Chapter 3

Early in the morning, a plane landed on the runway with a screech as the massive vehicle came to a slow and steady halt.

Aboard the plane sat a man of Mexican and Japanese descent. He was dark-skinned with pronounced cheek-bones and had sleeked back brown hair, a goatee and brown eyes. He was muscular and extremely tall, wearing an expensive looking black and white suit. He stepped out of the plane last, having spent most of his time helping out the other passengers.

"Chad-kun, over here Chad-kun!" Orihime waved the man over.

A mix of embarrassment due to the scene she was making, and joy at seeing his old friend again, filled Sado as he easily carried his luggage towards her. The man started awkwardly. "It's good to see you O..." she rushed to him, hugging him tightly. "It's so good to see you Chad-kun." She practically whispered this to him, and the bi-racial man reciprocated, holding her gently against his massive frame.

The Full-Bringer noticed for the first time, a curious looking girl who stood where Orihime had been.

The orange-haired woman realized this, and stepped back from her embrace. "How silly of me, I almost forgot..." she smiled down at the girl, and back towards the muscular man. "Chad-kun, this is my daughter, Yoshino Ishida. Yoshino, this is your Uncle Sado, but you can call him Uncle Chad." He wasn't sure how he felt about being introduced like that, but went with it anyway. He bent down to slightly above eye level with the little girl, reaching out his hand.

"Hello..." she took his hand in both of hers, and shook it furiously.

Her spectacles falling off from all the shaking. "Nice to meet you, Uncle Chad... Why do they call you Chad?" the man smiled in amusement, recognizing that curiosity to only be Orihime's. Though he noticed that aside from her personality, eyes and hair texture, one could say she was the spitting image of Uryu. Speaking of which, he glanced around. "Where's Ishida?" the woman seemed to tense up at the sheer mention of the name, which the man took note of.

"O...oh, he went out, and didn't come back home last night." She kept her eyes to herself as she said all this.

Reading the situation, the man forced a smile on his face. "Knowing him, I'm sure he's busy at work right now." The light came back to the woman's eyes. "Yeah, you're probably right." She grinned, content with her old friend's analysis. Orihime had an epiphany. "Speaking of work... How's boxing going?" She did a few air punches. "You're a boxer Uncle Chad?" excitement filled Yoshino's eyes. "Yes I am." He flexed a bit, which impressed the little girl. "Boxing is going well Orihime, I actually had a big match scheduled for today, but cancelled because of the occasion." As he said this, the atmosphere got sombre again.

"I'm hungry..." the bespectacled girl spoke up, followed by a low growl. Both Chad and Yoshino turned to Orihime. "Oops... Sorry, I haven't had breakfast yet." She smiled, a light blush on her cheeks.

Everyone broke out in laughter, and proceeded to the car, which was a limousine.

I know Ishida is a doctor, and has done well for himself, but I didn't expect this. Chad reached for the door handle, but before he could even grab it, a tall dark-skinned woman with straight chin-length dark hair, and full lips stepped out of the car from the driver's side. She wore a butler's outfit, complete with a black cap that covered her eyes. "Let me get that for you, Sir." A mischievous smirk forming at the corner of her lips.

She pulled the door open, and inside the car were nothing but familiar faces.

From left to right sat a slender woman with magenta eyes and long hair of matching colour, styled into two pigtails, and between which she wore a light-coloured hat that had two extensions in the back, made to look like rabbit's ears. A strand of hair hung down the right side of her face and she had a fringe over her forehead. She also wore a maid outfit with white fabric over her breasts with a dark ribbon just above it. She completed her outfit with a pair of thigh-length boots. Next was a woman of average height with black hair and brown eyes. She had a contrasting appearance to Orihime. She had a lean frame compared to Orihime's curvier figure. She wore her hair short, reaching as far as her neck only, and she wore a sporty casual outfit.

There was a man with medium-length shaggy brown hair with bangs that covered his forehead. He had brown eyes and a slim figure. He wore casual clothes, consisting of a plain t-shirt and pants, with a jacket.

Next was a man with short straight black hair, as well as a pair of emerald green eyes. He looked young and wore a zipped up jacket. There were also two younger women, who sat a bit further from everyone else. One had large dark grey eyes and black hair tied in a messy bun. She wore sportswear consisting of knee-length leggings with a shirt, which contained her large bust, and a pair of trainers. The other was a stark contrast to the first. She had short light blonde hair with short bangs hanging over the right side of her forehead. She also wore a red hair clip on the left side of her head. Her eyes were dark brown and appeared much softer than the other woman's and dressed more girlishly as well. She wore a green hooded sweatshirt which hid her small bust.

Chad was shocked to see everyone there, his brave face finally melted away, and he began to sob quietly. Remembering why everyone was there, and just how important today was for all of them. Orihime placed a gentle hand on his back. "Don't worry Chad-kun, it's okay... It's going to be okay..."

She comforted him as they got into the car, and drove away from the airport.