"Karin!" "Karin!"
"Ehh what time is it? 5:30 huh, I just want to sleep. I was up most of the night studying. Why is Yuzu being so loud?" was all Karin Kurosaki could think of as she was awoken by her sisters' voice.
"Karin!"
'What Yuzu!? What do you want this early in the morning?' demanded Karin in an annoyed tone.
Yuzu took a step back, looked down at the grounf thinking her words over carefully so not to further annoy her twin sister. Finally she said; "Karin! Get up. Today's the day we get to visit Ichi-nii."
"What? It's today. Oh shit it is. Ok hold on Yuzu let me get dressed." Karin replied now no longer annoyed. She got out of bed and went to her closet. She oured over her clothes thinking; "Ok let's see, should I wear something nice…no Ichigo would not want that. He would want us to be comfortable. But this IS the Soul Society. We'll be visiting it for the first time. Hmm, well this is comfortable and nice. Plus I haven't worn it in a while. With the skirt though, no, ew, these pants will work fine, but I have to admit this blouse is cute. I think Ichigo will like it. I should probably take a shower though." With that Karin laid her picked out clothes on her bed and headed for the bathroom. As she entered she turned on the water to let it warm up. "There the water feels perfect." Karin pulled her hand out form the water and proceeded to strip out of her bed clothes. She tossed them into the corner and climbed into the tub and sat down. "Ah man this feels great, especially since of all that studying. I can just lean back and relax."
"I wonder if Toshiro will be free so I can see him too. It's been too long, I miss him. He might sometimes be a douche, but it's just an act. Why am I feeling this way? Just thinking of him makes me blush, it's not like we are dating or anything. But why do I feel this warmth inside myself. Am I? I am. Just thinking of him excites me. I've never done it, I guess I could. I read that it feels good. But how would I, do I just slip my fingers inside and move them, do I go around the edges. What about that bulb I've heard about. Mmm this does feel a little good. But no, I shouldn't, at least not yet. I don't know what I'm feeling so this would only confuse me more." Karin withdrew her fingers from between her legs and shook her head. She never really understood the feeling of liking or even loving someone. It was something that she always read and heard about, what she felt must be true for her brother and Rukia but she never understood it. Karin sat there with the water running over her and she placed her hands over her eyes. "Why do I feel this way?" was all she could think of. She had only really had known him for a few days, when he would occasionally come to her world. When he did they would go together to his grandma and they would laugh and talk but that had not happened in a long time. He had not even shown up when she was able to get a message to him telling him of his grandma's passing. Then there was this whole recent thing with the Quincy attacking. All of this was going through her mind, when she realized that she had been in the shower for much too long already. She got up, soaped up and rinsed herself off. She climbed out of the shower and dried herself off.
Just then from outside the door she heard the last thing she wanted to hear at this time in the morning…her dad. "Karin! My lovely princess, do you want daddy to come and help you do your hair or something?"
"Ugh God dammit, this again. Fuck off goat-chin, I don't need you"; yelled Karin. She turned to the mirror and looked at her hair thinking; "He's so annoying, does he know that what he does is basically pedophilia and to his own children. Just let me have one morning where I don't need this. At least no spirits followed me in here like last time. Now that's annoying."
From the other side of the door her father replied; "Ow Karin, you shouldn't talk to daddy like that. I should come in there and give you a good spanking."
"I SAID FUCK OFF DAD!" Karin turned just in time to see her father opening the door. She quickly wound back her arm and laid a punch right to the side of his head.
"Ow! Karin, you don't need to punch so hard. Yuzu! Get some ice ready for daddy's head. Oh, by the way, Karin, you forgot to wrap yourself in a towel first." Was what her father said from the ground where he was sprawled on his back.
"What? Dad, why did you…ugh…never mind." Karin grabbed the handle and slammed the door shut. She sank against the wall feeling her face burn in embarrassment. "Oh my God! I did. I can't believe that even though I punched him and sent him flying into the wall, I did it naked so he saw everything. He's my dad and knows it all from when were babies, but I can't believe I just did this. I should just lock myself in my room for the rest of the day. This is embarrassing." Karin then stood up took a few deep breaths and reexamined her hair. "Should I make my hair nice; no I'll just do my normal straight down. It's easier." She then just brushed it out, wrapped herself in a towel, picked up her bed clothes and left the bathroom quickly hurrying towards her own room. Once inside she placed her clothes on pillow and went to her dress. "Right. Underwear, nothing flashy I'm not letting anyone in my pants so just plain but which one. Not the red, though I love it, it doesn't go with the blouse. It does not really matter, but if there is one thing I picked up from Yuzu it was this. The blue ones go well. Ok I'll wear that." Once she made up her mind Karin walked out of her room shouting down the hall saying; "Oi, Yuzu I'm dressed. Is breakfast ready?"
"Yes Karin hurry before it goes cold. I forgot to go to the store so all I could manage was steamed rice with an egg." Came her sister's voice from down the hall.
"Hmm, not my favorite, what are we on a farm? Oh well, its food and with a little soy sauce it should be fine", responded Karin. She entered the kitchen where her bowl was already set. Her father was at the end holding the morning newspaper and drinking from a cup of coffee. His bowl sat empty in front of him. She lloked towards the stove and say her sister standing there in her apron and fixing herself a bowl. Karin then sat down in her chair, grabbed the soy sauce and poured a little over her rice. She started eating and had to admit her sister made it taste way better then what she was used to. After a few bits she looked over at her dad and said; "Hey! Goat-beard, we're going through Mr. Kisuke's shop right?"
Without even looking past his paper her father replied; "Yea, that's right. Uruhara has the gate. Now remember even though we have the tickets, we'll have to hurry through the precipice world. Or the cleaner might get us."
"Oh yea, Dad's a soul reaper too. Man that's weird. But at least he is normal when he is in that form", was all Karin could think of while she continued her breakfast. He had told her and Yuzu everything after Ichigo had to go away. How he saved mom and how some guy named Aizen had planned it all. How he gave up is powers to keep mom alive. "I wonder if Mom is over there in the Soul Society and if so if Ichigo has found her? I wonder if Toshiro knew dad? They both have the same insignia of 10 on their white coat. That must mean dad was a captain too. Were they of the same squad? I wonder if Toshiro was under him? I could ask Dad, but he would just blow it out of proportion of something." These were all questions Karin had thought about when she learned the truth and they were running through her mind right now. She supposed she would ask Toshiro once they got over there and she was able to see him.
Karin's father flipped her paper over and set it down on the table. He downed the last of his coffee and stood up. "Alright you two, finish up and let's be off. It will be a long day ahead of us." He placed his dishes in the sink and left to finish getting ready himself.
"Yes dad." Karin finished the last of her rice and walked over to the sink placing her dishes beside the ones already in there. Karin turned to her sister and asked; "Hey Yuzu do you need help with the dishes?"
"What? Oh no Karin, I'm fine. Thanks though. Go on and finish getting ready" responded Yuzu who was herself finishing up eating.
"Right, ok thanks Yuzu." Karin left the room and headed for the bathroom so she could brush her teeth.
Five minutes later her father's voice came ringing up from the front door; "Ok girls come on. It's time we set off."