I would feel pathetic if I even tried making excuses now...I am sorry though for the very late update. I'm very grateful to ayoshi-chan923, xXSennaXx, Reader-Favs, Akida Umichi, DokiDokiSuki, A Forgotten Lullaby, ann, and ichangel27 for reviewing. I'm also really grateful to those who favorite my story and/or put it on alert :) You should have seen my expression a couple days ago when i got a message saying i was added to story alert even though i hadn't updated in a while. This chapter isn't that long, but I WILL BE UPDATING AGAIN IN TWO DAYS due to the fact that I'm on break currently and have time to edit and add.


-!BOOM!-

So then they ran towards the West.


When Rukia and Momo nearly made it to the West Wing they were stopped by some guards. "You can't go this way misses, it's too dangerous with all the debris. I must plead that you go back to your rooms or Byakuya-sama will be after my hide."

"Please tell me now if anyone was hurt." Rukia demanded, she was Byakuya's sister after all, she had some commmand.

"None that I am aware of Miss Kuchiki, please return to your room now."

"Wha-What happened? Why did it happen?" Momo was in shock, one thing after another like dominoes in her life. All she could hope was that the last domino would still be standing proud so that she would not fall down.

"Do not worry Momo-san, it will be cleaned up soon. But we won't be able to fix it with you two hanging around!" the guard urgently yelled at them. (A/N: he's getting mean :p)

"Don't worry, we're going now." Rukia said as she ushered Momo away to leave the guards to their work.

"We're leaving?", Momo inquired. "Just like that? Our guests are over there, shouldn't we make sure they are all alright?" Momo always became frightened when dangerous things occured, and never wanted anyone to be harmed, unless they deserved it of course.

Rukia was used to Momo's irritability when she was not 100% sure that people were safe and sound, but still was not always sure of the best way to handle it. So with that in mind, Rukia slung her arm around her friend as she gently guided Momo away from the wreckage. Just as they turned their backs, the two heard a voice call out, "No one was injured, so don't worry so much. It's their own fault for being so clumsy, I apologize for the incovience."

When Momo and Rukia turned aroun, they saw the white-haired fiance of Momo's leaning and propping himself up on a remaining sturdy doorway. He sighed as he slowly peeled his body away from the doorframe before he continued to explain. "Hanataro accidently fell on Ikkaku as he was practicing some form of fighting or another, so then started threatening Hanataro for a fight, when Ichigo stepped in telling him to pick a fight with someone his own size. Somehow the fight ended up being totally and completely verbal shouting, until your friend Renji came after hearing all the commotion. So then it turned into a three-way brawl that led to this", Toshiro motioned to the rubble around them"occuring. Once again I appologize, I really wish I could have just left them behind in our country."

Momo let out a single, "Eh?" before realizing what would happen in just 3..2..1..

"DAMN THAT RED-HEADED ASSHOLE, RUINING EVERYTHING AGAIN! I'LL KILL HIM!" Rukia yelled at the top of her lungs before stomping and marching off to execute a particular friend that was a 'red-headed asshole'.

After she had disappeared from sight, Momo realized that it was just her and Toshiro around, since the guard long ago left to clean up and repair the wing, and let out a nervous chuckle. "S-Sorry about that. It's just because her and Renji are such good friends...plus this is probably the sixth time Renji has destroyed part of the mansion..." Momo trailed off.

"If thats how she treats her good friends, I'd hate to be the bad friend." Toshiro dryly replied, though slightly amused at the reacton the royal girl gave.

As a silence spread out in between them, Momo gathered the courage to speak up, "S-so what about your other friends? Like, um, Ran-Ranpuka?"

Toshiro snorted at that, "Rangiku is passed out drunk already and Gin is in there watching her. The ones who were in the brawl just walked away right after trying to blame each other. Isane is looking after Hanataro, he got trampled in the fight."

Momo just stood there wide-eyed for a little while, before politely excusing herself to look for the rampaging Rukia.

Momo made her way out to the back garden after searching the majority of the Kuchiki home, and saw the best friends yelling, hitting, and grabbing each other. If Momo did not know them better, she would have called for police or security because their fights got pretty intense. Currently Rukia was throwing large, pointy boulders at Renji's head. He respounded by throwing buckets of water on Rukia since it was the most effective weapon around for him to use.

Smiling, Momo sat down watching her friends fight like it was a Saterday night movie. Then out of nowhere, her childhood friend, and the stable boy, Izuru sat down next to her chuckling softly and carrying popcorn.

(A/N: movies aren't complete without popcorn! haha plus i had to put kira in, i'm not using him as a love rival, just growing up together, toshiro could still totally get jelous though if i feel like it :3)

"So how's it going?" Izuru inquired.

"Pretty good, Rukia definantly has the upper hand though, those rocks are lethal!" Momo exclaimed.

Izuru just laughed as the two of them continued commenting on particular throws of water and stones. One of Renji's water buckets contained ice that remained from the fading winter, and that led to a screech on Rukia's behalf before she decided to use one of the ice shards as a dagger, chasing Renji around the yard.

The fight went on for about an hour and a half, like any decent movie would. Renji and Rukia were creative with their weapons and fighting tactics so it never got boring for Momo and Izuru to watch. After Rukia and Renji called truce, the four decided to have a picnic on the back porch by the coi pond in the garden. After so much had occured, it was great for the friends to relax and joke in each other's company, forgetting the world. Until it ended up jumping right into the picnic...

"MATSUMOTO!" was definantly the cry heard around the world, way louder than the shot heard around the world.

The four laughing friends froze in place, paralysed by the loud shout before seeing a giggling Rangiku run around the corner followed by a VERY angry Toshiro...


I really love you guys for dealing and putting up with me... *group hug*

Remember: I will update in a couple days, if I don't I swear I will be hospitalized because NOTHING will stop me from spending every second to finishing up the next part for you guys.

Love,

~Lulu22Temmy