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Title: Bad Romance
Author:zealot1138
Pairing: Renji x Ichigo
Rating: M (for language, situations, yaoi – angst, romance, sex, fluff)
Summary: AU. Ichigo is so NOT gay, so when he goes to the exclusive bordello Club Sakura, will a certain redhead named Renji make him think twice?
Disclaimer for the entire story: I do NOT own any of these characters from BLEACH which belongs to Tite Kubo et al. Thank you.
DISCLAIMER: All characters depicted in sexual situations in this post/fanfiction/fanart (including material in the comments) are fictional and are intended to be and considered to be by the author of said material of the legal age of consent in the United States state of California, regardless of what age these characters may be in the material they are derived from.
Hi everyone,
I hope you found the crackity video of Byakuya's boys a funny bit (I honestly LMAO with tears and gut grabbing). Then again, I was working at that time with only 4 cups of sugar laden coffee, lack of sleep and no food, so maybe only I found it funny? O-o
I honestly can't thank all of you enough for the reviews and adding of the alerts and such. XD
This update is a little shorter than I hoped, but it is a necessary bit of something before I get on to their date.
Please enjoy. ^_^
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Chapter 7 (only because the Ch. 6 slot was used video notification)
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As Renji pulled his car up the driveway and waited for the garage door to open, he took a glance in the rearview mirror to check his expression. He'd had a slight twitch in his cheeks since he'd left Ichigo's and he had a sneaky suspicion he'd been smiling the whole way back. The last thing he wanted was to be asked by his housemates why he was smiling – and smiling during daylight hours at that.
He wiped his hand over his face to make sure the smile was gone, before easing his car inside to park when he had to stop short because of the image before him. The smile he was trying to erase immediately came back as he saw his two friends making out in his garage. "Oi! Did you two run outta places to sneak to that ya gotta start invadin' my space?" Renji eased out of the driver seat and closed the door before approaching Yumi's smiling face and the back of Ikkaku's shaved head which was still buried in the crook of Yumi's neck.
At Renji's teasing comment, Yumi's eyes widen in surprise before he replied, "Renji, I haven't heard you speak in such a casual manner in a very long while."
"Yeah," joined Ikkaku who finally lifted his head away from his lover's neck to face the redhead. "I'm guessin' it had something to do with that someone you just dropped off, eh?"
"Shaddap." Renji's cheeks started to burn and he knew he wouldn't be able to hide that from these two.
Ikkaku now stood next to Yumi with his arm protectively around the slimmer man's lower back. He held on to his lover as he continued his conversation with Renji. "So, you can owe me later, maybe by loaning me your car for a while."
Renji wasn't sure what he was getting at so he decided to pursue this playful line of questioning, "What the fuck ya talkin' 'bout? Why should I let ya borrow the car?"
"Che! Yumi, get a load a this guy. And I used t' think he was not too dumb." Yumi nodded in amusement. "How do ya think you were able to take that Strawberry boy home, eh? Ya realize he was supposed to leave with his friend last night, right?"
Renji's eyes widened in surprise as the details of the past evening started to come back into focus. "Shit! Yeah, I was wonderin' how the hell that guy left without Ichigo. So, what did ya do anyway?"
"I will explain, Renji-kun. Ikkaku told Ōmaeda that Hisagi-san's client was feeling unwell and since he prides himself on that Maybach, he (Yumi squeezing Ikkaku's hand lovingly) 'offered' to arrange another driver to take the two gentlemen home. As you can imagine, he was most grateful for the help and Ikkaku called our usual car service to come and get him."
"Yeah," joined Ikkaku, "after I blindfolded him so tight he mighta broken a blood vessel in the eye, but the kid was so dazed after his 'date' with Shuuhei, he barely remembered he was supposed to leave with Ichigo, so I told him I had to kick Ichigo out and that's why he wasn't there. Kid's smile never left his face and all he said was 'oh, ok.' I thought he was stoned or something, but Shuu says the kid never even had a drink. Guess Shuu showed him a good time!" The trio laughed whole heartedly as they pictured the oddly eccentric young man Keigo being completely done in by Shuuhei's charms.
Renji opened his eyes after letting out a good hearty barking laugh when he was surprised to find Ikkaku's face having become serious and somber all of a sudden.
"Renji, ya did remember to blindfold that Ichigo when he left here with ya, right?"
"Oh shit!" Renji's face was a mix of surprise and unease as he faced his friends and realized he fucked up royally. Besides the fact security was of the utmost importance at the Club, Renji was appalled by how quickly he had forgotten and disregarded all the protocols he upheld ever since he had started his days at the Sakura. He wasn't sure what the punishment would be (certainly there had to be some, and he assumed they'd be somewhat harsh). And he imagined the first would be losing all privileges to being outside in public without a chaperone, though he could see his offense being so great as to prevent his taking one foot off the property's grounds.
Renji grabbed at the white hat and pulled it off his head in frustration. "Guys, what the hell… What am I gonna do 'bout this?"
Ikkaku looked Renji right in his eyes before repeating his sentence with a difference in emphasis, "You did remember to blindfold him." He waved his hand in mock indifference. "Far as I can recall, that's what happened."
"That's right, " Yumi chirped with an enthusiastic nod. "No one will doubt Ikkaku's word."
Renji let out a sigh of relief before placing one of his hands on each of the other man's shoulders. "Thanks."
"'S okay, Renji. You've kept our secret for this long, this is the least we could do for ya."
Yumi looked at Ikkaku with a warm smile before looking at Renji. "Were it not for you, Ren-chan, we would have that many fewer places to meet up during working hours. But the real concern here is… is this new young man worth it?"
Renji laughed as he saw Yumi's eyes get the sparkly happiness whenever there was good gossip or blossoming love in the air. He had to wonder just what was it that was happening to him in regards to Ichigo. "I dunno, Yumi. I guess for now, what I can say at least till I see him again, is that I hope there is something worth talking about and sneaking around for, ya know?"
Yumi did his giddy happy clap as Ikkaku wrapped his arms around his lover's torso from behind to give him a kiss on the neck.
"So, Renji, do ya think this Ichigo is smart enough to know that any leaks 'bout this location'll mean some shit'll be rained on your head?"
Without hesitation, Renji replied to his hairless friend, "Yeah. I think once it even dawns on 'im that he got away with knowing 'bout it, he'll realize that it's still a secret and he'll need ta keep it to himself. O' course, I guess it won't hurt to remind him 'bout it when I see him for dinner."
If one could jawdrop elegantly, that was the reaction Yumi gave his redheaded co-worker as Ikkaku gave Renji his best shit-eating grin. "Abarai, I knew ya had it in ya! Makes all the shit I went through to get his friend home by himself worth it. Though, I didn't think you'd be that easy." Ikkaku gave him a big wink with the last remark.
Yumi lightly elbowed his lover for being so crude in a moment of beauty, but he was so excited for Renji, he wasn't really bothered by any of Ikkaku's jokes. For as long as Yumi had known the redhead while working at the Sakura, Renji's only focus was related to work. Yumi doubted Renji had ever let himself feel any emotions close to love, and he felt that life without love was such an un-beautiful thing, so he wanted Renji to find his someone special.
"We both are ecstatic for you, Ren-chan. I must say, if it isn't quite the telling sign, but I have not heard your casual speaking patterns since you worked it out of your system the first few months here."
"Huh… I guess yer right, Yumi. I hadn't really noticed it." Renji ran his hand through his long red locks, not quite sure himself how to explain it. "I guess he sorta brings it outta me."
"Ren-chan, will you be going out with him tonight?"
"Yeah, it's my night off."
"Unless he calls, neh?" Ikkaku snorted in annoyance for the redhead. He knew how it felt when his lover was busy with a client so he didn't appreciate a client type keeping his friend on a short leash.
Renji's good mood took a slight hit upon thinking of Aizen but he was able to answer happily, "Yeah, but I spoke to him last night and he has no plans to be in town any time soon, so my time for the Club should remain as scheduled."
"I am glad for you. And it's amazing how quickly your speech pattern 'cleans up' when it comes to work for you, yes?" Yumi gave him one of his prettiest smiles of sympathy.
"Quit it, you two." As Renji turned to leave, he recalled, "Oi, so, since I owe you for the whole Ichigo situation, you want to take the car out for a spin now, Ikkaku?" He was about to toss him the key when Ikkaku merely smiled devilishly.
"Nah, don't need the keys so long as ya keep yer alarm off."
Renji raised an eyebrow as he eyed the pair he considered his closest friends.
"This brute wants me to do something on the hood of a sports car like out of some bad hair metal video." Yumi wrinkled his nose in mock protest, but the sparkle in his eyes was a dead giveaway that he was going to enjoy this as much as his lover. "But since he did help to make this lovely and potentially beautiful situation happen for you, I have agreed to his 'requests.'"
Renji shook his head in amusement as he started to walk out. Before he left the garage entirely, he turned to remind them, "Don't forget to lock up before you guys get carried away. AND I need the car spotless before tonight! I'm not going to pick up Ichigo in anything less than perfect, a'ight?"
"Hai, hai!" Ikkaku mockingly shooed Renji away as he leaned in towards Yumi for a kiss. Renji turned to give his friends privacy and he would never admit it to them, but he too hoped he could find something as beautiful as something they had found in each other. Could Ichigo be for me… Ack. What the fuck, I just met the guy. Sighing, Renji took the longer route through the garden to head back to his room so he could relive the events of the night before and this morning. I wonder what Ichigo has in mind for tonight?
TBC
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I'm going to stop here. Next update will be Ichigo's POV until their date. Hopefully I can knock out both into one update.
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