A/N: a bit of translation:

Taicho-captain

Fukutaicho-vice captain

Sotaicho-captain commander

Gomen- sorry

Baka-stupid

Ryoka-outsider of some sort

Nani- what

neh, oro- expression

Daijobu-are you ok?

shihakshou- shinigami clothing

Chapter 7: Prolonging

Sunlight filtered through the windows hitting Ichigo's sleeping form. Renji just stared and observed Ichigo, his chest constricted, he was really lucky to have such a wonderful boyfriend. Ichigo was everything someone would ever want, well except for his hotheadedness. Ichigo was strong, handsome and smart well academically at least; he was after all one of the top notches on his school. So why did he feel in his guts that something was considerably wrong as if he was missing something vital in their relationship. Hisagi, damn it, this was his entire fault, but somehow he couldn't be angry at him and blame him for everything. Ichigo's alarm went off and the said boy who was lying in the bed sleeping peacefully reluctantly opened his eyes.

"Morning sleepyhead" Renji grinned at him and kissed him in the cheek. Ichigo just groaned and rubbed his eyes, something was off and he didn't know what yet. Wait, his father of course, his father hadn't seemed to try to kill him this morning. Maybe, just maybe his father wasn't as stupid as he looked or maybe he was sick that would do him some good. Ichigo smiled at Renji noticing that Renji was wearing proper clothes not his shihakshou and his hair was wet so he probably took a shower. Wait, back up, rewind… Shower on his home, damn it… Fuck, Renji was still smiling at him and this seemed to calm him down a bit. He did look really handsome with his hair wet and well, he wasn't actually in the mood to shout at him anyway. With that unRenji like face on him, he seemed so fragile not like a carnal man that he was.

"Come on Sleepyhead you're gonna be late."

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Renji was back at Urahara's and Ichigo was hanging out with the others when a bounto was in the vicinity of the modified soul's radar. They moved out leaving the other's who didn't know anything about shinigami's behind. They met the bounto who had control of a snake, anything that his wiplike snakes tail touched turned into snakes. It didn't look too good, the ones they killed where easily replaced by other snakes. Renji arrived to help them but things went into unexpected turns when the lady bounto who controlled the magma doll came and took Ishida away. Everything just moved too fast that they haven't been able to react properly.

"Those bounto's are pissing me off!!" Ichigo growled scowling and pacing back and forth. Renji just stared, how nostalgic this was the third time that Ichigo was unable to protect his friends. It was afternoon after the bounto's attack and Ichigo was still mad at the fact the he was unable to save a friend again.

"Come on Ichigo, Ishida was also in fault. He knew he didn't have his powers, why did he have to jump and get in the way anyway." Renji stated so matter-of-factly that Ichigo shot him a glare.

"Without him Renji we wouldn't have been able to save the woman either." Ichigo spat at him causing Renji to gawk at him. Renji was clearly taken aback; he never spoke like that to him when they were alone. Sure they argued till no end when everyone was there but when they were alone, they usually respected each other.

'He and Hisagi was sure dang different... damn it' Renji thought. Shuuhei seemed to always pop in his mind now and then, more frequently as the days pass by really and somehow he always compare him to Ichigo.

Ichigo sighed and sat beside Renji, they were on the rooftop of the school again. "Sorry Ren, I'm just really pissed." Ichigo said as he snuggled beside him, his nose in the crook of Renji's neck. Renji wrapped his arm on Ichigo's shoulder; this was the first time that they really snuggled. After a few minutes Renji felt Ichigo's breathing evened. "Strawberry boy just fell asleep Renji chuckled. They stayed like that for awhile.

15 minutes later though Renji could feel Ichigo's hand moving. The sneaky bastard was gonna grope him, heheh ADVENTURE TIME! Ichigo's hand was already sneaking from his knees up to his thigh, his fingers crawling outside the jeans that seemed to feel a bit tighter now. Renji moaned as he felt Ichigo nipping at his neck and moving his other hand on Renji's back. Renji's hand was playing with Ichigo's back stroking it and trying to reach lower. Ichigo's hand was already outside the confines of his fly. He was slowly stroking it and then…

"Renji! Ichigo! We found Ishida!" Rukia shouted out as she banged the rooftop door open shocking the two boys that was sitting together on the fence. They were unnaturally red faced and she noticed that both of them seemed to have jumped a foot away from each other. Before she could stop herself she asked "Did I intrude on something?"

"Don't just barge in Rukia! It's rude!" Ichigo shouted at her still blushing furiously.

"This isn't your bedroom Baka… If you're going to make out don't do it just anywhere… bakayaro!" Rukia said crossing her arms across her chest, she noticed that Renji was still sitting there seemingly shocked. "Anyway we found Ishida, He's in the hospital."

"Is he okay?" Ichigo asked.

"Yah" Rukia said but Ichigo was already running out of there with a slightly bewildered Renji and an amused Rukia on his heels.

A/N: heheh… review review… neh neh?