Chapter 9
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Maya hang with the guys in the back stage as they prepare for the show. On the other hand Kira was pacing back and forth in a nervous state. "Oh, man we are going to suck, they won't like us. I have a bad feeling." he said.
"Does he do that a lot when you guys have a show?" Maya asked Renji next to her as he tuned his guitar.
"Yeah, he does that on a basics, when I comes to gigs like these." he responded back
" so this isn't you first show?"
"No, but this is our first time play for a school?" Renji said to her. "Kira calm down, its no be deal stop over aggregating."
At that point Shuuhei got up, raised his hand slapping Kira in a backward hand motion.
Which made Kira stop freaking out to being all cool and calm again. "Thanks Shuuhei I needed that?" Kira said to his black hair friend.
Maya leaned in too Renji." did he just do that?" she asked him
"Yeah…he did sometimes when he acts like that; we have no choice back to slap him." Renji told her. When that was out the way one of the teacher came in the back telling to boys they a 2 minutes.
"Well I better go, wish you guy's luck." she said leaving, and then making her way to her friend who stood in the audience. While in the back the boys were discussing about which song they should play. "How about the new one Shuuhei wrote?"
"But we barley practice that song for three days." Ichigo mentioned.
"We practice long enough for that song, it time we play it live." Shuuhei told them.
"He's right if we wont these teens to like us, we need to play that song. So come on guys." Renji said as all of then got up, putting each one of their hands in a center; then giving themselves a small cheer before leaving.
Maya wait with the crowd of her students, and her other friends.
"What's taking them so long…my feet hurt from standing?" Rangiku said in a tried way.
"Rangiku it's only been ten minutes, be patient." Toshiro told her, which irritated him to a point.
Maya looked around the gym; the students were all wait for this mysteries band to play.
She was nervous…very nervous. She didn't know if these teens would like them or not; all she do was pray not physically but mentally.
"Who it's this band that we are waiting for?" one student said.
"I don't know but they better not suck, I already seen enough sucky band for a month." the other student said.
That made Maya even more nervous. "Come on guy I trust you to make this show awesome." After that the lights went deem and the curtains open up. Showing Renji and them. Renji saw Maya I the crowd, she gave two thrums up for good luck.
Ichigo announced their band name; then started to play. A song that Maya never heard yet.
She looked around seeing the students nod their heads to the lyrics coming from Ichigo mouth, soon the whole gym and the students dancing. Which put her more at ease know the students like their music. After they finish the song, the crowd shouted for another song; which they gladly did.
After two to three songs the band left the stage sweating from their hard play and great show. Nel went in the back with Maya so they can hand out towels and water bottle to the boys.
"You guys did great out the I'm impressed…" Nel said going up Ichigo giving him a light kiss on the lips, in return he did the same. "Even by you Ichigo."
"How about you two love birds go get a room?" Renji inquired. Putting away his guitar.
While Ichigo gave him an evil look.
"Don't worry about them Renji let them have their little moment." Maya said hand out the towel and water to Shuuhei and Kira, in return gave her a thank you.
"Well… I better go check and see there are still some refreshment and food left, excuse Me." she said leaving.
Shuuhei was walked up to Renji giving him full attention, teasing him about Maya and her costume. "Renji you should ask her to dance with you later on?" Shuuhei told him.
"Sure I'll think about it?'
"Well, me and Kira better get pack and get home, we have work in the morning." Shuuhei said getting up. Don't stay out to late young man?"
Renji looked at Shuuhei 'like are you fucking serious' look. Like he was his father or something. Renji stayed in the back room, by himself so he could think. After a while of just thinking Renji got up to look for Maya. He found talking to a group of girls.
So he walked toward her way. When he got there, the girls turn their attention from Maya to Renji. They gave him a looked then left giggling away not before they said goodbye to Maya.
"What was that all about?" Renji asked in curiosity.
"If you what to know… when we get back to school, you and Ichigo are going to have some fan girls waiting for you." she told him walking away leaving him alone.
"WHAT! Wait is you serious?" he said catching up to her.
"Yes… I'm quiet serious about this one Renji." she said take a cup and pouring herself some fruit punch. "After your performance, those girls came up to me asking these entire question, which put me in an uncomfortable position."
"You didn't tell them a lot about us did you? He asked her.
Maya pause to take a sip, and then answered his question. "Heaven no, then they would have been your stalker, which I know you wouldn't like at all." she said. "Plus you're my really best friend."
Renji blushed at her words, which in way he was glad; that mean he put more trust in her than others. The two of them stood there in silence not know what to say to one or the other. That' when I slow song came on. Maya knew the song; it was 'Starry Eyed' by Ellie Goulding. She hurried to finish her drink once she was done she grab on to Renji's hand pulling him to the center of the crowd.
"Wait… Maya what are you doing?"
"I'm asking you to dance with Me." she said staidly pulling him.
"You really did ask me you just…grabbed my hand and started pulling Me." he told her stating out the obvious.
She stop pull him, her hand still holding onto his hand. Leaving him and her standing there. While everybody had a partner to dance with. "I'm sorry I should of asked you if you wanted to dance, that was rude of Me." she told him in a apology. Looking Renji saw that he didn't me to hurt her in a way. He still had her hand onto his never wanting it to leave that its place. Renji remember what Shuuhei told him to do before he left to go home. "Ask her to dance with you it want hurt." well not the same exact word. But the ask her to dance part.
He's face went to a light blush. "Maya would you like t-to…u-um dance with…me?"
She looked up with a small gasp coming for her mouth, and then close it back only to give a small. "That would be nice." she said giving his hand a squeeze.
The two of them blush not know what to do; Maya grabbed onto Renji's other arm putting it around her lower waist, and the same with the other arm. Making him turn the same color as his hair. Then slowing putting both of her arms around his neck; hesitating not know if it was okay with him, even with him being 6'3 and her height is 5'6. It made it kind of hard for her to do so. So she settles just by putting her hands on his shoulder. They both started to sway back and forth to the music, making it awarded for both them.
"Is this the first time you dance with someone?" Renji asked trying to start a conversation.
"in a way yes…but not really." she reasoned back." this I my first time dancing with my male best friend."
"So…who was the first person male person you dance with?" he asked again hoping it wasn't that Grimmjow guy, just picturing made him jealous on the spot.
"My uncle, it was on my sweet sixteen birthday and he wanted to dance with Me." she told up front. Bringing him out of his jealous mode.
They continued to dance a little longer until the song ended. Maya looked up at Renji staring him dead in the eyes while he also did the same. Crystal ocean blue eye stared back at dark brown eyes, both not daring to look away; they both slow started to close the gap between them. That when Maya opened her mouth to speak.
"…Renji?"
"…yeah…?"
"….c-can…y-you…"
"Can I what?" he said finally licking his dry lips, while he looked at Maya's perfectly fully-pinked lips.
"…c-can…you get off my foot your hurting me." Maya point out to him, in her chibi form with chibi tears coming out of her eyes. Signal him that she was in pain.
"OH, sorry about that, I didn't know I was stepping on It." he said apologizing to her. He didn't even notice that they closing the gap more while the were dancing. Making him go back to being all nervous and red. Making her notice; which she let out a sweet soft giggle.
"Renji its okay you don't have to apologize."
They stop dance when the song end and change to more hyped music. All the teens around the broke from the couple to dancing on their own. "Well if it inst a familiar voice say behind Renji and Maya, making them both turn to see Ikkaku and Yumichika walking up to them. Not before Renji and Maya pulled away quickly.
Maya notice that Ikkaku was dress as a wounded samurai, while Yumichika was well dress as a Geisha…like a womanly Geisha with make-up and all. You couldn't tell if it was Yumichika underneath all that.
"Stop calling me that….and what the hell happen to you Yumichika?" Renji asked changing his attention to Ikkaku then to Yumichika. Trying his best not to break in to a fit of laughter.
"If you dare laugh at me Renji I will kill here and now." Yumichika threaded him.
"Sure… Ms. Ayasegawa." Renji said giving out a snicker.
"Why you big-for-nothing ape!" He yelled, launching himself at Renji tiring to hit him, but was held back by Ikkaku. "Ok…Just forget about him Yumi and let start having fun. Now how bout you got and get me something to drink?" Ikkaku asked him.
"Sure whatever."
Once Yumichika was gone, Renji and Maya turned their attention back to Ikkaku.
"Ikkaku why is he dressed like that?"
"We were playing a game at work, and place a bet. If I lose I dress up as a women and her dress up whatever he wants, but if I win-"
"He gets to dress as a woman and you whatever you want to be." Maya said finishing is sentence for him.
"Yup, and he has to do whatever I tell him to do."
"Wow…that was a harsh way to do that to him." Renji said having Maya agree nest to him, with a nod.
"No wonder I didn't see you guys all day." Maya said.
"Yeah, we had work to do. But we got off early, just in time to make." he told, having Yumichika back to his side with is drink.
"Here's your stupid drink…"
"Yumi….you forgot something?" giving him a look.
Yumichika narrowed his eyes looking away then saying what Ikkaku what to hear.
"Master Ikkaku." he said clear and loud enough for him to hear.
"Very good." Ikkaku said with a smirk.
Ignoring the master thing Maya decided to change the subject, by asking if she could take a picture of both of them. Not wanting to bring up another argument between the two male friends. Once she got the picture Yumichika told her that she looked lovely in her costume and chose a nice color dress to match her skin tone, which was a pale-pinkish color. Saying her thanks to him.
"Well Ikkaku I think you better get going, or Keigo's sister mite find you. You know how much she loves you and you baldness." Renji mention, with Ikkaku giving him a glaring saying "fuck you and your bald jokes."
"Don't even mention her name?" Yumichika said giving off an evil dangerous vibe. But it was too late once they heard her calling Ikkaku's name. "Ikkaku darling baby!"
"Oh fuck never mind, will see you guys later, let's go Yumichika." Ikkaku said leaving Renji and Maya, pulling Yumichika along with him.
"Was that Ikkaku?" Ichigo asked came up next to the with Nel by his side, holding hands.
"Yup…" Renji and Maya said in sync.
"Who was that woman next to him?"
"That my friend was Yumichika." Renji told him watch his face go to shock,
Then to "you got to fucking kidding me?" look.
The Halloween party last for two to three more hours, then it was time for the entire student to leave and clean the gym. All the food was gone so was the drinks, which made Maya happy since she didn't what to take things home, nothing but candy. Maya's friends stayed to help, even Rangiku who was will to do so since she that she had a blast.
In no time the whole place was clean.
Now all of them were in the front of the school gate. "Thanks you guy for helping me today, I really apprenticed." Maya said thanking them.
"Hey that's what friends are for, right?" Orihime told her.
"Well…what do you guys what to do next, it 12:45 past Midnight." Uryuu suggested checking his watch.
"Well I know some of us have work then next morning, and I need my beauty sleep so I'll see you guys later." Rangiku said leaving the group. Same with Ikkaku and Yumichika.
"Well how about we get some food I'm hungry?" Ichigo said.
"You're always hungry Ichigo, but sure why not." Nel told while he just gave her one of smiles only at her.
The group decided on the place where they could go and eat. The girls walked in front of the boys, while they walked behind them.
Maya notices that Orihime's phone started to ring telling her that she got a text.
"Who just text you?" Maya asked trying not to be to noisy.
"Oh, Ulquiorra…" she said blushing at his name coming out of her mouth.
"Really what did he say?"
Orihime paused for a moment. "He asked me how my day went." she told them.
"And what else?" Nel Inquired begging to tell them more.
"He asked me if what day would it be nice to take me on a date." Orihime said blushing even more.
"You guys are so lucky to have guys like you and ask you out and stuff." Rukia said to them.
"Why do you say that Rukia?" Maya asked her.
"Well…for one I have and older brother at home who tells me I cant have a boyfriend till I married, and all that stuff." Rukia told them make her voice almost sound like Byakuya.
"He just really protective of you that's all." Nel said trying to make her fell better.
"Would you brother constantly spy on you if you have one of you male friends in the house with you alone?" she told them, with a vain mark appearing on top of her head.
"What dose you sister do?"
"She tries her best to tell to let it go, but Byakuya is so…so Arggg! "She told them in some many words letting out her frustration and irritation. And having the boys give her strange looks. After awhile she calmed down and went back to her normal self.
"Okay…let's stop talking about me, and get back to Orihime and Ulquiorra asking her out question. The rest agreeing with her.
The gang final made it to the restaurant, got their table and started ordering.
The restaurant was on of those stay open late ones. Once their food and drinks, talked her and there, they even told Maya that on Halloween they go to this old amusement park that was abandoned years ago with a lake. So they all agree to go there, set up a fire and have roasted marshmallows.
Once they finished eating, pay for their meals and left to a near by market to buy marshmallows. Once the bought two big bags. They had a piggyback race to the park.
It started of with Maya and Renji in the lead, but Ichigo and Nel were catching up to them, both of the boys taking it serious with the competition getting to there heads.
Not noticing that the left Orihime, Uryuu, and Rukia behind trying to catch up.
While Nel and Maya yelled to tell them to stop.
The group reached the area, only having Maya and Nel fussing at them. Maya looked around the place they were right it was abandoned, were some of the rides were haft taken down and nature's life was growing over them. Hope the place wasn't really haunted.
"Are we sure we're allowed to be here?" Maya asked out of curiosity.
"No not really." the all said together in sync. Leave her to sweat drop.
They found a place to set their things down, Renji and Ichigo finding sticks; setting the fire, and pulling out the marshmallows, gram crackers, and chocolate to make s'mores.
Sitting around snack on S'mores and telling ghost story for time to go by.
Maya notice that Renji got up leaving the group so he could have some alone time.
He walks to a tree that was near the lake. Taking out a cigarette; lighting up the tip with his lighter. Not long before he took a small drag, and letting the smoke be released from his lips.
"You know smoking bad for you body?" Maya said, making him jump in surprise.
"I get that a lot." he told her back.
"It even worse if you a singer too." She said pointing out the obvious. With her cute smile.
She walked over to him taking a seat, pulling her legs up to her chest. "You should join me its making my neck hurt every time I look up at you."
Renji sat down next to her but not too close, just enough to give her some room.
The next thing he did not expect was Maya taking the cigarette out of his mouth, and throwing it in the water. "No smoking, smoking kills." she told him, almost like a little kid way talk. But she was right he had too, if he wants to keep his voice.
"Renji what wrong your looking quite down right now?" she asked he out of worry.
"Nothing just thinking."
"you're really a bad liar Renji, you can tell me I'm you friend." she told letting him know that he could trust her." if you tell me you problem, I get to tell you mine, deal?"
That left him to think for a moment, they've been good term friend since she was new to the school. Putting all his trust and secrets into her, for her not to tell anyone. This was a big start for their bonding too be more meaningful. Like he did with all his other friends.
"Sure why not." he agreed to her deal.
"Good, I'll go first." she said happily clapping her hand together. "Before and after my mother death, I never know who my real father was or his name, your turn."
"I don't know who my parent are, and I've be an orphan my whole life." he said to her.
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that." she told him, with sad eyes. Then she went again. "I never had much friends growing up; I was always teased, and picked on during my elementary and middle school years."
Renji couldn't believe what she was saying, she looked like the type of girl to have all kinds of friends, and she was like really pretty too. But he didn't want to tell her that.
"Same here I was an outcast until I met Shuuhei and the others, so I was a stray dog…most of the time." he said.
"No your not."
"What do you mean I'm not?" confused at what she said.
"I'm telling you your not a stray dog, stray dogs carry nothing but trouble where every they go, not making a good name for them selves." she told him. "For you, your making you good name for yourself, with friend by your side. And if you don't think so them you're my stray dog."
Renji didn't know what to say, her word gave he warmth and comfort in his heart. Know that she really didn't care what he was, and that he was changing that for himself. He never heard a girl tell him that. Yeah, there was Rukia and all, but Maya was different. In another way. Grip his hand into a fist trying his best not to pull Maya into a hug.
"You know this very helpful… in a way." Renji told her, both of them letting out laughter.
"Well I'm glad I did help." she said to him.
They both looked into the lake that reflected the starry sky that was partly cloudy. With a cool autumn breeze.
"You know what I need right now?" Renji asked out of the blue.
"What?"
"A smoke right about now." he said grinning.
"No! Here eat some candy." she told him sternly, taking candy out of her bag feeding it to him.
Knowing today they both shared more than trust and secrets to each other.
Well guys I hope you like this chapter I know I did. Plus it's Renji's Birthday.
Some make sure you R&R that would be great. And thanks again.
