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The sounds of blades crashing echoed through the empty room covered with giant scrolls. The most beautiful calligraphy written on them, depicting the kanji for "strength", "honor" and "loyalty". The quick steps running around the wooden floor and the panting of two fighters were the only things heard around the Kuchiki Manor.

"Bakayaro!"

A deep voice screamed, a red liquid pouring down a blade straight to the ground and a small piece of black clothing pinned with the sword against it. The other shinigami lost control of her own sword as she let it drop carelessly on the ground without putting any fight.

"Just what the hell do you think you are doing?"

That had certainly been Renji's voice in pain and anger at his opponent. His whole body plopped to the ground as small drops of sweat mixed with blood fell on the floor. He could not believe Rukia could lose concentration in that way, almost letting herself get killed and in the process she had hurt him.

"Renji!" The sweet voice screamed loudly, startled at the sight of her friend bleeding profusely. Rukia's eyes dilated as she realized what had just happened. She ran towards him and saw the wound on his shoulder. Then she saw her own sword pinned against the wall, the last drop of blood remaining on the blade and letting her almost see her own reflection in it. It had been her fault for letting her thoughts wander around aimlessly.

"I'm sorry Renji, look at what I've done" The noble said, quickly ripping the long sleeve of her black shikakushou and quickly making a tourniquet around his arm to stop the bleeding. Renji groaned in pain as she put more pressure on his arm. Wounds would seldom hurt in a real battle, but this time it was different. He was probably more worried about her than the wound on his arm.

"I'll be fine. I'm just worried about you. Why would you not block my attack and instead act in such a weird manner. Are you ok Rukia?" The Red-headed man said sitting on the floor and sighing heavily while looking at her. The young woman limited herself to just avoiding his eyes and sitting next to him, resting her head over his wounded shoulder.

"Ouch! That hurts…." Renji uttered but did not push her aside, for some reason he liked being so close to her. And it might as well be the only chance he ever got in his life. It was probably her own way of apologizing for acting so careless. Ever since that day, they had never been as close. How could he be so stupid as to let her go into the Kuchiki clan. She had always been with him and he decided to kill him feelings towards her in order to let her have everything they had wished for when they were just little kids. Money, status, protection and overall the right to be called a "Kuchiki" with none than Kuchiki Byakuya. Renji was becoming overwhelmed once again by the memories of those halcyon days in which they were little kids.

"It was for the best…"

He said softly, to himself and she had not listened to a word he had spoken.

The young woman just kept looking down ashamed and blushing deeply. Her heart was racing just by being next to him. That had been the true reason why she ended up hurting him like this, and now she regretted it. The image was still playing vividly in her mind. As he came running against her, she had lost her train of thought and started to remember the days when they would dream of being part of a family, but those dreams ended up badly as their friends died one by one. The only ones that remained now became true shinigami, fighting to protect their new lives and their new dreams. But this person, the man charging at her with his sword had been like a brother to her. There was absolutely no way she was feeling this way she knew it was completely wrong. It had been at that moment when she imagined herself killing those feelings that haunted her, but in the process she had also wounded Renji with her zanpakutoh. A mere thought had become reality when she attacked him directly without any restraint. And if it hadn't been by Renji's skills, she would have accomplished that wild thought.

" Renji…. Nothing has changed … right?"
She asked hesitantly, quickly moving her face towards his and staring at him with pleading eyes.

"Changed? What do you mean?"
Renji said looking at her a little bit confused, their eyes met and she immediately looked the other way. Her cheeks flushed in embarrassment and he could feel her small body trembling against him. Renji grabbed her shoulder with his hand and squeezed it softly, and then he remained silent for awhile.

"Re….Renji…. I don't know how to explain this, but…. but… I really like you" Rukia said quickly and almost mumbling. At that same instant she realized her mistake and quickly stood up, trying to run away from what she had just done, but Renji grabbed her arm while refusing to look at her directly in the eye.

"I cannot let you go this time" He said gathering all the courage he had not showed on the day their lives became so distant. She looked back at him and sat once again on the floor, her knees carefully supporting her tiny body. The way she carried herself up to this point had been of a completely of a noble, not the tomboy he had met in his childhood. It was so easy to realize how both of them had changed.
"Rukia, I also….like… you" The man said breathing heavily and lifting his head up only to be met by Rukia's face, closer than ever before. He jumped back startled and she chuckled seeing his behavior, so childish and that's what she had always loved and hated about him.

The young woman leaned closer once again and pressed her lips softly against his, feeling his warm breath emanate from his mouth. She had never done something like that; it was such a new feeling that took control over her body. He guided his wounded hand to the back of her head and caressed her black hair softly while prolonging the kiss. Renji was elated with the soft smell of Rukia's hair, her soft skin and the way she was trembling. He wrapped his hand around her tiny hips and brought her a little bit closer to his body, the kiss becoming more passionate and his mind starting to become blurry in the heat of their lips violently caressing each other.

"Renji…" She moaned inside his mouth unable to stop the kiss. Rukia decided to move her hand to keep more balance. Without realizing, she lifted her hand from the floor to Renji's body, only to unexpectedly meet a certain something that protruded from Renji's pants. She quickly gasped and removed her hand, taken by surprise.

"Rukia… wait… It's not what you think… I'm sorry….." He replied embarrassed.

Rukia had never felt, or seen something like that before. Those topics were not allowed to be discussed by a noble like her. She looked away blushing and clasping her hands together, pressed against her chest.

"I think it's better for us to continue with our training and forget about this"
He said smiling and gently stroking her cheek trying to alleviate the tension built and starting to stand up slowly. But those did not seem to be Rukia's intentions at all. She looked straight at him once again and slowly moved her hand towards his body once again, untying his white belt.

"Rukia… you don't… wanna do that…" Renji's eyes widened looking at the sudden determination in her eyes and the way she was looking at him. He gasped for air before he felt her soft hand reaching inside his hakama. He jerked his head back in pleasure and closed his eyes, enjoying that soft grasp around his erect manhood. Renji bit his lower lip to prevent a moan from coming out and Rukia's expression changed from being confused to completely eager to see that face once again but she did not know what to do. Her hand remained still for a while until Renji opened his eyes confused

"What's wrong?" He dared to ask while looking at her puzzled face

She moved forward and kissed the young man once again, this time she guided her tongue inside his mouth and started violently fighting against his tongue. Her hand clasping tighter around him and starting to pump vigorously, making Renji thrust against her and groan inside her warm mouth.

"I can't believe I'm doing this. His face looks like he's in pain, but his body tells me the opposite." She thought embarrassed and feeling how hard he was getting every second she teased him. She stopped her hand and looked at him once again, his cheeks completely red and he was panting and biting his lower lip.

"Renji…" she moved away his clothes and finally saw Renji's manhood. She ran her fingers over it once again, feeling it throb. She laid down on the floor and took a closer look at it.

"Uhh…. Rukia.. You don't have to do that. It's ok" Renji said moaning as he felt her warm breath. She began by licking the whole length while glancing at him and smirking, their eyes meeting for a second before she continued to gently suck on the soft tip. It was a whole new experience for her, the soft yet stiff texture, the way he tried to hide his groans and the salty juices emanating from the tip were starting to drive her crazy.

"Ah! Rukia!" He moaned while stroking her black hair softly with his right hand and bucking his hips against her mouth, feeling so close to his climax but not knowing what to do. She was starting to suck on the tip even harder and he could no longer control his body. Her warm mouth around his manhood was what he had always dreamed of and now it was not just an illusion.

"I'm coming" was the only thing she heard as his deep voice resonated in the room. He immediately shot that warm seed inside her mouth, filling her up. She was confused, yet proud of what she had made him do, gathering her thoughts back she looked up at him and seductively swallowed the whole thing. Renji breathed heavily and fell back on the floor, closing his eyes and resting from his climax. She licked the tip one last time to clean it up completely as he moan once again.

"I love the face you were making, Renji" Rukia said teasingly while crawling over his body. Her violet-colored eyes meeting his as they both smiled and she pressed her lips against him.