IchiRuki: Making the Right Choices
Summary: Rukia leaves Huceo Mundo, but at a high cost. Will Ichigo and Rukia be able to make it through their struggles and realize their true feeling before its too late? Rated for later chapters.
A/N: Spoilers if you haven't read the manga up to chapter 286!!! This takes place after Ichigo has defeated Grimjow and the supposed Espada #1 shows up (at the end of manga chapter 286). This is my first fanficiton so be nice and please review and let me know if I should continue!!! Also I am not sure if the arrancar Nell is a male or female...so i just mad Nell a girl b/c i think it fits better.
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After a horrible battle, an orange haired shinigami stands to his feet. He has defeated the first espada. Dripping blood down his torn body he turns to Inoue. Barely able to stand, he still clutches his sword. His amber eyes begin staring into a pair of gray eyes, and then he falls to the ground.
"KUROSAKI-KUN……….!" Inoue screamed as he hit the floor.
Frantically, she calls out her fairies to heal him. His body is badly damaged; his legs, arms, and torso, completely covered in blood. Inoue couldn't help but think as he lay there, how she was no help at all. She just stood there as he fought for her, he came to save her, and she did nothing. She began to cry softly to herself, trying not to be obvious, she didn't want to upset Nell anymore than she already was. But her tears did not go unnoticed.
"Do not cry, Orihime-chan," Ayame (a/n one of her fairies) said to Inoue. "Your heart must stay strong".
Inoue nodded, and slowly stopped crying and began to concentrate harder. She was selfish for a moment. She cannot cry over past events. She has to be strong and heal Ichigo, she has to be strong and hurry. She has to. She needs to get to her other friends that came and risked their lives for her. She will not let them die…she can't. Not if she wants to look at herself in the mirror ever again.
After what seamed like a life time, Ichigo opened his eyes, then stood up and put his zampuakto away. He turned to Inoue and looked into her gray eyes once again. Inoue smiled.
"Thank you, Inoue," he said as he headed towards Nell.
Inoue blushed, at a loss for words she watched as Ichigo head towards a frightened Nell. She had been more afraid for Ichigo than Inoue had, but yet she managed to call out his name and cheer him on. But with the battle over, she couldn't hide her fear of Ichigo dying anymore. Nell was crying uncontrollably, scrunched up into a ball. She hadn't even noticed when Inoue finished healing Ichigo.
"Nell…," Ichigo said slowly as he kneeled down and put a hand on Nell's shoulder.
Ichigo….?" She said slightly confused, wondering how long she had been crying.
Ichigo smiles as Nell jumped up and hugged him with all her strength. Inoue smiled as well. Ichigo was alive and well, that made her happy. She helped, she wasn't worthless.
Ichigo stood up with Nell in his hands and walked toward Inoue, and once again he threw her over his shoulder.
"Where are we going…?" Inoue said slightly blushing.
Ichigo said with a very certain voice, "We are going to save Rukia, Chad, Ishida, and Renji, then we are gonna go home."
Inoue couldn't help but to smile and blush. Ichigo was always so sure of himself. She wished she could be like that. And Just as Inoue was about to reply, Ichigo speed off with Inoue over his shoulder and Nell in one arm. Inoue closed her mouth; she could hardly breathe at the speed he was going. Ichigo was moving fast, faster than she had ever seen him move without the use of his bankai. She already knew where he was going first. He had to save Rukia.
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"Are you sure this is want you want to do Azien?" Gin said as Azien was preparing to leave.
"Yes, I am sure. I have to be certain. And this must be done if the Hougyoku is to be released successfully. Let's go." Azien said to Gin.
The two ran at tremendous speed, and within seconds the two were standing over a dying raven haired girl. She lay there unconscious, bleeding profusely from the wound in her stomach. Her hand was still clutched to her sword as she lay on the ground, bleeding to death. She appeared to have about 10 minutes to live, if that.
"Kuchiki Rukia," Gin said smiling devilishly, "My, my, my, what a predicament you have gotten yourself into…."
"Let's begin." Azien said as he grinned to Gin.
"Yes, Let's…" Gin smiled and nodded.
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A/N: Sorry about any grammar errors, this is my first fanfic!! So that's how my story starts…what do u think?? I know its short…but I didn't want it to be too long if no one likes it…… Shall I continue??? Let me know…please review!!!
