Disclaimer: Do I really have to put one of these on? I mean seriously do you think I own BLEACH?
Note: o I forgot to put that in the first chapter, sorry. And a title sorry again, I'll try to edit it.
Forest Level Two:
Heaven sure looks like Karakura Town.
I wake up to see me lying on the floor covered in blood. My hair creamy-orange had shiny red blood in it, my tattered school uniform was still attached to my body. I looked around, frightened. 'Why does heaven look like Karakura town? Could it be hell?' I look at my body again. Clear, salty tears came to my eyes, My throat closed, I couldn't breath. I tried coughing, no sound came out. My mouth opened and closed, no breath, no air, no sound. 'What's going on!' tried to calm down but I couldn't, I kept shivering even with the sun out. I started to breath out of my nose, waiting for my throat to open. I knelt down to see my body better. My expression was so frightened, my blue eyes were wide open. I wonder if it looked the same now.
Kurosaki-kun was standing with wide eyes. He looked more sad than scared. Ishida-kun, Sado-kun, Inoue-chan and Transfer Student, Kuchiki-san, were there too. I can't take seeing this. Inoue-chan started to silently sob. Her long arm covered her gray eyes as her long light orange-ish hair bounced at every sniffle. Ishida-kun's thin glasses shined in the sunlight, I couldn't see his serous, narrow dark blue eyes. He slung his left arm to grab his right elbow. Ishida-kun is in the sewing club with me and a lot of the girls, he made me a honey brown, button-eyed, mantel teddy bear on my birthday, it was really cute. He was like a pencil some days I would compare the two. The last one, excluding Kuchiki-san, was Sado-kun, he just stood there. To tell you the truth Sado-kun scared me, he was taller than me, he had really broad shoulders. But he's sweet and quiet. I'm just to quick to judge.
I looked around to see the others, the principal and the mid-aged blacked haired, blue eyed, crying woman that hit me. They were talking to a policeman while the ambulance took my pale, lifeless body into the truck. No matter how many times they said he can't, Kurosaki-kun kept pleading to come along. The brown haired man looked at his co-worker in the ambulance, defeated. The man nodded slowly, and motioned both of them to come in the red and white truck. Everyone else came following, Inoue-chan, Kuchiki-san, Sado-kun, and Ishida-kun. At the last moment even I hopped on in the free space, not a lot.
'It's so quiet.' The only sounds I could hear were the trucks alarms which were tuned out by my stares at Kurosaki-kun, I guess it was a trance. He had closed my frightened eyes and Inoue-chan had put my hand on my stomach, I looked sick not dead. I saw him hold my hand, by the creases in my hand, tightly. Even if it wasn't me in the body I blushed a faint pink-red.
"Kurosaki," It was Ishida-kun, he fixed his glasses, "I've never seen you talk with Shirakawa-san before, now you act like you've known her all your life."
I wasn't all too happy with his honesty, but it was true. I've never really talked to Kurosaki-kun, he's said hi to me a lot of times, that's it. I could only give him my weak wave, nothing else. Kurosaki-kun didn't loosen his hold, it only got tighter, I heard the clutching noise. His heartrending eyes were still looking on my, now blood free and cleaned, face.
"I don't know why," he started, "but I felt I was responsible for Kaede. She was always defenseless." He smiled gently, "She was like a little sister."
'A little sister…Nothing else.' My melancholy stare was at my own body. I wanted to go into it. 'Should I try?' I sat up from my cramped spot and reached for my body. My hands were shaking as I slowly went forward. My hand…went right though it. I sighed at my own failure and looked at my feet, what I do every time I fail (So basically, I do it a lot.). 'WHERE ARE MY FEET?' Sadly, but true, I have no feet. Legs to be exact. I've been floating…I'm more surprised than scared. I'm like Casper the Friendly Ghost. I've always liked him.
We reached the hospital a little after I found out about my disability. The doctor said I hadn't fully "died", I had a chance to live if they operate fast. 'If I'm not dead then why am I a ghost already?' I looked at my no-where-to-be-seen leg, 'I see. When they come, I've died completely.' Siiigh. This lobby is full of anguished whispered, and Kurosaki-kun pacing.
"Ichigo!" It as Kuchiki-san. Her voice was deeper, and I could is rusty for a girl in my opinion. "It she's dead that means her soul is somewhere."
Kurosaki-kun stopped and looked at her, "They said she isn't dead yet!" He turned his head away from her.
'Soul?' I remember them talking about that once. Soul Society they said. Something about being hollow.
Flashback
Me and Ayu-chan had just gotten dressed for gym, Kurosaki-kun and company were talking. I remember Kurosaki-kun pointing a thumb at himself, smiling triumphantly. It made me smile too, I tightened my burgundy ribbon in creamy orange hair.
'I'll do my best!' I thought always when I saw Kurosaki-kun. I inched closer to him, half to be near him and half to listen in.
"Ichigo," It was Kuchiki-san, "we need to go back to Soul Society."
He flung his head towards her, "Fine. And stop saying it so loud. Keigo or the others might hear you!"
Kuchiki-san seemed mad, "Fool! Your saying that too loud, now everyone will ask questions!"
Kurosaki-kun went in her face, "I wouldn't have to say it so loud if you could keep your voice own!"
They always argued. Ayu-chan told me that I should stop after she saw me. I nodded and went to line up. Only a few moments later I heard Inoue-chan whisper to Kuchiki-san.
"A Hollow!"
The four-some ran off saying they had to use the bathroom.
End Flashback
I got my legs a few minutes before the doctor came and told Kurosaki-kun that I…well you know. He started to get a mixtures of sadness and a twisting ache in is eyes. I wanted to cry. 'I'm causing Kurosaki-kun pain.' On the opposite wall he banged his head on it.
"Please Kurosaki-kun, smile! I'm fine! Really!" I pleaded to him. "Of course you can't hear me…"
"He might not but I can…" The voice was low, rough, and creepy. I started to breath hard. I was scared. Of the chain going into my chest.
"W-who?" I turned to see a disfigured monster. It's face was like a mask, it's teeth were wooden white, which matched it's eyes that were two gaping black holes. It was blue and hunched backed.
"Dead girls don't need to know who I am." It, most likely he by it's voice, laughed. I went back and touched Kurosaki-kun. 'Huh?' I could touch Kurosaki-kun! In my sorrow I found happiness in a single touch.
"Don't worry, Kaede. I'll protect you." It was Kurosaki-kun. Yeah, I wish.
"Ichigo! Hollow! And it's after Kaede-chan." Inoue-chan hadn't spoken that much since my accident. But Kurosaki-kun flung around and looked at me. I smiled meekly even in this situation.
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Kurosaki-kun had been hit my Kuchiki-san while she had his glove bearing the symbol of a skull in blue fire and he came out in a black yutaka with a giant sword on his back. As much as I didn't want it, he destroyed the monster. But he got hit around a lot and broke walls. He and everyone started to run to me until…a afro man came wearing the same yutaka as Kurosaki-kun. He but the hilt on my head and yelled,
"Lost spirit find your haven in Soul Society!"
'Eh?'
end
Kaede is confused and thinks Ichigo and Co, were talking about being transparent (See though).