I hate you.

It's been so long since I've seen you last, and as I recall, you left without saying goodbye. You left as a traitor to me, to everyone.

Yet…you wouldn't take me with you.

I couldn't believe you would do something like that, after all of the time we spent together, after everything we went through. I was more than ready, more than willing to follow you to the end of the universe and back, no matter what. Didn't you understand that?

I don't want to forgive you for doing something so stupid, for throwing away everything you had for no reason. For throwing me away.

I'm not very fond of you.

We're face to face right now, and even though I'm supposed to be that much better than you after all of this time, I can't gain an edge. I could never keep up with you, it seemed.

Somehow, I really liked it that way.

All I wanted was to be near you. You, and only you.

I don't like you too much.

The black butterflies staining your body are just targets to me. If I pierce one of them, you'll die. I knew it from the start. I was going to kill you.

Yeah…I was going to kill you.

Now I figure out that I couldn't even if I tried.

I guess you're okay.

I see you again, and you still manage to overwhelm me. I thought I had figured out something on my own, something special. Too bad…you were always one step ahead of me, weren't you?

I liked it that way.

I like you.

I was so scared when you disappeared, so much so that I started to become cold and angry, with you and everyone else. I'm bitter now, because your sweetness wasn't around anymore. Did my heart disappear for good that day?

I like you a lot.

I'm denying my feelings for you, I've been doing so for a long time. I fall to my knees in front of you and scream your name in anger. I hate you. I hate you. It's all I think, all I say.

I look up at you for a moment, and I see the sadness in your eyes. I hear the words come softly from your lips.

"I'm sorry."

I realize I never truly could hate you.

I really like you.

You place a hand on my cheek, like you used to, and you smile that old smile. The one that would always melt my heart.

It still does.

I love you.

"Aizen Sosuke, huh…"

"What are you thinking?"

"Ah, what else? We'll need to stop that kind of guy. We're the only ones fast enough, right?"

"…Right."

"…Soi Fon."

"Yes…Lady Yoruichi…"

"Can you understand my reasoning…on that night?"

"Just…a little bit."

She smiled. "It's more than enough, Lady Yoruichi."

"I'll try not to make you worry so much, okay?"

"…Lady…Yoruichi…"

You came back to me. Even for just a moment, you came back to me.

Thank you.

More than anything…more than anything.

I love you.