Rose was running through a forest, a few of his division running to his left and right as they are scouring the place. His division was searching the districts 60-70, unpleasant but necessary.

They had no idea where Ichigo currently was. Rose knew they had been searching for days, weeks even, but he could not stop, would not stop until he had Ichigo in his arms once again. While he changed the people searching the Rukongai with him, he always went with them, he was on every single search team. He had to find Ichigo, he could rest another time.

Rose gritted his teeth as he felt his feet burning with the effort of keeping him upright, the pain in his body seemed to be everywhere at once, narrowing his eyes he pushed forward. Faster.

Byakuya Kuchiki was currently searching district number 46. He looked around, with a nod of his head he directed his division in the direction of the forest. Sweeping though it he searched for a familiar head of orange hair. Suddenly he stopped. His division stood behind him as he stepped forward onto a clearing. His eyes narrowed as he watched the back of a person.

It was a man, maybe 20 years old, his built was familiar, similar to Ichigos, but his hair…his hair wasn't orange but a black as deep as his own. He took another step towards the figure. Before he could open his mouth to say something he saw it.

Zangetsu. Rammed into the ground in front of the stranger. He would recognize the ridiculously large Zanpakuto everywhere.

"Ichigo!" Byakuya called out despite himself, he was faintly aware that his voice held not the anticipated coldness but sounded almost…hopeful. The stranger turned around.

"Yo!" He called back, a smirk on his lips as he looked at Byakuya.

Byakuya could feel the answering smile stretch across his face.

Rose felt it before he heard it. They had all been given devices to stay in contact with one another. They looked like phones, but Rose knew that the technology inside couldn't be more different. He felt it's vibration on his leg and had answered it before the first ring could be heard.

"Yes?" He asked, voice hopeful and strained.

"They found him." Shinji said.

"They found him? When? Where? Is he okay? Can he remember?" The questions were out of his mouth before he could remember that his division was currently standing around him, watching him in anticipation.

"You better come here, Rose." Was all Shinji said, before hanging up. Rose cursed quietly.

"They found him!" He declared to his division.

Many cheers rang through their ranks as they heard the news, Rose tried his best to smile.

"Let's go home." He said.

They were rushing back with their fastest shunpo, Rose pushing on ahead, desperate to see Ichigo. When he arrived he quickly ordered his men to go home and get some sleep. Having done that he ran towards the barracks of the eight. He could feel it. This familiar reiatsu. Ichigos reiatsu. He came to a skipping halt in front of Shunsuis quarters. The door was opened from the inside. Kyoraku stood in front of him. Kyoraku took one look at the deep bags beneath Roses eyes, his pale face, his dry lips and unkept hair, he sighed and gave him a thin-lipped smile, his eyes hidden behind his hat.

"Kyoraku-"Before Rose could say any more he felt a body collide with his own.

He looked down, no orange hair greeted him, but black. But…the Reiatsu. Rose could feel the tears prickling his eyes as he warped his arms around Ichigo tightly.

"Ichigo. Ichigo…Ichigo…" He whispered into his hair, desperately.

He could hear the answering whispers of his own name coming from Ichigo. Ichigo was trembling in his arms. Ichigo slowly drew back. Rose looked at him. His face was so young, this was not the face of a 35-year-old, he looked like he had when he was twenty. When they had first gotten together again. Rose could feel the sob being teared from his throat as he pulled Ichigo closer again.

He heard Ichigo laugh as he did so. They parted again, looking at each other's face. Ichigo grinned, then he laughed, and he kissed Rose. Rose couldn't help it, he kissed him back, long and loving, laughing with him as he held him close.

"I love you. I love you." Rose whispered to Ichigo between kisses, hearing his feelings echoed by the man in his arms.

They drew away, forehead resting together until they became aware that they had not been alone the entire time. They turned towards Shunsui slowly. The Captain of the eight wore a shit eating grin, Ukitake who had appeared next to him had at least the decency to blush, Shinji wasn't meeting their eyes, guilt weighting on him as he had watched the two of them together, as he saw his friends being happier than ever before.

Ichigo grinned back a little sheepishly. Rose only chuckled and ducked his head.

"Oops?" Ichigo said. Rose lost it and broke down laughing.

Ichigo looked at him innocently as he regained his breath. Suddenly Ichigo frowned.

"Ohh yeah Rose, my darling, my flower?" Ichigo asked him, voice light and sweet as he took a menacing step towards him and cracked his knuckles.

Kyoraku had a hard time not laughing as he watched Roses face morph into horror.

"Y-yes, my love?" He asked him, sweat forming on his brow as he looked down at Ichigo.

"I had the most interesting talk with dear Shinji just now…I am sure you know what you have to do…if you do not wish to experience hell that is…" Ichigo told him, smile still sweet.

Rose looked at him in terror. The next second Shinji stared down at Rose, who had his head on the ground and was on his knees in front of him.

"I am sorry, Shinji! I did not blame you, I only blamed myself. Whenever I looked at you I was reminded of what I had lost, and I treated you unfairly. I am honestly sorry!" Shinji blinked a little at the heart felt apology. Ichigo stood behind Rose with an approving and smug smile.

'Told you so.' Ichigo formed with his lips at Shinji. Shinji grinned and patted Rose on the back and helped him up.

"All forgiven." He said, Cheshire cat grin on his face.

"Now shoo." Shinji said, making a shooing motion with his hand. Ichigo and Rose looked at him uncomprehendingly.

"Get lost." Shinji said, exasperation in his voice.

"What? Why?" Ichigo asked him confusedly.

Kyorakus grin stretched as he caught on to Shinjis train of thought.

"I am sure you have a loooot of catching up to do." Was all he said with an innocent smile.

Ukitake shook his head and blushed a little deeper at his friend's antics. Ichigo scratched his head in embarrassment. Rose also blushed but he simply pulled Ichigo away.

"And use protection!" Shinji yelled after them.

"Shut up, stupid bowl-cut!" Ichigo yelled back at him, looking like he was about to walk back and hit Shinji square over his head. Rose chuckled.

"Come on, Ichigo." He said softly.

Ichigo looked at him, his eyes softened, before widening in realization.

"Let's hurry!" Ichigo suddenly said. Rose looked surprised. "If Rukia gets to me we won't be able to do any 'catching up'." He said teasingly as he dragged Rose away in a shunpo.

They arrived at Roses apartment. He had chosen to rent one instead of living at the barracks, it was a little outside at the border of Seireitei, away from the bustle of everyday life. He opened the door and let Ichigo in. They kicked off their shoes and looked at one another. In the next second Rose was on him, pushing him against the wall and kissing him with the desperation of a dying man. He broke away and looked at Ichigo, musing one hand through his long black hair.

"I love you, Ichigo. I love you more than anything." He whispered at him. Ichigo looked at Rose, he took in his slightly shorter blond hair, the dark circles and pale skin.

"You idiot…I love you too. I love you so much Rose…Never leave again?" Ichigo asked him, voice breaking as he looked deeply into his eyes. Rose nodded pain and love mixing as he stared into the amber eyes he had missed more than anything.

"Never…never…I can't live without you." Rose confessed softly. Ichigo looked at him, quite surprise in his eyes as he searched Roses face.

"I can exist without you…but I can not live without you…You are the love of my life Ichigo Kurosaki." He had spoken it all in a broken whisper, tears in his eyes that were just waiting to strain his cheeks as he caressed Ichigos face, his hair, his neck, as he pressed a trembling loving kiss to his forehead. He heard a sob, torn out of Ichigos throat. He looked down and saw the tears streaming over his face. Holding back his own he wiped at them with his thumb.

"Come now, Ichigo. None of that. We are together." He whispered.

Ichigo looked at him, he raised his hands and balled them into weak fists in front of his eyes.

"I-I know…I'm…just so…happy…" Ichigo said, sobs whacking his body.

Rose pulled him closer. Pressing butterfly kisses to his face and whispering words of love. Ichigo slowly calmed down.

"Sorry…" He whispered. Rose smiled at him softly.

"Don't apologize, Ichigo…Not for that." He told him, lovingly caressing his cheek.

Ichigo smiled a little and nodded, tears forgotten. They kissed, sharing their love and pain with one another. Roses heart was beating loudly in his chest, soaring with feelings he had to bury for years. He felt like he was floating, his stomach was doing backflips and he couldn't control the tremble in his voice as he continued to kiss Ichigo and whisper words of love to him. They broke away, looking deeply into each other's eyes. Rose noticed that they were still standing in the entrance hall.

Rose grinned as an idea formed in his mind. Without saying anything he bend down and swopped Ichigo into his arms.

"Rose!" Ichigo yelled in surprise as his feet left the ground. Ichigo quickly linked his hands together behind Roses neck and looked at him in wide eyed surprise. Before he could ask him, Rose quickly bend down and silenced him with a kiss. He quickly carried him inside, opening the door to his bedroom with a well-aimed kick. He walked towards his bed and lowered Ichigo slowly. With a sigh he let himself fall onto the mattress next to him and pulled Ichigo close. Ichigo chuckled.

"There are easier ways to get me into your bedroom you know?" Ichigo asked him teasingly. Rose grinned at him.

"But they aren't half as fun." He told him as he kissed Ichigo deeply and pulled him even closer. Ichigo pulled away slowly.

"Rose…Can I stay here…?" Rose chuckled softly.

"Of course, you can stay here…with me…forever?" Rose asked him. He pulled Ichigos hand to his mouth and kissed the back of it lovingly.

"Okay…" Ichigo breathed back softly, blushing as he watched Rose. Rose pulled Ichigo closer again. Their faces only inches apart as they looked into each other's eyes. Rose spoke up first.

"How…Why can you remember?" Rose whispered. Ichigo looked down.

"…I didn't at first…it's why I didn't come to Seireitei right away. But I kept hearing Zangetsu voice. It took me a while to figure out that I had a Zanpakuto and to hear his name again…Zangetsu had my memories…" Ichigo told him, voice turning into a whisper at the end. "He kept them safe for me…I couldn't be more thankful to him…When Byakuya found me I had just gotten all of them back…quite the lucky timing…" Ichigo said, swallowing heavily. Rose nodded.

"Then I'll have to thank Zangetsu later." He whispered back.

Ichigo reached up and brushed a hand over Roses tired face.

"You have not slept since I…died…have you?" Ichigo asked him gently. Rose looked down, guilt evident in his eyes.

"I couldn't." He confessed softly. "I couldn't sleep without knowing whether you were alright…whether you remembered…I hoped for it…I wished for it so badly, Ichigo."

Ichigo softly brushed Roses hair back. Rose reached out and tugged at one of Ichigos pitch black locks.

"Why have you changed your hair color?" Rose asked him, this time his eyes were holding slight amusement. Ichigo huffed.

"Zangetsu has the apparent need of changing my style…again and again and again…I swear if he wasn't a Zanpakuto he would have become a fashion designer. I already told him to change it back, he said he would if I…" Ichigo trailed of, blushing profusely. Rose raised his eyebrows at him.

"If you?" He prompted him. Ichigo gritted his teeth and pulled a face.

"Don't you dare laugh." He told Rose, glaring at him. Rose smiled.

"Pinky promise." He said mockingly, the conversation reminding him of the one they held many many years ago.

"He said he would change it back if I manage to lose my….virginity…" Ichigo told him, blushing madly. Rose looked at him confusedly.

"But we already-." Ichigo shook his head, interrupting him.

"Not THAT one…" Ichigo said, blush growing worse. Rose grinned.

"Oh, I guess we can work on that…" he whispered into his ear, pinning him down onto the bed and kissing him deeply.

The next morning:

Shinji knocked on Roses front door, Kyoraku and Ukitake next to him. The three of them had been saddled with the duty of retrieving Ichigo 'out of Roses clutches' as Love had called it. Many people wanted to meet Ichigo again, they hadn't seen him in years after all. Rukia had all but demanded of her Captain that he go with them to get Ichigo so she could hit him over the head for not directly coming to her. Shinji knocked again, a little louder and with more power this time. He shook his head when nothing happened.

"Maybe it's open!" Kyoraku said with a mischievous smile.

Shinji snorted "As if." He said.

Kyoraku ignored him and pulled the handle, the door swung open. Shinji gaped at it and rolled his eyes. Kyoraku grinned smugly and gave him an 'I told you so' look. Ukitake next to them looked a little uncomfortable.

"Are you sure it's alright for us to just go in there?" He asked them hesitantly.

Shinji waved away his worries and simply walked in. The saw two pairs of shoes at the entrance. Stepping further inside, Shinji started looking around. Ukitake and Kyoraku were a little more hesitant, looking around at the instruments and CD's littering the shelfs. Suddenly they heard Shinji snort. He was standing in front of an almost completely open door and was nearly bending in on himself to keep his chuckles quiet. He turned around and moved a finger to his lips, signaling them to be quiet. They both stepped forward until they stood next to Shinji. Kyoraku snickered silently and Ukitake blushed. Directly in their line of sight were Rose and Ichigo. They were tangled together under the sheets. Ichigos head was resting on Roses bare chest and they were both fast asleep. Shinji raised an eyebrow at them, grin on his face. Ichigos and Roses clothing was definitely not on them, but rather stew across the floor on either side of the bed. It took no genius to figure out what happened.

'Cute', Kyoraku mouthed at Shinji silently.

Shinji nodded as his grin widened. Ukitake reached out and tugged at both of their sleeves. Shinji frowned at him.

'Let's leave'. Ukitake mouthed.

Shinji looked back at him, eyes voicing his thoughts. They had come here to wake them and get Ichigo, Rukia would skin every single one of them alive if they came back without him. They heard a soft noise coming from the bed. Blankets rustling as they saw Ichigo move, obviously waking up. They looked at each other and quickly moved on either side of the door, wrapping their Reiatsu as tightly as they could around them. More rustling of fabric, a quite little chuckle that definitely belonged to Ichigo.

"…Morning." Roses voice filled the air, sleep heavy in his tone.

"Good morning." Ichigo simply said back, jaw breaking yawn interrupting his greeting. Rose chuckled.

"Slept well?" Rose asked him, they heard an answering hum from Ichigo.

"Definitely better than the ground." Ichigo simply said back. Rose laughed.

"Don't I feel flattered." He said.

Rustling sheets and silence for a few seconds. Shinji pulled a face at the other two. He motioned for them to leave very slowly. They started tiptoeing to the door when suddenly a voice behind them spoke up.

"Well, who do we have here?" They all froze and turned around. Ichigo was standing in the door arms crossed, he wore a yukata that was several sizes too big for him and obviously belonged to Rose, it was hanging open revealing a muscular chest and a few hickeys covering his skin. Ukitake blushed. Shinji and Kyoraku looked down guiltily. Rose stepped up behind Ichigo he was wearing black slacks and no shirt, his chest was also covered in marks. He raised his eyebrows at them.

"Didn't know you guys had any voyeuristic sides to you." Was all he said as he slipped an arm around Ichigos waist. Ichigo grinned up at Rose.

"Ahh…Uhh…We actually were sent here to wake you up…." Ukitake told them uncomfortably. Ichigo chuckled.

"Alright we are up. We'll be where ever you want us to be in a few minutes alright?" Ukitake nodded and started awkwardly gesturing at the exit with his hands all the while mumbling incoherently.

"Woooww! That was so awkward!" Shinji said, grin stretching across his face. Ukitake scowled at him darkly.

He would have a few choice words with him and Kyoraku later.

A/N: The end! I guess...maybe :D

I am thinking about writing a Sequel...the question is: Do you want me to? ^^ I would make it about their daily lives and the obstacles they face in a Society that is kind of backwards in a lot of aspects...Anyways let me know if you want a Little Sequel to this :)

Also I am taking wishes for rare Pairings ^^ So if you have a Pairing in Bleach that is really unpopular (like Ichigo x Rose) let me know and I'll write a little something for you :)

Thank you for your Reviews, your Support and of course thank you for reading my Story!

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