You were born able to see the dead. You ignored this ability until you were...well...dead yourself. That is exactly what happened to Karin Kurosaki, younger sister of the savoir of the Soul Society. So, why not become a soul reaper? Not like there's much else to do. Besides, you get to fight dangerous monsters and risk your second life. sounds fun. rated M for language and violence

Notes: hello! I'm just gonna apologize for any mistakes; I'm dyslexic, you see, so fixing every little letter is hard!

Also, I'm just writing this fic for fun. But, I will take plot ideas, though!

I don't own bleach

Karin Kurosaki ran through the broken streets, leaving her nap-sack and beloved soccer ball behind. The blue sky above her was cracked open in several spots. She didn't know what had happened, what was going on, and what was going to happen. She had just been minding her own business as she walked to the Karakura high school. It was almost time for soccer practice.

But then the sky decided otherwise, and it wasn't because of something like rain. Only wimps skipped practice because of rain.

The sky had broken open and started to spew out monsters.

Karin knew the monsters were called, "Hollows", because she herself had some…play dates with them. Some experiences were bad, others were worse. Like this one would definitely be labeled as a "worse" time.

Karin looked around, somewhat unsure of what she should do. She saw the living walking around like everything was normal. Unlike Karin, they couldn't see what was going on all around them. A little ghost boy ran past Karin, crying and screaming. Karin turn, scowling, as she saw a Hollow walk towards her.

"Tsk." She looked to the little ghost boy, then looked to her right, and then to her left. The street was too full for her to fight the monster. It's not like she could have done much, but at least she could protect this child. The 5.3" foot 16 year old turned around, picking up the little kid, and running for it. She dove between couples, zigzagged around school girls, and jumped over little kids, mothers screaming. The child that she held to her chest squealed.

"Sorry, kid, for the rough ride, but I doubt the jerk on our tail would give you a better one." Karin said gruffly as she jumped over a small dog. The hollow on her tail roared. The child sobbed as Karin breathed heavily. If her school's track coach was there, she'd be drafted to join.

But then again, just about any athletic coach wanted Karin on their team.

Karin's pitch black eyes scanned the area around her. She was now outside of city, running along the river bank. She looked behind her, the hollow nowhere in sight. It was near, Karin could tell, she could just feel it.

She bent down and let the kid down. "What's your name, Kid?" She asked quietly.

"…Tomoya…" The child said reluctantly through his tears. "Thank you for getting me away from that boogyman!"

"It's called a Hollow, Tomoya. Now, I need you to either run or stay close. What do you want to do?"

Tomoya sniffed. "Stay…" He said shyly. "They come back!"

Karin raised a dark eye brow. "They come back?" She asked as the air seemed to shake, something roaring. Tomoya screamed as Karin wrapped her arms around him, throwing them off to the side. They rolled violently down a grassy hill, Karin's head suddenly bursting with pain as she hit her head against a rock. When the world was still again, she opened her eyes, looking at the hollow, Tomoya sobbing into her yellow soccer jersey. She was covered in grass and dirt. Her head was bleeding badly.

"Lady! You're bleeding!" Tomoya said, frightened.

"Stay here." Karin said as she stood up, dropping Tomoya. This would be a good time for a soul reaper, or even Ichigo, to come and get their asses out of there. Karin picked up a rock as the hollow screamed and rushed towards her. She reached her hand back and focused. The rock was surrounded with a blue glow as she threw it with all of her might. The rock found it's mark smack-dab-in the middle of the pig-like mask. The mask shattered as the rock came out of the other side of the Hollow's head.

She didn't even see the second one. She was too focused on the first hollow as it dissolved. She didn't even realize that her whole stomach was cut open by a claw. She didn't even feel it…until it was…too…late…

When Karin opened her eyes, the hollows, the little ghost child, they were all gone. She looked up to the sky, head throbbing. It was back to normal. Well, actually, it was now night time. Had she been dreaming? She reached up to her head, hand coming away wet with hot blood. She felt her stomach. Her hand received the same warmth. "What the hell…?" She mumbled, slowly standing up, looking at the ground as she attempted to make sense of what had happened. Red and blue lights flashed all around her. Voices chattered. Something jingled. Something metal, which something that she was wearing?

Her hand went to her chest. "…what the fuck?" She asked. There was a hole in her chest, a small, broken chain coming out of it. Somebody touched her shoulder from behind. Karin whirled around, hands raised over her chest. Her shoulder blade length black hair settled. She saw a familiar looking red head in a black kimono. "Ichigo?"

Ichigo looked down at her, his deep brown eyes filled with sorrow. "Hey. How are you feeling, Karin?"

Karin stared at her older brother. "I'm dead, aren't I?" She noticed that his face looked different. It looked pinker, and his eyes were a little puffy.

"Yeah. You are." Ichigo said, turning, unable to look at her in the eyes. It was all his fault that she was dead. He should have been there. He swore that he would protect both of his sisters. He had failed. "I'm so sorry, Karin. I should have-" He was suddenly knocked over with a strong kick to the back.

"Shut up, you dumb idiot. What happened, happened." Karin said, crossing her arms, scowling. "It was gonna happen sometime, you know." She smirked, looking down at Ichigo. He stood up. "Don't beat yourself up about it. This way," she started before she noticed somebody else standing by them.

A young man, or an older child, pick your poison, was standing behind Ichigo. He had snow white hair and teal eyes. His arms were crossed, his face upset, maybe even angry. He was looking down at the ground at something before he closed his eyes.

"What's Toshiro doing here?" Karin asked Ichigo, completely ignoring the 10th division captain. Yeah, it had been about 5 years since she had even caught a glimpse of the fun sized white haired soul reaper, but right now she wanted to find out what had happened.

Ichigo looked back at what Toshiro was staring at. "The 10th division was sent here when the hollows started pouring in." He said softly. It's the same place where Mom died, too…He thought, sadly.

Karin raised an eye brow and took a quick glance at what they were looking at. She saw a plastic sheet covering a broken shape. A pool of blood seeped beyond the edges. Police officers lifted the sheet and looked at the body. "That's my body, isn't it?" Karin asked.

"Yes," a wavering voice said from behind. Karin turned, eyes widening, "Karin was my twin sister." Yuzu said, tears streaming down her face. A reporter shoved her microphone in the strawberry-blond girl's face. "Tell me, is it true that you were the one to find her body?"

"Yeah…She didn't come home after practice, and it was dark, so I looked all around town, and then…" Yuzu explained, voice breaking as she broke down. Isshin stood behind her, turning her around and hugging Yuzu close to him as he bowed his head, hiding his tears. Karin's heartfelt heavy. Her throat felt tight, like someone's hands were choking her. "Yuzu…" She mouthed.

The reporter turned to the camera. "Karin Kurosaki, age 16, body was found here only an hour or so ago. Not much is known about the incident. Investigators believe that it was a hit-and-run. Kurosaki never arrived to a Saturday soccer practice at Karakura High School and never came home. Her family looked for hours until Yuzu Kurosaki, twin sister, found the body. If you have any information on this investigation,..." Karin turned out the rest, focusing on Yuzu. She took a few slow steps towards Yuzu. Isshin raised his head momentarily before returning to his previous state.

Karin could have sworn that her father just looked straight at her. And did he mouth something…? No, that was impossible. She must have just imagined it. Karin stopped and looked back at the soul reapers. "So, what now? You're gonna do one of those "konso" things, right?"

Toshiro, finally, stepped forward and opened him mouth. "Yes," he said, expressionless, "if you stay here, you'll only attract more hollows. Besides, someone with spiritual pressure like yours-"

"NO WAY!" Ichigo roared, turning to Toshiro. "There is no way I'm going to let my little sister become a soul reaper!" He shouted, crossing his arms. "She's in enough danger as is!"

Toshiro looked up at the strawberry. "Of course she's in danger. She doesn't know how to protect herself from hollows. She couldn't. Now, she can." He said, icy glare getting colder. The air around them seemed to drop a few degrees.

"I'll be there to protect her, though!" Ichigo snapped, pointing a finger at the Captain. "I'll stay with her in the Soul Society!" Karin's eye twitched, her scowl becoming deeper.

Toshiro narrowed his eye brows, clearly angry. "What about your life here, in the World of the Living? What about your job of protecting Karakura Town? Besides, if we use a Konso, then Karin will have no memories of her life here." Karin clenched her hands into tight fists.

Ichigo stood tall over Toshiro, face turning a bit red. "Well, listen here you little-!"

"SHUT! THE HELL! UP!" Karin yelled as loudly as she could, which definitely caught the two soul reapers' attention. "I asked a frigg'n 'yes' or 'no' question. That's all I want."

Toshiro and Ichigo stared at her, sweat drops inching down their face. "O-okay?