Ichigo: What's wrong? You've got that sad look in your eye again.
Rukia: It's nothing that concerns you.
Ichigo: Can I help you anyways?
Rukia: It's that arrancar. One that...No it's nothing.
Ichigo: You mean the one from Hueco Mundo. The espada you fought.
Rukia: Do you know he was the one that took over Kaien Shiba's body...
Ichigo: The brother that Ganju spoke about. He said some soul reaper killed him. But there's more to it than that.
Rukia: It was me. I never wanted to. I wanted him to live. But he was...his body was being defiled by that damn hollow. He just...
Ichigo embraces Rukia.
Rukia: What are you...
Ichigo: Do you feel the need to cry?
Rukia: No...I mustn't. I have to remain st...
Ichigo: It's okay to cry. I know how terrible the burden of his death was for you.
Rukia: I'll be alright. It's not like I'm...I don't want to come off as weak. What good will crying do anyways?
Ichigo: Showing emotions isn't a weakness. Crying for someone you loved in life will help your heart mend. It's what us humans do when we feel lost or guilty. We also do it when we've lost someone in our lives. I can't tell you how many times I cried when my mother passed.
Rukia: But how do I...
Ichigo: Just recall what Kaien was like in life. Remember what he meant to you. Obviously you loved spending time with him. You felt happy being his apprentice, right?
Rukia: I do...I remember everything. Kaien meant everything to me. But...K...Kaien...why? That night...why did...I...(tears start flooding her eyes) Why did you have to die? (starts feeling choked by her tears) Why did you make me be the one to kill you? (she grasps a hold of Ichigo's kimono) K...KAIEN! (sobs as hard as she can.)