Thanks go out to all my wonderful readers and those who bid! Keep 'em comin'!
After being thoroughly pampered by myself and the fangirls and fanboys in the stadium, Rukia lay sprawled out across a mass of pillows and Chappy plushes that Anime-Kisses had thrown at her. She was still, in a state of suspended catatonia as she swam in ideas that consisted of nothing but Chappy.
I, for one, had been up all evening taking bids from the mob of Bleach characters that had amassed in the stadium for the aforementioned woman. A month-long line had gathered in and around the grounds where the event was proceeding. Half of the dealers were stir-crazy from the wait, a third had crawled off to find amusement elsewhere from the prolonged delay, and the remainder were just homicidal for Rukia.
"HEY! GET OFF'A ME!" I howled as some bad-mannered person grabbed my pant-leg and proceeding to pull me down into the hord of fans, encouraging others to do the same. "WAIT YOUR TURN, DAMMIT!"
I begin to swat at my attackers violently to ward them off.
Mangareader125: "Now, for my next round of bids, I bid the entire collection of five of your favorite shoujo manga, first editions, signed by the manga-ka that made them, a ultra rare, single digit membership card of the "I Love Chappy" fan-club (trust me, getting one of the single digit membership cards is a hell to obtain), a wide assortment of various plushies in the shape of your friends...And if that is not all, I have one more thing to add on the table while traveling in the soul mind world.
I've obtained a new dance from Sode no Shirayuki. It's a new sword dance that is even more beautiful and deadly than the others combined!" Rukia perked up, quivering.
"Yes, all of these wonderful items can be yours if you just say yes to my offer!"
"GAAAH! WHAT DID I JUST SAY?" I shrieked, hitting the prying hands from below stage with my switch-cane. "WAIT..YOUR...TURN!" I enunciated each word loudly with a slap of my weapon.
Rukia sat up on her mountain of cushions and bounced up and down happily.
MisplacedSanity: "So it all comes down to this, huh, Kevvy?"
"YES, IT ALL COMES...DOWN-" I whacked at Kiyone and Sentaro, who were trying to claw their way up on stage "-TO VIOLENCE!"
"Well, then. Ah, shit. I just remembered." MisplacedSanity grinned. "I has an advaaaantage. Next week, January 14th. Rukia's BIRRRTHDAY."
My jaw dropped, my body pausing mid-stroke into hitting another crazed fan.
"OH MY GAWD! IT'S BEEN THAT LONG SINCE I UPDATED?" I throw my arms up into the air, causing the switch-cane to fly from my grasp and hit somebody in the crowd.
"AND I FORGOT RUKIA'S BIRTHDAY!" I toss myself into the swarm of bidders, distraught. "WAAAH!"
MisplacedSanity just reached into her magical bag of holding-like Mary Poppins, but cooler.
"I has a fifty-foot chocolate, banana, strawberry cake, iced with strawberry pink icing, shaped like CHAPPY!" She tossed confetti into the air while I crawled up into the fetal position of despair.
Everybody cheered Rukia a belated birthday, while those who hadn't forgotten and had given her presents due accordingly smiled smugly. MisplacedSanity was among those who hadn't forgotten, but Ichigo had paid under the table to have the review announced again just to torture me. It was payback for all that he'd gone through when he'd been put up for auction.
"And to make this party all the better, I have them cloned-Ichigo-butler-punchingbags I promised DRESSED LIKE CHAPPY, DOING THE MACARENA, YMCA-DANCE, AND THE FUNKYCHICKEN. AND PYROTECHNICS. LOTS AND LOTS OF PYROTECHNICS."
I sobbed in my emo corner.
Liechland: "I bid 1,000 giant bunnies and 1,000 small bunnies, plus a 100 acre bunny farm, just for you! Also, your own guest house with an art studio, to make all the sketches you want, and all the supplies to make uber of anything you please. Also, I hand-sewed a blanket for you. It has bunnies on it and special pockets, to place Chappy in! This is real soft material, too. Did I mention, Chappy gets his own mansion, complete with 5 rooms and 4 and a half baths. Plus a Jacuzzi."
Rukia smiled as the insanity of the mob continued.
To be continued...
SkywalkerT-65, I received your bid. I was pressed for time and didn't have time to put it down in here. My apologies.
To MisplacedSanity, I am SO sorry. I should have submitted this chapter before the 14th of January, but, sadly, I've been VERY busy and I never got this chapter down until recently. Please forgive this terrible authoress.
Yukiko 18 and ValentineRevenge, I got your bids and will use them when the time comes. Silver Eternity, Grimmjow is to be put up on the block soon, so no worries there; but if you haven't gotten your say in by the time he's gone up for auction, I'll definitely message you. I'm glad to see that I'm inspiring my readers. If you're sure about starting your own auction and need tips, feel free to PM me. I'm glad to give advice where it's needed.
To those who've bidded on RUKIA: The dark, maako oro, MisplacedSanity and Liechland are at the top of the list for Rukia. By next chapter, I'll be narrowing down on the contestants. IF YOU HAVE NOT BIDDED ON RUKIA, DO IT NOW. If you've already bidded on Rukia, I'd advise you add to your current offers. Happy bidding! :)