Just as Rukia had thought, the files given to her only had personal information about her parents in them, and a few mission reports.
Two things though, seemed unusual.
First, there wasn't any mentioning about a child.
Had they forgotten to give the information, or did they hide it on purpose?
And second, the report of the significant day was missing in the files.
Just a short notice, written on a formal paper was in the folders.
"Satsuki Akira died on duty on May 17th 2101. He's been payed his last honors and a funeral was held on the companies expenses."
The same words stood in her mothers file, just with her mothers name used in it.
"Satsuki Haruka died on duty on May 17th 2101. She's been payed her last honors and a funeral was held on the companies expenses."
'Of course. Why have I even gotten my hopes up that anything would be in here?'
Rukia sighed and closed the files, but not without taking a last glance at the profile photos of her parents,
Shiro sat together with Ichigo and Kisuke again and had been filled in on the missed conversation.
"Something's definitely going on. I'm just not sue yet if I like it."
He said after Kisuke finished his report for the second time.
"If I had to guess, I'd say someone else than us took up the task of exterminating S.I.N.'s. But he doesn't care for their state of mind."
Ichigo sat there in silence, deep furrows on his forehead and arms crossed.
Suddenly he rose from his seat and headed to the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To Rukia."
Shiro and Kisuke looked at each other as Ichigo left.
"You finally got him a guard?"
"It was time."
"Certainly."
They both began to laugh about an unspoken joke.
The orangette reached Rukias house and knocked on the front door, which was opened shortly after.
"I'm popular today."
The petite female greeted him.
"We need to talk."
"What about?"
"I want to know some things."
"Fancy. Me too."
Ichigo frowned.
He had an idea what that would be that she wanted to know about.
Rukia, seeing his expression, sighed defeated and stepped aside to let the Vampire inside.
She led him to the living room, where Ichigo sat down on the sofa and Rukia across from him on an armchair.
"Sorry, but I don't have any bloody Marys, or Michaels if you'd prefer something more masculine."
She joked, but Ichigo looked at her unfazed.
Another sigh left her lips.
"God are you a prude. Fine what do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"Eh?"
"About you. Everything, starting with your real name. Where you got the name Kuchiki from. Who the person that raised you is. How you were led to my company. I want details, but I want them compressed to a short story. Start now."
The raven haired woman raised an eyebrow.
"Ok..."
Ichigo crossed his arms and leaned back, crossing his legs as well.
"I'm waiting."
Rukia gave up, there was no use fighting that thick headed orange anyway.
"Fine. So, I come from downtown Karakura and my real name is Satsuki Rukia. My uncle, on my father's side, Satsuki Hajime raised me since I was an infant. Since I'm ten I'm curious about V.A.S.T. and researched it on the legal way. After a while that curiosity lessened, until the day my uncle disappeared from home, leaving nothing behind, but a piece of paper with four words on it. Parents, truth, V.A.S.T. , Kuchiki, that's all had written on it. Since I advanced my capabilities in research I began anew and, here I am."
Ichigo stayed silent for a while, then said.
"You left the part with your parents out."
"My uncle always told me about them, but no details. Just that they died, the date and how their corpses looked like."
The orangette nodded.
"Fine. I think that's all I need to know."
He had already risen from his seat, when Rukia held him back.
"What about giving me some info in return?"
"Your parents died on duty. They didn't inform me of your existence. If they had, I would personally have taken care of you. That's all I will tell you."
With that he left Rukia behind in her living room, where she sat stunned in the armchair.
'My parents hid me?'
As Ichigo got back to the mansion, Kisuke was gone and Shiro alone in the living hall.
"Where's the blonde creep?"
"You talking about the hyperactive one or the one with the glued smile?"
"The one with the smile."
"Said he'd go to the place where you came across that phenomenon, before he had to get his next flight, headed to the states."
"Ah."
Ichigo dropped down next to Shiro and cuddled into his side.
Shiro took him into his arms, resting his chin atop orange tresses.
"What are you thinking Shiro?"
"That somethings coming and it will bring change with itself, which can be in or against our favors."
Ichigo just gave a nod as an answer.
"I think it might end bad. I have this uneasy feeling, just like back then."
Shiro kissed him on his head.
"Why did you go to Rukia?"
"I don't trust her completely yet. She appeared out of the blue like that and I know to little about her."
The pale one chuckled lightly.
"Can't you ever be optimistic about something?"
Chapter 8
End