Aqua: We are back! Love the last chapter, didn't you, readers. Hey don't hate just because we put a cliff hanger. Hell, it is now time for Masaki to start explaining what the fuck happened to her in the human world the first and second time.
Crimson: IT IS BRILLIANT PEOPLE! BRILLIANT! Know that we do not own Bleach AT ALL! We just wish we did, cuz than Ichigo and Senna, plus Toshiro and Karin would be living their happily ever after. Also you read it, you should review it!
There stood Masaki Kurosaki, in the flesh. Ichigo stared, wide eyed at his mother. What scared Ichigo the most was that, it was like she was not even his caring mother anymore, more like a crazied fighter bent on revenge. Yuzu knew that Ichigo was in deep trouble, the smirk on their mother's face was...the fairy smile. And it was direct at Ichigo.
"Don't look so shocked, Ichigo. Where did you think I went after I died protecting you." Masaki said looking to the right. Sad, that her son now knew the fighting machine that she was. Ichigo was still frozen still, Masaki tried to step closer but Ichigo kept stepping back. Until he was out of the ring, Ichigo turned from his mother and ran for the hills. Masaki's eyes saddened. Her son was not going to like what she had to tell him. The reason of why they had the powers.
Masaki turned to her other children. Karin and Yuzu stood there in the stands. Staring at her, with angry eyes and tear filled eyes. Masaki looked at her apprentice, who was coming down the stairs at a speed that would break her neck if she was human. The apprentice launched herself into Masaki, who caught her without any problems.
"Senna, you have to remember that I'm not as young as I use to be." Masaki laughed as Senna, her apprentice snuggled up to her. Masaki hugged Senna back, but then looked up to see Karin and Yuzu standing in front of her. Karin's hands on her hips, and she was looking to Masaki for answers, and Yuzu was hugging her waist. Senna looked over her shoulder at Karin and Yuzu. She moved over some and Masaki smiled at the. Senna was not mad that her children wanted a hug too. Yuzu launched herself into Masaki as well.
"Momma, how have you been?" Yuzu said looking up at Masaki with tears flowing down her face. Masaki smiled softly at Yuzu, Masaki looked to Karin, who was easing up on her anger.
"Well, I have been good, I found Senna here one year after I died again. She helped me remember that I still had children. Come one lets get out of here, so we can talk without prying eyes." Masaki said nodding toward the crowd, who were leaning over the railing to hear what they were saying. Karin turned around and glared at them. Most of them flinched back, and Masaki's soft laugh filled the air.
"You got the glare from your Aunt Sasuki. She was always glaring at people." Masaki said touching Karin's shoulder, which loosened up from tension when Masaki touched it. Karin turned back to her mother and they walked out of the contest area. Masaki had everyone gathered around her. Senna at her right side and Karin and Yuzu in front of her.
"Well, Karin to your question, why did I fight against Ichigo. My answer was to see if he followed my instructions to him. To grew strong, to become what he really is. A protecter. And from what he fought with today, he still has a long way to go." Masaki said, answering Karin's silent question. Karin nodded. She had never knew that their mother visited their brother. He never told them.
"Momma, can I ask what you mean when you said that karin got her glare from Aunt Sasuki?" Yuzu asked looking that Masaki with eyes that pleaded to be answered. Masaki sighed.
"Sasuki is really my sister. When I was alive for the first time, I died six days before her birth. I was killed from protecting my mother and my unborn sister. A man broke into our house at night and came at my mother. I jumped in front of my mother so that she would not get shot." Masaki said looking straight at Yuzu, who gasped at what Masaki was telling her. Yuzu looked up at Masaki to apologize but Masaki held up her hand.
"I did what I did to save Sasuki, I'm happy that I got to see her has a young adult. Through she is as hard headed as your brother, Ichigo." Masaki stated looked at the sky.
"Well, Karin, Yuzu, meet Senna. She is my apprentice. She has been with me for about ten years now. She is something like another daugther to me. But, she is not what you would think." Masaki said turning her head to the purple haired girl.
"Hello, I have heard alot about you. Master, what are we going to do with Ichigo-san. What you have to tell Karin and Yuzu you have to tell Ichigo as well." said Senna. Masaki look at Senna and smiled. Senna shook her head no, mut Masaki as nodding her head.
"You are going to go and get him, Senna. As you two are almost the same age as each other." Masaki said smiling. Senna looked at Karin and Yuzu for help but they were looking down.
"You always have to do that don't you." Senna said standing up and walking off.
"Now Yuzu, tell me what has my crazy husband been doing?" Masaki said leaning forward to Yuzu. And a smile made it's way to both Karin's and Yuzu's face, they finally had they mother back, with a new sister.
- Memories Renewed -
Ichigo was leaning up against a tree, catching his breath. His mother, who had been died for eleven years, was... the Second Vice Captain of the Eleventh Division. It just can't be, his mother was sweet, kind, and caring. But the way she was fighting was bloodthirsty. She was fighting like he was really the enemy. Ichigo cried out. His mother was alive and she didn't even try and come see him. She didn't want to see him.
"Why didn't she come?" Ichigo quietly asked himself. Ichigo raised his arm to wipe the tears away. But Ichigo didn't even think about the blood on his arm from the cuts and gashs from his fight with his mother. Ichigo hated it. He had finally accepted his mother's death and now she was alive. He was so confused. How was she alive, she was suppose to go the heaven. But then again, with her pastin the gang, she would be told to come here, for a second chance. to relive her life as a spirit.
"But, why...why...why..." Ichigo kept whispering that word. He still didn't know, and after he looked over ever single thing of his mother's life that he knew about. Ichigo knew that he was being irrational, but his mother just came back to life, after being dead for eleven years. He had a right to overreact. His sisters were prossbily freaking out at this moment. Ichigo didn't know, but he wished that it could just go back to the way it was before this stupid contest.
"Why are you on the ground?" A light voice called to Ichigo, who whipped his head around in the direction of the sound, and there stood Senna.
Ichigo released a growl that was something only an animal could do at Senna. She needed to go away. She was with his mother. And he didn't want to see anything that was related to his mother at the moment.
"Go away!" Ichigo spat and turned back around to look at the ground in between his hands. Senna looked at Ichigo closely. And then she walked closer. She dropped to her knees and hugged Ichigo around the waist.
"Get off! Go away!" Ichigo screamed at Senna, who held onto Ichigo even has he hit her in the head with his fist. Senna held onto Ichigo's waist with all she had. Finally when Ichigo grew tired, Senna looked up at Ichigo, she saw the hurt and sadness that hide behind the wall of anger. Senna squeezed Ichigo's waist.
"She didn't know that you were here. Not until we reserved the invitation for the contest." Senna whispered to Ichigo. Ichigo released a whimper. He was breaking. He couldn't break. He was strong. Senna squeezed Ichigo's waist again, as Ichigo began to shake uncontrollable.
"Its okay, Ichigo, you are fine. You are going to be fine." Senna comforted Ichigo, but what Senna didn't except to happen was for Ichigo to turn and hug her back. Senna was stunned but, hugged Ichigo back never the less. Letting go of Ichigo's waist to wrap her arms around Ichigo's shoulders as it was the easiest to reach for Ichigo wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Ichigo, your mother loves you. She always wanted you to be happy. She has been like a mother to me too. You, Ichigo, and I are in the same boat." Senna whispered to Ichigo. When Senna felt a reassuring tightening, she smiled. Senna looked at the sky. It was light and bright. It was what she wanted to be. Not dragged down with all of the terror and the horror that she had seen in her life time, living and dead.
"Why are you helping me?" Ichigo questioned with a hip in the middle of the sentence. Senna smiled, even though Ichigo didn't see it.
"Because, we are similar. I hide my pain and saddness too." Senna whispered into Ichigo's ear. Ichigo nodded his head, even though he didn't know what she was talking about. Ichigo noticed that she was rubbing circles in his back. His mother use to do the same thing to calm him down. Ichigo was starting to understand that his mothere didn't leave him, to face the world alone. She didn't want to leave him. But, if she didn't leave him then he would have left the living world.
"I understand." Ichigo mumbled out. Senna nodded her head, but when she moved to get up Ichigo didn't move. Senna looked down to see that Ichigo was still hugging her. Ichig looked up at Senna, and Senna felt the saddnes flowing off of him in waves, as if was trying to drown her. Senna knew that tears were streaming down her face, but with Ichigo's feelings flowing over her she felt that she had to cry for him. Not knowing what to do, Senna shifted so that Ichigo and her were chest to chest. Senna hugged Ichigo was all her might. Ichigo had not been crying for a long time but, he felt the Senna was crying for him. Like a bond had formed between them.
"Come on,... um, sorry I did ask your name." Ichigo asked/stated. he was embarrassed because here he was spilling his guts to someone he didn't even know. Senna sniffled, and gave a small chuckle.
"My name is Senna. I'm your mother's apprentice." Senna said looking up at Ichigo for his reaction. Ichigo knew that she was his mother's apprentice but he now knew she name. And it was beautiful. Ichig gave a small smile. Senna gave a large one. She knew he would be fine. All people need time to let their feelings out.
"Come on, Senna. We have to go see my mother." Ichigo said turning around to Senna, as she led the way to his mother.
- Memoreies Renewed -
"He better be doing that. My kids need to know first aid." Masaki said as Yuzu finished telling Masaki about what Isshin had been doing the past years without her. She was laughing most of the time.
"MASTER!" was heard as Senna came running into the room. With Ichigo following her, scowling as usually. Masaki smiled at her and then turned to Ichigo. Masaki opened her arms, and embraced Ichigo in a hug. Ichigo hugged back for a second and then started to pushed against Masaki.
"I have had enough of hugging for my lifetime, thank you." Ichigo said while a light blush dusted his cheeks. Senna giggled and Yuzu looked at each other like 'what the hell is he talking about' Masaki grinned at Senna, and then nodded her head.
"Ichi-nii, Why didn't you tell us that Mother had a photo ablum of us together." Yuzu asked cocking her head to the side, a habit that she got from Masaki, she is proud to say.
"Well, Yuzu, that album was destroyed by a hollow that attacked the house." Ichigo explained to his sister, who nodded sadly. Ichigo sighed; he didn't want to make Yuzu sad. But, it was the truth. Masaki shook her head sadly as well, that was her favorite photo album. The one that she made herself. Isshin had begged her to make on of her favorites. And in the end Masaki had given in.
"Senna, why don't you tell us about youself?" Yuzu suggected to the pruple haired girl. Senna nodded her head happily.
"It, pretty long, but I was born in a town that was part of a slum. My mother and I were the only females in a twevle mile radius other than the hookers, and females like that." Senna started off, then settling into her spot before she contined her story.
"One night, when I was home alone, someone broken in, I was thirteen at the time. He was from my school, he..." Senna trailed off, but then throw her head up, holding her head high, "he raped me. I never told anybody about it, but he did. When I went to school the following week, he had told everyone that I slept with him. I was teased, I was tortued by my fellow classmates. I got so mad that the boy, and from that day, I have a misfit in any school. Because that boy would always be in the same school spreading the same rumor about me. Until I meet these girls, they were twins. The oldest's name was Shinkoshuko, and the youngest's name was Akua. They heard what the boy said, and then came looking for me. They asked if it was true and I told them that it was not." Senna took a breath to stead herself. Yuzu was crying, Karin was curling and uncurling her hands, while Ichigo was breathing deeply so he didn't scare Senna with his yelling.
"They believed me. I was so happy. We became friends, I loved them with my heart. I told them where I lived and they said that they didn't care where I lived as long as I had a roof over my head and food in my mouth, they were happy. And well, you see, when Shinkoshuko, Akua, and I entered the eleventh grade, we got the same treatment as the last few years. And when we were waiting to cross the street one of the students thought that it would be funny if they pushed Akua into the street when a car was coming, to scare her. But I jumped out to save Akua, I pushed her out of the way. I was the one that got hit. The last words I heard was 'Don't die.' But I did, and I started to watch the living. But one day, a soulreaper came an sent me here, to start over. Two years after wondering around in the 58 distract, I was found by Master. She saved me and I became her apprentice." Senna said pulling her sotry to an end.
'You didn't deserve what they did to you!" Karin yelled standing up. Masaki held up a hand to silence her. Yuz and Karin looked like they were anger as hell, but it was Ichigo that draw her attention. He was stock still, like a staue. Senna looked like was happy that she got her story off her chest.
"Well, down to business. I gathered you here, because you deserved to know something about me." Masaki said looking at her children real and her apprentice. Ichigo came back from being a staue, and looked at his mother, she was acting like she did something bad.
"What is it?" Karin questioned. Masaki looked up at Karin and the others, and sighed.
"You are going to have to heard my story before I can tell you." Masaki said, looking each person in the eyes. They all nodded their heads, wanting to know what was so bad.
"When I died the first time, I wandered for a even long time. And you all know what happens to spirit that wander. Hollws come after them. Well the fact remains that I was not scared of them. More like I pitied them. I would try and talk to them, but when they tried to eat me, I killed them. Yes, a normal spirit killed a hollow. But before long, I was lusting after Hollows to fight. I was lusting after...death. I didn't even think about the humans, but the Hollows. They were like beacon of light drawing me like moth to a flame." Masaki said, closing her eyes.
"I became drunk on the power of the deaths of Hollows. And then I finally noticed what was going on. I had been wandering around killing Hollows for ten years. Ten years, I was killing them, and over those years, a mask like the hollows was forming. I was turning into a hollow, but what was different about me was, I could think. I could turn around if I didn't want to kill. And the most strange thing was I still had my body. But then when I saw a soulreaper come and send one of the spirits here. I thought about it. and I wanted to help people, not be a monster. So, I confronted the soul reaper. I scared the soul reaper so badly. Because, I was something he had ever seen. A hollow that could think and could turn from a kill." Masaki turned her head from the eyes of her children and apprentice.
"I pulled off the mask and showed my face to the soulreaper. He didn't know what to do. He took me to the First Captain. He wanted to kill me. But the Eleventh Division Captain, asked for me to show them the mask, so I threw it at them. I was so angery. I wanted to help them and them didn't want my help. But after I stormed out, the vice captain of the Eleventh Division caught me and told me that I was being put in his division. I was so happy, that I didn't think about it, I ran and hugged the captain of the Eleventh Division. He became my father figure. But, then was I was sent on the mission to see what was happening in a small town, I became part of a gang that my little sister was in. And when I was injured, I was taken to Isshin. I fell in love with him." Masaki turned back to Ichigo, Karin and Yuzu.
"I had my little blessings to the world, and I died protecting them. But, the fact remains that I still have not told you what is wrong with you and how you got your powers." Masaki said. Looking at her lap. Ichigo, Karin and Yuzu all leaned in to hear what was going on. And what they heard shocked them to their core.
"I'm half hollow, making you part hollow as well."
Aqua: Oh, I bet you didn't see that coming either. Oh, yeah, I'm awesome! Hehehehe, Crimson is more awesome then me, so applaud her... then me! Now you know the reason behind they powers. They are part hollow!
Crimson: AQUA LIES! SHE'S MUCH BETTER! and Review for Aquas great talent of this story!
