She walked away
Couldn't say why she was leaving
She walked away
she left all she had believed in
She walked away...
"What's going on?"
Rukia ran out of Takashi's bedroom and stood in the hallway. She took a deep breath and focused. Their spiritual pressure was gone. The Ayame's were gone. No. This can't be happening, this can't be happening…This can't!
Rukia automatically popped a Soul Candy in her mouth and ran down the steps of the shaking home, her zanpaku-to at her side. She sprinted into the kitchen to see a giant Hollow in the room, its attention being drawn to her.
"Oh, what's this? A shinigami? Oh, this is just too much fun!"
"Rukia? A shinigami?"
Rukia turned to the corner of the kitchen to see the Ayame family in the corner. Takashi stood in front of his sibling and mother, Arisu holding a crying Megumi in her arms. AT the sight of the family, Rukia stiffened slightly and turned away from them, facing the Hollow.
"Yes, I am a shinigami," she said, stepping forward, "A shinigami who kills disgusting asses like this one," she finished, drawing her zanpaku-to.
"Hey little girl, that hurts. But not as much pain as your gonna feel when I kill you and bet the crap out of them!"
Suddenly, a howl could be heard through the room. Rukia's body began to glow white as her zanpaku-to changed color.
"Try me."
In a flash, she was behind the Hollow. Four icicles fell from her pure white blade as a circle formed around her. She screamed in rage.
"Tsugi no mai, Hakuren."
A blast of snow and ice comes from Rukia's zanpaku-to and freezes the Hollows legs. The Ayame family stares on in amazement as the Hollow laughs.
"What's wrong girly? You miss?"
"No, I just want you to have an extremely painful death."
Rukia appears in front of the Hollow again, her sword out of its shikai form, as she brings her sword downward, cutting the Hollows head off completely. Rukia landed gracefully on the ground as the Hollow disappeared behind her, its blood covering her face and her sword.
"R-Rukia! You did it! You're amazing!" Takashi yelled in joy as he ran over in excitement. But when he got to Rukia, he saw tears streaming down her face.
"Rukia? What's wrong?"
Rukia didn't answer but kept on crying hysterically. Takashi walked over closer. Suddenly, Rukia grabbed a broken chain that was coming out of a hole in his chest. Takashi smiled sadly and put his hand on Rukia's, now knowing the reason for her tears.
"Yeah, I know…I…I died. We all did…," Takashi said sadly, looking over to the side to see the bodies of him and his family, their blood and broken chains splattered across the wet, hardwood floor.
"But it's okay…it's not your fault."
"Yes it is! I should have been here and protected you! I shouldn't have just slept through the whole damn thing, clueless of what was happening! I could have killed him!! If I killed him, you would be alive!! All of you!! Why does this happen everywhere I go?! Why does this- WHY?!"
Takashi's hand came up to her face and wiped some of the Hollow's blood off her pale face. Megumi and Arisu walked over to her.
"It's all right nee-san. It wasn't your fault, like Taka-nii-san said. And it didn't even hurt," Megumi said, her arms wrapping around Rukia's waist.
"It was painless Rukia-Chan, there is no need to feel guilty," Arisu agreed wiping off Rukia's wet face.
The rain flowed into the large hole in the wall as the rain began to crash down harder. Rukia walked away from everyone and unsheathed her sword, its blade still covered in the Hollow's blood. The three souls watched her in awe.
"Rukia what are you doing?"
"You-you do not need to w-worry because…because you are bound for a-a better place, the-the Soul Society. There your…your souls will be a peace."
"What? What are you saying Rukia?"
"Takashi, she is a shinigami. It is her job to pass us on, am I right?" Arisu explained, seriousness coming over her face.
Rukia nodded, her body beginning to shake less violently. She looked up. "It is the duty of us...soul reapers...to pass on the spirits of the...of the dead," her voice cracked slightly on the last word. I am a shinigami...this is what I have to do. These damn human emotions I...I hate them so much!
"Will-will is hurt?" Megumi asked, hiding behind her mother's legs. Rukia smiled a little.
"Do not worry, the Konsou is painless. All I do is tap you on the head with the sheath of my sword and...and you're done," she said biting her lip, "So...who's...first?"
"I'll go," Arisu said, stepping forward. Rukia nodded her tears starting up again as she tapped Arisu on the head with her sword, her spiritual body beginning to vanish.
"I'm-I'm so sorry, Arisu-san! You make the greatest onigiri I have ever had! I'm so sorry!!" Rukia yelled while she was disappearing. Arisu smiled.
"Don't worry about it."
"OKA-SAN!!"
Megumi cried as her mother disappeared right before her eyes, a hell butterfly taking her place. The black butterfly gracefully jumped off the ground and flew into the black sky, dodging the rain.
"Don't worry, Megumi-Chan, you'll be with her soon," Rukia choked out, tapping her on the head with her sheath. A blue sign appeared on Megumi's head as she began to disintegrate.
"You...you were so much fun to play with...Megumi-Chan."
Megumi smiled, "I'll see you later Rukia-nee-san, okay?" she waved as she disappeared, leaving Rukia and Takashi alone in the rain.
"Do-do I have to leave?" Takashi asked, fear coming through his mind.
"Yes...if you do not go...you will turn into a monster like the one you just saw," Rukia said truthfully, her eyes cold and dark, no emotion could be seen in her face.
"Oh, all right, I guess it's better to stay with Megumi and oka-san anyway...um...will I ever see you again?"
"I-I don't know. You will be sent to Rukongai...and there are many districts...I will try to look for you there."
"Oh, well, all right. You can do it now."
And with that, Rukia tapped him on the forehead, his body disappearing before her eyes.
"I'm sorry...Takashi," she whispered softly.
"No need to be sorry. I'll see you soon," he said happily, embracing her before he disappeared completely. Rukia hugged him back and cried in his arms, his body slowly leaving her side.
"You made my life...and death so much happier...Rukia," Takashi said as he disappeared into the sky, his butterfly flying off with him.
"T-Takashi...Takashi...Takashi!" Rukia cried, the rain drowning out her voice.
Just then, a stray bolt of lightning hit the destroyed house, setting it in flames. I should just stay here...Stay here so I can die...I'm not needed...I kill, I hurt, I...am nobody. I deserve to die. She stood in the flames, waiting for her death to come to her. I'm sorry everyone, Takashi, Megumi, Arisu-san. Renji, Inoue, Nii-sama. I'm sorry...
Ichigo.
"Rukia."
And the black sky was slightly brightened when the plummeting rain turned into pure white snow.
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