Hello! Garganta here. I wanted to say first , that I still have not achieved a two-digit number in my reviews. I mean… there are so many visitors and so many hits to my story… especially after my last update… I mean I got 892 hits and 252 visitors, just after my last update! But so less reviews. Only 8. But still thanks to my regulars and also to the new reviewers! Don't you think I won't appreciate your reviews, no, I love them! Thank you very much for every single review! Enjoy chapter 11!

Ichigo and Rukia walked back towards Urahara's Shop, content and with full stomachs. Ichigo's mood seemed to be better, even though he still looked angry and Rukia had a small smile on her face. They didn't talk as they walked back to Urahara's but it was a comfortable silence, the kind that enveloped them ever so often, the kind they enjoyed so much, not the kind of silence that was between them when they walked to the Kurosaki residence.

"Sode no Shirayuki, Rukia's Zanpakuto, is said to be the most beautiful Zanpakuto in whole Soul Society. It really suits her."

She still couldn't believe he actually said that and that in front of his sisters no less. Her little smile grew bigger and turned into a big grin as her face flushed at the same time.

I must really look stupid grinning and blushing like an imbecile. But I don't care!

Ichigo complemented Rukia today more than he did in all the time they knew each other. He said he couldn't stand how she never gave herself enough credit for anything.

"You have so many talents and qualities and you are one of the highest qualified shinigami I know!"

She never thought that Ichigo saw that much in her. She knew he saw her as an equal, as a precious friend and in some ways also as a mentor. He relayed in her guidance over some things and more than once she had to kick his ass to get him back to his feet when he felt like he had failed in something. All these things made her proud but she still would have never thought that Ichigo thought that highly about her. Not only in her qualities as a shinigami but also in her qualities as a woman. She blushed even more at that thought.

I wonder what he likes most about me if he thinks that Sode no Shirayuki's beauty suits me…should I ask?

She gave Ichigo a sideways glance as they walked beside each other. He really was handsome. He was tall, had strong, masculine facial features, was well built, but what she liked most were his warm eyes. His eyes always were like an open book to her. From the very beginning she knew that there was more to him than this ever scowling and rude boy. But she still knew that there was so much to find out about him and that made him all the more exciting and attractive.

"Ichigo?" She regretted it the moment she addressed him. It just came out and she had no idea why.

He grunted in response.

Rukia looked at him blankly, trying to think of something to say. When there still was no response Ichigo looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Well? What do you want, midget?"

"I…I…-uh…" Rukia just rambled and looked at him with a sheepish grin. She felt kind of stupid for addressing him the way she just did without even knowing why.

Ichigo just sighed with a little annoyance and poked her between her eyes. "You really are one weird little midget." He said as he kept poking her forehead.

"Stop that, Ichigo!" Rukia tried to block his finger, but failed so she just kicked him in his shin.

"OW! WHY RUKIA?" Ichigo yelled as he held his bruised shin with a pained expression.

"Your fault, I told you to stop poking a hole between my eyes. You deserved this." She replied smugly.

Ichigo just mumbled darkly unintelligible things under his breath.

They began walking again towards the shopkeeper's place in silence, comforted by the presence of their companion. Rukia unconsciously closed the little gap that was between them and her heart beat a trillion times faster the moment she felt the orange haired taichos arm lazily draped over her shoulders. She cherished this feeling and leaned slightly on Ichigos side.

"You comfortable, midget?" Ichigo asked, hoping he wasn't trespassing any comfort zone Rukia may have created.

"Yes, I am perfectly fine, strawberry-taicho." She sighed in contentment.

"That's good." Ichigo replied softly.

"Yeah…" Rukia felt perfectly at peace with being so close to Ichigo. She usually didn't feel comfortable at all with someone being physically that close to her, not even Renji, but then again she didn't feel as close as they used to be at all with Renji. He was more like a…really dear brother to her. Not more but also not less.

But with Ichigo…touching him and being touched by him, holding his hands in hers and having her hands held by him, being embraced by his strong arms…she couldn't imagine it getting any better.

She needed to talk with someone about her feelings towards him…and she knew the person to do so. Although it would be the most awkward experience she would ever have, she knew he was the right person. She would finally come to really test his brotherly abilities.

She would confess her loving feelings for Kurosaki Ichigo to the head of the Kuchiki clan, her brother-in-law, to the man who adopted her into this prestigious family, who allowed her to call him her brother, nii-sama.

She would seek advice from Kuchiki Byakuya.

It was now a week since Ichigo and Rukia were back at Soul Society. All the other remaining taichos and fukutaichos came back by the end of the week since their arrival. The attack of Las Noches was successful. The remaining few Arrancar were no real match for the taichos, fukutaichos and the high seated, hand chosen officers who were also attending on this mission. The offensive attack had its hoped surprise effect since Gin obviously didn't expect such a bold and risky move, but then again, as malicious and scheming a person he was he wasn't as effective in his planning as was Aizen. He lacked the ability to think every single possible reaction to his actions through. And that was his downfall.

Ichigo was greeted warmly by his squad, what actually surprised him a little. Word came through to Soul Society that he sacrificed his life to save the Kuchiki princess and because of that his squad warmed up at a high rate towards him. Since their fukutaicho was in Hueco Mundo and their taicho was recovering in the living world the 5th division was without leader and as a result of that they had three until one of their leaders was back. Hinamori obviously took the two highest seated officers with her to the mission in Hueco Mundo and since the other officers weren't close enough to taicho and fukutaicho there was no chance she would burden them with the responsibility of leading the division without her or Kurosaki-taicho.

Aiko was more than happy to have her Ichigo-chan back and let out a happy shriek as he came back with a huge bag of sweets for her. His entire free time, which wasn't that much, was spent with Rukia and Aiko, as they walked around the Seireitei and visited places neither Aiko nor Ichigo had seen yet.

Rukia asked him, when they were alone, why he didn't tell his family about Aiko.

"It seemed wrong. I don't know…I want Aiko to be with us, when we are in the living world with the actual intention to visit my family, you know? And she isn't even officially adopted yet." Was his answer. Yes, Kurosaki Ichigo had every intention to make Urugawa Aiko to Kurosaki Aiko. His third little sister. But he also would be a father to her.

The Kuchiki princess headed towards the Kuchiki manor to greet her brother and to congratulate him to the successful mission. She was glad that he was back unscathed. She asked a servant about her brothers' whereabouts and was told to look in his room for him.

When she was in front of her brothers' room she hesitated, not knowing how to talk to him about what she wanted to.

"Rukia, you may as well come in." She heard his deep monotone voice from inside. She blushed furiously and wondered what he may think now of her, standing in front of his room like that without even acknowledging that she was there. She felt really stupid.

She opened the door and bowed before she entered. "Thank you for the time, nii-sama. I know you are a busy man."

"You are welcome, Rukia. Please, sit." He motioned for a place next to him and she sat down. Kuchiki Byakuya was very pleased that Rukia, for the first time since her promotion, came to him on her own will. It made him happy, although he wouldn't show his emotions. He would allow himself to smile a little, or frown a tiny bit, maybe even look a little bit surprised but only that much and only if he was in private with Rukia.

"Nii-sama, I wanted to welcome you back home and congratulate you for your successful mission. I am really glad that you came back uninjured."

"Thank you, Rukia. Is there something else you wanted to talk to me about?" He knew, there was something, but it was the polite thing to do to ask her. He wouldn't force her to tell him whatever it was in her mind. But he hoped that she would open up to him, even if it was just a little.

"Yes, nii-sama, actually there is." She began but looked down to her hands folded on her lap and didn't continue. She now wondered if it wasn't a mistake to talk with her brother about her love for this orange haired strawberry-taicho. After all, Kuchiki Byakuya didn't really like Kurosaki Ichigo, to say the least.

She was startled like hell when she felt her brothers' hand on top of hers and looked with a surprised expression at him. Her surprise became more evident as Byakuya looked with the tiniest of soft expressions and the faintest of smiles directly in her eyes.

"Rukia. I never was a good enough brother to you. I regret it to this very day and will to the day I will pass away that it was Kurosaki Ichigo who saved you and not I. I understand if you feel uncomfortable to talk to me about whatever it is you want to talk about. If you don't want to, than I will not force you. If you want to talk with me, than I will always take the time you need."

Rukia couldn't help but smile. His kind words gave her the strength and determination to say what was in her heart. "Thank you nii-sama. I will come to you whenever I need your advice and right now…I think I need your advice. But I…I don't think that you will like what I want to say…" She finished with a small voice.

"Continue, Rukia." Byakuya said and listened with great interest what his adopted sister may have to say that could upset him.

Rukia took a deep breath to calm her nerves and looked again at her lap. "Nii-sama…I think, I…may have developed…uh…" She fidgeted with the hem of her kimono. "I think…I may have developed certain feelings…for…for…" She couldn't finish. She looked helplessly around the room, trying to find a way to tell her brother without him going to be upset.

Byakuya of course knew were this was going and he dreaded this very day were his little sister may fall in love with a man. But he had to be certain about one thing. "Please don't tell me it is Abarai."

Rukia looked with a shocked expression at her brother. "Hell no!" She burst out loudly and clasped a hand in front of her mouth. She looked down shamefully to react this way in front of her brother. "I apologize nii-sama, it was disrespectful to react this way."

Byakuya just shook his head. "I am just glad, that it is not Abarai." He recognized Rukia's questioning look and beat her with answering her question before she could ask. "He is annoying. He may be a loyal and reliable fukutaicho, but in no way is he good enough for you. Not in a thousand centuries."

Rukia sighed. "He is like a brother for me. Of course you are always the first one to be called my brother, nii-sama. I will always be proud to say that you are my brother and I love you like a brother. But I know Renji my whole life and…well, our relationship changed into a brother/sister relationship. I could never imagine us in any other kind of relationship. Never."

Byakuya nodded in understanding and was glad to hear what she said about the way she felt towards him. It gave his heart a little peace.

"Nii-sama?" Rukia began as a sudden thought came to her. "Would you…would you have still allowed me that kind of relationship with Renji, if he was the one?" She dreaded the answer since she was pretty sure that he wouldn't have allowed it.

Byakuya let out a sigh before he answered. "Yes…I would have allowed it, even if I would not have approved of it." He looked at Rukia's obvious surprise. "What kind of brother would I be if I would not allow you to be with the one you love, Rukia? I forced my relationship with Hisana through every single elder, since not one of them approved of it. Who am I to not allow you that kind of relationship with the man you love? I am in no position for that." He again allowed himself a little smile at Rukia's obvious relief. "May I now know who it is we are talking about?" Byakuya asked, even though he had a very good idea who it is. But he wanted to hear it from Rukia, to be a hundred percent sure.

Rukia looked at her brother, with a happy smile and no more fear since he gave her his word, that he wouldn't do anything to force them apart. "It is Ichigo, nii-sama. I love Ichigo."

"I thought so." Byakuya's response was short and clear. "Does he know?"

"No, nii-sama…that was actually the reason I wanted to talk to you anyway." Rukia said nervously.

Byakuya raised an eyebrow in question.

"Well, you know…I don't even know if he even sees anything in me that way…I mean he said things and-"

"What do you mean, 'he said things'?" Byakuya was now genuinely interested.

Rukia blushed furiously. She didn't really wanted to tell those beautiful things Ichigo said to her, but also was kind of happy to tell someone the things the man she loved told to her, to show others how highly he thought of her, even if it was Kuchiki Byakuya she told these things. "Well…he said, that I had many talents and qualities and that I would be one of the highest qualifies shinigami's he knew…and that Sode no Shirayuki's beauty would suit me…" She mumbled in a barely audible manner.

This is so embarrassing, telling all these things to nii-sama…

Byakuya coughed and cleared his throat after he heard what that Kurosaki boy told his sister. "Did he mean all these things, Rukia?" When this boy played with the feelings of his sister and gave her false hope with all these compliments then he would turn him to dust.

"Yes, nii-sama. Ichigo is not a man who makes compliments just to be nice…he doesn't say something he doesn't mean. And back in the living world he scolded me quite badly…for me not giving myself enough credit for anything. What he said about Sode no Shirayuki suiting me…he did it in front of his family." She blushed again furiously at the memories and she felt butterflies going mad in her stomach at the words.

"I see. That boy seems like he genuinely thinks very high of you…and you want me to give you advice of how to approach him?"

Rukia looked surprised for a moment that he knew that but nodded her head in realization that in the end it was quite obvious. "Yes, nii-sama. I would be very grateful if you have any kind of advice."

"Rukia. Just speak to him. I am sure, he feels the same way about you. But this is not about what I think. I could be wrong all the same and hurt you indirectly with giving you false hope. Wait until you can be sure that he loves you back. Wait until you think you are ready. Maybe that brat may even approach you first, but he is so dimwitted, you cannot be sure."

Rukia had to chuckle at the last sentence. She was happy, that her brother didn't deplore her feelings for Ichigo; that he even seemed to be willing to help her in a way that caused as less heartbreak as possible.

Rukia smiled brightly at her brother and tried hard not to jump on him and hug him. That would be a really improper behavior for a Kuchiki. "Thank you nii-sama, thank you so much!"

Byakuya smiled back warmly. He was happy that she was happy and even more so because she trusted him with such an personal matter. Never before felt he more like he finally succeeded once in his role as a big brother. "I have to thank you, Rukia." He whispered.

"I am going to bed now, nii-sama. Good night and thank you again for your time and advice." She bowed again deeply in respect and left. Before she closed the door she caught how her brother wished her a good night too and thanked her again. Why, she couldn't figure out, but smiled nonetheless.

Life never was more enjoyable than these last few days for Kuchiki Rukia.

It was early in the morning and Ichigo stood in front of the 1st division office and straightened himself before he knocked. The door was opened by the fukutaicho, a man he so a couple of times but he kind of always was in the background so he couldn't recall his name…something with o or s. He greeted him politely with a nod. He was let in and stood in front of Yamamoto-sotaicho.

"Yamamoto-sotaicho, thank you for accepting my wish for this appointment." He greeted him and bowed deeply in respect.

"You are welcome, Kurosaki-taicho. Now, why did you ask for this appointment with me?"

"Yamamoto-sotaicho, I wish to adopt Urugawa Aiko. I sent her to Soul Society after her death and found her in Rukongai after weeks of search. I promised to take care of her and wish to adopt her, so it will be official."

"I see. How will you make sure you can see that she is well looked after? Your duties as a taicho take a lot of time and what will happen if you don't survive a mission? I know, you thought of the adoption of Kuchiki-fukutaicho into the Kuchiki clan but the Kuchiki clan has many servants and elders who would have taken over the role of Kuchiki Byakuya if it became necessary."

"Yes, I know. I actually thought of that and wanted to make sure that at least another person would be named as a legal guardian."

"And that may be?"

Suddenly there was another knock. Ichigo grinned.

There she is.

The door was opened, the fukutaicho greeted politely and Kuchiki Rukia walked in. She bowed deeply.

"Yamamoto-sotaicho, I am here for the mission assignment."

"What would you be talking about, Kuchiki-fukutaicho? And why are you here?"

Ichigo looked at the opposite direction from Rukia to hide how he struggled not to laugh.

"B-but sotaicho! Ichi- uh…I mean Kurosaki-taicho, he sent me a hell butterfly this mo-morning, just an hour ago, tha-that we would be assigned again for another mission together and that I had to come here as soon as possible!" She looked confused and flabbergasted.

"Kurosaki-taicho, is this true?" Yamamoto Genryuusai asked with amusement and annoyance both obvious in his voice. As old as he was, he still could find amusement of some of the young taichos antics.

"Actually it is." He couldn't help but let out a small laughter. "Sorry midget, I needed to this as I had this sudden thought this morning and needed you here as soon as you could be ready." He said as he put a hand on her head with clear affection.

"You fool! You could have just told me without making me doing something that embarrassing!" She shouted and elbowed him hard into the ribs.

"It was worth it." He grinned as he tried to sooth his paining side. "Well, anyways, sorry for this interruption sotaicho, I know you don't have all time so I'll make this quick. As Aiko's second legal guardian, in case something happened to me suddenly, I want Kuchiki Rukia."

Yamamoto-sotaicho nodded and motioned for his fukutaicho to prepare the needed legal papers.

Rukia looked at him, mouth and eyes wide in surprise. "I-Ichigo? Are you sure?"

"Of course I am. I trust you more than anyone else, Rukia, so I just think having you as Aiko's second legal guardian beside me would be just the logical consequence, don't you think?" He smirked at her.

Rukia just blushed slightly but nodded nonetheless. "Fine…you idiot." She smiled affectionately.

Rukia and Ichigo both walked side by side, each of them having their parts of the legal papers regarding Aiko's adoption securely tucked inside their Kimono's, towards Ichigo's office were they would break the news to Aiko. Hinamori woke her up and took her with her to the office like she always did when Ichigo wasn't around.

Rukia decided to be bold and took a hold of Ichigo's hand as they walked side by side. "Thank you Ichigo, for trusting me with this." She said as she looked at him a genuine little smile.

"You don't need to thank me for this Rukia." Ichigo replied as he squeezed her hand. "It was just…a natural thing to do. I didn't see you in two years, Rukia. A whole two years. I don't know what reason you had." He went on with a sideways glance and saw guilt flashing across her face. "I don't know if you even know if you had any reason not to come…but what I want to say is…" He stopped, pulled his hand away from hers and put both hands on her shoulders as he turned her so she would face him. "What I want to say is that after those years without even so much as a glance of you…you still manage to be the most important person for me, Rukia. You are my best friend, my nakama…damn, I would even say that you are my soul mate, Rukia. I would trust you with anything." He grinned as she blushed a bright red but she didn't say anything, she just stared him in the eyes. "Don't you dare question my decision ever again if we were ever to be in a similar situation again, Kuchiki Rukia." He added with a soft squeeze of her shoulders.

"I won't, Kurosaki Ichigo." She replied with a grin.

"Fine, then let's get going, my paperwork won't finish by itself and we still have to tell Kurosaki Aiko about the news." He grinned back.

They went back walking to the 5th division barracks and Ichigo's office, both in a good mood. Ichigo, because Aiko's adoption went by far smoother than he expected and Rukia, because a certain strawberry's actions and words again made her day.

When they arrived, Ichigo unceremoniously opened the door to his office and stepped in, Rukia close behind.

"Ichiiiigooo-chaaaaan!" Aiko yelled and ran towards Ichigo.

"Good morning, Hinamori. Hey there, Aiko." He replied, getting down on her level to allow her to hug him properly while his fukutaicho nodded at him as if to acknowledge his greeting and grinned at the affectionate way her taicho treated Aiko. "I've got news for you."

"What news, Ichigo-chan?" She asked, curiosity written all over her face.

Ichigo grinned at her. "Why don't you tell her Rukia?" He asked the petite shinigami with a glance from the corner of his eyes.

Rukia just rolled her eyes not so discreetly in clear annoyance, which caused Hinamori to chuckle. "Fine, strawberry-taicho." She sat down on the office's couch and patted the space next to her to motion Aiko to sit next to her.

"Strawberry-taicho? I've got to remember this! Hilarious! I can't wait to tell Rangiku-san about this!" Hinamori laughed.

Ichigo wasn't that amused and growled dangerously. "Don't you dare, Hinamori! It will just double your work!"

Hinamori, to Ichigo's annoyance, just continued to laugh, Rukia chuckling and Aiko desperately trying to get everyone's attention back to the original topic.

"What is the news, Rukia-chan? I wanna know!" Aiko whined, nearly bursting with curiosity.

"Yeah, the news. You see that orange haired buffoon, their?" She pointed at Ichigo and caused Aiko to giggle but she managed to nod. Ichigo just tried to intimidate everyone with his glare but failed somehow. He settled with sitting next to Aiko as Rukia continued. "Well, this buffoon, he adopted you and made me your second legal guardian." She finished and smiled softly at Aiko.

Aiko just sat there dumbfounded at first and suddenly began tearing up. She threw herself at Ichigo and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Ichigo-chaaan!" She wailed into his kimono. Ichigo hugged her back and let her cry her eyes out.

"You are a Kurosaki now, Aiko." He grinned.

"I don't know if that's such a good thing…" Rukia muttered with a smirk and caused Aiko to giggle.

Hinamori, unnoticed, sniffled back a few tears at the golden heart her taicho just showed with the adoption of this kid. He was really a good person.

"Does that mean…does that mean you are now my new parents?" The innocent question of the innocent preteen girl caused both her legal guardians blush furiously and Hinamori to smirk.

"Well- uh, you know…uh…" Ichigo rumbled.

"You…uh…could say that, if…uh, if you know…you want…" Rukia mumbled and turning an even darker red.

"Of course! I really like you!" Aiko beamed at them.

"Well, fine." Ichigo cleared his throat. "But, uh, Aiko? Please stick with calling me Ichigo-chan and Rukia with Rukia-chan…if you'd start calling us mom or dad…it would be kind of weird, since Rukia and I aren't even a couple yet." Aiko nodded, totally oblivious to Ichigo's unconscious slip of tongue like Ichigo himself, but she wouldn't have really understood either way.

Hinamori and Rukia didn't miss it though. Rukia blushed rapidly the same shade of red she was just before her blush started to subside a little and Hinamori couldn't help her grin.

This is such good stuff! You just wait Rangiku-san! Hinamori Momo grinned even wider.

Rukia couldn't help the sudden bubble of hope that expanded itself rapidly inside her chest. The man she held in her heart so dearly, the man she loved just said that they weren't a couple yet.

He said it unconsciously, yes. If it wasn't, he would have reacted in some way. But even if he said it unconsciously, that does mean that somewhere he thinks, even hopes, that somehow, someday…I'll give it some more days…maybe a week, maybe two.

Rukia sighed and prepared herself to go. Her work didn't finish itself either.

"I'll get going, Ichigo. Momo-san. Aiko-chan." She waved at Ichigo and Hinamori, hugged Aiko and left towards her office.

"Bye, midget." Ichigo said softly as she left.

It was a tiring day, and the sun was setting already. Rukia was on top of Sokyoku Hill, thinking about her strawberry.

With every passing minute absent of him, of his presence and his ever so subtle touches and gestures of affection she missed him more. She never even thought that there would be any possibility to have feelings this intense.

The sunset painted the sky in so many different and beautiful colors, but just one really caught her attention. The orange color reminded her of that strawberry-taicho.

She chuckled of the obviously funny pet name she gave him, but for her it was something she'd call him when she wanted to annoy him in an affectionate way. In a way that could only be understood between the two of them. She loved how she could interact with him in a way only he understood. How they could watch into the depth of their eyes, into depths that would only be accessible to each other.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a good, old friend's presence. "Rukia! I've searched for you everywhere!" Abarai Renji called out as he caught sight of her. He was annoyed that he didn't see her in ever because she seemed to spend every free minute with Ichigo. Ichigo was a good friend since he rescued Rukia from execution but he still hated how he couldn't spent time anymore with his childhood friend because of the orange haired taicho.

"Renji, how are you? Long time no see." She grinned at him as he sat down next to her.

"Yeah, thanks, I'm fine. What about you? You look good." He smiled at her. She did look good. Did she ever. Renji loved her since he could remember but never had the guts to confess his feelings. It ate him, it made him suffer and he hated it. But he came here with a purpose. He felt Rukia's reiatsu up here since she didn't bother to hide it and the sunset was beautiful, especially from the top of Sokyoku Hill. The perfect place to tell someone 'I love you'.

"Thank you, Renji, I'm fine too. I haven't felt that good in a while." She sighed and looked out into the sunset.

You think so, Rukia. After I tell you how you feel…you'll feel even better. I'll make you happier than you can imagine.

"Rukia, I actually came here to tell you something."

That is it, I will finally do it. No backing out now.

Rukia, now genuinely curious what her childhood friend had to tell her, looked at him with a smile on her face. A smile she seemed not being able to take it off anymore. "What is it, Renji?"

"Rukia…I…" He took a deep breath to calm his nerves and before he could think took her hands in his. "Kuchiki Rukia…I love you. I loved you since I can imagine."

Rukia just paled and gasped. She was too much in shock to react in any way. Did Renji just really say what she thought he said? She felt like throwing up. She couldn't say a word. All she could get out was…

"Huh?"

The whole confession was seen by an young orange haired taicho, who remained undiscovered, since both Renji and Rukia were too distracted in their own ways to realize his presence.

Chapter 11 finished. What did I just do in the end? Oh noooooo! Well, actually I liked it. It became kind of too happy-go-lucky for my taste and I had to, well, I just felt like doing this Renji and Rukia thing I just did. If you don't like it…well sorry, but yeah, I can't help it now, can I?^^

And what do you think about this brother/sister talk between Byakuya and Rukia? I enjoyed it and Byakuya being this way…well I prefer him being a thoughtful and insightful brother than being the cold and evil brother who's only purpose to live is making Rukia's life miserable :D I honestly think he just works this way, too.

I don't know exactly how this Rukia-Renji-scene in the end will develop in the next chapter, but well…let's see. I'd probably surprise myself even more in the end then I'd surprise you. :D

But anywho, I hope you enjoyed this. And really now…so many people reading my story and not even two handful reviewing…you can do better. I beg you :D Just review. It helps me and in the end it helps you too.

And another question: does it effect the story if the life of the documents I upload runs out? I mean, what happens when the documents are removed? I am really curious about it and would appreciate an answer :D

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