Chapter Two

Okay so Chapter one was like a prologue but... eh *shrugs*

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Hikari.

That's what Misaki- my new mom- and Isshin- my new dad- calls me. I actually do like the name. But it is a little annoying every time dad calls me 'Little sparkie', I mean really?

Mom is by far most the sweetest person I have ever met in this world or my old one. Every night she always sits beside my cradle and have her hand brushing through my hair as she sings to me. There are a lot of more lovely things she does, but this is far most my favorite.

Since I am only one, I couldn't walk yet but I could say some 's quite an accomplishment since I only have only two teeth in my mouth. Both of my parents have already started to teach me the Japanese language. Since I had already started a program on the internet in my old world, it isn't so hard. Though I know Kanji is going to make my head hurt.

I hadn't noticed until some time later that I am the only child so far. Ichigo hasn't been born yet, and so Karin and Yuzu either. And so it is a little lonely, but I think my idiotic father makes up for it along with my sweet mother.

My father... My Mother...

Those words are so unfamiliar to me. I had never had parents and so it is quite surprising waking up every morning to the couple.

Sometime in November, mom got pregnant. I can still remember how happy I was when they told me on Christmas day. I was ecstatic at the news. Ichigo will be coming soon. And I'll be his big sister!

My birthday is actually a day I look forward to. Since it is in April, it is when the Cherry Blossoms usually begin to bloom and they are by far most my favorite flowers in Japan. Mom had made sure that dad planted one right next to my window. So on my birthday, the sweet smell of the pink flowers greet me as I wake up.

"Kari-chan~!" I sigh audibly as dad comes crashing down the door, that goofy look on his face. "Happy Birthday~!"

I wonder when I get older if he'll ever pounce on me like he did to Ichigo in the anime. I giggle as he picks me up from the bed. Knowing him... he would probably do just that.

My mom came into the small room and quickly takes me from dad's arms and kisses me on top of my head.

"Happy Birthday, sweetie." She murmurs into my ear.

Snuggling up close to her, I reply, "Thanks, mommy and daddy."

Three months after my second birthday, on July fifteenth, the orange haired strawberry is born.

Sitting patiently in the lobby with dad holding my hand, we await the doctor to tell us the news. I could actually feel dad's anxiety pushing off in waves. I giggle seeing his look.

"Don't worry, daddy." I murmur, squeezing his big hand with my little one. "Mommy and my little brother are going to be fine."

Dad pushes the door open and I stare at my mother as she holds a bundle of blue blankets in her arms. Her pretty brown curly hair is pulled back from her face as her brown eyes stare down. She looks up when dad closes the door and smiles at me, beckoning me to come.

Slowly, I make my way over and stand beside the bed and stare at my smiling mother.

"Hikari, meet your new baby brother, Ichigo." I feel myself lifted up and I look down at the small face in the blankets.

"He's cute." I mumble, my eyes never leaving the sleeping baby. I could hear mom and dad's chuckles, but I ignore them. "I'm going to be the best older sister to him, you'll see mama and papa."

"We know, baby." Mom murmurs.

It takes about a week before they let mom finally come home. But I didn't mind. I spent all the time in bed with her and Ichigo.

Although he always cries when he doesn't get his own way.

When we finally get to go home with them, dad shows mom the room that is right next to mine that will be Ichigo's room. It is like an exact replica of mine even though mine is pink and his blue.

Finally things are starting to move. I frown down at the sleeping baby in the crib. What am I going to do, little Ichi?

The years fly by so quickly and with mom and dad working downstairs in the clinic, I'm usually Ichigo's babysitter. Not that I minded much. Ichigo as a toddler is just too cute and with him now learning to talk and walk, it makes it even more cuter.

"No, Ichi!" I quickly drop the video camera I was using as a way to embarrass him when he gets older with baby footage, I quickly snag my little four year old brother from going down the steps.

"But I wanna see mama and papa, 'Kari-nee." His adorable pout makes it hard to resist but I still manage.

"Sorry, Ichi. Mom is... um-"

"Getting our baby sisters!" he finishes for me.

"Yeah... you could say that." I let out a relieved sigh.

Besides six year olds aren't supposed to know about... giving birth yet.

Just then, dad appears and with Ichigo in one hand and me in the other, we head down to the clinic.

The twins are in a cot as mom looks over them. Dad disappears and appears back with two feeding bottles and Ichigo and I walk over to mom.

"Karin and Yuzu." Mom says as I hold onto her hand and watch at the crying twins. One has dad's dark hair while the other has mom's brown hair. "You're younger sisters."

It's then that I notice that it is only Ichigo and I that have different shades of hair color from our family members. Ichigo has his orange colored hair, which I sometimes envy over not having. While I have strawberry blonde. But we still managed to snag mom's chocolate brown eyes.

"That means you have to protect them like you do each other." Dad says behind us. Ichigo readily nods, remembering what dad said his name meant.

I stare at them all, hating what will be happening in a few years from now.

And this is the last chapter on Hikari's childhood. I want the rest to come as memories in the canon plot. Hope no one is mad at that *smiles sheepishly*

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