"This is Bleach B Station!" Ichigo shouted with excitement, although his purpose was solemn. "You may have heard, that this is to be the last showing. Unless there is a miracle, and ratings rise exponententially, then that rumour will be proven true. Well, today we have something special planned for you. I am your host, Kurosaki Ichigo. Although Rukia is not here, we have a special second host who will be introduced after these commercials!"
"This place is comfier than I last remembered," Tatsuki remarked as she stepped into the radio room.
"Welcome back."
"Well, let's do our best today."
"You seem rather geared for this. I didn't think you would enjoy the idea of hosting a live radio program. It won't be easy."
"I know I have a high standard to live up to. I might not be able to replace Rukia, but I still want to do my best to make the fans happy, like she did. And now that she is no longer by your side, I want to everything I can for you as well. I said I was your number one fan, but it wasn't enough to only hear your voice. I'm not upset at all at losing my favourite radio. It wasn't enough to only hear your voice; I wanted..."
"Welcome back to Bleach B Station! Today's special second host is Arisawa Tatsuki. You might remember that she was our first guest ever!"
"This is Tatsuki! Since this is our finale, we plan on doing something different today. We've invited all of our previous guests to say a short comment/farewell message. Since I was the first guest, I guess I should be one to start things off. Well, I was a listener since day one. I do feel a little bit stupid for fearing the end, the day when I won't be able to listen to this program, but the reason I feel stupid about it is probably different than you think. I'm not embarrassed about it. On a down day, on a rainy day, I could always count on my favourite radio to cheer me up. Even if I can no longer listen to this program, if you lose this program, just search this world, and you will find a voice that makes you feel a certain way."
"That was beautiful! We have a tight schedule with so many appearances, so moving on quickly next is Orihime!"
"This is Orihime!" she shouted energetically as usual, as though she wasn't at all affected or changed by the fact that it was the last scheduled broadcast. "I also like to listen to this program on rainy days! I thought of a poem: 'If I were the rain/ That brings together peoples' voices/ Could I breach the distance between?' I actually have no idea what it means. I thought of it while I was eating..."
"Next is..."
"This is Fisher," he scrambled eagerly. "I may seem younger and more optimistic than before, and you're probably right. I think I've changed somewhat, for the better. Maybe it was thanks to this radio program. Renji, the following guest, was the one who told me about this show. I won't get into the details, but after I listened to it a few times, I remembered a few things I thought I had forgotten. And then when I actually stepped into this booth, it was an entirely different feeling all together. I was the one speaking. It was my duty to make my listeners happy. I think it was this sort of feeling, that I needed most. Now I feel ready to enter this high school. I have made my decision, to try for this school. Hopefully I will see some of you. I don't mind that this school doesn't have a fishing club. I've given up on that hobby. No how many fish's lives I take, it won't give what the people of this school can offer.""
"That was longer than expected. Next is supposed to be Renji, but for certain reasons he cannot be here. Let's skip ahead to Urahara."
"Everyone, don't forget to check out my store for everything you need..." he began, but...
"That's all the time we have. Too bad Fisher took so long."
"Wait, there's an online message from Renji," Tatsuki noticed. "I didn't realize he had access to this kind of technology, over there. Let me read his message. 'I apologize for everything. I wanted to end this program. It is my fault that it is ending. I failed to realize the importance of a person's voice. I hope you haven't forgotten, but I left a piece of paper, with the answer to this month's trivia. I suggest that since there might not be a recording next week, you allow your winner to be on today's broadcast. P.S., I..."
"Why did you stop?"
"There's no time. We have to go to commercial."
"No one else can hear now. What else did he say?"
"'It seems I had to break the rules one more time. I broke the rules, and gave Rukia the answer. My one wish has come true. It wasn't an outstanding wish; I just lost sight of my true goals. I jShe's already on her way. She's determined. No one could stop her. She even lost her zanpakuto. It seems the angel who wished to return had that wish granted. I have advanced technology here. Rukia's popularity is starting to grow. If we're lucky, the show won't be cancelled.'"
"Is it true? She's really coming back?"
"It's not that I'm not happy, but I really need to tell you something before she gets here. I... I have feelings for you. I don't know if you have feelings for me, but when I hear your voice, I can lie and listen for hours. I nearly drained the batters on my radio. I thought it was enough to hear your voice, but it wasn't. I came here..."
"I... about you..."
"This is Bleach B Station! Today's corner will be monthly trivia. If you don't remember, this month's question was 'What is Renji's one wish?' The answer is: 'I want Rukia to be happy.' Now, who will our winner be? What a coincidence. The winner is Rukia, who we will happily invite to say some final words!"
It was that Rukia who said, "I will be sitting next to you. I am called Kuchiki."
The first time she had said those words, it was a landmark, of her introduction into the human world. She became Ichigo's classmate, lived in his house, studied the mannerisms of his family, and made friends. She was respected by everyone, for her beauty, and her talent as a radio broadcaster; she was angel, but the times she felt most happy was when she was with Ichigo, who made her feel like a normal girl and not a superior angel.
Tatsuki was fierce, like a dragon. None of the boys liked that about her; they seemed to want the onee-sama type. Only Ichigo accepted her. There were legends, of dragons who were alienated from society. When one dragon failed to protect a princess, she searched the world eternally, for someone who might accept her. She found acceptance with a knight. They fought side by side; however, a knight was saved in battle by an angel. It was a miracle, and he pledged an unbreakable oath to her, to love her, and thus he abandoned his faithful dragon.
There were legends of a knight, who lost his angel to the heavens. He waited for her return, but she never came. Eventually, he realized that he was a fool to wait for a miracle, when there was happiness to be found. His dragon returned to him, and forgave him, despite everything, but would happen if the angel did somehow return?
At first sight did he fall in love with the angel's sparkling beauty. The angel opened a different world for him; however, what happened was that he had forgotten the happiness of his own world. The angel thought if she fell in love with a human, she would remember how it once was. She had never forgotten in the first place. The only thing she had forgotten was why she ever wished to become an angel, and leave her past as a human behind. As an angel, her love was not pure, but as a human...
For all, it is the same: it is not enough to hear only the voice; they must be together, close enough to hold hands. If Ichigo were to listen to the radio, the voice he would want to hear was without doubt the charismatic Kuchiki Rukia, but when Tatsuki told him that she had feelings for him, those were the only words he was truly waiting to hear.