Yes! It's sembreak and I get to update! But, sadly, I never get a dayoff. --
I'm soooooo damn busy I can't be caught lazing around the house or school unless I'm playing hooky from the work.
I hope you enjoyed the period of time I've been making this fanfic! I'll take a short break and then start on another one.
By the way, should I still make another sequel after this? It may get boring, right?
Oh well. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing guys! I really really appreciate it and sorry for the slow updating since I'm really busy, as I mentioned.
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Chapter 10
Eternal Mistake
(Ichigo's narration)
I felt her tears wetting my dark shinigami garment. I can't bear seeing her pain like this anymore. I let go and stood up.
I didn't look back because if I did, I won't be able to save Ichiyuki. I'd be showing my weakness at the wrong time, especially when Rukia can't handle it either.
I walked a few steps forward, shaking.
Rukia ran towards me lightly and wrapped her arms around my waist and laid her head against my back.
"Please… just one minute… Let me stay like this…" she begged.
I can't handle this anymore… I might have to scream all this out. I reluctantly broke free of her after one minute, and briskly walked towards the door.
I want to spare her from even more pain later on…
I slid the door open and saw him there.
Take me flying with you someday okay?
Mama!
Papa give me a ride!
Ichigo gave him a piggyback ride.
Alright, now pose with daddy!
Ma… I don't like this costume…
ME too Rukia. Can we take it off please?
He's so small…
Someday he's going to grow up like a good person!
Unlike you. Haha!
WHAT?
Haha!
It was a mistake… An eternal mistake…
I shouldn't have let Rukia go… Because
Not only Ichiyuki missed her… I missed her too much…
I need her… Yuki needs her…
And now, I'm not sure if I still have them…
I love them so much, and I want to protect them no matter what.
I changed into my bankai form.
I saw my agonizing and paining son… I see the hollow in him and I lured it out with my spirit power.
But it uses Yuki as a shield and I can't slash through him.
I run and bash wherever I can so I can slay it, not hitting him.
"Otou-chan…"
"Ichiyuki?"
"Don't leave me…"
"I won't… I won't… I won't!" I got hold of him and held him tightly.
"Be brave… okay? And we'll get out of this…"
"Yes daddy."
Ichiyuki was fading away…
"What's happening?!"
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"I can't… I have to go…" Rukia ran towards the door.
Renji tries to restrain her.
"Rukia, you can't get in there! It's too dangerous, please."
"I want to help save him! Don't you understand?"
"Do you think Ichigo will be happy if you get inside and die as well?"
"None of them are gonna die! Move aside!" Rukia broke free of his grasp and ran towards the door.
"Aren't you going to stop her Kuchiki-taichou?"
"She chose to go with them. We cannot interfere with that anymore. We just have to believe in them."
"That's so deep captain…"
Byakuya stares at the door, as if waiting for someone to come out.
"Man, she's unstoppable… And I can't do anything about it… Oh well." Renji sighs and smiles. He had let go of her.
Other shinigami tried to restrain my hysterically silent wife, but they froze when they saw the desperate sadness on her face.
She opens the slide door and finds herself lost in Ichiyuki's heart, just like Ichigo.
The truth is… not clear…
Did we really have a time together?
Why are we so broken now?
Don't we love each other a lot?
Rukia, letting go of you was wrong.
I was waiting for you to scream my name as I was walking away honestly.
Why?
Because if you did, there was no way I would be back here.
I can't part from you Ichigo. Not even a day.
And I can't hide myself from my son forever… That's why his sadness got the better of him.
That's why his feelings showed his weakness.
And he became an easy prey.
Rukia, Ichiyuki's a dangerously powerful kid, yet prone inside…
Just like his father…
But, he is also strong-willed…
Just like his mother…
Rukia…
Ichigo…
Let's find Ichiyuki together.
We did all means necessary to slay the hollow, but we can't kill him. We had no idea how to seize his turmoil.
Ichiyuki…
Okaa-chan?..
You won't give up okay?
Don't leave me…
I won't. You promised me you'd take me flying with you… right?
Yeah.
We held our son tightly, and Ichiyuki couldn't help but shed a tear as well.
I can't help it either anymore…
And this will be the last… The last tear we will shed.
Rukia and I successfully sealed every bit of the hollow, but Ichiyuki's soul was fading away… It couldn't handle the power, so somehow we had to save him.
I gave him a part of me.
We turned him into a death god as well.
Kurosaki Ichiyuki, 6, Kindergarten, death god.
To be continued…
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