Arnett was ecstatic as the doctor left her hospital room, a massive grin covering her face as she pumped her fists into the air repeatedly as she bounced up and down on the hospital bed she was sitting on. Practically leaping over to the night stand next to her bed she pulled her phone off of it, smiling happily of the picture of her and the smiling Ichigo before she quickly dialled Chiffons number, she was going to need the President's help on this. Big time, although she didn't doubt Chiffon wouldn't do it in a heartbeat.

It was fifteen minutes until Ichigo was to arrive and Arnett was standing in the hospital room in a stunning teal colour neck halter dress with a slit up the side of her right leg. The only thing out of place with the dress was the large metal brace over her left leg, the bone fractures in her right leg having been healed by the Stigmata had long since passed and the leg brace was on just for precaution of the events for the evening at the doctors request. Pulling her hair up she was trying to decide whether it was better if she kept it down her back or put it into a ponytail, shrugging she let her hair flow down her back before turning to the mirror one of the nurses had brought in for her.

Tonight was her first time with Ichigo in a romantic setting, she knew it was bad that she had intruded on Attia's and Ichigo's slight picnic date but he had managed to turn it around and the three of them had enjoyed their time together, even Attia had admitted that it was fun. But tonight Ichigo was her date. Walking forward with a slight limp from the cast she frowned, that was going to be the buzz kill of the night but with how everything had gone with the doctor earlier in the day, she didn't care one bit she could be in a wheelchair and she wouldn't care.

There was a slight tapping on the door and Arnett turned and smiled brightly as she walked over to the door and opened it to reveal Ichigo standing there and her face went instantly red. He was wearing a black tux with a matching black tie, with a white undershirt. She had seen him shirtless and in his school uniform, but that didn't hold a candle to the way he looked right there standing in front of her, dressed to impress and boy was she impressed. However there was only one problem, he was scowling and his eyebrow was slightly twitching but right now she didn't care about that, he looked damn sexy, scowl included.

"I thought we were staying in tonight?" He questioned making her grin widen as she stepped to the side and let him enter the room and closed the door behind her.

"The doctor said that I'd be released from the infirmary tomorrow, so he said as long as I kept the brace on my leg tonight I could go to the prom. Since you had promised me a dance, you've got to go to prom and be my date." She told him as he sat on the bed looking up at her as she walked over to him. She bent over at the waist to look him in the eye. "You're not going to break your promise to me are you Ichigo?" Ichigo's face went to a slight tinge of pink as he saw her impressive cleavage when she leant over. He looked away and shook his head. "Good." She smiled happily. Ichigo glanced back up at her as she stood up straight and smiled. "What?" She questioned noticing his slight smile, it was contagious and she couldn't help but smile herself. "What is it?"

"You look nice." Arnett's face heated up and she raised her hands to her face and turned away from him, she knew she should have had something alcoholic to drink before Ichigo arrived.

"Don't say that type of thing!" She squealed while fidgeting nervously. "It's embarrassing."

"I was just complimenting you, you don't need to get embarrassed about it." Ichigo told her as he stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder making her turn back to him to see him still smiling. "It's about time to go, you ready?" She nodded her head as she readied herself and took a deep breath and beamed up at him.

"Let's go strut our stuff!" Ichigo simply shook his head as they headed for the door.

"One more thing." Ichigo said reaching into his back pocket making Arnett tilt her head to the side slightly as he pulled out a box and her eyes went wide. "Don't worry, Chiffon told me what colours you were wearing so I wouldn't stuff this up." He said opening the box to reveal a corsage. Raising her hand Arnett smiled as Ichigo pulled the decorative item over her wrist.

"It's beautiful." She told him. "Thank you." Ichigo nodded as he opened the door allowing her to walk out into the hall before the two started to walk down the halls. Linking her arm with his she beamed up at him.

"Let's just get one thing straight here." Ichigo told her making Arnett look up at him with a raised eyebrow as they walked down the hall. "I don't strut." Arnett couldn't help but laugh as they made there way to the Prom.

"Man this already sucks." Arnett whined as she was limping alongside Ichigo, their arms still with one another's. The metal brace on her leg making it awkward for her. They had just gotten to the large quad where everyone was heading towards and they were falling behind, people passing them. They were practically at the back of the large group. "We're not going to be able to see the stage from all the way back here." Arnett huffed as they stopped, Arnett bending down to rub her leg, she hadn't used them for extended periods of time for a while so it was getting sore walking on it.

"Well, now that there is no one in sight." Ichigo said making Arnett glance up at him in confusion, he gestured for her to stand back up to which she did before he placed his hands on hips making her blush slightly. "Put your arms around my neck." Arnett gave him another confused glance but he just smiled at her making her raise her arms up and lace them around his neck. "Now don't stop looking into my eyes, alright?" Arnett nodded as Ichigo continued to stare into her eyes, the small smile never leaving his face. The wind around them started to pick up and Arnett gasped as her body felt like it was falling before Ichigo's grip on her waist tightened slightly as she tightened her grip around his neck as her feet left the ground completely. She kept her eyes locked with Ichigo's the entire time, not knowing what was happening.

The sound of music reached her eyes, what made her eyes widened was that it was coming from below them. Ichigo glanced downwards, Arnett doing the same and her eyes shot wide open as she saw the prom below them, people talking with one another, a few people dancing towards the front of the stage, she could even spot some of their friends among the crowd having a good time. She turned back to Ichigo who was smiling at her.

"How?" She questioned with wide eyes. "How are you doing this?"

"What's the saying, a magician never reveals his tricks." Arnett smacked him in the arm slightly before wrapping her arm back around his neck and smiling at him before she felt that they started to move in a rhythmic motion and looked down to see Ichigo's feet moving as if he were standing on solid ground. "Don't think, just do." He told her making her look back to his eyes and nodded as she began to move her feet to match his and she had to smile as they danced in the sky above the other students.

She could never have imagined doing this twenty minutes ago when they had been in the hospital room, but now she couldn't see herself and Ichigo dancing anywhere else. Tightening her grip around his neck she pulled herself up and locked lips with Ichigo making his eyes widen before his arms curled around her back and deepened the kiss. Pulling back from the kiss Ichigo's eyes widened as he saw tears running down Arnett's cheeks.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He questioned.

"Nothing." She told him with a big smile. "I'm just really happy." She told him resting her head on his chest as he continued to dance to the music playing below. Ichigo was smiling as he danced, the quick lessons from Chiffon during the day had really paid off, at least up here he wouldn't be stepping on Arnett's toes or anyone else's for that matter. He lost count of how many times Chiffon kicked him in the shins for stepping on her feet, whoever said sword fighting and dancing were practically the same was a liar! Just because you could do one, didn't mean you could do the other! The music below stopped and Ichigo glanced down to see the stage clearing.

"What's going on?" Ichigo questioned, Arnett pulling back from his chest and glancing down.

"Oh, it's the Pandora Queen contest." She told him before pouting. "I was going to enter this year." She told him making him chuckle lightly.

"Want to go down?" He questioned which Arnett looked up at him before nodding, she felt the feeling of their descent practically instantly before everyone cleared out of the way as the two floated down into the middle of the large crowd that had gathered, hushed whispers going around about the two, questions on how they had seemingly floated out down from the sky, whispers of Ichigo truly being Superman, the usual. Ichigo glanced around however couldn't see anyone that he knew. "Really a big turn out huh?"

"Looks smaller from up there." Arnett giggled making Ichigo chuckle lightly before offering his arm to which Arnett took with a wide smile. "You should of entered the contest Ichigo, showed all those girls up." Arnett told him, leaning into his side as they walked through the mass of students that had gathered before the stage, the atmosphere was electric like a massive concert.

"And what, become Queen?" Ichigo asked, his eyebrow twitching slightly as he looked down at the girl on his arm who was giggling.

"No way, you're the only Paragon of West Genetics, hell the world, change it up and be called King." Ichigo heard the sinister cackling deep in his mind and paused in his step making Arnett stop and look up at him with a concerned look on her face. "Something wrong?" She asked.

"Ah, no, nothing like that." Ichigo waved it off. "Just the term of King sounds kinda... cheesy." He chuckled awkwardly making Arnett cocked an eyebrow.

"Oh? And to think if our date went well I was going to polish your royal sceptre." She winked at him, Ichigo's cheeks heating up at the innuendo. "Geeze Ichigo, see half the girls topless in the physical exam and call it torture then blush at the first sign of a BJ? Oh that's going to have to change." Arnett laughed as she dragged the stuttering Ichigo through the crowd, he was so glad Yoruichi had left, if she had somehow seen or heard any of this, his teasing would never end. The two eventually found Ingrid and Creo amongst the crowd at a table set up for the Third Years, seriously this school gave the third years a lot of privileges.

"Wow, looking sharp Ichigo." Creo smiled at him making him grin sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.

"Hey! Eyes off, he's my date!" Arnett snapped at the dark skinned teen that was dressed in a yellow dress.

"Didn't you crash Arnett's date with him?" Ingrid questioned with an amused smirk, the more strict teen wearing a purple dress with a necklace.

"Not the same thing!" Arnett snapped. "I've been looking forward to this for weeks! Nobody's stepping in on my time with Ichigo!" Arnett growled before Ichigo chopped her on the forehead making her whine as she cradled her head.

"Would you relax, they're pulling your leg." Ichigo told her, making the redhead sniffle and rub the spot where Ichigo had struck her. "You ok?" Arnett nodded but continued to pout. "Don't cheer up and I might have to ask someone else to dance with me." Ichigo said offhandedly making Creo and Ingrid smile before Arnett grinned wider.

"I'm fine now, let's go dance!" She told him, grabbing his arm and tugging on it like a child.

"Save me a dance Ichigo." Ingrid smirked.

"I wouldn't mind one either." Creo smiled.

"I'll make sure too." Ichigo told them as Arnett dragged him away from the two third years. Ichigo was whipped around and lips were on his in an instant making his eyes shoot wide open in shock as Arnett kissed him for the second time that night. Pulling back from the kiss he opened his mouth to say something before Arnett placed a finger on his lips.

"You were making me jealous Ichigo." Arnett pouted at him. "This is suppose to be our night..." She said softly.

"And it is." Ichigo smiled wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close to him causing her to wrap her arms around his neck as they began to move with the other students that were dancing around them. "But Arnett." She looked up into his face to see him slightly irritated. "What do you think they'd do if I didn't dance with them?"

"Get pissed."

"Exactly, and I'd be on the reserving end of that pissyness." Arnett had to laugh at his made up word making him chuckle. "I promise, you're my date tonight and I won't leave you alone for too long." Arnett tilted her head to the side, her hair falling to the left as she smiled up at him. "What?" He questioned.

"I think you're enjoying yourself." She told him with a warm smile.

"I think I'm getting used to everything... finally."

"Well that's good." She told him laying her head on his chest as they continued to dance along with the song. When that song ended they danced through the next before Arnett decided to take a break since her leg was starting to get irritated in the brace. Creo took up the next dance making Ingrid scowl but Ichigo promised her the next dance. Creo was much better at dancing than Ichigo was and since Arnett was in a cast she was also better than the redhead, didn't help that they had more fast paced songs then when he danced with Arnett. Several times they had bumped into other people and by the end of it both were laughing as they walked over to Ingrid and Arnett.

"Drink?" Ingrid offered to which Ichigo nodded and wiped his forehead with the back of his sleeve as he accepted the glass of what appeared to be champagne.

"Are we..." He started to get Ingrid to nod with a smile.

"Yes." Ingrid told him already knowing what he was going to ask. "Especially at Prom, since the majority of us are from other countries and the drinking age is different all over, second years and up are allowed to drink alcohol as long as they drink appropriately and as long as it's on school grounds." She explained, answering Ichigo's unasked question. "So, cheers." She smiled clinking her own glass with his. Ichigo nodded and rose the glass to his lips. Taking a hesitant sip of champagne he didn't find that it tasted too bad and downed it making Ingrid stare at him with wide eyes.

"What?" He questioned.

"Did you not hear me when I said appropriately?" She questioned, her eyebrow twitching. "What's next? A keg stand?"

"Would you lighten up for five minutes?" Ichigo questioned. "I think the most I've seen you smile when you were torturing me earlier this morning in the exams." Ingrid huffed and folded her arms beneath her impressive bust. "You're a sadist, aren't you?"

"I don't believe that any of your business, do you!?"

"Well from what I've heard your first room entry involved whips." Ichigo smirked.

"Who told you!?" She demanded gripping him by the from of his tux and forcing him down to her eye level. "It was Chiffon wasn't it?" Ichigo gripped her by the wrist making her let go of his tux before he spun her around on the spot making her eyes widen in surprise.

"We going to dance or what?"

"What you drunk already?" Ingrid teased gripping his hand and placing her other under his arm so it rested on his back. Ichigo sighed and shook his head placing his hand on Ingrid's waist and the two started to move in accordance to the music playing. "You're a jerk." She mumbled as they danced around with the other students.

"Wha..." Ichigo managed to get out before Ingrid squeezed his hand tightly, his fingers being crushed in her surprisingly strong grip.

"We haven't even really talked since we... you know..." She told him lowering her gaze from his.

"Well we have..." Ichigo added. "Just now about it..." He finished.

"Can we?" She questioned, timidly, it reminded Ichigo of the same night that they were referring to, when she had been shy and timid.

"How about tomorrow?" Ichigo questioned. "Right now is Prom, we're meant to have a good time right?" Ingrid nodded with a small smile before the music cut off making the dancing duo to halt there movements and look up.

"Alright Ladies and Gentleman! It's the time you've all been waiting for! The Pandora Queen Contest!"

"I can't believe that they let students drink here." Ichigo muttered in annoyance as Arnett laughed loudly as if he had just told the funniest joke in the world as she hung off him, he was carrying her bridal style through the school. Arnett was laughing, very openly, at every girl that had given her a jealous glare, sometimes she'd reach up and kiss Ichigo on the cheek just to make those girls even more jealous. Luckily the school grounds were mostly empty since the prom was over and everyone had returned to their dorms shortly after the Pandora Queen had been nominated... he'd never see Attia the same way again, that was for sure.

Ichigo truly didn't know who to blame for his current situation, did he blame Arnett for dragging him along to the prom in the first place? Did he blame Attia and Ingrid for making Arnett jealous by hogging him all to themselves and barely letting Arnett dance or have any time with him on her date? Or did he blame Satellizer for winning the Pandora contest making Elizabeth bring out a bottle of wine which she and Arnett drank... the entire bottle... so much for drinking in consideration, he wouldn't be surprised if the teachers banned drinking after tonight. He knew Ingrid was sure going to try and do so, even though she was buzzed herself.

No... it wasn't true that he didn't know who to blame, Ichigo knew exactly who to blame for the mess he was currently in, and it was no student in this school, hell the one he blamed for this entire mess wasn't even in a fifty mile radius of him... that Ichigo knew about, the damned bastard could be anywhere. No the one he blamed for his current situation of dealing with a drunk girl at a school that idolised him, was Kisuke Urahara.

"You're... you're... you're like super cute... ya know that?" Arnett questioned as she poked him in the cheek rather roughly, Ichigo glancing down at her from the corner of his eye her cheeks entirely red from the wine she and Elizabeth had finished off together, he was glad that Chiffon had taken the blonde back to her room with some help from Ticy, he didn't like the fact that Chiffon had tried to make him take Elizabeth back along with Arnett he did doubt he'd be in a worse situation with her then he was now with Arnett, but things had sorted themselves out. He found that Chiffon's smile of death could be counted with a scowl unlike any other. "Like, I really wanna make you my boyfriend, do you want to be my boyfriend? You should totally be my boyfriend." She prodded continuously poking his cheek with her finger repeatedly making his eye twitch slightly. "Forget everyone else and be my boyfriend! I'll be the best girlfriend ever!"

"How about you ask me tomorrow when you're sober." Ichigo suggested to her.

"I'm not drunk!" Arnett protested flinging both her arms up smacking Ichigo in the chin in the process making him scowl down at her with an evil glare which she laughed off in her drunken state. "Gehehe, sorry." She giggled before leaning up and placing her lips to his chin. "All better now." She smiled up at him before a seductive look crossed her eyes. "Or maybe..." She leaned up, wrapping an arm over his shoulder across the back of his neck as she pulled herself up pressing her lips to the neck making Ichigo flinch at the sudden new contact. "How's that..." She purred in her drunken stupor.

"Would you please stop." Ichigo tried to say to her before his entire body stiffened, his cheeks a flaming red as he felt her tongue run up from the base of his neck to his chin sending shivers up his spine. "Arnett!" Ichigo growled under his breath at her make her giggle at his angry blushing face before continuing her licking of his neck.

"You taste nice..." She whispered softly before burying her face into his neck and inhaling strongly, Ichigo's face becoming even more red "And smell so nice, all that dancing makes you sweaty." Ichigo blushed even more. "Oh, next, next time you work out, instead of going to the shower you should come to me..." She told him taking another deep inhale of his scent.

"W-Why?" Ichigo almost feared the answer she was going to give him.

"So I can lick the sweat off of your body." She purred trailing her tongue from his collarbone all the way up to his ear. "Every. Single. Inch." Ichigo couldn't take it anymore and used flash step entering the infirmary where the doctors had instructed he return Arnett after the dance had finished. Said patient clutched to him completely overwhelmed by the sudden change in speed before the arms currently holding her placed her down on the bed.

"Good night Arnett." Ichigo stated releasing the drunken teen however the girl continued to hug her arms around his neck.

"No! Don't go!" Arnett cried. "Let me lick the sweat off of your sexy sweat body!"