Title: Unmasked.
Author: Imaiku
Status: Not completed.
Main Character(s): Kurosaki Karin, Hitsugaya Toshirou, Matsumoto Rangiku, Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Rukia, etc.
Pairings: Karin/Toshirou/Hinamori, Orihime/Ichigo/Rukia, Renji/Tatsuki.
Summary: More trouble befalls the soul society as they find out yet another shinigami has been detected. After all the troubles with the Arrancar/Vaizards and the appearances of the Menos Grandes, they leave an extra weight on Hitsugaya-taichou, forcing him to find this new shinigami and keep up with his other objectives. With all this pressure being put down on him, he wouldn't dare take a second look at whats in front of him .. or would he?
Authors Notes: Hello! This is my first fanfic, so be somewhat gentle with me if you decide to submit constrictive criticism in your reviews if you please? Flames aren't under my control, because if I decide to ban it, they'll do it anyways. So, be free with what you say in your reviews, but don't flame the pairings, because honestly, somewhere, OUT THERE, theres a few people who are addicted to my pick of pairs. Oh, and there might be more pairs, but it depends on the story.
Extra: In episode 132 I didn't get to figure out what the names of Karins friends were .. so I'm naming them, but if you know please tell me. (:
THIS TAKES PLACE A FEW WEEKS AFTER EPISODE 132.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, but I do own the created plot/story/other I represent their characters and settings in. (;
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"Nee-chan! Hurry up or else we'll be late for school!" a certain light-cinnamon haired girl shouted out. It was ten minutes to eight, and she and Karin never missed school, no matter what.
"Yuzu, where the hell are my books? Better yet my backpack?!" a voice shouted, sounding as if not wanting to be late either.
"I took the liberty of bringing them down for you so you wouldn't have to rush so much, and take that mouth of yours and wash it with soap! Cursing is B-A-D nee-chan!" Yuzu replied, waiting impatiently for her older twin. She waited a few, and suddenly heard a screeching sound. Not one of a car, but mainly sock-covered feet slipping against the floor. She heard repeating thuds before she found her fraternal twin, Kurosaki Karin, right in front of her, grinning.
"Gomen gomen, I had trouble with the bathroom and then there was all this stuff just LYING on the floor and--"
"MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS! YOU'VE GROWN UP SO MUCH THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, I CAN'T HELP BUT GIVE YOU ONE LAST HUG BEFORE YOU DRIFT OFF INTO THE MEANS OF WOMANHOOD!"
"..Otou-san." Karin muttered, a slight glint noticeable in her eyes.
CRAASH !!
A sound was heard, only to be followed by an old man bawling to a picture of their mom. You see, Karin had retaliated with one of her new moves, "Hentai Entity Number Two AKA Isshin KICK." The name might've been stupid .. but she was only twelve, what would you expect?
"You psycho of a father! What makes you think that we'd happily hug you when you scare us half to death with your crazy flying moves, ESPECIALLY when we're late?!" Karin fumed, running out the door hoping to get to school in time. Yuzu bowed before muttering a small apology, but went off not saying much of anything not wanting to be late either. They both dashed to school, wishing that time would stop long enough for them to get there in time.
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"We--" Karin panted, "We did it!" she cheered, walking into her class. Yuzu nodded before watching Karin off with a dizzy look on her face. Being dragged by Karin to school is bad as trying to catch up with her. Especially when she uses her soccer speed. Yuzu went off into her own seperate class, hoping to muster up some energy that was lost.
"Kurosaki!" one of her everyday friends called out, Karin turned to him.
"What is it Himura?" she asked.
"Where were you!? We were waiting for you and your twin outside your house!" her three friends chorused. Karin rolled their eyes at their expression, knowing that they were lying.
"You wanna know why I was late?"
Gulp. Nod.
"You reaaaaaallly eally wanna know?"
Another gulp and a nod.
"WELL, while you boys were wimping outside my house, me and Yuzu were waiting all that damn time for you to pick us up!" Karin lied, putting annoyance and aggravation into her voice.
"REALLY?" the boys gasped. "
"No. I just had a bad morning, that's all." Karin shrugged, smirking at her dumbfounded comrades.
"And if you were outside my house, why didn't you knock on the door?" Karin questioned, leaving the boys to sulk in the corner. Their last time at the Kurosaki Clinic wasn't exactly a fond moment to remember. Oh boy, it included terrified screaming, very awkward scenes and mega Isshin goodness.
"Kurosaki, you're mean .."
"Ohayo everyone! Please take your seats." the teacher interrupted, grumbling students sitting in their proper spots, and an amused Karin already at her desk. She stared at her teacher, wondering why she looked so dull yet so happy.
"Today will be very busy. Winter's coming, and in those weeks full of snow you'll be preparing for your tests in late February, so we'll be having quizzes and reviews." the teacher announced, receiving a large groan from the class.
"Don't worry everyone, as long as you cooperate with me quietly throughout the day, you'll all get a special treat later!" the teacher winked, slight chatter commencing in the new hyped-up class.
"Shush now, we're going to start with math this morning.." the teacher ranted on, telling the class to take out their textbooks.
Karin sighed and looked out the window, thinking about random things, and wandered off to thoughts about just a few weeks ago.
'Tch .. I just .. I don't wanna think about that right now, I have enough things going with Ichi-nii being gone and these weird new monsters showing and .. augh. I shouldn't' have been so stupid that day.' Karin shook her thoughts off and started focusing on the schoolwork she had to do.
The day was pretty much based on the subjects they would have to study very hard for in middle school.
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"Waaaai! Today was so exhausting! It's a good thing it's Friday!" Yuzu yawned, stretching out as she stood up from her desk. Karin walked in her classroom, ignoring what she just said. "Hey, I'll catch up with you later k? Im gonna take a walk with my friends." Karin said, Yuzu nodded as Karin walked back out, her friends waiting for her. They walked around the school first, then they went outside.
While they were walking outside, all of them were talking about what to do.
"Ne Kurosaki, what d'ya wanna do?" Himura asked. Karin shrugged, looking for some decent shade to sit under.
"We could always play soccer. Ever since that thing between the middle-schoolers and that white-haired dude, we pretty much own the field." Rakoji suggested, a few approvals coming from their other friends.
"Meh, doesn't matter to me. But if we're playing soccer you guys are gonna get it. I don't wanna run all the way back from my house to get a soccer ball, 'specially if your guys houses are closer." Karin said, pointing to a large tree. "C'mon, lets sit over there." she said, walking to the tree and sitting under the shade. The boys followed her, still talking about suggestions.
They chattered amongst themselves, usually about school or soccer. But Karins mind was somewhere else, explaining the reason why she was backing out of the conversation.
"Right Kurosaki?" Morito said, glancing towards her.
"Oy, Kurosaki." he repeated, waving a hand in front of her face. Karin took notice and grew irritated, grabbing the boys wrist and glaring at him.
"I can see you perfectly dumbass." she said, not caring if she swore while she still glared at him. She let him go, stood up and started to walk away from the group.
"Hey Kurosaki! Where ya going?"
"Around."
"But we didn't even get to do anything yet!"
"Then go do something without me!" Karin said, walking a bit faster away. She needed to be alone, just for a bit. She heard no other complaints, and pretty much nothing else except the sounds of Karakura town. She wandered off into her thoughts again, not bothering to watch where she was going.
'I can see where Ichi-nii got his shinigami powers from, but still .. why didn't he tell us earlier? I mean, we're a freakin' family. I thought he'd tell us something about this.' she sighed to herself, looking up ahead and figuring out she went past the soccer field, and finding out she was staring at the first person she'd expect to be at a certain spot.
"Toushiro?" Karin asked, tilting her head as she found the shorty doing what he usually did.
Play on his cellphone and never really talk to Karin.
Not that she minded, but he could at least look up in while so she could know that he was listening to her.
"Mm. Hello Karin." Hitsugaya managed to say, not one looking up from his cell.
"Geez, and here I thought that one you would change a bit and actually look at me for once."
"I don't change for anyone, especially for someone like you."
"Whaddya mean someone like me? Is there something you don't like about me?" Karin persisted. Hitsugaya sighed as he ignored her, looking at the new message he'd gotten.
Hitsugaya-taichou,
I'm very sorry to interrupt your mission Karakura town, but we've recently --
beep beep beep beep
"A Hollow?" Karin asked, Hitsugaya flipped his cell as he nodded.
"Don't follow me, I wouldn't want to be saving --"
"Listen Toushiro, wasn't that time you fought thats Menos-dude thingy?"
"It's Menos Grande. Get it through your thick mind, and what makes you think Hollows are any weaker than Menos?"
"Because I know."
Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow.
"Well, in any case, I'm not letting you go." Hitsugaya stated, popping out a green spherical pill and swallowing it, emerging from his gigai.
"Wait, just lemme --" a strong hold on Karins wrist stopped her from both running after Hitsugaya and talking some sense into him.
"Please be calm. Master knows what he's going, and he's only leaving you behind because he doesn't want you hurt." the replacement explained.
But since Karin wouldn't take no for an answer, she tried struggling from his grasp.
"But what if something happens?!" she almost shouted.
"Then Matsumoto-fukutaichou will help him."
"What if she doesn't get there in time like last time?!"
The replacement sighed. "Why must you be so concerned?" the replacement asked, slightly annoyed by the girls effort. Karin stopped struggling, and looked away. The replacement stared at her, slightly shocked at the sudden change.
Karin stayed there.
"Just 'cause."
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Hai! It's finished (: I'm really if you didn't enjoy this chapter, I promise I'll try to make the next one better. You can tell me how it was by submitting a review ne? I'd appreciate it a lot. For some that like this chapter, I'll have you know I'll try getting the next one out as soon as possible, depending of what I should do for the chapter :3. So until then, bye!
(1) -chan: suffix used among close friends who are girls/boys.
(2) gomen: sorry in japanese
(3) otou-san: used to address father respectively
(4) -fukutaichou: vice-captain (suffix).