Warnings: Character death
Notes: This an AU, and takes place during and after a war.
'Popopopop'
Ichigo collapsed, blood pouring out of his chest, staining his uniform red. He clutched his chest, calling out for his lover, "Gin! Gin Ichimaru, come here!"
Ichimaru rushed across the field to Ichigo's side. "I'm here!" Noticing the blood, he quickly opened Ichigo's jacket. To his horror, there were at least four bullet holes.
"How bad?" Ichigo asked weakly.
"Its not bad. You're going home."
Ichigo managed a small smile. "You're a terrible liar. We both know it, its to late."
"We're gonna go home, you and me. We'll go live in a big house, far away from this war. You can have all the chocolates you want. . ."
". . .And we'll sit outside watching the stars."
"Yeah."
The world shrank to just the two of them.
Ichigo began to panic, blackness was beginning to cover his sight.
"Gin, I can't see you!"
"I'm right here. I'll always be here, with you."
"Kiss me."
Gin did so, ignoring the taste of blood.
"Ichigo will you marry me?" He asked sadly, know he only had this one chance
Ichigo stared sightlessly, a smile gracing his lips again.
"Yes, I will."
He felt around, trying to find Gin's hand. Gin, realizing what the younger man wanted, took it. It was already cooling.(1)
Ichigo spoke again, his voice barely above a whisper, "I love you." Then his head fell back, unmoving.
"Aw no, don't leave me! Ichigo!" Ichimaru shook the red head, trying to make him come back.
A howl of pain rang across the field, the cry of a person who realized his beloved was never coming back.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A few years later. . .
A silver haired man walked across the cemetery, ignoring the rain which poured down his back.
He stopped at the stone that read : Ichigo Ichimaru. He stood there for a while before finally speaking. "Hey, sorry I couldn't come yesterday. I had to get something for today, it's a special day, ya know."(2)
He pulled a black object from his pocket.
"I just can't do this without you. There's nobody waiting for me, and nobody cares. You changed that. I had someone to live for, but now you're gone."
He chuckled humourlessly. It was beginning to thunder now, and the rain came down so hard, it stung.
He knelt, leaning on the stone and toyed with the object.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Same place, 15 minutes later. . .
It was a horrible day to come to the cemetery, Shuuhei Hisagi thought as he limped across said location. He was here to visit his boyfriend, Kaname Tosen's grave. The man had been killed in the same explosion that had taken Hisagi's leg.
As turned down the row Tosen was on, he was surprised to see a man laying on the ground. Curious, he walked closer.
Curiosity turned to horror when he realized the man was covered in blood.
"Hey man, you okay?!" He called.
No response.
Turning the man over, Hisagi groaned. Blood ran down the mans face, painting a ghastly picture.
A bittersweet smile was still there.
END.
(1) When a person is dying, the extremities start cooling first, I think.
(2) He is refering to the day Ichigo died.
Please review, your thoughts are important.
Have a nice day.