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Party of the Year

Should a shinigami happen to walk around Seireitei that day, he would have seen many interesting things which one wouldn't have expected to see. For example, if he made his way to the training dojo of the first squad, he would have seen that the whole room had been blackened with soot, and the Captain General attempting to conjure bite-sized fireballs with Ryūjin Jakka, with his Vice-Captain standing nearby holding what appeared to be a fire extinguisher while trying every once in a while to swallow a fireball.

Had he not died from laughing, he would have continued on to Squad Two's office and seen Captain Soi Fong sitting at her desk and staring at a set of Seireitei's blueprints while muttering crossly to herself.

Then he would have made his way to Squad Three's office and seen Vice-Captain Kira manipulate a hovering ball of light while telling his Captain the saddest stories he knew, whether they were true or not, while Captain Ichimaru tried his hardest to keep on smiling.

If he didn't stay to watch the scene, he would have moved on to Squad Four's headquarters, which seemed to buzz like a beehive. Members were running everywhere, tending to the sick and injured, discussing what food to cook for the party, and making decorations. The Eleventh Squad wasn't helping at all, either. Most of them had gone to the headquarters to pick fights as they would not be getting any for a while during the party.

Should he not have decided to help to Fourth Squad, he might have moved towards Squad Five's office, but then he thought against it. After all, why would a man who could cast an illusion by just drawing his sword have to practice? And the Vice-Captain merely had to stand there and look pretty; it was an easy enough job. So he turned to Squad Six's office instead.

There, he saw the Vice-Captain attempting to paint tattoos similar to his own on to a life-sized mannequin while Vice-Captain Hisagi hovered nearby watching him with utmost concentration. When the shinigami who was too curious for his own good inquired about the Sixth Squad Captain, all he got was a mumbled reply about a puppet.

The shinigami shrugged and made his way to the Seventh Squad office, where Captain Komamura was holding his head in his hands. Vice-Captain Iba was drinking himself silly, lying down on the couch with a nearly empty bottle held to his lips, with several other bottles lying around him. His Captain either had not noticed, or did not care at that point in time.

The shinigami shook his head before proceeding to the Ninth Squad office. On the way there, he ran into the Captain of the Ninth Division himself, but did not say anything. He watched the Captain go on until he reached the Fifth Squad headquarters and went inside. He frowned but thought nothing of it and strode past the Ninth Squad headquarters towards the Tenth Division offices.

There, he saw Vice-Captain Matsumoto sleeping on the couch. Behind the couch, Captain Hitsugaya sat at his desk, a hand mirror lying in front of him. His head was face-down against the desk, with both his arms folded around it. He was mumbling to himself, and every once in a while, he would lift his head, hold up the mirror, and make a strange face. The curious shinigami assumed it was a smile. He shook his head again before heading towards the Eleventh Squad dojo.

The shinigami was surprised that he had been right about their location. But where else would one ever find the fight-happy crew that was the Eleventh Squad? He watched Ikkaku trash a weaker member without even activating his shikai and Yumichika walk around the dojo, practicing by giving people fashion advice.

He moved on to the Twelfth Squad's research laboratories, where Captain Kurotsuchi was working on another project. He was one of the few people who did not seem concerned about the upcoming party. Sitting at a nearby computer was Vice-Captain Nemu, who appeared to be researching the art of face-painting. In her hands she held a palette full of bright colours and a paint brush. Beside her stood Vice-Captain Yachiru, bouncing from one foot to another. It seemed that she was going to be practiced on by Vice-Captain Nemu.

He passed the laboratories and started towards the Thirteenth Squad offices. Just as he arrived, he saw Captain Ukitake hurry out. He approached the room and glanced inside. There, he saw the Vice-Captain and the two third seats huddled together in a close circle. When he asked where the Captain had gone to, the Vice-Captain had immediately stood up and said that it was none of his business. Then he continued on to say that the Captain had gone out to get more candy.

Hanataro Yamada shook his head sadly. Soul Society really was in bad shape, and it was all because of that one letter. He took a little pill with a skull printed on it and swallowed it, before rotating his shoulders and making his way back to the Fourth Squad headquarters. There was a lot of preparing to be done for the big day, and Captain Unohana had put him in charge of the decorations.

[/Bonus Edition!!\

Kisuke Urahara received an envelope with the Soul Society seal on it. He opened it cautiously, wondering if he had done anything wrong while working there as the Twelfth Captain. Of course, now that he had left, they shouldn't have been able to hold anything against him. Unless…. No. Urahara shook his head. They couldn't have possibly have found out.

Urahara scanned the contents of the page before smiling with glee. An invitation to the party of the year! He pulled his fan out of his sleeve and hid his face with it while considering what to do.

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Well, it's now midnight here! Which means… Happy New Year!

I hope you enjoyed it. I know the grammar and time frame is a bit off, so please tell me if you have any idea how to improve it. Or don't tell me, but review anyway! Either way is fine by me.