Author's Note: Ha ha… ha… ha… Sorry for not updating on this sooner… and I know this chapter is a little on the short side, but the next one shall be EPIC! :'D
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++-*-~~STRAWBERRY OF LOVE~~-*-++
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~~ Chapter 5: Let the Game Begin! ~~
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"Fuck you!"
"No, Fuck YOU!"
"Wanna say tha' to my face ya pansy!"
"I just did! Can't you tell that I'm standing right in front of you! Are you blind AND stupid!"
"DON'T CALL ME STUPID, YOU ASSWIPE!"
"WHY ARE YOU BRINGING MY ASS INTO THIS!"
Byakuya was usually very good at keeping his patience, and he never, EVER, let little things like petty arguments get to him… But he was finding it rather difficult to ignore the pointless yelling that could be heard throughout the whole fucking mansion! And the voices seemed to be getting louder and louder with each insult that was yelled… which was quite often.
Sighing, the captain swept his dark eyes to his new roommate, Renji Abarai, and he could tell that the yelling was also getting to the redhead.
"Argh…!" Said lieutenant groaned in frustration, and he was about ready to go next door to shut up the two bickering hollows, but both shinigami froze when everything suddenly went quiet. "FINALLY!" Renji shouted victoriously, as if he'd been the one to finally bring forth the peace and quiet.
It was short-lived though, because next thing they knew, a cacophony of crashing and banging replaced the shouting.
"That's it!" Byakuya shouted as he stood, finally loosing his temper.
Renji watched in awe as his captain stomped out the door and into the hallway, only to come to stop at their neighbor's room, which looked like it had seen better days.
The respected Kuchiki didn't even bother to knock (it's not like the occupants in the room would hear his knocking anyway), and instead took his foot and kicked it off its hinges. The door went flying inward and came crashing on top of a certain white hollow's head.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" Byakuya shouted, his face red with anger.
Grimmjow blinked and was silent as he eyed this very uncharacteristic side of the shinigami.
"Psst, Whitey." He whispered urgently towards the fallen hollow without taking his blue eyes off the brunette.
"What?" Shirosaki hissed back as he finally crawled out from beneath the door.
"We really do bring out the worst in people…" He snickered, making Shiro smile before looking back at his attacker.
"Yea, yea, Bya-man! We'll keep it down now!" The hollow waved his pale hand absently as he began digging through his closet full of clothes, as if he hadn't just been fighting with Grimmjow or Byakuya.
The shinigami, who had been expecting a big fight, was at a loss and didn't know what to do when he was being completely ignored.
'That's really all it took to shut them up…?'
"Oi, Whitey. There any shampoo ova there? Imma go take a shower." Grimmjow explained as he began taking off his clothes.
Byakuya spluttered in shock and quickly marched back to his room before he was blinded by the espada's nakedness.
(With Stark)
The primera Espada sighed in relief when the noise from across the hall finally ceased and he then looked over to his roommate, Toshiro Hitsugaya.
"Is Grimmjow always like that…?" The little captain asked, an incredulous look marring his usually scowling face.
Stark smirked lightly and stretched across his very comfy new bed before answering.
"Well… He's not always this bad. Ulquiorra usually knocks him out before he gets too out of control. And I think he's just very excited about not being eliminated yesterday." He drawled casually, as if he was talking about the weather.
Toshiro nodded in understanding. He had been a little shocked himself when he heard Ichigo say his name.
"I know I'm not going to last very long in this… competition but it's nice to know that Ichigo at least likes me." The captain sighed and he began picking through the clothes Matsumoto had packed for him.
Stark opened one of his eyes to look at the smaller male as if he was sizing up an enemy.
"You have a better chance than Shinji at least." He smirked a little when the other snorted a laugh.
"True. That blond idiot doesn't understand the meaning of personal space."
(With Shinji)
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The vizard looked around his new room with narrowed eyes.
Then he fell to his knees dramatically and shouted to the heavens, "WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE WITHOUT A ROOMMATE!"
(With Chad and Nova)
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((Try to guess who is who O_O))
Ichigo forced himself to remain calm as Rukia and Yoruichi dragged him down some hallways that were all the way on the other side of the mansion from the bachelors.
"Now, Ichi, we're about to show you the surveillance room." Rukia explained once they stopped at the double doors—which looked a lot like the doors to the waiting room from yesterday.
Ichigo's only reaction to knowing that they even had a surveillance room was the slight irate twitch of an eyebrow.
Yoruichi smirked slightly at that.
"Well, since you're so excited, let's get started!" She exclaimed excitedly before quickly shoving Ichigo into the room.
The teen stumbled a bit in the dark room and he was a little confused when he saw many different televisions showing all the different Bachelor's rooms.
As he walked closer, he noticed someone sitting in font of the system. And that someone had bright pink hair and glasses.
"Aporro…?"
Said Espada swiveled around in his rolly chair to stare at the teen with a calculating gaze that was much too similar to Uryuu's.
"It's nice to finally meet you in person, Ichigo."
The teen's skin crawled uncomfortably at the way his name rolled off the computer geek's tongue.
"Yea… So… What's going on?" Ichigo tried to change the subject while gesturing towards the multiple screens.
"Ah yes. Well. Rukia asked me to put up some cameras so she could keep an eye on everyone, so I took the liberty of putting one in every room—except the bathrooms of course." Szayel explained and Ichigo hummed softly as he leaned in and took a close look at each large screen.
On one of them showed Kenpachi and Shuuhei playing some sort of card game to pass the time. The next one showed Stark fast asleep on his bed (typical) and Toshiro folding up his human clothes. Ichigo tilted his head and turned to the next monitor. He didn't truly comprehend what he was seeing at first, but after a second he slapped his hands over his eyes and sunk to the floor with a shout.
"Oh-Mi-GAWD! WHY IS HE NAKED!" He cried when he felt a blush consume his whole face.
Szayel chuckled softly at the reaction.
"Hey, at least you know that his hair color is natural."
"LALALALALALALALA!" Ichigo shouted as he covered his ears childishly. He whimpered as the picture was now burned into his brain and the blush refused to go away. "I'm out of here! Good luck with that!" He shouted (more like squeaked) before bolting out of the room.
"Whoa there!" Yoruichi breathed as Ichigo ran right into her. Not knowing what else to do, the teen clung to the woman and pressed his face against her shoulder.
"I refuse to see any of them ever again. I quit! Don't make me go back thereeee!" He whined as Rukia tried to pry him off of the purple-haired shinigami—who didn't really seem to mind.
"That's too bad, because the first game is about to start in another ten minutes, and you need to be there to watch!" Rukia grumbled when she finally pried one of his arms away.
"NO!" He snapped stubbornly, still using that child-like tone.
Yoruichi's mother-like instincts seemed to kick in, and she swept the poor ten up into her arms, cradling him like a defenseless infant.
"Don't worry, Ichi~ you don't have to go see those big bad brutes~ you can always stay here with me, or we can go take a nice hot bath at the spa to help you relax."
Ichigo's eyes widened with pure horror and he was out of her arms and down the hall in the blink of an eye.
"CHILD MOLESTER!" He screeched.
Rukia blinked and looked over to where Ichigo had just been a moment ago before noticing the evil smirk on the other woman's face.
"Gets him every time."
Ichigo skidded to a halt when he went by a large open doorway that led to the kitchen. Taking a few steps backwards, he quickly peeked into the room, only to find it completely empty. He lifted his nose and took a sniff, nearly drooling when he smelt something delicious cooking.
It smelt suspiciously like chocolate cake.
(If he went crazy over those small chocolates that Shuuhei got him, then imagine how much he'll love a cake!)
Following his nose, Ichigo found his prize waiting for him on a counter top right next to the oven.
"Oh gawd, it's still warm~!" He sighed dreamily and was about to dig in—barehanded and all—but he was too distracted to notice a pair of glove clad hands come out from behind him before it was too late.
Ichigo tried to yell and fight back, but his whole body went limp when something solidly hit the pressure point at the back of his neck, right below his head.
"Bastard…" He grumbled before passing out.
"Where do you think he is…?" Matsumoto asked as she watched Rukia pace back and forth worriedly.
"I don't know!" The young Kuchiki spazzed and began gnawing at her nails nervously.
"I'm sure he'll show up. I'll have Aporro keep an eye out for him, but you should start the game now, before the bachelors get too antsy and destroy something." Yoruichi explained in a calm voice as she rubbed the frazzled woman's arms soothingly.
"You're right…" Excitement suddenly replaced her scared look and she hurried over to the small microphone that was hooked up to the speakers all around the place.
Just before she could even take a breath, everyone froze when someone else's voice took over the speakers.
"::~Beep click~ HELLOOOOO EVERYONEEEEE~::"
Yoruichi narrowed her golden eyes suspiciously when she immediately recognized the voice to be Urahara's.
"::Attention please Mr. Bachelors, I have some good and bad news for you!::"
All the bachelors immediately stopped what they were doing and listened intently.
"::Today you're all going to be playing a special game! The good news is, that the winner of this game will get to go on a short date with our luscious Bachelorette!::"
Most of the contestants jumped to their feet eagerly, ready to start right that instant.
"::Bad news is that I hid the berry somewhere. Your job in this game is to find him first. He's hidden somewhere on this property, whether it's inside or out in the gardens… well you'll just have to find out for yourselves. Of course, it won't be easy! So good luck, and let the games begin! ~Beep Click~::"
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TBC~
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::IMPORTANT:: OKAY! So here's the deal! You can Vote one (+) now on THIS chapter, and these votes will go to which Bachelor you want to win the date with Ichigo.
Grimmjow: -looks at the berry-
Ichigo: -blushes and looks away-
Grimmjow: -grins- you know you liked seeing me naked~
Ichigo: Shuddup! –blushes more-
