School Stinks [Bleach Fanfic]

Sports Day

Nine: Write a chapter in which drama ensues at a school event... such as a sporting match, a play, an election et cetera.

Toshiro woke up the next day to see Rangiku beaming at him. "I'm guessing you're looking forward to today?"

"To see my cute taicho during his sports day? Of course I'm excited. I missed out on a lot. In fact I forgot a lot, so..." Rangiku paused, her face suddenly darkening.

"Matsumoto?"

"Sorry. I just..." The woman looked at the wall.

"Don't. I guess this is something you and I will have to work out later."

"Oh!" Rangiku slammed her fist into the palm of her hand. "By the way... Kyoraku and Ukitake both called saying the only holding back you're allowed to do is to make sure you don't hurt people or damage the area. You're allowed to go all out."

"Reall?" Toshiro felt his voice crack. "Today's not going to be fun."

"Orihime's skipping class to come and watch you too. She prepared a bento as well and is going to find a spot with that man. "

"Stomach ache... she's means taicho... double stomach ache..." The boy stood up. "So... families eat lunch together?"

"Yes. They do."

"I'm not fond of Inoue's cooking. Eating together as a family though... that actually sounds nice."

"Don't worry. Yuzu's prepared an even bigger bento I heard. We can also try to get him to eat all her food. Sound good?" Toshiro felt a laugh suddenly come out, only for himself to tense up. "I heard your crush on Karin came out yesterday."

"Yeah... I wasn't able to look her in the face the rest of the day. Particularly after I needed her help defending me from the teacher. It would have been better to just get detention for those notes."

"Your ego is getting the better of you."

Toshiro arrived at the school and headed to the locker room to change. He flinched though upon seeing Isshin dancing around with a large sign and various instruments for making noise. The man waved him over. "Toshiro!"

"What do you want old man?"

"Old?"

"You've aged since I last saw you and are 'old enough' to have an adult child. Seriously... you're an old man."

"Fine. Good luck today!" Isshin held out his thumb.

"By the way. If you try to hug me, or do anything embarrassing to me I will let you have it? Got it?"

"Come on Toshiro-kun. Mr. Kurosaki wouldn't do that." Orihime piped up with a smile on her face.

"Yeah... right." Isshin gave him a thumbs up. Toshiro slipped in and changed in the locker room, glad nobody was there. He'd finished with the lower area and was changing the shirt when someone came in.

"Those are some pretty bad scars. I guess there is another reason you don't want to be on the team." Toshiro paled and pulled the shirt back down to see the Japanese Culture club president standing in front of him. "Don't worry. I come early to train so I can goof off in the club room. It's sports day... so, I'll keep an eye out for you."

Toshiro let out a sigh of relief as the older boy left. "No questions. No, he likely has questions but he's too polite to ask." He headed out and joined his class, his body tensing up. Someone asked if he really could participate in as many activities and Karin's friends piped up he could. The teacher walked up to him.