Hey guys, This is the second story i've now posted, its been under construction for months. I finally have to time to edit and proof read it and i really hope you like it. I actually worked on this and Just friends at the same time, and many of my other projects, (many i have not posted yet). I'm quite the multitasker. This will definately be shorter than Just friends, and like all my other stories (posted or not posted), this one is actually complete.

Hope you like it
Enjoy.

Renji noticed something different about Rukia today, he couldn't quite put his fingers on it but something about her seemed different. He knew if he asked he'd get scolded, scolded for being too clueless. Was today our anniversary? He mused.

"Renji" Rukia said to her distant husband. He snapped back to reality.

"Yeah"

"Are you ok you seem a bit, troubled" She said setting the table. "No, how about you" He said. Rukia replied with a shrug and continued setting up the tables.

"What?" He queried. Rukia stopped what she was doing; a frown appeared on her face. "I don't know, today's just been a bit busy…" Renji could tell that wasn't it so he urged on. "Are you positive?"

"Yes I'm positive!" Rukia snapped. "Damn, well you really didn't have to yell" He said. Rukia sighed in defeat and decided to inform him her troubles, troubles that he should be well aware about, troubles that mainly concerned his inability to remember anything. "Fine, I'll tell you…Renji today is my birthday, and you forgot, of all the people who could forget. My own husband forgot!" Her scowl deepened. Renji stood there frozen; his brain stopped working he couldn't think of anything; no excuses. With all the work given to him this past week he never had the time to think, let alone remember her birthday, but he knew better than to use the, 'I've been too busy to remember' excuse."Rukia…" He walked closer to her.

"No…It's whatever, so what do you want for dinner" She said firmly. Renji knew Rukia well enough to know that when she was bothered by something, she always pretended to be over it when she really wasn't; it was part of her so called tough exterior. A tough exterior that came between them in their relationship.

Her inability to let him in and it sort of went vice versa. Dinner for the two was unusually quiet the only sound was the sound of the silver spoons on the plate. Renji too afraid to say anything, and Rukia too angry to say anything. Before the tension could grow any thicker the bell rang. Renji quickly got up to open the door, to avoid the tension."Renji!" Rangiku said greeting Renji with a suffocating hug."Ran-gi-ku!" Renji said through the death hug.

She released him and barged in unannounced; something she seems to always do whenever visiting. "Mmm, something smells good, what are you guys having" She said."White rice with some cucumber sauce." Rukia said putting the dishes away."You know what would make this meal…Sake" She said pulling out a small bottle from her pocket. A bottle in which she carried everywhere with her, even to meetings."Rangiku, you carry sake everywhere with you?" Renji asked, though his tone did not sound at all surprised, this was in fact Rangiku."Yes, just incase there's a party without any" She took a sip out of the small bottle and made a satisfied sigh.

"But I came here to wish Rukia a happy birthday" She ran to Rukia and hugged her. Rukia returned the hug.

Great way in making me look bad Rangiku. Renji bemused. "Thanks Rangiku" Rukia said. "Your welcome, well drop over my house I have a surprise for you." She winked. She took another sip of her sake and left.

Renji was the first to break the pensive silent. "So do you want to go"? He asked. And as he predicted, she remained silent. Once finishing the dishes she left the kitchen, she paid him no mine. "I am going to take that as a no" He muttered to himself…

Meanwhile…

"Hey Rangiku…Is Rukia coming or not, it's getting kind of crammed in the cabinets" Ikkaku said quietly. How he got pulled into the idea in hiding in the cabinet was beyond him to explain. "Hey! What part of surprised party don't you get…Now shut up!" Rangiku said. She was in the cabinet with him, her enormous breasts suffocating Ikkaku's face.

...

Renji sat outside on the steps waiting for Rukia, she didn't tell him she was going but by the way she was going back and forth to the bathroom and to their closest, he was pretty sure she was going. Its been almost an hour now of no talking, usually when she gives the silent treatment, he can break it by a few sincere words and compliments and in some rare occasions he's break her silent front by making her laugh. But this time, nothing he did seemed to work; no "I'm sorry's" would suffice either.

15minutes later…

When she finally came out of the house, she looked stunning. She wore a plain white kimono that flaunted her small petite body well. The neck line had ruffles on it. She added a light red lipstick, her hair was pin upped to a casual bun. Renji couldn't keep his jaw from craning down to his feet. She was indeed torturing him; with her looks. He felt this immediate urge to compliment her, but when he tried. "Wow, Rukia, You. Look beautiful" He said with gentle smile. She gave him a thank you nod, and continued on. A feeling of disappointment washed over him.

...

"Maybe I should've planned this better" Rangiku said quietly to herself, she had organized a surprised party for Rukia, and everyone ended up hiding in small little places. "You think?" Ikkaku's said a bit peeved. "And how do you know she's even coming, did you make sure?" Ikkaku's asked, his cheeks pressed against her boobs, the whole time in the cabinet his face was a bright shade of pink and it brighten every time she moved, and his cheeks pressed harder against it.

"Rukia" Renji said, he walked and stood in front of her, blocking her way; preventing her from continuing. She crossed her arms and waited for him to talk."Are you going to ignore me all day, because I forgot your birthday?" He asked, he was tired of the silence. He knew she was stubborn, but not stubborn enough to forgive a simple slip of memory; even if it were a memory that, that meant a lot to her. Rukia answered with a shrug."What's the point though, we are soul reapers, hence the fact we aren't living, what's the point of saying happy birthday if we're dead?"

"Well I said happy birthday to you on your birthday and I threw you a party, and if it didn't matter then why are people throwing me a party?" She said, finally speaking to him.

Of course when she finally did answer to him, she would say something that would leave him with no way of any excuse."Exactly." She said when he didn't respond, he decided it best to just dropped it, he knew if he continued to argue about it, he'd up sleeping in the hammock outside. Which through the many times he'd messed up or forgotten something was becoming worn out

He needed to get a calendar. The two got to Rangiku's house in under fifteen minutes, the tension between them was growing by the minute. Rukia knocked. "That's strange, there is no answer." She said. "Just open the door, this is probably a surprise party" He said.

"Well unlike you, when I arrive at someone's house I don't just BARGE in!"

"Unlike me!"

...

"Is that them outside" Ikkaku's whispered. "Yeah, and by their tones, they're fighting…" Rangiku said. She got out of the cabinet she was hiding in to check it out. She walked up to the door and put her ears to the door.

...

"Yes UNLIKE you!"

"Just open the door. Rukia" He said. No need to argue with the, birthday girl.

Rukia took a deep breath to regain her composure; she slowly turned the knob and opened the door."Ow!"

"Rangiku? What were you doing behind the door" Rukia asked questioningly."I was going to open and wish you a happy birthday!"

"Where is everybody" And with those words all the people who were hiding popped out and yelled

"Happy birthday."

"WHAT THE HELL!" Renji said a bit startled by the large crowd of people who came out of their hiding. He stumbled back; he didn't expect so many people remembering her birthday, people who were not close to her.

"Wow…Everyone…that was very nice, I didn't know so many people cared"

So did you like it?
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Please Review! and give me some feedback. I will have the other part asap since I've already edited the whole story, this will probably only have two chapters it's a short one.

Stay tune for Chapter 2

-Jealousy is in the air during Rukia's birthday celebration
-A room filled with inebriated soul reapers, isn't good.
-Will Rukia forgive Renji? (Suspense builder)
- Renji makes it up by getting her something...something she will love.

Thanks for Reading this story. Love you guys :)