Welcome to a new chapter of Sword Magnet! As mentioned previously, this one features Haineko and Tobiume. Enjoy!

Chapter 2:

Haineko and Tobiume

Ichigo was running through a forest, trying to get to where Muramasa was supposedly keeping head captain Yamamoto. He had finally managed to get Sode no Shirayuki to stop hugging him and stay with Rukia by promising to act as quickly as he could and then return. Even then, the female zanpakto had been highly reluctant to relinquish her embrace with him. A lot of stuff had happened since then, including his battle against Zangetsu, the fight against Senbonzakura and Byakuya's unexpected transition to Muramasa's side..

The teenage substitute was suddenly yanked off his feet when a large ribbon with a bell attached at the end wrapped around his torso and pulled him away. When he stopped rolling across the floor and got back up, he saw a female figure in a white kimono, who the ribbon that just assaulted him retreating to her.

"Greeting Ichigo Kurosaki," she said. "My name is Tobiume, I am a zanpakto."

Before the orange-haired boy could give a response, another female appeared next to Tobiume. She looked rather feline. "Hey! What's the big idea Tobiume?! Don't go acting on your own like that! You trying to get ahead of me or something?!"

"I can do what I want Haineko," responded Tobiume irately. "Why would I even need to 'get ahead' of you anyway?"

Ichigo watched on in disbelief as the two zanpakto fell into a rather heated quarrel regarding looks and attractiveness (Haineko) and stupidity (Tobiume). "What the hell?" he muttered. He turned away from the pair and started running off. "I don't have time to hang aroud listening to you idiots argue!"

"Hey!"

Mid-run, he was tackled to the ground by Haineko. When he was about to push the feline sword spirit off himself, he was caught off guard by purring. Before he knew it, she was nuzzling against him whilst also hugging him.

"It feels so warm and fuzzy~" Haineko expressed happily. "Like sitting in front of a gentle fire…" Ichigo was trying to fight the blush creeping across his face when Tobiume came upon the two of them. She looked on in surprise before her expression shifted to one of annoyance.

"What do you think you're doing you moron?!" Tobiume demanded.

Haineko continued cuddling and rubbing against the teenager like a cat. "But it feels so nice and comfy! Try it Tobiume, you're a fire type zanpakto right? You like heat don't you? He's got some good muscles too…"

Tobiume sighed in annoyance, but approached them nonetheless. As she got closer, she did in fact feel a warm aura coming off the substitute soul reaper, one that got stronger and more welcoming the closer she drew to him. When she finally reached them, she took him into a gentle embrace of her own without even thinking about it. She exhaled happily, basking in the pleasant warmth of his spiritual power.

It was to this scene that Rangiku and Momo stumbled upon a few minutes later. They had come intending to subdue their rogue zanpakto, as well as give Ichigo an opening to get away if he was confronting them. What they didn't expect however, was for the two zanpakto, who usually bickered with one another, to be snuggling against the highly embarrassed teen with no signs of releasing him anytime soon. Ichigo sent them a 'please help me' look as they watched on, dumbfounded.

As usual, please comment/review. I'm open to suggestions too, or you can PM me if you want. The next chapter will be Suzumebachi. The one after will probably be a male zanpakto, wanting to have an honourable battle with Ichigo to ascertain his protective spirit, or something like that.