shadow of nothingness

An An lay quietly beside Xia Li, staring blankly at the clean ceiling until the sound of slow and steady breathing sounded beside her.

He turned slightly sideways, propped his head on one hand, and looked at Xia Li's sleeping face.There was a hint of a smile in the red eyes, and the corners of the mouth slightly raised.

It's a bit strange to say.

Suddenly thinking of the situation she was in now, Qianqian felt a little unbelievable.

Obviously, I was still sad about the departure of my senior before, but now the sadness in my heart has faded.It's so strange...

Although there were a lot of doubts in her heart, Qianqian didn't pursue them too much.He quickly gave up thinking, pulled up the quilt to cover himself and Xia Li, and then slowly closed his eyes.

"Good night."

The soft voice dissipated in the quiet room.

***

"Good morning~"

Heizi Xiali just opened her eyes and heard such an energetic voice when she was still a little dazed.

Qianqian tilted her head slightly, and greeted Xia Li with a full smile.

"Well, good morning." Xia Li yawned uncontrollably, and Xia Li's weak voice was just inversely contrasted with Qianqian.

"Youzijiang has already made breakfast~Xia Lijiang, get up quickly too~" Looking at the slightly confused Xia Li, the smile on the shallow lips deepened, and he stretched out his hand to rub Xia Li's short black hair.

"I see." Yawning again, Xia Li half-closed her eyes and pulled Qianqian's hand down.

"Then I'll go out first~" Qianqian smiled and trotted out of the room after retracting her hand.

The living room was still very quiet, Xia Li and Ichigo were still in the room and did not go out, Youzi was busy in the kitchen alone.As the head of the family, Kurosaki Isshin was entangled in a sudden emergency not long ago and couldn't get away.

Because she didn't know what she could do, Qianqian had no choice but to wake Xia Li who was still asleep.

When Ichigo came down, what he saw was Xia Li and Yuzi eating breakfast slowly, while Qianqian looked at them with a smile on his chin.

"...What kind of expression is that on your face?" Ichigo couldn't help complaining.

"Ah, Kurosaki-kun, you're awake~"

"Good morning, Ichigo~"

"Good morning." Completely ignoring Qianqian who was waving at him, Ichigo opened his chair and responded to his two younger sisters.

Being ignored, Qianqian puffed up her face in dissatisfaction, and waved her hands vigorously, "That's too much, Kurosaki-kun!"

"Ah, is that so?" She was answered with a listless voice and an unchanged expression.

"QAQ"

"Then I'm leaving." Standing at the entrance and putting on his shoes, Ichigo grabbed his schoolbag and turned his head halfway to greet the two younger sisters behind him as usual.

"Let's go, Brother Ichigo~"

The answer is exactly the same as usual, but the difference is...

"See you in the afternoon~ Xia Lijiang, Youzijiang~" Standing beside Ichigo, Qianqian raised her right hand and kept shaking it.

Although she knew that only Xia Li could hear her voice, she still added Youzi's name.

Glancing at Qianqian who was following him from the corner of his eye, Ichigo suddenly sighed for some reason, "You don't need to follow me to school, just stay at my house."

With his hands behind his back, he pursed his mouth slightly, his eyes were wide open, and his gaze stayed on the feet that were constantly moving forward.

It wasn't until Ichigo's voice was heard that he was slightly stunned, and then continued with the action just now.

"There's no point in being alone, and I won't cause trouble for Kurosaki-kun~"

Her cheeks were slightly puffed up, her head kept shaking from side to side, her toes stepped on the ground, she turned slightly, and the hem of her skirt rolled up slightly.

The long silver hair drew a circle in the air, and when Goodbye turned around, there was a deeper smile in the red eyes.

Seeing Qianqian's smooth movements, Ichigo frowned, "You seem to like playing like this very much?"

There was a hint of hesitation in his voice, probably because he didn't know what to say.

Unconsciously shaving his cheeks, tilting his head slightly and looking at Ichigo, there was a little wrinkle between his brows, "Well, how should I put it. Because I used to play alone outside like this during the day, so I have formed a I got used to it~"

For some reason, Ichigo's body stiffened instantly when he heard these words.

Walking silently on the familiar road, Ichigo frowned and said nothing.

[What happened to Kurosaki-kun? 】

Not knowing what happened to Ichigo, Qianqian carefully followed behind him, because Ichigo didn't say a word after that, Qianqian was a little at a loss.

[Do you hate me following him to school?Should I go back...]

Just when Qianqian, who was thinking like this, was about to tell Ichigo that he had better go back, another voice sounded.

"Good morning, Ichigo."

Oncoming is a brown-skinned boy who looks like a strong boy, with curly brown hair covering his eyes.

Qianqian's eyes widened, and she clicked her tongue, "It looks very powerful."

Ichigo glanced at Qianqian next to him, then raised his hand to greet his friend walking across, "Yo, Chadu."

After the two met, they walked towards the school. Of course, along the way, Qianqian secretly looked at Chadu, which he had never seen before, completely forgetting that he wanted to go back just now.

"Speaking of which, no one has troubled you recently, right?" Ichigo asked about his friend's recent situation while walking.

Recently, because of Qianqian's existence, Ichigo didn't stop on the road too much after school.So I don't know if any boring people have come to trouble Cha Du recently.

Chadu shook his head slowly, "No, where's Ichigo?"

Although they are in the same classroom, Ichigo has been leaving early recently, and sometimes he looks a little strange, so Chadu is a little worried.

"Me?" Ichigo frowned slightly, pointing to himself, "I'm fine. If someone bothers you, please tell me, don't support it by yourself."

"Ah."

Qianqian, who secretly observed the two of them from behind, nodded with satisfaction, "What a beautiful friendship."

"..." Hearing the voice behind him very clearly, a well appeared on Ichigo's forehead instantly. "you……"

"What's wrong, Ichigo?" Cha Du, who sensed that something was wrong with Ichigo, asked again with concern.

"...No, it's nothing." Ichigo immediately shook his head, and immediately changed the subject, "By the way, Chadu, which high school do you want to go to?"

Although it is still several months before graduating from junior high school, Ichigo has long thought about the high school he will go to.

"No," Chadu didn't seem to think about the question raised by Ichigo. "Has Ichigo already thought about it?"

"Ah," the First Nursing Center nodded of course, "Karakura Daiichi High School is also very close to my home."

I don't know why, but the schools Ichigo chooses are all close to his home.

Folding her arms around her chest, Qianqian nodded in relief again. "What a good child who takes care of the family, Kurosaki-kun."

"You bastard..." Ichigo gritted his teeth and turned back, wishing to close his shallow mouth.

"Ichigo?"

"Ah!" Suddenly remembering that Chadu was still by his side, Ichigo turned his head stiffly, and looked at Chadu with a guilty conscience, "When school is here, I'll take a step ahead, Chadu!"

Ichigo said so and ran away, completely forgetting that Chadu and himself were in the same class.

"..."

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