver tray of soup and bread. 'I had warned your family that you are here for your detentions, so rest.'
'Byakuya, I thought -'
'Do not mistake. I do this to assure your survival. Eat and sleep.' The black hair man told the orange-hair boy, shoved the sliver tray into his hands.
He was about to leave the room, but at the last minute, he turned and asked: 'Who is he?'
'Who? What do you mean?' Ichigo asked and put down his spoon.
'While you are asleep, you kept saying 'I'll kept your memories' and 'I'll wait for you'. Who is this person you are waiting for?' He asked.
'To tell you the truth, I couldn't really remember how he looked like, but I remember that it was him that I started to learn how to fight. That day, I wandered aimlessly on the river bank, hoping that I could find mom, but instead, I met him. Back then I didn't know he was dead, he just sat there and looked at the sunset like my mother used to. I ignored him and I continue my search, then a gang came and attack, saying that I'm walking around their territory, I tried to fight back, but I was too weak, then he came and kinda scared them away, I was very mad and yelled at him.' The boy told him and looked out the window.
'After that, I spent most of my times to fight him and then I just stopped. Everyday, I ran to the river bank to see him, he taught me a few moves or talked about me. Then he somehow started to fade, those days I was really worry, but he told me that it's alright and he might be going to Heaven. The day before he completely disappeared in my life, he asked me to remind him how we met, how he taught to fight, everything. He said that he was afraid that he'll forget me like he forgot his memories, so we made each other a promise, that we will remind each other, if we ever met in the future. And he just disappeared, as the year passed, I started to forget his face, but the events were still as clear as if it just happen yesterday.' He continue his story, looking up at the sun, he used his hand to block the sunlight.
'Is he very important to you? That it had given you, the strength to defeat your inner Hollow?' The man asked as he looked at the window.
'Important. I don't know. I'm not sure about this. I kept my promise because he was the person who shared my pain after my mother died, but I never had the chance to thank him. I think that the reason.' Ichigo said and started to drink his soup.
'Rest for now. I'll help you find him if you want to, but you must rest until you're fully recovered.' Byakuya told him and headed towards the door.
'Thank you, Byakuya' Ichigo said, the man stood at the opened door for a minute and leaved without another word.
'Wow! The real world is more fun than I imagine, Gin-san!' A little girl with short green hair screamed aloud at the balcony of an apartment.
'Neliel, why did you turn yourself into this small child body, when your original form was already very attractive?' The silver hair man asked at the girl from the armchair in the living room.
'That's because. Being a little girl is more cute and adorable than when I'm in my adult form, I don't like people stared at me. Beside, I can move more freely than in my original form in this world.' Neliel answered and ran back inside the apartment. 'Huh? Where is berry head?'
'Now that you mention it, I didn't see our vicious little friend around here for a moment.' Gin said as he looked around the apartment. 'Oh well. As long as he doesn't kill any living human, I'm sure he'll be fine. By the way, I had registered him to the same school as our little angel, but you will just stay here.'
'Huh?! That's not fair! Why does berry head is going to school for fun and I had to stay in here!' The child cried and whined.
'That's because you are a kid now. So you cannot go to a school for big kids.' The man simply told the child.'
After a few days, Ichigo was fully recovered and headed back to school. On his way to school, he saw a little girl walking at the green light, a car was running towards her. He immediately dropped his school bag and ran to the child, he caught her just in time before the car ran through her. They rolled to the other side of the street, he looked down at the kid and asked: 'You alright kid? You should be careful when you walk through a street, it's dangerous!'
'Thank… You… Onii-chan…' The trembling girl said.
The boy got up and removed the dusts on the girl. It was then that he noticed the odd hair color of the girl, it was green, but he thought that it isn't his business to mind what other people's hair color was.
'You don't think I'm strange?' The green hair girl suddenly asked.
Ichigo stared at the girl for a moment before he answered: 'Not really. It's just the color of your hairs that's a little strange, but I think it's beautiful. Uh-oh! I'm going to be late! Be careful for now! Bye!'
He ran back to the other side of the street to pick up his school bag, then the girl screamed from the other side of the street: 'My name is Nel Tu! What's your name Onii-chan?!'
'My name is Kurosaki Ichigo! See ya!' The boy screamed back and ran as quick as he could to reach his school before the bell rang.
'Kurosaki Ichigo. So he is the one that we're supposed to observe. Lucky!' The girl screamed and jumped around. 'Berry head won't be the only one who's going to play with him. Yay!'
At class, Ichigo was glad that he made it in time before the bell rang, even if he must suffered the thousands of questions from Renji and Rukia. It is better than get more detentions from Byakuya. Then their history teacher entered the class and told the whole class: 'Today, we are going to welcome two new students to our class. Ishida Uryuu and Inoue Orihime.'
He pointed at the two new students next to the window, the boy simply nodded at them and the girl waved at the whole class cheerfully. Then he started his lecture, but he added to Ichigo: 'Kurosaki. Stay after class for detentions, because you are not wearing indoor shoes.'
Renji, Rukia and Ichigo looked at his shoes that aren't the indoor shoes, he wanted to protest, but he decided to give up the idea to argue, because he got the feeling that the two new students are some allies of Heaven.
During recess, Byakuya explained to Ichigo that the two new students are part of a religion society known as Holy, servant of God, they are here to aid them, because the angels had reported strange activities around Karakura town. Then Ishida and Orihime presented themselves individually:
'Ishida Uryuu. Age 15. I'm Vice-captain of the Defense Department of Holy. I'm also a Quincy, archer who had high spiritual energy. Please to meet you.'
'Inoue Orihime. Also age 15. I'm Vice-captain of the Healing Department of Holy. But people know me better as one of the Maiden of Mary'
'Euh, Maiden of Mary?' Ichigo asked.
'Mary Magdalene, one of the disciple twelve disciples chosen by the son of God himself and was bless by seven different powers from God after the death of his son. The Maidens of Mary was said to be those who hold one of the seven powers of the Seven Virtues of Mary Magdalene.' Byakuya explained.
'So what the hell is going on since I was knocked out?' The orange-hair boy asked getting a little impatience.
'Unknown. The angels had sensed a strong wave of evil spreading in Kurakara town, but what caused it, they are still investigating, so they have sent us to aid you, in case of an out break of Hollows.' Ishida explained.
When the bell rang, they stopped their discussion. As the class came in and took their place in class. Byakuya was about to leave, when a newcomer entered the room. He had teal hair, cerulean eyes with some blue and green lines under his eyes, he wore an evil grin on his face.
Their homeroom teacher came in, present this new student to the whole class and Byakuya: 'Everybody. I just receive from the principal that there is a new transfer student from America, I hope all of you welcome, Grimmjow.'
