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Ichigo's funeral

'Here I am standing in front of his grave. Everyone always thought he would go straight to Soul Society after the Winter War, but that never happened. He should have been made a captain and everybody will love him. Then when everyone thought that was gonna happen, he was ordered for all of his memories to be erased. Everyone is never to talk about Ichigo again. He was never suppose to exist is what Yamamoto-soutaicho said.

Here we are 5 years later and he is dead because of a car accident. the age of 23 is a young age to die. We are not sure how he even got into the accident. All we know is he was leaving from work and someone hit Ichigo the minute he left a parking garage. Here I am in front of the coffin at the funeral home (not sure what Japanese do for funerals), I am staring at his pale face with tears welling up in my eyes.

His hair is still as bright orange as it always was. He is put into a suit. I never would have thought he would look this good formal, the only time I saw him like this was during high school graduation, and it was covered by a gown during then. He couldn't wait to get out of the city, but now some of us think he should've stayed in Karakura. He probably would still be alive this very second and I won't be crying for him to come back.

This must be so hard on Yuzu, Karin, and Isshin. They lost another family member in an accident. Yuzu always depended on Ichigo for protection and someone to test her food on. Karin loved having Ichigo to play sports with when her friends were unavailable. Isshin just lost his only son and he lost all of the energy he use to have.

You see Ishida, Orihime, Tatsuki, Keigo, Mizuiro and Chad in their seats. They are all grief-stricken. They never seen him for the last year so they didn't know what was happening to him since he was in Tokyo.

Everyone who attended from Soul Society had to be given an excuse, since everyone else's memoires were erased except Urahara, Yourichi, and Isshin. They were on the excuse that they were with Ichigo whenever he skipped school. It was a hard excuse to go by but it was usable. Everyone was glad they weren't recognized.

Ichigo had college friends who attended his funeral. He was working to become a doctor and take over the family clinic, but his dream is not realized.

Isshin is giving the speech for his son, and then it is time for us to move to the cemetery. The pallbearers are Chad, Kenpachi, Ishida, and Renji. They bring Ichigo's coffin into the grave and is being lowered down. Yuzu is crying hysterically, and Karin is trying to keep the tears in but she just can't. This will be the last time I see Ichigo's breathing face in this world. Dirt is being put on top of his coffin until the ground is even again. People start to leave to get to the restaurant where the dinner is being held. I think I was the last one to leave.

I kept thinking 'We don't know where is soul is. He could've been eaten by a hollow. We don't know if he became a plus or a shingiami after death. We have to find him before leftover arrancars find him and convince him to go to Hueco Mundo.' I went to the restaurant by taxi after I read this on Ichigo's grave:

A protector, a friend, and a loved one

Kurosaki Ichigo was one of those rare humans that act and look

tough, but is one of the greatest friends you will ever receive in your life.

July 15, 1992- May 28, 2015


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