31: Breaking the News of Death

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They buried her body in the backyard of the shop.

Urahara: you don't want a gravestone?

Izana: don't want. Can I have a tree planted here instead? That's cooler.

Urahara: you... Don't seem affected by death.

She shakes her head " nope. I kinda feel closer to papa , yoruichi-san and tessai-san. "

Urahara: and your shiro-kun.

Izana: sshh... Don't say it so casually. I promised him I wouldn't use that name in front of others.

Urahara: hai hai.

Izana: ah... How am I going to explain to school my sudden death that only some people know.

Urahara: well... I'll just say you transferred school.

Izana: oh ok.

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The next day at the beach~~

ishida: you came. I thought you would be affected by your death yesterday.

ichigo: what death?

orihime: what's this that I didn't hear of?

izana: you see what you have done. Now you made it a thing.

ichigo: what is it. Just tell us.

izana: I died yesterday. A gunshot to the head.

ichigo: eh? Really?!! 

izana: um. That's why I am in a gigai today. I buried my body already.

ichigo: wait!! wait!! You are serious? You died?!!

izana: I'm not lying you know.

ichigo: but you ... don't seem...very dead...

ishida: that's what I said.

chad: you guys shouldn't be so mean.

orihime: exactly... she just died.

Izana just walks off to go find toshiro.

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izana goes into the shelter "shiro-kun!"

toshiro: izana. Oh, you not going to play by the beach and swim with them?

She sits down beside him " its ok. I will accompany shiro-kun. "

toshiro: it's ok. You should go play with them. I'm fine inside here.

izana: shiro-kun doesn't like the heat?

toshiro: ah. I hate the heat.

izana: how about we go somewhere else to play instead of joining them?

toshiro: unohana made me stay here in case something happen. I don't want to be nagged by her.

izana: ha... then we can't leave neh. She's so scary.

toshiro: it's ok. You go play.

izana: don't want. I want to stay with shiro-kun.

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Summer. Beach. Heat.

Ukitake joushiro had fainted. Unohana told ichigo to get some ice from the shelter. Ichigo nodded and went to the shelter " oh. Toshiro."

toshiro: hitsugaya taichou da. What is it?

ichigo: joushiro-san fainted. Unohana-san said I could ice here. You know where I can get some?

" oh... come with me." toshiro stepped out of the shelter and used his zanpaktou and made an ice dragon " there. Help yourself." Ichigo sweatdrops " is it ok? To use your zanpaktou like that..."

toshiro: mind your own business.

Everyone gathers round to take a little ice to make desserts.

ichigo: toshiro.

toshiro: what?!

ichigo: has izana told you about.... that?

toshiro: what?

ichigo: her death.

toshiro: huh?

ishida: she died yesterday. Buried her body in the backyard of the shop. She's wearing a gigai now.

toshiro looked to the shelter " izana!"

She stepped out of the shelter " why did you tell everyone?"

ichigo looked around " accidentally..."

izana: it's nothing much. I still have a soul. Theoretically speaking, I am still here. I still exist.

toshiro: why didn't you say anything?

izana: it's not that important. I was going to tell you in a casual conversation.

" did it hurt?" he looked to her worried. She pointed to her head " one bullet through. Not a messy death anyway."

toshiro: someone shot you? Who did it?

izana: ... don't ask anymore ok. It's spoiling the atmosphere.

unohana: everyone. Don't pressurise her with your pity. Go back to what you guys were doing.

Everyone looks to izana...

unohana: now.

Everyone leaves.

izana: arigato.

unohana: but... I still have to report this to genryusai. You are after all, a shinigami. I have to. You understand that right?

izana: hai.

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toshiro: I was shocked when they said you died.

"well... my body died. That happened to you before. It's just happening to me now. You don't have to be that worried. I am not dead dead yet." she scoops the ice shavings from her bowl and eats " so cool... so nice..."

toshiro: you can't die anymore. If you die again, you will really disappear.

She leans her head onto his shoulder " hai. I will be careful. " She takes another spoon " shiro-kun." He opens his mouth as she feeds him.



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