Three Days Grace

by Black Sun Upon An Icy Sky

Songfic Collection/IchiRuki/Ch 23/Request: Your Guardian Angel/Before she could ask what he meant by that a voice reached their ears, high and livid and disgusted. "What do you think are you doing, Kurosaki? Haven't you broken enough vows already?" They turned around, Ichigo's hands never leaving her face, and his next words shocked her to the core. "This will be the last one."/

16. Request: Niji

Niji

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Song: Niji (rainbow)

By: Aqua Timez

Requested By: -attakuchiki-

Genre: Bleachverse

Rating: T

Japanese Lyrics

English Translation

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Eyes shot open.

Lips gasped for breath.

Muscles tensed.

And a man sat up in a flash.

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Daijoubou dayo miagereba mou

It'll be okay, just look up

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The man blinked his golden eyes as he looked around, taking in the tall trees around him, the yellow sunlight filtering through the mass of leaves above him and sending shimmering dots of light on the forest ground.

He took a deep breath, the air filled with reishi foreign to him after more than ten years in exile.

An exile I chose for myself, he remembered darkly as he slowly sat up, legs giving away under his weight. Panting slightly he sat back against the trunk of a tree, right arm draped over his face.

"So my memory stayed with me, huh?" His voice was barely above the whisper of the trees around him. With a sigh he let his arm fall to his side, gaze traveling up towards the piece of sky visible beneath the crowns of green.

"The sky is still the same."

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Daijoubu hora nanairo no hashi
Yatto onaji sora no shita de waraeru ne

It's okay, do you see the seven-colored rainbow bridge?
We can finally smile beneath the same sky

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Standing up worked the second time around, although his legs were still weak under his weight. With another tired sigh he slowly started walking in the direction of the setting sun. He knew the place vaguely from years prior.

Seireitei laid in the west from there.

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Kutsu himo wo musubi naosu toki kaze ga bokura no senaka wo osu

When we re-tie our shoelaces, the wind pushes us forward

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The orange-haired male groaned as he exited the small forest, the Seireitei only a white dot at the far horizon.

I never missed shunpo like now...

Not that he had any other options, he forced his feet to move forward despite their aching objections, the last sanguine rays of sunlight disappearing behind the white walls of the court of pure souls.

It was when the world turned midnight blue that his sight went black.

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Sora ga koboshita hikari no mukou ni ano yume no tsuduki wo egakou
Hidari mune no oku ga takanaru kitai to fuan ga myaku wo utsu
Hontou ni daijoubu kana subete nori koete yukeru kana

Let's continue our dreams beyond the light that spills from the sky
My heart beats within my chest, hope and fear pulsate through my veins
I wonder if it's really okay, I wonder if I can make it through it all

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"What do you want, Renji?"

The red-haired Shinigami frowned at her feisty tone, slamming his hands on her desk.

Rukia didn't even twitch.

"Why?"

"Why what, Renji? Get to the point, I'm tired and busy."

"Why haven't you gone and visit him even once?"

The noble froze, eyes hardening as her slim fingers gripped the papers in her hand even tighter. "Stop."

"No! If you had gone immediately and gave him your powers again maybe he would be here right n-!"

"I said stop it!" Her voice was hostile and cold, amethyst eyes glaring icicles at him. "Out. Now."

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Daijoubu dayo miagereba mou
Daijoubu hora nanairo no hashi

It'll be okay, just look up
It's okay, do you see the seven-colored rainbow bridge?

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A pained sob tore from her lips, tears running down her pale cheeks as she bit her bottom lip.

Why had that idiot brought him up again? Just when she managed to once again bury the memories of him back into the deepest recesses of her soul.

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Namida wo nagashi kiru to sora ni kakaru

It's formed in the sky by the tears you shed

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Her reiatsu flared around her, startling the young woman as she jerked her head left and right. What the-?

A thick, red ribbon wrapped around her neck, nearly choking her with the feeling of him.

"...Ichigo?"

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Nee mieru desho haruka kanata ni

Hey, I know you can see it in the distance

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"Why?"

"The same reason why she stayed here that time."

The man frowned. "Even if, why that quickly?"

"Who said it only started now? It just quickened the process."

"You are just as confusing as always, ossan."

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Boku nimo mieru kimi to onaji no

I can see it too, same as you

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When she awoke that morning she had quickly disregarded that previous night's happenings as a dream, the thought of him returning too painful for her mind to handle.

It was easier pretending it was a dream than thinking of the implications.

It knocked at her office door, Rukia's arm shooting up to whip away the tears she hadn't even noticed started falling. "C-come in," she cursed herself for sounding so teary and hoped the other wouldn't call her on it.

"I was told to bring these papers to you, Kuchiki-fukutaichô."

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Futatsu no sora ga ima hitotsu ni naru
Yatto onaji sora no shita de waraeru ne

Our two skies now become one
We can finally smile beneath the same sky

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Her mouth dropped open, eyes wide as she looked at the orange-haired man that just entered her office with a stack of papers in his hands. Looking at her he frowned, clearly confused. "Is... everything alright, Kuchiki-fukutaichô?"

Her world shattered in that instance.

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Betsubetsu no sora wo motte umareta kioku wo utsushi dasu sora

We were born with different skies, skies that reflect our memories

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Ichigo waved a hand in front of her face, frowning. "Oi, still there?"

I wouldn't have thought she'd react like this.

Finally leaving her stupor Rukia blinked, staring at him. "I-Ichigo?"

He smiled sadly. "In the flesh, more or less."

The next he knew she had hit him upside the head. "What the fuck!"

With a huff Rukia had jumped over the desk and landed flush on his chest with her feet, glaring down at him. "What was that fukutaichô crap about, you little retard!"

"I just wanted to pull your leg!"

"Well, too bad, cuz now I'm gonna castrate you, you tardface!"

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Kimi niwa kimi no monogatari ga ari boku no shiranai namida ga aru
Moshika shitara boku ga warau koro ni kimi wa naiteta no kamo shirenai
Nita you na yorokobi wa aru keredo onaji kanashimi wa kitto nai

You have your own story and tears I know nothing about
I might have been smiling at the same time as you were crying
There may be similar kinds of happiness, but I doubt that for sadness

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She had stepped down from him, turning her back on him, already feeling tears brimming at her eyes again. Rukia stiffened when she felt his hands placed on her shoulders, squeezing lightly. "20 years is a long time to be AWOL, don't you think?"

"What would have changed?" She whispered her words as if she was afraid to speak too loud, in fear of shattering his image with her voice.

"'When it comes to the future there are three kinds of people: Those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened'. I thought we belonged to the second kind."

"Ichigo..."

"Don't even try it." With a resolute tug on her shoulders he whirled her around, forcing her to face him. "'What would have changed'? Maybe my life had been worthwhile if you had at least visited once in a while!" Shaking her slightly he grabbed her shoulders more tightly, glaring. "I thought you cared."

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Yakusoku de mirai wo fuchidori kotoba de kazari tsuke wo suru
Kimi wa tashika na asu wo kitto dare yori hoshigatteta

You place a border on the future with 'promises' and adorn it with words
I'm sure you wanted a guaranteed tomorrow more than anyone

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Shaking her head she fought back the tears forming at the corners of her eyes desperately. "I do-"

"Then why did you leave like that?" His voice was flat and emotionless as he only stared at her without blinking.

"I...

"I honestly don't know."

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Meguru kisetsu no hitotsu no you ni
Kanashii toki wa kanashii mama ni

Like a single season that goes by
Let your sad times remain sad

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They were both silent for a while, neither of them saying a word. Slowly, as if hesitant, Ichigo reached his arms around her petite form, pressing her into his chest as he buried his face in her hair. He felt her hands cling onto his robes, nails digging into his skin through the thin fabric of his shihakusho, wet droplets soaking the front of his clothes as she pressed herself into him, shaking violently.

"Shhh... I'm not going anywhere," he whispered as she clung onto him tighter, almost tearing his clothes.

"You better not, idiot."

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Shiawase ni naru koto wo isoganai de
Daijoubu dayo koko ni iru kara
Daijoubu dayo doko nimo ikanai
Mada hashiri dasu toki wa kimi to issho

Don't rush to turn them into happiness
It's okay, I'm here for you
It's okay, I'm not going anywhere
When it's time to run, I'll still running together with you

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"The sky is still like I remember..."

"Of course it is, a sky doesn't change in 20 years, fool."

"Maybe, but the feeling when you look at it changes, but it stayed the same for me. Strange..."

"The only strange thing here is your little speech."

Ichigo chuckled as he stared at the nightly sky above them, the firmament littered with dozens of stars and white fog, the crescent moon out shined by them all.

"I wonder... without tears, would rainbows even exist?"

"What are you talking about now? Rainbows are created from sunlight and rain."

"Raindrops are nothing but the tears shed by heaven."

"Gay," Rukia coughed under her breath earning herself a glare from her orange-haired companion. "Shut up, midget."

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"Namida no nai sekai nimo sono hashi wa kakari masu ka"

"Would that bridge form in a world without tears?"

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"Why did you say that anyways?"

"Hm?" He turned towards her with a questioning expression. "What do you mean?"

Rukia groaned as she hit her face with her flat hand. "That tears and rainbow babbling, unicorn-boy."

"Oh..." His face dropped as he turned his attention back towards the sky. The petite shinigami stared questioningly at him, waiting for his reply.

"When I'm sad, it rains inside my soul..."

"And when I'm happy, the sun shines..."

"When my mood changes, sometimes a rainbow appears."

"So I wondered... if tears didn't exist, would that mean I'd lose sight of the sun?"

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Kabe ni kizamareta rakugaki wa dareka no ji ni yoku niteta
Kanashimi wo toozakeru koto de kimi wa hashi wo kakeyou to shita
Keredo ima kasa wo sutete me wo tsuburu

The graffiti scrawled on the wall resembled someone's handwriting
You wanted to build a bridge to get away from sadness
But now I close my eyes and toss my umbrella away

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"You're awfully random tonight."

Ichigo glared at her. "Listen, if you only asked that to make fun of me I can just go and-"

"But," completely disregarding him Rukia smiled towards the black firmament, the stars reflecting in her large eyes. "If you word it like that, I'd say you're right. Then again, when the sun sets, the moon can rise. And that is something to look forward to, too, right?"

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Daijoubu...

It's okay...

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The carrot-top smiled.

"Idiot."

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Daijoubu dayo miagereba mou
Daijoubu hora nanairo no hashi

It'll be okay, just look up
It's okay, do you see the seven-colored rainbow bridge?

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"You didn't ask for my consent, Kurosaki."

The said shinigami twisted his head back to stare at the head of the Kuchiki house behind him while lying on the couch in his office. "So?"

A black eyebrow was raised. "'So'? Why do you think would I allow that course of action?"

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Namida wo nagashi oeta kimi no sora ni
Nee mieru desho iro azayaka ni

Look up in your sky that has cried all of its tears
Hey, I know you can see it shining brightly

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"Yes."

One word. So simple. So seemingly meaningless.

But it brought the older man to leave, and the orange-head to smirk.

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Boku nimo mieru kimi to onaji no

I can see it too, same as you

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Lips kissed.

Breaths mingled.

Hearts beat.

And two souls became one.

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Kizuna to iu na no niji ga kakatta ne
Soshite
Futatsu no sora ga yatto yatto hitotsu ni natte
Bokura wo hashiraserun da

The rainbow of our bond has formed
And now
Our two skies will finally, finally become one
And get us to run

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I have no fucking idea what this was about, honestly. Just view it as me getting back into the flow of things~

I tried myself in a slightly different style of writing, I hope you like~