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It's been 6 weeks, since the final battle, since Ichigo's death. Shenji Hayatsukaya had defeated the greatest threat known to both world of the living and Soul Society, and in return, lost his Mentor, and his best friend, Noel. He still works for the Soul Society, but only when he feels like it, since he knows that they can handle themselves. Shenji's power is beyond even that of Any living being, for when he fought in the final battle, he only was using half of his full power, which he still hasn't figured out how to do.

 

Shenji was recently seen, or at this point, is at Ichigo's grave, visiting him on a daily basis, giving flowers and placing them on Ichigo's sword, Tensa Zangetsu.

 

Shenji adjusted his glasses, praying in front of the grave. "May you rest in peace, Ichigo." He stood up, starring at the grave, which was very far from his own house.

tiko wiped her eyes as people talked about ichigo's death." why did that all have to happen noel and ichigo both died" she said as more tears came.she was in the human world and at the school so she could go check up on the grave there." i hate this so much without ichigo around his speciel squad is falling apart quickly" she whispered.tiko left the school and walked to where the graves were." i'll pay his mom's grave a visit as well put soem fresh flowers for both of them" tiko said looking for a flower place.she found one after about four minutes and got some lilys and roses." thank you sir" she said lighly paying for the flowers.

Shenji sat at the grave site, looking at Tensa Zangetsu for the longest time. He began having flash backs of what had happened.

 

""Ichigoooo!!!!" The mentor slowly fell before Trest. "Shenji.... I leave the rest....to you...."

 

Those where the last words Ichigo spoke before he died, and all Shenji did was curl up, crying into his arms, his glasses on the ground.

tiko left the flower shop holding the flowers and crying." i wonder where shenji is i mean he was the closes to ichigo maybe he is at ichigo's grave praying" she thought trying to get her tears to stop falling.she looked at the flowers and forgot about the tears." why the hell did that all have to happen it doesn't make much sense that no matter what we always fight never try to get them to stop doing whatever they are doing that is bad" tiko said reaching the steps to all the graves.her attention led down to the flowers.so many tears had fallen on them tiko had to shake them alittle to get them all off.

Shenji stood up, making sure that the sword was well fitting in the ground. "I'll be back tomorrow..." Shenji took one more bow to the grave, than slowly turned around, walking away from the grave. His Soul Phone rang, and another flashback came back into his head.

 

""Noel...??" he held her in his arms, she barely could keep her eye's open. "She....nji.... I'm..... sorry......"

 

A tear ran down his cheek, for he knew that if he was there, he could have maybe saved her, but now she wasn't here anymore, leaving him to live in a world where she exists no more.

"So this is my new home?" Loki said as he walked inside the house. He put his katana in a safe place and plopped onto his bed. His stuff has already been moved. It's been about a year since his master, Ken's death. "I still haven't forgotten," Loki said as he looked out the window to Shenji's house. "Not yet," Loki said as he lie back down.

tiko reached ichigo's mom's grave and got out the lilys." i hope you and your son are happy together mrs.kurosaki and you guys don't have to fear shenji and veryone else is fine and hope you are happy together now" she said puting the lilys on her grave.tiko wiped away soem tears and bowed leaving the grave." i wonder if shenji really did visit his grave today" tiko said.she looked around and somewhat saw shenji." shenji he did visit his grave today didn't he how long has it been since i seen him anyways" she said running up to him.she almost droped the roses seeing him cry alittle." shenji you okay" tiko asked him finally noticing the tears stoped.she dropped the roses and hugged shenji.

Shenji could feel himself being hugged. "Tiko..?" He looked at her from behind, then then slowly turned to her, hugging her back. "I'm alright... just a little shaken up..." He let her go, then smiled, his eye's bloodshot. "I must go home... I will see you later..." He walked away, waving good bye. As he got home, he saw a moving truck in the front yard next to his house. "Oh yeah.. new neighbor.... hope they like it here." He went inside, opening the windows.

tiko sighed a sshenji left." he was not just shaken up he was sad and yet he acts like he wasn't so like men" tiko almost yelled.she picked up all the roses and walked off to ichigo's grave.tiko found it and got on her knees puting the flowers on the grave." hey ichigo i know you can hear the prayers and stuff everyone is saying for you so i know you can hear me all i want to say really is you were a awesome person and even if shenji and everyone else will never admit it we all cryed for you and noel when you died and that yo uwere the best person i knew and i hope thta you are really happy where ever you are now and i will always miss you captain ichigo kurosaki" tiko said as she began crying again.she looked up at the sky as a drop of rain hit her.the rain came down as she got up and rubbed her eyes puting her hood on and running to find shelter.

Red was just at a shop looking around, looking for some flowers that may be suited to bring to Ichigo's grave, "These look so lovely~" She smiled, sniffing the flowers with care.Finally she deiced on and mix of white and red roses. She bought the flowers then left the shop. "I really didn't want to do this but...I might as well go because I'm sure to run into Hayatsu-San as he always goes there around this time, "She sighs. "He took it so hard and then to lose his best Friend after that was an even bigger blow...I think he loved her." Red let she self smile a little. "I haven't shown myself to him at all since then. He must hate me now or think I hate him...and I kinda do. Just a little." She saw him walk past her. She didn't stop him. "He must have just cried." She wispered. She knew he did she saw him do the same thing for the past weeks.

Maya thanked girl as she exited the shop. Everybody was buying flowers today for some reason, and the fact that they were Soul Reapers had to be more than a coincidence. It was probably related to...

 

She remembered reading the news when it came out. The boy, Kurosaki, had died recently. She had never met him, but he had certainly been making waves in the Soul Society. First he took on the 13 Guards, then Aizen and his Espada...

 

Maya took a moment to lean onto the wooden counter, looking around the tiny shop. This was her... sixth (?) flower shop in the area. She had been on surveillance in the Human World for what seemed to be forever, and humans might become suspicious if the same ageless woman runs the same flower shop for 50-something years. She grabbed one of the glass vases off of a nearby shelf with a rag from the counter, giving it a good shine. She actually enjoyed being in the Living World. Humans weren't all that bad, especially around here. Actually, she couldn't remember the last time she had returned to the Soul Society. Wasn't it for some kind of ceremony? A new bulding or something. Maya sighed as she returned the vase to its place on the shelf. She really needed to get out more. Maybe she would find out where this Kurosaki's grave was, drop some flowers off. On the house, of course.

 

She smirked a little at the... well, slightly-morbid joke. She didn't have the details, but if other Shinigami held him in such high regards, then he deserved her respect, too. She might close up early today...

tiko stopped running noticing the rain was just a hallucination." ever since then this has been going on" tiko said falling to her knees.she felt as if she had just cut her heart out and fed it to a hollow.tiko started shivering as she began hiccuping." god dang it where is everybody when you need them like rukia or renji" tiko said trying to hide her face in her hoody.she got up and looked up at the sky until she finally stoped crying.she turned back to the grave area and sighed." i'm gonna see who all comes by atleast" she said.

Loki woke up from his nap. "School starts tomorrow," Loki said as he looked at his schedule. "Looks like Urahara put me in all classes with Shenji," Loki sighed as he turned over on his bed.

Red sighed. "I should still go..." She sighs again and walks to the grave-yard. Opon entering she saw Tiko crying. "T-tiko....-San is that you!? Are you okay?" In her mind "She up have been crying. Sigh. How many tears can one person get? I mean when I die, because it has to happen, I hope people- wait...." She sighs "Are you okay? Or maybe are you sick or something?" She asks.

Edited August 25, 201213 yr by Sora's Baby

tiko looked at red and sniffled." i'm fine red it's nothing i promise" tiko said.she looked at the flowers red had and sighed." are you going to school tomorrow" she asked.tiko looked at the sky and sighed." you going to ichigo's grave" she asked trying not to get to touchy on the subject.tiko took her hoddie off and tied it around her waist waiting for the answers.

"I am going his grave. Although I'm homeschool'd. So i guess no. Anyway is that why your here?" She asked as if ticked off. "Why do people always bring up school. I can't go." She sighs "Sorry. </3 ." She looks away. "Look Tiko-San I'm going to tell you something. Don't waste your tears on the dead. They can't come back and that's why we should save our tears for the living." She said turning away. She then tossed the flowers to Tiko. Red then walked back out of the graveyard. "I can't stand all the death anyway...and if he died in...there's nothing left to cry over." Red fills a chill down her spine.

Edited August 25, 201213 yr by Sora's Baby

Loki sighed as he sat next to Ichigo's grave. Since he was trained by an Arrancar, he has gained the powers to open Garganta. "If they only knew right?" Loki said as he knocked over Ichigo's gravestone. "Can't grieve over what's not dead right?" Loki smiled as he looked up in the air with his zanpakuto on his back.

Maya sat in the distance, watching the children gathered around the grave. She was beneath a willow that was growing next to a dedicated bench. That was probably a grave as well. It was kind of funny the way humans treated death, but she could appreciate the sentiment. It wasn't like they understood what happened after death. The bouquet she held fluttered in the breeze, Maya pulling her jacket closed. It was obvious from the way that they were gathered that the were acquaintances of Kurosaki's. Maya didn't want to intrude and she already closed up shop... maybe staying here for a bit would be alright. After all, it was kind of pleasant and she never got to leave the shop much. A little fresh air would probably do this old Shinigami good.

The school had been fixed since that day, and Shenji never graduated, which ment he still had to go. The remaining memories from that day slowly began to cloud his mind, as he closed his eye's to make them play away.

 

Shenji lifted the very injured Ichigo, "Ichigo... just hang in there..." Shenji tried wrapping up Ichigo's wound, but he stops Shenji. "Sorry Shenji.... but my time.... is up.... I leave the world of the living....and the soul society...... to you....." with a smile on his face and his last exhale of life, Ichigo died.

 

"Dammit..." Shenji clenched his fist, punching the bed. He took his glasses off, then it transforms into his fullbring, The blind wiseman, which he swings once or twice, then sets it on his bed. "Ichigo....do you really entrust me in this world, to where you wish to have me protect it...? Even if..... my spirit energy is able in destroying both the soul society and the world of the living..... you want me.... to protect both....?" Shenji was lost in thought, not realizing that his Zanpakuto spirit sat next to him, comforting him. "Shenji... are you okay...?" She asked him, Ishiken just being around his age. "I dont know..." Shenji looked at her, who was comforting him. Shenji felt like he was being watched, but he didn't know by what.

Red sighs as she walks down her street. She sees Hayatsu-San house and sighs and forces herself over to it and knocks on the door. She knocks loudly, very loudly. "I hope he can hear me knocking his door down." Red woudered why no one was worried about him. "Poor Hayatsu-San." She thinks.Seeing that Hayatsu-San still hadn't came to the door she called really loudly "Hayatsu-San !!!" and with that waited at the the door.

Ishiken tapped Shenji's shoulder, which let him snap back into reality. "Red..?" He slowly got up as Ishiken disappeared. He slowly made his way down to the door, then slowly opened it. "Hey Red, what brings you here.?" the obvious lack of sleep was showing, looking like he couldnt lift a finger, though looking grown and fit as ever. He was exhausted, the forever haunting nightmares had gotten in the way of his sleep.

Loki walked back to his house. As he passed Shenji's house, he saw a girl. Master Ken has described people to him so he knew who she was. "That's Red?" Loki questioned as he stopped and walked to his door and closed it behind him.

Red bowed."I felt bad....for you." She said these last words slowly. "and the fact that you look pale, and like living death. Which if I might add..is...." Red looked behind her as Loki passed, but then she looked back at Hayatsu-San. "a bad look for you." She finshed and added only in her mind "Also to snap you the the heak out of your deep dark depression."

Shenji smiled. "Thanks Red... that means a lot.." he hugged her tightly. His emotions may have been on the slightly sadder side, but his personality was as strong and caring as ever. "I was wondering, if later, you would like to come with me to Ichigo's grave later.." He asked in a kind tone.

Red replied slowly "If that....wil make you.....feel better. Then...I will." She smiled slightly. "Anyway about how much have you been getting?" She asked with a worried look on her face. Her smile slowly truned to a frown. "If you haven't been sleeping all the well it could be depression. I read that in a book and I made me worry." Red said this in a sad tone of voice.

Shenji looked at her with a smile. "I havent slept in a while, but I do get sleep every so often." His purple long sleeve V neck and blue jeans made his blonde hair and green eye's look casual. "Would you like to come in for some tea?" he asks politely.