Now into Orihime, and her hollow, Acidwire! Does anybody else notice how there are three (and the beginning of one) hollows in the first book…then Grand Fisher…then no more until Uyruu breaks the bait? Then there's no more until the end of the Soul Society Arc? And in the Bountou arc (anime only), there aren't any hollows there either? Then in the stupid Zanpaku-tou filler arc in the middle of the arrancar arc…there aren't any there either…and the same with the newest arc, the mod soul arc…there aren't any there either? I can't really say anything about the arrancar arc…there's a certain type of hollow everywhere you turn then…but in most of the other arcs, the only hollow around is Hichi? Anybody else think this is kinda weird?

Disclaimer: All I own is my broken Wii…

(Italics – English)

(Bold – our little telepathic thing we have going)

(Bold italics – zanpaku-tou)

(Normal – Japanese)

I jerked my head around, trying to locate a sound. Ageha looked at me, a bottle of Whiteout, a pen, and a white ball full of pepper in her hands. A sulking Rukia was hidden high in a tree, I was sitting on the picnic table, Ageha sat on the bench of the table, and Ichigo was a way away, facing me as I threw the completed white balls at him to hit with the bat he had in his hands, Rukia's pitching machine being unloaded one by one by Ageha. I stared into the distance, in the direction that Orihime would appear later. I was known for my extraordinary hearing, and Ageha knew it.

"What? What is it?" Ageha asked, with a hushed voice.

"I think," I paused, closed my eyes, and turned my left ear toured the spot that I was facing moments before. I listened to the first soft screech, then a louder screech, a thud, and the acceleration of a car. "Yea. Orihime, just got, 'ell, you know." I let Ageha finish the unsaid sentience.

"How much longer?"

"Soon."

"Got an idea?"

"When do I not? Rukia! Ge'own 'ere!"

As soon as Rukia was out of the tree, I set us all up for a four-player version of baseball. I had grabbed one of Rukia's non-pepper balls, Whiteout, and a red Sharpie. I had made it look exactly like a baseball. I stood where the pitcher would, and put the ball down. Dragging my foot in the dirt, I made a scaled-down version of a baseball field, with only two bases, but the same amount of running. I explained the rules quickly to Rukia and Ichigo, that tit was pretty much the same as baseball, but with four players instead of however many they usually play with. I told everyone to look as if Rukia and I dragged Ichigo and Ageha here to play, and we've been doing it for a while. I scribbled on a piece of paper, now our score sheet, and shoved it in my pocket. Ichigo, who happened to have the bat, stood at the Home plate, Rukia off to his side, I at the pitcher's mound, Ageha where the third base would be. I pitched, Ichigo hit the ball, and Ageha moved to catch it. When Ichigo slid into the base, Orihime came jogging down to us.

"What are you guys doing?" Orihime asked.

"Playin' baseball," I responded.

This next part went on too slowly, but when Ichigo asked Orihime if he should walk her home, I answered for her.

"Ichigo! You idiot. You 'on't ask a 'urt 'irl if she WANTS you to walk 'er 'ome, you DO it, damn it," I snapped. Here I shoved him forward, and when he looked back, I had my 'don't you DARE try to contradict what I just said'look on my face. His scowl deepened, and he turned and walked to Orihime's apartment. "I was always so pissed when 'e didn't walk 'er 'ome," I muttered so only Ageha heard. She smiled, and we all went our respective ways.

"'ey! Kisuke! We're gunn'go 'n watch Ichi's fight with Orihime's Brother!" I yelled from the doorway.

"Ok! Don't hurt yourselves!" A response was heard.

"Us? 'Urt ourselves? You're kidding right?" I shouted. A low chuckle was my only reply.

"Ok, 'e's insane. But 'e already knew that, 'uh?" I glanced at Ageha as we left the small, unknown candy shop. Her dark brown hair was down and wavy, she had taken a bath and let it dry naturally. Her deep blue eyes showed more emotion than mine did, as always, but of course, a best friend could read you like a book. Especially when said best friends have a strong physic link. She was the only one who could even begin to understand me. For that, I'm grateful.

"Yeah. I figured it out when he showed up for the first time in the anime. By the way, you have no train of thought. At least, not one with a straight track." She smiled at me. I smirked.

We got to Orihime's place a while before the hollow, knocking on her door, not surprised when we saw Tatsuki behind her.

"Oh! We could have a party!" Orihime exclaimed.

"Yeah!" Ageha played along. "All we need now is Ichigo, Rukia, your three-year dead brother, and some blood!"

I snickered, and Orihime looked at me. "What? Yea, a party. 'Hat sounds 'ike a 'ood 'ime."

We sat there for a while, eating, talking and having an all-around good time, when Orihime's stuffed bear fell off its perch on her bookshelf. Ageha and I watched as Orihime's soul was ripped from her body. Tatsuki was thrown across the room, Ageha and I seemingly invisible to the giant half-snake thing. It reached for Orihime, but Ichigo blocked him.

"Now. Now it's a party," I laughed.

Ichigo turned around, Orihime saw him, and everything from there on went exactly like the manga.

When it was all over, Rukia used the Kiokuchikan on Orihime and Tatsuki, and I looked at her and said, "You know, that was completely pointless. Eventually, she'll remember everything. She'll be a valuable asset, but I think I've said too much now."

Rukia, Ichigo, and Ageha all looked at me. "What? Wha'd I do?"

"You dropped the accent!" Ichigo mumbled.

"Eh? So I did'id I? Oh, well. 'S back now. Gotta problem?" I chuckled and jumped out of the second-story room from the big gaping hole in the wall. Landing smoothly, I ran off into the darkness.

"I'd better go with her," I heard Ageha sigh. "See you guys tomorrow."

There was a mumble of agreement and I heard Ageha drop to the ground. She ran up next to me, and stood quietly as I listened to Ichigo and Rukia's conversation as they jumped across the rooftops back to the clinic.

"So?" Ageha asked.

"Jus' talkin' 'bout 'ow weird I am."

"Gotcha."

Yeah, a little shorter than the other one, but I had that long author's note at the beginning. For those of you who find it hard to read Kenichi's accent, she drops it later. I'm one of you, I can barely read it. With that said, I'm going to be mean, and say that I'm not going to update until (unless) I get five reviews for this chapter alone. So, click that button!