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100 RenRuki oneshots: chapter 3

"Yo, idiot..." Renji groaned, his still half-asleep form trying to swat away the source of annoyance that was keeping him from going back to sleep all the way.

"Wake up, Renji..." The large man attempted to turn over, but was stopped at the feeling of something sitting atop him.

"I SAID WAKE UP YOU OAF!" This time the saying was accompanied by a painful blow to his jaw, causing his eyes to snap open. He could see that Rukia was straddling his waist, fist raised incase she had to make another punch. He also saw that, just as he was, she was wearing the white kosode that was worn under their shinigami uniforms, making him immediately remember that she had spent the night last night.

"Well, finally," said Rukia, lowering her hand and jumping off of him. "It took me forever to get you to wake your lazy ass up." Renji scowled at the comment, but nearly yelped as the small girl threw the top layer of his shinigami uniform right into his face. Reaching up to pull it away, he saw that she already had on her hakama pants and was pulling on her shihakusho. As she finished tying her obi, she continued,

"Now get dressed; we're already going to be late as it is." Renji grumbled, standing up to comply with her requests, but stopped as he was putting his first leg into his shihakusho.

"Uh, Rukia...?"

"What?" He looked at her awkwardly, as she continued to stare at him.

"Could you maybe...leave?" Rukia's eye twitched, yet she continued to hold her ground.

"Just get dressed, you idiot, it's not like you're disrobing or anything," she said in an irritated tone, hoping that he wouldn't push it any further.

"Yeah, but-" he was cut off as Rukia shot him a death glare of irritation, and almost wanted to squeak like a frightened mouse as he quickly resumed clothing himself. He was going so fast, though, that while attempting to put on the second leg of his hakama, his foot snagged, causing him to hop around slightly before falling hard on the ground.

Rukia immediately forgot about his previous attitude as she burst out into laughter. Renji scowled from his place on the floor, sitting up while he pulled his pants on all the way. Rukia walked in front of him, still giggling a bit from his fall, and she held his shihakusho and obi in her hands.

"Come on, you idiot..." she said between chuckles, though her tone wasn't the least bit angry, and he could tell that she was just kidding around now. "Get up and get your uniform on." He did so, and she handed him his shihakusho, which he took. Quickly sliding it on, he held out his hand for his obi to secure it, but was surprised when Rukia wrapped it around his waist for him, tying it tightly at the front. Not surprisingly, she was the perfect height for that. Taking his hand unexpectedly, she ran out of his room, and he had no choice but to follow her.

Never letting go of him, the small girl proceeded to run down the stairs, passing by the kitchen table to grab a bento box-Wait, where did that come from, thought Renji-and then running out the door, not even bothering to lock, let alone close it, and causing Renjio to go into hysterics.

"H-Hey Rukia, the door-!"

"-Will be right where we left it when we come back," she cut in, ignoring his complaints completely. The redhead gave up, deciding that that was the best decision at this point.

After he somewhat got over that, though, he noticed that running so fast with Rukia grabbing his hand like this was ultimately causing him to be pulled down to her level, forcing his back to hunch and his head to arch if he wanted to look up, and he was feeling increasingly uncomfortable with each passing moment. The redhead tried to ignore it, focusing instead on the bento box that swung in Rukia's hand with each move she made. It was wrapped tightly in a navy blue cloth which was tied securely at the top, the tie being the part of it Rukia was grasping. Whether Rukia had made the bento herself or had it pre-made, Renji didn't know, but having the knowledge that she was a very independent soul gave him the notion that she had probably arranged it herself.

But these thoughts drifted away as Renji felt the feeling of uncomfortableness heighten, driving him crazy beyond belief. The muscles in both his back and neck screamed to be stretched out from their cramped position, and finally it got so bad that he had to obey that bidding. Continuing to run, Renji suddenly stood up, causing Rukia's feet to shoot up off the ground, and the surprise of it caused Rukia to abruptly stop moving altogether, giving Renji, who was still running, the chance to swing her up, letting go of her hand as he caught her in both of his strong arms. He was now carrying her bridal style, and all the small girl could do was blink for a minute, brain too scrambled from her sudden repositioning that she couldn't think quite straight. When her brain cells started working again, she opened her mouth to yell at him, but before she could do a thing he said,

"Rukia, you dragging me along like that was killing my back, and plus this is faster, so just work with me, will ya?" Rukia seemed to think for a minute, then submitted to him, but still pouted due to the fact that she was being carried.

They went along like that for awhile, Rukia giving the occasional direction as he continued to carry her with him. The bento was now resting on her stomach, both of her small hands clutching the cloth that covered it. As they approached the destination, Renji could make out another figure waiting there for them. Eventually they got close enough for Renji to see who it was.

"Shit!" he exclaimed, dropping Rukia and collapsing to the ground himself. Rukia landed with a loud 'thud,' and shot Renji a death glare as she rubbed her now aching head.

"Renji! What the hell!" Renji ignored her anger, as he placed a hand on her head, pulling her down to lay beside him.

"Shit!" he said. "Rukia, I think your brother is finally gonna kill me!" Rukia's eye began twitching as she smacked Renji right over the head. He had to bite his lip to keep from crying out as she did this.

"I told you he was gonna be here!" she whisper-screamed. "Now get your ass up and let's go meet him before I kick you in the places that you need to have babies!" He did so immediately, her doing the same as they both brushed their hands all over their clothing to brush off any grass or dirt. Then they quickly made their way over to the patiently waiting Byakuya. Sitting down in front of him under the blooming cherry tree, Rukia greeted her brother then bowed, Renji making sure to do the same thing so that Rukia wouldn't kick him into next week.

"So, nii-sama..." began Rukia, as she untied the knot on the cloth that covered the bento.

"Was I missed much at the manor last night?" Renji froze. Why the hell did she have to ask that of all things.

"Well, while there was a somewhat lonely air to the place..." said Byakuya, looking up at the two. "I am sure that Renji would have missed you much more if you had not been with him...and in more ways than one, I might add." Renji nearly choked on his own spit at the last comment, as a tiny blush appeared on his face. His captain...his captain had not only made a joke, but...he had made sex joke! The redhead looked over at Rukia, who had paused in her activities and was trying to hide the blush on her face by ducking her head.

"H-Hai, nii-sama, I'm sure you're right," said Rukia quickly, hastily dishing up the food and placing a plate and a pair of chopsticks in front of everyone. Renji was rather surprised. There was quite a variety of food. Sushi, onigiri, dangos, plain rice...not to mention that there was a ton of everything.

"So, Rukia and Renji," said Byakuya, always keeping his stoic exterior on. "May I ask why you suddenly seemed to drop to the ground when you were on your way?" Again, Renji froze. Today just wasn't his day.

"Oh, well, you see nii-sama, Renji tripped and I got down to help him, that's why that happened," said Rukia, quickly covering for him. Renji internally let out a sigh of relief, glad that the small girl had covered for him. Byakuya, of course, was just teasing, taking silent amusement in their flustered reactions. Suddenly, he felt that the wind was coming. Quickly standing up, the noble said,

"I'm very sorry, but there's some emergency work I must attend to," he said.

"But nii-sama," protested Rukia. "You haven't even finished eating."

"Please pack it back up for me," he replied. "I shall eat it later." Before anymore could be said, the noble flash stepped off, leaving them behind.

"N-Nii-sama..." said Rukia. Renji, who was also confused, simply stared down the direction his captain had flash stepped away. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, and the cherry blossoms scattered everywhere, making a very pretty sight. Rukia seemed to immediately forget about her brother as this happened, and she looked around in wonderment.

"It's so pretty, ne?" she said, grabbing his arm and scooting closer to him as she continued to observe the beauty. He noticed that she had that look on her face too...that look she had whenever she saw something that enchanted her. The look she had when she watched the fireworks or gazed at the stars... Renji smiled. He had known since the first time he had seen her face like that that it was the best thing he had ever and would ever see.

And suddenly, his captain's departure made sense as well. He hadn't had extra work...he had just wanted them to be able to see the cherry blossoms fluttering through the air gracefully together. The redhead smiled, wrapping an arm around the small girl next to him as he watched with her.

Arigato, taicho...

END OF CHAPTER 3

Hey, sorry about updates being so far apart but what with my other stories and my small case of writer's block it's kind of hard to think up decent ideas that have nothing to do with anything lol. But I promise I'll try to update at better intervals in the future, please just try and bear with me for now. Tite Kubo owns Bleach, not I, and opinions are always welcome and greatly appreciated!