Byakuya's cheeks turned bright red with embarrassment from the unusual contact. He started to turn his head away. But Renji's hand softly reached up to turn his head back to look at him once more.

"Do you know how beautiful you are Taichou?" Renji asked softly. Byakuya shook his head with embarrassment. "Well you are." Renji smiled and relaxed a bit. Byakuya stared into his Fukutaichou's red brown eyes meaningfully. Renji hooked his hand under the nobles chin and brought his lips near his to where they were almost touching and smiled again. They were still staring in each other's eyes when Byakuya closed the distance between their lips.

At first, their lips lightly touched with them still looking gazing into each other's half-lidded eyes. Then their eyes closed when passion swept over them. They pressed together more firmly not wanting to break the contact. Renji placed his hands on either side of Byakuya's face, pulling him in closer. Byakuya opened his mouth slightly and swept his tongue over the red heads bottom lip seeking entrance. Renji happily granted his Taichou's wish and opened his mouth.

~*~
 They moaned into each other's mouth as kissed and pressed their bodies more firmly against one another. Renji started lifting his hips so his erection was against the nobles then started to grind against the raven head. Byakuya let out a surprised gasp when he felt Renji's hardening arousal through their clothes. He was hard too but didn't want for them to finish what they were starting on the Soutaichou's office floor. He opened his eyes when he broke away to regain some of his senses. Renji groaned at the loss of his Taichou's delicious pink lips and the warm body that had left his. It made him feeling rather cold. He opened his eyes and saw the noble sitting up and fixing his hair and clothes that were out of place. Both of their lips were swollen from the deep kissing.

"G-gomen nasai..." Renji said softly. Byakuya looked at his Fukutaichou and saw a he was a little dissapointed that they stopped. He thought that Renji had gotten the wrong idea about why he pulled away suddenly. "I-I shouldn't have done that. Gomen." The red head apologized again.

"No." Byakuya shook his head. "You did nothing wrong Renji. But I do not think this is the appropriate place for this." He said softly while looking around the half messy office and splattered cake on the floor that they were now sitting on. Renji looked around and saw what the raven head had meant.

"Ah... I see." Renji replied as he looked at their uniforms that had cake stuck to them.

"Come, we should finish quickly."

Renji only nodded in response and got up swiftly. He held his hand out for his beautiful Taichou. Byakuya took his hand and was helped up to his feet. He looked at Renji, trying to find the right thing to say at that moment but couldn't think of anything other than to whisper 'arigato' to his Fukutaichou. They didn't speak for several minutes as they resumed cleaning Soutaichou's office. Renji was the first to break the awkward silence.

"Sir?"

"Yes Renji."

"Do... uh... do you... erm..." The red head was having a hard time speaking his question.

Byakuya knew what the younger Shinigami was going to say."Shh." He whispered as he then walked over to Renji and gently pressing a finger on the crimson haired mans lips. "Renji, I think I know what you're going to ask. And the answer to your question is yes."

Renji stared at him wide eyed. "Nani?"

"You were going to ask if I liked you in a romantic way, no?"

"H-hai." The red head nodded.

"And I told you yes. Do you find that displeasing?" Byakuya raised a brow.

"N-no!" Renji stammered.

Byakuya gave the shocked Renji a small smile.

Oh my kami! Oh my kami! Oh my KAMI! I never thought I would live to see the day where Taichou would return my feelings. And is he smiling at me? Renji screamed in his head still staring wide eyed at the raven head.

Byakuya chuckled inwardly at the red head. Well this didn't go as I thought it would but... it will do. "Renji, I think we should get back to work." He said.

"H-hai!" Renji exclaimed. They quickly picked up the rest of the room and were very much relieved that they finally got it done. Renji noticed his little problem from before hadn't gone away fully. He blushed when he saw Byakuya was staring at him.

"Renji, would you like to come to the manor?" Byakuya blushed slightly when he realized he'd just asked his Fukutaichou to accompany him home.

"A-are you sure Sir?" Renji stuttered. "I wouldn't want to intrude..."

"I would not have asked if I didn't mean it Abarai." The brunette muttered in a quiet tone.

Is he really inviting me to his home? Renji placed his hand on his hip and the other under his chin, thinking. He didn't notice the cake on his uniform until his hand was squishing it to see what his hand landed on. "Shit..." He muttered.

The noble chuckled softly. "I see that we both need to be cleaned up."

Renji grinned. "Yeah, I think we should go now that we are done in here."

"Very well. Will you come to the manor then?" Byakuya raised a brow questionably again at his Fukutaichou. Renji swallowed hard and nodded. "Come, then." Byakuya said as he led Renji out the door and into the night.

They walked sightly on their way to Kuchiki Manor. Only when they reached Kuchiki Manor, Renji let out a surprised gasp as they passed through the gate to the back of the manor. He had been to the manor many times to meet Rukia but he had never seen the huge garden in the back. A smile tugged on the corner of Byakuya's lips.

Renji saw the beautiful garden had many kinds of flowers everywhere. He didn't know what kind many of them were, but he still thought they were beautiful. He saw a sakura tree near a waterfall and pond. The large waterfall was shining brightly with the moon beaming down on it. Many of the blossoms were on the pond's surface floating around. It was really a gorgeous sight. He couldn't believe how big the garden was. Lots of other saukura trees were all around as well. He also saw a small patio that he was for dining at when they wanted to sit outside instead of in the dining room in the huge house.

"This is amazing..." He whispered mostly to himself than to the other.

"I see you are enjoying the scenery." Byakuya said calmly.

Renji flushed and nodded. "Come, we may shower now." Byakuya said. Renji only nodded again.

They headed towards the deck pathway that lead to the Taichou's room. Renji only became more nervous and his blush deepened as they got closer to Byakuya's room. Byakuya took notice that his Fukutaichou's reiatsu was a little riled. He turned back to face the red head making them both stop and stare at each other.

"Are you alright?"

"Hai... I guess I just... I didn't think we would be like this..." Renji admitted softly.

"Would you like for us to slow this down then?"

Renji shook his head and grinned. "I have wanted this for a long time." He pulled the noble closer to him and wrapped his arms around his waist. "I just didn't think I would ever get it." He breathed in Byakuya's sakura scent. He loved the smell of his Taichou.

"I see." The raven head leaned into the other's embrace. "I have felt the same way." he whispered and he set his head against the red head's shoulder breathing in the scent of fire from Renji.

"Really?"

Byakuya nodded. "Hai, I don't know when exactly I started to feel this way. But I..." He swallowed hard before continuing. "when I did I didn't think you had felt the same until I noticed you were staring at me at the party today."

Renji's blush was the same crimson color as his hair and his eyes went wide. "Y-you saw that?"

Byakuya raised his head off the other's shoulder and looked deep into his red brown eyes. He grinned at Renji and nodded. Renji was so embarrassed that his Taichou noticed that he was staring at him. Byakuya chuckled at his flustered Fukutaichou.

"I... erm... g-gomen... I didn't mean to stare." The crimson Shinigami stammered. "I-" he was silenced by Byakuya's soft lips capturing his in a deep passionate kiss.

They moaned into eachothers mouths. They didn't notice Rukia staring at them poking her head through her bedroom door. She cleared her throat and they suddenly broke apart. They looked over at her and both were blushing now. She giggled at their embarrassment.

"I see I interrupted something. See Renji, Nii-sama? I told you to act on your feelings and good would come out of it."

"You knew we liked each other secretly didn't you shorty?" Renji mused.

Rukia nodded. "Nii-sama told me how he felt when he told me about the council. And I guess you liked Nii-sama when you were staring at him at the party." She giggled again.

"And you didn't tell us?" Renji glared softly. "You were just playing along the whole time?"

"You needed to figure it out for yourselves." She stated.

"You could have said something." the red head snapped.

Byakuya just stood there quietly as the two younger Shinigami argued. He opened his mouth to speak but then closed it as he sensed someone in Rukia's room. He cleared his throat and they stopped.

"Who is in your room Rukia?" Byakuya asked in his normal calm tone.

Rukia blushed as Inoue Orihime came a popped her head out the door. She laughed nervously and waved. "H-hello."

The two men went wide eyed. Byakuya was not mad though just surprised. Renji on the other hand couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Um... Uh... Hehehe." Inoue laughed nervously again as she stepped outside. "Kuchiki-san said... I... cou-" She was interrupted by Byakuya.

"It is fine. I understand." the brunette said.

Rukia was dumbfounded. "You do?"

He nodded and then looked at Renji who was still looking at the orange haired girl. He looked back to look at his sister. "You are in a relationship with this girl, ne?"

"H-hai..." the short shinigami nodded.

"Well, I shouldn't have to say to be discrete about it since; I assume I have not known about for a quite a while."

Both girls nodded. "Hai, gomen nasai Nii-sama." his adopted sister apologized.

"You don't have to apologize Rukia. I am, however, upset that you didn't tell me. But I understand why, of course. But as long you are happy it is quite alright." He reassured the girls.

"Arigato Nii-sama." The short raven head was relieved. She looked over at Renji who was now smiling at her.

"W-what?" She finally asked. He shook his head.

"Nothing, I just didn't expect you two to be together. Not that I mind it at all."

She blushed. "Erm..."

"So we sort of have your guys' blessing?" Inoue chirped.

"Not 'sort of' Orihime, you do have our blessing." Renji corrected her then looked at Byakuya who nodded in agreement.

She smiled and turned back to her lover's room and then they said their good nights to each other. Byakuya pulled Renji into his own room while the girls were getting settled back into Rukia's room again.

"That was really nice of you Taichou. Not going and saying Rukia couldn't be with Orihime." The red head said as he closed the garden doors.

Byakuya nodded and turned to get towels and clean yukatas out of his closet. "Rukia deserves to be happy as well. I can't deny her happiness since she is approving of our association." He finally spoke.

Renji smiled. The raven head turned to him after setting the yukatas and towels down on the big queen sized bed. He kissed him softly at first then put more force into it. Renji did the same as he tugged on Byakuya's obi that was holding hakama.

"Taichou." The crimson head panted between kisses.

"Byakuya." The noble corrected.

"Huh?"

"When we are alone you can call me by my name, Byakuya." Byakuya pulled away slightly to look into the red brown eyes.

"Byakuya." The red head tried the name out. He smiled and liked the way he felt in his mouth.

The noble nodded approvingly and smiled back. He pushed his new lover's shihakusho off his shoulders. As it fell to the floor, he stared at Renji's tattoos on his chest. He traced them with his fingers lightly. Renji moaned at the touch. He took out Byakuya's hair piece out of his hair as the raven head moved his fingers across his chest. He set it on the dresser they were standing next to. He moved on to his haori and pushed it off his Taichou's shoulders but held on to it so it wouldn't land on the floor. He saw a peg on the wall and hung it up next to Byakuya's ginpaku kazahana no uzuginu he used to wear. He captured the noble's swollen lips again while releasing the tie of the brunettes obi. Renji grinned as the hakama fell to the floor.

Byakuya blushed, he wasn't used to being so revealed to anyone other than his attendants. Yes, he had been married before, but Hisana and he didn't engage in sexual activities other than their wedding night and when they tried to have a baby because the council wanted an him to make an heir. With Hisana's fragile form he didn't want to risk anything so they didn't do it other than they had too.

Soon his shihakusho was off as well laying on the floor with his hakama. Renji smiled at the beautiful creature in front of him. Byakuya's blush deepened a darker crimson. Renji scanned his body and didn't see a single blemish on the noble's milky white skin.

"You're so beautiful Byakuya." Renji whispered and kissed the flushed noble.

Not trusting his voice Byakuya just nodded slightly. He then decided it was the red heads turn to disrobe completely and flush. He grinned at the thought. He pulled on Renji's sash and the hakama fell to the floor around his feet. Just as he expected the red head flushed a deep crimson.

Renji felt the heat rise in his cheeks when the hakama fell to floor. His lover was raking his eyes over the red head's body hungrily.

"You are too, very beautiful Renji." The brunette said with certainty. He pulled at the black hair tie that held up Renji's mane. As his hair was freed from the bandanna and hair tie he looked at how the red hair fell. He loved how the long crimson locks splashed around and over Renji's shoulders and back. He took Renji's hand and lead him to the bathroom as he grabbed the towels with the other hand.