Prompt: "Puppy Love"
Rating: T
Characters: Karin/Hitsuguya
Warnings: None
Karin had never been close to any of her peers. They all seemed so stupid and immature, and they only brought her annoyance. While they were talking about sleepovers and gossip, she was worrying about the spirits around the town and the constant fights that her brother was in. He was in plenty of physical fights, with the local bullies, but she also knew some things about his spiritual life. She didn't know all the details of what was going on, but she was aware enough to be able to see the black clad form that came out of his body, carrying a huge sword. She followed him sometimes and watched him fight. He was unaware of her, of course.
Then, when the War happened, Shinigami started hanging around her house. Most of them ignored her, assuming she couldn't see them. It annoyed her, but she wasn't really all that interested in them anyway. But one of them caught her attention. He was young, appearing to be about her age, and he was serious in manner, so much unlike all of her classmates. Karin was fascinated by his snowy white hair, and how he didn't allow himself to be treated like a child. And he wasn't oblivious to her interest in him. It wasn't long before he noticed her staring, and realized that she could see him.
They began to talk. Hitsuguya wouldn't give her all the dirty details, but he did tell her some things about Soul Society and the War. With all of this happening around her, he felt like she deserved at least some explanation. She smiled when she was around him. He made her laugh. She started thinking about him when she was in school, tuning out all the obnoxious chatter of her immature classmates. She only had eyes for the white-haired shinigami that she knew would be waiting at home. She wasn't sure that she loved him, but it was at least something close.