A/N: Thanx to every one for reading my story.

It was so much fun writing this one and I'm glad you have enjoyed it.

Cheeky You are awesome! thanx for all your reviews.

It has been a long road but it think it's time to give yoshira and Renji some privacy (Wink wink)

If you enjoyed this I am posting a new fic tonight. It will only have two chapters but it's about grimmjow and Nel.

Thanx again.

Renji walked through the Gate with the other members of his team. They were a little glad to be home for the time being. No arrancar had shown up in the three days they were there, and they were ordered to come home. Even if Renji was to be on stand-by to leave again at any moment, he knew he would be able to spend some time with Yoshira and he was glad. He had thought about her the whole time he was gone.

Yoshira was on her balcony hanging up sheets. She was to return to work tomorrow and wanted to make sure all her cleaning was caught up. "I wish he could have come back before I go back to my duties." She thought with a sigh. She wondered if she should tell him about Gin coming to see her. She actually thought she should have told her captain, but she was afraid to get drug through the mud again. "I need to tell Renji." She thought. "I need to ask him for help. I will become stronger, and next time, if he comes back, I'll at least have a small element of surprise, enough to get away hopefully."

Yoshira came back from her deep thoughts and continued hanging her laundry, but dropped the basket she was holding when she heard a familiar voice. "Misake! Hey, Misake!" The voice carried through the streets. She ran to the edge of her balcony and saw Renji running towards her stairs.

"Renji! You're home!" She cried out with joy. She ran half-way down the stairs to meet him. He picked her up and carried her back up the stairs and into her apartment. Tears fell from Yoshira's eyes as they held onto one another and kissed. Renji ran his hands along her back and Yoshira wrapped her arms around his neck. "I missed you. I was so afraid you'd be gone for months." She whispered.

"I'm home now. I don't know for how long but, I'm here." He said looking into her green eyes.

"Well, then we may not have much time." She said disappointedly. "But I'm Glad if even it's just tonight."

"What smells good?" He asked sniffing the air.

She smiled and walked into the kitchen. "Are you hungry?" She called from the stove.

"Always." He teased. It was just one of the things he missed about her; she always had good food ready for him. "You Know, when I stay with Urhara-San, They practically starve me." He grumbled as she set the table with some sukiyaki she had been preparing for lunch.

"Sukiyaki?" He grinned, walking over to the table. "Did you know I might be home today?" He asked a little confused about the spread she had put on by herself.

"Actually, it was a gift to myself. I return to work tomorrow so I wanted to get one last good lunch in. Usually I don't have time to eat well when I'm on the job." She replied serving him a plate.

As they ate, Yoshira asked questions about the land of the living. Renji wondered if he should tell her about Rukia's advance. He knew it would be best; they were best friends after all. If Rukia were to confess it before him it would cause problems for him. "Uh, Misake, I have something to tell you.

"Hmm?"

"When I stayed with Urahara..." He looked down into his plate of food and swallowed. He wondered if he was going to cause problems between Rukia and yoshira. "Well, Rukia came on to me."

"Oh, she did?" Yoshira shifted in her seat.

"Yeah, I told her about us and she apologized. I just thought I should tell you." He said, waiting for her reaction.

"I glad." She smiled.

"What?" He asked a little surprised at her reaction.

"Well, for several reasons, one that you want to be with me even if your former crush gave you a confession. I'm glad; too, because I have felt that this might happen, and it made me feel a little guilty, I was afraid if this happened Rukia would be upset with me. If she apologized I know she isn't. She is a good friend I would be devastated to lose her. Lastly, I also had been planning on telling you something, you telling me this gives me an opening to tell you what happened to me while you were gone."

"What? What happened to you? Damn it, if Hisagi came around while I was gone..."

"No. Worse." She said somberly. She looked at him and lit a cigarette.

"Impossible, Ichimaru?" Renji's eyes grew wide as Yoshira nodded her head.

Yoshira told Renji about his visit. She told him about him wanting her to come back with him, and how she asked him to leave her alone forever. She left out most of the conversation and the parts of Gin kissing her. She could see the rage in his eyes and knew if she told him that it could push him over the edge.

"Renji, I want you to help me. I want to become stronger. He said he would be back. I at least need to learn shunpo, and I need to learn it within the next couple of days. She said he would see me soon." She said with serious determination.

"No!" He slammed his hand down on the table. "Misake, I can't allow that. How could you even think that you alone could oppose him? He was one of the strongest captains." She picked his hand off of the table and held it in both of hers looking him in the eyes.

"You can't always be around. I can't trust anyone but you and myself. If I am faced with him again I at least need a fighting chance. Even if it is slim I need this. If you won't help me I'll find a way on my own." She said firmly.

Renji sighed. "I guess there's no talking you out of this." He said with a smile. "Yosh! I will teach you everything I know, starting tomorrow after work." He said excitedly.

Yoshira giggled, and Renji raised an eyebrow. "You got pumped so fast." She laughed.

"I love you." He said as he leaned over the table to kiss her.

"I love you too."

Renji looked at Yoshira from across the table. She was the most stunning woman he had ever seen. He reflected on all of her qualities. She was smart, loyal, and kind, she was becoming braver as well. He knew he had found what he always wanted. His only regret was that he hadn't found her sooner. He made a resolve to help her become a fierce warrior, and to protect her at all costs. He made one more promise to himself before clearing the table. "I'll become stronger too, and when the war does come I'll kill Ichimaru for trying to take her from me."

Yoshira looked at Renji and a wave of calm washed over her. She knew deep down that she probably had many more hardships to face, that Gin would probably be back and that she had to regain the trust of her fellow shinigami. Her calmness came because she knew with that man by her side she could face what was to come. She had found her partner, her closest confidant, she had found love.