Jesus walked amongst the streets of Jerusalem. It was a city of wonder and magnificence, almost comparable to the Seireitei in it's beauty. The Jewish temple was especially interesting. He began walking towards it, but was grabbed by the arm and pulled back.
"Come now Jesus, we have to get some food first." He looked back at his mother, a face of understanding on his face. His parents had taken him to Jerusalem for Passover, which was yesterday. Now, his family was going to get some food for the long journey back to Nazareth. Jesus really wanted to go to the Temple, but he had to listen to his mother. He had to be well behaved, if not for his parents then instead for Yahweh.
What was happening, back in Soul Society? Was the war over already? Had Jupiter won? The Judeans had always been talking about how Yahweh had abandoned them and allowed them to be oppressed by the Romans. Jesus had even been born outside of his hometown because of the orders of the Roman Caesar. This was the power of the Roman Gods, which had prevailed over other Gods and allowed the Romans to create one of the most powerful empires in history. Not even the Iranian, or Macedonian, or Chinese empires could really compare to it.
He noticed that his family was done getting supplies and was preparing the caravan back to Nazareth. Jesus looked back at the temple, and starting thinking. He looked at his mother's hand, and then attempted to break out of her grasp.
"What are you doing?" she looked back at him and asked. "I told you we were going to get supplies and then leave!"
"I want to go over to talk with Uncle until we get to the gates." he stated. Mary looked over at his uncle for a second and then, sighing, let go of him.
"Fine, go ahead. Just make sure you don't get lost with him, ok?" she asked, smiling. Jesus smiled and nodded, then ran in the general direction of his uncle.
Mary smiled as his ran, and then walked next to Joseph as the caravan kept moving. Meanwhile, Jesus made a quick turn into an alley and then walked towards the temple. He passed groups of Jews who were leaving since Passover was over, and it was getting crowded. As he walked, he eventually came over to the steps of the temple.
Jesus was about to walk up the steps, but a man stopped him. He was crippled, and was smiling innocently at the child.
"You need to cleanse yourself before you enter." the man stated. Jesus nodded and then diverted towards the baths to wash. As he approached one however, he was pulled aside into an alley.
"Please calm down! I'm not here to hurt you!" the man shouted at him when Jesus attempted to call out in protest and escape. The man was dressed in a black rove with a white sash, socks, and wooden sandals. He wore his white hair in a long ponytail, with the bangs parted on the left side with one long piece that fell over his green, right eye.
"Shinigami?" Jesus asked, unsure. The man sighed in relief and smiled.
"For a second I thought you had lost all your memories." Jesus understood. Yahweh had sent a shinigami to check up on him. "Anyway, my name is Juushiro Ukitake."
Jesus nodded. "I'm pretty sure you already know who I am." Juushiro nodded back.
"Yeah. Anyway, I have a few people I should show you." Juushiro lead Jesus into the temple, stating that he and Jesus had already washed when the one man from the steps confronted them. Jesus looked in awe at the beauty of the temple before Juushiro led him into a door.
In the room were a few Jewish high priests. They looked at the both of them calmly, and nodded. "I see. You must be Jesus." one of them said. They both stopped, and Jesus nodded politely.
"This man here claims that you have some questions for us." one of the priests motioned to Juushiro. "What questions do you have?"
Jesus was confused. What exactly could he ask? Why did the shinigami want him to ask some questions to a bunch of priests? There was silence for a second and the priests looked at him waiting.
"…Well?" one of them asked. Jesus bit him lip nervously. What exactly should he ask?