Chapter 10: Confessions
"Ka-Kaku" Yumichika choked. "What are you doing here?"
"I come here too." Ikkaku said as he dropped himself beside Yumichika.
"I missed you as well." Ikkaku sighed
"Listen Kaku i need to tell you a secret." Yumichika resolutely said
"If it's ru'iro I already know." Ikkaku told him
"You-You do?' Yumichika blinked suprised
"A certain red-head told me." Ikkaku grinned as Yumichika punched Renji in the ribs and turned back.
"Did you tell taichou?" Yumichika's eyes started to sparkle
"Yes. But Yumi he actually doesn't give a fuck about if your sword's a kido based. Neither do I you've proven yourself to us but everyone else won't accept you and you'll keep on using Fuji kujaku and get yourself killed. We were worried and so was Yachiru you're like her uncle." Ikkaku confessed
"So you told him to say that to me?" Yumichika said quietly
"I'm sorry Yumi I just couldn't bear the thought of you getting hurt more than nesersary." Ikkaku hanged his head in shame
"I forgive you. I don't know why or if I should but I do." Yumichika kissed him on the cheek
"Are you going to stay in 5th?" Ikkaku asked him seriously
"Well...this idiot can't manage without me. So yeah." Yumi jabbed a finge rat the klutz captain. Ikkaku changed the topic
"Who's the dark figure?" he asked
"No idea. Good taste in drinks though only Nagaoka sake and martinis."
"Should've know you'd choose women drinks." Ikkaku grumbled. Yumi punched him in the face. "Yep okay I kinda deserved that."
"I love you Kaku" Yumi leant on him finding comfort in Ikkaku's smell and his warmth
"Love 'ya too." Ikkaku kissed him. Great thing about this bar that made Renji and Ikkaku pick it. It was a very open bar and accepted anything up to kissing beyond that you need to go home or be kicked out. The bartender seemed mean but was really a lovely person. Her husband and her had 3 children who were in the shinigami school right now.
On the other side of the four stools.
"I'm glad you came."
"You invited me it would have been rude not to."
"I suppose."
"So what did you want to talk to me about Captain Abarai."
"It's Renji. Anyway. Um...well...I"
"Are you ok your face seems really red?"
"Yeah I'm good. What I'm trying to say is that I love you."
"You do?"
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry I like someone else. I'm really sorry Renji."
"Not your fault."
"Well thanks for the drink. Goodbye."
"Bye."
Renji paid and went back to his room. He'd known it was useless but still...
That night he cried himself to sleep for the first time in however long.
The next day
"What did you want dad?" Ichigo asked his father.
"I want you to take over the third squad." His father asked him
"A captaincy?" Ichigo's eyes windened
"Yes" He father affirmed
"Sure Izuru seemed nice i don't mind" Ichigo agreed
"I believe you know Mashiro Kuna?" His father questioned
"Yeah, why?" Ichigo asked confused
"She's your new third seat." Ichigo hit his head against the wall.
"Also Rukia was looking for you." His father added and Ichigo left
"Thanks dad." Ichigo left and went to his barracks. Oh that sounded weird. His barracks.
"Hey Tacihou." Rukia said to Ichigo
"Don't say that Rukia it's weird." Ichigo cringed
"Sorry would you prefer strawberry." Rukia teased. He ignored her
"So have you asked your brother yet?" he asked
"He said yes!" Rukia said happily
"GREAT!" Ichigo hugged her
"But we have to wait until your next birthday." She added
"Why?" Ichigo looked disapointed
"YOU'RE SEVENTEEN ICHIGO!" She exclaimed and clapped him round the head.
"Fine. It's only 4 months." He grumbled
"We can plan." She said happily ginning
"Oh no you do all the planing. I am not doing anything that may mean you hit me." Ichigo backed away and Rukia punched him
"YOU ARE HELPING ME WITH OUR WEDDING!" She shouted
"Okay, okay." He sighed why did he love her again.
Then he heard a dry sob from inside the office.
He opened the door to see Izuru huddled at his desk crying.
"Izuru are you ok?" Ichigo asked his new lieutenant. Izuru looked up and hurridly wiped his eyes.
"Yes I'm fine" Izuru sobbed
"Then why are you crying?" Ichigo aksed him
"I- I once was in love with someone and then one day they-they..." He broke down into sobs. He continued
"It's the same with Momo but I act as if I dealing better because I don't want to be demoted like her. Shuuhei handled it fine since it was only his friend. Rangiku, Captain Komamura, Momo and I get together sometimes and talk about how hard it is. Rangiku was his childhood friend so we can connect more than-" Ichigo cut him off
"Wait you loved Gin?" Ichigo asked incredulously
"He loved me back but he pretended to betray Seireitei because of some childhood grudge and left me." Izuru didn't seem sour at all. Gin didn't deserve such a great guy.
"Are you sure he loved you?" Ichigo asked timidly
"Yes I am. Your just the same as everyone else thinking he can't show emotion this is why only Rangiku understands me because she knows his emotion and can see that he truly did love me." Izuru stood up angrily
"Izuru I didn't mean it like that I just meant remember the first time I talked to him he tried to kill me and then he helped to try and kill my girlfriend. And on top of all that he betrayed all of my friends" Ichigo reminded Izuru who looked sheepish
"Oh that. But he was so sweet and now he's gone forever." Izuru started crying. All thoughts that maybe he was confused were gone, Izuru truly loved the fox-faced betrayer.
Meanwhile in squad 10
"WHAT?!"
"You heard me captain"
"No way"
"Why?"
"I don't even need to tell you"
"It was just pretend"
"Still"
"Nothing happened"
"Quite a lot happened actually"
"Captain please?"
"Never"
"But captain-"
"No Rangiku"
In squad 2
"What do you mean?" Omaeda asked Yoruichi incredulouly
"I mean you are unfit for squad 2 go and get a place in another squad." She told him dimissively
"Well who else will be lieutenant for squad 2?" Omaeda asked with triumph believing he's one
"Soifon" the tanned female answered
"But she's captain." Omaeda gaped
"No now I am. The head captain is worried about her lack of an arm (which is no thanks to you) and thinks she can't be a captain I disagree but orders are orders. As I was put in charge of changing squad 2 I'm the captain." Yoruichi said coldly and kicked the useless ex-fukutaichou out.
In 5th
"Renji are you ok?" Yumichika comforted his new captain
"No I just got rejected by the girl I love." Renji told him and Yumichika blinked in surprise
"I thought you were gay?"
"Why?" Renji looked up
"I have a list." Yumichika said
"Seriously?" Renji gaped
"Well no it's Shuhei, Izuru and Ikkaku's list but I stole it." Yumichika smirked
"I hate my friends sometimes." Renji went back to kissing his new love. The desk.
"Meanie" Yumi giggled and Renji rolled his eyes sometimes he wondered if Yumi was a girl but he didn't want Ikkaku to start explaining why he deffinately was again. He'd had enough mental scarring for a lifetime
"They apparently make lists of why their friend (namely me) are gay. They deserve it." Renji grumbled
"Was it Rukia?" Yumi asked back to being serious
"How did you know?" Renji lifted his head up again only to gape and his friend
"Renj' she's the only girl apart from Momo, Rangiku and occasionally Isane you talk to. Rangiku's with Shuhei, Momo is pationatly in love with Aizen still and Isane doesn't really talk to us at all. So it's either Rukia or you're gay." Yumi shrugged
"Abarai" Said a new soft voice
"Captain Kuchiki" Renji replied looking at the newcomer
"I am very sorry to hear of your dilema with my sister. Would you like me to do anything?" WHAT?! Was he ill? Was he seriously asking Renji if he needed anything?
"Um...no thank you but it was very kind of you to offer" Renji returned slightly creeped out
Byakuya pov:
[WTH? Had he really just asked that? Was he and idiot? He never showed emotion! Renji had his friends why would he need his stoic ex-captain. Truth be told he agreed with Vice-captain Agasegawa. It was either Rukia or gay for Renji and he knew it wasn't right but he wished for the 5th captain it was the latter. What made it worse was the MAN he liked was from RUGONKAI and was a CAPTAIN and his EX-LIEUTENANT and said man had fallen in love with his SISTER or was it the sister of his EX-WIFE. He couldn't decide which worse but this love was most deiffnately not okay] "iki. CAPTAIN KUCHIKI are you okay?"
"Oh yes sorry Abarai well if your fine I will be going." He swept out of the room with his usual showing off grace.
3rd person pov:
"OMG! He likes you." Yumichika blabbed exitedly
"Yes I was his lieutenant we did get closer." Renji was confused
"No he LIKE-LIKES you" Yumichika leaned
"...What?" Renji blinked