Sunlight peered through the window into Ichigo's room, illuminating the forms of the two lovers who lay in the small, twin sized bed. Renji leaned up onto his elbow, running his fingers gently through the hair of the younger male. They'd been together for over a year now, and their relationship wasn't really a secret. Never really had been.

Rukia had managed to figure it our fairly quickly, in fact, it was mostly the women who figured it out on their own. Most of the men didn't figure it out until they were told, but that was earlier on in the relationship. Now Renji was thinking about taking it to the next step, but there were some things he needed to take care of first. Pushing himself off the bed, he placed a kiss on the still sleeping teen's forehead, and made his way to the door of the room, slipping a shirt on over his torso as he left.
Nervousness raked through his form as he made his way down the staircase, looking for the man he was sure was likely awake by now. He paced around the corner and into the doorway of the front room, where Isshin was sitting and watching TV.
The red haired male took a deep breath before stepping into the room and requesting his lover's father's attention. When Isshin looked up at the other male, he could see the nervousness hidden in the other's expression. With a smile, the man stood up and patted the other lightly on the back, resulting in a jolt from the other. He'd grown fond of the Lieutenant over the past year, and already saw him as a son, the jolt of nervousness amused him. "Whatever you have to say, you can say it. No need to be so nervous around me son. I'm sure, even if it's bad, it'll still be nothin' I can't kick your ass for." He grinned, before flopping back down lazily on the couch.
A bead of sweat dripped downed Renji's face, and before he had the chance to panic, the man bowed before his lover's father, and asked for the teen's hand in marriage.
Isshin's eyes went wide at the question. Sure he'd been expecting the news to come sooner or later, but he had a newfound respect for the man, glad that he'd had the respect to ask him first, and gave a chuckle before motioning to Renji to join him on the couch beside him so that he didn't have to stand up again.
"Son, We've welcomed you into the family the moment you two told us you were dating. As long as you promise me you will never hurt, or betray my son or family I will gladly give my permission to ask Ichigo to marry you."
Beaming with happiness, Renji could only pull the man into a tight hug, thankful that he wasn't shunned away, and ecstatic that he had the permission to spend the rest of his life with the person he loved the most.
"Though, if you're going to have a wedding I want you two to wait until Ichigo is out of school. Alright?"
Quickly agreeing to that simple condition, Renji once again bowed to the older male this time in thanks as opposed to the nervous, stiff, and respectful one he'd given before, and turned to go awaken his lover, and get him ready for the day he'd had planned.
Ichigo was still asleep when he went back upstairs, and Renji turned the chair to face the small bed. Sitting down, he reached out and gently rubbed the orange hair covering the other's head, softly calling out his name. "Ichigo…~" He hummed, happiness still ringing in his voice as he waited for the other to wake up.
It took another few moments, but eventually, amber slowly opened to look up and meet the chocolate orbs of his lover. Giving a displeased hum, Ichigo clenched his eyes shut, "Renji… leave me alone I'm tired." He muttered irritably.
"Come on, I have a surprise for you." A chuckle mixed with the words, as he pulled lightly on the other's hair. He only got a grunt in response.
Grinning, Renji stood up, leaning over the other and kissing his cheek, "Ichi~" He sang into Ichigo's ear, earning a slight scowl from the teen before he batted his lover away.
"Alright alright… I'm getting up gimmie a second…"
Tired. That's all he was at the moment. Ichigo just wanted to sleep, the day before had been long and tedious, having to catch up on school work as well as handle the hollows that had decided to pop up around town had exhausted him. However he knew that Renji wouldn't give up until he did, and didn't really feel like fighting the red head at the moment.
Pulling himself up into a sitting position, Ichigo gave a wide yawn, and rubbed at his eyes using his palms before popping the kinks in his back. "What is it?"
"Go get yer swimming suit. We're goin' ta the beach."

Renji and Ichigo had spent a large majority of their time at the beach, to which at first Ichigo'd been resistant to, but once they got there, the two of them had a lot of fun. After the beach, they rented out a hotel room, and took a fairly long shower together, simply enjoying each other's presence before Renji pulled out two fairly nice outfits for the both of them to wear to dinner.
The lieutenant had planned everything in advance. Before he'd asked Ishhin, before he'd even gotten the ring he'd made sure that everything would be perfect for his Ichigo, and so far, everything was.
He'd asked some of Ichigo's friends and family where his favorite place to eat was, and had felt somewhat ashamed that he didn't know until he'd felt he really needed to. It turned out, that Ichigo enjoyed a small sushi shop on the edge of town, not just because they had excellent food, but also because there was a chocolate dessert there that he loved to eat, and that was the only place he knew where to get it.
The two of them talked, and laughed together as they ate. Some of the things they spoke about were fairly silly to be completely honest, but it was the love they shared that gave importance to it.
They'd almost finished eating, Renji had just finished his sushi, and Ichigo was taking one of his final bites, when the redheaded shinigami stood up, and amber followed after him curiously before Ichigo sat up himself, and as Renji pulled out the little box, Ichigo choked on his food and a dark blush filled his cheeks.
So that's what today was about. Renji had wanted to make this day as memorable as he could for the both of them. That's why he chose here, why he spent the day with him at the beach and did everything he could to keep Ichigo happy today.
"Ichigo, I will always love you. My life has been nothing but perfect since the day we first told each other our feelin's for one another. I want you ta know, that no matter what I will always love ya." He smiled getting down on one knee (like he had read in the human books) and opening the box to reveal a beautiful white gold band. "I always want ya by my side Ichigo, would ya do me the honor of becomin' my husband?"
Ichigo's voice caught in his throat. He didn't know what to say, well, he did, but the words refused to make their way past the blockade his neck seemed to have created.
After a few moments of silence, Ichigo looked down fondly and lovingly at his lover, happiness overwhelming him.
"Renji…"