That Time: Only You (A Bleach Love Story)

Chapter 24

I couldn't believe what I heard.

Sakura glared at me and pulled my hair back. "Listen, I'm going to make a deal with you. I will let you live. If you stay here in this world and never return to the world of the living."

I winced. "Why?"

"Because, Byakuya and I belong together. Not you and him. He won't notice the difference between you and me. That's how bad he wants you. That even a being who looks like you is enough for him." Sakura explained.

"That's a lie." I said.

Ryo crossed his arms and looked at Sakura.

"Lie? Watch. I will go to the world of the living, make up a few lies and Byakuya will be mine." She told me.

I didn't say a word, because what if it was true?

Yui reached for Sakura's hand and moved her away from me. "Stop hurting her."

Sakura just glared at Yui. "Seriously? Ugh."

Yui looked at me and held my hand. "Sorry..."

"Hakure, did you prepare the potion?" Sakura asked.

"This one? Do you really think a potion to make you similar to her, will really make him fall for you?" Hakure asked, as he held up a potion.

Sakura grabbed the potion and looked at it. "Mmm... Byakuya will be mine."

She happily skipped and started squealing.

Ryo frowned and looked at me. "Blossom, sometimes when you figure out what you truly want, the bad goes away."

With that he left.

Hakure walked towards Yui and I.

"So, is it a shock?" Hakure asked.

"Shock? You mean the fact that Sakura and Ryo are crazy?" I asked.

Yui let out a small laugh. "Silly."

Yui and Hakure don't seem bad though.

"Byakuya is going to be happy! He's finally going to love me..." Sakura smiled, as she looked at the potion with a bright smile.

I couldn't help but allow Sakura to do this.

Do I really love Byakuya...?

Yui gave me a strange look, as if reading my mind.

"You don't know." He said.

I looked at him. "Don't know?"

"If you would even be jealous. You don't understand your feelings for him. If it was my hidden feelings, I'd let them go. I'd rather at least let a part of me be happy." Hakure told me.

Both of them seemed to be reading my mind very well.

Ichigo and the others were getting ready to leave. They were preparing everything.

"Byakuya." Hisana walked towards him and smiled a bit.

Byakuya stared at Hisana.

"We'll find her. I'm sure of it." Hisana told him.

Byakuya shook his head. "You don't understand. Ryo is-"

"I'm back!" Someone yelled.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared.

Byakuya's eyes widened.

"Did you all miss me?" Sakura asked.

Ichigo walked over to her and touched her hair. "You can't be Blossom. Your hair is pink."

Sakura gave Ichigo a pout. "I thought Byakuya would love it. After all, his senbonzakura is pink. Cherry blossoms too... From now on, please call me by NEW name. Sakura."

Byakuya walked towards her.

Aizen just stared and had his arms crossed.

"How did you escape Ryo?" Byakuya asked.

"Ah. Um...." Sakura looked at everyone.

Everyone was staring at her.

"Byakuya, it doesn't matter how she escaped. After all, she's back." Aizen said.

Sakura gave Byakuya a bright smile.

Byakuya smiled afterwards and pulled Sakura to him.

I watched as Byakuya had kissed Sakura.

Yui, Hakure and I were watching them from a tree.

I touched my lips and felt my heart sink.

"Well, what do you know. As long as she looked like you, he really would love her." Yui said.

Hakure looked at me and sighed. "Let's go back."

Later on at night....

"Goodnight everyone." Sakura said smiling.

She walked inside Byakuya's room. Byakuya was changing.

Sakura bit her bottom lip and hugged Byakuya from behind.

"Byakuya, I missed your touch." She whispered.

He looked at her and smiled. "Really now?"

He turned to her and pushed her on the bed.

Sakura blushed and let out a small giggle. "I'm ready to be yours."

Byakuya climbed on top of her. He touched her face.

"Let me ask you though..." He then placed his hand on her neck.

"Huh? Ask me what?" Sakura gazed at Byakuya, but then her eyes widened.

Byakuya pressed his hands on her neck, choking her.

"I'm no idiot. How dare you pretend to be her. Where is she?" Byakuya asked.

"Are you mad?! I am Blossom!" Sakura yelled.

Byakuya shook his head. "She would never throw herself at me. Now, where is she?"