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Chapter 5 - Confrontation
I woke up the next morning feeling super happy. Toshiro... I wonder where he is now. Oh right, I need to talk to Ichigo.
I quickly got out of bed and felt lightheaded for a second. That's strange, that has never happened before me. I walked to the bathroom and grabbed my toothbrush, that was when I noticed a stinging pain in my hands. What the? I probably hit them on something when I got lightheaded. I looked at my hands and they appeared red, I should probably apply some cream and stick a band aid on it. In two minutes, my hands were nicely taken care of except I had to use a gauze instead because we didn't have any band aids. After I continued on with my washroom business. Afterwards, I went straight to Ichigo's room. I knocked loudly,"ICHIGO! Time to wake up. ICHIGO!" No response. I started knocking even louder.
"WHAT? SHUT UP I'M SLEEPING," he growled.
"I DON'T CARE, I NEED TO TALK ICHIGO... please," I pleaded.
I stood there awaiting a response when in about a minute he opened the door,"Karin, what do you want?"
I sighed,"Can I come in and talk?"
He had a confused look on his face. That's probably because I never looked this serious before. He shrugged and let me in.
He sat down on his chair and faced me,"Hey, what happened to your hands?"
"I hit them on the backboard of my bed." He looked lost for a second.
I sat down and crossed my legs on his bed,"Is Rukia in here?"
"No, she went out earlier this morning."
"Ichigo, what happened yesterday?" I asked.
He frowned,"Nothing."
Now that just pisses me off, NOTHING? I picked up some stuffed animal and threw it at his face. He caught it with ease.
"YOU CALL THAT NOTHING? ICHIGO YOU WERE ALMOST KILLED! I THINK THAT AS YOUR SISTER I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW!"
"THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT?"
"You know... this soul reaper stuff.. and you and that sword... the man known as Byakkua and Toshiro..."
"Karin, stay out of this, I don't want you getting involved," he said softly.
"I already am involved, they saw me and I saw them. Actually, I was involved ever since the day Toshiro rescued me."
I walked over and stood in front of Ichigo,"Ichigo, I know I'm still young but I'm not a little kid anymore. I hate being kept in the dark. The least you can do is tell me what soul reapers are and about you. Also, there's that blue arrow that saved you, what was that?"
He got a confused look on his face the moment I mentioned the arrow. He sighed,"Ask, dad." He got up and left. I was baffled and shocked.
"ICHIGO YOU JERK!" I screamed out loud.
I wanted answers and if Ichigo wouldn't give them then I'd do what he said. Ask dad. I ran down stairs,"DAD!"
"Oh, is my little baby calling me?" he asked happily as he creeped up behind me trying to give me a hug. I stepped backwards and he missed,"Wait, Karin, are your hands okay?" he asked.
I nodded.
"Dad, where's Ichigo?"
"Out."
"Okay dad, can we have a father, daughter talk?" I asked.
My dad looked like he was going to cry as he pulled me over to sit down. It's been so long since I've asked anything of my dad and I think that makes him feel like I don't trust him. I do and I feel horrible for never talking to him. I still love him though.
"Okay Karin, what's up?" he asked seriously.
"Dad, will you be honest with me?"
"I'll try, sweetheart."
I smiled,"What is a soul reaper?"
He stared at me long and hard, his face getting more serious by the second.
He got up,"Well.. look at the time," looking at his wrist with no watch,"Gotta go Karin, bye!" Then he ran out of the house before I could say another word.
After processing what just happened, I screamed out loud in frustration and pulled at my hair. Damn, they're so irritating. I HATE IT.
I got up and decided to walk outside just to cool myself off. I hate it when they do that to me. I wish they could just trust me enough to tell me. I thought that's what family does. If they won't tell me I guess I have to do some digging.
I kicked some random tree around me and continued walking. Before I knew it, I was in front of my mom and Yuzu's graves. I always end up here whenever I'm upset. I think my feet have a mind of its own.
"Hi mom, Yuzu, how are you guys? I'm doing okay I guess. I've got myself into a tiny situation. Hey mom, can't you tell dad and Ichigo to stop keeping secrets from me?"
I know it's pretty strange to be talking to graves but whenever I am here I feel... at peace.
"Talking to rocks now?" I jumped and turned around.
"Toshiro? How long have you been standing there?"
He was wearing a black shirt and white jeans. He looked like a normal kid. "Just long enough," I noticed him take a glance at my hands but he didn't say anything about them.
He turned around and started walking away. I wonder why he was here in the first place. "Hey Toshiro, what were you doing here?"
No answer. We walked in silence for awhile. He suddenly broke the silence with,"I take it that your dad and Ichigo won't tell you anything."
I nodded,"Do you wanna tell me?"
No answer. I just sighed,"I really hate it when they keep secrets from me."
Silence.
"They're trying to protect you," I looked at him. He was staring up at the sky with his hands in his pockets. He had a nostalgic look on his face. I wonder...
"Isn't trying to keep someone ignorant from the truth a dangerous thing to do?"
My question went unanswered as a phone started beeping ridiculously. Toshiro pulled out his phone and cursed. He ran off and I chased after him.
In a few moments, I saw Ichigo and... that guy with the glasses fighting a Hollow. What's his name? That guy who Ichigo bickers with a lot...Uryu. Right. Toshiro didn't make a move to attack as he saw it was being taken care of but the look on his face was quite analytic. Something struck me as very odd though: Uryu. He was shooting... blue arrows. I stood there watching the two of them take down the Hollow and in a few minutes, it was gone.
"Hey Toshiro, what's your opinion on stalking someone?" I asked.
He looked at me and raised an eyebrow,"Why would you ever wanna stalk a person?"
A grin appeared on my face,"Because...I think, I've got my starting point."