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Transfer Student

Chapter 9: Dinner With Renji

Hmm... This story is becoming a little too Nozomi-centered. Oh well, you're reading it anyway, least you can do is finish it.

((Finished: 1/17))

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Renji and Nozomi got to the diner a few minutes later and a girl their age with tired eyes sat them down, taking drink orders and leaving.

"Hey Renji," Nozomi said, setting down her menu because she already knew what she wanted.
"Yeah?" Her old friend replied.
"Can I confide something in you? You have to promise me never to tell anyone EVER." Renji chuckled.
"Of course! You can tell me anything!"
"I kissed Ichigo today." He looked up at her, dead silent. He was silent for a minute or two before Nozomi said,
"Please say something, Renji. You're making me nervous."
"Isn't… isn't?"
"That's the problem. Ichigo told me he wanted to break up with Rukia and the next thing I knew, my tongue was in his mouth!" She pressed her face into her hands and gave her order to the waitress. Renji did the same and she smiled halfheartedly and walked away.

"Okay, so you took Ichigo saying he was going to… wait, what?! Break up with Rukia?!"
"Yeah," Nozomi said, "she's gonna need a shoulder to cry on, Lover Boy." Renji shot his friend a death glare.
"So, did he kiss you, or what?"
"I don't know, and that's the problem!" Nozomi said, taking a fairly large gulp of Diet Coke, "If he kissed me, and I did nothing, I could tell Rukia and she'd kill him, and still like me. But if I missed Ichigo, Rukia would be mad at me and not Ichigo!"
"Well, I guess it was just both of you then," Renji said, "you're both equally responsible for this."
"That's what I as afraid of you saying…" Nozomi said, setting her head down on the table and groaning.
"Well, I'm not really sure what else you'd like me to say, Zomi-chan, you're pretty much fucked here." The use of her childhood nickname should've (and usually did) upset Nozomi, but this time, it comforted her.
"Thank you for your wonderful advice," she said, happily taking the plate the woman handed her, "I will certainly not be coming to you for any psychological help any time soon. What are you studying anyway?"
"Architecture," Renji replied, "I know, stupid, but it's-"
"I think that's totally cool!" Nozomi said, pulling out her phone that just beeped in her pocket.
"You do?" Nozomi nodded and opened her texts.
"Yeah, you be really good at architectural design, since you're such a good artist."

Wygowm? Ichigo had texted her.

wth does that mean?!

Will u go out w/ me?Nozomi almost choked on her hamburger.

What?

I said I'm breaking up w/ Rukia 2morrow, so u wanna be my new gf? We get along pretty well anyway

Sure

Awesome :) g2g

Bye

She put her phone away and continued eating quietly, nodding in agreement to whatever Renji said.

"So," he said after a second, "what's the latest drama?"
"I don't know," Nozomi replied, "maybe Ichigo wanting to break up with Rukia?" Renji laughed and shoveled more food into his mouth.
"Man, Zomi-chan," he said after swallowing, "you come here and turn everything upside down and backwards!"
"Yeah, yeah. I know…" Nozomi said, pushing her empty plate to the side.

A few minutes later, the pair left the restaurant and began driving back to Renji's dorm so Nozomi could get her picture an come home. Renji unlocked the door and they both walked in.

Shuuhei was sitting on the couch with a girl with black hair and brown eyes.
"Hey," He said, changing the channel, "Renji, you remember Ama, right?"
"Yeah," Renji said, "Nozomi's just here to get her picture." Nozomi picked up the piece of paper and walked out the door, kissing Renji on the cheek and saying goodnight to the group.


Short as hell. Whoopdie fucking doo. -Chiharu