What hurt's the most
Ichigo never knew how hard it was to go to school without her. He thought that everyone would lose their memory of her, but they didn’t, especially her best friend. She was mad, no angry, “where is she?!” she screamed at him and punched him through a window. Ichigo wiped his face and got up “it’s none of you business” and walked down the corridor, ignoring her best friend’s sobs from behind him, she was his friend too, but she was her best friend.
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don’t bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I’m ok
But that’s not what gets me
Ichigo often looked over at where she sat during class, it was empty, it was never empty, she always occupied that seat, everyday. When the lunch bell went, Ichigo walked up to the roof alone, he couldn’t face his friends, he couldn’t because she wouldn’t be there, at lunch she would always sit with her friends, eating her strange lunches, Rukia would sometimes ask her could she have some, and she would always share, she was just that kind of person, she’d put everyone’s health before herself.
Once lunch was over the hollow badge went off Ichigo left his body in the toilets, and out of the broken window, where Tatsuki punched him that morning. Ichigo saw the hollow a couple of miles ahead, and he flash stepped there, so he could get school over with. “getsuga tensho” he whispered and the powerful black wave purified it in the process. Ichigo flashed back to school and collected his body from the toilets and returned to his class room, once he entered, the teacher smacked him with a book and sent him to his seat, Ichigo looked at her desk on the way.
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin’ to do
Ichigo sat down and starred at her desk “Mr Kurosaki, pay attention please, now…” the teacher trailed off talking about stuff that didn’t relate to her, she wrote some things on the board and the students took them down in their books, Ichigo didn’t want to do it, but she said that she wanted to see their work after class, so he copied the notes. After school, Ichigo walked home alone, no Rukia cause she was going to Urahara’s, Ichigo heard someone call him from behind, he turned round to look who was calling him. “Kurosaki-Kun!” she shouted and waved at him “Inoue!” he shouted and ran towards her, she disappeared before he could grab her, “Inoue…” he whispered and resumed walking home.
Ichigo walked through his door and dodged a kick from his dad, he walked up the stairs and into his room, ignoring his family. Ichigo lay down on his bed and sighed, “why…why, Inoue, why…you” he sobbed, Ichigo had locked the door before he lay on his bed so no one would come in, he punched the bed in anger. Kon came out of the wardrobe hearing his sobs, “hmm? Ichigo what’s with you?” he jumped on top of him and lay down, “It’s…it’s…Inoue” he replied. Kon jumped up “what’s wrong with my goddess, is she hurt?” he panicked “she’s…she’s…been taken…by the…Arrancar, it…was all…because I wasn’t strong…enough!” he shouted at the loin plushie and pushed him off him. Was the commander right? Was she dead? He got up and jumped out of the window, Ichigo broke into a run towards Urahara’s shop, he needed answers.
He burst through the door to find everyone sitting talking about how to get her back, “I saw her” he whispered, Rukia looked at him with concern, “he’s been like this since he heard the news” she whispered to Urahara, he nodded and told Ichigo to sit down. “no…I’m going” he said and left, Rukia got up and followed him. “where are you going?!” she grabbed his arm and turned him round, Ichigo pulled his arm from her grip “I don’t know!” he shouted back at her, “you have to come back, we’re making a plan on how to get to Hueco Mundo, we’re going to get her back Ichigo, just come back so you know the plan” she begged, Ichigo was going to walk off when something hit him on the head and knocked him out. “thanks, Renji” he give her the thumbs up and brought Ichigo over his shoulder and carried him back to the shop.
It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I’m doin’ It
It’s hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I’m alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin’ with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
After the plan was made, Ichigo was awake, he walked home, but why was he walking in the direction of her house, he just missed her. Ichigo arrived at her small apartment, Ichigo walked over to her steps and sat down, he put his head in his hands and sighed, he wished that she would walk round the corner and smile that beautiful smile at him, that she saved everyday for him, she never smiled like that to anyone else, only him.
Ichigo got up and walked to her door, he grabbed the handle and opened the door “why is the door open? She’s gone, it should be locked” he told himself. Ichigo walked into her house to find it wasn’t girly like expected, it didn’t have lots of plushies, only one pink one in the corner. Ichigo looked round to find that she had a book lying open, a cup of tea and a pen beside it, he wondered over to it and sat down beside the table, Ichigo looked at the book, it said about when to put out the garbage and what temperature for the washing machine, then at the bottom of the page it said “goodbye halcyon days” she wrote it like she would never come home again, maybe she won’t, no, he’s going to bring her back, back into everyone‘s lives, back into his. He got up walked back to the front door, he closed the door and walked slowly down the steps, he began his walk home. Ichigo knew the plan, but what if it didn’t work? What if she was dead when he got there? He wouldn’t let her get hurt, not again. Ichigo looked back at her house and saw her waving goodbye at him, he ran back to find she was gone, It wasn’t her, she is in Hueco Mundo, she wasn’t here, with him, Ichigo turned round and ran back home, he didn’t want to stay, it would cause more pain.
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Ichigo came through the door and avoided a punch from his dad, he grabbed his fist and threw him at the wall, Isshin smacked the wall and slid down painfully, Yuzu and Karin welcomed him and he went up to his room. Kon was locked in Yuzu and Karin’s room so he wouldn’t be disturbed, Ichigo locked his door behind him and flopped onto his bed, face down. He heard sounds from inside the wardrobe, “Rukia” he sighed, Rukia emerged from her bed and jumped out “did you see her again” she asked and he nodded, she sat down on the desk chair and crossed her arms. “Ichigo, stop worrying, we’ll get her back alive and unhurt, so stop sulking and get outta your body, we’re going now” Ichigo sat up and grabbed his badge, his soul ripped out and he stood in his shinigami form, “lets go” he whispered and flash stepped out of the room.
Rukia was in front of him leading the way, Ichigo followed closely behind, “so, where are we going, Rukia” she stopped and turned to face him “we’re going to Urahara’s, to see how many people are coming with us” he stopped “ okay, lets not waste time, we have to get there fast” she nodded and ran off he followed.
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Not seeing that loving you
That’s what I was trying to do
Ichigo and Rukia arrived at Urahara’s and saw that Chad, Ishida and Renji where waiting for them, “lets go, Ichigo” whispered Renji, they nodded and ran down stairs the find a gate open and waiting for them. “right everyone, are you ready for what lies ahead? You may never come” Ichigo interrupted Urahara “we know, now can we go? Cause what if they’re hurting her now? She may be dead by the time your finished talking!” he shouted and slapped Urahara round the head “ow” he whimpered. Ichigo and company jumped through and ran along the tunnel, Ichigo ahead a few feet, Rukia running alongside Renji, Ishida and Chad behind them, “Ichigo is getting faster, hurry up Ishida, Chad!” shouted Renji, Ishida and Chad started to speed up and ran alongside of them, Ichigo getting even more further ahead he flash stepped along the path and reached the end. Ichigo and friends burst through the bleach white walls and onto the shiny floor, “right lets split up, Rukia go that way, Renji that way, Ishida that way and Chad that way, everyone meet back here when we are done, okay lets go!” announced Ichigo and they all split up in the directions were Ichigo pointed to, Ichigo ran as fast as he could, he needed to find her before it was too late.