Ukitake sat on the edge of the cliff, holding Mint close as the wind gusted around them. Di had just finished talking to the rest of the group who were still able to dive. "Right. Has everyone got that?" Matsumoto looked over the side of the cliff and blanched.

"It's rather high, Di-chan."

"If you jump away from the cliff, Rangiku-san, you won't hit anything, trust me." Di replied.

At least...that's what one of the locals told me anyway. She smiled.

"So...who's first?" Everyone looked at everyone else, to Mint's amusement. Di sighed. "OK, OK, I'll go first."

"Babe, are ya sure that's safe?" Di noticed that Raiden sounded a little worried. She gave him a smile, noticing that the bruise had darkened on the left side of his face.

"Yeah. Don't worry. It's fine." She glanced over the edge.

Oh boy that's high. She gulped silently. Calm down. You'll be fine. She gave them all a thumbs up.

"Well, here it goes!"

Hope my bikini stays on. She thought grimly, looking at the waves crashing on the rocks below. She jumped, hearing Mint gasp. Everyone rushed to the edge of the cliff as Di righted herself to enter the water in a proper diving motion.

"Whoa." said Renji quietly. "Is she alive?" Panic flashed across Raiden's mind. They suddenly saw Di's head pop to the surface, swaying in the surf. She yelled up to them.

"It's OK, guys! One at a time! Or together if you want!" She made her way to the beach nearby. Renji shrugged.

"After you, Raiden." Raiden gave him a look.

"I'm bloody going with Di, when she comes back up!" Ikkaku finally shoved to the front of the group as Di made her way back up to them.

"What? No one's gone?" Ikkaku snorted.

"I'm going! Watch me!"

"Watch out for your loincloth." Di said mildly as he jumped off the cliff with a war cry. Mint giggled as he hit the water with a foaming splash.

"And there goes his loincloth, Jyuushirou-san!" Ukitake laughed along with her.

I'm glad she's having such a good time. Better than her being stuck on that beach! Di felt Raiden take her hand.

"You asked me whether I trusted you on that beach? Now, do you trust me?" Raiden sighed.

"Yeah. Ya know I do." Di smiled.

"Then jump, as far away as you can from the cliff...NOW!"

Mint watched with interest as the dives became more creative as people gained confidence. She grinned as Di somersaulted as she went down before perfectly entering the water, hands first. Heh heh. Show off! Renji raced up after her.

"Piece of cake! I can do that!" He jumped off. The rest of the group and Di, who got out of the way, watched as he hit the water flat on his back. Di cleared the water from her face, wincing in sympathy.

That must've hurt. Mint looked at Ukitake.

"Do you think he's alright, Jyuushirou-san?" Ukitake looked down worriedly.

"I can't say for sure." Di cautiously swam over to him. Renji was lying on his back in the water, breathing hard.

"Are you OK, Renji?" Di asked.

"My back hurts like hell!" he replied through clenched teeth. Di grabbed him by the arm and began trying to tow him over to the beach. Mint saw her waving and turned to the rest of the group.

"I think she wants you guys to go down to the beach and help her with Renji." Ukitake sighed as they rushed off.

"Oh dear. Another injury. We're not having much luck today are we?"

Nat looked up from sorting through the photos on his camera as Renji was helped to lie down on his stomach by Isane and Di.

"What happened to you?" he asked incredulously as Renji winced, his back mapped out in red.

"He didn't quite manage to do a somersault off a 30 foot cliff. He landed on his back, winding himself at the same time." Mint summarised as Renji put a hand to his back gingerly, wincing. Matsumoto stood back with her arms folded.

"Hmm. It seems like nearly everyone's been injured." She pouted. "And Nanao-san's refused to let us do anything new in case something happens. Could you show me how to do that carving-thing, Di-chan?" Di looked up from moving Nat's drink out of the way so Isane could sit.

"Oh, sure."

"Be careful, you two." Nanao warned, frowning as Shuuhei and Jai made off after them. Raiden sighed and sat down on Di's towel with a yawn. Mint grinned at him.

"Did something particularly tiring today, Raiden?" Raiden flopped back on the towel and closed his eyes.

"Bet you'd love to find out wouldn't ya, Glasses." Mint moved her leg with her hand so that Isane could put her bag down. She noticed Ukitake frowning as he listened in.

"How was the visit to the museum?" she ventured, giving Raiden eyes.

"The hell are ya-? Oh yeah...it was boring...I hate museums..." Ukitake frowned.

"You've never been to one."

"One's all it takes to spoil the rest, Ukitake-san." Raiden replied, opening an eye.

If those two ever have children they're going to grow up to be first class liars. Mint thought. Nice going Raiden.

"It must've been a good view from the cliffs." Ukitake ventured, remembering the view of the horizon. Raiden closed his eyes and smiled.

"Oh yeah. I had a damn good view of everything." Mint rolled her eyes.

He's definitely not talking about the scenery. Sheesh. Ukitake beamed, oblivious of the undertone.

Mint shielded her eyes as she looked out to sea. Di and Matsumoto were flashes of yellow and peach against the blue of the waves. As she watched, she saw the end of the wave begin to roll under. Matsumoto wiped whereas Di stayed on and drifted back towards the shore, nearly running Jai over as his board got in the way. Mint laughed as Di fell in due to her board jarring against Jai's.

"Whoops. Sorry Di." Jai said as Di popped up next to her board, laughing.

"It's OK. Where's Rangiku-san?" Jai got back on his board and scouted around for his strawberry-blonde haired fukutaicho.

"I have no idea." Di looked worried.

"I know she wiped. Did she get rolled?" Jai scanned the shoreline.

"Oh look! There she is! Isane-san's with her!" He looked worried and paddled over, Di following. Shuuhei was next to Matsumoto as she choked up seawater. Jai scrambled out of the water.

"Fukutaicho! Is she OK?!" Shuuhei nodded, his face serious as Kira made his way over unsteadily.

"Yeah. She swallowed a lot of water...but...she should be fine." Matsumoto continued coughing as Di made her way glumly back to her towel.

"What happened now, Di?" Mint asked, seeing her friend's long face.

"Meh. Rangiku-san drank half the ocean when she got rolled." Ukitake sighed.

"You should stay here, Di. Something might happen to you if you go back in." Raiden opened an eye.

"And once again, Shuuhei and quiffy are competing." he commented. Di looked round to see both of them supporting Matsumoto back to her towel.

"Are you OK, Rangiku-san?" Mint asked when she'd been set down. Matsumoto made a face.

"Sea water tastes disgusting. I prefer it when it's in beauty products." Di laughed.

"Thank goodness you didn't get hit on the head with your board." Matsumoto winced at the thought.

Raiden sat up on an elbow as Di lay down beside him, trying to find a piece of towel. Mint watched lazily as they talked quietly. Ikkaku and Renji were playing noughts and crosses on Nat's back despite his protests and Yumichika was sound asleep on his deckchair. Suddenly she heard Di sound annoyed. She opened her eyes to see her striding back towards the ocean with her board.

"Ah come on baby! I was joking! They're a good size!" Raiden yelled after her. She ignored him and paddled out furiously. Mint sighed as Ukitake reached for the sun cream bottle.

"What did you do this time, Raiden?"

"I simply said that ya would've thought Rangiku-san's breasts could've acted as floatation devices." Raiden replied. Matsumoto laughed. She looked at her breasts.

"Hmm. I suppose they could've been useful that way. Pity they weren't." Jai glared at Raiden.

"Well that wasn't funny."

Matsumoto shrugged as Raiden said, "Yeah. Apparently Di didn't find it funny either. She asked whether I thought everyone's breasts acted like that and I kinda said everyone's breasts weren't as big..." Mint face-palmed.

"Well done Raiden. I'm sure she'll calm down eventually." Raiden shrugged and leaned back on his elbows.

"Tch. Yeah she'll calm down when- and she just wiped." Mint looked up to see a particularly large wave wash up the beach. Di was nowhere to be seen.

"Di wiped? Wow." Matsumoto nodded, wincing.

"Yeah. She fell straight off her board. I think the board hit her on the head too. That wave was huge!" Raiden was still looking out to sea as the waves rolled in.

"Where the hell is Di?" he demanded. "Shouldn't she have come back up?" Mint looked down the beach and saw her washed up on the shore, board beside her.

"She's there! Oh...She isn't moving!"

"What?!" Raiden leapt to his feet and sprinted down the beach followed by everyone who was uninjured. Ukitake carried Mint over.

By the time she reached there, she heard Isane say, "Raiden-san, please, give her some room!"

"Why the hell hasn't she opened her eyes?! Di?! Oi, Di! Wake up!"

"Raiden-san will you please step away I need to check her." Mint looked worriedly at Ukitake.

"Is she alright?! Will she be alright?!" Ukitake pushed through the crowd of people to where Di was coughing and choking as she expelled water from her lungs. Isane looked relieved.

"Yogatta. Right, Di-san, how many fingers am I holding up?" Di choked a few more times before looking at Isane's fingers.

"Th-three."

"And who are you? Your full name, Di-san." Mint watched as the expression on Di's face changed. She looked straight at Raiden and huge smile spread across her face.

She watched as Di threw her arms around his neck, still beaming, and said, "Nii-sama!" There was a shocked silence from the group. Raiden stiffened.

"What?!" He held Di back at arm's length. "I'm not your nii-sama! What's gotten into ya?!" Di smiled at him.

"Nii-sama!" Raiden looked blankly at Isane for an explanation. Isane looked equally shocked.

"I think Di-san may have amnesia..." Mint looked horrified.

"Oh no. That board must've really hit her hard! Amnesia?! What a time to get something like that! We have a war coming up!" Di was still smiling innocently in the middle of the group. Raiden sighed.

"Listen. Let's get one thing straight here. I'm not your nii-sama! I'm your-" Mint saw his lips begin to form the word 'boyfriend' but they stopped. Raiden grinned. "-husband." Mint stared at him.

"No you're not!"

"Yeah I am. Ignore her, baby." Di looked inquiringly at him. "I'm your wife?" Raiden smiled encouragingly.

"Yeah. That's right." Ikkaku snorted with laughter.

"This is great! Hey Raiden! Do something else!" Mint scowled.

"Stop it! Stop confusing her!"

"The only person who's confusing her is you, Glasses!"

"You're pregnant!" Renji piped up as Ikkaku burst out laughing.

"What?! Stop it!" Mint snapped. "It's not funny!" Di looked in wonderment at her abdomen.

"I am?" Raiden smiled.

"Sure ya are." Di grinned back.

"What idiot would make you a father?" Mint smiled.

Yogatta! Di's back!

"Huh. That amnesia didn't last long. She's back already!" Ikkaku said in disappointment.

"Oh? Di never left the building." Di replied, smiling nastily at Raiden. Raiden glared at her.

"What the hell?! Ya made me worry like that for nothing?! Di-!" Di winced and pressed a hand to the side of her head as it throbbed.

"Ouch." she said faintly, feeling the world spin.

"Are ya OK, babe?"

"Right. I think it's time for everyone to go back to the campsite. We should pack up and leave for Soul Society before anyone else gets hurt." Nanao said firmly as Raiden picked Di up. Mint sighed. We're going to have fun driving back to the airport to drop everything off with Urahara. One of our drivers can't sit down properly, one has a mild concussion and can't see straight at the moment and one can't read a road map or follow sat nav. Joy.

Di smiled as Edmund came bounding up to her. She, Mint, Kira, Matsumoto and Renji had been excused from heavy-lifting duty due to injury and were sitting at the picnic table. Ikkaku and Yumichika had left via an alternate senkai gate, saying that they'd meet them in Soul Society.

"Hey, boy." she said, as he licked her face, whining. Mint sighed.

"You're leaving in a minute, you know." Di sighed sadly.

"I know. I'm going to have to say goodbye, boy." She kissed the dog on the head as Raiden looked over.

"Hey! Don't kiss it! Ya don't know where it's been, babe!" Di laughed quietly.

"Bye, Ed." The dog whimpered and pawed her leg as she stood up, wincing.

"Is that everything?" Nanao asked. Ukitake nodded.

"Yes. Everything's back on the mobile homes."

"Which we didn't use once." Mint said, making Di laugh. As the rest of the group left, Di turned back.

"Rice? Can you make sure we didn't leave anything, like tent pegs?" Raiden grumbled but went and dutifully looked over the area. He saw Edmund following the rest of the group and ran over to stop him.

"Oh no ya don't! You're stayin' here, ya dumb mutt. Di already said goodbye!" Ed whimpered and tried to bolt away, squirming in Raiden's grip. Raiden let him go after the group had disappeared out of sight and continued looking for tent equipment. He finally looked up to see Ed watching him.

"Scram! Go away!" Edmund whimpered and backed away before following him as he left the verge. Raiden looked back and swore. "Go the hell away! Stupid dog! Stop following me damn it!" He ran across the road, timing the gap between a lorry and a car. As he turned he saw Edmund race across the road too, intent on following him.

In that instant, he heard Di's voice in his head saying, "Did you know that greyhounds have very poor road sense?" He winced as the car hit the dog and sped off without stopping.

There's no way I could've saved that mutt. I would've been the one under the car. No one in Soul Society would've thanked me for it. Not even the stupid dog. He sighed hard and walked out into the road where the spirit of Edmund the dog stood looking confused and whining quietly in the middle of the road.

"Ah shit. Di's gonna kill me if she finds out. Or cry. Or both. Ya stupid mutt! Who asked ya to die?!" The spirit of the dog whimpered. Raiden sighed and looked around impatiently. "I'm in a hurry. I have no Soul Candy on me either. Ah hell. I guess no Soul Burial for you. It serves ya right ya dumb dog!" He sighed to himself. "Right. Stay here. I'm sure some Kiwi shinigami'll come along and Soul Bury ya eventually. Later, ya dumb mutt." With that, Raiden walked off without a backwards glance.

And that is the end of that.

Mint looked up from fiddling with her pendant as Di pulled into the car park of Auckland Airport. Hmm. And to think that five days ago I was sitting on that kerb over there hoping that Jyuushirou-san and I would become closer on this trip! She beamed, tracing a finger over the delicate writing on the back of the pendant. We certainly have! Matusmoto smiled at her, noticing her attention was on the pendant.

"You definitely had a good trip, Mint-chan!" Mint smiled back as Di turned off the engine and Isane threw open the door. A brightly coloured removals van was parked by the side of the airport, out of the way of traffic. Leaning against the door was Urahara, dressed in an 'I Love New Zealand' t-shirt, shorts, clogs and hat. He waved them over.

"Hello, minna-san! Had a good trip?" Mint and Di rushed across the road, followed by Raiden and Renji as traffic raced past. The other door opened and Di laughed when she saw who it was.

"Yoruichi-san?!"

"Obasama?!" Yoruichi grinned at the group.

"Hey everyone!"

"What're you doing here, Yoruichi-san?" Di asked as Urahara examined everyone closely, tutting.

"Yare yare minna-san look at the state of these gigais! What have you been doing?! I'm going to have to charge you extra for damage."

"What?!" Nat, Jai, Renji and Raiden chorused, outraged.

"We're taking a small break here, Di-chan." Yoruichi replied as Di fished around in her bag for her purse. "Kisuke mentioned this place was good for fishing. Don't tell Soifon." she said with a wink. Di laughed.

"She won't hear it from me."

"Ah come on Urahara-san! Don't overcharge!" Renji begged. Urahara smiled craftily.

"Of course...you could always work off the extra, Abarai-san. Oh my...that reminds me...you still haven't finished the last set of chores I set you!" Mint and Di watched as the fan appeared like magic. Raiden grinned as Yoruichi walked over.

"Nice to see ya put some clothes on, obasama." Yoruichi grinned back cattily.

"I didn't want to embarrass you in front of your friends. By the way, it looks like you and Di-chan ran into each other." Raiden rolled his eyes as her eyes flicked from his face to Di's head.

"Very frigging funny, obasama." Yoruichi grinned back before taking his arm.

"Anyway, come with me. I need to talk to ya." Raiden shrugged and looked over at Di who was paying Urahara. Yoruichi noticed. "Or do ya need Di-chan's permission now?" Raiden made a face.

"Tch. No. Fine, I'll come." Mint watched as Raiden and Yoruichi walked off talking.

What's going on over there? Urahara ruffled the sen through his fingers before smiling.

"Right. That's all in order. Tessai will help you with your gigais. Please step into the back of the van one at a time. We don't want to attract any unwanted attention." Di winced as the back of the van was thrown open to reveal Tessai and realised too late that she was the nearest to the door.

"Step up then, Di-dono!" Di shot Mint a helpless look before being yanked into the back of the van by an overenthusiastic Tessai. Matsumoto rushed off towards the airport.

"Ahhh, Matsumoto-san? Where are you going with my gigai?" Urahara called after her.

"I'm just getting some souvenirs for Hitsugaya-taicho!" Matsumoto called over her shoulder. Mint smiled.

"Get him a snow globe, Rangiku-san!" she shouted after her as Tessai grabbed Di's suitcase and hauled it into the back of the van. Di skipped out of the back of the van in full shinigami uniform, carrying her shopping bags. She looked ruefully at Mint.

"That hurt." Mint laughed.

"He can be rather overenthusiastic." Di leaned against the side of the van, noticing that Raiden and Yoruichi were some metres off and talking. She raised an eyebrow but thought nothing of it.

I remember on the first day I was over there and I was wondering how to keep my self-control intact on this trip. She smiled to herself. Well...at least I lasted until the last day. That's good enough for me.

Mint smiled as the senkai gate opened. Urahara waved at them. "Sayonara, minna-san! Abarai-san? I expect you back at the shop on Monday!" Renji face-palmed.

"Damn him!" Di turned before she went through after Mint and Ukitake.

"Rice! Oi! Hurry up or we're leaving you!" There was a rush of wind as he shunpoed out of the back of the van, ending up beside her. Di folded her arms, unimpressed. "Clearly you didn't inherit your aunt's speed." Raiden grinned at her.

"Ah hush, babe."

"Raiden? Think about what I said!" Yoruichi called after him.

"Hai, obasama!" Raiden shouted back before following Di through the gate.

Di almost banged into Ukitake, who was carrying Mint, as she cleared the gate. "What's the hold up?" Mint was smiling.

"Ikkaku." Di peered around her to see Ikkaku looking intensely annoyed with Yachiru attached to his head.

"Get off fukutaicho!"

"But it says, 'Slap here' pachinko-head!" Yachiru replied, giggling happily as she brought her palms down as though she were playing the bongo drums.

"Argghh!" He caught sight of Di who had a huge smile on her face. "Di!! This is all your fault! Get her off me NOW!" Di folded her arms and sighed.

"No thanks. She looks like she's having fun. I wouldn't want to interfere." Mint smiled up at Ukitake.

"Shall we go then, taicho?" Ukitake smiled back gently.

Ah. We're back to formalities now are we? Shuuhei, Kyoraku, Nanao, Jai and Matsumoto followed them.

"See you guys tomorrow!" Mint waved from Ukitake's arms. Di waved back, leaving with Nat, Renji, Isane, Kira and Raiden. Renji grinned at Nat as they walked.

"Oh yeah, Nat-sanseki- you're on paperwork duty!" Nat looked horrified.

"No way! You can't-!"

Oh yeah. He can make me. he thought glumly. Isane smiled.

"If you guys can drop by 4th squad tomorrow to get checked out, then that would be good."

"Don't worry Isane-san, we will." Di replied as Renji and Nat detached themselves from the group.

"How much are ya willing to bet Omaeda hasn't done any of your paperwork, babe?" Di gave him a warning look. "Oh yeah. Fukutaicho." She sighed heavily, annoyance written on her face.

"Nothing cos I know he hasn't. Looks like you'll be helping me tonight, Hattori-yonseki." Raiden made a face.

"Ah hell! I was looking forward to doing something else!" Di gave him a look before entering the shade of the 2nd squad barracks with a smile on her face.

"Who says we can't do that after?" Raiden grinned.

Mint waved goodbye to Matsumoto and Jai as they passed 10th squad barracks. Matsumoto waved back enthusiastically before racing inside with several large shopping bags in each hand, Jai following awkwardly behind with the bulk of the shopping. Mint looked on in sympathy as he struggled to fit through the sliding door, urged on by Matusmoto.

As they continued, Ukitake watched idly as Ikkaku raced past them to get back to 11th squad barracks in time for dinner, Yachiru shouting at him to step on it.

"We should have more trips like that one." he commented as they made their way into Ugendou. Mint smiled up at him.

"Have you ever heard of something called a honeymoon, Ukitake-taicho?"

"No, but you'll have to tell me all about it later, usa-chan." Mint beamed, but before she could say anything more, they were instantly greeted by Kiyone and Sentaro, each still trying to outdo the other. While Ukitake talked to them, Mint limped her way inside to be greeted by an enthusiastic Haru-chan.

I'm happy to be home. Because, this is my home now. With you, Jyuushirou-san. she thought with a smile as Haru-chan wagged her tail. Ukitake finally slid the door closed and yawned hugely.

"It's good to be home!" He smiled at Mint who had managed to get herself to a chair. "It's back to work tomorrow unfortunately, my bun-bun-chan." Mint cringed inwardly at the nickname but managed a smile.

"What happened to usa-chan?"

"Oh I can interchange." Ukitake replied, completely oblivious of the amount of mental face-palming she was doing. Mint finally gave up and smiled.

Oh Jyuushirou-san. I hope you never change.

And that is the end of this trip! I hope you enjoyed it! :)