A Few Years Later — High School
Ichigo: "Hey Shu! Hold up, wait for me!"
Shu: "I wasn't running. You were. So why should I stop?"
Ichigo: "Damn, dude, why so harsh? If you keep acting like this, you'll never get a girlfriend. And why don't you ever look people in the eyes when you talk? If any girl saw those killer eyes of yours, she'd go crazy."
Shu: "Shut it."
Ichigo: "What a drag… Anyway, come to the soccer team. We're one player short. Please, man, I'm begging."
Shu: "…."
Ichigo: "Come on, pleeease! It's an important match today—against Seoul High! Please!"
Girls in the background laughed.
Shu: "Fine. But this is the last time."
Ichigo: "OH I LOVE YOU, MAN!"
The Match
On the field, Shu moved like a ghost.
Nobody even noticed him—
Until he suddenly appeared from nowhere, snatched the ball from the opponent, and scored the winning goal.
1–0. Victory.
Walking Home After the Match
Ichigo: "Damn bro, you were insane today! Where did you even come from? You were like a flash."
Shu: "…"
Ichigo: "Oh yeah— we're graduating high school soon. Where are you going next?"
Shu: "I don't know. I'll probably quit."
Ichigo: "What? Why?"
Shu: "My part-time jobs aren't enough. I have to pay Grandpa's hospital bills."
Ichigo: "Oh… Are you heading to the hospital now?"
Shu: "Yeah."
Ichigo: "Great, let's go."
Shu: "As you wish…"
Hospital Scene
Ichigo slammed open the door.
Ichigo: "HEY GRANDPA, WHAT'S UP!?"
Masakado: "Koff koff—WHAT THE— You brat, you trying to kill me!?"
Shu: "Hello, Grandpa."
Masakado: "Why are you here again? I told you not to come every day. Focus on your studies! Enjoy your youth, kid!"
Ichigo: "Yeah, yeah! You tell him, Grandpa! I'm sick of him too. You know what he said? He doesn't want to study!"
Masakado: "What—khuff koff—WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
Shu: "Don't you think you talk too much?"
Masakado: "Shut up! If you're doing all this for me, then don't. I'll die faster at this rate!"
Shu: "Huff… Fine. I'll go now. Shut up."
Masakado exhaled heavily.
Masakado: "You know, Shu… you have the eyes of your mother. She also had those crimson kind of eyes. She used to get bullied because of them. Everyone use to say her eyes were unreal and cursed .Your father once beat the hell out of a kid. Hahaha… koff koff."
Shu: "That's enough. I know what you're trying to say. Don't."
Masakado: "You're smarter than your age, kid. I didn't even say anything—how did you know?"
Ichigo: "What… what are you even talking about?" (nods anyway)
Masakado: "And you— you're still the same idiot. Find a girl for him, moron!"
Ichigo: "You think I'm not trying!? It's your grandson who keeps avoiding!"
Shu: "I think you have a death wish."
Ichigo: "You hear that, Grandpa?!"
Masakado: "He's right, Shu. You're at the age where you should start thinking about these things! Enjoy your life. Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine."
Years later:
Shu, now 23. Three part‑time jobs. Tired eyes. Bruised hands.
Working the night shift at Ichigo's family restaurant.
At the Restaurant
The door slammed open.
Ichigo: "Shu—Shu!"
Shu turned, exhausted, wiping sweat off his forehead.
Shu: "…What is it?"
Ichigo was pale, trembling.
Ichigo: "You need to go. The hospital—your grandpa…"
Shu froze for a half‑second.
Then he nodded once.
Shu: "…I understand."
Ichigo: "Don't worry—he's still alive."
Shu: "I know."
They ran out into the night.
At the Hospital
The doctor looked grim.
Doctor:
"He's in a coma. We can't say when—
—or if—he'll regain consciousness."
Shu stood still. No tears. No shaking. Just silence.
Ichigo: "Come on, doc… Let's go."
Ichigo followed the doctor outside.
Shu stepped into the dim room alone.
Masakado lay motionless.
Wires. Machines. Cold air.
Shu's hands—scarred, bruised, shaking—reached out and gently held his grandfather's hand.
Shu (softly):
"…Don't worry, Grandpa."
"I'll find a way. So… hang in there."
Outside the door, Ichigo listened, eyes dropping.
Ichigo (thought):
"If only I could bring his family back…"
"If he had a mother… a father… a normal childhood…"
"Would he have smiled more?"
"Would he have lived happily?"
On the Way Home
They walked together down the dark street.
That's when they heard laughter.
Old voices.
Familiar voices.
The bullies from childhood—
Ino, Hikaru, Nagi, and several others—stepped out from the shadows.
Ino:
"Well, well… look who it is."
"Is that… wait—is that fatty?"
Nagi:
"No way… Ichigo?!"
"How did you get so slim and fit?"
Ino:
"…and kinda handsome—"
Hikaru: "Ahem."
Ino:
"I mean… sorta."
Hikaru:
"It's been a while, fatty."
"And you—Shu."
"I knew it. You two were plotting against us all along, you mf'ers."
They rushed forward and began beating both of them mercilessly.
After a while:
Hikaru (panting):
"I'm hungry. Let's go karaoke."
He grabbed Shu by the collar.
"Hey, glasses… give me the money. I saw you had cash."
Nagi (hesitant):
"Dude… I think that's enough."
"This was supposed to be fun… but now it's… too much."
Hikaru (glaring):
"You taking their side?"
"Say one more word. I dare you."
He turned to Shu.
Hikaru:
"Money. Now."
Shu: "…Stay in your limit."
Hikaru's face twisted in rage.
Hikaru:
"You still have the guts…?"
Ichigo:
"Stop! It's hospital money! For his Grandpa!"
"Just leave it, you bastards!"
Hikaru:
"Huh? Since when can you talk back?"
He kicked Ichigo's jaw, sending him crashing to the ground.
Then he tried to grab Shu's wallet.
Shu caught his wrist.
Hikaru's face darkened.
He punched Shu again.
Again.
Again.
Shu's glasses split—
Blood dripped from his nose and lips—
Yet he didn't move an inch.
Until—
One final punch landed square on Shu's forehead.
Shu didn't even blink.
He raised his head slowly.
And then—
His eyes opened.
Crimson.
Dimly glowing.
Like twin dying stars.
Everyone froze.
A chill ran down all their spines—
As if death itself was staring at them.and might take their soul at any moment.
Even Ichigo stopped breathing for a moment.
He was shocked and scared as well
Shu grabbed Ichigo and walked away, leaving the bullies shaking.
They were almost home.
The street was silent.
Then—
A car engine roared behind them.
Hikaru.
Drunk with rage.
He slammed the car forward.
Shu: "Ichigo—move!"
He pushed Ichigo aside—
Ichigo hit a pillar—
And Shu was struck full force.
Blood splattered across the road.
Shu rolled and slid, head smashing against the pavement.
Hikaru sped away.
Ichigo crawled toward him, screaming.
Ichigo:
"SHU!! SHU!! SOMEBODY HELP!! HELP!!"
Shu (thinking) almost unconscious : Is this the end. It's so cold. I cant move so tired .
ichigo fainted too suddenly some one came runing
A girl: Hey u ok
Shu : is that a girl who is she either way I just want to rest….
END