Author's Note:
Written in Vietnam.

The outer side of my right leg looks like it's been mauled by a mountain lion, but in reality it was just pecked at ruthlessly by mosquitos. And seriously, it's only my right leg/thigh.

Goood, I love you guys. Thank you IluvBleach, Batsu Espada, aznjtgirl, Baxter54132, ManonLeChat, Miko-Ceres, Flying Through Infinity, xushi, Charmane, Aiko110, SoullessReaper, Air Sniper, and Rangiku Matsumoto. You guys are awesome. :D And, Aiko110, your fluff will be coming soon, I promise. XD

Kaleidoscope
a Bleach (© Kubo Tite) fanfiction

Theme #50
party poppers

Opening Song: "If You Seek Amy" - Britney Spears

"Come on, Rangiku-san, you need to sit still..."

"No! Don't come near me! Stay AWAY from meeee!"

"There's no use trying to reason with her, Mayumi. We're just going to have to do this the hard way."

"NOOOOO!"

Gin was caught between laughing hysterically and feeling sympathy for his friend, who found herself tied to a chair with four other girls looming over her with makeup in their hands. Ah, sweet, sweet karma.

"Rangiku, if you don't sit still, you're going to look like a drag queen at graduation," one of her friends told her sternly. Sure enough, Rangiku's thick locks were piled on top of her head in curlers, and her makeup was (poorly) half done. The ceremony was to take place within only a couple of hours, and her friends had yet to prepare for themselves.

"That makeup is disgusting!" she replied indignantly, sticking out her tongue for emphasis. "I feel like my face is burning, and all you've applied is the foundation." She looked like she wanted to scratch her face, but of course her current position kept her from doing so.

"No pain, no beauty," another said simply.

"Well, well, what do we got here?" Gin emerged from the corner he was hiding behind, both of his hands tucked conspicuously behind him. The four girls turned to look at him with surprise, whereas the bound Rangiku greeted him with a deathly glare.

"Go. Away," she warned through gritted teeth.

"Aw, but Rangiku, I jus' wanted to give ya yer graduation present."

The anger on her face shifted to weariness. "... What is it?"

A shower of confetti and the feint smell of smoke greeted her next, causing her to shriek in kick in surprise. The sporadic action resulted in the tipping of her chair, which in turn left her on the ground, yet again. "See ya at the ceremony, Rangiku!" Dropping the empty party popper, Gin went racing out of the room, laughing as he did so.

Mayumi crouched down by Rangiku's side. "R-Rangiku-san? Are you alright?"

Rangiku blew a tuft of hair out of her eyes. "God, I hate karma."

Closing Song: "Fable" - Gatsby's American Dream

Word Count: 357

I'M SO HAPPY THAT GIN CAME BACK EVEN THOUGH IT TOOK LIKE A YEAR. :DDDD You made a fangirl very, very happy, KT.