Masaki Kurosaki

(Genryujin's POV)

"You serious???" Katori said as she ate some udon noodles from a bowl, "A Quincy Family in Karakura Town? That's my favorite place!" 

I nodded as I sat next to her, "Yea." I said, "And get this, descendants of Ryoma, The Blood Reaper."

I was back in the Seretei, a couple of days after my encounter with the Ishida Quincy. I had come back home and was telling Katori of them. Retsu wasn't home tonight, so she wasn't gonna hear about this. Not like I wanted to tell her that I was in the Human World. Even Soi Fon doesn't want to find out about my antics these days. 

"Ryoma?!" She exclaimed, "Did you kill them?!" 

I shook my head, "No." I said, "They pose no threat, from the looks of it." 

"You sure?" She asked, "They're descendants of The Blood Reaper, Gen-kun..." 

I reached over and patted her cheek, "My love, my precious beauty...." I said with a smile, "Trust me on this. I do not wish to have you go murderous all of a sudden. They're harmless. I did give them a warning though, If I were to find out they're a threat, I'll kill them." 

She gave me a serious look as she sucked in the udon noodles, "Okay...." She said, "Oh, by the way, Gen-kun, Retsu-san says she wishes to have all four of us in a meeting." 

I raised an eyebrow, "A meeting? The four of us?" I asked

"You, Me, Her, and Soi Fon." She said

I leaned back, "Ah, so she wants to make it official." I said as I crossed my arms, "Well, I guess it's to be expected..." 

Katori shrugged, "I guess so." She said, "What do I tell her?" 

I rubbed my hair, "I don't know." I said, "Yea, I guess we could talk. Soi Fon doesn't want things to be awkward between them." 

She smiled, "Okay then." She said, "Hey are you not eating your bowl?" 

I slid the bowl of noodles to her, "Eat it, my love." I said leaning over and kissing her cheek, "I gotta go and check on something." 

"Eh?" She said, "Why? Stay the night..." 

"I'll be back, don't worry." I said standing up, "I'll come back and bed you tonight, don't you worry. Why would I be a fool and not pleasure you?" 

She chuckled, "Fufu~" She said, "I'll expect you then.." 

I nodded, "Be back in a bit." 

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A couple of days later, I was back in the Human World, a couple of shinigami had gone missing and my curiosity had gotten the better of me. 

I was under the rain, looking up at the dark clouds above. 

For some reason, It reminded me of a dreaded past. There was an empty feeling in my gut as I closed my eyes and let the rain hit my face. 

Suddenly, I received flashes of a memory from a millennium ago:

I was sitting under a tree, taking cover from the rain, rubbing on the bruise I had on my knee from falling. 

"Gen!" a feminine voice called out

I looked up to see a young woman coming up to me, she was beautiful, tall and slim, she had black hair and eyes that were filled with warmth. She walked over to me, getting caught up in the rain. I saw the shinigami garbs she had on, a brand new apparel that grandfather was given by the Old Priest with the Beard. 

"Sis." I said, "Get out of the rain." 

She reached me, "What're you doing, you rascal?" She said with a smile, "Why're you alone?" 

"I'm better off alone." I said, "Grandfather was being too loud." 

She sat next to me, "Ah, don't pay him any attention, you know how he is." She said, "Say, you want to train in the Sword when the rain lets up?" 

"Sure." I shrugged

She patted my head, "Okay." She said, 

"You better give it your all." 

I opened my eyes, looking up at the sky. 

"Hm...." I said, "The sky looked the same that day....Which is interesting.....how can two skies in two different worlds look exactly the same....?" 

"What are you talking about?" I heard a voice say

I turned to my right to see a familiar face. 

The Quincy girl from before was standing a few feet away while holding an umbrella, shielding her from the rain. 

She gave me a slight smile, full of joy and positivity for some reason. 

"You." I said as I looked at her

"Yes, me." She said, "I'm Masaki, by the way. In case you forgot.....maybe you did....I don't know...." 

"Hm." I crossed my arms, "Okay." 

She then frowned, "Why's a Shinigami like you out here in the rain by yourself?" She said

"You know I'm a Shinigami?" I said, "Well, there's no point you shouldn't know. If your leader told you." 

"Leader?" She said, "Oh, you mean Mr. Ishida. Yea, he mentioned it, I guess." 

She walked over to me and lifted the umbrella over my head, shielding me from the rain as she inched closer to me. 

"What're you doing?" I asked her with a serious tone

"Well, you're getting wet." She said with a smile, "Why would I leave you here by yourself." 

"How kind of you." I said with a raised eyebrow

"Unbecoming of a Quincy, like me, huh?" She said with a sarcastic tone and a slight smirk, "I can see it in your eyes, the way you looked at me and Lady Ishida. Some distaste for quincies, huh?" 

I turned around and began to walk away, "You don't know anything." I said, "Don't speak like you know me." 

"Hey!" She exclaimed as she began to walk after me, "Don't be so rude!" 

"I suggest you leave me alone." I said, "I have no intention of being seen with a Quincy girl like you." 

"What's so bad about us?" She asked, "I mean....all my life.....we were warned to be cautious of Shinigami." 

"You're naive to think we Shinigami shun your kind for nothing." I said, "Your kind can cause an imbalance with souls, completely eradicating Hollows from existence." 

"Not really our fault..." She replied, "Hollows.....well, we don't mix well." 

"Blame it on nature." I retorted, "Shingami are meant to keep balance." 

"Well.....Your kind has caused a lot of harm too...." She said

I stopped and looked at her, "What are you talking about?" 

"Your kind....well...." she said looking down, "I've heard of the genocides and massacres your kind has done on Quincy Tribes over the years....." 

I stepped closer to her, "I'll say it again." I said seriously, "You don't know anything. It was your kind who did the massacring. The killing, the destruction. No, my kind isn't perfect. But when it comes to those 'Massacring', it was your kind that drew the first blood. You don't know anything, you're but a little girl." 

She frowned, "Oh." She said, "I'm sorry....." 

I stepped back, "Don't apologize for something your kind did." I said, "I don't specifically blame it on you or your Family. I was simply cautious of you lot, considering you are purebloods, descended from Him." 

"I'm not apologizing for that." She said, "I'm apologizing for what happened to you." 

I looked at her, "What?" 

"I can see it in your eyes....." She said, "You aren't hiding that sadness..." 

"Quincies killed someone dear to you, right?"