Wounds and Love

Ichigo point of veiw

Pain. Blood. Hatred. 'Why is this pain going through my body? I feel so heavy... Rukia... Renji... I'm sorry.' I fell, blood pouring from a gash in my stomach. "Ichigo! Please... please don't die!" "R-rukia?" "Not just me. Renji is here too." 'Renji... I will always have feelings for you, not just now, but forever. Rukia... you were like a sister to me.' That's what I wanted to say, but my lips wouldn't move. "Please... don't leave me." I opened my eyes, trying to focus on Rukia. When I finally saw her, she had tears in her eyes. "C'mon. Don't cry, midget." I whispered, a small smile crossing my lips. I switched my attention to Renji. He looked so... fragile. "Ichigo..." he whispered, looking into my eyes. "D-don't worry... when I die, I'll go to the Soul Society, right?" They nodded. I wanted to let them know that I will try to find them, but my body was so numb. "See you..." I faded away. The last thing I heard was Rukia shouting my name with anguish. "ICHIGO!" Renji called, tears falling from his eyes. Little did they know, I wouldn't be seeing them again. At least not for a little while.

I awoke in a strange place. Sand was everywhere. "Where am I?" I muttered, frowning. My memory was fuzzy, bits and pieces were missing. Zangetsu was on the sand next to me. "What the hell? Why am I in Hueco Mundo?" I sat up, studying my surroundings. "Itsygo!" A very familiar voice called. When I turned around to see who was calling for me, I saw Nel. She skidded to a stop and flung herself into my arms. "Itsygo, why are you here? Where's everybody else?" The small arrancar asked, frowning and looking around. A pang of sadness shot through my heart. "They aren't coming..." I muttered, tears threatening to spill out of my eyes. 'Rukia must be in a lot of pain. Not only her, but Renji too...' the memory of my death was fuzzy, but I heard Rukia's voice calling my name all over again. "Itsygo? Are you okay? Nel will try to help best she can." Nel's voice brought me out of my trance. "I'm okay. Just thinking. Hey where are those two annoying lugs that are always with you?" "Who are you callin' annoying?" Pesche's voice called from behind me. I jumped, nearly dropping Nel in the process. "Pesche..." I warned, narrowing my eyes. "Sorry, carrot-top, didn't mean to scare ya." Pesche said, scratching the back of his head.