Chapter 17

(Previously)

Errol drops to the ground like he lost his strength, and stares at the air where she was just standing before.

"IZUMI!!!!!"

Errol that day shouted with all his might like he was hoping that she would hear him and come back, and also the day he found himself desiring strength to change everything.

(Continue)

[Authors note: When Errol used Order now it will be like this [I can control wind] or something like that so people won't misinterpret it for shouting]

Errol return home in the afternoon that day, and all the things that happened previously were in the morning.

After Izumi left, he stayed there sitting waiting, thinking that she might return, in the end not even a fraction of her shadow can be seen.

He decided to return then, as he hasn't totally lost his mind yet. He fixed his clothes and heal his injuries with an order before returning home.

Urahara already left earlier not before introducing himself which he responded with no energy, he gave Errol his address, and invited him to visit his shop sometimes.

The moment he stepped inside his house, he immediately go to his room and closed the door. He didn't even notice his grandpa calling out to him when he returns.

He stayed in his room since then, he didn't bother to eat anything as well as he had no appetite and sent the maids that comes to call him to eat with his grandpa or those that bring him the food itself.

It was later that night that he heard a knock again. He was about to tell the person outside to go away when he suddenly heard his grandpa's voice.

"Errol...can you open the door?" Grandpa Orlando said in a gentle voice.

Errol hesitated before jumping down his bed and opening the door to see his grandpa holding a tray of food.

"Want to eat while telling your grandpa what's wrong?" He said with a smile while showing the tray.

Errol hesitated before letting his grandpa inside his room. Orlando found a table to put the tray on before sitting on the couch.

"Come on" He patted his side signing Errol to sit with him.

Errol didn't say anything as he sit beside his grandpa, he picked a sandwich as he was suddenly hungry when he saw it.

"Look who's saying he was not hungry hahaha," Grandpa Orlando said trying to tease him but Errol didn't react. This made him raise his eyebrows as normally he would act shy or embarrassed.

"So can you tell me now what's wrong?" Orlando asks gently.

Errol paused while he was eating, he nodded and finished the sandwich first. After he was done he finally said something.

"...I failed to keep my friend ..." Errol said in a very low tone to Orlando.

Errol knows he could meet Izumi again in the future even if the chance is low, and he also knows that he might be able to turn her back to normal with his power if he can increase the amount of his Spiritual power.

But the thought of not being able to meet her anymore and the thought of failing to bring her back scared him.

He couldn't help but blame himself, if he only arrived early before the hollow bites her, maybe this wouldn't happen. Izumi would be alright, they will still be together messing around and having fun.

Orlando who heard the reason, immediately think of various scenarios in his head before he understood the situation a little bit. He knows how awkward his grandson is to others, even those maids that he grew up with, he still distant himself when he talks to them.

So for the first time, he finally found someone outside this house someone he could call a friend who he enjoyed his time together, might have hit him hard if they suddenly parted. He knows it was sudden as when Errol left the house he was still full of excitement, only to return as if someone died.

Orlando thought for a moment before saying.

"Do you want to cry?"He opens his arms wide.

Errol looks at him for a moment before nodding, he comes closer and hugs his grandpa, and buried his face in his chest.

Orlando then felt his clothes get wet, but he didn't mind and just patted the back of his Grandson comforting him.

"You know it's ok to be sad, it's natural but don't let it make you down, the pain of parting is nothing compare to the joy of meeting again. I once heard someone say these words 'Good byes are not forever, Good byes are not the end, they simply mean, I miss you, until we meet again' so don't be sad, you will meet her again in the future, and maybe bring her here in the house so I can finally see my granddaughter in law hahaha" Orlando said with a gentle smile.

Errol although still depressed couldn't help but twitch his mouth from his grandpa's words at least this talk of his grandpa made him smile a bit.

Errol left the hug after he felt that he couldn't cry anymore, and he felt a little bit better on his grandpa words.

"Grandpa, can I request something big?" He asks.

"What is it?" Orlando said in a curious tone since he never mentioned something about big when requesting. He didn't also mind buying something expensive if it would make this child happy.

"Can you buy the house at this address?" Errol said after writing down the address and giving it to his grandpa.

"A house huh, never expected to hear my grandson to ask me to buy something like this very early," He said in a joking manner but the response he got was just a silent stare.

"Anyway leave it to me, I'll buy that house, mansion or whatever just hurry up and eat all of this, my back hurts after carrying all this" Orlando complain and Errol nodded and began to pick food with chopsticks.

He eat way too fast that he choke suddenly and his grandpa gave him water to force it down. He thank him before eating again, the warm temperature of the food his grandpa brought made him feel much better.

The following days after that, Errol recovered a bit from the previous event. He left his room from time to time and eat properly.

But to his grandpa's dismay, Errol was acting like a robot that follows certain rules. He always asks to be sent to the house he just bought and stayed there for most of the time before returning home, he did this for the following days.

The only thing that made Grandpa Orlando feel relieved was when he bought that looking house that was even destroyed by some accidents, Errol smiled, especially when he gave him the piano from that house. Though he didn't see anything special from it, maybe some kind of memories he made with his friend.

(Time Skip 1 Week)

Errol who was in his room looks at the corner of his room where a familiar piano lays. It's the piano of Izumi, he couldn't help but take it with him as it was the thing that contains with the most presence of Izumi.

It somehow helps him feel calm when he was around it and felt like she was beside him.

During this week he stays at her house and tries to wait for hope to see if she returns but, she didn't. After a week of doing this, he stop as he was still aware that she might not return there.

"Izumi..." Errol looks at the window missing her and feeling lonely. He is having some thoughts when suddenly.

"You look like you need a company kid" Errol suddenly heard a man's voice.

He immediately turns wary and looks around his room finding nothing. He is preparing to use an order when suddenly he heard the voice again at his feet.

"Not Bad, for a kid, you are quite vigilant to an unknown" Errol found a black cat staring at him with interest.