NEW STORY
This chapter is just about Yoruichi and Jr.
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'What have I done?'
Yoruichi was in her futon staring at the ceiling of the shop Kisuke had 'persuaded' from an old couple.
It had been a month since they had left Soul Society.
Since Yoruichi had abandoned everything.
And for what?
Her little cousins face came to mind.
'Some guy who can't put his own little brother before science!' Jr.'s words rang through her ears.
And she had been right.
"I made a mistake." She whispered.
She thought back to the time she had first met her little cousin.
Flash
'Yoruichi? Come over here.' Her mother called to her.
Yoruichi walked over curiously.
'Yes mother?'
Her mother had smiled, 'I want you to meet your little cousin.'
Yoruichi turned.
There was her aunt smiling happily.
She had her hands on the shoulders of her child.
Yoruichi felt as if she was looking into a mirror and seeing herself, only a few years younger.
'What's her name uncle?' She had grown up calling her aunt that.
She had been more of a father figure than her own father.
'Yoruichi Sohma.'
'She has the same name as me.'
Her aunt nodded. 'You two look so much alike I couldn't think of another name. But we'll call her Jr.'
Yoruichi looked at Jr. studying her.
She had messy violet hair and fierce golden eyes.
She looked a bit upset.
Yoruichi noticed markings on her cheeks that resembled fangs.
They matched her 'fathers' perfectly.
'We'll leave you two to get to know each other. Kimi, we have a meeting to attend.' Kimi nodded.
'Yoruichi, look after Jr. will you?'
Yoruichi looked from Jr., to her aunt, and back again before nodding.
As her mother and aunt walked away, Yoruichi noticed Jr. and Kimi wore the same outfit.
A short white vest with no shirt beneath and black pants.
The air became awkward and Yoruichi found herself looking at anything but her little cousin.
While her cousin kept her eyes trained on her.
'So…um…how old are you?' Yoruichi tried to strike up a conversation.
'Four an a half. How old are you?' The older was surprised the younger could speak so well.
'Thirteen. I guess that makes us nine years apart.'
Jr. nodded.
'You and uncle don't live in here do you?' Dumb question!
Jr. shook her head. 'We live outside the walls, like the Monkey and Dragon clans.'
Yoruichi sat on the front 'porch' (I'm calling it that) and Jr. followed her example. Sitting a few feet away.
'Have you met them?' She had always been curious about the animal clans.
They were everything she wanted to be.
Free.
Jr. nodded. 'I've met the Dragon clan. They're nice…but the Monkey clan is the best.'
'How come?' She was really curious now.
'Ichi, the head of the clan is really funny, and Suzume is really nice. Everyone there is.' Jr. was smiling.
'I hope I can meet them someday.' They sounded much better than her family.
'They have monkey and ape companions with them. They're all super strong.'
'They sound great.' Jr. nodded again.
'Did you know that the Monkey Clan is close relative of the Fong clan that serves your family?'
Yoruichi shook her head. That was interesting.
'And that the Dragon clan is close to the Kuchiki family?'
Yoruichi shook her head again.
'I heard that the Tiger clan lives outside the walls too, but nobody is really sure.'
'Who would they be related to?' Yoruichi was very curious about all this.
'There are rumors that they're related to the Shiba family, but …nobodies really knows.'
Yoruichi had no idea about any of the animal clans being related to most of the people she knew.
'You speak awfully well for a four year old.'
Jr. shrugged. 'Wolves develop early.'
'Are the animal clans like the Chinese zodiac?' It had seemed like a good question.
'What else would we be if we weren't.'
Yoruichi had laughed at that.
Back
They had gotten along well after that.
Jr. had become attached to her after her 'father' had died a few months after their first meeting.
Jr. had believed in her when she went in to try out for captain of the second division.
When Yoruichi had told Jr. about her feelings for Soi, Jr. had smiled and told her to 'go for it.'
'I guess blood isn't as thick as they say.'
Those words had hurt.
Yoruichi closed her eyes had flipped onto her side.
"I'm such an idiot!" She reprimanded herself quietly.
'I'm so sorry…Jr. and…Soi.'
She fell into a fitful sleep.
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Short? Yes. But necessary.