If only your father could see you

Chapter Three: Meeting and Brothers

After playing soccer, Hiro left the soccer field and went to a restaurant to have a late lunch. He sat down after ordering. While waiting a woman behind him also sat down, eating her lunch.

The woman has brown hair with purple tips that start from her shoulder to her mid-back. Her eyes are green. She was wearing a black leather jacket, a white long-sleeved button up shirt, black skinny ripped jeans, white socks and black boots.

On her face was a sad expression. She sighed sadly and looked at her left hand whereas her right hand was holding her head up. On her married finger was a ring. Stating that she's a married woman.

"Gin. Hiro," she thought sadly. The thoughts of her late husband and missing son, made her want to cry.

Hiro, on the other hand, had his left hand holding his head whereas his right hand checked online. Though it looked like he was paying attention to his phone, he actually wasn't.

"Ne Kaminari, what do you think my life would be like without Aizen existing?" Hiro asked his Zanpakuto fox.

"I'd say it'll be much less depressing and more fun," said the lazy Zanpakuto. Hiro frowned and turned off his phone before putting it in his pocket. He crossed his arms on the table and rested his head on them.

The woman looked around the room. Her green eyes stopped moving when she spotted Hiro, with his head on his arms. She thanked the staff and left. She began wondering why the boy looked familiar.

After lunch, Hiro went back to Urahara shop and did some sword training with Kisuke. When it was close to 6, he left the shop and went to the railing (The place where Toshiro goes to watch the sunset).

He sat on the railing, looking up towards the sun set. He got his phone and earplugs out before listening to music on his phone. Hiro frowned as his mind thought of what his life would turn out like if his parents were with him.

A single tear rolled down his cheek, as he looked up at the sky.

The woman, from the restaurant, walked down the path near the railings. She stopped walking when she spotted Hiro. Her eyes widened.

"That can't be, can it?" she whispered. She walked up to where Hiro sat, and sat on the railing as well. She looked up at the sky.

Hiro was knocked out of thought when he felt someone next to him. He whipped his tear and looked at the woman next to him. He pulled his earpiece out.

"Do you need something?" he asked. The woman looked at Hiro.

"I was just wondering what a young child, like yourself, doing out here by yourself," she said, shyly. Hiro raised a brow.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Won't your parents be worried if you stay out here long?" she asked, quietly. Hiro looked at the sky.

"I don't have any parents," said Hiro, shocking the woman.

"What happened to them?" she asked.

"They're dead, alright," he said. Hiro was about to leave but the woman grabbed his wrist. Hiro looked back and glared.

"What?" he asked, annoyed.

"How did they die?" she asked. Hiro tried to free his hands.

"I don't understand how it affects you! Why are you trying to pry into my life?!" asked Hiro. The woman frowned.

"Because I know what it's like to lose family," she said. Hiro stopped trying to break free and looked at the woman, confusingly.

"Who did you lose?" asked Hiro.

"I lost my parents when I was a baby. 12 years ago, I lost my husband and my son," she said sadly. Hiro was shocked.

"You lost your husband and son?" he repeated. The woman nodded and smiled sadly.

"Yeah. I lost my husband in an accident and my son went missing after he was just born. I was so heartbroken," she said sadly, her voice slightly breaking as she tried not to cry. Hiro felt bad for making her cry but he also didn't understand himself. He's usually uncaring and uninterested when he first meets people but with this woman it's like he's connected to her.

"Sorry," he said. The woman looked at him, confusingly.

"Why are you apologizing?" she asked. Hiro blushed slightly.

"I'm apologizing for bringing up painful memories," he said. The woman chuckled slightly.

"It's fine. So then little boy, what's your name? Mines Neko Ichimaru," said Neko, shocking Hiro.

"Ichimaru?" he said. Neko blinked and nodded.

"Yeah, it's my surname, well it's the surname I changed to when I married my husband," she said, "Why?"

Hiro looked at her and grinned. Neko's eyes widened when she saw a copy of Gin next to Hiro.

"Because my surname is also Ichimaru. My name is Hiro Ichimaru," he said. Neko was shocked, tears ran down her cheeks as she hugged Hiro. Hiro blinked in confusion.

"Hiro," she cried.

"Uh?" Hiro said, confusingly.

"Master, I believe this is your mother," said Kaminari. Hiro was shocked. Tears also fell as he hugged her.

"M-Mum?" he said. Neko hugged him closer.

"I'm here, Hiro. I missed you," she said. Hiro closed his eyes and cried against her.

"Mum," he cried. Neko smiled happily as she hugged her missing son.

"If only your father could see you. He would be proud," she whispered to Hiro.

"Oh Gin, if only you could see him now. He looks awfully like you. I miss you, Gin," she thought as she played with Hiro's hair.

[Up in a place of nowhere].

A man that looks like Hiro watched the two with a smile.

"I know Neko. If only you could see the smile upon my face," whispered the man. He looked at them and then felt a present behind him. He looked behind him and smirked.

"Hiya Nii-san," smirked Gin. Gin's brother looked at Gin and ruffled his hair. The man has spiky snowy white hair, turquoise eyes and a scar on his left cheek to his neck. He was wearing the Shinigami uniform with a Captain Haori over the black kimono. On the back of the Haori is the Kanji number for 10.

"So that's Hiro?" asked the man.

"Yep. He looks awful like me. Just like yer and Shiro-chan, Taiko-nii," smirked Gin. Taiko rolled his eyes and sat next to Gin.

"I bet our life would be much better if Aizen never existed," said Taiko. Gin nodded.

"Yer right about tat, nii-san," said Gin.