Karakura

Rebirth

Chapter 7

Rebirth

Ichigo scooped up a piece of his curry and ate it. Savoring in its taste, he dug in.

"Hey! Ichi, table manners!" Yuzu scolded.

"Your sister is right, Ichigo, it is improper to eat your food without giving appreciation," Rukia chastised him, giving him an unapproving shake of her head.

Ichigo swallowed his food, sat down his utensils, and clasped his hands. "Thank you for food," he said in an annoyance before digging in.

A round of laughter and apprecations reached his ears as his numerous friends and family dug into their food.

Ichigo smiled as he ate his food. He was...

-

Ichigo blinked as he stared at the two girls before him. "What?" he dumbly said.

Asa fidgeted a bit before repeating what she had said previously. "Well, Orihime and I have decided to share you!" she said confidently, absent of stutters.

"Eh? What do you mean share me?" he asked in confusion, his eyebrows furrowing.

"I-It's exactly what it means you, idiot! O-Orihime... And I-I... We both love you and we decided that we will share you between us!" the conviction was evident in her eyes as she finished her sentence. She was staring Ichigo down.

"Y-Y-Yes!" Orihime followed as she confirmed Asa's words.

A heavy blush formed on his face as he tried to formulate an answer. He honest to God had never experienced what most people call a love confession before! What was he supposed to say?!

"U-Uh..."

But when he met Asa's eyes again, her eyes were wide. Blood spilled from her lips as she looked down. Ichigo looked down as well.

There, a fist stuck out of her stomach.

He lifted his eyes to her eyes and they stared back at him.

"You were too late," she whispered, just barely audible to him before her whole body collapsed as if her strings were cut.

"Asa!" he yelled. He turned his eyes towards Orihime. Yet, there was no one.

Turning his eyes back to Asa, he knelt beside her to try to save her. Yet, before that could happen, her body turned into a violent burst of energy, forcing Ichigo on his back.

He heard footsteps and Petram peered at him from above, a grin on his face. "You humans should stay at the bottom."

-

He once again stood in his inner world. He blinked in confusion as he looked for any of his two spirits.

His confusion won over his anger as he tried to locate anyone. Yet, it was empty.

The skyscrapers ran forever, built past the sky.

Crack.