The next day, due to lack of anything constructive to do, the prodigy and the teen decided to go to the town square.

"So why exactly are we going to Karakura City's town square?" said Hitsugaya, who was dressed in his shirt with a white 46 inside the square, on his left breast. His collar was standing upwards, curving to the sides, revealing the white inside. He wore regular jeans, and normal running shoes, too.

" We have nothing better to do, I guess." Came the reply from the teen, who was wearing a slim fit blue shirt, and also wore slim fit jeans, but a different brand name than that of Hitsugaya's. A shrug also followed the casual answer, and the taichou sighed. He walked out of the Kurosaki clan's house in his gigai, and Ichigo in his body. Ichigo led the way to the town square, Hitsugaya not quite behind him, but not quite beside him.

When they both reached the town square, they realised that it was pretty bare. Ichigo classified that as unusual, and Hitsugaya classified it as relieving(now he wouldn't have to do deal with crowds, for the more people, the hotter it was). Ichigo made a beeline to the most popular restaurant there(among the teenagers in his town). When they opened the door and stepped in, the teen was surprised. Usually he'd find Tatsuki and a group of people at school all sitting at a table, being loud or laughing away. But that day, the restaurant was almost empty.

"Don't tell me everyone's got summer school…"

"Summer school…? Like they have school during their vacation?"

"Yeah, it's for helping them out with like things that they need to review on from the previous year and what to expect for the next year. It's either everyone got summer school, or Orihime and Tatsuki did exactly as they planned, and got some poor sap to drive them and Keigo, Chad, and Mizuiro all to the nearest beach."

"Hmm…what exactly is this 'beach'?"

"Oh, it's really a place that's really sandy over by a large body of water, like a really big lake or something. People like to go swimming and stuff at beaches when it's hot. It helps them cool down and have fun."

"Hmm."

"They also play games, too. Like beach Volleyball, and this game I forget the name of…but it's fun, anyways."

Hitsugaya looked a little confused when Ichigo said 'beach volleyball'. The prodigy had never heard such a strange name in his life. Ichigo caught the taichou's look, and stared back at him in awe.

"You've never heard of Beach Volleyball, Toushiro?"

"No, not apparently."

"Wait, does Seretei have any sports at all?"

"Sports?"

"You guys really have missed out on a lot of cool stuff…well, sports are games, like you know that one soccer match that you played? Yeah, they're competitive sports."

"Hmm… and you play these 'sports' for fun?"

"Yeah, especially when there is really nothing to do…hey, I could show you some sports, Toushiro. Just because you're here on a mission doesn't mean you can't have a little fun, right?"

"Uhh…I guess…?"

Ichigo then walked out of the restaurant, and headed for Orihime's house, Hitsugaya wondering what exactly the teen had planned.

There was a note on Orihime's apartment door:

I'm gone out to the beach with Tatsuki-san! Please come back later!

PS: If this is Kurosaki-kun, Ishida-kun, Toushiro-kun, or someone else I know, please find a way to come to the beach with me and Tatsuki-san!

Orihime-chan

Ichigo grinned. Of course, he thought, typical Orihime. The teen then stretched out, and looked down at the taichou.

"Looks like we should go visit them, Toushiro."

"But I hate hot weather."

"Then stay in the shade, you."

"But still-"

"No buts, Toushiro. If you're sill hot, even after a few minutes in the shade, I'll get Tatsuki to throw you in the water, headfirst."

The teen then lead the way to the mall again, to get swimming trunks for Hitsugaya.

When they finally bought a pair that looked cool and fit the taichou, they headed toward Ichigo's house to get the teen's trunks and some towels. Ichigo grabbed his and left a note for his dad, saying that he was going to the beach with Hitsugaya. The two then waited for a bus and payed their fare, and soon enough, arrived at the beach. Orihime saw then first, and ran toward the strawberry and the taichou, in a red bikini. Tatsuki walked over, wearing a bikini top and trunks, her bikini bottoms underneath, of course. Mizuiro walked over, wearing red trunks and a damp shirt. His hair was all messed up, and dripping wet. Keigo ran over, glad to see Ichigo there. Ichigo rolled his eyes when the other teen started to cry happy tears. Hitsugaya rolled his eyes, and walked off to find a place to change. Ichigo directed him over to the changing rooms and walked in too, wanting to have some fun.

They came out, both in their trunks, and Ichigo ran toward the water, grinning like a five year old when they find a candy stash. When Hitsugaya walked by, Ichigo splashed the taichou, who gave him a dirty look. But Ichigo continued to send water at him, provoking the taichou. But the prodigy still didn't do anything. That's when Ichigo walked out of the water and grabbed the taichou, and with no help, successfully threw the grumpy kid into the water. The taichou stood up, the water coming up to his stomach. He sent a death glare at Ichigo while everyone else laughed. Ichigo shrugged, looking goofy, and Hitsugaya spat out some water that had found it's way into his mouth. Suddenly, Chad came up behind Ichigo and pushed the teen face first into the cold water. The teen stood up, and laughed. Hitsugaya grinned a little, and was nearly tripped by Orihime when she decided to try scuba diving with her goggles. He gained a slightly defensive posture, and when Orihime popped her head out of the water in the opposite direction as Hitsugaya was facing, he jumped. Orihime laughed at that taichou's reaction, and swam off. Suddenly, he saw a shadow above him, and saw that Ichigo had hurled Uyruu into the water too. Ichigo let out a loud obnoxious laugh, when suddenly, he felt himself being lifted up. He saw Chad grabbing his feet, and Hitsugaya at his wrists.

"Chad…? Toushiro?! What're you guys doing- AHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The two hurled him into the cold water, and Chad grinned. Hitsugaya smirked, and Ichigo gave him a mischievous glance, and the next thing that taichou knew, he was hoisted on Ichigo's shoulders. Ichigo gave Chad a look, and Chad lifted Ichigo on top of his shoulders.

"Kurosaki?! What are you doing?!"

Chad then began to walk back over to the water, and tipped the two(frontward) that were on him over when he was thigh high(A/N: A rhyme!) in the water. The two landed not far from each other, and Ichigo just stood up in the water, Hitsugaya was forced to swim, since he had landed further away than Ichigo. The teen walked over to Hitsugaya and put him back up on his shoulders.

"It's not going to be like that last one, Kurosaki."

"Nope, don't worry. Just stay up there. We don't want little Toushiro drowning, now do we?"

Hitsugaya frowned, and watched as Ichigo began to walk deeper into the water.

"What are you doing?"

"THIS!" Ichigo then flipped Hitsugaya backward into the water. Hitsugaya now wanted revenge. So he then swam off, leaving Ichigo alone.

"Toushiro? Where are you?"

The teen looked in the water. The taichou was nowhere to be found. Ichigo began to walk to shore when… He tripped. Hitsugaya gave him a part mean, part playful smirk. Ichigo spat water in his face. The prodigy gave him a displeased look, and began to wash his face with the water that was up to his shoulders, and found his face dunked in by none other than Ichigo Kurosaki. When the taichou brought his head up out of the water, he shook his head, splattering water everywhere, and spat a large amount of water at Ichigo, hitting the teen square in the cheek. The taichou had had practice when he used to spit watermelon seeds at Momo when she annoyed him or called him 'Shiro-chan'.

After a few more hours, it was time for everyone to leave. Everyone had already played beach Volleyball, and Hitsugaya had gotten a nice bruise on the majority of his face when the ball hit him. Worse, the ball had been volleyed over by Chad. After three games, Ichigo had finally come to conclusion: the taichou certainly did not like Volleyball. That was one sport off the list.

As they settled into their separate beds(A/N: Just in case I forget that they both have separate beds), Ichigo smiled.

"You okay, Toushiro? That one ball got you hard."

"Yeah, I'm okay. Don't worry about it." Came the reply that sounded more like a yawn than anything else.

"You sure?"

"…yeah…"

"Alright, good night, Toushiro."

"Good night…Kurosaki."

Soon enough, Ichigo had fallen sleep, but Hitsugaya had trouble getting to sleep. He'd been feeling strange reiatsu throughout the day, and there was a sinking feeling tugging at his stomach. His heart dropped when he thought of leaving this house when the extended time was over. After a few hours of staring at the ceiling and thinking to himself, the prodigy fell asleep.