Gin Ichimaru poked his head into the Espada's lounge. "Yo! Espadas! Aizen wants you in the meeting room."

"Uhg…but I just sat down!" Yammy moaned.

"I'm trying to sleep…" Starrk grumbled.

"C'mon, man, I'm trying to read Us Weekly!" Grimmjow yelled. The Espada stopped dead and turned around to face the Sexta Espada.

"Grimmjow, WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Nnoitra yelled.

"What's the big deal? This magazine is in, dude."

"That's a trashy gossip magazine for human women who have nothing better to do than read about overrated Celebrity's affairs," Szayel supplied.

Grimmjow crossed his arms and pouted. "Well, personally, I find Brad and Angie's love affair to be quite interesting. I mean, did you hear? He cheated on her with the Nanny!"

"Just shut up…" Harribel groaned.

"Hey! Buttheads!" Gin yelled. That got everyone's attention. "In case you didn't notice, you're supposed to be in the meeting room in two minutes, and Aizen says he's dumping scorching hot tea on everyone who's late!"

"CRAP!"

*Two action-packed minutes later*

"Hey Aizen, sorry I was late…"

"I tripped and broke my elbow."

"I was almost suffocated by Tesla."

"I, er, didn't get the memo…"

"I was attacked by…flying monkeys."

Aizen raised an eyebrow. "Flying monkeys, eh?"

"Yeah, flying monkeys," Aaroniero said.

"Uh-huh, we were all ambushed," Grimmjow agreed, joining in. The rest of the Espada (except Ulquiorra, who was raising an eyebrow) murmured in agreement.

Aizen scratched his forehead. "Hmmm…flying monkeys…."

"Yup!" Szayel said, flashing a smile and a thumbs up. Aizen facepalmed himself.

"And just why are all of my Espada oh-so-clearly lying to me about being late?" He asked, massaging his temples.

"Well…er…" Zommari began.

"Ichimaru claimed that you were going to throw steaming tea in their faces unless they were on time," Ulquiorra blurted casually.

"And I trust you didn't believe it?"

"Not at all, Aizen-sama," Ulquiorra said smugly. The others, however, were outraged.

"WHAT?"

"You mean it was a joke?"

"I'm gonna kill that squinty-eyed git…"

Aizen laughed. "Calm down, Grimmjow and Nnoitra. We have business to discuss." He gestured to the long table inside the meeting room, and the Espadas took their seats.

'Now," Aizen began, "I trust you are all familiar with the term 'diary'?"

"Yeah, it's what happens when you eat too many Chocolate-Whipped-Cream Pancakes at iHop!" Yammy said, fondly remembering the said occasion.

"Er, no, Yammy, that's diarrhea…" Aizen muttered.

"Clueless!" Grimmjow fake-coughed.

"A diary is a book that humans use to write down their thoughts and feelings for the day in," Aizen continued.

"Yeah, yeah, Aizen-sama, we all know what it is—except Yammy, that is," Nnoitra said, shooting a glare at the tenth Espada. "But what does this have to do with us anyway? We ain't gonna steal those Shinigami's diaries, are we?"

Szayel laughed maniacally. "OOH, juicy secrets!" He yelled, clapping his hands together while Grimmjow, Ulquiorra, and Nnoitra looked at him suspiciously.

"No, no, no…you see, I want all of you to keep a diary. It's your assignment for the month," Aizen explained.

"What was that?" Aaroniero asked, cleaning out his ear.

"You want us to keep Yammy from having diarrhea all month?" Zommari asked, dumbfounded.

"No, I want you to keep a diary for the month," Aizen repeated. The Espadas gaped at him.

"No effing way!" Grimmjow said.

"Yes, Grimmjow, I want you to write in a diary," Aizen said. Grimmjow laughed maliciously and Aizen added, "And you have to write in it."

"Awwww…."

"So much for loopholes…"

"At the end of the month, I'll collect your diaries and read them," Aizen said. "So, without further ado…let's get started on our diaries!"

"Oh, JOY!" Szayel said, skipping out of the room. "I can't wait!"

"And he called me weird for reading Us Weekly…" Grimmjow muttered.

And with that, the Espadas departed for their long, boring, and dramatic diary project.

Author's Note

AW YEAH. Potter is officially back from her Hiatus :} I'd like to apologize once again for leaving for so long, I was totally lazy, blah, blah blah. Anyway, I'm back, and all of my stories are about to resume (YESH) and this one's starting up, too.

About this one: I came up with it when I was totally bored, and I hope it goes well. I'm planning on dedicating a chapter to each Espada for their diary, as well as a conclusion chapter. Heck, I may even throw in a chapter or two about Aizen's personal diary. Either way, this is just the introduction, so...make sure to tell me what you thought of it :}

Later,

-The totally lazy yet awesome Potterwatcher1997