Miss insensitive writer is back. This chapter was split in two (other wise it would have been a chapter of 6000 words and i believe this would have been tiring for you. So i'll leave you with a cliffhanger on this one and let's see tomorrow how the story ends .- when i say story i mean, this part with Rukia dying. do not worry, this fanfiction had barely reached its half)

Secondly... i don't know if you had read chapter 513... if you haven't, please don't. I have officially stopped following the manga after the chapter.

Thirdly... concerning the daily/ weekly updates. I will tell you something in a honest manner. I write a lot, when i don't write for this site, i'm working on a novel. Lately i put aside the novel and published more on this site. The reason? It's obvious... the number of reviews had increased. The only logic conclusion it's that more reviews i get, more chapters (and faster) i will update. I don't have a popularity issue... it's just opinions in general are encouraging me...because as i always said, this story is being written for you bleach fans and as long as you'll keep being interested in it, the updates will come.

4. Rndd asked a few chapters ago that she had troubles in picturing Haruna. I believe that she is not the only one... so during one of my boooring college classes, i made a draw of her, a scene from one of the up-coming chapters ( now it's the cover of the story. I don't know it the quality it's too good... but if you want to see the whole drawing i will make an account on devian art... or better just put it on my facebook. If you are also interested in drawn scenes of this stories, within the limits of my free time i could do a couple of them. If you have some special requests, just send them to me)

question ( curious for an answer) : What do you feel about a chapter rated M, coming soon? I mean it's the average of the readers over 18?

6. Enjoy! Things are a little tragic in this moment... but do not lose hope :)

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saiya-jinPan140, glad the ending note helped you. Oh, and i just wanted to add smth else: did you knew that every time i post a new chapter, you are the first reviewing it? :D

Jenny V, i really wish i could answer to your question than you won't have a reason to continue reading the chapter, right?

ngoknguyen3004, " a dead shinigami coming back from the dead", well this one was good! you got me here!

annia9semi, like "Go Ichigo, Go Ichigo!", right?

Rndd , tu as raison... encore 2 chap pour le rencontre.

SchelmaAnimeFan, Hmm...i also have an idyllic idea of love, but only when it comes to novels and stories... I don't have big expectations when it comes to reality.

tituslepetitlion, Ca fait long temps :) alors tu suivre encore mon histoire! ca me rend heureux... mais tu sais que je ne peut pas promettre ni ichiruki, ni byaruki... pour voir la suite et le fin, tu devrais suivre l'histoire..

ItsShuhei, i'm really sorry... but i didn't understand what you meant with your review "ASFGHJKL MY FEELS . BUFF SAID ."

batosaix, " epic story" ... Hmmm, i really like the sound of it. Thank you!

Araiae4u, Yep, the snowflake is Rukia's heart. And i don't want to sound weird, but if you want to enjoy reading this story, you should stop readying the other one (for the moment). Trust me!

Noctis Vee Caelum, i know...killing byakuya was the stupidest move on bleach ever!

emomusickid, thank you!

purplepam, what is confusing? the story? their feelings?

Erina, thank you. Well the next update is today... and the following tomorrow.

corvusraven, Yesss! Another Byaruki supporter! Love you guys!

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Urahara slowly opened the door of the room. From behind, Ururu stretched her neck to see what was going on inside. After a sleepless night, Isshin had fallen unconsciously, with his head between the untouched tray of food and Ichigo's and Rukia's bodies. Urahara lowered his gaze and saw that the two zanpakuto's were still broken. In that moment, he understood why inside the room the only breathing sound, was made by the sleeping old father. He gave Ururu a sign and she entered the room, putting a blanket over Isshin. Then he closed the door, leaving Isshin alone with his children.

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Day 2… or the day he stopped counting…

"Look for me in the present!" Ichigo thought of Rukia's words as he was holding the glowing snowflake.

"But where is this present?" he yelled in the loneliness of that darkness. His voice rezoned with echo, but when the echo stopped he started to hear a strange sound, close to the one of flying wings… or falling papers?! He raised the snowflake since it was the only source of light and he saw above him, falling out of nowhere thousands and thousands of papers. He tried to catch a couple of them and noticed that even though their number was countless, their pattern was only of three types: There were only two letters and one draw.

The first letter was addressed to Inoue. He frowned confused wondering what would Inoue do here, but then he recognized Rukia's hand writing: "Inoue, I've kept my promise and brought Ichigo back to you". He frowned again, his heart being twisted by those words. He guessed that this was the content of the letter Rukia asked him to give her, before he left Seireitei. He looked then, for the content of the other letter he saw a short message with Inoue's handwriting. "Kuchiki-san I have finally found my true happiness. Be free to find yours now…".

He frowned. Inoue's happiness?

As he was holding the letter, he was reading it over and over again in order to understand it, he started to hear the sound of crying person. He looked around and saw on the floor the drawing. It was a portrait. It was Rukia's. And the portrait was crying.

"Don't cry Rukia…" he heard a voice and when he raised his head he saw Byakuya standing at a desk over piece of paper on which he was drawing. "You know you have no reason to cry when you are next to me…" he added.

And then he saw Rukia approaching the desk, dressed in a ceremonial kimono, with the allure of a true noble Kuchiki.

"But Ichigo is getting married…" she said hurtfully.

"But you still have me, Rukia…" Byakuya replied.

Suddenly her tears stopped as if Byakuya's words were magic that could turn the pain into smiles. She leaned on the desk and took Byakuya's drawing. Ichigo noticed that she was holding the same drawing he's been looking at: her portrait.

"Oh, Byakuya… is this the way you see me? Am I that beautiful?"

"Rukia…that's unfinished" he protested and took back his piece of art. He took the pencil and continued drawing. This way, Ichigo saw appearing on her drawn finger a ring. 'A ring!' he stated mentally without knowing if he should be worried or annoyed.

"Rukia…will stay by my side?" Byakuya asked, while the ring on her finger was getting more beautiful.
'What kind of question is that?!' Ichigo tried to snap. 'She is a grown woman! You can't keep her as our pet! She must live her own life!"

But none of those two do not seemed to hear to him. Furthermore, she put her head on her brother's shoulder.

"If I'll stay, will you promise to make me forget Ichigo? "

"I cannot promise you more than you already know…" Byakuya answered.

She put her arms around him with the air of a loving concubine.

"What I know is that you'll keep my heart safe…" she replied.

Ichigo felt as if someone had put a knife in his chest and Rukia suddenly turned to him with a slight frown. He knew she could see him, but before he could say something, Byakuya spoke his mind… an answer to all his questions:

"I think Renji, made a mistake, Rukia...Ichigo is not getting married to anyone but you. As a matter a fact i think he came here to save you. Knowing this… will you still be my side , Rukia?"
Still facing Ichigo, Rukia replied.
"I do not believe i have a choice"
Ichigo frowned confused and reached his hand as he approached her.
"Rukia, there is always a choice..." Byakuya stated.
She clinched her fists, unable to look at any of the men she loved.
"No matter what choice i'll make, someone will end up hurt..." she finally said.
"It's always easier to hurt the one you love the less... So who will you choose Rukia?" Byakuya insisted.
Ichigo was confused. What was there to choose? If there was death or live, any normal person would have chosen life. But something was telling him that Rukia's hesitations were not about she,not wanting to come back to life. His eyes were fixed on Byakuya. Somehow he felt like he was betrayed, even though he couldn't explain with words the reason of that feeling. On the other hand, he knew it wasn't the moment to think about himself, so he finally gained the strength and addressed her:

"Rukia… let's go!"

"Go where, Ichigo?"

"Back to the present…"

She looked at him surprised.

"But this is the present Ichigo…" she replied.

"No, Rukia… You are dead and none of this is real… not even Byakuya over there! All these are only your imagination!"

"I am real…" Byakuya stated impassively.

"Yeah?!" he snapped annoyed. "If that's so… how would you know that I wasn't getting married to anyone else but Rukia?"

"It's because I know how you feel about her" he replied simply.

He frowned. He didn't have mood to argue with the Byakuya's projection. Even in Rukia's imagination he was annoying. He just needed to get out of there. He tried to grab Rukia's hand but she instantly backed off.

"I can't go with you, Ichigo!" she snapped hurtfully. "I must remain with Byakuya! I promised him!"

"Rukia i don't care the promises you made!" he shouted, suddenly loosening his patience. "I traveled to hell to get you back and now you're acting like spoiled child! Come to your senses already!"

"I cannot go back…not with you…" she insisted.

"Then with who? WITH BYAKUYA?!" he yelled exasperatedly.

"But she is with me already …" Byakuya stated calmly from his desk.

"YOU SHUT UP! This is not about you!" Ichigo replied violently and then turned to Rukia. "Come on; Tell me! What fucking prince charming should come rescue you, huh? Because I am tired of begging you! I am tired of waiting for you! I AM TIRED OF YOU NOT LOOKING AT ME!"

Her eyes widened. A couple of times, during his hysterical act, she turned to Byakuya waiting for him to do something… but the noble man seemed too preoccupied with his drawing.

"I need no prince charming, Ichigo…" she said when he regained his calm. "But I can't be with you either…I am the lady of the Kuchiki house now… I must remain here, while you'll go back to your human life…"

Ichigo felt as he was slowly going insane. If this wasn't a matter of life and death he would have nicely walked out. He gasped trying to maintain his calm.

"Rukia I know that you are the heir of the Kuchiki clan… but this has nothing to do with…"

"I didn't say his I am the heir… I said I am the Lady of the house…"

He looked at her confused. The she turned to Byakuya.

"Darling, will you explain to him?" she asked.
'Darling?!'' Ichigo stated mentally intrigued. 'First ''Nii-sama' turned to Byakuya... and now to ''Darling" ?! "

"I do not know what is to be explained… for me you always were the two: the heir and my lady…" Byakuya replied. "But i believe Ichigo, here, is trying to save a present without knowing its meaning. I wonder if you haven't told him because you didn't want to hurt him, knowing that you will come back here... or because you already decided to remain with him and gave up at everything you have here, including me."

Rukia gasped:
"It's none and both at the same time... The only thing i am certain of is that I don't want to hurt anybody."
"I am afraid it's too late for that..." Byakuya replied.
'What am i missing?' Ichigo asked himself trying to follow the two brother's conversation.
"If that's the case... the only choice that i'll make it will be to remain here." Rukia concluded.
"And have us both hurt by your death?" Byakuya asked.
"I think grieving over a death it's easier then grieving over a broken heart. It's better to know me dead, then cheating on you!"
"So in the end you prefer him..." Byakuya concluded trying to plead indifferent, but the sorrow betrayed his voice.
Then Rukia approached Byakuya. She put her hands over his ears and whisper loud enough so Ichigo could also hear her words.
"Byakuya, my heart would have preferred him, but my dignity would have compelled me to remain by your side, situation in which none of us would have been happy. But, my darling, this is a truth that you will never know, the same way i will never know why, among all women, you fell your wife's sister, for your own sister."
Ichigo's eyed widened, but before he could process Rukia's lasts words, she freed Byakuya's ears and looked at him.
"I know why you are here... But i already made up my mind." she finally addressed him. "" I'm not coming...because i cannot choose between the two of you."
She bowed her head in "asking forgiveness gesture" and then raised it with a sorrowful expression.
"Come, Ichigo i will show you the way back."
"Rukia..." he tried to speak, but she gently asked him to remain silent. "If you don't understand why am i doing this, i will show you something before you leave...It's the present that you're trying so much to save"

And she took him by his hand dragging him on what seemed a hallway; she stooped in front of the door she opened, inviting him on the porch that Ichigo instantly recognized as belonging to the Kuchiki manor. A few seconds later he heard steps approaching and when the steps got closer, he distinguished Byakuya and Haruna:

"Don't go!... Listen to me!" Haurna snapped with a begging voice as she followed Byakuya. "You'll ruin everything!"
She grabbed his haori, but he brutally retreat it from her hand.
"Don't touch me so casually!" he snapped annoyed. "And don't meddle yourself in matters that do not concern you! If the show you put on yesterday, at the Elder's meeting will be repeated i will make you regret you came back in Seireitei!"
Her eyes widened.
"I was... trying to help you..." she whispered almost scared by his tone of voice.
"The engagement was supposed to be announced by ME! As it concerns me directly! Not by you!"
"The engagement is not a secret, Toto!" she snapped.
"Yes, but it was up to me to choose the proper moment for the announcement, Nene-cha!" he concluded coldly. "Now, if you excuse me..."
He fastened his steppes, making his way inside the house.
"Don't go after, Rukia now!" she said from behind.
Byakuya stopped for a second.
"You should stop hanging around here so much, Nene-cha!" he said without facing her. "Remember that the Kuchiki manor is not your home. You had your chance to make it your home and you refused."
Her eyes widened, but Byakuya entered inside, leaving her alone. Looking as if something strong had hit her, she leaned against the exterior wooden wall, and slid until she felt on her knees.
"No! I won't cry! No! I won't cry because of him...not anymore!" she tried to encourage herself, but tears started to fill her eyes."
In front of her, invisible for her sight, Ichigo and Rukia were watching the whole scene.
"What engagement were they talking about?" Ichigo asked. "Is this happening now in Seireitei?"
"Yes, it is..." Rukia answered. "But you are putting the wrong questions, Ichigo!... Look at Haruna...From your position she looks like the bad character, but do you know anything about her past? Do you know anything about her heart?..."
"She's the one planning all this with Oza! She is the one who killed you giving the Kazuki blade to him!" Ichigo snapped annoyed.
"No...She is not the one who killed me, Ichigo!...She is just the one who saved Byakuya" Rukia replied calmly. "I know it, because from the position i am right now, i can finally understand her. And for your concern Ichigo, not even Oza is to blame. Our enemies are sometimes the one we suspect the less"
Ichigo frowned confused.
"I really pity her… She sacrificed herself for his happiness..." Rukia added as she kept watching Haruna. " She loves him more than i do...more then i will ever love him. With her, Byakuya will be safe and happy...You understand now Ichigo, why it would be better for me to not return to the Kuchiki manor?"
"Then come with me to the human's world... Start a new life with me!" Ichigo said as his eyes were fixed on the crying Haruna. He didn't know why, but when he saw her that vulnerable, he felt like he hated her less.
"I can't go back in Karakura..." Rukia replied. "The engagement has been already announced " she stated.
"What engagement?" He asked full of worry.
In response, she turned her back and entered the house asking him to follow her. They walked across a long hall with a lot of rooms. Some of them were opened, some of them were closed. Inside one of the rooms, Ichigo though he saw his sisters having lunch in the kitchen, back at home. In another room, he thought he saw Inoue standing near a window in a high level apartment. She was holding her phone, while she was checking some pictures with a melancholic gaze. There were pictures of him… pictures from the time they were together. Ichigo approached the room, but when he heard a voice calling her, he stopped in the threshold.
"Inoue-san...Inoue..."
The voice was familiar to him. Inoue immediately hid her phone and turned with a smile to the man who was calling her. "Ishida?!" Ichigo stated surprised, before he remember that she was living with him now.
"Inoue, I've made some designs for the dress. Do you want to see them?"
She smiled, but he saw the way she was clinching the phone in her hand. The feeling of guilt suddenly took over him.
"If you want to know the truth...Ishida can make her happy, but you are her true love..." Rukia said as she appeared behind him. "If you want to repair that mistake you still have time...because there's a long lofe ahead you… but of you want that life, you must hurry!"
He followed her and a couple of minutes later, they stopped in front of closed, traditional shoji door.
"It's time, Ichigo..." she said softly.
But he grabbed her hand.
"You will come with me..." he stated firmly.
"I cannot, i've told you already..."
"Rukia... i don't care about what you promised your brother... i don't care how many hearts you'll break... you're coming with me!"
"I told i cannot..." she said gently.
"BUT WHY?" he shouted like a hurt child.
"Look, Ichigo..." she said and opened the door. He saw inside the room inside which their bodies were laying lifeless. Next to them Isshin was sleeping while Sode no Shirayuki and Rukia's body were starting to fade.

"It's too late..." Rukia added. "Now leave, before it will be too late for you also..."
Ichigo looked at his zangetsu… at Rukia… at his father. He felt like a mad man, assisting hopeless the end of the world.

Suddenly Isshin woke up and his eyes widened as he looked at Rukia's zanpakuto. A few second later Urahara entered the room.
"It's fading! It's fading away! " Isshin yelled. "Ichigo does not have much time left! I'm going after him!"
Urahara approached Rukia's body.
"You said three days! Not two! THREE!" Isshin shouted.
"It's been three days already! You lost the notion of time locked in this room" Urahara replied for the first time raising his voice.
Ichigo's eyes widened, suddenly realizing that Rukia's words were true. If the three days were already gone, it was, indeed, too late…
"I'm fading Ichigo..." Rukia said."Leave now!"
But Ichigo didn't react. He kept watching his father who was desperately trying to find a solution. And he stood like this for a couple of seconds, still as a stone, until he finally whispered:
"I'm sorry dad..."
Isshin suddenly stopped and looked around as if he had heard him. Then he saw Zangetsu broking with metallic sound in thousands of pieces... along with it, everything else perish from Ichigo's sight.

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"I'm sorry, dad…"

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Byakuya's thoughts sharpened. Suddenly it was all silent. He could no longer hear Rukia calling for him. He frown and waited for Haruna's reiatsu to leave the manor and then, he lockedhimself in his study…

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That was for the moment! See ya tomorrow! Until then let me know what you think :)