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Greatest Battle Music Of All Times: Fairy Tail Main Theme on YouTube.
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~Marlode~
Searching for Wishes
Chapter Four
The sun had set, and blue light flashed through the night sky. Metal clashed with claw, and green flesh was ripped from the bone. The black tar of Hollows spiraled through the air, and splashed onto the dark grass. Shadows danced down to the trees and street, and voices filled the air.
Cries of triumph and guttural sounds of animalistic pain were sewn into the melodic sound of deathly battle. The sky turned its eye to two magnificent young men with hair the color of flame; orange, the bronze strength of hope, and red, the untamed wildness of the fight.
As Ichigo fought his way through the moonlit haze of monsters, he failed to notice one of the beasts crouching to lunge behind him. But the action did not go unnoticed by Renji, who gritted his teeth, ran forward into the fray, dodging gigantic fists and tusks until he leapt into the air to take a-hold of the Hollow encroaching upon Ichigo. He grabbed onto the thing's neck, and although terrified at first, he began to smile widely, and yelled out "WHOOOOHOOO!"
"Renji!" cried Ichigo. He quickly killed the Hollow he was fighting, and when he reached out to grab Renji, the instant Ichigo came into contact with Abarai's skin, there was a spark of power which acted as a trigger, and Renji's body began to glow crimson.
The surge of reiatsu surprised both Ichigo and Renji, and while Ichigo was thrown backwards, Renji stayed still, and looked down at himself. When the light faded, Renji's grin became even more pronounced, and his canines were defined in the shadows of his face when he smiled.
"You don't have to worry about me Ichigo," he said calmly, still grinning.
And with that, Renji smashed his fist into the mask of the Hollow beside him, and the creature promptly disintegrated. Abarai's whole body had become a weapon, and Ichigo watched in awe as Renji slammed his muscled frame, legs, arms, hands, and his head into the opposing enemy.
Renji somersaulted into the air and began to crush the Hollows, his red hair and ruby eyes flashing with the light of the stars, and his frame shining gold and burning red with the beams of the moon.
"That, is the Renji I know." Stated the grinning Ichigo.
So the two flames lit the sky, crimson and gold power trailing through the clouds as rain began to come down. The roar of thunder clashed with the mighty roars of two powerful men, and it was quite a sight to behold. A picture of a battle being painted across the earth, the air, and the soul—a watercolor canvas where rain cheered in the background, becoming part of the brawl.
"Ichigo!"
"Yeah, Renji?"
"THIS IS EPIC!"
There they fought, rolling with the punches and having a great time putting their lives on the line, all the while yelling out, "WOOHOO!"
PLEASE IT WILL ENHANCE THE READING EXPERIENCE! Change the song to Top Emotional Osts Of All Times: Kiss The Rain on YouTube (I do not own that either)
After the fight was over, Ichigo looked to Renji and chuckled out,
"Wow, I had no idea you could do that."
Renji laughed as well, "Yeah, me neither!"
"Renji, I want to tell you something." Ichigo said, suddenly sobering up from the previous excitement.
Renji's eyebrows furrowed as he looked to Ichigo, "What is it man? Something wrong?"
"Renji, I know you probably don't remember all that we've been through… But I do. I, Renji, I've been thinking about this, and Renji, I wanted to say, I lo—"
"No, Ichigo. You don't."
Ichigo glanced up, surprise and pain written on his features, which mutated into irritation as well. "How do you know Renji? You're not in my head! Instead of telling me what I feel, why don't you say how YOU feel!" Ichigo choked out.
"Ichigo, I think I love you too. But, I just have this feeling that that's not how it's supposed to be!" he desperately exclaimed. "Just, trust me, I may not remember anything, and I may not know what's going on with all these monsters, but I just know Ichigo." Renji looked into Ichigo's chocolate brown eyes, "I just know."
And somewhere in his heart, Ichigo knew that Renji was right. They could have something wonderful, but there was something even better waiting for them, they just had to find the right path to take.
'It could be good,' Ichigo thought, 'But I think that somewhere out there, there could be something great; for both of us, with someone else.'
Once his emotions caught up with him, Ichigo felt his eyes become slightly wet around the edges, 'After all, it's finally come down to this; but I guess it's for the better.'
Then, in an unexpected flash of movement, Renji took the smaller male into his arms, and they stood in the rain as water dripped into their eyes, and Abarai shielded Ichigo's head with his own from the bright flash of lightning and thunder. They both held each other in an intimate way that would not occur again. They stood as two warm lights in an empty street, they stood as two suns underneath the moon, and they stood as two pillars to hold one another up.
Their weakness of not being able to stand by themselves faded, and they both stood apart.
Ichigo smiled softly, "You know what Renji, maybe it's like that thing where best friends think they like each other, but they end up realizing that they're just like family?"
Renji closed his eyes and turned his head up to the rain, and a grin formed on his face. "Exactly Ichigo, that's exactly it."
Abarai lowered his head and opened his eyes as he bent his knees and slid his way to lying down on the grass in the park beside the sidewalk while folding his arms behind his head.
"Baka Renji, what are you doing? You could get hit by lightning."
Renji sighed, "Ha, whatever Ichigo, if it tries to, I'll dodge it."
Ichigo looked at Renji, and decided to join him. So he crouched down and plopped onto his back as well, and they watched the light flash and dance across the sky, and the slightly warm rain ran down their faces and cleansed their hearts.
In the simplicity of it all, the two young men fell asleep side by side, just like brothers waiting for the morning to rise.
Well I hope you liked it! I would still like to hear about pairing suggestions :D
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~Marlode~