They were thrust together by their parents when they were two, and for as long as Nnoitra could remember, he had hated Nel.
They were five when Nnoitra's younger brother Tesla was born. He was tanner that Nnoitra, with large brown eyes and a smile that never seemed to leave his face.
Nnoitra adored Tesla. He would do anything to protect his little brother, and more often than not, it would get him into trouble.
Nnoitra was ten when he joined the Praying Mantis dojo down the street.
"Nnoitra! Nnoitra!" Nel darted over, shoulder-length blond hair flying behind her. "Are you joining here too!? If you work really hard, maybe you can be in the same class as me!"
"Watcha mean?" He scowled down at her through his long black bangs.
"I'm a green belt! You have to start at white, so try hard to work your way up!" She returned to the class with the other students.
That was the day Nnoitra vowed to best her.
Nnoitra was fifteen when he got the tattoo. It was a crescent moon along his shoulder, dripping blood along his back as it poured off.
Nel was also fifteen when she got her tattoo. It was a small three on her ankle, surrounded by a pair of curved horns.
They constantly compared them, trying to decide which was better.
They never did come to a conclusion.
"Nel's pretty hot, man."
Nnoitra scoffed, rolling his eyes at the boys around him.
"I mean, look at the size of those boobs." His friend nodded, gesturing at the melons beneath her cheerleader shirt.
He felt his anger rise.
Nnoitra stabbed his fork into his lunch, before shoving his chair back and stomping across the cafeteria.
Nel glanced up as he leaned over her, placing his arm in front of her lunch.
"Nnoitra-kun, what-" She fell silent as he thrust his lips against hers, silencing the girl.
The chains around his waist jingled as he sat, and drew the pretty female into his lap.
Nnoitra had always been more of a do-first, think-later kind of guy. He got into fights, he dressed in black, and he didn't actually have many friends, except his brother.
The cafeteria fell silent, and he glared from beneath his bangs.
He pulled away from a minute and then grinned at the flustered girl.
"Nnoitra, I-" She gulped, glancing at the crowd out of the corner of her eyes. "You're still taking me to the movies tonight, right?"
"I guess. If you wanted to do something else…" He trailed off suggestively. Nel smacked his arm.
"You pervert!"
It was that incident that sparked their relationship, and it wasn't until college that Nnoitra even thought of proposing.
There were many hateful glares on his part, and he wasn't the most attractive male around.
He was buying a ring when disaster struck; or rather he was on his way back to their apartment.
The attacker came from behind, stabbing at the tall male. Fortunately for Nnoitra, the attacker missed.
Unfortunately, the knife hit his left eye.
He screamed, lashing backwards with his leg before falling to the ground, unconscious.
"Let me into that fucking room." Nel snarled, trying to push past the doctor. As if sensing her predicament, Tesla poked his head out.
"There you are, sis." He grabbed her arm and pulled her in, locking the door behind her.
Nel darted over to the bed on which her boyfriend lay, half his head covered in blood stained bandages.
"Nnoitra, are you alright?" She asked, dropping to her knees beside him.
"Jeans pocket. Right side. Open box." The tall male grunted, wincing.
She grabbed the jeans beside the bed.
Tesla peered over her shoulder.
"Wow! Looks expensive!" he grinned. "It's shiny too!"
"It's a diamond, idiot." Nnoira smacked his brother gently.
Nel nodded, tears bursting from her eyes as she hurled herself at Nnotira.
"Watch the eye! Watch the eye!"
It was almost as though a warning sign went off in Nnoirta's head when he woke that horribly stormy night. He crept from his bed, prying his torso from Nel's grip and sneaking towards the fridge for a beer.
There was a faint creaking noise, and Nnoitra spun, hurling the beer in his hand.
"I was going to get my own," Tesla stared down at the drink. "But this one will work fine. Thanks, bro!"
"Don't do that, Tesla." Nnoitra sighed, picking out another beer.
"It's not like you have anything to say. You and Nel need to get sound-proofing."
"It ain't my fault she's a screamer."
"It's the unlikely ones that are the loudest. Still, I managed to do my homework."
"Well then," Nnoitra grinned, rubbing the top of his brother's head. "We'll just have to do it every night."
"Oh, please don't. My college grades will suffer."
"As if! You're smarter than Nel and I could ever be." Nnoitra snorted. "Combined."
"Thanks." The two men laughed, not noticing the shadow slip into the dimly lit kitchen.
"Earlier this evening three young adults were found murdered in their apartment." The news-anchor folded her hands in front of her. "Nnoitra Gilga, Telsa Gilga, and Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck were the residents of this two bedroom apartment. Nnoitra and Nelliel were engaged, and his younger brother was living with them while he attended college. Nnoitra and Nelliel had just finished themselves."
"No evidance has been found on the killer, but any break-ins should be reported. More on this story at six."
Nnoitra Gilga
Brother and fiancé
Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
Friend to many
Tesla Gilga
Brother and student
Loyal to the End