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wake up

well it's nice to meet you

do you have a name?

cause i would like to teach you.

i'm a little shocked

can i see the future

looking through your eyes?

have you learned to fly?

cause i would like to show you

it's only gonna take a little time

before we start to lose our minds

we're leaving all the haters behind

before the sun decides to hide

i know you think i'm maybe out of line

i'm scared to love what we love most

let's take some time to breathe

it's the same for you and me

when you say you'd rather bleed.

Renji watched as the girl closed her eyes and squinched her face up, a blast of blue coming from her body, with a crack she disappeared when she did the espada gave the command

"Kick about Los Lobos" blue energy enveloped him and shooting skyward, Renji took a step back, shit this guy was powerful. His energy was simply incredible and rivaled the strongest of the captains, he watched determined to not show his fear. As the energy cleared he took in the man's new form, over his left eye was a patch made of bone, two small chains held it in place. His jacket was all white with many buttons a fur trimmed collar and arms, the jacket hung past his knees and came to a point, and this was also trimmed with fur. In the back of the jacket were two black straps from his shoulder blades to elbows, his pants were black and fitted and Renji found himself appreciating the man's nice form, from the knees down his legs were covered in fur and his black boots peeked out just beneath. His weapon was now two pistols he held in his gloved hands, he stood and Renji tried not to gape, he was perfection, beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, oh and his enemy; right. Pulling himself together he grinned at the man, two can play at this game; he knew many a girl and guy had swooned at his bankai and it was significantly more impressive than the two little pistols his opponent held.

"You don't disappoint Starrk" he said shaking his head "and because I am a man of my word I will keep my end of the bargain. Bankai!"

Starrk sighed, not because he was bored but because he truly did not want to fight this fierce man. Renji Abarai he thought was a formidable opponent for him, not because of his strength but because of his heart. Yes, his heart was that of a true warrior, someone who wouldn't back down no matter the odds and because of this Starrk knew he was going to have to do something he wouldn't like. He raised his eyebrows as red energy glowed around Renji and shot upwards like jagged flames licking at the sky, a cloud of dust and red rolled around the man and when it cleared revealed him in mostly the same form. A mauve fur short jacket covered his upper body, his right arm fully encompassed by fur and his left stopping at the shoulder with a skull on the sleeve. A chain of red teeth held the jacket in place, and in his right hand he gripped the hilt of his zanpaktou. Starrk breathed in, a truly impressive sight a bankai, his zanpaktou had transformed into a large boney snake. The joints were flexible and moved with his arm movements the head a skull surrounded by a flaming red mane to match its owner's hair. The snake was coiled around Renji almost protectively as it raised its head and let out an unearthly screech that sent shivers down Starrks spine. He had felt the shinigami's power jump the second he said bankai and glanced down looking at the two captains watching them warily. Those two he knew had considerable strength and the white haired one clearly had a soft spot for children, he was only hoping they would go with his plan; they certainly didn't seem to want to interfere otherwise.

"Baboon King Zabimaru" his attention was drawn back to Renji. The proud man stood facing him, his unruly red ponytail whipping in the wind, eyes glinting with determination and lips drawn in a hard line. Starrk felt a clenching in his groin, this man was undeniably sexy and Starrk wanted to taste him, feel him, and tame him. He imagined the passionate flame haired man writhing underneath him in the throes of pleasure, hair soaked in sweat, lips open and panting, no begging for more.

"Whats wrong espada? You looked shocked" the man grinned widely at him. Starrk shook his head hoping his face hadn't betrayed what he was thinking.

"Not shocked shinigami, however that is quite impressive I will give you that."

"Are you finally ready to take me seriously?"

"Maybe. Let's see if you can scratch me" he said with more cockiness than he felt. He couldn't let this man see him weak; hopefully he could tire him out and easily overcome him, having to injure him less. Either way it looked as if he was in for a fight.

Renji jumped at the chance, his zanpaktou screeched toward Starrk who aimed his gun and calmly shot a cero at the bone snake, Renji jumped back calling his zanpaktou back towards him.

"So you shoot cero's" he observed studying the brunette. "Yet I have a feeling you are holding back still Starrk Coyote."

Starrk grinned lazily "I see you are an observant man, shall I go all out Renji?"

"By all means, otherwise I will be shamed." Starrk gave him a lopsided smile and as quickly as Renji saw it for a brief second numerous cero's began to shoot out of the guns similar to how a machine gun would look. Renji was barely able to dodge and took a hit in the shoulder, faltering he dropped down out of range and looked up to see the guns had stopped.

"You could have killed me had you kept shooting"

"It is not my desire to kill you shinigami. I do not want to fight as I have already said" he looked down at Renji with piercing eyes. Renji knew he spoke the truth but he also knew he had a duty as a shinigami and as much as he didn't want to fight the arrancar he had to.

"I apologize Starrk, however neither of us have a choice ne?" Starrk shook his shaggy brown head

"No, we don't but I will not injure you needlessly either Renji" the crimson eyes went wide, was the shinigami that shocked that he would fight honorably and not take advantage of a situation that would give him the upper hand, he supposed that since the fighting previous to this day had been with more of the obnoxious espada it would make sense he was expected to be the same.

"Shinigami" he whispered softly to himself "I am different and I hope you can see that" he closed his eyes briefly pulling his resolve around himself. He called forth his counterpart and Renji saw wolves surrounding the man each with a ribbon of reiatsu for a tail, he noticed the man no longer held his guns. The wolves charged at him as Renji readied himself for an attack he felt their teeth bite into him where Zabimaru had been unable to eliminate them and then his eyes widened in horror as they exploded, screaming in pain he felt his flesh light up and burn with the force of the cero's from the creatures. Renji stood bloody and panting heavily before him, wiping blood from his mouth he grinned.

"Now thats more like it" he chuckled a little. Starrk couldn't believe it he had thought that attack would take the other man out, damnnit he was stubborn yet he had expected nothing less. In a move Renji was almost upon the startled man, luckily the wolves sensed it and began to attack again. Renji however had learned from the last time and in a burst of badly fired kido wiped them out. Starrks eyes bulged and then narrowed as he quickly formed two swords of reiatsu and charged. Barreling into Renji he swung down fiercely but the snake blocked his path, snapping jaws coming at him, jumping to the side he tried again to the same result; growling in his throat he fired a cero from his hollow hole at the top of his chest and advanced on the man, his sword finally reaching it's target he cut the bones away from where they were jointed. He breathed a sigh of relief as he stood amidst the debris until he saw Renji grin wickedly as the bones shot towards him, impaling him. He looked down in shock, several pieces had lodged themselves in his chest and legs, grunting with the effort he pulled them out and stumbled was not supposed to happen, damn. He met the other man's eyes and he saw triumph, confidence and dare he say even a slight bit of concern? He straightened himself up willing his healing powers to work, he knew it would be some time before he was fully healed but he also knew he could sustain much more damage than this and full function now it was going to become a race to see who could take who out first and he had no doubt he would win this.

"I said a scratch shinigami not a bloodbath" he said as he picked a one shard from his thigh.

"My apologies espada" he said with a smirk "I was unsure of how much was needed to wound you after all, do pardon my oversight." He chuckled lightly and Starrk didn't find the sound to be unlikable. Damnnit I can't velieve I'm going soft for a shinigami!

QOTC: favorite candy?!

-Kit kats or rolo's