Chapter 11 – Kurosaki Karin's Tomb

Karin's POV

Protect me? Don't make me laugh, I am not weak! I know how to protect myself. "KARIN!" Ichi-nii called out to me but I ignored him. "Soutaichou, I may be strong and I may have the rarest zanpakuto ever demo… I will not accept the fact that I need to be protected!" I yelled. "Kurosaki Karin, we all know that you are strong but everyone have their own limit" Soutaichou said. I clenched my hand into a ball, "SOUTAICHOU! I know my own limit and I will break through that limit!" I shouted annoyed. "KUROSAKI KARIN!" Soutaichou shouted and raised his reitsu, his reitsu sure is amazing but it doesn't scare me. I stood there unfazed, still annoyed at this. "THIS IS AN ORDER FROM ME AS THE SOUTAICHOU OF SOUL SOCIETY!"

I glared at the floor and sighed. I went on my knees and said "Gomen Soutaichou, I'll take any punishment for raising my voice at you" Soutaichou looked at me and nodded, "Kurosaki Karin, you WILL be protected by Kurosaki and Hitsugaya-taichou!" I was about to nod until I heard his voice, "Soutaichou, how about I protect her? I mean Hitsugaya and Kurosaki taichou I busy with their paperwork" I looked at Naozumi-taichou and saw him gave me a smirk, I glared and as Soutaichou was thinking hard about it I spoke up. "Soutaichou, I agree. I mean there's a certain reason that I no longer trust Ichi-nii and Hitsugaya taichou and it is also a perfect timing for me to get along with other shinigami" Hitsugaya and Ichigo looked at me with disbelief but I don't give a damn about it.

"Understood, then Naozumi-taichou you will be in charge of protecting Kurosaki Karin" Soutaichou commanded and Naozumi-taichou bowed and smirked. "You are all dismissed" I got up once Soutaichou said that we are dismissed and I left. "Kurosaki" I turned and saw Hitsugaya-taichou with a pissed off look.

"Nani?" I asked

"Where do you live?"

"Where I live have nothing to do with you Hitsugaya-taichou" I started to head home. Before I left him completely I turned my head around and said "Goat-chin's name is Kurosaki Isshin or better yet he is known as Shiba Isshin here" and then I left him alone.

"Okaerinasai Karin-sama" Two shinigami welcome me back at my large house. "Tadaima" I said and went inside. I went to my study room/office looking room and saw two piles of paperwork sitting there my desk. I sighed and went over there, my haori then appeared on my back thanks to Kyuu. I sat down and started working, 'Karin-sama, may I have a walk?'

'Of course Kyuu, demo… you got to be careful with Naozumi-taichou' I replied

Kyuu then appeared and looked up at me and said "Karin-sama there's another meeting in hell and after that another meeting with the other zero division taichous" I nodded letting him/her know that I heard it, Kyuu then walked out and took a stroll.

Kyuu's POV

I walked around Soul Society not knowing where I will go but all I know was that I wanted to take a stroll around alone. Karin-sama understands me a lot just as much as I understood Karin-sama. As I walking around I bumped into Shunsei Hisagi fukutaichou. "Konnichiwa Kyuu-dono" Hisagi bowed at me, and I nodded. "Konnichiwa Shunsei fuku-taichou" and I then continued to walk but felt something weird about him. I stopped in my tracks and looked at him still walking away. I summoned a fire fox and told him to follow Shunsei fuku-taichou and it did and merge itself with its surrounding.

I then stopped and looked at the building that my feet brought me. I was at the tenth division, I sighed and walked inside.

"MATSUMOTO!" I heard Hitsugaya-taichou shouted and I saw Matsumoto fuku-taichou running away. When she noticed me she gave me a quick smile and ran away. I just sweat dropped at her action and made my way to the taichou's office. I walked inside and saw Hitsugaya-taichou sitting in his chair with an annoyed expression doing piles of paperwork. "Hitsugaya-taichou" I called out, Hitsugaya taichou looked up from his paperwork and looked at me. "Kyuu-dono" He said and I sat down.

"How may I help you?"

"You can help me by a little talk with us" I said

"Us?" He asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Hyorinmaru-dono will you like to join us?" I asked

Hitsugaya taichou's zanpakuto started to shine ice blue and out came a man with long ice blue hair with an "X" on his face which was also ice blue. "I would love to. Arigato Kyuu-dono"

As Hyorinmaru and I were talking I noticed that Hitsugaya-taichou felt uncomfortable. "What's wrong Hitsugaya taichou?" I asked. He looked at me and shook his head. "Kyuu-dono, what happened ever since the winter war was over?"

I looked at him and said "Everything went back to normal Hitsugaya-taichou"

"I don't mean that way, what I meant was what happened to Karin"

I sighed and looked at the calendar, July 15… I then looked back at him and said "Hitsugaya taichou your question will be answered next week."

Hitsugaya looked down and sighed. "Why do you ask?" I asked him

"I…" Hitsugaya taichou asked and before he can continue with his sentence, Hyorinmaru then said "Hitsugaya-sama is in love with your Karin-sama" Hitsugaya taichou's face then became crimson red. I chuckled knowing that he is in love with Karin-sama. I got up and said "It's getting late I will be returning, arigato Hitsugaya taichou and Hyorinmaru-dono" and walked away.

Once I returned I saw Karin-sama sleeping at her desk, I walked over to her and on her desk I saw that there was more paperwork than before, some was from hell and some was from the zero division meeting and the rest are from the paperwork from Soul Society. I went to her bedroom and grabbed her blanket and brought it to where she is and covered her so she won't catch a cold. I lie right next to her and fell asleep with my tails protecting Karin-sama from the cold.

Two weeks later… (Normal POV)

Yuzu walked around Soul Society to find Karin but she couldn't find her anywhere. She then walked towards Ichigo's division "Onii-chan have you seen Karin-chan?" Yuzu asked. Ichigo looked up from his paperwork at Yuzu and said "Iie, Yuzu what's wrong?" Yuzu sighed and shook her head. 'Yuzu-sama… today is…' Hana-chan said inside of my mind. Realization hit Yuzu and she looked down, and said "Onii-chan could you please come with me to the world of the living along with all of the taichous and fuku-taichous?" Yuzu asked. Ichigo looked at his sister and nodded "Of course Yuzu, let me send a message to them all. But why should they come along?" Ichigo asked while he finished sending the message by using the hell butterfly. "You'll know once we get there"

All taichous and fuku-taichous (except for Naozumi-taichou and the twelfth division taichou and fuku-taichou) and Yuzu are at the gate ready to walk into the world of the living. Once they walked through the gate they saw Isshin, Orihime, Yukio, Chad, Ishida, Urahara, Yoruichi, Jinta, Ururu and Tessai waiting for them at Urahara's underground training area. "Welcome back minna, your gigais are ready" Urahara said Yuzu went inside her real body while everyone went into their gigai. "Now let's go" Isshin said once everyone was in their own gigai.

As they were walking up a hill Ichigo noticed this path. "Matte! Today isn't our tradition!" Ichigo called out but Isshin and Yuzu just ignored him. "OI!" Ichigo called out but then he fell down. Ichigo looked at who pulled his shirt and noticed it was Rukia. Ichigo blushed and asked "Nani?"

"Just stay calm we will know soon" Rukia said and kept on walking.

Down the mountain was a group of boys, 'Aren't they Karin's friends?' Hitsugaya thought when he noticed them. "OH! It's TOSHIRO!" the afro head guy called out when he noticed Toshiro. "Huh?" The rest looked at him and screamed "TOSHIRO!" They all came rushing down and tackling him. "OI!" Toshiro said and then he felt someone hit him. "SHIRO-CHAN!" Hinamori called out when he got punched. Toshiro glared at the boy with brown hair and black eyes. "Anata dare?" Toshiro asked, the guy panted and glared at Toshiro and said "Watashiwa Genji Tatsuya"

"What's your problem Genji!?" Toshiro shouted

"If it weren't for you… if taichou didn't love you then… then I could have PROTECTED HER!" Genji shouted and was ready to punch Toshiro again but Yukio stopped him.

"Let go of me Usaka!" Genji called out

"Ano… Genji-san I'm not the one who is stopping you" Usaka said.

Genji turned and saw it was Yukio, Yukio then punched Genji and said "Even if she didn't love this snowman here I would be the ONE to protect her!" Genji then glared at Yukio and Yukio glared at Genji. Yuzu then bugged in and said "STOP! The both of you will make her feel sad!" Genji and Yukio looked down and apologized to Karin. "Genji-kun let's go, we have a match coming up" said the guy with the afro hair. Genji just scoffed and left.

Everyone have arrived at the top of the hill and everywhere they look they saw tombs everywhere. Everyone took a break while Yuzu and Isshin were busy with something at a certain tomb. Toshiro rubbed his cheek and looked at Hinamori telling her that he is fine. "Hai, minna come let's pay our respect even though we can still talk and meet her" Isshin said. Everyone was confused and on the tomb was 'Kurosaki Karin' As every shinigami was paying their respect Hitsugaya and Ichigo couldn't believe that Karin was dead. Before Ichigo could ask a question there was a call from the twelfth division taichou saying that there is a battle happening in Soul Society aright now.

Another chapter done~ sorry that there haven't been any love showing up but I promise you that it is coming up

Soutaichou – Head commander

Demo – But

Gomen – Sorry

Nani – What

Okaerinasai – Welcome back

Sama – Master/lady

Tadaima – I'm back

Fukutaichou – Vice captain/lieutenant

Taichou – Captain

Dono – Lord

Arigato – Thank you

Onii-chan – Big brother

Iie – No

Minna – Everyone

Matte – Wait

Anata dare – who are you?

Watashiwa – I am