"Bill the expenses to me, I shall take care of them." Byakyua answered. The woman nodded, sipping tea offered, but only to hide her smile. The Taicho before her with the small head, thin shoulders, slim hands, too big eyes and long black hair. She could feel nothing of his own reiatsu from him but the power came from the red head sitting a little behind him, cheeks abalze and trying hard to look suitable- and failing miserably.

"Are you all right Kuchiki Taicho?" She pressed, turnining her attention from the red head. He looked up at her with wide grey eyes that brought back so many fun memmories, the cupmade a good prop for hiding her enjoyment.

"Very well."

"Have you seen Mayuri Taicho?"

"Not yet, the book said it would fade eventually and I can hardly think of a reason for me visiting him."

"It is acutally based on a matter of curiousity expressed by him." She smiled gently.

"Are you saing you're assisting him now?"

"Hardly," She asnwered smoothly with the grace of a snake. "But I cannot say I am not intrugued though this situation is entirely his department. I know how it works, the specifics of this procedre is based his observation."

"Do you suggest I meet him," There was a soundless sigh from the woman.

"It wold stop him from constantly asking me questions."

Renji stayed quiet throughout the entire tea meeting but that was only because Byakyua's reiatsu had siezed up his jaw. He wasn't sure if it was fair at all, but his Taicho's reiatsu now contorlled his every bodily funcition- from heart beat to beath, swallowing, speaking, answering- he had never known the definition of vulnerability until now.

"Taicho," Renji spoke, finding his jaw free. Byakyua did not make any indication he was listening, but the reiatsu around him told him the man was giving his attention, "why?" There was no response, the noble was waiting for more than just an empty question. "Why did you save me?" Byakuya's step did not falter, he did not look back, he kept walking, in silence for so long Renji started to feel awkward.

"Because I love you." Renji stopped in the middle of the street, he watched the small creature in white casual robes and long black hair. "I saved you because I love you."

AN- THANK GOD!!!! IM DONE YES!!!! THIS IS THE FIRST STORY IVE EVER FINISHED THATS NOT A ONE SHOT.... YAY!!!! I DONT EVER WANT TO EVEN think OF THIS STORY AGAIN!!!! ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE IVE STARTED THIS CRAP... ah well... on to the next story :3