Morning did not come fast enough for Ichigo.
Packing his backpack, he made sure he had everything he needed for a long trip.
He did have one issue though, school. How was he going to explain the absence?
Knock Knock
" Son ?" It was his dad.
"Come in. "
"So you're heading off huh?"
"Yeah Dad. I am."
" Alright. Don't worry about school, I'll take care of that."
"Thanks Dad. "
" No worries son, you just make sure you bring my 3rd daughter to meet me."
Blushing, Ichigo gruntly said " Shut up old goat."
His dad chuckled and laid his hand on his shoulder, " You'll find her Ichigo."
" I will. " he said with determination in his eyes.
Arriving at the train station , he quickly looked around Karakura Town.
He felt odd like he was going to travel back in time.
This whole thing was freaky, he knew it so. If he told anyone, they wouldn't believe him.
But he knew Rukia was a real person. She existed in this world. And knowing she was no longer here, the world still continued to move, without her.
He wouldn't though.
He couldn't.
Finally boarding and finding his seat, he could relax a little. He felt anxious. He couldn't wait to arrive.
He popped in his earbuds and let the music put him to sleep.
Time is like the sea,
reflecting a thousand and one nights.
Everything unchangeable,
has changed.
A leaf fell from running away
carried on the wind to that someone,
taking her with it to keep moving forward.
Hope stands by the sideline,
shining on the darkened days,
lighting up my line of vision...
" Welcome to the Soul Society district."
He heard the lady say over the intercom.
" Rukongai districts please take the lower class exists on the left.
He made his way to the right exist.
"Excuse me sir, that exist is closed" a train staff member said to him.
Ichigo with scowl fully intact turned around, " I need to get off here to Seireitei."
" But sir, Seireitei no longer exists."
"I still need to get off here."
The staff member stared at him for a moment. She opened the door, " Our services end here. You'll have to walk there sir"
"That's fine with me ma'am." He was made his way out.
As the doors were closing, the train staff lady with long purple hair, yellow eyes and dark skin smiled at him.
" Hey kid, Say hi to Rukia-san for me."
Ichigo gasped. How did she ?
Standing with her hands on her waist and a smirk on her lips, she winked at him and in instant she was gone.
Who was she? He thought.
She was fast like a flash.
Whoever she was, Ichigo would have to wait and figure out later.
Looking around, he was in the middle of the country. There were little farms and barns around. A long dirt road was the only thing splitting the land.
How could a train station be in the middle of nowhere?
On the other side of the station he could see limos lined up and then further down, he also saw just regular taxi's.
Man, this Soul Society district or whatever the hell this place is called is weird he thought.
There was only one thing to do now.
He began to walk towards the long dirt road, hoping it would take long to reach his destination.
After about almost 2 hours walking, Ichigo could see a little rusty cabin up the road.
It look broke down and abandoned. " Great , he thought, Now I really can't ask for directions. "
Upon reaching it, he circled around the cabin when his foot hit something.
Inspecting it, he dusted off what looked like ash, the sign read, " Urahara's "
Wait. That's the name of the shop he found online.
He must be really close..
Breaking into a run , he ran until his lungs burned.
He suddenly started recognizing some of the landscapes. He laid his eyes on a certain mountain.
There! Just below that mountain, the temple was there.
Ichigo ran, he knew the path, almost burned it into his mind.
He ran and ran and ran until he was sure he burned his lungs off.
Finally reaching where the temple was, he could almost smell the ashes.
Beyond the Temple, everything was gray and dull. The Temple stood, pieces of it missing and broken. There was smoke haze staining the once stone walls.
A couple of trees broken stood around, stumps stained black.
Ichigo took a deep breath. He moved a couple of broken stones to the side that blocked the entry.
Turning on his flashlight, he entered and flashed around. He really didn't know what he was looking for exactly.
There was a eerie feeling to this Temple. He wondered if there were really spirits in here.
He suddenly tripped and vastly started rolling down.
"Fuck !" he yelled.
He rolled into something hard with a thud.
" Shit that hurt."
His flashlight had rolled away from him. He blindly started reaching for it when his hand made contact with something.
Grabbing the flashlight again, he pointed the light at the object.
It was a vase that was decorated with senbonzakuras. This had to be it. The festival included the name.
He pointed the flashlight into the vase, he could see a small glass bottle inside.
Carefully holding the vase, he turned it upside down so he could get the glass bottle out.
The bottle was filled with bright red blood.
Rukia's blood.
He gulped.
What the fuck do I do now?
Scratching the back of his head, he did the only thing he could think of. Drink it?
" Holy shit that's gross.! " he groaned. " Dammit all. "
He held the small bottle to his lips.
"Uhh , please gods, give me a chance to save her? "
He drank a small amount.
And nothing happened.
"What the fuck !?"
He waited...and waited...and waited and still nothing happened.
" Come on! I came all this way for this dame midget!" What do you want me to do here?!" he yelled.
Holding the bottle , he mockingly held up in the air, "Here! Take it. To thee I offer scarlet." he said.
"To thee I offer scarlet." he repeated.
"To THEE I OFFER SCARLET DAMMIT"
"TO THEE I OFF- oh shit." he suddenly felt dizzy. Was it the blood? Wait. Was it really hers?
He felt himself falling. " Wait, Don't kill me you bastards! I'm sorry."
Rukia.
I'm sorry..
Whew. I wrote this, didn't save and had to re write it again. Face slap! The song is a Chinese translation. It's called "Star" from Accidentally In Love. Check it out. It's such a good cute little C-drama! :)
Silly Ichigo! had to add that temper in. I think I got a few more chapter to wrap this up. Again, not the same exact plot obviously but the same concept.
~~ Happy Reading ~~