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Summary:AU Abarai Renji disappeared. After a few years his captain, Kuchiki Byakuya, receives a note that took the all by surprise.

Ne, Taichou... I'm coming back.

Kuchiki Byakuya stared at the piece of paper that had arrived moments ago. The other people in the room stared at him as well. "C-coming back?" Kurosaki Ichigo, a representative shinegami stuttered. "What the hell does he mean?! He's alive?! "

Abarai Renji, 6th squad fuku-taichou, had suddenly disappeared without a trace after the Aizen-saga. Nobody knew where he went or even if he was still alive or not, he was added to the missing people list and soon enough was considered a casualty. His Captain, Kuchiki Byakuya, was the only one who refused to believe this, thus kept the position vice captain, open. 'He's still alive! He's not the kind of person that will just die!' he exclaimed heatedly in one of the meetings. Now, this very letter proved him right that Abarai Renji, 6th squad fuku-taichou was still alive and is going to return

The news had spread quickly through out soul society no matter how much the captains tried to suppress it. Abarai Renji has returned.

3 moons had risen and 2 suns had set and proof of the letters message didn't even transpire once. Byakuya stood in the squad office, looking out the window and staring at the moon which seem to mock him. "Sheesh, you could have gotten some sleep." A voice came from behind pulling him from his reverie. There behind him sat a man with fiery red hair, tribal tattoos on his slender body. "Renji..." he whispered.

"Hey! I heard a crash and—Renji?" Ichigo had come running down the halls with Rukia in tow.

"Hey, Kurosaki. Long time no see... I heard you took some serious beating with some bound and modified souls." He smirked mockingly.

"Well I see you didn't do anything noble as well... suddenly disappearing after the battle. We thought you died!" Ichigo retorted.

"I took my time in getting away..."

"Away from what?" The debating duo looked at Byakuya. Renji shrugged. "Hueco Mundo."

"What?! Isn't that where Aizen.."

"You betcha'"

"What the hell did you do there?"

"Well... you better sit down... this'll be a long story..."

TBC...

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