[First Book]
Emiko Kurosaki is a 15 year old teen who has no memory of her past. All she remembers was waking up on the streets, at the age of seven, cold, confused, and starving. Luckily, a kind couple pick her up and brought her into their home. I...
I continue to stare at the spot the gates had vanished from.
Hell...? That sounds to good for that monster.
~~~~Time Skip~~~~
It's night time, and the four of us had our attention on the boy.
"How is it?" Ichigo ask Rukia, still in his soul reaper form.
"It's a shame, but the chain of fate was already disconnected... No traces are left... Too much time passed. It's impossible to return to your body anymore."
"No way..." the parakeet lower his head.
This poor boy had not only his only family taken away from him, but his life as well... I wouldn't be able to handle that as well as he is.
Rukia crouches down in front of him and tries to cheer him up.
"D-Don't worry! Soul Society is a place where you have nothing to be afraid of."
The boy didn't look any happier.
"There are some excellent qualities as well. Such as, never being hungry. You're body feels light also. It's nine times out of ten better than this world!"
"You don't say, freeloader." Ichigo simply says.
Rukia sends a nervous glance his way.
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I sit in front of the cage and speak with a kind smile on my face.
"Doesn't that all sound nice?"
"..."
"At least, if you go to the other world, you can see your mother."
That caught the boy's attention. As well as the others.
"It's not possible for her to return to life here but, if you were to go there... This time, your mom really will be waiting for you."
"Emiko-"
"Ichigo, can you please send him there?" I cut Rukia off.
My smile was now gone. It was back to my emotionless expression.
"Right..."
Grabbing his sword, Ichigo gets ready to perform Konso.
"Mister..."
The parakeet faces Chad.
"Thank you for everything!"
"....It was nothing."
"Because you carried me around, I didn't get hurt at all."
"...It was nothing..."
"...Well, I should go now... Thank you very much!"
"...Yuichi... When I die and go over there... Is it all right if... I carry you around one more time...?
Those it's hard to tell, I knew the boy was smiling.
"Sure!"
He made everyone, but me, smile.
"Yuichi Shibata."
Everyone looks at me. I simply just stare back at the boy.
"It's time for you to go and find your mother."
"Right!" the parakeet nods.
"Promise me something."
"Yes?"
"Promise me once your reunited with your mother...you'll never lose her again."
"Yes! I promise!"
A small smile tugs at my lips.
"And if there's a chance you can't find her, when I die, I'll be there to help you look for her."
"You will?"
I nod.
"I know what it's like not having a family..." I speak remembering waking up in that alleyway. "It hurts..."
"...Yes, it does..." he nods in agreement. "...What's your name? So I can remember."
"Emiko... Emiko Kurosaki."
"Emiko...Kurosaki..." he repeats. "Okay! I'll remember your name! I'll keep a look out for you even if I find her! That way you can be part of our family!"
"..."
I was taken back from his words. But I still smiled at him.
"I would love that."
~~~~Time Skip~~~~
Ichigo had perform Konso and had returned to his body. After Rukia wiped Chad's memories, sadly, we returned him back to his place. We went home after that. The three of us are currently hanging out in Ichigo's room.
"Looks like you got another family ready to adopt you once you're no longer living." Ichigo teases with a smirk on his face.
"...I didn't expect him to say that. I guess the way I said it made it sound like I currently didn't have one. But I meant what I said. I doubt he'll find his mother, but I'll help once I'm dead."
"...You surprised me, Emiko." Rukia speaks up.
"How so?"
"I didn't expect you have such a soft side to anyone besides your family."
I simply just look at her with my emotionless face.
"Also," she grins. "I didn't know you knew how to smile."
Ichigo jumps on that bandwagon as well.
"Yeah, it's been forever since you last smiled. You should do it more, it's cute."
"Because of that comment I'm never doing it again."
"Okay, okay, I'll stop. But you should at least do it for dad, Yuzu, and Karin. You know it'll make them happy."
I look back at the pendant, I was playing with, between my fingers.
