It was the coldest feeling, the worst he's ever had. To know he was just tossed aside and would soon also be forgotten. What's worse was that he felt that he was happy. Happy to know he was free and away from that so now that ungrateful little bastard would deal with what he had to his whole life after that one day.

He'll finally see why I hate everything...

Setting his notebook to the side the redhead glanced around with half-lidded, dead, eyes. So tired, so hungry, so...

Depressed.

Reaching a hand up he brushed stray strands out of his face and ventured around the run-down church. The scent of the rat piss didn't bother him much now, though the teen sighed heavily once he finally found the bathroom. Pressing his dirtied hand against the surface of the door to push it open with a wince as it pressed hard against the wounded flesh.

The bathroom wasn't any better than the main room. Paint was peeling away, there was blood smeared on the mirror, tiles covered in grime, this smell was worse than anything. Like a rotting body. Moving in the door swung shut and a loud 'BANG!' echoed throughout the room.

Moving over to the cracked mirror he raised a hand and placed it against the glass. Cherry-colored spheres glancing down to see that brown, caked, blood clogged the sink. Though...

It looks like it's a few hours old.

Moving back Renji went over to each stall, kicking them open and holding his fists at the ready. Stall one, nothing. Stall two, nothing. Three, four and five obtained nothing. Six however revealed a body of a woman, her stomach sliced open and staring up at the cieling. Recoiling back the teen slapped a hand over his mouth and gagged, rushing to get out before opening the door and slamming it shut.

"Ugh..." The mirth of tears stung his eyes, the taste of bile in his mouth. "Oh God..."

Next thing he knew he was puking out his disgust at the sight, hunched over and eyes shut. Sickening sounds continued until the redhead panted and opened his eyes slowly.

There had been a murder in this church.

"Haah...haa..."

Standing up and wiping his mouth with the brim of his shirt the young male moved to grab his notebook and pencil, pressing them close as he staggered to the entrance. Pushing the door open and being welcomed by a bright light, that light known as the sun.

"T-this can't...go unnoticed..." he mumbled, looking down and the image of how dead that woman looked attacking his mentality. Realizing as well how an infant was on the floor, an underdeveloped baby with the umbilical cord still attached.

Collapsing to his knees Renji whipped open the word holder and wrote down everything, every little detail and all the sickened emotions that came along with it.

In the end he wrote down 'She was murdered...' then shut it once he heard footsteps and glanced up to see a young child moving her head from side to side, the green hues dull and void of real color. "Brother...?" she called, attired in a creme Sunday dress. "Brother, where are you?"

Soon she reached the stairs to enter the church and tripped on the first step, the red haired boy's eyes widening and moving to catch the little child who then held onto him so tightly.

"B-brother?" she stammered, reaching a hand up to feel the teen's features. "...brother, if that's you don't play games."

Standing straight and helping her to stand the redhead blinked and grabbed onto the prodding hand lightly to lower it. "I'm not your brother." he complied, seeing the blonde move her head to 'look' at him and tears formed in her eyes. "...are you...blind?"

A timid nod came then and a sigh from him soon after. Releasing the hand and placing a hand atop the girl's head.

"C'mon, I'll help you find your brother." he spoke gently, smiling softly though it was tinged with sadness. How he missed hearing 'brother.' That was the last word he ever heard from Rukia, that adorable, young, child. Taking his hand back he bent down and picked up the notebook, slipping the pencil in through the spiral. "'kay?"

"O-okay, thank you, mister." the toddler stuttered, reaching her tiny hand up for the redhead to take.

Looking down at said hand Renji then sighed inwardly and took it into his own loosely while walking forth and the other following in step once she felt the tug to her hand. "No need fer 'mister,' name's Renji."

The blonde tightened her hold, as if afraid to lose the hold she had on Renji's hand, really afraid. As if...he was her angel whom came to answer her plea. "Nice to meet you, I'm Yuu." she responded while reaching her other hand up to get an extra hold on the crimson haired boy's hand.

I'm not scared anymore, crossed her mind while closing her eyes as her white dress shoes' soles padded against the concrete. I'm not.

Glancing over with reddish-brown hues Renji smiled softly at seeing the content look on the little one's features while tightening his hold on his notebook. Though he knew she'd forget about him later on. It always happened, always. But, just this once, he'd allow his hatred towards the world to dissolve for the time being until they found Yuu's brother. Then the bitterness would return, he knew this, it would return tenfold.

"Pleased to meet you, Yuu." he said.

Oblivious' Note: Sorry for the LONG wait. Totally forgot about this until I saw the note from glon morski.