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The narrator enters the interview room of Studio B, waving at the Bleach cast members. Interviewer dude watches her as she approaches him then nods with a gleam in her eyes. He inwardly chuckles then stands to his feet and claps his hands once, gaining everyone's attention.
"All right, people, we're going to move to the filming room on the left hand side. Follow me down the hallway, and we'll be there in two shakes and a jump," Interviewer dude instructs.
"What's going on?" Ikkaku questions, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing seriously dangerous, I hope," Yumichika says, folding his arms.
"Ooo, I like the sound of that," Kenpachi says, grinning.
"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen; you'll be fine and it'll be fun," Interviewer dude says, winking.
The large group walks down the red hallway and into a blue room with brown furniture and a stage. The walls of the room had little lamps hanging on them, a calming light covered by opaque cream glass. The thrust stage had a black marble runway and violet curtains positioned diagonally from glitter and gem piped curtains in the back. There was a small lighting grid hooked in the ceiling, and the lights were slowly rotating. The lighting gels were purple, green, red and yellow as they illuminated on the set. None of the kids were there. Ichigo had noticed this and turned to question the mischievous narrator and silent Interviewer dude.
"Question!" Ichigo declared, raising his hand. "What's the stage for? And why is there an elongated couch circling the stage?"
"This is an entertainment room," Interviewer dude answers. "Me and Rogue usually watch movies and practice film roles in here, but the boss wanted something a little more exciting for the DVD and VHS editions of this recorded series. We and the cameraman thought it would be cool to redecorate this place and put in something a little fun for the audience."
"That's great, but where's Karen and Yuzu?" Ichigo asks, bluntly.
"They're in the arcade room," Interviewer dude answers, equally straight forward.
"Hey, Rogue, are you sick?" Cirucci asks, placing a hand on the narrator's forehead.
"Who? Me? Why no," the narrator chimes, looking into Cirucci's eyes, "not at all."
"Then, why haven't you spoken yet?" Toshiro asks, putting a hand on his left hip. "Normally, you're rather cheerful and informative and Interviewer dude is quiet."
Everyone turns to the narrator in question. She stretches her arms outward, walks to the stage then turns around. She places her hands down, smirks and leans to her right somewhat.
"Well, well, well," the narrator says. "We have a surprise for the uncut version of our show. I hope everyone's ready."
"What's uncut? Besides the cussing and honestly strange remarks," Hanatarou questions.
"Did I miss the announcement or something?" Chizuru asks.
"You'll find out when the show is over," the narrator comments, leaving the group dumbfounded and suspicious.
Shonen Jump Bleach... blades with power, presenters of death, and a gripping storyline that gets you to the edge of your seat. If the series were a book, it would be a real page-turner. Like anyone cares about that!
shichi SUNSet: Say, violet, you think they ready?
violet`KYU: I'm gonna have to say "no."
Well, if you're not ready, the rest of us weren't when the Bleach cast came to life and dominated our fantasies. We've got the next group of hotties waiting for you as we bring them into this episode presented by Unrestricted Asterisk....
Momo
Hinamori
You are so damn hawt
Momo had the triple threat working for her: black hair, brown eyes, and a bestie 'til the end. In fact, we were so god-smacked by her appearance that some of us wouldn't turn away from the lovely flower nymph.
O-range-ni: Hinamori was the girl that made guys think, "Yes, she's out there! She does exist!" She's a guys' girl.
Toshirou: I think the main appeal for Momo was her upbeat, trusting attitude because she had a more innocent kind of sex appeal that was a bit suddler compared to Orihime or Yuzu. I sort of feel like if I were a complete stranger to her, she'd still have me under her thumb. She's just a people-person.
shi~green: Most guys would pick Momo as their fav girl character because you know she's all cute and naive, but she has an interesting philosophy on naivete. Her most famous quote when she spoke to Rangiku - was it Rangiku or her sword's spirit? I don't know but back to the point - was one of the most memorable.
"I can't wait until I'm older. There's nothing great about being young. Being young means that you're still naive. That's why it feels like you're soaring in the sky or sinking beneath the ocean when someone you admire betrays you. Those emotions control your entire life and can make you lose sight of who you are. By growing older, your heart grows more experienced. You grow one step further away from being controlled by your feelings and are able to keep from soaring through the sky or sinking to the depths of the ocean. That's what it means to grow older." ---Momo Hinamori
Renji: I think Momo's cool because she's got a little hidden anger goin' on. You know, when you're out fightin' like me and Kenpachi and his posse, you start to likin' everyone with a moderate rage disorder.
Aufreizend: I thought Momo was just hot. She had the face and the smile...
GO BLUE!: Shaped eyebrows, shiny hair, high cheekbones...
Izuru: I'll give you that and not slug you for it. Momo is a cutie. You'd best watch it, though. Aizen won't like it when his admirer is somewhere in the food chain.
Yellow-san: I found Hinamori so blindingly hot that I didn't even see her coming. You never heard of Momo Hinamori until the Seiretei arc.
Musik: From that point on, I knew she was going to be superstar. I just didn't think she'd be one of the best and hottest actresses for that show.
Neither did we, but we will always know Ms. Hinamori as one of the most gorgeous women of Bleach as we close out this part of the episode. Thank you, Momo, for showcasing your hotness at number 24...
Go, Gin!
It's your birthday!
Gin Ichimaru
In the council of squad captains for Bleach, no captain was as full of smiles as Ichimaru (a.k.a. "Fox-face Gin"). But that didn't stop us from noticing the foxy features of Mr. Gin. Oh no! Because if we hadn't noticed, Fox-face Gin wouldn't be on this countdown...
pUrPlE rOkU: I love Gin and his cheshire cat smile. I really don't find him fox-like, but whoo is he as sexy as a fox! No one would have noticed the 3rd division had it not been for him!
Toshiro: Oh, boy...that guy, huh? We're actually talking about that guy?
hachi MARIGOLD: What I like about Gin? His eyes. I say his eyes because one minute they're brown then red then blue then yellow. Like the texture artists couldn't decide what color would make him look the coolest. What was up with that?
Ton: Gin will always be hot because he has style when he speaks. Everyone else might think it's creepy, but it is fucking sexy. It just gets you...sweaty. I mean he just exudes sex appeal. He defines sexy on a-whole-nother level.
Rangiku: I love Gin. He will forever be my best friend. He's funny, polite, a little skinny but totally worth gawking at, strong. I don't know what it is about him that I find attractive, but I think what I said takes the cake.
Ichired: I don't know. I think Gin should take his hotness and whoop Hitsugaya in the ass. He was neck and neck with him for a while on the polls. There are too many women in the world - how many women are in the world? 150, 000, 002, 934? - for him not to be considered "the" hottest man alive. Point blank! Every woman he has under his thumb would sleep with him without him even asking. That's how masterfully gifted he is in the genetic department.
Modell: I remember I wanted to date him so bad. Oh God! He's so cute.
Gin: *laughs* Well, uh, I have to say I was extremely dumbfounded by my popularity. It was one of the stranger occassions I've experienced. When you become an icon of women's admiration, you can't plan or advise anyone to feel the way I did - or anyone else for that matter.
Izuru: Thus, "Fox-face Gin" mania was born, I assume? I'm surprised because a bunch of people thought he was too skeletal and creepy to be hot. Apparently not for the women. We were at the award ceremonies and I mean women were screaming through the roof. Ichigo was running late and he told us "Dude, I thought there was a fire in the building." And me and Momo told him "No, that was girls screaming."
JU fuschia: He was so hot that women would flip over cars to get at him. He was the equivalent of Orlando Bloom if not above him.
The silver stud was so on top that he made the top hottie list, and his reign of hotness will live on as we close this chapter with Ichimaru as number 23...
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"So is the set of interviews over or what?" Rukia asks, impatiently.
Everyone was sitting on the long, circular couch as they waited for the narrator to return and explain herself. Nanao was analyzing the situation and the room, trying to draw conclusions but didn't know where to start or where to end. She couldn't quite put her finger on it. Suddenly, it hit her. A stage, an audience, Rogue's peculiar behavior. She smirked as she crossed her legs, finally figuring it out.
"We'll know when Rogue comes back," Interviewer dude says, shrugging.
"This sucks! I wanna know what's going on!" Rangiku shouts, frustrated.
"You will soon find out," a voice hisses.
The sudden noises and eerie music clearly frightened the cast, or if not frighten then unnerved them, and caused Renji to stand in defense.
"Yo, what the hell!"
"Do not fear, Abarai..."
"We come in peace," another voice hisses.
Two figures creep through the glittering curtains in the back and proceed to walk stealthily downstage. The height difference between the two were immensely contradicting, but they proved one was a woman and another a man. As they inched forward, Nanao stood up and walked a few steps towards the couple then squinted her eyes to see...
"Momo and Aizen. What a pleasant surprise!" Nanao exclaimed.
"EH!" the Bleach cast shouted.
"Ta-da!" the narrator shouts, popping into the room. "These two were with me, but they came late so I told them to come through the back exit. And now for the bigger surprise that I believe Ms. Nanao has so cleverly figured out."
Nanao cleared her throat then said, "You, men, get to do a little striptease for us. Unfortunately, so do the women but it'll be interesting to see what show the individual performs the best."
"When you say the individual, you do mean the person of the lady Rogue's choice correct?" Byakuya asks, flinching mildly.
"No... I mean everyone one of you suckas..." Rogue says, chuckling evilly then laughing warmly. "Don't worry, Byakuya, I won't make you do it if you don't want to."
"Byakuya would never adhere to doing such scandalous trinket because he's too chicken," Aizen remarks, gliding his hand through his hair. "An ice princess such as himself belongs on a skating rink with a transparent skirt."
Byakuya opens his eyes, stands to his feet, walks over to Aizen and stands his ground. Everyone watches with intrigue until they hear...
"You have just made yourself a challenge with the king of the mountain, jerk."
