Epilogue: Stars will fall

Rukia walked into her room in the Kuchiki mansion, God how she had missed this place. The Smell and the aroma of her home indulged in Rukia. Everything was as she left it. Her bed, her drawers, everything was perfect. Rukia walked into her room, she couldn't believe it had been a whole year an a half since she had been here. She Sat on her bed and sighed, she couldn't believe it had been an whole year an a half since she had seen him. But that was long gone, she hadn't heard or seen hide nor hair of him. But then again, she was in Hueco Mundo; but then again that was to be expected.

Rukia got up, she walked into the bathroom. It was the same too, nothing had been tampered with. She looked up at the rack that resided on the side of her tub. There it was, his shampoo, part of his smell, part of him; something she had missed. Rukia averted her eyes from that bottle. It hurt too much to even think about him. She knew it was her decision, and so she had to live with it. Rukia ran her tub water then quickly slide in, washing off all of the sand, and debris from that vivid world she had lived in for what seemed like centurys but was no where near it. Rukia let the warm water take her away, for once she just wanted to sleep no no dreams no him just darkness, like the one her heart fell into oh so long ago.

No Rukia would not say she was still in love with him but, 'There's no buts in love'. That phrase has always haunted her. Rukia opened her eyes to find she was still in her tub, which was now very cold. It only proved to her that nothing lasts forever. Rukia grabbed the towel that resided on the side of her, and wrapped her body. She checked her clock on the wall, it read seven thirty two p.m. "Damn" Rukia said to herself "I'm supposed to meet ni-sama at eight." Rukia exited the bathroom. She noticed a beautiful blue and white kimono had been laided across her bed, compliments of Byakuya she guessed. Rukia quickly dressed herself for the dinner her brother was having.

Rukia looked at herself in the mirror, wanting to look her best for her nobel turned to the side and stopped, it wasn't her flection that caught her surprise, it was her desk that did. Rukia turned around and walked to her desk. On it resided a letter, that read to Rukia Kuchiki from Orihime Inoue. She was suprised by this, why would Orihime of all people send her a letter. The date on it read June 5th. "That was only a few weeks ago," Rukia said to herself,quickly she opened the letter,eager as to what it said. She never thought it would have the effect it did. It read...

Dear Rukia

I hope you're reading this. This isn't an I told you so letter, I just thought

you should know how Ichigo is. By the way how are you, I accept your apoligy that

you left me in that letter, I'm sorry too Kuchiki San. He's fine when it comes to

normal things. He's still the same old Kurosaki Kun, always fussing with his friends, always

fighting for us too. I told you he'd regret you and everything that you were, it shows

when we start to talk about you. I don't think he's said your name once since you left.

Whenever someone starts a conversation involving you, if we ask him a question

such as how do you think Rukia's been, he'll just shrug it off.

I was in the room when he read your letter to him. I watched his facial expression

change from worried to hurt to regretful all in one minute. The second he finished the letter,

he crumbled it up and threw it in the nearest trash can. Urahara had already prepared a gate

to soul society for him,but he refused to go. He said you made the decison to leave not soul society.

It hurt him alot, it scared me too, to see him like that so when he left I followed him.

He went to this secritive beach, even one I did not know existed. He stood there,

looking at the sunset with his fist bunched, i guess this place must've meant something to you two

because he sat there laid back and said your name once. That was the last time

I heard him say your name.

Ichigo went missing the other day no one could find him, no one but me. His rieatsu was

very faint but i found him. It was in the middle of the night, he was deep into a wooded

area on a cliff. When I found him I asked him what he was doing here. He said it was the

perfect place to see the stars. It had a beautiful view. As if instead of the stars looking down

on you, you were looking down on the stars. I asked him why he was looking at the stars,

he said they are beautiful Inoue why not. I asked him what he saw in the stars, his reply was...

"Honestly Orihime I don't know anymore, I thought they were a strong symbol or rather one of a

strong partnership. One that couldn't be brought down or torn apart. One who wouldn't allow life

or anything bring them down, to never trip them a let them sink or drop. But you know what

Orihime" he said "Stars will fall"

I knew he had to be talking about you, but that didn't matter. We've graduated now,

he goes to Karakura University, just like the rest of us. He's strong Kuchiki san,

I thought you should Know.

Rukia folded the letter back up,as the tears continued to fall. She couldn't believe it. I mean she knew that ichigo would be mad, but she could tell he regreted her and that hurt, alot. Rukia walked out onto her balcony in the kuchiki mansion, and looked up at the stars and said... "I guess right Ichigo, Stars will fall.

AUTHORS NOTE: I am sad to say this is the end of Love & Ichigo, but not the end of the trilogy, It will be up today, It's called Love & Us, Its the last of the Love & trilogy. It's in short chapters so be patient with me.