Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.'I can still remember the look on your face when we reached my old school. You looked almost happy. Yet, I couldn't imagain what would happen next. I'm so sorry Kanna...this was all my fault...'"Wow, you really used to go to school here?" Kanna asked.
They were standing outside of Karakura High. It had taken them two and a half hours to drive here, and Orihime had slept through most of it. After abandoning Kanna's car outside of her old home, the two women had walked to Karakura High so Orihime could show Kanna where she had attended school.
"Yeah," Orihime said.
She couldn't help but stare at Kanna. The light blonde hair reflected the sunlight. Instead of wearing white, she had chosen to wear a light blue dress instead. 'She looks nice,' Orihime thought. It was a good thing school was out, having other people around would have ruined the moment.
"It's so...quaint! My school was just this huge thing. You could barely find your way around it. Sometimes, I'd get dizzy, just looking up at the roof..." Kanna murmured in a hushed voice.
Orihime looked at the school, tilting her head up to the sky. "It must have been tall..."
"I'm glad you brought me here, Hime-chan."
"Hm? Why?"
"Because, I feel like, even though we're so close, I barely know you at all. Being here, where you lived, I feel just a little bit closer to you. Thank you, Hime."
"You're welcome, Kanna-chan."
For a moment, everything was peaceful. Orihime smiled as she tilted her head down. Thinking about the next few years she'd get to spend with Kanna, her eyes slipped shut. It was easy to imagain always being with Kanna.
"Or-ORIHIME! Move!"
Orihime's eyes snapped open and she tilted her head up, just as Kanna shoved her. Staring at her friend as she fell, her eyes widened even more. Right behind where she had stood moments before, a Hollow stood, poised to swipe a claw.
"KANNA!"
Unable to move out of the way in time, Kanna was struck by the attack meant for Orihime. Her small body was tossed aside, crashing into the wall of the school and sliding down it slowly.
Orihime struggled to her feet. "I reject!"
The Hollow gave a cry as it vanished, destroyed by Orihime. Breathing heavily, she ran over to her friend's still form. A gasp escaped her lips before she managed to cover her mouth.
A thin line of blood trailed down Kanna's parted lips. Normally a soft, pink color, those lips were painted red by the blood. Her skin was even paler than normal, a ghostly white. Her dress had been shredded and her stomach ripped open by the Hollow. Even so, her eyes had not closed and were now misted over and glassy.
"No...Kanna-chan..." Orihime cried.
She never saw the dead Hollow's mate, right behind her and ready to strike.
'You shouldn't have thanked me Kanna. It was because of me that you died. I'm just glad that I was able to die with you. Even in death, you were still beautiful...'
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Sorry this chapter is so short. I wrote it while at work. The next chapter should be longer. I'd like to thank everyone who added this story to their favorites and alert lists. Please, write me a review telling me what you think. Thank you!