Me: well here is chapter 15 part two!! Wow…I never thought that id get this far. *sigh* Can anyone guess why this chapter is called "Shiroi Yuki"?
Karin: hmm…well while Im thinking on that, may I do the disclaimer?
Me: This chapter is going to be dedicated to SapphireFlamesX because she has reviewed every single chappy in this story. However, I also will say a thanks to BBleached because I am using one of her short stories in this chappy! And now Karin you may do the disclaimers.
Karin: Winter doesn't own Bleach.
Me: thanks Karin but I just wanted to say that I do (meaning yes) own Stephany (her powers), Sterling, Yuki, Shishi (the Lion), Aoi Umi, and Keitaro (who will both be introduced in this chappy). -.^ well enjoy!
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Shiroi Yuki
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One Year Later (after Yuki disappeared)
Soul Society
"Karin. I have some bad, or good news, depending on how you look at it. Will you please follow me and close your eyes." I said and led her to the Fourth Division.
As I entered, I called out. "Okay, I have brought Karin."
At once, a girl started to squeal. "Karin! Oh my gosh, I have missed you!" a girl said and embraced her. Karin's eyes flashed open the moment someone touched her. When Karin noticed who the girl was, Karin was overjoyed.
"Yuzu! How have you been? I have missed you as well." Karin said and then froze. "Wait, Yuzu. Why are you here?"
"Well that's a stupid question, Karin. I died." Was Yuzu's response.
"H-how did you die? And how can you say that so… calmly?" Karin asked.
Yuzu just shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe, its just because I have learned that what is done is done and you simply can not change what happened."
"Ya got that right." Karin mumbled. "But you still haven't told me, how did you die?"
"Oh… well, I don't really remember how died. All I remember is that one moment I was just walking home from shopping for food to cook for dad, and then another minute I hear a roar and something hit my back. It was a huge… monster. Well anyways, then I say Ichigo come, but I think that I was imagining things because he had a sword on his back and he killed the monster. However, I knew it was too late for me because the monster hit me pretty hard on the chest. I flew backwards and hit my head against the wall. I could barely hear Ichigo screaming my name. I started to cry, not because of my pain but because I knew that I was leaving Ichigo… just like mom did…" Yuzu said and then trailed off.
"It was a hollow." Karin said to no one in particular.
"W-what?" Yuzu asked.
"I said that it was a hollow that killed you." Karin hissed out and clenched her fists. Yuzu was taken aback by Karin reaction.
I stepped up to Karin and put my hand on her shoulder.
"Come on, lets go spar with each other. I think that we could both use a bit of a workout." I said.
"Fine, but can Yuzu come?"
"If she wishes… and if she is healthy enough to come. Captain Unohana?" I called out, knowing that she would hear me.
A few short seconds later, the Fourth Squad Captain walked up to me. "Yes Stephany, do you need anything?" she asked sweetly.
"Yeah, Karin and I were just wondering if Yuzu was healthy enough to come with us? Karin needs to blow off some steam, if you know what I mean…" I said. Unohana laughed softly.
"Yes of course I know what you mean and yes I think that Karin's sister is well enough to get around on her own… she even has a surprise for both of you." Said the kind Captain.
"Let me guess… she has her own zanpaktou?" I guessed and Captain Unohana had a shocked look on her face.
"H-how…? Did you just guess that or did you know that?" she asked me. I just laughed at her reaction.
"No, I have known since we have stepped in this room. I noticed that someone's reiatsu was higher than normal in this room but I wasn't sure if I was just imagining it or not. But when Yuzu told us the story about getting attacked by a "monster", then I knew it was because of her increase of spiritual energy. Therefore, I concluded that she had gotten her own zanpaktou… but of course I never told Karin any of this. This can be our secret." I said and the Captain nodded in agreement.
"Well I have to go and fight Karin before she starts to blow up Soul Society and Kenpachi comes after her… again." I said and laughed. Unohana laughed with me and then I waved good-bye at her and then exited the building.
~ WAITY? ~
"That was good Karin, but why don't you try hitting me?" I taunted her.
"Well I would if you would just hold still."
"Yeah… no. I don't think so." I said and then turned to face Yuzu.
"Hey Yuzu, come out here for a few seconds." I said.
"Are you nuts? Yuzu can't fight!" Karin protested. I just smirked.
"I guessed." I said to Yuzu and she understood. She knew that I guessed and now knew that she had a zanpaktou. "But why don't you show your sister." I prompted her.
Yuzu gulped lightly before she nodded. "Alright! Come on Karin, let's fight."
"Eh? But you will get hurt." Karin said.
"No just come on!" Yuzu said.
"Well, okay… if you want me too…" Karin said and then charged towards Yuzu with her borrowed sword held high. (A/N: Remember that Kaze Ryuu is not a sword, so Karin just has a normal sword but she can infuse her reiatsu into it to make it more like a zanpaktou.)
Right as Karin was closing in on Yuzu, she cried out. "Reflect, Aoi Umi!" At once a sword appeared in her hands and she parried Karin's attack easily. Karin stopped dead in her tracks when her blade clashed with her sister's blade.
"Whoa! Since when did you get a zanpaktou?" Karin asked, impressed.
"I got it maybe a few days after I appeared in Rukongai. Some men were after me and the Aoi Umi just appeared for me and we fought them off. A few minutes after we fought the men, Captain Unohana showed up and offered to bring me here to Seireitei. She said that you would be here. Then, when we arrived, she took me to her Division and gave me something because apparently when you die and come here, you loose some, if not all, of your memories. So the Captain gave me something to regain all of my memories. Then I fell asleep. When I woke up, I trained with Aoi Umi for a day and then the next day, I called for you."
To say that Karin was stunned, was to say that ten tons was as light as a feather. I started to laugh at Karin's reaction. Karin quickly snapped out of it and came back to reality.
"Well, Yuzu… welcome to Soul Society." I said and Yuzu looked at me.
"Eh Karin, who is that?" she whispered under her breath, but I heard her.
"Yuzu, my name is Stephany. I am the Head Captain here, or you could say that I am the boss of Soul Society." I said and then Yuzu quickly bowed to me. I waved my hand at her, indicating that she should stop bowing to me.
"Okay, and one more thing… I really don't like it when people bow to me. It makes it feel as if im better than everyone." I explained.
"Well… aren't you better than everyone?" Yuzu asked innocently.
"What? No, of course im not better than everyone. I only want people to obey me when I give them an order, not think that I am better than them. Think of it as this. I wished to be thought of as a teacher who just wants respect. I don't feel like I am better than everyone, but I just want control on what people do, understand?"
"Yea ma'am."
"And none of that ether. Like I have said to everybody else, just call me Stephany."
"Okay… Stephany."
~ WAITY? ~
One Year later
My office
I was just sitting at my desk, doing some paper work and Karin came barging in, without knocking.
"Stephany!" she roared. I sighed and looked at her.
"What is it this time K-" I said but trailed off once I saw that Karin was close to tears.
"It was him."
"W-what did he do this time?" I asked her. Lately, Karin and Toushirou have not been getting along very well because of Momo.
"I was just walking around and I caught them kissing! They weren't even trying to hide it…" Karin said with a note of sadness in her voice.
"Oh Karin Im sorry. I know that it must be hard for you b-"
"No, Stephany. Its not hard, its dreadful staying here. Being forced to stay where the man you love is all over someone else that you want to disappear." Karin said. I just stood in silence, letting her finish her ranting.
"Well, what do you want me to do?" I asked her nicely.
"…There is nothing that you can do. You can't force Toushirou to stop loving his wife." Karin hissed out, and I involuntary flinched away from the malice in Karin's voice. Karin took a breath and then looked at me straight in the eye.
"I am going to leave Seireitei. Are you going to try to stop me?"
"No, of course not. This is your life, I can not tell you what you can and cant do… being reasonable of course." I said. "No, I believe that everyone should make their own choices… I only hope that they make the right ones." I said and Karin nodded.
"Okay, well I plan to say good-bye to everyone today and im going to leave tomorrow."
I sighed. "Is there anything that I can do to stop you? I don't want you to leave."
"I don't want to leave ether, but it's just too painful to stay here any longer. The man I love loves someone else and doesn't even pay any attention to me. My child has left me and if I stay here, then it's like a constant reminder of what I don't have. Of course I have you, who could ever forget. But sometimes, it just isn't enough. Do you get what im saying?" Karin asked me.
"Yeah, I do. I just wish that you are safe on your journey and that you will come and visit me sometimes. I will still keep on the look out for Yuki." I said.
"Thank you, Stephany. You have been more than just a friend and my zanpaktou spirit. I think that if it weren't for you and maybe a few others, I would have gone insane long ago."
"Well, in my option, it's a little late for that…" I said and grinned. Despite the circumstances, Karin couldn't help but grin right back at me.
"Im really going to miss you… Ni-Ni."
"Yeah, im gonna miss you to, Karin. Please be safe… and make good choices. If the thought of joining Aizen ever once occurred to you, then please remember this. I will not convict you of being a traitor, like the other three captains, but if you ever do threaten the peace of Soul Society, then I will have no choice. You may join up with him, but lay one hand on Soul Society, and it will all just go down hill for you." I warned. Karin just nodded.
"Y-you aren't really serious about joining him…right?" I just had to make sure…
"N-no of course not!" Karin said and laughed out loud.
"Good. Please be safe… and make good choices." I said. Karin nodded and then walked out of my office for the last time.
~ WAITY? ~
"Um, Rangiku, I need to talk to you." Karin said, poking her head into the tenth squad's office, where Rangiku was for some strange reason or another, doing paper work.
When Rangiku heard Karin speak, she immediately stood up out of her chair. Karin didn't look around, but kept her eyes straight on Rangiku. But, no matter what Karin did, she couldn't stop the other person in the room from speaking to her.
"K-Karin… can we talk?" a somewhat timid voice asked.
Karin, acting on impulse, spun her head around to find the speaker.
"Oh, so now you want to talk. You ignore me for a year and then just when its convent for you, you ask me to talk to you. Well my answer is no, so leave me alone… Captain Hitsugaya." Karin said. Toushirou flinched.
"Rangiku, you on the other hand have been so kind to me. I just wanted to tell you good-bye…" Karin said and trailed off. Toushirou, whose head was looking down, snapped up at Karin's words.
"Oh, why Karin?"
Karin gave Rangiku the are-you-crazy-you-did-not-just-ask-me-that-question look.
"Well besides… that reason, is there another reason?"
"I… don't wish to talk about it. I have already spoken to Stephany about it and she said okay, so I will be leaving tomorrow." Karin said.
Rangiku walked up to Karin, not in her bubbly, happy mood, but in a slow and exsaderated way and embraced Karin, not smothering Karin with her "friends", but in a way that one would comfort another when grieving on having great sadness.
"You know its not going to be the same around here anymore. Im gonna miss you." Rangiku said.
"Yeah, me too." Karin said and then released the embrace.
"Well I have to get going now, I just wanted to say good bye to you, Rangiku." Karin said and then turned without another word and started to walk down the hallways, going nowhere in particular. However, Karin was walking slowly, so she accidently overheard what Rangiku said to Toushirou.
"What?! You're not going to do anything? You are just gonna let her leave? I can't believe you…" Rangiku screamed at Toushirou.
"Matsumoto, its her decision. I can not change that."
"Oh yes you can. Did you know that you are the main reason that Karin is leaving? This past year has been miserable for her and its all your fault!"
"My fault, how so?"
"YOU ARE AN IDIOT! I cant believe im still here with you! Karin loved you… and she probably still does, but now with all of the things that you have done to her, her love for you will probably turn into hate." Rangiku hissed.
"That's bull Matsumoto!"
"Its not and you know that I am telling the truth. Ugh! I cant stand even being around you! Im leaving." Rangiku said and she walked out of the room without another glance. When Rangiku walked into the halls, she noticed that Karin hadn't left as she had thought.
"H-how much did you hear?" she asked Karin.
"All of it. …thank you Rangiku." Karin said. Rangiku nodded and walked the other way, back to her house. Karin turned back around and took one step forward, but her head was still on the place where Rangiku was standing just a few moments before.
Boom! Karin ran into something, or someone, and was thrown backwards.
"Oh my gosh, are you okay? I am so s-" the voice said but when person saw who she ran into, she quickly turned hostile.
"Watch where you're going!" the voice said.
"Me? You're the one who ran me over, not the other way around you idiot!"
"Well at least I have a husband… unlike someone I know." The person said, looking at Karin.
"Yeah, that's because you took my husband you freaking moron!"
"Well it's not my fault that he fell in love with me over you." The person sneered.
"Momo, if you don't shut the heck up, so help me, I will murder you right where you stand."
"Ha! Like to see you try."
"Was that a challenge?" Karin hissed.
Momo hesitated. "…No, it wasn't."
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Karin said. "And at least I have a child, even if she's not here right now." Karin said and smirked.
That was when Momo cracked. Momo drew her hand up, ready to hit Karin in the face when someone's hand came and caught her wrist.
"That's enough, Momo."
Momo faltered and sighed. Then Momo got an idea. " Okay, Shiro." And Momo saw Karin visibly stiffen because that was the nickname Karin would use…
However, Toushirou got what Momo was trying to do and frowned. However, Karin wanted revenge and she knew just how to do it.
"So Momo, when are you gonna have a baby?" Karin asked with fake innocence. "Oh, that's right… you cant. Aw poor Momo wants a family but just cant do it." Karin sneered and saw anger in Momo's eyes.
"H-how do you know about that?" Momo hissed out.
"Are you stupid? Well yes you are, but you are more stupid than I gave you credit for. Have you forgotten that Stephany is my spirit? I can get her to tell me anything I w-"
"Well that's not technically true, Karin." I said coming up behind her and making her jump.
"I don't tell you everything, just the relatively important facts."
"Stephany! You swore that you would never tell anyone." Momo hissed at me.
"Yes but that was before. You see, Karin came in the day before you came and spoke to me. Karin wanted to know what some of my powers were and I told her. Then the next day, you came in and apologized to me for everything that happened. Then you asked me your questions and asked me not to tell anyone. So I agreed… but you never asked me if I had told anyone before hand." I said and then took a deep breath.
"Wait, what are you all talking about?" a confused Toushirou asked and I turned to look at Momo.
"You never told him?"
"Told me what?"
Momo sighed and then looked at me. "Will you please tell Shiro what we are taking about?"
I just frowned. "Why should I? It's not my problem? And besides, you asked me not to tell anyone. Remember?" I asked and smirked. Karin smirked as well, fully knowing that I was on her side. "And while we are having this wonderful conversation, could we invite someone to join us?" I asked.
"What? No! I only want this to be between me, Toushirou, you, and now… her." Momo said.
"I have a name you know!" Karin snapped.
"Oh I know you do, but you're so insignificant, that I don't bother even saying it."
"Alright! That's it!" Karin roared and launched herself at Momo. I sighed and rolled my eyes. Then I had my dragon tail come out and wrapped it around Karin's waist, pulling her backwards.
"Sterling!" I called out and Toushirou's sword started glowing an icy blue. Then there was a bright flash and a man was standing next to Toushirou.
"Yeah, what's up…S-Stephany?" Sterling asked and then sweatdropped at the scene in front of him.
"Just help me calm her down." I said. Sterling nodded and walked over to where Karin and I were standing, completely ignoring Toushirou and Momo. When he reached us, Sterling leaned over and whispered something in Karin's ear. Karin froze for a few seconds, before calming down and going limp in my tail.
"Nice work." I said. Sterling shrugged.
"It was nothing."
Then Toushirou spoke. "Man, im impressed, Stephany."
"And why is that?" I asked, wary of anything that he was about to say.
"Because, you just call out to him once and he is right at your side, but I have been trying to call him for over a year and he still hasn't spoken to me."
My eyes widened at his statement.
"You haven't spoken to Toushirou in over a year?" I asked. Sterling just nodded.
"Why?" I asked.
"I-it doesn't matter. If you really want to know, I will tell you about it later."
"Fine, now back to the subject at hand. Karin, I presume that you wish to speak with Toushirou alone, so we shall leave. Momo, you and Karin stay away from each other and we shall all leave and give the two their privacy. Lets go." I said and in the tone of my voice, no one dared object.
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Karin's POV
"Toushirou, I need to give you something." I said. Toushirou and I had gone to a small garden with a little bench in the middle. I put my hand in my pockets and pulled something out.
"Here, I am returning it back to you." I said, handing Toushirou a little black box. Toushirou knew immediately what it was.
"No Karin. Please don't." Toushirou begged.
"I will not keep it. It looked like you put a lot of effort into the gift, so I didn't throw it away." I said and stood up. "That was all I need to do. Good bye now, Captain Hitsugaya." And I used my light speed to take my leave.
As I ran, I felt tears sting my eyes. Remembering was just too hard, but, like it or not, the memory came anyway.
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Flashback
I stood there with my mouth hanging wide open, and opened the gift.
Toushirou wasn't a man of many words but when it came to actions, he didn't hesitate. This was the only gift he could find that suited me – a black, studded leather bracelet, and it wasn't studded with nothing. The rivet was made of pure crystal, a special crystal that was from Hyourinmaru, just like the Ice Rose.
It was a simple gift for those who didn't know, but to those who know about us, knew that it was special.
I turned around after putting the bracelet on, and vanished around the corner.
A few minutes later, I came back with a bracelet too, but this one had a single locket and was made of silver. I put it in his hand as I was hugging him.
Toushirou raised his hands and returned the embrace while he opened the locket. Inside, it was a lock of my hair and he couldn't help himself. He ran his hand through my raven hair and inhaled my scent. As the crystal was a part of him and my strand of hair was a part of me that he always would keep…or I had hoped…
End of Flashback
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I frowned upon the memory and looked down. Tears were forcing themselves out of my eyes and I sat down by a tree, over looking Seireitei.
"Momo…what does he see in that girl anyways?" I muttered out loud. Oh well, I guess Ill never know.
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Stephany's POV
The Next Morning
"Im leaving Stephany. Good bye." Karin said as she embraced me.
"Geez Karin, im really gonna miss you." I said and then leaned down to tell her something in her ear. "I just wanted to tell you that when you leave, some of your memory will be erased, just like when the three Captain's left, they didn't remember that I was your spirit. They obviously have inside forces here working for them, because Aizen knew about me being you spirit when he kidnapped you and brought you to Hueco Mundo. But anyways, back to the point. When you leave, you will loose some of your memory. Please be safe… and make wise choices." I said and smirked.
"You know it!" Karin said and smiled. I walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"Good-bye… Mistress." I said.
Karin turned around and started at me. "After everything that has happened, you still call me that." She whispered.
"Of course." I said and smiled. "Good-bye." I whispered and Karin left Soul Society…
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Soul Society
Five Years Later
I was so bored. It has been five whole years since Karin left. I looked to my left to see Sterling walking along side me, humming a tuneless song. As I sighed, Sterling stopped walking and looked at me.
"Hmm… bored much?"
"How did ya guess?" I asked him rhetorically.
Sterling just smirked and started walking again.
"Hey Sterling, I think that I am going to go down to the human world to visit Ichigo and Rukia." I said. Sterling looked at me and then smiled.
"Okay, I think that that is a great idea." He said and I smiled, happy that he thought that it was a good idea.
"Well then I guess that I will be staying there for about a week and then I will return."
"Sure, sounds great." Sterling said.
"Hey, do you and Toushirou talk much anymore?"
Sterling sighed. "Not really."
"Oh, okay."
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An hour later
"Well, please take care of yourself." I said.
"Sure, no problem. You wont have to worry about a thing." Sterling said. I nodded.
No one knew that I was going to be leaving, except the Captains and Lieutenants. I told them all to act like nothing was going on and for all of them to work together.
"Good-bye." I said and then walked through the gates that took me to the human world.
~ WAITY? ~
As I arrived in the human world, I immediately started walking towards the Kurosaki household. When I was just a few feet from the house, I felt three people's reiatsu spring up. I went and knocked on the door.
"Just a minute!" I heard someone call out. A few seconds later, the door flew open.
"H-Head Captain?! What are you doing here?" Rukia asked.
"Well for one thing, its Stephany. And for the other thing, I am just here for a friendly visit."
"Oh, that's great! Um… where's Karin?" Rukia asked and I stiffened.
"Don't know." I said and a confused look crossed Rukia's face. "May I come it? I will explain everything in time." I said and Rukia quickly let me in.
"Hey, Stephany. Long time no see. How have ya been?" Ichigo asked. I hesitated before answering.
"I personally have been good, however I am very hesitant to say that I can not say the same for Karin." I said and closed my eyes, waiting for the loud outburst from Ichigo, but it never came. Instead, my sentence was --- by silence.
"Ichigo…" Rukia said in a sympathetic voice.
"No… im fine. Its… just shock, that's all. Well come on Stephany. I want to introduce you to someone." Ichigo said and indicated that I should follow him as he walked past me and out the front door.
"Ichigo, where are you going?" Rukia asked.
"To let Stephany meet someone."
"Oh okay, that's a great idea. Have fun you two, im going to say here and clean up. Good bye Stephany, have fun!" Rukia called out and then shut the door.
"Well come on, lets go to Uhaurah's place. That's where the person is that I want you to meet."
I nodded and followed him.
Once we arrived at the front door, Ichigo knocked once and then just walked right in. I sweatdropped and followed him inside. Once inside the shop, I could hear a distant sound of metal on metal.
"This way." Ichigo said, snapping me out of my thoughts.
As Ichigo led us down some hidden stairs, I started to space out until I accidently missed a step and started to fall. Luckily, there were only three more steps until the bottom, so I landed quickly and quite gracefully.
Ichigo sighed and then spoke. "Over here, and remember to be quite because he doesn't know that we are here yet."
I nodded and walked over to where Ichigo was standing. When I looked straight ahead, I saw a young boy with bright orange hair and deep blue eyes.
So this must be Ichigo's child. Hmm, nice resemblance to both of his parents. I wonder how strong he is… I thought to myself.
As I was thinking that, I suddenly felt some of his reiatsu and noticed two things. One was that it was slightly colder than normal reiatsu and two was that it felt oddly familiar.
As I continued to watch, I saw that the boy had a sword in his hands. The hilt was a light blue color, almost the exact color of Hyourinmaru's scales. Then the blade was an even lighter blue, making the sword look like it was made from ice.
How weird. Well I wonder why I feel as if I already know this kid… why is that, I wonder? I thought to myself.
However, my questions were answered by the next words that came from the boy's mouth.
"Gleam, Shiroi Yuki!" at once, the whole entire cave became an ice wasteland and it began to snow. I froze at the calling of his zanpaktou. Y-Yuki? Is it really her or is it a coincidence? I asked myself as I continued to watch to see what the boy would do but he surprised me when he just put the sword's tip on the ground and just stood there.
"Hey Shiroi Yuki, please come out." The boy said and at once the sword started to glow. There was a flash of light and then there stood a girl…
"Yuki…" I whispered. It was truly her. I stood up and decided to make my presence known. I turned towards Ichigo, and was about to ask him if I could have a few minutes alone, but it seems that he could see it in my eyes, so he just quietly stood up and started walking towards the exit. However, he stopped walking as his mouth was by my ear to whisper one thing.
"Keitaro is his name…" and then he was gone.
I sighed and then used my light speed to get within a few feet of the two and spoke, loud and clear.
"Well Yuki, there seems to be more than one thing that you have inherited from me." I said and smiled. Yuki snapped her head up. Yuki just stood there for a few seconds, trying to decide if she was dreaming or not. When she finally was convinced that it was really real, she started smiling and ran to embrace me.
"Oh Ni-Ni, I missed you," Yuki said as tears ran down her face. "All I can remember is that Mother and I got into a fight and then I went to bed. When I woke up, something felt different. I just laid where I was and didn't move for a few minutes and I kept my eyes closed. When I opened them, I screamed. I was, somehow, in a field. I looked around and called out for anyone; no one answered and I was scared. Then I started talking to myself and I noticed that I wasn't hungry like I normally was. I was worried but I calmed down. I looked up at the sky and it was a beautiful sight to see. It was like the Northern Lights."
I just continued to listen and hold Yuki in my arms. Then I noticed that Keitaro was staring at me, wondering why I was holding Yuki.
"…And when I-"
"Yuki." I said, cutting her off. "I think that I better explain what we are talking about to your…uh…wielder."
Yuki turned her attention back to Keitaro and noticed his worried and slightly panicked expression. Yuki smiled and slid, unhappily, out of my arms and walked over to Keitaro, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Keitaro, this is Stephany, mommy's zanpaktou spirit." Yuki said and Keitaro's eyes widened and I chuckled.
"Hello Keitaro, its nice to meet you." I said and then once again turned back to Yuki.
"Oh my gosh! Just look at you! I haven't seen you for ages! How are you"
"Well ever since Keitaro awakened me, I have been doing great… how's mommy? Is she okay? Where is she?"
I sighed and took a deep breath. This was going to take some time to explain.
Twenty minutes later, after I had finished explaining what had happened Yuki finally spoke.
"She left… because of me?"
"No sweetie, she left because of many other reasons. Its not your fault in the least." I said and Yuki nodded.
"So what is going to happen now?" Keitaro asked for the first time in thirty minutes.
"Well," I said, thinking, "How would you like to go to Soul Society with me?"
Keitaro's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Oh really? I would love to. When can we go?" he asked.
"Tomorrow, if your parents will let you."
"Okay, let me go asked daddy. Shiroi Yuki, why don't you just stay here with your mommy and I will be right back?" the boy said and then got up, not waiting for an answer. Yuki sighed.
"No matter how many times I tell that boy to call me "Yuki", he will still call me "Shiroi Yuki" and it drives me insane!" Yuki said and I couldn't help but chuckle.
"Yeah well anyways, how are you, really?"
"Well I am very happy with Keitaro. He is a good wielder. We work well together." Yuki said and I nodded.
"Hey! Daddy said yes!" Keitaro yelled and Yuki smiled.
"… Daddy really did that to Mommy…"
"Yuki, don't worry about that, okay?"
Yuki nodded and then we all walked up the ladder together and got ready to go to Soul Society.
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the next morning
"Keitaro, are you ready to go?" I called out.
"Yes, just one minute" came a excited reply. "Mom, Dad, im going now!" and with that, Keitaro came flying down the stairs to stand right in front of me.
"Okay then, lets go!" I said and immediately, a gate appeared and we both walked through it together.
Upon arriving at Soul Society, I could tell that something was really wrong.
"Keitaro, please keep quite and follow me." I whispered and started to run at a fast paste towards my office. Once we reached my office, I ran to my desk and sat down.
"Okay. Keitaro, please come here."
"Yes ma'am, what is it?" he asked me politely. I smiled and then continued to speak.
"I am going to have to call a Captain's meeting to announce that you are here. It is very rare for a human who hasn't died yet to come here and it is even more rare for a child, such as your self, to be born from two soul reapers, almost like Yuki." Keitaro just nodded.
"Okay well I just sent a hell butterfly and the captains should be here any second n-"
Knock, Knock. "Come in." I quickly and gently pushed Keitaro out of sights way for now. The door opened and in came Rangiku with Kenpachi right on her heels.
"Well hello Rangiku. I see you are still with Captain Kenpachi. Where is Y-"
"HIYA HEAD CAPTAIN!!!" a little pink haired girl yelled.
"Well hello Yachiru, how are you doing?"
"Great!" she answered.
I simply nodded and waited for all of the other captains and lieutenants to arrive. I didn't have to wait for long, because in about ten minutes, everyone was present, so I decided that it was time to speak.
"Everyone, I am sure that you are all aware of the… "situation" concerning Karin Kurosaki and her daughter, Yuki. Well on that topic, I have some good news and some not so good news for someone in particular." I said and looked at Byakuya in the corner of my eye.
"What I am about to say my shock some, but be of no surprise to others. Everyone knows about Ichigo's love for Rukia, am I correct?" I asked and everyone nodded, including Byakuya, who was lost as to where I was going with this.
"Well it has come to my attention that the man finally came to do something about it. About five to six years ago, he married her and they gave birth to a son. That boy's name is Keitaro." I said and let it all sink in. I looked around the room and couldn't help but giggle at everyone's faces. Some were alit with joy, others with surprise, but what surprised me was that none had the look of anger upon their face; not even Byakuya, he just looked mildly surprised.
"Well the reason that I have brought them up into the conversation is not to get them into trouble, but to explain what happened to Yuki." I said and then turned towards the spot where Keitaro was hiding.
"Keitaro, please come out." I said and he did just that. I heard many gasps go throughout the room because everyone was stunned at how much he resembled his parents.
"Everyone, this is Keitaro, Ichigo and Rukia's son. I have brought him here for more than just showing all of you him, but there is something t-"
"May I test on him?" the creepy scientist asked. I glared at him.
"No idiot… eh… Captain Kurotsuchi. No you most defiantly may not!" I said, just barely containing my anger.
"Right… sorry…" he mumbled and then started to sulk. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at that man.
"Anyways, as I was saying…"
BOOM! The whole office started shaking and some fell off their feet in the tremor.
"What was that?!" someone yelled.
"Outside, quickly!" I ordered and everybody quickly obeyed.
"Wait, Rangiku! I want you to stay here for just a few seconds. I need to speak with you. Its about Karin." I said and I saw Toushirou's head snap up.
"Quickly, everyone outside, NOW!" I yelled. Once everyone was outside I put my arm out, indicating that Keitaro should come stand by me.
"Watch carefully now, Rangiku." I whispered to her and turned to speak with Keitaro.
"Keitaro, will you please call out your zanpaktou spirit for me?" Keitaro nodded.
"Gleam, Shiroi Yuki!" at once, Yuki appeared and Rangiku's jaw dropped.
"YUKI!!!" she squealed and ran to embrace her.
"Well hello Rangiku, long time no see." Yuki said.
"Yes indeed what you have said is correct." Rangiku replied.
I hated to be the one who had to suck the fun out of their excitement, but I sensed that we had something else that we had to get done first.
"Keitaro, Rangiku, outside! Come on. I feel as though something is going to happen… and it's going to be really bad…"
Yuki said good-bye and returned to Keitaro's inner world as we rushed out of my office. When we were outside, we all looked up at the sky and I felt Toushirou guiltily come to stand beside me. I knew that Toushirou still had strong feelings for Karin. I opened my mouth to speak to him, but suddenly the sky just opened. I quickly shut my mouth and watched what was taking place.
Million upon millions of hollows appeared. I quietly groaned to myself. I didn't have time to fight unnecessary things, however my thoughts soon took another direction when I saw an outlined shadow of someone walking forward.
"Aizen…" I hissed out but I saw Toushirou shake his head in disagreement.
"N-no… it isn't Aizen… no…" he whispered and then I glanced at him. Toushirou had begun to pale and I was wondering if he was getting sick.
But my answer soon came to me…
As the whole Soul Society looked upon the figure, I felt myself pale.
"No… it can't be… please no…" I whispered but I knew that it was to late.
The figure stepped out of the hole and was floating in midair.
One single word left my lips. "Karin…"
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Well I hope that everyone enjoyed this chappy. I am so very sorry to say that it took me so long to write, but high school started for me so that is why it took me so long. It is my second week and today I am sick… ugh so that is why I am able to finish this chappy. Well I have one more piece of bad news… the next chapter is going to be the last and I can promise you right now that NO ONE is gonna like how it ends. But the bright side of that is that there is going to be a sequel called "Legacy". I already have some plans for it but I will just the story write itself…I mean hey, that's how this story was. I had no idea where I was going with it and now look where I am! -.^ well I hope that you all enjoyed this story so far and the last chappy is going to be called, "Good bye" unless I think of something more fitting… but anyways, right now I think I am going to go find the hardest substance in the world and shield myself with it because I really don't wanna die once the last chapter is up… and unfortunately, I don't know when that will be… but it will probably take some time… well thx for reading and please leave me a REVIEW!!! (Btw, did anyone guess that was what had happened to Yuki? When Stephany said, "Well that's just one more thing that you have inherited from me," I was referring to the fact that she is also now a spirit, just like I am for Karin. And the other thing that she has inherited from me was the power to speak to people thought their thoughts.) Anyway, love all of yall and I hope to hear some feedback from everyone!