Hey again, I noticed the word count on my prologue and realized that while it does most likely introduce the basis for the fic, it's not really something you can sink your teeth into, so im throwing this in before i really should as a little appetizer.
Im so nice. :p
Anyway, hope you enjoy it, and don't forget to R&R
He's getting better.
And he was. The young captain was tailing them most effectively, and if he had truly been attempting to hide from those he was following, Ichigo might have had a little bit of trouble locating him. Then again, who wouldn't get better with all the training those residing in soul society were undergoing. If what Ichigo had been hearing was accurate, then there had been some serious improvement in nearly all of the higher ranking shinigami with the last nineteen months of training, which had yet to let up. Plus, the prodigy was just that, a prodigy. Not to mention this particular shinigami's vested interest in the black haired girl at Ichigo's side.
Note to self: loosen shingles above Karin's window and leave the hose running below it.
Sure, the captain would probably catch himself on air before he hit the muddy ground, but the thought was still funny as hell.
King, rain check on ruining the runt's day, the princess is calling you.
Trying not to scowl at the interruption to his entertaining plans for their stalker or at the hollow's seemingly never ending obsession with royalty, Ichigo turned his gaze from the street ahead of them back to his sister.
"Sorry, lost in thought for a minute there Karin. What did you just say?"
Said girl scowled slightly harder and pinched him in the side before settling back under his arm and saying,
"I said that Captain Ukitake says hi, and sends his thanks for the ideas concerning his illness. Apparently while it is hard as hell to convert antibiotics into reishi without changing their structure, they have had some success, and Unohana is extremely hopeful that they might completely control his sickness in the future, if not cure it."
Ichigo's eyes widened slightly at the news, "That's great Karin! Why didn't you say so sooner?" This time she ducked out from under his arm completely to glare at her idiotic older brother.
"First off I did say it earlier Ichi-nii, you were just too high in the clouds for my words to reach you. Second-" At this the girl broke her glare and instead directed it into the sky away from her brother. Notably in the direction of their tail.
"I didn't want to... you know."
The seventeen year old's eyes softened at this and he walked over to his sister and placed his large hand squarely in the middle of her midnight dark tresses.
"Karin, you don't need to worry about bothering me with reminding me about all of that. I'm a big boy remember? As long as they are all ok then so am I. Besides, if you keep moping around like you are now, you'll never beat me back to the house, or arrive before Yuzu starts worrying about us both."
At this the younger sibling's head shot up to catch a flash of a full out grin on her brother's face before she too took off sporting her own grin and shouting,
"Oh HELL no! I'm winning this one Ichi-nii!"
It is fair to say that neither one could really be said to have triumphed after receiving such large lumps from the anxious cook's nefarious wooden spoon, but the delicious dinner awaiting them seemed a fine prize indeed, and the loud thump that Ichigo heard as he went up the stairs to his room that night proved a great consolation prize as well.
I don't care if he is a prodigy King, that kid's a lovesick moron whether or not either of them admits it.
He was wrong after all, the captain didn't manage to catch himself on the air.
Yes, Your welcome.
R&R and plz don't hunt me down for my arrogance lol
