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Rise of a Rebellion
'...why?'
It seemed to echo through her head. Except, it wasn't just Rukia who had heard it. Somewhere in the distance, beyond the eye could see, a blood-soaked arrancaru lay in the deserts of Hueco Mundo. As if he were stung by electricity, his eyes snapped open.
"Shini...gami..."
The two heroes arrived in Karakura Town once again.
"You know, I doubted you for a second back in Aizen's throne room." said Ichigo.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Well, I saw the way you looked at Grimmjow, and I thought you had agreed to join the Espada. I couldn't help but th-throw m-myself at you...I...wanted you to come back." He lowered his head, hiding his blush.
Rukia wasn't shocked. She contemplated what she should say to put him at ease.
"Ichigo,"
His head rose.
"I...am Shinigami. You are human. And as incredible of a human you are and as much as I want us to be happy, we cannot be together. You know that."
"Ahahaha," he chuckled darkly, "I've thought about that fact for longer than you realize. That shouldn't be the reason we can't be together. I truly love you, Rukia."
Now she was shocked. Rukia never noticed how Ichigo had thought of such careful details. He'd always been head-on in battle, so why now? She sighed and gave in.
"I love you too, fool."
Before the both of them could say anything further, the prescence of two Espada appeared. Ichigo and Rukia had already unsheathed their swords.
"Leftovers, eh?"
Grimmjow sat up from where he lay. He began to examine his surroundings, and then himself. Everything was in place; no broken bones or wounds to tend to. Grimm had noticed one thing: the war was over, so then why are there two Espada standing around as if nothing happened?
"Oi, you there. Oh? Former Espada? What're your numbers, you scum?"
"Hey, who you callin' scum? You're lucky we even took you outta there. You woulda been killed by them Shinigami bastards." said one of the two hollows. He had a mask that resembled a snake.
"Shinigami...RUKIA!!"
"Wh-what the?" the two said in unison.
'Ah,' he thought, 'that orange haired bastard probably took her to Soul Society. Dammit! I have to tell her how I feel.'
He stood up to attack the two, but they knocked him out cold.
"Tch. How annoying. This guy isn't even on our side." said the other Espada. Her mask resembled an insect.
"Let's go. If we're the last of Aizen's creations, we're gonna die out with a 'bang'."
"This way, Ichigo!" Rukia shouted across the rooftops to Ichigo.
The two hollows appeared to be holding onto someone. A certain blue haired man who was all too familiar.