I've always been afraid

Always suspected

Always guessed

That he hated me

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"She's alive. I'm afraid I'm not sure exaclty what seems to have occurred, but she just... abruptly regained her pulse." Kurotsuchi walked into an off-white room, a disappointed pout on his striped face.

"Eh?" He looked around the waiting room.

The benches, the walls, were empty.

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Ichigo's eyes were on her.

They were finally watching her, finally only her.

And that gave her a small sense of satisfaction; everytime he'd glanced at her, spoken to her, smiled, frowned, glared at her, his thoughts were always elsewhere.

If only his eyes weren't someone elses.

If only his face didn't want so clearly to retch.

Then this moment would have been perfect.

"Awwwwwww, are you crying?" It breathed, and a satisfied grin etched over Kurosaki-kun's face. "I guess the truth really does hurt..." A high-pitched cackling laugh rose from its chest.

She pulled her face from his grasping hand, letting the tears fall silently from her cheeks.

Orihime had never hated anything before, but a hard feeling was now growing in her chest, hardening her heart.

So, this is what it feels to...

"Leave Kurosaki-kun alone, you... evil... thing..."

It blinked.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE! LEAVE HIS BODY! GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It smiled slowly, the grin stretching unnaturally against the off-white face.

"Oh, silly, silly, pathetic girl......Don't you see? I am your precious Kurosaki-kun."

She glared at it with an anger she had never felt before.

"And he is me."

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As though she had never been there, she was gone.

Ichigo's hands balled into fists.

He hadn't gotten the chance to speak yet.

She hadn't looked at him.

I needed to...

He spat, the liquid falling on the window below, mixing with the glass.

The two began swirling in a tornado-like film, rippling across his world.

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"Renji...." Byaukya lowered his head, eyebrows etched together in a troubled expression. "Rukia will die soon."

What..?

"I.... I've known it for a while." He licked his lips. "Though, 'die' isn't the right word....."

"What are you talking about, Taichou?" Renji's voice came out as a hoarse croak.

"She's going to disappear. And when she does, we will never see her again."

A/N: HA HA! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY HAD FREE TIME!!!!! AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!............SORRY IT TOOK SO VERY LONG