101 Arrival of the Arrancars (1/2)
Itsuki landed in front of Rangiku and a boy. It was a fairly average boy with brown hair and eyes, possible around 12-13 years old. Apart from the bandage on his nose, his high spiritual power and the chain sticking out from his chest, he looked like an everyday boy. The girl Itsuki put down was around 6-7 years old wore a pink one piece and her brown hair was fashioned into two pig tails.
The boy immediately ran towards the girl and hugged her,
”I'm sorry for leaving you behind Yui.”
Tears started coming out of his eyes as the girl smiled back,
”It's fine, onii-chan.”
The two stayed like that for a while as Rangiku crept up next to Itsuki and leaned her head on his shoulder. She never said anything until the two children calmed down,
”Well then, I think its time to send you off to soul society.”
The girl Yui looked up to her,
”Onee-chan? Will I still be together with onii-chan?”
Rangiku smiled and nodded while the little girl smiled back. Rangiku couldn't tell the girl that she would lose all her memories from her time in the living world, so she never said anything back. She could only hope that the two would appear in soul society together. Performing Konso on the two, they transformed into a mote of lights and disappeared. The group of Shinigami just stood there as Itsuki went and patted Rangiku's shoulder.
Itsuki looked at Rangiku as she returned to her cheery self. After teasing her captain, Itsuki looked up into the sky,
'It's about time, eh. Now I just have to wait.'
The next day, Itsuki went for a walk only to see Toshiro playing on a phone. The latter also saw Itsuki and watched him stand next to him. An awkward silence descended as Toshiro tried to pour more focus on his phone. His eyebrow started twitching as some memories resurfaced of him being in a similar situation. He got his phone closer and closer, until someone smacked his head,
”You'd strain your eyes.”
”Mina-”
Toshiro turned around to shout at Itsuki when he saw a ball roll over next to them. Stopping it with his feet, Toshiro looked at where it came from and saw Kurosaki Karin. There was a raised pathway next to them, and Karin was on top. She was annoyed knowing that her brother was out there fighting monsters and hated the fact that he didn't tell her. She only found out when she saw him enter his Shinigami form.
The girl had been frustrated with it and took out on the ball, only for it start rolling towards the hill.
Seeing Itsuki, the girl was surprised,
”Minamoto-san, you're here.”
She then noticed Toshiro next to him and realised that he looked familiar. Looking back and forth from the two, she noticed despite the two looking different along with their eyes being different, their white hair somehow created a link between the two.
”Your little brother?”
A hidden smirk appeared on Itsuki as he nodded. Seeing this Toshiro, was about to flip out but Itsuki pat and ruffled his hair, forcing back his complaints.
”His name's Toshiro.”
”uwoo.”
”I'll see you around, Karin.”
”Hai, then I'll take my leave, Minamoto-san, and uh?”
”You can call me Itsuki.”
”then, Itsuki-san.”
With a bow, Karin left to play football while Toshiro smacked Itsuki's hand away.
”What are you doing, Minamoto! How…”
Toshiro's grievances went in one ear and out the other. Itsuki was looking at where Karin had run off to, she seemed to be more polite and formal than the anime, it was probably due to the fact that her mother was still alive.
”…Listen to me!”
Itsuki didn't stay long but carried on walking, leaving a fuming Toshiro behind. Not knowing where to let loose, he saw that there were a few hollows active, so he ate the mod soul pill and let out his grievances on them.
The day passed by and Itsuki was looking at Toshiro defeat a hollow in front of Karin. Knowing that Toshiro wore similar clothes to Ichigo she started questioning him only to find out that the boy in front of her never really knew where her brother was.
”If you're like this, then is your older brother Itsuki-”
”He is not my older brother!”
Veins seemed to pop out form his head as he shouted at the girl.
”Then lower your voice!”
”What?!”
The two quickly descended into an argument, until Toshiro calmed down.
”Well, Minamoto, yes he is the same.”
”Hoooo.”
”Then who's stronger between you or Ichi-nii?”
”Hmm?”
”Who's stronger, you or Ichi-nii?”
”Well your brother is an anomaly and I've never really fought him, so I don't know.”
”Then, you or Itsuki-san?”
”Enough questions but he is stronger.”
Toshiro was a little irritated, but he spoke the truth.
”Then…”
”I told that it was enough of the questions.”
Like that Toshiro, disappeared in front of Karin leaving the girl to stand there alone. Itsuki then was about to move when a bald man appear. Itsuki could see the reflection of the sunset as he bowed and presented a box towards Itsuki.
”What do you want, Madarame Ikkaku?”
”Captain Minamoto, there's this…”
”Done.”
”Eh, but I haven't…”
”I'll be there.”
”Ok, thank you for your help, Captain Minamoto!”
Itsuki nodded as he snatched the box from Ikkaku. There was all sort of delicacies within that box that were, in one way or another, related to apples. Grabbing the first delicacy, he took a bite while experiencing the taste. While he was digging in, he thought aloud,
”So, what did I say yes to?”
Before he knew it, Itsuki was sitting in between Toshiro and Renji.
'Oh yeah, wasn't this part of the anime.'