DISCLAIMER: Never has, and never will be. (WARNING: May contain spoilers if you haven't read the newest Bleach chapters.)
Author's Note: Here's the last one... Hope that you like it then :D and here we go.
12.
You're crying. I can see the tears falling from your eyes, like a thousand broken necklaces.
Stop crying, Rangiku. Please… don't cry.
I never wanted to see you cry. That's what I swore to myself when I first found you. When I became a shinigami. When I joined the Gotei 13. When I joined Aizen. It was all so that I could become more powerful, and change things, so that they would end without you having to cry.
But you're still crying.
Rangiku… I'm sorry. I failed you.
Please don't shed tears for me, Ran-chan. I'm not worth it.
I remember, back when we were still in Rukongai… every time I left, you would always ask me where I was going, and when I would be back.
I never answered, not once.
Now, though – now, I would give anything to be able to raise my hand, and wipe away those tears on your cheeks.
Anything, to see your smile, your beautiful smile, one more time.
And anything, anything at all, to talk to you, and tell you that I will be coming back…
Soon.
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2nd Author's Note: And there you have it, people. That's all for this little collection. Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it! (Which is a lot, believe me.) Before I say anything else, though... much appreciation is due! My thanks goes out to all of my wonderful readers and reviewers. I never thought that this collection would be so popular :D so a big round of thanks goes out to all of you! And, of course, Crystalscar for (kind of) giving me the original idea for this series.
3rd (and last) Author's Note: I really want to hear what you think, so leave a review and tell me! Complaints, compliments, comments... anything. I haven't planned a sequel or anything like that, but do tell me if you would like to see one, and I'll see what I can do about it :D Anyway, I'll be going on a temporary (keyword: temporary) hiatus after this until about 16-or-17-ish October to prepare for the upcoming exams. So if you don't see updates from me, I haven't abandoned fanfiction, just gone on leave! In the meantime, though, you can still PM me if you have any ideas or suggestions about stuff you would like to see from me and/or take the poll on my profile page. I'll try to resume updates as soon as I can! Thanks, and bye :D
