7 Days | By : fuusunshine Category: Bleach > Het - Male/Female Views: 3335 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Wednesday
Her students were quietly reading as she stared out the window tapping a pencil lightly on her desk. She had only felt Renji’s presence twice so far today. Well at least she assumed that the unnerving feeling of being watched was Renji. She was actually looking forward to the lesson he had promised. In fact it was the first time in just over a year that she had looked forward to anything. Time seemed to move slowly as her anticipation grew. This was the last class of the day and when the bell rang she bid her students a good evening and rushed out the door before them. She didn’t know when or where she would see him but she marched down the street towards her home.
“Your in an awful hurry, got somewhere to be?”
She turned around quickly to see Renji leaning against the tree she had just passed. “Yeah I do actually. I’m meeting up with this guy who has a solution to my being chased by monsters problem.”
The cocky grin was plastered to his face. “C’mon, this way.” He turned and started walking in the opposite direction she had been. She didn’t move right away and actually glanced back towards her building. “What?” He asked her.
“Um can I change first?”
He looked at her taking in her attire and shrugged. “Yeah, probably a good idea.”
It took only moments to get to her apartment. She held the door open for him then darted to her closet grabbing what she needed and headed to her bathroom. Yoga pants, a tank top and a zipper hoodie were far more appropriate then the clothes she wore to teach class. She moved quickly and exited the bathroom to find her apartment empty. Movement on the balcony caught her eye. She walked over and slid the door open stepping out herself. He was leaning against the railing looking off. “Nice view you got here.” She looked out upon the river in the distance. It was a nice view.
“Hmmm I guess I do. I haven’t even been out here yet. I only moved here a few days ago.”
He turned his attention back to her. “Ready?” He took one large step up to her and wrapped his arm around her waist. She looked up at him in surprise the arrogant grin was still stuck there. “It’ll be faster this way.” He winked. Just like that the world blurred around her and just as suddenly it came back into focus. They were in the park standing behind the bench from the other evening. She heard him chuckle and she let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding. She blinked then blinked again.
“Yeah I’m not even going to ask.” She said while taking a seat on the grass. “So then, what do I have to do?”
He sat beside her still grinning. “Well I’ll explain as best I can. Ok so you have umm.” He scratched his chin thinking about how to say it. “Energy inside of you. Your reiatsu is the pressure of that energy that you release. So what you want to do is keep the pressure inside and not let it out. When it fluctuates it can be detected by hollows and. “He paused. “Shinigami. Am I making sense so far?” Shannon nodded. “Good so I guess the best way to do this is to clear your mind and feel your energy.”
“Like meditate?” She asked.
“Mhmm. So give it a try, I’ll do it with you.”
Shannon crossed her legs and closed her eyes just as Renji had. She took in several deep breaths but her mind would not clear. She cracked open one eye and looked at the man sitting across from her. He was dressed like she had always pictured a samurai to dress. A black kimono type top with shorter sleeves. She thought about what they were called. Kosode that was it and black hakama tied with a white obi. The sword that had been on his hip had been gently laid beside him. Under his bandana she could see what appeared to be tattoos. The ones on his neck were plainly visible as were the ones on his chest. There really wasn’t much skin showing and she wondered to herself just how far those tattoos went. He had to be over six feet and she knew he was strong. Dispatching that hollow and then picking her up to move so fast like it was nothing only proved his strength. His hair was that impossible color of red. Even though it was pulled back tightly she could imagine that it would feel just like silk. He in no way looked anything like “Him”. She caught herself and shook her head. She abruptly stopped when she heard him sigh. Looking into his eyes was distracting but she did and apologized for her lack of concentration.
“Nah, don’t apologize. I just have to think of a way for you to be able to do this.” His head snapped up. “I think I’ve got an idea.”
He inched his way over to her on his knees and sat behind her. His legs splayed out on either side of her still sitting form. He was very close but was not touching her. She was thankful that he was behind her because she could feel the heat in her cheeks. It had been so long since a man was this close to her. “I’m going to brush you with my reiatsu, that way you know what you’re feeling for. “ He sensed her apprehension. “It wont hurt so just relax ok.” She nodded. The air around her changed slightly and took on the slightest hint of a red hue. She felt something like a breeze brush against her. A breeze without wind. It tingled then it was suddenly gone. She actually felt disappointed that the feeling had left. It was rather comforting. “That is what you are feeling for.”
“Ok let me try again.” She said determined to pay attention this time. He didn’t move from his position behind her and she was slightly shocked to realize that it pleased her. She closed her eyes, this time concentrating on clearing her mind. Her breath was slow and steady and she searched for the tingly feeling within herself. It took some time but she could feel it humming. She concentrated on it and tried to make it into a small ball within her. That was the goal, to keep it inside. She visualized this energy neatly rolled up and could swear that if it had a color it would be silver. After practicing keeping it rolled up several times she opened her eyes. At first she was disoriented. It was dark and the park lights were illuminating the spot on which they sat. Renji was still behind her. “How long have I been doing this?” She questioned.
“About three hours.” He replied.
She stood up quickly realizing he spoke the truth because her joints protested at the sudden movement. “I’m sorry. I didn’t even realize that much time had passed.”
He laughed and stretched his muscles out before he stood. “You did pretty good. I could feel your reiatsu shrink to nothing at all so all you have to do now is remember to keep that up and no more hollows.” She couldn’t help but to smile proudly. “ C’mon its late, I’ll take you home.”
“Umm can we walk?” She asked slightly embarrassed. “Moving like we did earlier kinda makes me queasy.”
“Sure no problem.” He replied with that trademark grin.
They walked for two of the four blocks in companionable silence. As they came closer to the river Renji stopped walking. Shannon stopped as well after realizing his cease in movement. She looked up at him and then followed his gaze. There was a small foot bridge that went from one bank to the other over the river. It was actually quite picturesque. On the bridge was a young couple sitting with their feet dangling watching the water. Shannon looked closely at the couple and realized they were Shinigami. They were both dressed the same way Renji was. The girl was small with dark hair. The boy was relatively tall but not quite as tall as Renji. He had bright ginger hair. After examining the couple she turned her gaze back to her new friend. His brow was knitted together and his fists were clenched. She swore she could hear his teeth grinding. Then suddenly his expression changed. His brow unknitted and his eyes took on a sadness that she herself knew well. She glanced back to the couple on the bridge, the girl’s head resting on the boys arm. Then she glanced to her friend. She didn’t want to speed up the walk home. She was really enjoying herself for the first time in a long time but… She gently placed her hand on his forearm gaining his attention. He looked down at her. “Renji It’s getting pretty late umm could you do that thing, moving super fast I mean?” She asked. He nodded and wrapped his arm around her waist once again. The world blurred.
The world refocused on her small balcony. Renji didn’t say anything at first but after a few moments of awkward silence he gave her a small smile. “You did real good tonight kid. Just keep that reiatsu of yours suppressed and you’ll be fine.” She couldn’t help but think that his words were final.
She bowed deeply. “Thank you so much. You have no idea how much your help has meant to me. I’m glad I threw my shoe at you.”
He couldn’t help but laugh. His smile broadened and he reached out and rumpled her hair. “Take care.” And just like that he was gone.
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“That’s it?”
The older woman smirked at her granddaughter as the doorbell rang. “It appears that our pizza is here.” She said.
The young girl got up to go to the door but did not look happy in the least.
The two women began to eat their first slice. “Grandma there is more right?”
“Hmmmm.” The old woman muttered with her mouth full.
A/N I know its slow going but I didn't want to start out the smut. R&R please
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