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Created by rainroses
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Note: I was reading some fan fictions when I stumbled on an old Christmas mistletoe fic… gave me an idea. Thanks to the author, whose name I cannot seem to recall. Well, have fun and watch out for chapter 2!!!
Mistletoes above My Head
It was in the middle of the night. If she messed up then she would have to think of a very amiable reason for her staying up very late. Finally! She had finished her work. Rangiku Matsumoto looked at her taichou's office and smirked mischievously. "Merry Christmas, Hitsugaya-taichou…"
Her masterpiece of a plan was devilishly put up, with a sprinkling of partners in crime here and there. Among her comrades were Yamada Hanatarou, Urahara Kisuke, Kusajishi Yachiru and Shunsui Kyouraku-taichou. How she got a captain to participate was a feat she was definitely proud of; she had lured him with something called the "Nanao-bait" and sent the old man twirling around the place (on his part, it was just exaggeration. He did it to please Matsumoto; such was the "great" Kyouraku in front of women.) Urahara Kisuke had told her something about this little affair that humans had with plants called mistletoes and her mind came up with an idea to cheer up the rather gloomy Seireitei.
"Uh-uh… Matsumoto-fukutaichou, are you sure this is going to work? W-What if they refuse to do what you said they're supposed to do?" Hanatarou asked nervously.
"No fear, my friend, no fear. I particularly placed a spell on those mistletoes… should they refuse to kiss well…" Rangiku replied with a dreamy look in her eyes.
"I do not doubt you Matsumoto-fukutaichou but I would rather we start working now… I can't wait!!!" Shunsui said excitedly.
"Very well then, the first targets are…"
"Ichigo! Could you please stop slacking off?! I do not want to be late!!!" Rukia yelled at her companion, who was dragging his body towards Urahara's shop.
"Just what's so special anyway?!" he asked her angrily. Geez! First she assaults me to wake him up and now she's dragging me to that old man's shop!
"Well it must be important because Kyouraku-taichou called for the both of us. Even Ishida and Inoue are coming. Now hurry up!"
The two finally got to Urahara's shop after a lot of bickering and there they found their friends waiting for them. Both parties were surprised to find that Chad was not around. Urahara just laughed it off, saying that Shunsui only required the four of them for something "special". Little did they know pf what was waiting for them in Seireitei.
"It's kind of sad that Chad isn't here, don't you think?" Inoue commented when the entered the tunnel connecting to Soul Society. Surprisingly, nothing was chasing them this time. The others expressed assent to Orihime's statement.
Soon they were caught up in a lively conversation while "strolling" in the tunnel and when they got out they found themselves greeted by Hanatarou and Rangiku. The two led them in pairs; Rangiku took Rukia and Ichigo while Hanatarou took Inoue and Ishida.
"We have to split up", Rangiku declared, "Kyouraku-taichou needs to talk to Rukia and Ichigo first."
"What about us?" Inoue asked Rangiku.
"Oh, just follow Hanatarou around… I believe he can answer that question."
The two parties spilt and promised to meet each other at the end of the day there. When Rukia and Ichigo got to the 8th squad's quarters, they were told that Kyouraku-taichou was at the 10th squad's quarters. The two made their way there and found Shunsui having an animated chatter with Ukitake. The two captains looked at them and acknowledged their arrival. Before Ukitake could offer a seat to the both of them, Shunsui immediately pointed to the top of the doorway with a very wide smirk. Rukia and Ichigo looked up and to Ichigo's horror, there was mistletoe hanging right above their heads. Rukia was unimpressed however, as she had no idea what the plant was supposed to represent.
"What the heck is wrong with you Ichigo?! That's just a plant! You're afraid of the plant?!" Rukia asked and nearly died laughing at Ichigo's face.
Ichigo brushed it off and was attempting to slice the plants into pieces when Shunsui said, "Nuh-uh-uh, you don't want to do that."
All of a sudden, everything was beginning to swirl around them. Rukia began to get worried and asked Ichigo what was happening. The two soon found themselves in a literally upside down world.
"Where the heck are we?!"
"I don't know!"
"Ichigo… don't tell me that that plant has something to do with this and that you decided to offend it?!! You're really so stupid!!!"
"What?! Maybe you're the one who's stupid! You don't even know what that plant was!!"
"And is it my fault? I didn't grow up in your world you know!!"
The two bickered on and on until Shunsui popped out of nowhere. Like everything around them, he was upside down.
"Kyouraku-taichou!!" Rukia cried with relief.
"What's happening, pink haori man?" Ichigo asked Shunsui.
"Ah well… all you two had to do was kiss and the mistletoe would've done nothing… but someone just had to try to shred it so it decided to play along…" he replied with a mischievous smile.
"I kiss Ichigo?!!! Are you out of your mind?! clears throat … Kyouraku-taichou…." Rukia was fuming with disbelief and was striving hard not to say anything rude to the captain, "Can you please explain what is happening?"
"In the human world you see, they have this tradition of hanging plants called mistletoes atop doorways and the sort… and when two people are under it, they have to kiss. Then, they have to marry, have kids and live happily ever after…"
"Who the heck told you that?!!!" Ichigo yelled.
"Don't be too hot, kiddo. I was joking about the last part. But… I was serious about the part of you having to kiss to get out of this… predicament? Well, I must say goodbye for now… Nanao-chan will kill me if I don't show up at the captain's meeting. Have fun!!!"
"Have…"
"Hey old man, come back here!!!" Ichigo called Shunsui, who was giving them a deaf ear.
"Fun?!!!! Kyouraku-taichou, have mercy!!! Come back!!!"
Up next… Hinamori and Hitsugaya's episode. Rangiku smiling widely at the back.
Please rate so I can improve whatever I have to improve…. Happy Holidays!!!
