After thinking about and after recieving positive respond, I decided to give this story a chance and continue... I do not own Bleach or any characters instead of the OCs.
Unlike my other Fanfics, this story is only written in English and has no German original version. So I apologize for possible grammar mistakes and typos. This story has no Beta. Hope you like it!
Yupa was sweating. He was so much in trouble now. In really really big trouble. Even if he finds a way to stop this, he would never find another way to prevent that they tell thier parents that they were going to watch the prohibited movie. Yupa ordered the kids to stay on the couch while he closed the curtains and kept sure that all windows and doors were closed. The storm was raging outside. Carefully he pulled Kazui's empty body and Ichika's empty Gigai, which both of them left when they sensed the Hollow, and pulled them away from the windows. After that he ordered Mayuri and Masaki, to enter his body nor her Gigai respectively. Both did so and sat down on the couch again.
Yupa put the candles on the table between the couch and the armchair and settled down in it.
„I am death! I am so death now!" he murmured, knowing that Ichika will stab him when she finds out that someone knew about thier date at the cinema.
„We already told you that we want to know... WE WANT WE WANT WE WANT..." Keigo screamed and waved with his arms just like his father would do.
„We won't tell anyone, if you tell us everything." Masaki said with a smile and crossed her arms. There was some cold in her eyes that let Yupa feel really uncalm.
„Our parents always say that they will tell us everything when we are older. But we want to know now!" Mayuri said with trembling voice. His shyness was also one of his biggest weaknesses. But in this case he was really confident.
Yupa signed. „Fine... I tell you... My story! Okay! I don't know everything. The adults told me not everything after they returned. All I can tell you is what happened here in Karakura. If you want to know more, you have to ask the others."
The trio on the sofa nooded. Yupa leaned forward, closed his eyes and took a deep breath...
„It all began... 10 years ago... right here in Karakura..."
10 years ago...
Kazui Kurosaki opened his eyes by the annoying beeping of his alarm-clock on the table. Annoyed and angrilly he tried to switch the clock off but he didn't found the right button immediately. He didn't want to get up. He didn't want to go to school today. And he didn't want to meet his 'friend' Yupa today. As he knew how he would react when he saw him.
Finally Kazui was able to crab the clock and turn the alarm off. The following silence felt so wonderful, but it was suddenly over when his mother yelled from downstairs.
„KAZUI! GET UP! BREAKFAST IS READY!"
Kazui grabled his pillow and pressed it on his face. Of course there was his mother who would never allow him to skip school just to avoid Yupa. If she finds out what was going on she would interfere and try to help. But he could not allow that. It was embarrassing. He had to handle this by himself. Even if it means to break some rules. And even if his parents find out or the whole plan is a failure... he had to find a solution.
A loud knock on his door teared him out of his imagination. His father stood in front of his door. „Kazui?!"
„I AM AWAKE!" Kazui yelled annoyed.
The door slid open and Ichigo Kurosaki, doctor and owner of the Kurosaki-Clinic, and Substitute Shinigami with Hollow-, Quincy- and Fullbring-Powers, entered the room with an irritated view.
„Kazui? Is everything alright?" he asked, seeing his son laying in his bed and gazing on his celing.
Kazui moaned. „Yeah!"
„What's going on?"
„Wha-"
„Kazui... Please, I can see that something is going on." Ichigo said and closed the door to talk to his son alone. „If you don't want your mother to interfere and embarras you, I understand. But bottling up something is no solution. I know what I am talking about. So what is going on? Do you have trouble in School?"
„No!" Kazui answered lethargic.
„Your powers? Do you experience some power outbreaks or else?"
„No!" Kazui answered still lethargic but finally lift up and looked down on the floor.
„So tell me what is going on!" Ichigo was really worried. He never saw his son beeing so stressed.
Kazui took a deep breath and finally turned to his father. „Father... Did you... ever... felt that you have to do something that... I don't know how to explain it... You know... I think, I... I am some kind of contagious?"
„Contaigious? What do you mean with that?" Ichigo didn't understand and hold Kazuis forehead to feel the temperature. „Are you sick?"
„No! I don't mean like that! I mean... You said that after you developed your Shinigami-Powers, your friends slowly became able to see ghosts and hollows, too and... than..."
„Oh, I think I know whats going on!" Ichigo said and looked on his son. „It's Yupa, right?"
„Yupa?"
„Yes, Yupa Taramasaki? Your classmate and your best friend since kindergarten... Please don't tell me that he is able to see you!" Ichigo looked really worried. Kazui could see it. But seeing his fathers mad eyes, let Kazui becomming silent immediately.
If he says 'yes', his parents would immediately tell him to forget about and that they would take care about. Than they would call someone in the Urahara-Shop to brainwash Yupa. But Kazui would never allow that. Yupa deserved more. He deserved the truth, but his parents always insist him to never tell anyone.
It was right before the start of the summer-break, when Yupa asked him for the first time, how he was able to jump so high when he wears the black-kimono. Of course Kazui was shocked, but he followed his parents rule and denied everything. But it became worse...
The following weeks, Yupas ability to see ghosts and Shinigami became stronger and stronger. Also his ability to feel spiritual pressure increased rapidly. Yupa witnessed Kazui turning into a Shinigami, several times and demanded answers. Answers Kazui were not able to give. Turuning Yupa mad, everytime they talked about. Yesterday was the worst fight off all... during lunch-break... in front of the whole class... It was the moment Yupa shouted: „OKAY, SO I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND ANYMORE!"
These words echoed threw Kazuis ears the whole night. He didn't show his feelings in front of his parents but when he was alone he cried in his room. He really didn't want to loose Yupa as a friend. He was his best friend. For years now. He would trust him with his life. In some way, Yupa always adored Kazui for his strench and his braveness. But he was forced to lie to him. His parents would never understand it. They were to busy to keep sure that nobody knows thier secret. Which was very ridiculous, as they had also many own friends who knew the secret.
„What if?" Kazui asked, acting like everything was fine.
„Oh,... I understand! Believe me when I tell you that it brings a lot of trouble when someone suddenly gets able to see you in Shinigami-Form. Talk with your friend! And when you are sure that he knows something we will take care of it..." Kazui understood what his father meant with 'take care of it'... He didn't want to imagine. „And now, prepare for breakfast. Your mother is waiting!"
With these words Ichigo lift up and left the room. When Kazui was alone again he looked into the mirror. Maybe it was the best to stop all this drama before it really starts. Maybe it was the best to safe his friendship, before he ruins it just as his father did with his own friends back in High-School. But was he really ready for it? How will Yupa react?
Yupa Taramasaki was a very inquisitive, open-minded, kind person, who always avoid drama and stress to live a peaceful live without conflicts and fights. Knowing this secret would turn his entire life upside down. But Kazui knew that it was overdue. And even if everything wents different... he still had a memory-replacer, Ichika brought him one from the Soul Society. It couldn't be worse than now.
Back in present...
„Of course nobody knew that the things could be really worse than before. But we were young and careless. And totally blind for the possible consequences!" Yupa told. Kazui later told me that we were not fault. At least when he returned from the Soul Society..."
„So what was wrong between you?" Mayuri asked...
10 years ago...
The weather-forecast promised sunny weather for this July-day 2015, with high temperatures over average. But instead the day was going to be cloudy and surprisinly could. Perfectly matching with Kazui's mood.
His mother accompained him to school, on her way to work. Of course she asked why Yupa didn't join them as he always did. Kazui just shrugged everytime and finally got rid of her when they arrived in front of the main gate of his school, by telling his mother that she comes late to work. Immediately he looked for Yupa. Ignoring the curious climpses of the other kids who witnessed Yupa's outburst yesterday. Kazui had to find him. But he was nowhere to find. Maybe he had the same idea to skip school an decided to avoid him today. He could hear his classmates whispering about them. A girl from his class carefully pointed on a parked car at the other end of the school-yard and kept sure that nobody witnesses her. Kazui immediately felt that she was right.
He could feel Yupa! He had to be in or near that car. It was the principals car and parked on the yard on it's supposed stand. The students were not allowed to play around it. So it was a perfect hideout for someone who wanted to be alone. And Kazui saw that he was right...
Yupa sat on the ground. He had bags under his eyes, his eyes were red like he cried for days. His school-bag layed between his legs. When Kazui went closer he could see that Yupa could feel him, too. His hands turned into fists and Yupa turned his face away to avoid eye-contact...
„What do you want, Kazui?" Yupa asked mad.
Kazui freezed when he heared that. Yupa didn't even see him comming. How he was able to know that it was him. „Where do you know that it is me?"
„Aww... Please, I can feel it! The air around you is tickling..." Yupa answered still mad and crossed his arms. „So what do you want? Do you want to tell me more lies?"
Kazui lowered his head. „No! I don't want to tell you lies!" These words turned Yupa curious and so he decided to face Kazui. „But, I also can't tell you the truth!"
Immediatelly Yupa turned away again offended. „Leave me alone! I don't talk with you anymore!"
„Yupa, please... I... Okay... I tell you! I can explain everything. But you won't believe me!"
Yupa faced him again. „How do you want to explain that you can double yourself? Or that you have a sword and that black kimono? And why nobody believes me when I see you. Right around here. On the yard. When you stand here in your costume and nobody sees you. They call me crazy!"
„You are not crazy! You are... gifted!"
„Gifted?" now Yupa was confused.
Yupa lift finally off from the ground, put his school-bag on and went closer to Kazui who was totally pale and looked like he was going to puke soon. Kazui looked up and looked on him full of shame and pity.
„My parents strictly prohibited me to tell anyone! So you are not allowed to tell anyone. Noone in school and not even your parents!" Kazui begged.
Yupa looked on his friend curiously and went another step closer. „Why... why you didn't tell me earlier?"
„I... I was not allowed to. And I am still not allowed. But... I don't want to loose you as my friend." Kazui said ashamed. Yupa looked on him with wide eyes.
„So... you only tell me because..."
„I tell you because you are my friend! And I trust you! And I realized that it was a mistake to don't tell you earlier." Kazui explained and went a step closer, too.
Kazui was going to open his mouth when he realized that everyone around them gazed on them and went closer too to eavesdrop. Kazui became upset and wanted to jell on them right when the bell rang. The others went into the building. But Kazui grabbled Yupa's arm and walked with him to the bushes to talk to him alone.
„We will get trouble?!" Yupa said pointing on the teacher who walked across the yard to keep sure that all students went to thier classes.
„No matter! This is more important!" Kazui said and together they hid in the bushes.
The teachers didn't see the boys sneaking away. When Kazui was sure that everyone was gone he turned to Yupa again who was still visibly mad. „Okay... Yupa... You won't believe me when I tell you... So,... I show you!"
„Show me what?"
Kazui didn't need to use a Substitute-Shinigami-badge or anything else to transform. It was one of his many talents to just 'walk out' of his human body and turn into a Shinigami. Leaving his empty body behind. This time Kazui only keept sure that his body leaned against the wall so he didn't fell into the mud or anything else. So, Kazui left his body and presented himself in his full Shinigami-Attire in front of his best friend who went pale immediately.
„I am... A kind of Shinigami!" Kazui said with a innoncent smile.
Yupa looked like he wanted to scream in fear. His face start to tremble and his skin became white as chalk.
„Sh... Shinigami?" Yupa stammered. „You mean... Shinigami as in... Shinigami Shinigami?"
„Well,... Kind of Shinigami?"
„Kind of?"
„It is difficult to explain! I am technically a human with Shinigami-Powers, because my grandfather is a Shinigami who came to the world of the living and met my Quincy grandmother and give birth to my father who is a human but inherited powers of a Shinigami, a Hollow, a Quincy and... you know my father has so many powers... even I don't know all."
„This is weird!" Yupa said and looked on the 'dead' body behind the Shinigami. „You mean... you... that is a body... and you are not inside... You are a... death... a deathgod?"
„Well... As I said... I am kind of... But unlike my father I don't need help to leave my body." Kazui said still smiling and entered his body again.
„But... But... Shinigami...?" Yupa stammered.
Kazui smiled confused. „I think you will need some time to understand..."
Present...
„While Kazui was happy, that he finally confessed everything to me and told everything he was able to explain,... I will never forget that day!" Yupa told with a smile. „After this weeks of not knowing what was going on and beeing a fool... It was so... it felt like a release!"
„How was it?" Keigo asked.
„To learn that your best friend has superpowers he uses to defeat monsters... It was marvoulous!" Yupa said with a wide smile in his face. „We sat in there for hours... talking about it... but we were not spared from the trouble when the teacher found us... but that's not important now. More important was that we didn't know that someone was watching us... someone with the desire to destroy everything... even if we had nothing to do with it..."
10 years ago...
The both boys were so surprised by the teacher that Yupa accidentely screamed to Kazui to 'flash-step' them away. But fortunately the teacher didn't understand so she just did her job and shooed the both truants into the building and into the principals office, to get them punished. Neighter the boys, nor the teacher mentioned a woman leaving her own hideout near the place were the both boys talked openly about the whole Shinigami-, Soul-Society- and Hollow-Thing and switched off her voice recorder. She was only happy that she recieved some helpful new informations that (after she rewrote them) will cause a lot of trouble for the Kurosaki's. Even if they were not her supposed target...
Satisfied, she left the school-yard without beeing witnessed and walked across the street... using her keys to scratch a detergent-advert on a nearby billboard while passing it... and especially the face of the man who was holding the white shirt that was cleaned from all it's blood-stains: Keigo Asano!