The last chapter, people! I'm so sorry for not uploading it sooner. I completely forgot about it! =S

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Claimer: I do own Haley, Vilde, Lucia and Mai

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Epilogue: Sayonara

Lucia and Gin were both sitting on Gin's bed silently in each other's company in their old house in Soul Society.

"At least you won't die," Lucia said.

"I'd rather die than go around in this world without a purpose," Gin said.

"You're starting to sound like Kaname," Lucia pointed out and Gin smiled to her.

His smile was no longer constantly placed on his lips as he finally realized what he really wanted, as well as realizing that that was all too late.

"You should talk to her," Lucia suddenly said.

"Who?" Gin asked.

"Rangiku of course. Who else?" Lucia said with a roll of her eyes.

"Why would she wanna talk ta me?" Gin asked.

"Because she loves you. DUH!" Lucia said exasperatedly.

Gin frowned. "She doesn't."

"Actually, I think she does. And you know the Devil won't tell lies unless it's necessary. And I don't see the point of telling you a lie in this situation," Lucia pointed out.

Gin sighed. "I'm glad your back, Lucy, demo that's jus' somethin' I'm not gonna try," he said slowly and leaned back.

It had been a long day. To think that it was only three days ago the battle had been. It was unthinkable. So much had happened. Lucia thought back to the time she had been torn apart from Vilde again.

"Lucia?" asked Kisuke's voice.

"Urasai. I don't wanna talk to you," Haley snapped and carried her brother away from the people.

Tears were still falling down her cheeks. She loved Sousuke so much. And she could never get over the scene with the hair-spray. To think that he would never be the funny Sousuke to her again hurt her much more than any wound ever could. This was a wound to the heart. This was goodbye. This was the end of all things.

I will take the body of Sousuke back home, and you can go see to Gin, okay? You will of course keep Shirubaa with you.
Are you saying we should split again?
That's exactly what I'm saying.
What do you think, Shirubaa?
I am up for whatever you throw at me right now. The pain in your chest stabs me to the point of where I just want to be destroyed.
Gomen, Shirubaa. I don't want to cause you or Vilde any sort of pain.
It is okay. So, you must split, and then we will have five days of returning to the bridge and river where Vilde will be waiting for us, okay?
Deal.
Sure.

So, that's what happened. Vilde took the grip over Sousuke's body and soon the gray reiatsu splashed everywhere, parting into one white and one black. Haley's hair went brown again, and her eyes were suddenly much warmer, but the same color. Once again, she was Lucia. Vilde looked more terrifying than ever with her blood-red eyes and hair. Her skin was as pale as the moon as well, and she was carrying Sousuke, who looked surprised at her, so gently in her arms.

"Mai," she said lowly, and in the matter of seconds, Mai was standing next to her.

"Let's go home," Vilde said and the two nodded.

Lucia didn't stay to watch them leave through the Gates of Hell, but ran towards Gin again after sending extra strength into the body of the girl healing the boy. She knew at once that that girl was a girl seriously in love. Gin looked sadly at her when she reached him.

"Let's go to the fake Karakura, all right? We must tell Yamamoto your story," Lucia said and Gin nodded.

He and Rangiku rose and the three of them soon left through the Senkaimon.

Lucia rose from the bed Gin was sitting in. "Let's just go to sleep and find out more tomorrow, eh?" she suggested.

"Hai, demo, onegai, stay here," Gin said.

Lucia laughed. "Ah, you never grow up do you?" she asked.

"And yah seem ta be jus' as forgivin' as ever," Gin said calmly.

Lucia smiled. "I don't think I would manage to stay mad at you," she said.

"Will yah stay here forever?" Gin asked, even though the question was a bit too childish for his taste.

Lucia lay down beside him and looked into the roof. "Iie. I'm leaving in not one month. Do you want me to erase your memories?" she asked.

Gin looked sadly at her. "Don't yah dare," he threatened.

Lucia chuckled and they both lay back, Lucia falling asleep at once.

But his mind was set on one thing the moment she said she was leaving; when she left, so would he. Just not to the same place. And he'd stay away from Rangiku at all costs. It didn't matter if she loved him or not; he could never be with someone like her. He'd just end up hurting her. Like he hurt Lucia.

He turned and laid his arm over Lucia's sleeping body. She had always protected him. Not anymore. No. It was time for him to protect her.

When Lucia awoke the next morning, she smiled as she felt Gin's arm holding around her. She slowly placed it beside him and rose. She had business to attend to. Gin wasn't the only one she needed to say something to before she left.

Lucia left to the barracks where Shinji was at the moment along with all the other Vizards. She liked the name. It was catchy. Vizard. She knocked on the door and Hiyori opened.

"Hagedake! Yer friend is here," she yelled into the room and smiled at Lucia, who rolled her eyes.

Shinji walked up behind Hiyori and looked at Lucia.

"Yer back," he said and looked her up and down, noting her old self was back.

But the look still gave Lucia butterflies. Hiyori had returned to the room.

"I need to talk to you," Lucia said and Shinji nodded.

"Outside," Lucia hinted.

Shinji smiled and nodded once again while slipping on some shoes. "Okay m'lady," he said on a joke.

The two of them were soon walking into the forest in the direction of the bridge.

"Is something wrong?" Shinji asked.

"Hai," Lucia simply said.

"What is it?" Shinji asked, genially concerned.

They reached the bridge and stopped on it. They both faced each other.

"Aishiteru," Lucia said, and Shinji seemed to stop breathing.

"Aishiteru," Lucia repeated and looked down at the water. "Demo I cannot stay," she said.

This seemed to get Shinji to function again. He grabbed her shoulders and turned her around to face him again.

"Dooshite?" he asked.

Lucia looked away from him, but Shinji forced her face to look at him. He then seemed to be so much closer. She could feel his warm breath on her lips, which she licked out of nervousness.

Shinji then closed the distance between them, and the kiss Lucia always had hoped for was realized. But it was so much better than she could ever imagine. His lips were oh-so-soft, and yet so harsh.

They pressed down on hers and she started moving her lips together with his. He slipped his tongue into her mouth, and the two muscles intertwined. They broke apart and looked at each other with passionate eyes.

"Aishiteru. Shikashi, dooshite?" Shinji asked.

Lucia turned serious. "Shinji. It's my duty as the ruler of death," she said.

"Ruler of death? Don't yah mean Hell?" Shinji asked.

"Hell is death for everyone. There's three stages in all. Stage 1 is the Hell you think, only a million times worse. Stage 2 is the place where you come because you've done something bad in your life more than once. It's like living forever. With choices and opportunities. And then there's stage 3, which is what you call Heaven. Only it's a million times better," Lucia explained, "The Devil is the ruler of death, while Kami is the ruler of life."

Shinji seemed to understand this, and nodded.

"Shikashi yah didn't work for over twenty years, yah know, when yah were the sixth seat of my squad," Shinji said.

"Which is the only free time I have for over another seven hundred years," Lucia said.

"Seven hundred years?" Shinji asked incredulously.

"Seven hundred years," Lucia confirmed.

They went silent. And silent they were.

Lucia looked around the house one last time. Gin stood outside the house, waiting for her. She came out and stopped him from saying anything with a shake of her head. She gave him a long hug.

"Don't say it, Gin. Don't ever say it," she said and he nodded, inhaling her scent one last time before she used Sonido to the bridge.

Vilde was already there. They didn't say anything, only exchanged a glance before their reiatsu merged again to the gray, and Haley Vilde's cold green eyes and blood-red hair was back. She shunpoed to the other side of the town where she had a great view over Soul Society.

She thought about the letters she had written:

Dear Gin,

Thank you for everything, and you will always have a special place in my heart. Don't fear death. I will be there waiting for forever. I love you, Gin, my dear little brother.

Love,
Haley Vilde

Dear Yoruichi,

Thank you for protecting them so long ago. I love you and keep living in good faith.

-Haley Vilde

Dear G, S, Shirou and R,

You were always there and for that, you will always be with me. Don't forget me, I will sue you!

Ja ne,
Haley Vilde

Dear Hiyori,

Keep burning Shinji for me, will yah? Arigato! Gomen for leaving so quickly again, and without saying goodbye, demo I just couldn't handle it.

Sincerely yours,
Haley Vilde

Dear Shinji,

Gomenasai. You will always have my love. Always and forever. I will never forget you. Never. You mean too much to me. Dooshite, you ask. Because, I say. The reason I'm leaving isn't just duty. Demo you live in a world where there's no place for someone like me. You will find your way, and when you are ready, I will be there for you. Demo use a long time coming here. Otherwise, I might just send you to stage 1 out of annoyance and anger. Aishiteru.

Yours forever,
Haley Vilde

Tears were flowing down the Devil's cheek as she looked out over the place she had lived and loved in. She waved to the place with a breaking heart. It hurt too much to be spoken of. But she did speak. The Gates were opened and as she stepped backwards into her home, she said:

"Sayonara, people of Soul Society. I shall never see you again."

And Haley Vilde was gone.

I hope you liked it, and please tell me if you did. If there's something you want me to change, then please do tell me ^^ And now I will say something that is very spoilerish if you haven't read all the last chapters of the manga up to the two weeks break:

I know my story doesn't really fit with Aizen not going to get the punishment from the courtroom of Soul Society. And probably something other you'll notice as well. But it is a FanFic for a reason, yah know ;)

Anyways! I hope you had a nice time reading this story, and I'm so happy with having another story done! Thanks for reading, and don't stop! ;)

You know you love me
XOXO

-Gaaras Devil