It was unusual for us to be traveling without the cover of night. Ichigo slid the soul candy into his mouth. Then he was forced out of his body and fell back onto the sidewalk. "Kon, promise me you'll do good during the time we're away." Ichigo commanded, snatching his backpack from the Mod-soul. "I'll do good, allriiight. Heh heh." Kon responded slyly. He immediately received a slap in the face from none other than Ichigo. "That's for trying to be a nuisance." The way it sounded when Ichigo's hand connected, I'd say it was a painful slap. Kon, in Ichigo's body, wondered hazily off the sidewalk and then collapsed.
"You do realize you could've punched him, right?" I suggested. "Naw, then I think I would've broken some bones." Ichigo replied, slinging his backpack over his left shoulder."You ready?" I asked. "Ready as ever. I have a sore knuckle, though." He said, shaking his hand to make sure it was flexible. Then we set off for the road that would lead us out of Karakura. Sometimes when I flash step, I feel as if I'm going as fast as the winds in a typhoon. This was one of those times. I felt lighter than air, more agile than a sparrow. And in a few minutes, we were on the highway.
We were passing many cars and signs, but I didn't stop to read them. Ichigo did, as he knew the directions. But it felt fun to run so fast, even if my feet ached and I ran out of energy. If Ichigo wasn't so busy fighting when he was in Bankai mode, I think he'd enjoy it too. We'll get to Osaka and the shrine in no time at all, I thought. Then I thought some more. "Ichigo, isn't Osaka a strange place for a ghost-sighting?" I said. "Why do you ask?" He slowed down his pace. "Well, usually we see some ghost-sightings in some out-of-the-way places, or that are abandoned. What's different about this one is that it's in the middle of an urban area."
Ichigo strapped on his backpack and continued flash stepping. "It is odd, now that I think about it. But thats how hoaxes are. Maybe this one just wants more attention." He replied. My eye twitched. "Somehow, I don't think this is a hoax. I don't even think this is a ghost-sighting anymore! Maybe some people just misinterpreted it or maybe it's just a myth. It was Chihiro's inspiration for a book, after all. I doubt she wrote about meeting spirits." I declared. Ichigo looked at me as if I had gone insane.
"Anyways," He said, attempting to change the subject. "We've covered a few miles. Let's stretch our legs."
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