Well I hope I didn't make you wait too long for this update, because you all have to remember this isn't my only story I have out that I need to update. Also I would like to point out romance is not my strong point so this is basically a trial for me to try and get somewhat good at writing romance, so please don't hate me to much if it feels rushed. Well anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter and before we begin
Characters will be slightly to fully OoC, sorry about that if you hate it.
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Now then without further adieu, let's begin
It was around late noon as Ichigo was looking over some papers behind his desk as he felt someone appear behind him "What do you want" Ichigo asked dryly not even giving the person a glance
"Come now Ichigo I just wanted to come over and say hello" Yoruichi said as she sat on the edge of his desk. Ichigo looked up and gave her a I-Don't-Believe-You look "Alright the real reason I'm here is to warn you" Yoruichi said as Ichigo gave her a confused look "I just wanted to warn you your family is coming and yes, that includes Isshin" Yoruichi said as Ichigo slammed his head onto the table with a groan
"Why the hell are they coming here" Ichigo said muffled from his face still on the table before he sat back up "Not that I'm complaining about seeing my sisters again but why are they coming unannounced" Ichigo asked as Yoruichi gave him a smile
"Your father. . . . . Well~" Yoruichi said as she didn't know what to tell him without him bashing his head against the desk
Ichigo stared at her as many thoughts came to mind at what his idiotic father said to get them to come. Ichigo took a deep breath before looking straight at Yoruichi "I'm going to name off some possible answers as to what he told my sisters, stop me when I got it"
"Fire away"
"He thinks I'm dying"
"No"
"He thinks I'm going insane"
"Nope"
"He thinks I killed someone for fun"
"Did you?"
"NO!" Ichigo shouted at her before calming himself down and continued "He thinks I'm impregnated some girl"
"Close but no"
"He thinks I'm getting married"
"Ding ding ding, we have a winner"
"GOD DAMMIT OLD MAN" Ichigo shouted as he slammed his fist into the table "I swear one of these days I'm going to kill him" Ichigo said darkly as his eye color flashed gold
"Please do, most of Seireitei is begging for someone deal with him. Sadly the bastard is too slippery to ever get caught so no one could ever get payback with the stunts he pulls" Yoruichi said as Ichigo could believe that as his father could get on the wrong people's nerves because he feels like it "Though he never bothers anyone from the Fourth Division. I wonder why" Yoruichi said sarcastically with a grin.
Ichigo snickered as he remembered the time when Unohana was teaching him some medical procedures his father crashed through the wall and punched him saying 'I taught you better to be aware of your surroundings, it seems I have to retea-ACK!' Right up to Unohana grabbing him by the neck with her face covered by her hair giving her a evil look.
Ichigo smirked at the memory of Unohana using Isshin as a demonstration of how to place a fractured bone back in when she was done with him. Scary fact about Fourth division is now that Unohana had revealed her 'True' self, everyone was even more scared than they were before as her cold stare would now show them dying a horrible death. On the plus side, the fourth division is now a more peaceful place as all the members of the fourth division are treated with far more respect then they had prior. Last time Ichigo was there he saw Hanataro happy and filled with more self confidence then he ever saw the meek boy had before.
Ichigo sighed as he leaned back in his chair as he had his hand against his face "When are they arriving" Ichigo asked dryly as he may as well get this awkward conversation with his family over with and get on with his life
Before Yoruichi said anything something interupted her "ICHIGO~ KUROSAKI~" a familiar and irritable voice screamed out as he crashed through Ichigo's door and planted his feet against Ichigo's face with a drop kick that sent him crashing into the other side of the room "You've gotten soft Ichigo, It seems I need to train you even more n-" Isshin was cut off when Ichigo ran up and punched him "What kind of son attacks his father" Isshin said holding his hand against his face
Ichigo's face twitched "What kind of father attacks his son for no reason!" Ichigo yelled at his father who just laughed which earned him another punch from Ichigo. The two started throwing punches towards each other as Yoruichi sweat drop at the scene
"I guess I'll just go now" Yoruichi said mostly to herself as she walked out the clinic and towards the door. Yoruichi opened the door to see Karin and Yuzu on the other side about to open it themselves
"Oh! Hello Yoruichi, what are you doing here" Yuzu asked politely as Karin gave Yoruichi a wave
"I was planning to give your brother a warning about Isshin, but" Yoruichi said as shouting could be heard in the background as the two siblings looked in the directions of the shouting with a tired look. Yoruichi let out a dry breath as she walked past them "It's great to see you again, I love what you did with your hair" Yoruichi said as she gestured to Yuzu's long pony tail and Karin with long free hair that went down to her thighs
"Truthfully I wanted to cut it but Yuzu said I looked good with long hair" Karin said with a shrug
"Well I wish we could have a longer conversation but I think Kisuke is about to do something stupid and I probably need to stop him before he blows something up"
"Are you sure this is safe" Tessai said with a welders mask covering his face along with Urahara
Urahara laughed as he and Tessai got behind a brick wall "I have no idea" Urahara said maniacally as he pulled out a controller with a big red button and pushed it
Yoruichi felt a shock wave going through the ground and narrowed as she noticed the direction it came from "I'll see you guys later. Come by the shop when you get the chance. Now if you excuse me" Yoruichi said as she cracked her knuckles "I'm going to hurt Kisuke because I swear if what I think just happened destroyed my room" Yoruichi hissed as she shunpo back to the shop
Yuzu and Karin stared at the spot where Yoruichi stood before shrugging it off as countless years of being around crazy supernatural phenomenons makes it easy to ignore crazy stuff like that. The two siblings walked into the house before going to the clinic where they found Ichigo strangling their father
"Can't you two just be in the same room without trying to kill each other" Yuzu pouted as Ichigo looked up at his sisters while Karin sighed
"There's no use Yuzu, this is how it's going to be until the end of time" Karin said dryly as Ichigo gave Isshin one good hit before dropping him. Ichigo dust himself off as he stood up and walked towards the two
"Okay first, whatever he said is absolutely bullshit" Ichigo said seriously as Karin rolled her eyes
"We know"
"Second. Wait what?" Ichigo said confused "If you knew it was a complete lie then why did you come" Ichigo asked as Karin slapped his shoulder
"We actually needed a excuse to come visit as we were about to go on break anyways and this gave us an excuse to leave a couple of days early. Thanks by the way" Karin said looking over Ichigo's shoulder to her father who gave her a thumbs up from his the position on the floor
". . . Did you really came to see me or was it the fact you wanted to see Toshiro as Karakura is his district's respons- OW!" Ichigo shouted as Karin hit the top of his head with a massive blush on her face "Ya mayg me bid mah tong" Ichigo said holding his swollen tongue out
"Good! Maybe you learn to keep out of my love life!" Karin shouted at Ichigo as Yuzu giggled while Ichigo rolled his eyes as his instant regeneration kicked in and healed his tongue
"I kept out of your love life when you and Yuzu gave me an intervention about my 'overprotectiveness' about you when you two announced you were dating. I still don't get why you want to date someone over a hundred years older than you" Ichigo grumbled as Karin gave him another punch to his shoulder "Alright, alright I get it. Jeez be more aggressive why don't you" Ichigo said dryly as Karin gave out a huff and looked away. Ichigo looked at her before smiling as he pulled her and Yuzu into a hug "God I miss both of you, it hasn't been the same since you left" Ichigo said softly as they hugged him back with a smile on their faces
"I know it's good to see you again Ichi-Nii" Yuzu said softly against his chest
"It's a shame goat chin is here though" Karin said as Isshin twitched from his spot on the ground "Him being here just ruins it" Karin said nonchalantly as Isshin got up with tears falling comically from his eyes as he kneeled down onto a poster of Masaki Kurosaki
"Masaki~, my children don't love me anymore" Isshin cried out as Ichigo went up to him kicked him into the wall
"I don't know how that poster got up there or the fact I burned all your posters in the house but enough is enough goat chin!" Ichigo exclaimed as he took his foot off his father's head "Besides didn't mom tell you to stop with the posters" Ichigo asked tiredly thinking of his mother
It been about three years since her soul has been spotted and been reunited with her family in a tearful reunion. She also showed that she wore the pants in the marriage as most of the time when Isshin did something idiotic she would grab his arm and twist it behind his back with a smile on her face. Karin cried tears of joy about finally having a responsible parental figure again while Yuzu cried all the same as she didn't let go of her mother for nearly an hour. Ichigo just calmly hugged her with a bright smile his family nearly forgot he had when he saw her again.
"Where is mom anyways?" Karin asked as the door opened revealing Masaki who came in and looked at the scene in front of her.
Masaki puffed her cheeks out and put her hands akimbo "This why I never let you out of my sight Isshin" Masaki berated as Isshin cried out louder
"My family doesn't love me~" Isshin cried out only for Ichigo to kick him into the wall once
"Will you act seriously for a moment and stop acting like a complete idiot!" Ichigo shouted at his father
Isshin stop crying and got up "You're right instead of crying tears of sadness" Isshin said with head down low as Ichigo looked at him completely surprised at the complete attitude change "I should be crying tears of Joy!" or not. Isshin pulled Ichigo into a hug "My son is finally growing up and has fallen in love!" Isshin yelled out passionately as Ichigo pulled him off that gave him enough space to headbutt him. Ichigo then repeatedly gut punched him before throwing him out the window with a blush on his face
"God damn idiot doesn't listen" Ichigo muttered dryly under his breath before noticing the sly looks from Karin and his mother while Yuzu had her hands clasped together with sparkles around her eyes ". . I'm about to die from embarrassment right now, aren't I" Ichigo said dryly as he realize what's about to happen
"So~ Ichigo, why aren't you denying about what he said or what hat and clogs told us is true" Karin said jabbing her elbow in his ribs playfully with a smirk as Ichigo groaned from embarrassment. His mother giggled as he pulled him into a hug
"I'm glad you finally found someone" Masaki said happily as Ichigo groaned
"How much did hat and clogs tell you" Ichigo asked tiredly as his mother let him go
"Just that you are being stubborn about not letting yourself be happy and be a. . . what's was it that he described Ichigo as" Masaki asked Karin and Yuzu
"A complete oblivious idiot who doesn't know the definition of love if it bit him on his ass" Karin recited bluntly as Ichigo twitched with anger "And I have to agree with the madman. Seriously though Nii-chan, you never take a chance for anything that could make you happy. It's always some else that needs help or I don't have time for myself with you" Karin pointed out bluntly as Ichigo choked a bit at her bluntness
Yuzu slapped Karin's arm playfully "Karin, don't make Ichi-Nii feel bad" Yuzu said as Karin huffed and Ichigo gave her a smile "Just because your right doesn't mean you should rub it in his face, that'll just make it worse" Yuzu said as Ichigo felt as if he was shot in the heart with she just said
Ichigo turned and placed his head against the wall as everyone could see the depression coming off him "Even you huh" Ichigo said in a tired voice
"I didn't mean it like that Ichi-Nii" Yuzu said quickly as she waved her arms at him "I only meant that she's right when you only care about other people, not the part where you don't care about the other persons feelings and ignore them because you only care about helping others. You never seem to care about yourself too the point where there could be someone in love with you and you ignore her to the point she no longer loves you. Which then leaves you all alone again and probably will die alone if you keep this way of living up" Yuzu stated as everyone stared at her slightly slacked jaw, even Isshin as he leaned his head through the window to stare at his daughter as if she grew a second head.
". . . . The hell is happening in that college you two are going to" Ichigo asked bluntly as he was more concerned of Yuzu's cynical attitude to her pointing out his way of living
"Ichi-Nii, this isn't about me. This is about-"
"No I have to agree with my son. The hell is going on with that college you are going to" Masaki interuptted as she was worried for her daughter's wellness
"Well what do you expect" Karin added in as they looked at her for an explanation "Yuzu here is so kind and polite that most people would try to take advantage of that. She's just lucky I'm there to beat the crap out of the guys who try to get near her. Doesn't really help that our dorm is next to a damn frat house" Karin said in disgust as Ichigo stared at his parents, Isshin included as he climbed in through the window and stood next to them
". . . Kisuke" Ichigo asked
"Kisuke" Masaki confirmed
"I'll definitely talk to Kisuke about this" Isshin agreed as the trio made sure they'll get him to get rid of that frat house in any way possible
"It creeps me out how you guys get along when something is happening to Yuzu" Karin asked dryly as the three of them looked at each other and shrugged while Yuzu sighed
Ichigo let out a heavy breath as he shook his head "Well if you have your things put them in your rooms, they're the same as you left them" Ichigo said as he began walking out the clinic
"Might as well start dinner early" Masaki said as the strange conversation they had is now behind them "Yuzu would you be a dear and help me" Masaki asked politely as Yuzu nodded as the two left the clinic and headed towards the kitchen leaving Karin and Isshin in the clinic by themselves
Karin turned her head towards her father "So are you going to give Ichigo a talk or are you waiting for the point where he becomes depressed again before you talk to him" Karin asked dryly "Because we all 'love' how he is when he is like that" Karin asked sarcastically as Isshin sighed
"I'll talk to him, it'll be hard with that thick skull of his but I'll talk to him" Isshin said as Karin let out a scoff
"Looks who talking about thick skulls" Karin said as she left the room as Isshin grumbled in response as he followed her out the room
The day went by with Ichigo spending time with his family, excluding Isshin as Masaki told him to watch the clinic for patients as they made dinner
"So Ichigo" Masaki asked as Ichigo put down some plates along with Karin before looking at her "You never told us the girls name. Urahara wouldn't tell us saying that it would be better for you to tell us all about her" Masaki said as Ichigo swore mentally that he was going to kill Kisuke one of these days
"Her name is Shigure Kosaka" Ichigo told her as Yuzu began putting food on the table
"That's a really pretty name" Yuzu said happily as she turned to Karin "Karin, mind getting dad" Yuzu asked as Karin agreed and went to get him
"So is she pretty" Masaki asked as she watched her son jump a bit at the question she asked
". . . . . Yes" Ichigo relented after a few moments of silence as he could feel the blush come onto his face "She's really beautiful" Ichigo informed as Yuzu let out a little happy squeal at her brother
"I really want to meet her" Yuzu said happily "I always wanted a big sis" Yuzu said ecstatically as Ichigo blushed and took a step back
"Hold on! I wouldn't even call what we have a relationship" Ichigo shouted in embarrassment as Masaki looked at her son dryly
"Really Ichigo, are you really that horrible with romance that you don't know whether you're in a relationship or not" Masaki said bluntly making Ichigo flinch as she sighed "Alright then, seeing as I was never there for your childhood and your father was never good with romance either-"
"Oy! Don't crowd me with him!" Ichigo shouted
"I might as well start teaching you the mind of a woman as you probably are too oblivious" Masaki said as Ichigo added another 'Oy' when she said that "Now then, how do you feel when she's around" Masaki asked
"Are we seriously having this conversation" Ichigo asked with a faint pink tint on his cheeks which Masaki pinched lightly with a smile as she laughed softly
"I'm being serious right now Ichigo, I need to know if you truly do care for her or it's just some puppy love or real lovey dovey stuff" Masaki said seriously
". . I can't believe you said all that in a straight face" Ichigo deadpanned
"I'm being serious Ichigo. Now tell me, how exactly do you feel when you're around her" Masaki asked
"Can we do this when the OTHERS are not listening in as if it was gossip" Ichigo said dryly as he turned his head to see his family sitting at the table with big grins on their faces as Ichigo glared at them
Masaki let out a sight "Fine. We'll have this conversation after dinner" Masaki relented as she and Ichigo joined the rest of the family to dinner
After dinner with Yuzu and Isshin cleaning the dishes and putting them away, Masaki asked him to, Ichigo was sitting on the chair next to the couch where his sister and mother were sitting at
"Now back to what we were talking about before" Masaki said with a smile while Karin smirked
Ichigo let out a groan "I was hoping you would forget" Ichigo admitted as Masaki laughed softly
"Come now Ichigo, when it comes to the happiness of my children you should know how far I would go to make them happy" Masaki said as she smiled at him
Ichigo stared at her for a moment before sighing as he relenting "Alright, alright I'll talk" Ichigo said tiredly as Masaki's smile grew bigger. Ichigo put his fist against his chin as he thought about what to say. Ichigo began thinking of the short time he spent with her and the smile she usually gave him from time to time. He didn't realize that when he began thinking this he began smiling as well
Masaki saw this along with Karin and smiled along with him knowing that he actually found someone to make him happy
"I guess" Ichigo began after the moment of silence he had thinking "I guess I would say whenever I am around her, I'm just happy to be with her" Ichigo said softly as the smile stayed on his face "Just being around her, seeing her smile, I don't know how to explain it really. It's just that her being around me is just" Ichigo said not really knowing how to word how he feels
Masaki got up from the couch and walked over to Ichigo and leaned down to give him a hug "I'm glad you finally found someone who could do that to you" Masaki said softly as Ichigo hugged her back not caring rest of his family came over watching with grins on their faces "Now if only you stop being so damn stubborn about it and go to her then I'll be happy" Masaki said with a huff
"Mom you know I can't shirk my duties like they are nothing" Ichigo said tiredly as Masaki sighed
"Aren't your sisters going into the same profession as you" Masaki asked dryly as she turned to her daughters
"Truthfully I wanted to go play soccer but I wasn't one to join an all girl team so I decided to go the other route and become a doctor like dad and Ichi" Karin explained
"I'm actually doing two things. I'm becoming a nurse and I'm taking a profession in cooking" Yuzu said happily
"Like you even need help for the latter part" Ichigo said with a chuckle as Yuzu stuck her tongue out playfully
"And there you have it Ichigo, two people to take over the clinic for you" Masaki said with her hands on her hips
Ichigo sighed as he shook his head "Just because they're going into the same profession doesn't mean they can just finish school like that and take over my job like it's easy" Ichigo said dryly as everyone gave him a bland look
". . . . Didn't you finish college and medical practice in a span of five years where it should have taken way more than that to finish. And didn't you also take Isshin's job and kicked him out the second you got your doctorate" Masaki deadpanned as Ichigo looked away slightly embarrassed as he admitted it did sound hypocritical
"So does that mean when I finish I could kick you out like dad" Karin said playfully as they soon noticed Isshin was in the corner sulking "I'm not even going to ask" Karin said dryly
"I'm guessing it's because you keep saying how easy it was for Ichigo to replace him that it's making him feel incompetent" Masaki said as they just ignored him as this was oddly common for them in their family
"So I'll ask again, does that mean the second I get my doctorate you'll stop being a pansy and go to her or are you going to gather some courage and do it before that" Karin said as Ichigo gave her a half-hearted glare
"Oy" Ichigo said slowly as his brow twitched a bit "It doesn't work like that Karin, and besides" Ichigo said sighing "You know what we are, how would I be able to explain that to her" Ichigo said as they all flinched as they remembered none of them were technically human "That and I also told her mom was dead so how am I going to explain that to her" Ichigo said as Masaki slapped her hand against her face
"Why did you tell her that Ichigo when I could have easily met her" Masaki said dryly
"Well it's just in case that she finds out about your grave in the cemetery in town and meeting you would raise questions I don't think she's ready for yet" Ichigo said seriously as Masaki sighed but knew that he was right in a sense "And I really have no idea how she would react to hear what we are" Ichigo said sadly they all frowned at him
"Ichigo love is something that doesn't care what you are" Isshin began as he got out of his corner and stood behind the couch "Take your mother and I for example" Isshin said as he gave his wife a kind smile "Our two species hated each other and yet we fell in love. When I gave up my Shinigami side to save her I didn't take a second thought because all I thought was that someone like her shouldn't be in pain for helping me" Isshin said softly
"He's right Ichigo, if one person truly loves the other than that person doesn't care what they are as long as they know they love them" Masaki said as she walked up to her husband and gave him a passionate hug which he returned
Ichigo and his sisters couldn't help but smile at the scene in front of them. After awhile Ichigo let out a tired sigh "Alright fine" Ichigo said taking their attention "I'll. I'll try, but that doesn't mean I'll just go and just leave this place without any repercussions" Ichigo said as they all huffed knowing once Ichigo is set on something it'll take a lot to change his mind
"Or you're just too embarrassed to see her again" Karin said bluntly as Ichigo scowled at her which she responded by sticking her tongue at him
"Shut up and go call Toshiro" Ichigo said dryly which earned him a kick to the face
Everyone started laughing as they watched Karin beat up Ichigo with a blush on her face while Ichigo held his hands out to try and stop her 'I wonder how Shigure is doing anyways. Probably doesn't have to deal with stuff like this with her friends' Ichigo thought as he was kicked in the face by Karin while their family laughed happily at the scene in front of them.
Well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, the next one will be up soon so be prepared for it. Now if you please leave a comment, review, PM and please don't flame I'll see you all later. Have a great day
