My Love My Life (Ichigo Kurosaki)

Part 12

It was the next day, and Jasmine was laying in bed staring at the ceiling, thinking about the conversation with Ichigo yesterday. She couldn't help but feel guilty, she was too afraid of her feelings that she ended up hurting Ichigo, "Jasmine?" she herd Orihime say as she entered the room, she was dressed in her school uniform ready to leave, but she could tell Jasmine wasn't going today, "are you alright?" she asked sitting on her bed, Jasmine sat up and crossed her legs, "I don't know Orihime" Jasmine sighed, Orhime looked at her with concern, "what's wrong?" she asked sitting closer, "I love my husband, I know he's gone, and I can't change what happened, but the last thing he said to me, was to find love again, to make sure the next man I love treats me better than he could have, he begged me not to be alone, and I have a chance to full fill his wish, but I'm too scared" Jasmine explained, and Orihime gave her a loving smile, "oh Jasmine, this is about Ichigo isn't it?" Orihime said making Jasmine's eyes widen, "how did you know?" Jasmine asked her, and Orihime giggled, "because you've changed since hanging out with him, Jasmine I know you must have loved your husband very much, but if Ichigo is your chance of happiness again, then why not give him a chance" she explained, and Jasmine knew Orihime was right, "I don't know how, what if I can't love again" Jasmine said panicking, "Jasmine you can, all you have to do is let yourself, don't let your past hold you back, Ichigo could be your next 'one'" Orihime said, and Jasmine understood, she had to let go and move on. "I have to get to school, I'll see you later Jasmine" Orihime said standing up, but Jasmine stopped her, "thank you Orihime, I'm glad your my friend" Jasmine said, and Orihime smiled at her, "me too Jasmine" she said and left. 

Jasmine thought for hours about what Orihime said, and she was right, she had to tell Ichigo how she felt, she couldn't let her fears get in the way of her being happy again, but her thoughts were cut short when she herd her phone buzz next to her, she picked it up and it was Rukia's name on the screen, she clicked the answer button and spoke, "Rukia?" she asked, "Jasmine you have to come" Rukia said panicked on the phone, "Rukia what's going on" Jasmine said getting worried by her tone of voice, "it's Grand Fisher, he's here and he's after Ichigo!" Rukia yelled, Jasmine bolted out the door as Rukia told her their location, Grand Fisher was a strong hollow, and Jasmine was frightened that he would be too strong for Ichigo, so she ran as fast as she could. After a while she finally reached them, but the scene in front of her was worse than she thought, Ichigo was trying to save his two sisters, who Grand Fisher had in his grasp. "Yuzu, Karin!" Ichigo yelled for them as he was struggling to save them. "Dam it" Jasmine growled to herself as she stayed out of sight, Ichigo then made one big jump with the intent to cut of the hands to release his sisters, but Grand Fisher extended the hairs that surrounded his body and wrapped them around Ichigo, he was trapped, and Rukia couldn't free him. "Ichigo" Jasmine said panicking, she only had one option, she had to help, and there was only one way. 

Jasmine released herself from her gigai, and her spiritual pressure let out one big blast, and Ichigo and Rukia felt it, and it was strong, "what is that spiritual pressure" Ichigo said looking around, but Rukia knew exactly who it was, in the distance Ichigo could see a person wearing a red coat with the hood up to hide their face, "who is that?" he asked panicked, "The Red Reaper" Rukia said, knowing the situation she put Jasmine in, "she is one of the strongest Soul Reapers in the Soul Society" Rukia finished, she suddenly vanished into thin air, and then Grand Fishers hands were cut off and his sisters were in the arms of the Soul Reaper, she gently placed them down and went to help Ichigo, "NO! IT CAN'T BE YOU" Grand Fisher yelled as the hair wrapped around Ichigo was cut off setting him free, "he's terrified of her" Ichigo said in shock, "all hollows fear The Red Reaper" Rukia said looking at her sister as she stands in front of the hollow, "I have to kill him, he killed my Mother, tell your friend to get out the way" Ichigo said with his Zanpakuto at the ready, "don't be a fool Ichigo, she can end him in one attack, just leave it to her" Rukia said as Jasmine listened, "Red Reaper" Ichigo called out to her, Jasmine turned her head slightly so he wouldn't see her face under the hood, but enough so he knew she was listening, "this fight is all mine, that monster murdered my Mother, I have to do this for her" he said, Jasmine wanted to end this so he would be safe, but she knew far too well that he needed to this for his loved ones, she nodded and stepped aside. 

Grand Fisher let out a load roar and ran with Ichigo following, "Jasmine, why, he could be killed!" Rukia yelled at her, "stand down Rukia, he needs to do this, if he is even an inch from death I will step in, but for now we let him do this, I won't let him die" Jasmine said reassuring her, Rukia nodded and they both followed them and ended up in a clearing within a forest, but Jasmine's heart was shattered as she saw Grand Fishers fingers had pierced Ichigos chest, "oh no" Jasmine whispered to herself, he slammed his Zanpakuto into the ground to hold himself up from the injury, and Jasmine saw blood dripping onto the ground, "that'll teach you to be so reckless, you should have let that little Red Reaper finish me off, this could have been avoided" Grand Fisher said, "and now you will endure the shame of dying without having wounded the Great Grand Fisher" he finished, "Ichigo!" Rukia yelled for him, "STAY BACK" he yelled back, "I'll do this my way, whatever it takes! No matter what it costs, even if I die! I'm gonna finish this!" he yelled with so much determination, Rukia looked back at Jasmine with desperation in her eyes, "you have to do something, he is going to die!" Rukia yelled, but Jasmine didn't say anything, but on the inside she was frightened for him. But Grand Fisher had other ideas, he brought out his lure he uses for his victims, and turned it into Ichigo's Mother, "is that your Mother?" Rukia asked Ichigo in shock, "bastard!" Ichigo yelled in anger, "even the most cold-blooded Soul Reaper has only one person whom he can never kill, that is a fact you cannot deny" Grand Fisher said, but Jasmine could feel something within the lure of his Mother, "by learning who that person is, I have evaded every Soul Reaper who has come before you for over 50 years, and I have learned that for you, this is that one person" Grand Fisher explained, "do you remember me Ichigo" his Mother said looking straight into his eyes. Jasmine watched in horror, she didn't want to step in and help, she wanted him to have this fight, to finish the monster that killed his Mother, but Jasmine wasn't going to let him die.