Chapter 2: Toshiro's home.
[Ichigo's POV]
I sighed as I laid on my bed. Rukia was colouring on my desk while the mod soul, Kon, was reading some magazine I had in my bedroom. It was peaceful, I didn't like it. Ever since Rukia came into my life, my life turned into danger. I didn't care. My whole life is risking my life. I blame my older brother, Toshiro.
'Toshiro,' I thought.
"Ichigo wipe that scowl off your face, it'll make you turn wrinkly before you hit your 40's." Rukia said. I scowled.
"Shut up, Rukia." I said, sitting up.
"Hey Ichigo," said Rukia.
"What?" I said, annoyed.
"Who is that white haired boy in the picture?" asked Rukia, looking at the picture on my desk. I looked over at it. My brown chocolate eyes softened.
It was taken the last time Toshiro came over, which was Christmas. Unlike me, Karin and Yuzu, Toshiro's appearance was completely different. From what I was told, his appearance was the result of an accident that Okasan was in while being pregnant with him, so his hair is white and his eyes are teal-turquoise. I'm embarrassed to say this but I look up to my nii-san a lot. He inspired me to fight back against those that tried to hurt me. He was the one that got Karin into football. He also taught Yuzu to cook after our Okasan passed. He was all of us inspiration. He was the new light after Oksasan. It hurt all of us after he moved out, however, he does live in Karakura town. A little far from us and closer to college.
"That's my nii-san, Toshiro, he doesn't live with us." I replied.
"Your nii-san? I didn't know you had a brother." said Rukia.
"Not many do." I said.
"He doesn't look like you or your sisters." Rukia pointed out.
"Okasan got into an accident while she was pregnant with him. So, his appearance was altered." I informed her.
"What is Toshiro like?" asked Kon, getting up onto the bed.
"He's a genius, a prodigy from what I heard. I don't know what he does at college but I definitely know that he got the highest grades in all of his subjects and got top grades in his year on every test he done. He also never backs out from a fight. He taught me to protect and fight. He's also a happy person, but he can be cold to people he doesn't like or don't know. So don't be surprised that, if you ever met him, he gives you the cold shoulder." I said, looking out of the window.
"You sound like you look up to him." said Rukia. I slightly blushed.
"Shut up." I said. Rukia grinned.
"I'm right, aren't I?" she said. I tsked.
"Ichigo!" I heard Yuzu shout. I got up and walked to the door; and opened it.
"What's wrong Yuzu?" I shouted back.
"Shiro-nii's home!" she shouted. My eyes widened.
"Ichigo, go and see him. We'll be up here." said Rukia from behind me. I looked at her and saw her smile. I nodded and walked out of my room; and headed downstairs.
At the bottom of the stairs, I saw a white-haired young adult wearing a black short-sleeved button up shirt, grey ripped skinny jeans with a golden chain connect to his trousers, along with a cross attached to it, and belt. On his feet were white socks. On his right arm was a blue Chinese dragon curling around his bicep and forearms. A small black grim reaper was on his left forearm. On the back of his neck to the left side is a white-blue cross, like those in a church but also it looks like Uryu's Quincy cross, but I believe it's the former. There's no way Toshiro is a Quincy; I mean I'm not... well I did get my abilities from Rukia. I think he just likes crosses like he likes dragons. Anyway, in his left ear was a blue crystal earring.
Toshiro looked behind him and smiled.
"Good afternoon, Ototo." Toshiro said. I smiled lightly. Whenever I see him, I can't help but smile, just a little bit. I just can't describe it but I feel completely safe and protected by him.
"Good afternoon, Toshiro nii-san." I said as I stepped on the final step before getting off the stairs. Toshiro brought me into a hug and I instantly hugged back.
"Jesus, it seems like you've grown a bit." he said, picking me up and spinning me around.
"Hey put me down!" I yelled. No matter how tall I get, he always manages to pick me up like I'm a piece of paper, so easily. It puzzles me.
"Nah~" he grinned but he did put me down despite saying 'no'. He ruffles my bright orange hair. I scowled.
"Don't scowl, Ototo. You'll get wrinkles before you even hit 40." he said. I growled. Rukia said the exact same thing.
"TOSHIRO! YOU'RE HOME! COME GIVE DADDY A HUG!" Goat-Chin said. Toshiro scowled and let go off me before punching Otosan in the face. Otosan went flying and smashed into the wall. I winced slightly. It seems like it hurt a lot.
Karin came out of the living room to see Otosan laying on the ground in pain. She rolled her eyes and walked up to Toshiro to hug him.
"Hello Toshiro Nii-san." she said. Toshiro smiled and hugged her back.
"Hello Imoto." he said.
"Hey Shiro Nii-san, are you hungry?" asked Yuzu. Toshiro smiled at her.
"Yeah I am." he said. Yuzu smiled brightly.
"I made some lunch if you want some." she said.
"I would love some of your cooking, Yuzu Imoto." he said, letting go of Karin.
After eating something, I headed back upstairs to my room. Karin went out with Yuzu to get some food for tonight, leaving Otosan and Nii-san downstairs alone.
I walked inside, just in time to hear a beeping sound. I looked at Rukia and we both nodded. Rukia helped me get out of my body. I mean I would leave Kon in my body but I don't trust him. Rukia got on my back and I jumped out of the window after putting my body in the bed making it seem like I'm asleep.
[Toshiro's POV].
I sensed Ototo and a Shinigami leave the house. I can also sense a hollow.
"It seems like Ichigo followed in both of our footsteps, Otosan." I stated. Otosan sighed and nodded.
"I'm not surprised anymore. So, Toshiro, how's it like being a reincarnation of a child prodigy?" asked Oto... no Isshin.
"It feels weird. I'm still not used to it. In my old life, I was killed by my best friend and I never got into the Gotei 13, although I never wanted to become a Shinigami in that life. However, I do wish to see what my life would've turned out if I did graduate from the Shin'o Academy." I sighed.
"I guess you would wish that." said Isshin.
"How did Momo and Rangiku take the news of me dying?" I asked.
"Rangiku was upset that you couldn't graduate and had died. Momo however, was devastated. If it wasn't for that bastard Aizen, she probably would've killed herself. Although, anyone hearing about their little sibling dying they probably would commit suicide." sighed Isshin. I looked at my Hyorinmaru tattoo and sighed. I hated hearing that but I'm glad that she's still alive and well.
"So, what do you think Karin's and Yuzu's abilities will be?" I asked, getting my mind off of Yuzu.
"I believe Karin will be a Shinigami like you and Ichigo, and Yuzu will be a Quincy like Masaki." said Isshin. I nodded and sighed tiredly. Isshin laughed.
"Go to bed for a while, Musuko." Isshin smiled. I groaned.
"Fine. See you in a few hours, Otosan." I said, getting up from the dinning chair. I walked out of the living-room-kitchen-dining-room-combined room and into the hallway. I grabbed my black duffle bag and white rucksack, and headed to my old room which is across from Ichigo's. On the door was the letter 'T' hung on it from a nail. I opened the door and walked in and then closed the door before looking around.
Within the room was a bed, a desk, a wardrobe like Ichigo's, some dressers, a bookshelf and a bedside table. My desk, my bedside table, my dressers and my bookshelf were a made from a dark brown wood. My bed frame was made of metal. I had blue sheeted covered pillows and a black with white Kanji '10' in the middle. My bedside table had a white lamp and a blue clock on it. On my desk was a pencil pot with nothing in it. My wardrobe is only filled with my old clothes from when I was a child and some baby stuff which was both mine and Ichigo's, it also had a bed of sorts in it. I used to sleep in there when I had headaches, it really helps. My dressers were empty, along with my bookshelf. Despite the fact that I hadn't come into this room since January and it's July, so I haven't been in this room for 7 months.
'Must be Yu's work.' I thought. I put my duffle bag on the floor in front of the dressers. I opened my bag and put all of my clothes within the dressers. My rucksack opened from the inside and a small green western dragon plush came out of it.
"Why am I in a bag all of the time, Toshiro?!" demanded the plush.
"I already told you, Kiyoshi, I don't want to carry you around and I prefer if you keep your noise down. I'm not at home right now so you can't go wandering or yelling." I said, still putting my clothes in the dresser. The western dragon plush, Kiyoshi, huffed and crossed its tiny arms.
"Where are we, anyway?" it asked. I sighed.
"I already told you." I said.
"I didn't listen!" Kiyoshi snapped.
"We're at my family's house." I sighed, closing the draws. I picked up my duffle bag and placed it on the bed.
"Why?" Kiyoshi asked as it flew onto the bed with its stuffed wings.
"My Ototo has awakened his Shinigami powers with the help of Rukia Kuchiki. He's now facing danger in the world and I want to stay here until the war is over." I said, opening the side of the duffle bag to take out my toothbrush and toothpaste.
"What war? What about college?" Kiyoshi asked, sitting down. I placed my toothbrush and toothpaste on my bedside table; and sighed.
"The war which brought my family in. The war with the Shinigami and Hollows. This war of life and death. The war of Royals. This war of traitors and allies. Who will win? Who will lose? No one can tell the future. I want my part in this war. If Aizen manages to create what he needs, my home town, my family could be destroyed." I growled at the end, glaring outside the window.
"How do you know what this Aizen guy is planning?" asked Kiyoshi, who was shaking from fear. It was then that I realised that I let my spiritual pressure out. I let out a deep breath and managed to make my spiritual pressure leave. I grinned at Kiyoshi after he stopped shaking.
"That's the best part about being a prodigy, I guess. You think of so many different things once you hear the story about that asshole. Oh, and as for college, I'm not signing up this year. After this whole war is finished, I'll go back to finish off my course. I'd gotten permission from the head master so I don't need to worry about that." I said, taking out my wires from the other side from my duffle bag.
I plugged in my phone charger from the socket behind my bedside table. I picked up my duffle bag and opened my wardrobe and put the bag in it on the bed. I walked over to my rucksack and pick it up and placed it on the bed right where the duffle bag was. I took out my sketchpad and pencil case which had a lot of art shit in it. I've decided to became a fashion designer.
Girls at college love my drawings of dressers when I choose mechanic before taking art like I am now. When I was a mechanic student, I decided to draw clothes due to boredom and the girls loved the designs and one of them said that I should be a fashion designer. I told her that I would think about it and I did.
I've put my sketchpad and pencil case on the desk. I got out my laptop and plug. I put them on the desk and plugged in the plug to the socket. I took out some books that I brought to read and put them on my bookshelf. I opened the pocket which was attached in front of the bag and took out my sleeping tablets.
As a child, I always had trouble sleeping and I had to go to the doctors. This was before Otosan had his licence of becoming a doctor. I was told I had insomnia. I had nightmares of being a child and getting abused and being killed, getting shot, getting uh... never mind, drowning, you name it. Things a child would never dream of. It confused me. It made a lot of sense when I grew up. My past life, when I was alive, I was abused by my parents and was drowned to death. I also had nightmares of Kusaka killing me. I had told my doctor about it when I knew of it and she told me to keep taking the pills. Despite the fact that I knew what's going on, I still have trouble sleeping. It usually takes me to actually drop into unconsciousness to sleep.
I sighed and put the pills on my bedside table. I picked up my bag and put it in the wardrobe before closing the door. I sat on the bed and Kiyoshi jumped onto the bedside table. I kicked off my blue slippers and laid on the bed. Kiyoshi got off the bedside table and went under the bed. I closed my eyes and the next thing I saw was darkness. I must be complete tired, well the last time I slept was 2 days ago.
Translations:
Nii-san = Older brother.
Okasan = Mum.
Ototo = Little Brother.
Otosan = Father/Dad
Imoto = Little Sister.
Musuko = Son.