One word to describe Yuki now?

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Dead

That's right, dead.

Dead because the Pass that she went through seems to only offer a one way ride. And she needs to go back to Seiretei before anyone notices she's gone. It's still midday so she still have time to find another Pass.

Question:

Why don't she use Kisuke's Senkaimon instead?

Answer:

She can't.

Why?

Because she doesn't want her Chichiue to be mad at her and especially Captain Commander Yamamoto when they find out. Since she sneaked her way out, she has to sneak her way back in. But the real dilemma is finding another Pass.

Yuki just left Kisuke's shop a while ago after eating lunch. Yuroichi's words helped Yuki in deciding which squad she will pick. She has a choice already and she can't wait to return home and tell Yama-jii about it. So with a pep on her step, Yuki set out to look for a Pass.

"Muracho, you really can't find a Pass?" Yuki questioned her zanpakuto

"Apologies, Yuki-sama. But aside from the size, the technological interference in Karakura Town is too big. I can't use my powers here properly unlike in Seiretei." Muracho reasoned

"Hmmm, okay. But you can still find some right?" Yuki asked

"Yes, Yuki-sama. But my range only occupies only a kilometer." Muracho answered

Yuki nodded her head and she continued walking around Karakura. Same to shinigamis, only people with high spiritual capabilities can see Yuki. To normal people, she is nothing but air. In almost every corner she turned, stray spirits and on strange occasions, Hollows cross paths with her. Karakura town really is a spiritual hub. She's amazed by the number of spiritual activity happening here.

"Yuki-sama, I detect a Pass inside this building." Muracho said and Yuki took a glance at the said building

It was the Karakura Highschool and from the looks of it, the students are having their lunch period. Yuki quickly walked inside said facility and towards the place where Muracho said she located a Pass.

Yuki can't help but admire the place.

"Wow, human schools are nice. Their uniforms are beautiful." Yuki said to herself and continued walking down the hallway

"Now I wanted to go to school." She added and went inside a classroom

"The pass is here, Yuki-sama. Up at the ceiling." Muracho said and Yuki nodded

There are no people in the room but their are bags there. Yuki walked inside and searched the ceiling for the Pass. She heard the wind rustling the leaves outside and it gave her an idea. Yuki went to the window and opened it. She then reached her hand out and some of the leaves became frozen. She moved her hand and the leaves followed inside and she proceeded to look for the ceiling Pass using the frozen leaves. She found the rift she was looking for just a little ways behind just below a desk. She made the leaves fly outside the window and Yuki jumped on the desk.

"Why does this Pass have to be on the ceiling." She mumbled to herself

She was about to jump up when the door to the room slid open. She was stunned and so does the person because they stared at each other for a solid minute.

"Hello, Ichigo Kurosaki!" Yuki said after she deciphered his eyes

"Do I know you? Are some kind of stray spirit?" The orange head said relaxed

Not the kind of expression someone would have upon seeing a girl with cat features for the first time. Well that is Ichigo.

"Ummmm, no. Actually this is the first time I saw you." Yuki said with a smile

"Then how did you know my name?" Ichigo asked slightly confused

'And why is she wearing a cat costume?' He added in his mind

Also no one can be as dumb as Ichigo.

"I read your eyes." Yuki said

Ichigo looked at her funny before fully entering the room. He walked towards Yuki and placed her down on the floor. Yuki raised an eyebrow and jumped on the table again. Ichigo grew an irk mark and placed her down again. Yuki jumped on again and Ichigo placed her down again and again and again until Ichigo had enough.

"CAN YOU STOP STANDING ON MY DESK!" He yelled

"CAN YOU STOP STOPPING ME TO GO HOME!" Yuki yelled back

"THEN STOP STANDING ON MY DESK!" He yelled

"THEN HOW THE HECK CAN I REACH THE CEILING!" She yelled back

"USE ANOTHER DESK!" He yelled

"YOURS IS DIRECTLY UNDER IT" She yelled

"THEN JUST DRAG THE NEXT DESK HERE!" He yelled

"GOOD IDEA! THANK YOU!" She yelled

"WHY ARE YOU YELLING!"

"ARE WE SUPPOSED TO STOP NOW?!"

"YES!"

"OKAY!" Yuki said and pulled a desk to stand on

She looked at Ichigo and smiled.

"I'm Yuki by the way. Yuki Sakura." She said

She jumped towards the ceiling where the Pass is but instead of going through, like planned, she bumped her head on it and landed on the desk again with a thud before falling down on the floor face first and the desk falling on her back.

"Oi, are you okay?" Ichigo immediately went to her aid

He lifted the table off of Yuki and proceeded to roll her on her back.

"Hey, Yuki. Answer me!" Ichigo shook her shoulders but he can clearly see her eyes spinning

The door to the classroom opened his classmates came flooding in and his friends saw him in a crouched position like he's nursing something.

"Huh? Whatcha doing, Ichigo? Drama club try-outs?" Keigo jokingly said and patted Ichigo's back

"Shut up. Can't you see this kid is hurt?" Ichigo said

"Kid? Is he or she another one of your ghost friends?" Mizuiro said while typing away on his phone

Ichigo looked at his friends weirdly. They can't see her? Ichigo glanced back at Yuki and looked at her. He sighed and stood up bringing Yuki with him.

"Keigo, tell the teachers I'm going home. My arm hurts." Ichigo said and dashed out

"Hey! Ichigo!" Keigo said and looked outside the door to see Ichigo running with his arms out like he was carrying something

"Huh? Keigo, look at this." Mizuiro said and Keigo went inside the classroom again

TIME SKIP

"Do you think she's okay?"

"I don't know. She hit her head pretty hard thou."

"Concussion?"

"I don't think so. Besides, I just can't take her to the hospital. Look at her."

"Yeah. So you brought her here knowing the fact the two of us are the only ones who can see her."

"Where else will I bring her?! I don't know, okay!"

Bickering. Yuki can hear bickering of people just beside her. Can't they see she's trying to sleep? She opened her eyes slowly and was immediately blinded by something so she closed her eyes again. The other person in the room seemed to notice her action.

"Ichi-nii, I think she's awake." It was a feminine voice

Yuki can hear shuffling beside her and the she felt her side dip.

"Hey, Yuki. You okay?" She heard Ichigo's voice

Yuki opened her eyes again and stared at the orange headed boy beside her. She tried to sit up but her head began hurting.

"Don't get up yet. You had a nasty fall earlier." Ichigo said and laid her down again gently

"Where am I?" Yuki asked

"You're in my house. Specifically my room. Oh and this is Karin, my sister." Ichigo said and a girl with black hair popped out behind him

"Hello." Karin said

Yuki smiled and looked around. It's a pretty decent boy room. Not as big as her room in the first squad but it is fairly spacious. There's a table, closet, some posters and a bed where she is laying right now. Karin came into her line of sight and handed her something.

"Here. For that bump on your forehead." She said and gave her an ice pack

Yuki touched her forehead and immediately winced when she felt the bump. She took the ice pack and placed it there. Then she noticed something.

"Wait. You two can see me?" Yuki asked

"Of course we can. How the heck can we talk and take care of you for this long if we can't?" Ichigo said

"This long? How long was I asleep?" Yuki asked wide eyed

"For about 7 hours." Ichigo said

Yuki froze and the ice pack she's holding fell from her hands. She quickly jerked the curtain beside her open and saw the full moon staring at her.

"Yuki?" She heard Ichigo behind her

".........home." Yuki said softly

"What?" It was Karin

Yuki faced them with tears in her eyes crying in chibi form.

"I HAVE TO GO HOME!" She wailed and slumped on the bed

Ichigo seemed surprised at her sudden outburst and fell off the bed. Yuki just kept on wailing and wailing and Karin can't take it anymore. She sat Yuki on her lap and stroked her head. Just like what you do to a cat.

Yuki slowly stopped crying and began purring at the sensation but the sniffles are still there.

"Okay, now that you've calmed down. Tell us how to get you home so Ichi-nii can take you. Wherever it is." Karin said and looked at her brother

"I need to find a Pass. That's how I can go home." Yuki said as she sniffles one in a while

"A Pass? Where will you find one?" Ichigo asked

"Muracho can find it. They-"

Yuki stopped talking when she felt something was wrong. She looked at her left ponytail and her eyes widened again.

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MURACHO IS GONE!

She looked at her right ponytail and the snowflake from Toshiro is still there. Where could they be?!

"Yuki? What's wrong?" Karin asked

"Their gone! Muracho is gone!" Yuki said while holding her left ponytail

"Because you're holding your hair like that I'll assume this Muracho is a hair ornament?" Karin asked

"They're not just a hair ornament, Muracho is my partner!" Yuki said leaving the zanpakuto part

"We have to find them! We need to! I can't go home without Muracho!" Yuki is panicking now

This is actually the first time in those 100 years that she lost Muracho. Yuki has tears welling up in her eyes again.

Karin looked at her brother but Ichigo just shrugged.

"They were just with me this morning and when I tried to find the Pass. They were just with me. Whatever shall I do?" Yuki said

"Don't worry, Yuki. We'll find this Muracho of yours." Ichigo said as he approached her and pat her head

"If you said they were just with you when I found you at school, then maybe they're there." He added with a thumbs up

"It's okay, Yuki. Ichi-nii will find Muracho for you. Relax." Karin said and smiled

With those words, Yuki seemed to calm down a bit. Her tears stopped pouring and she took a deep breath. Being panicked wouldn't do good in this situation.

Let's just hope Muracho is in good condition or else Yuki won't be able to go home. And let's hope her new friends can help her.