"See you later, Rukia." Of course he says that. Optimist he is- the idiot, she thinks, smiling because it's what he wants.
Not to remember tears.
But a smile.
They will meet again - she knows. Maybe not in this life, he has the rest of his ahead of him. With the people he loves and the world he saved by sacrificing everything.
He's just... Ichigo again.
And she's just Rukia the Soul Reaper.
Once he goes outside, souls will be invisible to him. She'll be invisible to him...but that's alright. Rukia gives one last smile/ verging on a smirk and one last insult.
"Idiot." We'll see each other again. Her heart hurts, watching him go. Because it's in that moment when she sees his tall, straight back and stubborn spikes standing out each and every way; that maybe... her feelings for him were a little deeper.
He's not just her friend.
He's something else..
Rukia shakes her head some, glancing to Orihime.
She isn't selfish enough to burden him with a useless confession. He has...the rest of his life to live. A life she can't share.
He goes out into the world of clear blue sky.
"I'll always watch over you." she whispers.
He can't hear her anymore.
-Fin-
Disclaimer: they better be reunited again- dammit! ;.;
AN: simply I saw some manga spoilers for 423 and had to do this. Thanks for reading- IchiRuki was my first Bleach pairing-fav, though moi loves crack just as much...
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