AN: Here's part five! Their four month anniversary mile stone :D Please let me know what you think of the series so far!
It had been exactly one month since Sanada had realized he loved his girlfriend, Yanagi Renji. It had been their three month anniversary, spent comfortably on the couch with movies and popcorn, but the young man had kept it to himself, afraid of scaring her away. Now, one month later, on their four month anniversary, Sanada noticed Renji acting a bit odd. Not noticeably, not to anybody else as Renji hid these things well, but after studying her closely for four months, he noticed. He let it be for the moment though and focused on his tie. Sanada had come to Renji's straight from class to prepare for their date so as not to be late and had the pleasure of watching her prepare and go through the process. He had sat and watched as she straightened her already straight hair, questioning the reasoning to which she replied her hair was .6 millimeters from being perfectly straight as he claimed. He had just smiled, resting his chin in his palm as she continued. He had, of course, left her to her own devices to change but had insisted on watching her apply her make up. He loved that she never used much and had watched, entranced, as she defined her thick lashes with mascara and highlighted her eye color with a light shadow. He noticed the light pink of her cheeks and commented that the blush she used complimented her skin. When the pink darkened a bit however, he realized it was not make up and had laughed, delighted, to find she was embarrassed by being scrutinized so closely by him. She had smiled shyly and reached for her lip gloss only for him to still her hand. Her questioning glance transformed to another deep flush when he explained he'd rather she leave it off because it would be gone by the end of the night anyway. He grinned and straightened his tie again when he thought of her expression at his innuendo but slim arms wound around his torso, drawing him from his musing. Glancing over his shoulder, he smiled softly at the focus of his thoughts before looking back at the mirror. The arms squeezed before releasing him and Renji turned him to face her. She smiled gently as she adjusted the stubborn tie and chocolate eyes slipped open when she glanced up at him. Her fingers smoothed the silk down and she nervously met his eyes. Her head lowered again, fingers fluttering against his chest, and her mouth opened then, just as Sanada's hands came up to gently rub her shoulders.
"I…" Sanada tilted his head, fingers moving to brush her chin and lift her head to brush his lips over hers. He smoothed his other hand over her hair.
"What is it?" Renji sighed softly and lifted her head confidently.
"I love you, Genichirou." Sanada's eyes widened fractionally, lips parting in surprise before a grin stole over his face. Cupping her jaw, he pulled Renji in for a hard kiss and when he pulled away he pressed their foreheads together and stroked his thumbs over her cheeks. Renji sighed against his lips shakily, fingers clasped around his wrists as she smiled softly and suddenly she was his Renji again. The strange vibe he had felt around her the past week or so was gone and Sanada could not help but slide his hands down her neck and shoulders to pull her closer.
"I love you too, Renji." His voice was soft but proud and full of excitement and when Renji pressed her smiling lips against his own, he knew he would never feel so thrilled again.