Hello everyone! I'm sorry I didn't update for the holidays, but, I hope this chapter makes up for it! Our parents really spoiled us this year XD. We got a new computer, which we had been saving for, for the last couple of months. That means I get the old computer, which brings me to the meaning of my authors note… I'M TYPING FROM MY ROOM! YEAH BABY! TWILIGHTSYMPHONY FOR THE WIN! Even if the computer crawls along like Yami's brain… Also 10TH CHAPTER! AND 65 REVIEWS! AWESOME!

Okay…

On another note, had anyone here seen Avatar? IT WAS SO AWESOME! OMG I just saw it the second time, and, even if we had to sit in the almost-front row (not the very front row, since then we'd need the Shun Shun Rikka to heal the kinks in our necks LOL.) and I was still thrilled! Some people didn't like it, and said (insert whiny, cynical voice here) "it was the treehugginist movie I ever saw, I hated it soooo muuuuccchhhh."

I have a message for those people.

SHUT YOUR SQUEAL HOLE! It was an awesome movie, and I liked it a lot, and it had a good message.

Okay, sorry about that, needed to put that out there though. Now without further ado, THE POKER NIGHT (late) HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.

A lot had happened in the few months between the feminist movement and the present. Orihime became rounder every day, though Ulquiorra would never stop loving her. Nnoitra and Halibel split apart, for good this time, and Halibel was occasionally seen walking with Stark and Lillinette through the corridors. Nnoitra and she had agreed that it was for the best, and that they had no future, as futures go in Las Noches anyway.

Funny thing though. After the Hueco Mundo Movement of Females (HMMF) (no not H-M-M-F, like letters, HMMF, it sounds like an annoyed pouting sound.) Nnoitra had actually, shocking everyone who he had EVER come into contact with, started respecting the female gender. Well, in some ways. It wasn't like he pranced down the halls singing R-E-S-P-E-C-T with a female chorus. The way he did start respecting the female gender, however, was Nel.

Nnoitra had…convinced…Szayel to find a way to undo what they had done so many years ago. The pink haired scientist had been mortified; the mere thought of undoing an experiment appalled him. However, Santa Maria can be VERY persuasive, and Szayel began to do research for finding the cure to Nel's problem.

Well, they would have, if they could CATCH Nel…

You see, in order to cure Nel of her circumstance, it was necessary to perform tests and scans on the actual Nel. Unfortunately, years of endless tag really improved someone's speed and stamina. That and Pesche and Dodonchakka's valiant attempts to "protect" Nel-Sama.

"RUN NEL!" Pesche cried, firing another synchronized Cero at Nnoitra.

"WOULD YOU TWO ****ERS STOP THAT?! I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU!" Nnoitra yelled, chasing after the three odd ball arrancar, spoon hood flapping in the wind.

Nel stopped and turned to Pesche. "Ne, Pesche, What does **** mean?"

Suddenly it became very quiet and dark as Pesche and Dodonchakka stopped moving. Nnoitra stopped too, puzzled at the sudden halt in their run-by shooting tactics.

"How DARE YOU TAKE AWAY NELIEL-SAMA'S EARS INNOCENCE LIKE THAT?" Pesche yelled, reiatsu thickening in the air. He started to charge another Cero, only this one was much more powerful, and started chasing Nnoitra, who was running like a bat out of hell.

While Nnoitra was running for his afterlife, other things were occurring inside the castle.

You see, along with the added weight, mood swings, and craving for even stranger (it was hardly possible, but…) food, Orihime had become oddly obsessed with being qualified to be a mother. She insisted that she learn to cook (relatively) normal food, just on the off chance her child didn't inherit her food sense. A few hours, and some burnt, flaming and red bean paste covered concoctions later, Orihime was now the proud creator of a peanut butter and jam sandwich. Ulquiorra collapsed into the chair in the dining room, until he heard a screeching noise, and Orihime's cry of "Koten Zanshun!". The following boom told Ulquiorra that Orihime still had much to learn. He sighed, and decided that, maybe in the future, he'd avoid the kitchen. He got up, and walked through the door that purple coloured smoke began to pour out of.

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Stark and Halibel were currently sitting in one of the sunlight zones of the castle, staring up at the lazily drifting clouds and blue sky, and calmly ignoring Lillinette who was attempting to destroy a small plastic wrapper that barred her from her CANDY!

Stark and Halibel glanced at each other, and both reminded themselves to thank Szayel for the unbreakable wrapper.

Gin sat in a kind of mute horror as he watched Orihime and Ulquiorra battle the peanut butter monster that had crawled out of the pot. The glob on the screen slowly turned it's "face" towards him, and Gin swore he saw it smile at him. He quickly shut the monitor off, and looked at the outer cameras.

Nnoitra was still chasing Nel, though he had sufficiently occupied Pesche and Dodonchakka by calling Tesla to pound them into the ground.

Halibel and Stark were still watching Lillinette attempt to break open the donut wrapper. Stark almost felt sorry for his other half, almost. He then remembered what had happened the last time he had given Lillinette sugar.

"OMG STARKKY! LOOK! I HAVE ME A REAL, BONNIFIED PET!" She screamed as she held Tesla in released form in a headlock.

Stark repressed a shudder, and looked back up at the sky.

Gin turned off all the monitors, and made a hasty retreat to his quarters, to drink enough sake to get rid of the idea that that monster was coming after him…

There we go! I just have one question. You see, I'm an aspiring author, even though I'm only almost 14, but, that's not important. I want to know if any of you would read a fiction book by me. Am I good enough? Or is my talent limited to fanfiction? Yell me please!

Anyway, Hope You all had a good holiday! Just a bit of extra info, where I am, it's going to be a full moon on New Year's Eve. Isn't that exciting, and kind of mystical? R&R, and hope you liked this!