The Mysteries of This Life
Chapter 17: The Royal Family's Actions (Third person pov)
The royal family watched in silence as Yamasorrowichi and her father went through a crafts store. They watched her interacting. They started to see something she had never shown to them when she was there to talk with them. It was pure joy and affection towards the only family member she would ever see in the world of the living. They watched her in silence and listened to the conversation with interest. They didn't quite understand what she was talking about yet she held their interest.
"Isn't this store great daddy? It sells the perfect things for and crafty project. I think that the thread to make the stitches should be bright and radiant for the tapestry with mommy's face on it and for the other one they should be bright and light in color," they heard her say to her father. That was something they understood. They saw her father turn to face her and smile at her rushing through the threads picking up and placing each spool of thread in their place before continuing. He walked over to the threads and picked up a bunch before walking over to her.
"What about these? They will have every ounce of beauty that she possessed if you put them together right." She stared at them before examining each one.
"These work except for this brown. Her hair was a lighter shade." She walked over to the browns and put the brown her father had chosen back. She picked up and examined each brown in turn. After a while she found the perfect brown. She rushed to her father who smiled lovingly and gently at his beautiful daughter. She was starting to resemble her mother more than he thought possible. The only difference he could spot was the shade in her hair and her shocking dark blue eyes. "Let's use a goldenrod in the background for a meadow and then as it gets closer to the top it will change into a yellow like the sun before it sets. And then we would need a pink, orange, and blue." She chose threads as she spoke. When she was done choosing thread for both tapestries, her basket was filled with spools of thread. She grabbed other sewing materials and walked to the checkout counter. She paid the cashier and grabbed the bags before leaving the store with her father behind her. As they walked down the street, she looked in shop windows at the things they had on display.
"How about we go shopping for some clothes while we're out? I need some clothes and you seem interested in every shop we pass by that has clothes in the display windows." She turned to look at her father after he suggested the idea. She immediately grabbed his arm and pulled him into a nearby shop. She went to the section that sold men clothes and she picked things off the racks at a surprisingly quick speed. As she passed by him, she put the clothes in his arms and pointed to the dressing rooms before looking for more clothes. He grinned and went to change. The royal family looked at them interact and decided that they needed her back with them soon. She was becoming more like her mother than thought possible. She was almost exactly the same. Her appearance differed slightly. The head of the royal family turned to everyone else with an angry look on his face.
"We need her back. She is becoming too much like her mother. I believe that she will eventually become the spitting image of my daughter. My daughter is the one person that cut off all connections to this family. Sari Saito is born again." He pointed to the image of Yamasorrowichi running through the store picking out clothes. "She seems to have found herself. She seems to have found her mother too. She took the personality of my great great granddaughter and made it a part of her own. Her mother is now a part of her personality. I feel sad about the decision I have to make. She seems so happy but we need her back here. Winter is soon. We can't let her stay there. If winter starts while she's there, we may never get her back as the talented person she was before. I should have given her the necklace. If I did, she wouldn't have the haunting souls of her ancestors trying to become a part of her. She is going to lose herself if she stays much longer without this." He held up a locket that looked as if it was crafted out of pure gold. It had one diamond on the front of it. As he held it up, the diamond went through a multitude of color changes before changing into a rainbow like color. He opened the locket and images of Yamasorowichi's mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother form. Their feet are inside the locket. Yamasorrowichi's mother is very faded. "I'm very sorry Sakura but I have to make your daughter unhappy. I'm truly sorry. Her time with her old friends and her father, Yukio, is truly taking away her old personality and talent. How do we get her back here without ruining her joy too much? I beg you for your help Sakura," he said too the figure of Yamasorrowichi's mother. She stared at him before sighing quite loudly. It was an uncharacteristic action for her.
"You will have to make her sad again one way or another if you want her back here. I do warn you though. I can still come back through her if she starts to wear the necklace I gave to Yukio to give to her. He knows when she should get it. If you make my dear daughter too sad, I will come back through her and make you wish that you were all in hell. I don't like her to be sad. Be careful of what you do. And you should trigger her memories somehow if you want her to come back without being confused and terribly sad." Sakura looked at her great great grandfather with challenging eyes. She had meant what she told them. Her dear daughter would be happy if it was the last thing she ever did. She wanted nothing more than the joy of her husband and daughter. She remembered the day she was murdered in front of Yamasorrowichi. She heard the evil laugh of her killer ring through her head. "I know how to get her memories to return but it's going to be hard. Before I tell you let me see what she looks like now." The locket her image was coming from turned until it faced the image of Yamasorrowichi pulling clothes off the racks for her father and handing them to him. Sakura smiled at her daughter and husband as they smiled through their shopping experience. They couldn't see her but they both had a feeling that they were being watched by her. Neither one knew why but they didn't care as long as the feeling stayed for a while longer. "She's so beautiful. I never dreamed of my daughter turning into such a beautiful young woman. She's quick too which is a great attribute to any fighting that she does. I think she would be strong too. She looks very toned. And Yukio looks as handsome as ever. I miss them. Does she have any romantic interests?" The image changed to Uryu staring at the wall across from him. His school books are open as if he was going to do homework but couldn't concentrate on it. Sakura stared at him and waited for him to do something amazing that would make Yamasorrowichi fall in love with him. She watched as he sat there. Eventually she wanted to reach forward and smack him so he would give her an idea of why her daughter had any feelings for him. At that point he stood up and walked out the door. He headed deep into the forest and arrived at a waterfall. He took in the scene and looked like he was getting ready to do something. Then there was the scream of a hollow. He ran back towards Karakura town. "Yamasorrowichi! Show me my daughter and husband!" The image changed back to them. Yamasorrowichi looked towards the sound of the hollow scream. She then turned back to her father.
"Daddy I hear a hollow. I think it's after Yoko. I have to goo save her."
"Be careful. Don't get hurt trying to protect her." Yamasorrowichi ran out of the store and towards the hollow scream. The hollow screamed again and this time she heard Yoko scream right afterwards.
"Yamasorrowichi help me!" This made her run faster towards the area where she heard Yoko's voice. She rounded a corner and found herself running side by side with Uryu.
"What are you doing here Yamasorrowichi? You could get hurt!"
"Yoko is calling my name! I can't let someone else appear without me there to help her stay calm!" Uryu just nodded at her logic. They continued to run. As they got closer, she grabbed Uryu's hand. "Uryu, I'm scared. I don't know what to do. I'm not effective in fighting hollows. What happens if you can't defeat them? What will happen to you and Yoko? I don't think I could handle it if either of you got hurt."
"Don't worry. I'll kill the hollow quickly. There is no chance of me or Yoko getting hurt." Yamasorrowichi nodded at him. They arrived and stared at the sight before them in shock. Yoko stood in front of the hollow and she was glowing.
"You aren't strong enough to devour me. You're pathetic. I'm surprised that bounts were compared to things as weak as you. I've been with a person long enough to regain control of my doll. He will be effective in killing you." Yoko smirked as a ball of fire appeared next to her. "I'm not like all the other bounts. Especially not the one that had a fire doll like I do. I believe her name was Yoshino." Yamasorrowichi felt like the name sounded familiar but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before. Uryu's eyes widened at the mention of Yoshino's name. He hid his shock quickly and they continued to listen to Yoko. "I get my power from being near people with high spiritual pressure. I give off the feeling of a strong spirit. That's the only reason I'm still alive. Yamasorrowichi brought my powers up to a good enough level. If it weren't for her, I'd never have true power again. And I'd be dead from lack of power. I owe her a huge thanks. I don't think I'll give her one though." The ball of fire went and killed the hollow in one simple shot. Yamasorrowichi looked confused. Uryu pulled her around the corner so that Yoko wouldn't see her. He put his hand over her mouth so she wouldn't talk and give away where they were to Yoko. He held her against him. Yamasorrowichi barely even breathed as Yoko walked past them and out of sight. When she was gone Yamasorrowichi and Uryu relaxed. He took his hand off her mouth and let her go. She turned around and faced him.
"Uryu I was scared about you and Yoko getting hurt by the hollows, but now Yoko scares me more. She made it sound as if she's going to kill me."
"She's a bount. I wouldn't put it past her. There was only one good bount to ever exist. That bount was Yoshino, and Yoko said that she was different from Yoshino herself. I don't think she can be trusted. Stay away from her. I don't want you getting hurt."
"OK. You have to promise me one thing though."
"What's that?"
"You have to stay away from her too."
"I promise that I won't go near her unless you say otherwise or it's unavoidable."
"I promise the same thing… Can we talk over at my house later Uryu?"
"Yeah. Although I think that the sooner we talk, the better it is for safety purposes."
"That little girl is a bount! And she's been near my daughter for a long time! You're supposed to keep her safe! You're supposed to make sure she doesn't do anything too dangerous! Yet you let her be with a bount! What's wrong with you!" Sakura glared at the royal family. She then turned back as she heard another hollow scream near Yamasorrowichi and Uryu. She watched Uryu's bow form in his hand. He took aim and fired arrows at the oncoming hollow.
"Let's get out of here," Uryu said simply as he took Yamasorrowichi's hand and started running with her. She took the lead and they went to her house. She unlocked the door and ran in with Uryu still holding onto her hand. She closed and locked the door behind them. They walked into the kitchen and sat at the table.
"They're safe now it seems. I'll tell you my plan now. Just make sure to do it right. It's going ot be hard and it'll take a lot of work but I'm worried about her so you get to hear this."
(A/N: Ok. So that was chapter 17. Tell me, did you expect for Yoko to be a bount? If you did then you have super mind powers because I did nothing to make it obvious. Now you know why she always got attacked by hollows. Things will get interesting soon. Sorry for the whole thing where I wasn't updating steadily. I've got it all good now so I'm going to update at regular times now I believe. Anyways please review. If you do you get 50 Points and a chocolate cupcake with vanilla icing and sprinkles! I don't own Bleach or its characters. I do own Yamasorrowichi, Her father who is named Yukio, Yoko, and also Sakura who happens to be Yamasorrowichi's mother. Have a great day!)