Author's Note:
THIS IS NUMBER 99 GUYS WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE AFTER THIS. Also, I will probably upload the last one sometime tonight or early tomorrow because I leave for my flight at threeee tomorrow morning. I will sob and blubber in that one.
Kaleidoscope
a Bleach (© Kubo Tite) fanfiction
Theme #99
Future
Opening Song: "Wanted" — Hunter Hayes
Time goes on. It's merciless, constantly ticking, never waiting — but it's for the best.
Rangiku runs a comb through her short hair, secures the clasp of the necklace, wears her scarf, checks the mirror several times before she leaves her room. She carries small pieces of him with her, just to remember, but she moves with time and the world that spins underneath her feet. She doesn't allow her to become a victim to grief or sorrow; she accepts that they're a part of life, and she moves on.
People will still ask her, "How're you doing, Rangiku-san?" It used to be harder for her, and sometimes it would take her so long to formulate an answer that they would take it back or continue the conversation. It's different now.. She's used time to heal and become stronger, and now she can genuinely smile and say, "I'm doing pretty good."
"To have love and lost," sighs Renji one day.
She raises an eyebrow at him, then smirks when Rukia walks by. "Right, 'cause you'd know all about that, wouldn't you, Renji?" His face turns as red as his hair and he promptly shuts up.
But it's true. Rangiku has loved and lost, but that loss doesn't have to be permanent. She has to look to the future because all that's behind her is cold and in the shadow. She doesn't know what the future holds for her, but she knows it's there and as long as she's still alive, she will never lose it.
Rangiku keeps her head up as she moves forward, so she doesn't notice the shadow that follows her, but that's how it's meant to be.
We shouldn't dwell on our past, though it may continue to follow us. It will always be there, but it's up to us whether it holds us back or propels us forward.
Rangiku doesn't stop.
Closing Song: "Home" — Phillip Phillips
THIS IS IT FOR THE CANON LINE. The next one is an AU and our final chapter. ; 3;
xx, der kapitan