01.7
…..
jouez avec moi
'play with me'
…..
01.7
'Clankclankclank. Slide' "Yo! Hat and clogs! I'm here to talk to you about something and we have a visitor!" An orange-headed teenager yelled as he stomped shamelessly through his host's house. "Ah, Ichigo-kun, what a pleasant surprise! Kuchiki-san is here. She's just in the other room. I'll go get her for you. By the way, who is that on your back?" He asked.
"Thanks Urahara-san. I'll…tell you later." Ichigo said while giving Urahara a guarded look. Urahara nodded and gave a knowing look in turn and turned to walk through one of the shoji doors on his right. He remerged later with Rukia tapping away loudly on her flip phone. Ichigo snatched the phone out of her hand, set the sleeping girl down against the wall, and then headed off down the hall, mumbling something about finding Ururu. "You bastard! Give me back my phone!" Rukia yelled with fervor. "Calm down, Rukia! I'll just be a second!" Ichigo yelled back from down the hall.
He yanked open Ururu's room door to find her reading a book. "Oi, Ururu. You mind if I borrow that phone of yours?" Ururu shook her head and tossed Ichigo her cell. "Thanks, I'll bring this back soon, okay?" Ururu nodded and went back to reading her book. Ichigo closed the door behind him and ran back to Urahara. He synched both of the phones together and gave Urahara Ururu's cellphone. He held Rukia's in his hand. "What are you up to, Ichigo-kun?" Ichigo ignored this and started to tap away at Rukia's phone. Two seconds later the phone in Urahara's phone began to beep and ring uncontrollably. He flipped open the phone and started to read the text message that was sent by Ichigo.
'That girl is not Sakura. I suspect her to be Grand Fisher in disguise, but I can't be too sure. Any ideas?' Urahara grunted then swallowed slowly while glancing at the currently sleeping figure that was not too far away from him. He paused for a moment before tapping his thumb on Ururu's cellphone keypad, mind buzzing with possible solutions to their predicament. After typing the message, he clicked send and Rukia's phone that was in Ichigo's hands began to ring the song 'Tonight Tonight Tonight' by Beat Crusaders. He looked at Rukia mockingly and she returned the look with a frustrated scowl. He flipped the phone open and bit his tongue to keep from yelling out of anger. 'My my Kurosaki-kun, I didn't think you to be the type to actually THINK about the situation before charging in. Must be the hormones these days, eh?' Ichigo picked up an object nearest to him and chucked it at Urahara.
"Kurosaki-kun?" Urahara said in a sing-song voice.
"Huh?" Ichigo grunted.
"A wise boy once said to me; 'Be the leaf'." Urahara flipped out his fan and began to fan himself. A black cat with golden yellow eyes appeared and took in the situation. The cat then left the scene and wondered off to town, hoping for a free meal from a human.
Black converse trudged through the muddy earth floor before coming to a stop in front of a playground in a park that was widely known as "Karakura Town Park". Nervously, she grabbed the straps of her backpack and proceeded forward with a limp. She pulled out her iPod and pressed the home button on it and the screen lit up. Four-thirty it read. Sakura placed the iPod back in her pocket and looked forward. She had just exited the Karakura Town park and into the empty streets of Karakura Town. Looking to her right, she saw a strong light coming from what seemed to be a stand. A nice, rich, and delicious smell wafted through the murky air to her nose. Her stomach grumbled loudly.
It was a food shop.
Food.
Sakura hadn't realized she was hungry earlier; her mind focused on the events that had transpired. From the strange, crying little girl named 'Ai'—or so she thought; she had no other name to call her by—to the randomly dressed orange-headed teenager named Ichigo who was quite strange and wielded a butcher knife for some apparent reason. But she supposed that wasn't as strange as waking up in a ditch with a blanket—that she had never seen nor owned before—with her name stitched onto it. The blanket was well designed—made from the finest silks and patterns—so she couldn't have possibly left it behind. She'd folded it neatly and placed it into her backpack before struggling to climb out of that damn hole with a sprained ankle.
Sakura arrived at the food stand that was labeled Ichiraku's Food Stand and dug her hands into both of her front jeans pockets. She felt a piece of paper and pulled it out. On it read Ai's name in kanji with a safety pin attached to the top. Why was she still holding Ai's nametag? She hadn't seen Ai when she left the park. Maybe someone found her and took her in? Sakura hoped that was the case because she felt like she was missing something; like she had been robbed a part of her memory.
"Welcome to Ichiraku's!" Sakura was startled out of her thinking as she looked at the lady behind the counter. She seemed to be bright and happy at this ungodly hour. Her nametag read 'Ayame'.
"What would you like to eat or drink this morning, miss? Can't go to sleep? Have somewhere to be? Then try out our special; Ichiraku's Super Rejuvenating Problem-Solving Ramen! You will be the first to try our Special, so it's on the house!" Sakura went behind one of the four flaps that covered part of the shop from outside view and sat on one of the stools. "Sure. May I also have onigiri, umeboshi, anmitsu, some sushi and potstickers?" A little drool was beginning to drip from the corner of her mouth. This caused Ayame to giggle. "Yes, you may, and how many of each would you like?" "Six of each please. And also"—Ayame looked up—"could you make the onigiri salmon flavored?" She nodded. "Are you sure you can eat all of that?" Ayame asked as she scribbled down her order on a notepad. Sakura nodded vigorously. Ayame giggled again. "You're quite the customer, aren't you? Well, your order will be ready in a few." Ayame winked and walked back to a man who was cooking on a stove top and handed him the order. The man nodded and began to chop, flip, and stir his ingredients meticulously yet quickly.
Sakura looked to her right and saw a black cat with piercing golden eyes stare up at her curiously. Sakura looked back with the same facial expression. She reached her finger out to the cat, and the cat began licking her finger. 'What a cute cat. I wonder who its owner is…' The cat suddenly climbed onto Sakura's chair, then her back, and then jumped off of her shoulder onto the ramen counter. It stared back at her mockingly. Sakura scowled back at the cat.
"Here's your order!" Sakura jumped at the sound of Ayame's voice. "Already done?" That was quick. "Yep! Our shop is notorious for quick customer service in the whole Karakura-Konoha area!" She wondered why she had never heard of this shop before. "Here you are: six onigiri, umeboshi, anmitsu, sushi, and potstickers!" Ayame had one big dish with the food placed on a giant leaf. They all looked so appetizing! Sakura's mouth began to water, and her stomach began to growl really loudly. "Your soy sauce is in the middle of the plate. Your ramen will be ready in a few." Ayame turned back to aid the man in cooking the ramen Special. Sakura immediately devoured two of her onigiri balls whole. 'Oh sweet, sweet kami! These are so delicious! I think I'm in heaven...' She savored the taste for as long as she could.
"Meow". Sakura almost forgot about the black cat. "Would you like some too?" The cat nodded its head. She broke off a piece of the onigiri and laid it next to the cat's paws. The cat began to lick the rice. Sakura popped another onigiri into her mouth. And another, and another until all the onigiri was finished. Next she moved on to the sushi. The cat that was sitting on the counter snatched one of the sushi rolls away from her fingers and hissed at Sakura. Sakura glared at the cat. "Hey, remember who paid for this meal! Selfish little…" She mumbled the last part as she dipped another piece of sushi into the soy sauce and chewed it carefully. She watched as the cat licked the sushi it had stolen moments ago. To her right, a steaming hot bowl of delicious looking ramen was placed down on the counter. Sakura stopped mid-chew and looked up.
"Here you go! One steaming hot Ichiraku's Super Rejuvenating Problem-Solving Ramen!" Sakura looked at the bowl and noticed a lot of Naruto Maki* in it. "A special customer of ours suggested that we put a lot of Naruto Maki in the ramen! He even gave us specific orders to serve it to a certain pink-headed green-eye girl, should we see her on the streets passing by our shop. He even paid us a hefty sum to convince us, but we were already convinced. This girl he talked about sounded special to him, because he always said good things about her. Tell me,"—she began, to ask—"would you happen to be Haruno Sakura?" She nodded and then swallowed hard. Ayame smiled then turned to the man in the kitchen. "See father! I told you I had a good eye!" The man grumbled to himself while cleaning his hands on his hand towel. She turned back to Sakura and gave a wink before petting the eating cat and walking back to the kitchen. Sakura stared at her retreating back before going back to munching on her meal.
Five minutes later….
Sakura hardly touched her umeboshi because she was full. She didn't even get to taste the ramen. "May I get a to-go box please?" Ayame nodded and packed Sakura's meal in several take-out boxes. She put them each carefully inside an Ichiraku's Food Stand signature bag. Sakura scrapped up some coins and bills and paid the lady. She patted the black cat on the head and the exited the store. The cat jumped off of the counter and tugged on Sakura's pant leg.
"What is it, boy?" The cat meowed indignantly. Sakura bent down to pat the cat's head but the cat kept on tugging. In fact, the cat seemed to be tugging her towards a certain direction. "Okay, okay, I'll follow you wherever you need to go. Happy?" The cat then mewled in triumph and lead Sakura to an alleyway that had a street on the other side. She walked through, garbage and broken glass, careful to not step on each one. Her ankle no longer bothered her. The cat, however, was leaping and hopping everywhere gracefully and flawlessly. She grumbled to herself, a scowl set on her face. They arrived at the end of the alleyway, where there were less street lights. She looked to her right and saw another shop labeled 'Urahara's Shop'. The cat led her straight to the front doors of the place. The cat started scratching on the wooden frame of one of the sliding doors and she opened it up to let the cat inside. Sakura turned to leave but the cat meowed at her, as if to invite her in. "I can't possibly intrude in this place-"—she was cut off by the cats meowing. "Alright alright." She took off her shoes at the door and followed the cat around the first corner on her right. There, in front of her was a scene she was not expecting to see; that same strange orange-headed teenager named Ichigo, glaring at a stripped-hat, clog-wearing man named Urahara, another short girl, and an exact—almost carbon—copy of Sakura laying asleep against one of the walls. The copy Sakura opened her eyes and suddenly appeared in front of Sakura's face. The phone Ichigo was holding dropped and yelled for her to move, but his cry fell on deaf ears.
This fake Sakura hooked a finger under Sakura's chin and asked "Jouez avec moi*?"
Sakura did not know what came over her, but next thing she knew she was mouthing what the words meant in English along with the fake Sakura.
"Play with me?"
this chapter seems kind of filler, doesn't it? sorry about that lol.
*1 naruto maki is that swirly white stuff you see in some ramen noodles. I believe that was what Naruto was named after.
*2 I probably screwed up my French again LOLZ (help my gaiz im dying) but it means "play with me?" yeah I tried to make that sortakinda what the theme of the chapter was I guess idk man
Urahara and Ichigo looked like they were playing a little with the situation ( I mean I tried to make it that way if you didn't see it then that's ok I fail anyways) and then the black cat that was stealing Sakura's foodz and then the fake sakura asking the real sakura to play with her so ya….. lmao ok thanks for reading this installment of Her Story!11!one!1 I really appreciate your feedback and yeah it tickles me pink. If I screwed up PLEASPLEASPLEASE let me know ok?
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