Keigo stood in the doorway with a shock expression. Of all people he thought would show up, this guy was near the very bottom of the list. Those guilty brown eyes staring at him asking forgiveness in many ways. The flowing red hair that hung over the man's shoulder not up in its usual ponytail. Renji Abarai held out some flowers towards the brunette trying to hold up his carefree grin, but failing horribly. Keigo sighed to himself as he looked behind him noticing the music had stopped. All eyes had focused on the man at the door including a set of murderous obsidian orbs. Keigo knew he had to quickly defuse the situation before Ikkaku murdered Renji in drunken rage. The brunette watched carefully as the bald man got to his feet. "Ikkaku, sit back down. I can handle this." He said with a small pout. It was nice of his best friend to be protective, but sometimes the man really went overboard on things. He looked back at Renji before tilting his head some signaling the tall red head to step back. Keigo followed the other man out as he shut the door quietly. He knew without a doubt Ikkaku would be in the window 'keeping a lookout'. It just meant the bald man was glaring murderously at Renji until he left or burst into flames. Keigo leaned back against the door looking at the taller man expectantly. "Why did you come here?" He asked quietly not trying to show his emotions. He was obviously still hurt by the man's action. Even though they were very close, Renji still knew that the brunette was with Ichigo at the time.
Renji for his part scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. He avoided looking at the group of people in the window, especially Ikkaku. He stepped slightly forward and offered the flowers once more. "These are for you…. Yeah." He said slowly as the brunette took the floral arrangement from his hand. The red haired man coughed awkwardly as he fiddled with the bottom of his shirt. He didn't know it was so hard to apologize for something. He rarely ever did the action even if he hurt someone badly like he did the man in front of him. Usually, Renji would just brush the subject off and say the person had it coming for a while. Keigo on the other hand wasn't someone who deserved to have something like that happen to him. They might not have been close like they were to other people in their large group but he knew enough about the brunette to know his was always bright and energetic, albeit a little slow when it came to certain things. Renji was ashamed of himself to even be manipulated into having sex with Ichigo almost daily when the orange haired man was in a relationship. "I know we're not close or anything, ya know. But, I want to say sorry that you had to find out like that." He said looking at Keigo as the brunette stared at the ground. It made Renji feel guiltier as he brought up something that he knew the other was trying to forget. "I'm an asshole. I don't mean like 'Hey that guy's a jerk.' type of asshole. I mean like 'Hey you douchebag I'll break your nose.' type. You might hate my guts for doing that while orangey, but I just want you to know that I want to apologize for doing that to you when you did nothing to deserve any of that." He said quietly knowing that everyone inside the house was trying to listen on their conversation.
Keigo sighed sadly as he looked up into the taller man eyes. He could see the sincerity in the brown that were staring back at his own orbs. The brunette didn't know if he could overlook the actions of the man before him and it might take more time than just this to get over it completely, but he was willing to try. Keigo just wanted to know one thing from Renji. "Why did you do it?" He asked in a whisper that the taller man had to strain to hear. Keigo knew of the relationship his ex and the red head had back when they were younger, but if it was as strong as this why didn't Ichigo just date Renji.
Renji sighed to himself. He kind of knew this question would be asked, but he didn't want to answer so soon. It made him feel like an idiot for replying with the only answer he had. "I was manipulated into it." He said sighing heavily as he looked into the star. He was trying his best to ignore the confusion stare Keigo had on his face. The red head chuckled humorlessly as he looked back at the brunette. "I know. I'm an idiot and an asshole, but I really thought me and Ichi had something back when we were younger. Then, you came along and took him with you. I was jealous at first, but I got over it soon. You were something he needed in his life, though I guess it wasn't enough to calm him down. We start screwing around again about two years ago. He just made me feel like the man. Always praising me for being better than you in bed, but that should have been the red flag. I'm sorry Keigo….. I should have told you, but I guess I'm a coward." He said his gaze turned back to the twinkling balls of gases in the sky. It probably sounded stupid as the words flowed from his mouth, but revealing that to the smaller male made Renji feel better about what he had done. He was shock when his felt a pair of arms snake around his middle in a hug.
Keigo smiled sadly. He knew how it felt to be manipulated into things. That didn't excuse the red head's actions, but it was a step in the right direction. He felt the taller man's arms return the gesture by wrapping themselves around his shoulders. "I forgive you, but you have a long way before we become anything like friends." He said letting the man go and stepping back. Keigo gave Renji one of his signature smiles as he laughed a little. "You want to come in? It's karaoke night." He said offering the gesture to the man. They might as well get this over with so Ikkaku won't blow a gasket and have an aneurism.
Renji shrugged at the offer. "Sure, why not. I could kill you guys with my horrible singing voice. Though, I think your bald friend is going to explode any moment." He said with a grin as he waved to Ikkaku. He laughed when the man flipped him the bird. Renji followed Keigo as the brunette opened the door to let him in. He stood in the doorway as all eyes were back on him. Being the person he is, Renji just smiled and gave a two finger salute. "Yo." He said chuckling when Ikkaku stomped up to him threateningly.
The bald man growled under his breath and shoved a finger in the red head's face. "Look here bastard, if you think that I'm gonna be nice to ya because Kei here forgave ya sorry ass. Think twice." He said narrowing his eyes further as Renji grinned at him.
"Wouldn't think about it. Though didn't we tell you to stop wearing eyeliner when we were like fifteen?" Renji said point out the red markings in the corner of Ikkaku's eyes.
"Fuck you! It's war paint, Bastard!"
"I would take you up on your offer, but Yumi might get mad. Maybe next time, Baldy."
"Shut up before I slit your throat…."
"Bring it, pussy."
"Oh they're already getting along!" Rangiku said happily as she clapped at the scene. That one sentence stopped the growing fight as Ikkaku snorted as picked up the microphone again. He handed it to Renji before walking off to sulk by his boyfriend.
Keigo shook his head at the actions of his friends. They were a weird bunch that somehow looked as if they actually belonged together. Taking the vacant seat next to Ikkaku, Keigo rested his head on the bald man's shoulder and thought about this weekend. He needed to talk to Yumichika tomorrow so they can go get a outfit for his date on Saturday. He had received a text from Grimmjow earlier stating the day and time he was coming to get him. After calling the man and cursing him out for ten minutes wondering where the man got his number, Keigo agreed on the date and abruptly hung up on the blue haired man. Sighing in content, Keigo was looking forward to his date this weekend. It was going to be interesting to say the least.
A/N: Three chappies in two days again! Milkshake wow! I'm on a roll again. I'm hoping for number four to be next and maybe five. There the man at the door~ Renji! I wonder who saw that one coming. Cue eye roll. Well our blue panther is coming back in the next chapter to see Keigo shopping with the girls, Yumi and Izuru. So stay tuned for mayhem in the form of a shop-a-holic Yumi~ Yay… Yours Truly, Kyo Shijou