Disclaimers/Intros/Other: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters, Mr Tite Kubo does. I am not and will not make any money off of writing this. The parts in italics I do now own, they are lyrics, songs and arts will be credited at the bottom of the page. Read and enjoy.


Look around your world Pretty Baby
Is it everything you hoped it'd be
The wrong guy
The wrong situation

Renji meandered across the court yard of Karakura High School. Classes had been out for a few hours now, but this was the most direct route to Urahara's Shop. Renji sighed as he looked up into the multicolored sky. Sunset already, fall left so few hours after the dratted human classes before dusk over came the earth. It sucked that those hours were spent dispatching low level hollows and ushering souls to the other side. Lately Renji found himself dreading his Shinigami duties more and more. He found that 'stupid human' look haunting him from time to time. He had requested more than once to return to the Seireitei, but his captain denied him. Rukia and Ichigo had gone back to Hueco Mundo to look for Ashido Kano. By the time Renji found out, they had already been gone for two days. The fact that his friends failed to let him know they were even going still left a bitter taste in his mouth. That taste was just one more thing making Renji upset with himself. He was just about to scream out all of his frustrations and angers to the world when the strumming of a guitar hit his ears. His eyes flicked around the open area lined with only a few trees and shrubs. It only took him a minute to pick out the silhouette of someone sitting in a tree holding a guitar. Renji moved a few paces closer, curiosity making him want to know who was producing the cords.

A promise or a dare
I would jump if I knew you'd catch me
Staring over the edge
I can't tell if you'll be here for me

The words drifted to his ears and sent a chill through him. He still could not clearly see who was sitting in the tree, however he could the voice was female.

I close my eyes and make a wish
Turn out the lights and take a breath
Pray that when the wick is burned
You would say that it's all about love

Completely mesmerized by the cords drifting to his ears Renji paid little head to being noticed himself and paid sol attention to figuring out who was creating the moving sounds. He was more than a little shocked to find that the voice belong to Karakura's number one tomboy, Tatsuki. He was debating whither or not to torment the girl about her music skills come the next day when she stopped playing and dislodged herself from her perch in the tree. Renji stayed where he was uncertain if this friend of Ichigo's was able to see him or not. She continued on never looking back at him. Renji stayed where he was, the snippet of tune turning through his head as he watched the sky fade from vivid orange and purple to black. The song stirred emotions inside of Renji that he had been trying to avoid thinking on. In his eyes the song reflected a friendship where the strength was starting to fade. A friendship much like his and Rukia's he sadly reflected. He felt sick that he was no longer sure if he could count on her to be there for him, to understand him, to need him. Renji sighed, doing his best to push the traitorous thoughts out of his head, he had home work to do and the whole of Urahara's shop to sweep if he wanted dinner.


AN/Credits: First set of lyrics: Spin Doctors "Pretty Baby"

Second and Thrid set of lyrics: Jars of Clay "Five Candles (You Were There)"

I plan to add more to this later, eventually ending up with a RenxTat pairing, but a lot of fun emo-singing inbetween.