Renji looked over to his lover with a loving gaze; as did the noble. They loved how they played with one another. It seemed to feel right to their ears and it felt natural even for their first time duet.

"That was beautiful." Rukia whispered.

Nel looked up from her book again and found the two Shinigami women had new tears threatening to fall on either side of her. She didn't understand why though. Yes the musicians play beautiful music. But was the music really worth crying over? She pushed the thought out of her mind and looked back down to her book.

Renji reluctantly tore his gaze away from the man that was in front of the piano. He looked over to the sofa where the women sat. "Oi," He called in a soft tone. "I know it was amazing but you didn't need to start cryin'."

"Shut up, baka!" Rukia rebuked while biting on her lower lip.

Miyako wiped her face for the last time and stood. She cleared her throat softly and smiled. "That was beautiful Byakuya-sama, Renji-san."

"Arigatou." said Byakuya and Renji in unison bringing a faint blush to both their cheeks.

The girls giggled softly. Renji set the cello back onto the stand and stretched in his chair until his back cracked a satisfying snap. Miyako sobered and walked towards the door. "I'm going to have a look around."

"Mind if I join you?" Rukia asked.

Miyako smiled softly. "Not at all."

The raven haired woman walked to the door and both women exited the room leaving the men and Nel alone again. Renji smirked. "I think they like each other Taichou."

"Renji, please you call me by my given name when we are alone or are with Rukia and Miyako." The noble insisted gently. He turned his gaze towards the door. "However, I think you are correct." He said then looking over to Renji again. "Would you like to play another tune?"

Renji grinned and picked up the cello again. "What do you wanna play?"

Byakuya thought for a moment thinking of another of Brian Crain's works. "How about this…" He started to play A Walk In the Forest. Renji tilted his head in acceptance and waited for the other to start over. Once he did they both began with Byakuya playing the beginning then Renji jumped in where he was supposed to.

The two women heard the music and smiled. It echoed through the large house. "It sounds wonderful to hear them play." Miyako said as they walked down the hall passing all the bedrooms and a closet to the first floor. Rukia nodded and smiled softly as they found the door to the back yard behind the staircase. Miyako led the other into the backyard and were surprised they could still here the music outside.

"Must be a spell on the house to make sure we're on alert if someone breaks in while we are out here." Rukia suggested.

"Most likely."

They walked along the path in the back and saw that most of the yard was bare except for a few trees and the garage. They found a small garden after walking a while in comfortable silence.

Rukia knelt down and touched the black dirt. It was dry and the few plants that were there were dead. And many weeds had grown beside them. She looked up to Miyako. "Urahara or Kurosaki-san must not come out here often."

The other shook her head. She looked over to where the small building was that the car was in. "Come with me, maybe we can find something in the garage to help it grow back." She said and walked along the path to where the garage stood. Rukia stood and followed her.

The purple haired Shinigami turned the knob to open the side door. The first thing they noticed as they walked in was a small black car that looked almost brand new. "Urahara-san really out did himself." Miyako thought aloud.

Rukia nodded then went over to the table that was filled with tools and such. She looked at all the different types and thought about what they were needed for. She knew nothing about the living world's machinery, so it made her curious but she wanted to make the garden look better before she explored her curiosity. She continued to walk down to the end of the long table then she found a hose on the ground and some plant seeds in a bag on the wall. "Over here Miyako-san."

Miyako walked over to where the other stood and also saw the items they needed. They picked them up and carried them outside to the garden. They never noticed the music stopped and Renji and Byakuya were watching them from the window.

They began to pick the dead weeds out and set them aside. Once that was done they each made three rows of holes, equaling to a total of six rows. Seeing as they had found three different types of seeds they made two rows for each. Miyako took the seeds and put a few of the same type in each hole until they were gone. Rukia hooked the hose up to the nearby faucet and turned it on which splash them both.

"Well, I see they found a gardening area."Renji pointed out and laughed at the girls who were going to be soaked when they came in.

"Hmm…" The noble hummed. He turned away from the window. "Come Renji, we shouldn't be spying on them."

"But this looks interesting." The redhead whined quietly and not quiet fending off another chuckle.

"Abarai, although I don't think Nel is paying attention at the moment, she is in child form and she will learn that spying is fine if you keep watching them out there." He warned as he looked over to the little one still on the sofa reading her book and sat down at the bench again.

"Tck, fine." Renji replied and turned on his heel to walk over to his lover who was sitting. The noble looked up to the red haired shinigami's eyes. Renj smiled down at the man looking up at him. He let his fingers of his right hand gently tangle into the raven black hair that was free of the hair piece he usually wore. Letting his eyes soak in every detail of Byakuya's pretty face.

Byakuya colored slightly at the contact. His eyes averted the red brown ones to look at the reading Arrancar on the sofa. "Abarai, I don't think this is wise while Nel is over there."

Renji bent down to whisper in the others ear. "Then maybe we should go to a bedroom…"

"And what of Nel? She can't defend herself in that form. Who will protect her?" The noble queried and his blush was not fading.

"This house is protected, remember? Besides no one knows it's here."

"Doesn't mean they will not try to find us." Byakuya countered as Renji started nipping his neck.

"R…Ren…ji…" Byakuya mumbled as he was having trouble wanting the other to stop. "S-stop, Nel is right over there, what if she looks up?"

Just as he said that, Nel looked up from her book and got grossed out by the two lovers. "Ew." She said softly and turned her body so it was facing the opposite direction and turned the page.

Renji chuckled. "I think that's our cue to get a room." He straightened and held out his hand.

Byakuya shook his head not trusting his voice at the moment. The redhead frowned slightly. "Tonight." The noble said after he regained his calm.

Renji smile returned and he nodded. Glancing back at the window for a moment he thought about how the girls were doing now. He noticed the sun was going to set in a couple hours by how dim the sky was. "I think we should make dinner." He turned to the noble.

Byakuya nodded and turned to Nel. "Nel come, we are going down stairs."

She huffed and closed her book. Both Renji's and Byakuya's eyes watched the little one as she walked over to the shelf and picked another incase she finished the one she had. She walked over to the door waiting for them to open it seeing as she could not reach the knob. She tapped her toe in annoyance that the two were just standing there staring at her. "Does Wenji or Bya pwan on openin' the door?"

Renji let an amused laugh escape his lips. Byakuya gave him a questioning look. "What is so amusing?"

The redhead bit at his lips softly trying not to laugh anymore. "She's a feisty one."

Byakuya suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and just closed them for moment. He walked over to the tot and opened the door for her. Nel nodded her thanks and walked out with both men soon behind her talking.

Outside the girls were wet from water that sprayed out of the hose. Miyako was biting her lips softly and was trying not to laugh at a very much soaked Rukia, who was squeezing out the water in her dress. Not only was the garden watered but they were also.

Still biting at her lower lip and stealing glances at the other she lifted the hose that was now turned off and rolled it up to put it by the faucet. She heard her sneakers squeak loudly with every step she took. While listening to the short Shinigami chuckle softly, she bent down and took off her shoes.

"Ano… I think we should go inside and clean up." Miyako mentioned while holding her shoes with two fingers.

Rukia nodded and began walking back to the back door of the house. Miyako followed bare foot behind her. As they walked in they heard pans clanking and smelt something good.

"Should we go see what they are doing?" The purple haired woman asked.

Rukia shook her head. "No, Nii-sama and Renji knows how to cook so I'm sure it won't be anything bad." She stated knowingly.

"I knew Byakuya-sama could cook since Soujun-sama taught him. But Renji can cook also?"

Rukia smiled and started for the stairs with Miyako following. "Hai, Renji knows how from when we were children in Inuzuri and since he has his own apartment he needs to cook for himself."

"Ah, being in the poorest part of Rukongai you had to cook for yourselves, no?" Miyako asked while they were climbing the stairs and stopping at the second floor.

"Hai." Rukia confirmed. She turned into a bed room and went into the bathroom to get some towels. She passed one to the other who was standing at the door of the bedroom. "You can come in farther, you know." Rukia said to Miyako. The taller Shinigami nodded and took the towel and started to dry her long purple hair.

"Just a moment." Said Rukia and retrieved her bag from down the hall. "I have our clothes."

"I did not know you brought our clothing."

Rukia nodded and opened her blue back pack when she was standing in front of the other again. "No one noticed because I grabbed it as we walked out the door of the shop." She said and pulled out a shirt and jeans for Miyako and then pulled out a skirt and shirt for herself.

"Arigatou." The purple haired Shinigami took the clothes that were handed to her. "I should go find myself a room." She turned on her heal to start to walk out.

"N-no!" Rukia exclaimed before she could stop it.

Miyako turned around and gave her a look of questioning. "Nani?" Miyako asked. Rukia couldn't stop her face from flushing slightly. She turned her head away from the other trying to hide her embarrassment. Miyako turned back around and caught Rukia's chin. "You don't want me to leave?" She asked while meeting the raven heads eyes squarely.

Rukia shook her head slightly. "No." she whispered.

Miyako smiled softly and ghosted her lips over Rukia's. "Good, because I don't want to leave either."