Meeting between two worlds: Chapter 1

Chapter 1: First sight

I do not own Bleach or any of the characters, only the plot of the story.

…Once upon a time, there was a young man who dreamt about becoming one of the world's best surgeons, but his dream was far beyond his reach, his name was Ichigo Kurosaki and he was-

'Argh!' He thought, piling up the paper and putting it in the school desk's drawer. 'That's not right! Surgeon my ass…no body dreams for such things anymore!' He wasn't exactly the optimistic kind of guy; he was the type who sees the empty half of the glass. Sure he has dreams for the future but not that he's eager to follow them; they weren't significant nor great, just simple and modest. Like going to a good college and find a high-paying job, and living a long life, but that's for the future and luck to decide, now he just has to finish this writing homework for the English lesson so he gets to have more time to help his father at the clinic.

The school bell started ringing while Ichigo was deep in thought. He finally notices the bell and gathered all his stuff getting ready to leave. 'I guess I'll do it at home after all…' He sighed, got up and walked outside the class, and that's when he heard his friends calling for him from the hall.

"Oi, Ichigo!'' He turned around to see Keigo Asano waving at him, Keigo is typically a goofy and an extremely hyper-active character, he often uses overly-dramatic movements and words to act out his feelings. In other respects, he is the stereotypical Japanese teenager: he enjoys watching fireworks, playing role-playing-games, going to beach parties, and so forth. And alongside him stood Chad Yasutora, a well-built teen who used to get into fights all the time since early teens. If it wasn't for Ichigo who helped him in some of his fights, he would still be lost in the world of violence. And next to him was Mizuiro Kojima, a total womanizer who finds older women more interesting and attractive. And last but not least, Hisagi Shuhei, Ichigo's childhood friend. The two were the trouble-makers type who used to make pranks on others and when they fight, they always challenge each other into stupid bets, but still manage to keep the bond strong.

''Oi.''

''Scowling like always, Ichigo. Try to smile, girls dig that! Smile like I do!'' Said Keigo as he gave Ichigo a big grin.

''I'll do it if I wanna be a goofball like you.''

"Ichigo!! Why are you so mean?!'' He replied, disappointment tears pouring down his face.

"Kurosaki-kun!'' an orange-haired girl came walking fast towards the gang along with Tatsuki Arisawa and Chizuru Honsho, and as they got close, Inoue Orihime stumbled by her foot, crashing her face onto Ichigo's chest. She has always been a clumsy innocent girl, who also had a secret crush on Ichigo. She daydreams a lot, about the most bizarre stuff and has an appetite for strange foods too. She realizes the situation she put herself into and quickly gets off Ichigo, taking a few steps back with her face getting all red like a tomato. "G-Gomenasai, Korusaki-kun! I-I-I didn't mean to fall on you like that!! I-I-"

''It's ok, Inoue, you alright?''

''Aww, Hime look how cute you are! All red, I could just kiss you right now!'' Chizuru jumped on Orihime, giving her a tight hug. She was a proud lesbian, who seems happy almost all the time, and appears to be attracted to Orihime, and calls her 'Hime', meaning 'Princess'. She took Orihime's face in her hands and pulled it closer, and when she was inches away from kissing her, she gets a hard punch on her head by Tatsuki.

"Will you cut it out, Chizuru? Next time, it will be a kick!" Said Tatsuki in an intimidating tone. A tomboyish karate practitioner with dreams of becoming a vale tudo champion and already ranking Japan's second strongest in her age group. She was also one of Ichigo's childhood friends, and Orihime's best friend, she was always protective when it comes to her friends and close ones. She made a promise to herself that she'll protect Orihime from anything that'll make her cry after her brother's death several years back.

"Ow! I was just kidding!"

"Kidding? You were millimeters from kissing her!''

"Tatsuki-chan, Chizuru-chan, please don't fight!" Said Orihime, as naïve and clueless as always.

''So Ichigo, Are you coming with us to the concert?''

''Yeah yeah, sure.'' Ichigo walked away, waving at them without turning to them, then continued. ''Gotta go pick up Karin and Yuzu from school.''

~~~~~

The bleached hair boy stood there before his sisters' school, bored as hell while he waits for his sisters, and freezing to death. The winter had started and it's getting colder and colder every year, and the north wind wasn't making it easier. "What's taking them so long? Don't they know I'm waiting for them here?!" A few minutes later, the twins were seen from afar running and waving at their brother. Karin's tough exterior results from her mother's death; because she could not be useful around the house like her sister Yuzu, she resolved never to cry so that she would not burden her family with her personal troubles. As a result, Karin appears to be the most hardened and least emotional out of the two resulting in her not being affected by most events that would more or less bring tears to Yuzu's eyes. Yuzu is more soft-spoken in comparison to her authoritative sibling. She is also the more empathetic of the two girls. She takes care of the housework, such as cooking meals and tidying up the living space, on a daily basis. She also regularly cuts Ichigo's hair. Despite these obvious differences, both girls remain close and share an equal concern for their older brother when Ichigo appears stressed or when he disappears for long periods of time.

"Ichi-nii!''

''What took you so long?''

''Sorry, onii-chan. Karin got into another fight.''

''They started it, they were insulting my friends!''

''Whatever, let's get going, it's getting colder by the minute!''

The three were walking down the street, they stopped before the road, waiting for the lights to turn green. At that moment, a soft giggle was heard across the road, one that can melts the hearts of those who hear it. His eyes searched for the source of those giggles, to catch a glimpse of who seemed to be a 15 year-old raven-haired short slender girl. She had short bob hair with a strand hanging between her eyes, and has such hypnotizing violet eyes. She was holding the arm of an older guy, he wasn't young enough to be her boyfriend, nor old enough to be her father. He was tall, had long black hair and slate gray eyes.

"Hey, Nii-Sama look! They sell Chappy plushes here! Let's go take a look, please?!'' pleaded the girl, clinging tight on her brother's arm. He rolled his eyes then tried not to look at hers, he smiled as he failed horribly and gave up to her request.

''Alright, we may look, but we are not buying anything.''

''Aw come on Nii-Sama!'' The girl pouted, which Ichigo found quite cute. Karin noticed her brother's cheeks turn reddish and decided to take advantage of the moment.

''Ooh, someone's blushing; seen a pretty lady, Ichi-nii?'' She elbowed her brother with a smirk on her lips.

''W-What?! I don't know what you're talking about…!'' He put on the serious look he always wears and tried to ignore her last comment. Ichigo blinked a few times, he looked over at the same direction only to find no one there, and he kinda felt disappointed. 'Disappointed?! What the hell am I thinking?! She's just some ordinary girl!' He shook his head and started walking with his sisters towards their home.

~~~~~

It was a nice lovely evening, the sky was cloudy, the temperature was mildly cool and the light breeze makes the weather perfect for a Saturday evening. However it was a normal day like any other to the Kurosaki family; a good morning, a nice breakfast, then they went off to finish their homework and assignments, had a delicious lunch and spent some good quality family time in the living room. Of course that meant Ichigo and Karin knocking some sense into their old man's mind, and their sister Yuzu trying to calm everybody down but to no avail. Later on, Ichigo was laying in his bed waiting for Hisagi to come pick him up when he heard some noise coming from outside the window of his room, he got up to see his childhood friend calling for him, nagging and making a scene in the neighborhood. The two were neighbors so it wasn't a surprise that he would arrive so fast to his house.

''What's taking you so long, princess?! Keigo's been nagging through the phone for being late on him, he's already at the station with the others!''

''Alright, alright! Quit nagging yourself! And who are you calling a princess, Mr. Lazy-butt?!'' Ichigo hurried to meet up with him outside and started walking to meet the rest.

''Got beaten up by your old man as usual?''

''Ha! You wish!''

There was a moment of silence before they continued the conversation. Hisagi stretched his body and started. ''Man! I can't wait 'till school's over! Can you believe it's just a week away?! And that's not all, I'm finally getting my license and-"

"I know that, you already told me that countless of times, you'll only get it if you pass the finals…'' Hisagi kept talking about what he'll do in summer vacation, not caring about what Ichigo's saying. ''Ah! Why do I even bother talking to you…..hmm?'' From one glance he recognized the crossroad they were walking through, and the shop next to the two of them. It was the place where he first saw that raven-haired girl. 'Wait a sec, what did she look like again? She had black hair, and…..' Hisagi stopped and looked back at Ichigo, who was lost in thoughts, again, like the other day.

"Oi, Ichigo!'' Yet no answer from him. He took a few steps closer and gave a good kick in the back, bringing Ichigo back to reality.

''Ow! What the hell was that for?!''

"That's for spacing out while I was talking about my brand new car!''

"Who cares, You'd be lucky to get a Toyota Echo.''

"Hah! I can make it the best of cars even if it's an Echo!''

"And how are you planning on doing that?''

"With money.'' He stated, full of ego and pride.

"And how do you plan on getting that kind of money?''

''My stepmom; she's rich and never said 'no' to me.''

''Oh so now you're mama's boy?''

''What? No!''

''Mama's boy! Mama's boy!''

''The only one who was Mama's boy was you!''

''Well, I wasn't the only one!'' And the two pair continued on teasing each other half the way to the station. They have been neighbors since they were in Kindergarten, and suffered the same ordeals as they grew up; they both lost their mothers at a young similar age; so talking about the other's mom has become a normal thing. Since then, they have promised each other not to keep any secrets from one another , and acted since then like sworn brothers.

''Well, if it isn't the fighting pair, Hisagi-boy and Ichigo-boy.'' Said the woman who appeared around the corner, she was tall and skinny, had a chocolate-tanned skin, hazel eyes and purple hair which was tied to the back of her head in a pony-tail style. The boys took a look at her and recognized her immediately.

''Oh! Yuroichi-San!''

''When did you get back from your honeymoon?''

''Wait, you got married?!'' Asked the completely clueless Ichigo.

''Oh Ichigo-boy, naïve as always.'' She chuckled at the confused look he had on his face, and continued. ''Kisuke and I got married outside the country and had our honeymoon in Europe. We didn't stay long though, we couldn't leave the store like that.''

"And why wasn't I told anything? And when did you leave in the first place??"

"I DID tell you, but apparently you weren't listening, and they've been gone for two weeks!''

''Really?'' His eyes widened by the shocking news; he was never good at remembering stuff and had a horrible sense of time.

''You're hopeless.'' Said Hisagi, sighing and shrugging off his shoulders.

''What did you say?!''

''You heard me!'' The two were about to fight again if it weren't for Yuroichi who stopped them by standing between them.

''You boys are full of energy, aren't you?'' She sighed. ''Anyways, don't you got someplace to go to instead of fighting?''

''Eh?!'' The pair yelled. ''Omg, we're late!! Gotta go, Yuroichi-San!'' And then they scrammed off like lightening.  She blinked a few times.

''What are those two up to now? OI! Soi Fon, Kisuke!''

''Sorry, Yuroichi-Sama. We couldn't keep up with you , and Urahara-San had stopped and I had to stay with him until he catches his breath, forgive me.''

''No need to be so formal, Soi Fon.'' She sighed then searched around her. ''Where's Kisuke?''

''Wait…f-for me…Love.'' Kisuke was out of breath, appearing behind Soi Fon, carrying over a ton of bags and boxes. He put them all down and tried to rest even for a second while his wife is standing still. ''Dear, why don't we stop shopping for today and go back home, I'll make you your favorite green tea and give you a back massage. How does that sound?'' He suggested, giving his usual goofy smile.

''But Urahara-San, we still need many more items for the shop.''

''Soi Fon's right, but I do need that massage.''

''But Yuroichi-Sama what about-''

''Don't worry, the shop isn't going anywhere, besides, we already bought a lot so I guess it's enough for today.''

''Yes!'' Said Kisuke under his breath.

''Hmm? Did you say something, hun?''

''No, no!'' A drop of sweat ran down Kisuke's forehead. ''Let's get going, ladies!'' Soi Fon gazed at the lovely couple, lost in thought. It hasn't been long since she started working and living with the Uraharas, however she knew Yuroichi for a longer period of time now; she used to be a famous actress and Soi Fon was her assistant and bodyguard, until she got married to her childhood friend, Urahara Kisuke. Then, she decided to quit acting and live as a commoner with her husband in his modest candy shop. Soi Fon wanted to stay by her superior's side so she applied for an assistant job at the store; she had always admired Yuroichi as a higher ranking person and as an individual, she would always treat her well and even want to treat each other as equals.

''Soi Fon, you'd better hurry or we'll leave you behind.''

''H-Hai!''

~~~~~

"And here we are!'' Keigo yelled spreading out his arms towards the building in front of him and the gang.

''So how do you know about this place, Hisagi?''

''Well, I know someone, who knows someone that works here, and she gave us a discount, can you believe it?! And besides, it has said it's one of the top karaoke clubs in the capital and it's famous with its services, hospitality and collection of songs. All that you want, from all genres, eastern to western songs and all you can eat for crazy prizes!''

''Enough advertising and let's go in!'' Yelled Keigo in excitement and went ahead into the building, followed by the rest of the gang shortly after. They entered to find a well decorated lobby, plants and roses on the corners and painting on the walls. In front of them there's the reception, standing there a woman in her late twenties, has long and wavy blond hair, blue eyes, full lips, and a beauty mark located under the right side of her mouth. She is well known for her curvaceous figure, her most distinctive feature of it is her very large breasts. She bowed slightly as she welcomed them.

''Hello everyone. Welcome to Soul Society Karaoke Club, how may I help you?''

''Hi, Rangiku-San, how have you been?''

''Oh? Hisagi-Kun! I'm doing great. How are you? And how's Kiba doing?''

''Whaa?! How do you know this babe?!'' Asked Keigo, astonished.

''She's an acquaintance of mine, and a good friend of Kiba.''

''She's WAY too gorgeous to be your acquaintance.''

''Oh you flatter me too much.'' She chuckled.

''Will you stop flirting with under-aged boys, Matsumoto?'' A small figure appeared behind Rangiku, closing the door behind the reception, it was a young man with a petite body, he was slightly tanned, hand silver hair and teal-colored eyes.

''Well, I flirt with you too, don't I?'' Said the blonde woman in a flirty, yet, sarcastic way.

"Matsumoto!'' Yelled Hitsugaya Toushiro in embarrassment, it wasn't true, yet, it wasn't false either. Ever since they've known each other and Rangiku loved to tease her boss' son, Toushiro, by flirting indirectly with him, and she gets worse when he's embarrassed, especially when they're alone. However, even with all that she does to him, she still considers him as her boss and highly respects him and is very loyal to him. Toushiro  cleared his throat and gave everyone his back trying to keep his cool and hide his red cheeks. ''Matsumoto, why don't you go serve these clients? I got a lot of paperwork to do.''

''Hai hai, boss.'' She gave him a salute then turned to face Ichigo, Hisagi and the rest. ''Now, shall I inform you of our latest offers and services?''

''Ah yes, please.'' A phone began ringing loudly while they were renting a room, it was Ichigo's. He took it out of his pocket and answered, he then walked a bit further away from the rest to talk more privately with the one who called him. A minute later, he ended his phone call quickly and excused himself from his friends as he left, regardless of their protest. Everyone were anticipating and waiting to go to the karaoke club together, just the guys, to cut some slack and relax after a long semester.

''What's got to him just now?

~~~~~

Ichigo dashed into his house and headed right towards his father's clinic. He stopped his pace when he saw Yuzu coming out of the patients' room and asked her what has happened since his father didn't tell him much on the phone. There was an accident near the house; a girl got hit by a car, then the car hit a light pole. The driver and his companion got minor injuries and will be leaving the clinic the next day, but the girl who was hit suffered greatly, her left arm broke and dislocated, several ribs were broken too. She needed blood-transfer as she has lost a lot of it at the scene of the accident. Yuzu left her brother and went to grab some tools for the patients while Ichigo went to help out his father. He entered the patients' room and saw him treating the injured girl, with Karin by his side, carrying his tools.

''How is she doing? Can I be of any help?'' Asked the concerned teen.

''Well, I've managed to stop the bleeding, relocated her arm and her condition is now stable. The other patients need clean bandages, go help Yuzu.''

''That's good. I'll get going then.'' Said Ichigo, sighing in relief. He took a few steps closer to the bed which the girl was lying in, to get a better view of her, and the moment her saw her face, his eyes widened as his skin turned pale. He bit his lower lip when he recognized the girl.

''It's her!''

…TBC…