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My deepest apologies to all who have waited for the next chapter. I've been dedicated to another Story in a Message Board I'm really into and I haven't had much time to come here. Graphics and work have also taken much of my time away from here. Although I've been coming here to read other stories relating to Senna and that's it so don't think I disappeared all of a sudden. O.o

I will of course end this story with Chapter 10. I will use a different method of writing my stories from now on, let me know what you think and also let me know if you're all satisfied with the length of the chapter since my last chapters seemed too cramped like what many of you have mentioned and too short.

Chapter 10: Goodbye

"Ichigooo!!, Hurry up and get up or you'll be late for work!" Senna shouted from downstairs.

"Quit Shouting!, I'm coming already!" Ichigo replied while holding the toothbrush with one hand and the comb with the other. His business suit was a mess, his pants and shirt weren't even ironed.

"Ichigoo!!" Senna made another long shout at Ichigo.

Ichigo made it to the kitchen. He started coughing when he swallowed the toothpaste he had in his mouth when he was brushing his teeth on the way down stairs.

"Ichigo, are you alright!?" Senna said in concern as she scurried towards him.

"Y..yeah.." Ichigo replied with a little bit of embarrassment

"What about Zangetsu?, did you wake him up like I asked you?" Senna asked with a smile plastered on her face.

"(Crap..)" Ichigo tuned back and sticked his head out of the kitchen room and shouted "Oi!, Zangetsu!, Wake up!"

Senna walked back and continued to prepare the toast. She wore a pink kitchen apron with strawberry designs in it. She still wore the same Ribbon Ichigo gave her as a gift after all these years. She also wore the ring Ichigo gave her when they got married.

She sighed "You better eat your toast honey or you're going to be late" She walked back with a plate with two toasts and warm coffee or so she assumed.

"Coffee?, you know I don't like this stuff!" Ichigo remarked. He's never liked Coffee and never will.

"Drink it, it will keep you moving for the day!" Senna grabbed the cup of coffee and attempted to force him to drink it, knowing that he was too stubborn.

"No!, get that thing away from me!" Ichigo began to struggle with her.

"Drink it Ichigo!" Senna continued to wrestle with him

After a few seconds of struggling and minor arguing Senna accidentally tripped over the foot of the table and spilled the coffee on top of Ichigo's head as she then landed on top of Ichigo after.

Both of them hit the ground seconds later. Senna gasped quietly as she remained motionless with the now empty cup still on her hand.

Ichigo was silent also he made his old frown as his eyes opened to look at the ceiling.

"I'm glad it wasn't hot, otherwise I would be screaming my ass off" Ichigo said while he reached for his now wet hair with his right hand.

Senna couldn't help but start to laugh at his remark. Ichigo looked at her and laughed a little. "Same old Senna"

After a moment of laugher it suddenly became quiet. Ichigo stared at Senna with a questioning expression of what was running through her mind.

"Ichigo" Senna said quietly while she got close to his face.

"What is it Senna?" Ichigo asked along with a bit of inner thought of why she was now looking at him like that.

Her innocent expression was adorable, this made Ichigo blush beet red, he felt like he was back in his High School days when he blushed each time Senna moved closer to him for a kiss.

"I'm glad I met you" Senna embraced Ichigo who was still on the ground on his back. Her voice was like a gentle breeze that ran throughout his body. She would use those words over and over for him and only him.

"I'm glad I met you too, Senna" Ichigo moved his arms to embrace her. Her soft aroma always made him feel relaxed every time he holds her.

"I can't believe how time flies, Huh Ichigo?" Senna said softly.

"Yeah. These past Eight years were like a wonderful dream" Ichigo closed his eyes "I wonder how the others are doing. I never saw them after that day"

Flash Back

It was graduation day. Everyone who graduated had received their diplomas. They all attended the main Gym after to say their goodbyes to all their friends and teachers.

This was also a time for memories, many were sad that they had to say goodbye to all the friends they made, they shared memories and talked about their future.

Ichigo stood near the middle of the gym, he waved goodbye to his friends, Keigo, Tatsuki and Mizuiro.

After exchanging goodbyes a man approached him.

"Oi!, Ichigo!" Ishida Uryu shouted from far.

"Hey" Ichigo flatly responded.

"Just a 'hey' eh?, not even a congratulations?, you're so simple minded" Ishida said with a sigh.

"Shut up!, what do you want anyways?" Ichigo irritatedly said while moving his eye brows indicating confusion.

"Its graduation day you idiot!, you're supposed to congratulate your classmates who graduated with you!" Ishida twitched a little. But of course, this is Ichigo he's talking to, it shouldn't be much of a surprised. Although he had hoped for him to mature a little.

"Don't call me idiot you idiot" Ichigo flatly said with a little annoyance on his tone.

He then coughed a little and looked around to see if anyone was looking at him "Congratulations Ishida"

"Hmm, I'm not satisfied with the congratulations and the tone of your voice.. but it will do" Ishida said as he walked away.

"Oi!, Aren't you going to congratulate me!?" Ichigo shouted.

Everyone turned their attention to Ichigo. Ichigo stood frozen. He became nervous but managed to give out a few words "uh.. never mind everyone, haha.. ugh."

Everyone minded their own business again, some especially girls giggled and thought that his reaction was cute.

Ishida turned as he looked at Ichigo one last time. He pushed his glasses up a little and smiled as he then walked away from the school gym.

"Farewell, Kurosaki Ichigo. We might cross paths again in the future" He closed his eyes and remembered all the times he spend with Ichigo and the crew, all the people they met and all the foes they fought.

He was glad he joined with Ichigo in the struggle against the Soul Society, The Espada and Aizen who was defeated years ago by Ichigo, himself, Sado, Inoue and the Soul Society. He was glad to call them his friends.

He continued walking outside as the rays of the setting sun shined down on him. He raised his right hand indicating a wave of goodbye. "I'm looking forward to that day"

Meanwhile back at the school gym.

"Damn!, where is she?" Ichigo became a little impatient. He wanted to go home already, he never liked to stay in one place for too long, especially in crowded areas.

"Congratulations Kurosaki-san!" a cheerful voice said from behind.

"Ah. Inoue" Ichigo responded while he turned back to look at her. "Oh, Congratulations on graduating, Inoue"

"Thank you, Kurosaki-san. So, what are you going to do from now on?"

Ichigo began to wonder. He then scratched the back of his head and continued to remain in deep though "(Seriously.. what the hell am I going to do from now on?)"

Inoue noticed his inner conflict and decided to pat his shoulder to calm him down. "Its okay, Kurosaki-san. I'm sure that you will find your true purpose in life soon enough" she said with a smile.

"Y..Yeah" Ichigo said with a little doubt.

Inoue felt a little embarrassed to try it, but she wanted to give him some confidence. She forced her cheeks to get fat as she took a deep breath.

"(What the hell is she doing?)" Ichigo thought, eyes widen with confusion.

"No!, You have to say that you will find your purpose!, that you can do it Kurosaki-san!" She finally exhaled as she began to pant a little.

"You have to keep on living. You have to fight for that happiness that you've been holding on to the past few years, Kurosaki-san. I..I know that you will be happy for the rest of your life"

She closed her eyes and bit her lip to prevent herself from crying. "But please.. promise me that you won't break... Please.. Keep on giving that same smile that you've been showing us. Please don't stop smiling." Inoue's words were serene and serious.

Ichigo felt a little guilty and a little sad. He didn't know what to do to comfort her.

He finally patted her shoulder. Inoue looked at him with her watery eyes. "Thank you, Inoue" he said.

Orihime closed her eyes again and smile as she turned around. "You're welcome" She said with a forcefully cheerful tone.

Sado walked towards them with his usual expression. "Hmm" he murmured while signaling a hello sign with his right hand.

"Chad, You're still here" Ichigo said with a little surprise.

"I can't say Hello to my friends?" He replied with his deep sonorous tone.

"Its not that.. I just assumed that you didn't like to hang around in a place like this for too long like me (Seriously, where is she!?)" Ichigo said while looking around.

"Are you looking for Senna?" Sado flatly said.

"Yeah, sort of.."

"She's outside waiting for you.. I believe"

"Really!?, damn I nearly forgot!" Ichigo ran towards the exit, he turned his head to see them one last time "I'll see you guys around!, Later!" he said as he waved goodbye at both Inoue and Sado.

"Ichigo.. He's changed" Sado pointed while he stared at the exit Ichigo took off to.

"Yes.. Everyone is changing, all of us are going our own separate ways now, finding our new life as adults" She looked down as sadness began to weld up inside her "Its sad to see everyone go"

Chad took a few steps forward before stopping in front of her "We'll meet again. The four of us.. We'll see each other again" He said as he turned and gave her a thumbs up.

Inoue laughed a little and smiled as she returned the thumbs up. Both of them walked towards back towards another exit.

Thank you for everything, Kurosaki Ichigo

Ichigo made it to the exit, he looked around the school ground and searched for her. "Where did she go?" Ichigo wondered.

"Got ya!" Senna said as she embraced Ichigo from behind, nearly making him lose his balance.

"Ah, Senna, I was waiting for you inside"

"I wanted to look at the setting sun. Its really beautiful!" Senna said in her enthusiastic attitude. She then let him go and walked around him to see his face.

"So, did you say your goodbyes to your friends?"

"Yeah" He replied. He looked back and stared at the school they attended.

"So many things happened. I've meet so many people here.. I'm glad I met everyone."

Ichigo raised his hand and pointed it at the school. He clenched his fist and smiled.

Goodbye

Both Senna and Ichigo walked back home together. The bright sky colored their path with a soft orange color.

"Remember that time we snuck out of school to go to the carnival?" Senna said happily.

"I remember... We got in trouble the next day"

"Oh and remember the time I first kissed you during school?, everyone was staring at us all weird for weeks" Senna continued to talk.

"That was an awkward moment, I wonder why everyone stared at us like that?" Ichigo wondered deeply.

"Then there was the time you accidentally walked in the girls bathroom. And the time we made that surprise class party when the teacher was absent. And the time we spend trying to find each other after getting lost in the throng of people, and the time I made you chase me around school, and..."

"I-I think that's enough Senna" Ichigo said with a little embarrassment while he touched his head with his right hand.

"So, now that we're out of school, how about we make a kid?" Senna said like if it was a normal thing to say.

Ichigo jumped at the sudden and unexpected comment, his heart was beating faster then ever before. "W.what are you talking about?, we can't do that" he stuttered with each word as he spoke nervously.

"Nn?, is something wrong?" she replied in confusion.

"O-of course there is. Y-you can't say something like that with a straight face, It isn't normal!"

"Ah, okay!" She smiled and began to walk faster "Last one home is a rotten fish!" She enthusiastically said while running ahead of Ichigo.

"Oi!, Whait up, Senna!" Ichigo shouted as he ran towards her.

From on top of a two story house, two Shinigami's watched them.

"Are you sure about this, Rukia?. You won't be able to see him again after this" Renji questioned.

"Yes. There is no need to stick around here anymore. Ichigo's not a kid anymore. He will resume his normal life as a human" She turned "He shouldn't involve himself in Soul Society affairs any longer... Lets go, Renji" Rukia said.

"Heh, if you say so" Renji turned "So long, Ichigo"

Ichigo was about to catch Senna, but he suddenly stopped when he heard a voice. He turned and looked upwards to see two Hell butterflies flying away.

"(Renji.. Rukia)" Ichigo thought.

"Ichigo!, Come on!" Senna shouted while she continued to run in her frivolous manner.

"I'm coming" He replied to her. "(Goodbye guys)"

He rushed towards Senna and continued on his chase as the setting sun shined down on Karakura Town. Their new life together was about to begin.

End of Flashback

Ichigo and Senna remained on the ground while still embracing themselves. Senna was about to say something but quiet footsteps heading towards them stopped her.

"Oka-san, I'm hungry" a little boy said as he peeped inside the kitchen.

"Ah, Zangentsu, good morning honey!" Senna greeted him with a smile as she quickly got off Ichigo and walked towards him. "I'll prepare you something delicious to eat before you go to school while your stinky father takes a bath"

"Very funny" Ichigo said as he got off the ground. "Alright Senna, I'll be taking a bath. I might be late this time, but it doesn't matter. I'll come up with some excuse" Ichigo said with confidence.

"Thats the spirit!, now hurry up and wash that coffee off your head or you'll be stinking the house with coffee odors" Senna commanded.

"But today is Saturday mama. I don't have school today" Zangetsu pointed out. Both Senna and Ichigo became silent for a long while.

Ichigo looked at his Cell phone and saw that it was indeed Saturday. "Well, what do you know?.. Its Saturday"

"Oh yeah, now I remember. Sorry about the rushy morning, Ichigo" Senna said calmly while she started to fix Zangetsu's meal.

Ichigo felt stupid for letting time trick him like that "I'll take a bath and go back to sleep then"

"Hold on, honey" Senna scurried towards him and stopped him "Lets go to the carnival today!"

"To the Carnival?, is it that time already?"

"Yes, they opened just recently. Lets eat and go to the Carnival after. It'll be fun, right Zangetsu!"

"Yeah!" Zangetsu replied cheerfully. Like his mother, he loved to go to the carnival and spend time with his family. Ichigo never said no to their request and always ended up saying "Alright, we'll go"

Two hours later they were walking outside together. Ichigo carried Zangetsu on his Shoulder while Senna walked in front of them.

"Wow!, I want to go to that thing, Ichigo!" Zangetsu pointed at the giant ferris wheel.

Zangetsu has always called Ichigo by his first name. He never referred him as dad, father or any other type of names but Ichigo. He also doesn't refer him as san because Ichigo thought it was too formal and didn't liked his son to call him that.

"Be patient, we'll get there soon enough, Zangetsu" Ichigo responded.

"Oi, Ichigo. What does Zangetsu stand for?" Zangetsu asked with curiosity.

"Heh, five years old and you're already curious about your name?" Ichigo took a small deep breath before answering "Zangetsu stands for 'Cutting Moon'. The name belongs to one of my most trusted partner in combat"

"Combat?, you were a soldier, Ichigo?" Zangetsu furthered his curiosity with more questions.

"Yeeah.. Something like that"

"Cool!. But, where's your friend now, Ichigo?"

"He's still alive somewhere. But every time I need help, he's always there to lend a hand"

"Really?" Zangetsu grabbed Ichigo's head and attempted to look down at his fathers face.

"Hehe, really" Ichigo responded warmly.

"Come on slow pokes!, or I'll leave you behind!" Senna shouted from far.

"Oi, how did she get there so fast?" Ichigo wondered.

"Come on, Ichigo!, or we'll never catch mama!"

"Right, lets go!" Ichigo said as he chased after Senna with his son Zangetsu on his shoulder. Senna waited for them to arrive as all three of them walked together to the carnival that day.

It was another day to remember, another memory to cherish.

Precious memories.

Ending song- sen no yoru wo koete

The End.

I thank you all for reading, especially those who took some of their precious time to leave a review for me. I hope you all enjoyed the final chapter of this fan fic I wrote as much as I enjoyed writing it.