Okay - please let me start by saying that this was one of the most amazing fics I've ever read in any fandom. This was beautiful and dark and well beautiful.

The one thing I will say against it is that in chapter 4, it took me a moment to realise that the pov had changed from Orihime to Rukia, but that's such a tiny thing. _.

This was an excellent story! Well written and well beta'd (so thanks to your beta as well!). Thanks!

Nela

woah I'm new to bleach fanfiction and your story made me cry. Rukia was interesting but your renji and ichigo were perfect. The epilogue was tearjerking but my favorite part has to be when Rukia held her blade to ichigo's throat. I would love to see some fanart for that (too bad i can't draw for shit)

I really need to get good internet access. and im sorry, but this is the only way that i know how to reply to you. and if i ever sound like a ** in any reviews, im really sorry, i neva try to write anything mean. and stuff that makes me cry i always like. and isnt kaien shiba just awesome? he is totally a fav. he has an awesome personality, not like other ppl with sticks up their buts *cough-byakuya-cough* im still new with PM ing ppl too. but maybe its jus this account. my other is Sweet And Deadly.

In my book, this story holds 1st place for most depressing story. i read it several months ago, but im favoriting it now because it really stuck in my head. i think when i read it i cried for severak hours.

Wow, that was amazing! The present-tense mingling with the flashbacks was very well done, and I like how you put unacknowledged thoughts in italics. I really want to know what happens next! Please write a sequel! D

OMG! that was... sad... i cried throughout the last couple of chapters... i mean y did he have 2 die?AGAIN? poor kaien(-ish-hollow-thing)(no 1 deserves that..)(no matter how evil)(except that BASTARD aizan)(he deserves Eternal death-slow andpainful :)- but even metastacia(idk how 2 spell it. i cant pronuonce it.) didnt deserve what he got.(i feel like a 13 year-old-cry-baby)p.s. rukia at her worst aint that cold... sorry if i am being rude, but that IS 1 of the best fan-fics ive ever read.

This story...you can't describe it...(Yes.Its THAT good.)

Is there any chance for a sequel?I'd love to see the aftermath.

Thankyou.

Music.in.me123

I swear, if I could hug you I so would! This story torn my heart apart then built it back together again! I can't even describe how captivating this story is. And I love the Epilogue, perfect is the only word that comes half way close to it. I cannot wait to read more of your writing.

I love it so much...and yet it makes me want to cry!

Beautifully written as always :) I liked this one, how you showed Rukia and Shirayuki's partnership was really nicely done. :D

This story is incredibly awesome! I really-really feel my whole nerve pang when the character feel pain, whether it's Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Byakuya, and Kaien. I really want to shed tears for each word, each naration is so beautifully described, each emotions stir my mind as well

oh... I can't tell all of the plus point in this story, definitely, you're going to be one of my favorite author! Thus... I really want to say

I Love you Melly!

And please... you make Rukia really broken to the being, oh... and Kaien is so truly beautiful in love. When he saying, Shirayuki is the queen but Rukia is the goddess, My heart burst like mad!

And Ichigo is really poor being, he feel rejection over-and-over and still want to be with her. And when he just give up because Rukia is dead, that's what we're saying that Ichigo love her.

Renji and Byakuya are magnificent! Both of them always want the best for Rukia, and will always comfort her.

And the ending! OMG! The ending is so great! And when I read couples of the first paragraph, I can tell the situation, and I'm genius! I know that Rukia forget everything! OWW How sweet of Byakuya, and Renji... than Ichigo. Hope this is the really happy ending for her.

Really, love you Meli!

As I started reading that story, I thought it will be yet another IchiRuki fic and I was glad,cause I really like reading these(hell I'm depented on these!) And as I read the beginning where Ichigo thought that Rukia died and then she returned to save him, I thought "AWESOME!"

But alas...it all crumbled down didn't it...

This was...the first time I read a fic like that. So full of angst,depression, and yet the main theme wasn't Ichigo's relationship with Rukia, as you describe. I don't know why you put KaiRuki as the main here, but maybe you had your reasons. Personally, after this I hate this pairing even more(yes fanfics can effect me THAT much).

“Then I will love you again,”

There. With this, all the angst, all the depression that had been boiling in me through out these 9 chapters errupted, and I started crying. Don't know why, don't wanna know why. I just did. It was all so...hopefull and such. Ichigo was so hopefull it was unbearing to see him like that... That's what makes this story just so...indescribably amazing.Also we see that truly Shirayuki can be such a bitch...and trully she is.

Since I lost the point of commenting long ago and what I trully wanted to say...I'll conclude. Could you make a sequel? A one where Ichigo actually ends up with Rukia? It will be perfect. Sorry, never good with word...

oh gosh, it was amazing. so awesome, and beta-ed by one of my favorite authors!

your work is great. your work is beyond words.

any advice for n00bs?

perfect... it made me cry...

butiful story it truly pulls at the heart strings love it would normaly ask for a continuation but i think this is the perfect ending