Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach

A/N: This story was inspired by Kurt Kieser's Breaking Up is Hard to Do. It's an awesome story with my fav Mai-HiME pairing: TakumixAkira. If you love that couple, check out all of his stories because they're awesome!

P.S. This may be a little OOC, but it fits the mood of the story.

Edited 16/09/2012

Emotional Rollercoaster

Karin was devastated the moment she found out that he left the world of the living without saying a word. She knew he must have had his reasons –he always had his reason– but it didn't mean he had to be cruel about it. The two had become good friends over the short course of his stay, after all, so the least he could have done before he left was to see her one last time. But he didn't and that broke her heart.

She thought she could easily bounce back after a few months, but the more time she spent thinking of him, the more she felt herself deteriorating. Eventually she became distant, often staying out until very late without mentioning anything to her family and friends, and even skipped school. Karin wasn't herself anymore, and they wanted to help. But every time they tried to confront her, she would deny everything, claiming it was just a phase. It was difficult dealing with her. And one by one, they stopped caring all together, thinking that she'd eventually pull herself out of it.

Her younger twin, however, wasn't going to give up on her sister. In the past, Karin was always there for her. So this time it was Yuzu's turn to be there for her older sister. It was hard at first –Karin always liked to keep her feelings to herself– but after a long bout between sisters, she eventually broke down and cried in front of her younger twin. And like a mother, Yuzu held her as tight as she could and let her cry on her shoulder while she caressed Karin's back.

Soon enough, Karin slowly got out of her slump and went back to her regular old self.

'It's time to move on,' she thought and decided to change her life around. No longer sulking over the tenth division captain, the renewed Karin devoted all of her energy and time on her studies and her soccer team. She stopped wearing her gym uniform unless she had physical education and started wearing the girls' skirt and blouse instead.

Over time, the recent changes had positive results, making her excel in not only her favourite sport where she became the star shooter, but also in her studies where she became the top student. On top of that, the guys in her class would actually gawk at her; the so-called tomboy that everyone thought was going to die alone.

But no matter how happy her life seemed, her heart still felt empty. So she began to use her popularity to her advantage and started dating to fill the void that still plagued her heart. To the boys' dismay, however, she would dump whoever she was currently dating and move on to her next victim after only three months –approximately the same length that he remained in the human world.

Every one of her male classmates feared her and avoided going out with her, everyone but the very popular Ren Kagayami. Despite knowing what she was capable of, the boy knew that she was only hurting inside. His mother went down a similar path and the result was tragic. He wasn't about to let another person go down that road. So without hesitation, he decided to take on the challenge of dating her.

Three months later, everyone expected them to break up. But for some reason, Karin couldn't find it in her to do it. Being with Ren was like a soothing light to her cold and damaged heart. There was no way she was going back.