Upstairs, Aizen was searching all over the place for Ichigo. Either he doesn't know that his minions has been defeated or he doesn't care they were defeated. His focus is still on finding Ichigo and killing him. He soon found what he's looking for in the West Wing. Ichigo was sitting on a bench looking down sadly. A black cloak on him. The rose itself is down to its last two pedals.

"There you are, beast." said Aizen evilly as he made a kido. Ichigo looks up sadly but made no attempt to defend himself. Instead he just looked wasting time, Aizen fires his kido at Ichigo's back making him scream in pain. With an evil smirk, Aizen charges and pushes Ichigo out the nearby window, smashing it, sending the two on the balcony.

Outside, Ichigo tries to get up but Aizen kicked him like mad. Soon, Ichigo finds himself near the edge as Aizen walks up.

"What's the matter, beast? Why don't ya fight back?" mocked Aizen. He chuckles evilly as he said, "What? Are you too soft-hearted to do so? Coward!"

Ichigo sighs as he thought, 'What's the use in fighting back? Without Akina, I am useless. I may as well let him killed me.'

"Normally I just use this attack in many occasions. But in your case, beast, they can make an exception!" said Aizen held his hand at Ichigo who just laid there. He is about to use his powerful kido when...

"No!"

Ichigo's eyes widen in surprise. He looks down and saw something that gave him hope: it's Akina on Philippe, Kaien was next to them.

"Akina!" said Ichigo happily.

"Aizen! Don't do it!" yelled Akina.

Aizen was about to fire but suddenly without warning Ichigo grabbed his hand and kicks him away with the villain still holding it. Shocked that Ichigo has suddenly regains his strength, he recovers enough as he faces an angry Ichigo growling fiercely at him.

'Aizen invaded my home and tried to kill me. Now it's payback.' thought Ichigo as he gets ready to do battle.

On the bridge, Akina got off of Philippe saying to Kaien, "I'm going up there."

"Right, Akina." said Kaien nodding as Akina runs to the doors, getting them open. "Be careful, Akina!"

On the roof, Aizen fires blast to blast at Ichigo but he kept dodging. Aizen slipped at one time. Ichigo saw a chance and he lunged at him roaring.

On the stairs, Akina ran up them, hoping to get to the roof and help Ichigo before something happens.

On the roof, Aizen managed to kick Ichigo off of him. After getting back up, he sees something that he presumed was Ichigo and shot the kido at it, destroying it. But to his annoyance, it was only a gargoyle he just blasted at.

"Come on and fight, you coward!" exclaimed Aizen as he walked around looking for Ichigo. "Tell me, beast, were you in love with her? What makes you think she would want a monster like you, when she could have someone like me?"

Ichigo was hiding in the shadows. Hearing enough of what Aizen is saying, he snuck behind him. Before he could pounce, Aizen quickly turned and fires a kido at him making him dodged. Aizen went back to firing kidos that Ichigo kept on dodging.

"It's over, beast! Akina is MINE!" Aizen roared furiously.

Enraged at this, Ichigo snapped at him sounding like he's saying 'mine' and knocks him back, making Aizen fall in the progress. Soon Ichigo grabs Aizen by the neck and held him over the mansion's edge. Aizen looked down and gulped. If Ichigo dropped him, he will be send to his doom in seconds.

"Hey, come on! I didn't mean to do this!" yelped Aizen in a cowardly way. "I was only doing this because I was jealous, honest! Don't kill me! I'd do anything!"

Lighting flashes, showing Ichigo with his furious look. He looks angry enough to actually let Aizen fall. But then his look of fury turned to a look of compassion.

'No. I woulda killed him if I was my old self but I am not like that anymore. I am not a killer.' thought Ichigo. Instead of letting him go, he set Aizen down on the roof gently. Then he growled in his face, "Get out and never come back, Aizen." With that, he let his enemy go.

A voice rang out like an angel, "Ichigo!"

Ichigo turned and sees something on the balcony: Akina looking at him.

"Akina?" said Ichigo smiling. Forgetting Aizen, he climbs up the side of the roof and headed towards the balcony. Aizen looks down and is furious. Then he sees something in his hand that made him smirked.

'I am not done yet.' thought Aizen evilly.

Once Ichigo got almost to the balcony, he said softly, "Akina?"

Akina held out her hand and Ichigo takes it to allow Akina to pull him up. Ichigo smiles as he said, "You came back."

Akina smiles, soon the two looked each other in the eyes passionately. The others looked on smiling, happy for the two. Suddenly, Ichigo screamed as if something has ripped through his back and into him. Akina gasped in horror then looked past him. Sure enough, there is Aizen with a look of insanity on his face plunging a knife deep in Ichigo's back.

"You shouldn't have let me lived, Ichigo!" yelled Aizen madly. Suddenly Ichigo whacks at Aizen making him lose his balance. He waves his arms and try to gain balance, but it was no use.

"NO! NO! IT CAN'T BE!" yelled Aizen as he finally fell off. Ichigo would have fell too if Akina hadn't caught him in time. Aizen, the one that no one is said to be better than, fell screaming unable to stop his fate. With one scream "ICHIGO!" and soon he disappeared. Sosuke Aizen is gone forever.

As Aizen was falling to his death, Akina has gotten the now fatally wounded Ichigo over the railing of the balcony. Shuhei, Izuru, and Unohana came to the window in concern. They looked shocked as they saw their fallen master, Ichigo. Their eyes widen as far as they can be.

As Akina laid Ichigo on his back on the balcony, she put her hand on his face gently. Ichigo opens his eyes halfway and smiles as he saw Akina.

"You...you came back." Ichigo struggled to say.

"Of course, I did." Akina said, trying to keep from crying. "I wouldn't want them to..." Akina cries and said sadly, "It's all my fault! If only I would have got here sooner, you wouldn't suffer like this!"

"Perhaps...perhaps...perhaps it's for the best." said Ichigo, gasping with pain.

"PLease, don't say that. You would be alright." Akina said, tears in her eyes. "We're together now. Everything will be alright." Ichigo coughed a bit.

"One good thing though..." said Ichigo weakly as he smiles and put his hand on Akina's cheek. "At least...I get...to see you...one more time."Akina smiles as a tear rolled down her face. Suddenly she feels Ichigo's hand dropping and sees Ichigo laid down as he closes his eyes.

Akina gasped shocked. She couldn't believe what has happened.

"No. No, please! Don't leave me, Ichigo!" said Akina. Her eyes were filled to the brim with tears. Then she buried her face in Ichigo's chest and sobbed. "I love you."

After Akina said this, back inside the West Wing, the last pedal from the rose fell onto the table. Izuru, Shuhei, and Unohana watched this happened and sighs sadly. The three looked away as Izuru bowed his head, Shuhei eyes are filled with tears. Unohana shed a tear while Izuru puts his hand on his shoulder, trying to comfort her like a friend.

They didn't want to believe it but it's true. Not only did they lose their master and friend, they lost their only hope of becoming normal again.