A/N : Ahahaa xD more RenBya! This time, our favorite tattooed guy is a merman! A hunky one that is :P This story will be multi-chaptered. Hope it'll interest you. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: Ariel, Eric and the Kingdom of Atlantica belongs to Disney :P And of course, our hunky guys are from Bleach :) -Just gotta put a disclaimer 'cause there's Ariel in here lol-
Once there was a loud, friendly and hunky merman called Renji. He was tan and his well sculpted body was decorated with lots of bold and visible black tribal tattoos. On his forehead, chest, abdomen, even on the bottom of his brown tail. And his hair, wow, his hair was red and long. It floats around him like a blazing fire.
He was a kind and friendly merman. He loved to talk to other sea inhabitants and play with them. He liked to train his fighting skill with the sharkpeople and barracudas, train his agility with the eels and even listen to the wise turtle's words. But most of all, he likes to have fun and joke around. Renji was like the underwater fire.
But actually, he was the son of King Jyuushiro, the ruler of the grand and famous Seireitei Kingdom. Renji lived in a castle decorated with beautiful shells, pearls and corals. He lived with 12 of his brothers and sisters. He was the 6th child, so he wouldn't inherit the throne. That actually made Renji happy, because he didn't have to take great responsibility, but still loved by his father.
To fill his days, Renji liked to go out to the open sea and scavenge human things. He went on so many adventures with his best friends Izuru and Shuuhei. Izuru has a blond hair with yellow and black tail. He's a nice but sometimes moody merman. On the other hand Shuuhei was the merman with purple tail and black hair. He was pretty strict, but calm. He's the personal advisor of King Jyuushiro himself. Well, at least one of the advisors. But either way, he cares a lot about his friends.
One sunny day, Renji spent his morning cleaning his cave of treasures. He wiped his wine glass until they sparkle, fixed the broken jaw of a nutcracker and picked the lock of his newly found music box. He spent a lot of time examining, fixing and caring for his treasures. He was more than interested in them. He loved his collection so much that he kept adding stuff until his cave almost overflowed. But that didn't stop him at all.
When he had finished, he used his super hunky strength to seal his cave shut with a huge boulder.
"Renji, you still want to go out and look for some rarities?" Izuru said with a smile on his face. Oh, he loved adventuring as much as Renji.
"Of course! I need to find a screwdriver and … what's the name of that thing again? Light blobs?" Renji asked.
"Light bulbs." Shuuhei corrected while stretching his lithe body.
"Oh yeah, thanks Shuuhei." Renji had a friend from the neighboring Kingdom of Atlantica called Ariel. They were childhood friends. Even after she got married to the Prince from the surface, Eric, they kept meeting up occasionally. She was the one who taught Renji about the objects from the surface world. That's why Renji's one smart merman.
"Well then, shall we get going?" Izuru said and did a little flip but ended up bumping an angry looking manta ray. He muttered a shy sorry and the ray swam away. The mermen laughed and swam nearer to the shallow water.
They met three sharkpeople from the Espada Kingdom and stopped a while to joke around. At least Renji was. Izuru hid behind Shuuhei who was complaining to Renji to hurry up and get the hell out of there.
"Ya know, I heard that a big ship's gonna pass here soon." The hammerhead shark, Gin said.
"Yes, the dolphins said that there's going to be a big party on board. They might drop some valuable stuff, knowing how dumb humans are." Tia the great white scoffed.
"Hey, Tia, don't say that. Renji's friend's husband is a human. And Gin, don't tease the blonde merman!" Starrk scowled at Gin who was lifting the chin of the shivering Izuru.
"Ya sure are pretty." Gin winked and let Izuru go.
"Th-thank y-you." Izuu stuttered and slumped, holding a coral for support.
"Anyways, are you guys sure? This is just like how Ariel met Eric. If I'm lucky enough, I can meet a new friend!" Renji grinned. He had been dreaming of this opportunity for so long.
"Of course we're sure. The dolphins heard it from the seagulls." Tia said.
"True or not, I don't think it's a good idea to show yourself to humans, Renji." Wise Shuuhei finally got rid of his fear and regained his composure.
"Oh come on, Shuuhei. Ariel and The Kingdom of Atlantica had been discovered. Why not me and Seireitei?"
"Because we are not supposed to be discovered!" Shuuhei folded his arms.
"Just a little peek? Please Shuuhei? Should I tell Kensei to guard us?" Shuuhei blushed upon hearing the name of the handsome and built castle guard. Renji knew Shuuhei had the hots for Kensei.
"Oh Poseidon, don't say anything to him, please! I'm not ready for anything that has to do with him yet." Shuuhei blushed. It was normal for merpeople to fall in love and have a relationship with the same gender. Because basically, younglings were made from the magic that true love created between a couple.
"I think that's a yes. Anyways, we should get going. Mama Ulqui and Papa Grimm are waiting. Tia sat up from the rock she had been sitting on and grabbed a kelp package. "We'll see you later, Renji!"
"Maa, we hafta part now. Bai-bai my yellow fishy!" Gin nibbled Izuru's finger and swam away with his brother and sister.
"Did he just call me…" Izuru stared at Renji and Shuuhei's grinning face.
"Yep, he called you one of the most intimate nicknames under the seven seas: fishy." Renji smugly grinned and Shuuhei laughed along.
"Oh holy seaweed…" Izuru blushed deep crimson.
"Look! Light blobs!"
"Bulb, Renji. Bulb as in gulp." Shuuhei giggled at his hyperactive friend.
"Yeah, yeah. Bulb. Anyways, we're pretty much done. Wanna scavenge anything else?"
"It's getting pretty late. How about we wait for the ship to pass?" Izuru said. Shuuhei just sighed in response. He gave up convincing the other two mermen to go home straight away.
They sat on a rock near the place that the sharkpeople appointed them. The current was slow and gentle, making Renji's red hair flow around him. The three of them watched as the remaining sunray slowly vanished and the water around them turned dark.
"Let's go up." Renji's head popped out of the water and he was greeted by the wind. He looked up to the star spangled sky and smiled. "How beautiful…"
"Wow… They're pretty!" Izuru lighted up. The never grow tired of star gazing. It was a rare sight for them.
"All hail Prince Byakuya!" A crowd roared, surprising the mermen. They looked around and saw a big ship heading towards them. Renji laughed whole-heartedly and jetted towards the ship.
On board, the Prince, Byakuya, was feeling restless although he didn't show it. He kept his face stern and stoic, only nodding to the party guest that smiled at him. He was bored. He was sick of all the parties he had to attend. He wants something new, something like an adventure. He walked to the other end of the ship, where no one even knew existed. He took a deep breath and exhaled audibly. He stared at the sky and let his mind wander.
Renji was smitten. He watched as the beauty stretched his thin arms. Jet black hair framed the delicate face. Even from that far, Renji knew that hair would be smooth as silk. The beauty was wearing a simple white shirt and a dark colored vest and a white headpiece that screamed royalty. But the thing that caught Renji's attention was how sad and miserable he looked.
"I'm tired." Renji tensed. "I don't want to live like this anymore. I want to go away and start fresh. I don't want to be here and live with all of this responsibility anymore." Renji kept watching the owner of the tender voice. The prince wasn't crying, but his voice and his expressions were. "Oh great, grand sea. What do you have in store for me?"
"Me. I'm here." Renji mumbled. Shuuhei gasped and dragged Renji underwater.
"What were you thinking? If you spoke any louder he would know that we're here!" Shuuhei shouted.
"Let him know! I want him to know I exist. I want to get to know him better. He's calling out to me, Shuu. You heard him, right? He needs me!"
"How can you be so sure, Renji? I know he's pretty and all…" Izuru chimed in.
"I felt it. Here." Renji tapped his chest, the spot where his heart throbbed. "Anyways, I gotta talk to him."
"Renji, don't! You stupid dork!" Too late. Renji had popped his head back up, but the beautiful prince wasn't there. Disappointment washed over him.
"There it goes, my one and only chance of knowing how to love…" He said to his friends once he was back underwater. He was angry at them for worrying too much. He wasn't supposed to, but he couldn't help it. But again, they were his best friends. They didn't mean to hurt him.
"I'm sorry, Renji…" Izuru patted Renji's back. "Let's just go home." And so they made their way home.
The water around them was very dark, but they have the ability to see in the dark. Renji's mind was still filled with the prince's words. He could and would be the prince's friend, or even more! He wanted a chance to do so.
"Waah!" Izuru screamed, breaking Renji from his train of thoughts.
"Fishy, don't scream like that. Did I scare ya that bad?" Gin suddenly appeared behind Izuru.
"W-why of course! You appeared out of nowhere." Izuru blushed and stuttered.
"Awh, yer such a cutie, fishy. Anyways, I can't stop thinking about ya. Wanna spend some time together?" Gin just made a confession and Izuru wasn't taking it very well. Even in the dark, a blind fish would know that Izuru was blushing furiously. Renji and Shuuhei tried their best to hold their laugh but they ended up snorting.
"We just met a few hours ago! And stop calling me 'that' "
"Calling ya what?" Gin scratched his head.
"You know… 'that'…"
"Fishy?" Izuru let out a wail. "Fishy, ya shouldn't worry about that. That's why I wanna know ya better. You've nibbled my heart!" Gin circled Izuru and gave a slow, lazy lick on Izuru's neck.
"Oh Poseidon…" That time, Renji and Shuuhei stopped giggling. Never in their life they thought that Izuru would moan like that. "Oh no, no, no, noo! Not in front of them!"
"Shall we take it somewhere… private?" Gin smirked and tangled their tails together. Quite intimate for underwater creatures.
"Well, we should go now. Have fun and take care, you two. Don't bite each other too hard!" Renji said and held the urge to laugh out loud. Gin hugged Izuru from behind and led him to a well-lighted cave nearby.
"Could've been me holding the prince like that." Renji smiled bitterly. He wanted to hold and comfort the prince.
"Renji, I…" Guilt kicked in like a punch into Shuuhei's stomach.
"Nah, don't apologize. Shouldn't have wishes like this from the start anyway." The tension was thick and there was a long silence between them as they swam to Renji's room.
"Shuu?" A voice called. The said man turned his head to see a certain castle guard calling out to him.
"Kensei. What brings you here?"
"I was looking all over for you. I noticed you were missing so I thought you got into trouble or something. Ah, good evening, Prince Renji." He bowed.
"Hey, don't call me that. Renji's fine. Anyways, he was with me and Izuru, adventuring. He's real tired so can you take him to his room?" Shuuhei's shocked face turned to Renji.
"Oh is that so? I'll take care of him then. Thanks for taking care of him." Renji smugly grinned and mouthed 'payback'.
"Good night then, Kensei. Take care." Kensei carried Shuuhei who yelped.
"Good. Night. Renji." Shuuhei said through gritted teeth.
Renji went into his room and closed the red coral door. He tied his hair and lied down on his bed.
"Could've been me carrying the prince like that." He shut his eyes, trying to get a decent rest.
A/N : So? Is it interesting? :D
Renji : So, dear author. This time I'm a mermaid?
Corolla : No, merMAN.
Renji : What's the big difference?
Corolla : Are you a MAN or a MAID?
Gin : Shh, I'm talking with my fishy. *grins while Izuru blushes*
Kensei : Shuuhei is sleeping... *strokes Shuuhei's hair*
Renji : *sigh* I'm all alone tonight damn it. Hurry up and write more chapters so I can meet the prince.
Corolla : Well just look forward to the next chappie!
Byakuya : Hm. I'm royalty as usual. *small smirk*
Renji : I am too!
Byakuya : You're the 6th prince. Doesn't mean much.
Renji : I can never win against you, can I?
Kensei & Gin : SHUDDUP! GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!
Corolla : I'm out! *flees* Psst, R & R please ;)