Hello. This a new one, written by me and my partner in crime Byakuya-Renji.

Disclaimer: We don't own bleach

Warning: A lot of twisted humor and later rated M for a reason, if you don't like then don't read.

Enjoy

Squad 6 - Love doesn't ask why

The rain hammered down on the windows and roof, I sat sprawled on the sofa the television screen paused on the opening of Bleach. The gentle knock at the front door was expected and very welcome; I bounced up and yanked the white wood open, on the threshold stood one of my very best friends, somehow completely dry despite the rain lashing down. I always noticed the difference between us when looking at Zoë; she was small like me but with long mink hair and dainty features. She looked like a noble from some ancient time without the snobbish attitude that same people still had. Although I was no great beauty especially next to Zoë I had long blonde hair and deep blue eyes, I wasn't as slim and slender as Zoë but still I had a reasonable figure. All this passed through my head as Zoë stood on my doorstep shivering in the cold air; I grinned at her and stepped back to allow her in.

"Great you have it set up already, can't wait I have been driving my brother crazy going on about Bleach all the time" she laughed as she settled on the sofa.

I did the mature thing at 16 and stuck my tongue out at her, "You think I have fared any better! It's your fault I got into this in the first place, I have been driving my parents up the wall ever since" I settled next to her, both our legs tucked under us as Zoë pressed the play button.

Then everything went wrong. The next thing I knew we were falling through lights and colours, everything was a complete blur around me. Suddenly I hit the floor, sprawled on my back only to have the wind knocked out of my by Zoë landing across my ribs and causing me to cough and wheeze.

"Ow, good thing I landed on something soft"

"Yeah… (Cough)… that would be me"

Zoë shot up on her elbows and slithered backwards so I had room to breathe, only when she looked up did she realise what she saw couldn't be real. Eyes were glaring at them from all angles, white captain's robes swished as heat built up in the room.

"Sarah we are in big trouble" Zoë's voice shuck slightly as she spoke. I looked around as I managed to sit up, I could see faces that I was familiar with but only from a television screen not stood around me.

"How did we end up on the floor in a captain's meeting?"

"I have no idea but something is not right, I am feeling light headed" Just as Zoë spoke she slipped to the ground her eyes closed and hair spilling out over my ribs.

"Zoë!" But before I had managed to move blackness covered my eyes and I lay still my arm reaching for my friend.

As soon as we had passed out in a heap on the floor noise exploded around us. The entire captain's seemed to have something to say until a tall red headed knelled beside us and checked the pulses at our necks.

"They are both alive just knocked out by the spiritual pressure of all of us and each other. I have no idea why they are as strong as some of the captains in here they look like humans." Renji spoke as he stood and went back to his place. All the voices stopped as they registered what the lieutenant just said.

"Captain Kuchiki, Lieutenant Abarai, move them to the spare rooms and alert squad 4 then return we must discover everything we can about these two" Yamamoto ordered. The two members of squad 6 nodded and moved forward under the watchful eyes of the rest of the captains and picked a girl up each, unknown to us Byakuya cradled Zoë in his arms and Renji easily carried me out of the room and to the squad 4 barracks.

The two didn't seem to notice the extra weight of the girls as they carried them to the barracks where squad 4 was based. Luckily there was room for the two in the same room as they were only knocked out rather than injured in the usual sense. A rather small pair of squad 4 members watched from a hidden spot as two of the most feared officers gently laid the girls down on a bed and left cloaks swishing as they turned.

My eyes burned as I tried to open them into a bright light, I squeezed them shut again as soon the light didn't fade. "Can some dim the lights please?" I asked softly.

"Sarah? Is that you? I can't open my eyes the light is too bright" Zoë's voice sounded a little panicked at the loss of her vision.

"Yeah Zo it's me. Any idea what happened to us? The last thing I remember was you falling on me in the middle… oh crap how did we mange to fall into a captain's meeting?"

"I have no idea, I don't even where we are or what going on"

"Lets hope someone comes in soon and explains something to us"

We didn't have to wait long. 5 minutes later Retsu Unohana walked in through door eyeing us both with a curious gaze before she spoke she dimmed the light so we could both open our eyes and see what was going on.

"Well I am glad you are both awake but I need to ask some questions and I will try and answer some I know you will have. First it seems you are both fine apart from a bit of bruising from landing on the floor in the captains meeting. Second you seemed to have caused a mess in the ranks by being carried here by Captain Kuchiki and Lieutenant Abarai, which has started rumours flying like wild fire through out the squads. Finally we don't know how you got here or why you are so powerful but at the point in time we cannot return you. These taken in consideration you are expected to report to the Captain-Commander with your escorts who will be here as soon as you have got dressed. Your clothes are clean and redy on each chair, you have 5 minutes before they get here so don't take your time, the lieutunant doesn't always knock before entering." She laughed as she left leaving us to scramble out of bed and into our clothes. I turned to Zoë with an imploring look as I couldn't bush my hair out as it was long enough to sit on, she sighed good naturedly and picked up the brush that she had just found on her bedside table. She had just started when she laughed at my expresion, "You have such a weakness for someone playing with and brushing your hair"

I didn't answer as the door opened and the captain and lieutunant of squad 6 stood shoulder to shoulder watching us. I think we were surposed to be intimadated by the captain but I took one look at Renji a good 3 inches above his catain and burst out laughing. Zoë caught on fast and couldn't stop the snicker escaping earning them both the famous Kuchiki glare that didn't have any effect.

"Do you remember my comment once about a box Zoë? Well sratch that I would need a step ladder" I stood and turned and looked her, she had her hand over her mouth to stop the laughter escaping but failed as I raised my eyebrows so only she could see me. Zoë could see the looks the two squad 6 members were giving them, they obviously thought the pair of us crazy which would be about correct.

"Lead the way Kuchiki" I winced as Zoë planted her elbow in my already bruised ribs.

"You have no respect for authority," She hissed at me as we followed Byakuya out of the barracks, with Renji behind walking behind us.

"I do but just not your kind, I have my own version" I snickered at her, gesturing with my eyes to Renji behind us.

"You can't keep anything in context today can you"

"I am sorry Zoë, it was just the way they stood it reminded me so much of the comment made a few days ago about needing a wall or step ladder put images in my head."

She rolled her eyes and gave me a nudge to show she wasn't mad at me, I grinned and bounced forwards as we came to the door. Byakuya pushed the door open and all talking ceased at once like someone turned the volume off after having some music really loud. I huddled closer to Zoë as eyes followed us up the centre of all the Captains and Lieutenant, for some reason the two squad 6 leaders pressed subtlety closer to us as unknown to us we were shivering because of the leering looks we were attracting from some of the captains especially Shunsui Kyōraku. When we reached the Captain-Commander the two squad 6 leaders stayed to flank us as we stood before Gotei 13. I surpose they were there incase we became voilent but we were glad they were stood between us and the creepy guy in pink who seemed a little to interested for my liking. Yamamoto looked at us both in a way that made me slightly wary, he wasn't what he seemed as I couldn't help shrinking back slightly but that brought me almost flush against Renji's side. I hissed under my breath and slid back to put a gap between us, Zoë raised an eyebrow at me but I gave her a tiny shake of my head. Then the Commander spoke for the first since we had walked though the doors,

"What are your names?" His voice was calm but with an edge to it.

"Zoë Carson"

"Sarah Bedford" We glanced at each other, no point in not telling the truth.

"We don't know how you got here or what your reason was but we cannot send you back for the forseable future so we will now decide which squad you will join. Although it appears that you cannot control your spirit pressure and that is what knocked you out yesterday. You seem to be at a level equal to many captains in this room but you will have to go through tests and advance training with a partner most suited to your abilities. Now we decide who's squad you will join"

"I will happily take these two" The voice sent warning bells ringing in my head. Everyone turned to look at the guy in pink, he was the one who had spoken I looked at Zoë I knew her face mirrored mine. There was no way we were going to join him, he had pervert written all over him. I looked around at the others, we both knew who we would like to work with but somehow I didn't think that would go down too well at this moment in time. Until Byakuya spoke, his voice a cool drawl that snapped everyone to attention.

"Squad 6 will take them in the 4th seat position, they can share it until further assesments can be made" No one argued with this Captain.

"Then it is decided then these two are now the 4th seats of squad 6. Dismissed." The commander called the meeting to a close and everyone filled out. Renji beckond us to follow him to our new squad leader's office. I sighed, now I knew what was coming the one I hated with a passion, paper work and enrollment forms. Zoë nudged me as she caught me watching Renji as he walked in front of us, I snickered and wiggled my eyebrows at her miming handcuffing him to Byakuya and causing the pair of us to once again fall about laughing. Renji swung round and glared at the pair of us but we were to busy laughing to care at that moment.

Renji turned to the us as we all filled into the office, Byakuya closed the door behind us effectively cutting off our only escape route. The captain moved beside Renji by the desk putting me and Zoë the other side, he leveled us with that famous glare that had no effect other than to make us fight back laughter.

"You are now members of squad 6 and will require the training and disapline of this squad. I can make a few exceptions because you are new here but be warned I can only do that to begin with. Luientunant Abarai and myself will be testing you in the morning so be here at 8 sharp in the morning" With that said the captain sat at his desk and went silent.

"Follow me then, I will show where the barracks are and make sure you remember the way because we are not waiting fo ya in the morning." We followed Renji and were shown into a room with two beds and wardrobe each.

"Oh my god 8 is way too early, there is no chance I'm getting up in time for that" Zoё moaned as she flopped onto her bed, I turned and grinned at my friend she was never an early riser but 8 was pushing it even for me. We were so tired that within minutes the pair of us were both asleep, the day had drained us having to cope with so much being new and all the heavy spiritual pressure.

An irratating buzzing awoke me as the sky was only just getting light, I reached over and grapped my phone turning the alarm off. I sat up slowly and arched my back while trying to shake my hair out of my eyes as I had forgotten to get Zoё to braid it the night before. Speacking of Zoё I glanced across and saw her still curled up fast asleep I sighed softly, although I didn't want to wake her I knew we had to be at the training grounds for 8. I stood and found the brush we had used yesterday, while attemting to remove the knots from my long hair I nudged Zoё awake.

"Hmm no go away it's too early"

"Sorry hun, come on its time to get up you don't want to miss this training"

The death glare I was getting should have burned a hole in my back as I sorted through the pile of clothes left on a chair, I didn't know who had put them there but they smelt clean and looked like they were near enough the right sizes for us.

"Out of that bed before I have to resort to a jug of water Zoё, here are some clean clothes as well"

I felt rather than saw Zoё's glare as she crawled out of bed, I unfolded the clothes and headed into the bathroom. Only then did I realisewhat sort of clothes we had been given. I rolled my eyes but put them on anyway, the silky material and clean smell felt good after wearing mine for two days but I knew as soon as Zoё looked at them I would have to fight to get them on her.

"No way! I am not wearing them. Sarah it's not fair and you can't make me"

The shout made me close my eyes for a second.

"It isn't like we have much choice, I don't like them any better than you." I sighed as I walked out to Zoё, what were had been given was a set of skin tight tops in a black silky material and black pants that were low on my hips and tight untill knee were they flared slightly. I didn't mind the pants but I wasn't sure about the top, I looked at Zoё the clothes suited her slender figure showing it off and set well with her hair and pale skin.

"I am not wearing this!" Zoё snarled at me.

"Oh yes you are even if I have to drag you. Now come on or we are going to be late" I opened the door and begun to try and remember they correct way. I could feel my friend sulking as we walked, "Look Zo we are just going to have to put up with it, at least you have the figure for tight clothes. I don't"

"Yes you do, you have a fuller figure than me"

"No I am just fatter"

By the time we had finished arguing over who looked worse in these clothes we had failed to register the looks we were getting form other Shinigami up at this hour. Until Zoё glanced around and caught a group of males staring, she nudged me sharply in the ribs and gestered with her head. I followed the path and saw all around us were males of varying ages either staring or leering at us.

"I think its tinme to find the training grounds and fast"

I nodded in complete agreement, there was no way I was standing there like a flaming zoo animal for any longer. After that it didn't take long to find where we should be considering it was the fastest we had walked in a long time.

"Erg I hate leacherus men, most of them looked much older us too" I shivered.

"Thanks for that mental image Zo, just what I always wanted."

"Glad to see you made it in time" The deep velvet voice announced the arrival of Captain Kuchiki and Lieutenant Abarai, the two of them swept through the entrance on the other side.

"Now we begin your training, you will be separated for this first part although you are sharing the 4th seat we need to know your individual powers. Zoë you will be with Captain Kuchiki and Sarah you will be with me"

Zoë stood and followed the Captain out of the training ground, but she paused and cast a look over her shoulder at me before leaving. I smiled back at her and raised a hand in farewell, although we weren't keen on being parted in this world especially after earlier when many men on our way here had leered us at.

Renji's POV

I watched as the two girls parted I could tell they weren't keen on being separated; it had surprised me when the Captain had come up with this idea I had figured he would have left me to deal with them. It seemed something about these two had got to him and he wasn't sure how to deal with it. I cast my eyes over the blonde stood facing me. She was small, barley 5'3 but the black clothes she had on showed she might be small in height but she was curvy. Not in the way Rangiku was but she had an hourglass figure that wasn't common now a days. I had to rench my thoughts away from wondering any further on the curvy little female stood in front of me.

"We will not be using zanpakutō today, I just need find out what your affinty is and then see much natural control you have over your spiritual pressure. Then we can move on to your combat training once this has been completed" She was just stood there, her slender arms crossed and deep blue eyes watching me closely.

"Are you even listening!?" I was getting angry by now.

"Yes, you just asked me what my affinty was." She cocked her head to one side causing her long hair to spill like silk down her back and shoulder. She was looking at me in a way I didn't like, it was cuasing me to become shifty even though I was Lieutenant here not her.

"You are very tall Renji, it's funny seeing you stood next Byakuya he looks so small" She spoke suddenly but her voice was soft and gentle, she seemed older than what we all thought she was. But now I really lost my temper.

"You can't go around making comments like that and not showing us the proper respect! You are …" Renji's voice dropped to a husky growl as his anger rose.

"On no. Hold it right there you, don't even start I have had one hell of a day already. First we are given these skin tight clothes which not only expose more than either of us wish but attract every male attention everytime we move. Then I can't even wash my hair so it ends up looking like a flaming lions mane, not only I am I tried, cold and hungry I get stuck with a red head who tries to tell me how to respect someone. News flash Renji respect goes two ways, you have to earn it, you don't get it for free!" She was shouting at me by the end and she had gotten so in my face and glaring at me, there was only an inch between our bodies.

I watched as her chest heaved and her hair fluttered around her as she calmed down. "Finished now. Right well I'm sorry but you have try and keep up with this, I can agree to you calling me Renji but the Captian won't so just try and remember to call him Catian Kuchiki at least. How about we go and fill in some paper work then try again with this after lunch?"

"Ok, that sounds good"

I led her back through the coridoors to the squad 6 office. I sat in the chair behind my desk I gave her some paper work to do, to stop her from yelling at me.

"I wonder how Captain Kuchiki is doing, I wonder if the other girl is calmer that this one."

Byakuya's POV

Something about these two girls had gotten to me; I am going to find out where they have come from and send them back.

"Right, we are going to start with the easy stuff then we will train with our zanpakutōs you don't look like the type of girl that would find this hard, but I am your Captain and I have to find out what level you are on so I don't really have much of a choice".

"Ok, you're the Captain"

I led her to the main training grounds of squad 6 where, Renji and Sarah were meant to be, they must have been so focused on the fighting that they didn't look where they are running of two, he better be doing the job I gave him.

"CAPTAIN THE WALL" ohh that's gotta hurt.

"Oww... Since when has that wall been there?"

I must have hit that wall pretty hard because when I looked over at Zoë there was two of her and she was laughing her head off.

"Stop laughing and show some respect"

"Sorry but you're the one that walked in to the wall." I can't say I didn't enjoy seeing him walk in to a wall, but there must be something bothering him for him to have done that.

"Captain what's wrong" Zoe said in a worried voice

"Nothing, let's just get on with the training. I can tell you don't have much control over your spiritual pressure so we need to work on that"

"And how do I do that"

"Great she's completely clueless" but it didn't bother me for some reason

"Hey it's not my fault you never told me what to do, not all of us are stuck up nobles like you." She was yelling at me.

Emotions... so that's it. Anger makes her spiritual pressure rise like crazy, it's almost as much as Kenpachi, I got to calm her down before she hurts someone, or worse herself.

What is this feeling, how can I worry about someone I don't even know. Before I knew it my body took over my brain and I was stud behind her with my arms around her.

"Calm down, you are going to hurt you're self"

This can't be happening is he trying to shatter my heart in to millions of pieces.

"Captain you can let me go now, I am fine" she said to me breathing heavily

"Ok, just don't do that again"

I let her go and she turned around to face me and we just stared at each other for a while, but then she fell to the floor on her knees and her spiritual pressure overloaded, it was obvious that she was in pain and I didn't like that, so I pined her on the ground and kissed her until she relaxed and her spiritual pressure came back to normal. What have I just done? I am her Captain and she is my 4th seat it not allowed. So I got off her and walked away without even saying anything.

"It's good no one saw us." I whispered out load.

How could I break a rule that had only been made no less than a week ago, because Squad 8 had lost so many seated members because Captain Kyoraku can't control himself? I am a noble we don't go against law we make it.

Zoe's POV

What had just happened? He kissed me. My Captain just kissed me. Not that it was a bad thing I just didn't expect it. I rose my hand to my lips and remember the feel of his soft lips on my, I felt empty now he had gone.

"HEY what you doin down there" Renji said to me in a puzzled voice

"Zo what's wrong" Sarah asked

"Nothing"

"I know Captain Kuchiki beat you" Renji said in his victory voice

"Well you could say that"

"You didn't think you would beat him right"

"I just didn't expect it that's all" I didn't know if Sarah had caught on to what I meant but it was worth a try.

"Well if you wana get off the floor and come meet some people with Sarah and me you can"

"Yeh ok, who we meeting it's not the dude in pink is it"

"Zoë has a point he was staring at us before and it's creepy"

"Pink dude.... oh you mean Captain Kyoraku he's always like that you get use to it. Anyway I want you to meet some of my close friends"

Renji was taking us all over the place to find these friends of his, but we final came to a stop outside a small bar, where I saw two woman and three men, then me and Sarah looked at each we recognize one of the men it was the dude in pink.

"It's him you said..."

"Captain Kyoraku won't bite, well he might but I will protect you" Renji said to Sarah before he went in.

"I think he has a think for you"

"No he doesn't... Well you and the Captain have a think then" Sarah said to me whiles sulking.

"Hey girls come in"

I pushed Sarah in and walked in after her, when out of now where one of the women jumped up to hug us but Sarah jumped out of the way so she only hugged me, but nearly killing me with her boobs.

"Hi I am the 10th Lieutenant Matsumoto Rangiku"

"Hi it's nice to meet you I am Sarah and..."

"CAN'T BREATH"

She let me go and I just managed to say "Hi I'm Zoë"

"Rangiku I want to say hi" said a little girl

"Hi I am 5th Lieutenant Hinamori Momo"

Two men pushed past Momo and introduce themselves.

"Hi I am 3rd Lieutenant Izuru Kira"

"Move Kira I wana say hi as well."

"Hi I am 9th Lieutenant Shuuhei Hisagi but you can call me hotty if you want."

I can't believe it we haven't even been here or five minutes and we are getting hit on.

"Now, now Hisagi let them breath, said the dude in pink"

He turned around and said "Captain Kyoraku, nice to meet you girls" he took one of each off our hands and kissed them. Then silence came over the room.

"That was two much information to take in, in such a sort amount of time" I said and they all laughed.

Sarah's POV

I looked at Zo she had a strange look on her face when she thought no one was watching, I grasped her arm and dragged her out of the sight of the others.

"Alright spill it Zoë. What happened?"

"I lost control of my spiritual pressure so the first thing he did was hug me but that didn't work so he kissed me, I'm not sure if that was the only way to ground me but it was the way he used."

"Oh my god! He kissed you, I bet he stormed of afterwards didn't he?"

"Yeah he did, but that just proves there is no way he could like me. Otherwise he wouldn't have stormed off, he would have stayed if he liked me."

"Zo…"

"What happened with you and Renji? Anything interesting?"

"Zoë! Stop trying to change the subject, and no nothing as interesting as yours so far. He does like you or wouldn't have kissed you in the first place, now come on lets go make some friends and see what we can learn about our new temporary home"

We sat with the others although I made sure I wasn't next to the guy in pink or Rangiku as I didn't want to be crushed or hit on by either of them. Although we didn't drink as the night wore on the others apart from Renji and us began to get worse, at one point Kira and the little pink haired lieutenant were declaring their love to each with had Rangiku rolling on the floor laughing and exposing a little too much of her amble cleavage. I glanced at Zoë; she looked as tired as I felt. We had taken in an awful lot of information today and our brains could only take so much. I reached out a hand and nudged Renji's bare arm, I wasn't prepared for the sparks that spread along my fingers where our skin touched. The reaction made us both jump, fortunately only Zoë was sober so she was the only one to register the reaction.

"Can you show us how to get back?"

"Sure this lot will work their way back later, the bar keep knows where they are headed anyway they come here often."

"Thanks"

Renji led us back through the streets then back through the barracks to our room, I couldn't help but keep as close as possible it was cold and Renji's bare skin seemed to be radiating heat.

"Thanks Renji. I'm going in the shower first" With that Zoë shot of inside.

"Thanks a lot Zo, some friend you are," but I was smiling as I shook my head at the door.

"I think we all meeting in the office at 8 tomorrow, we need to do some basic theory first as it seems our assessment was wrong you are both stronger than we thought."

I gestured him to come in as I followed Zoë inside, I sat on my bed and began to try and untangle my hair while listening to Renji speak. His voice was low and deep. It was doing funny things to my brain when I was sat on a bed and him stood over me, especially when he was only wearing a tight black top and black pants. Then I made the mistake of looking up into his eyes; there was a heat-flaring deep inside as he watched me. Slowly I stood and moved over the dresser where the brush was and began to try and brush my hair out but once I got to the back I couldn't reach, normally Zoë would do it for me but now there was only me and Renji. Before I could even open my mouth to speak a large warm hand removed the brush from my fingers and began to untangle the back of my long hair.

"Renji what are you doing?"

"I am brushing your hair out obviously"

I was almost purring as Renji replaced the brush with his warm fingers.

"Someone has a weakness"

"I don't its just…"

The rest of my sentence was cut of as Renji spun me round so I was between him and the wall, then his lips were on mine and I was completely lost in the heat searing between us. I mewled softly as his tongue ran across my bottom lip; I opened my mouth to his invasion my fingers were inching towards his top when I heard the sound of Zoë coming out of the shower. I pulled back as Renji pulled his weight of me and put his hand on the wall to keep him upright.

"I will see you in the morning, sleep well kitten" With that he kissed me once quickly and headed out the door. I looked at Zoë as she reappeared with a hand on my mouth; she just cocked her head to one side and raised an eyebrow at me without needing to ask.

"What just happened?"

"Erm I got pushed up against a wall and kissed. At least that's what I think happened"

"Well at least yours didn't storm of in a huff like a girl."

I snickered as I headed for a shower and then bed, I was so tired I could sleep for days but morning awaited and promised to be interesting.