A/N Flashback in this chapter!

Normal time

Flashback

Toshiro's POV

I was one block away from the Kurosaki Clinic, when I saw Karin. She was carrying curb on her hip. I couldn't see was in the curb, since a cloth covered it. She caught sight of me.

"Hey, Toshiro!" She yelled and waved with her free hand. She walked towards me. I just waited, since I knew that this way was the way towards Grandma Haru's home. I held a hand towards her when she neared me. She raised an eyebrow at it, questionably.

"I'll help with the curb," I explained,

"I can take it myself," she protested. I rolled my eyes.

"My breakfast is in that curb, right? So just let me help carry it," I said. She formed her mouth into a silent O. She grinned.

"Okay!" She said and gave me a handle, while she held the other one. When we began to walk towards grandma Haru, she began to talk: "It's amazing, how you can still look like a elementary student even after three years!"

"I DO NOT LOOK LIKE A ELEMENTARY STUDENT!" she ignored me as always.

"The soccer match this Saturday is against a fellow middle school," she began, "actually rumored to be the best middle school team in this division! As if!" I just listened silently. She would get to the point soon enough. "Anyway, because of that, my team thinks we're doomed! So, I need you there to give them a boost! We can beat them, but not with most of the team in a slum!" ah, so that was what it was all about.

"I already said I would go," I said, "but isn't middle school teams divided in genders?"

"Yeah, but I managed to become the captain of both the boys soccer team and the girls soccer team!" she proclaimed loudly. I stared at her wide-eyed, then looked away and shook my head.

"You're hopeless," I simply said

"HEY!" she yelled. I simply smirked. I changed topic.

"Since when did you begin bringing Grandma meals?" I asked.

"After your last visit one year ago, Grandma began to grow weaker. So we decided to help her with making her meals!" she answered. I didn't say anything. I knew it was going to happen at some point, since Grandma was old, and humans died, if of nothing else, of old age. A hand ruffling my hair distracted me.

"Cheer up Toshiro! There's still a while until her time is up and she's having a good life now!"

I glared at the owner of the hand and swatted Karin's hand away.

"I know that!" I growled. I didn't need any cheering up. Karin just grinned.

"You know, it's a lot easier to ruffle your hair when it's down like that," she commented.

"Maybe I should wear it up again," I replied.

"You wouldn't do that," Karin said confidently, "It would just prove that you have a Napoleon Complex!"

"I don't have a Napoleon Complex, but you have a soccer complex," I coolly replied.

"DO NOT!" she yelled. I smirked at her expression and turned my head to look forward, no longer wearing an expression on my face. This last conversation reminded me of my last time here a year ago, a little before Kurosaki-taichou got his powers back.

-o-

I had come to the Living World for vacation almost two years after Kurosaki lost his powers, where I somehow ended up meeting Karin again. Okay, it IS rather easy for Karin to find me with my white hair. She was now in her first year of middle school, and had become the vice captain of the school team. And I somehow ended up helping her in a soccer match again. We won, of course, and she followed me on the way to Grandma.

"When did you change your hairstyle, Toshiro?" she asked.

"Some time ago," I answered vaguely.

"Hn," she accepted my answer, "well, I like it. The one you had before made you seem like you have a Napoleon Complex," I looked confused at her.

"Napoleon Complex?" I inquired.

"When you have a complex about being short," she explained, "face it, you ARE pretty short!"

"I DO NOT HAVE A NAPOLEON COMPLEX! AND I'M NOT SHORT!" I yelled at her. She just grinned.

"You just proved my point!" she said and laughed. I really didn't get what was so funny about making people mad. I snorted.

"At least I don't have a brother complex!" I said. Karin stopped laughing at once. Then she began yelling:

"I DO NOT HAVE A BROTHER COMPLEX!"

I looked at her red face and angry expression. Then I smirked. Okay, maybe I DID get what was so fun about making people angry.

-o-

I still only teased Karin, though. I couldn't let people think I wasn't as serious as people thought I was. I snapped out of my thoughts when Karin knocked on Grandma's house. Grandma Haru soon opened it. I smiled softly when I saw her. Her eyes widened slightly when she saw me.

"Toshiro! That was truly a pleasant surprise. Come in!" She said and stepped aside. I felt a handle getting forced into my hand, just when I was about to go in. I looked down and saw that Karin was giving me her handle to the curb. I looked up and raised an eyebrow in a silent question. She caught sight of it and explained:

"I have to go to school now! Don't worry, I'll come visit after school, so we can plan the training!" I nodded. I took the curb and she began to run, yelling a "See you!" over her shoulder.

"Yeah," I replied, doubting she heard it, and turned to walk in. I needed to get moved in before she came back. I doubt I would get a lot of peace after that.

A/N … When I first began writing this chapter, I had no idea what to write! I then just closed my eyes, relaxed and asked my imagination what would happen. And this came up! Goodbye forever to writers block :-D Hopefully… Anyway, I hoped enjoyed this chapter!

Thank you to biganimefan18 and XxSaphirezxX for following!

biganimefan18: Thank you so much for your support! I read the beginning of your story. It's a funny coincidence that both of our stories is about Toshiro training Karin XD Anyway, I have a suggestion: Write your chapter, wait until the next day and proofread your chapter. You catch a lot of mistakes that way! Anyway, thank you again and good luck to your story!

forever122: Actually, you just gave me a good idea! You'll have to wait to see what it is though!

XxSaphirezxX: Thank you so much for your reviews and compliment! I hope you liked this chapter as well. Love your username btw!

number1halfa: I have a lot of respect for you now! Anyway, if I had time on the way to school, I would probably write there as well, but I live in my school. The school makes my schedule, so I my free time is first at 8.30 PM… I try to write whenever I can! I'm not a very fast writer either, but that comes with practice. I'll update as fast as I can! And I am really glad that you like my story!