A/N: If you're not a total Bleachtard, you probably wouldn't get it. Don't take it seriously. Rated T for terrible. And some crude language.


1. in which things are pondered, and hurtful words are spoken


Ichigo pondered the meaning of the universe.

He decided to name his inner Hollow Hichigo, because at the time it seemed like the right thing to do. He told Chad. Chad grunted.

Orihime found a glass of milk on the sidewalk next to her apartment. "Fight me, motherfucker," she said to it.

"I accept."

They fought. Orihime realized that she had cussed, and immediately wondered about the smell of paprika.

Ichigo realized that he too sometimes thought about the smell of paprika, among other things, such as the meaning of the universe and the dichotomy between good and evil. He wondered if perhaps the rain in his heart was a bit melodramatic. He realized that he was in love, for the color of Hichigo was too the color of milk.

He wondered if it was too late to change Hichigo's name. Chad silently disagreed. Ishida sniffed a dead bird.

Orihime was defeated, and got on a plane to Cuba. Chad became jealous. The milk became spoiled, and was no longer the same color as Hichigo. Ichigo decided that it would be a good time to change Hichigo's name. Chad still disagreed.