"Ichigo..." The name was muttered long before this point; yet the soul reaper hadn't forgotten the voice that once rang through his ears, sweet as bells on the wind. "Kuro...saki..." The name was groaned so harassingly once upon a time; it caused the soul reaper to fall harder. "Ichigo Kurosaki!" The name was screamed what seems like a millennium ago; the soul reaper still remembers the emotion within each separate syllable, sending the flames leaping higher still.
"Uryuu Ishida!" The name was screamed; The Quincy could barely hear it. "Ishida!" The name's exclamations grew quieter as he was found; the Quincy couldn't respond. "Oh, Uryuu..." The name was whispered in his ear, the voice filled with sorrow and despair; all the Quincy could do was close his eyes, a single tear slipping from his left.
"Hey Uryuu," Ichigo walked over, his usual frown slightly turning into a smile upon seeing the Quincy. "Rukia needs us to help her fight off some menos. Let's go~!" With that the soul reaper grabbed Uryuu's hand, tugging him along.
"Stupid Ichigo..." The Quincy was blushing ever so slightly as he muttered this. "People can see us! They'll get the wrong idea." He pushed up his glasses, using the gesture to hide the blush.
"Oh... Uh..." Ichigo released Uryuu's hand, his face tingeing pink (which Uryuu didn't see). With that he kept running, not looking back at the Quincy after that. Not even when his hand accidentally slid over Uryuu's sensitive area when they stopped short.
"Oh Kuro...saki..." Uryuu groaned, and Ichigo's heart leapt.
When they arrived (now in their correct fighting attire), they immediately jumped into battle.
After taking down all but one, Rukia was badly injured. "Rukia!" Ichigo ran to her side immediately, beginning to mend her wounds. Meanwhile, Ichigo could hear an explosion in the general area where Uryuu was fighting. "Ichigo Kurosaki!" he heard faintly.
'Oh no...' Was the only thing running through his head. As soon as he had Rukia in a safe place, he ran to find Uryuu.
"Uryuu Ishida!" the soul reaper kept screaming, searching for Uryuu in the wreck. "Ishida!" The screams grew quieter as he found the area where Uryuu's tattered cape lay.
Ichigo finally came upon Uryuu's destroyed, blood-spattered body. He fell to his knees beside the Quincy. Tears were welling up in Ichigo's stinging eyes. He leans gingerly on the broken body, feeling that it's stiff. A few tears began to fall as he wrapped his arms around the dying boy's shoulders. "Oh, Uryuu..." The soul reaper whispered, his voice filled with anguish and sorrow. All Uryuu could do in response was cry with what little strength he had left.
"I... I never even got to tell you how I feel..."