I DO NOT OWN BLEACH
If I did this fanfic would be canon and Hitsukarin would have happened.
Chapter 11
Toshiro races through the Dangai carrying Karin.
Mayuri who's running next to him glares at the young Captain "4 Class 4's by her self?! What were you thinking!?"
"I didn't give her any orders yet. I told Yumichika and Ikkaku to take one each and I was going to fight one then have Karin take the last one."
"She acted on her own?"
"I told her it was okay to fight low level hollows. I guess I forgot to tell her the part about listening to the Captain."
Karin "S-sorry Sh-Shiro."
"Karin don't speak we are taking you to Squad 4."
They get out of the Dangai and Toshiro quickly flash steps to Squad 4. When he gets there Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu sees him.
Isane "Captain Hitsugaya what happened?! Is this the girl?!"
"Yes her Spirit Energy went out of control! Captain Kurotsuchi told me to bring her here and opened the Senkaimon."
"Okay quickly lets go."
They rush over to a room and Toshiro lays Karin on a bed.
Isane "I'll go get Captain Unohana."
"Okay."
She leaves and Toshiro sits next to Karin.
"I should've stopped you." He kisses her forehead.
Karin "I'm sorry Sh-Shiro. I should have listened before I attacked."
"Karin don't speak. Captain Unohana is coming to check make sure your alright."
A moment later Isane and Unohana come into the room.
Unohana "Captain Hitsugaya what happened to her?"
"Her spiritual pressure went out of control."
Unohana checks Karin's Spirit pressure.
Unohana "I haven't seen spirit energy like this in a while?"
"Karin's spirit energy has always been high for a human. I've noticed since from a few weeks ago when Matsumoto, Hinamori, and myself went over to get Ichigo to when me and the others were stationed there her power has grown a lot. Since a week ago it's increased dramatically."
"I see. I'm going to run a few test on her. As a last resort Captain Kurotsuchi says he can do an experiment to lower it."
"(that bastard Kurotsuchi) That's an absolute last resort right?"
"Yes."
"Okay."
"Would you like to stay with her for a while?"
"If it's not a problem may I?"
"Of course you are the one who knows her spirit energy best out of us here so we need you to tell us."
"Okay."
"Isane."
"Yes?"
"Get me the spirit energy adjuster and after I want you to heal Captain Hitsugaya."
"Yes sir."
Isane leaves.
Toshiro "Heal me? I'm fine?"
"Captain please remove your Captains Coat and the top part of your Kimono?"
"But what for my wounds are-"
Unohana smiles [that smile] "Captain Hitsugaya. Please remove your Captains Coat and the top part of your Kimono."
Toshiro nervously nods "Y-yes sir. Sorry."
He removes part of his Kimono to reveal wounds that aren't heal.
"What did I tell you about entering Gigai before resting for at least an hour?"
"If you enter immediately it causes side effects to the healing…"
Isane comes back in and pushes the kart for Unohana over to her.
Unohana "Thank you Isane please heal Hitsugaya's wounds."
"Yes sir."
Isane goes over and starts using Kido to properly heal him.
Toshiro "Is Karin going to be alright?"
Isane "Please don't move Captain Hitsugaya."
"Sorry."
Unohana "She will be fine in the morning. I stabilized her spiritual pressure. I suggest you stay here tonight too. Let your wounds heal. Excuse me I must go tell Head Captain about this."
She leaves.
Isane "You're really tense Hitsugaya? Sit up."
Toshiro sits up so she can heal his back.
Toshiro "I don't know what you mean."
"I mean usually your tense but not like this? Are you concerned for the girl?"
"Karin is my friend. I just hope she's okay."
His hands are in fist shaking.
Isane "Don't worry she needs to rest. Give me your arm."
"If she's not okay I won't be able to live myself. I should have stop her."
"Captain Hitsugaya with all due respect sir. From what I understand this girl had dangerously high spirit energy correct?"
"Yes."
"I'm not going to sugarcoat this I'm being serious. If you weren't with her when it happened she would have died. Her spirit energy was going to go out of control the next time she fought a hollow. You were lucky you were with her."
"K-Karin could have died."
"Not could have. She would have died if you didn't bring her right when you did. When you brought her here I immediately started stealing her spirit energy. When we put her onto the machine we brought it down to her normal level. Hitsugaya we didn't save her you did by your quick thinking and bringing her."
"Doesn't matter. As long as she's safe its not important."
She finishes healing his arms and starts his leg.
"You should really be more careful when fight Class, what are these 9's? 10's?"
"Both."
"How many against how many?"
"30 hollows against 6 Soul Reaper."
"5 each?"
"Not exactly."
"Well going by the amount of cuts I'm assuming you fought more than 5 at once?"
"Yup."
"Bankai?"
"No. No one released Bankai we only used Sealed and Shikai."
"Good job."
He sees Karin moving.
Karin "Shiro?"
"Karin! Your okay!"
"Captain Hitsugaya please stay still for one more moment."
"Right sorry."
She finishes healing him and he puts is kimono back on and walks over to Karin.
Karin "Where am I?"
"The Soul Society. We are at Squad 4 barracks."
"I thought we were in the Human world?"
Isane "Karin Kurosaki correct?"
Karin "Y-yes?"
"Hello I am Lieutenant Kotetsu Isane. Please call me Lieutenant Isane to avoid confusion with my sister."
"Okay. Lieutenant Isane why am I here? Am I dead?"
Toshiro smiles "You're not dead dummy."
"I'm not? Then…"
Isane "Captain Hitsugaya brought you. He was saying that your spirit energy went out of control."
"When you fight your spiritual pressure increases a reasonable amount. But when you fought four class 4's alone without us helping your spirit energy increase dangerously. It was starting to become unstable so I called Captain Kurotsuchi who opened the modified Senkaimon and let us through. Once we got here I immediately brought you to Squad 4."
Unohana comes back.
Unohana "Good she's awake. Kurosaki Karin?"
Karin nods.
Unohana "It would be best for you stay here until morning. Captain Hitsugaya I suggest you stay with her. Your wounds were bad yesterday and Gigai affected the healing."
"But I'm okay?"
"Captain Hitsugaya I suggest you stay here until morning."
"Y-yes. Sorry sir."
"There will be Captains meeting tomorrow morning. Hitsugaya the girl comes with you."
"The meeting changed?"
"Yes since she came earlier than we planned Head Captain changed it to tomorrow morning."
"I see."
"Also since we don't know her Spirit Energy that good. It would be best if you stayed with her the whole time. I trust you can handle it?"
"Yes Captain Unohana."
"Let her rest a little bit I have something to discuss with you Hitsugaya."
"Okay what is it?"
"You met this girl a few years ago correct?"
"Correct. During the time me and the others we stationed there for Arrancar incident."
"I see. What did you think of her spirit energy in the beginning?"
"It strong for a human. She could see hollows and normal spirits. I didn't expect her to be able to see me in Soul form."
"She was able to see you?"
"Yes and make physical contact with me."
Unohana raises an eyebrow and Toshiro realizes what that sounded like.
Toshiro "I didn't mean it like that I meant she was able pat my hair! (I don't why she did)"
Unohana laughs slightly and Toshiro glares at her.
Unohana "Sorry Captain Hitsugaya. Anyway she was able to see you and make contact?"
"Yes. I knew of her spirit energy but it shouldn't have been strong enough for her to see me?"
"If you take her parents and brother into consideration it's slightly less surprising."
"True. Quincy mother and Soul Reaper Captain father. I have no clue what Ichigo is anymore."
"None of us do we kinda gave up trying to guess. Captain Kurotsuchi wants to experiment on him to find out."
"He also wants to cut me open to see if my heart is made of ice?"
Voice "Can't blame me your cold hearted and lack emotions."
"Kurotsuchi are you eavesdropping again?!"
Mayuri walks in "Not completely I wanted to see if the girl was okay. I want to run some test on her spiritual pressure."
Unohana "Thank you for your concern but the girl is my responsibility at the moment. I can not let you run test on her."
Anime glare rival lighting.
Unohana "Please leave Captain Kurotsuchi. Your assistants will not be needed at the moment."
"Tck whatever."
He leaves.
Hitsugaya "All the guy ever wants is to experiment on people."
"He is in charge of the Department of Research and Development remember?"
"Yeah yeah but still."
Karin tries to sit up.
Toshiro "Karin lay back down you need to rest."
"I'm fine Shiro."
Unohana "Please rest Kurosaki Karin. Tomorrow you will be presented to the other Captains. Hitsugaya is Kurosaki Ichigo aware she left? Also are the others there aware that you left?"
"Ummm about that. Ikkaku and Yumichika were with me when I left and probably told Matsumoto and Renji what happened. Renji probably told Rukia who will tell Ichigo."
Unohana sighs "I'll contact them. It is best for them to stay there though."
"Okay sorry Captain Unohana."
"It's okay you left in a rush."
She leaves to tell the others in the human world. Toshiro looks at Karin laying there tired.
Toshiro "Karin get some rest you will be okay."
Karin nods and starts to fall asleep. She falls asleep shortly after. Toshiro sits in the chair next to her for a while. Unohana comes in.
Unohana "Hitsugaya may we speak in private for a moment?"
"Yes of course."
"Okay please come with me to my office."
@her office.
Toshiro "So what is it?"
"It's about the girl. I contacted Kurosaki Ichigo and asked him a few questions regarding Karin and her spiritual pressure. He says that it's been increasing fast. Hitsugaya you and the girl are fairly close correct?"
"Correct."
"What is your current relationship?"
"Friends."
"Just friends? This part is confidential it doesn't leave this room. So I ask again. What is your current relationship?"
"She is just a friend I have become close to."
"I see. In other words you care deeply for the girl correct?"
"Y-yes. Karin and I have become quite close and when I go to human world we often meet up."
"I see. What about since you were stationed?"
"I felt her spiritual pressure rising faster and about a week ago I saw her with friends so I began talking with her. Since then I've been trying to stay close to her during the day and monitor her spiritual pressure."
"I see. From what I've seen between the two of you earlier it appears that Karin also cares deeply for you?"
"We are quite close friends."
"The look you had when we said you must stay with her?"
"What about it?"
"You seemed slightly unsure?"
"It caught me by surprise that is all."
"Captain Hitsugaya I want you to answer this answer honestly. Did the fact you have feelings towards Karin affect your decision?"
He turns red "W-w-What?! Captain Unohana you got the wrong idea! Me and Karin are-"
Unohana cuts him off "Captain Hitsugaya. Do not attempt to lie to me. If you do not answer honestly I will tell the Head Captain."
Toshiro falls silent staring at the floor to ashamed to look Unohana in the eyes.
Unohana "I ask again. Did the fact you have feelings for your human friend affect your decision?"
Toshiro gulps nervously feeling his heart race "I hesitated because I know being a Soul Reaper is dangerous work. More so if consider her age and being human."
"You? Hesitating?"
"I-I didn't want to put her in danger… but I realized that she would be in more danger if I didn't tell you guys about her spirit energy."
"I see." She thinks for a moment "Captain Hitsugaya. What exactly is your current relationship with the girl?"
Toshiro freezing. His heart starts racing as he turns red "I- we- I ah um."
Unohana raises an eyebrow "It appears my suspicions were correct? You two are in love. Am I right Captain Hitsugaya?"
Toshiro doesn't look at her and stares at the floor.
Unohana "I see. If you don't want the Captains to know I suggest you learn to hide your emotions a little better. Whenever you are worried it gets colder. When hiding something you bite your lip."
"Captain Unohana…"
"I won't don't worry. But that doesn't mean they won't somehow find out. Some aren't as observant as others. Most have never noticed when you hide things or are embarrassed by the thing you wish to hide."
Toshiro rubs his arm nervously "Huh only about 3 others noticed that… you women sure are observant…"
"I'm correct to assume only Matsumoto, Hinamori, and the girl have noticed?"
"Yeah…"
"I see. Captain Hitsugaya. Do you wish to hide your relationship with Karin?"
Toshiro hesitates "I don't want to be taken less seriously. It was hard enough to earn respect. I don't want people thinking I've gone soft because I haven't."
"I see. Good luck. I won't tell."
"Really you won't?!"
"I won't tell. But I won't deny that I know. If Head Captain asks I will say, if he doesn't ask I won't."
"Thank you Captains Unohana!"
"You deserve to be happy. I'll let you go back to the girl now. Keep an eye on her but get some rest yourself."
"Okay. Thank you Captain Unohana."
He gets up bows to her before heading to Karin.
Unohana thinks after he leaves "He was nervous? And embarrassed it seemed? He looked as though he wanted to run away? If these two are dating and word spreads… it could mean the end of Captain Hitsugaya Toshiro."
Toshiro just gets back to the room and lays on the empty bed (they put another bed in there for him)
He just lays there thinking "I hope she doesn't say anything… I wonder how the guys in the Human World are doing?"
Meanwhile in the World of the Living!!!
Yumichika "I feel like there's something we should tell Rangiku-San, Renji and Rukia."
Ikkaku "What was it?"
Yumichika "Umm I don't really remember?"
They go into their hotel room and see King watching TV and eating candy that Ukitake left.
Yumichika "Hitsugaya when you get here?"
King "I'm King remember?"
"Oh now I remember!"
"Where's Master Hitsugaya?"
"He went to the Soul Society with Karin. Her spirit energy went out of control so he took her to Squad 4."
"So I'm stuck like this?"
"Yeah for probably a few days."
"Sweet freedom!! But stuck in this little boys body?"
"Yeah have fun your the most trusting so you'll be fine right?"
"Yeah I want to go get some real food then."
"Don't do anything that would make Hitsugaya mad."
"I know."
"Shouldn't we tell Matsumoto, Renji, Rukia, and Ichigo?"
"Nah they know."
"What?"
"Remember Unohana said she would tell them."
"Oh yeah totally forgot."
"Me to until I saw King."
"Gee thanks." King says rolling his eyes.
Ikkaku "Your being a little rude what's up?"
"Still annoyed from Bruce crying on me. Plus your crying face is really annoying."
"Why you little-"
"You know Ikkaku he's not wrong you get annoyed to."
"True. Anyway did Unohana tell Ichigo?"
"I think you can get the answer in about 5-4-3-2-1."
He points at the door as someone is hitting it violently.
Voice "Open up Yumichika you to Ikkaku!"
Yumichika opens it.
"I think you have your answer Ikkaku."
"Yeah."
Ichigo "Where is Karin?!"
"Soul Society with Toshiro."
"Why?!"
"Did Unohana not tell you?"
"All she said is that Karin is in the Soul Society for reasons she didn't want to tell me."
"I don't blame her you would have immediately went over and we can't allow you to."
"I won't go but tell me."
"Her spirit energy went out of control and Toshiro took her over. We got a message from him a few minutes ago saying it's stable but she needs to rest over there. Unohana won't allow anyone to visit Karin other than Isane, Hitsugaya, and herself."
"Why can Toshiro see her and I can't?!"
"Because he is the Captain who brought her there. Because he is the one out of a soul reapers who knows Karin best. Unohana has question about the girl. Hitsugaya can answer and if you try to go we will stop you by force."
"Why!?"
"Because that was the order. Don't come and don't let Ichigo enter at all cost."
"They know you might lose control over there and make it worse."
"I won't! I won't sit by while she's in danger!!"
"Bakudō #63 Sajō Sabaku!"
Yumichika puts a kido making Ichigo unable to move.
Yumichika "What part of 'we will stop you by force' didn't make sense to you?"
"This is low Yumichika! I thought Squad 11 didn't even use Kidō?"
"I prefer not too. Most members of Squad 11 don't know Kidō."
"Just because you beat me before doesn't mean you'll beat me this time. I won't let you step one foot into the Soul Society."
"Come on this is pretty much what it was like when I broke it to rescue Rukia!"
"Except this time it won't work and Karin is fine."
"I'm telling Rukia that your going home and when you get there to put a Kidō around you so you stay."
"Yumichika when you did you sink this low?"
"I always do my job the most beautiful way I can. Some techniques I don't like using or will never use in public. Kidō and asking for help aren't things I like to do, but I don't want to walk you back and can't let you leave. Rukia also has this mission and I assume you snuck out when she was busy?"
"Your evil you know that?"
"Evil? I like to think of myself as one who does his job beautifully no matter what."
"Yumichika you goof undo your Kidō and send him back I told Rukia. She says she'd punish him."
"Okay."
Yumichika removes the Kidō and Ichigo leaves. Matsumoto passes him on her way up to see the guys. Yumichika, Ikkaku, and Matsumoto.
Matsumoto "So Captain left and has to stay with her?"
"Yeah they don't want to leave Karin alone for to long so Toshiro has to stay with her."
"The whole time?"
"Yup! Lover boy can't leave her side."
They laugh a little.
Rangiku "Okay now time to be serious guys. What happened this morning?"
"Well after Hitsugaya told us that Karin faced Mayuri and Nemu's spirit pressures and didn't flinch we became curious to how much she can take."
"So the two us went with him when he left."
"All three of us released 85% of the spirit pressure we have right now. The 20%."
"She didn't flinch."
"It was like she wasn't affected at all."
"She looked at us confused when we said it was 85% and stopped."
"What?"
"Yeah then 4 hollows appeared."
"Class?"
"4th."
"She fought by herself."
"What?! Captain let her?!"
"No he was giving orders and she acted on her own."
"Her spiritual pressure increased dramatically when she fought."
"And after it kept rising and was becoming unstable."
"Captain Kurotsuchi opened the Senkaimon and took Toshiro and Karin over."
"Hitsugaya immediately went to Squad 4 and they told him to stay with Karin to watch her."
"I see. Wait if Captain left. King stays in his body?"
King "I guess. Unless you want an unconscious corpse laying here."
"Referring to it as an 'unconscious corpse' makes it sound a lot worse than it is."
"But to human that's what's it looks like."
"True."
"Anyway Captain was the leader in this mission and he left so now who's in charge?"
"I don't know?"
"I'm his Lieutenant so I think it should be me."
"Rukia would make more sense your always drinking."
"Yeah."
"No I'm his Lieutenant when he leaves it's my job to finish his so I'm in charge until he gets back."
"Whatever but when it's Gigai's King and Chappy are still in charge."
"Hey I'm in charge of the Gigai's Chappy would break my arm if I didn't let her help me."
"She's not that bad."
"Want to bet on that? What happened last time you didn't listen to what she said?"
"Fair point."
ding*
"Hmm?? Oh it's from Hitsugaya?"
"What does it say?"
"There is a Captains meeting tomorrow morning and he isn't sure when he comes back. Also while he's gone the ones in charge are- WhO?!?!"
"Who is it?"
"King and Rangiku?!?!"
King "Why am I in charge?"
"I'll ask."
Yumichika takes the Soul Pager from Ikkaku and sends a message.
Yumichika "Ok he says that Matsumoto is charge since she IS his Lieutenant after all and King is in charge to keep Matsumoto from drinking to much and spilling sake on his things!"
They three guys start laughing.
Ikkaku "He wants the soul candy to keep an eye on you!!"
"Shut up at least trust me enough to leave me in charge!"
"Yeah if I watch you!"
"King, I can and will pop you out of that Gigai and crush that candy of yours!"
"Okay okay sorry Matsumoto-San!!!"
"As for you two I will lock both of you out of this room and I know you don't have keys."
"Calm down Rangiku we were just messing around!!"
"I'm not Hitsugaya I won't deal with this."
"Woah when did you suddenly become serious and scary?"
"(It's kinda hot?)"
Matsumoto slaps Ikkaku.
Rangiku "I heard that!!"
"Oww geez Rangiku sorry!!"
"Matsumoto-San please don't get mad there is a high probability that Master Hitsugaya will be mad at both of us."
"Fine. But when this mission is over I'm killing this guy."
"Do whatever you want to him after master Hitsugaya comes back."
"Okay!"
Meanwhile in the Soul Society!! Toshiro looks at the clock 6:40pm.
He sighs and quietly says "Around now I would walk you back. Karin please be okay when you wake up."
Karin is laying there asleep. About an hour later. 7:45 Isane comes in quietly and sees Toshiro sitting against the wall looking sadly at Karin.
Isane "Captain Hitsugaya?"
He snaps out of his daze.
"Yes Lieutenant Isane?"
"Dinner will be here shortly."
Karin wakes up and rubs her eyes. She looks around and sees Isane and Toshiro.
Toshiro "Karin your up?"
"Yeah."
"I'll bring you both dinner shortly please excuse me."
Isane leaves.
Karin "Dinner?"
"Yes. It should be done by 8."
"What time is it?"
"About a quarter till eight. After you eat keep resting tomorrow we get up early. Also before the meeting I'm taking you to my barracks."
"What for?"
"I have to stop by before the meeting and my orders are not to leave your side."
"Orders?"
"Yes Captain Unohana has ordered me to remain near you at all times. (I was gonna do that anyway but now I have an excuse)"
"What was that last part?"
"Nothing."
"Uh huh."
They talk for a while. 7:55 Isane comes back with two trays.
Isane "Here you go Captain Hitsugaya
hands him one tray* Kurosaki Karin *hands her other tray*."
Toshiro "Thank you Lieutenant Isane."
Karin "Thank you! But you don't have to be formal please just call me Karin."
"Yes. Karin after you eat get some rest tomorrow is the meeting."
"Okay."
Isane leaves.
Karin "So what is this exactly?" She points her fork at the food.
"Don't poke it just eat it. It's good." He says and starts eating.
Karin "Okay?" She takes a bite. "This is great! Is this the way all food is here?!"
"Not all food is like this."
"This is amazing!"
"Is this the way me and the others acted when we tried food from The World of the Living? Now I understand why people look at us crazy."
"Hey!"
"Close your mouth when you eat."
They keep eating. After they finish.
Toshiro "Give me your plate so I can put for someone to take."
"Okay."
She hands him her tray and he leaves them on the table.
Toshiro "I'm gonna take a shower real quick."
"Mkay."
She smiles and Toshiro goes to bathroom to shower. While he is in there Isane comes back to take their trays.
Isane "Where'd he go?"
Karin "Shiro went to take a shower."
"Oh okay. Would you like some night clothes to wear?"
"Sure."
"Okay."
Isane leaves and a few minutes later returns gives Karin some clothes.
Isane "You may change in there. Please give me the clothes you are wearing so I can wash them for you."
"Are you sure? I can wash them myself?"
"You are our patient here. It is our responsibility to make sure you are taken care off. Please cooperate with us."
"Y-yes. My apologies."
Karin gets up goes to the closet to change. She comes out and hands her clothes to Isane.
Isane "These will be sitting on the dresser over there in the morning before you get up. Please let Captain Hitsugaya know that I left some nightclothes for him."
"Okay thank you Lieutenant Isane." She smiles as Isane leaves.
Karin thinks "I hope Ichigo, Yuzu, and Dad aren't worried?"
Let's see how much of mess it is at the Kurosaki house!!!
Ichigo "Rukia undo this Kidō!! I need to get to the Soul Society!!!"
"Go ahead and struggle but this Kidō can last for 50 years."
"Let me go!!"
Isshin "Ichigo. Karin is fine I just checked with Unohana."
"I need go help Karin!!"
"Going over will only make it worse! Trust me Unohana knows what she's doing! And when Captain Hitsugaya gets here you better thank him!"
"Why should I he's the one who said I can't go!?"
"He's the one who saved her damnit!! If Hitsugaya didn't take her over when he did Karin would have died!!! Hitsugaya saved her damnit Ichigo!!"
"Toshiro saved her?"
"Yes he was with her at the time and immediately took her to the Soul Society because he does his job! You need to do yours which is to stay here!"
"Y-yes father."
"When did you become so intimidating Isshin?"
"Just because I was a laid back Captain doesn't mean I wasn't tough when I had to be."
Back to the Soul Society!!!!
Toshiro finishes showering and sees that the clothes he was wearing before are gone. He sighs and ties his towel around his waist.
Toshiro "Hey Karin do you know what happened to the clothes I was wearing?"
"Isane took them and left some nightclothes for you."
"Where'd she leave them?"
"On the dresser."
"(great how am I supposed to get them?)" he mumbles under his breath.
Toshiro "Karin can you bring them to me?" "Sure."
She gets up and takes over to the door.
Karin "Okay here. You better have a towel on!"
"I do just give me them."
He opens the door a little. Karin hands him his clothes.
Toshiro "Thanks Karin."
"You're welcome get dressed."
He takes the clothes and closes the door.
Karin sits back down on her bed thinking "That boy is going to end up killing me! He looked so cute! With that white hair all wet and in his face and his bare chest!! What I am thinking I shouldn't see guys like that! But I mean that wasn't the first time I saw him like that? When we went swimming he was shirtless with wet hair. He looked so cute then too!!"
She keeps thinking for a little when she hears Toshiro coming out.
"Hey you should rinse off either tonight or early tomorrow morning." Toshiro says drying his hair with his towel.
Karin "Yeah. I'm gonna right now. Is there any more spare towels?"
"Yeah there's some in the closet."
"Okay thank you."
She goes to the closest to get a towel then goes to take a shower. Toshiro dries his hair enough so it's not dripping then brushes it.
Toshiro thinks "Isane could have left these clothes in the bathroom for me. I mean when she came and took my clothes she could have left the other ones. Or at least leave them next to the bathroom not on the other side of the room! I hope I didn't make Karin uncomfortable by asking her to bring me them? It would have made both of us uncomfortable if I had walked out with just the towel so I didn't have any choice. Wait Isane knew that? That girl I swear!"
He looks at the clock 9:03.
"I wish I had something to do. Wait what's that?" Toshiro thinks as he gets up and walks over to the dresser.
"A note?" He picks up the note and reads it.
"Captain Hitsugaya I assume your bored having nothing to do other than watch the girl who should be resting so I asked Matsumoto to bring some of your things from the world of the living. She only brought a book and a pencil I left it in the top drawer. Also sorry for leaving your nightclothes far I didn't think it would be appropriate for me to enter the bathroom while you showered. (Hanatarō got your clothes but also thought it was wrong to enter twice without your permission at least.) ~ Lieutenant Isane"
"I guess that makes sense I don't think it would appropriate for either but it's not as bad if it was a guy." He thinks as he opens the top drawer and sees his sketch book and pencil. He smiles and takes them to his bed and starts drawing.
9:23
Karin comes out the shower in the clothes she was wearing before she entered she has her hair tied it a towel hat.
Karin "You could have warned me that the shower knobs were touchy."
"Sorry I didn't really notice."
"Yeah you used most of the cold water."
"Don't girls like hot showers?"
"Whatever I like warm showers not liquid sun?"
"I didn't use ALL the cold water and besides the water here will sometimes adjust to what the person needs to heal better. My wounds are gone so it doesn't affect me."
"I'm not wounded?"
"Spirit energy going crazy counts as a wound."
"Whatever. What you got there?"
"Nothing."
"Oh it's that book!"
"Yeah. Isane and Unohana let Matsumoto bring me it. I don't know why I didn't ask her to or anything?"
"Who knows so what you drawing?"
"Hyōrinmaru's manifested form."
"What's that?"
"A while back our Zanpakutōs all manifested. Since then I've been able to see and hear Hyōrinmaru clearer. This is his human form and this is his true form." He points to the two drawing.
Karin "So his true form is an Ice Dragon?"
"Yeah."
As Karin looks at the details of both pictures Toshiro lays back and closes his eyes.
Toshiro is in his inner world at the moment.
Voice "Can I manifest so she can meet me?"
Toshiro "Hyōrinmaru why?"
"I'm curious what she would think?"
"I don't think it would be a good idea."
"Come on I'll be in human form?"
"No."
"What are you worried about what your girlfriend would think?"
"Shut up Hyōrinmaru."
"What are you embarrassed?"
"Shut up you don't know anything!"
"You were blushing like crazy when you called her to bring you your clothes."
"Shut up!"
"I'm amazed you have only kissed her once today?"
"B-be quiet you don't know anything!!"
"You were so nervous and scared when Captain Unohana called you out."
"Shut up!! You don't have to constantly tease me!!!"
"Your blushing! Is someone embarrassed about their crush?"
"Leave me alone!!"
"I want to meet her."
"Don't manifest."
"I'm gonna manifest."
Toshiro opens his eyes and sits up.
Toshiro "Karin something slightly unexpected might happen soon so just a warning."
"What you mean?"
Voice "He means I could apper."
Karin "Wha- who is that?!"
Toshiro sighs "This is Hyōrinmaru. Hyōrinmaru what did I just say in my inner world?"
"I said I wanted to meet her."
"You're a real pain sometimes you know?"
"That's okay young master."
Karin "Wait this is Hyōrinmaru?!"
"He manifested himself because he wanted to meet you."
"Be glad I'm in this form not my true form."
Karin shivers a little.
Toshiro "Hyōrinmaru remember you always make the room freezing?! It's fine if no one else is there but Karin is here she can't handle this kind of cold!"
"I'm fine." Karin says taking the towel out of her hair and wrapping in around herself.
Toshiro "Hyōrinmaru go back into the Zanpakutō you can meet Karin later. Like when we are outside where is warm and neither of us are soaked?"
"Fine but the water thing isn't my fault."
He disappears back into the Zanpakutō.
Toshiro "I have got learn to control him better. Sorry Karin are you cold still?"
"A little." She says shaking sitting at top of her bed leaning on the headboard.
Toshiro gets up and wraps a blanket around the two of them and has his arm around her.
"Better?" He asks smiling.
"Mhmm." She blushes and Toshiro kisses her. Karin falls asleep with her head on his shoulder.
Toshiro thinks for a while looking at her "Her spirit energy was that high earlier. The Head Captain probably already knows that. He hopefully doesn't know about us… He finds out I'll get demoted if lucky. It could mean death for us both. But you're to powerful. He would want to see your true potential first. Me though… Captains come and go… Human child prodigies don't come as often as Soul ones. Still… they know… I'll never be able to live it down…"
He sighs kissing his sleeping girlfriend "Oh well. Doesn't matter. I love you Karin."
End chapter!!