Title: Just For Now
Characters: Renji / Rukia
Prompt: Flowers
Word count: 206
Requested by: Beck
"And what's this?"
She sighs, exasperated. "A flower, moron."
His jaw clenches at her tone, but he swallows and counts to five. "I know, stupid; what kind of flower?"
She ignores the insult, though it's hard. Her hand clenches at her side. "How should I know?"
Eyes narrowing, he scoffs, trying hard to keep the rising curse at bay. "You are stupid, then." He concludes, his voice mocking, knowing it's going to rile her up.
And he loves to see her like that.
It is as he expects it, her reaction. She punches his arm, hard and methodic; her eyes narrow as she glares at him. "No, you are stupid. You're asking the question in the first place!"
Knowing she hates it, he laughs openly, the loud, obnoxious sound ringing clearly through the evergreen field they sit upon. "It's Rukia."
It's her turn to laugh now. "Rukia? You're just making it up."
"Nah-uh." He tugs on one end of her hair. "It's your favorite flower, so it should bear your name, don't you think?"
She glares as she blushes, but turns around so he won't see. He imagines that when they grow older, he'll learn the flower's true name, but for now, Rukia was just fine.