This Life of Gray
PART 1
Today marks the day I came into his life. As kids we never really thought of life as a game. For us we had to fend for ourselves, not just for food, but for shelter too. But he still made room for me. Why me, I have no clue. "Renji, dinners ready." I call out into the main room. "Yeah, be there in a second. I'm talking to Rukia." The sound of her name makes my body quiver in anger. After I had been orphaned, after Renji took me in with the others, she showed up, frail and extremely weak. He suddenly took to her, would never leave her side. He was once like that with me, now its Rukia this and Rukia that. But he loves her right? "Renji, I'm not waiting forever, Ichigo and Kon are going to be here soon." I hate it when he does this, he never listens.
"Hey KiKi, Kon and I are here, what smells so good?" Ichigo arrives and takes off his jacket from the frosty weather. "Yeah, it's a shame you put me IN A STUFFED TOY ICHIGO, why I ought' a!" Ichigo laughs and blocks Kon's attack. "Oh can it will ya'." I set the table and I'm still waiting on Renji to get off the phone. "Abarai!! Will you get in here, she made a nice dinner for us and we don't get that privilege much!" I smile at Ichigo, "Thanks." He returns a short smile and in came Renji. "It's about time Renj!" I practically yell at him. Everyone gets their plate set up and we all dig in. "So, Ichigo, how was your day?" I say swirling my homemade ramen noodles. "It was ok I guess, I fought a hallow, and fought with my dad." Laughing Renji slurps a noodle. "Yeah, well, I've tried to get KiKi out of the house all day but she didn't want to do anything." I roll my eyes at Renji.
We eat and talk for hours on end, until there was no dinner left sitting on the table. "Ok well I better get goin' I have school tomorrow and I have a test to study for, thanks for dinner see you guys later." Ichigo gets up from the table, grabs Kon and his jacket then heads out the door. Renji just sits at the other end of the table; he looks up at me with sorrowful eyes. "What's wrong Abarai?" I grab the empty bowls and walk towards the sink. "It's nothing you need you worry about, here let me do that." I don't argue and let Renji do the dished for once, because the cook shouldn't have to clean right? I turn the corner to the staircase and go up them to my room to get changed. No sooner do I make it to the top of the staircase I hear three loud crashes.
"RENJI!!!" I fly back down the stairs into the kitchen to see him sitting in the middle of broken glass. "Renji, get out of there your going to get hurt." I command, he ignores. "My life is no longer a happy go lucky. Rukia doesn't want me, I don't want me." My hand slides up to my mouth covering my dropped jaw as best as I could. I've never seen this grown man cry, but he started to. I get down on my knees and climb on the broken glass to put his head on my chest, "Everything is going to be ok Renji! Stop freakin' out." I can't, I love her! I love her damn it!!" Renji grabs a piece of broken glass and runs it across his legs cutting his skin pretty deep. "Ahh; Renji… Stop it! Stop it!" I jump up and grab the phone and dial 911. I make my report and no sooner do I hang up to tend to Renji the ambulance pulls up out-front. "Where is he ma'am?" The Paramedic anxiously asks. "In through there, in the kitchen; but be careful he's stronger than he looks." They rush in and sedate him before putting him on the stretcher.
"Are you going to ride along Ma'am, or take your own car?" My whole body is shaking and as much as I tried to say "my own car" I couldn't speak at all. "Ma'am?" "Uh, yeah my own car…" My mind trails off afraid for Renji's life. I run upstairs to grab my wallet and my keys and Renji's soul reaper cell goes off frantically. It reads, "Kuchiki Rukia, found dead, due to a hallow." I throw the phone on the bed and cry a little, why is his life turning for the worst? I run my fingers through my hair and run out to my car.
((Well, thanx for reading, please review, and Chpt. 2 will be up shortly))