Tears coursed down her cheeks as she screamed her frustrations to the stormy sky.
"Despite all you've done for me--"
She took a shaky breath, her breath showing up in the freezing night.
The rain had soaked them both. Black and white fabric clung to their skin.
"I don't love you! I don't look at you that way! HE loves me for who I am now, NOT who I was back in Rukongai!"
Dark brown eyes widened in shock and hurt. "Ru--"
She cut him off. He needed to know this. "You were never there for me, when I needed you most! You left me in a family that only sees me as Hisana's replacement! You weren't there when I killed the man I loved!" she shrieked.
Her breathing was loud and ragged. It had taken a lot out of her to say that to her best friend.
His eyes dropped to the ground. He didn't say anything. He couldn't.
He walked towards her. "Rukia... listen to me."
"Go away." She refused to look at him.
He was hurt deeply (but why would she care? why should she goes after him? never was he viewed as more than a friend, the orange teen was always the one. always) but just decided not to show it.
"Rukia, don't act like you're five." His voice was firm now, with underlying anger in it.
Her hands were clenched into fists. (why wouldn't he just leave?) "Back off."
"Rukia!" Renji snapped. "For God's sake, look at me!"
Her blue eyes went icy with rage. "What, Renji?! What the hell do you want from me!?"
"I just wanted you to be fuckin' happy!" He yelled angrily. "But obviously, that's gone to hell, hasn't it?!"
Shaking with anger, she marched up to him...
...And slapped him with all her might.
It stung, and even more so from her. Shaking with a newfound resolve, he gripped her wrist none too gently and threw it away from him. "Fine."
Turning his back on the only person he'd ever loved, he left.
He'd knew never seen her again. He refused to turn around.
"Renji!"
Zabimaru roared in his mind, turn back, apologize, made it up to her but Renji simply tuned his zanpaktou out.
"FINE! Leave me like you did every other time!"
Her wounding words forced him to stop. A flash of lightning ilummuniated the scene. (why were there only bad memories in the rain?)
But Renji has vanished. Rukia dropped to her knees. She felt light-headed now, and numb.
Her vision grew blurry and dark. Her breathing got harder and more labored.
Just before she passed out, she screamed...
...But only her echo answered her.