1Name: Stay Strong

Rating: K

Word count:312

Spoiler: none

Ichigo lays there, he's a bloody mess. "Ok Rukia, let's go.", Renji says as he begins to start off. "Ichigo!", I run to him. Renji stops me by grabbing me by the neck and slamming me against a pole. I twitched from the pain. "Stop crying over a corpse! If you even touch him, they'll add 20 years to your sentence!", Renji yelled at me. I struggled trying to get out of his grasp. "Wha..What's wrong with going over to him! He gave his life for me!", I yelled. I felt tears coming up, but I held them back. I must stay strong. Nii-sama began to walk away, he stopped. "Hey, I'm still alive.", Ichigo had a smirk on his face as he held Nii-sama's leg. Then something hit me..I must do it, even if I don't want to."You must not want that hand then..", Nii-sama was about to wield Senbonzakura..until I kicked Ichigo's hand away. Everyone looked shocked. "Rukia what are yo-", I cut Ichigo off, "Know your place...boy!", I didn't want to do this..but I must stay strong. It hurt me that I actually called him a boy. But he's not a boy..he's Ichigo...he's someone I can trust. "How dare you seize Nii-sama's leg! Let us go brother..I shall humbly pay for my crime...the boy's actions had awake the true Rukia Kuchiki.", hah..I lied. "Rukia!", Ichigo tried to reach for me. "If you dare lay one finger on me...", Ichigo gasped a bit,"I...", I turned around to face him, "I will never...forgive you!" Tears were about to fall off at the very edge of my eyes, and I tried so harder that they didn't. I stepped into the doors. They closed. I closed my eyes kept telling myself to stay strong...that was all that echoed in my head...Stay Strong Rukia