NEXT CHAPTER!!!!! This time it's in Ichigo's point of view. I know Ichigo probably doesn't know that much about Hisana, or Byakuya's past, but for the sake of the story, let's pretend he does. Thanks to everyone for all the reviews!!! Big thanks to God's Angel for being my very first reviewer!!!! Anyway, enjoy the chapter!!!!

Disclaimer: I forgot to put this in last time, so I've decided to just put it in this chapter, so it applies to the whole story, or else I'm going to forget.

I do NOT down Bleach. If I did, Hisana would have never died...and Byakuya wouldn't be depressed!!!!

Anyway, ON WITH THE STORY!!!!

Unforgetable Memories: Byakuya and Hisana

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Ichigo's POV

Humph. Byakuya. That bastard. The one who I'll probably never like, no matter how hard I try. Chee...who cares? He destests me anyway...Who ever thought that Byakuya was actually a widower? During my visits to the Seireitei, I've seen groups of fangirls stalking Byakuya, and giggling non-stop. The guy's pretty popular, you gotta give him that. Still, Byakuya, married? If he never even shows affection towards his own sister, who would he show affection towards? I never thought that a guy as cold as him even HAD feelings...but I guess that was I learned afterwards proved me wrong. How I learned it exactly, was a very painful story.

So, one day, Rukia and I were talking. No, more like arguing. Ok, we were full out fighiting. Then, I just decided I had to get a crack at her, so I said that at least I didn't have a brother who had no social life with women at all. Rukia nearly broke my arm for that comment. Sitting on top of my stomach, she huffed, saying that her precious nii-sama did too have a social life, but after an incident half a centry ago, the one thing he cared about disappeared from his life and he buried himself in his work to hid his pain.

I learned from Renji later that Byakuya was married to Rukia's biological sister fifty years ago. And that she died half a decade later from an illness she had developed from searching day after day for Rukia in the dusty streets of Inuzuri. Apparently, Byakuya had fought tooth and nail for this Hisana to be married into the Kuchiki family, as the Kuchiki elders and tradition forbade the mixing of noble and commoner blood. When she died, he promised her that he would find her sister and treat her like his own sister, something she couldn't do herself. Rukia's adoption into the Kuchiki family had also caused an uproar. Byakuya had once again defied tradition and the law in order to keep his promise to Hisana. He went against everything he ever believed in, and married for love.

But through their entire marriage, Hisana-san wasn't able to love him back. She couldn't love him back, as the guilt for abadonning Rukia was to great. She must of thought that she wouldn't feel true happiness until Rukia was found. Everyday, Hisana-san searched for Rukia in the Rukongai. But she was already very frail, delicate, like Rukia in some ways. The horrible conditions in Rukongai must have worsened her already bad health. That must haven been what lead to her death later on.

Anyway, according to Rukia, Byakuya keeps a shrine to his wife in his room at the Kuchiki mansion, and visits it everyday. I kinda have to feel sorry for him. I mean, he grew up in a world bound by tradtition and rules, then the one person that made him truly happy died without ever returning his feelings and a promise to raise her sister. As much as I hate to admit this, Byakuya and I are similar in more ways than I feel comfortable with. We both have women we love, yet they are just out of our reach. Rukia and I love each other, but we'll always be separted by the fact that she's a shinigami, I'm only half. She's dead and I'm alive. We're total opposites, yet so much alike.

This Hisana, she must of really been something to reach under the layers of Byakuya's cold and emotionless personality and melt all the ice. For Byakuya to go against everything he was brought up to believe in, and marry her regardless of what everyone else thought, he must of really loved her. He cared for her the way I care for Rukia. I went against the entire Seireitei to save Rukia, just as Byakuya went against the entire Kuchiki clan and the other nobles to marry Hisana. We both did huge things to be with the women we love. But these kind of things come with the responsibility of having a relationship. You give up everything for the other person, and do everything you can to make them happy.

"Byakuya nii-sama, for him, Hisana nee-sama was his life. Nothing anyone did could change his mind about what he felt about her. Nii-sama wanted to love her forever, and wanted her to always been by her side. For a time, Nii-sama felt true happiness. But he wasn't used to feeling happy, so he thought it was just a dream. The moment he actually started believing that the dream was reality, Hisana-sama died. He lost everything that was important to him that day. The happiness he lost was never replaced, and never will be replaced, not does he want it to be replaced. Nii-sama sacrificed everything to be with her...he loved Hisana-sama more than anything, but in the end, fate decided to be cruel. Fate destroyed nii-sama's chance at being truly happy, and his chance of ever loving again. For that, nii-sama hates fate. He acts like he accepts it, and he does, but in his heart, he detests Fate for taking away Hisana-sama. But he can't change it, so he accepts it."

Kuchiki Byakuya, you loved this girl, and still love her, even though she was taken long ago. You accept Fate, yet you are unwilling to accept the fact that Hisana is dead. That you'll never see her again. Even if you do, she'll never remember. You may think that your life is no longer worth living, without the one you love most, but be thankful. At least you got to exprience love. Not every one does.

After all,

It's better to have loved and lost than to never to have loved at all.


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P.S. FINALLY PUT HISANA IN AS A SELECTABLE CHARACTER!!!! But she's on as Kuchiki H. But hey, at least she's on!! Now I can filter the search for just Byakuya and Hisana fanfics!!!