Me: Sooo...We're back.

Rukia: I would just like to say how PSYCHED WE ARE!

Me: Why? Peyton's leaving? What the hell, Rukia!

Rukia: NO, dumbass! I meant because we officially, as of now, have 110 reviews!

Me: Ohhhh....Yeah, that's right! Yay! That IS psyched-worthy news!

Rukia: (eye-roll) Whatever. Enjoy.

Rukia was attempting to tell Ichigo about what happened, but he was currently deleting all the comments from Karin and Yuzu on the YouTube video.

That damn video.

Still, at least Ms. Ochi had given them extra credit for it, and he was now referred to as the King Stud at school (mainly by Keigo at first, but it had caught on to basically the whole male student body, minus Ishihackaloogie and Renji).

So all he got out of that one-sided conversation of Rukia's was "the Cullens" and "Airport tomorrow morning". So naturally, he assumed that Peyton's relatives were leaving tomorrow morning, and he just said "Mm."

Rukia, however, smacked him upside the head angrily. "Dammit, Ichigo, that's all you can say about it?"

"What do you WANT me to say?" He asked, beyond confused.

She just threw up her hands and stomped out of his room. Ichigo shrugged and went about his business, but decided that tomorrow morning he'd go to the airport, just to see if they were all as crazy as Peyton said.

"Hmmm...Rukia must be PMS-ing. Do Soul Reapers PMS? Hmmm, I should ask her that one day...Preferrably when Captains are around, so she won't kill me for asking her that. I don't trust that Peyton would stop her, because she'd be too busy laughing her ass off or collecting bets from other people on how long I'll last....Hmmm..."

Peyton's hands were still shaking that morning. Lindsay was coming with her, for sibling support. She hadn't been as close to Cameron as Peyton was.

Even in her current emotional state, she couldn't help but sweatdrop after noticing that Lindsay had at least five suitcases, compared to her one suitcase.

"Ummm...Linds, you DO know we're only staying five days, right? Not moving to Texas?"

"Yeah, I know. Obviously, you don't have as much effort put into your wardrobe as I do."

She shook her head at her blonde sister. "Obviously."

Both siblings then exchanged an eye-roll; Uncle Rob and Uncle Steven's argument over the price of bottled water could be heard behind them, and Aunt Kate and Aunt Lynn were currently discussing the fact that mayonnaise had Spanish writing on it along with English and how it's interesting to know where their tax money was going.

Personally, Peyton liked the Spanish writing on food items. It helped her pass her Spanish I finals last year.

As they zoomed through the lobby, Peyton slowed as she noticed Ichigo wandering around aimlessly.

"PSSST! KUROSAKI!" She hollered, cupping her hands around her mouth as if she weren't loud enough on her own.

This made everyone jump, and Lindsay sighed with relief before dropping her bags onto a bench and sitting on them.

"Thank God for your boyfriend. These bags are heavy as anything."

"BOYFRIEND?" Their relatives exclaimed with glee/suspicion/pervertedness.

Peyton and Ichigo sweatdropped, while Lindsay sighed and shook her head at the Cullens. "Y'all are SO outta the loop."

"We were in traffic the whole time!" They snapped, and Lindsay threw up her hands in surrender.

"Jeez, my bad."

Ichigo slowly craned his head to look at her family, and Peyton turned around as well. They both sweatdropped again.

Aunt Kate was grinning like mad. Aunt Lynn was checking Ichigo out (quite openly). Uncle Steven shot a look at his wife for checking Ichigo out before inspecting the teen himself. Uncle Rob was smirking at the two rather suggestively.

Peyton sighed. "Ummm...If you guys don't mind..?"

Everyone made a loud and drawn-out "Ohhhhh, riiiighht!" noise before scurrying for their terminal, which was nearby.

Ichigo and Peyton looked meaningfully at Lindsay, who then huffed and took a good five minutes to pick up all her bags and wheel herself over to plop down beside her Aunt Lynn.

Peyton shook her head slowly at her relatives before smiling at Ichigo. "I told you they were crazy. Apparently the newspapers are pretty interesting here," she commented.

Both teens sweatdropped yet again; they were all reading newspapers (Rob's was upside-down and Lynn's was sideways) while staring rather obviously at the two.

Ichigo glanced down at her suitcase. "You're going with them? Why?"

Peyton's eyebrows shot up. "Rukia didn't tell you?"

"....No..."

"Funny. She SAID she did..."

"I wasn't paying attention," he admitted moodily, which made Peyton smirk. "That doesn't surprise me. Anyway, yes, I'm going."

"Why?" He repeated.

Her expression changed a bit; it looked kind of sad. "My godfather, Uncle Cameron. He, um..He's having a trial Monday, over some charges over unpaid child support. Ichigo, if he loses...He owes her over $24,000. He'll get at least twenty-four years without parole."

Ichigo's expression changed too, much like hers did. "...Oh. Crap, I should've paid attention, I would've at least called you.." She waved him off. "It's probably a good thing you didn't, I would've just started crying all over again."

They glanced at Uncle Rob, who cleared his throat and tapped his watch. Peyton waved him off, then sweatdropped as the females of the group shushed Rob rather violently and gave him stink-eyes for interrupting.

Ichigo grinned at her. "I kinda like 'em, to be honest."

"Just be glad they're not blood-relatives for you."

"If it's any consolation, you're much crazier than they are."

Peyton sweatdropped. "...Thanks so much..."

He laughed and pulled her into a hug. "Everything'll be fine. I'll fill you in on everything you miss," he muttered near her ear.

"I'm glad you're here."

"Me too. It's good to know that insanity runs in your family, and you're not the odd kid out."

"Wow, see, that's why I'm dating you. You know just how to ruin the moment."

"It's a gift," he replied cheerfully before kissing her forehead.

They both sweatdropped as there was a rather loud chorus of "AWWWWWWWW!"'s. As they pulled away (reluctantly), Uncle Steven nudged Rob.

"Dude, Seth was right. He's whipped!"

"Yeah, but being whipped by our little Peyton is more like survival instinct than a lack of manliness," Rob replied.

Steven shrugged, and his wife gave him a glare. "Jeez, I wish YOU still did stuff like that!" He attempted to kiss Lynn's forehead, but she just stood up real fast, and he ended up kissing the back of the chair.

"No, it doesn't mean anything NOW. Maybe I should've waited another fifteen years or so, I could've married HIM."

Peyton sighed and covered her face with her hand as Ichigo just laughed. "Peyton?"

"Yeah?"

"I really like 'em."

"Oh. Good. Just remind me to watch Aunt Lynn around you at all times, alright?"

He hugged her tightly again before grinning. "No need."

"No, seriously, remind me. Cougars run in my family."

"You're not gonna leave me for Jinta, are you?"

"Not any time soon. But I'd watch out if I were you, I could easily change my mind," she warned him lightly.

"Flight to Austin now boarding," the flight attendant announced over the loud-speaker. She smiled sadly at him. "That's me. I'll see you when I get back?"

"Unless I get hit by lightning again. Or, y'know, if the world ends."

"It better not before I learn how to drive, I'll be extremely pissed," she commented moodily. Ichigo rolled his eyes and kissed her- on the lips this time. "Good to know what you'll regret when the end of the world comes."

"I aim to please!" She commented innocently before reluctantly heading for the terminal.

Ichigo watched with a grin as Lindsay and Uncle Steven said something rather perverted to her, making Peyton turn red and attack them both throughout the tunnel leading to their plane.

Then he sighed and left. Well, this sucks.

Me: Awww, Ichigo's gonna be interesting to observe until Peyton gets back.

Rukia: Very true.

Me: Hey...Speaking of which, when the hell is he coming back for the pre-chapter and post-chapter discussions?

Rukia: (wise sage voice) Soon, grasshopper. Very soon.

Me: (sweatdrops) ....REVIEW.