-Wonderweiss's translated speech will be in Italics, unless unable to be translated, it will remain untouched; there may be times when his speech is fine.
-all thoughts for all characters will be as such: "{abc}"
Chapter 25:
Kaien Sings, Arturo Swings 2
"Hm? Hey, why do I hear music?" Extinguir asks.
"Another odd song...wait a sec, it wouldn't be Kaien again, would it?" Shirosaki asks confused.
Indeed it would be. Kaien had gathered with Vega, Arturo, Dordonii, and Cirucci on at the park. Vega brought a radio complete with a mix CD of song instrumentals so the others could sing. Although they did have gigais, and were in them, they didn't expect an audience. That's when Dordonii gets the idea to lay down his hat so people could put money in it...they're performance is working perfectly.
Cirucci:
Don't call my name, don't call my name, Alejandro
I'm not your babe, I'm not your babe, Fernando
Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna tough
Just smoke one cigarette and hush
Don't call my name, don't call my name, Roberto
Alejandro, Alejandro
Ale-Alejandro, Ale-Alejandro...
The people around them really seemed to like this song. Problem is, the park must be close, since it's loud enough for Extinguir and Shirosaki to hear; Szayel couldn't snap me and Ichigo out of the hypnosis.
"I don't get it, little bro, what's going on?" Ilforte asks.
"Honestly, I'm not sure. Ngh, this music must be interrupting the whole hypnosis!" Szayel replies.
"Should I go beat them up?"
"No. This stage of exiting hypnosis must be done near naturally. Ichigo and Wonderweiss were about to wake up before the music started. They'll be stuck like this till it stops."
Meanwhile...
Kaien:
Do you know what it feels like to love someone
That's in a rush to throw you away?
Vega and Dordonii: (Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? Do you?)
Kaien:
Do you know what it feels like to be the last one
To know that the lock on the door has changed?
Vega and Dordonii: (Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? Do you?)
"Okay, I reeeeeaaaaallllyyyyyy like this song!" Shirosaki says.
"I could care less..." Extinguir says.
"DO NOT DEFY ENRIQUE IGLESIAS!"
"...Who?"
"Hey, what the hell's going on?" Ichigo suddenly asks.
Shirosaki and Extinguir look around till they spot me and Ichigo, for some reason, floating on the clouds that exist within Ichigo's Inner World. I won't lie, this is pretty damn freaky! Even Shirosaki and Extinguir looked very confused. It was supposed to be only them communicating, and we suddenly show up. Then, moments later, we hear a more familiar song...
Arturo (with Dordonii as back-up):
Tengo la camisa negra
Ya tu amor no me interesa
Lo que ayer me supo a gloria
Hoy me sabe a pura (mier-)
Miercoles por la tarde y tu que no llegas
Ni siquera muestras senas
Y yo con la camisa negra
Y tus maletas en la puerta...
Kaien (with Vega as back-up) translates:
I have the black sirt
Your love doesn't interest me anymore
What tasted of glory to me yesterday
Today tastes to me of pure (shi-)
Wednesday by the afternoon and you that don't appear
(You) don't even show signs
And me with the black shirt
And you suitcases at the door...
"Things are getting really weird." Ichigo says.
"You can say that again. You two really need to wake up." Shirosaki says.
"But we can't. Waking up is impossible with all this music. It needs to stop." I say.
"Do you think I should teach him the Gran Ray Cero now?" Extinguir asks.
"Not here. Not now. It's too dangerous with me and Ichigo present. One wrong move and we can all kiss our butts good-bye." Shirosaki says.
"...Are you serious?" Extinguir says, a bit skeptical.
"Completely. Hey, Ichigo, when you die, you gotta play this song at your funeral!" Shirosaki says, soon turning to Ichigo.
Ichigo takes offense at this and replies, "How about I play 'Fuck You' in A-Minor?"
Shirosaki wittily retorts, "No sorry, I don't know that one. How about 'I Kissed A Girl'?"
Ichigo answers, "I cannot WAIT to kill you."
"Technically you can try to while you have the chance." I say.
"I would, but for some reason, I can't move from this cloud." Ichigo responds.
"Come to think of it, neither can I!" I say trying to get up.
Outside in the real world, Szayel had decided to call someone to stop Kaien and the others from singing at the park. Of course, he doesn't call the cops, since they're all new to Karakura. Instead, he calls somebody else...
At the park, Cirucci is looking for another song on Vega's instrumental mix CD. As she flips through the tracks with the volume lowered, Arturo counts up their earnings from the last few songs. Just then, someone tosses a rock their way, and Arturo catches it effortlessly, as if he expected it to be thrown. The group turns to find the culprit is Lilynette. All but Arturo are a bit amazed to see it's her; Kaien is a bit more shocked that she looks like a kid.
"Lilynette? What are you doing here?" Cirucci asks.
"Why did Aizen have kids fighting for him?" Kaien asks.
"Because his ego's too small for him to act and fight accordingly." Arturo says as he steps forth.
"He has a small ego?" Kaien asks, confused.
"I don't think he means the mental-type ego..." Vega says growing a smirk on his face.
It takes a few seconds before Kaien gets the idea, "Ohhhhhhh, I get it. You're joking about his-"
Lilynette cuts him off, "Look, Szayel has Ichigo and Wonderweiss under a deep hypnosis, and he can't get them to wake up with you guys making noise. Cut the shit before I take control. Or do I have to summon Stark?"
"Szayel has the two under hyponosis?" Arturo asks, getting the wrong ideas in his head.
"NOT THAT KIND OF HYPNOSIS, DUMB SHIT! He has Ichigo's Inner Hollow and Wonderweiss's Ressureccion talking to each other so Extinguir can help us out when Aizen finally shows his ugly mug!" Lilynette shouts.
"Aizen thinks he's so high and mighty. Always wearing the 'watch-me-shower' smile. I became a Privaron Espada so I wouldn't have to look at him anymore." Cirucci says.
"Wait, really?" Dordonii asks.
"Didn't you think it was strange of me to turn my position Nnoitra after he got rid of Neliel?" Cirucci questions.
"Say we keep going. What will you do then?" Arturo asks.
He had no idea he just dug his own grave. Lilynette dashes over and swiftly bites onto Arturo's left arm; his gigai can't protect him from this. However, in order to effectively strike, she had quickly pushed up his coat and shirt sleeve and chomped onto his arm. He stares, ignoring the pain, thinking she'd let go if he takes no action. He's wrong; like any wolf would do, she starts to shake her head in an attempt to rip his skin off. This he can't ignore and starts to smack her head with his free hand. Lilynette hangs on like a steel trap. Vega tries to help pull her off, but this fails as well; he slips and falls into the snow. Kaien tries to pull her off, having a more firm grip. She still doesn't let go.
"God! Somebody get this crazy bitch off me!" Arturo shouts, losing his cool.
"Calling for help?" someone asks.
Across from them stood me and Ichigo, fully awake and alert...and not very happy. Vega jumps up out of the snow, then turns and sees us. Ichigo cracks his knuckles and Vega retreats to the group, hiding behind Kaien. The group finally notices us. Lilynette is last to notice and lets go of Arturo's arm, and promptly walks over to us asking about the pay Szayel is supposed to give her for the help. Ichigo hands her an unmarked envelope; she opens it and sees the money inside, then leaves saying it's all us now. Dordonii and Cirucci did not want to stay, sensing the anger coming from us, and leave immediatly. Vega felt the same, grabs his radio, and takes off. Arturo examines the bite marks on his arm, commenting he'd have to get rabies and tetnus shots. He pulls down his sleeves and directs his attention to us.
"So, what happened while you were under Szayel Aporro Granz's hypnosis?" arturo asks with a sadistic smile.
"Uh, Arturo, I wouldn't be acting like a jackass if I were you...!" Kaien says, slowly moving behind a tree.
"I really don't care; I can take them no problem." Arturo says.
"You forget your gigai doesn't allow you your powers. Oh and, fyi, Wonderweiss learned something new. Sick him, Wonderweiss!" Ichigo says.
That's when I rush up, blending in with the snow since my jacket's white, and tackle Arturo into the tree, not realizing a bunch of snow had gathered in its branches the night before, and we all become burried, with Kaien dodging the pile. However, he isn't going to escape so lucky; Ichigo had quickly blocked him off, and cracks his knuckles again with an evil smile. Kaien gulps, and Ichigo tackles him to the ground, beating on him harshly. Arturo breaks free of the snowy prison and climbs out. I reach out my hand and grab his leg, forcing him to fall over and make a face-print in the snow pile. I break free and body slam him into the ground.
Later, they were treated for their minor injuries at the clinic, Ichigo and I coming out injury free from the fight. When Grimmjow saw Arturo's black eye, he says it looks good on him, to which Arturo slams Grtimmjow into a wall. Thankfully Rukia isn't around; she had gone out with Orihime earlier. Arturo leaves after he is treated, his dignity and ego smashed to bits at the fact he couldn't do a thing to defend himself. Kaien only has some bruising on him, none of his face though; Ichigo agreed to spare Kaien's face, but not any other body part. With Kaien all sore, he decides to lie on the couch, much to Grimmjow's frustration as he usually naps there in the afternoon...so he steals Ichigo's bed. However, before he did lie down, he calls up Ichigo. I follow him up to his room, and we discover something horrific...oh Rukia's good.
"...Did she...replace all my desk accessories...and our textbooks, notebooks, and homework...WITH BOXES OF TAMPONS AND PACKAGES OF PADS?" Ichigo flips.
"Ewwwww...GROSS!" I cry, not wanting to approach the desk.
Kon suddenly flies out of one of the drawers, latching onto Ichigo's face. What's worse is he's stuffed with something other than the Mod Soul Pill. Ichigo takes out the pill first and places it in his pocket. He then sticks his hand in deeper and pulls out a package of pads, which he flings into the air, and it bounces off Grimmjow's head. Grimmjow takes the package and throws it at Ichigo's head, just as Ichigo was about to replace the pill within the plushie. Ichigo drops the pill, where it manages to roll under the sliding closet door. This I find strange as the door is supposedly anchored in. I get onto the floor and look, finding a small hole had been carved into the bottom of the door. I slide the door open, where I find Kon, completely ignoring what Rukia had put up in the closet. Ichigo is horrified to see that his closet had been turned into a feminine living space, complete with pink wallpaper with floral print. She had indeed put up a small window with a picture of a field posted behind it. All his shirts had been stuffed onto the shelf above, probably for more room. She obviously did all of this this morning after Ichigo and I left. I hand the Mod Soul pill to Ichigo and he stuffs it back in the plushie, Kon quickly coming to life.
"Ugh, man! Thank you, Ichigo! I owe you for pulling that out of me! I'm still trying to figure out how Rukia pulled it off." Kon says.
"I'm not too concerned about that. Look at what she did to my closet." Ichigo says, holding Kon up.
"HOLY MOLEY! She must be mad at you for something." Kon says.
"Hey, Kaien's the one who decided to take up the bathtub and scare the hell out of D-Roy. I didn't put him there." Ichigo says.
"Should I...tear it all down, or something?" I ask.
"Weissy's asking if he should tear all that stuff down." Kon translates.
"Not yet. Not to mention, tearing off wallpaper isn't smart. I'll have to find some paint." Ichigo says.
"Can I paint strawberries?" I ask (like I mentioned before, Uryuu's been helping me learn to talk).
"It's not that kind of paint, and no. You can paint a bunch of 15's though." Ichigo replies.
"{15?} Oh right, your name is 1-5." Grimmjow says.
"Hey Ichigo, you know X-mas is closing in, right? It's like, next week." Kon says.
"X-mas?" I ask.
"Yeah, it's a special holiday where people buy gifts for one another and exchange them. I had forgotten all about it." Ichigo says.
"Get me cat-nip and I'll kill ya." Grimmjow says.
"{Well in that case...}" I think to myself.
With not much else to really do, Ichigo puts Kon down and tells him to recover the missing items from the desk. We then put on our coats and head outside. We soon see Nel and Pesche walk by, and they catch us as they pass by. We walk out to meet them, Pesche soon throwing a snowball in my face. He just started a snowball fight, which I happily agree to play.
"Nel, what are you doing around here?" Ichigo asks.
"Oh, Pesche's car battery died at an intersection. We've been knocking on doors to see if people would let us use their phone to call for someone to get the car." Nel answers.
"You can use mine."
"Oh, really? That's awesome, Ichigo!"
"I can't let you walk all over town in the cold."
Nel suddenly hugs him out of the blue, similar to how she did in Las Noches; I think this time Ichigo's coat absorbed most of the shock. Nel runs over to the door and heads inside, to which Pesche soon follows her in. Ichigo falls to the ground, coughing and trying to breathe from Nel's Uber-Bear Hug. I take a bit of snow and plop it on his head, to which he wakes from. He looks to me asking what just happened. At first I don't respond, but Ichigo's face was an odd shade of red...I give him a "you like her" smile.
"Wonderweiss, why are you smiling like that?" he asks.
"You. Like. Neliel." I reply.
"What? Wonderweiss, don't be silly!"
"You liiiiiike her."
"You're pushing it, kid."
"Return hug!"
"Wha? Wonderweiss, cut it out."
"Doooooo iiiiit."
He responds by taking a handful of snow and shoving it in my face. I fall back and he gets up and heads into the house. I sit up, shake the snow off, and follow him inside. Pesche is using the phone, trying to get hold of a tow truck to get his car. Nel had disappeared into the kitchen, probably to make hot cocoa; I can smell the boiling water. D-Roy peeks around the corner keeping an eye on Nel. His ears turn and face away, towards us, and turns his head, looking up at Ichigo. He smiles at Ichigo, almost like how I just did, but he gave a thumbs up. Kaien quietly calls Ichigo's name and winks at him. This was never going to end.
Ichigo can suddenly hear Shirosaki say, "Dude, you have BEAUTIFUL taste in women! Her rack is so huge! Hurry up and carry on your legacy!"
Nel soon comes out of the kitchen with a few cups on hot cocoa on a tray; I'm game for the cocoa as I walk up and take a mug. She walks over to Pesche and hands him one, then Ichigo, and then Kaien. She takes hers and puts the tray on the table. D-Roy trots away, disappearing into the hallway. Pesche then slams the phone, angry at the fact that a tow truck won't come to his car's rescue because he can't pay for the service. But as soon as he takes a sip of the hot cocoa, he immediatly calms down. He thinks maybe if his car is there long enough, someone will have to tow it.
"Where is your car, exactly?" Kaien asks.
"Oh, smack in the middle of the intersection!" Pesche replies with a sunny look.
"It died there?" Ichigo asks.
"Yeah, it was awful. One of the cars from behind nearly rear-end him, and when it came time for the other cars to move, this huge semi nearly runs us over." Nel answers.
"Cars are such funny things. They die in the strangest places." Pesche says, taking another sip.
"Where's Dondochakka?" I ask.
"Dondochakka? Oh, he's been job searching ever since we got a place to live. I think he recently applied to become a tow truck driver and is...in an interview with the boss right now." Pesche answers, soon hanging his head.
Nel says, "Don't worry Pesche, I'm sure he'll get hired no problem." She looks at Ichigo and says, "So Ichigo, this X-mas thing is next week. Have you started holiday shopping yet?"
"Huh? Oh no, not yet. I've been burried in homework for the while." Ichigo replies.
"One thing is for sure, I do not get science." Kaien says.
Ichigo looks at him and says, "Judging by Grimmjow's stories of Aaranierro, your Shikai IS about science."
"Ironic, huh?" Kaien says, taking a sip.
"Moving on, do you have anyone special in mind, Ichigo?" Nel asks.
Ichigo all of a sudden goes silent and his face goes red. Pesche intervenes, "That reminds me. I overheard Yammy say that all the Arrancars plan on having a little party the day before; everyone's invited."
"Oh wow, really?" Ichigo asks, snapping out of his trans.
"Yeah. Luppi's supposed to be the host; he rented out a place for the day and is setting up." Pesche replies.
Wait, Luppi's the host? I'm starting to wish I was still a kid; Lord knows what kinds of adult-themed things are going to go down.