Vertigo
AN: Thanks for reviewing the last chapter! Keep tuned in to see our gang as they take their vacation in….. drum roll please…. Tokyo! More specifically they are going to several cities in central Tokyo. Let it begin! Today they are starting in Omotesandō. As they all travel around, please keep in mind that I have only seen Japan on a map, and what little I know about it was found by Wikipedia searches. Enjoy, and R/R.
Rukia had slept for quite awhile on his shoulder, and Ichigo was glad that she had rested. If she was tired enough to doze off in a noisy car, then she needed some shuteye pretty damn badly.
Isshin had been following a rather interesting driving pattern, avoiding all main roads. Ichigo suspected that he was trying to hide any street signs that would be a loud indicator of where they were. Ichigo had voiced this thought just minutes ago.
"Well, I can't do that anymore, boy. Look at the sign." A sign announced that he was now in the Minato and Shibuya wards of Tokyo, more specifically on Takeshita Street
"We're going to Omotesandō?" Ichigo guessed.
"Keep it to yourself for now."
"They have a bunch of store there don't they?" Ichigo murmured.
"Laforet, Oriental Bazaar, Kiddyland,The Gap, Louis Vuitton and Gucci. You'll be bored this city. Picked this one for the girls. They'll be shopping like crazy." Isshin turned lanes.
"Gee, thanks dad. And what do you mean 'this city?'" Ichigo asked.
"You'll see. Hey, wake the girls will you? We're here."
Zelkova trees lined the avenue on both sides. Yuzu gasped at all the cars around them. There were a lot of them, thought Ichigo, probably more than any of them had ever seen on a single street.
"Dad? How many cars go through here a day?"
"Around 100,000." Isshin replied evenly. Ichigo rolled his eyes. Leave it to goat chin to leave packing to them like he had, but know trivia like that.
"This city is impressive." marveled Rukia.
" This is the one with all the shops, ain't it Goat chin?" clarified Karin. She sat up and looked out the window with a curiosity that she rarely showed. Ichigo smiled serenely. Karin was happy for once.
"That's right kiddo. I bet you're brother will take you around, carry your bags. Won't you Ichigo?" Isshin teased. Ichigo surprised even himself and actually thought about it. Stay in the hotel or spend time with his three favorite people? They would be shopping, and that would be boring. They would no doubt actually make him carry their bags. Still, it might be fun to see them all excited about it.
"Fine. What else is there to do in this boring ass city?"
Surprisingly the hotel was actually fairly nice, with it's wide halls and neatly arranged lobby.
Was the same man who gave him an allowance that couldn't buy him more than a gumball the one who made the reservations for a place like this? It boggled Ichigo's mind.
The room was pretty decent too. Basic cable, beds for all of them, a mini fridge and a stove. It was not anywhere near the motel standards he had expected from his father.
"They have a pool!" gushed Yuzu, who was looking out the window.
"We can go later. I'd like to go and see if this Kiddyland has any Chappy." Rukia announced boldly.
"I'd expect nothing less from you." muttered Ichigo, before taking a remote control to the head "Ow! Why you little…"
"Brother!"
"Sorry Yuzu."
"Yeah, Ichigo. No swearing in front of your kid sister!"
"Shut up Rukia."
The girls had spent an hour in each store, even the ones that had nothing that they could afford to buy. Karin had found an upscale sporting goods store and Yuzu had found a million clothing stores that she had to go into. Immediately.
Ichigo was kinda relieved that they were looking around much more than they were buying, but he was so tired of walking around.
"You look like hell." laughed Rukia.
"Thanks." he rolled his eyes and elbowed her gently in the ribs. "Why aren't you looking around more?"
"Beside being broke? I must admit that this store doesn't have clothes that fit me." She sat down beside him on the bench. It was a four person bench and she was just as close as when they were in the car. Ichigo figured that meant something. Did she like being close to him or something?
"You kidding? I bet a store like this goes down to size zero."
"I'm not that scrawny. I'm a three. Besides even if an article of clothing is small enough for me it's often too long." she sniffed.
"That makes sense. I bet Zaraki has a hell of a lot of trouble too." Ichigo pointed out snickering.
"I heard from Ikkaku that when he became Captain it took 67 alterations for his robes to fit. I almost believe it." Rukia revealed slyly, elbowing him back.
"Maybe he should pop down into the human world and go into a Big and Tall." Ichigo suggested wryly.
With that they dissolved into laughter.
"That's actually not a bad idea!" Rukia giggled. She didn't even know that she could giggle. The joke about Kenpachi wasn't even that funny.
Maybe it was just who was joking around with her that made her happy. Ichigo had agreed to come with them on a shopping spree for Christ sakes, and now he was trying to make her laugh.
That was enough to put her in a giggly mood, bad joke or not.
AN: What do you think? Does Rukia just like being close to him? Should they go to the pool later? Did it take that many alterations to fit Kenpachi's robe? Stay tuned and please review!