Renji walks into Ryuu's office and collapses into one of the chairs. He sighs - heavy - and leans his head back, eyes closed.

"Hey..." Renji says, obviously exhausted, and the words are more a huff of air than anything else.

This is usually how it starts.

Ryuu doesn't look up from his work, just waits for Renji to start talking. Sometimes it takes a ( Read more... )

"Renji...wake up." Minabi whispers from the other side of the bed. Even though she knows he wasn't sleeping.

"What?" He asks, voice hoarse, knowing exactly what's coming next.

"Can you do me a favor?" She asks, a smile to her voice. This would be the fifth favor in three nights.

"Not if it involves me getting out of bed." He pauses, trying not to ( Read more... )

Ryuu walks out into the courtyard, the sun just finished setting below the horizon, and sees the usual small groups of Ni and others spread across the grass.

Not too far away sit Renji, Minabi, and the little ones. Chou is sitting in Renji's lap, between his crossed legs, leaning back against his chest and breathing softly. Minabi is next to Renji, ( Read more... )

Renji can feel his pulse throughout his entire body. He's never been this nervous in his life. He's sweating against his clothes, which even smell expensive, and he knows this is rediculous.

Why should he be nervous? This should be the most sure he's ever felt in his entire life. But he's not sure, he's panicking. And she's late. Is she late? Where ( Read more... )

Minabi steps in the front door and drops her bags. The sun is just starting to really shine and the house is eerily quiet. She calls but there's no answer.

The rooms are normal but empty, except for hers. She glances in to see two small packages and a note by her mattress.

A small wrapped box and a box of cherry candy lay there, waiting with the note ( Read more... )

"Is everything here?" Ryuu asks, a smile playing at his lips ( Read more... )

Renji is quiet as he opens the door that reveals his small closet.

He doesn't have much in it, seeing as how small it is. But this is where a large part of himself stays hidden. Until today, it had been kept away and he never spoke about it. But he felt that it was finally time.

It had been snowing for two days straight now. It wasn't uncommon for ( Read more... )

Renji is walking down the hallway, just getting home from a mission.

He turns into his room and finds the doors open, sun just beginning to rise.

He looks down at the floor and sees what looks like a wrapped present sitting there.

But that can't be. Master Ryuu is the only one that knows that it's today, and he doesn't really give presents...

He ( Read more... )

There are some days that Renji does not want to wake up. Like days when he didn't have anything to do.

Today is one of those days. Renji feels another presence and opens his eyes.

He has off today, he has nothing to do, all he wants to do is sleep. So he thinks it's perfectly okay for him to be a little ticked off when he opens his eyes to see her.

( Read more... )

Renji sat down and looked around, knowing he was alone. For a while, at least.

He placed the paper on the small table and began to write. About her. She was all he could think about. It was sickening.

I can't stand her. She annoys me to no end.

And yet I can't stop myself from being drawn to her. It bothers me that I feel this way. I watch her do ( Read more... )