Four days have passed since telling Ichigo and the gangs about my involvement with Tsukishima. They talked with Urahara about it, and he seemed willing to help. He told them he wanted to meet me, but I declined.
Ichigo: "You really don't want to meet Urahara-San?"
Hoshito: "I told you, Ichigo, that the last person I want to meet is Shade, and a curious guy who wants to study many kinds of things."— I said, tiring from answering the same question and annoyed eyes on my face — "and Ichigo, may I ask a question?"
Ichigo: "Yeah, what do you want to ask?"
Hoshito: "Why are you all sitting on the roof with me?" I said, pointing at the gang as they were sitting near me.
Mizuiro: "It can't help since this place is our usual spot." He answered with a sweet smile on his face.
Hoshito: 'Oh yeah, they always came here in the show and manga… wait, does that mean the Sakura tree is where the girls usually sit?! God damn it, I should pay more attention to these small details!' I thought while sighing.
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After school and after parting ways with the gang, Ichigo and I start walking together since our houses are in the same direction. There was a silent moment there as the sun went high, and the sound started to be quiet here.
Ichigo: "I don't understand why you don't want to meet Urahara-San. He is indeed a kind guy who studies things without permission, but he knows his boundaries." He said, still stubborn about my meeting with Urahara.
Hoshito: "This again. For the last time, Ichigo, I don't want to meet that guy called Urahara Kisuke!" I shouted at him, irritated with the constant requests.
At that time, we bumped into Karin and Yuzu, as it seems they were going back home after buying some groceries. The amount of groceries wasn't big, but they looked heavy for them to hold. Ichigo rushed towards them, offering to help them.
Ichigo: "Hey, Yuzu and Karin, you are back from the shop, right? Give me some… they look heavy on you."
Yuzu: "Thanks, Ichi-Nii~" she said with a happy smile on her face.
Hoshito: 'Ichigo really cares about his younger sisters… heh, he always likes this…' — I thought while smiling at Ichigo and Yuzu while trying to ignore the glaring eyes showing on Karin's face — 'Karin, please stop glaring at me right now!'
Karin: "Ichi-Nii, why are you walking with this guy?" she said while pointing at me with an angry expression.
Ichigo: "Because it turns out his house is in the same direction as ours."
Karin started to argue with Ichigo, telling him he shouldn't do that since I might involve him with dangerous stuff. While they were arguing, I looked at Yuzu with awkward eyes and an awkward smile.
Hoshito: "Hello… my name is Hoshito Yuru, nice to meet you…"
Yuzu: "I'm Yuzu Kurosaki, nice to meet you too." She said with a happy face.
Karin: "Hey, Yuzu, don't talk with this guy!" — she said while holding Yuzu's hand, then she turned to me — "You! If you ever hurt my brother or Yuzu, I won't let you go for that."
Then she walked home with Yuzu and had Ichigo and Ichigo standing, caught off guard as the scene unfolded to us.
Ichigo: "Jeez, she always likes that. I don't know who she's taking that attitude from." He said while rubbing the back of his head.
Hoshito: 'From you, you idiot…'
After that, we continued walking until we arrived at Ichigo's house. We said goodbye to each other and parted ways. I went home since there's nothing to do today.
Hoshito: "Today feels like a normal day… I hope things stay that way since I don't want any troubles today." I said that while muttering to myself with a boring expression on my face.
Voice: "You feel bored today? I can't let myself feel that!"
I felt cold chills in my bones when I heard this familiar voice. I turned around slowly and saw Kasami standing behind me while posing strangely.
Hoshito: "Kasami… what in hell are you doing right now?"
Arata: "Isn't it obvious? I'm posing to you, so you don't feel bored."
An annoyed expression showed on my face, just like how One Piece characters show their annoyed expression.
Arata: "Wow, you didn't even hold back…" — he said while putting his shoulder on mine — "come on, don't be like that, you're making me sad now. How about this, I will teach you how to feel others' reiatsu and how controlling yours."
Hoshito: "Hmm, okay, but I only want to learn how to detect others since controlling mine isn't my strong point."
Kasami's eyes widened for a moment, and the expression became unreadable, but then he slapped my back and walked inside the house before telling me it's okay. I rolled my eyes and walked into the house, but for a moment I noticed a black cat for a second before it ran away.
Hoshito: 'Was that Yoruichi just now? Nah, it's just a normal cat…' I thought while noticing the same cat standing on the neighbor's bridge, licking itself.
Arata: "Hoshi, why are you standing there? Come on, or else I will start addressing you as Hoshi-Chan."
Hoshito: "Don't ever call me that!!!" I shouted at myself, feeling embarrassed, while hoping no one heard that.