So... This is kind of a short one shot... It's really the best I could do with the idea I had. Anyway, sorry for the maaaajor delay. -insert list of excuses- Nah, I was just ridiculously lazy and then all of a sudden it's today and I'm thinking "fudge! I haven't updated in almost a week o.o fuuuuuuu- gotta start typing. naaaaaoooo." and so here we are. A really bad and most likely nonhumorous quickie...

Don't own Bleach, just saying. My piggy bank hasn't recovered yet... Or wait, was the piggy bank thing in FMA... Fudge! I can't remember! -walks away muttering until accidentally walks off a cliff- WEEEEE- yeah. I'm tired. ENJOY. I hope.

Day 8

Another hot day in Karakura town!

So what are our dear characters up to?

Why, they're at the pool! (Correction, Byakuya's pool. Yes, all the Soul Reapers we've had the pleasure of meeting... Oh dear...)

Obviously, we focus our attention on the pool!

"Nii-san... Uh. Good afternoon. How are you?" Rukia chattered nervously. Byakuya had entered the premises, hoping to take a dip in his /private/ pool to get away from the hot day.

Now what the stoic man did /not/ expect, was Yoruichi to bound by (or rather slip though his legs in a mocking attempt to trip him) as a cat. At the time he looked up though he found Rukia smiling nervously. An unnoticeable twitch of his eyebrow raised just the slightest of an extreme millimeter answered her smile.

"How about I show you the latest Chappy, Nii-san! Seaweed man is holding hands with him!"

Well that got his attention. His brow moved to its original position as he wordlessly followed Rukia to a room dedicated to such... Delicate manners... (Chappy and Seaweedman related things).

"The coast is clear. Rukia lead him away successfully." Yoruichi hissed at Remji who passed the message along.

The pool, once dangerously quiet for fear of Byakuya finding out, burst into a clammer of noise and partying. The sounds of drinks being clinked and people jumping into the inviting water with loud splashes.

Meanwhile back with Rukia and Byakuya...

"This is limited edition!" Byakuya's thoughts were (obviously) not visible on his face (despite the minuscule widening of his eyes and slight upward twitch of the corners of his mouth in a smile) as he gazed at the plush that his partner's sister held up before him. Clearing his throat before out-of-character happy flowers started appearing, he nodded to Rukia, who beamed with happiness, knowing that she'd pleased him.