Title: Fade To Black, Yuki's Remembrance

Author: Shadewolfy

Rating: T (Not really but just for fun)

Genre: Romance, Angst (Little bit, tiny really)

Warning: Hmm, spoilers for some, not all. Definitely the movie thought

Disclaimer: Don't own, I'd figured that much out by now. Also don't own some of the things that are said. Just wrote it down.

Summary: Why don't you remember me. Please remember me. Remember us.

Talk = "You love me."

Thought = But now you don't know

Sequel to Love Amongst The Snow

Bringing You:

Fade To Black, Yuki's Remembrance

Remember You

Chapter 2

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Yuki sneezed.

That's it. She sneezed.

Then started coughing as she inhaled a mouthful of dust.

Yuki rolled away from where she had been lying, scratching at her face, trying desperately to get the dust off of her. When she brought her hands away from her face she gaped down at her hands, they were covered in dust.

She shuddered to think of what her face looked like.

Yuki glanced around. She was in her home, but why everything was covered in a thick layer of dust, she could not answer.

Kasumi, what happened?

You forgot some important things so I helped you remember.

The door?

Yes.

What do I do now?

Figure out what is going on. See if everyone forgot and find Rukia and Ichigo.

Okay, Yuki thought as she stood, almost slipping on the thick layer of dust under her. As she left her bedroom she noticed that almost everything was covered in dust.

What's with the dust? Yuki thought as she trailed a finger through the dust.

The power that came from your remembering accelerated the air around us.

Interesting.

Not really.

Yuki sniggered softly; trust Kasumi to be bored by something so fascinating.

As Yuki slid her door open she flinched.

It felt like she hadn't seen the sun in ages. She curled her hand over her eyes, trying desperately not to cry. This was insane.

With a puff of clinging dust the little gray shinigami was gone.

The only evidence that anything had happened was the dust on the front porch that hadn't been there in the morning.

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Yuki slid to a stop when she reached the giant library, intending to find out if it was just memory that was taken or if it was also written documents.

She strode confidently into the library, ignoring all the shinigami staring at her, or more accurately staring at the dust on her. She made a straight line to the "K" section, noticing out of the corner of her eye the librarian slipping out, probably to call Toshiro.

Yuki pulled out the "K,I" file and opened it. On the first page was a man named Kashita Ihisha, the next was a Kinachi Insama. It was only on the fifth page that she got to "Kurosaki" There were two files. One was on Kurosaki Isshin, the second on Kurosaki Ichigo.

So it was just our memories, not the written stuff.

Appears so.

"Asuna Yuki, what are you doing?" A gravelly voice asked her. Yuki's first instinct was to hide, so she did.

Yuki peered over the mound of books around her and regarded the white haired taicho before her. She also noticed that the librarian was back, and in what appeared to be a panic attack.

"Ohio Taicho, how goes it?" she asked.

Toshiro regarded her silently before he stuck his hand out. Yuki grabbed it and hauled herself out of the pile of books, wincing at the sounds of spines hitting the floor. She had been so concentrated on the books that she had not noticed Toshiro until he had pulled her right up to him. Yuki did what she had gotten used to and placed one hand on his chest and the other on his upper arm.

Teal regarded silver as Toshiro stared at the mysterious shinigami before him, her large eyes on his. Toshiro dipped his head slowly, mesmerized by her eyes and getting closer. Yuki's eyelids lowered until only a sliver of silver and black could be seen.

Just as Toshiro was in breathing distance voices broke out around the corner. Toshiro gasped and moved away, missing the hurt look on Yuki's face.

Yuki steeled herself and straightened her outfit before she decided it was futile. She was already so dirty. She almost started giggling when she noticed the smudges of dust on Toshiro's chest and upper arm.

Yuki scooped down and picked up the file titled "K,I" and tucked it into her pockets just as other shinigami came around the corner.

Yuki slipped out in the confusion, not seeing Toshiro's eyes on her.

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As Yuki flash-stepped back to her home she took the time to look around, only to run straight into a wall.

What in Heaven and Hell is that!

Yuki turned back to the thing that had distracted her, wondering how she had not noticed it the first time through there. It was the 12th squad labs but some kind of white hardened substance was covering it.

Did that happen while I was sleeping?

Probably. While you may not be very observant I don't think we would have missed that.

Hmm

Yuki moved closer to the building, wondering just what kind of substance it was when a flash from above pulled her attention.

From above her fell Ichigo and Kon.

Yuki grinned; Soul Society was in for it now.

She was off.

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Yuki stopped on one of the partially destroyed roofs as she watched Ichiro and Kon talking below her. Or more like Kon freaking out and Ichigo trying to shut him up.

It was only when they noticed Hisagi-fukutaicho that she noticed the other shinigami around.

Yuki watched as Ichigo ran to Hisagi and inwardly groaned. They don't remember Ichigo so it would be like before all over again. Just as Ichigo started talking to Hisagi did Yuki notice the white thing coming from the 12th squad labs.

It looked like a snake.

A very large, white, liquid snake with a tail fin.

As the group of shinigami went against the snake Yuki watched the roof of one of the taller buildings. Two people stood there, one of them holding a large scythe and a bundle of black material. It was only when Ichigo went Hollow that Yuki looked back. She watched as the snake was sliced in half, only to reform behind him.

As the snake attacked the door to Soul Society, Ichigo was attacked by the shinigami in Hisagi-fukutaicho's squad. Yuki moved closer to Ichigo, only to stop when she felt Renji arriving.

Disaster has come.

As Renji, Hisagi and Komamura-taicho attacked Ichigo, Yuki flash-stepped to the nearest safe point to watch the fight. She couldn't believe Komamura-taicho had used bankai though.

It was only when Ichigo and Kon went through the floor, into the sewers, that Yuki followed. She followed through the dust, tracking Ichigo through his reiatsu.

When she got into the sewers she scooped up the comatose Ichigo and let an excited Kon scramble up her arm.

"Please tell me you remember, Yu-sama. Please tell me you remember."

"Yeah, I remember. Kon settle down, I can't carry Ichigo and you if you keep that up."

"Okay. Are we safe?"

"Yes. Most shinigami wouldn't enter down here."

Kon nodded and settled down, wrapping his soft plushy arms around Yuki's neck. Yuki carried Ichigo, hoping that at least one 4th squad shinigami was somewhere down here. When she sensed Hanatarou she almost laughed. What were the odds of that.

"Hanatarou?" Yuki called down the halls.

There was a crash somewhere before her and a head popped out from around a corner.

"Yuki!" Hanatarou exclaimed, running up to her. "What are you doing here?"

"Hanatarou I need your help," Yuki said as she set Ichigo down. "I need you to heal him."

Hanatorou regarded the downed blond before he nodded and crouched down, his hand glowing green.

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Yuki cuddled the plushy Kon close to her as she watched Hanatarou healing Ichigo with the 'laying of palms'. The doll in her arms was fast asleep, having been bored to sleep from watching Hanatarou's techniques at healing. Hanatarou was still healing the unconscious blond shinigami.

"How long is this going to take?" Yuki asked.

Hanatarou glanced her way, "Just a little more Yuki-senpai."

Yuki nodded and continued to watch the blond, willing him to wake up. They didn't have much time left to save Rukia, Yuki could feel it.

When Ichigo finally groaned and opened his eyes, Yuki was prepared to do a happy dance she was so relieved.

Ichigo first glanced down at Hanatarou, who smiled shyly back at him, then to Yuki who sat next to him holding a sleeping Kon.

"Where am I?" Ichigo asked, his eyes tracking the room.

"In the underground walkways, strange that we always seem to meet here né?" Yuki asked, regarding Ichigo. Ichigo's eyes grew wide as he watched her and she could see the question in his eyes. Yuki glanced to Hanatarou before looking back to Ichigo, silently telling him, 'Later, when we don't have company'.

Ichigo nodded before he glanced back at Hanatarou, who was still healing him, "Your healing ability's very impressive."

Hanatarou blushed, as he always did when someone complimented him, "Thanks, it wasn't that hard. It honestly felt like I had healed you before."

Both Yuki and Ichigo regarded Hanatarou sharply. Did he remember?

Hanatarou flinched at both their sharp gazes before he shook his head, "I'm sorry. I'm mistaking you for someone else."

Ichigo flopped backwards only to hit the wall behind him with a soft thump. Kon started stirring in Yuki's arms.

Both Yuki and Ichigo flinched when Hanatarou suddenly leaned down, "I've got it. You're worried about something, aren't you?"

"Like you could tell." Ichigo grumbled.

"But I can! The 'Laying of Hands' allows you to feel a person's soul through the palm of your hand. So I can feel the pain from your heart as well your physical wounds."

"Nothing's gonna change if I sit here mulling over it," Ichigo replied as he stood.

The now-awake Kon perked up, "Heading out?"

"Yeah."

"Okay!" Kon said as Yuki stood, avoiding Ichigo's huge blade in the process.

As Yuki and Ichigo moved to exit the chamber they were in, Ichigo turned back to Hanatarou, "Thanks for helping me out, Hanatarou."

Yuki groaned low in her throat.

Ichigo, that dumbass.

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"Where are we going now?" Yuki asked.

Ichigo glanced back at her before he turned to face the front again, "We're going to see Byakuya."

"Kuchiki-taicho? Why?" Yuki wondered as she sped up.

"Maybe he knows something."

"Because of Hisana-chan?"

Ichigo turned in surprise, "You know about Hisana-san? Better question, how is it you remember and no one else does?"

"Rukia told me about Hisana-chan and I remember because Kasumi doesn't like people messing with my head. You know how it is."

Ichigo thought's turned to Hichigo and he had to agree. Hichigo had not liked that Muramasa guy messing with his terrain.

"Okay, so Kasumi made you remember Rukia and me?"

"Yeah," Yuki answered as they stopped outside Kuchiki-taicho's room.

"That picture! It's Nee-san!" Kon suddenly called when he caught sight of Hisana's picture.

Kuchiki-taicho turned to them, "Don't be so loud."

"Sorry for just barging in," Ichigo said as he stepped away from the beam he had been leaning against. "I don't want to stir up any trouble here." Ichigo glanced briefly to the picture of Hisana, "That's a picture of Hisana-san, isn't it? She looks just like Rukia. You feel it too, don't you?"

"What are you talking about?"

Yuki glanced sideways and spotted something white disappearing around the corner just as Kuchiki-taicho said that.

"Don't you start too!" Ichigo exclaimed. "Hisana-san's Rukia's sister, remember?"

"Rukia?" Kuchiki-taicho mused.

"Yeah, Rukia." Ichigo nodded. "You adopted Rukia as your own sister." Ichigo started walking forward, "She's the sister you were willing to break the rules for."

Yuki moved so that she was visible to Kuchiki-taicho, who glanced at her briefly before focusing solely on Ichigo again.

"I guess you don't remember her either," Ichigo said when Kuchiki-taicho's facial expressions didn't change.

Kuchiki-taicho turned back to the picture of Hisana and regarded it for a few seconds, "How. . . How do you know about my wife, Hisana?"

Yuki glanced to Ichigo, also wondering how he found out.

Ichigo glanced down before he replied, "Because I . . ."

But he never got to finish that sentence because at that moment Yuki was smacking herself. Why hadn't she told Ichigo about the man who had clearly gone and told everyone in 6th about them.

As more and more doors were slid open and more shinigami were revealed, Yuki started backing away until she stood in the garden, watching and waiting to see what Ichigo might do.

Ichigo flash-stepped next to her as the shinigami ran after, stopping just short of entering the garden and coming after them.

Kuchiki-taicho walked out of the room, "Don't attack them," he said.

"Taicho!"

Yuki's head snapped sideways to see Renji kneeling on the roof to their left, an angry look on his face. He stood, "You bastard! What are you doing here?"

Ichigo and Yuki shared a glance just before Yuki flash-stepped away, just in time to avoid Renji's blow.

Yuki listened as Ichigo tried to calm Renji down from her position on top of a roof, just above Kuchiki-taicho, who paid her no mind.

When Renji released Zabimaru, Yuki felt like smacking herself.

Here we go again.

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Inuzuri, Southern Rukongai, District 78.

That was their next stop.

Or it was until Ichigo suddenly veered off and ran for . . . a hill?

What on earth?

"Ichigo? What's up?" Yuki called.

"Can't you feel that?" Ichigo asked. "Rukia's on that hill."

Yuki focused on the hill and almost laughed. How had she missed that?

As she and Ichigo ran up a pathway, Yuki was hard-pressed to keep up with the speed Ichigo was going. She was already short of breath and her heart had begun to beat hollowly.

When they finally made it up the hill both Yuki and Ichigo spotted Rukia as Kon cheered.

"Nee-san!" Kon yelled.

"Rukia!" Ichigo called. As the two of them stopped before Rukia, she stood and turned to them.

"Are you okay?" Ichigo asked. Yuki was about to ask if she knew who they were when she felt something wet on her chest. When she glanced down, her eyes softened when she spotted the crying plushy.

"Nee-san," Kon cried.

"Who are you?"

All three felt their world crack around them when Rukia suddenly spoke.

"Nee-san?" Kon's tears were forgotten.

Yuki winced when she caught sight of Ichigo's face. "What do you mean, Rukia?" he asked. "It's me. Rukia."

Suddenly before Rukia appeared two people, both decked out in white and one of them holding a scythe. They were the two from before.

"Shinigami!" the girl hissed at them.

"What are they doing here?" the boy muttered softly.

"Who are you two?" Ichigo growled, his own danger senses going off.

Between the stare-off, no one but Yuki noticed Rukia moving until she was in front of the two.

"Rukia?" the girl asked, real concern on her face.

"Get back," Rukia said in monotone.

"Who in the world are you two?" she asked Ichigo and Yuki. "How do you know my name?"

Kon suddenly jumped from Yuki's chest to her shoulders and pointed at himself, "What about me? You remember me, don't you, Nee-san?"

"Silence, you strange creature!" Rukia called back.

"S-Strange creature . . . ?" Kon whimpered as he shrunk back into Yuki's arms.

"Rukia . . .?" Ichigo asked. "You really don't remember us?"

Rukia's face turned to slight shock.

"Come on, Rukia . . . It's me, Ichigo!"

Rukia's eyes widened further before she suddenly slumped, clutching at her head. The two white dressed people ran to her, presumably to see if she was alright.

Yuki felt her own head hurt under all of this.

Whoever these kids were, they were the reason Rukia didn't remember anymore.

Suddenly the boy disappeared and went straight for Ichigo, leaving Yuki to move to Rukia.

She had only taken a few steps when the girl screamed at her to stay back. Yuki narrowed her eyes.

Insolent little brat. She kept moving forward only to stop when the girl and Rukia suddenly disappeared in a flash of purple.

Yuki snorted.

Great.

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Hey, next chappy. And only in a few days.

Cool.

Well, have fun.

Peace.

Out.

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