Me: (arm in sling, from previous battle against Ichigo) I'm proud to announce that i won our Epic Battle of the Ages the other day! I am ALSO proud of this chapter. Sadly, i didnt get to go to the water parks (yet), so i researched it on the Disney Website. I think i did a pretty good job!

Ichigo: (band-aids are seen on his forehead, arms, and by his neck. We also see cat-like scratch marks down his neck, and he has a black eye) I think I should steal this and burn it, so no one has to read this crap!!

Rukia: (Sneaky smile) You are SO embarrassed right now..

Ichigo: The hell i am!!

Me: Damn, Ichigo. I mean, if i got caught doing THAT, i would be too!

Ichigo: Will you shut the hell up?! i dont wanna talk about it!

Rukia: (Evil laugh) Yeah, Mandy. Let them read all about it themselves!

Me: Wow. That's evil, Rukia. I'm impressed!

The next morning, Rukia and Peyton both got up exceptionally early. Why, you ask?

Well, they were going to Blizzard Beach today, one of Disney's two famous waterparks. This implied showering, taking even more time to shave than usual, and trying to pull off their bathing suits to the best of their ability.

Well, all that, plus Ichigo had woken up everyone within hearing distance that morning by yelling, "HOW ARE WE RELATED?! YOU'RE SO PERVERTED!!"

To which Isshin yelled back, "ME?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO KEPT TALKING ABOUT MY FUTURE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IN YOUR SLEEP, SON!!!"

"DID NOT!!"

"DID TOO!"

"PROVE IT!!"

"I CAN!! I RECORDED IT!!"

"WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"

"TO SHOW HER AND YOUR SISTERS!!"

"You....YOU'RE FRICKING EVIL!!!"

Rukia had already fallen off her bed from laughing so hard, and Peyton finally pounded on the wall so hard that she almost made a hole.

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!!!"

"SORRY, PEYTON DEAR!" Isshin called out sweetly.

"Awwww, it's okay, Isshin!" She said brightly.

"YOU SUCK, PEYTON!!"

"You said something like that in your sleep, by the way," Isshin said quietly, though the walls were way too thin. "I predict, with her consent, my grandchildren will arrive right on schedule. At least before I retire!"

Peyton turned so red that Rukia thought it might be an allergic reaction to something, but Peyton simply shook her head and went to take a shower.

"Rukia, don't say a word," she said dangerously as she passed by.

Rukia just nodded, waiting until Peyton was in the shower before giggling uncontrollably and unpacking her swimsuit.

HOURS LATER...

"Please?"

"No."

"C'mon, now Rukia made me all curious by pointing it out," Ichigo whined.

Peyton's temple throbbed. "NO. You can see it later."

"Ugh!"

Peyton shushed him and glanced around. "We're on a BUS, Ichigo. I'm not gonna take off my t-shirt just because you wanna see my bathing suit."

She kind of understood why it was killing him, though. Rukia only had a sarong thingie on, so he could see hers from the very start.

It was really cute; royal blue two-piece with little mickeys on them. It suited Rukia, making her best features even better. If only Renji were here to see it.

Matsumoto, of course, didn't even bother covering herself in any way. Honestly, Peyton was nice enough to cover herself so she wouldn't make any older women jealous, gain a new stalker, or give guys her age or younger any ideas.

Matsumoto's was pink with lighter pink diagonal stripes. The top half was only large enough to cover her boobs (at least half of each), and the bottom half was connected front-to-back by flimsy-looking (yet, knowing Matsumoto, sturdy) ties.

Toshiro was making a huge effort not to look anywhere but her face whenever Matsumoto talked to him.

Peyton, apparently, was the only one with the slightest modesty. Great.

The bus jerked, and she lost her grip on the pole. Luckily, Ichigo grabbed her before she slid into the cheerleading group to her right.

She would've thanked him, but instead just glared at him. He had grabbed her by her shirt, and was now trying to secretively lift it by the bottom hem to sneak a look.

She swatted his hand away, much to his dislike. "God DAMMIT, Peyton!!"

Peyton looked him up and down, and he smirked. "Jeez, Peyton. I don't think you've ever checked me out that openly."

"I haven't checked you out EVER," she snapped.

Okay, that was a lie. But he didn't need to know that.

Peyton then pointed at him accusingly. "YOU'RE wearing a t-shirt, too! Idiot!"

"Well, this isn't ABOUT me, is it?!"

"It is now!"

The bus driver announced their arrival, and the passengers near Peyton and Ichigo sighed with relief, a few with disappointment.

"I seriously thought she was about to take it off, though," one guy was whining to his friend, who nodded sadly.

Peyton sweatdropped. "See what you've done, Ichigo?!"

She stomped off the bus with Rukia, and Matsumoto giggled beside Ichigo. He just sighed and sweatdropped. "It's always my fault, isn't it?"

"Maybe you should just think back to your dream last night if you want to see her out of that t-shirt so bad," Matsumoto said with a wink.

She then ran off the bus before Ichigo could attack her.

TWO HOURS LATER...

Toshiro and Peyton sighed loudly for about the fiftieth time, and Matsumoto and Ichigo both finally yelled, "SHUT THE HELL UP!!"

Peyton glared at him. "Hey, you were sighing five minutes ago." Then she grinned happily as the line moved, and she inched up one step. "Yay!"

"Yes, whoo-hoo! One whole step!" Ichigo said dully, mocking her voice.

They were in line for Summit Plummit, the awesomest ride in either water parks.

Seeing as they still had a long way to go, and Peyton didn't want to be stuck beside a moody Ichigo in line for a good half-hour, she sighed miserably. "Alright, fine. I'll take my shirt off."

Totally misunderstanding since he hadn't heard their conversation on the ride here, Toshiro's jaw dropped. Ichigo pumped his fist. "Hell yeah!"

"Peyton, I didn't know you guys had already...you know, scr-"

"Toshiro, I have a bikini on. He just wants to see it, because he has no life and knows that's as far as he's getting with me. EVER," Peyton informed him.

Ichigo sweatdropped. "Jeez, you make me out to be some kind of creeper."

Everyone waiting in line within a twenty-feet radius turned to give him a "Duh" look, and he turned a little red. "WHO ASKED YOU PEOPLE?!" He snapped, and they went back about their business.

Peyton laughed at him, and Matsumoto squeezed onto the same step as Toshiro, who instantly turned the slightest bit red at their close-proximity-level in her flimsy outfit.

"Ooooh, I wanna see it too!"

Peyton rolled her eyes and grabbed the bottom of her shirt, slipping it off.

Matsumoto clapped happily, and Toshiro snickered at the look on Ichigo's face. It really wasn't anything too skimpy, really. Just a sky blue two-piece halter with random baby watermelons as a pattern, placed all over the swimsuit.

Peyton shrugged. "There. Whaddaya think?"

"I love it!" Matsumoto exclaimed. Rukia pointed a thumb at herself. "I picked it out for her," she announced proudly.

Ichigo cleared his throat awkwardly. "It's, uh...cool," he commented, averting her eyes. Peyton tried her best not to laugh.

"...Uh, thank you Ichigo?"

Toshiro, a kid all over again, chuckled and pointed at her chest. "Ha! Look, a couple of the watermelons look like they're walking on your boobs!"

Everyone sweatdropped at this random comment, the LAST thing anyone expected him to say.

Ichigo swatted his hand away, and the girls started laughing as the two guys started arguing.

"Toshiro, I mean this in the most respectable way possible....HAVE YOU LOST YOUR GODDAMN MIND?!"

"What, Ichigo? I was merely making an amusing observation."

"Oh, NOW you're all intelligent and...Toshiro-y!!"

"...Toshiro-y? What is that?"

"YOU, DUMBASS!! At least, the way you usually are!! That was soooo OOC!"

"OOC? What's that?"

"It means Out Of Character. My friend taught it to me.." He said mysteriously.

Toshiro sweatdropped. "Ichigo...are you and Peyton going out yet?"

"N-NO!! GOD!!"

"Then why are you so defensive over her all of a sudden?"

"Because...Well, dude, you just pointed at her boobs!! It's perverted!!"

"Maybe you should stop thinking such perverted thoughts. It can't be good for you," Toshiro advised wisely.

That ended the conversation, but their friends' giggles continued for a good fifteen minutes afterward.

Peyton was bouncing on the balls of her feet excitedly. "Ichigo, look! I can see the slide part!"

"I know, genius. I'm right beside you."

Matsumoto and Rukia exchanged a sly look. "Hey, Ichigo. Why don't you take your shirt off now? I mean, you're almost up there.." Rukia commented slyly.

Peyton rolled her eyes. Rukia and Matsumoto had insisted once she saw him shirtless, she wouldn't contain her drooling. Apparently, his abs were "legendary"; unless, of course, compared to Toshiro.

Due to being a Captain, Toshiro had a better workout schedule, apparently.

"Yeah...Actually, she's right!" Peyton said suddenly.

Ichigo sweatdropped. "You want to see me shirtless? YOU?!"

She rolled her eyes again. "It's only fair! I took my top off for you, you should do the same!"

He sighed extra loudly and started to slip off his shirt. "Whatever. Just try not to go ga-ga over me," he said with a smirk.

"Now why would I..." Peyton trailed off.

Ho.

Ly.

Shit.

She had NO IDEA what he had been hiding under there. He wasn't exactly RIPPED, but...damn!

"...W-Why would I do that?! Psh! It's not that impressive," she said quickly, focusing on the now-even-closer slide.

Ichigo and Toshiro exchanged a smirk that only guys could make. "...Peyton, what's so interesting up there?"

"Uh, the ride, Ichigo. DUH!"

"More interesting than my bod?"

"Definitely."

Rukia made a weird noise with her tongue. "I'm impressed she can last this long," she muttered. Toshiro and Matsumoto made noises of agreement.

"Just watch, she'll crack. She has no choice. She won't be able to resist," Matsumoto said in a sultry matter-of-fact voice.

Peyton folded her arms and tapped her foot, huffing moodily.

"You know you want me," Ichigo said in a suggestive voice right by her ear, making her jump rather violently with a yelp.

Everyone laughed, and she smacked Ichigo upside the head moodily. "You idiot."

The Disney worker eyed her and Ichigo warily. "Who's next?"

Both of them jumped up onto the platform, raised a hand, and yelled excitedly, "ME!!"

"No, ME!"

"No, ME!"

"Dream on, Ichigo!"

"No, YOU dream on!"

"Actually, maybe that's best. I mean, after the dream Isshin mentioned this morning and all.."

"SHUT UP!! IT WASN'T WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE!!"

"Well then what WAS it about?!"

"...I don't wanna tell you."

"Whatever. I'll ask later, AFTER I go first!!"

"NOOO, I'M going first!"

"I am!"

"I AM!!"

Finally, Rukia let out an impatient, vicious growl. "SOMEONE GO DOWN THE FRICKING SLIDE, DAMMIT!!"

She shoved them both, making Peyton land almost right in Ichigo's lap as they sped down the water slide.

"OHHHHH SHIIIIIITTTTT!!!!!" They screamed as they sped down the summit.

Everyone sweatdropped, and Rukia held up a finger, laughing nervously.

Toshiro spoke first. "...Rukia? Maybe you shouldn't have shoved two people onto a water slide that happens to be 120 feet tall and causes them to go at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour down a twelve-story drop."

Rukia nodded slowly, then blinked innocently at the Disney worker, who was sweatdropping. "..So. When is it my turn to go down?"

Everyone glared at her, and she whined. "PLEASE don't arrest me! Their murders weren't intentional!!"

The surging water underneath them slid Peyton off of Ichigo, which was fine at first, and they continued screaming. But then she scrambled back on top of him, clinging to his neck for dear life.

"What the hell, Peyton!!"

"It's either this, or my bikini bottom beats us to the finish line!" She snapped. He sighed, and slid his arm underneath the back of her knees to support her a little. "Fine. I'd rather not see that."

She beamed. "Thanks!"

"No problem."

"...Ichigo?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm gonna go back to spazzing now, since we're surely heading for certain death. Care to join me?"

"Absolutely."

They nodded, looked at each other, and screamed bloody murder. "AAAAHHHHH!!!!"

They finally saw the bottom, and shot into the pool. When they resurfaced, coughing and sputtering, people still in line and those who had seen their accident from the ground started clapping and cheering.

Peyton and Ichigo were laughing uncontrollably, amazed they were still alive, and swam out of the way of Summit Plummit.

Adrenaline rush over, Peyton wrapped her arms around his neck, sighing tiredly. "Okay, you know what? You do the swimming!"

"Would you get the hell off me?!"

"Why?"

"'Cause I said so!"

"Oh. Well, since when do I listen to a word you say? Jeez, Ichigo, you never learn," she said with a smirk.

He rolled his eyes, and she eyed him slyly. "Oh please, you and I both know you don't mind."

He sighed and shook his head, but swam anyway. "Damn crazy woman."

Peyton grinned. "Aww, you called me woman? You noticed!"

"Would you shut the hell up?! It was meant as an insult!"

"It didn't sound like one," she replied in a sing-song voice. He ignored her, as usual.

They drifted lazily for a few minutes, and then Peyton said something extremely random. "Ichigo, can I tell you something really weird?"

"I'm sure you've said weirder to me already, so go for it."

"I've always wondered if it's different kissing someone in the water instead of dry and on land," she blurted out.

Ichigo stared at her, and they both sweatdropped. "Sorry...it just kind of slipped out...I thought I was gonna say something else..." She said thoughtfully, turning red.

"You know what's even weirder?"

"What?"

He grinned slightly. "So have I..."

They both started laughing, then stared at each other. A slow grin spread onto his face. "I know that look. You wanna try it, don't you!"

"N-No!"

"Yes you do!!"

Peyton sighed exasperatedly. "Okay, maybe a little! But don't let it get to your head, it's only because this might be my only chance, that's ALL."

Ichigo nodded thoughtfully. "I think you're right. I highly doubt something this random could ever happen to me ever again.."

"...So...that means YOU wanna try it, too!" She accused.

Surprisingly, he nodded. "Sure do. Very much so."

Needless to say, Peyton was momentarily stunned speechless. "...Oh. Damn, NOW who's OOC," she commented.

"Peyton?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm about to lose interest," he warned.

"Okay, fine! You first."

"No, you!"

"No, you! Wait, let's not do this again. I don't want to worry about my bottoms falling off again," she said with a nervous laugh.

Ichigo gave her a suggestive smirk. "I could comment on that, but I'm too hellbent on doing this weird kissing experiment right now."

"Well then, go for it."

Peyton realized she was against the wall of the pool, towards the side of Summit Plummit. Ichigo braced his arm against it, to her right, and steadied her by placing his other hand on her shoulder.

And they tried it.

It really was different; it felt more...spontaneous. Which in turn made it a very, very good kiss. And another kiss. And another. And then another.

They pulled away for air, and Peyton swallowed nervously. "That was, um.."

"Very different," Ichigo finished thoughtfully.

She nodded. "Yeah...."

"Wanna do it again?"

"You bet your ass I do."

He laughed, and they tried it again. And again. And again. And again. The water was really hot in Florida.

"I swear to God, I saw tongue, I know it!" Rukia commented out of nowhere.

They both jumped, bonking heads, and glared at Rukia.

"Rukiaaa!!!"

Matsumoto, Karin, and Toshiro snickered. "You two must be the best of friends," Toshiro commented.

Matsumoto clapped.

Karin simply said, "Wait till Yuzu hears about THIS."

Peyton ducked out from under Ichigo's arm, swimming for the stairs. "I'm just gonna...go use the facilities...or something," she muttered.

Ichigo sighed as she left. "Dammit Rukia!!"

Me: Wow. I agree with Toshiro. You two know each other very well by now, i think. Especially each other's mouths...

Ichigo: You...are SO damn perverted!!

Rukia: (Still shaking her head in disbelief) I still can't believe i saw that. it was so gross! I never saw you two...ACTUALLY make out before...

Ichigo: You wanna talk gross?! What about you and Renji in the parking lot after school, by that bush?!

Rukia: (Gasps, looking mortified) Y-Y-You saw that?!

Ichigo: (Happy) You bet your busted little ass i do! See, you're just as slutty as i am!

Rukia: It was ONE TIME!! IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!!

Me: (Sweatdrops) Are we seriously having this conversation? I'm sure the readers' retinas are burning by now with all these mental images. Oh, and by the way..I'M the one who taught you OOC!

Ichigo: ...And?

Me: Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Rukia: I still can't believe you made out with her. In our bathroom. And a pool. CHILDREN WERE PRESENT BOTH TIMES, TOO!!

Ichigo: (Laughs nervously) Rukia, we weren't making out! We were...uh, experimenting! It was for the good of...science!

Me and Rukia, Together: You HATE science!

Ichigo: It depends on who's teaching it...

Me: Dumbass. Though, Rukia, i have to agree. It wasn't really making out. Tongue or not, all they did was kiss. Making out involves a little more..Wait, WHY am i DOING this?!

Ichigo and Rukia: Cause you're a perv, just like us!

Me: ....Readers, I am SO sorry you had to read this extremely perverted chapter and after-chapter discussion! Review!