A/N: Okay I know I'm writing other stories and probably shouldnt be uploading this...but I was bored. For those of you expecting me to start PlanB, I promise I will do so sometime this weekend.

Give this story a shot, the summary sux but the story will be VERY interesting. You will evetually find out more about Rukia's past while she was stil alive...and her dramatic life will show to be very similar to that of Romeo and Juliet's. So yeah, it's a love story, a sad one.

Since the first time I looked into those cold green eyes, I knew, I knew that the past behind them was painful…somber. Hollows are sorrowful souls; that is why they become Hollows, because they die in pain, sorrow, regret, rage. What I did not know, and never imagined, was that I was part of that past, that those cold green eyes devoid of all emotion…were once full of life, and that I had once looked into them with a completely different perspective. That, I did not know, nor did I know that I would one day be standing with him here, at the end of all things.

That amongst all the fighting between Soul Reapers and Hollows, we'd be standing here, together again. A bond forbidden, star-crossed in every lifetime, doomed never to feel again, doomed to force ourselves to forget, to forget that any of this warmth ever existed. A book can be written about all the things I did not know, like the great power that I truly possessed, the great power that he possessed, our past.

That I would one day become the secret weapon…that took me by surprise, since I always expected it to be Ichigo, but to know now, that powers existed beyond our wildest imagination, that there were worlds…beings beyond soul society, beings so powerful that we couldn't even fathom their existence. Defeating Aizen was only the beginning, after that everyone returned to their normal lives, years passed before we noticed anything was wrong. Years passed before I began to awake…before I even began to understand the true meaning of my existence…years passed, before I would stand before him like this, with my eyes finally opened…

"You already know?" he asked, his eyes usually devoid of all emotion…were brimming with the tears she already knew he would not shed. Rukia nodded in response.

"You already know…how this will end?"

"Yes," she answered, though unlike him, she allowed her brimming tears to shed.

"And you are willing to go through it all again?"

"Yes," she said walking in front of him; she took his hand in hers and squeezed it tightly, "no matter how many times…no matter how it ends every time…I will never leave you, never again," she said, then she crashed her lips to his, in a kiss that shook the entire empty island, and became the center of a raging tornado.

…..

Soul Society, 10 years after the Winter War

"Renji…I'm getting married," said Rukia; Renji looked surprised at first, but then there was a giant smile on his face.

"Really? Congratulations! It's about time, it's been what? Four years? So when did it happen?"

"He's asking for my hand in marriage this morning," said Rukia somewhat depressed.

"So why are you sad?! You should be happy, is this because of Ichigo because let me tell you that…"

"No, the Ichigo chapter of my life is completely done with, yes it was dramatic…I'm surprised we still talk, but it's not that. I'm nervous…scared…"

"Cold feet? You'll get over it, there's a reason you answered yes."

"Yeah, you're right," sighed Rukia.

"I'll let you get ready then, see ya later…Mrs. Kano," said Renji laughing; Rukia glared at him and he left.

'Here, hide it in your pocket'

'But, it's yours…'

'I gave it to you, keep it...'

Rukia sighed and dropped back on her bed. Those dreams…they seemed so real; whenever she awoke from them she would feel unexplainably nostalgic. There was a little girl, and a little boy, they played together by a lake, then the dream would switch to the moment they parted. He would hand her a musical heart-shaped locket, and they embraced. Two older men pulled them apart and separated them; the girl was taken away in a carriage with horses, and the boy would watch her leave.

She didn't know who those children were, but she felt she had met them before…but how? When? The scenery in that dream was nothing at all like Soul Society, or even Karakura. The architecture of the houses was altogether different. One of the settings was warm, there were fields of flowers, rivers, horses, the mansion was huge, the sun was bright, and there was a lake with a swing. The other one was colder, there were canals, and bridges; the town was small and made of buildings that were pointed from the top. Both places were very different, but one thing they had in common, was that they both seemed to be from a different time period. She had definitely never been to either place before, so why did it all look so familiar?

Rukia snapped out of her reverie and searched through her closet for what she would wear. She changed into an elegant burgundy silk kimono with golden leaf designs and a gold obi. Unlike most kimonos, this one clung to her body and showed off her modest curves. She looked in the mirror and smiled, she knew her fiancé would love this one, it was similar to another one she had worn in front of him, except that this one was more beautiful and elegant. She did her makeup, and managed to successfully get her hair up in a bun with chopsticks.

"Kuchiki-sama, I would be greatly honored if you granted me Rukia's hand in marriage," said the nervous fiancé bowing before Byakuya and the head elder; then he sat up straight again.

"Ashido Kano, Lieutenant of Squad Five, and heir of the Kano clan, you do understand that by taking the title of Rukia's husband, you do not only unite yourself to her, but also unite yourself to the Kuchiki Clan, and as a member you would carry the responsibility of abiding by Kuchiki laws."

"I understand," said Ashido looking very serious.

"Then if you accept the responsibility that comes with this alliance, and vow to give Rukia the quality of life that she received while living with the Kuchiki Clan, I grant you her hand in marriage," said Byakuya; Ashido looked ecstatic; for a moment he lost his composure and almost jumped in joy, but he managed to control himself before he did such a thing.

"Thank you Kuchiki-sama," said Ashido bowing in respect, "and to you Kuchiki-san, I promise to do everything in my power to ensure your happiness," said Ashido looking at her, his eyes intense; she blushed and smiled at him.

"You were so tense in there," laughed Rukia, she and Ashido were walking through a field of wind flowers in one of the many Kuchiki gardens; this one was the farthest from the manor.

"Have you any idea how intimidating your brother can be?"

"Of course, I've lived with him for sixty years," she laughed.

"I'm just glad it's over, and I got to keep you, " he said; he turned to look at her and cupped her face.

"You say that now, but one day…a thousands years from now, you'll be dying to get rid of me."

"Of course not, you want to know why?" He asked wrapping his arms around her waist; she looked up at him and nodded..

"I worked hard to get you. Getting out of Hueco Mundo, working my way up in society, getting rid of Kurosaki," Rukia winced at this, "and gaining Byakuya's trust."

"Your only real obstacle was Ichigo, you were already part of a noble clan, which made it easier for you to work your way up in society and gain nii-sama's trust, and getting out of Hueco Mundo had nothing to do with me," said Rukia with a smirk on her face.

"But you are wrong," he said tapping her nose lightly, "you left an impression on me since the first time I saw you; I couldn't wait to get back to see you," he said holding her a little bit closer.

"Really?" She asked teasingly as she traced his collarbone with her fingertips.

"Yes," he said brushing his lips against hers without kissing her. His blue eyes looked into her violet ones, and his lips pressed against hers with great intensity. He sucked on her upper lip, then tugged on the bottom one with his teeth to coax them open.

Once her lips willingly parted, he slipped his tongue inside, and tilted his head to the side for better access. She wrapped her arms around his neck and raked her nails lightly on his skin; in response he sucked her tongue into his mouth and his hands lowered to cup her behind. Usually Rukia refrained from such physical contact, but decided to up it another level since they were now engaged. His other hand strayed towards one of her breasts, but he reluctantly pulled away before he got there.

"Damn Byakuya for making me follow his rules," said Ashido obviously very disappointed, "but soon enough my anemone, I will make you mine."

"It's tiger lily!" She heard the voice of a little girl exclaim in her mind; she heard it so clearly…

"Hey, you okay?" Asked Ashido looking at her concerned.

"Oh, yes," she said snapping out of it, "Ashido, why do you call me…Anemone?"

"Because, your eyes are so sad…you do know anemones are some of the saddest flowers, right?"

"Yes, I've heard the myth behind them."

"Why? Does it bother you when I call you that?"

"Oh, no, not at all," she lied, she didn't know why, but it did bother her, "I was just curious."

"Good, I don't want to upset you. All I want is your happiness," he said cupping her face again; she felt like drowning in his ocean blues, she stood on her tip toes and closed the distance between their lips, giving him a gentle kiss.

"I have to go back to work, don't want to upset my captain any more," said Ashido reluctantly pulling away from her.

"Are you going to tell him?" She asked.

"I don't know, we were just starting to get along you know, it's awkward that out of all the squads I could be lieutenant in, it had to be his."

"Ichigo isn't one to keep resentments, if he was he never would have forgiven me," said Rukia.

"Well, if you're so sure, why don't you tell him yourself?" Smirked Ashido; Rukia glared at him.

"Fine! But only to prove to you that Ichigo's not like that," she said crossing her arms.

"Okay, see you later then," he said winking at her; then he left.

"Tell Ichigo?" She said to herself thoughtfully. Could she do that? She broke his heart once…no, ripped it out and stomped on it was more like it; she was surprised he forgave her. Rukia and Ichigo and been in an on and off relationship for five years before she got with Ashido; the offs were not due to relationship problems but rather to distance; she was only able to meet with him certain months of the year. Things were complicated because Ichigo was in school; once he finished college, Ichigo set out to soul society to find her, only to find her in the arms of Ashido Kano.

Ichigo was not one to give up easily, he went through extreme lengths to keep her; he even kidnapped her for three weeks. Byakuya and Ashido set out to find them, and after searching for a long time, found them residing in a village in India. After that incident, she went more than three years without seeing him; she searched for him many times, to talk to him and make him understand, but she never found him. Just a couple of months ago he showed up in soul society, as captain of Squad Five;

She had tried to speak to him many times, but something always came up, that prevented her from doing so. She had crossed words with him a couple of times, but never spoke about the matter. She did manage to bring the subject up once, by saying, "I'm sorry Ichigo, for what I did to you," all Ichigo responded was, "no worries, we're friends right?". But were they? She wasn't so sure, something in her told her that Ichigo wasn't over it yet.

"Captain Kurosaki, there is someone here to see you," said Momo from behind the door, ever since her break down about Aizen, she had been removed from the position of lieutenant and was now third seat.

"Oh, what? Let them in," said Ichigo sitting up, he had been falling asleep on his paperwork. Ichigo fixed the papers, and when he looked up, almost dropped them again in surprise.

"Kuchiki-san, please come in," he said; Rukia winced at that, 'Kuchiki-san'?

"Captain Kurosaki," she said bowing; she took a seat in front of him.

"Does Captain Kuchiki have papers he wants me to sign?"

"What? Oh, no, that's not why I'm here," she said looking down nervously.

"Then, is there something I can help you with?"

"No, I mean, yes, I came to give you and invitation," said Rukia handing him an envelope.

"An invitation? You birthday already?" He asked surprised.

"No, it's a wedding invitation, to my wedding," she said; he stared hard at her for a couple of awkward seconds; then he sighed and smiled at her.

"I'll see if I can make it."

"Thank you, that would mean a lot to me Ichigo," she said excitedly; she reached out to shake his hand and threw his inkpot on his chest. "Oh I am so sorry!" She said mortified; she rushed over to him and helped him clean it with her handkerchief.

"No it's all right Rukia, really," he said; she looked up at him pleasantly surprised.

"What is it?" He asked, blushing at their close proximity.

"You called me Rukia, you haven't called me that in four years," she said happily. That was all it took; his hand went to the back of her neck, pulling her in for a heated kiss. His tongue immediately darted inside her mouth, she attempted to push him away, but after a while her arms wrapped around him. He bit her, and she smacked his chest; he smirked and bit her again, but this time on the chin, eagerly making his way down her neck. She sighed a she arched her neck, but then her eyes widened and she pushed him away.

"No, we can't."

"Why?" He asked reaching for her again, but she smacked his hand away.

"Because, I love Ashido, and I'm going to marry him."

"No you don't, you're still confused, you never tried to run away when I kidnapped you, in fact, I don't think it qualifies as a kidnap since you were there willingly, you could have left at any moment. And right now, when you kissed me, it was the same, just like when we were together, nothing has changed, admit it."

"You, you, you're a big fat liar! I don't even know why I'm still listening to you. It was a mistake inviting you to my wedding."

"Don't worry midget, you won't have to invite me, because the day you get married it will be to me and I will be there as the groom!"

"Argh you're so damn cocky! That's the big difference between you and Ashido you know, he treats me like a lady, and you…you only treated me like some snotty brat!"

"You never complained before, admit it, you're only making up excuses to convince yourself that Ashido's better than me!"

"Argh I don't have to put up with this!" Said Rukia furiously throwing her hands in the air and marching out of his office; as she was walking out she bumped into someone and almost fell, but that same person caught her. She looked up and smiled when she saw it was Ashido.

"Be careful."

"Sorry," she said blushing as he let go of her.

"So how did it go?"

"Just to be safe, stay away from him for a while," she said laughing nervously.

"I'll keep that in mind, oh, I ran into Byakuya, he said to deliver these papers to captain Kurotsuchi," he said handing her some papers, "by the way, I told captain Ukitake; he said he would be honored to attend."

"I'm glad," said Rukia smiling at him; she gave him a brief peck on the lips then left quickly.

Upon entering Kurotsuchi's office, she noted that he had remodeled. The waiting room was vast, and there was a piano in a corner of a room. She found it odd that there was no one there.

"Hello, is anybody here?" She asked; then she looked over at the piano curiously. She placed the papers on top of the piano then sat in front of it.

"Let's see, would they mind?" She asked herself as she looked around. They wouldn't mind would they? She looked down at the key boards and started playing; she was surprised to find that she could actually play it. The melody was one she had in her mind since her childhood, though she didn't remember ever hearing it. She found it even more odd that she knew the lyrics to it.

"I'll go away till there's no one around, then leave your house when the sun goes down," she began to sing, "you'll be gone for one more day…" a montage of images displayed themselves in her mind, the same ones that had been plaguing her dreams, images of the little girl and the little boy, "you were right this place is haunted, change the locks we are unwanted, drown me in your heart-shaped locket, store me in your fur coat pocket, you'll be gone for one more year…"

"Bravo!" Said Mayuri Kurotsuchi walking inside, clapping; he looked at her with uncanny fascination, "I had the pleasure of hearing him play the melody, but I never did get to hear the lyrics…"

"Him? Who is 'him'?"

"Of course, it is only expected that he let you know what the lyrics were, since…well, they were for you," said Mayuri completely disregarding her question.

"Captain Kurotsuchi, what are you talking about?" Asked Rukia as she stood up; Mayuri walked over to her watching her closely.

"The truth is near Anemone, beware, for when you have found it death will come briskly, tiger lily, " he took the papers from the top of the piano and walked away, "oh and, congratulations on your wedding lieutenant Kuchiki."

"What do you expect me to do about it?" Asked Byakuya, he was standing in front his bedroom window looking intently at a heart-shaped locket in his hand, "do you expect me to tell her the truth?"

"Of course not Bya-kun, Rukia-chan has to remember on her own, we'll just have to…help her remember," said a man in a cloak, sitting on a chair inside the room.

"What do you plan on doing…to make her remember?"

"Ya sure are a curious one aren't ya Bya-kun, don't ya know this is none of your business, this concerns the lucky seven. It's up to us now since the other three died."

"I presume, Ulquiorra is in on this now," said Byakuya.

"Of course, but he doesn't know the truth yet, and even if he remembered, ya wouldn't have to worry Bya-kun, his heart isn't with him anymore…he had it ripped out over a century ago…when it all happened."

"And you wouldn't happen to know where that heart is…would you?"

"Of course, you're lookin' at it Bya-kun, it's that locket in your hands," said the cloaked figure taking off the hood, revealing himself to be no other than Gin Ichimaru.