29Oct2011 THE REASON BEHIND "TILL DEATH DO WE MEET AGAIN."

This was meant to be a light satirical piece that should be taken with a grain of salt. I have seen several fanfiction where Ichigo would marry someone else (sometimes Orihime) during his human life, have kids and grow old and all that, and then welcome death happily because it was his chance to be with Rukia in eternity. I completely disagree with the notion that it will be okay for him to be with someone else in life and be with Rukia in death. First point is that it is totally unfair for the woman he would spend forty, fifty years with to be left forgotten after his death, just because it was his long-awaited reunion with the woman he truly loved, no matter how we hopeful IchiRuki fans would’ve liked that.

I do not want to sully Ichigo’s character by believing he could just disregard his human wife/family to be with Rukia—in the first place, why would he have started a family with a woman he doesn’t love? Second point, his wife (especially if it is Orihime) will die soon afterwards, too. Not to mention their children. And all of them (unless the wife was a normal human and some of their kids did not inherit Ichigo’s massive spiritual power) would get to Seireitei sooner or later. What then? Their children would see their father with another woman, find out the real deal, resent him because he never loved their mother etc etc? Too much family drama and I do not want to get started on that.

I do hope no one takes this fanfic the wrong way, because believe me, my heart yearns for the same thing (Ichigo wanting to spend his eternity with Rukia even if he spent his human life with someone else). I just don’t see it happening. For me, it’s either be with Rukia, or don’t be. There’s no in between/sharing. I don’t know what’ll happen in the series later on (I’m still hoping KT would put some romance in—I mean, the guy plans to extend the series for another ten years! He’d probably have to give up drawing Aizen-lookalikes and writing similar action/adventure plots with different characters soon), but for now, I’d like to believe that Ichigo would not be stupid enough to start a family with a person he cannot completely love with his whole heart. It’s unfair to the woman, unfair to their children, and even more unfair to Rukia (or whoever it is he truly loves, meh). So there’s the story behind the oneshot. I really do hope you enjoyed it. I love reading angst every once in a while. It makes my hopes/yearning for the possibility of IchiRuki happening even stronger.

PS And letting them use the name “Masaki” for their daughter shows that it’s free game.

12Jun2011 Two weeks with no Raining update. Two weeks since I started work. Sorry everyone, but with me going to the office 6 days a week, I can no longer accomplish anything on my only free day but get as much rest as I can to survive the following week. Marketing isn't as easy as I'd like to think it is. It's physically and mentally exhausting; I literally crash into my bed when I get home and just get some much needed sleep. I don't get to do much else lately, so forgive me for missing two weeks. I'll try to remedy that when I get accustomed to this new routine. Updates'll probably come on Sundays (my only free day, oh woes). Watch out for that. In the meantime, I've been keeping close contact with some of you thru PM. Feel free to message me anytime you want; I get to read it immediately, more often than not, although the replies take longer. I'm always online at work (Facebook/YM/Skype/GMail/Twitter) so I get the notifications. Thanks to everyone's who's still reading my stories. I love you all to bits! Til the next update! :D

PS I can't believe how fast time flies. Just a year ago, I was writing "Like father, Like son" for father's day, and now its turning a year older. XD

21Mar2011 Yep, I know I've been gone for too long. My last update was in December, and I know it's unfair of me to leave you Raining readers hanging like that. But school has been EXTREMELY busy for me. Raining will have to take a step back because I have decided (decided, not started) to write a new chapter for Motivations before I update Raining. But I haven't started anything for either. Writer's block. D: I am currently working on a new oneshot, very much like So The Story Goes. I'm hoping I'll get to finish that before May. Thank you to everyone who continues to read my stories. I get all the alerts and faves and reviews and they make me so happy. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Follow me on twitter to find out more updates from me.

26Sep2010 - I apologize for my lack of activity in the past three months. Schools has been really busy for me, what with it being my final year in college and all. I shall try my best to write updates in the coming semester break (mid-October), but I make no promises. Lol. THANK YOU to everyone who sends their encouragement through reviews and PM's. I really appreciate it when people leave reviews even if a story was written a couple years back. It makes me feel like my fics aren't dead or something. THANK YOU! MUCH LOVE!

17Apr2010 - YES, I know! My poll of one year (well, almost) says I should be working on Schemes right now (probably finished with it by now), but a few things hindered me from doing so.

FIRST, there was school to focus on, but this one's given.

SECOND, my muse seems to have permanently abandoned me. I'm at a point in my author-wannabe life where I stare at a blank page of paper all day (all week!) and can't even write a decent paragraph to save my life. There were times when I go over my old drafts and finished work and wonder just how I managed to write those things, and find myself asking why I no longer can. It saddens me that I have left people hanging (and probably hating me now) but no matter how many times I write, I simply just can't.

THIRD, and this is a good one, I lost the Schemes outline I've been telling everyone during the last chapter. I kind of promised it wouldn't take too long to get an update out because I have an outline ready, and voila! It has been almost a year, no update, no outline. What a shame, I know.

FOURTH, my computer kept crashing on me.

FIFTH, and saddest of all, was that I lost my dad August of last year...and well, that changed EVERYTHING.

So basically life sucked real bad this past year, but worry not! I am TRYING to get reacquainted with writing. I'll be posting experimental chapters every now and then to see if I'm getting the hang of writing again. I need you guys to give honest and critical opinions so I know how I should improve, okay? :D

I'd like to thank everyone who has been unwavering in their support, and those that sent me encouragement and love and stuff. Thank you so much!

Please join the UlquiRuki FC over on BA! :D

~wicky-chan

Name: wickedsistah1024 (people from the HitsuRuki Army call me wicky-chan.)

Age: Twenteen...ish :))

I'm a proud Iskolar ng Bayan!

I'm currently obsessed with BLEACH! I don't know what's with it that got me hooked.

Feh, it's the reason why I actually made this FFN account.

My favorite pairings are:

IchiRuki

HitsuRuki (I wasn't really one for unconventional pairings, but this one just got me all hooked. And ta-da! I'm a crack pairing fan now! Although I have lost my flame for this pairing.)

KaiRuki

ByaRuki

I'm starting to take interest in UraRuki fics (it's just funny to think of them as a couple!).

I also like Ashido for Rukia (I know they'll meet again in one of the future fillers! THEY SHOULD! ;_;).

Hmm, come to think of it, I just love Rukia in general! Heh, she's tough, independent and loyal!

I don't like the idea of her and Renji, though. They're much better off as best friends.

I also don't like Orihime. She's okay as an individual character, but when she goes all clingy on Ichigo with her million Kurosaki-kuns...duuude, seriously, shut up.

I also don't like Hinamori. I can't exactly pinpoint why. I just don't, sorry.

I love Isshin! He's a really great character! And Kon, too!

The character I hate the most is Senna (Memories of Nobody). I actually got depressed after watching the movie. I almost regret that I took the time to see it. Heh.

Ichigo is for Rukia. Period. XD

Why am I writing fanfiction? As corny as it may sound, the real reason I write is because I want to inspire other people.

I'm not that good in writing, but I don't let that fact stop me from trying.

In a way, I see this as a challenge for myself.

I may not be able to write as good a story as other people do, but I do not back down.

That is why I am happy when people tell me in their reviews that I actually inspire them, or that my stories make them happy.

Making other people smile through my simple works really brightens me up, and it motivates me to try and write more so I can bring more smiles.

Corny? It's the truth. :)

If you're one of those few people who have actually smiled after reading one of my works (or moved by it), please feel free to send me a message. I would very much like to meet you.

Join the HitsuRuki army. Or else you'll regret it.

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