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Chapter 17: Saturday, Coming Home

It was finally the holidays and I could finally go back home in Karakura for a week. I was waiting for the train to come around when I saw a familiar person standing a few meters away from me.

"Ichigo?!" I cried out once I found out who it was. He turned towards me and was as shocked as I was to see me here.

"Kurara?! What are you doing here?" he asked, quite stunned.

"To go back home." I replied. Ichigo must also be going to his home too since he's carrying a big bag on his shoulder.

"Wait, where do you even live?" Ichigo asked again.

"Karakura." I answered, awarding me with an even shocked Ichigo.

"Seriously?! You live there too!" he cried out. What? "Wow, I never expected that!" Ichigo smiled while scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, it's a surprise for me as well." I smiled back. Soon the train came and we got on. "So which part do you live in?"

"Near the North. You?" he responded.

"Central." I answered.

"Hey since we kind of stay near each other, wanna come over to my place?" Ichigo asked. Wait?! Come…to his house?! Isn't that what couples do?! "Uh, but it's ok if you don't want to." Ichigo quickly said, sensing my hesitation.

"No, I think it should be fine. Oh, my stop's here." I answered as the train started to slow down. "How about you come over to my place for a while, just so I can put down my things." I asked, looking at a slightly blushing Ichigo.

"Oh, ok" he stammered. In a few minutes, we reached my place. Just a simple place, a bit like our home in Sereitei but smaller.

"You just wait there. I'll be back in a few." I said and went inside to put down my things.

Outside Ichigo's home:

"Wow! This is huge!" I exclaimed. We were standing in front of a huge building which looked like it had several rooms, outside was a garden with a variety of vegetables and flowers growing there.

"Well, I have a large family so we're gonna need all the space we can get." Ichigo commented and headed towards the door. "I'm home…"

"YOU'RE LATE!" Before Ichigo could even finish, a foot landed on his face, beloging to a rather large man who just flew out from the door. Ichigo landed on his head on the hard floor. Wh…What?! Ichigo?! "What time do you think it is, you delinquent child?! You said you'll be here at 3 and it's now 3:01!" the man exclaimed, looking down at Ichigo on the ground. He's that strict! He had spiky black hair and brown eyes with thin facial hair around his mouth and cheeks, wearing a white lab coat over his yellow shirt and black pants.

"IDIOT! IS THAT HOW YOU GREET YOUR SON AFTER HE JUST RETURNED FROM ANOTHER CITY?!" Ichigo shot up and glared at the man straight in the face. Wait…Son?

"SILENCE! NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON, ALWAYS KEEP YOUR WORD AND BE PUNCTUAL! ONLY A PUNISHMENT OF BLOOD CAN BE RENDERED!" the man, who I believe is Ichigo's dad glared back and shouted.

"PUNISHMENT MY ASS!" Ichigo shouted back. I'm guessing this is where he inherited his hot blood genes…

"Uhm…Ichigo. Who's this?" I finally asked and his dad turned around to face me. His eyes suddenly changed into a much calmer pair. I could tell that he was inspecting every part of me.

"YOU! Are you going to be my new daughter?!" he cried out in joy, grabbing both of my hands. Say what?! Daughter!

"Idiot! Don't just go saying that to every girl I bring here!" Ichigo complained, punching his dad on the head and releasing my hands from the tight grip.

"But this one seems suitable. I can see she's wife material!" his dad said, giving two thumbs up. Wife…What is he talking about?!

"You idiot!" Ichigo kicked him hard, causing him to faint on the spot.

"Uhm…Is he alright?" He doesn't look like he's breathing.

"Don't worry, he'll revive in no time. This is normal for him." Ichigo replied. Normal?! I'm surprised he's still not in the hospital!

"What's all the racket?" I heard a young girl's voice coming from inside the house and out came a girl. She looked to be around 11 years old with light brown eyes and hair which hung over the right side of her forehead and wore a red hairclip on the other side. She wore a green hooded sweatshirt, a red and white striped skirt and a pink apron. "Ichigo!" she cried out in glee and ran up to Ichigo. Is she his sister?

"What's going on out there?" another female voice said. This time was another 11 year old girl with black eyes and short straight hair which cropped to hang around her face. She wore a white short-sleeved jacket over a red and white striped shirt and blue shorts. "Ichi-nii! You're back!" She also went in for a hug.

"Yuzu, Karin! It's great to see you guys again! You gotten taller since the last time I came!" Ichigo said, ruffling the girls' hair. "Oh yeah. Yuzu, Karin, This is my classmate Haruno Kurara. Kurara, these are my twin sisters, Yuzu and Karin Kurosaki." Ichigo introduced us.

"Ah, a pleasure to meet you. Wait twins?!" I exclaimed a little surprised. You can already tell by first glance that these two had two very different personalities.

"We get that a lot." Karin simply said with her hands behind her head.

"We're fraternal twins. So you're Haruno, the one who we heard a lot from Ichigo. Are you guys dating?" the minute Ichigo heard that, he quickly slammed his hand on Yuzu's face. This family is quite…lively…

"Anyway, put down your things Ichigo. Lunch is almost ready. You're free to join us Haruno." Yuzu said. I nodded and proceeded into the house. Then I realized that Ichigo's mother didn't come out.

"Oh yeah, Ichigo. Where's your…" The minute I step into the house and turned to the right, I was greeted with a huge poster of a woman with long wavy brown hair and a smiling face with the words 'Masaki Forever' on the bottom. "What…What is that…" I stammered, I've never seen such a huge poster of a person before.

"Oh that's just a poster of mom. Dad wanted a memorial of her in the house and just had to pick this." Ichigo answered in a exasperated voice. Memorial?

"Wait, you mean she's…I'm so sorry." I said.

"It's ok. It's been years anyway." Ichigo sighed. "Hey Karin, he's not at home now right?" He?

"Yeah, he left just this morning." Karin said with a straight face.

"Ichigo, who's he?" I asked.

"It's better that you don't know." Ichigo said. "Anyways, I'm starved. What's for lunch?" Ichigo asked cheerfully, trying to get the mood back.

"Your favourite, curry rice!" Yuzu gleamed as she lifted the lid from the pot of curry. She soon distributed everyone a serving. "Haruno, Ichigo told me lots about your cooking. Please tell me how mine is." Yuzu pleaded with puppy eyes.

"Of course. And you can call me Kurara if you want." I mean, she's so adorable and young. It seems weird for her to say my last name. "Mmm, This is really good." I praised after eating a spoonful of the curry rice.

"Really? Thank you Kurara-nee!" Yuzu cried for joy.

"Well Yuzu is the only one who cooks in this house so her dishes are always nice." Karin commented. Soon we all started having conversations on our lives here in Sereitei and Karakura.

Few minutes later:

"Thanks for inviting me over Ichigo. I really had a lot of fun." I said we walked towards the door.

"No prob. Sorry about my dad though, he's always…over-exuberant." Ichigo sighed.

"Haha, its fine. It was funny, in its own way." I said.

"Anyway, you're free to come here anytime. I'm sure Yuzu and Karin would love to have another girl in the house." Ichigo replied.

"But they have you to play with. You guys seem really close." I said.

"Yeah, but I'm usually busy with other things." He said. Suddenly, the door flew open and Ichigo's face paled in shock. I turned around and saw a boy who looked just like Ichigo but had white hair and golden eyes. He wore a black hooded jacket over a white shirt and tattered denim jeans.

"Oh your back, Ichigo." He said with a slightly evil smirk.

"Yeah. I am back, Hichigo."

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