Rumor has it that Hisagi Shuuhei and Kira Izuru are together. At least, rumor has it for most people because to one Abarai Renji it is no rumor, it isn't speculation, because he knows it's true and cannot for the life of him figure out why no one else does.

He hasn't told anyone, of course; he thinks Hinamori's doing that enough for the both of them, but really how dense can people get?

Kira laughs when he says so and Renji goes on because he really doesn't get it and hasn't got anything better to talk about at the moment anyway.

The guys he gets, he tells Kira, because they didn't really care about shit like that. But the girls...don't they have radars for things like this?

Hell, no one is even going to need radars at the rate things were going because damn if it didn't an arm and a leg for Renji to keep the two apart.

"It isn't any of their business anyway." Kira says simply, smiling and settling himself more comfortably on Hisagi's lap. In the middle of academy grounds. In broad daylight.

And people think their relationship is a rumor why?

"Oi, get a room, you two!" He growls, grabbing Kira's notebook and opening it right in front of his face to shield his eyes but not before he sees Kira stick his tongue out at him.

Hisagi chuckles softly and Renji growls some more.

"All right, all right." Hisagi laughs, standing up and pulling Kira up with him. "I have a class to get to anyway. I'll see you later?" He says turning to the blond who smiles and nods an affirmative and Hisagi leans in to brush his lips over Kira's.

"Later." Kira says and the look in his blue eyes has Renji groaning inwardly because just knows he won't be getting any sleep tonight. He briefly wonders if he can still move to a different room this late into the year, one that is as far away from either of the two's as shinigami-ly possible. Or at least have his current room sound-proofed. The prospect is tempting and he dwells on it a while. By the time he's mourned the impossibility of it, he and Kira are alone.

"Does it really bother you?" Kira asks him all of a sudden and he responds with a very intelligent sounding "huh?"

"That people don't really know about me and Shuuhei, I mean." The blond clarifies and Renji thinks about it.

"Doesn't bother you, does it?"

Kira shakes his head.

"Then hell if I'll let it bother me." He grins and pulls Kira closer to ruffle the blond's hair. "People are just retarded, that's all." Kira laughs and tries to fight him off and they end up rolling over each other on the grass. When they finally come to a stop they're both messy and breathless with laughter.

"Abarai-san! Kira-kun?!"

They both look up at the sound of their names to find one of their classmates staring at them wide-eyed. "You two are—" she stammered. "Abarai-san, you're—"

She looks from one red face to the other. "Kami-sama, the rumors were true!"

Renji stares open-mouthed after her as she turns and runs away then looks at Kira's horrified face.

"Aw, hell no."

END.