After spending endless hours in recovery, Byakuya is well enough to leave the infirmary. He spent the last two days training and boy was he back to his cold hearted self. As a result he locked himself in the private of his own home which causes Renji to lug tons of paper work everyday to his captain to review and sign. After the death of the central forty six members, paperwork seem to have quadrupled and Renji is so unpleased about the idea.

Renji just couldn't understand why Byakuya wouldn't leave the house and go to the office. "Its not like him." he mutters to himself as he enters the noble home of Kuchiki mansion. Renji soon finds his captain in his own training ground filled with sweet sweet cherry blossom and tons of berry bushes. No wonder he smells so good he thought. "Sir?" He interrupts his flying senbonzakura. Byakuya doesn't say a word, just gazes at him from the hole in the ground he stands in. "I have the daily reports." Renji screams at the edge of the cliff. He shifts his weight in a effort to cure his developing boredom. He'd rather be killing something or caressing Byakuya instead of logging papers all day.

Unexpectedly the edge gives way and Renji falls to his destruction. He shuts his eyes and prepares for more injuries and in that moment he feels a warm presence, no pain and no anguish. He opens his eyes and sees his captain holding him in his arms as if he were a bride. Why would he save me? Renji's thought process starts to run wild.

"Abarai, you're blushing." Byakuya drops him on the floor.

"Oww." He stands back up while trying to remove all the dirty thoughts from his head. "Umm thank you." He bows his head in respect and hands Byakuya the chunk load of papers that accompanied him on the trip. "You know the ryoka will be leaving soon, I hear there will be a celebration before they go. Maybe we can go?" Renji tries to make small talk.

"I have no interest in joining nor do I care." Byakuya looks for the ink but there is none. He soon grows tired of Renji's incompetence in work. "Fukutaichou" Byakuya calls sternly.

"Huh?" Renji notices him waving the brush in his eyes in a hypnotizing motion. "Damn I knew I forgot something." He exhales, he feels like an idiot.

"Hmm." Byakuya tries to keep his blood pressure down. "Your focus on things is getting rusty."

"I know." Renji whines hoping not to be scolded too harshly today. "I can make it up somehow."

"I know you will." Byakuya grabs him by the back of the neck and whisks him into the training ditch. "You will be my sparring partner." He gives Renji such a sadistic look before allowing him to take a fighting stance.

The two comrades train together for hours on end in the ditch. In a instant it is already night fall in the seireitei. They trained so hard that their wounds threaten to reopen while Renji has gained some new cuts and bruises. He huffs and puffs while resting only for seconds in a slump motion. He knows he has hit his limit but he cant bring himself to admit defeat. The whole event reminds him of their previous fight. He shakes off the thought as he tries once more to focus all his power into his next blow. His eyes tries to find Byakuya, who he knows is standing somewhere in the dark dusty distance. Renji heaves a released Zabimaru over his head and prepares to attack.

"Thats enough for today Renji." Byakuya walks closer to him while sheathing his sword. "We still have paperwork." Renji still in mid action is caught off guard. He swears he can win this one but he guesses it isn't meant to be.


Minutes later...

Byakuya makes his way down the hall to the office with Renji trailing behind him with papers in his hand. Renji's mind no longer focuses on the training but the silky jet black hair on his captains head. He is also admiring the small inch of skin that flashes itself through Byakuya's scarf that he wears around his neck. Oh how he longs to kiss it he thinks. Byakuya slides the door open and make his way to his organized desk. While rambling through the drawers searching for ink, he feels a spiritual pressure creeping upon him.

He looks through the corner of his eyes. Seeing the fiery red hair of Renji, he turns around to see him holding a small container of ink. Byakuya reaches out to take it from him. "Oh. Now wheres the bru-" Renji pushes the confused Byakuya onto the desk. Renji drops the ink while taking the opportunity to rush into a open mouth kiss. His lips matches Byakuya's so perfectly. They embrace each other giving into the moment.

Renji's eyes lower themselves close, all he can think of is his captain. He's so unsure of how this will effect them both but he doesn't care anymore. He loves this man and he knows that somewhere inside this man loves him too. Byakuya extends his arm to Renji's chest moving his kimono open a little and letting his fingers sail across Renji's tattoos as if he is a blind man reading braille. While there tongues overlap each other Byakuya stretches his thin white fingers out and breaks the loving kiss that Renji has placed on him.

Renji's hungry lips finally releases his superiors. With Byakuya's hand still placed in position on his chest he takes a step back to see his reaction. He will accept my love...right? His thought process was stirring again. He didn't know what would come next now that reality is setting in. He looks on at his stunned captain hoping to find an answer. Byakuya just sits there on the desk, his back still slumped against the wall. His pupils dilated and his free hand cups over his two warm lips. He is definitely in shock.

"Taichou?" Renji prays for that answer. Byakuya's finally pushes Renji away from him. He hops off the desk standing as he regains his posture.

"Bakudo number one..." Byakuya's arm fly's to a slide. "...Sai!" In a matter of seconds the incantation sends Renji hurling to his knees as his arms creeps up his back putting him in a painful position. He becomes paralyzed in a degrading way. His head is forced to meet his captains feet in such a submissive situation. There in that moment lies his answer to his love confession.

"Please taichou, I didn't..." Renji won't finish his sentence. He is unsure of what to say and he does not wish to irate captain Kuchiki anymore than what he had already done.

"How dare you put your lips on me? A low life from the rukon district! Did you think it would be okay because you're my fukutaichou?!" Byakuya is in a furious mind state.

"Forgive me. It- It's just I couldn't help myself, I thought..." Renji dare not lift his cheek from the tatami floor.

"You thought?! You thought I could feel the same? A noble of the great four houses? He wants to kick Renji. "I would kill you right where you lay if you weren't my fukutaichou!" His reiatsu rises so high everyone inside and out of the office can tell something is wrong. With Renji gasping for air he chokes out.

"Again...I really am..." He is trying his hardest to plead.

"Save it and be grateful for your life." Byakuya flash steps away. Leaving Renji still stuck in the kido, broken hearted and nothing but his thoughts.

"Damn, I'm so stupid!" Renji huffs while lifting his face from the mat.

"Need help?" A familiar voice calls out to him. "Seems like your in a bind Renji-kun." Rangiku speaks from the opening of the office sliding door.

"Oh very funny. Are you going to help or not?" He says with such frustration also wondering how long had she been standing there. "Where the hell did you come from?"

"Sure I am going to help. In fact I thought you might need some assistance so I came over. Care to tell me why he bound you in the first place?" She giggles lightly before entering the room. Renji's heart soothes a bit knowing that his secret isn't out just yet.

"Nope." Renji silences her questioning.

Rangiku stands behind the paralyzed Renji and inhales deeply. She swirls one hand around the area of the placed kido then with both hands she presses down on what looks to be an imaginary button. "Release." She utters. Renji's arms fall to the floor. His inner voice screams to the high heavens in his mind but the cries of pain fall on deaf ears. "Hey don't be bummed. I'm sure whatever it is he'll get over it."

"Yeah I hope so." Renji rubs his wrists and rises from the floor.

"Come now, we should have a drink." She perks up on his arm trying to seduce him.

"I have paperwork." Renji sighs, he doesn't want to bothered by anything else at the moment.

"Hey now you need to relax, come on just one drink." She rubs her large breasts up and down his arm. Renji shakes her off.

"I said I have paperwork!"

"No need to be rude!" She flips her hair releasing him of her grip. She is a bit pissed off he declined her again, She is growing tired of this cat and mouse game. All the men fall to her feet but getting Renji in the sack is harder then anything she'd done before. Now that Gin is gone she is planning to make him into a fun pet but Renji isn't making this easy. "Later Renji-kun." she winks at him while plotting new ways to seduce him and making an exit.