The rain outside was so hard, that Kazui decided to open the door. He was just curious who was outside. At that time, and despite the fact that the clinic was closed...
"The clinic is closed, I am sorry!" Kazui yelled threw the closed door. "If you need medical-treatment, there is a..."
"Kurosaki, open the door!" a male voice said in a very harsh manor.
"Yes! We demand to see our grandson!" a female voice followed.
"Your grandson?" Kazui asked. He didn't know that voices. "Ah... you are Mayuri's grandparents. Of course, come in!"
Kazui thought that Ogawa's parents stood in front of the door to pick up Mayuri. So he opened the door, that was pushed open from outside so fast, that it smashed into his face...
Two people... a couple in thier early 70s entered the house and walked straight towards the living-room.
"OUWCH..." Kazui shouted when the door hit his nose. "MAYURI-CHAN, … YOUR GRANDPARENTS ARE HERE!"
Hearing this, Mayuri stood up and prepared to walk into his grandparents arms. But when the door opened he stopped. There stood two foreigners in the open door. And he didn't feel good around them.
"Hey, you are not grandma and grandpa!" Mayuri said offended.
"Keigo?" the woman asked worried and with tears in her eyes. "Keigo Fukuota?"
Mayuri shaked his head and pointed on the couch where Keigo jr. lift off and showed himself to his grandparents he met now for the very first time.
"Okay, what's going on here?" Kazui asked mad while he hold his hurting nose and entered the room, too. Right in that moment, his smartphone start to ring. It was his father again...
Ichigo called his son after Keigo's request. He was worried. Akira meanwhile realized that it was a really terrible idea...
"I swear... I only wanted to know why..." she cried but Keigo cut her off.
"You are quiet now. We discuss that later... Ichigo!?..." Keigo ranted but Ichigo lift his hand to signal to him to be quiet, as Kazui picked up.
"I'll call you back..." Kazui said hurried before he tried to hang off again, to figure out who this people were.
"KAZUI! Don't hang off... please it's important. If there are some people looking for Keigo don't let them in... understand! Don't let them in!"
„Too late..." was everything Kazui was able to say realized that it was a mistake...
Keigo, who could hear Kazui's words was unstoppable now. He disappeared in an blink of an eye to go to the Kurosaki's house to 'safe' his son.
"Wow... that was impressive!" Akira said after seeing her former boyfried flash-stepping away.
"I agree with that!" Makoto said impressed, too. "How long does he need to Karakura with that speed? 10 seconds?"
Renji and Rukia knew about Keigo's Shunpo-abilities better and looked on the women bored.
"Five!" Renji said unimpressed and lift his hand. "At most!"
Actually, Keigo needed six seconds... but in this seconds his parents already greeted his son and went closer.
"Hi,... Keigo..." his mother said, still crying. "You... you really look like your father!"
"You... you don't know us... but we are your..."
"STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!" Keigo screamed when he suddenly appeared in the living-room. "STOOOOP! STOP!... STOP, STOP, STOP!"
Keigo, who had the ability to turn himself visible for not spiritual-aware humans (a special ability not every Shinigami had and he involuntary learned during his 'kind of hollofication' with Holeigo), stood now in the Kurosaki's living room between his parents and his son.
„Daddy?" Junior said surprised.
His parents just screamed in fear...
As Kazui didn't hang off, everyone could hear the Asano's scream...
"The vacation is over!" Ichigo said bored. "Let's go home before they kill each other..."
Together they packed up. Without energy they weren't able to watch the movie anyway...
In the Kurosaki's house, Keigo needed two seconds to overwhelm his parents and stuck them on the ground with another Kidou.
„Oh, Junior... My son... did they hurt you! What ever they said, don't listen to them!" Keigo said worried and hugged his son. "Don't worry! I will take care that they don't hurt you..."
Keigo than looked on his parents who were shocked to see thier 'dead' son standing in front of them. Wearing a black samurai-warrior-costume like he just came from the set of an action-movie. And he was not in a good mood.
"What? Surprised to see me?" Keigo asked his stunned parents. "I know I said you will never ever see me again but I will erase your memory anyway. Junior, what harsh words they ever said to you, don't believe them... They have no clue. They never had... it was the same after the Kurosaki's had to flee because of Mizuho's dirty acts..."
10 years ago...
Mizuho Asano looked out of her window and was shocked about the chaos on the streets. The evacuated area, over the cave beyond the Urahara-Shop began right across the street. Barriers prevent the people from entering the neigbourhood. Her workplace was there as well. Everyone was afraid that the whole place could collapse or even worse... what if the place was a big portal to the Shinigami-realm and everyone inside is cursed now. Thousands already left the city. Including her ex-husband, his new wife and her son. Mizuho had to admit that it was a good feeling that her son was not in town today. But she still asked herself why her brother was still not mentioned.
He meanwhile was already in a hospital in Okinawa where the doctors did thier best to keep sure that he really puked out all pills...
Meanwhile, someone knocked on Mizuho's door. Curiously she opened the door and was surprised to see her parents standing there. A picknic-basket and a bottle of Sake with them, they entered.
"Mother? Father?" she said surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"We saw in TV that they are evacuating the half city because of the Shinigami-cave and were worried of you, because you live right next to the evacuated zone." her father said while both entered the apartment. "Looks like you had luck and you don't loose your home."
Mizuho led them to the dinning-table. Her mother brought some rice-balls and fish and some little muffins for dessert...
Over the last years, her parents really tried to improve thier relationship to her. But just like her brother, Mizuho didn't really care about what her parents think about them. In that point she agreed with Keigo (and that was a miracle itself that they agreed in something). She was not very happy about how thier parents were always away, never at home, forgot thier birthdays and only showed up when they really had to. Sure, they worked very hard and they had a really carefree life (at least financial). Now, over the last years they changed and seeked for Mizuho's attention. Unlike Keigo, Mizuho was married, had a 'proper' job, a well-ordered life... at least to the outside. After her divorce her parents, of course were on her side, not knowing how she treated her husband. Now she was wondered why they showed up today. Maybe trying to act like real parents and take care of thier daughter? But Mizuho normaly didn't care how her parents think about her but she hid her repugnance and decided to tolerate thier appearance.
They ate together, talked about the recent events. They were unaware that the youth-welcare 'forced' her to give her son to her ex-husband. She told them that her son was with him to be out of town as long as this mess was going on...
"I always knew it!" her father said headshaking. "I always knew that this Kurosaki is not normal! But that's even worse than I ever imagined. I still can't believe that your brother always justified this monster!"
"What if the rumor is true?" her mother asked. "What if... they really jinxed him?"
"Jinxed?" now Mizuho was curious. Now her parents appearance became possibly useful. "Please tell me... who says that Kurosaki jinxed Keigo?"
"I just talked with the father of one of your brother's former classmates. His son told him, after the report in TV that your brother is obsessed of this monster and his gang. Keigo was treated by them like trash. He was abused by them. And he ran after them like a mangy dog." her mother said and start to cry. "Are you in touch with him?"
"Who?"
"With your brother?" her father continued. "The last time we met him, he denied to talk to us. He even changed his adress after we figured out where he lives. That time he lived in a capsule-hotel in Higashi-Kanda (Neigbourhood in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). He had no job and was very unfriendly and impolite. Than he even pretend that you throw him out. How ridiculous is that?"
They had no clue what was going on in thier apartment when they were not at home. Mizuho knew that and just shrugged, to show that she had no clue what he was talking about.
"What if he is with them now?" her mother asked worried.
"Better not! I don't want our name pulled into this mess. Your brother always knew how to disgrace our family." her father said. In his eyes Keigo was a deadbeat and Mizuho was the allways reliable angel. "I mean... look on him now. Does he really think that 'actor' is a career with a future? I mean, have you seen this ridiculous detergent-commercial? Sometimes I ask myself what we did wrong?"
Present...
"I regret the detergent-commercial, I admit that! But even in this situation, when I needed help, even my own parents don't know what to do instead of continue reproaching me! There was nothing you did wrong, as you were never there for us." Keigo told mad. "I mean, I understand that you were unaware of that what was really going on. I mean, your little innoncent angel Mizuho would never lie to you, or not? But that you even helped her to continue her revenge against me, … that was such dirty..."
"What are you talking about?" his mother asked shocked. Thier memories were wiped out. They did not remember what happned during Kurosaki-Gate.
"He returned from the world of the death to punish us for our mistakes..." his father continued feared.
Keigo crossed his arms and turned away from them. Hiding that a tear ran down his face. "I wish I could,... but I am not allowed..."
10 years ago...
Mizuho listened carefully to her parents. Mizuho told them that she didn't had any contact to Keigo and hadn't seen him for 11 years. Since he 'ran away' to 'make something stupid'. Of course she was not happy that Keigo's voice was today in TV, in movies, in the radio, on childrens-radioplays and in commercials. But she didn't know that Keigo did not talk to the Kurosaki's for years now. But she was aware of how everyone thought about the 'sick friendship' of them.
"I don't know where he lives!" Mizuho told. But she had an idea how to get her parents on her side. "But I know where he works?"
"Do you?" her father asked.
"Yeah! He is working in the same building Tokyo-One has it's headquarters. Maybe he will use this scandal to improve his fame. I think, right now he is working with his girlfriend on a statement that will display him as the poor victim, or as an expert for Shinigami-things to get attention. I am pretty sure many people will pay a lot of money for informations..."
Money was always her fathers sore point. With these words she had him...
In the Soul Society meanwhile, Ichigo, his family and his friends sat with the captains, the lieutenants and several other Shinigami in a big conference room. Everyone had to make a statement about what happened, what they did the days and weeks before and what they did after the exposure. While Mizuiro told about his time in Moldova and his return to Japan only a few days ago, an other Shinigami entered the room, bowed and apologized for the disturb.
"I am very sorry to interrupt you. But I have some information about the last remaining people on Kurosaki's list. Miss Kurosaki Yuzu and Mister Asano Keigo!"
Ichigo lift off his chair and start to yell. "HOW ARE THEY?"
The Shinigami looked up to face Ichigo. "Your sister is well. She is currently recovering. She uses an fake-name to not to be bothered by other humans."
"And what about Keigo?" Ichigo asked. The Shinigami lowered his head.
"I am afraid, I can't tell you anything about him. He is gone!"
"Gone?" Ichigo asked. "What do you mean with that?"
"We figured out his current address and send two men there. But they found the place abadoned. Looks like he left... for the moment we can't find him!"
"As long as he is safe!" Ichigo murmured and sat down again. "So... what's next..."
"Well, we have to find 'patient-zero'! And as soon as we found him or her, we can wipe out the peoples memories on this whole mess." Rukia explained to them.
"Patient-zero?!" Tatsuki asked.
"Well... the orgin!" Renji continued to explain.
"You know... we thought that this news-announcer is the orgin of the exposure. But as our attempt to change the people's memories failed, we know now that someone else gave her the informations. As soon as we found this person... or if it's motive vanishes... everything will be like before..." Rukia continued.
"No!" Orihime said sadly. She remembered the crowd in front of thier house and tears start to run down her face. "It will never be like before..."
Her son thought the same. When he confessed everything to Ichika it was hard for him to keep calm. But he had to tell it to someone and he knew that he could trust her.
"So... Yupa told someone?"
"No!" Kazui said shocked and shaked his head. "No, Yupa would never do that! But what if someone found the photos we made?"
"Hmmm... that makes sense. Do you have any enemies? Is anyone so mad on you that he wants to ruin your life." Ichika asked.
"No! I think not! But... after seeing the faces of my classmates... And Yupa? What if they already arrested him?"
In the meeting, they talked about Yupa, too...
"There was a human-boy with your son." a Shinigami asked. "We found him in the hospital, too. He is hardly injured. And his parents are really mad on your son."
"Oh, my gosh... poor Yupa!" Ichigo murmured and imagined Yupa laying there. "Kazui said that Yupa tried to help him!"
"Is the boy spiritually aware? Or does he know about the Soul Society?"
"No, I don't think so! I strictly prohibited Kazui to tell anyone..." Ichigo told.
Several Shinigami wrote down Yupa's name. The boy was worth to be interrogated.
In the world of the living meanwhile... Michiru Ogawa was released from hospital and went into the car before any of the douzens of reporters could reach her. Her face was in all media. And of course someone recognized her as 'the shy lady from the supermarket'. So her name was already out. Michiru asked her mother to get her home ASAP and not to talk about anymore. Especially not about her burned and now healed hand. They would put her into a lab and make experiments with her if someone finds out.
Yuzu meanwhile, was crying the whole time. Praying for everything to stop and to wake up from this nightmare.
In another room Yupa had a huge fight with his parents to stop them from telling anything to the press and blaming Kazui for the injuries he recieved during the police-raid. But no matter how much he tried to prove that he was not jinxed, his parents were more and more convinced that he was.
Everyone was unaware that Keigo was fighting for his life. While Holegio tried everything to take over his soul and his body, the spirit who choosed to become his Zanpakutou tried his best to prevent that. Causing Keigo's body to tremble and to shake. Scaring doctors and nurses. Keigo himself was too weak and too dazed to realize what was going on with him. Not mentioning that his body-temperature was increasing any minute, that his heart-rate and his blood-pressure were way to high and that he breathed so fast that everyone was scared to touch him. But the worst was when Holeigo had a very brief moment, when he was in charge of Keigo's body...
Keigo (or Holeigo) opened his eyes. Seeing the bright shining light of the lamp on the ceiling, he (or his Inner-Hollow) thought that it is the path to death. Holeigo knew... the Soul-Society will destroy him immediately. So he used Keigo's body to let out a horrible scream. The doctor and the two nurses who were with him in the room, shrinked back when thier patient suddenly start to float and screamed a loud roaring scream that shattered the windows...
In fear the nurses and the doctor hid in a corner and got knocked out while, glass sharps and other stuff flew threw the air. And in the middle of that Keigo's soul finally got control about himself again, suppressing Holeigo once again. Keigo's weak, emaciated, drug-damaged body was not able to withstand the stress... that was the moment, Keigo's heart stopped...
Another doctor safed him, by giving Keigo a high dose of pure adrenaline to let his heart beat again. But Keigo fell into a coma. The explosion in the room, the three injured coleauges, the shattered windows and Keigo himself made everyone nervous. So they decided to call the person who paid for the treatment...
"Please what..." Shino (Keigo's agent) asked shocked when the doctor told him about Keigo's performance of 'The flying man'. "... No! No, you have to be mistaken!... No!... I'll be there in a few hours! And... please... that incident never occured... Okay!... Yes... of course we will pay for the damaged windows... Okay, see you tomorrow!"
Akira listened to Shino carefully and was worried. "Midori-san, what happened?"
Shino looked on her. He was pale and looked like he just saw a ghost. "You know that scene from 'The Excorcist' where the obsessed girl starts to float over the bed? Keigo just showed the clinic-staff down there his own version of that!"
Akira became pale of her own now. And together they looked back on the photos, they spread on the ground in front of them. After Keigo arrived in hospital, Shino took the next possible flight back to Tokyo where he and Akira 'burglarized' in Keigo's apartment to find any clue why he suddenly freaked out so much. And next to an answering-mashine filled with dozens of frantic messages from Makoto, his producer and some people who demand that they are former classmates of him, burned documents and photos in the bowl on the terrace outside and the they found an envelope filled with old photos of Keigo and the 'Shinigami-gang'.
"He... he... tried to follow them? To the world of the dead, did he?" Akira asked shocked.
"He never talked about his past! I always felt like... he is running away... from his past!" Shino replied. "And this messages on the mashine...?"
"Did he... I mean... If he really ran away... why he..." Akira stammered and a tear ran down her face.
"Fukuota-san, please don't tell anyone. Keigo had a reason to keep this secret for so long. I don't know! But what ever happned... only Keigo can give us answers. If he ever wakes up?"
"What do you mean with that?"
"He just had a cardiac arrest! He is in coma..."
Present...
"If I had knew what happened to Keigo, I would had take him to the Soul Society immediately. No matter he had a Soul Ticket or not!" Ichigo told ashamed while he prepared to go and looked on the two woman who were still spellbound and sat in the rear of Michiru's car. "Ogawa... Take care of our... 'guests'! We will erase thier memories later. See you!"
"Okay!" was everything Michiru said while Ichigo rushed threw the rain to his own car where Orihime, Mizuiro and Tatsuki waited for him. His father, his sisters and the Abarais already left to go back to Karakura on thier own.
"You know that this is false imprisonment and that you make yourself punishable?" Makoto asked while Michiru searched her purse for her keys. The Kurosaki's car just left and drove away.
"Yeah, I know. And I really wish that I don't have to get you two now but..."
"HELLOOOOO!" a male voice jelled.
Michiru froze at the sound of that voice. A voice she would recognize among thousands.
"Hello! Is anyone here?" the voice jelled again.
"No... that can't be..." Michiru said shocked. "No, he is not here..."
"What? Who is there?" Makoto asked but Michiru didn't listen.
She left the car, to walk threw the rain back towards the house. To face the person who stood on the window and tried to look inside. A young man, wearing a Shihakushou and a Zanpakutou, who just got his permission to enter this world back. Looking inside the dark and empty beach-house, realizing that it was empty. First he thought that he is wrong but than he felt someone getting closer.
"Ka... Kaneda?"
Kaneda turned to the female next to him scared and was surprised. It was Michiru, the woman he accidentaly made pregnant 10 years ago...
"Michiru?" he said surprised. He didn't expect her here, too.
With wide eyes she went closer to him... and to get under the canopy, too, to get out of the rain. And than... she suddenly slapped him...
"Sorry!" she said immediately after. "I only wanted to be sure that you are really standing in front of me.
Kaneda was surprised but he smiled. "It's okay. I know it is a surprise to see me again."
Ogawa forced herself to smile, before she slapped him again. "And that... was for turning me pregnant without asking me before..."
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