It felt like a bad dream to Azuri, but she wasn't like any child, she didn't quiver in fear nor did she cry.

All she did was stare at the discarded clothes of soul reapers and villagers and every soul reaper tried to avert her eyes but she stared while Aizen took her away to Jushiro who tried everything to get the image out of her head.

Shinji had his hair tied back because of various reasons and Hiyori pulling on it which earned a punch on the head as he investigated the mysterious discarded clothing while Azuri watched, Shinji tried his best not to let her see the clothing.

Until that fateful night...was a mistake...

Shinji saw his friends become hollows while Azuri was becoming one as she growled and he used his sheathed zanpakto for her not to bite on him.

She was stronger than him as she pushed down on the weapon.

"Azuri! Listen to my voice! Listen to me! This isn't you!" Shinji yelled as she growled and her fangs bit down on the sheath as cracks started to form, tears were falling down from his eyes as he tried to reason with her.

"Azuri! Please! Don't become a hollow! Just hold on! Hold on!" Shinji yelled as tears fell from her eyes and he saw that she was crying.

Within her eyes, it showed her humanity as she continued crying which made him smile as she continued looking at him before he lifted a hand to her face. "That's it...there's our sweet little red head." He said as she looked to the side and he grasped her neck before his hair was cut.

Azuri cried out in pain. 

"It hurts! Make it stop! Jushiro!" She wailed in pain as tears fell before the hollow mask consumed half of her face as she screamed and cried. 

Shinji hugged her closely before Aizen saw and he had tears in his eyes before Kaname stabbed her shoulder and she was coughed blood before she blacked out from the sudden shock as Shinji blacked out as well.

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Sitting on the wooden floor of her inner world home was Kushina, Azuri's mother with a little girl with blue hair and red eyes that looked like Azuri held onto her as Kushina moved her hair from her face.

"I'm sorry my daughter, for me and your twin to leave you alone with this pain to deal with of hollowfication, forgive us for abandoning you and never being a part of your life." Kushina wept as the blue haired girl spoke next. "Ni-Chan...forgive me...I could not be able to be by your side like siblings would...but one day...we grow together...we'll meet someday..." She said as Kushina hugged her.

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Every soul reaper cried for their beloved little red head departing with no memory of them taking care of them, Yamamoto hated to do it but it was the only way to save her before she would perish.

Soi-fon cried and shed tears for her as Azuri was left on a doorstep of a kind family that was a relative of Masaki.

Aizen began to shed tears and Gin as sad, Kaname had the same expression written on his face while Yukichika had tears streaming down his face as Jushiro cried with his lieutenants.

They thought that they will never see the bright young girl they raised ever again.

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<13 years later>

A teenage girl dressed in a light grey and black kuinochi soul reaper uniform held a small blade while she walked up to see a bald soul reaper and another with feathers in his hair and his eye lash before the bald one saw her and his face held shock.

"Yumichika! Get over here!" He yelled as she readied her weapon.

"What is it, Ikkaku?" Yumi chika came out and saw what Ikakku shouted for him. 

There in front of him was a familiar face he couldn't forget.

"You seem to know me...but I can't seem to stop these tears from falling, please, tell me...who are you?"