Vertigo

AN: As always thanks for reviewing the last chapter! This is their last day in this city. They have used up three days out of their two weeks so far. Enjoy and review.

The following day they all headed out to do some more shopping. This city was full of shops after all. Ichigo would later laugh his ass off because while they walked to the strip mall that housed a million luxury stores, they somehow ended by being detoured into a yard sale.

If that wasn't ironic, nothing was.

The people must be moving, or selling everything they owned, or something because there was just so much stuff. Maybe they had been hoarders up until now. In any case, there was a multitude of cheap junk to buy.

"Isn't it cute!" gushed Rukia, holding up a plushie bunny. This would be her third Chappie. She was insatiable.

"Fabric holds germs. It's probably filthy." he warned.

"That's true unfortunately." she set it down with a sigh.

Yuzu had found an enormous crate packed full of cookbooks, and she was trying to look at each one. She was quite happy. Karin was assisting her, suggesting a book whenever there was a recipe she'd like to try.

When they got home Yuzu would likely go nuts and cook everything in the cookbook she would buy today. He doubted she could narrow it down to just one. She seemed torn between about seven.

He didn't see anything that he wanted, and after Rukia dismissed the grimy rabbit, she didn't seem to either. They walked around and laughed at tacky knick-knacks, old clothes, and electronics that seemed to have no purpose.

"What would this even do?" he held up a white machine that looked like the love child of a can opener and a rocket ship.

"Beats me." she poked at an old radio with springs popping out of the back. Ichigo turned and watched his sisters search for a minute. Rukia shoved an object in his face.

"What is this? It's shaped awfully funny." He turned around and saw with absolute horror that he knew the purpose of the object in his face.

"AHHHKK! Put that down Rukia!"

"Why? What does it do? It seems fairly harmless." she held it to the light, trying to figure it out. "It seems fairly harmless. It appears that all is does is makes a buzzing noise when you press this button."

"PUT IT DOWN!"

"Alright alright! I don't see what the big deal is!" she followed after him as he stomped off.

"Sick bastards selling something like that used!" he grumbled.

"What was it?" she demanded, stabbing on his foot.

"It was dirty like the rabbit," He could feel his ears turning as red as much as he could feel the bruise forming on his abused toes.

"Why?" She tilted her head like a curious little puppy. How the hell can she look this cute yet be so evil?

"Just trust me. Let's go back to the hotel so you can wash your hands." he grabbed her hand, the one that hadn't touched anything nasty.

All in all it was a pretty good day. Yuzu and Karin had found some cookbooks, Rukia hadn't asked anymore about the mystery appliance, and tomorrow the next city awaited them all.

Now if only his ears would stop blushing. Between the incident at the garage sale, and the startling revelation that he hadn't let go of her hand until after the 6 block walk to the hotel, he doubted that they would return to their normal color anytime soon.

AN: Something like that would only happen to Ichigo. Stay tuned.