Fated Love
Besides the very last part, this is chapter is focused on Rukia and Renji
Bleach does not belong to me in any way shape or form
Rukia's words reverberated through Ichigo's mind. What? Why? How? The thought of Rukia and Renji not together was a foreign concept to him. They belonged together; it wasn't naïve thinking either. The two of them had been inseperable since the day they had met 14 years ago. They had only been officially dating for about a year, but they had been together much longer. There has to be a way to fix this…
Rukia could barely find the strength to voice to her best friend what had happened. She finally managed to spit it out before she broke down. Ichigo's face was a mask of disbelief. Rukia lay down on the couch and continued to cry. A few minutes later she felt soft warmth covering her. Ichigo had thrown a blanket over her. Ichigo rubbed some of her tears away, "Why don't you get some sleep hun? We'll talk when you wake up." Rukia barely managed to nod her head before she drifted off…
Rukia knew she was being stubborn but she was bound determined to win this argument, "I DON'T wanna go! No, no,no,no!" Her mother tried to reason with her one more time, "Comon honey, it'll be fun. I promise." Rukia didn't wanna hear it. This thing called 'kindergarten' had no lull for her whatsoever. "Why should I?" Her mother was losing her patience, "You have to go to school sweetheart. It's the law." Rukia glared, "Well I'm not going so this 'law' will have to get over it."
Rukia and her mother had been standing in front of the classroom for 20 minutes. Rukia was a very stubborn child, and always felt that she was right, even when she was very wrong. Rukia could tell she was slowly wearing her mom down. She was just about to ask if they could go home now when a red haired boy ran up to her. Rukia glared at him, "What do you want?" Her glare didn't seem to affect the boy. He just grinned, "Do you wanna play tag before class starts?"
Rukia was taken aback. There weren't any kids her age in her neighborhood and she didn't have any friends to play with. The little girl looked to her mother for help. Her mom smiled, "Go on sweetie. Go play and then go to class. I'll be here to pick you up at 3." Rukia had an air of stubbornness around her again, "Well I don't want to but I guess if I must I'll play with you."
The strange boy smiled broadly, "That's great! Let's go." He grabbed her hand and they ran to a group of kids near the swing set. After that she met 3 more kids: Ichigo, Orihime, and Ulquirra.
While playing tag Rukia had a fleeting thought, though she would never admit it to anyone. 'Maybe kindergarten isn't so bad…
Rukia was now 16 years old. It was December 22nd, and she had spent the last 3 hours in the mall. Her mom had given her $150 dollars to use to buy her 4 friend's Christmas presents. She hated shopping and was getting very frustrated. She refused to leave until she found something for Renji. The other three were extremely easy to choose for. She had bought Orihime a poster depicting 6 fairies flying in the sky, Ichigo a box set of his favorite manga, and Ulquirra a wrist band with a green stone set in the middle of it.
But for the life of her she couldn't find anything that screamed Renji. It had never been this hard to shop for him. She knew he didn't really care what she got for him, but it mattered to her. Something had changed in the way she saw Renji. Rukia wasn't sure what happened, but one day he just looked…different. He was still the same annoying, brat that he had always been though. It left Rukia feeling very confused. She didn't wanna admit that she might have feelings for him.
Rukia was still deep in thought when she passed a little booth selling necklaces and pendants. She knew Renji wasn't a fan of jewelry so she didn't pay much attention until she saw something out of the corner of her eye. Sitting on a red cushion was a pendant on a black chain. The pendant was a baboon holding itself with pride and honor. The baboon's tail was wound around its front leg, and halfway up the tail morphed into a snake. The snake's mouth connected with the chain, almost like it was holding on.
It was the strangest thing Rukia had ever seen, but for some reason when she first laid eyes on it she immediately thought of Renji. The booth owner saw her ogling, "Can I help you miss?" Rukia didn't take her eyes off the pendant, "I'll take it."
Rukia jolted awake. Her face felt sticky where her tears from last night had dried. Rukia then remembered her dream and started crying again. Her two favorite memories... She couldn't stop thinking about that stupid idiot. She still loved him. Her heart had never hurt so much.
It was there anniversary. They had been together for a whole year. They were gonna go out to dinner, walk through the park, and have mind blowing sex. Rukia had spent hours getting ready. She took plenty of time to do her hair and makeup. While she was out shopping with Orihime she had bought a black halter dress that showed off her figure nicely. She thought girl's to be idiots when they did this, but she didn't mind doing it for Renji.
At 4 she started walking to his house. No one answered the door when she got there, then she heard voices coming up the walk. She turned around and smiled when she saw Renji, but then she noticed the big-breasted slut from next door clinging to his arm. Who did this bitch think she was!
Renji pulled out of her grasp, "You need to go home now Rangiku." The slut pouted, "But my house is scary when it's only me Ren. I need you to take care of me." Ren? Since when did anyone call him Ren? Renji sighed, "You'll be fine, now go home." The slut continued to pout but left. Renji looked at Rukia, "Sorry about that babe."
"Let me change real quick then we'll go," Renji started sifting through his closet. Rukia couldn't hold back her jealousy, "Who was that?" Renji didn't seem to think anything of it, "Rangiku. She lives next door. She thought she heard a noise in her house and asked me to check it out." Rukia mumbled, "I'm sure that's not all she wanted you to do…" Renji either didn't hear her or ignored her comment.
Renji took his shirt off. Rukia started to admire his toned chest before she zeroed in on the fact that his necklace wasn't there. Red flags went up. He hadn't taken that necklace off since the day she had given it to him. It was the only piece of jewelry he wore. That made Rukia feel special, she felt like it marked him as hers. "Babe, where's your necklace?" Renji looked down in confusion, "I don't know. It must've fell off somewhere. I'll look for it tomorrow. Let's go."
Rukia shook her head, "Let's look for it now. I wanna find it." Renji looked skeptical, "It could be anywhere. Just drop it. I'll find it tomorrow." Renji didn't sound concerned at all. Rukia was adamant on finding it, "Renji we have to find it! We're not leaving till we do." Renji looked sheepish, "It probably fell off when I was next door, and she's most likely asleep by now. I don't wanna disturb her."
Rukia was pissed, "Oh no, how could I possibly ask you to disturb dear Rangiku? What was I thinking?" Rukia's words were laced with anger and sarcasm." Renji looked irritated, "Why are you getting so worked up over a stupid necklace? Damn, I'll find it tomorrow alright?" Rukia froze at his words.
Rukia's voice had gone cold, "A stupid necklace? You think I would get so emotional over something I thought was stupid?" Rukia shot her head up and started yelling, "DO YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH I AGONIZED OVER WHAT TO GET YOU WHEN I FINALLY BOUGHT THAT 'STUPID NECKLACE?' 3 FUCKING HOURS OF MY LIFE I'LL NEVER GET BACK! RENJI YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT! I HATE YOU! I NEVER WANNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN! W-WE'RE THROUGH!"
Rukia ran out of that room leaving Renji frozen in shock. She kept running hoping she could leave the pain behind her. It wouldn't leave. It stuck to her like a second skin. Her words kept replaying in her head. She regretted every single one of them, but she couldn't go back. She was too stubborn. She was right to be angry and she knew it. Stupid Renji…
Rukia collapsed to her knees underneath a street light. The bulb flickered out, leaving Rukia crying in the dark. The rain started to pour down on her. It was one of those moments that someone said it couldn't get any worse but it did anyways. Rukia tried to blink away her tears and the rain in order to take in her surroundings. She hadn't paid attention to where she was running. She realized she was close to Ichigo's apartment. She lifted herself off of the dirty sidewalk; her new dress was now ruined, and started walking.
That's how Rukia had found herself standing on Ichigo's doorstep. Drenched to the bone and looking miserable. Rukia took comfort in Ichigo and Grimmjow looking after her. She knew she couldn't stay much longer though. Sooner or later Renji would come looking for her, and she didn't wanna be found. She wasn't sure how'd she react when she saw him again. Would she start yelling again, or would she throw away her pride and cry into his chest while he whispered comforting words? She and Renji had never had a single fight. They had always been on the same page, knowing just how much they could toe the line without stepping over it. This was all knew to her.
There was a loud knock at Ichigo's door and Rukia somehow knew that it was him. She may have a good gaydar but her idiotdar was even better. Ichigo started walking towards the door, but Rukia beat him to it. "Don't answer it," she begged, "It's him. I can't face him yet." Ichigo looked torn. A roar came from the other side of the door, "Dammit Rukia, let me in!" Rukia shut her eyes and screamed, "Go away! Leave me alone!" Her tears started flowing again. Renji continued pounding on the door, "No! We need to talk!" Rukia wanted to crawl into a hole and hide, "I have nothing to say to you." Renji wouldn't give up, "Well then you can just listen, because I have tons to say to you."
Renji was not leaving until he had talked some sense into Rukia. He would be damned if he lost her over this stupid misunderstanding. Sure he could've explained last night, but he didn't wanna ruin the surprise. No one said anything for a few minutes. Renji got fed up with waiting and decided to break the door down. He didn't care if he got hurt; that's what hospitals were for right?
He ran at the door and braced himself for the impact. He felt the door shake and give a little. He would have to do it one more time. "Renji what the hell are you doing! If you break this door I will kill you." Renji ignored Ichigo and ran at the door for the second time. The door slammed open with a bang. Ichigo glared at him, "Renji you…" Renji held up a hand up to silence him, "I'll pay to have it fixed."
Renji looked around for Rukia. He found her sitting on the couch, wrapped in a blanket and blatantly ignoring him. He was fed up with this bull shit, "Rukia!" She gave no sign of response. Renji tried again, "Rukia would you please hear me out?" Rukia fidgeted a little bit and quietly whispered, "You have 5 minutes. After that you have to promise to leave." Renji was okay with that. He knew they would be leaving together.
He walked into the living room and kneeled down in front of Rukia. She was crying, and he instinctively reached up to cradle her cheek in his hand. She flinched away from his touch. Renji sighed and laid something in Rukia's lap.
Rukia looked down and tried to focus on the thin object. It was his necklace. Rukia hiccupped, "Y-you found it? Where was it?" Renji chuckled, "I never lost it babe. Did you really think that I would be that careless with something as important as this? I took it to a jeweler's to have it engraved. I was scheduled to pick it up this morning. That's why I wasn't wearing it and didn't wanna look for it. I knew we wouldn't find it."
Rukia took in Renji's words. Engraved? She flipped it over and read the short inscription.
Renji X Rukia
August 22, 1997
8:30 a.m.
Rukia tried to find some meaning in it but she couldn't. He truly was an idiot. She glared at him, "You do realize everything about this is wrong don't you?" Renji chuckled, "How so?" Rukia's patience was starting to wear thin, "Well for one, we started going out last year on January 8th, and for two you asked me out at like 2 in morning." Renji looked at her, "Well that is correct, but that's not what the inscription is referring to."
Rukia scrunched her eyebrows together in confusion, "What's it referring to then?" Renji took her hands, "Rukia Kuchiki, 14 years ago on, August 22, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. was when I first laid eyes on you. Since that moment you've been by my side, and I never want that to change. I love you." Rukia began crying again and leaned into Renji and mumbled, "You really are an idiot." Renji smiled and wrapped his arms around her, "Yea but I'm your idiot."
Rukia let out a small chuckle. Renji rejoiced at the sound, "Can we go now? I owe you an anniversary dinner. Well I guess its breakfast time now but you get the idea." Rukia nodded her head, "I need to go home first. I look horrible." Renji shook his head, "You look beautiful like always." Rukia blushed, stood up and pulled Renji along with her, "Let's just go alredy. By Ichigo, Grimmjow."
Rukia and Renji left Ichigo and Grimmjow feeling very confused. Grimmjow broke the silence, "What the hell just happened?" "We have a broken front door," Ichigo mumbled. Grimmjow agreed, "That we do. So are they good now?" Ichigo shrugged, "Who knows. I sure hope so though. I'm not even sure what happened in the first place. I'll ask Renji about it later." Grimmjow nodded, "We're probably better off not knowing though, don't you think?" Ichigo chuckled, "You're probably right."
Grimmjow hugged Ichigo from behind. Ichigo turned his head to look at his boyfriend. Grimmjow leaned down and whispered in his ear, "So, where were we before we were rudely interrupted last night?" Ichigo played dumb, "I have no idea what you're talking about." Grimmjow growled and captured Ichigo's lips with his own. Ichigo melted into the kiss, and didn't come up for air until he had no other choice.
Okay so I thoroughly enjoyed writing this chapter for some reason.
I thought Rukia as a little kid would be funny and I loved making her worry over what to buy Renji.
If you didn't catch on the pendant was based on Renji's sword spirit and Orihime's present was a poster of her faries.
The next chapter will jump right back into GrimmIchi. Reviews please.