Disclaimer: I don't own anything, although if someone could get me the rights to a certain few characters... *cue the puppy dog eyes*
He was going to die.
It wasn't fear, it wasn't guessing, it was common sense. Most of those he'd told had agreed, even the one who'd bashed him over the head for it. The odds had been stacked against him ever since he'd first seen Aizen for what he was.
But he'd have to make his fall matter, have to make it change things. For the sake of the future; not his future, but the future.
After all, Urahara mused, watching as familiar pair walked past his store, hair bright and fingers interwoven, the future will win us this war.
A/N: For the record, I don't think that Urahara will die (or at least, I hope he won't!). But in the anime, there was a rather interesting conversation between him and Yoruichi right after the SS Arc, which did inspire this a bit.
Come on, just four reviews left until 100 and an extra drabble! *nibbles her fingernails nervously*