Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. I don't even own bleach.

"It wasn't your fault."

She tries to get it through his head.

"Aizen killed her."

"He may have struck the final blow. But I still stabbed her, she would've died from that if he hadn't-"

He seems unable to continue.

"You don't know that."

A brittle laugh sounds, harsh, cracking, utterly lacking in mirth.

She suppresses a shiver.

"Tell me honestly. Do you think she would have?"

Hesitant.

"I…I don't know. She-she might have."

"Exactly."

I'm not quite caught up yet, so I don't know if anything definite happens in later chapters, but…yeah…

Sorry if it gets confusing- I intended it to be a bit like that. It should be easy to tell when it's Hitsugaya talking and when it's the other person (I didn't really have anyone in mind- it's most likely Matsumoto).