FINAL CHAPTER: Big Yellow Taxi

Shalan's Sniff: OMG! I can't believe this is the last chapter of my story… dies… I have worked so hard on it… so I am hoping that you all will work hard on reviewing it! I love you all… and if I keep getting reviews on this one… maybe I'll post the next story… hugs… I love you all again! I still can't believe this is our last time together! …sob… I feel like Ichigo and Rukia! Or is it? Har har har! Maybe… maybe not! We must see!

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The flight back was a silent one. Neither Ichigo nor Rukia spoke to each other. They simply stared off into the distance, ignoring each other's presence. Renji exchanged looks with Byakuya… they had no idea what else had transpired…

That morning when they were leaving the news report had come up… and that was the news report that neither Renji nor Byakuya was expecting. Faith had died in a car accident the night before… she had driven her car off a bridge.

Renji sighed, at least it wasn't him that had to do the dirty work. Byakuya had even been relieved, but the comment Rukia had made had them both suddenly understanding that there was no way to fix this relationship… "What's wrong Kurosaki? Sad your fucking girlfriend died?"

As the taxi dropped the silent couple off at their duplex neither spoke again, except asking each other if they had their key. After that their doors slammed and no sounds were heard from the house for several days.

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Late in the night on the fifth day Ichigo heard them, feet, walking around in the duplex. He listened and found that it was a constant noise. He looked over at the clock next to his bed. 7:42 PM. He sighed and continued to lay there, thinking. By the time he heard the closing of doors and the starting of engines he realized what it was that he was hearing.

"RUKIA!" He bellowed as he tore out of the duplex. Her black head was stepping into a taxi. "RUKIA! Where are you going?" He whirled her around.

"I'm leaving Kurosaki…" She said, averting her eyes, she knew that if she looked at him she knew she wouldn't be able to leave. His lips met hers in a desperate kiss and suddenly she knew in her heart that he meant it… that he hadn't lied to her. But… "I loved you once Kurosaki... I even hated you once... but now I can't even think about the fact that you promised me that you would never break my heart... because that was back when I still loved you... and now... I hate you again."

Ichigo's grip loosened as she pulled away from him. He felt tears well up in his eyes as she slipped into the taxi and shut the door. That was the last thing she ever said to him. The last time, that he would ever see her again. The image of her crying as she stepped into the taxi cab…

And she was crying because of him…

That was the last thing he would ever remember… or so he thought…

THE END

Note: There will be a sequel... maybe in the next week I'll get started on it... or maybe even tonight! And if you really want me to get to work tell my beta to keep at me... otherwise I might not update that story! XDDD