Nix [Renji Abarai] for DawnAngelxx

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Nixie Roland remembers the first time she met Renji Abarai. She was a Ryoka infiltrating the Soul Society with Ichigo Kurosaki, Chad Yasutora, Uryuu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, Ganju Shiba, and Yoruichi. They had come to save Rukia Kuchiki from her execution. During their entrance to the Soul Society, they had gotten separated, Nixie being on her own and having to brave the foreign land.

Nixie had managed to crash land into a tree stopping inches from the ground when a foot became tangled in the many branches. "Phew," she breathed, face inches from impact. Nixie swung her body up, and attempted to free herself. It took only a matter of minutes, swinging down and taking in her surroundings. Someone would come looking eventually and Nixie ran away from the tree into the many streets of the Soul Society.

"Check over there!" someone yelled. "And make sure you're on high alert!"

Hiding out in a storage unit, Nixie watched the scene before her through the cracked open door unable to leave since Soul Reapers were swarming the area. Great... she groaned.

"Check that door!"

Nixie paled looking for the lock only to realize it was broken. Shoot!

She hid behind the door right as it opened. Nixie calmed her breathing, shrinking into the shadows more. The door began to close on its own, the young man's back to her. Not hesitating, Nixie jumped forward knocking the Soul Reaper out. Ack! Now what am I going to do! Nixie freaked out.

The worried teen looked at the Soul Reaper and then the door. Noticing that the only thing different from the Soul Reaper and her was their clothing she quickly undressed the man, pulling on the uniform over her human clothing. After tying up the Soul Reaper with some rope in the small storage closet, Nixie checked herself over.

Her eyes landed on the zanpakuto lying on the ground. The human knew she could not steal the Soul Reaper's zanpakuto, so instead she snatched a regular sword in the room that was used in casual training exercises. Poking her head out the door the area was clear and she ran off again.

It was a few hours before meeting up with a group of Soul Reapers. "Oi!" one yelled. "You find anything?"

"No sir!" Nixie relayed, stopping in front of him. "The area is clear."

"I don't recognize you. What squad are you from?"

"Squad... Thirteen, sir," Nixie answered. "I just transferred over yesterday."

"Huh, you're a little far from your squad. What are you doing here?"

Thinking fast, Nixie answered, "I was told to check with the other squad units to see if they had any sighting to report."

"Understandable since your Captain is always sick. Be on your way."

"Thank you, sir!" Nixie then ran off.

She breathed a sigh of relief that she managed to escape suspicion. Nixie rounded a corner and found a tall staircase rushing up the stairs. Though the human didn't get far realizing that someone was descending. "What are you doing here, Soul Reaper?" a man's voice asked.

"Sir?"

"This is Squad Six's area. You are neither positioned to be here nor in my squad."

Nixie had to swallow her swelling fears before answering, "I'm looking for the intruders, sir."

The man pulled up the weird glasses he wore, and looked over the female in front of him. "What squad are you from?"

"Squad Thirteen, sir."

The man got right in her face, brown eyes glaring. "Squad Thirteen is supposed to stay to their area."

"I was told to roam."

"Under whose order?" the red head asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"My Captain."

He leaned in closer. "And what's your Captain's name?" the man asked, eyes narrowing. Nixie froze. She had been caught. The man grabbed Nixie's wrist harshly. "Ryoka, you're a fool to think you could get by me."

With her free hand, Nixie grabbed the hilt of the sword and swung it around. The man pulled out his zanpakuto halfway, blocking the attack. He smirked. "You're a little spitfire, aren't you?" Nixie glared as the man forced the weapon from her hands. "I'm guessing that wasn't even a zanpakuto. You're just a human, aren't you?"

"What if I am?" Nixie growled.

"Then that means you should just give up. You're no match for a Lieutenant like me."

Nixie's eyes widened in fear and irritation. Her expression then turned angry, brows narrowing dangerously. A snarl ripped from her throat, startling the Lieutenant. Her skin grew cold, drawing the man's attention. With her free hand, Nixie threw it up, a wall of water smacking into the Lieutenant's face. She jumped backwards away from him once released and landed on the flat ground below the stairs.

The man grinned down at her. "What was that?" he asked, clearly amused. Nixie pulled back her hands to one side. Water sucked out of midair into the area between her palms forming into ball. "What are you?"

"I'm what people call a hybrid between a human and a water sprite." The man cocked an eyebrow having never heard of such a creature. "Don't underestimate an opponent, Lieutenant," Nixie said, throwing the ball of water like a pitcher.

He dodged it, rushing forward. Nixie rolled out of the way as his zanpakuto came down. She jumped back to her feet, facing the enemy. "What's your name, Ryoka?"

"Nixie Roland," she answered. "And yours?"

"Renji Abarai."

They both rushed forward in an attack. The fight went on for quite some time. Nixie used water balls, whips, and disks against the Lieutenant, ducking and dodging his attacks. During the fight Renji had activated his Shikai release, making the blade extend so Nixie could not get close.

Nixie jumped away from an attack, however, Renji pulled back his zanpakuto, blade cutting into her shoulder. She cried out, gripping the new wound as Renji pulled back his blade. "Had enough?" he asked cockily.

Nixie glared at the man, throwing both hands out to the side. Water began to gather around her, swelling into a huge wave. The Lieutenant's eyes widened as he watched the wave take shape. She threw it forward, catching herself in the attack and riding on top. Renji raised his zanpakuto, slicing through the water, but had no effect. Nixie threw the wave to the right, flying around Renji. The move circled the man and the human began throwing both arms around her wildly like windmills to push and pull the liquid. It wrapped the Lieutenant in a large ball of water. She then breathed onto the form, ice coming from her lips. The ball of water froze over, trapping the Soul Reaper. The water disappeared around Nixie and she landed on the ground.

She turned around to walk away when suddenly the air filled with spiritual pressure, making Nixie freeze. The ice exploded, causing the teen to whirl around just as Renji extended his zanpakuto. Shit! I let my guard down!

Nixie bent backwards into an arch, the weapon grazing her clothing. She turned her head to look at Renji and watched as he lunged forward. Nixie's eyes widened and she flipped over to her feet. However, the man grabbed the front of her top, pulling her forward. His knee made contact with the human's stomach, forcing everything inside out. Nixie coughed wildly, collapsing against the Lieutenant.

"Sorry," Renji apologized, holding Nixie. "I don't like to use a cheap trick like that on a girl, but from the power I saw I had to take you out quickly." Renji picked her up, carrying the Ryoka back up the steps. "I'm not going to kill you if that's what you're wondering."

Suddenly, Ichigo's spiritual pressure appeared behind them, and Renji turned. "Nixie!" Ichigo yelled, seeing the limp girl in the Lieutenant's arms. Nixie's eyes rolled lazily to look over at her friend. "Let her go!"

Renji set Nixie down on the stairs, before turning to face the new opponent. Then, everything went black.

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The next time Nixie met Renji was when Aizen, Gin, and Tousen revealed their plans on Soukyoku Hill. After her fight with Renji, Ichigo defeated him. Ganju and Hanatarou then grabbed both of them and disappeared into the underground sewers where they were healed.

Renji was clutching Rukia to him, bleeding and injured. Ichigo was also lying on the ground with his own wounds. Orihime, Chad, Ganju, Uryuu, and Nixie watched from a safe distance, unable to get too close with the amount of pressure in the area. "Now what?" Uryuu asked.

Nixie ran forward, ignoring the fact that she wanted to collapse right then and there from the weight in the air. "Nixie! Wait!" Orihime yelled, reaching for the teen. However, the force from the spiritual pressure pushed the healer back. "Nixie!"

The human cleared the trees to see the bloody scene. Aizen was walking towards Renji and Ichigo dangerously, making the hair on her neck stand up. Nixie rushed forward, waves of water forming on either side of her body. They smashed into the three, unprepared Captains, sweeping them away giving enough time for Nixie to stand between the opposing sides. "What are you doing?" Ichigo yelled.

"Saving your ass!" Nixie shouted back, forming water tentacles on her arms.

"What a surprise," Aizen said as the Captains' got to their feet. "I didn't know that a human who could control water was in the Soul Society."

"Shut it!" Nixie yelled, throwing one of the tentacles forward. The Captains' disappeared.

"Are you crazy?" Renji yelled.

"Yes!" Nixie answered, smirking as she threw another attack. It smacked Tousen in the side, sending the man flying through the air.

"They'll kill you!"

Something silver flashed through the air and Nixie bent in an odd angle. The zanpakuto blade caught her kimono top, ripping off to reveal her tank top. "Aw, I was hoping to see a little more skin," Gin said, smirking. Nixie glared, water dropping from her arms. "Oh, have you given up?"

She looked up from under her bangs, glaring darkly at the traitors. "Not quite," she growled.

Nixie threw out palms, fingers splayed in front of her, facing the Captains. However, no water formed, everyone looking at her quizzically. Her fingers then tensed as if they were gripping something very tightly. Then the Captains found out they could not move. Their hands began to move on their own till their zanpakuto's were at each other's throats. Everyone's eyes were wide in shock.

"With the flick of my wrist I could end your life," Nixie said darkly. "This little trick was something I discovered while hiding in the sewers. It's called blood-bending." The Captains' looked at the girl in wonder and horror. "Game over, Aizen."

The Captain smiled. "Sorry, but no," the ex-Captain said.

Then Renji saw it. "Nixie, run!" he yelled. Blood flew from the teen's chest as a cut that stretched from the middle of the stomach area, between the valley of her breasts, and ended at her collarbone appeared out of thin air. Her eyes widened, blood spewing from her mouth.

"Nix!" Ichigo yelled. "Nixie!"

Aizen's body disappeared from Gin and Tousen's sides, only to appear in front of Nixie's shocked form. Her eye rolled into the back of her head as she lost control on the real enemy. Body collapsing to the ground, blood flowed from the wound, making her body jolt trying to catch her breath.

"NIXIE!" Renji, Rukia, and Ichigo yelled.

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One Year Later

"Nix!" Renji called out as he walked down the halls of Karakura High School. "Nixie!"

A head of auburn hair that was braided poked out from behind a corner. "Hi, Renji!" she called back, approaching the Shinigami. Her blue eyes shined with excitement. "When did you get in?"

"About two hours ago."

"Cool! Let's ditch school. It's boring anyway." Renji and Nixie casually left through the front gate and walked down the street. "So, what do you want to do?"

"I saw that there's a carnival in town. Wanna go?"

"Sure," Nixie answered with a smile.

After Aizen, Gin, and Tousen left the Soul Society all the wounded were tended to. Squad Four worked on Nixie's wound immediately, closing the gash and patching it up. However, a brown scar was left in its place. Renji looked down at where her uniform was unbuttoned, the scar peeking out from underneath.

After everything was put into order Renji found Nixie, apologizing for kicking her in the stomach. Nixie smiled, saying not to worry about it. They became good friends over the course of the year and were almost never apart when Renji came to the World of the Living.

Nixie ran into her house changing into jeans and a button down, plead t-shirt. They then traveled to Urahara's were Renji dressed in baggy jeans, a black t-shirt, and hoodie. Once changed the two went to the carnival. There were games and rides everywhere. Kids were running around with friends and family, and Nixie laughed at the sight, loving the atmosphere.

Renji and Nixie went on every ride and played many games. The Lieutenant even won the human a stuffed bear. They ate hotdogs for dinner and shared cotton candy as well. As it was growing later the carnival started winding down. "One more ride," Renji said. "We haven't gone on that one." Nixie looked over to see he was pointing to the Ferris Wheel.

"Sure," she said with a smile and they boarded a cart.

It suddenly stopped at the top and Renji looked down. "Looks like we're going to be a while," the Soul Reaper said, settling back into the seat.

Nixie smiled, looking over the city as she leaned forward. Renji looked at Nixie's back. With a hand he reached up and lightly traced over the area where his zanpakuto scared the flesh. She shivered at his touch and then looked over her shoulder. "What's wrong, Renji?" Nixie asked.

"I regret scaring you," Renji answered, looking the teen in the eye. "Now that I know you, I wish I hadn't."

"Well, it's not your fault. After all we were both fighting for our lives since I was one of the intruders. Still, it's not that bad."

"That's another thing I regret. I wasn't able to protect you from Aizen's attack and he scared you as well."

"I'll get my revenge on him later," Nixie answered, leaning back in the seat beside him.

"As will I at the Showdown," Renji answered.

The Soul Reaper moved his arm so it was draped across the top of the seat allowing Nixie to rest her head against the limb, rolling over to look up at Renji. The Soul Reaper then found himself inching closer and closer. She was unmoving, but was slowly closing her eyes. Renji's lips lightly touched Nixie's, waiting, making sure she wouldn't turn away. The human breathed in deeply and the Soul Reaper pressed into Nixie's lips harder.

The teen kissed back, the hand that was not holding the bear gripping his hoodie to pull him in closer. Renji's left hand cupped a cheek, while his outstretched one wrapped around her body. The Ferris Wheel started forward again and the two broke apart. Nixie smiled, laying her head on Renji's shoulder. He kissed her forehead once more before they got off.

She laughed while pulling the Lieutenant down the street hand in hand. They came to a stop once they reached Nixie's door and she turned to face him. Gripping the front of his hoodie she smiled up at the man.

"Thank you, Renji."

"For what?" he chuckled, resting a hand on the small of her back.

She leaned up, while Renji met her halfway. After all, Nixie only reached his collarbone. "For everything," she whispered before their lips touched again. Renji pulled Nixie against his body, taking the keys from her and pulling them inside. He pressed the human against the wall, lips lightly skimming over her neck down to Aizen's scar. With one hand he unhooked the three buttons exposing the line even more. He then pushed the fabric away from the shoulder, exposing the one he had left.

Renji kissed the scar fiercely, making Nixie breathe heavily. "I'm sorry," he whispered.

Nixie tugged at the Soul Reaper's hair, pulling him back. "I'm not," she said, looking him in the eyes.

"Why?" he asked, pressing his forehead against Nixie's.

"Because I would've never met you then." The teen smiled. "I see that scar as a blessing."

Renji chuckled, closing his eyes. "You're crazy."

Nixie reached up and tracing the tattoos on his face. "Maybe..." she whispered, kissing him lightly. "But I know you love it," she continued, smirking against his lips.

Renji smirked back. "You're right about one thing."

"Oh?" Nixie asked, wrapping her arms around the Lieutenant's neck.

"I love you."

They then got lost in each other's kisses.

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