HI! Ok, it's been a couple weeks since i updated the last chapter, but i couldn't think of an ending so i just came up with one very quickly, so if it's a crappy ending, give me some credit

ok a little insight on this chap. Yura and Ichigo are beginning to develop a sister/brother relationship and this chapter really brings that out. just thought you should know. uh...thats it. won't give away too much. enjoy!

The early morning arrived on Soul Society and life began to stir. Toshiro Hitsugaya was working in his office as usual without the help of his subordinate. For all he knew, Matsumoto was probably passed out somewhere after a night of drinking. He was tired of having to tolerate her, but there was nothing he could do about it. He looked out his window and stared out into the distance. He heard the door open and he turned his head…only to look frustratingly at the person who stood there. He sighed and closed his eyes in disappointment as Matsumoto stumbled in the room and plopped herself on the couch.

"I'm beat." She said.

"Won't there ever be a time when you don't come in here with a hangover?"

"Who knows? It gets me out of work."

"You never do your work whether you're drunk or not!" Toshiro took a deep breath and went back to his paper work.

"Captain?"

"What?"

Matsumoto hesitated before continuing. "You miss her, don't you?" Toshiro stop midway of doing his work. He sighed. "Why don't you go to the World of the Living and see her?"

"Why would I do that? She's probably happier without me in her life." Matsumoto stared at her captain for awhile before lying down and leaving him to his thoughts.

"Ichigo!"

Ichigo's eyes snapped open and found himself staring up into light purple eyes. "What are you doing?" He slowly closed his eyes again.

Yura was sitting on him as he lay on the couch downstairs. "I'm being your wake up call. So…wake up!" Ichigo suddenly jumped when she yelled in his ear, making both of them fall off the couch. "Ow."

"What was that for?" He yelled in her face.

"I told you I was gonna make it up to you for not telling you about me. So I thought, let's start early so we have more time to hang out."

"Well you didn't have to wake me up by yelling in my ear."

Yura rolled her eyes. "Hey, you wanna do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Get off of me!" Ichigo rolled off of her and she took a deep breath. "God, you're heavy. You nearly crushed me to death."

"Sorry! Maybe if you hadn't yelled in my ear, I wouldn't have fallen on you!"

Yura rolled her eyes and stood up. "Do you wanna hang out or not? Go get dressed." She softly kicked him in his side and walked off.

After about twenty minutes of getting ready, Yura and Ichigo headed out. "So, what do you wanna do today?"

"Go back to bed." Yura glared at him in frustration and hit him upside his head. "Hey!"

"I'm trying to be nice to you and all you want to do is go back to bed. Come on!"

"How is this being nice to me?"

"I'm hanging out with you, that's how."

"What does that have to do with being nice?"

"Just go along with it. Let's do something fun."

"Like what? This town is boring."

"You've lived here your whole life. There has to be something fun."

"I usually just hang out with my friends." Yura glared at him.

"You know what bores me? You. I'll find something we can do."

The two of them walked all through town, and Yura didn't find much. They got ice cream and walked to the park. "Ok, I admit, you were right. This place is slightly boring."

"I told you that hours ago."

Yura rolled her eyes. Then a grin crept onto her face. "Hey, we're surrounded by trees."

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Let's play tag."

"You've got to be kidding."

"Come on, Ichi. Before you know it, you'll be an adult. Forced to live your life in an office with no fun," She stepped in front of him and stared into his eyes. "Be a kid before you get too old."

Ichigo sighed and gave in. "Fine."

Yura smiled and threw away her unfinished ice cream. "Alright. Count to ten and come find me. Ok?"

"I thought this was normal tag."

"This is normal tag. Now shut up and start counting."

As Ichigo began counting, Yura ran into the woods. She ran as fast as she could and stopped. She smiled as she found a tree that she could easily climb. She heard rustling and climbed the tree quickly. She hid behind the canopy of leaves as she saw Ichigo walk into the clearing. She smiled. She carefully walked on the branches and to other nearby trees. She giggled and hid behind another canopy of leaves just as Ichigo turned around.

"I hear you."

Yura pressed her back up against the tree and didn't move. She slowly looked around the tree to see if Ichigo was still there. He wasn't. She moved from her spot and transferred herself over to another tree.

"Found you."

Yura jumped and noticed Ichigo staring at her from below. She started running, jumping from tree to tree. Ichigo was following her from the ground. Yura was laughing as she ran. She was confident that he wasn't going to catch her for awhile.

Down below, Ichigo was actually having fun. After all the "fun" things he's been through when a Soul Reaper, this was the most fun he's had as a human. Yura was still running, careful of her footing. She looked below her and laughed. Then her foot caught onto a branch and she began to fall. "Whoa!" She flipped over as she fell from the trees. She expected pain, but was surprised to find herself in Ichigo's arms.

She looked up at his smiling face. "You're it."

Yura and Ichigo were walking side by side along the river. "You were lucky. If I hadn't tripped on that stupid branch, you'd still be running after me."

Ichigo smiled. "Don't underestimate me."

"I'm not. I'm just stating a fact." Yura's eyes fell on the bridge. She smiled and grabbed Ichigo's hand. "Come on." She started running with him in tow.

Yura stopped on the bridge and looked down at the river. The sun was setting and different colors were in the sky. Blues, purples, pinks and oranges. The sun reflected off the water, giving it a golden glow. An idea popped into Yura's head. She took off her jacket and her shirt, leaving on her undershirt and jeans. She slipped her shoes and socks off.

"What are you doing?" Ichigo asked her.

"Come on. Take off your shirt and shoes and live a little." "What're you talking about? Are you crazy?"

Yura smiled. "Yes, I am. Now hurry up, before it gets too dark."

"I'm not jumping in there." Yura glared at Ichigo then attacked him. "Hey!"

Yura took his jacket off easy, but struggled to get his shirt off. "Just take it off. Come on, Ichigo."

"Alright! Just get off of me!" Yura stood up and returned to staring out at the horizon. "I can't believe you're making me do this."

Yura turned around and smiled. "Don't be such a wimp. You don't get to live forever, Ichigo. Live your life while you can. Cause if you don't…then what was the point in living anyway?"

Ichigo stared at Yura. He sighed. "Fine. I'll do whatever." In excitement, Yura grabbed Ichigo's hand and pulled him up on the railing. "This is insane."

"That's the point. Ready?"

"Not really."

"Jump!"

Yura jumped off the bridge with Ichigo following. She closed her eyes just before she hit the water. When she did, she let go of Ichigo's hand and swam to surface. She gasped for air when she reached the top and broke out in laughter.

Ichigo broke surface and began shivering. "You are insane. It's freezing in here!"

Yura began to swim around. "Suck it up." Yura held her breath and dove under water. She swam around, not exactly sure what to do seeing as the river was barren. She swam up to surface and smiled. She saw Ichigo floating on his back and swam over to him.

"I still think you're crazy."

"No. You know I'm crazy. But you have to admit, this is pretty nice."

Ichigo sighed. "Yeah, I guess."

Yura glared at him. An evil grin then crept across her face. She quietly sank beneath the water. She swam farther down until she touched the river floor. Then she swam back up, directly beneath Ichigo. She smiled as she swam faster. Then she pushed against Ichigo, flipping him over. He yelled right before falling back in the water. Yura jumped on him and pushed him further down. She laughed hysterically.

"Whoa!" She fell backward when Ichigo broke surface. She moved her wet hair out of her face so she could see.

"What was that for? Are you trying to kill me?"

Yura smiled. "I'm just trying to put some excitement in this moment. Is that ok with you?"

Ichigo narrowed his eyes at her. Yura had closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She suddenly screamed as she was lifted from beneath then thrown back into the water. Ichigo turned around and smiled. "Yeah. It's ok with me."

Yura glared at him, then relaxed. "That's good."

The two were silent for awhile. "I think I know why you're doing this."

Yura looked at him. "I'm just making-"

"Don't say that you're trying to make it up to me for not telling me your life story. You're doing this to forget as much as possible."

Yura frowned.

"To forget what?"

"To forget about your life. To forget about being a Soul Reaper….To forget about him."

Yura's eyes widened. "What are you-"

"Just stop and admit it. You can't hide the fact forever. I realized this yesterday."

"Realized what?"

"…that you miss him." She didn't meet his gaze. She only sighed and sunk underwater until only her eyes and the top of her head was visible. "It's true, isn't it?"

She lifted her head. "Well what do you want me to say?"

Ichigo stared at her then sighed. "You don't have to say anything. I already know the truth."

"Fine. So I miss him a little. Big deal." They were silent again. Then Yura spoke. "Alright. I think we had our fun. We should get out of here before we get caught."

The two of them swam to shore and sat there for awhile. Yura put her hair up in a ponytail and squeezed out the water. She squeezed out as much water as she could from her shirt. She stared up at the night sky and smiled.

"I had fun today."

Yura looked at Ichigo. "You did?"

"Hm. Yeah. And now…I'm starting to learn about you."

Yura was confused. "How?" "I learned how crazy you can be. And all the insane things you like to do. The other side of you."

Yura looked back at the sky. "Hm. Yeah, I guess you did learn a little about me." But there's still a whole other side you don't know.

Ichigo stood up and held out his hand. Yura took it and he helped her up. The two ran back to the bridge where they left their remaining clothes and shoes. When they got there, they put everything on and walked home. On the way back, Yura began complaining.

"I'm so cold now. My pants haven't even dried a little! Their soaking! Same with my undershirt. It's soaking through the rest of my clothes."

Ichigo rolled his eyes. "Just stop complaining already."

Yura stuck her tongue out at him. "Whatever. At least I didn't complain about the water being freezing cold." The two continued to argue until they got back to the house. They slipped their shows off and quickly ran upstairs before Ichigo's family could start asking questions.

When the two walked in the room, Rukia looked up at them. "You're soaking."

Yura rubbed the back of her head, slightly embarrassed. "We kind of went for a swim."

Rukia only shook her head and sighed. "You two…"

Yura laughed and shrugged. "We had fun."

"Surprisingly, it was fun." Ichigo said.

"And while you two were having fun, I cleaned up every single hollow that was around."

"Well, you said that you would. Not to mention that you're on patrol here now. Sorry we weren't there to help."

"Yeah, it's fine. They were simple enough."

"I'm sure they were." Yura said. She grabbed extra clothes that she had. "I'm gonna go take a shower. Try not to miss me too much."

"In your dreams." Yura punched Ichigo on the way out.

As Yura took her shower, she thought about a lot. She was surprisingly happy in the World of the Living. She felt like she had a family. But the thought of having a family again only made her sad. After her parents' disappearance, she hated getting close to people. The thought of them disappearing as well always crossed her mind. She sighed and continued to comb her fingers through her wet hair. When you lose something, you gain something in return. She rolled her eyes at her mother's old saying.

"The only thing you gain is the feeling of something being lost." She muttered to herself.

She closed her eyes as she tried to wash away the memories. Imagining the water carrying them down the drain, forgotten. But of course, they'd never be forgotten as long as she lived. She felt like banging her head against the wall. She was frustrated with everything going on in her head. She hoped the warm shower would help her relax more, but it didn't help. So she got out quickly, drying herself off and putting on her nightwear. She stared at herself in the mirror, again not able to recognize her own reflection. She scoffed at herself and walked out of the bathroom. She yawned and stretched as she walked over to the bed and fell on it.

"I'm so worn out. And by something as simple as running in trees and swimming in a river. That's pathetic."

"Maybe you're becoming human." Ichigo muttered.

"Ha ha. Very funny, Ichigo."

He only shrugged. "It's a comment. Simple as that."

Yura rolled her eyes at Ichigo for using her own phrase against her. "Whatever. Say what you want."

"I will." She rolled her eyes again and turned over on her side to face the wall. "Soon enough I'll be going back there…and things will go back to normal."

"Why don't you talk to him?"

She scoffed and looked at Ichigo. "Why should I?"

"Because you even admitted that you miss him."

"So?" She turned back to the wall. "He doesn't care about me. He has Hinamori." She rolled her eyes and cursed under her breath.

"Who?"

Yura shook her head. "No one. It doesn't matter." Yura didn't know much of who she is, either, but she was obviously important to Hitsugaya. But she shouldn't care. She didn't care. Did she? She grumbled and closed her eyes.

"You make things complicated."

Yura frowned. "Oh, like you don't. I had to drag you in the stupid river…"

"You didn't drag me."

"You resisted. It's natural for me to respond when one resists. And you resisted so I dragged you as best I could. Call it what you want. I'm going to sleep."

"This is early for you."

Yura shrugged. "Just have a lot on my mind." With that, Yura closed her eyes and dreamt of a normal life. A better life.

A/N: There ya have it. Kinda short, sorry. SO what do you think? Was it good? Great? Ok? Could be better? Let me know. REVIEW!