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Chapter 12
2 years layer*
Human World!!!
Ryuu's 7 now. He, Karin, Jax, and Dana are out at the park. Dana and Ryuu are playing on the playground.
Karin sighs "Thank you Jax."
Jax tilts his head confused "For what?"
"Always being there for me."
"Always. You're my best friend."
"Forever. Right?"
"Even after death."
"Haha see ya in the Soul Society. Hopefully we end up together. Could join the academy as soon as we get there! Complete the 6 year training! You can become a Soul Reaper with me!"
Jax laughs "Karin aren't you already a Soul Reaper?"
"Well yes. But after I die I'm going to have to go through the academy like everyone else probably. I don't know. No one has ever told me."
"Ask Rukia?"
"Her and all the other Reapers are in the Soul Society. None are stationed here."
"Oh yeah? Hey Karin? If you don't mind me asking? What was it like? Training in the Soul Society all those years ago?"
Karin smiles "Wonderful. Shiro trained me every day. I managed to get Bankai when I was only 13. The Captains were so nice to me. I always felt welcome and at peace going there. It was… a second home for me at the time."
She describes different things about it even drawing a few pictures showing him.
"And oh man! Shuhei's amazing cooking! He'd give me food a lot. It was amazing! Oh and the WSA! They were always planning something to make sure me and Shiro got a break and had time to be just a young couple. Like the festivals and parties and the schemes! They'd always take pictures of me and Shiro when we were out and tried to sell them! The Captains and everyone teased the two of us so much! Mostly Shiro though! He would always get really nervous when they did."
As she keeps talking Jax smiles laughing slightly.
Meanwhile in the Soul Society.
@a meeting!!!
Toshiro "Then let me go! I don't see why I shouldn't be allowed to!"
Kyōraku "Hitsugaya I know you want to but you can't go into that world unless necessary."
"This is necessary! There's a lot of Hollows going over there! I know I'm banned from there but-"
"Captain Hitsugaya! If you are that worried for her it offends her pride!"
Toshiro clenches his fist and teeth.
"You trained her for situations like this. One more outburst and it will make you appear weak."
They see the fury in his eyes as he bows "Yes sir. My apologies Head Captain Kyōraku."
"Hollows in Karakura Town have been increasing though. Kurosaki Karin is trained well enough to handle it. We have three former Captains, 2 Quincy, the remaining Visords, and Orihime there though. We do not need to send anyone yet."
"Yes sir."
Meanwhile back in the Human World!!!
Karin and Jax stop and look around.
Karin "Jax. You, Dana, and Ryuu get away."
Jax "What are you?"
"Jax. Take them away."
Jax grabs Dana and Ryuu and they start running. 30 Class 10 Hollows appear. Karin kicks them away opening a path. Dana runs away. Ryuu runs towards his Mom.
Jax "Ryuu! Dana keep running!"
Just as Jax grabs Ryuu a hollow goes to attack him. Karin kicks it away.
"I'm not letting you hurt them!"
She kicks another one and gets sliced on her shoulders, back, and chest.
Karin coughs blood and jumps out of her body perfectly fine "That's it! Now I'm mad!"
She slices the hollow. "Strike Inazuma no megami!!" She shocks a few of them "Bankai! Eien no shōmei no megami!"
Jax's eyes widen. Ryuu looks at his mom.
Jax "Ryuu. Run away. As fast as you can."
He nods and takes off. Karin strikes down a few Hollows. She gets cut across her chest and is sent flying. Ryuu [whos watching from nearby] freezes. Jax runs in front of Karin.
Karin "Jax get out of here!"
Jax "No can do. There's something you don't know about me."
"What? Doesn't matter right now! Get away!" She stands up.
"No." He says putting an arm in front of her.
He punches the floor and a few Hollows disintegrate.
Karin "How did?"
"Doesn't matter. Just stay down."
"This isn't your job Jax! You're not trained for this!"
"Hakai suru!"
5 Hollows die.
Jax "I don't care! I'm fighting with you whether you like it or not!"
Karin smiles "Don't get in my way. And if you die. I will go to the Soul Society and kill you again."
"Got it."
They keep fighting.
Thoughts rush through Ryuu's head watching them.
"Where is he?! Dad said he'd protect her?! Why hasn't he showed up! Where is he!? Dad come protect Mom!!"
End fight.
Karin gets across she shoulder and on her forehead. Jax gets cut across his chest and back. Karin coughs blood leaning against a tree.
Jax "Karin are you alright?!"
Karin "I'm fine. You?"
"Fine."
Dana come back with Ryuu.
Ryuu "M-m-m-mom?!"
Karin "I'm okay Ryuu. Jax? Dana? Little help up?"
"Got it Karin."
Jax helps Karin up and tries to get her in her body.
Karin "Oh no."
"Huh?"
"Dana. Since you and Ryuu get along better than he and Jax do can you take him back home for me?"
"Of course?"
They leave.
Jax "What's wrong why can't you get in your body?"
"I don't know. Hold on."
She reaches in her pocket "Here. I'm going to try again and after I stand up I want you to push me while wearing this glove."
"Because?"
"Just do it? Please?"
"Okay?"
She enters her body.
Karin puts her hand on her chest before standing up "Jax do it."
"Okay." He puts the glove on and pushes her out.
She comes out as a Soul Reaper "I was right."
"Huh?"
"When the Hollow cut me in the back and front it shattered my soul chain."
"Soul chain?"
"Watch. Glove?" She puts the glove on "Don't freak out okay?"
"Okay?"
She pushes him out of his body.
Jax "What the?! Is that my body?!"
"Yes. You see this chain?"
She picks up his soul chain.
"Yeah?"
"Watch."
She makes hers appear it's not connected to her body "Mines broken. I'm dead."
"What?!"
Jax starts to panic.
Karin sighs "Oh boy. Where's my phone?"
She takes her phone out and calls someone "Hey? Hime? Can you come to the park? The one by the ice cream place? Kinda important?"
Orihime "On my way!"
She hangs up and runs over there.
Jax "You're dead?! Are you going to the Soul Society now?! What's gonna happen!?"
"Relax. Everything is perfectly under control. Here lay down. I'll bandage you enough to stop the bleeding before Hime comes."
"Okay."
"Shirt."
Jax pulls his shirt off revealing his wounds.
Karin sighs "I'm just bandaging to stop the blood."
"You don't have to? I think we should be more worried about you being dead!"
"Relax. It's under control!"
Orihime flash steps in front of them "Karin what happened?"
"Great! Can you please heal the two of us? And my body?"
"Of course. Sōten Kisshun I reject!"
She puts her dome over all of them.
Jax "Hey? What the?!"
"One second please?" She finishes healing them and gets rid of her dome.
Orihime "All done!"
Karin "Thank you Orihime-Chan!"
Jax "Th-Thank you!"
Orihime "No need. Also Karin? Mind explaining why you're Soul chain isn't attached anymore?"
"So you noticed that? Haha? I kinda sorta died?"
"This idiot decided to fight a few Hollows before jumping out of her body."
"Karin-chan the others are gonna be mad?"
"It's fine. I can still enter it."
They sigh.
Karin "What hey don't give me that! I can't go to the Soul Society you both know that!"
Orihime "Will you ever?"
Karin sighs "When the time comes I will. Obviously I'm not ready. Orihime you know what happens right after someone dies?"
"They go to the Soul Society unless they have regrets."
"Exactly. I won't go until I have peace with my regrets."
"Karin-chan. I spoke with Rangiku recently."
"And?"
"She told me about how Hitsugaya is. He hasn't moved on. He's clinging onto the past. The Captains said that as soon as he realized you weren't coming back he froze himself completely. In the beginning no one could even enter his office without him threatening them. Not even Momo, Rangiku, or Setsuna could."
"I'm not ready. I don't want him to know yet."
"She said he was getting better and starting to live with it. But he shoulders it alone. No matter who it is he won't open up. She said that occasionally she'd see him at the hill Ukitake and Yama are buried. He talks to them sometimes. Usually he just sits there. And stares at the sky."
"The sky huh… I'm gonna for a walk. First I should check on Dana and Ryuu…" she enters her body and moves around a little "See I'm fine!"
Jax sighs.
Orihime "Karin-chan. Whenever you're ready. You know how to get there."
"I think a konso would be safest. I mean my Zanpakutō won't open a Senkaimon anymore."
"Huh?"
"Urahara told me 'After a Human Soul Reaper dies if he tries to open a Senkaimon then he will permanently lose all power and be trapped in the Dangai. Forever' so when the time comes and I'm ready to pass on I'll ask someone to do a konso. I can't do it on myself or Bye-Bye Soul Reaper powers."
"You'd still have Quincy and Hollowfication though?"
"Jax you know about Karin's powers?"
"Soul Reaper, Quincy, Hollow? Yeah pretty much."
"Cool! Catch ya later! You have to be more careful with those Hollows!"
"I know!"
Orihime leaves.
Karin "Jax. What are you? Why do you have those powers?"
Jax freezes "I don't know. It seems similar to hers though. She uses those hair clips right?"
"Yeah. Shun Shun Rikka."
"Well I don't really know what my mine is called but I think my power comes from this necklace I always wear?"
He shows her a necklace with a star on it.
Karin "Can you summon them?"
Jax "Huh sure? Come out guys?"
5 fairies come out.
Karin "This is similar to Orihime's Shun Shun Rikka? What are you guys?"
"We are Jax's power! Hogo suru hoshi!"
Jax "So that's what you guys are called!"
"What are your names?"
"I'm Daizō! His destructive power!"
"I'm Kanta his killing power. Meaning stronger that Daizō."
Daizō kicks him.
"Hidemi, healing power."
"Bunta! Barriers."
The last one steps between them "And I'm Seiji! Shielding power."
Jax "That's enough you 5. Can you go back?"
Karin "Interesting power you have Jax? I can't believe I didn't sense it before?"
"Welll to be honest I didn't know until 3 days ago?"
"And you fought like that!"
"Sloppy?"
"Yet powerful! I'm really impressed! Come on. Let's go find my son."
"Alright."
Meanwhile Ryuu. He looks at the picture of Toshiro then at himself
"I'm not like you. You're not my father. Toshiro."
1 year later
Human World!!
Ryuu's 8
Karin "Ryuu. Why do you still dye your black? And why won't you cut your bangs?"
Ryuu shrugs "I just feel more comfortable with black hair and my turquoise eye covered. I want to be normal."
"Ryuu. Are you sure?"
"Yes." He takes the box of hair dye back "The white is starting to grow back. I need to redo it. Excuse me Mom." He pushes his way past her and into the bathroom.
Karin sighs "Ryuu. At least let me help you this time? So you don't mess up?"
"Fine."
after dying it*
Karin smiles "There?"
Ryuu nods "Yeah. Thank you Mom."
"Your welcome."
Meanwhile in the Soul Society.
Toshiro's asleep on his paperwork.
He mumbles something then jolts awake "It was just a dream… or was that real? I've been having that dream a lot? What does it mean? Rin… please come back soon…"
End chapter
