holyknight said:
Prince Charon said:
:rofl:? :rofl:? :hail:? :yay:? :hail:? :rofl:? :rofl: Brilliant!
Especially like the line you gave Ukitake at the end, there.
Hmmm.....Oddly, this sounds like something that Ichigo's old man would pull. Isn't any of Yoruichi or Uruhara's styles, but it has JUST the flair for backhanded, smartass trickery and blatant loophole exploiting what Isshin does exhibits every and then...........
....If we go with the "Isshin it's Yamamoto's son" path, in fact i can see Yamamoto after a few min more, deducing WHO gave to the kid the idea.....and both cursing and praising his son for it.....
You know I had the same thought.
"So, grandson, I take it your father came up with this... idea?" Yamamoto said with a sigh as he watched the flirtatious drunk he hid behind fall away from Shunsui for a moment as the former captain took off after Gin.
"Grandson? Well that explains why there was a picture of you with the old man and Mom in Pops' room. You look better like this than in that Hawaiian shirt, though," Ichigo commented as he made a mental note to maim his father the next time he saw him.
"They got married in Hawaii. My son somehow convinced me to better immerse myself in the local culture as part of my attendance," Yamamoto replied with a sigh.
Ichigo gave a disgusted grunt and a scowl as he replied, "Sounds like him, all right."
"If you were unaware that your father was a Shinigami I suppose that this plan was your own then?" Yamamoto asked.
"I wouldn't call it a plan, really. Just Zaraki and I talking as we tried to stand up after our fight," Ichigo said with a shrug. Then Ichigo paused for a moment as he asked, "Hey if my Old Man is a Shinigami and you're my grandfather, why the hell is Rukia up for execution for giving her powers to a human? Do I even count as human?"
For the first time since Isshin had left Soul Society his father's eyes shot open wide enough to see his pupils, strangely enough revealing that Ichigo had his grandfather's eyes, as he looked at his grandson in shock.
"That... is a very good question. Isn't it sensei?" Ukitake asked with a smile.
"We'll discuss this after these matters are resolved," Yamaoto replied as he returned to his normal posture and appearance. All three men and Soi Fon pointedly ignored Gin's howls of "That's not supposed to go there!" and "Hey, I need that spleen!" as they thought over what Ichigo had asked.
"Oooh, Ken-chan is taking off his bells, too. This is going to be really fun, Ichi-chan!" Yachiru exclaimed as a fresh wave of reiatsu flooded the area.
For her part Rukia chose to stand there and keep her mouth shut. If Ichigo was technically a Shinigami by birth, and the Soutaicho's grandson on top of it, there might be complications to matters she had not considered with staying in his room. How exactly would she explain to the volatile blond that she might have inadvertantly married them under Soul Society common law?
Although as that question floated in her mind another one formed that she did eventually voice. "This is all somehow Urahara's fault. I'm sure of it'" she said.
Ichigo nodded sagely at her declaration and Soi Fon actually looked ready to smile at her as Yamaoto sighed and Ukitake said, "It's been a while since I've heard that. It sounds almost nostalgic, eh sensei?"
"And appropriate," Yamamoto agreed.