Breath of Life
Enter Rukia~
The dark haired twin closed the door, frowning as she did so. "I can't exactly blame uncle for his behavior as he's trying to remember who he is and there is a high chance he has some kind of connection to the shinigami. Which... if uncle really is blood related to us means we have some sort of connection to the shinigami, which really isn't surprising."
She followed behind her sister and watched as she walked up the stairs towards their room. Karin followed with the intention of doing her homework, only to see her sister flop onto her head and burry her face into a pillow. The dark haired female let out a deep sigh. "You know Yuzu, Uncle wasn't trying to be mean. He likely doesn't think he'll be good company. And anyways, father would be upset with us if we didn't let him rest."
When she received no answer from her sister, she let out a deep sigh and took her school bag to her brother's room. When she opened the door, she found her brother sitting at his desk working on his homework. She crept into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed watching him as he remained studious in what he was doing. Finally she spoke up, letting out a deep breath. "Ichi-nii... about uncle."
"I haven't met him yet." The boy stated as he continued working with his homework.
"I think he is a shinigami." Karin watched as her brother suddenly looked up at her, only to stare at her with wide brown eyes.
Ichigo then let out a deep breath. "I know that you know about the shinigami, but I don't understand where you got the idea that uncle was a shinigami from."
"I think he knows Rukia-nee." The girl continued to press the subject, watching as her brother gave her a confused look.
"Karin..." Ichigo's Adam's apple bobbed down before he took a deep breath. "It is best to say that I don't understand how you came to the conclusion that he knows her."
"Last night, when I went down to the clinic and saw uncle, what woke me up was a dream. Rukia-nee was in it." Karin looked at her brother, her mouth twisted up into a scowl. She finally took her own deep breath before glancing away. "I know that you and father are hiding something from me."
It was her brother's turn then to look away. "I am not sure I should be telling you this, but our father used to be a captain level shinigami. That's all I actually know as he hasn't exactly been open to revealing more about himself and his ties to Soul Society. He tends to hide from everyone when they come, so the better question is what is dad hiding."
The small female teen frowned as she looked at the ground. She was then surprised to hear her brother speak up. "Are you sure that you saw Rukia in the dream of all people?"
Karin glanced up. "Yeah. I think dad knows uncle knows Rukia and that's why he said we were especially not allowed to have her come over. It may either trigger a memory for uncle or he thinks it will place Rukia-nee into a position she could get in serious trouble with. Am I right?"
"I honestly don't know. I guess I need to meet our uncle." Ichigo frowned at her. "Do I really look like him but with different coloration?"
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Toshiro continued to file paper work in his office when a small figure came into the room. "You wished to see me Hitsugaya Taicho?"
The small taicho glanced up to see Rukia Kuchiki looking right at him from the door way. "Hello Kuchiki. If you'll come in and close the door I'll feel you in on the details as I far as I personally know. You'll be reporting in to me."
The small female came forward and he was able to continue. "Apparently Mayuri has been up to something and this has in fact effected the living world in some manner that we don't know about. I was tasked with sending someone to the living world to investigate as I've been blocked from going until I can get my trip to the world of the living approved again."
"I'm a bit confused." A frown spread across the females face.
"By what?"
"Apparently you had permission to go to the living world and could have looked into this yourself. Actually, you seem interested in looking into the matter."
"I'm interested in looking into the matter as soon as possible because Mayuri is the one who got the permissions I had revoked so I... who happen to be a captain, wouldn't find out what he has been up to. I am now stuck being more frank about why I've been making the trips to the world of the living that I do to the head captain so that I can get another trip approved."
"So you're irritated that your schedule ended up messed up."
Toshiro paused what he was doing, frowning as he did so. "I happen to be friends with one of Kurosaki's sisters and I had made a promise I was unable to keep and I had to apologize for this." He watched as the female suddenly startled. "You are surprised at this news?"
"Well..."
"Out with it Kuchiki."
"You're not one to make friends with others your age."
The boy let out a deep breath. "I don't get much chance to hang out with those who are my age and most of those who are my age group aren't like that. So to be honest I'm surprised that I was able to make a friend. And don't tell Matsumoto. She thinks my interest in Kurosaki is more then friendship and her teasing is a pain to deal with. There is one more thing, something I found out from Kurosaki."
"Which one?"
"Kurosaki's sister, the dark haired one that I happen to be friends with. She says you'll need to stay with Inoue Orihime as they have a guest at their house."
"Sure thing." Rukia then paused. "And sir?"
"Yes..."
"You really should learn to refer to people by titles other then their family name. It rather gets confusing."
