Chapter 2: Double Booked

Ichigo, hurry up! It's over here!

Alright, I get it. Stop pulling me!

*Sigh* Why do I have to be here?

Dad had to take care of an emergency patient so he couldn't make it.

It's not like you had plans to do anything anyway, right?

Ugh...

I'm leaving you, Ichigo! You'd better catch up!

Yeah, listen to your cute little sisters. They deserve attention from you.

What the?! Kon?! What are you doing in my bag?!

Hahaha! It's your fault for refusing to take me along with you!

That's not a reason for you to sneak into my bag like this! People are gonna think I have some weird fetish or something!

Hey, what's that supposed to mean?! You get to carry around the adorable stuffed animal that is me! You should feel lucky to have this privilege!

That's so stupid!

Oh! Hi, Ichigo!

Hey, Orihime...and Uryu. Where are you two setting up?

Right where you're standing, actually. Do you mind getting out of the way?

Huh? But this is our space.

Don't be stupid. See, this is our number.

It's the same number as us.

What? How could that happen?

Hmm... We should go ask at the reception area.

Excuse me!

Yes, how may I help you? Oh, now these are some familiar faces.

Kisuke? What are you doing here?

Well, our shop is co-sponsoring the event. I'm here to help with the management side today.

Then you should be able to help us.

It looks like there was a mistake in your numbering system, so our handicrafts club and Ichigo's family's spaces got the same number.

Oh, that's not a mistake. I did that on purpose.

Why?

Well, you see. It turns out a lot more people signed up for today's flea market than we expected, so we ran out of space.

And that's when I had the great idea to combine your groups into one spot. It's not like you don't know each other.

By sharing the space, you'll be able to make fun memories together, while we have another spot to work with. It's like killing two birds with one stone!

So that's the explanation. Now, go enjoy the event, everyone!

Wait! You really expect us to be okay with this?!

I'm sorry, but I can't help it! We really don't have any more space!

I know you won't have as much room to display all your items, but it'll look like you have more variety! I'm sure it'll be great!

Well, if there really are no more spaces, I suppose it's pointless to argue any further.

We can set up together, Ichigo! It's just as Kisuke said. I'm sure it'll be fun!

I mean, I'm fine with it, but I have to ask Yuzu and Karin.

So, yeah. That's what we were told. Is it okay if we set up shop together?

Yeah, of course! I think it'll be fun too!

Thanks, you two! Well, it's time to get ready.

I'm starting to get tired and we haven't even started.

Well, I'm glad we at least had enough space to work with. The only problem now is that we have too many people.

Since we have enough bodies, why don't we take turns watching the shop?

That way, everyone will get a chance to look around the rest of the flea market too.

Ooh, that's a great idea! Let's do that!

We're gonna have so much fun today!