Author's notes: Yay, a new chapter! Seriously, thank you everybody for all of your feedback. I'm really glad you're enjoying the story! I know I'm enjoying writing it. :D

Does anybody know where all of my socks have been disappearing to? I just wanted to ask before I killed Kon on the off-chance it wasn't him. -Ichigo

i swear it wasn't me -renji abarai

I don't know. -Chad

Why would anybody want to steal your socks, Ichigo? -Uryu Ishida

Good question. Why don't you ask the thief? -Ichigo

~~I had nothing to do with it, I'm afraid. I think Kon's your best bet. -Rukia~~

Waaaaa, it wasn't me! I promise on Ichigo's life! -Kon, Almighty Sovereign Ruler of Ichigo's Sock Drawer (and Occasionally His Body)

You idiot, me being dead would be in your interest because then you'd have my body all the time! Think it through, you sock-thief! -Ichigo

I'm no thief! Rukia, help meeee! -Kon, Almighty Sovereign Ruler of Ichigo's Sock Drawer (and Occasionally His Body)

~~No. -Rukia~~

Okay, then, say I HAD stolen Ichigo's socks. Where would I put them? I live in his SOCK DRAWER. -Kon, Almighty Sovereign Rule of Ichigo's Sock Drawer (and Occasionally His Body)

You have to admit he has a point. -Chad

*I'm so sorry I'm so late up, guys! I slept really badly last night, for some reason. Oh well. -Orihime xx*

That's quite all right, Orihime, we've just been discussing Ichigo's amazing disappearing socks. -Uryu Ishida

Personally, I suspect they got up and walked off on their own. -Kon, Almighty Sovereign Ruler of Ichigo's Sock Drawer (and Occasionally His Body)

*Disappearing socks? Oh no! Perhaps it was aliens? Well, it's a good thing we have Mister Awesome-Sewing-Master Uryu on hand to make you some new ones, then! -Orihime xx*

Yeah, like I'd wear anything Embroidery-Boy made for me... -Ichigo

caaaaan you feeeeeel the looooove toniiiiight? -renji abarai

Hey, Renji, what have I told you about me and Uryu being related? Talk about squick. -Ichigo

DISTANTLY related. Wouldn't want anybody to get the wrong idea. -Uryu Ishida

whoa, you two are so tsundere for each other. get a room. -renji abarai

I'm not even going to justify that with a response. -Uryu Ishida

You just did. -Chad

*Tsundere! That was the word! Like how Uryu can be really cold and snarky to us all as a group, but he only does it because he actually likes us, and he has a really sweet side he does his utmost to hide but never quite manages to! -Orihime xx*

~~I don't know what you've been reading, Orihime, but perhaps you should stop. -Rukia~~

ishida, sweet? come off it. the guy's about as sweet as lemon juice. -renji abarai

*Exactly! Did you know that pound-for pound, lemons contain more sugar than strawberries? -Orihime xx*

I would have thought that lemons contain no strawberries, but that's just me. -Ichigo

~~... -Rukia~~

How much sleep did you say you got last night, Orihime? -Uryu Ishida

*Oh, I slept loads! It's just that the quality of the sleep was pretty bad. I'm not really sure why. -Orihime xx*

Something on your mind? -Uryu Ishida

*Oh, when isn't there? Last night I dreamed I was counting socks out to give to an alien who was hovering out of my window. That's where I got the alien idea from when Uryu mentioned Ichigo's missing socks! -Orihime xx*

... -Uryu Ishida

... -Ichigo

~~... -Rukia~~

Hey, Orihime, why don't you just go and quickly glance down out of your window? -Chad

*Yay! I think I just found Ichigo's missing socks! I wonder how they got into the bushes below my window? -Orihime xx*

Of course. Orihime was sleepwalking. -Ichigo

New rule: Everybody is encouraged to lock their doors overnight. Particularly Orihime. -Uryu Ishida