A/N: I was looking through my hard drive and discovered I had in fact written an epilogue for this? Really? I hated this crap from start to finish and had decided to forget ever writing something like this by the time I uploaded chapter 15. I did check chapter 15 and it turns out I did say I was writing one last chapter. Well, here goes. I'm not gonna bother editing this. Pardon me.

True to his word, Szayel dumped Stark right after Ichigo got discharged from the hospital. Six years later Stark married Los Espada's former manager, Nel, with whom he now had a son. He had assigned Szayel as the best man to his wedding; a choice which had caused a few eyebrows to travel higher up their foreheads. Nevertheless, it appeared all was over for the two musicians. Or so Stark thought. While Szayel was enjoying his freedom and basking in his own fame, Stark was starting a family. But the worst part was, he fancied he had never felt so alone. And then finally, in the long run, like a predicament that usually struck people like a stab, he realized he had been happiest in the company of his band-mate. Now, however, there was no reversing his mistakes. After all, family comes first. From time to time, however, his mind would voyage to the bassist, never realizing, not even for the life of him, that he might as well have been in love with him.

Jiruga and Inoue started dating officially after one year of courtship. Right from the start, no one really had taken them seriously-until they announced their status-mostly because those who knew them at any depth could neither comprehend nor accept the fact that someone as pretty as Inoue had given herself up for someone like… Jiruga. But regardless of protests and other oppositions, both meant to be serious. As things were, Inoue held on tight as manager of Helios.

Renji went on to date models and celebrities one after the other. For years he would be seen skirting parties and events, living the high life which his fame promised, knowing that his youth would one day be depleted. Indeed, life had favored him quite as much as he had desired. In time, though, all those parties and wild overtures began to get sour. He started to tire of the women and the photoshoots-of fame altogether. And he wondered if fulfillment was waiting for him elsewhere.

Hisagi was, perhaps, the most successful among them. Because he was naturally cautious of his reputation and from the start had been wise beyond his years he decided to sink away from the spotlight little by little, just in time to avail himself with a new form of occupation. Being the musical genius that he was, he knew too well how to go on investing his talents in enterprises which would keep the money rolling in. He opened a recording studio soon after the advent of the pop sensations, and from there built his own little empire as producer and songwriter of a number of decent, rising talents. Of course he would time and again be invited to guest-star in live performances which then ensured his continuing fame.

As for Ichigo Kurosaki, his last conversation with Grimmjow, was as bright as a flame in his head.

He chose Ulquiorra because of the love between them. He chose the gentler creature because he knew exactly what held them together; love, which was much less than what he had for Grimmjow, ironically. What he had for Grimmjow, he believed, was much higher than that, much more than a human feeling. No one could establish if such a feeling/emotion existed but, in Ichigo's case, he could, except that he couldn't describe it, much less define it, and much, much less assign a name to it. Indeed Grimmjow Jaggerjack was his first love, his last love, a love at first sight, love at last sight. Sadly it was as good as fantasy and plainly not meant to be. In simpler terms, Ichigo kept all this in his heart, to let time know that nothing in this feeling could be forced to decay.

To him, Grimmjow Jaggerjack was the right one, only that he had to be the one that got away.

END

A/N: damn cheesy shit. Somewhere along the way I was tempted to change the title to 'The One That Got Away' because it's just too damn cheesy. Thanks for reading this crap through the end, nevertheless.