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-Kikishi-
I followed Ichigo and Rukia to a rundown shop that read 'Urahara Shop'.
'Someone who works here will be able to help me?'
I thought to myself as Ichigo knocked on the door. It slid open to reveal a small boy with red hair. He was wearing a white t-shirt with the Urahara Shop logo printed on the front and blue three-quarter length trousers, the bottoms of which were turned up.
"Welcome to Urahara Shop how can we help you?"
The boy asked.
"Jinta, we need to speak with Urahara."
Rukia said and the boy, Jinta, glared at her.
"Why?"
He asked and I heard Rukia sigh. She wasn't very good with kids I take it.
I stepped forward and stopped right in front of Jinta. He came to my hips.
"Hello Jinta, my name's Kikishi, but you can call me Kiki."
I said as I crouched down in front of him. The scowl on his face disappeared as he looked me over.
"Hi…."
He said uncertain and I smiled at him warmly.
"Jinta, can you do me a small little favor?"
I asked sweetly and heard Rukia laugh at the change in my tone of voice and I wanted to snap at her, but refrained from doing so.
"What kind of favor?"
He asked curiously.
"Well you see, me and my friends need to speak with Urahara and I'd really like it if you could go get him."
I said and Jinta crossed his arms over his chest.
"What do I get out of this?"
He asked and I thought a moment.
"Well, what do you want?"
I asked and he thought a minute before answering.
"Well, I really want some pocky and we just ran out."
He said and I smiled to myself as I remembered there being a box of pocky in my book bag.
I stood up and looked at Rukia.
"Hey Rukia, would you mind going to my house and grabbing my book bag?"
I asked and she glared at me. I had a feeling like she didn't like me very much.
"I'll go Kikishi."
Ichigo said and I turned to him with a smile.
"Thanks. You should be able to get in through the window. Try not to be seen, it should be lying right there on my bed."
I said and he nodded before taking off. I ignored Rukia and turned back to Jinta.
"He'll be right back, I've got some pocky in my bag. If you let us in and tell Urahara that we're here to see him I promise to give you some. How does that sound?"
I asked and he smiled.
"Alright."
He said and I smiled at him before ruffling his hair. He opened the door the rest of the way and showed Rukia and me inside. We sat around a table and Jinta ran off. I turned to look at Rukia and smirked.
"Oh shut up."
She said and I smiled.
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
I said innocently. She huffed at me and I looked around the shop. It was bigger than it looked from the outside. I noticed a small girl hiding behind one of the doors. Suddenly the door opened completely and I looked up to see a tall, muscular, tan-skinned man. His hair done in cornrows and he had a large handlebar mustache, which was connected to his long sideburns. He was wearing a pair of rectangular-shaped glasses, a white muscle shirt, regular pants and a blue apron. Now that the door was open I could clearly see the little girl. She was a young-looking girl with a blush on her cheeks who was wearing a white t-shirt with the Urahara Shop logo in pink print and a knee-length pink skirt with white dots. She had purple eyes and long, black hair with a purple tint. It is parted down the middle, with two strands of her bangs in the middle of her face, opposing each other. The rest of her hair is in pigtails with pink ties.
"Welcome, Urahara will be with you shortly."
The man said and I looked at him in shock. The little girl stared at the floor and avoided making any kind of eye contact.
"I'll go make some tea."
The man said before leaving. The pigtailed girl looked around suddenly before running out of the room.
I turned towards Rukia.
"Who was-"
I started to ask, but was cut off a tall and lean-built man with light skin and gray eyes. His hair was messy and light-blond with strands framing the sides of his face and hanging between his eyes and chin stubble. He was wearing a dark green shirt and pants, topped with a black coat with a white diamond pattern along its bottom half. He also had what looked like a fan in his hand and a striped-dark green and white bucket hat that shadowed his eyes.
"That was Ururu and Tessai."
The man said and I looked at him confused.
"Oh hey Urahara."
Ichigo said as he came back in. He handed me my bag and sat between me and Rukia.
'So this is Urahara.'
I thought to myself as I grabbed the box of chocolate and strawberry pocky from my bag. I laid it on the table and looked around.
"Who are you looking for?"
Urahara asked.
"Jinta, I made a promise to him."
I said and smiled as the small red head ran into the room. He stopped in front of me with a small smile on his face.
"Here you go."
I said holding the box of pocky out to him. He looked at it, then me before taking it, opening it, and sitting down next to me. I was shocked, but smiled as he offered to share the box of pocky with me.
"Seems like you've made quite an impression on him. He's usually so hot tempered."
Urahara said and I saw Jinta scowl at him as he popped a stick covered in chocolate in his mouth. I smiled and did the same.
"Yes, well, getting down to business. What brings you two here?"
He asked Ichigo and Rukia as he sat down across from Ichigo.
"Well, Kikishi wants to become a Soul Reaper and I sorta kinda promised to help her."
Ichigo said and Urahara just looked at him.
"Kikishi?"
He asked after a while and I smiled at him.
"Hi."
I said and his eyes widened.
"Oh, pardon my rudeness. My name is Kisuke Urahara and this is my shop. It's a pleasure to meet you."
He said and I smiled.
"My name's Kikishi Sarutomi, nice to meet you."
I said as I bit the end off a stick of pocky.
"I don't mind helping you, but why in the world would you want to become a Soul Reaper?"
He asked me and I sighed and looked down at the pocky stick in my hand.
"I've been beaten since I was fourteen, almost killed on several occasions, just about died four days ago, and now I've finally found something I want to do. Something I feel like I should do."
I said and silence met my explanation.
"You've been beaten? By who?"
Ichigo asked.
"Seems like you've had one interesting life. Care to explain some things?"
Urahara asked and I looked up at him.
"Train me and make me into a Soul Reaper and I'll tell you everything."
I said and he smiled.
"Kikishi, you've got yourself a deal."
He said and I smiled inwardly as I finished my last stick of pocky.
-No one-
"Tea's ready."
Tessai said as he walked back into the room with a trey of tea for everyone. He set it down and everyone got a cup.
"So, when do you want to start this training Kikishi?"
Urahara asked her and she looked at him after having drained her cup.
"Right now if possible."
She said and he smiled.
"If you're sure you want to do this, then follow me."
He said before standing up. Ichigo and Rukia stood up and followed after him. Kikishi handed the half empty box of pocky to Jinta who happily finished them off before following Urahara and the others. They had all climbed down a ladder and she did the same. She looked around as she went down and couldn't believe her eyes. It was enormous and seemed to stretch on for miles.
When she finally reached the ground she looked back up and couldn't see the small little hole she'd just climbed through.
"Where are we?"
Kikishi asked and Urahara laughed.
"We're underneath my shop."
He said and Kikishi's eyes widened. She never would have guessed something like this was underneath the shop upstairs.
"Now, since you said you wanted to start your training as soon as possible you'll need to know what's gonna happen."
Urahara said and Kikishi nodded, listening closely.
"Well, this training may take a while, a year actually since we have to turn you into a Soul Reaper. It will be a long, and very painful process that you may wind up dying from. One way or another. Which is where Ichigo comes in. If you turn into a Hollow, he'll take care of you."
Urahara said and Kikishi nodded.
"Good, since you seem to have a general knowledge of Hollows and the like we won't have to work on that. But we will have to work on your knowledge of the Soul Society and how it works which is where Rukia comes in. But seeing as how today we'll be working on transforming you from your current state to a Soul Reaper you'll only be working with me, Tessai, Ururu, and Jinta."
Urahara said and Kikishi looked around and saw that the red haired boy and the pigtailed girl were down here with them.
"Ichigo, Rukia, you two can go home. I'll send for you if I need you."
Urahara said and they both nodded before heading for the ladder and starting the climb back up.
Once they were gone Urahara turned his attention back to Kikishi.
"Now then, is there anything we need to know before we start this? Any siblings you'd feel bad about leaving behind. Any crushes you wish to say goodbye to."
Urahara said and Kikishi shook her head.
"No. I've been by myself since I was fourteen."
She said and Urahara nodded.
"Alright then."
He said as he lifted his cane and jabbed the end against Kikishi's forehead. She stumbled back from her body which fell to the ground. There was a long spirit chain coming from her chest connecting to her body.
"Okay, I warn you now Kikishi, this will probably be the most painful part of this entire thing. As well as the hardest. Are you ready?"
Urahara asked and Kikishi nodded. Urahara nodded in response before revealing his cane to be a sword and disconnecting the chain between Kikishi and her body, and officially starting her training.
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