A/N: Thanks for the review .. haha ! Third chapter ..
Disclaimer: I dont own Bleach.
Late
Chapter 3: All Alone
The alarm clock suddenly went off, ringing loudly throughout the house but no one seem to have woken up to the noise that it's making except for one, but that one person was already up way before the clock went off.
He slowly truged to where the clock was and turn the alarm mode off. He then put on the shirt that he was carrying on and looked at himself in the mirror.
Unfortuntately, these past years were pretty hard and very restless for him and so, affecting his appearance somehow. In fact, alot of people have noticed this change with Ichigo. His short orange hair is still as messy as ever, at least one thing hasn't changed. The frown that was always glued to his face back then has vanished a long time ago, replacing it with an emotionless look and lonely eyes, a bad replacement for the original frown. As lonliness eats all the other emotions in his eyes, there are also bags under his eyes, a result from those sleepless nights that often happens. Overall, he changed for the worse; presumably taking the depression in deeply. Although this dramatic change of self affected the people around him, he continued on living, living in his own little world; only breathing for the sake of waiting, waiting for someone to come back.
He grabbed his bag from a chair and slung it over his shoulder, stopping before he leaves only to open his empty closet. As the scent started to reach his nose, he immeadieatly closed his eyes, trying to stop memories from flooding into his mind.
Flashback
He opened his eyes slowly, staring blankly at the ceiling, feeling the light wind brush against his skin. Worry and confusion plastered all over his face,
Did last night really happened?
He shut his eyes once again and shook his head.
No. She wouldn't leave like that.
Slowly, the feeling of worry got pushed back into the back of his mind.
Heh, must be a dream.
He smiled to himself and then getting out of his bed. It was surprisingly quiet this morning.
She's still probably sleeping.
"Oi, Rukia! Get up, we're going to be late!"
No answer.
That's weird...
"C'mon! Get up! Don't make me drag you out from there!" He said, banging his hands against the closet door.
Still silence.
A frown started to grow on his as he reached for the handle. "I'm opening it okay?"
He opened the closet, he closed his eyes and flinched, expecting a hard punch on his face from her for opening the door but to his surprise, her scent greeted him. He opened his eyes, finding the closet empty.
That was no dream.
After exactly five years, standing at the same spot where he first found out that she really left and looking at the closet, his eyes soften as his insides broke down altough leaving his exterior untouched.
That was exactly five years ago ... the first day after she left.
He pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and placed it on the closet. Written on it was,
I'm in school. Please come.
- Ichigo
He sighed and closed the closet. He has been leaving that note in the closet ever since he realized the she was gone, in case comes back during the times he's out of his room but so far, he'd come home, finding the note still untouched.
He walked out of his room and then down the stairs, without even stopping at his sisters' or dad's room to say goodbye, they all know that he leaves early and is going to school.
He enjoys walking down these empty streets in the morning to school. There are few cars that'd go past him but no people other than him that's walking this early in the morning. He's basically alone. He's used to it; besides, he has no one to share his pains and sorrow except for himself. He knows his friends are there for him but would they really understand? No. All they would do is say words that would encourage him to continue living and move on and try to make him feel better but those words aren't any help to him at all. For him it's better to be alone.
As he arrive at the school ground, he made his way to the rooftop. This is where he always comes in the morning before school, the sight of the sky and the rising sun calms him down although it does reminds him of her. Although its painful, he loves it.
"Ichigo!" A voice rang out from behind him.
His eyes widened and he quickly turned around.
There was no one. He was alone, as always.
He shut his eyes tightly and turned his head to the direction of the sky again.
"Damn these memories."
A/N: Kinda short chapter .. hehe ! Anyway .. what do you guys think ? Im so thankful ..that its our sembreak .. that can write stories/chapters, everyday :) Thanks !