Six Years Overdue

Tatsuki, Orihime and I were laughing when we were going back to class. My hair covered the right side of my face and I was happy, my twilight sky eyes having a glint of silver as if a star has entered them.

"That was a classic reaction though! His face was perfect! Couldn't have been better! It sucks that you missed it Kashi-San." Orihime laughed and I smiled. It had been forever since I spoke to them last, and I missed alot of classic moments.

"Hey Tatsuki-San!" said a happy voice. I kept walking a few steps then got stopped by a hand. I slowly turned around and saw Rukia standing there with a smile. I frowned and stared at her like I had no idea who she was.

"What?" I asked bluntly. Tatsuki tilted her head and Orihime frowned.

"Rukia-San, this is Kashi-San. Kashi-San, this is the new student, Rukia Kuchiki." Orihime said with a smile. I kept frowning as Rukia turned her hand slightly so I saw the writing but the other two didn't.

You, me, Ichigo, NOW!

I growled quietly and Rukia smiled. She did a little curtsy.

"I am pleased to meet you!" she said happily and I simply just glared at her. My hair covered the right side of my face and hung softly over my left eye. Then I turned to the door and dropped my bag, falling to my knees instantly.

"Tatsuki-San, Orihime-San! I almost forgot!" I rummaged around in my bag and when I stood up, bag slung over my shoulder, I held a bunch of sleeves filled with paper. "These are for you! I drew them in class, I had plenty of time!" I said with a smile. I handed one to Tatsuki, one to Orihime then turned to Rukia. "I saw you with Ichigo, so I decided to draw things for you too! Just cause I'm nice like that." I said and handed her one. The one on the very top, was of her with her Zanpakutou's real form, just like the ones with my brothers and I.

"These are wonderful!" Orihime sang and looked through them. She saw the rest in my hands and smiled. "Are those for the others?" she asked. I nodded and she smiled. "Why don't you come in now and give them the sleeves?" Orihime sang happily. I smiled and nodded. I opened the door with a smile. Tatsuki and Orihime went in first while I went in with Rukia and we talked about human topics.

"So Rukia, how's adjusting to school here?" I asked with a soft grin. Rukia smiled sweetly.

"It's great! Everyone is so kind to a stranger. How is life for you?" Rukia asked and I smiled sweetly back.

"You know, same old same old. People expecting better from you, training sessions each night with my brothers, kiddo classes with Tatsuki and sleepovers with Orihime." I replied with a little smile. Rukia stared at me as we walked into the room. I sensed a disturbance in the spiritual auras. I located the source and saw a male with glasses reading a Shakespeare book, Romeo and Juliet.

I smiled sweetly and let my spiritual energy softly hit the man. He blinked and his face shot up. I smiled at him and gave a little wave. My soft voice echoed in his mind, making him adjust his glasses and looked away before I saw how clear his cheeks had brightened.

Class next door, back row, left corner, near the artwork. My seat.

I gently laid a reminder in my head to draw something for him. I kept walking and my spiritual energy closed up again. I came up behind Chad and they were looking at the pictures I gave Tatsuki and Orihime.

"Chad!" I sang and jumped right on his back with a yelp of victory as he began to fall. But he threw his hand out and stopped in a single hand plank position. I growled playfully and with a sweep I kicked his arm so he fell, standing up on a chair, just out of reach. He grunted and simply rolled himself to a sitting position on the ground with a rare smile.

I laughed along with the others and Ichigo stared in shock as he saw my hair.

"I WIN!" I sang and Chad held up his hand. Without hesitation I high-fived it. I then held his lower arm and pulled him up to his feet. Everyone was shocked that I knocked him down and got him up.

"I seem to be losing focus these days." Chad said in his deep, calm voice.

"Nope. You're just blind like me!" I laughed and Mizuiro nudged Ichigo to snap him out of it.

"Ichigo, have you met Kashi-San?" Asano asked and Ichigo just stared at me. I turned and faced him, my eyes slowly opening after calming my laughter. I saw Ichigo's face and both our hearts raced. My twilight sky eyes twinkled with the strange star-shine as I looked at him.

"Ichigo. It has been a long time hasn't it? I'm sorry for not talking to you for so long... I just thought... I'd remind you of your past to much. I'm sorry." I said honestly and I simply hugged Ichigo. I heard the others' jaws hit the floor as Ichigo hugged back. I smiled and pulled back, taking a step away from him. For a second I saw the hurt and pain and frowned.

"That's what I meant." I said and looked at the ground. I then got a mental slap and held up the sleeves to change the subject.

"These are for you guys!" I said and handed them to the respective people. I gave Ichigo his and slipped a piece of paper in the middle of the pictures and handed it to him with a smile. He looked down at it and when he looked back up, I was just vanishing out the door.

I turned and just ran away from the classes. My brothers poked their heads out but went back into the class, probably to tell the teacher that we're leaving early.

I ran down the stairs and into the courtyard before Ichigo grabbed my arm and spun me around. In the second I saw everything, it was just him and me. But the vision was suddenly blocked by his bright orange hair as his lips crushed mine. My heart raced and my mind scattered crazily and without knowing I gingerly placed my hands on his chest, hesitating slightly. I felt his heart race and my hair fell away from my face as his sweet scent filled my body. Then he softly pulled away. My eyes flickered open and his amber-brown eyes stared into my own. I smiled gently and my hands slid down his chest to fall to my side, my right hand clutching his hand on my upper arm.

"Why did you run?" he asked, his heart beat thudding in his wrist and my heart slowing down quickly. I tried to talk but couldn't speak. I shook my head softly and looked at him, my hair covering my face again, my eyes glittering like little stars.

"I saw you sad and felt bad, like the cause, and had to get away. I don't like seeing you sad..." I trailed off and looked away. He pulled my face up and looked right into my eyes as they slowly turned back to their normal twilight sky.

"You... You were the one from last night?" he asked looking at my arm as blood dripped down from the shoulder. My mind gathered up and the pain lashed through me. I yelped and fell to my knees clutching my right arm. "Kashira!" Ichigo gasped and fell to his knees next to me and tried to think of something to do. Blood soaked my shirt from my chest and it ran down my legs from gashes all over the place. My breathing was rugged but I forced myself to my feet. Ichigo protested but I pushed him away.

"I shouldn't have come! I should have just stayed as the wolf!" I cried and stumbled backwards. Ichigo stared at me in shock.

"You..." he stumbled for the right words as I tried to turn around. I half-ran half-fell away till I collapsed ten meters from the frozen Ichigo. Suddenly Rukia, Irylath and Marcus were right beside me, Ichigo soon followed.

"We need to get her to a Hospital for her body to be treated, but we need Urahara for her soul!" Marcus hissed, thinking and speaking logically which was a shock.

"Take her to the clinic. We can get her fixed up there, but as for this Urahara guy, I don't know. I will watch over her body while you fix her soul. We have no time to argue, so move your asses or I will shred you myself!" Ichigo snapped. I shook my head and with an agonizing scream, tore myself from my body. I laid there, slowly breathing, my face covered. I then forced myself to my feet and began running from the group, blood dripping on the ground as my white mask scuttled threateningly across my face, slowly consuming me in its violent protection.

"RAVEN!" Marcus called, but the deep, dark voice of Altair warned me from inside my head.

Keep running! They cannot get hurt because of your change! You need to get away from them and calm down! Go to the hideout in the forest to the west and calm yourself before the Hollow does it for you! Altair urged and I ran on, blood dripping and scaring the ground. I collapsed onto the ground and the darkness swarmed over me like the thrashing waves over the beach.