Renji knocked on his door lightly, the phone held tightly in his hand "Ichigo?"

He heard a sigh before the door was opened.

"What is it?"

"Some one's on the phone for you." He tapped his foot on the floor.

Should he really let him hear her like that?

"I thought I told your ass not to answer any calls for me."

"It's Rukia." He murmured and the phone was quickly snatched out of his hand.

"Rukia?"

Renji couldn't help but frown at him.

He will never be Kaien, the man she loves.

Only a rebound.

Always.

"Why are you crying?" his voice sounded panicked. Renji looked down the hall and saw Rangiku watching.

"Is she alright?"

"I'm not sure."

They are both hurt.

"I'll be right there." Ichigo sighed as he pressed end.

He stood there for a second, clenching on to the phone.

"Where are you going?" Renji spoke, Rangiku standing next to him with the same anticipation.

"Byakuya's house," he sounded hurt.

Why wouldn't he be?

"Don't wait up."

"Do you want me to go with you?" Rangiku asked.

"No." he sighed before closing his room door, leaving both Renji and Rangiku standing in front of it.

"I wanna see you," she mumbled on his chest, her hand intertwined in his "like now, I'm tired of not being able to see."

Ichigo simple kissed the top of her head, his other hand securely on her exposed back.

"Soon."

"How soon is soon?" she whined as she brought his hand closer to her face.

She kissed it.

Her lips are so soft.

"Baby." He smirked when he wrote that and he could feel her doing the same thing.

"Not really, loser." She giggled.

He loves her giggles.

"Rukia…" he breathed at the sight of her petite form when the door was opened.

She was thin.

She looks pale.

Her eyes are still a bit red.

What has he done?

She hugged him, her crying coming right back when he touched her back.

"I-Ichigo." She cried in his arms.

Ichigo couldn't help but shut his eyes.

He was just her rebound.

That other mans shadow.

But he was willing to be just that.

For her sake.

"I hope I'm not interrupting something." Sang a nurse as she poked her head in the room. Rukia groaned before getting off Ichigo.

"You aren't." Rukia sighed, feeling Ichigo get out of bed.

"So, Kaien, you're still here? I thought I told you visiting hours were over two hours ago?" the nurse poked Ichigo, causing him to roll his eyes.

"I asked him to stay, again." Rukia said from her spot.

The nurse smiled.

"You two make the cutest couple!"

Ichigo held on to Rukia's hand, guiding her back to his house.

She would tell him what happened.

She will burst into tears when she tried.

And that just made it worse.

"I'm sorry."

"Tell me what happened?" Ichigo asked calmly, sitting next to her in bed.

"H-he J-j-just s-said t-that-" he put a finger over her lips.

He can't stand seeing her like that.

"Is it over?" he whispered to her and she nobbed.

Should he be happy that he doesn't have her?

Or mad because she still loves him?

Ichigo sat at the edge of his bed, Rukia laid next to him as she tried to go to sleep.

"I c-can't sleep."

Ichigo frowned.

"I'm so oblivious," She sobbed as she tightens her hold on his hand.

"Sleep." He wrote on her hand and she began sobbing louder.

-x-

"How is she?" Rangiku quickly asked when Ichigo closed the door behind him.

"She's asleep." Rangiku sighed with a small smile.

"She's getting better," she patted his shoulder before walking back down the hall "Especially with you there."

"Do you love me?" Rukia smiled down at the man carrying her to the hospital bed.

"Yes." He wrote with his free pinky.

"Where is she?" Momo breathed once she kicked off her heels.

"Sssshhhhh! Ichigo just got her to sleep." Rangiku whispered from the kitchen.

Momo made her way over there.

"Is she alright?" she said, noticing her cooking.

"Yea," she frowned "when I get my hands on Kaien."

Momo sighed "It was so obvious."

"It just shows us how stupid we are." Renji said as he walked in, hugging Momo.

"And Ichigo?" Momo asked, noticing Rangiku's face drop.

"I'm not sure."

"What are you doing here?" Byakuya's stern voice asked, walking over to a maid and Ichigo at the door.

"I came to see Rukia." Ichigo sighed, walking into the Kuchiki manor.

Byakuya locked his gaze at him, he was upset.

Upset cause he was so occupied with the facts wrote on paper to not believe what he saw with his own eyes.

"You may go."

"We'll, I just got off the phone with Byakuya," Renji said once he sat down beside the other two girls "Kaien and Rukia are getting a divoce."

"Thank goodness," Rangiku smirked "she can finally kick his ass out of her life."

"Corny."

Rukia simple looked down at the plate of food Rangiku and Momo had just brought her.

She wasn't hungry.

"Eat hun!" Rangiku squeaked, pointing out some of the food on the tray "its lasagna, your favorite."

"I'm not hungry." Rukia forced a smile up at her friends.

She was never hungry.

Rukia nibbled lightly on the piece of bread from her plate.

She was finally eating by herself.

Finally, a week ago, she wasn't eating at all.

It almost seemed like she was trying to starve herself.

"I'm not hungry." Rukia forced a smile up at her friends.

"What?" Rangiku almost yelled it out "But you didn't eat all day!"

"Not so loud, Rangiku." Momo said while covering her ears.

"Sorry." She pouted "I made it just for you."

"Thanks, Rangiku." She couldn't help but smile, for real, this time.

They will never change.

"Ichigo?" Momo spoke and they all turned.

He was at the door.

"Can you leave us two alone?" he asked and they nobbed, walking out the room.

Ichigo waited till the door was closed.

He sat beside her and took her hand.

'I'll feed you'

A/N: So, this is the last part of my three story, three chapter long saga! And, as promise, I will end it happily, maybe? You never know, I might just add another part to my saga, but I doubt that will happen.

And about Rukia, if you think she's ooc, that's just the way I think a woman as strong as her will be like after finding out the love of her life doesn't care and your best friend lied to you, plus he loves you and is willing to be the rebound. Call me crazy, but that's what I think.

What'cha think? Review!