Memories in the Rain 3

Complete title: Memories in the Rain 3: Heartbeat

entry for the contest in which theme is "IchiRuki reunion".

Originally I wasn't going to enter cuz I didn't had the slightest idea of what to do and I didn't know the deadline either xD but anyway one day while doing nothing (like usual) I just began to sketch this and since I keep on finding contest entries I look at the lineart and just told myself: "well, this serves for an entry" and surprise surprise I was just on time!!! hahaha

quote (in case some of you don't understand my 'beautiful' handwrite): "Because our reunion wasn't when we meet again, it was when our hearts beat as one again."

Explanation: when I was thinking what could I write in the empty space this phrase pop up in my mind and the meaning behind this is simple, just because two people meet again it doesn't mean that they are 'together' or in this case that they're reunited again. Ichigo right now, in the manga, is lost and I dare say confused and afraid. It wouldn't be a surprise that in case Rukia reappeared, Tsukushima or Ginjou would try (and succeed) to put Ichigo against her, I mean c'mon the guy is clearly missing the girl and in his state of mind it would be easy to make him blame her. Either way, I don't think that their reunion will be a happy nor an easy one,I think that it would be full of angst and maybe distance between them.

Kurosaki Ichigo & Kuchiki Rukia (c) Tite Kubo
art and quote (c) kusosawaminn (me)