Love Me Bitterly Loath Me Sweetly

Chapter 19 *Karakura Rain*

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31st May.
Orihime's POV.
8:00 AM.

The soil, which was hard like a floor around this time last summer, is now soft and beautiful with rain water, and each step could cause a temporary puddle in it. What was pale brown is lighter; what was tarnished green is virescent.

I stood with an umbrella over my head, covering me from the heavy rain pouring down. I cried last night, but as Rangiku-San says, I mumble to myself. "Cry it all out, so you don't cry for the same reason twice." But she also stated. "A broken heart can't be tamed over night." So I cried the whole night for Kurosaki-Kun. 'How I miss him so much, and I pray to God for all the love and success in his life.' I teared up a bit, but I blinked it away before Uncle saw me crying again. He got worried.

"Hime!" My Uncle called out from standing in the doorway of my tiny apartment. "Did you take all your stuff?"

"I did."

He opened his black umbrella and walked up to where I stood and kissed my forehead. "Then we're good to go." He raised a smile at me.

I mirrored his expression and murmured. "You don't have to worry about me a lot.

He scoffed. "I can't help it. Sorry not sorry."

I giggle at his antics. "Then I can't help it but assure you more and more, my load." I casually bowed.

"Enough with your talking. Get the suitcase in the car, Gin!" We heard a screaming Rangiku-San from somewhere inside my apartment. We exchanged a look between us and laughed.

"Gotta go, Hime." He said, and rushed to obey his wife's order.

I smiled at the rain as I took in the beautiful smell of it. "And I'm also very adamant about my goal."

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Around that time.
Ichigo's POV.

"Are you sure you don't want anything from your house?" Uryu asked.

"I don't want anything from this city!" We took shelter indoors on the veranda from the rain. As I looked up at the bloody crying sky. "I hate rain."

'Because it reminds me of her.'

"There are some people who actually love rain, and one of them is Inou--"

"Don't fucking say that name." I hissed.

Uryu was surprised by my outburst and terrified as he swallowed the lump in his throat.

"Ichigooo!" I heard my father, and felt a sharp pain in my abdomen.

I flew backwards and my back hit the ground, splashing the water around me outside of our main house. I felt a ton of weight on my body in the form of my father.

"To hell with you, dad!" I hissed and the rain socked our clothes.

"I wanted to hug my son before he went away." He said, punching my face, and I dodged it. A chill went down my spine when his fist collided with the road. That told me he wasn't holding back.

"What the hell!"

He continuously threw punches my way. "What's wrong with a hug, son?"