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I'll be With You Tonight

Rukia fell to the ground, her knees giving on beneath her. The rain pounded down on her, mixing with the blood she knew was pouring out of her small body.

She hated the rain . . .

He removed his Zanpaktou from her heart with a look of horror on his face. His hand, slick with the rain and from her blood, dropped the Zanpaktou as he fell down beside her.

"Rukia! God . . . No!"

He hated the rain . . .

"No! Rukia!"

He gently pulled her frail, broken body to him and held her tightly. She was barely breathing; he knew she would die soon . . . and there was nothing he could do. He had killed her . . .

Please, don't leave me . . .

"No!"

His voice echoed through the rainy night. The thunder roared, blocking his screams from ever reaching the ears of anyone and the lightning lit up the sky, illuminating her small body clasped tightly to him.

"I-Ichigo . . ."

Ichigo looked down, his eyes filled with anguish. Rukia had her violet eyes open as she reached her hand up to his face. She pressed her small, cold hand to his cheek.

"I-I love . . . y-you . . ."

I love you, too . . .

"Rukia, please don't speak. Please . . . hold on. God, please, don't die!"

"I-It wasn't y-you, f-fool," she stuttered, her hand falling to her side as her chest rose and fell for the last time. She said, "I-It was ­h-him . . ."

He killed her . . . not you . . .

"No, Rukia, please. . . please . . . No!"

He buried his face in her shirt as he sobbed loudly; he hadn't cried like this since his mother had died. He had killed his mom, and now . . . now, he had killed Rukia. He could have broken through it . . . he could have pushed him back inside. But he had allowed the evil that rested within him out so he could protect her . . . but she had died . . . he had killed her. He could have . . . could have . . . dammit! He could have won! He could have killed that damn Hollow inside of him!

I'll be with you tonight . . .

"No, Rukia . . . come back, don't die, God, please, don't die. Please, I love you . . . I love you!"

But she was gone. She was gone . . . forever . . .

I'll be with you forever . . .

And as he griped onto her body tightly and sobbed, he swore he could feel her soft hand on his shoulder. He would be with her forever . . . he couldn't live without her.

I'll follow you wherever you go . . .

"NO!"

Even through the thunder and the rain, he knew that he was heard. If not by anyone else, then by her.

I'll follow you . . . someday . . . Wait for me.

Hmm . . . did it make you sad or want to gag?

That rhymed. :D

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