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Post by Ide Hasegawa on Apr 13, 2024 12:28:22 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: RejectionEpisode 409 "Learning": Ide tapped his pen to his desk as he nodded his head to the music he was listening to. With his left hand, he adjusted the volume on his headphones just in time to hear his mother knocking on the door. "Yeah?" he said, turning around in his chair to face the door. Kaya slid open the door to her son's room. "Hello sweetheart." She looked around finding his room in it's usual condition - unusually tidy for a room belonging to a teenage boy. "How was your day?"Shrugging, Ide turned back to face his desk. "It was alright." He turned back around to face his mother. "I...went to his apartment, today." Ide took off his headphones and shrugged again. "He..." Kaya smiled warmly at her son. "Isn't quite what you thought he would be?""I don't know what I'd thought he would be like." Ide laughed. "He's okay, I guess."
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Post by Kaya Hasegawa on Apr 13, 2024 12:36:22 GMT -6
"He's alright." Kaya smiled and sat down on the edge of her son's bed. "When I told you about him, you didn't ask many questions. You didn't ask any questions, actually. But, I'm sure you have a few now." She folded her hands in her lap.
Ide was quiet for a moment. "What was your relationship with him?" he asked. "He said that you all satisfied each other's needs...Whatever that means."
Kaya blushed. "Vale and I..."
"Vale?"
"Yes, his name is Vale."
"He said his name was Seto..."
"Then, I suppose he's going by something different these day. But, I knew him as Vale. And, when I knew him, he and I were friends who were often intimate."
Ide made a face. "Like friends with benefits?"
Kaya hesitated with a chuckle. "Yes, Ide."
"Aren't you too old for that?"
"Hey!" Kaya adjusted her glasses. "I'm not old. And, I haven't always been this old."
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Post by Ide Hasegawa on Apr 13, 2024 12:49:42 GMT -6
"So, you and Vale...Seto...Whoever." Ide scratched his chin. "How'd you two meet? Like was he a patient?"
"It would be ethically wrong for me to date a patient, Ide." Kaya said quickly. "And, we met because we were neighbors. I lived next door to him above the flower shop. And, then one day he just...seemed to be a completely different. It was like I didn't exist. I found out that I was pregnant the day I was moving to this house. I never got a chance to tell him after that. It was very strange."
"What?" asked Ide as he leaned back in his chair.
"Well, every time I tried to go see him, it was like he'd just disappear. Then, he was gone for good, one day..."
"Back to the Soul realm?" questioned Ide. "That's where he said he was from. He's from the Soul Realm. The monsters...hollows, they're from the Hollow Realm. And, then there's the Human Realm...where we are."
Kaya gave her son a curious look. "...Okay..."
"Yeah." Ide nodded. "He said he was the Captain of the Gotei 14 or something like that. Uh...He said he was married. And, had another son. He's just a baby. I got to meet a lady named Yoruichi. And, a guy named Ichimaru. Vale doesn't like him. And -"
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Post by Kaya Hasegawa on Apr 13, 2024 12:59:22 GMT -6
"Ide, sweetheart." Kaya brushed her hair behind her ear. "That's...A lot of information. And, quite unbelievable." Kaya shook her head. "Who did you meet?"
"Urahara's wife!" Ide pulled at the strings on his hoodie.
"The candy shop owner?" questioned Kaya. "What does he have to do with Vale?"
"They know each other, mom." Ide laughed. "I think they're all like him."
"What do you mean, Ide?" Kaya tried hard to understand what her son was speaking about.
"Whatever kind of person he is! I don't know...He's a soul guy..." Ide shrugged while making a face. "I don't know..."
"A soul guy?" Kaya removed her glasses and cleaned them using the corner of her sweater. "They're called Shinigami..."
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Post by Ide Hasegawa on Apr 13, 2024 15:03:09 GMT -6
"A what?"
"A Shinigami, Ide." answered Kaya. She looked at her son who was realizing that his mother knew much more about Vale than she let him know. "If Vale said that he was a Captain of the Goeti 13, that makes him a very powerful...And, very dangerous person."
"Mom...How do you know about that?" Ide looked at his mother. He was confused. If she knew...Why didn't she tell him?
"There are more people like Vale in Karakura than you know." Kaya nodded as she spoke to her son. "And, there are some that are different. Like Imai-san."
"Imai-san?" Ide pulled hard on the string of his hoodie. "Imai-san is a Shinigami thing?!"
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Post by Kaya Hasegawa on Apr 13, 2024 15:12:54 GMT -6
Kaya giggled. "They are also called Soul Reapers, if that's easier for you. And, no." she nodded. "Imai-san isn't a Soul Reaper. He's...What did he call himself?" Kaya looked up at the ceiling as she tried to recall the name. "Quincy. Imai-san is a Quincy. The difference between a Soul Reaper and a Quincy, well I'm not sure. But, there is one, I believe.""Well...If you knew this, how come you didn't tell me? How come he didn't tell me?" "He did not tell you because he doesn't know Vale is your father. And, I chose not to tell you because I believed that was best for you. I wasn't sure you would ever get the chance to meet your father."Ide was quiet as he processed the information. "Okay...So, what am I supposed to do with all of this? And, I still have questions." "Good." Kaya smiled as she rose from the bed. "I invited Imai-san for dinner so that he could answer those questions for you.""What if I hadn't gone to see Vale today?" "I knew that you would." Kaya looked over her shoulder at her son as she stood in the doorway. "You're my son. It would have bothered you to your core to not meet him. Now, come set the table. Imai-san will be here any moment."Moved
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