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Chapter 10

The continuous clapping noises rang through the battlefield. The older woman smiled and continued to clap until she came to a sudden stop. Her evil smile that promised pain and torture was still there. Her brown eyes were narrowed somewhat instead of its usual wide shape. The brownish hair that was always tied up in a bun was now flowing below her neck. Hinamori walked toward the bloody mess in front of her that was now Karin Kurosaki.

"How noble of you to say such inspiring words. I didn't know you had it in you. " The shinigami teased with a sarcastic undertone in her voice. Karin's smirk faltered slightly but only enough to be turned into a small smirk. She chuckled unexpectedly before reaching for the traitor in front of her.

"Where was this you when you were confronting me before. I like this bitchy attitude of yours. It makes me want to respect a traitorous slug like you." Karin gripped her hand around Hinamori's neck. The other girl continued smile . She made no resistance whatsoever. Suddenly she stood on the tip of her toes before bringing one leg up to kick Karin in her stomach. Karin's body made contact with the tree once more, this time her recuperation time was much slower. The damage done to her was incredibly painful that she couldn't feel or hear her own thoughts.

"I know you do. After all I try my best to impress you and show you the difference between a tiger and a lion. You maybe king but remember that there are always others stronger and smarter that are willing to take you off your throne." The thoughts of torturing her prey a bit more was set aside as she had far more important things to do at the moment.

"As much as I like to stay and converse, I have a lovely little girl waiting to be taken. You may know her."

With that said Hinamori shunpoed out of Karin's view and into the depths of the forest. The words that were previously spoken managed to work inside Karin's head. Her eyes widen and all pain was forgotten as she abruptly stood up and ran after her opponent.

'I have a lovely little girl waiting to be taken. You may know her.'

'I swear on my mother's grave if you touch Torin it would be the end of your pathetic life.'

Following the sense of her daughter's reiatsu Karin shuffled through the many trees and hills. She had to get to Torin as soon as possible. If something were to happen to her she could never forgive herself. Not that she couldn't forgive herself at the moment. There was too many things in life she was entrusted with and loss in the end. This is why she keeps Kishiro and Torin at close watch.

Kishirou was currently with their uncle and she had put her faith in him to make sure no harm was done to the little boy. Swerving around a huge tree she could see a small line of white in her eyesight. It was definitely Torin. Who couldn't miss that flow of white hair?

Picking up her pace, the ebony haired woman ran faster than before. Grabbing a tree branch and swinging into another clearing Karin landed softly before focusing.

"TORIN!!" She yelled out loud. She hoped her daughter could hear her loud and clear so she know that she would have to get to her mother's location.

"OKAA-SAN!!" Karin heard the faint echo around her and wondered what direction her daughter could be in. Sensing Torin's reiatsu once more Karin traveled west of her location in search of the white haired girl. The suspense was killing her deeply inside. She had to know the safety circumstances of her daughter Was she alright? Was she breathing well? Was her uniform still in tacked? How about her za-panktou? Was it still with her? Was she lost? Could she find her way to Karin? Those questions ranged in her cranium more than the times she killed many, many hollows who dare terrorized either Soul Society's territory or her clan's territory.

Arriving close at her appointed destination Karin spotted another line of white. This time she could see the whole figure clearly. Smiling a smile of relief Karin ran up to Torin and hugged her from behind. She was very happy at the moment. Her daughter was still alive and safe. Now all she had to deal with was Hinamori. That bitch was not getting away with the act of pursuing her daughter.

……Then her eyes widened when she suddenly felt nothing in her arms. Looking down she could see nothing but grass and well air. Looking around desperately the mother began to panic when she saw no little girl in sight. Her gaze feel upon a bloody and beaten body underneath a tree. The stained white hair was very familiar. Too familiar at that. Walking over slowly the woman fell onto her knees and gather the body in her arms. A choked sob sounded in her throat as she stared into the cold dead eyes of her daughter. Her uniform was soak to the brim and her lips were parted slightly.

Karin couldn't stop the tears from flowing down her blood smeared cheeks. The tiny drops of water dripped onto the cold and lifeless body. In return it only made her grip Torin harder as if to stop the tears from going through the blood soaked robe. The harder she gripped the harder the tears fell. Only one simple question played in her head.

Why?

What the hell did she do to deserve this hellish punishment? Where did she go wrong in life to have her daughter be taken away from her?

'I remember when you use to call me Rin-chan okaa-san!"

Her eyes shut tightly as she remembered her daughter's voice in her head. Why? Why must the memories come back now when they needed to stay away from her mind?

'A younger Karin stared at her five year old daughter in befuddlement.. She was accustomed to her daughter's various bouts of randomness but this defiantly took the cake. She tried to ponder on Torin's statement but she failed in the end.

"Okay I quit. What are you trying to say?" The ebony haired woman inquired. The little girl smile and hopped into her mother's lap. They were currently in Karin's bedroom. The twins came in the room an hour ago, wailing about wanting to take a nap in okaa-san's. Powerless against her childrens' puppy dog eyes Karin soon gave in and the two young kids snuggled up on both sides of their mother. They were asleep for almost an hour until Torin woke up suddenly. Then she blurted out this statement that surprisingly didn't awake Kishiro.

"I mean when I was real little-"

"You still are." Karin giggled before receiving a slap on her forearm. Her daughter puffed out her cheeks before continuing. Sometimes Karin wondered if she took after her or her father.

"As I was saying you sue to call me Rin-chan but now you call me Tori-chan. Why is that?" Karin took a minute think about the transition. Then she looked down at her daughter with a smile.

"There was this guy I use to play soccer with. I lost to him every time and every time he got to call me Rin-chan the entire. He was dear friend of mine and it kinda brought up bad memories. I didn't want you to think I was sad all the time so I now call you Tori-chan." The little girl made a oh sound before smiling.

"Who was this guy friend?" Smiling sadly Karin decided to tell her a little piece of information.

"I called him Shirou-chan just to annoy him and every time I called him that he used to win every soccer game we played." Torin laughed a little before wearing a face of determination.

"Well if I see Shirou-chan I'll win every game that we play so that I can avenge okaa-san!" The little girl declared with a tiny fist in the air. Karin laughed before knocking her fist with her daughter's.

"That's a promise then."

The tears fell heavily as the memory came to an end. She never got the chance to fulfill that promise they made almost six years ago in human times. A sob rang out her voice. Karin cried harder and harder as endless memories ran through her head.

'Guess what okaa-san, I got my first 100 on a math test.'

'We so won that soccer game. You know it okaa-san! They're nothing but a bunch of cheaters!'

'I swear! I didn't say got to hell to Hitomi! Besides she called me a bitch okaa-san!'

'Okaa-san can I please get that katana I desperately want? Please!'

'So are we moving okaa-san?'

'I like it here okaa-san.'

'I'm going to join the Gotei 13 for Okaa-san's sake!'

'Okaa-san….'

"Rin-chan! I swear that you will be avenged! I promise." Karin spoke in between sobs. Oh how Hinamori was going to pay dearly for this. So busy with her emotions Karin failed to notice not only the message above her, but the crowd of people approaching her location.

A faint voice whispered in ears.

"Thank you very much for your lovely daughter, Kurosaki-sama…"

Karin jerked her head up and locked her eyesight on the now spotted message. Written in blood the message above read:

Soul Society isn't all flowers and rainbows…..

Karin stared at it before freezing in place where she could feel very sharp points all round her. Karin turned her head slowly to face a blade from all directions. Shinigamis were all around her and one old shinigami walked up from the middle. His long gray beard and eyebrows swayed in the wide as he stopped in front of the tear filled mother.

"Karin Kurosaki, you are hear by arrested for treachery and assistance in the murder of the 5th division lieutenant Hinamori Momo." Karin's eyes widen as various shinigamis grabbed her daughter away from her and two in white coats grabbed both of her arms and dragged her out of the forest.

Only one thought managed to process into her head.

'What the hell…..?'

Toushirou and Ryu managed to finish off all of the hollows and escape sucessfully. They were currently running through the forest terrain, trying to make their way back to Karin and Torin. It wasn't long when the reiatsu spikes faded into nothing. Toushirou remembered that Karin was off to save Torin and from the reiatsu explosions he felt earlier Toushirou wa spretty sure that she enocuntered an enemy. Who it was, he had no idea. He stopped in his tracks when the smell of blood hit his nose. Fear weld up inside himas the smell got stronger as they came clsoer. Stopping once more, Toushirou turned to face Ryu who was puzzled as to why his superior was acting strangely.

"Head to Soul Society to report. I'll find Torin and the others." he ordered, Before he could argue back Ryu stopped himself and just followed out his orders. Though the fact that the girl that he loves was still inside the forest. Once Ryu left Toushirou travelled further down into the forest. the smell became so strong that he ahd to cover his nose to breathe right. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted a body lying behind a bush. Walking over to it he kneels down turned it over. His sea-green eeys widen as he reconigzed the body of Hinamori. Gathering her in his arms he checks for a pulse.

No beat was heard and he started to panic. Yelling her name for her to wake up, he too failed to notice the shinigamis behind him.

"Hinamori wake up! Hinamori..." A balde was poking at the back of his head. He turned around slowly before being pinned to the ground by shinigamis.

"10th Divison captain, Hitsugaya Toushirou. You hear by arrested for treachery and the murder of the 5th Division lieutenant Hinamori Momo." His eyes widen when he was suddenly halted up onto his feet. Very much like his counterpart his thought process was the same.

'What the hell?'