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Six years had passed and the girls were now eighteen. Girls their age would move out, find a job, go to college, and maybe even snag a boyfriend. The girls wanted to do things like that as well, but. . . there was one tiny little thing stopping them now. They were dead.

Karin never even saw the car speeding down the road, as she was listening to a new album that Yuzu bought the previous day. Yuzu died nearly at the same time, being cornered in a alley by a hollow.

Karin POV

The first question that popped into my head when I landed painfully on my butt in the middle of some dirt road was 'Where the hell am I?'. I mean, I definitely just died. So... was this what Ichi-nii meant by the afterlife?

I turned, and gasped. When I was facing the other way, all I saw was open fields and not a living soul insight. But this... this was the very opposite. Little houses lined the dirt road, and people were talking to what appeared to be shop owners. I looked to my left.

Small children were a chasing another down narrow road and disappearing into the nearby forest. My feet moved on their own and started toward the little village. People turned and smiled at me, as if welcoming me. They reminded me of my sister Yuzu when we would get back home.

She always cooked the meals and packed our lunches. I wonder how she's doing. It could have only been a few minutes since I died. I hope she's okay...

Normal POV

What Karin didn't know was that Yuzu had died shortly after her.

Yuzu had just exited the grocery store after grabbing some ingredients for her special soup. She was humming her favorite song from the album she gave Karin the the other day. They were really good. So good that she didn't notice the looming shadow behind her until her body was smashed against the alley wall.

Blood gurgled out of her throat and landed on the ground. A hand gripped her shaking forearm and yanked her up. It didn't feel...human. The hand was rough, and sharp points dug into her skin. She tried to look up at her attacker, but as soon as she lifted her head, she was thrown against the garbage bin.

She screamed, having felt a few bones snap. Growling started, and immense pain exploded through her ribs. Yuzu realized something. No human could attack like this.

It was a hollow.

Ichi-nii had finally told her and Karin the truth about all his weird behavior. Rukia was a soul reaper, who awakened his spiritual pressure, and turned him into a soul reaper as well.

An eye popped open. What she saw confirmed her suspicions. It was a small hollow, a little taller than her papa. It's definitely powerful though, Yuzu thought. She inhaled, and then winced. He must have broken some ribs, and my tibia, and my arm...

She felt something warm and wet on her arm, and she looked down.

Blood.

Lots of blood, gushing from her arm.

Yuzu knew that she wasn't going to make it. She worried about her family, about Karin. Her and Karin needeach other. They were two halves of one whole. She worried about her soul.

Would she pass on to the afterlife?

Or would she get stuck in the world of the living.

Her eyes fluttered closed, just as a light struck the dank alley. Yuzu could hear a faint growling and a screech, and then it was quiet. Must be a soul reaper...She thought drowsily. Yuzu was fading and she knew it.

"-uz. Yuzu? Yuzu!" Ichigo's voice called from somewhere beyond. She felt a sudden sensation, like she was being pulled, flowed through her body.

'Pop'

Yuzu was no longer laying on the ground. Or at least, not her. She was staring at Ichigo with sad eyes and a little smile. Ichigo stood up, walked up to Yuzu, and wrapped his arms around her in a hug. Tears ran down her face for a few minutes, thinking about all the things she could not do anymore. And Jinta. She could still see him if she trained to be a soul reaper. Ichigo pulled back.

"You know what happens next, right?"

Yuzu wiped her face and nodded. "You're going to release my soul?"

"Yes, but not yet. I'm going to let you say goodbye." he gave her a pointed look, "Jinta can still see you, ya know."

She widened her eyes looked down. Her blushed coated her face, even in minutes after death.

"I know. I-I want to see him." she paused, and her face reddened,"...can he... feel...me?"

Ichigo, looking amused, nodded.

"Good. I want to say goodbye now." and with that she turned around and headed towards the Urahara Shop.

Karin POV

A sweet old woman let me stay with her for the night.

"You can stay as long as you like. It is never fun figuring out you're dead and and don't have a place to stay. Call me Grandma."

The moment I saw her, I thought of grandma Haru. Her kindness and her toothless smile warmed my heart.

Tomorrow, I'm going to ask someone if I can speak to Ichi-nii. He needs to know what happened. And maybe, if he still checks up on us, he can tell me if Yuzu is alright. What I really want to tell him though is more than that.

I want to become a soul reaper.

XO Oh my goodness! So much writing! Well, I tried. I added some good old YuzuXJinta just cuz it's adorable. The HitsuKarin isn't here yet cuz this was only the first chapter, but I promise you, it WILL be in here. And it will be fluffy. Tanks!