The day Ichigo's day turned from a nightmare to a dream
His day was going from bad to worse.
First, he woke up too late and had to leave without eating and barely saying goodbye to his wife and kids.
Second, his car broke in the middle of the road, and since it was daylight he couldn't use his shinigami powers, in case someone saw his unconscious body apparently floating in midair.
Third, when he finally got to work he had to spend two hours in a meeting about his department budget.
Fourth, when he finally reached his desk, five news cases were waiting him, including two gruesome murders that made his stomach churn.
Fifth, a dark note appeared in his desk calling for a meeting with the distinct caligraphy of Urahara.
Sixth... Well, he was still waiting for the sixth...
When the light entering the windows started changing to a orange hue, Ichigo sighed and looking around noticed he was one of the last to leave. The cons of being the detective chief.
Yawning and stretching, he decided to leave for the day. He worked in all the cases, wrote reports to the closed ones and was able of creating a counter proposition against the budget cuts.
Maybe this day wasn't that bad...
But, only when he left the building all the dark thoughts evaded his mind.
"Ichigo!" an auburn haired woman waved at him, while, two children ran around her legs. The counting immediately evaporated from his mind. Screw all that! He was with his family!
"Orihime! What are you doing here?" he asked, afraid he might have forgotten a meeting.
"I knew you were stressed, so the kids and I decided to come and take a walk with you..."
"How did you know?" Ichigo asked, but then he remembered who he was talking to. "Never mind, you always know..."
And they smiled at each other, forgetting they were not alone, until two small arms grabbed Ichigo's leg.
"Daddy, can we go to the park?" the girl asked and the man crouched to lift her from the ground and put her over his shoulders.
"Of course, Hanako! What do you think, Katsuo?" he asked, extending his hand so his son could grab it.
"Sure dad! I wanna show you my new football move! The coach said I was good!" Katsuo excitedly said, while his mother walked on his other side, her hand firmly held between the boy's fingers.
Ichigo smiled at her over their son's head, and her face, illuminated by the setting sun, made him breathless. She was so beautiful!
"Dad! Are you listening?" Katsuo whined, noticing his father's vacant eyes.
"Yes!" the man replied. He was listening, just not understanding.
"So who was the player I was talking about?"
"Cristiano Ronaldo." the father answered immediately and the boy scowled at being proven wrong. That was easy, Ichigo thought, since it was his son's favorite.
Orihime smiled mischievously at him, catching his strategy.
"Daddy, can you swing me?" Hanako asked, pointing towards the swings.
"I will do it!" Katsuo said and after putting the girl on the ground, Ichigo saw the two ran away.
He sat beside Orihime in one of the benches, his arm over her shoulder and her head resting against his pectoral. He heard a sigh and feeling his curious stare, the woman looked at him.
"I want to freeze this moment." Orihime explained softly.
"But then, we wouldn't know what other good things might come in the future." Ichigo said wisely and Orihime nodded, closing the distance between their lips.
"Mom! Dad! C'mon! Stop that!" Katsuo whined and Hanako giggled.
"But it's cute!" she said and her father flushed. If there was something Kurosaki Ichigo wasn't was cute. But it was his daughter and when he saw her smile he would do all the things she characterized as cute just to make her happy.
"Okay, kids! Do you want me to push you?" he asked and the children laughed.
Orihime's grin almost split her face in two while watching her husband playing with their kids.
"Thank you." she whispered, not sure who might be the receiver of those words, only feeling incredible grateful for all the happiness that surrounded her.
A simple happy day with the Kurosaki, they deserve some normal moments.
