Bleach © Tite Kubo


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Chapter 8


Previously:

"Kurotsuchi-taicho, -" Soi-fon started to say but was rudely cut off.

"I know why you're here Soi-fon-taicho. But I need to do further investigations. Until then, Nemu."

"Hai, Mayuri-sama."

"Keep watch of our experiment."

"Hai. Mayuri-sama."

Kurotsuchi had ignored the offended Karin and the unusual Soi-fon. Toushirou had an indifferent face as Matsumoto just sat there quietly. Lexy was staring at Soi-fon with her different aura she was emitting.

"I'm going to have to report this to the soutaicho." Soi-fon informed.

"Yeah, yeah. Do whatever you need." Kurotsuchi waved the information off.

"So…everything's solved right?" Matsumoto brought up.

"Matsumoto…" Toushirou said.

"I-I mean…now we just have to wait…" Matsumoto said quickly and nervously.

"It doesn't matter. I'm bound to get used to this body anyways." Karin said, getting up from her spot.

"I like Karin-nee-chan like that!" Lexy said jumping.

By this time, Soi-fon had left to deliver the report and Kurotsuchi had left for more of his investigations leaving Nemu.

"Mmm…Karin-chan's right. She is still a living human." Matsumoto said, shaking off any dirt on her from the ground.

"We still continue our training." Toushirou said, leaving to head back to tenth division, "In the mean time Kurosaki, you should try meditating." And he left the four girls, maintaining his cool demeanor. No pun intended.

"Oh..well, Nemu, I guess you can sleep at my place. We wouldn't want Kurotsuchi-taico mad." Nemu just nodded dumbly.

"Meditate? How does he want me to meditate? In lotus position?" Karin asked herself out loud.

The four barely left the twelfth division. They, more like Matsumoto, had agreed in going to the eleventh division. Lexy kept up with their rapid pace, Karin couldn't shunpo, so she was being held by Matsumoto.

In getting there, they were met by Ikakku and Yumichika.

"Hmm? Who's that?" Yumichika pointed out the now taller Karin.

"Ah. Looks like the older version of Karin don't you think?" Ikakku said.

"Her long lost sister maybe." Yumichika said.

"Ha-ha." Karin said dryly.

"Umm, guys, it is Karin-chan." Matsumoto said.

"Huh?"

"Karin?"

"Yes, it's me!"

"Then how did ya turn like that?" Ikkaku asked.

"Kurotsuchi Mayuri." She said.

They went silent. It was an awkward silence. The silence was broken when everyone felt a strong reiatsu appear once again.

"Wh-who is that this time!? Two strong reiatsu's in one week!" Matsumoto complained.

A hell butterfly came to inform Karin to come to the meeting room. Matsumoto was distressed, she wasn't invited to this one.

"Well, I can't go in there…but I can show you where it is, Karin-chan!"

"Ah, thank you."

Matsumoto took Karin and Lexy in her arms and shunpo-ed to the room. She dropped Karin off and left. Karin walked through the extravagantly huge doors to see that every most of the captains she saw earlier were here. And in the middle was her father, Kurosaki Isshin, and her other twin, Kurosaki Yuzu.

"Goat-chin!" Karin went for a kick to the face.

"K-Karin! You should be more careful…?" Yuzu started to say but stopped when seeing the adult form of Karin.

"Wow, Karin-nee-chan!" Lexy cheered for Karin's spot on hit.

"Yeah, but not to him. He left me here. What are you doing here goat-chin? And why is Yuzu here?" Karin asked.

"That was what we are about to find out, Kurosaki Karin." The soutaicho said, not fazed by the girls new look.

Over the days, Karin learned that the soutaicho had held the most power. Of course she automatically respected him; she didn't have a reason at the moment to disrespect him.

Everyone present in the room was surprised by Karin's new look, but they didn't show it. They all suspected that Kurotsuchi-taicho was the one behind this. Isshin didn't say anything.

"Thank you, Yamamoto-soutaicho." Isshin said. "I'd like to…if it isn't a bother, to make yet another request."

Everyone looked at him. Karin was annoyed.

Isshin took the silence as a go. "I would request that Yuzu stay here in Soul Society while the war with Aizen is going on." Isshin's voice boomed.

"Otou-san, just where are we?" Yuzu asked, looking back at Karin as well.

Karin walked up to Yuzu, towering over her twin. "I will explain, don't let goat-chin explain." Yuzu looked at Karin curiously.

Lexy was hovering in the air once again.

"What is the meaning of this, Kurosaki Isshin." Yamamoto-soutaicho asked.

"I want Soul Society to be a safe haven at the moment for my kids. As you know, Ichigo has saved Soul Society once. And my kids hold powerful abilities. Ones that will surprise you."

"That is the same thing that, that little girl said." Yamamoto-soutaicho said, pointing out Lexy. "Hitsugaya-taichou. What is Karin's level of abilities have you gotten so far."

"Hai. Kurosaki Karin's close combats are exceedingly skilled. That is all I have so far Yamamoto-soutaicho." Toushirou ended his report.

"Thank you, Hitsugaya-taicho." Yamamoto sat in silence.

Yuzu was thrown into confusion. She didn't understand what was going on, or what they were talking about and where she was. All she knew was that her father dragged her through some weird gate under Urahara's Shop. But if the adult Karin was really her sister, then she would trust…her…

"What will you do, if I refuse your request?"

"You won't!" Lexy said. "It's already written in the stars. For you not to take in another Kurosaki, gives Aizen the chance to take her and to make her just as strong as Ichigo." Lexy said, looking at nowhere in particular. "You must take in Kurosaki Yuzu to avoid that. She weilds po-" Lexy stopped.

"What do you mean?" The soutaicho asked.

"Huh? Karin-nee-chan!" Lexy ran into the arms of Karin.

"Ara~ Who is this Karin?" Yuzu asked.

"This is…Lexy." Karin said.

"Well aren't you a cutie!" Yuzu said excitedly. "I'm Yuzu, Karin's twin."

"Nice to meet you Yuzu-nee-chan." Lexy said with a smile.

Yamamoto -soutaicho was looking at her is many ways. This girl…he needed information on her. He was going to have to go through the archives to find a situation like this. But the question still stood, was he going to take in Kurosaki Yuzu or not? It was hard enough to keep Ichigo, and the other siblings? He had to think of the worst case scenario, but Isshin had of course, been a captain until certain events led him to…leave, or disappear. He still didn't know whether to just keep Karin, or to take them both until this war was over. But their squads were in need of powerful people at the moment. Ichigo so far had proven to be an ally. But so had Aizen and the others. But considering that these kids were the children of Isshin, they had to be an ally.

"I have made a decision." The soutaicho's voice boomed all over the room with an echo following it.

Every captain listened in on his decision, the same went for Karin, Lexy, Yuzu, and Isshin. Karin was confident he was going to say he was going to take in Yuzu. So was Lexy. Yuzu still, could not comprehend what was going on. Isshin, understood the situation, and had to think of all possibilities of his decision.

"We will train Kurosaki Yuzu to be able to defend herself. She will not be training with Kurosaki Karin, but under a different captain."

Karin was distressed. Her not being able to see her sister with her at all times was terrible. Especially in Seireitei.

"W-wait! Why can she not train with me!?"

"Karin-nee-chan…"

"You will be a distraction to each other."

Karin scoffed at the soutaicho's answer.

A sigh was heard in the room. Everyone turned their heads to see Unohana-taicho sighing.

"I will be the one to train her. At the moment, we need more shinigami who specialize in healing at the moment in war. The injuries being received are far terrible, if we can have someone of Kurosaki Isshin's caliber in our squad, death tolls will recede." Unohana-taicho said calmly, reporting facts.

Zaraki had already given up on training anyone since Karin was taken. Kurotsuchi was still observing his experiment, so Yuzu didn't matter to him, she didn't have a 'Lexy' pop out for her. Byakuya stayed silent this time, seeing as there was nothing bad with Unohana training Kurosaki Yuzu.

Karin wasn't complaining, she did learn that her squad was specialized in this thing called kido and healing. It seemed like Yuzu to do that. She wasn't big on fighting…unlike Karin.

"Kurosaki Yuzu, you will be trained under Unohana-taicho for the time being. I would like a report on both Kurosaki Karin and Kurosaki Yuzu by next week."

"Hai." Both Unohana and Toushirou said.

"Dismissed!"

At that word, Isshin was already on his way out.

"O-otou-san?"

"Sorry, Yuzu. Papa has somewhere to go right now. Karin, I hope you explain everything to Yuzu. See you kids around." And Isshin shunpo-ed away.

"Kurosaki Yuzu. I am Unohana-taicho, captain of Sqaud #. I will be teaching you to be a shinigami, much like your older brother."

"Eh?"

"Yuzu…"

Karin and Unohana explained everything there was about Soul Society and Shinigami and the war that was going on. Karin also had to explain the new body she got. It took more than an hour, so of course, during the time span, Yuzu was shown to her room, where she was going to meet Unohana and certain places for her necessities. The rest of the day, they slowly made their way to the eleventh division to meet up with Matsumoto, Ikkaku, and Yumichika. It was a long trek, seeing as they didn't know shunpo. Karin was telling Yuzu all kinds of stories. Yuzu was still comprehending some things that she learned today. So much was going on with her life now.

"Oh, Karin-chan! Lexy! You're back! Ara? Isn't that the other sister?"


End of Story

AN – I feel accomplished now. Finishing this chapter. So much more to go though…I really want to end this series too! I must complete it! I hate stories that are never completed! Sorry it's been so long readers. Not much Touhsirou and Karin stuff in here. So, I have an idea for Karin's zanpakuto and Yuzu's zanpakuto. And you will be very much surprised for the next couple of chapters. I'm not showing any more previews but I will still have the previously for a memory jog.

I finally got back in the groove to finish this story! And let me say. that you readers will NOT be disappointed.