shadow of nothingness

"So ugly..."

Looking at the picture Ichigo drew, the corners of his mouth slightly twitched, not knowing what kind of expression to use to express his complicated mood now.

"Nah, didn't you ask me to draw it yourself?" Ichigo scratched his head impatiently.

Obviously she asked him to draw it, and he clearly reminded her before.Ah yes, the pictures he draws are so ugly, why?

"Puff~" Seeing Ichigo's somewhat awkward expression, Qianqian burst out laughing.Holding the picture Ichigo just drew in his left hand, with his right hand on his waist.There was a bright smile on his face, and there were tiny teardrops at the corners of his eyes.

"Don't laugh!"

"Hahaha...hi~" Even though Ichigo forbade her from laughing, Qianqian laughed for a while before stopping.He took a long breath and shook the drawing paper in his hand. "Anyway, thank you Kurosaki-kun~"

"Hmph," Ichigo snorted softly, turning his head slightly.His hands are crossed around his chest, but Qianqian can clearly see the pink color at the base of his ears.

The smile deepened, and she tilted her head shallowly to look at Ichigo, "But Kurosaki-kun must learn to draw well in the future, so that I can know what I really look like~"

"..." Ichigo froze for a moment, then turned around.Looking at the smile on Qianqian's face, she pursed her lips unconsciously, not knowing what she was thinking. "...I see."

"Thank you, Kurosaki-kun~" Qianqian stood up straight with a smile, and waved to Ichigo. "Then I'll go first today, good night~"

"Ah, good night." Ichigo nodded lightly, watching Qianqian grabbing the hem of her skirt and jumping straight out of the window of her room.

The heart stopped for a moment, and then resumed its normal beating.

"That rascal……"

"Goodbye~" Landed steadily at the door of Kurosaki's house, Qianqian raised her head and looked at the window of Ichigo's room, whispering.

Then he turned around resolutely, and the smile on his lips faded instantly.Lifting the hem of the skirt slightly, exposing bare feet.He raised his feet and ran forward with all his might.As if being chased by something, the white paper was held tightly.

***

It has been almost half an hour since I left Kurosaki's house, during which Qianqian kept running forward.

"Huh—" When she saw the familiar building again, Qianqian stopped and adjusted her breathing.Taking a deep breath, there seemed to be some kind of firmness in the red eyes.

The building in front of me was very dilapidated and looked like it was abandoned.Originally, this kind of building should not exist in a place like Tokyo, but I don’t know why this dilapidated house was unexpectedly preserved.

Qianqian walked cautiously into this dilapidated house that could no longer be dilapidated.There are signs of damage everywhere on the wooden floor, with large and small holes scattered here and there.

"Hmm~" It seemed that he was disturbed by the approaching breath, the person leaning against the corner or a ghost is more appropriate.Because the other party is translucent like Qianqian.

"Qianqian is you?" Seeing the appearance of the person who walked in, Rin Asakura, who was leaning in the corner, yawned casually.

The forward steps stopped suddenly, Qianqian nodded timidly, "Hi, Senior Asakura. I'm sorry to bother you!"

Asakura Rin waved his hands indifferently, "It's okay, by the way, Qianqian."

"Hi?"

Rin Asakura leaned his head against the wall, half-closed his eyes, "You have to take care of yourself."

"Senior I will." Qian Qian nodded seriously with her eyes wide open.

Rin Asakura smiled slightly, then closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

"Senior?" Carefully stepping forward, he moved closer to Chao Cang's direction.Qianqian called the other party in a low voice, but did not get any response.

The red eyes stayed on the opponent's increasingly shallow figure, and Qianqian couldn't help pursing her lips.His brows were slightly wrinkled, and there was no smile on his face.

"Senior has been sleeping more and more recently... and his body has become more and more transparent."

Although he understood that this was a sign of what was about to happen, he couldn't do anything about it.

Shaking her head, Qianqian still didn't go forward to wake someone who was already asleep.Pulling the hem of the skirt, bypassing the large and small holes in the floor.Qianqian sat down in a familiar corner, her whole body curled up into a ball.

With his hands wrapped around his knees, his right hand was still holding the portrait he had just obtained from Ichigo.

How long has this been going on...

After I came to Karakura Town unknowingly, I met the couple Asakura Rin and Asakura Haru, who were also ghosts. They took good care of themselves who were also ghosts.When he knew that he had no place to live, he took the initiative to invite himself to live in the empty house they found, which is the house where Qianqian is now.

"Even ghosts need to find a place where they can rest in peace."

She still remembers the way Asakura Haru smiled at her that day.

But I don't know what happened, when I came back from wandering around outside with nothing to do.The person who taught him to smile disappeared, leaving only Rin Asakura in a daze.

Since Asakura Haru disappeared, Asakura Rin has been sleeping like this.He only opened his eyes when he went out or came back, but soon fell asleep again.

"Senior Asakura will soon disappear like Haru-san..." Qianqian whispered while hugging her knees in a corner.

Inexplicably, there was a sad feeling in my heart. If Asakura Rin really disappeared, he would become a person again.

No, it should be a ghost.

With a wry smile on the corner of her mouth, Qianqian slowly shook her head.

Well... If it is said to disappear, it should be regarded as becoming a Buddha.Asakura-senpai said this before, if this is the case, it must be very good for the senior.And maybe we can see Haru-san again.

While comforting herself, Qianqian rested her head on her knees and gradually fell asleep.He didn't notice the rustling sound coming from outside at all.

***

When she opened her eyes the next morning, she was still a little confused.Eyes half-closed, head tilted.There was no sound at all.

With a bad premonition in his heart, he frowned slightly and stood up.Go back the way you walked in yesterday, then freeze when you see no one in the corner.

"Senior Chao, Asakura?!"

He hurriedly looked around the empty old house, trying to find a familiar figure, but... there was nothing.

"Senior..." The hand holding the skirt loosened, and the paper floated in the air for a while before falling to the floor.But Qianqian didn't notice it at all.

I wandered around the empty house for a long time, calling and calling, but there was no response.

She sat on the ground weakly, with her head down. "Senior...is he still leaving?" Although he used interrogative sentences, he didn't have the slightest doubt in his heart.

"That's fine...you'll be very happy, senpai."

"Tears?...Why, shouldn't you be happy?"

"...Alone again..."

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I was dying the other day...so no update TAT