Chapter Six
Aww . You guys made me update because of the encouragement :) Thanks and I'm finally revealing Hikari's powers in this chapter too ^_^ Hope it's not confusing or anything *smiles sheepishly*
Enjoy!
It didn't surprise me that Ichigo quickly ditched us,looking practically flustered the whole time as he dragged Rukia away with some story about her being from his middle school days.
"Why don't you guys go on ahead to mom's grave? I'll meet yah there!" were his last words as he disappeared with Rukia.
"Aha!" Karin says, as we continue to walk causing me to look down to see an amused look on her face.
"What's that suppose to mean, Karin!" Yuzu asks quite worriedly from my other side.
"What it means is that our little Ichigo has finally grown up and become a man." she explains causing me to laugh.
It didn't take long for us to reach the grave yard. Yuzu and Karin immediately goes on ahead, carrying the things they were going to use to decorate mom's grave, but I stopped with my hands clenching. Yuzu stops along with Karin when they noticed that I hadn't followed them in.
"'Kari-nee?" comes Yuzu's worried tone. I hadn't realize that my head is now lowered looking at my feet until I heard her and quickly look up to meet with her worried brown eyes. "Is something wrong?"
"I... I-uh. It's nothing, Yuzu." I smile slightly and finally begin to walk once more, not looking at any of the grave stones along my path.
"But-"
"Just drop it, Yuzu. It's clear she doesn't wanna talk about it." mumbles Karin, shoving her hands into her pockets in a casual manner and continues to walk. Soon after, I hear Yuzu's footsteps behind me and I jump slightly when I feel something clasp around my arm. Looking down, I can't help but smile fully seeing her determined look.
"Don't feel sorry for not visiting mom's grave, 'Kari-nee." Yuzu says, her grip not loosen the slightest as we continue to walk. "I know she would understand why you didn't come."
I stay silent and let the two lead me toward mom's grave.
I could still remember that day clearly. The day my mother was buried. It was all too clear in my memory unlike my vivid past life that I could barely remember a thing about except important things.
No, mom's burial will forever be etched into my memory. How dad watched on solemn, as Yuzu cried and Karin looked close to tears. Ichigo held tightly onto my hand that day, never letting go as silent tears slid down his cheek. But me?
I didn't cry. I didn't deserve to cry for my mother that I let die. That I didn't save...
Now as I stared at the ordinary looking grave stone that Yuzu hurriedly placed flowers on and Karin began to clean I just stood there, with my hands clenched once again at my sides, just staring at the grave.
I'm so sorry, mother. How many times have I said that and thought that? Surely by now it was close to a million already or even more.
When Yuzu and Karin are finished, I watch s both gather in front of mom's grave beside me. Karin, clasping her hands, closed her eyes as if in a silent prayer as Yuzu just stared, looking close to tears. Frowning, I go to put a hand on her shoulder in a gesture, but she crumples to the ground and begins to sob.
"Yuzu," I mumble lowering myself to her. I put a hand around and let her continue to cry.
"Hey, you can't keep bursting into tears every time we come here, you know." Karin had stooped also, and glares slightly at the still crying Yuzu. "We're eleven. We are big kids now."
"Karin, stop." I warn her, but she ignores me and Yuzu sniffles as she looks to Karin.
"I know, but it just makes me sad." At this, she returns her head on my lap as I take a seat on the ground and let her cry in my lap.
"Oh geesh. Are you sure you're my sister?"
Before I can scold Karin, dad's voice interrupts.
"I'll show you three!" I sigh and turn slightly to see my idiot of a father making idiotic poses for whatever stupid reason he had come up with. "It's time for the annual Kurosaki eating competition. So lets get started-!"
He is cut off, of course, by Karin's foot kicking him square in the jaw. "You win for being the most annoying dad of the year!"
"I can't agree more." I deadpan at the man who crashes into a grave, breaking it.
"I won already?! But I was just getting started!" comes his excited voice, though he should have been hurt. But of course he gets to his feet once more, says something stupid and then gets beaten for it. But I laugh as Karin runs away, opting dad to follow.
"Come back and fight like a man!" he yells. I roll my eyes at the two, before turning my attention back to Yuzu who continues to cry.
"Hey, you think mom would want you to be crying, Zuzu-chan?" I mumble softly causing her to sit up slightly and wipe her eyes as she sniffles once more.
"N-no..." I smile at her, making her smile slightly. "She would want me to smile."
"That's right. So let's both smile, okay?"
"Okay, 'Kari-nee."
I shiver, looking around the burial ground.
Hollow... Powerful one too... Gritting my teeth, I get to my feet at the same time as Karin.
"Something's here." she murmurs, making Yuzu look up at her in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Karin looks to Yuzu before looking to me.
"You felt it too right, Hikari-nee?" I hesitantly nod at her, my brows pulling together. My eyes widen, seeing a flash of black.
"Karin, Yuzu! Get out the way!" Both pairs of eyes widen as I shove them out of the way, my eyes narrowing slightly as the face of the monster slowly comes into view.
"Go get dad, now!" I yell at them, getting into a stance. Both stare at me and I glare at them. "I said now!"
"'Kari-nee..." Karin grabs Yuzu's hand and takes off in the direction that dad should be. I let out a sigh.
At least they're safe...
"Forgot about me, little human?" I glare up at the creature, my hands slowly unclench from the tight grip.
"No. An you'll wish that I did!" I yell. Closing my eyes, I let out a breath as I began to concentrate on the energy. Slowly, I can feel it beginning to surround me and I open my eyes to feel the cool feeling of Reishi in my hands. Looking down, the two weapons make me grin.
"What an interesting power you hold, little human. It smells actually... devine. What are you?" I can't help but smirk as I raise the two hand guns that were silver in color both point directly at the familiar looking Hollow.
"None of your business!" I yell, and pull the trigger of the Spirit Weapon, which causes silver blasts of energy to escape from the two weapons. Once again, feeling the Reishi gathering at the bottom of my feet, I quickly move back, awaiting for the clouds of dust that had appeared around the hollow to disappear.
I got a hit on him, didn't I? I grit my teeth once more when a dark chuckle comes from inside the clouds of dust.
"I think I have a good idea what you are, little human. But I'll have to test my theory out first!"Then, the large Hollow lunges at me.
"Shit." Is all I get to say before I move back once more. "This is going to be really hard, isn't it?"
I didn't need a reply to know I was right.
I really hate how these chappies are so so short . I promise to make the next one more longer!
Anyone wanna guess Hikari's power? :3