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Zezu walked out of Kurosaki's house and was halfway to her old house by the time Renji caught up to her. He wanted to ask her why she was returning now but kept quiet and followed her inside. She entered her room and pulled two bags out from under her bed and set them on the floor by her closet. Renji helped her pack what was in her closet and she started to pack what was in her drawers. As Renji put the last shirt into the first bag, he saw that she was done with her drawers and held something that was in a wood carved box. She stood up and grabbed the silk blanket off her bed and wrapped the box in it and slid it into the second bag and closed it. They set the bags by the front door and Zezu walked into the main room and grabbed a box out of the closet that looked heavy.

She walked into the basement where her father's corpse was and pulled something out of the box and sat it on his chest then crouched next to him and opened the thing. It looked like a computer of sorts and as she pressed a couple buttons, he saw a countdown start up. Zezu picked up the box and then they walked back to the kitchen and she set the box on the floor and Renji saw another countdown. Zezu reached over the stove and pulled the gas line then pulled him with her. They grabbed the bags and left the house, closing the door behind them.

"Zezu-san, what where those…?"

"You'll see soon enough, let's drop off my bags at Isshin-san's place then you'll understand what I did," Zezu spoke calmly and they walked over to Kurosaki's house.

They put the bags in the clinic part of ht house then left again. Renji saw flames through a window then the house exploded and Renji was about to run when he saw the debris but it hit a barrier of sorts and rebounded back into the flames. Renji watched in amazement as the barrier kept in all the debris then as neighbors started running out of their homes and a fire truck dashed down the street, Renji looked to Zezu only to find that she wasn't here.

"Damn it," Renji muttered and dashed down an alley then jumped up onto the roofs to look for Zezu.

He saw a blonde dash down an alley as some people turned the corner and he jumped over roofs and moved closer. Zezu hid in the shadows as she watched the neighbors run past the alley to see what the explosion was. Soon she snuck out of the alley and bolted down the streets, away from the commotion and he saw her headed towards the cliffs. He kept out of her sight, wondering if she snuck off so she could clear her head.

"Renji, what happened?" Ichigo landed next to him with Rukia.

"She blew up her house then hid from the neighbors. I'm starting to wonder what is on her mind but she is acting like she doesn't want to be seen at the moment," Renji spoke as they stood in the shadows of a tree, watching Zezu stand on the edge of the cliffs. "Earlier a hollow attacked her, saying he was going to get her back for killing a fresh hollow that they seemed convinced to be her younger brother Tommy."

"Damn, I wondered when that would come back and bite her in the butt. I remember her staying at our place for years while dad worked with her. I remember back then that I was always mad that she took up his time and didn't spend time with his own kids. I didn't care about her condition then until I saw her kill him. He had dragged her out of the back yard wanting to kill her saying 'why did you ignore you little brother?' She's definitely had a hard life."

"Yeah…"

"What is she doing?" Rukia gasped and Renji looked at her and saw her kick off her shoes and pull off her shirt, leaving her in a black bra and pants then she jumped off the cliff.

"It's called cliff diving."

Ichigo smiled pulling off his shirt and shoes then ran to the cliff and jumped off. Renji heard a squeal of surprise then a splash of water. Renji and Rukia ran to the edge and saw Zezu climbing up the side of the cliff and Ichigo was starting to pull himself out of the water as well. As soon as Zezu was in reach, Renji reached down and pulled her back to the edge and she giggled.

"You should try it, Renji-san, you too Rukia-chan," she smiled as Ichigo climbed over the edge.

"I don't swim," Rukia spoke quickly then ran off.

"Renji-san, you should try it. It definitely gets your blood pumping and clears your head," Ichigo smiled then jumped back off the cliff and went into the water with a splash.

Renji sighed and pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it to where Zezu's shirt was. He looked at Zezu and saw her studying his tattoos with a blank face. He kicked off his shoes then in a flash, gathered her in his arms and jumped off the cliff, making her squeal and wrap her arms around his neck. When they hit the water, Renji let her go and swam back to the surface laughing. Zezu surfaced on the other side of Ichigo and she glared at Renji and stuck her tongue out at him.

Renji splashed Ichigo, wanting to get Zezu but she dived under the water to dodge it. Ichigo growled and sent a wave back at Renji. He was going to dodge it but arms came around his neck and he coughed as water entered his mouth. Renji was surprised that Zezu was on his back and felt heat rush to his face. Ichigo sent another wave at them and Renji dived under water and felt Zezu's arms tighten around his neck. As he surfaced, she let him go and he turned to her. Her hair was in her face and she ran a hand through it to move it out of her way.

"You could have warned me," she coughed.

"Maybe you shouldn't have been on my back," Renji smirked.

"Ah, but it was fun," she smiled and he felt his face heat up more. "Renji-kun, why are you blushing?"

"It's the adrenaline rush," Renji lied quickly and she shrugged and dove under the water.

He felt her swim under him then as he turned around, he saw her surface next to the cliff and she pulled herself out of the water and started to scale the cliff face. He noticed a tribal tattoo on her lower back, right above her pants and he groaned quietly as heat rushed over his whole body. Ichigo was scaling the cliff now and Zezu was on top but disappeared.

Ichigo reached the top and Renji saw him talk to her before disappearing as well. Renji heard a scream and was about to start climbing the cliff when Zezu appeared running with a huge grin on her face then jumped off, using her legs to push her away from the cliff. Then Ichigo appeared and dove after her. Zezu surfaced and was less than a foot away, her hair was pulled back into a tight bun and he saw amusement in her eyes.

"What's on your mind, Renji-kun? What has you looking so uncomfortable?" she asked.

"Wh-what?" Renji stammered, feeling a familiar uncomfortable sensation in his abdomen.

They heard a yell and turned to see Ichigo on the cliff again. He jumped off the edge, ready to do a cannon ball and Renji grabbed Zezu and turned her around and held her close as Ichigo hit the water and Renji took the splash with his broad frame, making sure Zezu didn't get hit.

"Oh my…" Zezu gasped and he looked at her.

-Zezu-

Renji looked at her and she felt her body heat up as her body was pressed to his. She could feel a very prominent hardness pressed to her lower stomach and her eyes widened in realization at why he had looked so uncomfortable. His face turned pink and he rushed to release her and dove under the water as Ichigo surfaced. Zezu looked around and saw Renji surface at an alcove and she started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Ichigo asked oblivious to where Renji was and Zezu saw the red-haired male stiffen and he turned his head to look at her with one of his eyes.

"Just an inside joke," Zezu smiled, brushing him off and turning away from Renji and they started to swim back to the cliffs.

"Ichigo Nii-San, dad needs you at the house!" Karin appeared on the cliffs and Zezu heard Ichigo sigh.

"I'll go find where Renji-san ran off to then we'll meet back at your place," Zezu spoke quietly and Ichigo started to climb up.

Zezu swam towards the alcove, making all her movements silent and heard groans. She snuck closer and saw Renji's eyes were closed and he looked like he was concentrating on something. His back was to the entrance of the alcove as if he didn't want anyone to know what he was doing. Zezu smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her hands on the flat of his stomach below his navel.

"You couldn't wait for me, Renji-kun?" Zezu teased as she realized what he had been concentrating on when she felt his hands holding something. "What in the world were you thinking about to make you get in this situation?"

"Um…I…" he stammered and tried to move away from Zezu but she wrapped both her hands around his hard cock that was currently not confined by his pants, making him freeze. "Zezu-san…"

"Tell me," Zezu growled, squeezing his length.

"I…um… When I saw that tramp stamp…" he tried to keep his voice normal but failed horribly as a groan escaped his lips as she started pump his length.

"You're such a hentai," Zezu breathed in his ear then he came in the water and she let him go and swam back towards the cliffs and started to climb up, letting Renji get situated. She grabbed her shirt and dried off her chest and then tossed the fabric over her shoulders and picked up her shoes.

"A dragon, huh?" Renji smirked as he appeared next to her and picked up his own things. As they started walking, Zezu felt his fingers trail the tribal tattoo on her lower back.

"Keep your hands to yourself," Zezu hissed, slapping his hand away.

"Then maybe you should keep your hands to yourself," Renji whispered as she felt his hand on his arm and he turned her around to look at him. "I didn't need your help."

"That may be, but it was partially my fault for that little problem. Don't think much on it through, I don't think of you like that," Zezu spoke as she pulled out of his grip. She saw his eyes harden as she turned to start walking again. Neighbors were slowly heading back to their homes and the fire truck was finished dousing the last of the flames. Zezu hurried past them and entered Kurosaki's house. Yuzu met them with towels and they dried off quickly and Zezu walked past Ichigo to where her bags were to change.

-Renji-

Renji pulled the elastic out of his hair and ran the towel through his hair as Zezu disappeared into the room where she had put her bags as Ichigo came to him. They walked up to his room and Ichigo handed him a pair of sweats and a t-shirt.

"Did you see that tramp stamp?" Ichigo asked quietly as Renji slid out of the wet jeans and pulled on the sweats and t-shirt.

"So what, you don't ask me about my tattoos?" Renji spoke as he found a comb and untangled his hair and dried it with the towel.

"I guess that's true but it's still surprising that a girl like her would get one, especially there," Ichigo sighed and ran a hand through his own hair. "Your hair is longer than I last remember."

"Cutting it is a hassle," Renji spoke as they went back downstairs.

Zezu walked past the stairwell, wearing fishnet leggings and a red-pleated mini skirt and a tube top. Her hair was still damp and was curling over one of her shoulders. She past the stairwell, not even looking at them as they came down and they followed her into the kitchen where she sat on a counter as Isshin started making dinner. Zezu started talking to Rukia who was helping Isshin when Karin ran into the room.

"You guys need to see this!" Then she ran back into the living room to where the TV was on.

"A tragic household incident has taken two lives this afternoon. The house exploded around 3 o'clock and the firemen have found the remains of two bodies, confirming that Takeo and Zezuki Tsuchini are no longer among our numbers. We have been notified that the gas line had leaked and killed both when it caught a spark. As soon as the remains of this house is dried, we will be coming in and clearing the wreckage so no one has to deal with the heartache of knowing that two kind spirits were lost. Zezuki also known as Zezu or Zee was special in many ways. This Friday there will be a closed casket funeral…" Zezu scoffed and everyone looked at her as she walked out of the room and walked upstairs. A door closed slightly louder than it should then everyone looked at her.

"Should we go talk to her?" Karin asked sadly.

"I don't know," Rukia sighed. "If she didn't bother notifying the police that she's still alive then maybe that means that she doesn't want them to. She will be heading home with Renji-san in a few weeks anyway when his uncle calls him back."

"Renji-san, you should go talk to her," Isshin spoke and he looked at him.

Isshin nodded knowingly and Renji got to his feet and walked up the stairs. All but one door was opened. Renji walked over to it and opened it quietly and saw Zezu in a corner, half hidden by the edge of the couch and he heard a sob come from her. Her legs were up to her chest and her head was on her knees. Renji came over and sat on the couch next to her and touched her shoulder.

She jerked and looked at him, tears staining her cheeks. Renji opened his arms and she got to her feet and came to him, sobbing. He pulled her into his lap silently and rested one hand on the side of her head and laid her head on his chest while his other arm came around her waist and held her closely. Soon her sobs disappeared and he looked down at her and saw one of her hands was across her stomach, her hand on his arm that was around her waist while her other hand was on his chest. When that arm slid done into her lap limply, he looked at her face and saw that she was asleep.

"Renji-san?" Isshin came in holding something in his arms and closed the door behind him. "I figured she'd fall asleep soon. Can you stand up with her in your arms?" Renji nodded and slid his arm from around her waist and wrapped it under her legs and got to his feet slowly. "Come lay her on the bed."

Renji knelt on the bed and lowered her to the pillows but her hand grasped his shirt tightly and he blinked in surprise. Isshin came on the other side and Renji realized that the thing in his arm was her blanket she had packed. He grabbed the corner of the blanket and ran it across her cheek and she let go of Renji's shirt and grasped the blanket and curled up into a ball around the silk.

Renji got off the bed and walked over to the door and looked at Zezu who looked vulnerable. Isshin came over and they left the room quietly. Renji closed the door then stood outside the room and took a deep breath.

"Why is she taking this so hard?" Renji asked quietly.

"Even if she did kill him, she still cared deeply for her father. She takes self-punishment quite hard. She killed Tommy and the level of her Reiryoku drew the hollows that killed her mom. Then she kills her father. She's had a very tough life and now it will be her choice whether it gets easier or harder. What did Rukia-san mean when she said that you were talking her home with you?"

"When we found her, she was being tortured. After she killed her father, the plus of her mother appeared and asked us to train her to become a Shinigami. When my captain summons me back to Soul Society, I'll be taking her with me so she can start learning," Renji whispered.

"Good, but when will he summon you back?"

"Maybe a few weeks, why?"

"She'll need something to get her mind off this. Take her to Urahara's shop and have him start teaching and training her in the ways of the Shinigami so she has some background before she is thrust into your world. She doesn't do change very easily so you need to push her little by little. Even when your there, you may have to help her along because the environment will be so different."

"I will sir. Can I ask another question?" Isshin nodded. "What is that blanket?"

"Her mother had made it for her when she was little. It's a security blanket that she needs to be able to stay sane. It's one quirk with her mind-set that we can't break. That is the only real issue that I still see with her that makes her seem like a child, other than that, she has finally gotten back to the level of others her age."

Renji nodded then they walked back downstairs to join the others in the living room for dinner.