Time's up
Setting: Post chapter 213
Word count: 100
"Vindicated, I am selfish, I am wrong... - Dashboard Confessional, Vindicated
Rukia shouldn't be here.
That's the one clear thought that resonates through his head after Rukia gets stabbed. It's there throughout school, as Yuzu asks if he's OK at dinner, when he's finally alone in his room.
Ichigo doesn't know WHAT that means. Perhaps Rukia shouldn't have come back from Soul Society. Or she should be elsewhere getting herself treated. Or she should have stayed the hell out of his life in the first place. Whatever it is, he's ABSOLUTELY sure things would be a lot better if Rukia wasn't here.
At least he wouldn't have caused her to suffer.