"Goodnight Toshiro. Thanks for tonight, I had fun." She gave him a kiss goodnight then entered her room, where she slid down the door.
Karin had gotten up much later than usual from going to bed at such a time in the morning. She was also trying to avoid Toshiro. She knew they would have an awkward about their relationship and she wasn't in the mode for it. She remembered kissing Toshiro and admitting her feelings but she had been drinking. Karin did love Toshiro but having an awkward conversation about their relationship without any help was going to be hard.
Karin moved out of her bed and got ready for work. She was glad she only had two drinks or she would have a splitting sore headache like many soul reapers would have. Karin was excited as today was the first time the visoreds would be taking over the training for her. She was sure the soul reapers would all do fine as they have improved massively. It didn't take long for them to gain the skill. She guessed that they already had the skill, they were just being cocky and not using their heads a little more than they should.
Karin headed to her office slowly, she was still very tired from her obvious lack of sleep. She noticed as she entered her office that her haori was nicely on her chair. She laughed and started to do the boring and repetitive work.
As she had one sheet to do she heard someone at the door. She couldn't feel their spiritual pressure as she was working hard to finish the last sheet.
'Come in!" She shouted towards the door. Her head was down so she never saw who came in.
"Karin? We need to talk." She looked up to she Toshiro, awkwardly standing at her door.
"Sure but can you wait. I have one more sheet to finish." Toshiro nodded and sat on her couch. "You can go and help yourself to tea." Toshiro helped himself to some tea while Karin carried on working. He made himself a cup of green tea and poured Karin a cup of coffee as he knew she preferred it.
Toshiro sat on the couch on the couch in awkward silence. Karin sighed and stood up and leaned against the back of the couch.
"What do you want to talk about?" She asked as she stretched her body. Toshiro scratched the back of his head before speaking.
"W-what is our relationship? Karin didn't notice that she and Toshiro and a slight red tinge to them.
"I don't know. So, let me ask you this. Do you want to be friends or more than friends?" Toshiro didn't reply to her. "Toshiro, I meant what I said last night when I said I loved you." Karin was blushing deeply now. Toshiro gulped then jumped on the couch and grabbed her shoulders, spinning her round.
"Karin, I want to be more friends." Karin was taking back by his statement. "Karin Kurosaki, please be my girlfriend." He clasped his hands together, begging her to take his offer. She placed a hand top of his clasped hands and captured his lips with her own. Before he could back she broke the kiss.
"I guess that means we are more than friends." Karin smiled at her new boyfriend. He was smiling right at her with rosy cheeks. Toshiro grabbed her waist and pulled her over the couch. They were lying on the couch with Karin resting on his chest.
"When did you get so strong?" She asked as she grabbed his hand.
"Hyorinmaru has been training me to get stronger, physically." Karin sniggered and snuggled into him.
"Karin, I don't know what a boyfriend does." Karin closed her eyes and started speaking.
"I have no idea, my last relationship, was a fake. I don't know what was real or not. In my opinion they are like a best friend but more kissing and saying I love you." Toshiro laughed at her response.
"Then I will be the best boyfriend, you have ever had." Karin laughed as she still kept her eyes closed.
"Sorry Toshiro, I am really tired. I went to bed really late." Toshiro picked her up and placed her back in the couch. He kissed her head as she rested. "Put that sign, thats on my desk, on the door." Toshiro rummaged her desk to find the sign.
When he found it he laughed at what was on it. It was so typical of the Kurosaki's. As he past Karin he kissed her hair then walked out the door, placing the sign on the door.
Many people had visited Karin but when they saw the sign they all sighed and walked away. Some soul reapers tried calling her name but Karin was still sleeping. Shuhei wanted to talk to Karin about the practise but he didn't talk to her. Jushiro, Shunsei and Captain Unohana wanted to talk to her about the war. When the group saw the sign they all laughed and left quietly, knowing that she was sleeping inside.
Ichigo wandered around the serieritte, patrolling for anything suspicious. He noticed that many people were still hung over from to much drink. Ikkaku was missing his opponent by a landslide every time he tried an attack. When he saw Ichigo he flash stepped over to him.
"Yo, Ichigo. Where is your sister?" Ichigo shrugged.
"Why do you want to know?"
"She promised to fight my captain." Ichigo stomped away to visit Karin, Ikkaku tailing him.
Ichigo flash stepped through her barracks. He was always welcome to visit her at any time. He stopped at the sign and giggled. He quickly ripped it off the door.
"Ichigo, she's not in. Why did you do that." Ichigo throw the sign at him then entered the office quietly. "Ichigo, it says she is not in." Ikkaku continued after he read the sign.
Ichigo and Ikkaku walked in to see Karin quietly resting on the couch with another haori resting on top of her. Ichigo walked up to her to see it was Toshiro's haori. Ichigo grabbed the piece of paper of Ikakku and gently threw the ball on top of her. Karin squirmed as she woke up. She saw Ikkaku, Ichigo and Toshiro who was just entering the room.
"Why are you going to fight Zaraki?" Karin stretched and sat up.
"A deal is a deal. How did you know I was in here?" Ichigo and Toshiro sniggered.
"I do the same thing. I tell people I am out while I nap on the couch."
"Actually, your dad had the exact same sign. Word for word." Karin laughed as Toshiro sat down beside her. Ichigo noticed how close they were sitting next to each other. Toshiro had his hand behind Karin while Karin leaned against him.
"Ikkaku, tell Zaraki that we will fight in ten minutes. Tell him he better be ready to get his ass whopped. It will be held at squad 11 barracks." Ikkaku sniggered then walked out the door.
Karin waited until she felt Ikkaku's spiritual pressure becoming fainter. She turned to her brother who looked like he wanted answers.
"Brother, I need to tell you something." Ichigo sat on the coffee table in front of the couch.
"Well...me and Toshiro are dating." Karin quickly said. Ichigo smiled then frowned.
"Toshiro, I'm not going to tell you but this is a warning." He seemed dumbstruck by his words.
"You mean, your fine with our relationship?" Toshiro asked as he held onto Karin. Ichigo smirked and leaned back, his hands propping him up.
"I don't like seeing Karin upset. If you can make her smile then I approve this relationship." Karin stood up and wrapped her arms around her brother.
"Thanks brother, you're the best." Ichigo laughed and hugged her back.
"Now, lets go and watch you beat the crap of Zaraki." Karin laughed and all three captains walked out the office.
Karin and Zaraki stood in the middle of the squad 11's arena. Karin had fixed her hair from her nap and placed the wristband on. Zaraki was smiling ear to ear to the girl in front of him. She was classed as the strongest captain ever maybe the strength of the head captain. He was hoping that if he could take down the strongest captain, he would be classed as the strongest.
The broken seats were quickly being filled by the soul reapers. The captains sat in the less broken seats above the arena while the other soul reapers sat in the broken seats. Every soul reaper was talking about this fight especially squad 11 who was the most excited.
Karin cracked all of her bones then stretched her muscles before the fight. She and Zaraki were waiting for head captain to start the match. She had time to spare as she knew how slow he walked but he could flash step but he always decides not too.
Once the head captain was insight Karin saw that Zaraki's excitement excelled. Karin was also quite excited to fight Zaraki. She wanted to see for herself how good the captians were. She saw that visords were standing behind the captains, watching the fight.
"This fight between captain Yoshida and captain Zaraki, may begin." Karin jumped back, to recieve an attack by Zaraki. She quickly grabbed her sword and reflected the attack.
"Your strength is not like your brothers. He was much stronger." Karin growled at him.
"I'm not even trying. You look exhausted, already." Karin spun round slashing Zaraki on the back. When he turned round to slash Karin was already gone. He turned round to the front to see Karin kneeling down.
"I heard that my brother couldn't land a single hit on you. That's not what I call that big slash in your back." Karin smirked. She tossed her sword to the side and took out her dagger.
Zaraki ran towards Karin with his sword, she caught her sword with her dagger. Zaraki brought his leg in the air and kicked her stomach. She was sent flying to the arena. She fell on the floor with a thud. She reached for her sword but it was too far away for her to reach. She looked up to see someone jumping down on her. Karin knew it wasn't Zaraki as he was wasn't that tall or bulky. She let out a loud scream as it came closer to her.
Ichigo and Toshiro were in their feet when they saw the earth shatter to where Karin was. Both males jumped onto the arena and beside Zaraki. They saw Karin in the arms of her zanpkatou, shaking frantically.
"You are okay." Kazen soothed her.
"I love pancakes but I never want to become one." She panted. Kazen laughed and placed Karin on the floor, supporting her weight.
"It's Yammy," he growled at the dust. Karin touched his hand then turned him into her sword.
"Zaraki, I'll will let you deal with him but you can only do it in two hits otherwise, I won't fight you." Zaraki smiled his usualy way. Flasing his sharp teeth. He was up for the challenge. Karin stood beside her brother and Toshiro, watching Zaraki.
He ran to him and slashed his leg. Yammy gave a large grunt as he lost his leg. Zaraki ran and slashed his chest. Karin tutted as he failed to bring Yammy down in two swings. Zaraki walked away as he thought he had brought him down. He went to swat Zaraki but Karin had pointed her sword at his hand, kicking Zaraki to the others.
"I could off had that." He yelled.
"No you couldn't. Yammy is the tenth espada. He is not to be underestimated. His resurrección is the strongest. You want us to all get hurt because you can't finish him off in his weakest form." Karin held into her sword and split it into two. She held the blades far apart then threw them together.
"Getsuga Tenshō!" She whispered and a light blue blast, almost the colour of the wind, came from Karin's zanpaktou. It split Yammy down the middle. Karin smirked then walked away. Yammy had been defeated. She placed the chain around her shoulders, so it was dangling at her arms.
"See Zaraki, you can do it in two hits, if you have a zanpaktou."
"I am already strong enough without it." He snipped back.
"Really? That's only half your strength. You think because there is two off us fighting, it's two against one but in reality, it is always one against one. In your case, it's one against a half. So if you really want to fight me, shut up and listen to yourself, as your zanpaktou's trying to reach out to you." Karin walked towards her brother who was still shocked.
"What did you just do?" He said Karin looked confused.
"Oh you mean my Getsuga Tenshō. Your not the only one who can do it. Me and dad can do it as well. That's why I said you have to learn more techniques, I was just telling that to you."
Karin ran up to the visords to greet them all. They looked so happy when she walked over to them.
"There you go, Love. That should be getting him to obtain a proper zanpaktou."
"What was that scream for?" Karin blushed at Hiyori words. Karin didn't mean to scream, she just got a shock.
"I was going to be squished by a 667 pounds, arrancar. Who else wouldn't scream?" Karin said as she tried to defend herself. She felt someone place a hand on her shoulder. She recognised the cool touch.
"Karin." She turned around to Toshiro who was suggesting that that they leave.
The captains watched as the two walked away. Head captain noticed as soon they were far away. The young male held his hand out to him. He saw him getting the attention of the young female who took his hand. He gave a large sigh. He had known Toshiro for many years since he was a young boy. Now he was trying to get the attention off a young female.
"Head captain. What is wrong?" He was taking out his thoughts when he heard Shunsei talk.
"It's nothing much. I haven't noticed how much we are getting older." He said as he watched Karin and Toshiro walk away hand in hand, laughing by the looks of it.
Chapter 39 guys. I hoped you like it. Sorry it was short. I wanted to establish their relationship and also someone wanted a fight scene with Zaraki so I put it into this chapter.
