[IC] Frienemy's till the end [ Kaore & Snow ]

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana was sitting on her bed and sighed. Her phone rang and she checked. ''Hollows.. Exact what I need right now'' she said to herself and left her gigai in the room and then jumped out the window. She ran to the group and saw how Zant did activate that watch of him again and then started to attack the Hollows. For a second she hesitated but then she jumped to one little hollow that was about to attack him and slayed it. ''Sorry for my behavior just now.. I am a pretty hot head so now and then'' she said and jumped away to dodge a attack and had grabbed his wrist along the jump so they would both end up a few meters away from the attack.

''It's a small group.. But can grow fast enough if we don't hurry.. Those creatures like to call out their friends'' she said and was probably the first Shinigami he had met that called the Hollows Creatures in stead of monsters. Hana then smiled a little and jumped back to the hollows, ending up between two. ''Mizūmi no suitora'' she said and her zanpactou changed in a small wave of water that surrounded her. She moved her hand's to both Hollows and the water did exactly the same, attacking the two hollows and killing them. Right at that moment a more powerful hollow grabbed Hanna in one hand and held her up. ''Strong Shinigami, Let me eat you'' he said and then opened his mouth. Hana's zanpactou had changed back to his normal form and laid on the ground. ''Zant-kun!! Help!!'' she screamed

[Kaore]

Nero was mildly irritated when Hana arrived but decided to ignore her in favor of the fight. With his current limitations he was quite enjoying it... though it was still boring. Most of these Hollows were hardly worth the effort to fight. Slicing through a fifth one killing it he heard Hana release her Zanpakto, Mizumi no Suitora... water based? He couldn't see her from where he was but it was likely she was using water to fight.

Then he heard her terrified scream. He vanished in a burst of Sonido, appearing in time to stop her being eaten by slicing the arm holding her off. He looked down at her to make sure Hana was okay before turning to the offending Hollow with a glare.

"You hurt my friend."He said as a feral grin grew on his face "Now your gonna hurt before I send your souls to the next life."

He vanished again and a spurt of blood erupted from its back before another erupted from his side. Then its other arm was cut off before a gash appeared in its right leg sending the Hollow to its knees. Another two gashes appeared across its chest while a second one appeared at its side. The Hollow letting out pained roars as all this happened, not able to fully comprehend how this was happening to it. IT was strong how was this... human hurting it so easily!? Nero finally reappeared in front of the Hollow with a mad grin on his face and his left arm reared back as he delivered a powerful punch to the Hollows mask, shattering it and sending the Hollow flying twenty feet back. Nero held his blade at the side of his waist and took a step back before lunging forward with a swing.

"ZANTETSUKEN!" He shouted as he sent a blade of energy at the Hollow, slicing its head in half and killing it.

Sighing he turned to Hana and offered her his hand.

"Are you okay... Hana-chan?" He asked in concern.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana was shocked and looked with amaze at how Zant fighted the hollow.. He sure liked the fighting and she knew he would totally fit in the 11th squad but she also felt a strange energy from him. She just couldn't place it. Then when he stood in front of her, offering her his hand and asking how she was doing she knew they started at the wrong foot. She took his hand and stood up straight but not letting go of his hand yet. ''Thank you..'' she said and smiled a little. ''This was a very scared moment for me.. I think I'll have the chills from it for a hour or two more but I'll be fine... Thanks to you.. Zant-kun'' she said and let go of his hand now she had said what she wanted.

''We totally did start on the wrong foot... which mostly is my fault.. I am sorry for that.. Could we start over and get it on the right foot?'' she asked.

[Kaore]

Nero smirked. Not an unkind one but more of amusement. Normally he would reject the offer to start over again after how rude she's been... but for some reason he felt like giving her a second chance. He still wouldn't tell her his first name... at least not yet anyway. She comes to Karakura looking for someone on the very same day he returns? He didn't believe in coincidences.

"Very well then Hana-chan. I am Zant... no its not my first name but at the moment thats all I'm telling you." He said in his usual calm tone "When I get to know you better I'll tell you my first name but until then just use my last one."

Shething his sword he turned his watch off and turned to head back to Urahara's.

"I'm going back to Urahara... might order myself a pizza since I'm feeling hungry." He told her before starting to walk off "Your welcomed to join me if you want of course."

[BeautifulSnow]

''Nice to meet you Zant-kun.. I am Hana Kaori.. Since you do call me Hana-chan already I'll not ask you to use my last name..'' Hana said and walked with him back after picking up her zanpactou and putting in back in her shade. ''I am a shinigami.. By birth.. And I have the Lieutenant rank'' she then said. ''Secrets? I like to solve those and you gave me a nice one'' she said and smiled a little. When he said that he was gonna order a pizza and that he wouldn't mind if she would join him she thought for a moment.

''Pizza? That is something I do not know from this world yet.. So I would like to join you'' she said and looked at him. ''Shall we.. Make it a pick nick and let Urahara-sama, Tessa-sama, Ururu-chan and Jinta-kun join us?'' she then asked and thought that would be a nice idea. ''It's just a idea of course, if you don't like it then just tell me'' she said

[Kaore]

"The only hint I'll give you as to what I am is this... I'm not a Shinigami." He told her with a smirk "And they can come... but if Jinta bullies little Ururu then I'm gonna smack him over the head."

He knew she told him not to hit Jinta but he would if he was a bully to the girl. As they walked he pulled out his phone and began ordering a couple of pizzas to be delivered to Uraharas store, aking sure to select a good variety so that Hana could learn that pretty much anything could go on a pizza.

"Pizza is something created by Italian Immigrants in America several decades ago and is now a very popular kind of food. The basic Pizza is essentially flatbread with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese thats cooked in an oven. However you can put pretty much anything on the thing and there are to many possible toppings to list them for you." Nero told the Shinigami "Its not exactly the healthiest food... but it seems to make you feel good when you eat it."

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana nodded and smiled a little. ''okay, good to know'' she said and listened to him making the orders. She then walked inside, went to her room and got back into her body finding out Ururu had changed her clothes into a white blouse with a black vest and a black jeans. She smiled and walked back, still on heels. ''Thank you Ururu-chan'' she said and then grabbed a plaid from behind the counter and took that outside. ''Are you people coming? We are gonna have a pick nick and Zant-kun is gonna tread us on something called Pizza'' she said with a smile. Jinta and Ururu walked outside together with Hana and Ururu helped her with the plaid.

''We need sake..'' Hana said. ''Zant-kun? You do know how to drink sake right?'' she asked and smiled. ''If I am right I do have one of the best bottles stored in my room'' she said. Yet before she could go get it, Urahara came outside with Tessai, one carrying plates for those who wanted to use them and the other carrying her bottle and the cups. ''Great!'' she said and smiled.

[Kaore]

(What do you mean by plaid? Is it the blanket?)

Nero wasn't particularly fond of Sake. He preferred western drinks like Whiskey or Rum. He didn't say any of this though and just nodded to her question. He would have rather not brought Urahara as that guy bugged him. Tessai and Ururu were fine as he actually liked them for their rather quite and reserved attitudes... plus Ururu was a little sweety. When he had first met the young girl he had felt a strange urge to look after her... something he had never felt before in his numerous century long existence.

"Where are we going for this picnic?" Urahara asked jovially.

"Hell if I know." Nero replied "I was going to eat in my room but then Hana suggested a picnic."

He never really cared to learn about many locations in Karakura. He knew where the best fast food or restaraunts were, he knew where to get the best boozae, and he knew where The Vizards Hideout and Urahara's shop were. Other then those he knew nothing.

[BeautifulSnow]

[ Yes sorry ]

Hana looked at the guys after coming back in her gigai and giggled. ''Guys.. He told the deliverer to bring the pizza's here... We are simple gonna picnic in front of the shop'' she said. ''Since I wasn't planning on bringing you to places you all wouldn't feel comfortable.. We are simply gonna picnic here.. It is easier for all of us'' she said, taking the blanket and spreading it out on the ground. She looked at the others and then sat down.

[Kaore]

Nero was relieved he wouldn't have to go to some park he'd never been to before. The area in front of Urahara's may not be as picturesque as a park but it was familiar. He plopped down at the edge of the blanket and waited for the pizza guy to show up. He wasn't the kin dof person to engage in small talk... or at least not start any.

"So Kaori-san what brought about this change of attitude towards Zant-kun here?" Urahara asked happily.

Nero just grunted. He wasnt going to give the crazy scientist anything he could possibly use to try and tease him. If Hana wanted to tell him she would but he most definitely wouldn't. As far as he was concerened he hadn't done anything of any interest. He merely protected a friend of his from being eaten by a Hollow.

[BeautifulSnow]

''oh well.. Let's say he proofed that he was worth to give a second chance'' Hana said and simply smiled. She poured the sake in the cups and passed them to the adults, when she reached Zant she gave him a cup and looked at him with a smile. ''Don't feel bothered.. a liquor store is close by, you can always go there and get something you really like but just try this sake first'' she said and gave him the cup with sake. Then she sat down and filled a small cup for herself with sake and placed the bottle down. ''No Jinta.. Sake is too strong for you'' she said and smacked the boy on the hand and then drank from the sake, enjoying the drink.

[Kaore]

(Don't forget to check the ooc thread.)

The sake wasn't that bad Nero supposed. He prefered to drink something else but this was fine for now. He held his cup out for a refill as he contemplated how long its been since he had any Sake. He figured it had been at least eleven years. He Hadn't lived in Japan for at least ninety years but made it a habit to return to Karakura at least once every ten years to visit Urahara and Tessai. He rarely saw Yoruichi and had only seen her once or twince in the last fifty years.

"So do you have any idea where Yoruichi is?" He asked "Haven't seen that cat in years."

Yoruichi was interesting to spend time with. She tried to get him flustered but it rarely worked and she had a better sense of humor then Urahara did.

"No idea!" Urahara replied happily.

Nero shrugged. He should have expected that kind of answer. Even if Urahara did know where Yoruichi he wouldn't tell him.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana smiled at Nero and gave him the refill and took one herself, she had learned to drink Sake from the sake-loving captain Sunsui and now she could drink almost half a bottle without getting drunk. Hana leaned back on her arms and enjoyed the sun shining on her face and felt totally at easy but it wasn't long until Jinta attacked the Lieutenant with a tickle-dead and they rolled over the ground tickling each other and laughing.

A few minutes later when Hana had Jinta under control and was tickling him a boy on a scooter came and stopped. ''Are you N. Zant?'' he asked to Nero and held several boxes in his hands. ''N. Zant heh?'' Hana said and smiled. ''Now I do know your a bit of your first name Zant-kun'' she said giggling. She stood straight and got the sand and dirt of her pants and looked at Jinta. ''never do that again'' she said and winked. then walked over to the rest and sat down on the blanket again.

[Kaore]

Zant nodded at the pizza guy and got up to pay him. After getting the pizza's he set them down in the center of the blanket.

"Here you go everyone. Pizza!" Zant said goofily "One of the best things to eat ever invented. Not really considered high class cuisine but... who gives a damn."

He sat down and grabbed a slice of pepperoni. He loved pepperoni pizza it was his favorite kind... and pretty much the only kind he ate. He could eat it all day if he could but it wasn't healthy for his Gigai and after the last two had been killed, one by multiple gunshots in Nevada in 1886, the other was killed because it choked to death when he was eating some Lobster in 1979 Urahara was now making him pay for the damn things.

"So... Hana... um... what was life like in The Soul Society?" He asked awkwardly while Urahara smiled mischiviously behind his little fan.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana looked curious at the pizza and was happy the pizza man had written on the boxes what was on the pizza. She took a slice of the Hawaii version of this food Zant seemed to love a lot and took a bite. She didn't know what to think of it the first few seconds but when she was chewing and tasting so many different yet delicious ingredients she really started to feel better like Zant-kun had explained.

She swallowed and yet when she wanted to take a nice bite of the slice Zant-kun asked her how life was in the Soul Society. ''You say it like I'll never return.. Which isn't true, once finding the person I need to find, I am going back.. With that person so I do think it is a lost soul or something..'' she said and smiled. ''Yet..'' she said and laid the slice down. ''Soul Society might sound great and awesome.. But its not much different from this world... You have rich people... poor people... orphans... only thing different... Family's in the soul society are mostly not blood related but simple placed together until they are ready for a new life'' she said. ''And then you of course have the seireitei.. That is where the shinigami live'' she said. ''We all have our own special ability and our own rank... Captain's are the strongest yet also their can be a world apart in how strong they are if you match them against each other.. We have one captain.. He is just a kid but he is pretty strong'' she said. She then shook her shoulders. ''It's just life what we live, only thing, we are spirits.. Oh btw, No, we can not go trough doors or walls without breaking them'' she said.

[Kaore]

That wasn't really what he wanted to know but he nodded anyway. He was curious about Hana's life in Soul Society. He wanted to know more about her... which was odd for him. He wasn't sure why he cared but he did and as such he wanted to know more. The information about her mission wasn't anything he hadn't already gleamed from her before though.

"Thats interesting. But I meant what was YOU life like." He asked calmly.

His own life in the living world was usually pretty dull... unless he decided to fight in a war... which he had several times in the past. Urahara was quite good at making false identities for him to use when he enlisted in a military.

"Want to know more about your new girlfriend Zant-kun?" Urahara joked.

Next second he was laying in a heap with a large lump on his head courtesy of Nero.

[BeautifulSnow]

''My life?'' Hana asked a little surprised. ''Well Zant-kun.. I am the lieutenant from squad 3.. though I don't think the squad really fits me.. so didn't squad 6 but yeah... I might end up changing every five years or so'' she said and looked at the sky, totally forgetting her pizza and sake. ''I've never been a popular girl, most people of my squad like to dodge me and go to the other lieutenant'' she said. ''I am born in a family that for generations gave the seireitei the most powerful nature-themed Shinigami's.. We are healers, fighters and defenders with all a ability that is based on Nature..'' she said. ''I didn't grow up in that family.. but I was the daughter of the head of it.. which makes me the new head of the clan... but I don't feel like re-building it all...'' she then said and sighed.

''Oh why am I even telling this? My life is boring, I do paperwork, I train, I try to find family members and I go to bed.. Then I wake up and the same stuff happens'' Hana said and then got up from the blanket. ''I am gonna walk for a bit.. don't bother following me and just eat.. There is no need to safe something for me'' she said and then walked away, she tied her loose hair back into a high ponytail and walked of.

[Kaore]

Nero shrugged. He would let her do what she wanted and if she wanted to be alone. He filled his cup with some more Sake and downed it before eating another slice of pizza. Hana's life sounded like a strange combination of tedious and complicated. He would hate to have her life since he prefered to have the freedom to do what he wanted when he wanted.

"Her life sounds dull." He commented as he took another drink of Sake "Why would anyone want to live such a dull life? Life should be exciting! Not repetitive."

"Some people prefer to live a life of repetitiveness Zant-san." Tessai commented "It makes them feel safe."

Nero just lay back on the ground with his eyes closed and his arms behind his head.

"Still sounds like a sucky life to me." He replied.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana didn't just go for a stroll, of course this also helped her cool down because she didn't want to show her emotions. She had done that before and was laughed at. She took the modsoul candy and took that, leaving her body without anyone noticing. ''Act normal.. Please, just walk a bit and go in a hour back to the shop... Go shop some'' she said to her Gigai and it just smiled. Hana left, knowing her Gigai would get into some pretty trouble because the modsouls actually where not trust able at all.

She walked trough the streets and soon enough she found Ichigo's house. She kept her energy low so they wouldn't notice her directly and she looked around and tried to find out where Rukia could be. This mission sucked.. She didn't want to babysit the third seat of squad thirteen. She sighed and saw something move in the house. She then decided to do this on a different way and went back. She only had been away for twenty minutes and now went looking for her body.

Ten minutes she found it, at the shop and she sighed. ''You know how it sucks to be a modsoul?'' she said and Hana walked over, grabbing her gigai in the neck. ''Do you know how much it sucks that you mod souls can't behave normal?'' Hanna said and took the soul out and went back in herself. ''I hope she didn't do much weird stuff...'' she said as she now sat down and sighed.

[Kaore]

"She stole my Pizza slice out of my hand." Nero growled "The only reason I didn't punch her was because I could tell it wasn't you in it."

The mod soul had been very annoying. It had come back and he had instantly been able to tell that it wasn't really Hana in the body. It then proceeded to try and cuddle up close to him, which if it was Hana he probably wouldn't mind, but the Mod soul was handsy. He had pushed the annoying thing away and it then proceeded to take the Pizza slice out of his hand and eat it very rapidly.

"Next time you pop one of those damn things let me know... so I can leave." He Told her irritably "I hate Mod souls and have killed a few that had one of those damn rabbit themed ones in them."

He hated those 'Chappy' Mod souls. They were the absolute worst things he had ever seen. If he ever went to Soul Society he would find out who made those damn things and beat the crap out of them. He wasn't kidding, if he went he would track that bastard down and beat them so hard they'd be in the hospital for a month.