//------------------------------// // Peach 41 // Story: PEACH! (Season 2) // by ChromeRegios //------------------------------// After Toshiro and Rangiku told of the princesses their arrival. Rangiku went back to the forest and called the others to proceed to the castle, while Toshiro is left dealing with the more important matters... As Rangiku walks towards the path of Everfree Forest, she starts to hear glass breaking, followed by shouts of two persons, she went to investigate. “Hanataro! Get to the other side and try to restrain her! I’ll try and distract her for you!” Ichigo suggested. Hanataro nodded and complied to his plan, while Ichigo peeks up and tries to sooth her a bit. “Fluttershy! Fluttershy! You're not dead, alright! You are not DEAD!” Ichigo desperately shouts. “THAT'S YOUR PLAN?!” Hanataro said in his thoughts, he was expecting something more, not what he just witnessed. “She’s ever gonna fall for tha~” “I’m not?” Fluttershy said, calming down now. “SHE FELL FOR IT!!!” Hanataro said to himself, popping his eyes in disbelief. “You’re just... uh... dreaming! Yeah!” Ichigo made an excuse. “I..I am?” Fluttershy softly said, as the things start falling down the floor. Ichigo gave the signal to Hanataro and without Fluttershy knowing, Hanataro put her to sleep just as Rangiku arrived at the door looking at the two with a funny expression on her face. “You know what... I don’t even what to know.” Rangiku said, then went back to her job informing the other Soul Reapers. “Hey, wait! Hold on!” Ichigo told Hanataro to get Fluttershy to the castle, while he went to ask Rangiku why she was there, Hanataro was left alone to deal with Fluttershy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back at the castle. Yoruichi, Rukia and Mayuri met up with Toshiro and told him about the current situation. “So, Twilight is now a Hollow? Where is she then?” Toshiro curiously asked Yoruichi. “We managed to capture her earlier before Ichigo arrived. Luckily she didn’t went to full hollofication, or we might never have caught her alive. “ Yoruichi claims. “Surprisingly, Her body structures are still intact despite Yoruichi told us earlier that her body was ripped apart...” Mayuri said, looking at the report Yoruichi wrote. “Trust me, there are more things you should know, but for now let’s take care the matter at hand.” Yoruichi proclaims. “But why didn’t you told Ichigo about this? Why didn’t you tell him that you captured her, instead of saying that she’s still loose?” Rukia asked Yoruichi. Mayuri was getting curiouser and curiouser about this situation even more. “There are some things, Ichigo better off not knowing.” Yoruichi said. “All that aside... Let head out, were losing daylight...” Yoruichi announced to the group, as she leads the way out to the castle, with Celestia closely behind. “Pardon me Miss Yoruichi, but where exactly are we going?” Rukia was curious enough to ask Yoruichi where they were going... But instead of Yoruichi giving the answer, Celestia spoke on her behalf. “We’re going to the hole...” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Man, even if she is a soul, she’s still heavy as a concrete cube!” Hanataro said to his mind, lagging and dragging the soul of Fluttershy, who he got unconscious earlier. “Well, as long as I could help Ichigo, it’s okay by me...” He said while heading off to town and rest up for a while. As he lays down Fluttershy on a bench, and sits down himself to admire the scenery of the place, he suddenly felt that something was watching him. Hanataro looked back and forth, but all he saw was no one... as he was about to glance back to Fluttershy, something covered his eyes and said... “Guess who!” Hanataro let out a girlish squeal and jerked forward towards and fell face first to the dirt. He turned and looked at his stalker, only to see a Pink pony standing in front of him. “Hi! I’m Pinkie Pie!” The pink pony said to Hanataro, who was still shaken up by her “sneak attack”. “H-hello...” He said weakly. “What’s your name?” Pinkie asked excitedly, but Hanataro still wasn’t over his frightening encounter with this one earlier. Hanataro just sat there, gawking at the bright pink pony. “Are you okay? You look pale as a ghost!” Pinkie said, which is funny since there is a ghost lying on the bench unconscious. But obviously Pinkie can’t see her. Hanataro gathers up his courage and stood up for a formal introduction... “I..I am Tarohana! I mean... Rohanata!... uhm... wait... I’m Hanataro Yamada.” he said, stammering in every word he spoke. “Hi, Tarohana Rohanata Hanataro Yamada! Wow, thats a long name...” Pinkie said, raising a single brow. “No, uhm... My name is Hanataro Yamada... not, that...” He humbly said. “OOOooOOooooHh!!!! I thought that was your name, which is funny since it’s quite long and confusing, my full name by the way is Pinkamena Diane Pie! Party thrower extraordinaire!” She announced. Hanataro was about to say something, when his stomach growled loud enough for Pinkie to hear, making the whole atmosphere around him really awkward. He blushed in embarrassment. “I-I’m sorry...” Hanataro weakly said. “Oh! Are you hungry? Don’t worry, I have just baked a batch of cupcakes just now, want some?” Pinkie excitedly said, which of course made Hanataro’s eyes sparkle in delight... “Y-you mean, I can eat?” Hanataro asked, not believing that someone in this world would offer him food, let alone a stranger to them. “Sure! Just tell me if you prefer cupcakes or muffins or cakes or ice cream or~” Pinkie went on and on, saying different varieties of pastries and sweet stuff in front of Hanataro, making him drool just by the thought of it. Pinkie invited him to Sugar Cube Corner where he noticed that the whole place looks like a gingerbread house! He entered shyly, but Pinkie was too optimistic and pushed him inside to gaze upon thousands and thousands of cupcakes, candy and different assortment of cakes! Pinkie wasted no time on preparing a sumptuous meal for Hanataro, where he waited for Pinkie to tell him he could eat it... He never eats unless told so, that was the lesson he was taught back in Soul Society, but Pinkie was too impatient to see his reaction on her creations, and just shoved a hoof-full of cupcakes into his mouth... Although hypnotized by the delicious food in front of him, he forgotten one small detail on this little detour... He left Fluttershy alone outside... at the bench...