well, this gonna be the last one for a while..
Disclaimer: bleach is in anyright, did not owned by me, but it goes to tite kubo, the creator of bleach.
Ch 4. inheritage of will
As the sun started to glow red, those who was involved in the trouble a while ago and left standing was doing everything they can to help the had somehow, moved every single one of the injured to the kurosaki clinic and continue treating the injured there. Ichigo was busy treating both ryuuki and shidou, inoue with her shun-shun rikka is healing both hitomi and nero, while tsukiko is helping them with micellanus jobs, like searching for some medicine and giving inoue and ichigo a drink in the middle of their treatment.
Ichigo was not pleased with the fact that he has to inform ishida on his son current state, but he can't just call ishida and told him that his son was beaten up very badly by some unknown enemy... But ishida is highly skilled on reiatsu sensing, so he might know the condition already. Still... The four eye have to be informed, sooner or later...
He sighed as he sat on the chair beside the ward. He rufles his bright orange hair and let his scowl come deeper.
On the abandoned central district of tsubakidai which was covered by police lines, kibou walked silently as she drowned into a deep tought. The image of shouko aizen along with her friends leaving trough the abyss with tanimoto replayed on her mind. And her last words...
"never mind her, she wouldn't be able to lift a finger against us"
She grited her teeth and clenched her hand. "Damn!" she exclaimed as she hit a wall with her clenched knuckles.
I swear I will save you tanimoto! I will do anything I can to get stronger! Just wait, I'm comming for you!
After ichigo finished doing treatment to shidou, and inoue healing hitomi, He finnaly got some time to call his friends. He pick up his phone and dialed ishida. After several beeping, the first thing he heard is...
"what do you want, kurosaki"
"is that how you greet your old friend" ichigo said as he leaned back to the wall.
"what do you want" his voice is stoic and demanding.
"havent changed at all are you, anyway, Ryuuki is on my clinic, he was pierced pretty badly, he might have evaded the worst but his wounds is fatal"
"I see"
"I see! Hey, your son could have died!" Ichigo exclaimed as he stand up straight
"it is up to him how he lives his life, if he chosses to waste it, so be it"
"so be it! Are you crazy!" ichigo was furious, This was absurd, since when ishida becomes so cold hearted, then again, it's no use to mope around it now... He sighed and try to calm down. "fine, either way, I need you to sent an ambulance, he still need more medical attention and I didn't have enough medical equipment here"
"very well" he answered and the phone line is terminated, leaving a beeping sound on ichigo's phone.
"damn!" he said as he slam the phone to it's place. ishida has took over the hospital after his father, he did have a sewing shop somewhere on tsubakidai but he mainly work as a doctor. Ichigo silently wondered, if owning a hospital could change someone into a cold hearted bastard.
After the phone call, they rest for a while. Tsukiko though, wasn't planning on staying any longer, she said that her parents would be worried sick for her and so she took her leave.
"ishida will send an abulance for ryuuki" said ichigo as he was resting "thankfully, shidou didnt got any major damage, his body is as tough as chad is... But for the shinigami... their life is not in danger anymore but their reiatsu is drained, I think its best if they went back to soul society, they will be able to recover faster, it's the best medicine for them."
"yes, i think we have avoided crisis for now, But as for tanimoto..." inoue said unable to finish her sentence and ichigo has nothing to say either
Kibou who was listening at her parents in the living room clutched her hand tightly. And there is one thing that she wants, to somehow become a shinigami. if her father can do it, why can't she. She enter the room with a full resolve.
"dad, please teach me how to become shinigami" she said, her face is really serious that she has furrowed her eyes as well.
Ichigo and inoue were surprised but somehow they knew this gonna happen. Ichigo was reluctant.
"Where did that come from all of a sudden?" ichigo said with a sigh
"I just can't take it anymore, to see my friend got slashed up like that, to see them suffer like that, and now one of my friend has been taken away by that girl, I just have to do something"
"Hah.." sighed ichigo "you didn't get it do you, people couldn't just turn into shinigami just like that, only souls could do that, in other words, you have to die before you could do that" this time, inoue was also surprised with what ichigo was saying, but it does make sense. However it wasn't enough to make kibou give up on being a shinigami.
"I don't mind" Both ichigo and inoue are surprised by their daughter response. Kibou opened deep clenched right hand. She lift it and placed it in her chest. "I don't mind if I have to die, I don't even mind if I have to go trough hell, I'll do whatever it takes to help my friend, no mater the cost" she still keep her eyes furrowed
Ichigo and inoue looked at each other, then Ichigo sigh once more "you sure about this, if you do this, you're not only gonna go trough hell, you might be living in hell it self" asked ichigo to make sure
"Yeah, like I said I'll do anything whatever the cost" she said full of resolve
inoue give out a gentle smile. "like daughter, like father huh"
"Well, if that what you want" ichigo said, who finally give his daughter the seal of approval. "But, you shouldn't say something like that so easily. Saying that you don't mind if you die, what do you think your family and friends would think? if you want to become shinigami so badly, then don't die. Once you die, you couldn't change anything, protect anything. You have to live on no mater how hard it get, survive every single time, only then you could protect what important to you. And don't forget, whatever happens, all of your friends and family is with you, you are not alone" said ichigo giving his daughter some advice.
Kibou who was listening to ichigo was surprised, but she let those words sunk in and form then in to a new found resolve.
"you should rest up, you won't be able to sleep even once for the days of your training" ichigo said with a warm smile.
"yes!" said kibou who was ready for any challenge coming her way.
After kibou went to bed ichigo and inoue are still conversing in the living room.
"Her spirit is just like you you know, she will be fine" inoue Said
"Even so, she will be in more trouble than she tought" responded ichigo
"That maybe true, but, as long as she have her friends with her, I'm sure everything will be alright"
"I guess so, let's just hope she will be able to do it when the time comes, confronting her hollow would be trully trouble some for her, I'm sure you know what happened back then"
Inoue did a deep breath and nodded "we can only help her in anyway we can.