Date Night

The date that wasn't a date started out smoothly; it was surprisingly easy to keep a conversation with him about trivial things such as fighting tips and what not. As the night progressed, however, the conversation topic shifted to Isamu and my attitude turned bitter. Why did everyone have to mention him to me? I was sick of hearing about him.

"He gets whatever's coming to him." I slurred, gulping down another glass of sake. Renji raised an eyebrow curiously; I began to knock down drinks like they were nothing, much to his amusement. Well, until he got the bill that is. As he begrudgingly paid it, I laid my cheek against the table and began drawing intricate patterns on the wood.

I had gotten so drunk I couldn't even walk home, so Renji opted to carry me.

I hummed a joyous tune, swinging my legs playfully as my head rested against his chest. I hadn't meant to get as drunk as I did, but things with Isamu had been frustrating me and I wanted to get rid of those depressing thoughts that were constantly gnawing at my brain. Renji seemed to understand, although I felt bad ruining our first… date? Is that what it was? Neither of us said it, but I think it was more or less an agreed fact among everyone that we knew who knew about this outing that it was a date.

I was starting to confuse myself.

"I like you, Renji~" I blurted out, wrapping my arms around his neck, pulling myself up to nuzzle his neck. He blushed, smirking weakly.

"That's the alcohol talking for you. We're almost to your ho-"

"No!" I tried to look at him seriously but instead burst into a fit of giggles at the look on his face. "I really like you, even when I'm sober. Honestly, you're the most attractive guy I've ever met. Tall, muscular, and powerful, and all the tattoos, ah~" My cheeks turned pink. "But I've always been too scared to admit it because well, I don't handle rejection very well. At least, I don't think I do, but anyway, not the point. The only thing I really have going for me is these colossal knockers on my chest." I released his neck to squeeze my boobs lazily, looking up to see a thin trickle of blood sliding from Renji's nose as he tried to keep his gaze forward. I giggled again.

"You're more than just… Uh, that." He coughed, readjusting my position so that I was closer to him. "You're strong, confident, and brave. I like that in a girl." He smirked. "You know, I need a girl like you… No, I just want you… the hell?"

But I had already fallen asleep in his arms.

Authors Note: If any of you love Ukitake as much as I do, I've recently posted a oneshot that you guys should check out~ Otherwise, updates may be slightly slower, since I'm still deciding whether or not I want to do the Bount arc first, or if I want to clear up the main character's history, and follow her own plotline for a bit (both plotlines have Renji lovin', of course).