AN: This takes place 5 year in the future. The group all went their separate ways, but Rukia had left for soul society, but came back quickly in hopes that she could stay and be with Ichigo, only to be left hear broken when she found out he went to America.

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Rukia rubbed her forehead; it had been a long two weeks. She was rushing back and forth from the soul society to her home in karakura town. That's right; Rukia never really left…the rest of the group split up. She left for soul society but wasn't happy there, she hated her duties and soon returned. Only to find that her old friends had left, and Rukia was alone. Orihime and Tatsuki were in Tokyo, Tatsuki and Orihime got into a high ranking college. Chad had been out of touch since graduation, some say that he went to Mexico or his home town of Okinawa. As for the last Quincy, he was some big president to a popular computer company.

Rukia rested her head on her desk; it was nice to be home but tiring and boring also the loneliness and quiet of the home haunted Rukia. She closed her eyes and remembered…that orange haired boy.

Ichigo put an arm around Rukia, He held her close but quickly broke apart when he saw Orihime, Chad, Ishida and the others.

"Kurosaki-kun! What are you going to do, now that we are graduated?" Orihime asks. She hadn't changed, although she grew taller and her powers were more advanced, she was still the same ol' Orihime.

Ichigo shrugs, "Not sure." He says scratching the back of his head.

"Well, I got a job at a popular computer company, they say once I finish the college in America, I can go and work there" Ishida says proudly, pushing his glasses up. Orihime hugs Ishida tightly, his hair was slightly shorter and he was more muscular. Orihime and Ishida had been going out, and were a happy couple.

"That's sooo great Ishida-kun!" Orihime says still hugging him.

Rukia forced a smile, she slightly envied Orihime and Ishida.

Rukia was still the shortest of them all. Rukia was now 5 feet 2 inches and Ichigo still teased her about her size, but a kick or a punch always shut him up. The group began talking feverishly about their plans and what they were going to do.

"What are you gonna do kuchiki-chan?" Orihime asks her eyes wide and curious.

Rukia once again forced a smile, she hated lying to them after all that they went through.

"I don't know yet" She says, a smile plastered on her face. Rukia had been assigned a new position and she doubted she would see any of them again. Rukia was mostly sad about leaving Ichigo, and there was a hope in her mind that she would return or not have to go to the soul society and he would be waiting.

Rukia opened her eyes; she had left that day without saying goodbye. She felt that it would hurt too much. She had left Ichigo a note, telling him her feelings and how she would give the world to be with him, but couldn't because fate had twisted their destinies. She told him that she had wanted to stay; she told him that she would understand if the feelings weren't mutual. She said 'goodbye, from Rukia' and left.

Rukia lifted her head from the desk, her raven locks falling into her eyes. The computer screen had a window blinking, lazily Rukia clicked the box and the words "You've got mail" appeared on the screen. Rukias' heart jumped, she quickly accessed her mail. Her heart raced even more. Her violet eyes raced across the page, she read it at least five times. She couldn't believe it was true…

Subject: Oy!

Sender: Ichigo Kurosaki

Message: Hey Rukia, How have you been? I had to pull a lot of strings to get your email, I should have just guessed, Chappy Rukia. Ha Ha Ha, you haven't changed. This isn't a bad thing because I need to see a familiar face when I visit. That's right, I'm coming home Rukia. I hope you are there…actually, I know you are. I checked.

--Ichigo.

Rukia clicked the 'reply' button and slowly typed her reply. Her heart hadn't stopped racing, and she chose her words very carefully.

Subject: Re: Oy!

Sender: Chappy Rukia

Message: Ichigo, I'm surprised to hear from you. You checked to see if I was here? Geez, you haven't changed. I…

Rukia wanted to type "I…love you" but she bit her lip and typed.

I can't wait to see you . Sorry for the shortness, there isn't much going on. Take care…

Rukia

Rukia clicked send and leaned back in her chair. Her heart was still racing, and her hands were shaking. Rukias' phone rang, she wanted to stay by the computer and wait for the window flash saying she got another mail. Reluctantly, she got up and rushed to the phone.

"Hello?" Rukia says into the receiver.

"Rukia, Hi!" A familiar female voice responds. Rukia smiles and sits down on the floor,

"Orihime, nice to hear from you!" Rukia hears a giggle on the end of the line and Orihime responds.

"Vacation is coming up soon, I really want to visit you. Did you get kurosaki-kuns' email?" Orihime asks. So he sent it to all of us…sounds like him.

"Yes, I did…Orihime…do you know when he is coming?" Rukia asks, she hoped he gave Orihime more information.

"Hai, Yes! He's coming a day after Ishida and I arrive." Orihime answers, and Rukia could tell she was smiling.

"Great, I want to speak to you…you know girl to girl" Rukia blushed at this, she was going to tell Orihime…everything.

"Okay Rukia-Chan! I gotta run but I can't wait to see you!" Orihime says before hanging up. Rukia put the phone back and smiled, the empty and loneliness of her home seemed so distant now. Her violet eyes shifted to the clock, it was already getting late. Rukia was excited to see her friends, she couldn't believe how much she missed them. Rukia laid down on her bed, slowly closing her eyes with a smile still on her face until she drifted off into a wonderful sleep.

Rukia was standing in front of Ichigos' mothers grave. The rain was pouring, her blue dress clung to her body and her raven locks dripped on the ends. Rukia suddenly felt warm as two strong arms wrapped around her shoulders and held her close.

"Ichigo?" Rukia whispers and suddenly the rain stopped and Rukia was standing in front of a sparkling ocean. The warmth of his arms still around her was so real, Rukia was sure that she was clutching the blankets tightly in the real world. Ichigo was whispering but Rukia wasn't really listening, she was too trapped in the dream, the warmth and feeling in her stomach of butterflies. Suddenly, an annoying buzzing came into her dream world.

Rukia sat up, her hands were stiff and sure enough she had been clutching the blankets, which was the logical reason for the warmth. She grabbed the phone that was about to slide off the nightstand from vibrating, Rukia stared at the caller ID "Unknown". She wasn't sure if she should risk it, but Rukia wanted to climb back into her dream world with Ichigo. Rukia flipped open the phone and clicked the green button, answering hesitantly…

"Hello?" She says, her voice remarkably clear sounding as if she hadn't woken up and had been up all night. Rukias' eyes shifted to the digital clock, 3am in the morning…she really hoped the person had a good reason for waking her.

"I woke you didn't I?" Said a familiar voice, it was too familiar, too warm and too breathtaking for Rukia to respond with a calm voice.

"Ichigo?" She breathed, her head swirled…had it been that long that she's heard his voice? Was he so intoxicating, that Rukia could barely keep her dizziness at a minimum even though she was lying down.

A chuckle came from the other end of the line and Rukias' heart jumped and began race, she loved his laugh. "No, it's freaking Gin Ichimaru! Of course it's me Rukia" Ichigo says, Rukia could tell he was smiling…it was in his voice.

"How can you be sarcastic at three in the morning?" Rukia asks firmly, putting false anger into her voice.

"How can you not? Plus, I was hoping your phone would be off." Ichigo says, he was smirking and wondered if Rukia could tell.

"As a shinigami…" Rukia began before Ichigo cut her off.

"Blah Blah Blah, shinigami orders…I know" His voice seemed to break slightly, as if he was remembering some painful memory. Rukia knew what the memory was; she had to leave because of her shinigami orders.

The line was silent, Rukia wondered if he fell asleep but just as she thought that, his warm as honey voice broke the silence.

"I just wanted to call and say…I lo—I mean, I really want to see you Rukia and hopefully no shinigami orders will take you away again. My plane comes in at noon sharp, I have loads to tell you" Ichigo says, no one could understand his desire to be there and not just talking to her over the phone…no one except Rukia that is.

"I…can't wait to see you then. Can I sleep now?" Rukia only half complained she wanted to spend hours talking with him over the phone.

"Goodnight…Rukia" Ichigo says softly, he had said that many times before…a very long time ago when Rukia slept in his closet.

"…Goodnight…Ichigo…"Rukia says slowly, wanting his name to cling to her tongue. Rukia hung up and put the phone under her pillow, Ichigos voice rang in her ears and she repeating words in her head, as if they were a lullaby. Slowly, Rukia fell asleep and back into her dream world filled with one person.

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A/N: It's longer then I wanted it to be. They are very much in love in this future fic but I want the readers to know that they never really declared their love for each other. They were going out. But tried not to show many public displays of affection, and don't worry when Ichigo comes up…the old fighting will still come up.

Also, I hope it wasn't too confusing or fast paced. I didn't want a long first chapter, I wanted to catch your attention XD!

Review please