Me: Soo, i wasn't the ONLY ONE who found that ending funny!

(Looks around to see we ARE, in fact, in a cliffhanger. Therefore, since all characters are involved in said cliffie, i am all alone. AGAIN.)

Still Me: ...FUCK! Well, happy Fourth of July for those who celebrate it, like me, over here in the USA. Otherwise...happy Sunday? haha Enjoy.

Matsumoto was the first to respond.

"...Peyton, how the hell did you get in my bag?"

She and Toshiro just gave her a glare, and she sighed. "Awww...I really don't want to have to face all that paperwork.." She moaned.

"What does THAT have to do with anything?" Renji asked.

"Not much. I just wanted to make sure you knew that, Captain Hitsugaya," was her huffy reply.

Byakuya cleared his throat in an attempt to get Rukia's jaw back up to its normal length and to maintain a little bit of order on his precious mission.

Although, judging by the looks on the Miyamotos' faces, it was a bit too late for that. Ichigo seemed to be in just plain shock.

"...How the HELL are you HERE? In Soul Society?"

She waved him off. "Jeez, Kurosaki, have some faith. You and I both know I'm not your average person."

A fat guy who she assumed was the head of the family cleared his throat importantly and held up a hand. "My apologies, but I am admittedly a bit lost...Who exactly are you?"

She beamed and held out a hand. "Oh, me? I'm Peyton. Peyton Cullen, to be exact."

He just stared at it, and she popped her knuckles instead with a temple throb.

Byakuya just let out a rather pained sigh. "...I suppose it would be a waste of breath to try and have someone get her back to the Human World before she humiliates us all?"

"Damn right it would be," was Ichigo's reply. Peyton bit her lower lip to keep from grinning at the look on Kuchiki's face.

Rukia pointed at Matsumoto. "...Urahara."

She and Toshiro nodded. "His Drunken Revenge, as I like to call it," Matsumoto stated calmly as Byakuya started to put two and two together.

"If it were up to me, you would be demoted five times over and would be thanking me for my mercy," Byakuya commented before adding, "Waste of time, Captain Hitsugaya," as Toshiro's hand impulsively grazed the hilt of his zanpakuto.

Rukia nodded. "Unfortunately, Captain Kuchiki is right. We have a duty to fulfill, here."

"...What makes you think I was about to prolong our delay?" Toshiro replied cooly.

Peyton put her hands on her hips. "I'm not a DELAY! I'm a...present that forgot to get wrapped properly. Yeah. That's it."

"How did Hat-And-Clogs do it?" Ichigo asked. Poor guy still didn't seem to quite comprehend that she was actually here. In Soul Society. Alive. And without a single scratch!

"It was mostly me, he just helped me figure out how to do it. All I had to do was bend my aura right. It was like skipping lines in Disney, only a lot more compact. He helped me with that part. Some pill. It makes me very flexible. I don't think it wears off any time soon, either!" She explained brightly.

Renji had a suggestive look on his face, and Ichigo glared at him. "Make ONE comment on her extra flexibility, and I'll be forced to trim your Pineapple Head even further."

"Oh yeah? Well, maybe I'll call up your dad so he can kick your ass, AGAIN!"

"HEY, THAT WAS ONE TIME! AND ALL BECAUSE OF THE CAST THAT PEYTON MADE ME HAVE TO GET!"

"Nooo, don't you go and blame me, it was your HOLLOW, moron!" Peyton interjected defensively.

Byakuya sighed exasperatedly. "All of you, SILENCE! ...We have. A duty. So. FULFILL IT!"

Everyone stared at him as he breathed heavily due to his little outburst, and Peyton laughed anxiously. "So, Noble Miyamotos. Shall we get going?"

The younger guy leaned towards what Peyton assumed was his eldest sister. "...Are they honestly supposed to protect us?"

She nodded sadly, and all three Nobles sighed heavily. The Soul Reapers' temples throbbed, and Peyton shrugged. "Hey, don't feel too bad, Miyamotos. If all else fails, you have me!"

"Don't tell them that, they'll think they're heading for impending doom for SURE!"

"SHUT UP RENJI, NO ONE ASKED YOU!"

"Ms. Cullen, I suggest you not make too much of a stir. I could summon you back to the Human World in a heartbeat," Byakuya advised.

She huffed and made faces at him behind his back, and Matsumoto snickered as quietly as possible.

FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER...

"Okay, I spy with my little eye, somethiiiiiiinnngg...Oooh! Something red!"

Peyton looked around frantically for anything red. "Hmm. Renji's hair?"

"Noooo, not Renji-san!" Chiyoko chirped. She was the youngest, only eight, and Peyton had brought it upon herself to save her from a horrible death. Cause? Utter boredom.

"Hmm. What indeed. My hair?"

"Nooo, not yours either, Peyton-chan!" She said with a sneaky grin.

"Well, crap. Hmm...That leaf right there?"

"Nooo."

"THAT leaf?"

"Nooo."

"Matsumoto's hair?" Renji asked.

The other Soul Reapers looked at him, and he shrugged. "They're right, this mission so far is utter boredom."

Chiyoko smiled and shook her head quickly. "Nooo, Renji-san, her hair is ORANGE!"

"Oh. Crap. Oooh, oooh, ICHIGO'S hair!" He shouted proudly.

Everyone sweatdropped, and Chiyoko giggled. "Nooo, Ichigo-san's hair is orange, TOO!"

"Duh," Peyton and Rukia said at the same time, exchanging a smirk. Renji drooped. "Worth a shot.."

Suddenly, Toshiro flashed a smug grin. "The fourth chain to the right on your bracelet, which is currently hidden by your right sleeve."

Chiyoko stared at him in amazement. "Yes, you're RIGHT, Captain Hitsugaya!"

Peyton grinned. The kid was the only one who called him that out of actual respect, as far as she knew.

Renji huffed. "How in the hell did you see that, Hitsugaya?"

"She hitched her sleeve up earlier when guessing what yellow item Peyton had seen," he replied matter-of-factly.

Peyton beamed. "Oh, you're good. I am SO having you help me with some video games when this is over."

"Your turn, Captain Hitsugaya!" Chiyoko cried out giddily. Arisu, her older sister, and their brother, who had YET to mention his name, exchanged a sigh.

Peyton glanced at them. "Feel free to play. You know you want to."

"I...do?" Arisu asked in confusion. Oh, that's right; Peyton had to be very choosy with her words. Apparently sarcasm was a lost art around Nobles, and they took things literally way too much.

"Yes, you do. You see...I...am PSYCHIC."

Renji and Rukia rolled their eyes, and Matsumoto glanced back in interest. Ichigo just grinned to himself, and Toshiro sighed before muttering, "HERE we go..."

Chiyoko and her father, Tetsuo, gasped in amazement. Their other two family members were a lot more skeptical.

"Are you really?" The brother asked in a disbelieving tone.

She nodded brightly. "Yep. I'll prove it."

"Oh, yeah? What did I have for breakfast this morning?" Ichigo asked, knowing good and well she had overheard it in Matsumoto's bag.

"...Waffles. As did Rukia," she replied in her most wise and sagely tone. He and Rukia pretended to be absolutely stunned.

"No WAY! How did you know?"

Peyton shrugged. "It's a gift. I understand you're amazed, and that's okay."

The brother and sister were more-or-less SOLD. Chiyoko giggled. "I knew there was something special about you, Peyton-chan!"

"Is she really?" Byakuya hissed at Rukia, who nodded solemnly. "What did I do first this morning?" He asked Peyton carefully.

She closed her eyes dramatically, and Matsumoto steered her out of the way of random obstacles.

"Hmmm...I am sensing...I am seeensiiiing...Ah-HA! You got dressed, took care of your hygeine, but then...you had to make a quick run to get some more of your silver clips, since one of them broke!" She concluded ominously.

All the Soul Reapers tried not to laugh too hard as he gave her a look that could kill. For her credit, she didn't falter at all.

"...It is a headpiece. Formerly known as a kenseikan. It symbolizes my nobility. And grace. Two things you are horribly lacking."

Peyton cocked her head to the side. "Really now, a headpiece? Huh. Never would've guessed." With a shrug, she looked to Toshiro.

"I think it's your turn."

Renji smirked. "Captain, you never denied that happened. Did it...?"

Byakuya's glare only intensified. "Keep moving, Lieutenant Abarai," he growled.

Renji turned to look at Ichigo. "You're right. Peyton's growling really is sexier."

Everyone just sweatdropped as Peyton opened her mouth to say something, but sighed and shook her head as if to say "I'm not even gonna GO there".

Arisu raised a hand regally. "I guess I shall include myself in this game of 'I Spy'."

The brother nodded. "As will I. It appears it has some interesting fellow players."

Ichigo lingered back. "Hey, Peyton."

"Yeah?"

"How did you not squirm when he was staring at you like that?"

She shrugged. "My dad's about ten times scarier when he hasn't had his morning coffee and I do something stupid."

He laughed, and Toshiro announced rather loudly, "I spy, with my AVERAGE-SIZED eye...something...white."

"YOUR HAIR!" Ichigo and Peyton immediately shouted. Toshiro sweatdropped. "...No."

She sighed. "He's right. Too obvious."

"True, true."

Chiyoko grinned sneakily. "The white part of Matsumoto-san's eyes!"

Toshiro eyed her suspiciously. "...Are you psychic?"