Forever?

Title: Forever?

Fandom: Bleach

Author: Tennak

Pairing: Renji/Ichigo

Wordcount: Approx. 5000

Warnings: Language, malexmale

Spoilers: None, future fic.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach! None of the characters I use are below the ages of consent in my story!

AN: I'm not natively English speaking and often end up writing the same way every time. Here I've tried to write differently - fast and efficient!

1) The storm!

Renji was hurt. Every word Ichigo spat out felt like being stabbed with Zangetsu and he staggered backwards trying to be an adult, trying not to show how much each word hurt him, but it was hard.

Every sense in him screamed to simply run away and hide somewhere where no one had heard this and where no one knew him. Maybe Kuchiki Taicho had always been right about him and the analogy of the baboon reaching for the moon. He really was like that!

He had thought that they were good, that everything between them was alright? They had been lovers for a little less than a year and even if they didn't get to see each other often he had no idea that he had been dumped, that Ichigo wasn't content with him.

He felt that maybe he was a little responsible but then he was a relatively newly appointed captain and had to get his unit up and running together with the rebuilding of Soul Society after the horrible war.

And now this! This was Ichigo's birthday, his 20th birthday and he had wanted both his old and new friends to come celebrate with him. There was plenty of booze, room to move and Chad's band was playing. Everything was just fine, except to Renji it was not!

Rukia had been quite surprised when she had casually asked Renji what he was going to be wearing at the party and his response had been "What party?". Either Ichigo had not thought to invite him or he had meant not to invite him.

Rukia had been immensely sorry that he had not known but he didn't think more about it as he had planned to go celebrate his boyfriend's round day anyway.

That had been a mistake. Ichigo had opened his front door and happily greeted his friends from Soul Society until he had suddenly seen Renji and had paled visibly.

Renji had felt hurt that he didn't get a kiss or a hug but had kept it inside giving Ichigo his present and pretending to be particularly thick skinned and not noticing the nicely looking young guy that was being way to friendly with Ichigo.

Several of Renji's friends had been very surprised to realize that the two shinigami was apparently no longer together and Ikkaku had pinned him in a corner asking him why that was? Renji had desperately wanted to talk to Ichigo first and had just feigned ignorance!

Everyone had got more and more drunk but Renji had decided not to touch a drop as he was patiently waiting for a chance to talk to his very obvious ex-boyfriend about why that was and why Ichigo hadn't had the decency to tell him to his face.

Ichigo was successful in evading him for a very long time, but eventually Renji had him cornered in the kitchen pinning him against a closet.

"I'm hurt Ichigo! Ya ought to have explained to me not to come to day! And why!"

Ichigo glared daggers at him. "Ha, you hurt? Ha! How hurt do you think I've been, not seeing you or being with you! For fucking 3 months!"

Renji wanted to shout but had spend the evening preparing for this conversation and knew that he had to pretend to be cold like Kuchiki Taicho to come through in one piece. "I wrote ya!" "Hell yeah! What a letter! Nothing about us but just your ramblings on your stupid company! You're a fucking romantic!" Ichigo was glaring daggers at Renji!

Renji felt the instant defeat. "I'm sorry! I never meant it like that!"

He wanted to explain so badly but ran out of steam. "I'm so sorry!"

Ichigo pushed his chest and Renji let his hands fall from their position on the young man's shoulders.

The music stopped just as Ichigo started screaming: "I don't ever wanne see you again!" And now everyone knew what Ichigo felt about Renji.

The new guy came storming through the door seeing Ichigo and Renji together. "Get away from him!" He had a very shrill voice and Renji felt like hiding his ears.

He smirked. "Ah, my replacement!"

Ichigo looked very pissed but didn't deny it. "You shouldn't have come!"

The new guy had embraced Ichigo from behind and was looking pointedly at Renji not saying anything. Ichigo pushed Renji again and he turned his back to the new couple and went into the living room noticing a room full of wondering and surprised faces.

He ignored them and turned again to Ichigo. "Happy birthday!" He said darkly and then he left!