Notice: Thursday, May 12, 2011—I will try to get chapters up quickly, so I will leave a note at the top of each chapter if I do more than one upload in a day. I have thus far uploaded chapters 6 & 7 today. Yesterday I posted Chapters 2-5 so if you didn't check in yesterday then you might want to go back.


Watching Karin


By fate they met in Karakura Town. He helped win a soccer match due to her stubbornness. Luck allowed him to save her life. Now Hitsugaya can't get Kurosaki Karin off his mind. So he watches over her, unfortunately he isn't the only one watching.

Disclaimer: Tite Kubo owns Bleach, I don't. I also do not make money from writing fan fiction.

This story is far from over, just so you know.


Chapter 7: Peeping Toshiro


The captain had long been well enough to go back on duty. At least he could get away from those idiots he calls subordinates. He longed to bring Karin back to their spot to look at the sky together. She was still not well enough to go anywhere.

Finally a few weeks passed by, and Urahara had said it was safe for her to go back home. He thought he'd check her bedroom later.

That night he did check up on her, she was sleeping in a small dark room. There were pictures of soccer players, a desk neatly piled with books and stacks of papers from her school. It reminded him of the stacks of paper work piling up on his desk back in the soul society.

"What am I going to do when this is over? I can't bring her with me, and I'll not be able to visit." He looked in her window. She was sleeping on her stomach, with her arms stretched above her head.

He sighed. His face was cold as ever, but he felt a burning desire to grab her and kiss her. He watched her most of the night, but a hollow appeared and he had to go. When he got back the sun was coming up. He looked in on her. She was up. Actually she was in the midst of changing her shirt. He turned bright red. She thought she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She turned and looked but there wasn't anything there.

Toshiro decided he had better try a more conventional means of getting to her, so he leaped off the Kurosakis' roof and rang the doorbell. He waited patiently. Five minutes or so passed. He was about to try again, when the door opened. It was Karin. She was in a white tee-shirt, and blue jean shorts that showed just a little too much of her legs. Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow.

"Hello, Tosh-Captain." She smiled weakly.

"Toshiro is fine. Please call me that." He was playing it cool.

"Oh, ok," She said shyly.

"Would you feel up to a game of soccer?" He asked, 'of course she wouldn't you idiot.'

"I wish, but I'm not supposed to do much. Mr. Urahara told me to take it easy," She felt a little flushed.

"Could I um- take you to the park?" He asked betraying a little too much of his feelings. She blushed and nodded her approval.

He took her hand and led her out. He kept a slow pace so he'd not wear her out. She seemed a little jumpy. She kept very close. Normally this would have annoyed him, but he found her presence comfortable.

He stopped at an ice stall and bought two shaved ices. He didn't ask what she'd like he just ordered and handed one to her.

"What is it?" She looked at him.

"It's a shaved ice you dope." He smiled, actually he grinned. No one, not even Momo had ever made him smile like that.

She poked him in the ribs, "I mean what flavor is it."

"Taste it and find out." He slurped his ice.

She licked it. It was melon flavored. Hers was orange, and it tasted like cantaloupe. She wondered what flavor he had. His ice was red. It smelled like watermelon. He caught her smelling his ice, which was water melon flavored, "Keep your nose out of my ice," He breathed icy breath into her ear.

She shivered, "Did anyone ever tell you, you are one cold son-of-a."

"Watch your mouth Miss Kurosaki," He stifled a laugh.

They were walking along the path in the park. She started to feel dizzy. She stumbled. He caught her by the waist. She tried to push away. He looked in her eyes. She thought he was going to kiss her, but he only asked if she were alright.

"I'm just a little dizzy." She said apologetically.

He held on to her waist which made her face turn red. He led her to a bench in the shade of an old maple tree. They sat down. He was still holding her waist. Has he forgotten he put it there? She looked at his hand than at his face. He let go of her reluctantly.

He looked down at her long legs. They were very attractive. 'What a pervert you are,' chimed in his head. He felt guilty, but he wanted to touch her legs. He looked down at his ice; it was melting and about to spill out of the little paper cone. He worked on it until it was a manageable puddle. Karin was sipping her melted ice too quickly. She inhaled deeply and rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"You alright?" He looked very serious.

"Brain freeze." She looked at him through watery eyes. He looked puzzled. She explained, "You know when you eat something cold to fast."

"I've never experienced that sensation." He stated flatly.

"Well we mere mortals have that problem." She sarcastically grinned.

His mouth twitched. It was relief to hear sarcasm cross her lips. She had been so meek (towards him at least) since that night. He missed the 'old' Karin. Karin smiled back showing her white teeth. Toshiro felt the urge to lean in and kiss her. He was inching closer to her mouth. Karin distractedly dropped what was left of her ice into her lap. She jumped and they bumped heads. She stood up and began brushing orange water and slush off her legs. Toshiro could not help but look at her legs as she was wipping them off. She looked at him he looked away embarrassed.

She shivered, "Can we find a sunny spot so I can dry off?"

"OK," he got up and followed her. She chose a patch of soft grass away from any trees. She stretched out her legs and leaned back in the sun. He sat next to her facing away from her; otherwise he may get caught staring at her again.

"So, are you completely healed Toshiro?" The girl asked.

"Yes," He mumbled.

"Can you turn around and look at me?"

"Huh?" he grunted pretending not to know what she was talking about.

"I don't mind when you look at my legs, I catch other boys doing that all the time." She leaned into his view a little. He did not want to admit to her that he had been staring. She poked him in the back.

"Ouch!" What was that for?

"Just turn around and look at me," He finally turned and looked she was sitting with her legs crossed, "It that less distracting?"

"No it isn't." He stated coldly and looked away.

"Ok you can ignore me if you want, you asked me to come with you. I'll just go home," True to her word she got up and was about to leave when he caught her hand and pulled her back down. They sat there quietly.

"So you've noticed boys looking at you like that?" his voice betrayed a hint of jealousy.

"Well mostly I have caught them looking at Yuzu. She is much prettier than me." Hitsugaya did not think so.

"What do you do then?" He asked curiously.

"If it's me I don't pay attention, but I can't let them treat Yuzu like that. I hit anyone I feel is trying to take advantage of my sister."

Hitsugaya took note of what she said about herself. He doubted that it did bother her but he thought more guys would be looking at her than she just let on.