Author's Note: Um, hi guys *wave*. This is actually my first fan-made story I have ever written in my life, so I really need your feed backs to help me improve on some stuff. If you spot any grammatical errors or spelling mistake please do tell me, since English is only a second language to me (ESL as people like to classify it).
I was actually planning on making this story a one-shot but then... Meh, I'm making it into a short two-chapter story (or two-shots, whatever you want to call it). I got the inspiration from a picture that I drew on dA, same title if you want to search it up ^^.
Well, I guess that's all. Enjoy reading :-)
Photo Shoot
It was like any other Saturday morning at the Kurosaki residence. Yuzu was baking an apple and cinnamon cake, Isshin was goofing off in the living room, Ichigo was out Hollow hunting with his black-haired girlfriend Rukia, and Karin was...
"Yuzu! I'm going!"
The youngest Kurosaki member ran down the stairs with her sports bag slung over one shoulder. It was zipped up half way, showing a bundle of black T-shirt, dark navy jeans and a plain white jacket. She skidded inside the kitchen and snatched her black water bottle (also giving her sister a light hug) before sprinting towards the door. Of course, Isshin Kurosaki wasn't going to let his tomboy daughter go out so easily.
"MY LITTlE KARIN-CHAN!"
Karin snapped her head towards the direction of the voice and yelped in surprise as the Kurosaki man came flying towards her. She ducked just in time her dad made an attempt at glomping her. Isshin hit the wall with a loud crash before sliding down to the floor. Her father started to twitch on the wooden floorboard as Karin sighed in annoyance. That was the last straw. Now she was pissed. Why you ask? Well, it was a simple story really.
She woke up really late this morning and was rushing to the bathroom to take a shower when she found out that her brother was having shower sex with his girlfriend. And she saw it (They didn't lock the door, damnit!).
It was a very,
Awful,
Disgusting,
Inappropriate,
Thing she saw in her entire was like porn in real life! She shuddered as the memory played again in her mind. So, after she saw all that, Karin quickly shut -more like slammed- the door closed and ran to the toilet to puke out her dinner. Fifteen minutes later, Ichigo and Rukia finally finished their 'business' and acted like nothing had happened. It's either they're completely oblivious or that they're lost in their own thoughts about... Before. Karin decided on the the later. The black-haired girl finally took her shower (she remembered to spray the whole cubicle before entering). After all of that had happened, the stupid perv-lion decided to make a big entrance to the show and stole her sports bra. Good thing Ichigo caught him before he could even jump out of the window...
Wait, where was she again...?
Oh, right. Soccer practice.
So there she was, standing in front of her idiotic father (who was blocking the door), late for soccer practice. Isshin's hand shot up and he muffled something that sounded awfully similar to "My baby has grown up" before grabbing Karin's left ankle. Her eyes twitched in annoyance as she growled.
Oh... She was pissed alright.
So without further a dew, Karin swung her right leg backwards and kicked her father right in the face,
"Move it, Goat-chin!"
Once again, Isshin ungracefully hit the wall. Though this time, he managed to make a hug crater. Oh, joy. Now she have to pay that with her salary.
'Way to go, Goat-chin,' she glared at her father's limp body and huffed, 'way to go.'
In a flash, she slipped on her shoes and ran out the door. The cold air instantly hit her face and she took a deep breath, welcoming the coolness with her whole body. The morning air in Karakura Town has always been fresh (especially in Winter). A golden leaf fell on Karin's head, causing goosebumps to arose from her arms. She stood there for a while, enjoying the moment before her phone decided to vibrate inside her soccer shorts (it's a text message from the short ringtone). She grabbed the offending item and started to walk. The text was from Kazuya.
Where the hell r u? Coach is totally pissed that ur not here! Get ur sorry ass here right now Kurosaki I don't wanna do 50 pushups becoz of u.
Karin gasped. She totally forgot about Soccer practice! She slipped her iPhone inside her pocket and was about to sprint when someone bumped into her. The Kurosaki girl fell down and dropped her bag. The person was luckier than her, he was still standing straight. He saw Karin scowling on the ground and offered her his hand- only to have it being slapped away.
"Watch it, buddy! Can't you see that I'm in a rush to go somewhere?" she stood up and swiftly grabbed her bag. Turning around to face the stranger, she was met by an amused smirk and bright aquamarine eyes. It took Karin a few moments to comprehend the situation before realization slapped her across the face,
"Tōshirō!"
The white-haired boy's smirk became bigger.
"Oh wow. That was a World Record, Kurosaki." he pretended to check his imaginary watch, "The last time you bumped into me, it took you a full five minutes to actually recognize your own Best Friend." Karin's cheeks flushed a warm pink colour. Hey, it wasn't her fault that she didn't recognize him! Blame him for changing his hairstyle! She puffed out one of her cheeks,
"Well excuse me, Mr Prodigy. I've had a lot of things going through my-"
And again, her phone decided to interrupt. She fished out her iPhone and checked the message. This time, it's from Donny.
Hurry up Kurosaki! Coach is making us do planks! U know I hate them!
Karin cursed before smiling apologetically at Tōshirō.
"Sorry, Tōshirō. Coach is torturing the team because of me. I have to go now!" and with that being said, Karin sprinted off to the direction of the Soccer field. Tōshirō shook his head, Karin will always be Karin. Nothing will be able to replace her. He watched her retreating back before continuing on his walk.
"Kurosaki!"
"About damn time you got here!"
Karin smiled sheepishly at her teammates' sweaty faces. She dropped her bag on the grassy ground before rubbing the back of her head,
"Um... Oops?"
Seconds later, she felt a hand grabbed the back of her shirt and yanked her off the ground. She gasped as the Soccer Coach stuck his face in front of her's,
"Where have ya been, Kurosaki?"
"Uh... I was-"
"You know training starts at 7:00am, don't cha?"
A spit landed on Karin's cheek and she cringed in disgust. The coach glared at the girl,
"You're lucky you're only a vice captain," his grip on her shirt tightened, causing it to reveal her flat stomach, "or I would've kicked you outta the team." A flash of pain passed through Karin's eyes, she hated this man with all her guts. It took all her self control to not rip his head off, after all, training under the famous Flash-Goddess would make that a piece of cake. Karin glared at the 45-year-old man,
"You know, Coach. Your boys over there are gonna die from nose bleed if you don't let go of me," the trainer looked at Karin in confusion. She sighed in annoyance, "your grip on my shirt is lifting it up. If you tighten it anymore, my bra will be flashed for the world to see." she smirked as her coach let go of her as if her top was made out if fire.
'Perverts.'
As expected, nearly half of her teammates were already on the ground clutching their bloody noses. You gotta admit, training in martial arts and soccer could really change your physical looks. Before, she was just a short and thin 10-year-old girl that absolutely loved soccer. But now... Well, let's just say that puberty helped the development just a bit. Now, her legs are fit and strong, same goes for her arms (doing around 60 pushups per day in her room actually payed off), her chest had also shown some development. Yuzu said that her body looked like it was carved by God himself (pfft, yeah right. Her twin's face was basically an angel's) This change in her body earned her some admirers at school. Karin don't appreciate male admirers. She wants to pass school with ease without all the drama. Karin considered herself normal. She wasn't ugly but she wasn't pretty either. So the attention she got in her classroom kinda makes her uncomfortable. The black-haired maiden sighed and tucked her shirt down to cover up her stomach.
"Oi, guys. Get up before I kick your asses." She narrowed her eyes at her friend (who was still laying on the ground, twitching like some kind of fried worm). She searched for her coach, only to found that he left. Karin stepped on Ryohei's back, which earned her a grunt from the blonde, "I said, get up. You've seen me change plenty of times so stop acting like some kind of mindless zombies." Ryohei chuckled under her foot before rolling over with a big grin stuck on his face. Kazuya slowly got up and laughed. The others started to join him as they wiped their bloody noses. A smile broke into Karin's feature. Heita was now howling with laughter,
"D-did you see his f-face?" Donny let out a loud snort, "It was like..." he made a face which caused Karin to chuckle. Ryohei wiped a tear away from his eyes,
"You know what, Kurosaki?" Karin turned her head to face her friend with a quizzical look, "You should've said boobs." The young girl grabbed her water bottle and threw it at the blonde -who caught it with ease.
"Perverts."
Kazuya wiped his glasses with the edge of his shirt, "Shall we get started then?" The boys nodded enthusiastically before turning to their captain (their actual captain never come to Soccer practice. So they basically pretend that Karin's the leader of the team) Karin smirked,
"Okay, listen up guys! I know you're all tired from the crap coach made you do, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you." The team groaned and was about to argue, but Karin lifted her hand up, stopping them in their tracks, "I promise, we'll get ice cream from Ringo's after this. My treat." The boys cheered and pumped their fists in the air, causing the black-haired girl to smile. Kazuya clapped his hands, grabbing the attention of their team,
"Now come on! Let's move our asses for the ice cream!"
And that was how their training session started.
Yuzu hummed happily as she sifted the icing sugar on top of the glossy apple and cinnamon cake. 'Karin-chan is going to love it,' the thought of Karin coming back home and then drooling over her cake made the brunette sighed lovingly. Her twin had always loved cake. Especially their mum's one. Yuzu put the sifter down and washed her hands, 'I wonder if Karin-chan still wants to be a model...' Believe it or not, Yuzu always knew that the so-called Tomboy wanted to be a model. When they were kids, her twin loved being in photos. Their photo albums mainly consists of Karin's pictures when she was still young. 'It's a shame that Karin-chan refuses to wear dresses now...' The motherly Kurosaki slowly walked upstairs and into her bedroom. What greeted her when she opened the door was a pair of giant assets and someone squealing happily. One name suddenly popped up in her head.
Matsumoto.
"Yuzu-chan! I haven't seen you in ages!"
The strawberry blonde continued to hug her as the younger girl struggled for oxygen. Yuzu waved her arms in the air, motioning the older woman to release her. Matsumoto reluctantly let go and smiled sheepishly, "Um... Oops?" Yuzu quickly took a big gulp of air, thankful to be freed from her friend's death hug. The Shinigami eyed the girl carefully before speaking, "Where's Karin-chan?"
Yuzu looked up at the vice-captain before answering, "Karin-chan is at Soccer practice," the brunette checked her purple watch on her wrist, "although, she should've finished by now..." at the sound of this, Matsumoto let out a squeal and started to clap her hands together. The young Kurosaki stared at the woman quizzically. Matsumoto, noticing the young girl's face, managed to calm herself down and spoke,
"Taichō told me that he was going to visit Karin-chan. So... Where do you think they are now?" the Shinigami wriggled her eyebrows suggestively, "Karin-chan should've arrived home by now and Taichō said that he'll visit her..." the older woman paused and looked at Yuzu. What she saw was a look of more confusion on the girl's face. Matsumoto gave up and whispered her point to the young female. Yuzu's eyes went from shock to happiness. By the time Matsumoto finished, the brunette was jumping in glee.
"I can't believe it!" Yuzu grabbed the older woman's hand and started to spin around, "Karin-chan and Hitsugaya-san are finally dating!" Matsumoto laughed at the Kurosaki's over-joyous mood. She looked around the small room before spotting an old green book on Yuzu's white desk. She stopped spinning, causing the young girl to crash on the floor. Not noticing her friend's cry of surprise, the strawberry-blonde made her way to the desk and gently got hold of the book. From Yuzu's position on the floor, she could see her friend's curious look as she stared at the green cover. She plopped up on one elbow, a warm smile plastered on her face. Matsumoto went over to the floor and sat next to the young girl before opening the first page. She gasped in surprise before tilting the book so her friend could see. She gingerly brushed her fingers across the plastic cover,
"This is..."
Yuzu finally sat up and took the photo out of the cover, "This is Karin-chan and me on our 8th birthday," she laughed softly and stroked the edge of the paper, "she's cute isn't she? That was the day before she decided to stop wearing dresses..." Yuzu frowned and handed the photo to Matsumoto -who handled the precious item with care. The Shinigami stared at the young twins' smiling faces. They were both wearing dresses. Yuzu's one was a simple soft pink dress with a white ribbon tied around the waist. She was holding a silver fairy wand and a matching tiara on her head. Karin's one was a plain sky-blue coloured dress with three white roses on the side waist. She had a blue angel-like halo tied around her small head with a ribbon on the left side. Both of their eyes were shining in happiness as if that day was the best day they have ever had in their entire life. Matsumoto glanced at Yuzu's saddening eyes before whispering her question,
"What happened..?"
Yuzu sighed and shook her head, "I don't know, she just... Decided that she doesn't like them and won't wear them. Ever."
Matsumoto put a finger on her chin, "Well, something must've happened." she went through the thick book. There were dried leaves and flowers, candy wrappers, bird feathers -and of course, photos."Even I know that Karin-chan wouldn't..." her speech was cut off when she spotted a photo of her Taichō and Yuzu's twin sitting in front of a café drinking what looked like chocolate-chip milkshakes. The Shinigami's eyes popped out of their sockets as she stared at the white-haired boy's smiling face and Karin's laughing one, "Holy shit!" she rubbed her eyes to make sure that what she saw wasn't a hallucination, "Is this a dream come true?" Yuzu's soft laugh filled the whole bedroom as her friend started to cry happy tears. Immediately, Matsumoto grabbed Yuzu's shoulders and stuck her face in front of the shock teen's one, "Where did you find this?"
"Three weeks ago," Yuzu answered casually, "They go to a place called Ringo's every Saturday for some kind of 'catching-up-time'" she flipped over some pages and pointed at a ripped piece of paper, Matsumoto figured that it was a ticket pass, "They also do performances... See?" she took a small photo out of a plastic cover and showed Matsumoto a picture of Karin and Tōshirō playing a duet on the piano. "They get paid, but most time play for free ice cream or spare table."
"Taichō can play the piano?" asked Matsumoto.
Yuzu nodded,
"Hitsugaya-san comes over once a week to play with Karin-chan," she suddenly shuddered, "there was a time when he missed practice and got beat up by Karin... It wasn't pretty,"
A light bulb popped out on top of the strawberry-blonde's head. She turned towards her friend, who was babbling about Tōshirō being whipped by her twin, and spoke, "Yuzu?"
The brunette stopped her speech in mid-sentence and looked at the older woman, "Yeah?"
"Do you think that Taichō came because he wanted to practice with Karin-chan?"
"... Maybe, I'm not sure," she walked up to a pink calendar and checked the date, "well, it is Saturday... And they usually practice on this day-"
"What time does he normally come?" Matsumoto interrupted,
"Eleven o'clock, two hours before lunch,"
"Do they wear costumes?"
"They only wear matching clothes, nothing special."
"What time does he and Karin-chan go to Ringo's?"
"Around four-thirty..." Yuzu was starting to get confused, why was her friend asking so many questions? Matsumoto continued on speaking,
"What time is it now?" she desperately looked at the young girl. Yuzu was slightly taken back by Matsumoto's action but answered anyway,
"Eight forty-five, why?"
"We have around seven hours to complete my Master Plan!" she punched the air for effect. The brunette was startled, and started to panic. Matsumoto's 'Master Plan' never end up successful. It brought doom to her and Rukia more time than she could count! Yuzu quickly grabbed her friend's arm, stopping her from running out the door -or making a Matsumoto's body hole in the wall.
"W-wait! What is the 'Master Plan'?"
Matsumoto turned and gave the girl a wink,
"Photo Shoot,"
"P-photo sho-"
The Shinigami took a piece of crumpled paper and pen out of her gigantic assets. Quickly jotting down the title 'Photo Shoot' in katakana and the steps to successfully -not- complete her oh-so glorious plan. Yuzu peeked over Matsumoto's arm and read it carefully. It said:
1. Make dress and vest (colour should be red and black to make them look super hot). Dress should be above the knee, hugging the body to show Karin's curves and vest should be tight so Taichō's body out-line can be seen.
shoes that are black.
3. Make up should be light (since Karin would be pissed when we apply it)
4. Pick a blue and aquamarine background for the shoot.
5. Force them to wear the costumes.
6. Apply make up and curl Karin-chan's hair.
7. Take photo.
8. Use Photo-shop to edit little details.
9. Print out a dozen copies to give and sell.
10. Master Plan is done.
"There!" Matsumoto proudly held up the written plan, "This'll be a piece of cake!" Yuzu slowly let the entire thing sink in. It's actually a good plan. If it's successful, she can have a giant poster of her twin and her future-brother-in-law and hang it next to her mother's one. Matsumoto grinned and jerked her thumb towards herself, "Good thing I'm a professional photographer!" sighing dreamily about her plan, she pointed her pointing finger at Yuzu's direction, "Yuzu!" the said girl snapped her head up, "Will you kindly do the honour of being my clothes-making girl?" the brunette eyes twinkled brightly at the thought of making dresses for her twin. She nodded excitedly and ran out the door to get her sewing kit. Matsumoto beamed at her friend's action before scanning her to-do list. Yuzu's currently doing step one (she trusted her friend's sense of fashion) and won't be needing her help, so... The Shinigami woman grinned, this time had finally come...
Shopping Time.
With an excited squeal, she wrote a quick note to Yuzu about her destination before jumping out the window.
'I'm sorry, Taichō. But I'm saving your love-life and it's a sudden emergency.'
She only prayed that her ice-cold captain will thank her afterwards.
GASP! How did I do? Like it? Hate it? NEUTRAL FEELING? Please tell me! And also, I might update this story a little late since I'm behind in school work (yay). Hope you guys liked it :-)
Good bye!
~ Stelza-chan