Hi, I'm Rin. This here is for HitsuKarin Week hosted by hikari0907 on tumblr. Enjoy!

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Insistent knocking broke me from my self-induced trance. I dropped the paperwork I was doing on the coffee table and rushed to the door, nearly tripping over my feet. I took a deep breath and smoothed out my shihakusho before swinging the door open, revealing Karin clad in denim and a loose t-shirt with a duffel bag slung over her shoulder. She smiled when she saw me.
"Hi Toushirou," Karin greeted pleasantly.
"Good afternoon," I said formally, stepping aside and letting my friend in.
"Hey, I hope you don't mind, but I was hoping I could get dressed here… and maybe shower. I was playing soccer before I came here and I smell like crap." Karin laughed nervously as she removed her tennis shoes.
"Sure, I don't mind. I'll just get dressed in my room. You know where the bathroom is." I permitted as I padded over to my room.
"Thanks Toush'!" Karin hollered as she dashed into my bathroom with her bag. I smiled to myself.
I shrugged out of my Gotei 13 uniform. I stared at the tuxedo hanging from my door, and with a sigh I pulled it down. It was crisp, stiff, and horribly uncomfortable.
"Humans wear odd clothing." I muttered as I pulled on a pair of black dress socks. I adjusted my cuffs before pulling a bow tie through the collar of the undershirt and tied it the way Ichigo instructed me to a few days prior. After a few attempts, I managed to get it right. I combed out my wild hair in a futile attempt to tame it. Finally, I looked myself over in the mirror. I didn't look half bad, I thought as I smoothed down the collar.
"Hey Karin, are you almost finished?!" I hollered over the sound of pittering water as I knocked on the bathroom door.
"Not really! You see, I'm shaving since the dress Yuzu picked out for me shows more than it covers! I'll be as fast as I can!" She shouted back.
I pushed the image out of my mind. "Alright, I'll be waiting in the living room then!"
I sat on the sofa, crossing my legs and arms. I tapped my foot impatiently as I listened to the shower running. We were going to be late if she didn't hurry up.
Finally, the water stopped. It was silent for a few minutes until Karin shouted something very unladylike. I pushed off the couch and went to check on her.
"Is everything alright in there?" I questioned as I knocked on the door.
"No, it's not!" Karin flung the door open. Her hair was down and slightly damp, and her jaw was locked with her bottom lip jutting out.
"Alright, what's wrong?" I sigh as I push into the warm room. Karin gestured to the array of makeup products laid out on the counter.
"I've never worn makeup once in my life, so I have absolutely no idea how to put it on and I keep screwing it up one way or another!" She snarled and glared at the said products.
"I'll do it then. Sit down on the toilet." I groaned exasperatedly.
Karin looked blankly at me for a moment.
"Toushirou... is there something you need to tell me?" I glared icily at her.
"Matsumoto sometimes drags me to the human world on her shopping sprees. I've watched her use this junk more than enough." I explained, pushing her down on the seat. She held the short skirt of her purple dress against the back of her thighs as she sat, crossing her legs.
Geez, Yuzu did get her a rather risqué dress, I noted as I looked Karin over.
The base of the so-called dress was a deep violet satin, stopping about mid-thigh and showing off her impossibly long, tan legs. Covering the dress was black, intricately designed lace. The piece of cloth hugged her shockingly mature figure, if not enhancing it just the slightest. It was sleeveless, but two straps held the dress up on her lithe shoulders, and just above was a pleated purple ribbon woven and tied into bow to the side of her jugular. The ribbon was lined with black lace, a similar pattern as the one on her dress.
I shook myself from my thoughts and looked down at Karin's makeup. I picked up the tube of dark red lipstick. Karin remained perfectly still as I applied the makeup, not so much as twitching.
"Do you need help with this?" I ask, holding up the mascara once I finished. She nodded and I applied it as well, darkening her already dark eyelashes.
"Alright, there you go. Do you need anything else?"
"Yeah..." Karin said, biting her lip. She picked up the second ribbon on the counter, identical to the one on her neck. "Could you weave this in my hair? Yuzu said it would look nice."
"It shouldn't be a problem. Go ahead and turn around."
Karin shifted her body so her back was to me. I brushed out her hair before French braiding it around the back of her head with the ribbon. Once I finished, my friend looked at herself in the mirror, patting her hair and smiling.
"Thanks Toushirou. It looks really nice." Karin hugged me. I returned the gesture.
"You look great," I whispered. "But we should get going to your brother's wedding."

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