Party All Day Long (OPEN)

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana had gotten a call from Yuzu to say Ichigo had gone out, excellent, it was all going to plan. Isshin was supposed to be keeping Ichigo distracted while everyone got everything ready for his surprise party. Ana had rocked up with all the supplies and was going to put Keigo, Orihime and Rangiku on decorating duty, though she'd get Orihime to help them in the kitchen, she had a recipe she wanted to teach Orihime about spring rolls. Yuzu was working on the cake and Karin was on watch duty and to make sure Rangiku and Keigo kept in line. Chad was going to be getting ice or something... so he'd told Ana and Uryu... well Ana was not sure what duty he had assigned himself but he'd be rocking up to do something or another, he said he was coming. She's asked Urahara to come over if he felt like it, she was sure he could contribute to the event somehow.

"This is going to be great" Yuzu said taking some of the bag Ana had brought in.

"Oh I know, it'll be rocking. I bought some board games and card games too... even got my camera, there will be no escaping!" she added laughing putting the bags down. This was going to be a blast. Then she remembered she forgot music to bring. She quickly pulled her phone out and text Chad, she was sure he had some good music. "Got the front covered Karin?" Ana asked hearing Karin respond to her and nodded her head. "Right let's get cooking, the other's should be here soon and then we can really get under way" Ana said walking into the kitchen and washed her hands. Yuzu already had the oven on which was good, they had a lot of cooking to do. Ana looked over to Yuzu "What cake you making?" she enquired.

"Ichigo's favourite" she said as Ana smiled a little and looked over the bowl before giving Yuzu the thumbs up. Ana pulled out some pastry and chopped up ingredients before she pulled the diced pork and mince out to make the spring rolls, hopefully Orihime would rock up soon so Ana could teach her this one, it was the best food ever, in Ana's mind. She started cooking the meats and heard Karin call out to them about someone being here.

[Asano Keigo]

So today was Ichigo's birthday, he hadnt forget in fact he was counting down the days because it meant everyone would hang out together and he got to see the look on Ichigo's face when he discovered the gift he had brought his friend. He knew that Ichigo's family would have to get him out the house somehow and as easy as saying there were those hollow things that he knew so little about was around then he'd go running to it, oh Keigo you are a genius he told himself as if he himself had come up with a carried out that plan.

It had seemed like forever since he saw Ichigo, ever since school ended he sort of became lost he sure didnt have any grades to go by and that was how Keigo liked it at one point until now that was. They were all nerds anyway!

Walking down the road he almost struted towards Ichigo's house sure enough admiring the girls of this town where he could. ''Heeeyyy'' he lurched at some teenage girls he recognised from school but they simply frowned at him.

Approaching Ichigo's front door he knocked ''Hey!!'' he called not being away that Karin was closely watching the front of the house.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana looked around the corner when Karin called out, surely it was not Ichigo already. "Who is it?" she whispered as Karin placed her ear to the door hearing Keigo before opening it and frowned at him "You're late" she said "Well hurry up and get inside before you blow the surprise" she ordered before shutting the door behind Keigo and kept a look out again.

"Oh hey Keigo... come on in... you can start decorating, I grabbed some stuff you said Ichigo would like so fingers crossed it's all the right stuff" she added with a small before returning to the kitchen and waved the wooden spoon over to the bags she'd put down with the games and decorations and stuff like that. "What did you end up getting Ichigo? Anything you should be giving him away from us ladies?" she asked raising an eyebrow at Keigo though smiled. She remembered shopping with Keigo for some assistance in birthday shopping for Ichigo, had been an interesting experience and she was in no hurry to jump into that deep water again but she'd chill out with Keigo no problem, it was just easier to chill with him when others were around too. He was too hyperactive for her.

"You'll be pleased to know that Rangiku will be joining us at some point today" Ana said wondering if Keigo would appreciate that, so long as he didn't case her around the house she was certain it would be a fun situation to watch, the two in the same room for Ichigo's birthday, those two around one another Ana thought was a laugh anyway.

[Asano Keigo]

Keigo hung around by Ichigo's front door, he knew the entrance to the Clinic was directly in front and the entrace to the house was through a gate on the side of the house. Waiting patiently he tapped the small gift he had brought Ichigo.

He then had no idea someone had opened the door ''WHAAAA!!!'' he shrieked almost tossing the gift flying in the air. ''Oh...oh h-hey Karin'' he said nervously. ''S-sorry i was chatting up some girlfriends of mine'' he lied as to why he was a little late.

Walking inside he noticed Ana's voice he continued to walk and appeared by her ''Oh heyyy'' he began. He was on decorating duties so it seem ''Aw man...aint there any party girls i can organise'' he grinned devilishly. It seemed Ana and Ichigo's father had put on a surprise he wouldnt forget. He grinned silly when he heard Ana ask if the gift he had got Ichigo was one for only the guys to observe. ''Ha! well i got him a proper gift but im full of surprises....so you girls might not wanna know all about it'' he laughed. ''I did just wanna go order him a stripper but his sisters are about so that wasnt ideal...but he's 18 now, no 18 year old friend of mine goes without a strip tease...one day, one day soon he'll understand'' he said like it was a promise.

Keigo's ears sprung up at Rangiku's name ''Ooooh...is she now....hey...perhaps i will get an early birthday present'' he laughed slyly. ''Well i will make sure she enjoy's the party, she seems like the partying type'' he said before some more voices were heard. ''Hello....'' said Tatsuki and Mizuiro who walked through the door to see Ana and Yuzu ''Hey, hows everyone?'' Mizuiro asked. ''Im guessing we got like an hour or so before Ichigo comes back then?''

[Inoue Orihime]

Breathing deeply Orihime walked towards Ichigo's place, she was nervous strangely because she had known Ichigo since he was 12 but then again there was a big reason she was jittery. She couldn't believe Ichigo was now 18 that little kid that had tried to cheer her up when she waited in the Kurosaki clinic to await her brother Sora's fate. He had made it that bit better when she was sat there all alone while her brother fought for his life, it hadnt ended well but she knew her brother had found peace.

Clutching to a perfectly wrapped gift Orihime paced herself down the street seeing the Kurosaki household and opening up the gate closing it behind her approaching the front door. She wondered if she was late and Ichigo was already celebrating and been surprised. She tapped on the door anxiously and waited patiently looking down she wondered if she would end up blurting out some things to Ichigo today that she would never dream of saying to his face from nerves. She shook her head, silly thoughts run her mind this was Ichigo he was her friend he wouldn't think she was stupid.

She instead turned her mind to the thought of everyone together under one house celebrating. She hadn't seen all her friends in one place for a long while and it was something positive and no danger in sight like the gang usually experience. She would get busy with helping Ana prepare everything she really admired her for all the effort she was making.

[Shoshi Ana]

Karin frowned a little at Keigo before sighing "Whatever just hurry up" she added shutting the door before going back on her watch duties, she had offered to do this bit so Yuzu could help out with the cooking as that was what she was really good at.

Ana glanced to Keigo and raised an eyebrow at him, trust him to say something like that, of course his stripper comment had Ana smirking a little, Rangiku had said something about that. She had to stifle a laugh a little before she noticed Yuzu's look. "Nice try Keigo... just remember there are ladies in your presence today hey" she said and pointed to Yuzu. "How is your cake coming Yuzu?" she asked glancing over to her.

"Almost ready for the oven" she added with a smile as Ana nodded before she told Keigo about Rangiku. Trust him to say something like that. She simply shook her head a little. She did wonder though when was Keigo's birthday again? It was a Shoshi family tradition to give their closest friends the family crest as a welcoming them into the family and or rather more showing them how much their friendship meant to the Shoshi family member. Ana had made one for several of them, she'd put Tatsuki's and Orihime's on ear-rings but then she couldn't remember if they had their ears pierced or not so she'd be checking today for that detail. The guys she'd put on necklaces but she never expected any of them to wear them. Of course if someone else had gotten Ichigo some jewellery or something she'd sneak to her gift and take the wrapped necklace out and give it to him some other time. She was simply hoping he didn't have the book Hamelt university English standard book she'd gotten him already, that was thanks to Keigo who'd told her he was studying English and liked reading.

When she saw Tatsuki and Mizuiro she smiled and skipped over to them "Hello... hey Mizuiro you think you can find a place for all the gifts?" she asked before glancing to Tatsuki "Think you can keep Keigo in line?" she whispered and glanced to her friends ears before she heard Karin let someone else in. "Oh... I have no idea... his dad was taking him out, hopefully we have more than an hour" she said smiling and then spotted Orihime.

"You're here... great gifts to Mizuiro... you're in the kitchen with me, we're making spring rolls before we start chopping up some fruit and cheeses and stuff" she said. The pies and everything else could be cooked at the last minute, they wouldn't take very long and would give everyone a chance to eat everything else. Uryu said he was bringing some food over also so she assumed it would be cooked by the time he got it here.

She grabbed Orihime and put her in front of the stove. "I even wrote this recipe down for you to try at home" she said and smiled as she started showing Orihime how to make the spring rolls. Yuzu by that point had put the cake in the oven and was cleaning up her mess before she moved on to whatever it was she was cooking next. "Oh Keigo if you need some sticky tape to keep the stuff up it's in the bag with the happy birthday sign and party sparkles" she said, she was hoping to put those on the birthday cake and get a picture of Ichigo trying to blow them out. Oh pictures. She quickly grabbed her camera and started taking pictures of people at hand before grabbing a picture of her and Orihime cooking together. "I'm hoping to turn the pictures into a scrap book and then we all sign it and write messages in it for Ichigo and give it to him as a late present. What do you all think?" she said looking over at everyone.

[Asano Keigo]

Keigo blinked a few times before saluting to Karin 'Y-yes mam'' he said before he had walked off to the kitchen seeing what was going on.

As ever Keigo had been very honest in his answer about what he got Ichigo for his birthday. ''Oh nooo dont you worry yourself Ana...no strippers will turn up...im dragging Ichiigo to a club with me, hey Mizuiro you'll come too right'' he said nudging Mizuiro's arm who frowned and then sweatdropped ''Uh...actually Keigo i have a girlfriend dont think she'll be happy with that...but you and Ichigo are free and single go have fun'' he replied. ''W-WHWAAAhat!!'' Keigo yelled his hands clasping the sides of his head ''You dont have to tell her you know'' he said slyly before he got a thump on the head by Tatsuki ''Idiot!! dont drag Mizuiro down with your deceitful ways'' she warned him ''And dont you be taking Ichigo anywhere like that you'll turn him into a pervert like yourself'' she continued looking to Orihime with a reassuring smile.

Mizuiro nodded ''Where do they all go?'' he asked as he suddenly got everyone's gifts placed in his hands so that he could no longer see over the top. Keigo then looked around for the decorations that he'd put up ''Alright Ana! you can count on me...that shall be the best decorations so neatly pit up'' he confirmed before taking the things he could need.

He looked around the room and then up ''Hmm...where should this go...'' he spoke to himself as he held up the banners ''Ah ha!'' he said as he spotted an area to put it but it was of course a high place he was going for. He spotted a chair and put it up against a wall and climbed ontop wobbly of course but that didnt matter he had to impress Ana with perfectly placed banners. He placed it up as a kind of test before he was satisfied he then unpeeled some tape getting his finger stuck to it all he kept on pulling more out getting it tangled further he tore of a strip with his other hand he grinned pleased before he leaned on the chair attmepting to attatch some tape he stretched further and then his ears pricked up hearing photo's being taken 'Uh...photo's and without me!'' he said before he heard a creak and a snap ''UH...WAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!'' Keigo wailed before there was a loud crash. Mizuiro widened his eyes and dashed off to find Keigo laying on his back tape stuck to him and a banner lying across his face. ''Geezus! Keigo what happened!'' he said. Tatsuki followed and sighed facepalming ''You damn clumsy fool!'' she sighed. ''I uhh...'' Keigo began muffled as he removed the banner from his face ''I think i broke their chair'' Keigo said.

[Inoue Orihime]

Orihime smiled towards Karin who opened the door, wow how the girl had grown she knew Ichigo's sisters were 13 now almost 14 now that Ichigo was a year older. ''Hello Karin-Chan'' she smiled walking in she smiled looking around this house was so welcoming and the Kurosaki's were a great family how she wished she had such a loving family but everything happened for a reason and it made you who you were today, she had no regrets.

''Hello everyone'' she greeted them seeing everyone had turned up. She noticed Yuzu making something and it got her imagination going ''Wow are you making a cake....smells great'' she said before she looked shocked at Keigo wishing to take Ichigo to a strippers place but she didnt expect anything less from Keigo. She kept quiet but Tatsuki had given her some hope she smiled in return. Despite it though Orihime felt it wasnt her place to stop anything of the sort but it made her think that she needed to get her skates on and have a long chat with Ichigo.

She was then grabbed by Ana who got her invovled in some cooking ''Oh...really spring rolls! ive always wanted to make my own...'' she said with enthusiasum. She paused though and had to give her gift over to Mizuro she then rolled up her sleeves and washed her hands ready to get stuck in she was never sh to get invovled and get messy. ''So what do i do first?'' she asked her as it seemed Ana had just remembered to take some photo's Orihime smiled she loved big group photo's of everyone looking happy she had plenty herself which made her happy just looking at them. ''Great idea Ana!'' she said to the suggestion of making an album it was a great keepsafe.

It was then that there was a huge crash and bang from a nearby room she almost jumped with fright but Tatsuki and Mizuro had gone to cheeck it out she slowly follow curious and see Keigo and an uncompromising situation. oops! ''Ah are you ok Keigo-San!?'' she said.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana raised an eyebrow at Keigo's comment and made a small face before turning to Yuzu "Don't worry Ichigo's not stupid enough to be tricked into going to a club" she added. It was tempting to throw something at Keigo's head but Tatsuki beat her by slapping him. She smirked a little and pulled Orihime over to help before she shrugged to Mizurio, that was for him to figure out "You could use the coffee table or the corner... you'll come up with something no doubt... why didn't you bring your girlfriend with you? Don't tell me you're too embarrassed to introduce her to us all..." Ana said pouting a little, ah one day she might meet his girlfriend... or she might not.

Keigo started putting up the decorations and Ana started telling Orihime what she needed to do as Ana pulled out the contained chopped up food and herbs and sauces to go into the mix. It wasn't long after that she heard a large crash and looked over wondering what had happened. Yuzu wandered off to see what was going on as Orihime soon followed. Ana looked around and blinked a few times before she sighed. She might as well check it out too.

It was then she saw Keigo on the ground and Yuzu beside him making sure he was ok. "Ah he'll be fine... come on we got lots of things to do and so little time to do it in" she added clapping her hands before grabbing Orihime again "We just got to let it cook a little more and then we can start putting it into the pastry and then in the oven" she added smiling seeing Karin coming their way. "It's ok Keigo just fell off a chair and broke it" she said.

"He broke a chair! I thought he was supposed to be helping not destroying the house" she said walking into the room to check Keigo "Ah you really are hopeless aren't you" she said frowning, he seemed to be ok so she walked out and kept her eyes open for Ichigo and the other's.

"Are you going to be ok?" Yuzu asked him.

[Asano Keigo]

Keigo grinned ''No he's not stupid but he is a guy'' he said pleased with himself only for Tatsuki raise her fist in a threat only fo Keigo to wail like a girl ''Im sorry im sorry i take it all back'' he said in fear of being clouted again. Mizuiro had slowly begun to walk with the pile of gifts and placed them in the corner of the room Keigo had suposed to of been decorating. He walked back and heard Ana ask why he hadnt brought his girlfriend over with him ''Ah, i could of Ichigo knows her and Keigo too but she's working'' he said although he hadnt mentioned that his girlfriend was much older than him. ''That's cause shes about 25'' Keigo thought he'd blurt out Mizuiro sighed. ''You'll have to meet her one day'' he said.

After the almight crash and Keigo had gathered a small group he had just laughed about it before he realised he'd broken a chair, oops! ''Hey well i thought i was gonna break my neck, im real lucky'' he milked it for all he could. He widened his eyes when Ana turned all eyes from him ''B-but i could of died'' he looked for sympathy he glanced to Orihime and Yuzu ''It hurt so bad....but i think ill be alright'' he said to them both before Tatsuki had just seen him as a clumsy bafoon. ''But i wasnt clumsy, i think i need Ichigo's dad to give me a check over'' he said. ''Oh please! ive seen Shinigami closer to death than you, you'll live now get up off the floor'' Tatsuki said to him. Keigo poked his tongue out at her as he tried to stand up ''Do not fear everyone these decorations will be up reguardless'' he bravly stated.

Miuiro sighed ''He, how about i help you huh?'' he offered Keigo as he walked towards the banner. ''Oh you can, but im still in charge where everything goes'' Keigo said. ''Fine, fine lets just get moving before Ichigo gets back'' he replied.

Tatsuki shook her head but at at least Mizuiro could keep him under a watchful eye. Tatsuki walked back into the kitchen with Ana and Orihime. ''I swear that boy was dropped on his head'' she sighed. ''So Ichigo had no idea about any of this then....ha he'd gonna be so surprised he dont even like it when people say its his birthday outloud'' she smirked ''Hey may be he'll crack a smile for once in his life'' she grinned at the idea ''Im so gonna punch him in the torso and give him birthday beats'' she chuckled.