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Previously
"And even if I did make a mistake," I felt arms wrap around me from behind, "I'll always protect you."
I smiled and hugged her back. Now I got to wake up, apologize to Kazumi, make friends with the Ex-Espadas, and fight Aizen once and for all.
Normal P.O.V
-Though, I doubt it will go like that.-
Isamu sat up finding herself on the couch with her familiar, Shira, lying onto of her legs. She turned her head to see Gin sitting in one of the recliners watching her.
"Well, this is one way to wake up," Isamu deadpanned, "Just love waking to see a creepy man watch me."
"Aww, that's not nice Eri-sama." Gin cooed.
Isamu already guessed that Gin knew of her title, "One, no honorifics. Two, where is everyone? Three, did you coo at me?"
"One, as you wish." Gin stated with a bow, "Two, girls went shopping and boys went to Urahara's shop. Three, yes~"
He cooed the last part, heh, smug bastard. Isamu stood up from the couch causing Shira to jump off and look to her with a head tilt. Looking to the coffee table, Isamu spots her phone's screen flashing showing that she had a message: it was from Kazumi.
Harribel, Nel, Yoruichi, and I went out shopping.
Hope you feel alright. :)
We'll talk once we come back. Love you sis!
"Wow," Isamu frowned, "she seems fine after the whole, you know, attacking and lying me."
"Not really, she was worried sick, in fact all of us were," Gin stood up, "she even slept next to you all night waiting for you to wake up."
"That's not really the point!" Isamu snapped to him, "She lied to me about who you all were. You erased my memories and continued to pretend everything was alright!"
Isamu was never one to really hold grudges (that's defiantly a lie) but this was too much. She erased her memories after Isamu found out the ESPADAS were here. For all they knew, Aizen sent them to kill or capture them. For all Isamu knew, Kazumi was in on it.
"Isamu…we never intended on hurting you. Don't blame your sister; she wants you to be safe."
"So, instead of telling me her plan, she erases my memories and lies to me. Yeah, that's a lot better than just telling me the truth."
"Sarcasm will get us know were, you need to trust us, Isamu." Not even realizing that Isamu knew of the plan.
"How!? How can I trust you all after what you guys did?!" Isamu growled as she slipped some shoes on and ran out of the door with Shira running after her and Gin yelling for her. But he did not follow.
"Where are we going?" Akujin asked as Isamu ran through the streets.
She thought about it for a while, then she turned a corner into an ally way. Isamu used sonido and headed back home: Sagamihara Town.
Sagamihara Town- Eri's Old House
Isamu's P.O.V
"It's a good thing you guys decided not to sell the house and instead use it as a vacation house." Akujin said as I walked through the door with Shira after opening the door with the old key (I kept in my mindscape).
"Yeah, I just need a quiet place to think." I walked up the stairs to my old room. Shira instantly jumped on my old bed to lie down and nap on. The bed located on the right lined up against the wall. Next to the bed was a desk that had an alarm clock on it, the time was 5:20 p.m. There was an indoor closet on the left and a window that brought the moonlight into the room.
I lied on my bed placing my phone on the desk and made sure as to not lie on Shira. I then remembered that we had left some of our old photo albums. Standing up, I looked under my bed and pulled out a large brown box filled with old stuff. The box labeled with Albums was the one I wanted.
I opened the first album book to see a six year old version of me with my parents. Based on the background it looked as though we were at the Spring Time Festival that takes place downtown. It was nighttime but there were fireworks going off behind us. I was wearing a light pink dress with a vanilla hat on. My mom had her blue hair up in a ponytail and she wore a short sleeved purple shirt and white pants; can't tell if they were long or short pants cause the picture cut the bottom part of us off. My father had a short sleeved black shirt on with jeans on.
Feeling emotional I flipped a couple more pages to something other than the festival. The ones after was a picture of Emiko, Kazumi, and I. I was in between the two with Emiko on my left and Kazumi on my right. We had our school uniforms on (dark blue shirt and skirt with a red tie), and in the background was the front of the school. There was a banner hanging saying End of the Year Party. I remember that day; it was when we were going to become sophomores. It was also the month where we had met/adopted Kazumi into the family.
Most of the pictures were filled with my friends and me, my family and me, or Kazumi and me. Some others were of my first days at school in a new grade.
My anger for what happened quelled down and I started to feel bad for yelling at Gin. Standing up, I realized that I've been here for about half an hour.
"So you cooled down, now we should get back home an-" Akujin was cut off by a ring.
RING RING~
Reaching into my pocket I picked up my phone to see Kazumi flashing on the screen.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Isamu come back, Gin called us saying you ran off. You didn't answer the first couple times I called, so I got worried." Kazumi' voice rang through. I guess I got to into the albums to hear my phone.
"I… I'm not sure."
"What do you mean?"
"About all this, the Espadas, Aizen, and you."
"Isamu… please just come back. I can just follow your spiritual pressure."
"I know. I'll be there, just give me a couple seconds."
"Then we can hang out. We can get some ice cream and hang out by the school, ok?"
"….alright."
I hung up already knowing that Kazumi was going to put her plan in action. I guess she would tell me she was going to go fight Aizen and have Urahara and Yoruichi hold me back. Oh well, it won't work. They can't hold me back.
"But they did kick your ass before." Akujin snickered.
I deadpanned and pick up Shira so we could sonido back to Karakura Town. Maybe before they leave to fight Aizen I could convince them that I could help.
Normal P.O.V- 20 Minutes Later
Isamu, Kazumi, and the Espadas had already gotten ice cream at a nearby shop. Ulquiorra, Grimmjow, Kaien, and Nnoitra had already returned from helping Urahara so everyone was there (besides Urahara and Yoruichi). They had started to head to Karakura High after finishing their deserts. Once arriving they headed to the back near the gym shed and equipment. Chouwa and Shira were following their masters obediently.
The school was vacant being that it was a Sunday night. Isamu looked around to see if Urahara and Yoruichi were here but they didn't seem to be in the area for some reason.
"Isamu, come over here." Kazumi grabbed her sister's hand and led her near the front of the gym shed. It had a light beige color to it was a brown colored roof, the doors were silver and they slide open. There were small windows near the top of the shed, too small and high enough to crawl through. There was also a small window on both doors of the shed.
"There is something we need to- I need to tell you."
"It's about fighting Aizen without me," Kazumi and the others had a shocked look on their face, "I'm right, aren't I?"
"…" Nothing said from any of them.
"Kazumi, we are sisters born of different fathers and we have opposite powers. Against each other we are equal, but together…. Together we are strong."
"Isamu, I can't let you fight with us." Kazumi replied with a downward look to the ground.
Isamu picked up her chin so she could look her in the eyes, "Kazumi, I promise that we can both defeat Aizen if we work together. That's the only way."
Kazumi looked hesitant, unsure of what to say or do.
"You really want to fight him, don't you Isamu?" Kazumi finally said.
"Yes, I want to defeat him for what he did to our mother and father." Kazumi flinched at the word "father" and she remembered the promise she made to him that fateful night.
"Ok," Kazumi said smiling at Isamu, "Isamu can fight him."
The Espadas seemed confused over Kazumi's words in agreeing to let Isamu fight with them. Suddenly Kazumi grabbed Isamu opened the shed door and pushed her sister through.
"Bakudō #9 Geki." Isamu found herself outlined with a red kido aura that prevented her from moving, but she could still speak.
"Kaien help me with the Kido spell." Kaien was a shadow shape shifter; he absorbed the powers of those he has eaten. One of them included a user who was capable of using kido; most likely he was an angel.
"Wall of iron sand, tower formed from hate, forge molten iron and neatly finish in silence." Kazumi and Kaien both clasped their hands. As they finished up the incantation, gold spears circled their hands, "Bakudō #75 Quintet of Iron Pillars."
Iron pillars appeared out of the sky and surrounded the small shed. Once landing on all sides, a gold rectangular barrier surrounded the shed protecting it. It was a fairly high level barrier spell that would take a while for any demon to destroy.
"Kazumi!" Isamu shouted looking through the small window in the door already have broken out of the binding spell: Geki. There she widened her eyes to see- herself.
"I promised that Isamu will fight Aizen." The other Isamu replied.
"K-kazumi, why do you look like that?" Isamu asked just before realizing that her sister shape-shifted.
"I want to protect you, so if I fail at defeating Aizen then you won't have to die or worry about Aizen going after you. Given that I shape shifted into you, he will think your dead if I fail." Isamu understood, Kazumi would either defeat Aizen herself or die trying knowing that her younger sister would be safe.
"Kazumi, I want to fight him together. Than no one will have to die, we would have a 100% chance of winning." Isamu stated.
"No! We won't!" Kazumi shouted, "We don't know how much power Aizen has. And based on Intel, he absorbed the powers of the sacred jewel, The Hogyoku."
"I would rather die than lose you, sister!" Tears started streaming down Kazumi's shape shifted face of Isamu.
"So please! Allow me to do this one last act for forgiveness. Taking your memories, my birth, your parent's death, and taking away your parents when they were still alive." Kazumi cried out.
"Kazumi, I…I don't hate you for any of that. I never cursed your birth," Isamu replied feeling guilty for making her sister feel like this, "I was a hot-headed and easily envious brat, and I still am. Don't take whatever I said personally, please."
"I'm glad you don't hate me," Isamu smiled hoping her sister would finally allow her to help fight against Aizen, but to her dismay Kazumi replied with, "but I refuse to lose you and break the promise I made."
"…" Isamu was unsure of what to do, and then she remembered: Shira. "Shira! Get me out of here."
Expecting her familiar to grow in size and help, she was surprised to see Shira just stare at her in silence. As though she was fine with what Kazumi wanted to do.
"Goodbye, Young Mistress." Kazumi and the Espadas replied simultaneously, leaving Isamu alone in the shed with Shira guarding the barrier in her Tiger-size form.
The full moon seemed to glisten into the shed as Isamu watched her sister and the Espadas walk through the Gate of Hell in order to defeat Aizen Sosuke.
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