Losing Memories

"Hey this is fun Tachio!" Rangiku said. Toshiro frowned more. "How can this be fun Rangiku?" She shrugged. It's been eight years since any Soul Reaper has been here (except Kurosaki Ichigo). Stupid Ichigo, he convinced me to watch his family. When Toshiro thought about the Kurosaki family, a ten-year-old girl came to his mind. Karin Kurosaki. She had raven black hair, dark purple eyes, and a strong personality. Karin was ten back then and now she's eighteen. Toshiro and Rangiku sat on the house across from the Kurosaki clinic.

(Flash back)

"Please Toshiro, I have to stay with Rukia and our daughter, Shay". Toshiro sighed, "Fine, but why am I watching your family again?" Ichigo brightened, "Because Yuzu is really sick and she knows I can't leave Rukia to be there for another week or so". Toshiro snorted and nodded "'Kay I'll do it for you". "Thanks Toshiro! And don't try any moves on Karin now that she's eighteen". (Flash back done)

"I'm leaving Tachio!" Rangiku said, with her musical voice, and left without another word. When she was long gone, Toshiro stood up and stretched, then sat down again. All the sudden an unfamiliar spiritual pressure was behind him. A delicate hand covered his mouth and a voice asked, "Why are you here, watching my sister?" The hand fell and wrenched his left arm behind his back. Toshiro still didn't respond so the person leaned on his back, creating pain to the shoulder. Finally, he answered, "I was asked to watch over Kurosaki Yuzu". The person froze, giving Toshiro a chance to figure out who pinned him. Well, the person has breasts and sounds female. A girl pinned me! How pathetic! The girl let go and Toshiro stood up. He kept his eyes on the ground and looked up slowly.

The girl was wearing a Soul Reaper kimono dress with a zanpack-to. She had a delicate face, mid-back length raven hair, and midnight purple eyes. A thought struck him; the girl/teen in front of him (in Shikigami form) was Karin Kurosaki. "Who sent you here kid?" Karin asked. "Ichigo did because he was too busy." She sighed, "Well you can go home now". She flash stepped away.

Someone help me! This thing is going to crush me! A boy with snow-white hair arrived and killed the monster with a single slash of his blade. The boy turned his cold eyes on a ten-year-old Karin. He raised his sword. The sword's guard was like a silver-gray sun. No! Please, don't kill me! The girl thought. She closed her eyes as tears spilled over her cheeks and everything went black.

Karin sighed, "I'm going to take a shower". She walked to the bathroom and turned up the hot water. She stepped in and let the water ease her mind. 15 minutes later, Karin got out and wrapped her neon green towel around her body. She walked to her room and opened the walk-in closet. Ichigo knocked on the door. "Can I come in?" "Yeah, sure, why not?" Ichigo opened the window once inside her room. "Good God it's so hot in here." Karin snorted, "It matches your hot head ". "I'm not a strawberry! My hair is orange not red". They both laughed for a moment. (End of chapter)

A figure appeared in the window. "I would like to speak with you Kurosaki Ichigo." The figure was a man with snow-white hair. "'Kay I'll be out in a minute Toshiro". Karin hit the door softly with her hand. At first, they looked at her face then their eyes dropped to her only garment on. A towel. Both guys' eyes widened. Ichigo spoke first, "Get out now Toshiro". The guy nodded and muttered something about 'Hitsugaya-tachio'. Ichigo jogged out the door and the guy jumped on the window ledge. He glanced back, checking her out again. "You heard my brother Toshiro, get out now, pervert!" Karin repeated. "First, I'm a stranger, then an elementary kid to a stranger again to a kid then a pervert. Wow, stick with one nickname Karin. It's rather annoying to remember them all." He walked over and kissed her forehead. Karin stared at the boy as he jumped out the window. After a second, she ran to the window.

"Again, you didn't say goodbye Toshiro!" Karin felt a tear fall down her face. She remembered him after she said his name.

Before she woke up, she saw the bright colors of the sunset with Toshiro explaining how it brought back memories of when he was a human.

She opened her eyes and saw a blue glow around her body. She got up and stretched. Knock, knock. Karin sighed. "Come in". Ichigo walked in and frowned. "Hey, sorry 'bout last night." "Its fine Ichi-nii". Ichigo's eyes widened. "When did you start calling me that Shorty?" Karin glared at him. "I'm not short, I'm almost the same height as you! And I'm starting now dumb-ass". Ichigo smiled, "Hey if you're going to start acting sweeter, a tip, don't call people dumb-asses dumb-ass". Karin grabbed a pillow and tossed it at him. Ichigo caught it. "Get out so can change Ichi-nii ". Ichigo backed out and shut the door.

Karin opened her closet and fished out the gray high school uniform. She slipped it on and skipped down the stairs to the kitchen. She spotted her twin sister Yuzu.

Even though they were twins, Yuzu had pale strawberry-blonde hair and Karin had raven black hair. Karin gasped, "What are you doing up Yuzu?" Yuzu looked up and smiled shyly. "I feel great today and I'm glowing blue! Oh, and I'm going to school." One more month of school! Thank God! Karin nodded and grabbed a piece of toast. Yuzu got up and announced, "It's time to get ready for school Karin!" She followed Yuzu to the bathroom.

When she walked in, Yuzu had a curling iron. "Whatcha doing with that Yuzu?" "I'm going to curl your hair today." Karin shrugged and let Yuzu do what she wanted. After awhile they left the house to school. The walk was very silent. As they arrived at the classroom, Karin sighed and took her usual spot and in the back. Yuzu sat in the front, by the teacher. Karin's seat was next to the window and she stared out it. The teacher, , walked in and stood at her desk.

"We have a new student. Come in now." The student walked in with an annoyed expression. He was male with gravity-defying white hair, sea green eyes, and a lean muscular build. "Please state your name and say hi." "Hi. I'm Toshiro Hitsugaya". The girls smiled and fluttered their eyelashes. "Please take the seat next to Kurosaki Karin". Karin turned her face to look at him, once the teacher started talking. "What are you doing here Toshiro?" Karin whispered. A vein popped up on his forehead. "It's Hitsugaya-tachio to you. Ask Motsumoto". Karin giggled as she thought of the busty woman. "She's probably drunk". Toshiro's eyes widened "You remember us?" Karin nodded, "I remembered after last night…" Toshiro blushed slightly as he remembered last night when she was in a towel and he kissed her forehead. Karin also blushed. "Sorry about last night. I wasn't thinking very much". She smiled, "It's fine, but I will hold it against you". Toshiro rolled his eyes. "And I will hold against you the fact a tear fell down your face when I didn't say 'goodbye'". Karin stuck her tongue out at him. "Real mature Karin."

The class before lunch, Toshiro dropped a piece of paper on her desk. The note read:

Meet me outside at lunch.

Hey, do you remember the day we watched

The sunset and you said something sweet to me?

Think about it girly.

Karin looked up at Toshiro questioningly but he was looking at his soul phone. Karin sighed and leaned back, remembering the day listed in the note. (Flash back)

Karin and Toshiro sat staring at the setting sun. They spent a whole month hanging out here. "Hey, Toshiro, why are you so cold?" He looked at her. "People are all afraid of me. Besides Motsumoto. No one shares the same pain I have". Karin looked at him w/ purple eyes. "I have to lie about Shikigami to my family". Karin looked away. Karin wouldn't look at Toshiro. "I'm not 'cause I love… you". She said softly. "I love you too Karin" (Flash back done)

The bell rang and Karin grabbed her books and put them in her locker. As she walked outside, Toshiro fell in step with her. "Hey what's with the weird note". He shrugged, "I wanted to make you remember what we said to each other". "Yeah I remember". They both turned a light pink. They sat under a Sakura tree and relaxed. The most bicthy and popular girl, Lunatic (as called by Karin) walked over. "Hey Toshiro, why don't you sit with me over there?" Luna pointed to a shady spot under an Evergreen tree. "You don't have to hang around this piece of trash". She added. Karin got up nose to nose with Luna. "I'm not trash Luna". Luna smiled mockingly, "I'm sorry I couldn't tell the difference Karin". Karin got mad. "Why don't you go back with your fucked up friends Luna". Luna glared, "Gosh, that's not nice Karin. How 'bout you leave this hottie alone and hang out with your trashy soccer buddies before you make him want to commit suicide. Just like you made your mother".

Karin glared. "Don't say crap about my mother. Otherwise I'll kill you". Luna smiled, "Yeah just like you killed your bitch of a mother". Karin's hand connected with Luna's face. The slap made blood come out of her mouth. Luna swung and hit Karin's cheek. Since Luna had long nails, they made scratch marks on Karin's face. Karin kicked Luna in the stomach and more blood came out her mouth. Blood flowed out Luna's mouth and turned her white shirt crimson red. Luna scratched Karin's neck. Karin easily blocked another hit from Luna and twisted her wrist. Everyone gathered around and heard a loud crack. Luna fell to the ground holding her wrist in agony. Karin was going to hit Luna again when she felt sturdy arms wrap around her waist. She turned her head around to see Toshiro. "Stop Karin". Toshiro said in his 'captain voice'. Reluctantly, she let Toshiro guide her away to the railing on the big hill. She was kinda mad that Toshiro was using his 'tachio voice' on her but that was in the back of her mind.

Once they were seated on the grass, Karin hugged her knees. Tears overflowed her eyes and fell down her cheeks unwillingly. Karin never cried, not since her mother died. She was three. Toshiro put his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to him. Finally, she stopped crying after five minutes. She looked up at him. "I'm sorry about that. Luna gets on my nerves all the time. She's a fucking bicth." He smiled and shrugged; "It's fine. She deserved a beating for calling Masaki a bicth". Karin smiled sadly. "Okay, what's wrong Karin?" She blinked then looked down. "Nothing is wrong". Toshiro looked at her. "Tell me". "There is nothing to tell". "Why are you lying to me?" Karin sighed, "Toshiro I'm not going to tell you again, nothing is wrong". He narrowed his eyes. "If you don't tell me, I will make you". She raised an eyebrow, "You wouldn't dare". "I can and will, if you don't tell." "You can't make me". With that, Karin got up and stood against the stone wall. The whole place was deserted. Toshiro walked over to her and pinned her arms to the wall. "Watch me".

He leaned down to her throat and pressed his lips to it. He kissed her up the neck to her rosy pink lips. She hesitated then kissed him back. Toshiro's arms wrapped around her waist and she placed her hands on his chest. The tip of his tongue licked Karin's bottom lip, begging for her to open it. She opened her mouth and let his tongue in. soon they broke apart from the intense lip-lock. "How come it took you eight years to come back?" Karin asked. "I don't know but I'm here now". She hugged him for awhile. "We should probably head home; sadly". Toshiro said looking up at the darkening sky. They started walking in silence, holding hands.

When they arrived at the Kurosaki clinic, Toshiro kissed Karin goodnight. She opened the door and walked in. her annoying father was there, waiting for her. "My beautiful other daughter has returned home to me!" He tried to hug her, but he met her foot. She stepped over him and up stairs. She waved to Yuzu. Rukia was holding her new baby, Shay.

AuThor NoTe:

My 1st fanfiction ever! All critism & reviews are welcome and most appreciated!

ThaNk YoU~

P.S. I appologize for any miss spellings