Following Their Hearts

Pairings: IchigoxRukia, and OrihimexUryu

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, the manga/anime

After defeating Aizen and rescued Orihime. Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, and Uryu all have something new to fight, their hearts.

During The Fight:

Ichigo, Rukia, and Uryu were fighting desperately to keep from being beaten by 10 Espada. But after what felt like an eternity there were only 2 left, Tousen Kaname and Gin Ichimaru.

"You will not be able to defeat us" said Ichimaru. "We are more powerful than all of the Espada combined."

"You might be powerful but we have something that you don't!" replied Ichigo.

"And what might that be?" replied Ichimaru.

"The heart to save everyone that we care about." replied Uryu before Ichigo could.

Tousen was silent up to now and asked "what will you do to Aizen if you get past us?"

Uryu replied "we will do whatever it takes to save Orihime."

Before Tousen could reply Ichimaru said "You must be crazy if you think that you could beat us…" Before he could finish his sentence he found a sword protruding from him chest. He looked over at his comrade who had his hand bloody with Ichimaru's blood. "Why are you doing this?"

"Like I said to my old sensei I will follow the path that show less blood" he said coldly as he pulled his sword out. Ichimaru fell to the ground and blood started to pool around him.

The 3 group members looked incredibly at the former arrancar. They asked at almost the same time "why?"

"Because I want to find a way to make peace with things not kill them." He said with a very cold voice. "You will find Aizen through those doors." He pointed into the distance at a pair of very large and very old looking doors."Aizen will be more powerful than ever since he has the Hougyoku."

"Will you help us?" Ichigo asked Tousen. "We will your help if we ever hope to win against him."

"No I will not be able to help you but I will give you advice whatever you do don't look at his zanpakuto when he releases it you will instantly become under his power." Replied Tousen "Please whatever you do beat him before he kills thousands of people."

"Is there anything that we can do to convince you to help us?" Asked Ichigo.

"Nope I have no intension with killing Aizen." Said Tousen.

Fighting Aizen:

Aizen laugh at the attempts to kill by the small group. When he attacked with his zanpakuto an energy field was place right in front of the group. He glared at Orihime. "Why are you helping weaklings when you swore your allegiance to me?!?!"

"Because no matter what my closest friends will come before I would ever help you!" replied Orihime. I never said anything that would make me swear my allegiance to you! You just assumed that I did."

He thought back to that day she came to him and she was right. "You bitch! How dare you deceive me like that? I am going to kill you for that." He swung his sword at Orihime but struck just air.

"I have grown strong training with your personal guard Tousen. You will never hit me again like you used to." Replied Orihime coldly.

Faster that Orihime could predict Aizen attacked again but he never hit Orihime but Uryu was in the way of the sword. He was able to slow the swords decent just enough not to kill him with his energy bow. "You will never hit her again!" he shot an arrow at Aizen who easily blocked it.

While all this was going on Rukia had been healing Ichigo so he could join the fight. When she was done healing him. He joined in the fight.

Aizen head Ichigo's voice yell "Bankai Tensa Zangetsu" then Aizen felt Ichigo's spiritual pressure rise above his when he went into hollowification Aizen tried to run but Ichigo was faster that Aizen was. Before Aizen knew it Ichigo's sword pierced his chest.

Ichigo then said "You will never hurt me or anyone else ever."