Chapter Six is more recent than Chapter Five, but like I said, it is to make up for forgetting to update! Oh, and if anybody might be curious as to why I haven't connected the Shiba clan yet in this, I haven't done so because we don't know how Ichigo will react and I'm curious how it will go down in the manga. Plus, it's not important to the story yet!
~Twan
Found alone in the garden, meditating with his blade across his lap. His fuku-taicho didn't dare interrupt him since she got into the office. It was late last night when he was asked to come to the Fourth Division. "What is it, Amira?" he asked in his usual voice, knowing she was there since the moment she entered. "There is a visitor for you, Taicho. Should I send her in?"
Ichigo was silent for a couple moments and then stood up, putting Zangetsu back on his back. He then stepped into the office and faced his tiny fuku-taicho. Well, Amira wasn't that tiny, she was 1 meter, 60 centimeters, but with his good two meters, Ichigo towered over her. "Your sister is here." Ichigo nodded, "Send her in, please." He moved to the sofa where he took his seat, looking at the door, wondering which sister would walk in. "Ichi-nii." The voice said as she stepped as she slid the door open. "Hey." He smiled friendly to his younger sister.
She straightened her shinigami robes and took a seat. "I heard Isane-nee is okay?" Ichigo nodded. "We're expecting twins." He smiled, hoping this would evoke some happy emotion from his sister. "That's nice." She said. The two sat in silence as Amira walked in with plum tea and excused herself again. The love of the tea flavor was something the siblings shared a love for. Ichigo poured his sister a cup and one for himself as they sat in the awkward silence.
"What do you want, Yuzu?" he asked as he blew cold air on the tea to cool it down. "I'm here to see my big brother" she said, startled by the bluntness of the question, becoming the shy girl she was when she was younger. He sipped his tea as he observed his sister gathering herself again and picking up her cup. "To be honest, Ichi-nii, I'm here to try and convince you to apologize to Karin."
Ichigo sighed as he heard her reason. "It happened three months ago and he had no business doing what he did without coming to me first." Now it was her time to sigh. "Ichi-nii, they discussed it at length before he did anything. It was none of your concern. You should've been happy!" Ichigo calmly set his tea cup down and then sat back. "She is my sister, with dad gone, he should've come to me first." He simply said, explaining his reasoning.
"We're not little anymore, Ichi-nii! We're both seated officers in the Gotei! You can't expect us to act like little girls who run to their big brother for permission whenever we want to do something!" Yuzu said, pouring her heart into the plea. "What is this we-stuff all of a sudden?" he asked, leaning forward. His voice had something scary in it. "It's we because Karin and are twin sisters, and yes, I do have a boyfriend." She huffed, putting her tea down.
"It's not about having a boyfriend, Yuzu, it was about the fact I wasn't told about anything until after the fact." He explained, trying hard to not lose his temper. "You're not dad, Ichigo." Yuzu said angry as she stood up. "You should've been happy that it happened!' and walked out without even having a sip of her tea.
Amira walked in about a minute after Yuzu stormed out. "Taicho?" she asked carefully, standing at the door. "Yes, Amira?" he asked tired. "Would you like to talk?" she offered, wanting her taicho to feel better.
"I'm not good with words, Amira." He said as he got up and stretched his back. "But you already know that." He gave her a small smile. "Yuzu wanted me to make amends with Karin about her engagement with Tōshirō ." But I just can't accept it. He wants to marry my sister but doesn't come to me for permission?" Ichigo's annoyance with the situation rose.
"What exactly happened when you found out?" Amira asked worried. "That's a whole different story, Amira." Ichgio sighed and stepped out of his office into the Division garden, sitting under his tree, meditating.