"…and so I will send captain Hitsugaya to the world of the living to investigate the unknown spiritual pressure and then report for further instructions" head captain Yamamoto said as the captain's meeting finished. "Dismissed!" and with that all the captains flash-stepped to their divisions.

"HEY!" someone shouted, the captain of squad ten sighed and stopped mid-flash-step, almost making the person that was calling run into him. "What now captain Kurosaki?" Toshiro asked the new captain of squad five, "I told you to call me Ichigo!" the strawberry groaned. "Whatever" Toshiro shrugged as he rolled his eyes, a habit he had gotten off Karin from all the times he had visited her. "Anyway…" Ichigo said "…when you get into the world of the living can you tell my sisters that I won't be home for a while? Use whatever excuse you like but I don't want them worrying about me".

"They already know" Toshiro said as he prepared to flash-step, "how?" Ichigo asked the only reply was: ask my lieutenant, I'm busy. Ichigo rolled his eyes and jumped towards the tenth division, and unlikely place to find Rangiku, but might as well start there.

LATER (Toshiro's POV)

"Toshiro!" came a call so I can't have even five minutes by myself before someone calls me today? I thought hey, your popularHyourinmaru said enjoy it! I ignored my Zanpaktou and angrily turned to the person that was calling me, I instantly brightened at the sight of the young black haired Kurosaki. Hey look!Hyourinmaru teased,it's your girlfriend! I guess my exited face instantly turned to one of annoyance as I mentally shouted at my Zanpaktou HYOURINMARU! The dragon pulled away, but I could still hear him chuckling.

(Karin's POV)

Toshiro hadn't noticed yet but while he was yelling at his Zanpaktou I was busy trying to keep in my laughter, key word: trying. As I burst out laughing I watched as Toshiro's face changed yet again, this time to confusion and I could hear him mentally ask his Zanpaktou what he did to make me laugh like this, I laughed even harder. Your right, much better looking than the average guys a voice said inside my head "MIYABI!" I shouted. I was still getting used to having Miyabi, my Zanpaktou, in my head so I didn't know how to reply mentally, but Miyabi said she would teach me today.

"What?" I asked when I saw Toshiro looking at me, "who's Miyabi?" he asked dammit, why can't Miyabi teach me how to talk to her mentally? I thought you're doing it now Miyabi laughed. I stood there staring blankly for a second before yelling out loud "what?!". Miyabi laughed and Toshiro looked confused, "who's Miyabi?" Toshiro asked again, I blinked and rubbed the back of my neck as I laughed nervously "well…um…ha-ha…" I could practically see my Zanpaktou roll her eyes as she said if you don't tell him, I will, and I'll say a lot more than just the fact about your powers I still wouldn't say anything.

3rd person

Miyabi sighed before materialising in front of her wielder, Karin didn't even blink but Toshiro nearly fell over at the sight of the black dragon as she curled around Karin offering her heat as comfort. "Wow! Even cuter when I get to see him from my own eyes!" Miyabi laughed, Karin turned bright red before yelling "Miyabi!" the black dragon chuckled and turned to Toshiro, who was now confused. "Pleased to meet you Toshiro Hitsugaya, I am Miyabi, Karin's Zanpaktou" the black dragon explained, Toshiro's face changed again, now it was completely serious, he grabbed Karin's wrist, they both blushed a little at the contact, and flash stepped to Urahara's large basement.

"What happened?" Toshiro asked bluntly as Hyourinmaru materialised next to him so that he could get a good look at the black female dragon, Toshiro could bet money on it that the ice dragon was already developing a crush on her, the thought made him snicker, Karin was thinking on the same lines and the smirk on her face proved that he was correct. "Well…"Karin started, snapping the icy captain out of his thoughts "…it started with the dreams, during the dreams I would usually burn something or set my sister's hair on fire, that's why her hair is black now…" Toshiro nodded, he'd used to make his grandma cold, and make the floor was frosted when he had his dreams about Hyourinmaru, "…then one day Urahara came and told me to meet him after I went to school the next day, apparently I had to train to keep it under control, I then became a substitute soul reaper like Ichi-Nii after that he gave me books on Kido because I could control my spiritual pressure better than my brother…" Karin didn't bother to hide her smug smirk at that comment, Toshiro chuckled, "…Miyabi told me her name almost a year ago now, and at the moment I'm practising bonkai and I've memorised the entire Kido book and can do nearly all the Bakudo" Toshiro was surprised when she got to the bit about her bonkai, she was doing better than him when he had first gotten into the academy.

Karin and Toshiro turned to find that their Zanpaktou were now sharing embarrassing stories about their masters, much to Karin and Toshiro's displeasure. "HYOURINMARU!" Toshiro yelled when his Zanpaktou had gotten to the bit about Toshiro's secret candy stash in his office, Miyabi and Karin laughed as Toshiro's face went bright red. "Did you know that my master really likes your master?" Hyourinmaru asked Miyabi, Toshiro's face went even redder "really?" Miyabi asked "mine does too!" now it was Karin's turn to go red faced "MIYABI!" Karin shouted "HYOURINMARU!" Toshiro shouted at the same time, the two dragons laughed.