My first attempt at writing a story. Hope you enjoy!-DestructiveReaper

Chapter 1: The Awakening

It has been 5 years since Karakura town was attacked by Aizen and the reobtained his powers and Ichigo is now a captain in the Soul Society. He is married to Rukia Kuchiki, and live under the watchful eye of Byakuya. Enter Karin Kurosaki. Karin had changed quite a bit. Her hair went all the way down to her shoulders now, but she still preferred to tie it in a ponytail. Her spiritual power increased greatly since Ichigo left, She has fought hollows before, defeating weak ones with only a soccor ball kicked by her, and somehow charging the ball with a blue aura of sorts, which Karin always assumed was

The ball went flying at him and as he caught it, he flew back into the net with it. "Jeez Karin. Must you always kick so hard?" Kazuya Usaka asked. "Of course I do!" she replied. "If I don't, you'll never be able to block those harder shots!" Kazuya then threw the ball back at her, but as she prepared to stop it, a blur ran past and stole the ball from her, and then kicked it right at Kazuya's stomach. He caught it easily. "Karin's right Kazuya, you'll never get better if you can't stop things like that!" The boy said. "Oh shut up Ryohei." Karin said. She knew that Ryohei had a huge crush on her, so she never gave him the chance to ask her anything romantic like. He was fast, but that was basically it. Ew, she thought. I've never really thought about anything romantic like, except for that time when... No, I said firmly. He hasn't visited in 4 years. I should just forget all about him. Though seeing him again would be nice... I was brought back to Earth when Heita, another one of my friends asked me "Karin, you there?" "Ummm yeah sorry, I had a ummmm... headache" she lied. The bell rang, and Karin rushed to class leaving her friends with puzzled looks on their faces.

After I got home, I expected to be attacked by a hug from my father. It seems he wasn't here today. "Yuzu" I said, getting her attention. "Hey Karin! how was school?" She asked brightly. "It was alright" Karin replied. "Where's dad?" "oh, he went to visit Ichigo, to see how he's doing in the soul society. He won't be coming back until tomorrow." Karin thought about this for a while. "ok, I'll be in our room." Karin said. "Call me for dinner." And Karin walked upstairs to her room, and laid down on her bed. She thought for a while, about the boy she was thinking of. His name was Toshiro Hitsugaya. She hadn't stopped thinking about him for a long time. Not that it was romantically, she said in her mind. He's just good at soccor. She was lost in thoughts when she heard a rumbling and an explosiion downstairs. Then she heard Yuzu scream. "YUZU!" Karin yelled and she ran downstairs.

There was a huge hole in our wall and right in front of me, was the ugliest hollow she thought she would ever see. There, it was, holding the unconscious Yuzu. "There's no way I would let you eat my sister!" She screamed before kicking the soccor ball right at it. It bounched off harmlessly, making it pissed. The hollow roared at being hit by the ball started to attack. She managed to dodge the first attack, but the second attack made her fly at a wall. "Ichigo isn't here to protect us... Neither is dad, Karin thought. I have to protect Yuzu then. With that her mind went blank and she heard a voice. "Karin... Karin... I have the power you seek...Tell me my name... " The being said. "I don't know your name! Just lend me your strength!" Karin yelled in her head, and with that, Karin released her spiritual pressure. The hollow dropped to the floor, mask cut in half, disinagrating and behind it, with Yuzu in her hand, and a sword in her other... Karin was a shinigami.

My first chapter of my series :) Please R&R . Karin's zanpakuto will be revealed... I've got it all planned out. Anyways, enjoy!