That Time: Only You (A Bleach Love Story)

Chapter 40

The cero blasted.

Everyone stopped attacking, Melody stopped singing and the Hollows paused.

I felt myself hit the ground.

"You...!" Grimmjow had a shocked look on his face.

"What... Just..." I gasped, once I turned to Grimmjow.

My eyes widened, I felt myself cry.

"BIG BROTHER!!!" Rukia cried.

Byakuya stood there. He had a large hole in his chest.

He was about to fall, I ran and caught him in my arms.

"Byakuya... You idiot!!" I cried.

I laid him down on the ground his head on my lap.

Grimmjow stood there, still in shock.

Byakuya started to cough blood and touched my face. "I'm sorry... I couldn't... Help myself... I have to protect you... Even if... Blossom... I love you very much..."

His hand dropped and he closed his eyes.

Rukia raised her zanpakuto and attacked Grimmjow. "You! HOW COULD YOU?!"

Grimmjow blocked her attack. "Stupid brat!"

Everyone started to attack again.

Ichigo quickly jumped in to help Rukia.

While she wasn't paying attention. Hiyori grabbed Melody and did the one thing she can. She sliced Melody across her throat.

Byakuya was really dead. He won't come back... Can he...?

I tried to think really hard. I wanted him back.

I felt every hot tears falling, dripping.

Aizen touched my shoulders. "Blossom. Stay with Byakuya."

Aizen raised his zanpakuto.

Shinji and Hiyori both arrived next to Aizen.

"Shinji, I need you to reverse." Aizen said.

Shinji nods his head. "You may have done horrible things, but you're not the enemy this time."

He started to spin his zanpakuto.

Grimmjow attacked Ichigo and missed.

"What?!" Grimmjow's eyes widened, as Ichigo had stabbed him from behind.

Rukia stabbed Grimmjow from the front.

Aizen and Shinji went for his sides.

"Damn it all...! DAMN IT!!" Grimmjow yelled.

"Sorry, but your time is at an end." Shinji grinned.

I closed my eyes and heard the slicing of their Zanpakuto's. Blood splattering everywhere.

One week later...

I laid down on my bed and hugged myself.

After the fight, Sakura and Ryo got away. Serenity too.

It was raining outside and I stared at the rain.

Somebody knocked on my door.

"Blossom." Aizen said my name, as he opened my door.

I looked at him. "I'm not going..."

He closed the door behind him. "Why not?"

"Because... It should have been me..." I stared at the black dress next to me.

Aizen sat next to me and touched my face. "Blossom, it's not your fault alright? During battles, people risk their lives to protect someone they love."

Rukia was in the living room with everyone.

"Byakuya's really gone, huh?" Kenpachi said.

No one answered.

Aizen arrived and everyone looked at me, as I followed behind.

"Blossom..." Ichigo looked at me.

We all grabbed our umbrellas and headed to the cemetery to visit Byakuya's grave.

The rain didn't stop pouring.

Rukia kept crying.

I looked away and once I did, I saw Ryo.

He motioned for me to come over to him.

I snuck away from the others.

"Why are you here...?" I glared at him, once I was near him.

Ryo looked down. "I'm sorry. I couldn't save Byakuya. I tried to stop him from leaving Orihime. But, he shoved her aside and ran after you."

Aizen noticed I was gone and looked around. He spotted me talking to Ryo.

I looked at Ryo and hugged myself.

After he apologized, Ryo left.

I stood there and started to think. The rain was getting heavier.

"Blossom, this is it right?" Aizen asked.

"Yes... I'm going to do what I should have done. Stay away from everyone." I whispered, I cried.

Aizen looked at the others. "Your excuse for your friends?"

I shrugged. "Make some lie up. You're good at that."

I heard him sigh. "I wanted to talk to you about us... But, I won't force you to stay. As a goodbye, I restored Hakure and Yui for you."

He placed the two ribbons on me.

"Thank you." I said.

Aizen handed me the umbrella. "That time when I saw how much you fell for him, was the time this started. That time I killed you, I was filled with regrets."

"You say those things, but what's done is done." I told Aizen. "Nothing you do, or I do can ever bring him back."

With those words to Aizen, I left.

There was no place for me to call home. No one to be my own. All that surrounds me is pure loneliness.

The End