Aizen's betrayal didn't just leave physical damage behind. As the shinigami walk their path to recovery, old and new conflicts will arise. Mental illness will try to hinder their recovery. Ghosts from the past will return to haunt them. To top it off, Aizen is not done tormenting them. How will the shinigami be able to heal with everything that the afterlife is throwing at them?

He thought Rukia Kuchiki was just another shinigami. He was so wrong. She was the only person that ever brought out the kid in him. Why is she so different from anyone else?

Rukia told him what he had been waiting to hear for so long. She thought he would be happy. She was wrong. He broke her heart. She left him and the World of the Living again. When she was back in Soul Society, she thought she'd deal with her emotions by herself. Alone, like always. Instead, Rukia's unexpected new love and her new friend will help her pull through.

This story is dedicated to BulletWitch1985. They asked me a long time ago to write a HitsuRuki fic on one of the movies. So here it is. It's kind of like an aftermath of Fade to Black. Please read, enjoy and review.