Epilogue: A month later…
Iruna: this is for all of you who kept asking for another chapter. So here.
Ichigo stood at his mother's grave. "Mom, I hope you're proud of Karin. She died protecting a friend… like you died protecting… me" Ichigo's voice lowered at the end of the sentence. He stared at the grave of his mother. His eyes meandered a little to the left to see Karin's grave, undisturbed. "Sis, you were brave. I wish I was as strong as you were that day." Tears filled his eyes. "Karin, I promise, I will kill Aizen for what he did. No matter what." Tears streamed down the orange haired boy's eyes. To keep their secret they had to tell others that she died from a rare disease, rather than die like a hero protecting those she cared about.
"Oi, Kurosaki, what are you doing crying like some baby," Hitsugaya said standing behind him.
"Toshiro…"
"It's Captain Hitsugaya. Karin wouldn't like knowing that her older brother's a cry baby."
'Toshiro… this must be why she protected you of all people.'
The two stared at the grave for hours, until it started to rain. Ichigo had to leave. He didn't need his dad harassing him about being to dinner tardy, again.
Alone Toshiro whispered to the grave: "Karin, I love you."
The end (for REAL)
Edit: In a review, someone said that when Karin died she would just go back to the Soul Society, but that's not true. Since she died in a Shinigami form it was like when Kaien died. She's gone. Maybe she'll be reicarnated, but she's not going to the Soul Society, if anyone else was wondering.