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Post by Seto Tetsuya on Apr 4, 2024 18:13:09 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: RejectionEpisode 403 "Relation":(Continued) Vale appeared at the bottom of the stairs that led up to his apartment above Hadashi's Flower Shop. His sudden appearance caused the boy to jump as he sat at the top of the stairs. "Relax, kid." said Vale as he disappeared and reappeared behind the boy. The boy bumped into him. Vale placed a hand on his shoulder. "Ide, right" Ide nodded. "I'm...I'm Ide." He looked the man over. "My mom didn't tell me your name, though." Vale let his hand fall from the boy's shoulder as he turned and stepped away. "...Seto..." answered Vale. "Seto Tetsuya." Vale placed a hand to his chest and bowed. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ide Hasegawa." Ide nodded again and shoved his hands deep in his pockets. "I'm fourteen..." the boy's voice was low. "I didn't ask." said Vale, his voice matching the boy's. "Did Kaya...your mother...Did she tell you anything about me?" Vale leaned against the door. "She just said that I was like you." Ide looked at the man for a moment then looked away. "You...Aren't from around here...Are you?" Vale smiled and shook his head. "No...I'm not."
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Post by Ide Hasegawa on Apr 4, 2024 18:33:04 GMT -6
Ide smiled in his excitement. "You come from where the monster things come from?!"
"Hollows." answered Vale. "And, no. Hollows come from one realm. My people from another."
Ide bounced on the balls of his feet. "Oh this is cool!" He smiled and began to pace the small area near the staircase. "Okay! So...Where are we from?"
Vale smiled at the boys excitement. But his smile faded after realizing who stood before him. "Ide..." Vale pushed himself off of the door. He walked over to the boy and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Uh..." He thought about what to say next and how to say it. He was quiet for a moment. "Well..." Vale sighed. "I supposed you are from two very different worlds. The Human Realm and the Soul Realm."
Ide's excitement faded. "So, it's true? You're my..." His gaze fell to the ground.
"We share a face, kid." Vale shook his head. "Your age, the things you see...I know someone who can make sure. But, I don't think it's in anyone's best interest to deny it."
"Where've you been?" asked Ide very sharply.
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Post by Seto Tetsuya on Apr 4, 2024 18:43:10 GMT -6
Vale stepped back and away from the boy. "That is a very long story. And, one not worth telling. I'm going to honest with you, Ide. I am not a good man. If your mother chose to keep you from me, then she was right in her decision."
"That isn't what happened!" snapped Ide. "That's not what she did!"
Vale raised a hand. "Alright. So, she didn't keep you from me. I don't know, kid. I wasn't here. I didn't know you existed until your face popped up on my screen. Give me a little grace here."
"For what?" Ide looked at the man who was now leaning against the door again. "You're the adult. I think...You looked old enough."
"Fuck you, kid."
"Oh yeah...That's a nice way to talk to your son after fourteen years." Ide rolled his eyes and headed toward the top of the staircase. He sat on the top step. "Did I mention," he glanced over his shoulder at the man who he thought was his father. "You missed fourteen whole years of my life? That's...My whole life..."
Vale groaned and shook his head. "Oh for fucks sake..." He pushed the door of his apartment open. "Get in here."
"I'm not going in there. You're still a stranger."
Vale stared at the boy with narrowed eyes. "What do you want, Ide Hasegawa?"
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Post by Ide Hasegawa on Apr 4, 2024 18:56:27 GMT -6
Ide was quiet. He lowered his chin to his chest and took a deep breath. "Do the monsters go away?" he asked softly.
Vale closed the door to his apartment as a wave a pity for the boy washed over him. He walked over and sat next to the boy on the narrow staircase. "No...The monsters don't go away."
They were quiet for a few minutes before Ide spoke up again. "So..." He looked down at the man's sword. "What do you need that for?"
Vale looked down at his side. "That's my zanpaukto."
"You're what?" Ide laughed.
"Zanpakuto. A tool of the trade. I'm a Soul Reaper. Someone from the Soul Realm responsible for purifying...the monsters..."
"That sounds made up..." Ide leaned back on the palms of his hands. "What do you really do?"
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Post by Seto Tetsuya on Apr 4, 2024 19:15:52 GMT -6
Vale raised a brow and chuckled. "That's the honest truth, kid. Well," Vale he ran a hand through his hair. "It's what I did. I was a Captain for a long time. And-"
"A captain for what?" interrupted Ide.
"The Seventh Division of the Gotei 13." answered Vale. He turned to looked at Ide. "Kid, you asked me a question. Can I answer it?"
"Well, sure you can. Just quit making stuff up. You've got fourteen years to make up for."
Vale groaned. "You're going to be a little shit about this, aren't you."
Ide turned and smiled wide at the man.
Vale made a face at the boy. "I'm going to take that as a yes."
Ide nodded.
"Do me a favor." Vale looked the boy over. "You know where Urahara's is?"
"The candy shop?" questioned Ide. "Yeah sure. He's been closed for a long while. We're kind of bummed about it."
"Don't be." Vale rose to his feet. "Go there and ask for Kisuke Urahara."
"Why? What am I supposed to tell him?"
Vale stretched. "Not a damn thing. I think he'll be able to figure it out on his own. When you've got everything sorted out with him, come back here. Just...Do what you did when you came this time."
"Ring the bell?"
"Yeah, Ide...Ring the bell."
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Post by Ide Hasegawa on Apr 5, 2024 6:00:11 GMT -6
"You don't have to be such a smartass." snapped Ide. He pushed himself up from the step. He walked down a couple of stairs. "If you want me to go see Mister Urahara, I can. But, it would help if you told me what about."
Vale raised his hands. "Urahara is a good man, He'll take one look at you and know. Though...You could be mistaken for Ichimaru's."
"Who is that?" questioned Ide.
"Uh..." Vale shook his head. "A dick...He's a dick."
Ide smiled. "It sounds like you don't like him."
"I don't."
"How come?" asked Ide. "What'd he do to you?"
"Nothing." admitted Vale. "He...Um...He and I aren't too different. But, others are more willing to forgive his transgressions than mine. And, it doesn't make sense to me. It bothers me."
Ide sat down on the lower step and leaned against the railing. "What's that got to do with you, though?"
"Because the reason they forgive him is stupid!" snapped Vale. "It doesn't make fucking sense!" He looked to the boy and took a deep breath. "Put us on a scale and our transgressions should weigh the same. We both needlessly shed blood. But because he did it out of love, those fucking idiots...They diminish and minimize. But me...I'll always the villain..."
"Mom would say," Ide looked up at the man. "That's a surface answer. Let's go deeper." Ide laughed. "She's a therapist."
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Post by Seto Tetsuya on Apr 5, 2024 6:09:36 GMT -6
"You're making me uncomfortable, kid." Vale shook his head and rose to his feet. He walked down to the landing. Ide followed. "Well, no one told you to open up to a stranger." Ide shoved his hands in his pockets. "We are still strangers." Vale stared at the boy. "Yeah but...It's a little easier to speak when the person you're talking to shares your face. It's like looking in a mirror. Your reflections just talking back." Ide nodded. "So...That guy did all his shit out of love..." "Don't curse..." mumbled Vale. "Why'd you do...What you did...?" "Because I could." snapped Vale. "Surface answer!" Ide pulled a hand from his pocket and poked the man in the chest. "Why'd ya do it?" Vale rubbed his chest and took a step back. He was silent for a moment. "My wife died. And, I didn't want to be alone. I wanted to die...And, that's the route I took to get it done." Vale sighed. "Happy?" He turned on his heels and started walking up the street. "So, I guess," said Ide walking just behind the man. "You're reasons aren't much different." "What?" said Vale looking over his shoulder. "You said he did it out of love. I'm guessing to save someone. You did it out of love, too. You were just brokenhearted. Same thing, yeah." Vale shook his head. He was being lectured and made to think by a child. "Yeah..." Moved
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