Bleach © Kubo Tite
Saving Rukia Arc
By Eugena
Rated: T
Bleach S2 (Eps 41-42) one shot fic series.
One:
Saving Rukia
Rukia pov
Somehow, she knew she would let go. Let go of Kaien and her role in his death. Someday, she would free her heart.
So, she watched her big brother try to kill the man who looked so much like him. He summoned the cherry blossoms of his sword, his final and undeniable killing move. Her former captain looked on, in pain to see the man looking like the lieutenant he lost.
No. No, thought Rukia. Why should anyone else die for me?
Was fate really that different this time?
"What is it, Rukia?" Ichigo's voice in her mind.
"Rukia?" Kaien.
She knelt before her memory of Kaien. Forgive me, forgive me, she begged.
Whether or not Ichigo proved to be the reincarnation of Kaien, Rukia felt something for Ichigo for him alone.
Maybe she gave Ichigo her power because he looked so much like him. Maybe she thought it was her repentance.
In the end, she could only give into one feeling, for the one man who stood to protect her. Kaien died, and with him, her feelings for him.
Goodbye, Kaien.