A/N: Just a reminder, I AM going to have to change some things around seeing as how I'm including Karin in the fight against Aizen. On to the apologies: I AM SO SORRY IT'S BEEN FOREVER! Now on to the story!
P.S: I don't own Bleach… I'm not a man
Toshiro's POV
"Kurosaki!" I called out softly. Ichigo turned around and looked at Karin and me, glaring.
"What?" He stopped and waited for me to catch up.
"Your sister fell asleep, do you want to carry her up to her room?" I asked.
"I can't fit through her door, it's too small. I guess we can get Rukia to show you up to her room when we get there. Now I have a question for you." Ichigo looked resigned now. I wonder why?
"What is it?" I asked.
"How do you feel about my sister?" I stiffened, oh this is not good.
"Um, uh well… You see, it's like this," To my horror I could feel my face getting warmer and redder, "I, well like her you know."
"You know that if you do anything to hurt her, I will kill you," Ichigo had only looked this serious back when he rescued Rukia from being executed. I nodded in response and looked around us, by now we were in the Kurosaki house. My squad was being shown to rooms by Chad and Uryuu.
"Okay Captain Hitsugaya, follow me to Karin's room," Rukia led me up a set of spiral stairs, and at the foot of the stairs was a room that Karin's sister was going into. I wonder if her sister would tell me a little bit about Karin- no! Nobody… other than Ichigo, can know that I liked Karin like that! "Oh, and Captain?" Rukia looked at me and I tried to fight down the blush I could feel creeping up my face
"Yes?"
"You'll have to share a room with Karin I'm afraid. We need someone to stay with her, and the two of us and Yuzu are the only ones that can actually fit through the door right now. I have other arrangements to look over, and a few reports to send to my Captain and Yuzu is in no condition to watch her. I hope that these arrangements are okay?"
"I will be perfectly fine. Thank you Lieutenant," I nodded again and ducked into the room. It didn't really fit Karin's style from what I knew of her personality, but she had just moved in here a few days ago. I laid her down on her bed and tucked her in, then looked for a place to lay down myself. Her entire floor is wood, and there aren't any rugs. This is going to be a long night.
"T-Toshiro?" I heard Karin groan in pain. Instantly I was up and at her side, "I don't feel good, I feel like I'm going to be sick."
"What do you mean Karin?" I checked her over and saw her side bleeding again. Didn't Captain Unohana stitch up her wound? "Ichigo! Rukia! Get up here, now! Karin, this might hurt a little, but I have to pick you up and bring you to your brother, okay?"
"My side hurts too, why is it bleeding again- OW! WHAT THE HELL TOSHIRO?" I had picked her up and now I started my way down the stairs.
"You were distracted," I shrugged and continued towards the front door. By this time everyone but Yuzu, Ichigo, Orihime, and Uryuu were coming out of their rooms.
"What the hell is going on? I was just about to- Oh my god, Karin!" Tatsuki stepped forward then stopped herself, "Well what are you waiting for? Get her over to your medical people! We already know that we don't have the supplies here, and Urahara is a creep, so bring her back to the Shinigami. Hurry, we'll explain to Ichigo."
I nodded, "Renji you're coming with me," The five people I brought with me looked confused, "Well Gin and Matsumoto were just reunited, I'm not going to break them apart when I have no idea how long we'll be. Now let's go!" I turned towards the door and ran out with Renji following me.
"What do you know, you actually have a heart,' Karin laughed weakly. She didn't look very good, she had lost too much blood too soon. I picked up the speed and in a short amount of time Renji and I made it back to our settlement. We wasted no time going to the Fourth Division medical center where Unohana took Karin immediately.
"Go rest in your barracks for now, we'll probably be here for a few days," I sent Renji out then left to go find my father. To my surprise, he was already coming towards the medical clinics, "Karin informed me just an hour ago that her side was in pain. We tried to limit movement on the way back to their household, but it started bleeding again. She has apparently lost too much blood in such a short amount of time that she would start feeling sick and faint. Unohana just brought her in for more stitches and a blood transfusion, and she thinks her wound may have been infected."
"We need to start training her as soon as she's well again. She seems to have more common sense than her brother, and to have better strategizing, but she needs a lot of training yet. I am already having my second in command get me the materials to make her a zanpakuto. We are just going to have to throw her right in as much as that frightens all of us. For now, go see her. I can tell you care about her," Yamamoto said to me then turned, "Oh, and when she wakes up and Unohana agrees to release her, we will have a captains meeting with her present to discuss the future. Goodnight son." With that he left.
I too turned around and walked back into the medical wing just as Captain Unohana walked out of the room that Karin was being held in, "Ah Captain Hitsugaya, just the man I was looking for. Karin is stable. It was not in fact an infection, but poison that had most likely been on the blade that had cut her. We were able to get all of the poison out of her system and I am having Lieutenant Kotetsu redo Karin's stitches. When she says it's okay to go in, you may. I'm going to bed myself, goodnight." Captain Unohana too walked away towards her quarters and I waited outside of Karin's room.
I have to sort out my feelings, and quick. I know that I like Karin, much more than I should actually, but do I like her like that? Either way, I have to tell Karin how I feel. It's been bugging me and I guess the best time is going to be while she's too injured to run away, or worse, hit me. I mean, she could have died and the thought of that just sickens me.
I don't know how long I sat there waiting for news about Karin, and thinking of ways to tell her. Eventually Lieutenant Kotetsu came out and told me it was alright to go in.
"However she is asleep right now, and she needs to stay asleep for a couple of hours, alright?" She gave me a pointed look.
"Alright and when do you think she'll wake up?" I asked. I hope she doesn't get the wrong idea here.
Instead she just smiled softly and replied, "In a couple of hours. You may go in if you want now. Goodnight Captain Hitsugaya." Lieutenant Kotetsu turned and walked away, probably to clean up then go to bed. I took a deep breath then walked into Karin's room.
She looks peaceful, and she's not giving that ridiculous scowl to anyone right now. Wait, her cut was on her left side, so why is she laying on her back? Oh well, I guess that I should catch up on sleep too, it's been a couple of days since I've had a good night's sleep.
I walked over to the bed and sat down in the chair next to it. Deciding to be adventurous, I grabbed Karin's hand and I kissed her forehead again. Then I settled down next to her and went to sleep.
Karin's POV
I don't feel good: my left side hurts, my right side feels warm and has extra weight, and my left hand also feels warm. Am I dying?
I opened my eyes and saw yet another unfamiliar ceiling. How many times in a week is this going to happen to me? First my new room, then Ichigo's room, now this? Where am I anyways? I looked around and saw a pink blob laying on my right side snoring softly, one thing explained. On my left I saw Toshiro sleeping with his head on the bed and he was holding my hand. My cheeks suddenly gained a bright red blush and a lot of heat. So there was two things explained, actually three things explained; it seemed that my stitches had been redone, and if that's the case then I'm in a medical room of some sort.
I guess it's a good thing I've learned a lot about hospitals and medical centers, now I can maybe check my chart and see what it says. However, much to my dismay, all I found at the foot of my bed was a sleeping Renji.
"It would seem that you already have many admirers you lucky duck! I'm guessing you have a lot of questions so I'll answer a few of them. My name is Lieutenant Kotetsu, but you can call me Isane. You are currently in the fourth division which is our medical facilities. Captain Hitsugaya brought you in last night and it had appeared that the sword that cut you had been poisoned. We were able to get all of the poison out and you are free to go once all of your admirers get up," Isane smiled at me as she walked around Renji and the pink-haired person.
"Thank you Isane, but I have a couple more questions. Who is this person with the pink hair, and when did these three get in here?" I gestured to the three people sleeping in my room and tried to sit up. Isane rushed over to me and helped me sit up in a way that wouldn't wake up the people on my bed.
"The girl is Yachiru, she's Captain Zaraki's lieutenant and daughter. Knowing her she either wants candy or to ask you to join the SWA. She wasn't here when I left last night but the third seat says when he came to check up on you at one point, she was climbing in your window. As for Toshiro he was here when I finished your stitches and I have no clue about Renji. My captain will be in shortly to check up on you as well. I'll see you around though, I have duties right now," With that Isane left the room.
I looked around and noticed that Yachiru's hair was in her face. I brushed it back and two more women walked into the room. One of them was Captain Unohana, and the other had an arm band that I now recognized as a lieutenant's armband.
"Hello, my name is Nanao Ise and I'm the lieutenant for the eighth division, you may call me Nanao if you want. I was asked by the Head Commander to bring you and Captain Hitsugaya to our meeting. Now I'm noticing you also have two other lieutenants in your room, and I guess I'll have to bring all of you there," The woman pushed her glasses up and mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like, "My captain doesn't do enough of his job, he is the one who's supposed to be doing this."
"Thank you Lieutenant Ise, Yachiru, time to get up! Toshiro, get up!" I nudged Yachiru and poked Toshiro in the forehead. They both jumped up, Yachiru in excitement and Toshiro in surprise.
"Yay! Sleepy girl is up! I want you to join the SWA! Yay!" Yachiru jumped up and ran out the door calling over her shoulder, "I gotta go find Kenny!"
"Well we had better get going, Renji! What are you doing here?" Toshiro looked only mildly surprised.
"I got worried last night that something bad would happen and didn't want Ichigo to kill me, so I came to check up on Karin," Renji yawned and scratched the back of his head, "Well let's go to that meeting then." I nodded and tried to get up.
"I wouldn't advise that Miss Kurosaki, your injuries have been healing steadily, and we've been able to stop all of the bleeding, but I would prefer you stay off of your feet for the rest of today," Captain Unohana smiled softly and I nodded.
"Then how am I supposed to get around? I don't want a wheelchair; they make me feel like an invalid," I asked.
"I'm sure Captain Hitsugaya or Lieutenant Abarai wouldn't mind carrying you around for now, right boys?" Captain Unohana turned her smile onto the two males in the room and Lieutenant Ise and I shared a small smile. Wait a minute, she seems really familiar. Is that?
"Nanao? I thought you were my father's lawyer's assistant!" I glared at her and she smiled back guiltily, "Let me guess, it was to keep an eye on my sister and I, and Rukia knew you too! That's why she never asked for your names!" I crossed my arms and scowled. Everyone else in the room smiled at my antics, and I scowled even more.
"I'm sorry Karin, but my Captain really was put in charge of your father's estate. They were close friends, and this way you father knew you would be taken care of," Nanao pushed up her glasses once again. While I was distracted again, Toshiro picked me up… again.
"I thought I told you to warn me before you do that!" I hissed at Toshiro, my side still hurt.
"You were distracted again," Toshiro said and shrugged his shoulders. We all walked towards what I guess was the meeting hall, and the others pointed out important buildings and landmarks along the way. Renji sure was pointing out a lot of drinking place, while Nanao preferred good places for reading. Captain Unohana told me she enjoyed finding quiet places to sit, and Toshiro actually stayed silent.
"We're here," Toshiro finally spoke up, "You're going to meet all of the Captains and Lieutenants up close. Please remember your manners."
I scowled at him once more before we walked in. What was inside waiting for me surprised the crap out of me, "Welcome Miss Kurosaki, to your new home for the new three weeks," Yamamoto spoke from his place at the front of the room.
Wait, WHAT?
A/N: Whew! Well now that that's done! I'd like to once again thank you all again for putting up with my editing, and to thank everyone who has reviewed, followed or added this story to their favorites! And remember, REVIEW! If you don't, I'll tell Byakuya that YOU'RE the moving his koi fish out of his pond!
