Love Binding
Hitsugaya stands in General Yamamoto's office wondering why he summoned him here. He was hoping it had nothing to do with Matsumoto getting into any trouble.
Just then the General looks up and summons Hitsugaya over to him. Hitsugaya walks up to him and waits.
"Hitsugaya, you know about the love binding ritual right?"
Hitsugaya never hesitating says, "Yes, sir its when a man and a woman that are meant to be together have sex and in a way are bound to each other."
The General nods and looks over at Hitsugaya, "You also know this can happen to Shinigami also?"
Hitsugaya nods, "Yes, and they live on happily." "I hear its an honor to most of them."
The General nods again, "Indeed it is." "It has been brought to my attention that there is another Shinigami who gets this honor."
Hitsugaya looks confused, "Excuse me sir, but what does this have to do with me?"
The General looks at Hitsugaya. With a smirk the General says, "Hitsugaya you have a mate out there." "That is why I summoned you."
Hitsugaya is completely shocked. His mouth hanging open.
The General continues on, "Your mate is..."
"Karin Kurosaki," her dad yells running after her. "You have become so beautiful like your mother," and lunges at her to hug.
Just as he almost has her, she does a round house kick knocking him to the side. Then flips her hair, "Dad, when are you going to learn?" With that she walks out the front door and heads to school.
Meanwhile back at Soul Society once Hitsugaya got over his initial shock. The General informs him that he is to go and bring his mate back to Soul Society. "She has become a substitute Shinigami just like her brother and she can learn a few things here while you two do what you need to do."
With that Hitsugaya gets a few things together for the trip still taking it all in. He had not seen her in 8 years. She would be a woman now. Would she remember him? How will she take this news? All these thoughts were running through his head. He shook his head to clear his mind so he could focus on the task at hand. As he walked out of his office Matusmoto came bounding up to him.
"Hey, I was just coming to get you, are you ready?"
He nods at her, With that they meet up with the rest of the group consisting of Rukia, Renji, Matsumoto, and Hitsugaya and head to Karakura town.
Back in Karakura town, Karin was passing that spot where she talked to Hitsugaya so many years ago. She stops and walks over and sits at the top of the hill to watch the sunset. "It is beautiful," she quietly says to herself. Remembering that he said, "This is the clearest place to watch the sunset."
Meanwhile a few blocks away the group appears in the park and brief quickly on the agenda and then head off to their accommodations for the night.
Matsumoto looks back at Hitsugaya. "Captain, you coming?"
He looks at her with a smirk, "No, I am gonna go for a walk." "I will catch up with you later." With that he heads to his favorite spot to watch the sunset. It does not take him long to arrive.
Karin feels a familiar reiatsu behind her even though it was well masked. She stands and slowly turns around as Hitsugaya lands at the top of the hill looking at the woman who is now looking at him. Something seems familiar about her.
She smirks, "You are not such and elementary student now are you?"
He is surprised and whispers, "Kurosaki...Karin Kurosaki?"
She nods, "So, you do remember me."
He smirks, "You are not someone easily forgotten."
She smiles and blushes at that. Looking back at him, "You sure have grown."
Hitsugaya was now 6 feet tall. He smiles at her, "So have you."
She blushes and quickly turns to finish watching the sunset to hide it.
Hitsugaya continues to look at her for a few more seconds. "Yes, you have grown quite well," he thinks to himself. Then he watches the sunset also.
As soon as it sets she looks back at him and immediately they both feel a pull towards the other. She gets a whiff of a sweet mint smell, just as he gets a whiff of a sweet cinnamon smell. Her lips part surprised and Hitsugaya closes his eyes with a small whimper.
Karin looks at Hitsugaya, "Are you alright?"
He nods, "Yeah, just give me a second." He gets himself under control even though it was hard. Then he turns back to her.
She asks, "So, why are you here?"
He smirks, "Actually its good that you asked that." "Actually the reason I am here is because of you." "We are to meet at Orihime's house tomorrow at 0800 hours."
She nods, "You going to stay over at her place tonight?"
He says, "I will if I do not find anywhere else."
She smiles, "You could stay at our place." "I have my own room now that brother moved out." "The closet that Rukia stayed in is there and you could use that."
He nods and walks with her to her house. They just catch on on events and what not just to reacquaint themselves with each other.
When they arrive she looks at him, "Wait right here, I will head up and let you in."
He nods.
With that she heads in and up to her room. She opens the window and says, "Ok, the coast is clear."
With that Hitsugaya jumps up and onto the window sill. As he climbs in Karin offers him her hand. He takes her hand not thinking and as their hands touch and electric current passes through them.
Realizing Hitsugaya starts to let go and step back, when Karin lunges at him, and kisses him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Hitsugaya groans at the feel of her lips on his. He immediately licks at her lips asking for entrance which she grants parting her lips and he slips his tongue inside her mouth. When his tongue touches hers, she moans. She presses herself up against him.
Hitsugaya suddenly regains his senses and gently pulls back and lays his forehead against hers. Both of them panting, trying to get their breathing under control.
Karin looks up at Hitsugaya, "I am sorry, I don't know what came over me."
Hitsugaya smiles, "Its alright you will find out everything tomorrow."
She looks at him worriedly, "I mean it, I don't do stuff like that." "Oh gosh, that was my first kiss too."
Hitsugaya quickly looks at her surprised, "Are you serious?" "That was seriously your first kiss?"
She nods.
He smirks, "Well you certainly know what you're doing." "I enjoyed it."
Karin still looks a little worried.
Hitsugaya walks over to her and places a hand on each of her shoulders, "Don't worry, I promise everything will be explained tomorrow." "Remember how I told you I came to take you to Soul Society for training?"
She nods.
"Well there is another reason besides training why I was told to come get you." "However, I am not the best one to explain it to you, the General will tell you."
She smiles at him, "Ok."
Hitsugaya smirks at her, "Come on lets get some sleep."
With that she gets sheets, blanket, and a pillow to make him a bed in the closet. Then they both drift to sleep.
As Karin dreams she hears a voice calling to her in her dream. Karin replies, "Who are you?"
A red dragon appears before her. The dragon smiles, "You will learn my name soon enough."
Karin thinks for a minute and surprised looks at the dragon, "Are you my Zanpakuto?"
The dragon smiles once again, "You are very perceptive." "I must go but you will call on me soon do not be afraid." With that the dragon vanishes and Karin hears someone shaking and calling her name.
She sits up in bed with a gasp.
Hitsugaya looks at her concerned, "Are you alright?"
She looks at him and nods, "Yeah I am fine." Then she feels a coolness on each of her arms and looks down to see Hitsugaya holding her. She looks back up at him, "Did I wake you up?"
He nods at her. "Your Zanpakuto was talking to you wasn't it?"
She smirks, "How did you know?"
He smiles, "Mine did that to me and I had the same reaction you did." "I was thrashing around in my sleep to, but I think mine was more from fear though." "You were not thrashing as much but you sure did fling your covers off." "You also feel very warm." "What did you see?"
She smiles, "A red dragon." She looks out her window and realized it was still dark. "What time is it," she asks.
Hitsugaya looks down at the blanket, "Time to get ready."
She nods and gets up to get ready.
Hitsugaya releases her arms and she feels the coolness leave her arms.
He goes to get ready as well thinking about her Zanpakuto being a dragon. Then he remembers sometimes with Shinigami and the whole love binding situation that their Zanpakuto's are similar in how they appear to both parties but yet have the opposite element. Karin is more likely the fire to his ice. He smiles and whispers to himself, "This is going to make things much more interesting."