The Cherry And The Strawberry (Bleach Fanfic)

Chapter Fifty Four

                  17 Months Later
     Seireitei – Squad 10 Barracks

It was a beautiful day in the Soul Society. Few if not all off the Soul Reapers had decided to enjoy the nice weather.

It turns out the squad as a whole had finished their chores, and other duties they had been asigned over night just to have the day off without worrying about loads of work. Well... not everyone....

"Why do is there so much paperwork?!" Rangiku cried out starring at her desk, four stacks of papers towered over her.

"Cherī~! Please help me!" Cherī rolled her eyes hearing the woman's pleas from down the hall. Cherī ignored the cries for help as she starred out her window looking up at the sky.

'Seventeen months... I wonder how everyone is doing.. Hope they're okay.' She thought.

Ever since the party a year ago, she would leave the Soul Society to fight off Hollows in the World of the Living staying clear of Karakura Town letting other Soul Reapers take the job off her hands.

At first the people close to her were worried. When in the Seireitei she would train alone or with Ken. Cherī would distant herself from others only focusing on her training or work.

"Rangiku! Your work still isn't finished?!" Cherī heard Tōshirō yell.

"B-but Captain! I–"

"Enough! Finish those stacks or you won't go outside!" Rangiku continued to whine but did what she was told. The green eyed woman huffed of a laugh.

"They never change, do they?" Cherī questioned. A nice breeze came through the window, Cherī closed her eyes taking a deep breath before exhaling.

'Peace and quite, just what I needed.' A knocking on her door brought Cherī out of her peaceful world. Getting ff the bed she slides open her door to see Shūhei standing there greeting her with a smile.

"Hey, I came by to get those reports for the newspaper." Cherī had decided to join Shūhei in hopes of bringing in more readers– mostly the women population. That was ten months ago.

"Ah, yeah. I kinda forgot. Sorry about that." She turned heading to the far left getting the reports that laid on top of her desk.

"It's fine, don't worry. I mean, you are getting pretty busy back in the World of the Living, being a model and all." He said. Cherī stood in front of him handing over the papers to him.

"It's not so bad, really. The only thing that bothers me are some Hollows that show up while I'm working. Other than that, it's fine." He took the papers from her hand saying his farewell leaving the compound.

Closing the door, Cherī headed back to her bed this time laying on her back as she starred out the window. Letting out a sigh she closed her eyes laying on her side facing the wall.

'Will we ever see each other once more... Ichigo? Even if you can't see me any more...' Cherī hand went to her chain that was hiding under her pillow. A certain ring missing. She held onto it as tears started to seep through her closed eyes.

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Six days later Cherī had been sent out the World of the Living to take care of some Hollows that have been causing trouble. But the Hollows location was in Karakura Town. Putting her uneasiness aside, she left to the place she once called home.

'Why did it have to be Karakura Town? Why not in the next town over?' She mentally whines. She had arrived an hour ago early in the morning. She could sense familiar reiatsus in their homes.