I'm within his reach

But he cannot touch me.

In his line of sight,

Yet he cannot see me

His voice echoes in my head

But he can not hear mine

We're separated, again

It's torture, really

Of the cruelest kind

The pain written all over his face

But what he doesn't know

Is that I'm suffering too

There's rain in my heart as well

All because we're separated.

I feel so helpless

He feels all alone

We don't know what to do

We don't know how

To bridge this gap

That divides us

So that we're no longer separated.

I've tried asking for help

But nobody can

They say it's all up to him

But I can not wait forever

My heart won't make it

And neither will his

We know we can't be separated for long.

So with that in mind

I'll do what I can

To help him regain his strength

And maybe soon

He'll gain them all back

Those abilities he needs

To end this separation.

My only wish is for him to know

The true feelings in my heart

This feeling of sadness

This feeling of pain

They only come when we're apart.

I hate how we're separated.

But as I watch him

Day by day

His powers begin to grow

Slowly but surely

They're coming back

It won't be long now.

Soon, we won't be separated.

Then one night

Beneath the moon

He rose up from his sleep

"Rukia…" he muttered

And my body froze

Could he sense that I was there?

We're so close, yet still separated.

He said it again,

My name as it were,

And looked in my direction

"I know you're here somewhere" he said

But I couldn't speak

I had no words

How is it were still separated?

"Ichigo" I choked

A tear fell from my eye

As his body tensed from my words.

He heard me, I knew it.

I knew it in my soul.

Then he smiled softly

Because he knew this separation would soon be over.

I walked to his bedside

And sat myself down

And placed my hand on his

Then picked it up slowly

And guided it

To my cheek

We're connected again, not separated.

The warmth of his hand

The chill of my cheek

Sent a shockwave through our bodies

It awakened our senses

It awakened our desires

That lay buried in our hearts

We did not want to be separated.

I threw myself forward

And held him tight

Not wanting to let him go

He rubbed my back

And held me close

Our hearts synchronizing as one

Almost like we were never separated.

I pulled away to see his eyes

Wondering if he could see mine

But I knew he still couldn't

So I leaned forward again

And kissed his lips gently

Before whispering his name

"Ichigo, I don't want to be separated."

The next thing I knew,

I was swept off my feet

And embraced like never before

"I'm so glad you're back."

He said to me

"You fool, I never left." I said.

"I couldn't stand this separation."

He put me down

Onto his lap

As he sat upon his bed

He ran his fingers

Through my hair

And very softly said

"I can see you again. We're not separated."

I felt my brain go numb

As he kissed my lips

Not registering what had been said

He hugged me tightly

And wouldn't let me go

His body trembling from silent tears.

"Stay with me tonight. I don't want to be separated."

And within a few minutes

I fell asleep

Wrapped safely in his arms

It was finally over

Reunited once again

Forever in each others life

Because now, we could never be separated.