...I'm so sorry. This was meant to be my late birthday present to myself. However, my band section leader got me sick, and I ended up with something...ah, strange and uncreative. In any case, I hope you enjoy the humorous Renruki.

"Give it back."

"No."

"…Renji. Hand. It. Over."

"Hm, let me think…No." Renji couldn't help but grin down at his much smaller friend. She made teasing her much too easy.

"Renji!" Rukia struggled against the hand on her forehead, reaching for the small rabbit held high above her head in Renji's other hand. "You big bully, hand it over!" However, despite her best attempts to dodge, struggle, and jump, the keychain remained firmly in Renji's grip, far beyond her reach.

Finally, she gave a sigh of defeat and stepped back. "All right. What do you want?" she rolled her eyes exasperatedly.

Renji's tattooed eyebrows shot into his hairline. He hadn't been expecting her to give up so easily. In fact, he wasn't expecting her to give up at all. It disappointed him a little that his fun was over so quickly.

Then, of course, a large, catlike grin spread across his face as the idea struck him. "You want your rabbit back?"

"No, that's why I've been jumping at it for the past three minutes. Of course I do!"

The grin spread wider. "How bad do you want it?"

Rukia heaved another sigh before repeating, "Renji, what do you want?"

"Kiss me."

This time it was Rukia's turn to look surprised. "Excuse me?"

"Kiss me!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Fine. I guess I get to keep Chappy, then," he flipped the rabbit keychain up into the air and caught it before turning to walk away.

"Wait!"

Slowly, Renji turned around. Rukia was just standing there, her head dropped ever so slightly. Her hair covered her eyes, and her expression was unreadable.

Then, she looked up. She was smiling, and there was that slight glimmer in her eyes that made him go weak in the knees every time he saw it.

"Come here," she beckoned him over, and he could do nothing but oblige.

Slowly, Rukia reached up to fist her hands in his collar. She tugged gently, dragging his head down to hers. They were so close, her breath ghosting over his lips…

Pain blossomed in his shin as her foot collided with it. As he doubled over to grab it, she jammed her knee into his gut, using his sudden drop in height to her advantage. The pain caused him to fall to the ground, clutching his stomach and sputtering in pain. Rukia jumped to catch the keychain that he had dropped when she had first kicked him.

Rolling over onto his back, he groaned and closed his eyes, still clutching his stomach. He should have known it wouldn't work…

All of a sudden, there was a firm pressure against his mouth, only lasting a moment, maybe two. He might as well have imagined it.

Still, he couldn't help but smile as he listened to the sound of her receding footsteps.