Authors note: Hey everyone I just realized when I went back to look at my story that I skipped a chapter! I'm so very sorry if you were disappointed. Anyways Read and Review please.

Karin's pov

It was warm, something soft and cool held my hand, and something soft prickled my arm. I opened my eyes, blinding light filled them and I squinted before looking around. I was in a room, lying on a bed. I looked to where I felt something grasped my hand. Toshiro's sleeping form was hunched over from a chair and his white soft hair tickled my arm. He looked peaceful, I couldn't resist ruffling his hair before someone walked through the door. More like five people came out the door. Kukaku and Ganju came first, followed by a kind looking Shinigami lady, then a person who looked eerily like my brother with black hair instead of orange, and the last was a person who looked like a young version of my dad.

I looked at them with wide eyes, "Good to see you're finally up, I'm Shiba Isshin," the man who looked like my dad said, which I guess was my dad.

"So how are you feeling?" The person who looked like my brother said.

"I'm fine," I said, "I'm Karin," the guy perked up at the sound.

"So you're the person Kukaku hired," he said, "I'm Shiba Kaien, and this is my wife Miyako"he pointed at the nice looking shinigami woman, I nodded at them, so I guess they were my cousins?

"What happened?" I asked my voice sprouting a horse town.

"You got hypothermia, and a sprained ankle," My dad said, 'it's kind of weird calling him my dad'. Toshiro started stirring, before he woke up and saw me. A big smile filled his usually bored face, it was still laced with worry.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yep, still in one piece," I smiled, I coughed a bit, and Toshiro put his hand on my forehead, I blushed a bit, I didn't know why.

"You have a fever, you should sleep it off," Toshiro said in a concerned voice, he stood up and ushered everyone out of the room. It was silent now, and I clutched the blanket harshly.

Loneliness crept on me and I grit my teeth, seeing my dad was painful. I didn't expect to see him. I sighed relaxing a bit before laying down. 'Well at least you're doing well Otousan' My eyes closed and I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

Isshin Shiba's pov

The girl was strange, her eyes widened in recognition before saddening like I was someone dear to her who she lost. I searched my memories for some sign that I knew her but found none. I sat on a mat next to Kuukaku and Kaien, and looked at the kid, Toshiro I think his name was.

"Hey kid, you should probably tell Karin's parents where she is alright?" I said to the white haired boy, the kid looked up inquisitively.

"Karin doesn't have a family," he said matter of factly he took a sip of tea sitting in front of him, his hands clenched, "It's her fault she got sick in the first place, living in that small shack," his fist clenched. "I offered her to stay with me, but she just said that I do enough for her, and that she couldn't burden Bachan and me." His voice was layered with frustration and concern.

"Yoshi!" I said standing up, my fist clenched, "Karin-chan will live with us, and we will be her new beloved family!" Kuukaku stood up in determination as well.

"Hai!" She and Ganju said at the same time.

Toshiro looked at Kaien who had a smile on his face, "Ano..are they always like this?" he asked while sweat dropping. Kaien just smiled and nodded.

Toshiro led us through the snow to a small hut, and to say I was stunned was an understatement.

"She's been living in THAT!" Kuukaku screamed. We all stood with our mouths open, in front of us was a hut with a gap in the walls as long as a person.

"It was worst before," Toshiro said matter of factly, "There used to be a whole side of the walls missing, and some holes in the roof, but me and her added as much spare wood we could find to make it like this."

We all walked into the shack, which was surprisingly roomy and warmer than outside, there was a bunch of mats on the floor and a pile were a bunch of blankets lay, on a corner near the 'gap' was a big fire pit, and a pile of branches next to it. On a side rack a few spare yukata's lay.

"Aright Ganju get the mat's, Kuukaku get the blankets, Kaien get the clothes!" I yelled, it was done in ten seconds. Toshiro sweat dropped beside me.

"I'm going to go home, Bachan must me worried by now", I watched the kid run off. I felt the presence of Reiatsu decrease, the boy had a lot of untamed, raw Reiatsu.

I checked the girl's forehead to find that her fever was gone, I smiled evilly before yelling at the top of my lungs, "OKIRU KARIN-CHAN!" The black haired girl shot out of her bed and kicked me in the face spinning me all the way to the wall.

"Mattaku," Karin said while wiping her eyes, "It's too early Otousan, you're going to wake up Yu..." her eyes stared at me in shock, before becoming sad and dejected, she turned away. I stared in shock, so that's why the girl looked at me with sad eyes, I reminded her of her father, and not only by the way I looked, but by the way I acted as well.

"Gomen, I mistook you for someone else she said her voice was cold and devoid of emotion, like she practiced keeping her emotions strong, and hidden from others.

"That's alright Karin-chan, you can call me Otousan all you want! You can become my first daughter!" I ran out the door with Karin following me slowly, I ran up to Kuukaku and Kaien, "Isn't it great! I finally have a daughter!" I did a little dance, Kuukaku looked at me annoyingly and sent an apologetic look to Karin, Kaien stood rubbing the back if his head cheekily, I looked to see Karin with a bored expression, but a little smile played on her lips.

"Yoshi, Kaien did you get the paperwork we need to adopt our lovely Karin-chan," I saw Karin's eyes widened in a surprise she stood there in shock, "I've decided the role she will be in our family! She will be my daughter, so you three better be nice to your new cousin!"

Kuukaku lifted her fist and swung it at my fast, "Urusai Jiichan, you haven't even asked her if she wants to be your daughter!" She turned to Karin who still seemed a bit shocked, she got out of her shock crossed her arms, smiled, and nodded her head in affirmation.

Karin pov

I was happy, I had a family, and what's funnier still is that they didn't even know that I was legitimately related to them. I frowned a little, who knew I was actually working for my cousin for three years. I sat at the table, and watched the craziness unfold. Kuukaku was yelling at Otousan and Ganju, Kaien and Miyako were talking together.

Oi Karin

'Nani' I asked my hollow.

I'm getting bored in here, it's time you let me out you know.

'Tomorrow before work, I'll let you out before work, but you have to come soon after it gets dark. You got that?'

Yeah, Yeah,

'You remember the conditions?'

I got it already...Oh and Karin

'What is it?'

I'm glad you're happy