Title: So That's Where They Went

Genre: Humor, Strangeness

Characters: Hitsugaya, Halibel, Nanao, Yammy

Summary: Yes. Really. With their feet.

Halibel unsheathed her sword, the mere second of flowing motion metamorphosing the simple action into an extraordinary display of discipline and power. Hitsugaya knew full well, even as he leveled his own weapon, that this was going to be unlike any battle he’d ever fought before. Luppi didn’t even come close, and the woman Espada had a very different motive for fighting than Ichimaru and Aizen had had. This time he wouldn’t lose.

The two enemies shared knowing stares, readied their postures, and prepared to cross swords.

“Seriously? That’s what they were doing? Just … squishing them?”

“Yes. It is considered entertainment by many.”

The Espada and the shinigami both stared in awe as two figures walked unconcernedly between them, chatting away as if nothing was wrong. Ise Nanao pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose as Yammy tried to pull off a thoughtful expression and failed miserably.

“With their feet? That’s just nasty. I don’t think I’ll ever look at a peanut butter and jelly sandwich the same way again.”

“Well, I suppose. But they do sanitize their legs before crushing the berries.”

“Ugh. Still… So where to next?”

“I hear there’s an excellent sushi bar just down the street here.”

“As long as it’s all you can eat, I’m game.”

And they continued right on past, turning a corner and walking out of sight, leaving everyone else to wonder what the hell had broken reality.