A/N: Ahh yes another fic…but this time it's different…and this fic goes out for my lil sister KamochiUzumaki….a b-day fic that was supposed to be out long before so I'm guessing it's belated…Gomen na sai imouto-chan! (^w^).
Disclaimer: I own nada in this cute lil fic I came up with.
Warning: Should there be any…that's if you guys want this to continue…till then there is none…
Toshiro – 10 years old
Karin- 10 years old
Bad boy Toshiro!
He had finally lost those vultures that followed and circled like no tomorrow. Professionals they were losing sight of a small boy, with white hair and shocking turquoise eyes, in a rush hour stampede of commoners returning from their lunch hour. Plus he was wearing a black dress jacket for heaven's sake…a boy with a brand name jacket tailored to fit him perfectly? Can't miss such a sight.
Now small boy is lost…after purposely dodging the long legs and high heels of people chattering non-stop on their mobiles. And now he was leaning on a wall in an alley trying to come up with a plan to get home. Just to spite the so-called bodyguards for not returning home with the Hitsugaya heir. Or he could find the headquarters in this busy city, the tallest, most expensive landmark in the area. He again looked out up and down the street at the buildings but still couldn't pinpoint the building. He sighed as he pulled back and stuffed his hands in his pockets, fingers surrounding a piece of silk fabric.
He glared into the ground, past his grey shorts and black loafers. A black ball crawled to his right foot and sniffed. Toshiro shrieked and kicked his foot in fright. The rat hissed at him, baring its yellow teeth before scurrying away. Toshiro groaned as he slid down the cement wall of the alley, graffiti sprayed on its face. He hated this little 'adventure' already and just wanted to go home to his clean, safe bed…away from dirty trash and rats and the ever buzzing life of the streets.
"Are you lost little boy?"
He looked up to see wide night-grey eyes look down on him, filled with concern. They were cat-like, surrounded by clean, pale skin slightly sunburned, the face of a girl. Wait…did she call him little? Toshiro rose up from his crouch to his full height, with a slight but cold glare at the girl. They were about the same height but he glowered none the less.
"I'm not little, you," he corrected.
"Well I couldn't help but to think that with seeing you scream like a girl after seeing a mouse," she teased her face smug.
His eyebrow twitched but he kept silent.
"I don't have time for a commoner," he muttered turning away from her to walk through the other end of the alley, which she came from.
The girl glared after hearing the statement.
"Scaredy-cat," she said loud enough for him to hear.
That stopped him in his tracks as he froze at the insult.
"What?"
"You heard me, Scaredy-Cat," she repeated stressing each word.
Usually he wouldn't react to such a petty thing, because nobody ever dared to say such things to him in his life. Obviously this girl doesn't know who he is. Plus the Hitsugaya family was never scared…ever.
"Watch what you say, commoner," he growled.
"Or what? You gonna call daddy on me?" she teased with a mock shudder, before chuckling a bit.
"I don't have time for your games," he muttered finally looking at the girl.
Then there was a spark. This girl was a commoner…so she would know her way around this dump of a city. She held a soccer ball under arm and wore boy shorts, a green shirt and tennis shoes. Her short cropped hair had a cap covering it. But the eyes caught him more in her appearance.
"Heh…what's your name, you?"
"Eh? Karin Kurosaki," the girl said without a hitch.
She obviously wasn't scared at telling her name to a high society.
"Kurosaki, ne? Well do you want to be useful?"
"Eh? You need my help?" the girl asked a little taken back.
"Are you that slow, Kurosaki?"
"Well sorry but I don't help strangers,"
"Strangers…I think acquaintances would better fit,"
"And acquaintances would introduce themselves before they beg for help,"
Toshiro's eyebrows twitched noticeably but he stopped himself from continuing the banter.
"Toshiro…Toshiro Hitsugaya,"
He watched the girl eyes widen and a calculating look crossed her features. Now she finally realized who he was.
"Oh so little Toshi is lost from the nest huh?" she cooed teasingly.
"Oi…don't you know who I am?"
"Duh…of course I do…you're the little spoiled brat and heir of the Hitsugaya Tech. Corp,"
Toshiro's eyes stared at the girl a little stunned.
"My dad and nii-san talk about you all the time so it'd be stupid of me not to know…" she replied at his questioning face, "fine I'll help you find HQ but on one condition,"
He could already think of the check his dad will have to write up…
"You spend the rest of the day with me,"
Toshiro did a double take. That's all. To spend the day with her…that's all she wants? What could he lose?
"Fine," he grumbled.
"But not like that though…I don't know what my friends would think of me,"
Toshiro deadpanned as the girl took off her cap with a short shake of her hair, her willow bangs falling in to place, framing her face. Yes he noticed everything. But his thoughts were interrupted by the cap being jutted into his chest.
"Put this on…it'll help with keeping your identity hidden, I suppose you have bodyguards looking for you?"
He nodded dumbly.
"Then the jacket has to go…the insignia is too obvious," and proceeded to pull the jacket off.
He shrugged her off with a glare, "I can take it off myself, commoner," he growled.
"Whatever," she rolled her eyes as she waited for him to throw the piece of clothing away. She eyed him critically as the boy stood before her and went up to pop open two buttons on his dress shirt, revealing the black undershirt.
"There…a regular boy, now follow me," and she grabbed the boy dragging him through the crowds.
"O-Oi!" he protested.
But she couldn't hear him over the roar of city life.
They ran a few blocks, expertly dodging the people along the way until they reached parking lot of the city mall. They neared a group of boys about their age that stood at the entrance.
"Oi Karin!" one of them yelled out.
"Hey guys…what we doing today?"
"ARCADE!" they all yelled.
"Hai, hai," she chuckled.
"Oi…who's the new guy?"
Toshiro lowered his head automatically, the cap obscuring his eyes.
"Oh…aah this is…um...Chiaki!" she introduced.
"Chiaki, huh?" Toshiro peeked up to see the boy, the same height, looking at him, "so where you picked up this small fry eh, Karin?"
He tensed. Who's he to talk anyway…they're the same height!
"Oh… he's one of my dad's patient's son…his dad asked me to take him out for a while," she explained.
"Oooh…how's the old man, kid?" the boy asked.
Toshiro stayed silent, keeping his face down.
"Is he dumb, Karin?"
"Umm…he might be a little shy, Jinta"
"Shy, huh…hey kid, what's your name?"
"…"
"Man…he really is a dumbass, is he deaf too? HEELLOOO?" the boy waved a hand in front of Toshiro's face.
"Chiaki…" he said clearly, smacking the boy's hand away. He peeked out from under the cap, his shocking eyes, glinting dangerously, "Chiaki Matsumoto,"
"Well it took you long enough, kid," the boy shrugged it off, grinning.
"Never thought it was necessary really," he replied coolly shoving his hands in his pockets.
"Oh… little shrimp got mouth now, huh?"
Toshiro sent him a quick glare before Karin intercepted the two with a nervous smile.
"Minna, let's go to the arcade, ne?"
"Yeah…we've wasted enough sunshine out here," he shrugged walking into the mall with his hands clasped behind his head.
The group followed Jinta into the mall save a little girl who hesitantly looked at Toshiro before nodding her greeting and scampering off. Okay then…
"I can't believe you,"
"I can't believe you hang out with those kinds of people…"
"Just act normal…baka," and she walked off.
"Whatever," Toshiro mumbled.
They walked through the small crowds with the group ahead of them in plain sight. Toshiro continually glared at the redhead of the group as he talked loudly with his friends. Who was he to call him short…they might be the same height but a clear wide gap in social status.
"Yo Karin…hurry it up!"
God he's so annoying.
What's with the goofy grin too…and it may be too far to see but he clearly saw a tint on his face…a blush perhaps?
"Hai~," Karin answered picking up the pace from a stroll to a slow jog.
Toshiro, stubbornly lagged behind, with his hands shoved in his pockets, a scowl on his face. He looked up as he approached the so called arcade, and raised an eyebrow. So this is the big excitement. His game room was better than this. At the front was a blinking sign with 'Urahara's Arcade' in neon green. He could hear the orchestra of game sounds from just standing outside. A tap on the shoulder brought him back from his observations to see Karin.
"Hey…you have change?"
"For what?"
"To play games," she replied pulling a 'duh' face.
"Tch…no…the bodyguards kept my wallet for me,"
"Which rich kid doesn't have money on their person?" Karin sighed exasperated, "Alright here,"
Karin grabbed his hand out his pocket and placed a small heap of coins in the centre of his palm.
"Don't spend them all in one game, kay?" and she ran off into the jungle of blinking lights.
'What am I…five?' he thought with a scowl. He glanced at the coins in his hand as he walked into the arcade. He looked at the slots to see that each game was one coin per try. So he could play 15 games if he wanted to. He glanced at the kids at certain games all yelling over the loud game music and stared widely at the blinking lights. At each game over, the machine would cough up a string of tickets depending on the points. He stuffed the coins in his pockets as he strolled deeper in the arcade. It was like the place would never end…
'The place must be huge'
"Yeah!"
He looked over at the outburst to see over by the corner where a soccer game was set. Two goals were set up beside each other separated by a net wall. At the goal a mean-looking goal keeper moved it's limbs and moved side to side to try to block the players shot…it looked like it could be a multi-player is the players wanted. Karin was by herself, shooting balls at the goal, missing some but gaining much more. He watched her until the tenth ball was shot and her score was displayed. Nine out of ten…and level setting was Professional.
'Not bad…for a commoner,' he thought to himself.
He couldn't help the amused smile as he watched her push in another coin, picking the same level. She grunted each kick, grinning at each goal and growling at her rare miss.
"You're form is wrong," he pointed out before he could stop himself.
"Huh?"
She turned to me, but frowned when she saw who it was.
"Oh yeah? And what would you know?" she challenged, breathing a little hard.
"Your stance is not balanced, your striking foot should be pointing towards the goal," he instructed.
She sniffed.
"Well let's see a demonstration…sensei," she stressed the last bit with sarcasm.
"Hn," Toshiro answered as he shoved his coin in the slot and the first ball rolled towards him. He stopped it, got into the right position and took a breath, determination in his eyes. He glanced at the ever moving goal keeper, timed himself and kicked. The ball went straight for the crook of his arm where it disappeared. The next ball rolled up in front of him. This time he tipped it in the air before laying a solid kick that sent it cleanly between the angry goal keeper's legs. He continued until the tenth ball and his score came up. Ten out of ten. The goal keeper rolled his eyes in anguish as it growled.
'As expected,' he thought with a smug face.
A steady stream of tickets poured out his side of the machine but he paid no attention. He was watching Karin as she corrected her stance and took a breath. With a determined face she kicked each ball perfectly past the goal keeper. She lit up when she saw the perfect score on her screen and the same steady flow of tickets slid out on the floor. She giggled as she collected them in her hands with a smile.
"Hee~" she grinned.
She glanced up at Toshiro to see him staring at her. He came back to earth and bent down to get his tickets with a scowl and a cough. A small smile crossed her features before she replaced it quickly with a smirk.
"C'mon little Toshi…let's get a cup to hold these tickets," she said as she passed him.
"OI! Don't call me 'little Toshi' you commoner,"
"Blah blah blah Toshiro…lighten up will ya?" she waved him off, with a sly grin.
A slight blush crossed his features as he stomped, following the girl to the counter. Meanwhile a pair of eyes were watching the two bicker about the games they should play next. Karin made another jab at Toshiro and he retorted with vigor. The person glared at the white-haired boy.
"Toshiro Hitsugaya huh?" he muttered as he turned away at the call of his name.
"Jinta c'mon dude!"
"Yeah I gotta walk him home so ya later!" Karin waved as they walked down the street away from the mall.
"Later Karin!"
The two kids walked side by side in the crowd, ever busy no matter what time it was. They talked about little things that kids talk about generally and bickered over the little disagreement. Before long they were in front of an edifice of glass and steel. A large H, cradled by a dragon, was at the head of the building and people on the inside, were it's innards, ever moving. It was a body with an inner turmoil.
"So this is it huh?"
"Yeah…impressed?"
"I'd be lying if I said no," she whistled, "but I don't want to risk your head being bigger than your already small body,"
"Damn commoner,"
"I love you too,"
A tug at his heart was the only thing he could feel after she spilled those words. A slight blush tinted his cheeks as he frowned at his reaction to such a simple statement. He was an aristocrat…
He huffed and frowned as he stuck his hands in his pockets.
"Hey…"
"Hmm?" he replied turning his head…
He froze at the smile she threw his way, showing all teeth. It was warm and caused a flutter in his stomach. He gripped the handkerchief in his pocket to try to control the feelings.
"Thanks for hanging out today…it was fun," she grinned, her grey eyes flashing.
"U-uh sure…same here,"
"Well you wouldn't have guessed from you're scary face," she quipped teasingly.
"Shut up, damn commoner," he growled.
'What's with her…she's so…raw...'
He hissed his teeth at the thought.
"Young Master!"
The two turned to see two men in suits, push their way through the crowd. So long plan of getting the bodyguards fired.
"Hey,"
"What no—"
He blinked. He was frozen. A slight increase in pressure caused his breath to hitch in his throat. Karin pulled back from the kiss to grin mischievously at him, a blush betraying the girl in her façade of pure confidence.
"Wha-wha," he stuttered still surprised from the sudden gesture.
"That's what they do in the movies, ne?" she giggled, "thanks for the date Toshiro Hitsugaya,"
With a swish of her hair she turned and ran away, opposite of the approaching hired men. Toshiro watched her blend slowly into the bustling crowd. His brain was still trying to process what had happened only mere seconds ago. That was his first…and he was strangely satisfied.
"Young Master! Are you alright?"
"We are terribly sorry for losing sight of you! Forgive us, sir,"
Toshiro didn't answer the men but kept gazing into the crowds where his latest companion had disappeared into. He smiled a bit before turning to the apologizing men.
"I'll relay to father about your raise, gentlemen," he said before walking into the building, leaving dumbstruck men behind.
*time skip~*
"It is an honor to welcome you to Tokyo, Master Toshiro," a female voice over a PA stated.
Toshiro lifted the Beats © headphones off his ear, a glint of light from the steel grey piercings. He rested the headphones like a necklace on his shoulders and rose from his seat, pulling a messenger bag over his shoulder. Korean pop hummed from the device as he walked towards the portal to the outside.
"We hope you enjoyed your flight, Hitsugaya-sama," a said the flight attendants as he neared the door.
The pilot cockpit door opened to reveal a busty redhead woman, with a mole over her lip, miniscule. Her light blue eyes sparkled with mischief and laughter as she exited after the white haired teen.
"Great to be back, ne Toshi-kun?" she smiled, pulling on sun glasses to shield her baby blues from the mid-summer sun.
"Hn Rangiku…let's just home,"
"And begin preparations?"
He smiled which Rangiku caught on. She couln't help the smirk from appearing on her lips. Toshiro shielded his eyes with his own pair of glasses.
"Let's go,"
And he stepped down the mobile ladder, that had waited on them since they had landed. He paused at the last and looked at the ground beneath him. He smirked and stepped off the ladder. And he walked…with a purpose.
This is where it continues…
Okay so this is obviously gonna be a multi-chappie…and I'm doing this what 4 months since it's due…I'm such a bad onee-chan…*smacks self* Gomen Kamochi-chan!~ T^T
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Ja ne
Tanni ;3