Upon reviewing the previous chapters I noticed I have been going exceedingly faster each time I post. Plus the attachments that Renji, Grimmjow, and Shuuhei have with dear Ichigo haven't blossomed into what I want yet so after this chapter Aizen will disappear until I deem it right that her pops up again. Also the group has been lacking in prime opportunities to make their love grow. WARNING there is a character death in this chapter. Don't hate me for killing them off it just makes Ichigo better material to handle for the guys.

The votes so far are:

Grimmjow: 7

Renji: 3

Harem: 3

Shuuhei: 2

Wow Grimmjow is really popular, but come on now who doesn't love a harem?

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Chapter 6

Moving on

"THEY WILL NOT PLAY YOUR GAME YOU SICK PRICK!" Rukia shouted lunging at Aizen.

"Now who asked you?" Aizen asked as he plunged his hand through Rukia's stomach.

"RUKIA!" Ichigo screams fully conscious running to Rukia.

Everyone else gasped as Aizen withdrew his hand and Rukia landed in Ichigo's arms.

"Ichi…go?" Rukia asked, colour and life draining from her face.

"Yes, yes it's me Rukia, everything is going to be alright now." Ichigo said, tears running down his face.

"Don't cry… Itchi…go." Rukia said slowly falling asleep.

"No, don't fall asleep!" Ichigo screams. Turning around to the rest of the group "Why are you standing there, get help!" Ichigo thought he heard Yumichika saying he'd go get Orihime.

Renji collapsed where he stood tears streaked his face. 'Rukia, why, why did you do that?'

Quickly Orihime ran to Rukia and Ichigo in all her naked glory, but no one cared about clothing right now.

While Orihime was trying to heal Rukia, Ichigo asked, "Rukia, why did you risk your life to save me?"

"Just returning… the favour," Rukia rasped

"Kurosaki-kun I can't save her, all I can do now is ease the pain." Orihime said fighting back tears.

"Well I do believe I have caused enough damage for today, lets go Ryuken." Aizen said.

"But it's my hospital." Ryuken protested.

"Lets go Ryuken!" Aizen yelled.

As the evil duo disappeared through a portal Ichigo screamed at them "I will hunt you down and kill you Aizen, you prick!" Ichigo turned back to Rukia "Everything is going to be alright Rukia don't worry just hang on!"

"Don't delude me Ichigo, I know I'm going to die here. But I need to tell you one thing." Rukia said letting tears ruin her face.

"Yes, what do you want to tell me?" Ichigo said with a spark of worry in his voice.

"I… love… you…" Rukia said as she took her last breath and succumbed to the eternal rest.

"I love you too Rukia. Rukia? Rukia!!"

"We have to get Ichigo out of here now!" Grimmjow yelled picking up the broken Ichigo and motioning for Shuuhei and Renji to follow.

"I need to be alone." Renji said with tears dried on his face.

"Renji!" Shuuhei yelled.

Shuuhei dragged Renji out right behind Grimmjow.

Back at their place Grimmjow dropped Ichigo on the bed and yelled "Ichigo snap out of it! There was nothing you could do."

"If I wasn't captured then Rukia would still be living!" Ichigo shot back

"No one could have known Aizen was after you it's not your fault." Shuuhei said comforting Ichigo.

"Your right it wasn't his fault, it was mine!" Renji said collapsing on the bed beside Ichigo.

"God, I can't deal with this emo bullshit. I'm going for a walk to cool down. Don't do anything stupid while I'm gone." Grimmjow said while heading out the door.

"I think I will catch up to Grimmjow. You two can solve your own problems." Shuuhei said before running after Grimmjow.

"It wasn't your fault Renji, none of us could have stopped Aizen in our current states." Ichigo said as he stroked Renji's red mane letting it tumble from its captivity.

"You are a real good friend Ichigo." Renji said as he snuggled up and placed his head on the teen's chest.

"I know how it feels to lose someone that close to you. That is why I am handling this better than you. Plus who said I was 'just a friend'?" Ichigo said comforting his 'friend'.

"You weren't handling this well when it happened, you were more distraught than I was."

"I may have been then but I am fine now unlike you."

"Actually being this close to you really settled me down. I think that is why I love you so much." Renji said embracing Ichigo never wanting to let him go.

"Eh?" Ichigo said as he wriggled out of Renji's strong grasp. "You love me?"

"Yes of course, why do you think I put up with Grimmjow?"

"I thought you just had a crush on me not full blown love, I'm not ready to handle a relationship especially with a guy." Ichigo said hesitantly backing away.

"You do know that it's not just me right? Whether he likes it or not Grimmjow feels the same as I do in fact I think his love is stronger." Renji said sadly accepting the fact the hollow was beating him.

"Is that why he carried me so protectively bridal style?"

"Yes, also we just found out Shuuhei loves you as well only his love grew from the shadows."

"So many fans and I was oblivious to it all."

"Hey are you two alright now or should we continue our walk?" Shuuhei asked poking his head through the door. "Now, now Renji don't use his weakened state to swoon him over to you."

"I wasn't swooning him!" Renji said with a blush. "He was helping me with… with Rukia." Renji burst into tears again.

"Shuuhei I think you better continue your walk." Ichigo said placing an arm over Renji.

After Shuuhei left, Ichigo laid Renji on the bed again beside him.

"What can you do to block their faces out of your mind?" Renji said fighting back more tears.

"You don't. You let them come and you accept that you will only have this as a reminder of a great person. Cry if you need to cry, it's never good to keep it bottled up. Someone once said the time goes on whether you like it or not, you must roll with the punches through life or you get swallowed up with sorrow and die."

"How can you let it slide so easily?"

"I am used to happiness being ripped away from me."

"That is so depressing, I thought you were trying to cheer me up not sadden me more."

"I'm not trying to hold your hand and say it will be alright because it won't. I am trying to get you used to the fact that important people in your life will die and you must accept their death and move on."

"You know you can be very serious when you want to be, that really shocks me." Renji said trying to shift the topic to something happier.

"Avoiding what happened won't help either, it just drags the healing process on longer. Are you done mourning over Rukia?"

"Yes, for now at least. I just want to stay next to you longer, with you around my fears just melt."

"Renji, get some rest."

"Ok, Ichigo, just promise me one thing."

"What?"

"Whether you choose Shuuhei, Grimmjow or I, still love the others as brothers.

"Who says I can't choose all?"

"That would be the best choice, but it is your decision and yours alone. Well that is far away for now so lets just enjoy these moments together."

"Agreed."

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Sorry if the chapter sucked I just wanted something to push the story along further. Incase you are wondering the person Ichigo was talking about was me (I couldn't help but add my own opinion.) Some may have noticed what I have started hinting at and it may change depending on how the story develops. I am not so good at writing emotional chapters and this one is short too. Even though Grimmjow is winning the polls it was mostly based on Ichigo and Renji because they were the hardest hit by Rukia's death. I may also add chapters where it just has Ichigo and someone else going on a date. One last thing I am proudly Canadian so don't bug me on the spelling of colour. (We do not live in igloos thank you very much for those who haven't figured that out.) R&R!