It has been two weeks…two weeks without him, Ichigo thought as he sat by the river him and Renji had the last night. There hadn't been one word from him and it was driving him insane.
Where was he? Couldn't he get away for even just a few hours? He couldn't stand having to wait for him, not when inside he was bursting at the seams. He needed Renji.
Ichigo was here once.
Renji smiled and laid back on his bed.
If I close my eyes I can see him.
He stared up at the ceiling, spacing out. The whole two weeks he's been here he's been thinking of Ichigo. He couldn't help but smile every time his face came to mind.
Ichi I need to see you.
"Renji," A voice broke his thoughts. He looked over and found Ikkaku.
"What do you want?" He asked, bored.
"Want to go to the human world in a few days?"
Ichigo.
"Why?" He asked, trying not to sound to interested.
"A couple of us volunteered to go on a mission and I thought you may enjoy it since you've been acting weird since you got back."
"What kind of mission?"
"Well actually…it's a personal kinda thing, no arrancar or anything. We're gonna bring back some booze and compare it to what we have in Soul Society," He said, grinning. Renji wasn't surprised, he was always pulling stuff like this.
"How long will we be there?" He sat up, staring at him intensely. The real question is how much time will I have with Ichi.
"Oh so now you're interested? Ok, I don't know, not long, maybe a few hours. You never know when we go to bars."
Renji grinned.
"Ok I'm there." Ichigo I'm coming.
"A booze mission?" Rukia mumbled as she came through Ichigo's window.
"Huh..what's up Rukia?" Ichigo asked, sitting up.
"I swear soul reapers can be so weird. Ikkaku's coming here for a booze mission," She said, looking bewildered. Ichigo almost smiled.
"Sounds like something you crazy soul reapers would do."
"What, you're talking?" She asked, suddenly noticing this.
"Yeah…"
"I don't understand you, is it because Renji's coming?"
"What?" He asked, brightening up instantly.
"Yes Renji's coming, what's going on with you two?"
Ichigo blushed, it was a good thing the lights were turned off.
Nothing concerning you…
"Nothing Rukia."
"Right, that's why Urahara keeps dropping hints every time he sees me."
"What? Why would he be doing that?"
What? How would he know? Unless he saw…
"I don't know."
"When are they coming?" He asked, trying to change the subject.
"Tomorrow night, if you must know."
Tomorrow night…this is good.
"So Renji, you know more about the human world…how are we suppose to dress?" Ikkaku said with a funny look.
"Ya know to blend in?" Shuuhei said.
"I don't know, ask Rukia," Renji said, looking disinterested.
"You're very helpful Renji," Yumichika said sarcastically.
"Just…whatever I guess," He honestly tried to think of something, but Ichigo always told him he was impossible when it came to this.
They grinned amused.
"What? You'll get something from Urahara,"
"I wonder how Ichigo is," Ikkaku said thoughtfully.
"I saw him a few weeks ago," Renji said, trying not to blush.
"Oh really? Is he ready to fight me again?" Kenpachi said, looking excited.
Ichigo was wandering around aimlessly, secretly searching for Renji's soul pressure, not that he's ever been good at that. After a while he heard something hit the roof above him. He stopped dead in his tracks.
"Hello?" He called out.
"Is that you Ichigo?" What I knew that voice…Ikkaku jumped down, right in front of Ichigo.
"Hey, how's it going?" He asked, smiling.
"Um ok…where's everyone else that came with you?" Where's Renji?
"Oh Rukia told you, did she? Well they're…at Urahara's I believe getting gigai's."
"Why aren't you?""Well I as just wasting time, I'm barely ever in this world, I like to explore."
"Oh."
"Ah I can sense them now."
"Where…" Ichigo stopped when he saw Renji, Kenpachi, Rangiku, Shuuhei and Yumichika walking toward them. He felt himself smiled when Renji and his eyes locked. Renji…you're still just as beautiful.
"Hey Ichigo do you of any good bars?" Yumichika asked, not even bothering to say hi.
"Hello Ichigo!" Rangiku said and hugged him tightly.
"Erm hi everyone," Ichigo said, when she let him go.
"So do you?"
"Not really, but I know there's something here."
"Alright let's find it!" Shuuhei said excitedly.
Half an hour later they found it, everyone went in except Ichigo, who hung out by the door. Renji smiled slightly and pulled him outside.