Chapter 14th Back to life
Rukia's point of view
I was sitting on the floor near some strange looking houses.
"I wonder… how I will go back to earth if I have no wishes left and not even a soul…" I wondered aloud.
"C'mon we'll find a way to take you back." A familiar voice tried to cheer me up.
"I guess we will… I just don't want to break another promise." I said with sadness.
"I won't die." I said sure of everything I had in my hands.
"I know you won't, you're strong enough to fight…" The strawberry said.
Just a few moments later I destroyed D-roy arrancar number 16. And just some seconds later I almost died by an attack of Grimmjow an Espada number 6.
"Don't say that…" Jake looked me with a poor puppy face.
"I've broken so many promises… I just cannot let myself break another."
One Year Later…
Same floor… same strange houses… same blue headed guy and same hour in which we think how to complete the promise…
"Any idea?"
"Nope"
"Nothing of nothing?"
"Hey Rukia let's take a break we've done this during months-"
"During a year"
"Fine, during a year and we haven't got any idea of how being successful!"
"Go, I'll think for I don't worry." I said smiling lightly
"I… I didn't mean that…" Jake said looking the floor with an unreadable expression. Then he looked at me smiling all of a nothing. "I got an idea." He said and disappeared into nothing.
"He won't be back…" I sighed and looked the infinite light blue sky, with a shinning ball flowing of light. "I miss so much your words, Sode no Shirayuki…"
Right now I was lying on the floor, my hands behind my head with a lazily frown on my face.
Then a big shadow covered me and something pulled my hand.
I was blinded by the sudden change of light, so I couldn't help more than shouting out of fear.
"Rukia shut up and move your lazy ass." Wait…
"What the heck are you doing Jakeriot?"
"C'mon I thought I told you not to call me that!"
"And I thought I told you not to call me midget!"
"Right Midget."
"You're making fun of me?" I said with a mocking voice.
"YEAH, M-I-D-G-E-T!"
I was going to punch Jake's face but before I could he lifted me up and started running with me in his arms. His embrace was so much alike with Renji's…
I smiled at the image of the red pineapple head.
"Where are we going?" I said trying to find out what the hell he was doing carrying me.
"Just shut up."
"You know I can walk right?" I asked.
"Yeah, but when you're daydreaming you go really slowly."
"Oh shut up."
"Didn't you ask?"
"…" He busted into a laugh that I almost fell to the floor by his careless movements.
"Sorry." He said still laughing a bit.
We continued going further and a big light appeared. Why would we go to see-
"I decided what to do with my wish." He said kneeling and leaving me in the floor.
He can't do that…
Ichigo's point of view
An annoying sound woke me up for another bothering day… I took the clock and threw it by the window.
"Really, I should stop this habit of murdering all my clocks… I'll run out of money…" I said opening my drawers and taking out another clock. I set up the hour and started fighting out three living problems…
'Yeah, finally Rukia-sama is coming back!!' … First problem name: Sode no Shirayuki.
'C'mon Ichigo, get prepared so I'll get throne to kiss my future queen!' Second problem name: Hichigo or Hollow.
Third problem name: "Neeeeeee-saaaaaan is coming baaaaack!" Kon.
"C'mon Kon, let's get prepared."
Few moments later…
I was ready, with Kon on my shoulder and on the bike. I started the motorcycle engine and it roared to end. I turned on the radio and put on my sun glasses.
"Where are we going Ichigo?" Kon asked.
"I have no idea where Rukia will reappear, but I guess she will where her soul died fighting Aizen."
I started moving towards Karakura, full of hope and will.
Rukia's point of view
"God, I would like to use my wish to go back to earth with Rukia Kuchiki." Jake said and I shocked out.
"Kuchiki Rukia, Do you wish to go with Jake?" God asked with a familiar voice that I recognized similar as the Commander's voice.
"Yes, I do want." I answered and the light grew brighter.
Suddenly I was completely blinded and all turned dark, a heavy thing on my chest.
Ichigo's Point of view
I was in the middle of the road to Karakura and I was so bored that I placed some attention to the radio.
"We're here in Tokyo and we're searching a girl to sing, and somebody that can play drums, also a guitarist for a new band. Please go to the radio station those who want to be volunteers."
'Another foolish Want to be rock star.'
Rukia's point of view
I realized that I had my eyes closed, and when I opened 'em I saw Jake sitting on my chest.
"Get off!" I said struggling to be released.
I wasn't in soul reaper form, or a soul… I was in a faux body, or at least that I thought…
A big sign said 'Center of Tokyo'
Various shops where everywhere you looked to.
"Come Rukia let's have some fun…" Jake said and looked around and finally said "Let's take a look to that music store!" He said pointing happily.
I sighed and agreed.
I really needed to meet with Ichigo but a little distraction couldn't hurt or yes?
During the year I spent in the heaven, I never spent the 100% of the day thinking, I also took some classes of guitar with an old man. I got the guitar as a gift from God, so I could entertain myself with something.
And about Jake… well he is a drummer by nature, or at least that I think. Anyways, we played sometimes together, but he sang most of the times. Except in one song that we just played music, with no lyrics.
In soul society, as a noble I had to learn to play the piano. I did learned but even when I did, nii-sama didn't noticed or talked about it. He just looked cold as always.
Ichigo's point of view
I arrived at Karakura town, I was going past the street of my house when I noticed Inoue was there.
She greeted me smiling as always "Hi-yah Kurosaki-kun!"
"Oi, Inoue!" I greeted back waving my hand and stopping by. "Want to come to meet Rukia back?"
"Kuchiki-san? Ummm... Yeah sure."
Inoue sat behind me in the bike and I started moving again.
Rukia's point of view
"Hey midget, look there!" He said pointing to a band test instruments, apparently just for playing music here.
"Yeah, what's with that?"
"Let's have fun playing music."
I nodded and took my place with the guitar, and he in the drums.
"Why don't you try singing 'Stand in the rain' you know I can't sing well that one, but you do know the lyrics."
"I'll give it a try then."
I started with the guitar.
"She never slows down
She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's all alone feels,
Like it's all coming down…"
Ichigo's point of view
I continued listening to the radio.
"We're in Tokyo waiting to listen somebody play here in the music store with the band test instruments."
"That's right."
"Hey look there, that boy is sitting in the drums chair and the little girl got the guitar and microphone!"
A few guitar strings can be listened, really well for me to like it.
"She never slows down
She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's all alone feels,
Like it's all coming down" The drums begin to sound making a great song.
"She won't turn around
The shadows are long and she fears if she cries that first tear, the tears will not stop raining down" Here the guitar and drums go harder.
"So stand in the rain,
Stand your ground,
Stand up when is all crushing down,
You stand through the pain,
You won't drown,
And one day what's lost can be found,
You stand through the rain."
"What a wonderful music!" Inoue said from behind.
"Yeah it's amazing." Rukia…
I remember her words in the forest, when she was hiding and silently crying. Those words… are so similar to hers.
Rukia's point of view
"You did it great midget." Jake said smiling me "You sing better than me, really!"
"I didn't knew I could sing…"
"Hey guys, we listened you playing that song. We are looking for a guitarist, a girl singer, and a drummer. Would you like guys to be added to the band?"
"Guess it can't hurt right?" Jake said looking me, with a damn pleading face.
"Yeah…" I sighed.
Ichigo's point of view.
We finally arrived to the forest, but it was too hard to go in with the bike, so I got off, and started walking.
"Kurosaki-kun I'll wait here."
"Okay." I answered without turning. My desire to see Rukia again was too big to lose a minute.
Inoue's point of view.
Kurosaki-kun is really cheered now that Kuchiki-san is coming.
"We are back with our new band members, who you guys listened a few minutes ago. Let's listen to it complete."
"Thanks sir, we'll play."
"I think I can sing." A female voice said. "Do you guys have any piano?"
"Yeah, here."
The guitar starts.
"She never slows down
She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's all alone feels,
Like it's all coming down" The drums begin to sound making a great song.
"She won't turn around
The shadows are long and she fears if she cries that first tear, the tears will not stop raining down" Here the guitar and drums go harder.
"So stand in the rain,
Stand your ground,
Stand up when is all crushing down,
You stand through the pain,
You won't drown,
And one day what's lost can be found,
You stand through the rain.
She won't make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself and the fears whispering if she stands she'll fall down
She wants to be found
The only way out is through everything she's running from wants to give up and lie down.
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
Stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain"
"They never stop to amaze me. Aren't they good mike?"
"Oh, they're very good."
"Thanks."
Ichigo's point of view
Three hours have passed since I arrived and signs of Rukia. I fell asleep while waiting and I finally gave up. 11:30 Pm, Inoue had left at lunch time while singing that new song of that new band.
'Oh c'mon king, you can't give up yet.'
'I know Rukia-sama won't break her promise.'
"Sorry, Kon, Sode no Shirayuki, Hichigo, but I can't wait any longer. She will not come… she…" My voice trembled "She didn't make it back." I felt tears run down my face. "She broke our promise."
Rukia's point of view
"Jake I think I'll go to bed, please call me tomorrow, I'm tired. And I have to meet with Ichigo."
"Okay… but could you play with me one month and then you go back with him?"
"Fine… anyways, I already broke my promise… Maybe he doesn't wants to see me again."
"It's not your fault, Rukia. C'mon, he'll forgive you." I smiled him but my eyes betrayed me, leaving some tears to fall.
He went with me to the hotel and left me there, in the room 17.
I let my body fall on the bed and the tears run. My heart broken in two pieces by breaking another promise.
Ichigo's point of view
I sighed and dropped myself on my long time bed. My dad told me that I could use my old room, since they didn't move anything.
I felt tears run, but I ignored them, because they weren't the real pain… the real pain was in my heart.
Guys i'm sorry for updating late, but i had lot of tests, problems with internet and all this situation of my Grandfather's death and the earthquake, haven't given me much time to write. also school is taking more of my time than it should. So I apologize for updating so late. please remember to review, because that's what keeps me writing =)