Wonderwall
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Song: Wonderwall
By: Oasis
Requested By: blackteaplease
Genre: Bleachverse
Rating: T
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Kurosaki Ichigo always loved the darkness of the calm night, and not even his mother's death changed anything about it. Something about the blue and black of the moon-reigned world fascinated him the moment the sun's rays disappeared behind the far horizon, bathing the world in a faint silver glow.
That night only acted as proof for his fascination, when that black butterfly entered through his window, casting a fragile shadow over his features for the briefest of moments, his gaze following it only to meet with the petite figure of Kuchiki Rukia, stepping calmly through his bedroom wall.
If only he had known then what the future would hold, he would probably have refrained from kicking her ass.
Not that her reaction hadn't been funny.
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Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
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When he had still been a little child, he had dreamed for someone to guide him out of his troubles and miseries.
When he promised to protect his mother, he wanted someone to guide him towards the strength to do so.
When his mother died, he wished for that person to guide him back to his happiness and away from the swallowing guilt. Save him from himself.
And it wasn't until that night in spring, had his wish come true in the most unusual way.
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Backbeat the world is on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
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Perhaps it really had been all set up by Aizen, perhaps it was the Hôgyoku sensing their longing for someone to be comforted by, a soul mate, or perhaps such a thing as fate really existed, and granted them their wish for completion, for a partner.
He didn't know, and as far as he was concerned he didn't really care, as long as that happiness would stretch to eternity.
That sounded corny.
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And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I
Would like to say to you
But I don't know how
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She actually gave him the strength he lacked all those years ago, at the prize of her own. With her aid he was able to become strong enough to protect those close to him.
And even though he was denied the pleasure of avenging his mother, he could feel a calmness take over his heart, soul and mind that he had missed for 6 long, agonizing years.
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Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
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His heart nearly stopped when Ichimaru's blade was about to rip her flesh and take her from existence, and he still broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about the what if.
What if Byakuya hadn't been fast enough?
But when he looked at her sleeping next to him, he knew the what-if's weren't important.
It was the will-be's.
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Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
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She saved him from himself not only when they met in his bedroom. She saved him once more.
When she appeared in the window of his classroom, like an angel, the world reduced to only her and him.
And when it went after him, the world would have stayed away forever, leaving him to stare at her for the rest of his existence.
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And all the roads that lead you there are winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how
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He hadn't ever told anyone about it, but he had a concrete image of the person that was supposed to guide him through everything, when he was young.
Disturbingly enough, that person looked dangerously similar to Rukia.
He was doomed from the very moment of his birth, alright.
He had meant to tell her some time ago, but never knew how to approach it.
It was slightly disturbing, after all.
And after many fruitless tries he decided to drop it wholly.
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I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
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Her dainty feet swung back and forth as she sat the edge of the cliff, bathed in the orange rays of the sunset, her white sundress flowing in the wind as she seemed to glow in the dying light.
Ichigo had to remind himself to keep breathing as he looked at her.
She was beaming at him.
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I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
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He himself smiled as he sat down beside her, so neither of them had to crane their necks too much, her head cocking to the side as she looked curiously at him. "So, why did you bring me here?"
Ichigo's smile softened, along with his eyes, as he leaned in and captured her lips in a sweet, tantalizing kiss that had her even more confused. When he pulled back she frowned at him. "Really now, Ichigo, what's up?"
Leaning back and keeping himself propped up on his hands he looked at the sky, eyes glinting playfully as he peered at her from the corner of his eyes. "Impatient, are we?" before Rukia could reply he suddenly exclaimed in an excited voice that nearly caused Rukia to fall off the cliff in surprise. "Look! The last seconds of sunset!" He turned his head back to hers with an radiating smile. "Let's count down!"
The black-haired Shinigami blinked at his strange behavior but shrugged and turned towards the setting sun.
"10," he whispered, her following suit.
"... 3... 2..."
And just when the last rays of the now crimson sun dyed, it was Ichigo's turn to count, but what left his lips was taking Rukia's breath away, his voice merely a whisper.
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I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
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"Marry me."
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Today is my 16th Birthday! SO REVIEW!
At first this was going to be Ichigo asking Byakuya for Rukia's hand in marriage, but after reading through the lyrics multiple times I decided it was unfitting, and asked good ol' wikipedia for advice.
"According to Noel the song was written about a girl he met at a concert when he was touring with Oasis. It is often claimed that "Wonderwall" was written for Gallagher's then-girlfriend, Meg Mathews (Gallagher married Mathews in 1997; the couple divorced four years later). Gallagher now claims that the song was not about her at all, but he felt he had to go along with the rumor, saying "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. How do you tell your Mrs it's not about her once she's read it is? It's a song about an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself.""
So I decided to do it this way, and I like the idea much better^^