Okay! I guess that wasn't the end of the story. People started to complain to me that the ending was too rushed, and I agree with them. :) So please enjoy. I have NO idea when the last chapter will be, (probably in a month… I'm so behind on fanfics, it's not even funny…) Anyway, thanks for reading!
Karin's POV:
I wished I had never gone back to the house. Everyone went chaotic the minute Toshiro and I walked in the door, hand in hand. It was like they had never seen people hold hands. To make matters worse, it seemed like the whole world was in our living room. Toshiro's Luietenant, Matsumotto sat on the couch drinking a soda. Ichigo stood in the corner with his arms folded across his chest. He wouldn't take his eyes off of Toshiro and I. Renji, Rukia, Inoue, Chad, Uryu, Urahara, Jinta, my dad, Yuzu, and Tessai were all piled into our "useful for anything large audiences" house.
"How long have you two been together, captain?" asked Matsumotto, smiling. Toshiro didn't say a word. He couldn't stop blushing, in fact. "I haven't seen him this sheepish since the first time he'd ever kissed a girl! Which was… never." Toshiro's head snapped up so hard that he grunted in pain and then rubbed the back of his neck.
"Toshiro has never kissed a girl before?" Asked Rukia, hiding a laugh behind her dainty hand. Toshiro didn't defend himself, he didn't even admit that he had kissed me.
"Wow. You've been alive for 140 years man, do something useful with it." Renji said.
"Renji, how many girls have you kissed?" asked Rukia, smiling slyly. Renji's face paled, and then turned as red as his fiery hair.
"A-a lot." He said sheepishly. "You know, just different people and all. That you wouldn't happen to know…" Everyone laughed out loud. At least no one was focusing on us anymore.
"C'mon, let's go while everyone's distracted." I said, leading Toshiro up the stairs.
"Where are we going?" he asked, rather loud.
"SHHH! We're trying to sneak away, remember?" I barked. I turned a corner to my room and then shut the door behind us. I could hear the murmurs of confusion as everyone realized we had left. "I think we're going to be alone for a while. Everyone knows better than to come into my room uninvited."
Toshiro's POV:
Uninvited? What does she do to them if they don't get an invitation? I thought. "What are we supposed to do up here?"
"You've never dated before, have you?" I was cowering under Karin's accusing statement, but it was true. I had never dated a girl in my life. This was my first girlfriend. "Come on, we're a couple now, we have to be completely honest with each other." If this is what boyfriends and girlfriends do, what did I get myself into? I can't get my feelings for Karin wrong though. I love her, there's no doubt about it. I never stopped thinking about her, even while I battled. The only thing that kept me going was being able to see Karin's face after the war was over. I never showed it in fear that someone would discover my little crush on the mortal girl.
"It's never crossed my mind, actually. I guess you could say I was in love with my rank for a while. I didn't feel the need for a relationship at that point, but a war can change your heart. I realized that in the war, the only reason we won it was because everyone worked together, even the opposing forces. So I decided that maybe someone to love might be a better idea than working alone." I said. If I was going to come clean with her, I might as well tell her everything.
"Wow… I didn't expect that to come out of you, Mr. Serious." Karin said.
"Hey! You told me to be honest with you!" I cried. Karin giggled.
"I'm just kidding. Do you really take everything so seriously?" She gave a small sigh.
"Maybe it's about time you start thinking about different things, anything at all, other than your job as a captain." She whispered. I gave her a half-hearted smile.
"But, I've thought about you. Doesn't that count?" This whole relationship thing was really new to me. I was actually nervous. "I even told you, I'm nothing without you."
Karin blushed intensely. She cast her eyes downwards at her hands. "Did I tell you that I loved you?" she asked, giving me a glance with her beautiful eyes.
"Yes." I said gently. "You showed me, actually, but yes."
"Can I show you again?" I smiled.
"Sure." We leaned into each other. Her lips met mine, and it seemed that everything in the world suddenly melted away. For the first time in a while, nothing about my ranking raced through my head. I wasn't worried about Matsumotto not meeting the quota for paperwork, I wasn't worried about training, I wasn't worried about hollows. I was perfectly relaxed.
Karin's POV:
It was exhilarating even the second time, kissing him. I loved the way his lips felt on mine, the way he breathed on my cheek, the way he smelled. Everything about him seemed the same from those few years ago, yet, he seemed so different as well. He put his hand behind my ear, and I cupped his cheek with my hand. I could feel my heart beating in time with his and could feel every movement he made.
A muffled "Stop!" came from the left side of the room. Toshiro and I pulled away from each other quickly, a little too quickly.
"Ouch! You bit my lip!" Toshiro cried, wincing. I could see a small bubble of blood beginning to form on his bottom lip.
"Sorry." I said apologetically. I looked over to see Ichigo peering into the window. "It's Ichigo."
"Waf ee oing ere?" Toshiro said over his thumb.
"Spying on us." I slid the window open. "What are you doing? I thought I told you not to come in my room."
"If you hadn't noticed, I'm not in your room." Ichigo said, peering down. "I saved you though."
"Saved me from what?" I asked, throwing my hands in the air and letting them drop to my sides again in agitation.
"Toshiro was trying to eat your face." He said bluntly. He wasn't joking. I could tell that he was completely serious about it.
"He wasn't eating my face." I growled. That was Ichigo's indication to stop. But did he? Nope.
Okay everyone. I'm sorry about this chapter. It turned out to be more of a sillier one, with a little less emotion. It was more of a filler chapter. I'm updating all of my stories, that's why. :) Anyway. PLEASE review. I sound desperate, don't I? Well, to tell you the truth, I AM! I need reviews so I know if I need to update again or not, and if I need to change anything, or if it's just right. :) By the way, I know everyone, short chapters, in fact, I read over them, and they're so short it's kind of sad. Sorry, I'll try harder in the next chapters to make them longer. :)
Thanx guyz,
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