Fall

Prologue

"Shh... Don't.. Just don't shed anymore tears. I don't want to see you that way."

After all that she has done, not only for herself, it felt like her life was crumbling, tormenting her in her every bone.

The red haired young man had in every bit of him to blame her for her neglect... But to trash her trust and loyalty? It was completely hurtful. She sobbed, cried to no end. Life was pulling her down, she didn't exactly expect this, and she felt back then that she could face problems such as these… but she was wrong.

She was shattered. She couldn't believe it. Now, she didn't know where she would pick herself up after this.

"Shh… You're stronger than that. Don't cry… it hurts me as much as it hurts you."

But it still hurts, she thought. She felt herself shiver in the orange haired man's embrace. She knew she couldn't think anymore what do with herself after…. She didn't have anymore strength, but this man… he tells her like she was someone who can overcome this.

'Don't be so damn contradicting.'

She gritted her teeth, he embraced her tighter.

'I'm a mess now. I'm not the strong one you knew back then… my life is easily shattered because of forlorn love.'

She coughed and hiccupped.

"Just leave… leave me."

"You know I can't and won't do that. You need me right now." He sighed, his breath brushing past her raven hair.

"Why? Because I'm weak? That you pity me? That I am someone who can easily break out of love?" She grumbled in between sobs, but still not breaking away from his embrace.

"No. I'm here because you are strong… I'm here because you need me. I do not pity you… I'm here… because I want to." He gently stroked her hair.

"You… You're an idiot." She hiccupped yet again.

"I know that. We all are." He smiled, amber orbs sparkling in the gentlest manner.

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Gyuu. We all know who the girl and the boy is anyway and the red haired guy. Hehe. This is just a sort of an intro for 'fall'… Click on the next chapter for you to start on the story. So that you would get to know why this scene up here is happening or going to happen. Gyahaha! This is my second Bleach/ICHIRUKI fic by the way.. And I hope you all like it.

I did some minor editing here… no big, nothing to get all worked up about.