Lush
When Renji and Rangiku decide to tell all to each other about their love for Rukia and Gin, they go through great distances to find their love. The more they work together to help each other, they slowly develop feelings for each other.
CHAPTER ONE
[Abarai]
She's getting more distant. It's hard to reach her now.
She felt so far away yet she was only a few steps before me. All I ever wanna do is at least tell her how much I loved her. I don't know what exactly is stopping me. Perhaps it's because we're always busy. There's hardly any time for leisure. When we do find time, that time… her time is never spent on me. How long must I wait to find the right opportunity to tell her all these feelings?
… Rukia.
You see me as family. I just know it. When we were little, that's how it's been. You think nothing's change, don't you? Rukia.
Why do you look at me like that? The eyes of friendship. The eyes of...
Tsh. I'm even rambling in my thoughts.
"I'm pathetic."
Afraid. A hopeless romantic. Hell, a closet hopeless romantic. No one really know how I really feel. Sure Hinamori has an idea but she wouldn't understand completely.
"I'm pathetic."
Yet aching for her. Every night, I caress the little bit of space I have left on my bed, wondering if she will ever lay here. Or beside me for that matter. We don't have to do anything either. Sex wasn't what I need from her. I just want her by my side. A smile from the heart would do just fine. A touch from her fingertips on my face would do just fine.
A kiss could make things right. But just asking for that would be far too much. No doubt I love her…
… I just want her to know… Rukia.
"… The sky. It's incredible. Isn't it? Rangiku…"
She was standing behind me for a while. So far, she was simply watching me. She knows something is on my mind. But whose mind is never on something?
"It sure is, Renji." Her voice was mellow yet a dab of humor was in her tone. "It looks like you were thinking in deep thought."
She sat beside me and a glimmer of a smile appeared on her lips. "Who knew that our Renji would ever sit in deep thought?"
Rangiku was right. This side of me only appears once in a blue moon.
The sky was the only thing that was there to listen to my thoughts. This is why I sit in this spot- where the sky is most vivid- whenever I need the sky to listen to me.
I'm rambling to myself again.
"It's that girl, huh?" Rangiku suddenly says to me. "That girl Rukia, right?"
She got. Was I that obvious? I guess my emotions are that easy read. Tsh.
"She's important to you. I know that much, Renji. Believe me, I can understand that."
Rangiku's eyes widened into the dark yet star full sky. I don't know enough of her but she had the eyes that I have. The eyes of worry, doubt. The eyes of question. They ask, 'why did this happen?' 'Where are you?' 'How can this be?' These eyes ask so many questions.
But why is Rangiku 'wearing my eyes'?
Is she… in love as well?
"I know how it feels, Renji. You ask yourself a series of questions… Do they love me? Why do I feel this way about you? ... It hurts somewhat," Her eyes disconnects from the sky to me. "Doesn't it, Renji?"
I didn't know how to respond. She was correct throughout. I was speechless in a way.
Before I got a chance to truly react, she laughs loudly before staring into the sky again. "What was THAT look for?"
"It's nothing. I just had no idea that you felt this way, Rangik—"
"Neither does anyone else." She adds.
We were just alike. Just alike. Rangiku and I. And the only people that understood us was…
Well, us. Each other.
That day, we watched the sky rise to its bright blue sky. It was also a day when our friendship grew stronger. I found a friend that actually understands me.