Relaxing {open}

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo quickly shot his glance back to Ana, why did it sound like she was going to challenge that his scowl was permanent. ''No you don't, its not possible'' he almost smirked. Sure he never had that angry look all his life there was obviously a pinpoint that he changed from a wimpy kid into a sudden bitter ill-tempered person you didn't just get like that without reason but he knew he didn't really that much to be angry about these days sure he still had a bit of anger left for his mother's killer but it was so long ago he had simply got used to his grumpy and cold act. But he was still really the same kid somewhere within him was the cry baby he once was, yeah right!

He suddenly scowled further as she spoke of the saying of how a fixed expression could stay at the change of the wind. ''No! I haven't and I don't wanna know it'' he said but he lied of course he'd heard of that expression and it had been said to him before. ''Well its a good job I don't smile then cause I don't wanna be stuck like that!'' he said.

Having the trait of not ever giving up even if it meant the odds were against you was something others strived for it was probably why he and Ana won their fights they didn't care what an enemy said to waver them they wouldn't let it change their goals. But at the same time that trait carried over into almost everything which was probably why Ichigo was so stubborn. ''Oh you are'' he quickly said seeing she was defending herself. But then again he was so easy to wind up his short fuse meant he wouldn't let anything slide any insult he'll not let go of. He made a face as she said he was the one easy to infuriate. ''Or it could be there's too many damn idiots in this world'' he smirked not that she was one of them. Sure Keigo wound him up but sometimes the things he said even Ichigo had to admit were funny sometimes being the word.

Ichigo would only ever play a trick if he saw the opportunity like now to bring in Keigo here, but if it was something more serious like a big fight he was getting into then he would do more than play by the rules. No question about it things had to be equal even if he was stronger or weaker than someone he'd not pay attention to that he and an enemy had to fight on equal footing. Like his fight with Ulquiorra his hollow tore of his limbs and he insisted his hollow wasn't him so he even agreed to let Ulquiorra inflict the same injuries on him to make it level of course Ishida and Orihime thought he was crazy but he had to insist it. But a fun friendly game of soccer now that was different besides it could be a laugh to see Keigo not focus on a ball heading for his face.

He did however have to agree that he had not let Ana know about any of his sisters matches, he hadn't realised she was willing to go but it seemed she was all for it. He drew back a little as she pointed at him 'Ah, well I didn't know you wanted to go see her play'' he said honestly. But he could see Karin being super excited if he went and told her Ana's coming to her next soccer match. ''She'd probably like that actually'' he said knowing Yuzu wasn't all for soccer.

Walking along he had looked at her surprised she had never been to the sports place, her family were more into music and combat things, made sense really. He didn't know all what his family did anything he guessed. ''So you've never gone the huge field or to the gym or played any sports?'' he asked wondering. He had just assumed she may of gone there at one point but he got it her family probably encouraged her into martial arts than anything else. Hearing his phone he glanced to it hoping it was Keigo who had got back to him.

[Shoshi Ana]

He must have heard of it, how could he not have, though she was about to tell him until he said he didn't want to know it and she smirked to herself. Ana laughed a little and nodded her head "Yea that would be strange. You with a smile planted on your face all the time... weird to say the least" she added. It would be weird though and really creepy when he went into battles if he always smiled anyone would think there was something wrong with him. Scowling was much easier though, yet in his case it might result in early wrinkles.

Yes she was granted but she was not admitting that to him! For a split moment Ana thought maybe Ichigo was saying she was an idiot as she blinked a few times and frowned, why the little shit she out to teach him who was an idiot. Though maybe he was not calling her an idiot. She turned her attention to Ichigo "Are you calling me an idiot?" she said because if he was calling her an idiot then he who took orders from her during battles and stuff... sometimes, he must have been a bigger idiot, right?

It did not matter if he did not know she wanted to see his sister play or not, he still should have told her. Soccer was a big part of who Karin was and she was always talking about her soccer matches when Ana saw her so it was only natural Ana wanted to see her play and cheer her on from the sidelines. You know see how good Karin was and all. "It'd be fun" Ana said though she might get a little too verbal if she saw one of the guys going to knock Karin over and that and start having at the reefs for not doing anything about it but it could still be fun to watch.

Ana tapped her chin a few times "Well I was in swim club. And I played sports at school... though if it was me and the family we'd just go to the park or the beach to play" she added looking to Ichigo. Maybe she had been to the pool... there was a pool there... oh that's what she should do one day challenge Ichigo to a swim race, long distance though as she was sure he could beat her short distance and she couldn't have that. Ana looked over to his phone when it started ringing "If that's Keigo you better tell him he better be on my side" she added "If it's Karin well... I know she'll be on my side" she smiled a little.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

He had heard with his good hearing, he did always hear undirected remarks and always asked them to speak up louder and to his face but he knew Ana was just messing, well he hoped. He couldn't agree more that a permanent fixed smile was more creepy than good it would make him look crazy more than anything but who did he know that did that already, oh yeah his hollow he always had a grin even when fighting he didn't know what was worse having a scowl or looking intimidating or looking like you'd just escaped a mental institute. It was literally the polar opposite of Ichigo's personality all his worse into. ''Exactly'' he began. ''My hollow is an example of that'' he added. His hollow laughed or made some strange laughing as he cut up Ichigo's enemies, or anyone really. But he could now see why some people found clowns not very nice, weird how something that's meant to be funny can actually be sinister.

He didn't expected anything other than Ana not admitting to her being so easily irritated he looked at others like Ishida and the guy never lost his cool, well no where near as much as Ichigo did. He kept level headed and he himself could do that, there had been times where Ichigo had gone into a fight completely calm and doesn't speak a single word nd other times he runs his mouth while completely losing any sense of calm he had to learn on that, even he had to admit keeping calm in a fight actually made him see his opponents actions much clearer. Ichigo was quick to look at Ana as she read into his comment wondering if he had meant her in all the other idiots in the world. ''You wanna know if I think your an idiot'' he began but he smirked a tiny bit. He thought little of many people but he choose his friends wisely ''No, I dont'' he ended just to clarify. He would of used a much stronger word when he did encounter someone who really did get on his nerves.

He had been to a few of Karin's matches and she did have the option to join the all girls team but no, Karin being Karin joined the boys one part of him just thought she wanted to beat the guys and tell them to man up if they acted like a wimp. ''She's got a match in a couple of weeks....you could go, but we are all due to go the Soul Palace soon'' he said in thought he didn't want to miss it either of those things, he really needed a double. He nodded a little, yeah it be fun for Ana because Karin would probably show off and make sure to beat a couple of guys as she did so.

She had stated she'd been to the swimming club, he wasn't sure which one she had been to, but he learned to swim at the sports centre he was taking her now. She had played some sports in school so it wasn't like she had missed out on anything. ''Well I can challenge you to everything there then'' he said he did like a competing anyone would think he was overly competitive that would be his damn father pushing him but that was still a good thing or he'd never be fit and healthy. He was distracted by his phone before nodding ''Yeah, think he's up for it'' he said before looking up. ''There is it, you sure you've never been? don't recognise it?'' he said.

[Shoshi Ana]

Yea his Hollow was creepy all right, it'd laugh at you and made all these weird noises and then there was that whole mask thing going on, it was like facing a really sadistic clown of sorts who could fight and wanted to kill you and eat your soul. Creepy! But Ana had beat it before so when it laughed she punched and she was grateful Ichigo had the Hollow under control. Perhaps it was a good thing he did not smile too often though she was sure his smile was different to the Hollow's smile and if it wasn't she'd try teach him a new smile... or she'd just have to get over it. Not that he ever smiled. "Yea let's not talk about him, he creeps me out" she said waving her hand. Ichigo didn't creep her out but his Hollow sure did.

No she had just been asking him out of pure sarcasm. She gave Ichigo a look, honestly now she just wanted to know was it yes or no and if he thought she was an idiot she'd have to beat some sense into him... so to speak that was. However it seemed he did not think she was an idiot as she smiled and nodded her head "Well good then. I don't think you're an idiot either" she said. Sure he did some stupid stuff sometimes but then again everyone slipped up at some point or another. Didn't mean he was an idiot though.

"I will find a way to stall the war then" Ana said clenching her fists in determination, nothing was stopping her from seeing Karin play a soccer game. Well not actually war would stop her because it was war and it was like the balance of everything in the fold this time... again. So she would go and fight for what was right and for the chance to protect her friends and family and all those innocent lives who could not fight and were unaware of what was going on. If she missed a match of Karin's she was sure there would be others she could go to. They'd just have to wait to see what happened in the end she supposed.

"Oh yea! Bring it on!" she added cheerful. She'd take him on no problem and she'd do her best to win against him at everything too. This could though become very dangerous, her and Ichigo battling it out in a sports arena... dangerous indeed. Ana looked over to the sports center and shook her head, nope it was not ringing any bells maybe she would recognize something inside it but at the moment she was getting nothing. "Ah stop trying to distract me, come on I wanna learn soccer so I can kick a ball at the back of your head when you least expect it" she added smiling as she jumped on the spot for a second and hurried over the sports entrance "Hurry up Ichigo" she called out.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

He was completely aware he frightened a lot of his friends when he was in the stages of losing his own body to his hollow seeing them so scared of him effected him greatly, he couldn't fight to protect them, he couldn't look any of them in the eye so he had to get control of it and promise his friends he'd not let his hollow scare them anymore and he had stayed true to his word he hadn't used his hollow in a long time sure he used to pull put a hollow mask to get a boost in power but he didn't need him half the time these days. Ana knew all too well about that and he felt bad for letting her face all of it she didn't deserve that. He really hoped he didn't have his hollow's creepy looking sadistic grin even when Ichigo did smile it was only a little, a mile away from the hollow's way of doing it. He nodded quickly ''Yeah, he's in the past now anyway'' he said agreeing there was no point in talking about a power he had all under control.

Looking down a little he sighed to himself, he didn't always think badly of people anyone would think he just flat out hated everyone and everything, he wasn't always so negative, sure he never said anything that nice about others but he kept his thoughts to himself unless asked what he thought of someone. He had been asked what he thought of Ishida and straight away he said he thought he was know it all little shit bag but ended it with he was most intelligent person he knew much to Ichigo's dismay. ''Well I hope im not'' he said after she told him she didn't think he was typical idiot. Which was refreshing to hear because all he ever head was, Ichigo you idiot and what do you think you're doing you fool of course he probably was gallivanting off doing something considered dangerous.

The war was going to stop normal life as they knew it, not just with missing events or university, but the thought of the entire world and every human living in it could die and the ones that did survive would probably be made to worship and be there as a sacrifice to keep Juha alive. ''The war's already started, it will go on for years now'' he said or until the shinigami perish and by the sounds of it the Quincies might defeat them all quicker than first expected. But he would make sure that Soul Society wouldn't go down not while he was around. ''When we win this war, then we can all go see Karin play'' he said almost like a promise to himself.

He raised an eyebrow seeing how determined Ana was to beat him, but it was true when the two of them clashed it got serious, he could just imagine them all saying its just a friendly match and Ichigo agreeing with that to begin with until they got further into the game and just he and Ana were taking it way too serious treating it like a life or death situation. ''I wasn't trying to distract you....or was I?'' he smirked now she would probably think anything he said or did from here on in was part of a plan. He folded his arms hearing she couldn't wait to kick a ball right in his head, he sighed ''Like I'd let you even try'' he said before he realised she'd run off ahead calling him to hurry up. He blinked before sighing and running after her walking inside. The place had some refurbishments since he was last here it looked pretty good everything still seemed to be in the same place he remembered.

(OOC: PM'd Keigo to join!)

[Asano Keigo]

(ALRIGHT GUYSSS IM IN!!)

Out on the prowl Keigo was hunting, the were sure some fine females in this town and he wasn't about to let them slip from his view. Hiding behind a tree he peared round his eyes darting about until he spotted some high schoolers. He recognised them from his year that had just finished, yeah the end of school life as he knew it, not fair at all, he loved summer holidays the breaks they had meeting up with everyone and being the class clown!

Sighing seeing the two girls were now out of his sights he quickly turned and there was someone, a girl who had caught him staring she didn't look too happy in fact she looked scared, he wasn't the scary type that was Ichigo's job, Keigo saw himself as more of someone they could approach or so he imagined.

He did however jump put of his skin almost hitting the branch above his head nearly knocking himself out when he heard a loud alerting sound from his phone. He made some kind of strange noise of fright which only freaked the girl who had spotted him even more. He looked down reaching for his phone and seeing it was a message from Ichigo. ''Ah man!! Ichigo dude! you just cost me a girl'' he said seeing she had already run off.

Scanning over the message he suddenly grinned from ear to ear, a soccer game and Ana was with him, hmmm oh he read his mind. He did have to wonder though how he managed to get Ana into a soccer game he never recalled her playing it. Oh well that didn't matter Ana was there and he wasn't right now. Im there! tell her to warm up for me he texted Ichigo back before closing his phone and looking around for the direction of the sports place seeing it he ran literally ran for it.

[Shoshi Ana]

He better be in the past because Ana was not too keen to be running into Ichigo's darker side anytime soon, the Hollow and his creepy smile could stay away for all she cared. Though her mind quickly drifted to him stating how there were too many idiots in the world and for a moment she wondered if he thought she was one, because if he did she'd have to back hand him across the back of the head and teach him a lesson. Not that she thought he was one but she asked anyway just to make sure he did not think she was one and apparently he didn't which was a good thing. Meant she didn't get to beat him up, wise choice on his part. Smiling a little she nodded her head and stated how she didn't think he was one either.

It was true the war had already started but Ana was hoping it would not creep up on them too soon, they needed practice, they needed more information. "I hope it does not. I'd like it to be over as soon as possible so we need to get stronger to stop the main attack before it even happens" though what was the Quincy plan exactly, until they found it out they were left in the dark striking their enemy without in the shadows. She did not really want to go to war but she would for her friends, her family and for herself. What was the point in sitting back and letting others fight for your chance to live when you should fight for it yourself.

Glancing to Ichigo she nodded her head "We better win this quickly then" she added then they could go and watch Karin play. She was eager to see his sister play soccer but there were other things that needed to be done first and winning the war was one of them, it was all the more reason to win.

Ana gave Ichigo a small look and sighed, he was being annoying, was he trying to distract her or not, man she was going to do everything possible to crush him in this soccer game. Maybe she could con Keigo to join her side and work against Ichigo... that was mean though but it had her smiling anyway before running off to the center and looked around inside it. Before spotting Ichigo join her "So where do we go from here?" she asked looking around once more and looked back to Ichigo spotting someone running towards the doors. She frowned a little, so Keigo was coming... she'd have to put her game face on. Not fair really two guys against one girl, what horrible game was Ichigo trying to play here. But Ana quickly smiled and waved her hand.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo had much bigger and better things to move onto than his hollow, he was about to learn his true potential and unlock every inch of power available, no restrictions and no holding back if he thought his hollow was frightening then this was something that scared him way more he didn't know what he could do but he was going to tackle it head on. He defiantly was going to prove those wrong who saw him a stupid idiot who was bound to get himself killed one day. He was being taught by Urahara and his dad to not run into situations but to stand back and analyse enemies he had to get better at his intellect and use all skills he had learned and put it to battles with Quincies. But it seemed Ana believed he was stupid and his friends supporting him did give him a boost he got distracted if he knew his friends doubted him in any way.

He did feel like knowing that the war had already begun, like he wasn't doing anything he would demand to go into Soul Society now and just do what he could, he knew his power was void at the moment because it was just an imitation of a shinigami's power but he could at least do something useful he disliked waiting especially when people were getting slaughtered but he would be no good with a fake and unperfected power sure he could stop some attacks like he did normally but if he came across a Quincy he may be unprepared. He had to be patient he knew. He nodded once in agreement this war couldn't go on forever and the quicker he got to Juha and destroyed him then hopefully the other Quincies would back down. ''Yeah, the quicker its over the better'' he said to her.

He had followed after Ana into the building seeing her looking around before Ichigo was suddenly alerted by his cell phone, and read Keigo's odd message he had looked back up to Ana before sighing ''That dumbass'' he muttered a little. He wasn't going to repeated what he had told him too he just shook his head and then realised Ana was asking him where they needed to go. Looking away from his phone he quickly ignored Keigo and glanced to see where the pitches were. ''Uh well, the should be that way'' he said before he went towards a desk requesting to hire out a pitch for a few hours. Once he had sorted it he then gestured the direction he was heading. ''Ok so we got a couple of hours, Keigo's on his way and Karin hasn't got back to me....she's probably thinking im not serious'' he smirked a little as he opened up a doo leading down a narrow corridor.

[Asano Keigo]

Running towards the sports place Keigo checked his cell phone seeing if Ichigo had responded with something sarky to his text, and just as he had suspected, no he hadnt he probably hadnt even told Ana what he had said he never shyed away from saying anything but maybe he'd go actually say it to Ana the moment he see her again.

He knew his friends were invovled with the spiritual world he had recently discovered who they were really nd what knd of physial demands were expected of them. It explained why Ichigo skipped class and why Ana would shortly follow he too tried to escape with them only to be stopped besides what good would he do out there fighting hollows with them, he'd probably cower and hide behind a tree or something before stepping out and making out he'd been right there the whole time.

With those thoughts in his head he knew there was a war going on, that Urahara guy had filled him Mizuiro and Tatsuki in about what was going on because even he could feel some strange unbalance a growing energy in the town and it didnt seem like a good thing either.

Rushing to the door he opened it and spotted Ichigo and Ana immediately because they both had stand out hair colors so that helped in some way he could easily see them. 'Yo Ichigo!'' he called before walking over. Hitting a hand on Ichigo's shoulder he let out a loud sigh ''Uh, man i actually ran all the way here'' he said. He looked up to Ana ''We meet again!'' he smiled. ''So if were gonna play soccer shouldn't Ana wear some shorts...im sorry i didnt mean it'' he quickly said flinching awaiting an inevitable smack.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana glanced to Ichigo, she was unsure what Ichigo meant by 'that dumbass' but she assumed he was talking about Keigo. Tilting her head a little she had to wonder what he had gone and done this time? Probably chasing girls for his own good. That's what she should get him, a ticket to a brothel or something, maybe he'd learn in the process to be a bit more relaxed around girls and not chasing them everywhere. He was such a worry sometimes.

Shaking her head she let out a small sigh though followed Ichigo "Well you only have yourself to blame for that... maybe I should try and send her a message, she'll believe me" Ana said not to gloat or anything. If Ichigo did not tell his sister something she was normally asking Ana and sure Ana had withheld the truth at times there was no lying about that but she twisted her own words to include some truth in what she was saying and normally she was honest with Ichigo's sisters. She tried to be like that with everyone she came across but that was not to say she was not always honest.

Spotting Keigo she waved her hand at him and smiled. Yes it was good to see him too, it felt like ages since she had seen him though it had not been that long in honesty. "What you run for? We're not going anywhere" she added which was true Ichigo had said they had the field for a few hours so there had been no need for Keigo to rush. But Ana smiled "Or were you just excited to come see me, because I can understand that" she added just messing around.

Ana should slap him across the back of the head for even suggesting such things and hey she normally would the very fact he flinched had her smirking to herself. She was sure Keigo had his own reasons for wanting to see Ana in short but hey she could actually work with his weakness at the moment, use it to her advantage. She smiled a little "Tell you what Keigo, you join my side in the match and I'll wear shorts" she nodded her head. Of course she didn't say when she would wear the shorts but maybe he would join her side if he thought she would wear shorts during the game, though shorts were easier to move around in sometimes, they didn't have to be really short anyway. But if she could convince him to join her side over Ichigo's then it'd be two against Ichigo!