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((Hm. Have Renji. I kinda got an idea. And good idea on the reference!))



Ichigo was across from Yumichika, and was beside Renji. It felt like a long time since he had to explain every single detail. "First the waitress will come out and ask what you want to drink. The list of drinks are on the bottom backside. A brief description is listed under them so you know what they are. Each restaurant has their own list of dishes that they make. You all will choose whatever is to your liking," he said quickly. It was bad enough trying to teach Rukia everything. Now he had four more.

Ikkaku didn't care a bit for the decorations. It was more stuff to destroy in battle. Of course, his friend took a liking to the place.

Rina smiled. She was starting to feel like there might actually be a bond between them. After all, they both did have a good fashion sense. "I can't wait to see what the rest of the town looks like. If only we had all the time in the world."

And to interrupt her train of thought; "Who's idea was it to pick this place? Everything looks disgusting," Ikkaky moaned. Of course, food was food but it didn't have to look this disgusting.

Rina lowered her head and didn't say anything, hoping no one would say anything. Surely it couldn't be that bad. Ikkaku was scarry. Not only did he have skill but it was his attitude.

It took Ichigo a moment to realize that the waitress had been waiting on what they wanted to drink. He looked up and had a sincere look on his face. "I'm just going to apologize in advance. My dad wanted to take in some people who have been homeless and some of them don't have much on manners. And they don't have a clue about much technology. Um, could I have the pink lemonade?" It was a crappy cover story but it would have to work for now. It wasn't like they were going to meet this waitress again.

Rina kept looking at the drinks. Some of them didn't have a description. "I'll have the sweet tea please," She couldn't go wrong with anything tea related. After all, she would have time to try other drinks later.

Rina looked up at Rukia and nervously smiled. She didn't even know if her or anyone else liked the place. After Yumichika gave his comments to Ikkaku, he seemed to be fired up real quick. "I'm not bald! Its shaved," he growled as he slammed his fist on the table. "At least I don't wear feathers and go around commenting on everything like a girl!"

Rina quietly slid her chair back a little bit. She wanted to be able to get out of the way if they decided to fight on the table. At least swords weren't allowed in public.

This is insane. Why on earth did these two had to get sent here? Renji could be bad enough at times, but he had Ikkaku and Yumichika. Well Yumichika wasn't that bad. Ikkaku had the hot head out of the two. "Coke is pretty good. Its a carbonated drink, which means its got bubbles. There's a lot of other different carbonated drinks too. No matter what, you'll find something you'll like."

When the waitress came back, Rina ordered spicy shrimp in coconut oil. She had tried shrimp once and knew it was good, so she couldn't go too wrong.

Rina sighed as Ikkaku sat back in his seat. He still seemed to be angry but at least he wasn't being loud. Or "barbaric" as Yumichika called it. He mumbled to the waitress that he didn't care as to what he wanted at all. He waited a while until he tried his coke and found that it tasted delicious and stayed quiet.

Ichigo ordered a curry also, seeing that it was the only thing that sounded good at the moment. At least Ikkaku had sat down in his chair and became quiet. "Yeah, we have a lot more technology than the Soul Society, so you'll run into more things like this. As for sake, you'll have to have an ID card and be a certain age. Even though you're older by soul, your bodies aren't."

Rina shrugged. "I think we can live without it for a little while, can't we?"

It was odd to think that you had to be a certain age for things here. But then again, humans only lived so long and their bodies didn't heal like a Shinigami's. Rina assumed that that would limit certain things here in the world. After all, no one would believe them if they said they were hundreds of years old.

Ichigo grumbled a little. They probably didn't think what could possibly be the problem. "I'm not old enough. Plus I have to watch all of you since you don't have a clue as to how anything is here. Obviously you can run around wrecking things."

Rina laughed. That would have to be mostly Ikkaku and Renji at that. She was sure that there would be punishment far beyond than paying money for it. "Don't worry Ichigo. I'm sure we won't be too bad. After all, Rukia knows a lot too so she can help us learn stuff, right?"

Even though that they had already been here in this world almost a day, they still wouldn't know what to do by themselves, besides look around and try not to get lost. It already felt like that they had been here a lot longer than that. Ikkaku, Yumichika and Rina had gone shopping, fought three Arrancar with the others. Well, Ikkaku and Yumichika did. Rina was hurt. And now they were eating. It was a good thing that they didn't age like humans. She could barely remember her human years without thinking too hard, if she had any memory left of it. Though, it was nice that they could live so long without looking so old already. "How could looking too young be a bad thing? You're older than me and you still look great. I don't see something too wrong with that. Plus, looks can't tell you everything. Like, the Head Captain. I couldn't even guess what age he is, but I'm sure he looks great for it."

Ichigo chuckled a bit when Renji got excited about his burp. They definitely had a lot to learn from the world. Too bad they couldn't take some of it with them back to the Seireitei. "If you keep drinking the coke like that, you'll keep burping. Just as a reminder, coke isn't going to hydrate you. So if you pass out from dehydration, it's not my fault." It was a wonder how so many people weren't dead from dehydration already from drinking so many sodas. Rina couldn't help but to giggle at Renji's burp. Even though it wasn't funny to well-mannered people, she thought it was a little funny. After all, this was something they never had.

When the food came out, Ikkaku dug in like he had been starved. It was surprisingly better than what it had looked like. When he finished his bowl, he chugged down his coke and also had a monster-sized burp. "This is amazing. I want seconds," he said loudly. At that moment, Ichigo thought of how much Ikkaku and Renji could possibly eat. He would be broke for a while. Why did he even volunteer to pay?

Rina began to ate her's. The shrimp was definitely fresh and tasted amazing. Though, the coconut milk seemed to have some spices. She started to drink more of her tea, hoping that it would keep her from burning up a little too much from the food.

Rina smiled, liking that Yumichika agreed with her. He did look young looking for sure. There were some that aged a little more than others. "I think it'll be a very long time before you even get a wrinkle."

Ichigo quickly stood up and faced Renji. "What did you just call me? At least I'm letting you know before you die of dehydration. I know a lot more science than you do," he yelled. They were in a public place but at this moment, he didn't care. "What is that mess of hair you have? It looks like it would be the leaves of a pineapple."

This was crazy. One fight had already gone on. Now there was a second not long afterwards. Rina had gotten half way through her plate before she excused herself to the bathroom. She didn't want to make it obvious that the shrimp was too hot for her. She was very grateful for getting food in the first place so she didn't want to complain. After throwing some water on her face, she grabbed a few paper towels to wipe it off. Luckily she didn't have to worry about wearing makeup. Then she bit her thumb in thought of the possibility of her and Yumichika getting together. Could it be possible?

Rina kept pondering on the thought, thinking that it could be possible for Yumichika to like her. But then again, it wasn't like he was easy to read. He had such a different personality about him that she couldn't figure out at times. She broke away from her thought when she heard Rukia's voice through the door. With a sigh, she made her way back to the table.

Ichigo had gotten one last word in before Rukia decided to break it up. "Really? Did you just learn your colors? I know I'm not the color blind one here." He sat down in his chair, knowing that Renji was pissed since he didn't get the last word in. It wasn't like they weren't going to fight later on anyway.

As Rina walked back to the table, she noticed that there was an unhappy man staring at their table. "Um, guys? I think we should leave before we get into trouble," she said, pointing at the man.

Ikkaku scoffed. "What? You can't get loud without getting thrown into jail or something?"

This was great. Not everyone was done but if they had to leave, at least they all got something to eat. "Great. Just what I needed. I'll get the ticket, you guys just go. I don't care what you do, just don't get into trouble. Meet me at my dads clinic just east of here before it gets too late." At least they could try to leave before they did get into any trouble.