Ichigo leaned against the railing, looking out towards the city.

He felt like such an idiot.

He let her go, again, when there was a huge opening.

He held his head.

Ichigo knew it was just in-the moment, cause he would have never done it in the first place.

He leaned forward, his hands over hers so that the ring was out of sight...for now.

Their lips were only a few centimeters apart.

And she was smiling like always.

"So berry, you aren't going?"

Then silence, the light drizzle being the only sound heard.

Ichigo stood up, looking back at Rukia.

She was smiling, still.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go,

It was just.."I can't."

His phone went off,

A small picture of Toushiro and Momo was on his screen.

"Yo.."

"You nearly kissed her..."

Ichigo sighed, Toushiro always seems to know what happens without even telling him.

"Then you let her go..?"

The question that made him feel so much guilt.

"You're such an idiot," Toushiro groaned,

"Who?"

The voice came from the other line.

"Get out of my office, Rangiku!"

Ichigo heard a bit more yelling before the phone went dead.

-x-

They all had a light dinner, a home cooked meal from Momo with some red wine.

"You don't like it?" Momo questioned, all the others looked towards his direction.

"I-I do, Momo," Ichigo held his glass of wine "It's just I ate before coming."

She smiled before taking another spoonful of rice back into her mouth.

"Toushiro, my key can't open your office door anymore!" Rangiku whined, pushing her finished plate to the middle of the table.

"Cause I changed the locks." He finished, cutting apart his meat.

"Wh-" she stopped when the phone started ringing. "I'll get it!"

She jumped out of her seat, answering with a loud 'hello!'.

"Can she be any louder?" Toushiro groaned, drinking some of his wine.

Momo giggled, "You know that's how she is."

"What?" Rangiku's voice suddenly got serious, making the rest of them look back.

"What's wrong?" Momo got up,

"Rukia's back from Italy.."

It's been one year since he last saw Rukia, and he raised a brow..

"She locked herself in her room in the Kuchiki Manner...Something happened with her and her husband."

"What happened?" Momo asked, watching Rangiku talk a bit more with the person on the other line.

"Renji said she wont talk."

"...I'm going to see her."

Toushiro looked over at Ichigo, whom was already up.

He smirked.

"Finally.."

-x-

"Kurosaki Ichigo," said Byakuya plainly once he walked in.

Renji sat across from him at the table.

"She's upstairs."

Renji stood up "I'll go wit-"

"No, I'll go by myself." Ichigo stopped him,

Renji rolled his eyes before sitting back down "Alright then."

"Third floor, last door to your right."

Ichigo nodded before walking up the duo staircase.

-x-

"Is that you, Ichigo?"

Ichigo froze for a second, before rushing over to the door, his hand already going towards the door knob.

"P-please, I know you want to open the door but don't...please."

Ichigo could hear the crack in her voice, she must have been crying.

"Just..don't. I might just really take you as my husband."

He heard the sounds of bottles clinging together.

"Why are you drinking, Rukia?" Ichigo asked, looking down at the knob. "You know you can't drink."

"Just this once...ok?"

He heard the bottles fall but not break.

"It just really hurts."

-x-

"You wanna know something, Ichigo?"

She was about to cry, he could tell... she was just trying to hold it back.

That was the type of person she was.

"H-he cheated on me."

Ichigo felt his fist clench, his teeth bit his bottom lip hard.

"In bed too.." he heard something hit the door lightly "I caught him in bed, Ichigo."

He felt his hand move on its own.

"Don't..please."

He closed his eyes,

Still, even know, she understood him so well.

"He said because I cheated on him first...Did I really, Ichigo?"

-x-

Rukia's face was flushed pink, the empty bottles laid next to her as her back rested against the cold door.

"What did I do to my own marriage?"

She looked down at the ring on her finger.

"Nothing.." Ichigo had murmured loud enough for her to hear it.

She smirked "I tried my best to love him...And he calls me the cheater.."

Ichigo felt guilt.

He should have took her when he had the chance, then none of this would have happened.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?" Rukia asked, her head laying slightly against the door.

He didn't answer.

-x-

Ichigo sighed, his forehead against the door.

"I'm about to leave..."

Ichigo opened his eyes, opening the door as fast as he could, only for it to be pulled back.

"I said don't open the door, idiot. Rangiku and Momo are coming to get me."

He heard her get up and the tacking of her heels on the floor.

She was walking away,

And he didn't hold her back...Again.

A/N: Just one more chapter! Boo! I like this story too.

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