A/N: I wanted to try to get back into the swing of things, but I don't seem to have as much time to write as I used to. I decided to go ahead and do another song exorcise. Same rules apply. I, of course, picked ByaRen again. I might try to do this with another pairing eventually. Anyone have any idea's? What's your favorite Bleach pairing? Anywho, feel free to review, my lovelies!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Bleach. Tite Kubo does. I just toy with the characters a bit. I also don't own the songs. Those belong to their respective artists.
Song: Fine Again By: Seether
Renji sighed deeply, staring out the window at the muggy morning. The sky rolled with dark clouds so that the barest amount of sun was allowed through. The air was chill and dreary and the fiery lieutenant couldn't stand it.
Why did it seem that every time Byakuya was off on a mission, leaving Renji alone to sift through paperwork, the sky seemed to turn grey? The redhead supposed that it wasn't always that way. It just seemed like it because he couldn't help but miss his captain like crazy.
Turning his attention away from the window, Renji thought he felt a familiar reiatsu brushing against his arm. He quickly jumped out of his seat and flash-stepped as fast as he could to the source of the warm pressure.
Renji finally caught up with him halfway to the first division, surprising Byakuya by wrapping his arms about his thin waist.
"Are you alright, Renji?" the lithe captain asked, not hesitating to return the embrace.
"I'll be fine now."
Song: Ohne Dich By: Rammstein
"Don't go."
The only words that Byakuya could think to form were too soft for Renji to hear as he began to storm out of the room. The noble couldn't bring himself to say it any louder. After all, it sounded weak, begging his lieutenant to stay. He couldn't say what he really wanted to say. It was too much.
"Without you, nothing feels right anymore," is what he wanted to say. "I want you to stay with me. Don't go." Instead he stood with that damn stoic expression, only managing to whisper those two words as the redhead turned his back.
There's no way he could have heard it, but still, Renji stopped, turning to face his superior for a brief moment to say one thing. It was all Byakuya needed to hear.
"I'm not leaving you."
Song: Monster By: Lady Gaga
Panting, Renji collapsed onto the cool sheets. His chest heaved, causing dark tattoos to dance about on his skin. A grin spread itself across his face as he looked into the smoldering eyes of the man above him.
"What a surprise," the redhead chuckled, causing the raven-haired noble to raise a brow before descending on his lieutenant's lips, kissing him softly.
"Did you think me not capable of such physical activity, Renji?" Byakuya murmured, running his fingers down the volatile shinigami's stomach.
"This can't be you," Renji chuckled, shivering at the touch. "You must be some sort of monster. What did you do to the man I love?"
Byakuya had no response, and instead, lead his fiery lieutenant into another round of heated kisses and wandering touches.
Song: Sway By: Lostprophets
(Eight minute song. You'd think the story would be longer.)
Things always have a habit of changing with time. The young become the old. What was once a worthwhile battle becomes meaningless. Long-lived rivals become friends, or even, in some cases, lovers.
Every once in a while, Renji would stare across the office at his captain, absently tapping his brush against the wood of his desk, wondering how he had gotten there. The slow turn of events would cross through his mind, one at a time, causing him to sway in his seat. The moment he realized the respect he had for this man, the small shows of affection. What happened?
Byakuya would always catch Renji in his musings and voice his concern about the growing paperwork. The redhead would apologize and force himself to continue working.
Had Renji looked back at his noble captain after being scolded, he would have seen the slight smile on Byakuya's face.
The thin noble often wondered the same thing. How did we get here? He didn't think on it too much. After all, the heart wants what it wants, and he had learned to accept that long ago.
It was only natural that we would wind up together in the end, he had often told himself. Through many of the battles that came with the war, they remained side by side. Fighting with and for each other, bodies continuously in synch. It made sense after so long that one would feel lost without the other beside them.
Song: Kill the Lights By: Birthday Massacre
At night, nothing was the same. At night, they acted out every desire they wished. Anything went as long as they were alone.
They would kill the lights. The dark stole away every reservation, every uncertainty. The moonlight was all that they needed. It shone bright against wet, pale skin and shifting tattoos. The nights were like a dream to them. They could be together all they wanted, tossing images of the noble and the Rukongai dog aside just to be together in a flurry of brushing lips and hungry fingers.
During the day, Byakuya and Renji acted out their roles with relative ease, stealing subtle glances and light touches. They still loved each other in the daylight, just as much as they did at night. Still, they both waited for the moments when they could be alone, the moments when they decided to kill the lights.