16 March, 8pm, On the bus on the way home
Today was the first (official) day of the March holidays.
It was also Starbucks day.
Basically, the four of us met up at Starbucks at the Seireitei Mall. We got a drink, and then we decided to catch a movie at the newly revamped Las Noches shopping mall near Ulquiorra's house (or so he claims).
Our first mistake.
Working on the assumption that proximity breeds familiarity, we all happily trusted his directions for taking the train…and ended up on the opposite side of town.
Obviously, we had all forgotten that Ulquiorra never takes the train. Only the bus.
So, after we finally realized that we were nowhere near the Las Noches Mall and had gotten of the train at the next stop, Ishida pointed out the window of the train station at the bus interchange.
"Let's take the bus."
Being the trusting fools that we were, we immediately assumed that Ishida was familiar with the bus route to the mall.
We also forgot the cross-country saga.
So we went to the interchange, and got onto the first bus we saw (on Ishida's recommendation).
After five stops:
"Hey, Ishida. Which stop are we getting off at?"
"Er…erm…five, no six more stops!"
"You sure?"
"…"
"I'll take that as a yes, then."
However, once we alighted, chaos erupted.
"Where are we?"
"I could ask you the same thing."
"Whaddya mean by that, Ishida you dolt! YOU were the one who told us to get of here!"
"Calm down, Syazel."
"I will NOT! I am running on a caffeine high and I demand for an answer!"
Ishida sighed, and pushed his glasses up his nose.
"Why should I know where we are? I don't take bus 77."
"But you TOLD us to take that one!"
"It was the first bus to arrive."
"Shouldn't you be acquainted with the bus routes?"
"No. Why should I?"
"Hmm, lemme see…could it be that YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED IT?!"
"I suggested it, I agree. That doesn't mean that I would know the route. It was simply a suggestion. One of you could have asked the obvious."
"Which would be…?"
"If I knew the route there."
It took Ulquiorra, me, and a several dozen conks on the head with Ulquiorra's backpack (which weighs a ton, what does he put in there: bricks?) to subdue a screaming Syazel on a caffeine high. It then took another few hundred thwacks to get Ishida out of his Ha!-This-is-all-your-fault-and-has-nothing-to-do-with-me mode.
After wandering around for ten minutes, we finally caught a cab and reached the mall.
Now, this is where we all assumed that nothing else would go wrong.
Second mistake.
After getting tickets to watch the third X-Men movie [Author's note: I know, this movie is really old. It was the only suitable one, the only other movies I could think of at the point in time that I was writing this being Spongebob or the Incredibles.], we all proceeded to the snacks store to buy snacks to eat while watching the movie.
We all got popcorn and Coke, except for Syazel, who got nachos (with cheese) and a milkshake.
Then we all went into the theatre.
Halfway through, Ishida felt nature's call, so he decided to get up and go. (You know, go…? To the loo…? Okay, never mind.)
That's when the trouble started.
"Ishida you A**! Look what you've done! Now there's COKE all over my shirt!"
"Well, now it looks nicer."
Syazel spluttered.
"Close your mouth, Syazel. You look like a goldfish."
Syazel abruptly closed his mouth.
"You're gonna PAY for that, Ishida Uryuu!"
He dipped a nacho into the cheese dip and flung it at Ishida, who dodged it neatly.
SPLAT.
The nacho-bomb landed on the face of the usher who had come to see what all the ruckus was about.
He then dragged them out (but just the two of them, because Ulquiorra and I scrooged down in our seats and tried to hide, and he ignored us.).
The last thing we heard before the doors closed were,
"Look what you've done, Ishida! You've made a fool of everyone!"
After the movie ended, Ulquiorra and I made a solemn oath before leaving the theatre:
Never ever let either Ishida or Syazel buy food and/or drink when watching a movie.