Here's a great ichiruki story for you...

"What?" he couldn't control his voice, that simple word betrayed his emotions. He could only stared helplessly as the dark-haired girl in front of him slowly took off the diamond-studded ring on her slim finger and put it on the table.

"I told you already," her voice was quiet, and her blue eyes refused to met his amber ones, "Nii-sama had to move for his job…"

His hands grasped her shoulders, forcing her to look at him. He was practically shouting, "But we're engaged…" his voice trailed away.

Her ocean eyes were wet with tears, "Do you think I want this too, Ichigo?" her voice was pleading, "I wanted to stay here with you but nii-sama…"

"SO what if he moves, huh??" the orange-haired boy in front of her demanded, wanting her to understand, "He should understand! Rukia, you and I, we-"

She brushed his hands away from her shoulders gently, "I owe him. I owe his family. It's thanks to him I could go to school and meet you," her voice was strained, "I… I have to. Please understand,"

Ichigo gazed back at her pleading eyes, at her pale but beautiful features and at her petite form, couldn't believing the fact that she's going to leave him after all that they had been through.

"I don't want to lose you," he whispered.

Her voice was broken, "Me neither, but you have to understand, Ichigo…"

In a sudden, he found his temper rising. His jaw hardened at her words, why did she have to choose her brother over him? They are engaged, for god's sake! He had done everything for her yet she had to do everything her precious nii-sama told her to?

"I don't want to understand," his voice was cold as he glared at her.

Rukia looked hurt, it pained him, but he still kept his stance.

"Ichigo, I have to. It's for the family's business and I can't just leave nii-sama…" she protested.

"Oh, and you can leave me? Is that what you're trying to say?" he asked, bitterness clear in his voice.

Her voice was quiet, "You know I'm not like that,"

Ichigo just snorted, "Fine. If you wanted to leave, leave then."

He didn't miss the hurt in her eyes, "Ichigo, I could come back…I mean, we're still too young after all, we're seventeen and…"

He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, refusing to meet her eyes. His body stiffened as he felt Rukia's arms around his waist.

"Sorry," she murmured finally, every syllable enunciated with pain.

He sighed, feeling tears at the corners of his eyes. He held that back. He had to held that back.

"Just go," he muttered.

Rukia let go of him, her eyes a teary pools of blue. Her backpack was already slung on her bag, a car waiting for her outside. Ichigo watched as she walked to the door, before stopping, hesitantly meeting his eyes.

"You know I love you," she said, her voice almost inaudible. Ichigo didn't respond, he didn't say anything as he gazed after her small form, walking to the black limousine parked outside his house.

He could hear the sound of the car fading away, with it the girl he loves so much.

His brown eyes stared emptily at the ring lying on the table's wooden surface, glinting faintly under the dim lamplight.

His heart clenched, and it didn't take long before he slumped into his sofa, his eyes wet, his voice asking the same question over and over again.

"Why?"

Ichigo woke up, jackknifing into a sitting position. He looked around him, he was in his room, the lamp turned off.

The man put a hand on his temple, willing the memories to fade away. It had been seven years since he last saw her. Since he heard her voice or seen her smile.

He had gone through a lot of pain through the first two years, but he finally been able to move on. He hadnt dreamed about her for quite a long time.

Still, why it appeared to him again? He sighed inwardly, that dream had been so vivid…

Ichigo's long fingers traced his cheeks, only to find them moist with recently-shed tears.

He had been crying.

So what do you guys think? Please reviews and I'll try to update soon. This story plot is interesting really. And dont worry, Rukia will come back, only with a huge problem she try to hide from Ichigo. Will they be the same still? Well, Ichigo's holding a grudge...

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