Okay here's chapter five edited and ready to be read by you guys. I hope you enjoy it, know that in the coming chapters there are slightly more changes to the story then the others. They will be more and more as the chapters go. Because with some help from a friend LadyFoxLover and me have go over some things that can happen so there will be more then them getting to watch the videos and getting to know Ichigo more. so thanks you LadyFoxLover!
Chapter five
"Go talk to him." Toshiro nodded his head at Karin "thanks" he whispered and she smile but when he walk away with his back turned to her, her smile slipped and formed to a frown. A sigh fell out of her month and her chest falling into beat with that sigh. As she felt her chest moving she let her thoughts go to knowing that this was not going to be easy and it was going to get very emotion for everyone involved. 'I hope we can do this.' She said inside her head and sighed once more, with her eyes drifting to the floor.
Then she slowly lifted her head and turn it to stare at her brother with that frown marring her face her eyes growing misty thinking about who he used to be, along with who he is now knowing he still feels that ache in his heart, even though it was so long ago and even though she still misses her mom and loves her she had moved on and let it go.
The ache she felt when she found out her mother was gone had left after a few years, but she knows, it was still there fresh in her brother Ichigo's heart, as the day it happened. There was no way she would think Toshiro was her brother. For the feeling she harbor for him were no were near brotherly.
She also knows even though she doesn't want to believe it, she knows that his heart will feel some of that pain forever! But she hopes with not even just her whole heart but her whole being; that the ache will dull to just a small pang, she does not know if it will though. She lets a few tears slip out and run down her cheek as she stands there watching her brother smirk at something his friend Renji she believes his name is and then say something to him which he yells in angry retort back at Ichigo. But she knows to them it all just good fun. Then she reaches up and wipes the tears and tears tracks away.
She knows this is just a front and one he has done and perfected over many years. That he too now believes it himself like everyone but herself and her family.
She turns her head to the other side to wander to where Toshiro stood walking slowly to her father shyly she shakes her head while laughing inside it as well. 'Toshiro can act shyly who would have though hahaha'.
Toshiro finally reaches His old Captain while he is talking to Captain Utaike. They both look up as soon as his showdown falls on them. Then turn to finish what they were talking about, Captain Utaike gets up and speaks "he all your now Toshiro". Toshiro blush but takes the place Captain Utaike was in before he stood to visit with Yuzu.
"So I'm sorry about your wife" Toshiro cleared his throat awkwardly after speaking he hears a faint chuckle and sees that his old Captain the one chuckle "What funny"? Isshin shook his head and smile "You, yea I miss my wife and it's sad she died, but I am mostly sad about my son Ichigo"
When Isshin said that Toshiro look over at Ichigo while still listen to his ex-Captain, his eyes hardened when Ichigo look over and look away quickly from him.
"It was hard and it affected him the most, he changed and yes he is a good kid but he is still in pain which makes me sad. But that not why you come here to tell me is it, Toshiro? "Toshiro eyes widen in shock and then he shook his head no. with red tint touching his check for he feels very childish.
When Toshiro turned his head toward Isshin but did not speak, Isshin did instead "I'm sorry you never got to see me again or to at least say goodbye. But I couldn't become a soul reaper again so I am sorry Toshiro I wish I could have said goodbye to you too."
When Isshin said this something snap inside Toshiro, and all his angry, hurt and his jealousy for Ichigo come spilling out. Making him start to shout getting everyone attends even Byakuya, who had just come back from giving his report. "WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY ANYWAY WHY DID YOU HAVE TO FALL IN LOVE AND LEAVE AS WELL AS LOSE YOUR POWERS AND WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HAVE ICHIGO!" Toshiro started to shake with tears and shaking on the couch with angry.
Isshin sighed because now they had everyone in the house eyes on them. As Toshiro look around everyone went back to what they were doing or talking about while Byakuya went in search of Rukia. "Because Toshiro that life it happened, but just because I have Ichigo, doesn't mean I care any less for you. I just have a bigger family and you have,an older brother and little sisters 'I don't really think of Karin as my sister through' "and Rangiku has another younger brother and two little sisters, it just life Toshiro when I lost my powers I then fell in love it just happened and I know it will take time for EVERYONE to get use to this and I accept that. But can we work together here please?"
Toshiro nodded and while speaking "it just hurts still and I hope in time I can think of you as a dad again but yes let's work together."
Isshin nodded then Rukia stood up on a chair and screamed TIME TO WATCH SOME VIDEO'S "much to her brother displeasure. Ichigo moved to the middle of the couch with is dad on his right and Captain Utaike on his left then everyone else either grabbed a chair or sat on the floor in a circle in front of the couch and the Byakuya was by Renji and a gap meant for Rukia while Renji was by Orihime and she was by Chad who was by Uryuu who then had Karin on his other side with Toshiro by her and by him was Ikkaku and Yumichika and then Yuzu by him and the gap between her and Byakuya where everyone figured Rukia would seat. Rukia pick a video and then put it in and sat by Byakuya and Yuzu while the video played.
It showed a woman in bed with a baby who had orange hair in her arms and she was smiling with tears she look at the TV and said "we should call him Ichigo for he who protects because he'll grow up and protect people." They heard a laugh and a "yes dear" from Isshin. But they couldn't see him. The baby start to cry and she held it and cooed at it. Then it was shut off.
The girls turn to Ichigo and spoke "you were a cute baby." They all said at once. Making Ichigo blush, Rukia then pick another one and it started it.
It showed Ichigo In a high chair laughing by slamming a spoon on the high chair and laughing.
Everyone room the room did too. You then saw Issin come in to the kitchen and knee down in front of the high chair and he spoke. "Can you say dada?" Ichigo just stared to him cutely. "What about papa" Ichigo blinked that time. "Okay then how about pa or da?" "Mama" came the replay and everyone in the living room burst with laughter. Ichigo clapped and then started shouting MAMA MAMA, MAMA MA. Isshin laugh along with Ichigo's mother who was behind the camera. To everyone's amusement.
Then The next video was Ichigo swigging on the swings and then he jump off and landing and laughed then starting running with the camera following and you saw his mom come into view then he fell down and to everyone's shock he bawled and bawled then when his mom held out her hand with her big belly in the way he stopped and grinned then people started to understand what Rukia meant when she said he was different and he was different.
Then they hugged and she laughed and spoke up. "You my baby boy aren't you" little Ichigo he nodded fast? "Yay and it will be like that forever huh mommy"?
"Yes Ichigo you will be my baby boy forever". Ichigo grin got bigger. Which some people didn't think was possible. He nodded and then grabbed her hand and walk off with her and she started to pushed him on the swing. Which Isshin then took over and he said "you love your mom don't you Ichi?" he nodded fast while swinging "yes very ,very much I love her so much ,much." And they both started to laugh then Ichigo started to chant" WEE, WEE, WEE, WEE WEEEEEEEEEEEE, WEEEEEEEEEEE, WEEEEEEEEEEE" then it showed a panic bench and Ichigo eating an cookie that got a whole bunch of crumbs on face that started everyone's laughter again. "Yummy" Ichigo said while rubbing his stomach. Then that one ended.
Then next one was at a beach and you could hear laughing and see Issin Karin and Yuzu in the background playing in the sand then all of sudden Ichigo got in front of the Camera and said "mommy" in a small that now one but his family could see him with even at this young of age. "Yes sweetie" you're going to be with me forever"?
Ichigo got teary eye people noticed as he wiped them away. There was a knock at the door and Isshin got up to answers it while Rukia pause the movie. Everyone was silent thinking about what this boy had been through and different he was and wondering if they even wanted to know what made him change and how?
Then everyone in the room turned to the front door where a lot of noise was coming from when they saw all the Captains came in. They all were shocked speechless. Utaike look up and look right at the Head Captain. Asking the question that has everyone shocked, "what are you doing here Head Captain"? He asked in a shocked voice.
The head Captain spoke in his old gruff voice everyone knew. "After the report from captain Kuchiki he also mentions watching some of Ichigo Kursosaki life. So we were all interested in Ichigo's life before he came into are world so we thought we would come. Plus Isshin is here as well; and we need to talk after the party" he said in a strict voice. That no one wanted to speak against it was as though he was speaking to a child after being caught fighting at school and he was in the principal's office.
"Don't worry the lieutenants are holding things up". When everyone started coming in and stood behind the group on the floor.
Hanataturu came in along with Ganju and sat down Yuzu blushed at Hanatatru before she got up and ran to the kitchen for some chairs for the Head Captain and the other guesses. Isshin came back the same time Yuzu was carrying two chairs with difficultly when Soi-Fong was about to help, but then Ichigo got up and pick them both up much to the new arrives shock. That he would help without being asked for something so simple. Yuzu then beamed at him and Ichigo face lifted in to a smile, shocking them more.
When he put the chairs down, he had his arms full of Yuzu hugging him with her head on his lower stomach. Then she looks up and beamed at her brother and he hugged her back. She let ago and spoke with that smile still on her face "thanks Ichi-nii you're the best brother. You always take care of us and watch over us." Ichigo blushed then said "it's my job Yuzu".
Yuzu shook her head with a sad but amused look "no ichi-nii it not, you could be like other boys your age just wanting to get out of the house, yet you stay and help me anyway. You stay as well and love Karin and I so much". She looked up at him with glistening tears in her eyes; Karin's nodding to what she was saying with his scowl on her face. Everyone but Ichigo notices the way Karin looks at Ichigo with awe, but trying to hide it which only Ichigo falling for. Yuzu hurries' and hugs him again running to sit down.
The head Captain was watching them not yet sitting down, thinking about how much this young man has gone through or done. But then he turns to Yuzu and smiles "Thank you young'uning" she smiled back at him from her spot on the floor, then the others find them self a spot on the floor while Captain Unonna takes the other chair and smiles at everyone.
"You may start it Miss Kuchiki" Head Captain looked at Rukia while he said this.
Rukia grabbed the remote and pressed play. "But where be together forever wont we mommy"? Maski spoke "for as long as I'm alive".Ichigo got a huge smile on his face then ran away with a care free attitude. That the new arrives couldn't believe. Then he fell into the sand and burst into tears then it went black again.
"Hey Ichigo I never knew you were such a wimp" spoke Kenpachi spoke in a teasing voice. "Hey you shut up and don't speak about my brother that way. He's the bravest and strongest guy and I know, he protects me and Karin as much as he can. He's nice and kind as well as good and even though Karin won't tell him. She wants to be just like him and I would too if not for wanting to be like our mom more." surprising it was not Karin who said this but Yuzu with a look of angry. Although Karin look angry to she was quite.
Kenpachi just laugh and she glared at him. "Yes he is strong that I know, I'm only joking with him". He laughs and shacks his head, while he does everyone knows somehow his good with kids even though he is the most blood crazed Captain. Then in walk Yoruichi and Kisuke as though they had done this before. Rukia shakes her head and walks to get the next one which is called ichigo first match when it turns on
Its shows Ichigo laughing with a girl with short black hair some realizes this girl is from school and how she watches him with a glare and watchful eyes from afar lately but is friends with him. They all hear "I'm going to beat you Ichigo" and he just grins so everyone think 'Does this girl know who she going up against 'Rakia watches in amusement knowing they think Ichigo always been a good fighter; and Younchi is grinning knowing from watching him a far with Kisuke what happens. What with being close to Isshin, but not being able to know him just yet, so they watched from a far hoping to get to be in his life soon.
They keep their eyes glue wanting to how Ichigo trained since he was so young believing he must have started out training young and being strong. When ichigo is called on the match the short hair girl knocks him down to a lot of the rooms' disbelief and then they believe oh he let her do that he'll get the three shot before she does.
When the short hair girl gets him again and Ichigo gets back up with tears leaking out and then she pops him one in the face and he falls to most of the room shock Ichigo would down so the royka whowas just so strong and powerful and who broke in to soul society to save a girl he hardly knew. Then they see ichigo mother come pick him and say your fine and he stop sobbing then he smile and turn to the short hair girl who he hugged and said "see you later". She waved and said "good bye back."
They all turn to the head Captain but Ichigo and his family to see him looking deep in thought and then he look to Rukia and spoke "start it up again". She nodded then got then next and looks to Isshin seeking silent permission to play this one and he nodded knowing what she is asking in her eyes. He got and left the room to the kitchen to everyone confusion the Rukia put it in and pressed stop before it could start and waited when Isshin came in with a few boxes of tissue's.
He put them down and grabbed one and sat down with it. All the girls thought they would mostly need them too, so they took some boxes and surprising Soi-Fon did too. But Younchi take two. All guys thought would 'there gong to cry oh no'. Rukia pressed play and the first thing you see is little Yuzu running to the door to answers it in a black dress with Karin on the couch her knee drawn to her chest and her head on her knees caps. With tears in her eyes and everyone knew Isshin was behind it because he moved it to the stairs which were empty which made him sigh. Then a girl who they all knew and was in the room was in front of the camera with a grin they all turned to Younchi even Ichigo who never watch this video, being in it was bad enough they saw Karin lift her head and Yuzu run back into and up to Yorunchi. Who turn to smile at the girls? "Who are you spoken Karin in a rude way
while Yuzu look at her "are you a princess"? She laughed while they heard a snort in the back ground and Yoruichi laugh lightly "no I am not a princess" she said laughing.
"I'm your aunty Yoruichi and this" she ran out of the camera's view and came back with Kisuke "is your uncle Kisuke but you can call me aunty cat and him Uncle Clogs." Everyone in the room laughed. "Hey girls". He smiled at them amused "let me guess who you are" he turned to Yuzu with a fake look of thought on his face you must be… Yuzu" she nodded happy he got it right "and you" he said while turning to Karin "must be Miss Karin" she look at him then turned away and walk out of camera's view and Kisuke chuckled.
Yuzu went after her twin scolding her for being rude to the princess and guess. Yoruichi turned to him with a frown on her face that normally has a smile on it and eyes with sadness. "How is he Isshin "? She in a strained upset voice that none of them think they ever heard even the Head Captain.
They then heard a deep sigh from behind the camera. Kisuke too looks at them from the screen with sadness and strained that makes him look his age for once. They hear Isshin "his taking it hard, he won't come down; and said he want to be alone, he won't let me help him dress says he going to do it. He just so depressed Yoruichi and I have had patients come in the clinic and leave with a doctor recordation from me. But this is my son where talking about, he smiled and laugh all the time and when he didn't he was never really hurt or sad just cried, but now he won't cry I want the old Ichigo back Not this one" he sigh.
Isshin signed again when he saw his son watch this with a sad look in his eyes.
They all see Yoruichi face go from sad to angry in a second." Don't say that Isshin. He is your son and he has just had a really horrible thing happen to him. He will NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN after this, he will change and you better hope never hears you say that. He loves you and the girls but he is hurt, sad, angry, and lonely, His mom was killed in front of him even if he didn't see it. He still woke up under her dead body covered in her blood, how you can say you don't love him yo- "I didn't say that I didn't love him. I will always love him no matter what. Yoruichi it just hard to watch him like this. It'll take time for me to get used to. I just wish he could still be that boy Yoruichi".
Isshin sigh as he stops talking. Yoruichi face soften a little but still a little angry "I know Isshin I've watch them from a far mostly 's scary the power he has Isshin". Everyone watching mostly the
Captains and Toshiro team, besides Rukia and Renji thought that it was indeed scary. But Ichigo's team and Rukia along with Renji, who were pretty much his team? Even when ordered differently. They knew Ichigo would never hurt anyone with that power, same with his family ( Yoruichi and Kisuke are the family part in less I say something. Yes I know Yoruichi says it in the video but she means it differently. Like for his safety, while the captains are thinking theirs and others peoples safety). Who too knew that he would never hurt someone in less he had to, Maybe not even then.
But the Captains though would never say it; they are scared by what that boy could do if he wanted to. 'He'll be really powerful really powerful 'all of the Captains were thinking 'she right would have to watch him in case he tries to do something'.
"We have to keep him safe and make sure no one tries to hurt him". They heard a chuckle "now Yoruichi that you're inner Aunt Cat coming out. He'll be able to protect himself well enough we won't have to worry. It's the people that he's near we have to worry about. He chuckle at the end. All the Captains found it weird; it was Kisuke Urahara the one making sense in this, he too spoke surprising them all once again. "Were watch over him just in case" Kisuke said in a voice that said he too was worried for his friends son.
The Captains couldn't see why these people could believe in this boy so. Much that they think he'll need to be protected. 'What makes this boy so special and for them to trust him so much'. Well they just about to find out. "Poor guys going to be track down by a lot of opponents" Everyone heard a throat clear in an annoyance. "My son is not going to be one of us" they all heard Isshin disdain from the screen and knew he was upset. "Isshin all you are seriously in denial about this, there can be no denial when it's true". Yoruichi was about to object when Kisuke put a hand on her shoulder and shook his head in a way saying let-it-go, which she did. They could heard footsteps come down the stairs hump, hump, hump ,hump, hump, hump, hump
Isshin turned the camera to the stairs which Ichigo was came down, dress in jeans and a paint stained shirt his head bowed so you could not see his face. Only his head chin and neck. Isshin sighed from behind the Screen at what Ichigo was wearing and spoke to Ichigo. "You were supposed to put on the suit, on your bed". "No I don't want to because I'm not going" he said in a mumble which once again no one ever heard from him before. "Well how about we find something in black, you would like to wear". Yoruichi with a grin at him, the people who have ever met Yoruichi; could tell it was forced. "Who are you; I've never seen you before, leave".
Yoruichi kept her force smile up against the hurtful demand and said "I'm our Aunty Cat this is your Uncle Kisuke" she points at Kisuke with her thumb, Ichigo still had his head bow, which he slowly lifted it up. Everyone watching the video Gasp or cried, even the ones who had seen it before. It was just so pained his eyes full of misery and begging and pleading, which even he didn't know what he was pleading for. He looks at Kisuke then Yoruichi "I don't want you or anyone to ever talk to me again. I hate you, I want you to leave. You have never been here before, so why should I talk to you; and let you help me in any way, you could want to kill me or my family and could just be a fraud, so leave and don't talk or touch me ever again, even if what you say is true I still hate for not being here before now".
He said this in a lifeless and deadly voice with no heat that it scared everyone, even to this day he could be like that. They heard a shout of "ICHIGO that rude now say sorry". They heard Isshin shout from behind the camera Yoruichi face had changed from her force grin to that of misery and sadness. Everyone was sure if they were there at that moment, they would have heard Yoruichi's heart crack. Ichigo look at the screen with these awfully eyes that scared everyone to the being of their souls. Ichigo spoke in a dead lifeless and sad voice once again this time talking to his dad. "I won't say sorry when I am, not truly sorry and believe it". He walk away Kisuke look at Isshin "I'm sorry he's so miserable and that you're sad, Yoruichi does understand. She nodded. But her eyes not leaving the trail Ichigo took into the kitchen, her eyes glistened a little in which she wiped away. Isshin nodded his thanks that they understood and said "let's go"
It shut off no one had the heart say anything. While Rukia got up and got the next one. Even the Head Captain could not. No one noticed when Isshin got up and left for the front door.
Because when the video was played it shows Isshin, Ichigo, Karin and Yuzu with Yoruinchi and Kisuke in the front. The screen is zoomed in on them and you could see all there face's Isshin tearful face fill with the real tears that held sadness. Then Karin trying to mirror her brother's face, but could not so she just frowned and let a few tears out while holding Yuzu, who was bawling.
No one noticed when two figure joined them but stayed in the back. They heard music in the back and then saw the coffin get zoomed in on and they could tell it was open from the perfect view of the body when everyone was sitting, Yoruichi was by Ichigo but he took no noticed just stared at that coffin that held his heart. Everyone a feeling of dread realizing this was not going to end well.
They heard the minister get up and speak about Maski and what a wonderful mother and wife and daughter and sister; friend and how kind as well as how forgiving she was. They could see Ichigo glaring at the minister, and speaking to his father, but even with the minister talking you could hear them "he never even met mommy before, so why is he talking about her as though he knows her"? Ichigo spoke in a heated voice that everyone was happy he was showing emotion.
Isshin then spoke to answer his son; "Because it's his job and he is here, to help everyone show respect to your mother, he speaks to people before he makes his speech. So he can get an idea about what to say about her." Ichigo nodded but kept glaring at minister, and everyone realized something that in that moment is where the new Ichigo was being born not quite there but some form of him.
Then the minister finished his speak and called a lot of people up, and they gave there speaks the first was said to be her sister. Then a few of her friends then the twins spoke together and then Isshin went up. While Ichigo sat in his sit and listen to Isshin talk about how he met his lovely and beautiful mother. How she was funny and gentle and tender, kind and loving, then he look to his son and said
"I know my wife would not want anyone to blame her son Ichigo, who was with her when it happened but I also know she loved him and where she is, she will protect to him again someday. But would not blame him for her death, I know this with my hear-"then the shout "your wrong she would blame me" which came from Ichigo with tears running where down his face. "I killed my mommy I don't know how but I did, I did. I know I did. But I'll bring her back to life". Ichigo ran to the coffin before Yorunchi could stop him and screamed at the coffin "wake up mommy it's time to wake and tell me not to be bad and you forgive me, as long as I don't do it again. So wake up so I know that you forgive me mommy, please mommy it time to hug daddy and Karin and Yuzu, and me. So you can take me to karate.
When that was said a young girl with black hair who everyone knew, who went to school with Ichigo and saw Tatsuki they heard her cry and run to hug ichigo and say " it's okay Ichigo I'm always here for you, and never leaving your side your my best friend please stop crying". Ichigo did stop begging to his mom to wake up. But he did not stop crying but Tatsuki lead him back to his seat and held him in her lap and buried her head in his orange hair and cried with him. They heard Tatsuki say where best friends "so no secretes okay" and they saw Ichigo nod his head.
Nobody noticed the women in the back with tears in her eyes. They're mind's were too captured by the screen and who Ichigo use to be. Or in Ichigo family who were stuck in the memories of how it was, even if they were only watching him from a far. Ichigo turned to look at the coffin and they saw he had stopped crying but he stood near the back of the exit with Tasuki and the pleading in his eyes was still there as he looked at the coffin, while his family and other guest were in the front, his face showed not that of a nine year old who could move forward but that of a broken nine year who would forever be stuck living in that image forever.
They all heard Ichigo muttered " I'll change and I will not let anyone else suffer mommy, and I will protect those that cannot protect themselves" he took one more longing look at the coffin and grabbed Tatsuki hand and left through the door. Not bother trying to clean off the tear track that where left there. But he did square his shoulder and held hid head up high and kept walking they saw that Intel the door swung shut showing it two white doors with gold handles that you always saw in church.
Everyone was silent, but all the women had tears running down there faces even Captain Soi-Fon could not believe what this boy had gone though. Then they all heard a gentle whisper of a voice say "you didn't keep that promise"; everyone heads shot to the back of the living room, where stood an older looking Tatsuki, then the one on the screen. Ichigo look at her and cleared his voice. "Tatsuki I um what when did you get you here?"
Tatsuki shook her head and laughed but it was had a bitter edge in it and she said "you never change do you"? To many it would seem she was asking him, but she was making a statement! She smiles a very bitter smile and answer him "your dad invited me".
"But yet again Ichigo, I will ask what are you hiding. That you can go to your new best friend Rukia but not me? Don't think I don't know she has something to do with it, because I know that she does. I also know these other people in the room dressed in black". They turned to look at her shock, she can see them others not so much.
"Are five of our classmate. I know you fight Monsters and look stronger then you are; I know Orihime and Uryuu as well as Chad know what going on and that you too are involved in something, the three friends she mentioned three look down in shame." But I do not know what or why or how or even how much danger you are in and why you go away for long period of times. So what do you have to say to me". Ichigo stared into her determined face and started to speak "okay Tatsuki, I'll tell you".