A/N: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters, though if I did, the series wouldn't be very appropriate, lol
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Karin kicked the soccer ball high into the accidently hitting Donny in the head. She winced and yelled out an apology. When she turned around she saw him.
Chad.
He had been to see her every day since that incident with the monster. He was her friend, her protector. She said goodbye to the boys and ran to him, leaping up to give him a hug. His huge arms circled gently around her. Here she felt safe. He lifted her onto his shoulders and they headed off to her house.
This was their routine. Every day he would come pick her up after her games with her friends. They would walk to her house, sometimes chatting about the day, sometimes in complete silence. Well, she would chat about her day. He was mostly quiet. When they got to the clinic he would never come in, only ruffle her hair and walk the other way, towards his house she supposed. Then they would start the routine all over again the next day.
She found herself looking towards the next time she got to see him. This was weird to her because she had never even considered a boy in any way other than a friend before. But he was hers, she could feel it. His gentle touch, his piercing look, and his lack of words only strengthening it in her mind. She thought of all this as they walked to the clinic, slowly saddening because they were getting closer. She didn't want to say goodbye today, she wanted him to stay for a while.
"Sado-sempai, will you play a game with me?" she asked desperately. He nodded. "Okay, the game is to say a favorite thing of yours when you get to the letter in the alphabet. Sound good?" she bounced. After another nod, she started. They got mostly through until they came to a single letter. It was Chad's turn, and Karin didn't seem to notice he was hesitating.
"Karin-san…"he said gently. Karin started. Had he just said her name? He craned his head to look at her. She blushed and looked away from his eyes. He held her hands a little tighter and kept walking.
"Kurosaki-san, it's your turn." Karin snapped out of it and continued the game. Soon they arrived at the clinic, through Chad had walked as slow as he could. He set her down and ruffled her hair while looking into her eyes. He gave a bleak smile and turned to leave.
"Sado-sempai…would you stay with me?" he heard her ask in a small voice. He turned around slowly. She was looking at the ground, the cutest blush on her face. He walked back up to her, picked her up and hugged her.
"Kurosaki-san, if you want me to, I will wait for you, I will always protect you, and I will always be here for you." He kissed her on the forehead. Then he gently set her down and turned away. He didn't know what compelled him to say those words, but they just came out. He started when he heard a small voice.
"It might be selfish of me, but I do want you to wait. I want you to protect me. Please," She looked at him with teary eyes," be with me always." He smiled and nodded towards her. Then she ran inside.
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I will get more chapters up as soon as I can, will probably wait for the 'good' stuff until Karin is older, she is too younger right now. Nice reviews welcome. Love you readers and thank you!