When Forever Means Forever

They took their time returning to Seireitei, now that there was nothing pressing them to go anywhere or do anything. They spent some days not even travelling at all, instead just enjoying their complete freedom as if they had all of the time in the world.

The time passed by like a dream but nevertheless, Soifon felt that her responsibilities were beginning to call for her return and eventually they made it back to the gates of Seireitei. The Captain-Commander was alerted immediately upon their arrival, and the Captains listened to her story calmly, each silently comparing her report with their experiences (such as the severe deterioration of the hollow boundaries and consequently the sudden appearance of hundreds of hollows all over Seireitei - which was dealt with by the Gotei 13). They were certainly shocked by the reappearance of Yoruichi but all of them were welcoming and happy for her return.

The Captain Commander restored Soifon's Captain status, after her many weeks of absence, he saw no reason to upturn the whole of the Second Division and the Onmitsukidō by replacing their leader, now that she had come back and was no longer in possession of a forbidden weapon.

Yoruichi returned to her home and took her place as head of the Shihōin family once again. She restored the noble family to its former glory, much to the relief of the many people affected by the decades of disorder.

Soifon spent some time wondering why fate had chosen her to do it, but in the end she was glad it did. It had played a funny game with her, she thought, with her involvement with the very family that guarded it for centuries and how those markings made their way through time to print itself onto her powers, and how everything slotted into place, but when she remembered Yoruichi was back because of it, nothing else really mattered.

And during those nights when Soifon lay sleepily in the cool darkness, bathed in the blue moonlight streaming in through the open window, with Yoruichi's warm breath tickling the back of her neck and their hands intertwined tightly, she would think about how that fateful night all those years ago had made her a stronger person and how it made her all the more thankful for the miracle lying next to her she didn't know she deserved. She would think about how much she meant to her, and a smile would spread on her lips as she realised that even if they lived in a thousand different worlds with a thousand different lives they will always be together because not even death can do them apart.

A/N: Thank you for reading Memories of a Dream. I've been a Yorusoi fan for a while now but I'd never thought of writing a fic until one night this whole story just came to me and I couldn't help but write it down!

I am a really big fan of Soifon and Yoruichi, they're totally awesome and I hope I've done them justice in this story, I hope you liked it!

Thank you everyone for reviewing, they are greatly appreciated, DarkBlueEyes.x