Complacent

With a deep sigh Nnoitra lay back on the fold out bed and closed his eyes. He couldn't believe he had let himself get his hopes up like that, but he had. It pissed him off but he should have known better that Shinji loved to make everything he did harder than it needed to be. Stubborn bitch. He didn't really understand why they couldn't just forget about the past and start over. It seemed like a good idea to him and it would have gotten rid of so many of the little problems and the pent up emotions. But maybe he thought that way because he knew that this time it was at least partly Shinji fault too. All of it.

He cracked his neck with a quick jerk of his head and sneered at the rumbled bed sheet as if he could lay the blame for his shitty mood there. If only it weren't Saturday, he sighed. At least if it were Monday he'd have something to do today. No sense in sitting around doing nothing all day long. He threw the covers off himself and grabbed a washcloth from the cupboard above the sink he had been using to store certain things. After a quick sponge bath and a change of clothes, he grabbed his keys, phone and wallet before heading out to find something productive or at the very least fun to do to take his mind off things he couldn't being to sort out by himself.

Tesla was in the kitchen cooking when Shinji got home, humming to himself as he did so, and he turned to smile warmly at the younger man. He gave Shinji's disheveled state and spotted neck a once over before he said anything.

"So how was last night?" He asked with a knowing smile and a small chuckle.

Shinji rolled his eyes and tossed his jacket on the couch. "Last time I ever hook up with someone you set me up with."

Tesla's eyes widened and he turned completely around to face Shinji. "What do you mean, Shin-chan?"

Shinji walked to the kitchen as he told Tesla the story, mumbling almost in his fatigue. He leaned over, snatching a bit of egg off the stove and sucking it down hungrily, not realizing how starved he was until that moment.

"But you did have some fun it looks like." Tesla said, pointing out the multiple hickeys and bite marks on Shinji's neck and half exposed chest.

A small smile tilted his lips unknowingly and he nodded before walking slowly out of the kitchen. "Yeah." He said, the words barely audile.

Once in the bathroom he started the tap for the shower and began to undress himself, watching his movements in the mirror before examining the damage done to his skin.

"Asshole." He muttered but it lacked any sort of heat. "Always gotta mark me up." He added, sending out a thanks that the weather was cold enough now for him to wear high collared shirts and not arouse suspicion.

He clenched his hand in his shirt before bringing it up to his face. It smelled like Nnoitra and Shinji's eyes fluttered closed as he inhaled deeply. He didn't understand why he wasn't freaking out about this. Why he wasn't crying or raging or at the very least vowing to never seen that stupid man again. He just… couldn't. He wasn't so much numb to the situation as slightly complacent, which in an of itself he knew to be dangerous. It had gotten him into too much trouble in the past and he cursed himself for doing it yet again. He couldn't afford to be like this right now.

He opened his eyes and dropped the shirt to the floor before stepping under the shower's hot spray to get ready for the day.

Solid Gold was usually open from three in the afternoon until three in the morning except for Friday's and Saturday's when it was open from noon until three in the morning. Business could be made by appointment or drop in if anyone was available. After the hype of the opening things had settled but that wasn't to say that business wasn't still booming. Besides the hosts themselves there was the bar with a small dance floor and Shinji was also making preparations to build a restaurant to accompany everything. People could spend all day there once that was done and Shinji couldn't help but smile to himself about.

He was making his rounds, checking with the staff and customers alike to ascertain how things were going. Yumi met him at the bar, his recent customer having left early for an emergency and his next one not showing up for another twenty minutes. He slid on to a bar stool gracefully and ordered a water before looking up at his boss.

"My, aren't we just glowing today?" He purred and Shinji had to fight the urge to roll his eyes. Comments like that reminded him of Szayel and he wasn't best pleased with that man at the moment.

"I'm not glowin'. It's the lightin'." He returned, pushing his long braid back over his shoulder.

Yumi leaned closer before speaking again. "Every so often a smile twitches your lips and I've even caught you staring off a few times. I haven't seen you like this since before your boyfriend left you."

Shinji's body stiffened and he looked at the mirror behind the bar. "He wasn't my boyfriend. And I'm just thinkin'."

Yumi chuckled. "So what's his name?"

Frowning Shinji turned to look at Yumi as he sipped his water. "What?"

"His name. If it's not this non-boyfriend you didn't have who's come back into town, then who gave you this," He flicked his finger against the side of Shinji's neck and almost laughed when he shivered and tried to cover it. "And has gotten you so flustered today?"

"Shut up." Shinji said lamely. "And don't touch me like that. I'm yer boss ya know."

Yumi shrugged and stood, taking his water with him. "You won't fire me. I'm your number one, remember?"

Shinji glared at the man's back as he walked away and slowly let his hand drop from his neck

"He's right you know." A feminine voice said from behind the bar. "You really do look like you got laid last night, boss."

"No one asked you, Lisa." Shinji bit out before walking stiffly away.

He walked blindly back to his office, doing everything in his in power not to think about sex and Nnoitra and having sex with Nnoitra…. He walked into his office and shut the door, staring at the floor as he went over inventory in his head. He took one step in and lifted his head, stopping in the middle of his second step when he noticed he wasn't alone. His eyes widened and his mouth fell open as he stared at the man sitting at his desk with his feet propped up.

"I just got rid of ya!" He all but shouted and Nnoitra smiled.

"Che, yeah right."

"Get out of my office, asshole."

Nnoitra shook his head and sat up, dropping his feet to the floor before rising to his full height. Shinji pressed himself back into the door, feeling a keen sense of déjà vu as he did so.

"Ya sound like a fuckin' broken record." Nnoitra said, his voice a low rumble as he caged Shinji in against the door. "Bu'cha won't get away this time." He whispered.

"What are ya doin' here?" Shinji whispered back, titling his head up to look into Nnoitra's face.

Nnoitra continued to smile as he lowered his head and bit the top of Shinji's ear. "Looks like I came here to fuck ya 'gain."

Shinji pulled away but not without a shudder. "Fuck you. I toldja nothin' has changed. Ya don't just get to do that whenever ya want now."

"Yeah I do." He said simply, reaching down and locking the door with one hand and using the other to pull Shinji's closer by his hip.

"N-no."

Everything from the night before came rushing back to him as Nnoitra began to nudge the neck on his sweater down. Not the pain, not the yelling and the emotions, but the feeling, the sensation of it all. Even after all the other men he had been with nothing would compare to the way Nnoitra touched him. They way their skin felt against one another; the way his lips felt and his teeth and the ripple of lean muscle as he maneuvered Shinji just the right way. His breath shuddered out and his hands rose to fist in Nnoitra's shirt.

"Yer not drunk this time." Nnoitra continued to whisper as he scrapped his teeth along Shinji's neck.

"I… stop it…." Even to him his words sounded weak. God, am I really this weak?

"Mmm. Make me, Blondie."

Heat shot to Shinji's groin and he closed his eyes. "I hate you."

"Sure ya don't." Nnoitra chuckled as he lifted Shinji's sweater up a bit and ran a long finger along the waist of his slacks before dipping it inside.

Shinji shook his head and exhaled sharply when Nnoitra undid the button, slowly lowering the zipper. "I really, really….."

Nnoitra licked the side of his neck and bit back down on the top of his ear as he cupped Shinji's half hard cock. Shinji sucked in his breath and squeezed his already closed eyes tighter as Nnoitra began to message his testicles at the same time he bit and licked his way to Shinji's mouth.

"Oh f…." Was all Shinji managed before Nnoitra was kissing him, his long tongue gliding effortlessly into his mouth and accepted eagerly.

Nnoitra groaned and pressed Shinji into the door, grinding himself against his side and letting his long fingers roam under the sweater. Shinji's skin was already on fire and it was driving him insane.

"Fuckin' take yer pants off." He breathed, already panting. He hadn't been able to get Shinji off his mind all day, despite his best efforts. All he could think about was smooth pale skin and long blond hair. Sweat and tight heat and his name screamed from full lips.

"I can't." Shinji whispered in a breathy voice. He didn't want to give in, but after last night he felt his body quicken and tighten and heat just at the thought of this man touching him again.

Nnoitra growled and pulled his hand from Shinji's pants, swinging him around towards the desk before yanking them down himself. Shinji's breath caught in his throat and he wasn't allowed to recapture it. Nnoitra bent forward and pulled him into another deep kiss, enjoying the fact that he could even do so. He remembered a time when Shinji refused to kiss him at all. He reached for his own pants, nearly ripping the button off and tearing the zipper in his haste. A stack of papers and a cup holding pencil's crashed to the floor but neither one of them noticed. Nnoitra pulled Shinji's sweater up and attacked his nipples, sucking and biting greedily as he reached in his pocket for the one time use packet of lube. Shinji toed out of his shoes and slipped the rest of the way out of his pants, bending a leg and resting it on the edge of his desk. He fleetingly thought that this would be so much easier if they were lengthwise on the desk but everything came to a screeching halt when there was a knock on his office door.

"Hirako-san, are you okay in there? I thought I heard a crash."

This was his out, the easiest way for him to stop everything and get rid of the man above him. He looked up into the dark violet eye and saw the tongue hovering inches above his navel. His breath shuddered out and he shifted his weight before letting his eyes fall closed and his head fall back to the flat surface of the desk.

"No I'm fine. Just dropped somethin'." Even if his voice was shaky and near to gasping he hoped the person would just go away.

Nnoitra licked his lips and grinned. "Good boy."

He ripped open the small packet with his teeth and squirted a bit on his cock. He wouldn't need much after last night but he was courteous enough to put any at all. With how eager he was to be inside Shinji's heat again he could very well have done it dry.

"Are you sure?" The voice called out again just as Nnoitra dropped down and licked Shinji from his knee to the juncture of his leg.

He bit back a moan and nodded his head. "I'm fine get lost!"

Nnoitra smirked and stood up, grabbing his cock and pressing it slowly inside Shinji, groaning just a little too loudly before biting his lip. Shinji seemed not to really care about the noise level, either that or he was already so far gone that he wasn't able to hold anything back. He arched his back and spread his legs further, offering no resistance when Nnoitra grabbed his already bent leg and hitched it up over his elbow. He leaned down and snapped his hips forward, the desk creaking under their weight. Shinji reached behind him and gripped what he could, pressing his face into his bent arm and biting down on the fabric of his sweater to try and stop the noises that where coming from his mouth.

Nnoitra engaged him in another kiss, stealing his breath as he picked up his pace, the desk now protesting loudly with creaks and squeals. Shinji kicked out and sent more of the things on his desk flying and crashing to the floor and Nnoitra groaned, placing one hand on the desk by Shinji's head and shifting his weight until he heard the noise he was looking for. Shinji cried out and bucked his hips, the desk scooting along the floor slightly as they moved faster.

"Oh fuck…." Shinji whined, his teeth near to ripping a hole in his sweater.

Nnoitra was panting as he bit down on Shinji other ear, pulling and tugging harshly. "Waited… so fuckin' long…."

"Shut up."

"So fuckin' tight."

"Mmm. I fergot how big ya were."

Nnoitra let out a strangled chuckle and sucked on Shinji's ear. "Let me just remind ya then." He said before thrusting forward hard and Shinji barely held back his scream.

"Holy…."

Nnoitra stood up straight and grabbed Shinji's other leg, lifting and spreading so that he could go even deeper and move even faster. Shinji forgot how to speak after that, the only things coming out of his mouth were whines and mewls and moans. Nnoitra threw his head back when Shinji tightened even further around him and just as Shinji started to cum he leaned down and kissed his once more, riding out his own orgasm. They lay there panting for a moment before Nnoitra pulled out and stood on slightly shaky legs, pulling his pants closed and he licked his lips. Shinji looked so fucking hot laying on his desk like that; all spread out and his belly covered in cum. Shinji blinked a few times and did his best to sit up, slipping once and barely catching himself. He glared up at Nnoitra who gave him a grin for his efforts.

"We should do this again some time." He said with a grin, and Shinji rolled his eyes.

"This wasn't 'posed ta happen a second time." He muttered, letting one of his legs fall to the floor.

Nnoitra leaned forward and kissed his lips briefly; gently. "But it did." He said softly, making Shinji frown.

As soon as Nnoitra was redressed he reached for the door.

"What are ya doin'?"

Nnoitra turned back with a raised eyebrow. "Leavin' before ya try and kick my ass." He said as if it made all the sense in the world. "See ya Blondie."

With that he opened the door, not surprised that there seemed to be a blushing audience outside. He smirked and grinned, yanking his zipper up as he shut the door behind him.

"Might wanna leave yer boss alone fer a bit. He's kinda tired." He heard someone snort and shrugged. "'Er well fucked. Whichever."

Shinji heard everything and blushed brightly as he struggled to clean himself up as well as redress and fix his desk. He'd never be able to show his face at work again.

Unfortunately for Shinji he couldn't hide for long as he was still needed as far as work went. He tried his best not to look anyone in the eyes, ignored the quiet snickers and went about his business as quickly as he could. It was Yumi who first dared to broach the subject, walking right in his office and shutting the door behind him before taking a seat.

"So, did you enjoy yourself?" He asked with a knowing smile.

"Oh, shut up." Shinji snapped.

"You know, for just having had what sounded like great sex you sure are testy."

Shinji groaned and let his head fall to the freshly cleaned desk. "Shut up."

"So it was him from last night I take it." Yumi didn't bother waiting for an answer before continuing. "So are you seeing him again?"

"No!" Shinji's head popped up and he pushed out of his chair. "I can't! That would be the stupidest thing I ever did."

"Really? Why's that?"

"Are you kidding me? After what he did?"

Yumi shrugged. "So what. You two had a disagreement and he took off. Worse things have happened." His face grew slightly dark. "At least he didn't fuck a woman and then tell you he was going straight after ten years of being with you."

Shinji's anger died instantly and he bit his lip, looking away from the other man. He'd been present for that blow up between Ikkaku and Yumi. It had been just before the club officially closed and they had just shooed the last of the customers out. Yumi and Ikkaku had been fighting before that, everyone knew about it, but until that night no one had known why. All it took was for Ikkaku's phone to ring for Yumi to flip out and everyone stood in shocked horror as the couple screamed insults at each other before Ikkaku threw his hands up in the air and said, "I never wanted to be with a man in the first place!" before stomping away and never looking back. Yumi hadn't cried, at least not where anyone could see, but Shinji knew it was still hard on the man. It had barely been six months since that day.

"Yeah, I know." He said quietly.

"Far be I for me to be the voice of reason in anything, but you obviously care about him and he seems to care at least a little for you. Don't throw that away just because of what happened." He stood up and walked to the door. "At the very least give him a chance to explain himself."

Nnoitra nearly dropped the beam his was carrying on his foot and cursed Starrk for starting him out like he had. He hadn't figured the job would be easy by any means, but Starrk had basically thrown him into the thick of it and expected him to work like he had been doing this his whole life. He was fucking tired already. A horn blew in the distance just as Nnoitra dropped the beam where it needed to be. About fucking time. He dropped his hard hat off at the makeshift locker room and grabbed his jacket before heading home. He wanted a shower, badly, but more than that he wanted to sleep. For a day or two.

It was starting to get dark already, the sun lighting the sky in the last bits of orange and pink as the world tried to hold on to color for just a bit longer. Nnoitra yawned and tried to decide what he was going to have for dinner that night. Last night had been McDonalds, but he really hated that shit. Then again, ramen from a box didn't sound all that good either. When he passed an all night pizza parlor his mouth watered a bit and he stepped inside, ordering as large a pizza as he could with as many things on it as they could manage. Vegetables, meat, sauce and five kinds of cheese. Nnoitra grinned. Now this was a dinner.

He took a shortcut home, winding his way through alleyways and finally coming to his street just about four blocks from his apartment. He hated to admit it but his guard was down. He hadn't even thought about the incident a week ago since he had slept with Shinji. So he was startled a bit when someone called out his name.

"Jiruga!"

He stopped, frowning, and turned towards the voice. A small group of men stood across the street, none of them friendly looking. Nnoitra's shoulders slumped at the thought of having to fight these guys again. It was a testament to just how tired he was tonight.

"The fuck you want now?"

"We told you a week. It's been a week. You are going to come with us now."

Nnoitra snorted. "Fuck you."

Indignant grumblings could be heard and the main speaker took two steps into the empty street. "You don't have much choice, Jiruga. Longwei will not wait any longer."

Nnoitra opened his mouth to retort when he noticed one of the men behind the speaker raise his arm. Fuck. The shot missed him by inches as he ducked out of the way.

"Ya almost made me drop my pizza asshole!" He shouted.

"The next shot shall not miss." The gunman shouted.

There was another shot, but this one came from somewhere else and the gunman scream, grabbing his hand and clutching it close to his body, a loud metallic clacking sound echoing in the street as his gun fell to the concrete. Nnoitra cocked his head to the side and looked left down the street to see a small group of people approaching.

"It seems my aim is rather off lately." He heard a familiar drawl.

"I'll say, you hit his hand." Another chimed in.

"Who the hell are you?" The man in the street called out and the small group approaching stopped.

"Hmm, let's call ourselves a welcome wagon. I think that sounds nice."

"Szayel-sama, I think you had better take this a little more seriously."

"The fuck you guys doin' here?" Nnoitra called out in confusion.

Shawlong, Szayel, Edrad, a large man with a half a head of flaming red hair, and another man Nnoitra knew only by face, looked his way briefly.

"Aizen sent us to make sure things got cleaned up after your royal fuck up in Hong Kong." Edrad smirked.

"Che, wasn't my fuck up ass wipe." Nnoitra shot back, irritated that these four were seemingly there to save the day.

"We are not leaving without Jiruga."

Szayel rolled his eyes and cocked his hip before pushing his glasses up his nose. "I suggest you take off while you still can. You see, Shawlong here used to be a sharpshooter in the Japanese army. He can shoot every single one of you in the head and make an awful mess of the street before you have the chance to take another breath."

Shawlong lifted the gun in his hand and pointed it at the man in the street with a blank expression on his face. The man flinched slightly and took a step backwards.

"You tell Longwei," Szayel continued. "To back off or he'll find he's made some awfully powerful enemies. Besides, this is all his fault anyway; taking what didn't belong to him in the first place."

The man glared at Szayel before putting his hand up and waving it slightly. The men retreated to a nearby car and loaded up, driving carefully away down the street.

"Che. Fuckin' cowards." Nnoitra said, shifting the pizza in his hands and glaring out at the group. "So what the fuck? Am I being followed 'er somethin'?"

"Aizen wanted to make sure this mess was cleaned up the right way. Any dead men from Longwei's side and things would get messy before they got better. He's had enough with that man, but he's not ready to off his men just yet. It makes the whole going legit thing shaky." Szayel explained.

"So… I'm bein' followed?" Nnoitra repeated.

Szayel rolled his eyes. "Yes, Nnoi, you're being followed."

"Watched is more like it." Shawlong said, trying to appease the tall man. It didn't work.

"I can take care 'a my own shit, thanks."

"Apparently not. You pissed off a small faction of the Triad with what happened over there. You're lucky it wasn't one of the larger branches or this could have gotten very ugly." Szayel pointed out.

"Fuck the Triad. Fuckin' stupid ass China-men…." Nnoitra grumbled.

Szayel sighed. "Be that as it may, you won't be fully left alone until further negotiations are dealt with. Aizen thinks it's best this way."

Nnoitra sneered. "So can I go eat my dinner now, oh great and powerful protector?"

Szayel smirked. "By all means. We'll keep the bad men away, Nnoi. Don't you worry."

"Fuck you!" Nnoitra shouted as the four began to walk away.

Fucking Szayel. Fucking Triad. Fucking Aizen and his going legit. This would never have been a problem if things were like they had been in the old days. Go in, shoot who needed to be shot, send in the cleaning crew and get the fuck out. Done and simple. But no, nothing was simple anymore. And for once he was too tired to argue much about it. He stomped the rest of the way home, up the stairs and slammed his door shut as hard as he dared. He didn't want the stupid thing to break after all. He hadn't bothered to put the bed away that morning and he threw himself on it, flipping open the box of food and digging in like he had been starving. His short term plan was to eat himself into a coma so that he had the strength to work tomorrow. He'd think about other things more later.

Pizza gone, he flipped the TV on and pulled his clothes off, settling under the covers to make himself warm. As his eyes began to droop his mind was already on better things. Long blond hair, soft skin, flexible legs and a tight ass. If only Shinji were there to help him into a better mood. His eyes closed and a small smile tilted his lips as he finally drifted off to dream of simpler times.

A/N I am so sorry it took so long to get this out. Before I knew it more than a week had passed and I was like "Whoa!" So anyway, YAY more smut :D Information on the Triad can be found on Wiki if you're interested. Basically the Chinese mafia. So, we got a bit about what happened in Chins, not much but enough to whet the pallet a bit. We got more NnoiShin time *hehe* Next up is one of my favorite chapters because many things happen. hopefully I can get it out soon. For those of you that don't already know, I started a new story called Twin Flames, an AU GrimmIchi birthday present for the lovely Storm. I highly suggest reading it because apparently it's pretty good, lol. Anywho, I think that's it for now. You like?

~Penny