After a story finishes, and the characters that you know and love end up together, what do you feel? Aren't you missing them already? So what if it was a great story but you're going to forget about all of it because of lack of further exposure.
Why is so much importance put on the time when characters are becoming a couple, and have much less interaction with each other than when they become the couple, and finally achieved all the things they worked hard for? It all seems like that author wants us to value those moments which aren't really "the romance of a couple" but only the moments which are the "buildup of a couple".
Both are important but which do you really like? Let's put it this way, would you prefer having a big whole big manga story about only buildup to romance, or would you like having a whole big manga story about the actual life of a couple in love? Those things sometimes anger me about the type of stories that are written. I believe the life of lovers is just as important as the buildup, and it's even satisfactory of a read to the readers. Not the problems. Not the constant, reiterated struggle brought back to life from death each time after it is buried. The bliss. The happiness. The goal we aspire to. I want to experience that. Therefore as a writer, in my stories I would like to concentrate on showing you the fruits of the labor rather than the process to plant the patch. Twas' just a little monologue of mine, trying to explain what I like to see in stories, and what's so rare in the popular stories of nowadays. Imagine, wouldn't it be the greatest to be able to read never ending stories about the continued happy lives of the characters you love? I think that's our true heaven, that can be achieved.

This time Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki were shopping together, well, trying to, but of course they were bothered by the trio which spied on them not letting an ounce of precious information slip by from their watchful eyes and sharp ears. The monsters we speak about are of course Nel, Riruka and Orihime.

"I don't like changing my clothes all the time Ichigo, I told you."

"Don't you think it's a little odd if you always wear the same things?"

"Not necessarily. The shihaukusho of elite Shinigami is a beautiful traditional piece of clothing and series of Soul Reapers are proud to wear it for thousands of years. It's practical. Why cannot humans adapt the wise teachings of their superintendents at least a little bit?"

"Pfffffthahah" Nel's and Riruka's muffled laughs gotten out of them instantly but they were also instantly silnced by visibly pouting Orihime, all happening some distance afar from Ichigo and Rukia. The three girls were dressed in masking clothes and glasses by the way.

"Well, that's in Soul Society but now you're on Earth. You don't want to be standing out and seem like there is something wrong with you. C'mon Rukia, it's just clothes."

"I will stand out from the crowd all I want, thank you very much! Hmph! What kind of inferior thinking have the humans developed even though they have been guided for so many years by us. Unthinkable!"

"Aren't you the same as us then? You also all wear the same boring shihaukushos and do not want to have your people stand out too much from each other there just like I told you."

"What! Are you serious!? Do you not see the obvious difference Ichigo? Even after I told you why, so many times before? Are you! Arrrgh. Shinigami have values! We uphold them! Our construction makes sense and it is functional! WE ARE CLEARLY SUPERIOR!"

Rukia's last line made the entire crowd around them get silent for a moment. Embarrassed by that scene and everybody around looking at her, she stormed out of the shopping plaza.

Orihime dashed in pursuit of her. Nel and Riruka smirked at eachother in good mood.

"Erm. As a inferior species, I do not want to lecture you, but-"
"You are not an inferior species Orihime. I'm sorry. I didn't want you to think that you are. I just... *snivel*"

Rukia was wiping off the tears from her eyes.

"I just...it's hard you know I wish he had a little more understanding for the situation. I thought Ichigo resembles Kaien, but he doesn't. I felt scared about that."

"Well look – wasn't, this Kaien man that you spoke about to us before, happy to see the world? You said he always wanted you to be adventurous and free right? Isn't Ichigo kind of like that, but he already found out the new places, and he wanted to explore them with you just like Kaien, in a sense? I know I might be talking too much, but from your story I remember that Kaien always led you to escapades and such. Can't you also consider this – kind of an escapade too?"

Rukia seemed to have a neutral expression for a bit but the she blushed and she smiled to herself.

"You're right Orihime, thank you! I gotta quickly catch with him then!"

Rukia gave Orihime a huge kiss on the lips in joy and ran ahead back to find Ichigo.

Orihime was surprised a little at first by the kiss, but then she smiled heartily and waved to Rukia screaming:

"Best of luck Rukia-san!"

"Hey-hey-hey Ichigo. Do you feel left out? Don't you want this two sexy sisters to mend your broken heart? Huhu~"

Riruka acted coy as she and Nel pincered Ichigo to have him sway to their side.

"No, what. What are you talking about. In fact who are you, because you guys look weird. Don't try pulling any nasty tricks!"

"Oh we might gonna have to pull a trick or two to have what we want, alright."

Riruka continued menacingly as she gave Nel a look, to which Nel clasped her hands to show her muscles, while Riruka pulled out a special gun with heart ornaments.

"...Wait are you, Nel and Riruka? You sound kind of familiar, and this gun, I've seen it before..."

"Yes, omg that's us you moron! How could you not tell! Haha!"

Riruka took of her glasses and fake weave.

"So are you gonna go with us or do we have to use fo-"

"It's not the time to play now! I think I have hurt Rukia and I don't know where she went! I need to find her!"

"Ahahya, who cares Ichigo, she clearly wasn-"

"I'm here! Sorry for running away Ichigo! I'm alright now! Let's go back to buying the clothes!"

"Oh Rukia! Hang on, I'm going!"

Riruka looking comically with disheveled hair and half torn up clothing pointed her strange weapon at Rukia and Ichigo in the distance.

"Shoot! The plan failed! They are about to get away! I'm going to capture them with my ability! That will show'em!"

*spling!*

The shot hit the ground, as Nel made Riruka miss the correct trajectory by forcibly lowering Riruka's straightened arms.

"No. Let's leave them. That wouldn't accomplish anything. We'll get them next time."

Some time after, in the beautiful sunset of the setting day. Rukia in her newly bought dress and Ichigo were wandering together somewhere around in a park.
Due to the mood she started singing:

"You sometimes think I'm an ignorant savage
And you've been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don't know
You don't know
You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun sweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
How high will the sycamore grow
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind"

Ichigo and Rukia intersected their hands and looked at each other, smiling. They went back home.