Ok everyone - here is the next chapter. Don't kill me ppl, please.
The boat rocked in the water as if something heavy had landed on it.
"Oh for fucks sake not agai..." Renji angrily turned round, his hand still down the front of Ichigo's pants.
The figure of Rukia dressed in her black shinigami robes was perched on top of the swans head.
"Oh erm, not you... did you see?" Renji looked around frantically.
"A plus... running across the water - yes I did, and according to my figures, a hollow should be appearing in the next few minutes"
"Well you're a big girl now Rukia, I'm sure you can handle one little Hollow. And why does everyone insist on ruining my pleasure... er leisure time?" Renji was a bit angry. Rukia giggled "I think you were right the first time Renji - and is your hand still cold?"
Ichigo tried to pull his jacket over Renji's hand "Yeah it is actually, so you get going Rukia and let me warm my hands again." He tried to hurry her along.
"Well... if I need you - I'll give you a call." She grinned and darted off to the other side of the lake.
"I thought you said she wouldn't find us in here"
"Sorry Ichigo, I thought she wouldn't, I didn't realise work was going to take over"
His last words were lost as a large Hollow burst upwards smashing the boat in two and throwing its occupants into the water
"Oh fuck not again - I hate this water" Renji complained.
"I smell something yummy" The Hollow grinned crazily, staring around the water looking for its prey.
Ichigo had climbed onto the bank and transformed. "Renji where are you?" he called, but didn't get any answer, Renji would just have to catch up. And where the hell had Rukia got to now, she was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, Ichigo didn't have time to be worrying about anyone else. He had work to do. The Hollow should have been an easy kill, but it was made difficult by wondering where Renji was. Ichigo didn't like worrying about anyone else, it made him lose concentration, and because of this the Hollow batted him off his feet. If being in love made him like this - he didn't want to know. Still struggling to concentrate, he dispatched the Hollow although it took him alot longer than usual. Now it was time to find Renji he needed to talk to him.
Renji was sat on the bank, dripping wet, next to Ichigo's body. Ichigo knew there had to be a confrontation, and now seemed like the best time."Where the hell were you? I was worried"
"Ichi.. I was just here, took me a while to get out that Hollow made me lose my bearings I swam to the wrong end of the pool"
"Renji... I can't do this." Ichigo turned away from him, he didn't want the other man seeing the sorrow in his eyes.
"Do what?"
"I can't be with you anymore." Ichigo was desperately fighting to hold back the tears.
"Ichigo.. no don't go - I love you" Renji called after him, as Ichigo walked away.
Ichigo turned round. "Its not working, I can't love you and fight too. Back then, in the fight, I lost concentration, because of you, I was worried about you. I could have ended up dead."
"Don't blame me for this please," Renji caught up with him. "We can make it work. Stay with me please..."
"Renji... I'm sorry."
The place was silent, Renji was left alone. So quickly had the pain arrived after the pleasure.
So quickly had all his dreams turned to nightmares.
Renji just sat on the bank and cried, his tears dripping into the water, this was not what he wanted from life.
The end... perhaps? well we'll see.
