It's been quite some time since I've done anything with this but I decided to pick it back up again. This is just a chapter I wrote for fun because I didn't feel like writing anything serious at the moment.
Ichigo squealed loudly, clutching a large stuffed animal to his chest. After much whining he had finally convinced Renji to take him for a day of shopping and first on their list to do was to buy stuff for the baby, which found them in the toy isle of a store, Ichigo expressing his love for each and every one of them through loud cries of happiness. "Isn't this the cutest thing you've ever seen?" he cooed, shoving a fluffy elephant in the annoyed redhead's face.
"Yeah and so were the last twelve that you've put in the cart," he replied sarcastically, pushing the offending object away. "A baby doesn't need this many toys, Ichigo."
"That's what you think! You don't know the first thing about babies," he defended, sending a glare towards the shinigami before putting the animal in the cart and continuing to move down the row until spotting yet another toy. "Oh my god, Renji, look how adorable it is!"
"Ichigo, no! I'm putting my foot down on this," he said firmly, taking the duck and placing it back onto the shelf. He tried his best to ignore the angry look Ichigo was sending his way and continuing to push the cart.
"I want it and you can't stop me," he challenged, following after Renji, animal in hand. Renji felt a vein in his forehead throb visibly at the teen's boldness, resisting the urge to turn around and fight back with the boy as he stomped down the aisle, eyes staring straight ahead.
Without missing a beat, Ichigo skipped up to the cart and threw in the yellow creature much to Renji's annoyance. He grabbed the animal from the pile of steadily growing toys and forcefully shoving it back onto the shelf. Both of their eyes met in a silent battle, Ichigo looking away first with an angry huff but before the other shinigami could celebrate his victory, the carrot top was next to the cart, brand new stuffed animal in hand.
"Ichigo, this is ridiculous!" he yelled, grabbing the frog in his companion's arms by the neck, nearly ripping his head off. "You can't have everything you want!" Even as he said this though he regretted it as he watched chocolate eyes fill up with water, a single tear sliding down a smooth cheek.
"I thought you loved me!" Ichigo wailed, attracting the attention of several other shoppers, all of them sending glares towards the larger of the two men.
"Shh! Be quiet," he whispered, not wanting the people watching them to get the wrong idea. "You seriously need to grow up. It's just a toy," he growled but this only cause more tears to roll down the others face, quiet whimpers making their way from Ichigo's throat. Renji sighed in defeat before taking the animal he had previously discarded and placing it back in the cart.
The redhead winced at the loud squeal that came from his lover and bit his lip to keep from blowing up at the younger man as he grabbed the duck from before and also added it to the pile and the ever growing expense, before continuing his journey through the store.
Alright, next chapter will be up MUCH sooner than this one. I hope….
Anyway, read and review, please.
-Arisu