Interview: Bleach Pairings!

by Rukia141

What do our favorite characters think about us pesky writers and our stories? They tell us their opinions in an interview! Give it a few chapters and it will get better! Promise!

35. Chapter 35

To everyone who had a chance to review, thanks so much! Thanks, you guys! All your reviews are loved! It's all of ya'll who keep it going for us! :D

Before we begin, I want to tell ya'll something that happened. Okay, so about a few days ago, shortly after updating chapter thirty-three, something terrible happened to Jennifer. Don't worry, she's fine now.

You see, we both work at a dog kennel and we're kennel technicians, people who help with the dogs and such. Well, we always work together here at the kennel; we have the same shifts and everything. One day, we went to work and it was around evening time and I was washing beds, while Jennifer was doing playtimes with the dogs. All of a sudden, I hear the door opening and slamming shut, with Jennifer screaming.

She scared me so bad with her screaming and then realized that she was shouting for help. I ran into the hall and the first thing I saw was blood, and it was EVERYWHERE. It was gushing and squirting from her arm; she wasn't crying, but man, was she cursing up a storm. I ran to go get help, and the rest of the staff came to the back and tried to immediately stop the blood.

Apparently, the dog she was working with attacked her, and she placed her right arm out because the dog tried to lunge at her face. When they took away the first, blood soaked towel, I saw where she was bitten. The dog had torn a hole in the inside of her elbow, not to mention tearing her elbow to shreds. I saw the ripped up skin, her muscles, and a part of her bone.

The next thing I knew, they're placing me on the floor because I was on the verge of passing out. You see, me no likes blood. Eff the ambulance, our manager, Melinda, took Jennifer to the hospital in a flash. After several minutes, the staff went to investigate. Blood was all on the floors and runs; the doors had blood, the patio and gravel had blood. Even the fences, where Jennifer grabbed on for support, had blood. Hercules was the Pit Bull that had attacked my sister, and it was already growling and barking at us when we approached the yard. Jennifer is one of our Senior Technicians, because she's one out of the three people who can handle vicious dogs. Hercules is an unpredictable little bastard; he even bit Joni, our boss, and she's worked with dogs for forty years.

Yeah, Jennifer had surgery, and Hercules was taken away by animal control and transported to Houston. Jennifer doesn't want the dog get hurt, but it's most likely going to be put down. I may not be as understanding towards animals like Jennifer, but I wouldn't want a dog like that near anymore people. She's blaming herself for not handling him well enough, but that's a load of bull. Apart from the owners, Jennifer was the only one who could go into his run without him trying to bit her. It was only a matter of time before he snapped at her, too. Oh well, but Jennifer is fine. It's a good thing he got her right arm instead of her left, because then she wouldn't be able to write.

Well, I thought I'd let ya'll know. Anyways, moving on to questions.

From Luafua: If you guys had super powers, what would they be?

Rukia141: To FLY! I would like to fly anywhere at anytime, lol! xD I just like being in the air! That or have the ability to turn water into Cherry Coke soda! :D

Jennifer: The power to enter a person's dream and torture them…

Samantha: The power to make HitsuHina happen. Yeah, I went there.

Also from Luafua: And what pairings would be your second choice if you couldn't have your favorite ones?

Rukia141: Easy! If I can't have ByaSana, then IchiRuki would have to do! :D

Jennifer: Well, if I can't have GinRan, then Yoruichi and Urahara would be my second choice of pairings.

Samantha: No HitsuHina? Well boo, I would go for, I don't know, Uryu and Orihime. Sorry UlquHimie fans.

As for your idea for your story, Luafua, DO IT! It sounds amazing! I'll definitely read it! XD Byakuya!

Jennifer: …the hell…?

Questions from Bleached Pikachu, hurray! XD

First one! So, we know Heather is aware of this story, how about Brandon and Caleb? Did you tell them?

Oh, Caleb knows! He hasn't read it, but he knows! He got all flustered when I told him that we were making him fight for Heather's love! :D Brandon? Er…no…if I tell him about it, he'll search it up the story and read it. I don't want him find out that I like him, heh, heh.

Samantha: They totally love each other, but she's too shy and Brandon doesn't know how to approach a weird, random girl.

Rukia141: So not true, ignore her…

Since we know that Ode is real, do you know each other outside of the web?

Ha, no, I don't know him personally. I want to meet all of ya'll, but we all live in different places. Dx Anyway, I'm so happy I met all of ya'll through this story! I'm so happy for friends! Especially friends who love Bleach like we do!

How's Elmo doing by the way?

Jennifer: Elmo is still fat and lazy. Well, he started tearing up things in my room, I don't know what that is about, but I put him in his crate for time-out. Nearly tore up my Gin pillow, the little bastard.

Since Jennifer has Elmo, do you or Sammy Jo have any special pets that you call your own?

YES! Okay, we have a lot of pets, most of the dogs we have at our house are dogs that Jennifer rescued from the animal shelter; they were going to be put down because no one wanted to adopt them, and Jennifer thought that was highly unfair, so we'll make a list!

Hephaestus: He's a Bull Mastiff that was rescued from people who forced him into dog fights. Half his face is terribly scarred, and he's blind from one eye, but Hephaestus is a total sweet heart. He became best friends with Elmo, so I can't pick on him when Hephaestus is around. He's the first dog Jennifer adopted and rescued from the shelter, she's very close to him. Just to let you know, we go all out on Greek names, lol! Owner: Jennifer.

Hermes: He's a blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog), that Jennifer rescued from the shelter also. They found him roaming around in the Houston streets, and nearly died of starvation. Jennifer found him and adopted him, she then gave him to me for my birthday! He's such a trouble-maker! He steals our stuff and hides them, or he tears them up, whatever he likes better. The name we gave him fit perfectly. Owner: Me!

Athena: She's a Doberman that was found in an abandoned lot. She was under the immense heat, with no food and water, and was chained and padlocked to a metal pole. She was saved just in time. She was actually staying at the kennel we work for when we first started. She belonged to the Doberman Rescue Center under the name of Isis Rescue. Jennifer fell in love with her, but didn't adopt her until a year after we got our jobs. We renamed her Athena because she's so smart and sophisticated. Her eyes are so distant, as if she's thinking about a lot of things. Owner: Jennifer.

Zeus: First off, lol, don't mess with Zeus, because this Great Dane will tear your head off if you so much as threaten our family. Zeus was, you guessed it, rescued from the shelter by Jennifer. Zeus was a gift she gave to our step-dad for Father's Day, and he takes that dog everywhere. Zeus is very protective of us, and he has to smell strangers in order to see if they are worthy to enter our house! :D He's really nice once he gets to know you, ha, ha! Zeus was found in an abandoned house, and would've died if he hadn't been found. He has a scar around his neck where the chain embedded itself into his skin, so they had to surgically remove it. He's the head honcho of our family, ha! We love that dog to death! I just don't like it when he gets too playful, because he practically tackles us! Owner: My daddy, Jonathan!

Bucket: Morgan has a Beagle that's staying with us until she finishes college. Bucket is short for Bucket Head, yup, I'm not surprised that Morgan named him that. -_- He's so awesome, though, I love him to death! I don't know, but all the Beagles I ever encountered are so playful! Owner: Morgan.

Stella: She's a Boxer that belongs to the Wittie family! That's right, Jennifer convinced Samantha to adopt her when Stella was transferred to the kennel we work in. Samantha agreed, and took her home! :D Stella is only a year old, so she's extremely playful. She doesn't like wearing a leash though, so she runs away from Sam when it's time to leave the park, lol! Owner: Samantha.

Tyson: He's a Rottweiler that belongs to Brandon. When Sam moved in with her mom, Tyson was already living with them. He's so cool and very protective of his family like Zeus is. He likes to follow Brandon everywhere and joins him on his runs. Owner: Brandon.

Madeline: She's a gorgeous Golden Retriever. She's so beautiful, I mean, her hair is so blond that it looks white! Madeline is so well-mannered, quiet, and peaceful. She doesn't play as much, but she loves resting her head on your lap so you can scratch her ears. She's a perfect fit for our sister. Owner: Heather.

Artemis: She's not a dog, lol, she's Jennifer's black horse. I thought I'd tell you because I didn't want to leave her out! Artemis is mean, though, she doesn't let anyone handle her except for Jennifer. Artemis tried to aim a kick at me once when I got too close. -_-

Apollo: He's my white horse! Dad gave us these horses when we first moved to the ranch after he and Mom married. I had no idea how to ride a horse, but Daddy taught us. Now we have to go and round up the cattle before dark sets it; Jennifer hates rounding up the cattle, lol! :D Apollo isn't like Artemis, he's nice and likes to play tag; I always lose, because he forgets he's playing against a human and shoots off like a rocket. -_-

That's it! Wow, that was long, lol!

Next is from Blessed Rain: Doyou remember the play thingy that you did way back when? With Jennifer and Grimmjow? Well I was wondering if ya'll were gonna continue writing that, even if it wasn't part of this story? I think that it'd be awesome! :3

The Civil War play? Hmmm, well, we don't know. Heck, if you want us to post a mini-story about that, we'll do it! Not in this story, but Samantha and I could write out a small two to three chapter story about GrimmJen and post it separately. We'll only do it if the readers really want us to. :D I like that idea, thanks for brining it up, Blessed Rain!

Next question is from Rawr17: Have you given any thought on the whole Interview: Naruto Pairings?

We're still not sure about that one. I'm not a complete expert on Naruto, but Samantha is! She loves Naruto! Anyways, Bleach is epic, but Naruto is a whole different, and bigger community! I don't know if we'll have the same success as Interview: Bleach Pairings (IBP), thanks Luafua! I don't know, I guess we want to try something else first before taking that huge step. Don't worry, though, I really like the idea of Interview: Naruto Pairings! Gaara! :D Lol! ITACHI! xD Oooh, you have other ideas for entertainment, Rawr17? Message me your ideas!

Flying Lion is up next: Did you guys ever you know see the... 'dark side' of Mexico?

You mean with the whole cartels and massive murders going on? Yeah, we have family in Juarez, and we fear for their lives every single day. A woman was decapitated down the street from where one of our uncles live, her head placed in between her legs. The violence is starting to seep into Cuernavaca as well. I'm sure a lot of people are affected by what's going on. Rio Bravo and Reynosa are also places where we have family living there. So yeah, we've been to those parts, but when we do go visit, we make sure to take old, beat up cars so as not to draw attention. I feel for you, man, I know what it's like, most people don't.

Sah-Dah is next: I wanted to ask my favorite authoresses and company...what are your favorite Mexican dishes?

Rukia141: Oooh! We eat Mexican food all of the time at our house! Lol, Dad is white, so he was surprised by the sudden change of atmosphere when he married Mom. Like for instance, we're tortilla girls! :D We don't use spoons! Lol! Okay, yes we do, but you get the idea. Anyways, favorite Mexican dish? Chilies Rellenos! I love my mom's Chilies Rellenos! :D

Jennifer: I hate that Jasmine eats like a total pig and not gain a single ounce, but I have to exercise my ass off in order to maintain the same weight. Ugh, well, I enjoy my mom's chicken Enchiladas with salsa and cheese. I go all out on that dish.

Samantha: I always go eat over and Jasmine's house whenever her mom makes Gorditas. I can stuff all sorts of stuff in there like avocado, cheese, chicken, beef, salsa, and a lot of other things; it's heaven.

Also, in case you were wondering, Heather loves our mom's quesadillas, beef style! :D

This one is from Ariel: How come you didn't pair yourself up with Byakuya in the story, but Sammy Jo paired herself up with Hisagi?

Ha! First of all, Byakuya falling for me? Yeah, that'll never happen, he's WAY out of my league. Besides, Byakuya belongs to Hisana and Hisana only, so there's no way I'm going to do something that'll sabotage that. I love Byakuya, but not enough to make him fall for me in a story. Samantha doesn't pair herself up with Hisagi, I do, I write their scenes because Samantha refuses to do her own. :D

Next question is from Ariel again: The Shugo Chara story on your account, did you write that one?

Nah, it wasn't me. I like Shugo Chara, but not enough to write a story about it. When I left this site in order to go to Fiction Press, my little cousin asked me if she could use my account and I said yes. So the story you see there with about seventy something chapters (dang!), it's not mine. :D It's her story, and I don't want to take it down because that would be rude.

The next question is from Animekisses: I have a question Miss Vaughn! Or, any of the three writers. I know Jennifer is obsessed with Vampires, but is anyone obsessed with zombies? I don't believe in the whole "Zombie Apocalypse", but I like reading and watching things that have to do with zombies! :

*Jasmine drops to her knees* SHE'S ALIVE! AND SHE REVIEWED!

Sammy Jo: Hey, can you answer her-?

I was so lost with out you, Animekisses! You're back! I'm so happy! XD

Jennifer: Answer her damn question!

I'm obsessed with zombies! I love all movies and things that have to do with them! Plants vs. Zombies, best game I have on my laptop! :D Resident Evil? Best games I've ever played! Resident Evil again, best movies I ever watched! I love zombies! I even went to Barnes and Noble and got a popular book; it's a guide on how to survive during a zombie attack and/or invasion! Pretty good stuff!

Sammy Jo: Ghosts fascinate me, just thought you would like to know.

I think that's it for the questions! If you guys have anymore, go ahead and ask! If, for some reason, your question wasn't answered, we are so sorry, it wasn't intentional!

Dude! I was watching Shugo Chara (Ariel's question made me go back and watch it), and I realized that Ikuto's chara is a little black cat named YORU and it reminded me a lot of YORUichi! Is there a feline meaning behind the name YORU? OMG CUZ THAT WOULD MAKE PERFECT SENSE! XD

A DAY AT THE OFFICE!

Sammy Jo: Wow, Rukia141, about forty more reviews, and your Frosty Secrets story will hit the two hundred review mark.

Rukia141: Hurray! ByaSana is becoming popular! Let's have a party!

Sammy Jo: Hold it, have you told Jennifer about our next project?

Rukia141: No, I'm not sure she'll want to.

Jennifer: Want to what?

Sammy Jo: There you are, where were you?

Jennifer: I was in the shop, welding something that Jonathan wanted done before the end of today.

Rukia141: Ok, one word, Jennifer. One-shots.

Jennifer: One-shots?

Samantha: When IBP is over, we want to make a story containing various one-shots about various couples. IchiRuki, RenTats, HitsuHina, GinRan…

Rukia141: ByaSana, UlquHimie, UrahaYoru, HitsuKarin, GrimmJen-!

Jennifer: No.

Sammy Jo: Come on, you know you've been itching to write a love story between GinRan, your favorite couple.

Jennifer: It's not that, I don't want GrimmJen.

Sammy Jo: It's inevitable.

Rukia141: IchiHime, RenRuki, HitsuMatsu-

Jennifer: ByaRuki.

Rukia141: ByaRuki…! Oh…er…no…

Jennifer: Not so fun being in the hot spot, is it?

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT US!

Jennifer Fact: Did you know that Jennifer welds and works on cars? It's true, Dad taught her when we moved in with him. Now, whenever there's something wrong with our cars, we ask Jennifer to take a look at if first before getting any other form of help. Of course, a few guys don't like the fact that Jennifer knows more about cars than they do! :D

Samantha Fact: Did you know that Sammy Jo is a painter? She totally is! She paints awesome scenery and has a lot of her work painted on her walls. She's an expert on different painters and artists; wish I knew famous people apart from Da Vinci.

Jasmine: Since Jasmine likes writing facts about us, I'll write facts about her. Did you know that my sister is well known for sneaking off at night? Oh yeah, she's isn't the sweet little girl all of the time, she does lots of bad things, LOTS of them. Where does she go when she sneaks out? Clubs. She goes to clubs.

Er…that's not true…?

Valentine's Day Special-GrimmJen

(I know, several of you are squealing right now!)

One thing that JC noticed as he walked down the hall to his suite, is that it has been eerily quiet as of late. He hadn't run into many people that morning, it seemed like they were avoiding him. It's not that it was bothering him, he just wanted to know what he did to finally get everyone off his back; even Rangiku wasn't pestering him about who he was going to choose to be his future wife, and if he was going to name his first daughter Rangiku.

Taking his card key from the back of his jeans, he opened the door to the suite and turned on the lights.

The room was suddenly filled with screaming.

"Surprise!" Rukia141 cried happily, jumping out from her hiding place. "Happy Birthday, JC!"

"Hurray!" OnepieceX3 tossed a handful of confetti in his face and he scowled as everyone was crying out happy birthday.

"My birthday was yesterday..." JC said. Everyone stopped and stared at him.

"Oh…" Rukia141 said, she then went to the light switch and turned the lights off. Several seconds later, she turned them back on. "Happy Belated Birthday!"

"Hurray!" OnepieceX3 tossed a handful of confetti in his face and he scowled (again) as everyone was crying out happy belated birthday.

"JC is one step closer to becoming a man!" Rangiku shouted, and a lot of people cried out in agreement.

Rukia141 waved around at the decorated suite. "Look, JC! Because your birthday is so close to valentines day, I decided to use it as a theme for your party!" She was mighty proud of herself, but JC merely stared at the offending pink hearts and fat cupids.

"Right, every guy's dream…" He rolled his eyes. As everyone mingled around, enjoying the party, Rukia141 approached JC.

"So, what do you want for your birthday?" She asked, smelling her drink before sipping it. He frowned at her as she did it again.

"Why are you smelling your drink?"

"Sorry, force of habit. I always smell my drink before taking a sip." She said, staring down at her cup. She sniffed her drink and then sipped it again.

"Weirdo…" He said.

"You didn't tell me what you wanted." Rukia141 turned to him.

JC shrugged. "Nothing, really."

"Awwww, come on!" Rukia141 whined. At that second, JC caught sight of Jennifer painfully pulling at Orihime's orange locks, a bored expression on her face.

"Actually." JC said. "There is something…"

…

"Valentine's Day is tomorrow!" Liz cried, and twirled around. She bumped into Skywalker and he found himself fumbling with his plate of chips. He found his balance and then reeled back when Liz suddenly appeared in front of him. "You're getting me something, right?"

"Ah…" Was all he said.

Her eyes flashed dangerously. "Right?"

"Er…" The answer was no of course, but he couldn't tell her that now could he? She had him backed against a wall…literally…

"Well?" She asked.

"Yes…" He finally replied.

"Hurray! :D What is it? No, don't tell me! I want it to be a surprise!" She cried, and Skywalker was frantically wondering what he was going to get her. Shopping for a girl for Valentine's Day, he never saw it coming.

He let out a sigh relief when Liz left him. He then saw OnepieceX3 rush around the suite, dodging people, and trying to lose Rangiku somewhere along the way. "Wait, OnepiecX3! We have to discuss about what outfit you're going to use on your date with JC tomorrow!"

"Get away from me, crazy!" OnepieceX3 cried, ducking underneath a table and attempting to crawl away.

"Get back here!" Rangiku cried.

"Well, it could've been worse for me." Skywalker said.

Rukia141 jumped on the couch in order to make an announcement. "Okay, everyone! Karaoke Time! For those of you who don't what that is, it's a form of entertainment in which singers can sing along to songs!"

"Really? I want to try!" Momo cried, raising her hand.

Rukia141 pointed at Momo. "Seriously? Awesome! You can sing with someone else if you want."

"Oh! Orihime!" Momo cried reaching for her. Everyone watched as the two girls approached the television. Rukia141 handed them a large book full of songs.

"Take your pick, I'm sure with all the music you here, you'll recognize most of the songs." Rukia141 beamed at them. Sure enough, the two girls were excitedly pointed at all the songs they knew, not being to make up their minds.

"You can try a love song, you know, in honor of tomorrow." Rukia suggested from where she was sitting.

"That's a great idea, Rukia!" Orihime exclaimed.

"Orihime, look at this one!" Momo cried, holding up the book. No one could really see the title, but Orihime's eye brightened when she saw it.

"Is that from the movie?" Orihime asked.

"Yes!" Momo cried, equally happy.

Ichigo frowned. "Movie?"

"Uh-huh, Momo and I watch so many movies." Orihime explained.

"So far, Finding Nemo is our favorite!"

"Whoa! That was so cool! Hey, Dad! Did you see that? Did you see me? Did you see what I did?" Orihime quoted.

"You so totally rock, Squirt! So gimme some fin." Momo replied, and they slapped each other's hands.

"Noggin." They bumped heads.

"Dude!" They said together, making several people laugh.

With a lot of people singing, having fun, and dancing, the day was going by really fast. Rukia141 held the microphone out to Jennifer. "Your turn!"

"No." Jennifer replied, turning away.

"Please! You haven't sang in a while!" Rukia141 insisted. She then went to the karaoke machine and went through the music, picking out a specific song. "How about this one?"

Jennifer stared at the screen. "That one? I haven't sang that song in years."

"Oh, come on, you know you miss singing with Samantha!" Rukia141 replied, holding out the second microphone to a surprised Sammy Jo.

"I gave up on singing a long time ago." Samantha shook her head, flushing with embarrassment.

"The both of you sing beautifully together! Show us!" Rukia141. "Dance for us too! Remember how the two of you would dance to that song, it was really sexy."

"Oh God…" Samantha groaned when several people turned to look at her. Jennifer rolled her eyes but she stood up.

"Okay fine, I guess it won't hurt. Get up, Sam." Jennifer ordered. Samantha heaved a sigh before standing also. She took the second microphone and glared at Rukia141 before standing next to Jennifer.

Jennifer then grinned. "How about I make this interesting? Unbutton your shirt."

"I don't think so." Samantha said as the music began to play.

"Oh, you used to do it all the time." Jennifer said, waving her hand at her.

"Then I realized how bad it made me look and so I matured." Samantha shot back.

"Take off your clothes!" Gin shouted from the back.

"Don't you try and tell me that he's not my type. To hide what I feel inside. When he makes me weak with desire." Jennifer began, walking towards the couch. "I know that I'm supposed to make him wait. Let him think I like the chase, but I can't stop fanning the fire." She then ran her fingers through Brandon's hair, which Rukia141 tried hard to ignore.

"I know I meant to say no." Samantha suddenly sang, catching everyone off guard.

"Yay! She's singing!" Rukia141 cheered.

"But he's irresistible, up close and personal."

"Now inescapable, I can hardly breathe. More than just, physical deeper than spiritual. His ways are powerful." Sam sang, realizing that it has been years since she sang. "And irresistible to me."

"Oh, I can hardly breathe." Jennifer sang, smirking at her partner. The way she sang it, her voice so full of desire, sent a shiver shooting down Grimmjow's spine. He scowled at her; it's all her fault.

"Don't you think I'm trying to tell my heart what's right, that I should really say goodnight, but I cant stop myself from falling." Samantha continued, and Jennifer placed an arm around her waist. "Maybe I'll tell him that I feel the same, that I don't want to play no game. Cuz when I feel his arms wrapped around me…"

"I know I'm meant to say no."

"This was really fun." OnepieceX3 whispered at Rukia141.

"I know, right? But tomorrow it will be double the fun! I hope things run smoothly." Rukia141 smiled, though, she knew Jennifer wasn't going to enjoy it at all.

…

"Stupid, a picture of myself for Valentine's Day? Stupid!" Rukia reprimanded herself as she scowled at the picture. "It'll make me look so conceited."

Rukia was sitting on her bed, staring down at the picture of herself. It was one of the pictures Ichigo took of her, riding on the sea turtle a few days ago. It was all she could think of, what else could she give him? Flowers? Uh no. Chocolate? Cookies? Again, no. She sighed with frustration and stared out the window of her room. It was already dark, and tomorrow was the big day.

She heard the door of the suite open, and heard Senna's bubbly voice. Rukia tried to ignore her, but her head shot up when she heard an unmistakable voice.

Ichigo.

Quietly, Rukia tip-toed to her door and pressed her ear against it. Really, how childish was this? She strained to hear what they were talking about.

"Thanks for joining me on my walk, Ichigo." She heard Senna said.

"No problem." Ichigo replied. She could almost see him scratching his head awkwardly. "Well, see ya."

"Wait a minute, Ichigo" Senna stopped him, and Rukia cursed the annoying girl's name. Why couldn't she leave him alone, damn it?

"What is it?"

"Well, do you want to do something tomorrow for Valentine's Day? I was thinking we could go out together, tomorrow." Senna suggested, and Rukia's eyes widened in horror.

No!

Ichigo was silent for a moment. "I don't-I'm not sure, Senna." He finally said, and Rukia sighed with relief, but she wasn't out of the danger zone just yet.

"What, are you going to be busy tomorrow?" Senna asked.

"Yes, say yes you idiot so you can save yourself!" Rukia screamed in her head.

"Er…I was going to make plans. Some other time, maybe." He told Senna somewhat carefully.

It was Senna's turn to be silent. Then, "Why? You hardly ever hang out with me and that's really rude of you." Rukia rolled her eyes at the stupid girl. She was going to play the guilt card, and Ichigo wasn't good with guilt.

"It's just that…" He trailed off.

Rukia opened the door to her room and stepped out. They turned to her and Ichigo immediately gave Rukia pleading kind of look. Senna was not happy with the fact that Rukia interrupted them. "Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt. Hey, Ichigo, I'm heading down to eat, want to come?"

"Yeah." He immediately said, heading towards the door.

"Ugh." Senna said, leaving them and entering her room. She slammed the door loudly as Ichigo and Rukia entered the hallway. When the suite door was closed, Ichigo sighed with relief.

"You're pathetic, you know." Rukia told him, crossing her arms. "What's wrong with a simple and firm no?"

"I don't know, I don't want her to feel bad." He shrugged.

"Stupid." Rukia shook her head.

"It's not just that. I wanted to see if you wanted to hang out tomorrow; I wasn't expecting her to ask me." Ichigo explained. Rukia blinked in surprise.

"You wanted to ask me to hang out?" She asked, pleased.

Ichigo looked away pointedly. "Well, if you're busy-"

"I'm not." Rukia said almost too quickly.

"Oh." Ichigo said. "Okay." They didn't say anything, each suddenly a little too nervous to speak.

…

Rukia141 ran down the hall, pounding on doors and throwing flower petals everywhere. "Happy Valentine's Day! Happy Valentine's Day! Wake up everyone and declare your love for each other!" She yelled, creating a ruckus. "Hurry, we must get the interview over with so you can the whole day to yourselves!"

"Interview?" Spiderthorn asked, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes and both Liz and OnepieceX3 flew out of room, still in their jammies.

"It's Valentine's Day! Quick, we must get dressed and get Rawr17 and 1BleachFan!" OnepieceX3 cried, dragging both Spiderthorn and Liz back inside.

Toshiro opened the door to the suite and got a face full of pink flower petals. He spit some out of his mouth and Rukia141 threw another handful of petals.

"Stop that! Why are you waking everyone up?" He asked as Rukia141 dashed down the hallway.

"To get the interview over with, silly! Get up, up, up, up! I paid for a private room where we can have an interview and hook up the cameras! Hurry and get dressed.

In another suite, Rawr17 and 1BleachFan hurriedly got dressed, tripping over cameras, cables, and wires. Rawr17's sheets got tangled on her legs and she went crashing into the wall. "Crap!" She cried as she tried to free herself.

"Where are our videos? I thought you kept them under the file labeled Beach." 1BleachFan asked, going through the trillion and one files on one of their laptops. "We have to find them!"

Rawr17 opened up two more laptops. "I'll search in these! We can't afford to be late!"

"No! We can't be late, we can't! Sammy Jo will have our heads!" 1BleachFan cried, opening up another laptop. The two girls searched the many files, but they were coming up empty-handed.

"Worst morning ever!" 1BleachFan yelled, tossing her laptop in the air.

…

Animekisses stared up at the clock. "Late again, why am I not surprised?" She sighed. Samantha was tapping her foot angrily, as Rukia141 hummed happily to herself, rolling around in rolling chair.

"Grimmjow, Jennifer, and JC should be here by now, where are they? People are starting to arrive!" Samantha cried, watching as people started to occupy the area. "And don't get me started on Rawr17 and 1BleachFan."

"Calm down, I'm sure they have a good excuse as to why they're late, again." Animekisses told her. She then remembered something that 1BleachFan had told her.

"So, why are you late? What's your excuse this time?" Animekisses asked.

"Er…a floating piece of kelp…?" 1BleachFan offered.

"I don't know what to say to that." Rawr17 shrugged as Animekisses groaned in her hands. At least they didn't say that to Sammy Jo, she would not have been happy.

"I'll go look for them." Animekisses quickly said, leaving Samantha behind to brood. Before she could leave the room, however, Rawr17 and 1BleachFan raced in.

"Success!" Rawr17 threw her hands in the air.

"There you are!" Sammy Jo screamed.

"Eep!" They both cried, ducking behind some tables.

Animekisses went towards them and peered underneath the table. "I suggest you hurry up and set up, we're still waiting on those who are going to be interviewed. The sooner we get this started, the better."

The two girls nodded before scurrying to set up their equipment. Animekisses went back to Samantha. "Now we need is the others." Samantha said.

"Don't worry, they'll be here soon." Animekisses tried to calm her down.

"They better." Samantha muttered.

Entertainment

Rawr17 and 1BleachFan turned to face everyone who had settled themselves at their tables. "Hey, how's it going? We had to find our videos and stuff, that's why we're a little late." 1BleachFan explained.

"Yeah, so, we're going to go ahead and start. Thanks to this room, we're able to play our videos! Hurray! So, let's go ahead and get started, shall we?" Rawr17 said, turning to the large screen that had been set up in the front. The screen turned on as it didn't take long for a video to begin. "The Gin Misadventures everyone!"

The screen jostled about a bit before it was finally steadied. "Okay, so here we are on the beach, and 1Bleach and I are joining Gin for the day. Say hi, Gin!" They heard Rawr17 say, moving the camera in order to show Gin's grinning face.

"Hello my children, how are you all, being good? Excellent!" He asked, peering into the camera.

"I hope we don't get in too much trouble today." 1BleachFan said.

It wasn't long before Gin was already causing trouble. He strapped a fake shark fin on his back and jumped into the water. The camera zoomed in on the fin that was fast approaching Orihime and Momo, playing in the water.

It was Momo who spotted the fin and she shrieked, scaring Orihime. The two girls cried out in terror as the 'shark' circled around them. Gin was probably having a great time. The girls tried to swim back to shore, so Gin chased them.

"Toshiro! Toshiro!" Momo cried for help as they neared the shore. Orihime and Momo scrambled out of the water, and Gin decided to make an appearance. He rose up from the water, grinning widely at the girls.

"Well, no need to be so scared, I was just having a little fun with-" He didn't finish, because he was suddenly dragged underwater by something.

"Gin?" Rawr17 called out. A few seconds later, Ulquiorra rose from the water, dragging Gin out by one leg.

"Now, now, Ulquiorra, let's talk this out." Gin said, trying to struggle free from the Espada's grasp. Ulquiorra continued to drag him away. Toshiro angrily approached Gin, the air growing cold around him. Gin stared up at his captors.

"Er…it wasn't me?"

"Nice try." Toshiro said, and they dragged him behind some rocks.

"Rawr17, I think you should stop recording." 1BleachFan whispered.

"Right." Rawr17 said, and stopped the recording, but not before hearing Gin cry out.

"No! Spare me-!"

The screen went black.

"Serves him right for being so mean!" Momo cried from a table.

"I was only playing around." Gin said.

Ichigo leaned back in his chair. "What they do to you anyway?"

Gin shrugged as if it was nothing important. "Shoved my fake fin up my-"

"Okay!" Ichigo interrupted, a disgusted look on his face.

Another picture popped onto the screen. This time, it showed Rawr17 and 1BleachFan walking side by side, Gin apparently had the camera. "Now, you will be my look outs, alright?" He asked them. Rawr17 and 1BleachFan gave each other a nervous look before nodding.

"Okay, but don't do anything stupid." Rawr17 told him.

"Or perverted. Please don't do anything perverted." 1BleachFan said as they approached a small umbrella with two figures underneath it.

"Don't worry, you can trust me." He said, going on ahead as Rawr17 and 1BleachFan remained behind in order to keep watch.

"Careful." Rawr17 called out.

The camera zoomed in on the two figures sleeping on the beach towels. "Here I am, the one place where every man would want to be." He said, and it showed a clear picture of Hisana and Heather, sound asleep under the umbrella.

"My, my, what beauties, eh? So who do we have here? Well, there's Heather, the gorgeous flower of the west, born and raised in Mexico, flawless skin, amazing hair. Status report: SINGLE." He said, focusing on Heather's face.

"Now, who's the other one, you ask? Well, Hisana, is none other than Lady Kuchiki, queen of the Kuchiki Estate. Eyes a mixture of blue and violet, deep and mysterious. Wondrous skin, and who would have guessed such an excellent body under all those kimonos? Byakuya, you lucky bastard. Status report: SINGLE…er, well, not technically."

He shifted the camera on Hisana's sleeping form. "Hmmm, who should I touch, non perversely, of course." He added. The camera went from between Heather and Hisana. Finally, he stopped on Hisana. "She is rather interesting, let's see…" He knelt down before Hisana touched her shoulder lightly.

"Gin! Gin!" He heard Rawr17 scream from far away. He looked up with the camera, and both girls were frantically pointing at him. They were jumping and screaming, waving their hands wildly.

"BEHIND YOU!" 1BleachFan finally yelled at the top of her lungs. Gin turned and was met face to face with Byakuya Kuchiki.

"Oh my…"

Byakuya glared at him, his sharp, grey eyes flashing menacingly. "My wife will not be used to entertain the likes of you."

"Using? Entertainment? I was merely studying her admiringly." Gin tried to reason. That only made Byakuya walk towards him.

"Did I say study admiringly? I meant gazing at her." He tried again, but that didn't make Byakuya stop. Gin began to back away hastily. "Gazing? Ha! I meant to, er…it was an accident…?"

Byakuya reached out and the camera suddenly went black.

It came back on. The camera was focused on Gin's face and he grinned. "Hello! Well, I'm not dead, so don't worry, I'm just in a…um…predicament."

"Gin! Are you alright!" Rawr17 shouted from far away. Gin shifted the camera, and pointed it downwards, to where Rawr17 and 1BleachFan were looking up at him from the ground.

"Oh, don't mind me. I just made Byakuya Kuchiki, the strongest man of all the noble families, angry because I was hovering over his wife. Can you find a way to get me down, hanging upside down from a palm tree is doing wonders to my head. Oooh, look at the sparkling fairies." He said lazily, swiping at something invisible.

"Yeah, okay, we have to get him down." Rawr17 said.

When the screen went blank, a lot of people burst out laughing. Heather laughed as well, but it was Hisana who flushed with embarrassment. Byakuya sat stiffly at another table, but that didn't stop people from giving him thumbs up.

"Hey, Gin, how did you get up there?" Renji asked.

"I don't really know. Everything went black, then, I awoke hanging from the palm tree." Gin shrugged, then he waved at the young lord. "Well played, my friend! Well played!"

The screen showed another picture, this time, a whole team of volley ball players were seen, the camera jostling around crazily.

"Run! RUN!" 1BleachFan screamed, running ahead as the angry volley ball players continued their chase, sending volleyballs flying at them like projectile missiles.

"Gin! What did you do THIS TIME?" Rawr17 screamed as she tried to control the camera.

"Never mind that, just keep running!" Gin cried, bolting ahead of 1BleachFan.

"If you leave us behind, you are SO dead!" 1BleachFan shouted at the former captain. A ball hit the camera and static was shown.

"Wow, er…how did that get in there…?" Rawr17 asked.

"Ah…anyways! We need to move on, so we'll show more videos about Gin's Misadventures some other time! For now, let us continue with our mini-interview! Hisagi, why don't you hurry up and come on up!" 1BleachFan asked.

Hisagi looked like he didn't want to go up and join them. It wasn't until Izuru started to shove him from his chair that he stood up. He hastily made his way to the chair and sat down.

"Hey!" Rawr17 cried.

"How are you?" 1BleachFan asked.

"Doing well, thanks." Hisagi said, leaning back slightly.

"You seem nervous." Rawr17 asked.

"I've seen what goes on here in this mini-interview, so you can't really blame me." He said. "Can we just go ahead and start?"

"Oooh, eager?" 1BleachFan grinned. "Okay, here goes. This one is from Luafua. Dear Shuhei, you may already know...but you are my second favorite character under Renji...I love the way you gracefully dodge the attacks that many people send to you, your awesome flipping skills makes me smile like a child on their birthday, and have that sweet guy personality whenever someone else isn't looking. I hope you are taking care of that dog I gave you; I had to go through so much security just to get that puppy into the plane towards the studio. My question is...will you marry me? HAHA! Just joking! But the real question is that, as a lieutenant what is your most important duty to you? I won't mind if you answer the first question though XD

"Wow, ah, thanks for that declaration there. Yes, Gilly is fine, I called the studio the other day, and they say she tore my room to shreds, so…sorry, but I'm going to have to decline your offer." Hisagi replied rather awkwardly. "The most important duty? Being a good leader to my squad, I guess, since there's no one around to really guide them." Hisagi replied.

"Well, I wish you luck with your squad. Next one is from Damonica." Rawr17 said, opening the card. "Dear Hisagi-kun, for a date, would you rather stargaze from the rooftops or eat ice cream and watch the sun set? By the way, you're paying for the ice cream :D Also, who do you think is cuter, Tatsuki or Orihime? Rukia or Yoruichi? Yes, I mean to offend, but mostly I'm wondering what hair style I should go for next :3 Okay, those were really girly, so if you're still breathing, and even if you aren't, what's your favorite ice cream flavor? :) LASTLY, if I gave you a Chappy t-shirt, would you wear it?"

"Wow, good luck with those." 1BleachFan said.

Hisagi frowned as he thought for a few seconds before finally answering. "I don't mind paying for ice cream, but I would rather lay on the grass and watch the stars then the sun set. Who's cuter? Gee, I'm going to go ahead with Orihime, but you don't have to go as far as to change your hairstyle…" He said. "Favorite ice-cream? Well, Pistachio Almond, it's really good. It was Gin's, but I went ahead and ate it and liked it ever since."

"It was you? You monster!" Gin cried. "It had my name on it and you ate it!"

Hisagi smirked. "It was good."

"You're next." Gin said.

"No, I will not wear a Chappy t-shirt, if you gave me a manlier shirt, then I would wear it." Hisagi said.

"Ha! Okay! Anyways, this next one is from xXxWolvesInTheNightxXx." 1BleachFan said, opening another card. "Dear Hisagi, did you join the 9th division because of Kensei? Also do you get sick of people getting the wrong idea about your tattoo?"

"Huh, yeah, I will admit it; I joined the Ninth Division because of Kensei Muguruma. He saved my life, I looked up to him sort of." He replied, then he scowled. "Yes, it annoys the hell out of me that idiots think of my tattoo in that sort of way; I guess it goes to show what people like that really have on their minds."

"Don't worry, not all people think that." Rawr17 said, patting his back. "No need to cry your little heart out."

"I'm not crying my little heart out." Hisagi frowned.

Rawr17 shrugged. "You don't have to hide your feelings, anyway, this next question is from Second Quincy. Dear Hisagi, what's that number on your cheek stand for? I have always been curious about that. And also, does Matsumoto know that you like her? ~cough cough~ she knows now ~cough cough~"

"The "6" represents Kensei's last name, which uses the kanji "6" while the "9" represents the Ninth Division." Hisagi explained. "No, I don't like Matsumoto, I don't know what you're talking about."

Rangiku pouted. "You don't have to be so mean, you know!"

"Don't get me wrong, I like you as a drinking partner, but that's it." He then drew an invisible line. "There's nothing else after that."

"Denial." Samantha piped in from the back and he glared at her.

"Well said, Sam!" 1Bleach cried, opening another card. "This one is from The Secret From Zaft! Hey, Hisagi! I kind of like you! After Ichigo, Toshiro, and Gin, of course! Heh, heh, :p Sorry about that. I don't know why in several fanfics people mostly write you as a funny person...I thought you're kind of a cool one, or am I wrong? And mostly, some people like to pair you up with Rangiku, what do you think about that? Although I like to pair you up with Momo, heh, heh. I just like to think of you comforting Momo. That'll be so cute~ And why did you choose number "69" as a tattoo? Also, would you rather choose Gin or Aizen to be your captain over Tousen? Oh, hey Gin :D Ichigo and Rukia! Shiro-chan~ And...what do you think about Samantha?"

"Hi Zaft!" Gin cried, waving at no one in particular.

"What's up?" Ichigo nodded, leaning back in his chair.

Rukia shrugged. "I don't know Zaft, but hello. Toshiro merely nodded in response.

Hisagi scratched his head, trying to find a good way to approach the questions. "Thanks, Zaft, I guess. Funny? I don't think I'm funny, at least, I don't think so. Again, there's nothing going on between Rangiku and I, she's only a good friend." He sighed. "Momo? Yeah, I don't see that happening, sorry. The reason why I chose '69' is to honor Kensei, that's why. As for your other question, I would still pick Tousen because, in the end, he really was blind. Besides, Aizen is a jerk and Gin is…well, he's Gin, there's not much I can add to that."

"Now, your last question, about Samantha." Rawr17 said.

Hisagi shifted uncomfortably. "What about Samantha?"

"What do you think of her?" She asked.

Lots of people turned to look at Samantha, and she ducked behind a plant, clearly embarrassed.

"She's nice…" He answered rather sheepishly.

"Nice to look at?" 1BleachFan asked. "She is, isn't she? You little pervert."

"All I said is that she's nice to talk to, don't put words in my mouth!" He shouted.

"Denial!" Rawr17 and 1BleachFan said at the same time. Hisagi merely slouched in his chair.

"Okay, let's move on." Rawr17 said, still smiling. "This next question is from, oh wow, it's from you 1BleachFan."

"Let me ask it!" She cried. "Hisagi! You're my third favorite! :3 After Hitsugaya-Taicho and Ichigo of course! xD Have you read any fanfics you've been in? By the way, you've been paired up with Rangiku a lot, how do you feel about that? Do you liiiike her? *wink* Also, do you think you're ready to be captain of Squad Nine?" :o

He frowned at her. "Thanks for placing me in your favorites, but I don't like the fact that I'm paired up with Rangiku. Damn it, how many times do I have to say it? I don't like her!"

"He had a small crush on her once, go on, tell them Hisagi!" Izuru called from where he was sitting. Several people started laughing as Hisagi shook his head and groaned.

"That was a long time ago, I'm over it. No, I haven't read any of your stories. I don't think being a captain is all that bad, but there are still some issues I want to resolve before even thinking of becoming the captain of the Ninth Division. Nah, I don't think I'm there yet." He shook his head once more.

"Alrighty! Next question is from Turtlebuddies." Rawr17 said, opening another card. "Dear Hisagi-san, I have two questions to ask you. First one is, do you like anyone? Just curious, don't have to answer if you don't want to. My second question is, after the Muramasa incident with the Zanpakuto Rebellion, do you still 'hate' your Zanpakuto?"

"Like someone? I don't necessarily like anyone, I just find myself attracted to some…one…" He trailed off when he caught sight of all the looks he was receiving. Samantha was still hiding behind the large plant. "Er…no, I don't hate my Zanpakuto." He suddenly said. "At first I didn't like him because his style reflected aggression, recklessness, and disrespect, the complete opposite of what I wanted. In the end, though, I guess we came to a small, mutual understanding. He's still a jerk sometimes, I'm not going to lie."

"Who are you attracted to?" Rawr17 asked.

"A dolphin named Lily." He scowled.

"He's being sarcastic. -_-" 1BleachFan said.

"You don't have to be so rude!" Rawr17 cried.

"Okay, let's move on. Wind Slasher is next." 1BleachFan said. "Dear, Hisagi, how many times has Rangiku drank with you and others under the table, and can you do a tornado thing like your Zanpakuto?"

"We've drank under tables several times. I've lost count to be quite honest with you. Can I do a tornado thing? Physically by myself, no, with my Zanpakuto, yes. I don't think that doesn't make any sense." He replied, then he shrugged.

"Right, okay. Next one is from Bleach 409." Rawr17 told everyone, holding up the card. "Dear Hisagi, you're like my number one role model! My all time favorite lieutenant! Although Kaien and Yachiru came really close. Your Zanpakuto Kazeshini is awesome. So speaking of your Zanpakuto, were you aware that he was at one point taking care of a baby? Of all things? And that the baby actually peed on him without getting killed? I thought that was pretty hilarious. Tell Kazeshini I said hi, and why is it that since you are so good at your Shikai yet you don't release it that much?"

"He was taking care of a baby? Oh, so that's what he meant about 'don't cry.' I didn't think he had it in him. Oh, and uh, thanks, Bleach 409, for making me your favorite." Hisagi said. "Why don't I release my Shikai that much? I don't like the shape of my Shikai because it looks like something that takes life away." He shifted uncomfortably. "Tousen once taught me, that fighting should be meant to battle for justice, and that one's Zanpakuto is a testament to the true strength of one's character. However, my Zanpakuto is a dark one, and I become darker when I use it, so I try to avoid it as much as possible."

"Oh wow." 1BleachFan said, nodding with approval. "Well, how about we move on? The next one is from AF134. Dear Hisagi-san, Id love to start off by saying: you're my favorite lieutenant, your Zanpaktou is so kick-ass, the tattoos and bombs make YOU kick ass (same with the scars), you are hilarious, and I pretty much love everything about you! :D Okay so what does it feel like to run your own magazine company-thingy? Is it stressful? Enjoyable? I know that your tattoo is to respect and honor your hero Kensei-Senpai, but don't you ever feel self conscious about the large "69" tattoo on your face? Maybe that's why the girls don't stare at you! They're embarrassed because they think you're so hardcore! Yeah! Hisagi's a bad-ass and us woman all love him! HA-ZAAH! ~AF134"

"Huh, I like this AF134, she's funny." Hisagi said. "What does it feel to be chief editor to the Seireitei Communication? It's stressful, extremely stressful, but there are times where it's okay, too. We get a lot of good stories from time to time, so I'm not complaining. I do get self conscious about my tattoo sometimes, but I don't really pay much attention to it. I like the way you interpret things by the way. 'Hisagi's a bad-ass and us woman all love him! HA-ZAAH!' ha, that's funny." He smirked.

"You have a lot of questions for you, Hisagi, the next one is from Ode." Rawr17 said, raising her eyebrows. "Dear Hisagi, how do you manage to be sooo awesome and handsome at the same time? How much do you like Sam? (you two make a very cute couple) And finally, how are you holding up after you saw Tousen-san dying in front of you? It must have been hard for you."

"I'm awesome and handsome? I didn't know that." Hisagi said.

"He's lying, you can tell he's loving the compliments!" Rangiku shouted from her table. Hisagi ignored her.

"Thanks Ode, and I'm doing well after Tousen's death, I guess. I really didn't want him to die that way, I was hoping I could have saved him somehow." Hisagi replied, then shrugged. "There are some things we can't help."

"You're forgetting one question, Hisagi." 1BleachFan said.

"Yeah, how much do you like Sam?" Rawr17 asked.

"Not this again." He sighed. "I don't know exactly what to say about that, ask her."

Everyone turned to Samantha and caught her trying to sneak out of the room. She stopped and stared at everyone sheepishly. "Oh…er…we like to hang out sometimes…"

"You see, we hang out, nothing bad about that." He said.

"That's not what we asked." Rawr17. "Ode asked how much you like her."

"I like her…enough…" He finally said. "There, next question."

"What the heck? You can't leave us with that." 1BleachFan complained.

"Next question." He said, rather firmly.

"Fine, this next one is from Shinato202." 1BleachFan sighed. "Rate Sammy Jo out of 10 for girlfriend potential!"

Hisagi slapped his forehead and, from somewhere in the back, Sammy Jo slapped her forehead. "I don't see her as-well, I don't know, I don't want to rate her as if she was something I was going to buy from a store. I'll give her a 9, just because she picks on me sometimes."

"Oh my-what I did to you was for fun, I didn't do it anymore after that!" Samantha cried from the back. "But wow, a 9? Thanks!"

"Wait, what happened?" Rukia whispered to Ichigo, but he merely shrugged.

"The hell if I know." He said.

"Yeah, yeah." Hisagi said.

"Ha, ha! I feel so sorry for you, I bet you're getting tired of all the Sammy Jo questions! Next up is Blessed Rain!" Rawr17 laughed. "Dear Hisagi, Hey smexy! Okay so...would you ever consider having another number tattooed to you if you found someone else to look up to? And how do you feel about Sammy Jo?"

Hisagi rubbed his eyes. "I don't know, I don't think I'll find another person to look up to like that. Kensei saved my life and he fueled my determination to become a Shinigami." He replied. "Another Samantha question? I already said she's nice to hang out with."

"You like her, but not in that way, right?" 1BleachFan asked.

"Ah, yeah, I think." Hisagi told her. "Damn it, I don't know."

"Okay, okay." Rawr17 said. "Here's one from Que9. Dear Hisagi, you look so hot! :D Why does Bleach have such hot characters? TT_TT Oh and do you support the Gin and Rangiku pair? What are your opinions on it? Do you love it? Or do you hate it?"

"No, I don't support it." Hisagi replied.

"Why not?" 1BleachFan asked.

"Because Gin's an ass." He shrugged.

"No fair!" Gin yelled at him. "Why is everyone so mean to me?"

"I just think Rangiku can do better, I don't hat it, I just don't support it."

"Well, there you have it." 1BleachFan said. "Now, this next question is from Babbit2. Dear Hisagi, first, let me praise you for your awesomeness! What is your biggest pet peeve? What could you never live without?"

"Thanks, Babbit2, well my pet peeve is getting annoyed at people if they don't put caps back on. Izuru, for example, doesn't place the cap to the hot sauce back on. There's JC who sometimes leaves the cap off the toothpaste. Then there's those who drink from a water bottle and don't put the cap back on, they leave it off. They put caps on things for a reason, you know; it's not hard to put them back on to their respective places." Hisagi finished his rant.

"Did not know that." Rawr17 said. "Now, you're next question?"

"Oh, right. What can't I never live without? That's a tough one, but I guess it's Gilly. She's trouble, but she puts me at ease. I can't imagine myself without her, so, I have Luafua to thank for that, I guess." He replied.

"Awwww, Gilly! Well, let's move on!" Rawr17 cried. "True Light Spirit wants to ask you something! Dear Hisagi, what are you thinking about this whole experience so far? How is Sammy Jo? ;)"

Hisagi sighed. "At first, it was all too weird, but I guess it's alright now. I have fun every now ant then and this vacation is relaxing. Samantha? I'm assuming she's doing fine."

"Now he's just trying to find a way around the questions surrounding Samantha." Rawr17 whispered.

"I agree." 1BleachFan replied.

"What was that?" Hisagi asked, staring at them suspiciously.

"I said that Abercrombie1218w is next!" 1BleachFan quickly told them. "Hey Hisagi! How's life? I'm fine and I just wanted to ask because I have been watching Bleach recently and saw a part where you and Kazeshini were cooking and then um, well, failed. :( Just wanted to know, exactly what were you cooking? And did you take revenge on Renji's Zanpakuto? (Though, it was namely Byakuya's Zanpakuto's fault!)"

"Oh, that. I don't really know what I was making. I just tossed stuff together and figured it will do the rest by itself." He said, shrugging. "My cooking skills aren't that bad."

"They suck!" Renji yelled.

Hisagi glared. "I had forgotten about Zabimaru, but I'll be glad to take it out on Renji, Senbonzakura's fault or not."

"Oh, look at my shaking." Renji called out sarcastically.

"I'm going to poison your ass, so watch what you eat." Hisagi threatened.

"Now, now, chillun, no fighting!" Rawr17 clapped her hands together. "How about we move on, yes? I think this is the last question and it's from 12 Universal Rulers. Dear Hisagi, what sort of alcohol do you prefer, beer, rum, whiskey, whine, vodka, or some other kind? If you don't like alcohol, what would you prefer? Oh, and do you feel honored if you're paired with a certain girl in an interview? Lastly, what does Kazeshini, the Zanpakuto spirit, prefer to drink? I'm not saying that I drink alcohol. I'm only fourteen, but I was just curious."

"Well, all I ever had was sake, but then Rangiku hosted a party and we drank the vodka that was given to her for Christmas and I liked it since then. I don't drink all the time." He added. "I'm more confused and embarrassed than honored. I never thought people would go as far as to pair me up with people I know, like Rangiku, Momo, and even Isane." He said.

"Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them. As for my Zanpakuto spirit, I don't now if he drinks; I wouldn't be surprised if he did, though."

"I guess we know where Hisagi gets it from." 1BleachFan said loudly.

"I don't drink that much." He muttered.

"Okay, well, I think that's-" Rawr17 began, but Animekisses raised her hand.

"Wait, may I ask a question?" She asked.

"Yes, ma'am!" Rawr17 and 1BleachFan saluted.

"Er…you don't have to…never mind. Hisagi, I hope you know, I think you're epic, so be honored." She said, smiling. "Are you feeling honored yet?"

"Er, yes?" He replied uncertainly.

"Good. Also, I personally like you with Isane together, but since Sammy Jo is in the picture, I'd rather that happen." She beamed.

"Animekisses!" Samantha cried, but her friend brushed her off.

"Oh relax. My question for you is: If Kensei were to become captain of squad nine again, what would you say to him?" She asked.

"Huh? Oh, I think I'd be a little overwhelmed if that happened, then I'd give him my thanks. After that, I guess I would let my work do the talking and do my best." Hisagi replied.

"Thanks, oh, one last thing." Animekisses said. "Hurt Sammy Jo physically, mentally, or emotionally, I shall kill you in the most slow and painful way possible. You shall beg for death." She smiled brightly at him.

Several chairs scraped the floor as many scooted away from Animekisses and Hisagi paled slightly. "This can't be happening." Samantha groaned.

"How kind of her to protect her friends." Ukitake said, looking at Animekisses with approval.

"Are you insane?" Ichigo asked him.

"Well, that's if for now! Hisagi, if you will." Rawr17 said, holding out a hat. Hisagi picked out a name and Rawr17 read it.

"What do you know? Karin Kurosaki!"

"Hang on, I demand a redraw!" Ichigo yelled.

"Denied! That's it for now! Until next time!" 1BleachFan cried.

As they left the stage, and Hisagi went to sit down. Sammy Jo approached Animekisses and whispered to her. "I was told that JC finally made it, but Jennifer and Grimmjow are still not here, the interview is in a few minutes."

"Don't worry, I know they'll show up." Animekisses reassured her.

…

"What's wrong with you?" Jennifer asked as she pulled away. "You've been acting really weird lately." She frowned down at Grimmjow as she sat on his abdomen.

He scowled at her. "Nothing's wrong, don't nag me about it."

"Then stop acting like a p***y; no pun intended." She smirked.

"Shut the hell up." He snapped as Jennifer met his lips in a fierce kiss. He yanked at her hair, his hand sliding down her back and grazing her waist. He smirked against her lips and pinched her side, hard.

"Ow! You-!" She pulled away and gave him a good slap across the face. She angrily grabbed his chin and glared into his eyes ominously. "No pinching." Grimmjow merely grinned in response.

"It's way better when you're angry." He told her. Her eyes landed on his shoulder, and she could still see the faint mark from when she bit him harshly.

"Hmmm, guess you're right."

"Animalistic, b***h." Grimmjow said.

Jennifer moved off of him. "Well, we better get going, the last thing I want is for people to come looking for us. Where's your shirt?" She asked looking around. "Where's my shirt?"

…

"Finally! Rukia141 has been waiting for you, hurry up!" Sammy Jo yelled as Jennifer and Grimmjow finally appeared. "Seriously, get going!"

"Alright, damn!" Jennifer yelled, making her way towards the small stage.

Interview

Rukia141 and JC sat down on the chairs.

Rukia141: Hey, guys! Sorry about the delay, Jennifer suddenly thought it would be alright to go ahead and be late! Okay, so joining me today for the interview is JC! So hurray! :D

JC merely slouched in his chair.

JC: Yeah, whatever…

Rukia141: Okay, so today we'll be interviewing Grimmjow and Jennifer! So get ready, people, because here they are!

Jennifer and Grimmjow appeared from the side, and reluctantly sat on the chairs.

Jennifer: I can't believe you're interviewing us.

Rukia141: Sorry, Jen, but GrimmJen is popular now, sooo, yeah.

Grimmjow: Why the hell is he here?

Rukia141: Oh, it's like a late birthday present for JC.

Jennifer: You've go to be kidding me.

JC smirked.

JC: Don't worry, Jennifer, I'll go easy on you. It's only a few question from me, that's all. Then Rukia141 will ask hers at the end.

Jennifer: Just shut up and hurry up.

JC: Fine, Grimmjow is first. If Jennifer got pregnant with an unknown father would you still help raise it as your own knowing it might not be yours, or would you abandon her?

Rukia141: Wow, what an interesting question.

Jennifer: What the f**k, JC!

Grimmjow: I'd feel sorry for the hoe, so I guess I'd help raise the brat.

Jennifer: Yeah, as if I'm ever going to you for help.

Grimmjow: Jen, with you, it can happen.

Jennifer: You f*****g bastard!

Rukia141: Me no likes da bad language. TT-TT

JC: Okay, moving on, if Jennifer died and became a hollow how would you react?

Grimmjow: If she became a hollow? I would be surprised as hell, and if she became in Arrancar, I'd stay away from her. She has this temper…

JC: Scared?

Grimmjow: With women, you should be; they're a bunch of unpredictable, little b***hes.

A hiss was heard from some females in the audience.

Grimmjow: Just stating the facts. He shrugged.

JC: I'll be sure to kick your body when I find you dead somewhere. This next one is for you, Jennifer. If Grimmjow actually turned out to be gay how would this change things?

Jennifer: He's not gay.

JC: I'm saying if he was.

Jennifer: I don't know, if he's gay, he's gay. There's nothing much I can do about that.

Rukia141: Why do I have this feeling that things are going to start getting way inappropriate?

Animekisses: It's GrimmJen, it will always be inappropriate.

Rukia141: -_-'

JC: Okay fine. How do you feel about JC/Jen Grimmjow?

Grimmjow: What?

Rukia141: Well there are some people who think that Jennifer makes a way better couple with JC.

Grimmjow: Bull s**t.

Jennifer: Is it? I would support it.

Everyone was caught off guard by her response.

Rukia141: You would?

Jennifer: Sure why not? If you were a few years older, lived in my area, and went to the same college as me, I would so totally date you, JC.

JC: Wow, I would so totally turn you down.

Audience: Oooooooh!

Random person: Pawned!

Jennifer smirked.

Jennifer: Huh, you actually made me more attracted to you, JC.

Rukia141: O.o

Grimmjow: This is f*****g ridiculous.

JC: Anyways, next question.

Rukia141: My spidey senses are tingling!

JC: Grimmjow do you even have a p***s? Because I don't see the point of a hollow having one... It's not like he would ever use it.

Rukia141: There's the inappropriateness everyone was looking for.

Grimmjow: I'm not just any hollow, I'm an Arrancar dip s**t. Yes, I have one.

JC: Right, here's the next one. Grimmjow if you knew you weren't real and were actually created and every action you do is controlled by others how would this effect you?

Grimmjow: How the hell should I know? Why are you asking f****d up questions? I'm not going to bother answering that one.

Rukia141: If only he knew…

JC: Here's the next one. Would you be interested in any of these girls instead of Jennifer?

Rukia141: Spidey senses!

JC took out a playboy magazine and was about to hand it to Grimmjow before Jennifer slapped it away.

Jennifer: What the hell is your problem? You can't bring that here!

Grimmjow: Actually, I'm kind of curious.

Rukia141 grabbed the magazine and tossed it in the air. It went flying and Sammy Jo took out a blow torch out from nowhere and incinerated it. Everyone stared.

Rukia141: For emergency purposes only.

JC: Right, these next questions aren't from me, so yeah. Jennifer, it's obvious your no virgin, so does Grimmjow have a problem with this or not?

An eerie silence followed. Jennifer glared.

Jennifer: Who the hell do these people think they are? They think they know me? Huh? Do they? They don't know s**t! They don't-nah, just kidding, yeah, I've had sex.

Heather: Jennifer!

Rukia141 looked like she was going to have a heart attack.

Rukia141: You've done the nasty? No! Why defile yourself!

Jennifer: Hey, I didn't take the vow of celibacy, you did!

Grimmjow: Vow?

Jennifer: This thing at our church where we promise not to have sex until after marriage.

Grimmjow scoffed.

Grimmjow: Yeah, like you would ever keep a promise like that.

JC: Does it bother you or not?

Heather: When was this, Jennifer? How could you?

Jennifer: It was a long time ago! I was sixteen and I only ever did it once with my boyfriend. I haven't done anything until-

Everyone stared at her.

Rukia141: Until what?

Jennifer: Until shut up and let Grimmjow answer.

Grimmjow: Why would it bother me? It's her life, she can do what she wants with it. I don't give a rat's ass if she's slept around with hundreds of guys.

Jennifer: Just because I've done it one time with one guydoesn't make me a whore…

Rukia141: Let's not talk about this anymore, please move on to a much brighter topic. Please!

JC: Okay fine.

He handed Grimmjow some headphones.

JC: Grimmjow listen to this and tell us what you think...

JC played Avenged Sevenfold. After listening to a song, Grimmjow shrugged.

Grimmjow: Sounds like a good band, I'm not going to lie.

JC: Okay, cool.

He takes out a laptop.

JC: Grimmjow I'm just gonna go on Google here quick and search up GrimmJen... And look! 7,110,000 results... Opinion?

Rukia141: What? No way, liar!

JC: Okay, but your story is on here, as well as Shinato202's links to her GrimmJen art.

Rukia141: I love that picture! Jennifer saw it!

Jennifer: I like the dress, it's a nice dress.

Rukia141: That's it? That's all you have to say about it?

Jennifer: Yup.

JC: Grimmjow, before Jen did you like any other girl/guy? This is from Spiderthorn, by the way.

Grimmjow: What makes you think I like her? No, I didn't, and don't like anyone before and after meeting Jennifer.

JC: Fair enough. To Jennifer, do you prefer Grimmjow or Scott?

Jennifer: Huh? Oh…

Jennifer awkwardly stared at her hands, frowning.

Jennifer: Why bring that up?

Rukia141: It's just a question, Jen.

Jennifer: Yeah, well, it's personal, so I'm not answering.

Rukia141: Okay, how about I take over? Jennifer, did you ever think that people would actually pair you up with Grimmjow?

Jennifer: No, I wasn't expecting it at all.

Rukia141: How about you, Grimmjow?

Grimmjow: I don't know, it's annoying and I just try to ignore it.

Rukia141: If you guys were to ever end up together or start a relationship behind our backs, would you tell us?

Jennifer: Of course we will, why would we hide it?

She then glared at Grimmjow.

Grimmjow: If I found a good reason to tell everyone.

Rukia141: Do you see yourself as a potential couple?

Grimmjow: I don't think so.

Jennifer: Yeah, what he said…

Rukia141: What would you think about stories written by you?

Jennifer: I don't like the idea of being paired up with this jack ass, so I would be angry if I see stories about me.

Rukia141: I might publish a story just to annoy you! :D

Jennifer: I'll kill you if you do.

Rukia141: But you guys are so evil and mean, you're perfect for each other!

JC: Not to mention annoying.

However, something had already changed in the atmosphere. Grimmjow looked deeply annoyed and Jennifer internally conflicted.

Jennifer: I'm done with this interview.

Rukia141: Huh? What? Why? We haven't even gotten to the most important parts yet!

Jennifer: I'm done.

Grimmjow: Same here.

They both stood up and made their way out of the room.

Rukia141: Darn it, what now? Ugh, I have to go talk to her now. Well, I guess that's it, until next time! I'll let you go so you can have fun with your friends and dates! Happy Valentine's Day! :D

…

"Nah, it was a trailer we had to do for theater and Mrs. Nolen was taping us. We had to pick a story from our books and make a movie trailer." Scott explained, pushing his hat backwards, sitting back on the couch in order to continue drawing on Jennifer's shoes.

"What were you?" Jennifer asked as she watched him draw his name out in graffiti.

"Well, there were two snipers, an old lady." He said, turning to her. "And a random guy." He then pointed at her and started to bob his head weirdly. He looked so ridiculous, that Jennifer laughed.

He always knew how to make her laugh.

Scott grinned at her. "If you watch the video closely, you'll see a random guy in the distance drinking coke, that's me."

Jennifer smiled at him as she sat up. "You're so stupid, Christopher Scott."

Scott raised his eyebrows. "Christopher? Ah, I know what that means." He held his arms up high and loomed over her. "I'm going suck your soul!"

"What?" Jennifer asked, then he started to tickled her. "S-Scott-!" She laughed. He did so, and grinned down at her. She ran her fingers through his hair. "You're such an idiot."

"Your idiot." He replied.

Jennifer opened the door to her suite, her head already throbbing. She made her way to her room and fell on to the bed. She closed her eyes.

"I tried, Jen, I really did." Scott said seriously, a side of him Jennifer rarely saw.

"Just like that? You're going to end it just like that?" Jennifer asked, feeling the anger rise. "You're so full of s**t!"

"Hey, at least I'm telling you instead of making up some lame ass excuse." Scott countered.

"How long have liked her?" She couldn't help asking.

Scott frowned, looking somewhat ashamed. "I've…always had…"

Jennifer felt her eyes sting with tears, but she wasn't going to let the bastard see her in such a weakened state. "Get out!" She screamed, throwing her pillows and anything else she could reach. "Get out! Get out!" Jennifer shoved him out of her room and he simply made his way out of the house.

"GET OUT!"

Jennifer opened her eyes and sat up. "Damn…" She ran her fingers through her hair. "Why can't I get you out of my head…?"

…

"Water park?" Rukia asked, as they went through the gates after paying. She shifted her things under her arm as she stared up at the many slides, and stared at the multiple pools. She's never been to the water park, and Ichigo had offered to take her there.

"Yeah, water park." Ichigo said. "It's been a while since I've been to one."

"It looks amazing, thanks for bringing me here." Rukia said, walking ahead in order to explore. It was only them, and she was happy for it. Just the two of them on Valentine's Day.

"No problem, look, there's an open table over there." He said pointing to a few tables. They made their way towards it. Setting their things aside, Rukia was already eager to try out the many slides and rides. She was already about to dart off when he suddenly called out to her.

"Hey, hold on, come help me." Ichigo yelled at her. She turned around and saw him holding up his sunscreen. "I need you to get my back."

Rukia frowned as she headed back towards Ichigo. "You're back?"

"Yeah." Ichigo replied, slipping his shirt over his head and exposing his back. "I don't want to get a sun burn."

"Right." Rukia said, placing sunscreen on her hand, and painfully slapping Ichigo's back with it. He flinched and shot up.

"Ow! What the hell was that for?"

She looked at him innocently. "I'm adding sunscreen, what seems to be the problem? Oh, come on, Ichigo, I won't do it again." She promised. He looked at her uncertainly before sitting back down on the table bench. Rukia then smoothly ran her hands down his back, and he fought back a shiver. "You see?"

"There's good enough." Ichigo said, standing up. "Let's go try out the slides."

He led her to many slides, small ones, weird twisted ones, and large ones. However, she wasn't too sure about the largest slide in the park, towering over the rest. She followed Ichigo up the stairs, and when they got to the top, several people were already in line. "This must be pretty popular." Rukia said.

"It's the biggest slide in the park, of course it's popular." He rolled his eyes and Rukia punched him on his side, the only place where he got a minor sun burn. "Ugh! Stop that!" He yelled, but Rukia raised her fist again. "Okay wait…"

"That's what I thought." She said, smugly. The line went by fast, so they didn't have to wait too long, and by the time they got to the large slide, her stomach was already doing flips. A staff member gave them a large tube for two, and placed it at the top for them.

"I'll go sit down first." Ichigo said, taking his seat. He then beckoned for Rukia to join him and she cautiously sat between his legs. "Careful not to put your arms to far out."

Rukia gulped and nodded. Then, the staff member pushed the tube, and everything went dark. They sped down the slide really fast, twisting and turning. She found herself screaming with excitement as the water sprayed her face. Every sharp turn the tube took, Rukia felt like they were going to flip over, but they never did, and it only added to the fun of things.

Finally, the tube splashed into the water, and tilted over. Ichigo and Rukia broke from the water. "Can we do it again?" Rukia quickly asked, tugging at the tube. Ichigo wiped his wet hair out of his eyes.

"Yeah, come on." He said, leading the way again.

After a few more times on the large slide, Ichigo led Rukia to the small river, where they could lazily sit on tubes and let the current take them wherever they wanted to go. Rukia hopped on one of the tubes, but Ichigo decided to just grab hold and let the water take them.

"This is nice." Rukia sighed, leaning her head back, only to bump heads with Ichigo.

"Watch it." He scowled.

"Oh, quit complaining." She told him, basking in the sun. It was only a few seconds of peace before Ichigo decided to flip her and the tube over. She cried out and landed head first into the water.

"Ichigo!" She spluttered, splashing water at his direction, but he merely smirked at her.

After a while, they sat back at the table, Rukia hastily turned to Ichigo. "Um, there's something I want to give you." She said. He blinked in surprise as she dug into the bag she brought. "I was going to give you something else, but then Jasmine said this would be more appropriate." She explained, pulling out a small box.

"You didn't have to." He said.

"No, Ichigo, I want to." She said, opening the box. Inside were two necklaces one had a charm on it that appeared to be a black onyx in the shape of a sun. The other was a white onyx in the shape of a moon. "She said that we have an inseparable bond, so, I figured you'd have a part of me to carry with you." She explained, holding up the white moon necklace.

He smiled as he leaned forward so she could place it around his neck. His cool breath touched her face, and she tried not to blush. She pulled away and he took the black sun from its box and placed it around her neck, brushing his fingers against her neck.

He felt the cool stone resting softly against his skin.

She felt the warm stone resting softly against her skin.

Forever and always.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Ichigo." She said, smiling softly.

Ichigo reached out and touched the sun on her neck, "Happy Valentine's Day, Rukia."

…

Toshiro carefully sat on the jet ski, and then held his hand out for Momo to take. She wobbled, but then successfully sat behind him. She looked down at the jet ski with uncertainty, and then leaned towards Toshiro's ear. "Are you sure you know how to use this thing, Toshiro? It looks dangerous."

"Yeah, I tried one of these out a few days ago. Don't worry, Momo, you'll be fine. Just hold on to me." He told her, and she did so. She looked around, and all of a sudden, they jolted forward, almost sending her flying backwards. She clutched on to him tightly, and was scared every time the jet ski bumped against the water.

However, after a while, she began to enjoy herself. The wind whipped her face and hair as they raced across the water. She buried her face in his back, enjoying the feeling. All of a sudden she felt the jet ski make a sharp turn that almost sent her flying off. Momo cried out in alarm and clutched Toshiro for dear life. Heart racing, she caught sight of Toshiro's face.

He was smirking slightly.

"You did that on purpose!" She cried, hitting his back. "Not funny!"

"I don't know what you're talking about, Momo, stop talking nonsense." He tried to seem serious, but she saw the smile escape from his lips.

"It's so like you to tease me like that, you are so mean!" Momo cried, holding on tighter while pouting.

"You're over exaggerating." Toshiro said.

Momo raised an eyebrow. "Oh really? I know you, you may be a captain, but inside you're still a brat."

Another sharp turn, and Momo almost fell off. "Stop that!"

"Remember when I would always scare you? Telling you that there were monsters and hollows hiding in every corner of where we lived." He asked her.

"Yeah, it was your stories that kept me in bed, too scared to get up at night! That's why I-" She stopped.

"Wet the bed?" Toshiro offered. Momo jabbed him on his side, and the jet ski teetered dangerously. "Are you trying to kill us?"

"If I go, I'm taking you with me." She threatened. She then blew on the back of his neck and felt him stiffen, a chill running down his spine. "I see you still have your weakness, now…" She then brought her hands to his sides. "Tickle Time!" She chimed.

He jerked, and the jet ski turned sharply, and this time Momo did fall off. She hit the water. She swam to the surface and looked around. She saw Toshiro stop the jet ski in front of her, and he looked down at her, smirking slightly. "Serves you right."

"Serves you right." She mimicked. "Just help me up."

He held his hand out and she reached for it, but he pulled it away, and she fumbled. He chuckled at her. "That's sad."

"Stop playing around!" Momo cried. He reached out and she took his hand. However, she pulled his arm forcibly and he flew into the water. "Ha!" She cried, "Serves you right-ah!" She cried when he splashed water in her face.

"It's so on!" She cried, as she began to splash water at him also. After several seconds of the raging war, Momo wiped the water from her eyes and beamed. "Happy Valentine's Day, Toshiro."

"Yeah." He said. "Happy Valentine's Day, Momo. Good luck getting back." He said, getting on the jet ski.

"You better not leave me here!" She cried, scrambling to get on.

…

"Oh, look, Jushiro, Manta Rays." Animekisses pointed out as they walked through the aquarium.

"Indeed, fascinating creatures." He said as the two of them silently watched the animals glide silently in the water. Jushiro and Animekisses looked at each other and smiled, glad to be in each other's company. They turned their attention back to the Manta Ray, about to enjoy themselves once more when they were interrupted by some shouting.

"Tired? You're tired? You can't be tired!" Nanao cried angrily, trying to pull Kyoraku from one of the benches. "You told me that you wouldn't complain if I agreed to come with you!"

"I can't go on much longer, Nanao-chan, I need to rest." Kyoraku whined.

"We just got here!" Nanao cried, and hit him with one of her books she was carrying with her. "Get up!"

"Ah, Valentine's Day." Animekisses sighed, resting her head on Jushiro's arm as they watched the sea turtles.

"Ow! Nanao-chan! I'm getting up, I'm getting up!"

"Indeed, a pleasant day." Jushiro agreed as they both ignored the fighting couple in the back.

…

"Ulquiorra, thanks so much for coming with me." Orihime said. Ulquiorra was leaning against the railing of the small boat they were on. He merely gave a slight nod as Orihime went to stand next to him, and watched the horizon. They had rented a small boat to take out into the sea; just the two of them. She blushed slightly.

"I hope you don't think it's too much trouble." Orihime said.

"I had nothing else to do." He replied, his green eyes staring off into the distance. They were silent, staring out at the water, watching the small ripples of waves and the seagulls flying about lazily. Orihime sighed with contentment and she smiled at him.

"Tell me more." He suddenly said, catching her off guard.

"Huh?"

"Tell me more about your life." Ulquiorra said, turning to her. "I realized I know nothing about you."

"Oh, well, I'm not that special, heh." She said nervously. He stared at her, waiting for her to go ahead and start talking. "Well, first of all, there was Sora, my brother. He was the only family I ever had." She said.

It didn't take long for Orihime to go off on a rant, waving her hands around, telling her stories. "Then I was like, 'I have to save Tatsuke' and that how I got my powers. Well, not really like that, I can't really explain-oh! Then there was the time…" She went off again.

"I saved everyone, but then Yoruichi hit me on the eye, and I remember it hurt a lot because I recall yelling, 'My eye!'"

Ulquiorra merely watched her as she ran around the deck, reenacting all the things she's been through. She then swung her imaginary sword, a fierce look on her face. "And then wham! Ichigo knocked him out, but more hollows were coming, and Uryu shot several arrows and killed them all at once!"

When she finished, she was out of breath and Ulquiorra was just looking at her. She then flushed with slight embarrassment. "Sorry, I went too far, didn't I? How rude of me. Why don't tell me about yourself." She offered.

He turned back towards the sea. "I don't have memories like you do."

"Oh…" She said rather sheepishly. Orihime then went and stood by his side. She then timidly placed her hand over his. "Well, you can start making some now."

He glanced at her and she beamed at him. Ulquiorra looked down at their hands and she leaned against him. "Happy Valentine's Day, Ulquiorra." she sighed.

…

Rangiku and Gin sat at one of the tables in a nice restaurant they made reservations for. He was flicking food at unsuspecting waiters, and Rangiku merely shook her head, smiling as she watched him. "Gin, you surprise me."

"How so, Ran-chan?" He asked, flicking some peas with his spoon.

"You went through all the trouble of reserving a table for us, and in a restaurant with music and dancing. You know how much I love dancing. Tell me the truth, you had this planned all along, right?" She asked. Gin grinned at her and leaned forward.

"Care to dance?" He asked.

Rangiku smirked as she took his hand. "Alright, let's dance." She told him. He guided her to the dance floor, and pulled her close. "I also never knew you had this side of you."

"Ah, Ran-chan, there are a lot of things about me that you don't know." Gin replied.

"You have an illegitimate child? I'm not surprised." Rangiku said.

He smirked. "No, but you'd be surprised."

As they danced across the floor, she nodded towards a few flowers in a vase. "You know, you could be like one of those guys who take a rose in their mouths."

Gin went ahead and plucked a rose from the vase. "Like this?" He placed it in his mouth and Rangiku laughed.

"You look ridiculous." She said, and he raised an eyebrow.

He suddenly placed a hand on her lower back and dipped her, startling her. Gin then brushed the petals of the rose against her neck, tracing up to her jaw. He pulled her up, and Rangiku was already flustered. She stared at him for several seconds. "Don't the thorns hurt?"

"Very much, yes." Gin said, spitting the rose out.

"Idiot." Rangiku smiled, raising her hand in order run her fingers through his hair before leaning forward to kiss the edge of his mouth.

"It's not nice to tease, Ran-chan." He told her.

"Quiet." Rangiku told him, wrapping her arms around his neck and resting her head on his chest.

"Happy Valentine's Day." He told her.

…

Spiderthorn heard someone knocking on the door. Pressing pause on her movie, she got up to answer it. When she saw who it was she rolled her eyes. "Oh, it's you." She moved away from the door in order to let JC in.

"Nice to see you, too." He said, making his way to the couch.

"What are you doing here?" Spiderthorn asked as JC propped his legs on the small table. She went over to him and smacked his legs off. "Well?"

"I was just bored, everyone is off doing stupid things. There's no one to mess with." He explained, then he took out several small boxes from his jacket and shook them in front of her face. "I got chocolates for you, you should be flattered." He tossed them on her lap and placed his feet on the table again.

Spiderthorn frowned. "Oh, really? Where did you steal them from?"

"Some dumb vendors down at the plaza. A few boxes won't be missed." He said, switching off her movie in order to watch some television. She opened on of the boxes and saw that several of the chocolates had been bitten.

"Don't give me half eaten chocolate, that's gross." She told him, throwing the box at him and sending the chocolates flying everywhere.

"I'll make a mental note." He said lazily.

Spiderthorn sighed. "Why don't you go ask Jennifer to put you to work?"

"Jennifer locked herself up in her room. Besides, she's not going to do anything today, she told me already. She figured she'd give everyone a break before attacking." He shrugged.

"Get out." She said, snatching the remote away. "The one time I get the suite to myself, and you come barging in."

"Nah, not yet." He said.

"JC, get out!"

JC picked up a chocolate from the floor. "Happy Valentine's Day." He said, and hit her with the chocolate, a big splotch of brown suddenly tainting her shirt. She angrily grabbed another box of chocolates and JC bolted away from the couch.

" Happy Valentine's Day my ass! Get back here!" She yelled, throwing the box at him, and grabbing a few more pieces of chocolate in order to throw at him.

…

"I bet I can get to the top before you." Tatsuke challenged. Renji patted his hands with powder as he stared up at the large wall they were about to climb. He never rock climbed before, but Tatsuke kept telling him to try it out, so there he was. She was waiting for him to answer, but instead of saying anything, he jumped and grabbed on, making his way to the top.

"I'll see you there." He called.

"You cheater!" She yelled, making her way up to the top. Renji saw that she was quickly passing him up, and knew that he had to hurry up and get serious. The two of them moved quickly, jumping and grabbing on to the different rocks and handles. They didn't ring the bell when they reached the top, instead, they sat at the top. Tatsuki had won of course.

"That's what you get for trying to cheat, idiot." She taunted. Renji glared at her.

"I let you win." He told her defiantly.

"That's the stupidest excuse I ever heard!" She shouted. "Admit it, Renji, I can beat you at anything.

"No you can't, stop sounding too cocky." He told her, staring down below at the people who were yelling up at them to get down. Tatsuki looked down curiously as well and sighed.

"This is relaxing, I'm not going to lie. A vacation, it's exactly what I needed." Tatsuke said, looking out towards the ocean where people were still playing.

"It's what everyone needed." Renji agreed.

"Ha, Happy Valentine's Day, pineapple head." Tatsuke said, slapping him on the back that he fell forward. She laughed as he cursed all the way down.

…

Heather stood before Caleb's door and wondered if she should go ahead and knock. She raised her hand and then hesitated. How could she come here after what had happened in the diner? Why did she even go? Heather shook her head and turned to leave, but the door suddenly opening, making both people jump.

Caleb was surprised to see her there. "Heather, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, I just wanted to come visit, but if you're too busy…"

"No, no, I was just going to the vending machine in order to get something to drink. I don't want to ring room service for that." He said, closing the door behind him. He made his way down the hall with Heather right next to him.

"So, were you on a date or something?" He asked, looking down at her evening dress. Heather blushed with embarrassment. "Oh, yeah, well I was before I walked out on Aizen."

Caleb missed a step and nearly fell flat on his face if Heather hadn't suddenly grabbed his arm. "Caleb, be careful." She told him.

"Sorry, I'm very clumsy. So, Aizen you say?" He tried to sound casual.

Heather sighed. "Yes, he invited me to dinner and I said yes. During dinner, however, I realized something horrifying." She looked up at her, eyes full of shame. "I realized that I was using him."

"Using him?" Caleb asked as they reached the small vending machine room. Heather nodded heavily, her eyes sad.

"He reminded me so much of Michael. I felt at ease with Aizen because it felt like I was with Michael. At first I thought, this could work, between Aizen and I, but no…that wasn't the case at all…" Heather explained, looking down. "I told him that I didn't want to see him anymore, that it would be best if we distanced ourselves."

"Oh, Heather-"

"I'm horrible, I know, but it was the only way." She said, looking truly troubled. "I'm the worst kind of person."

"Of course not, don't say that." Caleb said, fixing his glasses. "It's absolutely normal; you lost someone you loved and, for a brief moment, you found sanctuary. At least you did something about it."

"Thanks, but I can't help but feel otherwise." Heather said, looking up at him.

"Wait, I know what'll cheer you up." He said, taking her hand. "Let's go to the roof."

"The roof?"

He nodded. "Come on, there's nothing like standing outside on a beautiful night like this." He led her away and Heather watched him as they walked.

"You haven't changed."

Caleb smiled. "Neither have you."

…

After a long walk down the beach, Hisana made her way towards the suite. She took out her key card and entered. Sighing with relief, she made her way towards her room. There didn't seem to be any sign of anyone else, so they were obviously still out. Hisana opened the door to her room and turned on the lights.

She gasped.

The room was adorned with vases and vases of flowers. Not just a certain kind of flowers, but several kinds, of many colors. They overflowed the desk, her bed, the small tables ad chairs. How? Who could have done all of that? Hisana studied the vases and other assortments of flowers, trying to look for a card or a message. Nothing, she found nothing. Now what was she going to do with all the flowers painting the room with various colors?

"I was wondering when you'd arrive." She heard a deep voice. Hisana whirled around and found Byakuya leaning against the doorway. Hisana stumbled back in surprise and found herself sitting on the bed.

"B-Byakuya…" She said in shock. "Did you do this…?"

He frowned. "You don't like it?"

Hisana blinked. "I-I love it…how did you get it all in here?" She asked. He held up a card key.

"I merely borrowed this from Rukia." He explained, placing the key card aside on a table.

"Oh, I see…" Hisana said, averting her gaze. "Thank you, they're beautiful." What else could she say? Byakuya had scrambled up her thoughts, it was becoming too much.

"Flowers are an appropriate gift, are they not? For this day?" He asked.

Hisana looked up at him. "Valentine's Day? Well, yes, I suppose…" She trailed off, biting the inside of her cheek slightly. Silence soon followed, and every time she looked up at him, he would be staring at her intensely, his grey eyes unwavering. Hisana had to do something, say something.

"Byakuya, there's something you should have." Hisana suddenly said, getting up. "I didn't want to give it to you at first because I didn't want you to be…" She trailed off as she pulled out a white box from under her bed, a box he knew all too well.

His eyes narrowed at her. " Why do you have that?" He demanded, making Hisana hesitate.

"Heather said she didn't want it, and…I didn't want her to give it back. I thought you'd be hurt or offended. She wanted me to keep it, but I couldn't." She told him, opening the box and revealing a beautiful, pearly shawl. Hisana gently took it out of the box and unfurled it. She then held it out for him to take it.

"Hisana-"

"Take it, please. Heather said it suited me better, but something this beautiful for me? No, I'd only taint it." Hisana replied, holding it out again. "Please, take it."

Byakuya didn't move.

Hisana insisted now. "Take it, it's Heather's, don't you want it back?"

He wordlessly held out a hand, and she let him have the shawl, but he didn't grab it; Byakuya let the shawl slip from his fingers and hit the floor. "What are you…?" She asked but he brought her face forward.

"I don't need it." He told her, his eyes softened slightly. "Not anymore."

She took hold of his arms in order to push him away. "You don't know what you're talking about."

He silently touched her forehead with his own, their noses touching. "I know perfectly well, what I want."

"But you love Heather, you told me you did. I know you do, so why are you here?" Hisana asked, still trying to pull away, but he was too strong. "Didn't you tell me you did?"

"Yes." He replied. "But I love you most."

Her eyes widened. "Byakuya…"

His fingers brushed her cheek, trailing down her jaw, and to her neck. He tilted her head slightly upwards. "You really can't leave my thoughts, you're so troubling."

"Sorry…" She whispered, and smiled faintly. He kissed her softly, and Hisana's heart felt her heart burst with joy. When they broke apart, she caught him by surprise by hugging him fiercely, making Byakuya stumble back and ram into the desk. "I'm so sorry! My darling, are you alright?" She gasped, horrified by her own actions.

"I see where Rukia gets it from…" He said, rubbing his back slightly.

…

Uryu felt it, when he was in the plaza, he felt the presence of a hollow. Why now? He hadn't sensed one since they arrived, why now? Have there been others? If so, how could he have missed them? Cursing himself slightly, he ran towards the beach. A hollow at the beach, with so many people still lingering; he had to stop it, and fast.

When Uryu reached the beach, he heard the hollow's roar coming from behind large rocks and boulders. "It's probably going to try to come through there." He told himself, heading towards the direction of the hollow. He ran around the large rocks and came to a halt. It was a hollow, alright, but standing before it was a girl, and she was staring right at it. She whirled around when she heard Uryu approach.

She started to scream at him in Spanish, and then she must've realized he didn't what she was saying, because she began to yell at him again. "Get away from here!"

The hollow then raised it's giant pincers, and aimed them at the girl. "Hey, watch out!" Uryu cried. He was about to kill off the hollow, when he saw it, on her wrist.

The cross of the Quincy.

An arrow was shot and pierced the hollow between the eyes. Uryu watched in shock as the hollow disappeared, leaving him alone with the girl. Her bow disappeared, and she turned to him fully. She had almond colored hair that fell straight past her shoulders. Her hazel eyes studied him cautiously, wary of him. Her skin was light, pale almost, but he had to admit, she was really pretty.

"You…" She trailed off, still frowning at him.

"You're a Quincy." Uryu said, pointing at her wrist.

She looked at him as if he were stupid. "Of course I am, aren't you too? I'm surprised you're here, I'm covering this place."

"Covering this place?" Uryu asked.

"Wait, why are you acting so surprised. What, you've never seen another Quincy before?" She asked.

"Well, no." He told her. "I actually thought I was the last of my kind."

"The last of your kind?" She asked him, confused. "Where are you from?"

"Japan."

Her eyes widened in shock. "You're from the east?" She whispered.

"Yes, what, is something wrong?"

"Well yeah, of course you think you're the only one in the east. Welcome to the west, this is Quincy territory." She told him rather bitterly.

Again what she said shocked him. "You mean there's more? But the Soul Reaper's killed them all."

Her hazel eyes narrowed. "Is that what they told you? That's not even half the story."

…

"Again, sorry for what happened back there during your interview." Samantha said as she and Hisagi stood out on the balcony, eating ice-cream.

He shrugged. "No big deal."

"Ha, yeah." She said, scooping out some ice-cream. He peered into her small pint.

"What flavor did you say it was?" He asked, staring at the rich, dark color.

"Rocky Road." She replied.

He frowned. "You mean chocolate?"

"No, Rocky Road." Samantha said, eating some more of her chocolate ice-cream.

"I still say it's chocolate." He told her.

Samantha shook her head at him. "Shut it, Hisagi."

They silently ate their ice-cream, staring out at the ocean. He then turned to her again. "How did she save you?"

"Hmmm?" Samantha asked.

"Your hero, how did she save you? You've never met her personally, but you say she still saved you." He said, looking at her curiously. Samantha's cheeks turned pink.

"Oh, that…" She said, setting her ice-cream down. "It's sort of embarrassing."

"It can't be that bad." He said.

Samantha sighed. "Well, like you know, my life wasn't easy back when I lived with my dad. He would hit me and he would try to do things to me. You know, try to do things…"

Hisagi's eyes widened slightly. "He tried to…take advantage of you?"

She nodded. "Can you imagine how it feels like, to know that your own father tries to take you by force? It shattered my spirit, and I tried to take the easy way out." She lifted her wrists and took off the several bracelets, tossing them over the balcony. Hisagi stared down at them and saw the grisly scars covering her wrists.

"You tried to take your life?" He asked.

Her eyes suddenly welled up in tears. "I was found and taken to the hospital. I would always go back, I don't know, I couldn't abandon my dad; it was stupid, I know." She shrugged. "Shortly after moving in with Mom, I came across a young singer that I discovered on the radio. Her name was Taylor Swift, and she sang about a lost love. I don't know, she captured me somehow. She didn't just sing about lost loves and new loves, she sang about life, her life, my life."

She looked at him. "She made me realize that I want love." She turned away. "I've never had love when I was young. Most girls dream about finding someone to love them; I guess that's why I like writing love stories so much. I sort of picture what I want to happen in my love story, you know?" She asked. "Taylor, I know she sings about her love stories too, and even through broken hearts, she finds good out of it. She finds good in everything, and she made me find some good in myself…" She wiped away a tear. "My love story is out there somewhere."

Samantha then laughed slightly as she patted her hip. "That's why I tattooed '13' here, because she saved me, from myself."

Hisagi suddenly held his arm out and Samantha carefully buried face in his chest. She let her tears fall slightly, holding him tightly.

…

Later that night, everyone gathered on the roof after OnepieceX3 and Liz rounded everyone up. They had a surprise for them, and the first thing everyone saw were balloons. There were mostly in pink, white, and red.

"Thanks so much for coming! We wanted to something special for you guys, so we came up with this idea! It took forever to blow the balloon up, but it was completely worth it!" Liz cried, clapping her hands together happily.

"What are you going to do with them?" Ichigo asked.

"Release them, of course! We'll watch them fly away over the buildings and everything, it'll be so much fun!" OnepieceX3 exclaimed. "So, if everyone is here, let's get to the releasing!" She made her way towards the hundreds of balloons tied down. She was about to cut the first set of balloons when someone called out.

"Ooh, wait!" Rukia141 called, breaking through the small group. "There's something that we want to do." Everyone looked at her, and Jennifer approached her sister from behind, holding her guitar. Jennifer caught Grimmjow's eye and smiled softly at him.

"Is Jennifer going to sing?" Liz asked.

"Yes! Won't you, Jennifer?"

"Yeah." Jennifer said, going to the ledge of the building and sitting on it, back to the ocean. Rukia141 ran to her and sat next to Jennifer.

"I hope you don't mind." Rukia141 said. Several people shook their heads. "Thanks! Okay, so she's going to do something here for today, since it's so special! Go, Jennifer."

Jennifer began to play her guitar, a simple melody. Everyone waited for her to sing, and Samantha smiled as she recognized the tune.

"Elevator buttons and morning air; strangers' silence makes me want to take the stairs. If you were here we'd laugh about their vacant stares, but right now my time is theirs." Jennifer sang softly. Liz signaled to OnepieceX3 and she released the balloons. The floated high in the air, letting the wind carry them. They looked amazing.

"Seems like there's always someone who disapproves; they'll judge it like they know about me and you, and the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do. The jury's out…" She sang, her eyes shifting to Grimmjow. "…my choice is you."

"So don't you worry your pretty little mind."

Momo smiled at Toshiro and turned back towards the balloons. He watched her silently, and smiled to himself.

"People throw rocks at things that shine and life makes love look hard." Jennifer continued. "The stakes are high, the water's rough…"

Ichigo felt someone touch his hand and he looked down and saw Rukia take his hand silently. He tightened his grip on her, their fingers entwining.

"But this love is ours."

The balloons were now scattering, floating over the large city of Acapulco, towards the sea, glowing among the light of the moon.

"You never know what people have up their sleeves; ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me." Jennifer sang, strumming the strings of her guitar. "Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles, but I don't care 'cause right now you're mine."

"And you'll say, don't you worry your pretty little mind. People throw rocks at things that shine."

Samantha rested her head on Hisagi's shoulder as she smiled to herself, no doubt, loving the song.

"And life makes love look hard. The stakes are high, the water's rough…"

Hisana chanced a look at Byakuya, and he met her gaze. He smiled faintly for her, only for her.

"But this love is ours."

"And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong. And your hands are tough, but they are where mine belong." Jennifer sang, and she looked at Rukia141, nudging her. "And I'll fight their doubt and give you faith…"

Orihime took hold of Ulquiorra's and enjoyed the warmth of his body as she press her face against his arm. His fingers took hold of a lock of her hair, and let it slip between them.

"With this song for you." Again, Jennifer nudged at her sister.

"'Cause I love the gap between your teeth, and I love the riddles that you speak." Jasmine sang, much to everyone's astonishment. Her voice was surprisingly soft, mingling perfectly with the tune. "And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored…" Jasmine sang. She caught sight of Brandon and he was proudly gazing at her. "'Cause my heart is yours."

"Ever since our dad left, she had refused to sing, but now…" Heather felt her eyes tear up as Jasmine leaned in wrapped an arm around her sister's waist.

"So don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine." the two sisters sang. "And life makes love look hard."

"Don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine…" They continued. "But they can't take what's ours…"

"They can't take what's ours."

"The stakes are high, the water's rough…" Jasmine pressed her forehead against her sister's.

The balloons continued their journey, as everyone silently watched them disappear from view.

"But this love is ours…"

There you go! A day late, I know! Sorry! :D Anyways, I know I don't put the names of the songs we use, but I MUST put this one here! The song at the end inspired this whole chapter and you should listen to it while reading the last part!

"Ours" -Taylor Swift

Please look up the song if you haven't heard it, you'll fall in love with it, I guarantee it!

The first song I sang in years, I sang it with Jennifer to our family! Happy Belated Valentine's Day! :D I really do love you all! God bless you.

Gin's Advice Column

Gin: Ah! It's great to be back! Hello you wonderful people! Thank you so much for sending in your problems so I can fix them!

Ichigo: More like worsen…

Gin hit Ichigo on the back of the head with his pointing stick.

Gin: Stupid, Ichigo!

Ichigo: Ow! Will you stop hitting me with that thing?

Gin: Now, everyone, I have a good news! Heather will be joining this lovely column, won't you, Heather?

Heather: Yes, and sorry for coming in so suddenly.

Toshiro: Don't worry about it, I think it's a good idea to have a woman's opinion on things.

Gin suddenly appeared behind Toshiro.

Gin: Are those hormones that are talking? She's a little too old for you, don't you think-?

Toshiro elbowed Gin in the stomach, making the former captain fall to the ground and start to crawl away.

Gin: Evil, Shiro-chan!

Toshiro: Kurosaki, start off with the first letter.

Ichigo: This first letter is from Luafua. I screamed at the photo of evil Santa who was holding my two nieces, ha, ha take that, creep. But I have another two questions that I need advice for. One: Okay so... this is hard to explain... one of my guy friends is the kind of guy to fall in love with any girl he dates... Right now, he is dating one of my other friends and declares that she is the definite one (Which he said that to nearly every girl he's dated – even me despite we haven't dated) and despite his age (18) he bought a ring and is planning to propose to her sometime this year even when we are still at school (They've even had... you know... *that*). Should I just be happy? Or should I try to convince him to snap out of it and resume to their normal relationship?

Toshiro: What the hell?

Gin: Ooh, that one's tricky, but I shall give forth marvelous advice! You most certainly! Absolutely! Happily, tell your friend that…! He's an idiot…

Ichigo: That was, unexpected.

Heather: Luafua, friends are there for support, and to spend great times with, but there will come a time where you're going to have to tell your friends their wrongs. When you find someone special, it's only natural that you would want to spend every waking moment with that person, but marriage isn't all about that. When I was proposed to, we were going to make a commitment, and both Michael and I knew that we were going to face may hardships together. Marriage is a beautiful thing, but I will tell you this. I know for a fact that they won't survive it, especially at such a tender age.

Ichigo: Yeah, he's freaking eighteen. I get it, he's considered an adult and I'm sure he isn't completely stupid, but look at the facts. He's still in high school and I'm not sure what's he's going to do when he graduates, but all I know is that he'll have a wife to support.

Heather: Trust me, a person's life doesn't come all together in just a matter of months after leaving school. He'll have to have a job, pay for tuition for college if he's going there, spend his time working and studying, move out and get used to the world. When he gets everything together, then he should get married, not now, not when he's still so young. All of those things take time, they take years, and I'm sure he still has maturing to do as well.

Toshiro: If she really is, the one, then I'm sure she'll wait for him. I don't know if he'll be able to offer her much if he decides to not get his life together before settling down, it won't last.

Heather: Most high school relationships don't last right after high school, life will get in the way in more ways than you think. I should know…

Gin: Also, tell him that having sex with her doesn't make her the one. Anyone can have sex, it doesn't mean anything.

Toshiro: Gin, shut up, we were doing well without you talking.

Heather: Next question, Ichigo?

Ichigo: Right, her other question. Two: For English, I'm going to write a short story based in a foreign country, because I'm so use to writing long stories this is highly difficult for me (Yeah I did write that recent IchiRuki fic but hey, I wrote that in a day) Can you perhaps give me some tips on where I should write, and perhaps about what?

Gin: Ah, English. Heather, this is all you.

Heather: Converting long stories into short stories? Jasmine has that same problem from time to time. I don't know if you already did this story of yours, and if you did, we apologize for not answering sooner. Now, if you have to write about a foreign country, I suggest you pick a country you really want to visit someday. It'll make it easier because you'll have some knowledge about said country, and you can base your ideas off of the things you would want to see and do.

Ichigo: Now, we don't know if your English teacher, or whatever, wants you to write a narrative, but go for something simple.

Heather: Yes, try to stay away from ideas and plots that will have a lot of details in them. Don't get me wrong, details are good, but the more time you spend trying to explain certain situations, you'll find yourself writing a longer story than what you indented. Let's see, if it was me, I would pick Great Britain as my foreign country. Who would narrate the story? A bird of course.

Gin: A bird, Heather?

Heather: Yes, I would write it in the point of view of a bird. I would write about how I was caught in a terrible storm and found myself taking shelter in a nook of a strange building that actually turns out to be Big Ben. I would awaken and find myself in a whole different country, and then fly off and explore the new world beneath my wings. I would study the strange structures and learn about the culture that differs from that of my own country.

Toshiro: That's very creative.

Ichigo: Hope this helps you some, Luafua.

Toshiro: Next one is from Damonica.

Gin: I like her, she's evil! :D

Toshiro: Right…Hitsugaya-taicho: There's this guy who I really like, but I've known him ever since we were really little, and we've been really good friends, so I didn't want to say anything because I didn't want anything to change. But recently...it's sort of just been falling apart, we've been arguing and everything I do annoys him, I'm not doing it on purpose, it just...happens. I don't know what I should do...maybe I should just...get over him?

Gin: Poor Damonica! I shall give you a hug-!

Toshiro: She was asking me, shove off, Gin! Listen, I guess it really doesn't matter, you'll come out hurt either way, so I suggest you should play it safe. Before doing anything, talk to him first, he's your friend, right? If things still aren't going well between the two of you, then I think you should try to get over him.

Gin: You see, Damonica, sometimes it won't work out for a person. If this keeps up, you'll end up losing yourself to this guy and you don't want that. Sometimes the best thing is to let go.

Toshiro: Yeah, once you're gone, he'll probably realize what exactly he's missing out on.

Heather: That's very sweet, Toshiro.

Toshiro: It's not Tosh-never mind, you can call me whatever.

Gin: Shiro-chan has a heart!

Toshiro: It's Captain Hitsugaya to you, idiot.

Gin: Why does Heather get special treatment?

Ichigo: The next one is for you…

Gin: Hurray! :D Let's see, what does Damonica have for me. Gin: If Toshiro's my second favorite, and I still like torturing him, what does that make me? Btw, you're my best friend! :D Not really, that would just be sad, seeing as we haven't met, but you get the point...

Toshiro: It makes you an evil person, Damonica.

Gin: It makes you an evil person-hey, I was going to say that! Oh well, it makes you cool in my book. Everyone says that being nice is the best way to show how much you like a person. I say lies! Torment the people you love!

Ichigo: How about we don't…

Heather: Everyone is unique in their own way.

Gin: Wait, who's your favorite person? Is it me? It's me isn't it? I'll be your best friend if you pick me, Damonica.

Ichigo: That's our que to move on. This Damonica's last letter. Ichigo: If a friend of yours suddenly tried to kill you, what would you do? As in, pulled a pillowcase over your head and...um, just wondering! :D That's simple to answer, I would punch the bastard's face in, tie the pillowcase over his head and kick him out a window.

Toshiro: What if it was a girl?

Ichigo: I'd tell Rukia to beat her up for me; I don't hit girls.

Gin: We all have skeletons in our closets, Ichigo, don't lie about not hitting girls.

Ichigo: Damn it, I don't hit-!

Gin: Second Quincy is next! Question for Gin and Co. So, I go to a online school, where we do our work on the website and then go to live sessions to hear the lessons being taught. In my class, 8 grade Team 2, at lunch we get to request music and chat. Well, I requested one of my favorite Bleach songs, which was in Japanese. A bunch of people I know to be nice on there kept sending hate comments because it was 'stupid' and 'it was in another language'. One even called me a idiotic nerd for listening to Japanese music. I always respect what their music choices are (which mainly contains hard metal rock and country), and there's another song I want to request in Japanese. But I'm kind of embarrassed about last time and I don't want to request something that will make me look stupid and get me hate comments. Sorry Ichigo for getting you hit with a chair last time, but could maybe you and Toshiro answer this one? I don't trust Gin's judgment on this...he changed my opinion with his last line (Send in your troubles, because I like to laugh at them! )

Toshiro: Nice going, idiot.

Gin: Mwah! I'm sorry Second Quincy!

Ichigo: No hard feelings.

Heather: Oh, bless her heart.

Ichigo: Here's what you should do. Screw what they say! They are nothing but idiots who don't know how to respect other cultures that are different from their own!

Heather: Don't let it get to you, love. I remember when I used to pick my sisters up from school, Jasmine would always be dancing in the common room to Japanese music all the time. All kind of music is beautiful to those who love listening to it, so that should be the only thing that matters.

Toshiro: Most people aren't exposed to that sort of music like you are, but you shouldn't let them drag you down. If you want to listen to your kind of music, then request that song.

Heather: If it's a favorite Bleach song of yours, then you shouldn't be embarrassed.

Gin: Yeah, it'll be like you're embarrassed of us. Are you ashamed of us, Second Quincy?

Toshiro: I'm sure she's not.

Gin: Then go out there and show them! Play your music, sing along to it! If people send you hate comments, just say this! "Suck it up, losers, if not my good friend Gin will go Bankai on your ass!" You know what my Bankai is capable of, don't you?

Ichigo: I know…

Toshiro: Aizen knows…

Gin: The world shall know! Bankai!

Ichigo and Toshiro: NO!

WE APOLOGIZE WE ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

Gin: We're back! Sorry, I was just doing a demonstration.

Ichigo: You get your Zanpakuto back, then you do something stupid that gets it taken up again.

Toshiro: Let's just move on…

Heather: This one is from Zaft. Thank you for all of your advice! I really love it when the three characters I love the most gave me advice to solve my problems! Thank you so much!

Gin: You are very welcome, Zaft!

Toshiro: Glad we could be of help.

Ichigo: Yeah, no problem.

Heather: I already talked to my best friend, and offered to leave her alone with her 'brother' in other words, classmate. They didn't accept my offer and whenever they want to hang out together, they always force me to go with them! If I don't want to, they will just drag me to join them! It's like they force me to get stuck in between them! In the end, my face is as red as tomato when I see them so close together. Why did they have to refuse and punish me like that?

Gin: Ah, yes. If all else fails, run. Just go and hide, avoid them.

Ichigo: Or, you can just tell you're friend that you're sick of being the third wheel all of the time and tell them to leave you alone. Don't be embarrassed to snap at them a little bit; you need your space too.

Toshiro: Like Gin said, you can just stay away from them for a while.

Heather: We don't want you to overexert yourself.

Gin: Let me read the rest of her letter. About my boyfriend...I don't know...my mother prohibited me from having a serious relationship with him, and she prefers my other boyfriend than him. My other boyfriend, I must admit, is so cute, but I've only known him for a year. Who should I choose?

Heather: Sweet heart, that's something you have to do on your own. We can't choose who you should be with; you have to make your own choices when it comes to relationships.

Ichigo: Yeah, don't listen to what other people want. Go for what you want, after all, you're the one in the relationship, not your mom. I understand she might think the other guy is better for you, but don't go out with a guy you aren't entirely sure about.

Toshiro: The worst thing you can do is go out with a guy you don't like.

Gin: Think carefully about this one, Zaft, you wouldn't want to hurt someone's feelings. Go with what your heart tells you.

Heather: That's very wise of you, Gin.

Gin: You can reward me with dinner.

Ichigo: Ignore the clown. Now, one last thing from Zaft. Oh, and can you help me choose? I have written some fan fics, mostly about IchiRuki, and I want to make a new one. Should I make a HitsuRuki one or keep going with IchiRuki?

Gin grinned at Ichigo and Toshiro.

Ichigo: I don't know what to say to that…

Hitsugaya: IchiRuki, keep me out of it. I don't think it'll work with Kuchiki.

Gin: Nonsense! Toshiro, you and Rukia are meant for each other!

Ichigo and Toshiro: No…

Heather: Let's take a vote. IchiRuki.

Ichigo: No freaking comment…

Gin: HitsuRuki!

Toshiro: IchiRuki.

Gin: Ichigo and Rukia win!

Ichigo: Ugh…

Gin: I shall read the next letter next! This one is from Lucas! Okay, let's see here. Gin, Ichigo, Captain Hitsugaya, prepare for a LONG message. I have something I want to tell because I'm lost and empty...that's as simply as I can put it. I guess to make this more understandable, I'd have to start from the beginning.

Toshiro: Sure hope we can help this guy.

Gin: All my childhood, I was picked on and bullied and always getting into fights. I was sort of like how Ichigo is now. I was always completely oblivious to girls, in fact, if they were the ones who'd call me names and such, I'd fight them. I didn't have much of a mother, and my brothers helped the bullies, making my life miserable. I didn't know fighting girls and such was bad, I was always fighting for my 'survival', for lack of a better term.

Ichigo: I know how that feels like, makes you hate the world sometimes.

Gin: Now growing up, just making it through the school years, I got a little better, by that I mean I didn't fight as much. I didn't get my first girlfriend till I was thirteen, and it was all news to me. However, that lasted about three weeks because I found out she had been cheating on me with lots of others guys the whole time. Some may say that that was just bad luck, but it happened again. In 9th grade, I had another girlfriend, but she was 'in love' with some skateboard fella. I actually feel sorry for this kid.

Toshiro: Just keep reading.

Gin: It happened AGAIN in tenth grade, I was dating an eleventh grader. It lasted for about eight weeks, but I find out from some of my friends, and even her brother, that she'd been bringing home a different guy every week and sleeping with him. To describe the built up sense of betrayal over all those years, along with the pain and sorrow, would be impossible. It helped turn my heart into a solid rock. So for the next year, I declined any dating offers from girls, even if one of them was the head cheerleader. I couldn't take another chance at leaving myself open like that.

Ichigo: I wouldn't want to date girls either.

Gin: However, just last summer, that all changed when I was working as a lifeguard at the beach, and I met Claire, who was actually an immigrant from Brazil and had come to Mississippi with her family. Her beauty left me speechless, but thankfully, she was the one who approached me and he quickly became friends. We'd go running in the mornings and just either sit or walk along the beach till sunrise. We eventually started dating because she wasn't like those other girls. She took her time to get into my heart and when she did, she had complete control of it, as I did for her. When the summer ended, I had to leave, but we still dated(long-distance) and I'd visit every month. She was the only light in my life. My school life didn't seem real anymore, like it was a dream, and reality was only when I was with her. We continued dating for about a year, till just a few months ago. We didn't break up willingly. She was hit by a drunk driver and killed when she went for her usual morning runs. I still cry, and despite sounding happy sometimes in my reviews, I'm a dead shell. If anyone of you could give me some helpful advice, whatever you feel might help, please do.

Heather: Ah, I see. When things like that happen, there's nothing that can be done. Only time will be able heal wounds as deep as yours. You'll encounter people who will ask you to try to forget. That's what everyone told me to do, to forget about Michael, but I didn't want to forget, I couldn't forget. I, too, felt like a hole was blown through my chest; all I wanted to do was to be with him again, and it tore me apart when I couldn't. Family, friends, and your memories, especially your memories, will help you through it. They might not heal you, but they'll be there for you. If you don't have friends, will, rest assured that you have them here.

Ichigo: Don't keep it to yourself, man. Talk it out to people, don't close yourself up, it won't do you any good. When I lost my mom I thought that it was my job to deal with it alone, but that only made it harder for me, and the people who cared about me. Same with Toshiro, he felt the same way when he lost his best friend.

Toshiro: Ah, yeah…I know what that kind of pain feels like. The worst think you could do is mourn for the past. I'm sure if Clair was special, she wouldn't have wanted you to give up on life so easily.

Heather: You have years to heal, so many years ahead of you. I'm sure she wouldn't be happy if you wasted those away. If you don't want to live for yourself, at least do it for her, for her memory.

Gin: You have our support, Lucas!

Ichigo: Yeah, don't worry, you'll get through it; I know you will.

Heather: Let's move on, shall we? This next one is from OnepieceX3. I have this very close friend. I know her better than anyone. Better than myself. She has this older brother. She loves him to death and wants to protect him, but there are times he hurts her. When he does this it gets out of hand and she will get bruises and such (Not big ones, but bruises all the same). This is a daily thing between them. She really doesn't want him to get in trouble, but she can't keep on like this...she understands her brother's reason of not being able to express himself because of his hardships, but she can't deal with this physical abuse, it's hard. What can she do? She just doesn't want her brother to end up getting upset at her(From what she told me he does this has playing around) and she doesn't want any harm done to him. Even her mom wants him to stop, she has to protect her daughter, she just doesn't know how. What can I do to help them?

Gin: It's completely understandable that she wants to protect her big brother, but he's a big boy and he doesn't need looking after. Perhaps she needs to give him his space, tell her to leave him alone for a while. If not, she needs to learn how to talk to him about it, tell him that she's getting hurt. She needs to stop thinking that he's a child that can't fend for himself.

Ichigo: Besides, what the hell? He's beating on his little sister? Screw that, I don't care if he gets in trouble or not, he isn't a freaking baby. He doesn't need his little sister look over him, he should be protecting her.

Toshiro: It's partially your friend's fault. She's so worried about him not getting hurt or in trouble, that she isn't taking care of herself.

Heather: Life isn't a simple walk through the park. He's going to have to face trials and consequences eventually, and your friend needs to understand that. She can't protect him from everything, and she needs to take care of this problem quickly. Sure, these playful beatings may not be much now, but several things can happen in the future, and she'll be severely hurt. Talk to her, hopefully she'll see some sense.

Toshiro: This next one is from Bleach409. What would you do if you know someone who is really competitive, and you really just don't care who is the best but that person is bothering you to no end?

Ichigo: I've dealt with people like that. Like Uryu, freaking Uryu…

Toshiro: If this person is bothering you, and challenging you, there is something you can do. Don't fall for that person's taunting, just keep doing what you do best. That person will be the only one looking like an idiot, you know?

Gin: If that doesn't work, just punch the person. Nothing solves a problem like violence.

Heather: No, don't listen to him.

Ichigo: Unless you can knock some sense into that person, we really don't know what to tell you. Tell the person to leave you alone, or piss them off by competing horribly on purpose.

Gin: Yeah, pretend to be terrible in order for them to get bored of you.

Toshiro: Yeah…

Gin: Glad to be a of help!

Ichigo: I don't think we helped.

Heather: Oh dear.

Gin: Well, that's it for today! I know! I know! We still have a lot of letters here, but that will have to wait until next time! So sorry! Don't stop sending letters, though! Keep sending in your problems! Bye-bye! :D

Ichigo: See ya.

Toshiro: Yeah…

Heather: Take care, my dears.

We haven't forgotten about you other guys! Your advice will be given in the next chapter!