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[darisu-chan]

A Lifetime By Your Side

Another one-shot to join my alternate timeline. I’ll put the links in order here for your enjoyment. (the beginning of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and the epilogue of 11)

Hope you like it!

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Prompt: it’s just ten years, but it’s such a long time 

Summary: As the anniversary of the day they met arrives, Ichigo and Rukia discuss the past and the future.

Rukia woke up early that morning. It wasn’t unusual. She did wake up early almost every day, but that day it felt different than ordinary. She looked down at her bed and found her husband fast asleep. Her husband. Those words made her feel butterflies whenever she thought about them. Although they had only been married for over a week, the knowledge that she was actually married to Ichigo hadn’t quite set in. It felt honestly like a dream come true. A smile formed on her face as she gently brushed his spiky hair back. The orange tresses were softer than they appeared. In his sleep, Ichigo didn’t frown. He was relaxed and he smiled when he felt Rukia’s touch. She grinned and leaned down to kiss his forehead. “Wake up.” She whispered in his ear. Ichigo grumbled but didn’t wake up. She kissed his neck then, sucking a bit for added effect. A moan escaped his lips and she smirked. “Wake up.” She said again, louder this time. He shifted in his sleep and suddenly brown, warm eyes were staring at her.

“Hey.” Ichigo mumbled, voice gruff from the sleep.

“Good morning, sleepy head.” Rukia greeted him.

He suddenly grabbed her and nuzzled his head in the crook of her neck. “Now’s a good morning.”

She giggled and pecked his lips, causing his smile to widen. “It is.”

“How are you awake after last night?” He wondered and the question caused Rukia to blush. They were currently in their room, the white sheets barely covering their naked bodies. Last night, and every night since their wedding for that matter, had been fantastic in more ways than one. She really shouldn’t be ashamed. It had happened before, even when they weren’t married, but she felt embarrassed to admit out loud she loved being like this with Ichigo.

“I felt different.” She said, shrugging.

“Different? How? You’re not getting sick on me?” Ichigo asked, sitting down, the sheet falling from his body to reveal his well-toned chest. She bit her lip, action that didn’t go unnoticed for he smirked. “Like what you see?”

“Shut up.” Rukia slapped his chest. “I just feel as if we’re forgetting something.”

“What could we possibly forget?” He asked, playing with her long hair.

“Say, what day is it?” She countered, trying to think if they had a meeting of some sort. Surely not. They had been given a leave for two weeks for their honeymoon. Ichigo thought about it for a minute and then said the day. Both gasped and looked at each other. “You mean today is…?”

“The day we met.” He finished for her.

Memories rushed to both of them.

Ichigo’s old room in Karakura Town.

The Hollow.

Sode No Shirayuki impaling his chest.

Ichigo’s first transformation as a Shinigami.

How their story had begun.

“So it’s been now, what? Ten years?” Ichigo asked out loud.

“Seems like it.”

“It’s funny. It feels as if I’ve known you for a lifetime.” He admitted.

Rukia raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?” It sounded as if he was calling her a handful.

“It’s just all of our adventures didn’t actually expand for a long time, but, in reality, it felt as if we had been together forever.” He started explaining. “The first time, you and I were partners for roughly two months before…” He trailed off, not knowing what to say.

“Before nii-sama and Renji took me back to the Soul Society. Yes, I remember.” She answered, smiling reassuringly at him to express she wasn’t sad at remembering those memories. They were painful. Very. But they had led her to where she was now.

“Back then, I knew you were worth risking everything.” Ichigo said sincerely, taking her hand in his. “But I didn’t know exactly why. And I didn’t know for a long time until you went away the second time.”

They both recalled those seventeen months. They had changed in many different ways, but their bond had remained as strong if not stronger than before.

“I visited you during those months.” Rukia confessed. “Did I ever tell you about that?”

“Not in detail.” He answered. He had never brought it up and she had only mentioned it in passing during the six years they had been on a relationship. “When exactly did you come?”

“Only a few times. A couple of days… on your birthday.”

Ichigo visibly winced. “You saw that?” He whispered, voice raw.

Rukia turned her body and wrapped her arms firmly around him too. His arms embraced her as well and both remained in that position for some time. “I was a mess too, you know?” She said, looking into his eyes. “I wanted to hug you like I’m doing now.”

He nodded and then hummed. “That’s what I’m saying. We had known each other for just a few months and we were both in despair.”

“Remember what you told me before? That maybe we met in another lifetime?” She said, putting her head on his shoulder. Ichigo nodded. “What if it was true?”

He seemed to ponder it for a few minutes and then he shrugged. “It might be. But I’m beginning to think it’s more about our personalities. We complement each other.”

“We are a good team.”

“And we lived through similar experiences and we have similar personalities. Maybe it has to do with that.”

“Or that we changed each other’s worlds.”

“That too.”

They stayed silent, just enjoying being this close to one another. Rukia thought about everything they had lived through together. She thought about those early days, living in Ichigo’s closet. She thought about learning more about Ichigo day by day until she really couldn’t imagine a time when they hadn’t known each other. Then, she returned to Soul Society. She recalled the guilt for having dragged him to her world. It became stronger when he came to save her. But, deep down, Rukia had felt immeasurable happiness of knowing she meant as much to Ichigo as he meant to her. Then he had rescued her, and in that moment she had become aware that there was no going back. She thought about their other adventures. About hollows, the Arrancar, Hueco Mundo, Aizen. Then, their bittersweet goodbye just after winning the war. She reminisced their months apart. Her promotion to lieutenant. Cutting her hair short. Visiting Ichigo in Karakura. Urahara’s plan to give him his powers back. The hilt of the sword in her hands as she returned to him that which he had wanted most. Their new hello. Then, it was yet another war. The emotional and physical wounds they had sustained. The last battle. The fear of Ychwach coming back even if Ishida had assured them he wouldn’t. Her failed relationship with Renji, driven by the fear of having feelings towards someone she thought was out of her reach. Ichigo’s confession right before her wedding. The decision to not marry Renji. Going to Karakura with Ichigo for a month. Their developing relationship until he moved to the Soul Society. Six years of bickering and kisses and misunderstandings and more love than Rukia thought it was possible to ever feel. Late night conversations. Training together. Working on paperwork until the sun set. Dinner with nii-sama. Travels to Karakura. The beach. Restless weeks as he went to Hueco Mundo and she stayed behind. More hollows to purify. New trainees to look for and train. Holding hands. Kisses stolen here and there. Making love, while covered in the darkness of the night. A heartfelt proposal. Their wedding.

Ten years weren’t long for someone like Rukia, who had been around for over a century. And she had lived. She had lived many experiences, some great others bad. There had been times when she hadn’t thought about the future. There had been others when she had wondered if there was a future to look forward to. But they couldn’t compare to everything she had shared with Ichigo. There had been blood and tears but there had been more smiles and more comfort than she had ever known before. Because Ichigo made her want to live every day to the fullest, even if he wasn’t right next to her. Because of his will, she had been given the life she had always wanted. A relationship with her brother. Friends who cared about her. A place in her squad. Rukia would have been content with knowing she had met Ichigo even if they hadn’t gotten together at the end. But having the knowledge she would get more love than ever in her life given so freely, with no attachments and without asking, make her realize she had chosen well. Being merely satisfied just wasn’t enough. Being completely happy was what she had always strived for. Nothing else could compare to what Ichigo made her feel, made her experience. He was often grateful to her for showing him the world of the Shinigami, the world he truly belonged in. But Rukia felt so much grateful for finally meeting someone who believed in her, no questions asked.

It did feel like a lifetime, because every day with Ichigo was better than the last.

And there was even more to come.

“Thank you.” Rukia suddenly said.

“What for?” He asked, clearly surprised.

“For everything.” She said meaningfully.

“That’s my line.” Ichigo smiled before kissing her deeply, passionately, the way he always was.

“Our future will be even brighter.” He said, breaking the kiss.

Rukia smiled and pulled him closer.

They both were meant for great things. They were so many yet to come. But the greatest thing in their lives had been the chance they had had to meet all those ten years ago.

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