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Okay. This was somewhat difficult to write because I had some stuff going on and I didn't want to get emotionally attached to this...
So. This is the end product after listening to this on a loop with other songs, but mainly this;
watch?v=LP_Ty6m4qQw
I was actually crying a little when I wrote this...
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Yuki's tiny quaint room in Urahrara's place was quiet and tense when a semi-healed Rukia sat next to an unconscious Yuki. It's been hours since the incident and Tessai has yet to heal Yuki from her battle scars-that is if Yukiko hasn't completely taken over.
Feet shuffling about was heard outside the door of Yuki's room. Rukia knew who it was. She knew his conscious is beginning to eat him alive. She knew his secrets and lies will be exposed that will forever taint his image as the "savior of all the weak" She knew he was aching to tell his side of the problem.
A knock on the door disturbed the quiet. Rukia ignored the knock and continued to watch over Yuki as she patiently waits for Tessai to come and heal Yuki. Heal Yuki from the damage Ichigo caused.
Another knock, Rukia adjusts herself as she lies on her side facing to Yuki, reminding Rukia the time Yuki ran towards her room crying. Crying from a horrible nightmare where Ichigo left them only to realize they're in soul society and it wasn't a dream.
Yuki cried even harder.
Another knock on the door, but this time, this time it was an impatient knock, an obnoxious knock that knows they aren't wanted but still insists on being seen, and again, Rukia ignores it. Something like that doesn't deserve her attention.
Rukia waited for another knock, another knock would have done it for her. Another knock would have given him a slim chance to say what he had to say, but it went silent. Just as Rukia thought. He lost the will power that use to fuel him.
He lost Rukia.
...
Another knock! Could it possibly be? Ichigo still fighting on for them?
"Kuchiki san..." Urahara softly addressed, "Tessai san is ready to heal Yuki chan..."
Alas, it was a false alarm that cause hopefull thinking. Though Rukia should have known never to get her hopes up high when it comes to Ichigo.
The door creaks open revealing a fatigued Rukia. The overbarring stress and worrying over Yuki has taken its toll on her, but it doesn't mean Rukia won't present herself as best as she can. After all, Rukia had to uphold the Kuchiki name. She'll be forever cursed if she tarnishes the Kuchiki name once more.
"Urahara san," Rukia clears her throat as she shakes herself off, "Please open the gate way to Soul Society once Yuki wakes up. I wish to bring her back with-"
"But Yuki hasn't completed her assignment yet.."
"It doesn't matter if she didn't finish her assignment, I'll speak to Hirako taichou and-"
"But Yuki hasn't to finished her assignment yet." Urahara repeated, as if he was trying to tell Rukia something she didn't want to hear.
"She has to complete-"
"No. She doesn't." Rukia's voice suddenly became defensive and hostile. She was determined to take Yuki away from all teh pain and memories that still inger in teh real world."She needs to come back with me. Yuki shouldn't be surounded by negative aura because Yukiko-"
"Ahh Tessai san!" Urahara nervously cooed, avoiding confrontation with Rukia, "Hurry inside and heal Yuki chan..."
Urahara quickly ushers Tessai into the room where Yuki lays unconscious-Urahara directs his attention back on Rukia who waits for a response.
"Ah.." Urahara audibly mumbles, "It'll take a few months to reopen the-"
The cold touch of Rukia's shikai hovers against Urahara's neck, she's serioust about taking Yuki back with her and wants Urahara to know that. But knowing Urahara, he attempts to coax Rukia, and reason with her.
"Please reopen the gate once Yuki-"
"Kuchiki san," Urahara quickly interupts, "don't you think it's better if Yuki chan stayed here a little longer? Yukiko chan could take over any minute and no one in soul society beside you can help Yuki chan.. Unless you want Kurotsuchi taichou to take care of her-but of course I know you don't want that."
Rukia's eyes narrowed as her shikai slowly receededs from Urahara's neck.
"You have ten days. In ten days when Yuki's training end, you will have the gate way to Soul society opened."
A toothy smile crept onto Urahara's face as he nods, "Kuchiki san, you look tired, why don't you go sit in the living room and relax-here," Urahara failed his wrait at Ururu, "Ururu will take you there."
Nimble soft steps came bumbling as a timid Ururu stands before Rukia, "Kuchiki san.." Ururu shyly pipped, "Please follow me."
A smile was forced as Rukia nodded and reluctantly tailed Ururu. Rukia didn't want Yuki to wake up alone. Not after what happened.
"Kuchiki san." Ururu shyly quipped once they stood before a shojo door, "Please don't get angry with me."
"Hmm?" Rukia's head slanted to the side confused, "Why would I-"
"Well in you go!~"
The moment Rukia heard Urahara's voice was the moment Rukia fumbles into the brightly lit room with someone who is patiently waiting.
Ichigo.
Childish giggles were heard outside the door once Rukia realized what Urahara had done.
"Urahara," Rukia regained her posture, ignoring Ichigo's obvious presence in the room, "Ten days. Ten days Ura-"
"Don't worry Kuchiki san! I promise! In ten days! Just sit back and relax. It'll take Tessai san awhile to fully heal Yuki chan."
Rukia closes her eyes and releases a soft sigh. She doesn't want to speak to Ichigo nor does she want anything to do with him. She doesn't want to revive the feelings and emotions she once had for him only to get it crushed and destroyed once again.
With a few swift steps, Rukia seats herself furthest from Ichigo and waited.
But Ichigo.
Ichigo wasn't happy with Rukia's seating choice so, instead he decides to move his eat closer to Rukia, in attempts to make her hear his side of the story. To let him justify his actions and why he did what he did. As if infidelity was justifiable.
He spoke up.
"Ru-"
"Kurosaki." Rukia coldly intervened, "I do not wish to further any form of contact with-"
"Then just listen to me." He scooted himself closer, eagar to voice out his defense, "You don't have to talk to me or anything. Just listen to me."
It went quiet. Rukia closed her eyes sighing. It was inevtitable. The tricky Urahara trapped Rukia and Ichigo in the room with Tessai's Kido. There's no escaping that.
Letting out a sigh, Ichigo starts, "I really did love you,"
What happened to Yuki? Don't you love Yuki?
"but I felt pressured into marrying you... I wasn't sure if I was ready or not."
So you married me not because you loved me, but felt sorry for me?
"But, when I found out you were pregnant I knew I had to do the right thing and marry you. It made sense because you were the one that first saved me and changed my world. You were the one that understood me when no one else did. But."
But what? You didn't marry me because you loved me, you had to rationalize your choice. That's not love.
"It all started that one night when I came home around three in the morning. Yuki was 7 years old at the time.."
Yes, remember that. You told me you had a few drinks of sake with some coworkers who refused to let you go home so "early." Yuki was worried you were in trouble because you didn't check up on her like you use to.
"When I was walking home, I heard Orihime screaming for help."
How convenient for her to appear on your walk home. I thought she lived on the opposite direction from us. What was she doing there?
"I knew I had to be home, but a friend of mine was in danger, so I ran towards her and saved her from a gang of degenerates.. I helped her out and she asked me if I could walk her back home, just incase they come back and..."
And?
Ichigo went silent. It was hard for him to say the things he said but to him, he had it all rationalized. If everyone was living normally for the past five years, it must mean they're happy with thier lives.
Right?
Mustering up everything he had, Ichigo onece again, spoke, "One thing lead to another and we..."
His voice trailed away, he wasn't exactly sure how to say the things he did with Orihime.
But Rukia did.
"You fornicated with her." Rukia callously spoke up, "You fornicated with that woman."
"Y-y-yes..." Ichigo heisitantly stuttered, "One thing lead to another and that happened..."
He waited for Rukia's input. He wanted Rukia to say the hardest part he couldn't say. But Rukia kept quiet. She wanted to hear from his mouth the things he's done with her. The things he lied to her about.
"This went on for for days that eventually turned in weeks, then months.."
That was when you started to tell Yuki and I about your many business trips with coworkers that kept you busy.
"Orhime just took off the stress and edge of being a father. I wasn't ready to be a dad yet. I didn't want to have kids at such a young age."
So you never loved Yuki? All that love you claimed to have for Yuki was conditional?
"I have tried to break things off with Orihime, but she told me she couldn't live without me. If I left her she would kill herself. I couldn't let someone die from my mistake."
Yuki and I were a mistake?
Rukia lets out a soft sigh and finally asks the long awaited question.
"Why?"
It's a simple one word question Ichigo has the most difficult time answering. Explaining his sleazy underhanded ways to Rukia has to be the most difficult thing he had to do.
Ichigo ruffles his signiture orange hair sighing, "Please don't make it harder for me than-"
A pluse broke. Rukia held in her angry. She heard his side. She kept her comments to herself. Not once has Rukia made things hard for him when she kpet quiet. Not once has she cause any trouble for him once she left. If anything it was Ichigo that demanded to see Yuki when Rukia told Urahara to make sure Ichigo stayed unaware of Yuki once she arrived for her training.
"Make things harder for you?" Rukia angrily gritted between her teeth, attempting to keep her composure.
"It's apparent you don't know or realize the pain you've inflited." Rukia smoothly continued, "Yuki cried for days. She made fun of, and shunned by her peers and sometimes the house hold servants. She even wrote you a letter even when I told her not to. The tear stained letter was full of pain anger. Yuki truely loved you. She wanted a family. A normal familuy where everything and everyone was happy. A family where all problems can be talked about and solved. I gave you many chances to confess to all the sleazy things you've done with her. I thought maybe-just maybe- If we showed you how much we loved you, you'd stop doing the things you do with her. But it turns out you never loved us to begin with and used Yuki as an excuse for not loving us. The "pain" you went through is nothing compared to the pain Yuki and I went through. You have no idea what Yuki and I went through..."
The uncomfortable silence loomed over them. Ichigo has no words for Rukia who spoke from her heart. She meant ever words she said and doesn't regret saying anything even if it did hurt her inside.
It was quiet. The only thing that could be heard was firm, fast paced foot steps heading towards thier room. Both Ichigo and Rukia knew who it was once the shojo door slid open.
It was Urahara who was holding Yuki's tattered Chappy plushie that confused Rukia.
Why would Urahara have Yuki's plushie in his hand?
"I've watched Yuki grow up since she was a child. She was always seen carrying her Chappy plushie with her every day when she comes to my store for candy. Everyday until she was five years old, carrying the same old tattered chappy plushie. I asked her, 'Why are you carrying that ratty chappy plushie? Why don't you get a new one and throw that one away?' she gave me a cold glare, as if I insult her she grumbled at me, 'Just because Chappy is broken and tattered doesn't mean I stop loving Chappy. Chappy will always be Chappy no matter one. Nothing can replace the love I have for Chappy..."
Urahara drops Chappy down on the table, "Here's something to think about.."