It was late at night, too late for a student to be out of their dorms. Renji snuck around quickly, making his way quietly back to his room. Sundays were Shuhei's favorite days to throw parties in his room.

"Ugh," sighed Renji as he placed a hand on his throbbing head. He had drank too much and was having difficulty making his way home. By some miracle his dorm room was only a few doors away. As he reached for the door he heard something he didn't expect to hear.

"Ngghhh…wait…" moaned a muffled voice followed by a few whispers. Renji could hear something moving around and pulled his hand away from the door.

"What the hell…"said Renji quietly as he stood by the door, not sure what to do. He came to the conclusion that his roommate Izuru had decided to bring a guest home. Actually it was probably the other way around. Izuru wasn't the kind of guy to ask someone to his room; it must have been someone real persuasive to get Izuru in bed. Still unsure of what to do, Renji's curiosity made him stay. "Okay…well who's he's got in there…?" Renji asked himself. He pressed his ear to the door, feeling slightly creepy.

"Izuru…"said a voice from behind the door. The voice was not that of a woman's, it was husky and sensual. Renji could hear Izuru laugh, followed by a low, bodily moan that made Renji think his friend may be dying instead of enjoying himself. Suddenly it got very quiet and for some reason Renji started to feel nervous. He backed away slightly and the door slid open to reveal a tall, thin man.

"My, my a student like you shouldn't be out this late," said the man, "Curiosity killed tha' cat ya know…". Renji had seen this man before, it was Gin Ichimaru the vice-captain of Squad 5, a man to not be reckoned with. Just being a few feet away from the silver-haired man made Renji panicky; what was Izuru doing with such a dangerous guy?

"I-I'm sorry sir, it's just…this is my room," muttered Renji, who couldn't bring himself to look into the man's eyes.

"Oh! Well sorry then!", the man laughed sarcastically, then leaned closer to Renji, "He's sleeping now, so don't wake 'im up, kay?". The man grinned a threatening smirk, and walked away. Still a little fazed from his terrifying meeting, Renji slowly walked into the room. It was hot and stuffy and made Renji feel a little uncomfortable. He glanced over at Izuru who looked exhausted, but peaceful as he slept.

"What are you getting yourself into Kira…?" asked Renji quietly.

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"Ugghh…" moaned Renji as he rolled over in bed to hit his alarm. He didn't have as bad of a hangover as he thought he would have, but he was still tired. As he got dressed he looked over at Kira's bed. Izuru was usually up at least an hour before Renji, but he was still laying in bed unmoved.

"Hey! Kira!" yelled Renji, no response. He walked over to the bed and shook his blonde friend. "You're gonna be late for class Kira! I know you'd hate that.". Izuru turned over slightly, still sleepy-eyed.

"Abarai-kun…"muttered the blonde and flopped back over in bed.

"Ugh, fine then! But don't be mad at me when your late," said Renji as a last ditch effort to get his friend up.

It had been an hour into their first hour class before Izuru stumbled into the door.

"Ah, so nice of you to join us Kira-kun," said the teacher instructing the class.

"I-I'm very sorry sir, I wasn't feeling very well this morning…it won't ever happen again…" replied Izuru apologetically. His face was red with embarrassment as he made his way to his seat. Kira had a pained expression on his face as he sat down.

Sometime that afternoon Renji found Izuru in some secluded courtyard around Squad 5, and decided it was time to get to the bottom of things.

"Hey, Kira," said Renji.

"Oh, hello Abarai-kun, how are you today?" replied Izuru politely, flashing him a faint smile.

"Why were you late to class today?" asked Renji skipping the small talk. Izuru looked away from the red-head before replying.

"Rough night I guess…" he said with as much confidence as he could muster. Renji furrowed his brow in frustration, why wouldn't Izuru tell him about his new boyfriend; they were friends weren't they? In some fit of anger he grabbed the collar of Izuru's kimono.

"Abarai-kun what are you…" questioned Izuru in fear.

"Don't lie to me Kira! I know you-" Renji was stopped dead in his tracks by an icy hand placed on his shoulder. He could feel his body tense up and immediately released Kira's collar. He turned slowly to see none other than Gin Ichimaru.

"So we meet again Abarai-kun," smiled Gin, there was something dark in his voice.

"Assistant-Captain Ichimaru…" Renji attempted a bow, "H-how do you know my name?"

"Izuru told me," replied Ichimaru, he waved his hand, "C'mere Izuru." Izuru rushed to the silver-haired man's side almost immediately and clung to him. "He's real fragile ya know, ya shouldn't handle him like that." Ichimaru ran his hand through Izuru's hair and then kissed it. Izuru looked away so he didn't have to face Renji's disapproving stare, while Gin just gave the red-head a mocking smile.

"How dare you…" muttered Renji under his breath.

"Wha' was that Abarai-kun?" asked Ichimaru, cocking his head, "Do you an' I have a problem?" He moved his hand down to Izuru's waist for extra measure. Renji clenched his fist, he couldn't see his friend with a disgusting man like this.

"You bet we have a problem you fox-bastard," replied Renji rather loudly. He knew he shouldn't say such things to a superior, but he was never one to care much about that.

"Abarai-kun, stop it! Don't talk to him like that," said Izuru, giving Renji the harshest look hes ever seen. It nearly broke Renji's heart to see Izuru defend this man over himself.

"Now, now Izuru, Abarai-kun can't help it," said Ichimaru softly, coaxing Izuru, "He just don't like me, maybe we just need tha' talk, huh?". Renji could feel Ichimaru's spiritual pressure stabbing at him, crushing him. "Run along n' wait for me Izuru, me an' Abarai-kun are gonna have a little talk.". Gin leaned down to give Izuru a kiss, as Kira walked away there was a apologetic look in his eyes that Renji accepted.

"So, what exactly is your problem with me?" asked Ichimaru nonchalantly. It felt like he was looking directly into Renji's soul, it took him a while to muster up some words.

"I just don't like seeing you with Kira that's all," Renji mumbled.

"Aw, well tha's not very nice at all!" exclaimed Ichimaru sarcastically, "Wha'd I ever do to ya?", his fake pouting was really pissing Renji off.

"How long has this been going on? You seeing him?" asked Renji bluntly. Ichimaru laughed from his throat.

"Aw, are ya upset 'bout yesterday? He was worried you'd find out ya know, tha's why he always comes to my room," Gin smiled as if he remembered something funny, "But last night I just couldn't take it, I had to nail him right then and there, so we did it right in your room." Renji scoffed at the comment. Ichimaru paused as he picked a blonde hair off of his robe, "Oh, an' by the way don't ever touch Izuru like that again, I don't like people touchin' what's mine."

"Don't talk about him like that, he's a nice guy and he doesn't belong to you," retorted Renji.

"Aw really?" asked Gin.

"Yeah, he doesn't know what he's getting into with a creep like you, he'll never be happy like this," Ichimaru laughed again, nothing Renji said fazed him.

"Hm, tha's funny cuz last night he was holding on tha me for dear life," Ichimaru smirked and opened his eyes ever slightly in a way that Renji cower. "All he does is whimper an' say my name ova an' ova every night, it's real sweet ya know", Ichimaru chuckled, "But tha best of all is when he cries, ah it's beautiful. He may be the best lay I've had in a long time." Renji could tell that there was no way he could convince Ichimaru to let Izuru go, and there was no way he could tell Kira that Ichimaru is just using him. Renji let out a deep, almost disappointed sigh.

"Fine," Renji said after a few moments, "But if you hurt him I swear…"

"Wha! Me? I'd neva do such a thing, he's too special to me," replied Ichimaru, his voice was slightly less sarcastic. Renji hoped to God that the silver-haired man meant what he said, Izuru was so emotionally fragile there's no telling what he'd do if this ended in a messy breakup.

"Um, goodbye vice-captain Ichimaru," Renji made an awkward bow, "Err…thanks for talking with me…"

"A' course Abarai-kun," replied Ichimaru, "Oh an' don't expect Izuru tha come home tonight~". Renji turned around to see that ever mocking smile on Gin's face.

"Bastard…" whispered Renji very quietly. No matter what he did, he would always be afraid of this man.