AuthorNote: I didn't know chappie two will be out here this early ^_^ Well you go chappies! And dont worry there will be Romance 3 lots and lots.. I just didn't have enough room for that in the Genre.. Your input on pairings are welcomed.. but don't bother for Karin and Yuzu... I have those mostly planned... with no one.. or maybe possibly someone ya know.. you never know who you gonna love.

So here you are chappies! please read and review!

Disclaimer: I dnt own this.. or Karin-chan will be a main character! XD


ReBirth

by Yonne1104

Chapter 2: Speaker

Everyone stared. Waited on bated breath. No one dared to speak. In one corner a silver head was seen rising and falling as a Taichou panted heavily on his side. Feet from him sat his Fuku-taichou loyally, her back to him as she watched the two patients lying on the clinic's beds as everyone else did in that packed room. They waited, their hearts staggering.

A strawberry-haired fellow clenched his fist. A raven-haired maiden rested her hand on his shoulder. Her brother's back against the wall, arms folded in his sleeves, and eyes closed in an act of calm. His Fuku-taichou loyally sitting lotus fashion at his feet. The 4th squad's Taichou sitting between the two patients. Eyes closed and concentrating, aware of the odd sweat traveling down the back her neck. A hand hovering over each figure. They waited.

The white-haired Taichou grieved as they continued to wait but neither patient choose to take in a breath. The annoying drone signifying the cease of their heart's rhythmic pattern. Windows shattered as a reiatsu went amok. That same lad charged for the panting Taichou but was held back by his two loyal comrades, that same Taichou's Fuku-taichou ready to attack if necessary. Vowing to protect her Taichou she glared at the strawberry-haired lad.

A tiny gasp was heard. Everyone froze.

Unohana's hand left the patient that refused to awaken and pressed against the struggling patient's chest. The mute drowning sounds ceased as she rested peacefully. Ichigo went lax in Rukia and Renji's grip. They let him loose and he fell to his knees. "Karin..."

A screech was his reply.


"Karin! They're here again!" Yuzu yelled, running through the house, dropping the newly shopped groceries in her haste. She opened the door to the back, Karin was seen once again in her lotus position concentrating. Her sheathed zanpaktou lie in her lap. Yuzu calmly walked toward her, shaking her from the zanpaktou's world.

"Ah! Dammit!.. Oh, Yu... What's wrong?What happened?" Yuzu clutched her hands to her chest. "They're here."

Said They heard the quick patter of feet before the shoji door was thrown open. "What are you doing here?"

One of the You raised his brow. "Is that the way you speak to a Taichou? Ho ho, You have no chance."

"Oh shut up Hisagi! I told you to never show your face here again! We-!"

"You've signed up.. haven't you?" His smug attitude pissed her off. She couldn't wait till the day she got to wipe that smirk from his beautifully scarred face. She always had a thing for scars... and tattoos. "Tch!" She turned on her heel and he followed, his lieutenant on his heel.

Yuzu spread out tea for the unwanted guest. But at least it was the 9th Squad this time, their last shinigami guest were not so... appealing. Karin knew Hisagi Shuuhei-Taichou through her old home in the 1st district. He often visited, seeing as it was where he was from. Karin Hisagi was her name before her and Yuzu met and scandalously fled.

"So you plan on joining after all. I was surprised. Squad 9 is currently in charge of monitoring the academy as of now, the souls that go in and come out. You wouldn't believe how surprised I was when my subordinates recognized the Kuro- ara.. Kusajishi's name." Karin's eyes narrowed.

This isn't the first time he slipped on their name. She was always wary of the man. He persistently stared at her as if he knew something he shouldn't. "Tell me exactly why the world of the shinigami is so intuitive with us anyway. We're just like many other souls. What makes us so special?"

Hisagi-Taichou's eyes darkened before he laughed heartily, waving his hand about him as if he were overwhelmed. He calmed a minute later, then gave her a mischievous look that made her shiver. "You would be surprised just how special you two are." His lieutenant eyed him suspiciously after that. He didn't know much, but he felt his Taichou may know more than he should. Only a few select people knew of the Kurosaki twins. What exactly was his Taichou's part in all of this?

"Well," he stood to his feet, his Fuku-taichou hastily followed. "that concludes this meeting. It's been a pleasure."

"It hasn't." She crossed her arms stubbornly, following their guest out. Just as he made it to the door, his lieutenant in front of him for a chance, he immediately turned. Their proximity was too close for comfort. On her attempt to take a step back, he took her wrist and pulled her closer. His face closed the distance. "Beware of white coats and wrinkly skin."

She jerked from his grasp, staring at him stricken, her eyes wandering over his face for a better sign. "What the hell..."

The atmosphere returned to normal and he waved with a grin. "Ja!" They were gone by means of shunpo.

"Beware of white coats and wrinkly skin." What the hell does that mean? She didn't understand. "Tch. He's just trying to scare me." His message didn't even make sense. Wrinkly skin? Just who did he take her for?

Yuzu peeked in from the kitchen. "Did they..."

"Nn," she muttered as she brushed past her sister and out the back door. Yuzu blinked confusedly at the closing shoji door before she turned around to eye the opening shoji door. Karin was... odd. She nodded to herself as she ignored her sister's antics and went back to making dinner. Glancing every now and then out the back door.

She was seen pounding on a wooden stump.

She stared with widened eyes at the white cloak blowing In wind before her. The 9th? "I've warned you before haven't I?" She had no idea what he was talking about. What was he talking about? He just shows up at the nick of time and starts to mumble things she doesn't understand? Oh, that's Shuuhei for ya.

She took a step closer to the back facing her. "Shuu what are you.."

"Never release your zanpaktou." He shifted his head ever so slightly where she could see just enough of his eye and that legendary scar. "Never, Kurosaki..."

He was gone before she could reach him.


"Ma.. matte Nee-chan!" Yuzu threw out her hand just as her sister came into view, but she disappeared again, causing her to clench at empty air. "I can't-"

"Oh come on Yuzu!" She turned behind her, and there she was standing above the dojo with her hand on her cocked hip. You could see a fang as she grinned down at her sister mockingly. "I know you're faster than that! Who exactly do you intend to fight wit..." Karin stopped mid speech as her sister vanished. "Che." She shunpoed back just as a white beam reached the sole of her foot, shattering it and the ground below. Her sister came from above, staring at her impassively.

"Promise you'll give your all Yuzu, as if I weren't even your sister, because I'm not holding back one bit!" … Maybe I was too harsh on'er?

"You dodged it Karin-chan." She stated as if this was news. Her finger rose, shooting directly towards Karin's face. Her eyes widened and she.. "Hadou #4," was too late. "Byakurai."

All that the judges saw was a white beam and rising smoke before a shinigami fell. They had to admit, it was the strongest they'd ever seen coming from the academy in years. The Head judge knew that this girl's Kidou may surpass even his one day.

"You missed, Yuzu." Karin was seen panting in the sky, watching solemnly as her sister fell. "But I see you've.. finally.. mastered your kidou." She soon fell from the sky seconds later, her zanpaktou glowing heavily in her hand.

Applause broke way, for both sisters. The three judges astonished, but very expecting from two Kurosaki's. "Ta.. Taichou."

"Ah." The Sixth squad were the new division in charge of monitoring academy students after the Ninth, and the three leaders of this division were observing the academy students' finale battle. This was all to determine who'd pass on or not. The academy usually choose battle buddies to go against each other in an act of weakness, and if they were lucky, one in a million times both would pass. "Kuchiki-Taichou?" Byakuya glanced towards his dazzled 3rd seat before he turned his head back to the winners in question. "Nani?"

His 3rd cleared his throat before turning a foxed grin toward his Captain. "So... who wins?" A fist came down on his head. "Itai... Renji! What in the hell was that for!"

"Baka! Don't question the Captain! You're nothing but a 3rd seat and that's Renji-Fuku-taichou to you, konogaki!" His fist came round but was caught. The 2nd chuckled. "If you plan on landing one on me, perhaps you should train just a little more.. Jinta." Said 3rd seat grumbled and sat back in his seat with no further complaints, completely forgetting what he so desperately wanted to know.

"So, Taichou. The Sensei is heading over now. What should I tell her?"

Byakuya ignored what was common between his lieutenant and 3rd, but was brought back by his lieutenant's question. "Renji.." he stared him in the eye, Renji reacted with a gasp.

"Hai, Taichou." He stood then bowed to his Captain before meeting the girls' Sensei half way.

Jinta glanced between the two. He never understood how they communicated on glances alone, but maybe it was just due to the bond between Taichou and Fuku-taichou. He too would understand once Renji was promoted and he became the new lieutenant to the man. And due to that there were some things he understood. His gaze traveled once again to the two girls he knew once, back in the living world.

"Whoa, did you guys see that?"

"Yea, she already has her shikai!"

"Haha and she's been hiding it this entire time! We all thought she didn't even have a zanpaktou!"

"Yea, and her fighting style is as advanced as always!"

"Ha! We all knew she was gonna win from the beginning! That's Kusajishi Red! The best of all the dojo!"

"What are you guys talking about! That's Kusajishi Yellow over there!"

"Yea, some say she's going beyond the Gotei 13, and is being accepted in the Kidou corps!"

"Obviously! She's the best Kidou master this academy has seen before the Aizen, Kuchiki, and Urahara-Taichous!"

"I know! What Shinigami can survive using Kidou spells alone! She hasn't even released her zanpaktou once since she was accepted in the academy!"

"Demo Karin-chan is being excepted under league of Soifon-Taichou!"

"Yea! I here she's going past the Gotei 13 also and is being accepted as an elite under her corps!"

"Exactly what I'd expect from a one who uses inner reiastu and the fighting arts alone! She too refuses to use her zanpaktou."

"Unless its against her sister."

"What are all of you lowlifes yapping about? All that's rumors!"

Jinta smirked. Leaning back cockily in his chair. He'd usually be getting millions of gawks, being the legendary Sixth squad's 3rd after all. But everyone was busy gawking the two Kusajishi sisters. He scoffed. Kurosaki sisters actually... That's what was expected. They were Kurosaki's after all, and not one will walk the walls of Seireitei without being praised. He just hoped they'd have such great adventures in the Seireitei as Kisuke planned for both him and Ururu.

He was proud to have played Hollow with the both of them.

"Congratulations Karin.. Yuzu, you both pass."


"He's still no where to be seen. Do you have any idea where he may have gone? He's been missing for nearly 50 years."

"I-I don't know. If I didn't know then there's no chance I'd know now. I was so sure he'd show up on his own but... it doesn't seem like he's shown up at all." Ichigo shook his head before it dropped. He slumped in his seat. His cup of tea left forgotten in his swollen hand.

"You don't suppose he's..." Ichigo shook his head. He sat his cup aside and arose from his chair to gaze out the window behind him. His captain's cloak was left forgotten on the chair, now sliding to the floor. Renji sighed at his comrade's stubbornness.

"Of course not. He is my father after all."

Someone burst through the door a second later. "Kurosaki!" It was the last person the boy wanted to see. He was panting heavily at the door, mouth agape and eyes as wide as saucers. His erratic state caused him to miss the vile thoughts coming from one ex-Substitute Shinigami's thoughts, leaking into his reiastu. Renji held the man back before he did anything rash.

Whether it was Captain Hitsugaya's fault or not, he's still a Captain and he's still in the Soul Society. Ichigo calmed and shrugged the 5th Taichou off his shoulders.

Hitsugaya became more aware and he too calmed, his eyes becoming more.. sane. He coughed lightly in his hand, both recognized his fatigue by the way his body quivered. Served the bastard right!

"Kurosaki, ignore your hatred towards me for once." He was about to pounce again, but stopped at the next words he heard. "Karin is awake. But she's feeding from the reiastu in the room, we had to remove Yuzu before she went back into another coma." Ichigo couldn't stop the rampaging of his heart. He felt just as Toshirou had looked when he first came through the door.

"I'm sorry to ask this but... could you release your zanpaktou?"


Tbc

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