Disclaimer: MantaRae is merely borrowing Bleach characters and promises to return them by dinnertime. Tite Kubo owns all rights, trademarks and a piece of this author's soul.
Ichigo Kurosaki wasn't taking ANY chances. The fight was coming down to the wire. His opponent was a vicious, shin-kicking, pint-sized shinigami. And there is NO way she would win this war.
"Okay, your idiom is 'You can't have cake and the toppings, too,'" the teen challenged, "so what do YOU think it means?"
Blank stare, "dunno."
"Try to guess at least," he ground out.
"I suppose the cake-idiom might mean 'you can't afford dessert,'" Rukia speculated, "then again, that idiom-person might have simply been full from a large meal."
Ichigo smirked, "you're wrong."
Rukia huffed, scowling at the smug teen, "what does yours say then?"
"'Flat out like a lizard drinking'," He read the unusual jargon slowly.
"So what does your lizard-idiom mean?"
Blank stare, "dunno."
Rukia mocked, sneering, "try to guess at least."
A head scratch, "...hmm, maybe...'a lazy person'?"
"You're wrong," Rukia echoed, silently snickering at his bewildered expression.
"You know what this idiom means?" Ichigo scoffed, skeptical, "really?"
"Shut up!" She replied, demanding, "First tell me what that cake-idiom means!"
With a know-it-all attitude, Ichigo answered, "you can't have cake and the toppings, too."
After a long moment of waiting for him to continue, Rukia asked, expectantly, "well?"
Another aggravating smirk, "And just HOW am I supposed to 'shut up' AND 'tell you' something at the same time?"
"Be quiet!" Rukia ordered, "Answer my question!"
Ichigo folded his arms, stubbornly insisting, "I CAN'T do two completely different things. So which is it, 'Shut up' or 'tell you'? "
"Tell me!" Rukia growled, "What does that cake-idiom really mean?"
"Fine!" Ichigo grumbled, "It means you can't have everything the way you want it, especially if your desires are contradictory. 'Shut up' and 'talk' for example."
"See, that wasn't so tough," Rukia grinned, triumphant, "You should just listen to me next time."
He scowled, irritated, "shut up."
Later that day, Ichigo returned to his seat from Ochi-sensei's desk, "'flat out like a lizard drinking' is an Australian idiom meaning extremely busy. Weird huh?"
Rukia hummed in agreement, "these idiom-things are strange."
"Don't forget contradictory too," Ichigo complained, "which is why I didn't want another misinterpretation on your part."
Purple eyes shimmered, Rukia's 'school-girl' aura sparkled as she innocently pondered, "Who said I was misunderstanding any of those idioms before?"
Ichigo glared, mentally cursing the vicious, shin-kicking, pint-sized shinigami and her painful English assignments.
AN: Isn't it great when Rukia messes with Ichigo? It's one of my favorite things about these two. A great big cyber cookie for all the readers, reviewers, favers, and followers. Your continuing support is greatly appreciated. MantaRae