She stroked her thumb over Renji's cheek, leaning forward to peer up at him when he looked down. "Hey," she whispered, "I'll just be a couple seats away. Not like I'm gonna disappear or anything." She tried to keep her tone light and joking, even though she felt like crawling under one of the seats and hiding.

Nudging his knee with her own, Rukia said, "Scoot back so I can get out."