Let You Go
Disclaimer: Nah, don't own Bleach. Wish I did, but nope.
"Why are you so desperate to save her?"
"Because I owe her."
Because of her, I still have my family. Because of her, I still live to this day. I don't want to be the sort of guy who sits around and not lift a finger to help the person who sacrificed everything for me. I can never live with myself if that were me. That's why I had to save her. Infiltrate Soul Society and pay back my dues.
"I'm thinking of staying behind here in Soul Society."
"Well, if that's what you decided on your own, if you feel that you would like to stay behind, then it's best that way."
I realized I'd never seen a genuine smile on her, but as the both of us were bathed in the orange afterglow of the setting sun, the ghost of one flitted across her features, and I thought back to what Ganju asked me that night, a question for which I held no answer then:
"Is she that important?"
Yes.
"Thank you, Ichigo."
That's my line. Thank you, Rukia. Thanks to you, it seems that the rain will finally stop.
Thanks to you, I've learnt to face up to my past and courageously brave the future. Thanks to you, I've become who I am. Thanks to you, because I've learnt how to love. They say if you love someone, you'll want them to be happy. That's why I had to let you go. I knew you'd be happier back home in Soul Society.
I let you go so I can see you smile…again.
Author: My first fan fic. Just felt like putting something up, so there. Hope it was alright.