So here it is, my promised Christmas fic. I would have posted it sooner but my life has been incredibly stressful the past few weeks and I haven't had time to write properly. For that reason the first chapters are quite short and I'm not too happy with them, but I hope they will improve as the story goes on.

For those who don't know, I'm Evil giraffe, and this is my third story posted here. I hope you enjoy it! And if you have time, check out my other stories.

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The best Christmas party?

Summary: Christmas is coming to Soul Society and the annual Christmas party is coming up. But where is it at? And what will happen there? First chapter is mostly a prologue.

Pairings/characters: Main is ByakuyaxRenji and IchigoxRukia (to some extent), there will also be some IkkakuxYmichika later on. However, if you have a pairing you like, do tell me and I might be able to squeeze it in there! Other characters that will show up are Yoruichi, Hitsugaya and Matsumoto, but again, I'm open for suggestions!

Warnings: Lots of conversation (dunno why it turned out like that), Yaoi (boyxboy love, if you didn't notice some of the pairings). There will also be some drinking and swearing once the party start (hey, it's a party, what do you expect?). The rating is T for now and I'll try to keep it at that, but if things get out of hand, please let me know and I'll change the rating.

Disclaimer: I think it should be pretty obvious that I don't own Bleach. If I did, it would be a total mess...

Thanks: To those who left suggestions for the story, it was really inspiring! I had to modify your ideas slightly to get them all in there, but I hope you still enjoy the story!

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Chapter 1 – Idea

Rukia studied her brother. He had that weird look in his eyes again. The one he seemed to get whenever Renji was around or even mentioned. If Rukia hadn't known better she would have thought that her brother had a crush on Renji, but that would be impossible. It was her brother, after all.

At the moment the two siblings were sitting in Byakuyas garden, enjoying the winter sun. It had gotten much colder in the past couple of weeks. The grass glittered with frost and if it hadn't been for the sun they wouldn't have been able to sit outside.

Byakuya turned to his sister and noticed that she was watching him.

"What is it Rukia?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I just..."

She was quiet for a while, thinking of how to phrase the question she wanted to ask.

"Um, Nii-sama may I ask you something?"

"Of course"

"Um, how do you feel about Renji?"

Byakuya quirked an elegant eyebrow.

"Feel? What do you mean?"

"Well, you know, do you like him or do you maybe find him annoying?"

"I think he's an excellent Vice-Captain"

Well that's not exactly what I asked.

"I see"

They were quiet for a while before Byakuya spoke.

"Well I should get going; I have quite a lot of work to do"

"Of course Nii-sama"

At that Byakuya got up and left, leaving Rukia to ponder.

He did a really good job on avoiding my question. Maybe he does like Renji... No, not Nii-sama! But then again he fell in love with my sister, and that was quite an unexpected choice...

Actually, Rukia wouldn't mind at all if her brother was to fall in love with Renji, she thought they would be a great match. However she found it very unlikely that they'd do anything about it, even if they did develop feelings for each other.

She sighed as she got up and left the house, walking through Seireitei, still thinking hard. So if they liked each other and didn't have the guts to say so, maybe she could help them. But before she did that she had to find out if they really did have any feelings in the first place. Of course Renji had. It was very obvious that he was in love with Byakuya, everything he did and said about his Captain suggested that. No, the problem here was her brother...

Her thoughts were interrupted as Ichigo suddenly appeared in front of her, looking slightly annoyed as he yelled at her.

"Oi, what's up with you, not answering when I called out to you like five times?!"

"Oh, sorry, I was just thinking..."

"About what exactly?"

Rukia was quiet for a while before she asked:

"Do you think my brother has a crush on Renji?"

"WHAT?! Are you crazy?!"

"No I'm not, thank you very much"

"But then why would you think..."

"Nii-sama has been acting weird lately, especially when Renji is around, or even mentioned"

"Weird how exactly?"

"Well he gets this look in his eyes that's sort of... loving, I guess. I can't really describe it"

Ichigo now seemed less annoyed and more curious.

"So... you're sure this is connected to Renji?"

"Definitely"

"Hm... I can imagine Renji falling for Byakuya, that wouldn't be very surprising, but for Byakuya to actually like him back..."

Ichigo looked off in the distance, obviously thinking hard. After a while he said:

"Well alright. Say Byakuya has a crush on Renji. What's that got to do with you?"

"Idiot! He's my brother! And Renji is my best friend!"

"I thought I was your best friend..."

"Oh, shut up! The point is, I want them to be happy, and if they're happy together, then they should be together"

"Sooo... basically you want to somehow play match-maker and get them together?"

"Well, first I have to know if they really have feelings for each other or if it's just my imagination"

"Right, well it's Christmas soon, so couldn't you just shove them under some mistletoe and see if they kiss?"

At that, Rukia suddenly slapped a hand against her forehead and exclaimed:

"That's it! Ichigo, you're a genius!"

She suddenly swept over and kissed him on the cheek before running off in the opposite direction from where she'd come, leaving a furiously blushing and very confused Ichigo behind.

There you have it! It was short, and so is the next chapter, therefore I'll post it soon, to make it up for you. Reviews are always welcome... *wink, wink*