A/N: Can't believe the fast update? Well you better believe it cos I'm losing sleep. We Could Be Heroes is done. So you can guess which is the next fic to be completed! Enjoy this you guys =)

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, Phantom, CATS nor Les Miz! Darn, life sucks.


Chapter 9

Scene 1

There was a time, when men were kind
And their voices were soft
And their words were inviting
There was a time, when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time it all went wrong

That much improvision in such a short time? It was all too familiar, yet the very differences from the piece were what she found similar. Could it be her imaginative mind playing tricks on her again? She wanted to be sure. And she only prayed her caretaker would forgive her as she traced the fine lines and features of this man. But her fingers retracted immediately as she jerked in surprise with the loud noise.

As she made her way back home, she felt a heavy weight lifted off her shoulders and her pounding heart. Her mind was racing wild with thoughts. With a hopeful tear in the corner of her eyes and a wishful smile tugging her lips, her sweet whisper sound... "Come back to me."

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving

And still I dream he'd come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

How dare he? He didn't need to explain anything to anyone. His angry footsteps stopped a few metres away from the mansion. His eyes glanced longingly to the light illuminating from the window above. That moment his heartbeat quickened when his love appeared by the window. Her eyes were empty and her sweet smile no longer graced her angelic face. Will she understand his position for all this?

He was right before her yet he can't be with her. If not because him, the girl who was so beautiful inside and outside would not be deprived of seeing the beautiful world. He would never stop blaming himself for her plight... "Please forgive me."

I had a dream my life would be
So different from the hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed


Scene 2

"You're working here?"

She could clearly see his back muscles under that white sleeveless tee and loose denim overalls as he unloaded the cartons of beverages from the trolley in front of the sundry store. He nodded at her then collected the money from the store keeper.

"I need to pay the rent before Orihime kicks me out of the house. Well, a lovely kindhearted girl like her won't. But I'm not sure about her caretake- Ouch!"

"Serves you right!" but she respected him that he wasn't going to just sit around doing nothing with no income while trying to compose a song.

"Wait, that's my last delivery. Grab lunch with me?"

The two of them had pizza and talked about their own interests before heading to the kindergarden to wait for Orihime.

"God took away her sight because she was too perfect. And because God knew she had the strength to pull through. But she's been alone for so long.."

"She wasn't alone. God gave her an angel to look after her." She laughed when Renji gave her a thumbs up and a wink, then his gaze lifted to the auburn haired girl telling story to the little children.

"But she doesn't need to be alone anymore. She deserves a man to love her, cherish her and stay by her."

Rukia's smile strained and she cleared her throat.

"Y-yeah, she is a great girl. You should, you know, make a mov-"

"I can't, I'm a useless musician who can't write something decent and I can't even pay my bills let alone have a wife."

The word wife made Rukia's heart sank.

"Well, I was gonna say 'struggling' musician instead of useless." She raised her brows.

"Thanks Rukia." He poked the sides of her stomach.

Besides, I think I'm falling for you Rukia.

"Besides, I'll be dead before I can hold her hand." He laughed as he thought bout the psycho under the hood.

So he was indeed interested in Orihime. Well, she should be happy, it was a good thing. But what did he mean.. dead?

"There's something I want to tell you. But promise you will not breath a word to anyone. Not even Orihime."


Scene 3

As requested by Orihime, Rukia hung her long satin apple-green frock over the dressing chair and placed the gold heart locket necklace on the dressing table while the auburn haired beauty took a bath.

The dress was a gift she received five years ago from Chad for Christmas. He had left Sereitei Valley to travel the to perform after that. She only wore it once at the kindergarden's Christmas concert. She hadn't buy any other nice clothes for the past decade. She was happy with the plain ones that lasted forever. There was no occasion and she was never in the mood.

The room was soon filled with strawberry and vanilla scent coming from the bathroom, Rukia smiled and closed the door as she heard Orihime humming a happy tune.


Scene 4

"Kurosaki! Oi! Kurosaki Ichigo!"

His voice echoed through the dark and silent opera house.

Then his music score was thrown to him which he caught with both hands.

"Shut up! Your score is complete."

"Thanks... but I think I should repay you in another way.. since I can't really comply to your conditions,"

Ichigo stopped in his tracks and slowly turned to the red head with a death glare. Did he not make his point clear enough the other day?

"I'm living in the Inoue mansion now. I see her everyday. It's hard not to care for her..." Renji inwardly prayed that Ichigo won't take a gun out and shoot his skull open.

"What?! I want you to move out immediately!"

"That's being unreasonable now."

"I don't care! Don't tell me you've fallen for her?" Ichigo walked closer and closer to him.

"And so what if I had?" Renji puffed his chest outwards.

"She will never fall for you!!" Ichigo clenched his fists.

"Oh yeah?" Renji took a step closer.

"I'm the only one she loves!" the orange haired man pushed Renji two step backwards.

"So this is how you treat the woman who only loves you?"

Ichigo's eyes widened and his breath was caught in his throat.

"Yea, you left her all alone for 10 years, leaving her waiting. Huh. You're worse than Aizen."

Ichigo fell to the ground and punched the solid floor.

"Don't you understand?!" his voice cracked. "She's was young, talented, beautiful, kind,… perfect. She had a bright future ahead of her and I ruined it! How can I face her?!"

"You're the one who doesn't understand!" Renji prepared himself for a fight, "All Orihime needed was you! Everyone thinks you're dead but she still believed that you're alive!"

Oh God, what have I done? Did I make a mistake by staying away from her? Have I wasted all th-

"RENJI!" a breatheless and disheveled looking raven haired girl pushed the large door to the opera house opened.

"Rukia?" both men were shocked to see her.

"Ichigo?" her raven eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the man on the floor.

She walked over to the orange haired man, and shocking the two men before her, she yank his collar forcing him to stand up and then she slapped him hard across the face.

"You're alive! You're goddammed alive you baka.."

"Say Rukia, why are you here? Where is Orihime?"

"Ori.. Orihime.."

Renji walked to the stammering girl and held her close as Ichigo's eyes widened in bewilderment.

"What's the matter Rukia?" Renji cupped her face.

"Ren…" she tried to stop her quivering voice to gather her thoughts. "Something terrible happened!"

"Wha-what happened??" cold fear wash over Ichigo "Where is my princess?"

"She slipped in the bathroom and she's unconscious. I don't know what to do!"

The trio dashed out of La Palais and sped to the Inoue mansion.

"Wait! Ichigo!"

Now Ichigo was running in front of them as they tried to keep up to his pace. He broke through the door and ran straight upstairs to her room.

Orihime! Please be alright! I'm such a fool. I should have been there to look after you and protect you. Please Orihime!

Panic, worry, fear, confusion hit him like a wall of bricks but he couldn't form a single train of thought when he saw his angel in all her glory. The angel who took not only his breath away but his heart, his body, mind and soul, more than a decade ago.

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End.

Love,

Blitch out

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