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Author's Notes: Here it is. Final Chapter. Hope you guys have enjoyed this little FanFic of mine, I had loads of fun writing it. Well, hope you will enjoy this as well as the other chapters. Reviews are appreciated. And as always, please, enjoy.
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Daisuke walked aimlessly on the rooftops of Seoul University Hospital. He had been up on the roof ever since he finished his conversation with Jean. Everything was just a sort of an enigma and he seemed to have been caught in the midst of it… Or, more likely, he's the reason for all these freak occurrences. He began to recall the statement Admin Jean had said earlier in their conversation.
Because you are who you are Daisuke Shirai. It's because… of you.
He leaned over the balcony, looking towards the brightly lit city of Seoul despite the darkness of night. He brushed through his silver hair with his pale hands as he let out a deep and long sigh. He just didn't understand. Who am I? Why and what is because of me? What does anything have to do with me? I don't understand anything at all…
The door leading to the hospital roof suddenly opened, making Daisuke turn around to see who it was. To his surprise, it was Tae. Tae, hands in his hospital night gown pockets walked towards Daisuke and stopped right next to him, also leaning over the balcony banister, breathing in deeply. Then out.
"What a life, huh, Daisuke?" Tae said, closing his eyes, as his black hair swayed along with the cool breeze of night. "Back then, everything seemed so simple. I never knew the existence of this "World beyond us" of Hollows and Soul Reapers. Well, that is, until I met you…"
"Sorry" Daisuke said sheepishly, toying with his fingers, still looking at Seoul.
Tae looked up to the sky, breathing in and out softly, "It was no coincidence I guess… I mean, I lost all my other jobs then, randomly out of the blue, a position to work in an orphanage is given to me… Doesn't it seem odd to you?"
"Somewhat… yeah…" Daisuke replied, straightening himself up.
"Not just me, Daisuke. You too."
"What do you mean?" Daisuke said, turning his face towards Tae.
Tae lowered his head and faced Daisuke. "Everything that has occurred so far… It happened for a reason… You becoming a Soul Reaper, facing that Hollow, meeting me, meeting Shin, everything! Nothing was ever a coincidence. Mark my words Daisuke, fate brought us all together…"
Daisuke though intently over the matter just spoken. He, too, had to agree with Tae that some things were done by fate. But he still couldn't comprehend the fact why all of this either pointed or attained to him.
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The two stood in silence as the breeze died down a bit. The warm air brushed across their faces as they mindlessly stared onto the city and beyond it.
"The doctors told me that I will be released tomorrow." Tae said, trying to restart conversation.
"So your wounds are all healed? That's good."
"Not really…"
Daisuke raised an eyebrow, "Why? Are not feeling well?"
Tae slightly closed his eyes, leaning his head onto his hand, sighing, "No… it has nothing to do with my injuries… It's that nurse, Minami…"
"What about her?"
"Over the past couple days, I've gotten really close with her, especially after the Hollow incident… She's such a nice girl … She's new in South Korea too, she moved from Okinawa several weeks ago and finally got a job here, at the hospital…"
Daisuke didn't know what to say but he listened closely to Tae.
"… We have a lot in common… And… I think I've fallen for her…"
"What's that suppose to mean?" Daisuke asked, he never heard the term before.
Tae looked at Daisuke strangely, "It means that I like her."
There was eerie silence for approximately five seconds before the entire rooftop was flooded with the sound of laughter of both people.
"So you're telling me that you want to stay in this hospital because of a girl that you just met? That's hilarious Tae. Really."
"Oh shut up, kid. Just get older and you'll see."
"OH. Such WISE words… Tell me that after the marriage."
"Oh, you bet Daisuke, you bet."
"But what do you think?" Tae asked, blissfully.
"About what Tae?" Daisuke inquired.
"Do you think... A girl like her and a guy like me...-"
"No." Daisuke interjected quickly.
The two stared at each other for a full five seconds before exploding in laughter. The laughter continued on as the two exchanged further satirical jokes and such. It was a sort of break from all the jumbled up mess of a life the two had now begun to live. It felt good to laugh to your heart's content for once.
"Sometimes, you are a bastard, you know that Daisuke?" Tae said, amidst the laughter.
"Says you, Tae."
"Oh shut up..." Tae said, continuously laughing.
All the laughing in the end had eventually subsided and there was silence again as the wind blew on the rooftops of Seoul.
"Since you leave the hospital tomorrow, are you going to visit me at the Orphanage?"
Tae was silent; he remembered what Admin Jean had told him, "I got fired."
Daisuke didn't say anything after that. Tae soon left him alone on the roof once again as he went back down to his room.
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Daisuke, reluctantly, leapt his way back to Inchon from Seoul. He had to get to Orphanage; Jean had told him to do so no matter what. Upon reaching the wall for where his room was, he unsheathed his Zanpaku-to and froze a portion of the wall that was about the size of a door. He pushed the piece forward and entered his room. He soon unfroze the block back into solid concrete and moved it into place.
After entering his body, Daisuke collapsed onto his old bed, the springs creaking from the pressure he exerted. He had his hands over his eyes as he lay down, still, in that very position for a long time. He just didn't know what to expect next. His life was becoming so hectic; it was driving him a bit insane. One day I'm just a regular boy, and then I am an orphan, then a Soul Reaper… What is life…? He then straightened himself up and leaned against the wall of his bed. He flicked on the bedside lamp and picked up an old and tattered notebook. Inside the notebook were pictures of various objects and things; a piano, window, a dystopian land, and a faint sketch of his mother. Daisuke looked fondly at his unfinished work. He quickly grabbed for a pencil and began to continue his mother's portrait.
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Unbeknownst to Daisuke, Admin Jean was looking through the small one-way window into Patient #1087's room. He smiled slightly, Drawing again, huh? Just how many talents have you got Daisuke? Jean raised up his fingers and counted off most of what he could think of; Piano, art, Soul Reaper prowess… so many other natural abilities… Coldness…
Tae sat on a bench parallel to Jean. He had left the hospital earlier than suppose to, with authorization of course. He sat silently, also looked through the window. Seeing Daisuke draw reminded him of the drawing he gave him several weeks ago. He didn't believe such creatures could exist back then, but with firsthand experience, he had no choice to. Guess nothing is impossible anymore… With malevolent spirits lurking about with good ones sublimating them… What's next? Vampires? Werewolves?
Jean turned around and faced Tae, leaning against the window.
"I need to tell you why we had to fire you."
Tae, raising an eyebrow, confused, said, "There's a much more important reason to it?"
Jean chuckled softly, "More than you can imagine… It's quite complicated actually…"
"How so?"
"The world as we know it… will delve into chaos… once again…"
"What do you mean by that?"
"When two worlds of great power collide into one, darkness will rein the world yet again…"
"What two worlds are you talking about?"
"The World of Monsters and the World of Spirits…"
Tae sat quietly, looking at the white floor. So I guess my assumption was right… Monsters… God Dammit…
"So there was a time when the two worlds fought one another?"
Jean began to pace little steps in front of the doorway. "Yes… It was a time of great mayhem…"
Tae scratched the top of his head, "When was this? I don't recall reading anything about such chaos in the history books…"
Jean laughed, "It's because you humans didn't want to mention those times… You humans were too weak to be on either side and were caught in the crossfire… History is written by the ones who emerge victorious, not the ones who lose…"
"So by what you are saying, we left it out of our history books… because we lost?"
"Yes… You are absolutely right."
Tae thought for a moment, "You also said, 'you humans' what do you mean?"
Jean, putting his hands into his pants pockets, leaning against the wall, said, "I am not a human Tae… Not anymore…"
"Are you a Soul Reaper?"
"Somewhat… yes…"
The two sat in the darkness of the corridor with only the light shining from Daisuke's room. Tae was dumbfounded by all of the new occurrences happening. First Daisuke… Now Admin Jean?
"Are you going to tell Daisuke about this?"
"Huh? Oh, no. I am not going to tell him. He doesn't need to know… yet…"
After talking for several more minutes, the two got up and exited the corridor afterwards, leaving a sleeping Daisuke in his room.
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Daisuke was shaken awake by Admin Jean the following day. He was surprised to see the Administrator down in the cells; he had never done that before, so it was a first.
"What is it, Jean?" Daisuke said, rubbing his eyes and yawning.
Admin Jean was checking his watch as Daisuke got out of bed. "I need you to be in my office in about ten minutes. I'll send Tae down to escort you in that time."
Daisuke, confused, asked, "Why? What's going on? I thought Tae got fired."
"No time for questions. I have put some new clothes onto your chair. Get dressed in them and be ready." Jean said as he made his way out of the door, closing it behind him.
Daisuke, albeit confused, changed out of his clothes and into a fresh new green school uniform left on the chair by Admin Jean. He quickly got dressed and washed himself up by his sink. He thought about combing his hair but decided against it. He then proceeded to put on his new shoes. After much struggling, he successfully tied a messy knot.
Tae arrived at his door in about ten minutes. He opened it and told Daisuke to come out. Daisuke, with no other obvious choice, exited his room, following Tae down the long white corridors that he hadn't seen in ages.
"Do you know what's going on Tae?" Daisuke asked, trying to keep up with Tae's fast walking pace.
"Not sure myself, Daisuke. Admin Jean just told me to come and bring you to his office." Tae said, looking at Daisuke.
"I thought you got fired…" Daisuke began to say.
"So did I. But Jean told me to come to work today." He said. There was strangeness in the way he said it. It was as if he was trying to hide something. But Daisuke brushed it off and decided to keep it to himself.
After walking through several hallways and climbing many staircases, the two finally reached the Administrative Office. Tae opened the door and led Daisuke in. Inside the room, Jean sat at his desk, talking with a hooded man cloaked in a decorative white robe and cloak. As Daisuke came into his view, Jean raised a hand to the man and they both stopped talking.
"Welcome Daisuke. You may sit down."
Daisuke sat down without saying a word; all he did was pan his line of sight across the room. The hooded man said a word to Jean. He nodded and the man left the room. Daisuke looked at the man as he exited; He only caught a glimpse of his hood and face. The hood had some kind of eagle insignia or crest of the sort... and the man's face... It was as if the man's eyes were glowing… Weird…
"Daisuke, I must apologize for the confusion of the morning today. But today is the day you leave Inchon Orphanage."
Daisuke quickly turned his head to face Admin Jean, "Really? Am I going to live with someone else?" He gave a slight glance at Tae.
"No. Not really…" Daisuke's face fell a bit. "…But we're going to send you somewhere. Somewhere far from here." You'll be safe there… (I hope *cough*) and we'll regularly check up on your status."
"Where exactly are you talking about, sir?" Daisuke asked, filled with curiosity.
Admin Jean handed Daisuke a white envelope. On it were the letters YA in bold. "This is your acceptance letter into Youkai Academy. We congratulate you Daisuke but don't open it yet."
Daisuke took the letter and fumbled around with it, "But I didn't do anything… Wait, what kind of academy is this?"
"Oh, just your ordinary school for students of varying ages… Just like school." He replied, having a rather mischievous grin while he spoke.
"I've never been in school…" Daisuke said.
"Well, you live and you learn, kid." Jean said, still having the smirk on his face, much to Daisuke's utter confusion and frustration. But still, he was free.
"Anyway, Daisuke, while you are in my office, my workers will be packing your possessions into bags for your stay at Youkai Academy. While we are at that, I'd like to give you something…" Jean said, opening a drawer and pulling out a rather thin rectangular package that had the appearance of a book. Tae noticed that a particular book was missing from the shelves of Jean's office.
Daisuke thanked him as he took the book. "Treat it well. It will give you lots of information for your studies at Youkai Academy. Just don't open it until you get there." Jean said, rubbing his hands together.
"Well, that concludes our meeting together. Tae will take you back to your room shortly. Have a good time at Youkai Academy." With that, Jean started to attend to business at his desk with paperwork as Tae led Daisuke out of the office.
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After Daisuke was dropped off at his room, he found that all of his things, which there were little of, were packed neatly into travel bags, waiting for him next to the bed. He sat on his bed, and let out a deep breath. He pulled out the Acceptance Letter and opened it.
Dear first-year student, we welcome you for your acceptance into Youkai Academy. Here, we hope that you will be able to achieve great things in our society. Although, a word of precaution however, we ask of you to watch how you behave on the school grounds. Consequences will be severe to rule breakers as the Public Safety Commission shall watch your every move…
The letter went on and on about subjects and clubs. Some things were very strange however. Some things mentioned various things about monsters and such related beings. Daisuke ignored these things as he imagined it was all a misprint or some rather strange person must have tampered with his school letter. With that, he took a nap.
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When Daisuke awoke, it was the late afternoon. He rubbed his eyes and put a hand through his messy hair to straighten it out. He got up from the bed and looked at his near-empty room. He looked at the piano in the far corner of his room. He approached it and pulled open the hood. He hit the C-Sharp key and the sound rang out. He sat down in front of the piano and began to play some of his own songs that he had made in his confinement. "Alone" and "Teardrops" were some of his many pieces. It was one of his few safe havens in life, music. It given him so peace and tranquility, being locked in a room with a piano, and had allowed him to fully master the art of the piano. It was one of the few decencies that the people here had given him.
After playing some of his songs, he noticed a white note on one of his packed bags. He got up from the piano chair and went over to his luggage to pick up the lone note. He opened the enveloped note and began to read it.
Dear Daisuke, it's me, Tae. After you read this note, come meet me at the entrance of the Orphanage at 6:30. We are going to have to drop you off at your bus stop but before that, let's go grab a bite of food before doing so, it will be my treat. Remember to bring your luggage. Meet you there.
Signed, Tae-hoon.
Daisuke folded the note and looked at the overhanging clock in the center of the western wall. It was 6:24. Quickly, grabbing his luggage, he headed out the door and down the hallway.
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Tae check his watch, a brown parcel in hand, waiting for Daisuke as he sat near the entrance of the Orphanage, leaning on the wall. Daisuke ran out of the doors of the Orphanage with his luggage intact. He came on time exactly at 6:30. Smiling, Tae waved to Daisuke as he approached him. Daisuke set his belongings on the bench, huffing and puffing.
"You have no idea Tae… How much I got lost…" Daisuke said, trying to catch his breath.
Grinning and he picked up Daisuke's luggage, he said, "Oh, I do know. They need to put in elevators, huh?"
"Definitely…"
The two continued talking as they walked from the bench towards Tae's new car, a white Kia Soul. Daisuke was mesmerized by the appearance of the car. It was very shiny and had a very sleek appearance to it. Tae opened the car trunk and put all of Daisuke's bags in it. He then gestured Daisuke to the front. Daisuke didn't understand the concept of car doors and just stared blankly at the handle. He waited until Tae opened his before he had a basic idea of opening the door. Tae started the ignition and smoothly drove the car out of the parking lot and onto the road. Daisuke stared out the window, still so captured by the essence of the outside world although he had seen so much. As they drove past streetlights and grassy hillsides, the car soon approached the city of Ulsan. It was truly an amazing array of city lights and life; a city showing the mass of the Korean metropolis. Daisuke's mouth hung loose in awe to which Tae smirked at.
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The two got off the car and walked several blocks. People stared at Daisuke's strange appearance. Although he had gotten used to the fact of people staring at him, to have so many people looking at him at once kind of made him shudder a bit because of his appearance.
"You hungry, Daisuke?" Tae asked as he trudged along the streets with Daisuke's luggage and his parcel. There were many restaurants along the streets that they had passed. The smell of cooked Korean food had entered both of their nostrils, making their mouths water.
"Uh… Not really." Daisuke said trying to focus on the streets
"Really?" Tae said, eyebrow raised.
"Uh… yeah. Really." As soon as he said that, his stomach started to growl. His face reddened a bit.
"I suppose you are hungry?" Tae asked once more, trying not to laugh.
Daisuke nodded quietly, embarrassed by what had happened.
"Well, I know a good Oriental Korean restaurant about a block from here. Do you want to try it out?"
"That sounds nice, alright." Daisuke said, picking up his pace with Tae.
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The two sat down inside in restaurant, reading their menus. Tae knew what he wanted right away; he ordered a spicy Kimchi stew dish, a signature recipe for this restaurant. Daisuke just stared at the menu. There was just so much to choose from. Everything sounded so good. It was not that the Orphanage had starved him but they never gave him enough to eat until he felt full. They only gave him bread and tomato soup daily. No meats. Now was his chance to try.
"I would like the Ox Bone Soup please." Daisuke said after much thinking.
The waitress asked, "Would you like thinly sliced beef or thickly sliced?"
Tae suggested the thinly sliced to which Daisuke earnestly agreed. The waitress took the orders and went back to the kitchen to drop off the orders.
"First time, huh, Daisuke?" Tae asked, sipping his tea.
"Yeah… It's all so new to me, the world." Daisuke said, looking around the restaurant.
"You'll get use to it… I assure you…" Tae said, setting his cup down.
Daisuke leaned back in his chair and picked up his cup. He drank the tea, and much to his surprise, he liked the taste and immediately asked the waitresses for more. Tae also saw something he hadn't seen before. Daisuke was smiling.
Well, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself Daisuke…
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Daisuke rubbed his stomach after finishing his soup. It was perhaps the most delicious thing he had consumed in his life so far. The milky white appearance of the soul appealed to him and the beefiness of the soup put his taste buds in a trance. He absolutely had loved it. Tae had finished his Kimchi stew as well. He offered Daisuke a small bowl to which he graciously accepted. The soup was very spicy at first but the spiciness of the Kimchi and the sweetness of pork harmonized together to form a very rich flavor. He truly enjoyed his first dinner in the world beyond the Orphanage.
After Tae paid the bill, the two walked onto the streets once more, contently rubbing their stomachs.
"Did you enjoy your meal Daisuke?" Tae asked, burping a bit.
"Yes. Definitely. I never ate anything like it before."
Laughing, Tae replied, "Well. You'll never forget taste of anything like true Korean food."
It had gotten quite late. There weren't that many people wandering around the streets anymore. The two continued walking until they both arrived at a bus stop. They sat down on the bench.
"What are we doing here?" Daisuke asked.
"We have to wait for your ride to come pick you up for Youkai Academy… You have that School Acceptance Letter with you, right?"
"Yep" Daisuke replied, patting his uniform jacket pocket.
"That's good…" Tae said, bringing up his parcel to his lap.
"What's that? The parcel." Daisuke asked, curiously.
"Oh this?" Tae said, fumbling with parcel. "This is for you Daisuke." He said, handing the package to him.
"Thanks, Tae." Daisuke said, setting the package on his lap.
"Well… Open it." Tae said, grinning.
Daisuke opened the package and was surprised to see the contents.
It was a silver wristwatch.
"Tae… How did you?..." Daisuke said, nearly at a loss of words.
Smiling Tae leaned back on the bench, "A man gave it back to me… I don't know why, but I think it is meant for you… For you to take it… Don't you think Sang Hyun would have wanted you to have it as well?"
Daisuke's eyes were wide open, "H-How do you know Sang Hyun?"
Closing his eyes, Tae said, "Thank Shin for telling me."
Daisuke grabbed the watch and snapped it onto his left wrist. The silver was gleaming in the moonlight as it ticked on, second by second. It was a very nostalgic feeling. "Thank you Tae…"
"No problem kid… No problem…
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After about thirty minutes, a light blue and yellow streaked bus drove and stopped in front of the bus stop. The doors opened, revealing a bus driver with black hair and a blue suit. "Youkai Academy?" He asked.
"Daisuke got up, bags in hand, "Yes sir." He walked onto the bus. Upon closer inspection, the bus driver seemed to have glowing eyes. People with glowing eyes these days… Weird… He set his bags onto the front seat and went to the window.
"Tae!..." Daisuke said, calling out to the man that was walking away through the window.
Tae turned around and saw Daisuke, "What?"
"Thank you! Thank you for everything!" his voice rang out and he waved his hand out the window.
Tae smirked and waved back, "Be safe Daisuke! Take care!"
"I will! You too!"
The bus rolled on and Tae was no longer in sight. Daisuke sat down onto his seat, leaning against his luggage. He then heard talking in the back of the bus. He turned around to see who was talking.
"…He looks weird…" said a tall orange-haired boy in a green uniform the same as his.
"Oh shut up Ichigo! He'll hear you… You don't much to say you Strawberry Head!" said a shorter brown haired student.
"What did you just call me Aono Tsukune?!" the other boy said, lunging at the other student in a comical manner.
"GAH! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Don't kill me! SHIII-" the brown-haired boy pleaded as he fell off his seat.
Daisuke walked to them and said, "Hello, my name is Daisuke Shirai. It's a pleasure to meet you."
After releasing the other boy from a chokehold, the orange-haired boy held out his hand, smiling. "Ichigo. Ichigo Kurosaki. Nice to meet you Daisuke." Daisuke shook his hand.
"And my name is Aono Tsukune…" said a weak voice from below the seats.
"Happy to meet you Tsukune… Both of you guys are going to Youkai Academy, right?" Daisuke asked.
"Yep." Ichigo said, "I'm going on official business… and this guy over here…" he said pointing to Tsukune, "is a procrastinating idiot. Therefore, he's going because of his grades."
"It's not what you think Ichigo… My dad got the let-"
"Oh excuses with you, you fool." Ichigo said, sitting back down.
"Well…" Daisuke said, "I hope we can become good friends."
"Definitely" Ichigo said with a grin. "I bet Tsukune would say the same." Tsukune had apparently fallen asleep on the floor. "He's a good friend…"
"Well, I'll leave you two to your business… I'll see you when we get to school."
"You bet. See ya." Ichigo said, doing a slight wave and picking up Tsukune from the floor.
"You bumbling idiot, Tsukune. Get up!"
Daisuke walked back down the aisle and sat back down in his seat and just smiled. What waited ahead of him, he didn't know. But what he was sure of now was that he had two good friends and an adventure that waited for him. He was sure of it. Smiling, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
What waited for him… was a new life… And he knew it.
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(A/N): THANK YOU ALL FOR READING MY FANFIC! It has been fun writing it. I shall write the backstories of the other two characters soon. Don't worry. I won't butcher up their stories too much. It will all fit in nicely. Anyway, thank you for reading this far. I appreciate all of you guys' taking time to read it. As always, reviews are appreciated. Until next time,
~SAYONARA!~