The evening was finally quiet. The cries of the hollows had ended with swift flicks of a sword, plenty talent and bit of sheer damn luck. Luck because Renji was ill. The virus ravaging his body was sending cold shivers all over him. His head was aching. The world was swimming around him, Renji quite unable to get it in focus. Yet Renji was going to make it back to his squad quarters, back to his captain. That was something Renji was not going to neglect. If he was going to make it a captain one day, one had to perform his duties no matter what.

So when he finally made it to the office, Renji promptly began to report to Kuchiki. When Renji had completed the report, he was surprised to find his captain pushing Renji to sit own on one of the couches.

"You really should go to Division 4 to treatment, but what I have here, will work even faster."

Renji looked at the drink put into his hand.

"Drink it. It will help to bring down your temperature."

Renji did as told. The drink was bitter on his tongue, burned his throat and all the way down to his stomach. If anything, his head was swimming more than ever.

Renji tried to thank his captain regardless, but his words were slurred. But there was heat finally starting to spread through his cold shivering limbs. Heat that was akin to…

Oh no. I'm not going to get aroused here out of all places am I?

Renji looked at his captain, who was watching him intently with a knowing look on his face.

"A side effect that will aid in combating your illness."

Now the captain was at his side, pulling aside Renji's robes with calm and experienced fingers.

"Need to bring your temperature down."

Renji usually had no issues about people seeing him naked, but under the gaze of his captain it was different. Renji tucked some of his robes back, only to have them removed again. His captain was applying some kind of ointment over his muscles. Rubbing it in expertly, with firm movements, over his chest, arms, shoulders and stomach. Although there was nothing sexual about the treatment, Renji felt his need growing.

Control yourself or death will not be an adequate punishment.

Renji held on to his robes to cover his privates.

Kuchiki lifted Renji to sit up, so he could rub the ointment to his back as well. The captain was seated in front of him, reaching to apply the ointment so that the two were about hugging. Renji allowed his head to lean against the shoulder of his captain. Funny he thought. My captain really smells good. Renji took in the scent of his captain's skin and hair and leaned on him more relaxed, yet still shivering, whilst his captain was…

Whilst his captain was reaching underneath Renji's remaining robes to carry rubbing the ointment to Renji's thighs.

I'm going to embarrass myself!

Yet regardless all his panic, found his lips pressed against the smooth neck of his captain, whilst his other hand reached out to pull him closer.

Renji was kissing his captains throat, at the same time panicking over his own actions, as well as wanting his captain to… to..

A firm hand made its way underneath Renji's robes, and all of a sudden Renji no longer cared if he was covered or not. The hand stroking him knew exactly what to do, and Renji cried against his captain's lips. When had he pulled his captain to kiss him? But kiss him he did. With tongues, and need, and pressure building inside him, his head still swimming, the pleasure everywhere in his body, his hips moving to the rhythm his captain was dictating. And Renji was pulling his captain on top of him. Was that his captain's amused laugh? Yet Renji pushed himself harder against his captain's hand, and the hand grabbed him firmer yet. And it was his captain who deepened the kiss. Renji felt himself to near the brink of oblivion and the oblivion came.

Renji cried along with it, a long shout. And as the waves of pleasure were starting to subside, his captain as expertly as before, placed the robes back on Renji.

"Rest now for an hour, you'll see you'll feel better by then."

"Captain, I, if I said or did anything that, oh.. er…"

"Think nothing of it. You resisted the medicine more than anyone else has before."

Later on Renji would wonder whom else had his Captain treated for cold virus.