Red Head, Stubborn Love ( Renji Abarai ) 03

Recap (right, I'm putting recaps now..) :
"What are you doing right there.." a familiar voice said. ".. eh? Koumei Ayashi.."
You bit your bottom lip and glance at the guy you know perfectly. "It's nothing," you said to the red-headed figure, "Abarai Renji..!"
- Chapter 3 -
"So you remember my name, nice one," he smirked.
You narrow your eyes and say, "Don't get in my way, Renji!"
"What? Wanna save Rukia?" he said, "you can't do that.. because.." he took out his zanpakutou, "if that close friend of yours, Kurosaki Ichigo, and you are still alive.. Rukia's power won't return to her!"
"It would be just the same if her power returned and she gets executed!" you said, taking out your zanpakutou and you two are striking an attack. But you two are fast, almost the same speed. You got a slight cut, but he does too, and his is just a bit worst.
"Nice speed," he smirked.
"Should I thank you?" you rolled your eyes. You then sense an attack and tried to defend from it.
"Hey, where do you learn to fight this well?" he asked.
"Myself," you said, "but Yoruichi-san did help me too, for a day."
"Yoruichi?!" he widened his eyes, "no doubt if you're strong."
He then moves back as you too. He smirked and rubs a slight place of the zanpakutou as it starts to change. "Hoero (howl)! Zabimaru!" he commanded.

"That form is.." you wide your eyes and tried to dodge it, however you got a cut by one blade of the extended zanpakutou.
"Dammit.." you cursed. You move forward to strike an attack but his zanpakutou has gone to you first. You sweat and jump up to dodge his attack. You get on his zanpakutou and run to him for an attack with your zanpakutou. He got cutted over the shoulder and smirks.
"You really are strong.." he grinned in smirk, "but let me warn you. Even if you defeat me, there's still 11 vice captains left, and 13 captains waiting to attack you! And one more, I.. am 5 times strong than when you saw me in the real world! Cause vice captains and higher levels' strength is limited in real world, to make sure the won't make a big fuss in there," he explained and smirked.
"Are you a vice captain..?" you glanced at him.
"Yeah, from the 6th division.." he smirked.
"11 vice captains, 13 captains, 5 times stronger.." you looked down and hmph-ed, "so what?" your self-confidence raised up and you smiled confidently, "as long as there are wants in my heart, I'll be able to cut through anything that goes in my way to get what I want!" You run to him and dodged every attacks he launched at you. You were unable to dodge once and got a large cut on your back.

"Damn!" you cursed. Suddenly, you heard the supporting voices from your friends, their voices are echoing in your head.
"You can do it, Ayashi-chan!" an Orihime voice said.
"I know you're strong," now is Ishida's.
"You'll win," Chad's.
"Go! Ayashi!!" Ganjuu..
"Please.. please save Rukia-san, Ayashi-san!" Hanatarou.
You look up. "Guys..?" you seem like wanted to cry just now.
"Ayashi.. you can do it, you'll win!" Rukia..!
"Oi, Ayashi! I thought you are still a crybaby! But I realize you're not. Even sometimes I feel you're the one who should protect me, not me to protect you. Heh, good luck," Ichigo...
"Rukia, Ichigo..!" tears start to fill your eyes.

"Ayashi!" a voice of Ichigo called from behind.
"I--" you look back and smile, tears spilled down by the pressure from your cheek, "Ichigo!"
He blinks and smirks. "Oi, oi.. I thought you're still a crybaby. But I realize you're not anymore.." he smiled. "Even sometimes, I feel you're the one who should protect me, not me to protect you," he grinned widely, "oi! Good luck!"
Tear still running down over your cheek. You smile and nod. Then you wipe out the warm tears and turn to face back Renji.
Ok, the AyaRen part? (soon, dear.. -.-)
You feel your strength is risen up, you look at your zanpakutou, it's glowing red! You gasp, "Whoa!"
"What's.. this.. spirit force?" Renji got shocked.
You feel no pain on your back, you, with that fast speed, get in front of Renji and smirks. "I. Got. You," you said teasingly and grin.
"Not so fast!" he launched an attack and you defend from it with your zanpakutou. Soon, you get through it and cut the zanpakutou on the end. "And the finale.." you smirked and cut him from his shoulder to his back. It sure is worst than your wound on the back.
"You.. are.." he spit some blood from his mouth, "strong.."
"Maybe, I can't lie to my feelings and minds," he said.
You blink confusedly. "Renji?"
"I try to make you two who make this all wrong, but.. actually.. bringing Rukia to the Kuchiki family is a wrong thing.. if I knew this already, this won't happen to Rukia.." he grits his teeth, in regret, "Kurosaki Ichigo, Koumei Ayashi.. please.. save Rukia.."
You look at Ichigo. He nods "Alright.."
Renji smiled. "Thank you.." then he collapsed, but you quickly catch him.

You look at him sadly. "Renji.." then you sigh. You look at Ichigo, Ganjuu and Hanatarou. "Hanatarou," you called.
"Y-Yes, Ayashi-san?" he answered.
"You could heal, right?" you smiled slightly.
He nods. "Yes, I could," he said, "should I heal you?"
"No," you said, "you don't have to.. just.. heal Renji.." you looked at Renji sadly.
"Wh-What?"

"Ayashi!" Ganjuu said got shocked, even Ichigo too.
"How about yourself?!" Ichigo asked.
"I'm ok, he cutted me not as deep as I did to him," you explained. And you lied. He actually cut you the same deep as he got from you. But you're just too worried of him.

"O-Okay," Hanatarou said and walked to you, "if that's what you want."
You sat Renji up and Hanatarou starts to heal every Renji's wound. When he finishes, you quickly say, "can you lend me a bandage? For myself, I think," you grinned.
He nods and give you 2 rolls of bandage. "Thanks," you smiled.
"Now, Ichigo, Ganjuu, Hanatarou. Leave this place and go to the tower!" you ordered.
"No way," Ichigo said, "we're not going without you and we're not taking orders from you!"
"C'mon! Hurry! I don't even take order from you that I have to go with you. Save Rukia!" you said, "Promise this: I'll catch up to you guys as soon as possible I could."
Ichigo blinked and smiles. "Alright, you promised!" he went past you who still hold Renji in your arm.
You smile. "Yup," you clapped your hand with Ichigo's, "promise!" You grin. Ichigo does the same, the he let go your hand and goes off with the other two.
Finished already?! (I'm tired, can't you care?) Nope. (Right, and thank you.)
Thanks for reading the story! The next will up soon, *we* hope! ^^