Title: Fated Souls

Rating: T

DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo. Two respected mangaka! I do not own the characters in any way nor the story plot only the idea of this fanfiction!

MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: And a new chapter has arrived! Finally I am able to write into this part of the story haha! This idea has been haunting my head for days! But thank you all who reviewed and read this far! I greatly appreciate it. Lately, college stuff has definitely been affecting me. I am soon moving into my dorm and I am nervous as heck.

But anyways, other than that, I have been caught up in playing Dynasty Warriors 8, watching Korean dramas, and drawing like crazy. Also, eating haha! Need to keep my energy up, right? But I have also been working out and it kind of...messed up my shoulder blade oops!

Thank you again for reading! My life is boring I know haha! By the way, more of Kagome's "flashbacks" will make sense when she gets closer into remembering and knowing what they are! Right now they are rough "flashbacks".

Special Thanks To:

Jayne, Speedykitten1643, Joker2113, starmienight, Mimiru, Scaehime, SHINeeFan23, xlove-kawaix, Killercandycane, and Infinities Lover!

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Chapter 25: Heavy Rain, Heavy Blood

Tatsuki sighed as she looked at her orange haired friend sitting beside her on her bed. Early that morning, they had decided to skip school as well after Orihime had asked her how she knew Ichigo was going to miss school.

After meeting at her house, Tatsuki crossed her legs and looked at the ceiling above: "I met him when we were four…at the dojo we used to go to. He had the brightest hair and the biggest smile…and the most beautiful mother – he always held her hand." She took a deep breath in, feeling the innocent stare Orihime gave off. "He was scrawny and smiled all the time. A total wimp if you ask me. He was really weak too and when he lost, he would start crying. He continued to say that he had to get stronger every day to protect his family and a girl that was really important to him."

"Important to him?" repeated Orihime, tilting her head to the side.

"I don't know her. Never seen her," she replied. "But Ichigo continued to say that she left because he was too weak to protect her."

"So…a childhood friend of his?" Orihime looked at the floor, but her eyes quickly found themselves back to stare at her own tomboy friend.

"I would guess," she exhaled. "But every time he cried, it annoyed me." She smiled, punching her own palm with her fist: "In fact…I was the first one in the dojo to make him cry. Just one high kick! It took me less than ten seconds!"

She brought her hands down, her eyes gluing themselves on the wooden floor: "But…as soon as he saw his mother when she came to pick him up…he would get this big on his face. I hated that the most. I mean, what kind of boy smiles when he loses?" Tatsuki turned her head away from Orihime's fixed eyes: "I would see that grin…and think, what a baby…clinging to his mommy."

Orihime remained silent, watching as her friend that always looked tough suddenly had dropped her shoulder in a weak state.

"But…," continued Tatsuki, "he seemed so happy. His smile was sweet." Tatsuki dropped her forehead onto her palm, her eyebrows furrowing down with a smile to accompany it. "That is how he was…in the beginning."

"Ugh!" Yuzu blinked, placing her hand above her eyes to cast a shadow to see if the top of the steep street ever had an end. "This hill is hard!"

Karin walked a few steps ahead, placing her hands inside her pockets: "Hmph, not for me."

"Come on, Yuzu!" shouted Isshin while walking past the two teens that followed quietly. "You can do it! Let daddy show you how!" To Kagome's and Yuzu's surprise, he suddenly went on standing on his hands, his legs lifting up to the air: "Look! I will walk the rest of the way on my hands!"

Karin rolled her eyes, not even bothering to look back: "Do not make eye contact. Attention will only encourage him."

"Not true," glared Isshin. "I don't need attention. I am self-motivated!"

He began to tap harder as he walked Yuzu and managed to slip on his hand: "Whoa! Daddy slipped!"

"Vanish!" shouted Karin, kicking him in his chin and sending him back down to the hill, "to the ends of the earth!"

"Wipe out!" exclaimed Isshin while rolling down like a tire. "Due to daddy's wipe out, there will be great volatility in the Tokyo stock market!"

"W-What is he talking about?" stuttered Kagome, seeing Isshin roll down the hill.

Ichigo's sweat drop appeared on his head: "Who knows. It is better not to know." He looked at the long haired Shinigami staring at the top of the hill. "Are you alright?"

Kagome's eyes were solely focused on the end of the path they were walking on. The scenery around her seemed so familiar. The surroundings sent her an uneasy feeling. Like her body almost didn't want to go forward. Just wanted to stay glued down here and not see what laid above the hill.

Her eyes slowly widened, a sudden image of the hill appeared on her mind. Blurry rain showered down. Nothing but people walked up the hill wearing nothing but pure black. She heard small cries, silent yells of despair while seeing the men, women, and even small children walking up with white flowers and umbrellas over their heads. Her blurry image quickly changed over to see someone holding a hand. Her vision came up, seeing the same strange boy with orange hair. She couldn't see his face clearly. Everything around was blurry yet clear that this was a mourning for someone dead. Someone dear.

"Kagome? Kagome? Oi!"

She did a few quick blinks as she felt someone's hand landing on her shoulder and slightly shaking her. Her cerulean orbs slowly glided over to stare at the orange head that resembled the one in her images. She blinked once…then again.

"K-Kurosaki-san?"

"Are you sure you are alright?" he questioned.

He was worried when he noticed she had suddenly spaced out. It wasn't like her to be like that. If anything, Kagome looked like the type of person to always be focused. He was sure he saw her eyes beginning to water. Was she remembering this place? This place was special yet a nightmare to both of them. Even if she was dead and now a Shinigami without memories of her past, there was no way she could easily forget about this place.

The place that dragged the light out of her so quickly. The place that made the decision for her to move away from his grasp.

"Y-Yeah…," she choked out. "I am fine. Just a bit tired I guess," she turned to him, a small smile on her lips. "Must be the heat beating me."

His eyes landed on the clear sky above. The sun shined brightly with clouds extra fluffed on the day: 'Another June seventeenth, but so different from that one. This weather is entirely different from the one Kagome and I experienced here.'

Kagome's eyes quickly turned over to see a familiar female standing a few feet away while holding a sun hat. Her expression widened slightly, unbelieving of the sight in front. Slowly, she tugged on Ichigo's sleeve.

"Huh?" he blinked, looking at the girl next to him. "What is wrong?"

"Hey…," spoke Karin. "Another visitor."

'Visitor?' repeated Ichigo in his head after hearing his sister speak. He caught sight of Kagome pointing ahead, making him follow the line of sight.

"Really?" whispered Yuzu, blinking at the girl that stood with a blue and white sun dress. "Is she here to see mommy too?"

"Maybe," answered Karin, even she was surprised to see a person at this day.

"Hey," whispered Yuzu, "she is turning this way."

Ichigo's eyes expanded as he saw a Rukia standing there with a smile that rivaled that of the sun's while waving with her sun hat. 'What in the name of all that is magical is she doing here!?'

Kagome sighed quietly, shaking her head down: 'Rukia-chan…what are you doing here?'

Yuzu turned around to face the teens while pointing at the stranger: "She is waving. A friend of yours, Onii-chan? Kagome-onee-san?"

"No!" shouted Ichigo, already freaking out from the situation. "Never seen her before! Not ever! Never!"

"Hmm," Karin scratched her chin: "She looks kind of familiar."

"Oh!" smiled Kagome, grabbing Ichigo by his wrist: "Kurosaki-san doesn't remember all that well but we do now her! She is a childhood friend of ours!"

"W-What!?" exclaimed Ichigo. His eyes caught the scheme in Kagome's eyes, making him nod frantically at his sisters: "Ah yes! Now I remember! We were best friends in junior high! We were all like brother and sister! It has been so long! Give us a moment to reminisce – alone!" He quickly flipped the order and began to pull Kagome away towards the strange girl that sisters didn't recognize.

"Childhood friends?" whispered Yuzu, watching as Ichigo grabbed the other and ran away in haste.

"Aha!"

Yuzu quickly turned at the laughing sound Karin made, seeing a suspicious grin on her face. "Aha!? Aha what!?" she exclaimed.

"Well…," started Karin with a smirk, "he is getting to that age."

"What!? What age!?" questioned Yuzu in worry. "Karin!? No! Answer me!"

"Hee hee, maybe we need to give him some space," she smirked. "Who knows, our brother might be fighting love for all we know."

OoO

"What are you doing here!?"

Kagome blocked her ears, watching as Rukia stood with crossed arms, unaffected by the orange head's yell towards her. This boy could really scream and he did the mistake of yelling right next to her.

"Relax!" shouted Rukia with a glare. "You will need my help if a hollow shows up."

He quickly shoved his face a few inches into Rukia's: "But you didn't have to…couldn't you have been a little sneakier!?"

"Sorry," she stated without a difference in her expression. "I didn't think."

Kagome blinked, noticing the change in her friend's mood. Walking towards the petite Shinigami, she lightly pushed Ichigo away from Rukia's space: "Are you mad, Rukia-chan?"

Ichigo blinked and took quick glances between the girls: "Is she mad?"

"No," Rukia simply answered. "I am curious. You say she was killed."

Kagome and Ichigo remained silent, watching as Rukia looked back up to stare at the orange head's eyes.

"Right?" questioned Rukia. "You said…you mother was-"

"No I didn't," he cut in.

"Who killed her?" continued Rukia, ignoring the fact that Ichigo had butted in her words.

"I didn't say that," Ichigo looked away while placing his hands inside his pants' pockets. "Just drop it."

Rukia looked at the ground below: "You told me you saw spirits from a young age…so answer one question for me. Could you mother have been killed by…a hollow?"

Ichigo's eyes came back to stare into Rukia's. Kagome took a step forward, already sensing the uneasiness in Ichigo's aura: "R-Rukia-chan…I don't think this is the right time to be aski-"

"It is possible!" exclaimed Rukia. Her eyes went over to her friend: "You think so, don't you?"

This made Ichigo's stare change to see Kagome's eyes being hidden behind her bangs, unable to make eye contact with either of them. He opened his mouth to speak but soon heard the petite Shinigami's voice coming in once again.

"If you had enough spiritual energy to be able to see ghost as a little child…," Rukia sighed, "a hollow that came after you…might have accidentally-"

"There is no way!" shouted Ichigo from the top of his lungs, shocking both girls.

Rukia blinked, seeing the anger slowly lifting away from the orange head. Kagome noticed his shoulders slumping down, a small smile appearing on his lips as he spoke.

"You don't know. Both of you don't know. Why is everything have to be about hollows with you, Rukia? And why are you always so quiet, Kagome? One of you shouldn't speak as much and the other needs to speak more! That is ridiculous. To blame it on a…that is not what happened!" He stared into Rukia's eyes: "There is no freaking hollow, okay!? So just leave it alone!"

His eyes immediately fell on a deep red stare. He noticed a girl with very short black hair and a long yellow dress standing on the top of the hill that laid in the small forest he had pulled the girls in. His legs stretched out in defense, shock clearly written on his face: "No way…what is she doing here?"

Rukia blinked: "Who? Ichig-"

He turned around and ran away, catching Rukia by surprise: "W-Wait! Ichigo!" Her stretched out arm came down, watching the teen boy running further away from them. "What is wrong with him?" she questioned.

She received no answer and looked at Kagome who in turn had the same expression Ichigo had grabbed. Her eyes were wide.

"Kagome-chan?"

Kagome took a step back: "T-There was a girl there…"

"Huh?" Rukia quickly turned her head over her shoulder but ended up staring at an empty spot. Her eyes narrowed down: 'There is no one there…did the girl run away perhaps?' Her eyes traveled back to see a frightened Kagome. "Kagome-chan?"

Kagome's eyes expanded more, blurry images flashing through her mind once again making a return. She watched as a girl with short black hair stood in the middle of a park. It was raining; heavy rain. Her vision came up to see a man with black hair smiling down at whoever the person was. He was holding the person's petite hand in his. His lips were moving but she could hear nothing coming from them. She watched as a girl with short black hair stood in the middle of a park. Quickly, her images changed to those of small steps running towards the unknown girl who had suddenly disappeared from her sights but she found herself flung down after turning around and seeing the unknown man running to her with a frightened expression. The last image of nothing but blood on the hands she stared down on. A blanket of blood covering over the man's body. A pool of blood gathered below. The petite hands shook; heavy shaking. Her vision came up to see the man's soul being eaten by a monster. A terrifying monster.

"Kagome-chan!"

Kagome turned around and began to chase after the orange head. She had no idea what was going on. She had received a double dose of these flashed images yet, no answers. She narrowed down her eyes, ignoring the yells Rukia gave for her to stop.

That orange hair came back to haunt her. That little boy…with orange hair. It was exactly like…

Her eyes quickly caught sight of the teen boy she was after as she heard Rukia coming closer. She reached her hand out and grabbed his hand, surprising him. He tripped on his foot, Kagome quickly grabbing him by his arms as he fell on all fours.

She heard Rukia halting behind while breathing hard from the run. Rukia was confused. First Ichigo was acting strangely and now Kagome? What was going on?

OoO

"His mother died…"

Orihime's eyes narrowed down in sadness after hearing the heavy words coming from Tatsuki. The tomboy clasped her hands together.

"…when he was nine," she continued. "I was only nine myself…I didn't understand. Anyway, he was nine but…still clinging to mommy like a baby chimp." Tatsuki looked down on the ground: "Then she died."

Orihime softened her expression, seeing the furrowed eyes Tatsuki gave as she explained.

"He didn't show up at school for a while. So I went looking for him. I found him by the river where his mother died…walking around with his little backpack, from morning to night. Like he was looking for her. When he got tired, he would squat down for a while." She shook her head. "Then he would get up and continue his search. Every day from morning to night…I have seen him like that once before. His mother was there to follow as he scouted the area. I never found out what he had been looking for those days. An object? A person? But his face seemed so lonely…so lost. I couldn't stand to see Ichigo like that twice."

OoO

Kagome watched as Ichigo dropped his head down, hiding his face from the girls. Rukia glared at the orange head: "Wh-Why would you run!?" she exclaimed. "What-"

"It wasn't...," cut in Ichigo with a soft voice, surprising Kagome and Rukia, "a hollow…that killed my mother."

"Huh?" blinked Rukia.

Kagome felt Ichigo's hand grabbing hers tightly, the shaking resembling those of her images in her hand of the petite hands she watched with blood from the man.

"It was me…," he whispered.

Kagome looked up at the petite Shinigami, seeing a surprised expression on her already. Kagome eyes slowly glided over her shoulder to see the same strange girl with short black hair standing further up the hill. Nothing but red eyes glowing with hunger. Kagome's expression narrowed.

'Who is that? That girl…resembles the one from my images…'

MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: That is the end of this chapter! Hope you enjoyed! A small surprise coming next chapter...won't say what because you all won't even expect it!

Well, I really appreciate hearing back from you all! It makes me happy knowing that I am not writing this story for nothing.

Thank you for reading!

P.S: Since college for me start in about two weeks, updates will be slower but that doesn't mean that I will stop! The stories will live on and continue!

Ja~ne!