Me: ok well here is Chapter 12. Sry but Toushiro is busy sulking and Karin is with Aizen at this time, so I will just to the disclaimers. I do not own Bleach, although I REALLY wish that I did. I only own Stephany and Sterling and some of their powers.

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You'll Be In My Heart

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~Karin~

As Karin opened her eyes, she was greeted by a bright light. Karin shut her eyes and then tried to remember what had happened. As her memory came pouring back, Karin's eyes snapped open. "Toushiro!" Karin called out. Then a voice called out from the shadows. "He is not her to save you, young lady." Karin immediately turned her head around to try and get a glance as the speaker. A man walked out of the shadows. It was Aizen. "What the freaking heck do you want with me?" Karin hissed. Aizen chuckled and continued to advance towards Karin. "I don't care about you. It's the power of you dragon spirit that I want." Aizen said with a slight smirk playing at his lips. "What are you smirking at?" Karin asked. "Oh I was just thinking about how to get you to summon your dragon here. Oh! I know how about I get you mad…" As Aizen said this, he was leaning in towards Karin. "What the freaking h-"but Karin's protest was cut off by Aizen's lips. Aizen had used binding kidou, so Karin couldn't move anything except her mouth. When Aizen broke apart from Karin, she looked angrier that she had been in a long time.

"How dare you! You sick, perverted old man!" Karin screamed at Aizen, but Aizen started to kiss Karin once more. Karin was getting furious at herself for being so weak, and at Aizen. Karin felt her eyes sting with tears that wanted to be released, but Karin held them back, but just barely.

"Oh, you will so pay for this when Toushiro gets here." Karin hissed out. Aizen just chuckled. "Well, I hope that Toushiro is one of the ones to come and save you. I would enjoy a good battle." Aizen said with a glint in his eyes. "Let's see how long your little friend can survive when he comes and gets you…" Aizen said as he walked out of the room and shut the door, leaving Karin crumpled on the floor, on the brink of tears. "T-toushiro…" Karin whispered and then remembered something. Karin closed her eyes and focused all of her energy towards the rose that Karin had in her pocket. The rose that she never "left home without". Karin knew where she was and hoped that her plan would work…

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~Toushiro~

Toushiro was pacing around the room and it was getting on my nerves. "Toushiro, you need to calm down…TOUSHIRO!" I yelled at him to get his attention. "WHAT?" he yelled back. "WATCH IT, KID!" I hissed at him. "WHY SHOULD I?" Toushiro challenged. "WELL IN CASE YOU HAVE STUPIDLY FORGOTTEN, I AM HER SPIRIT GUARDIAN! I CARE A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO HER." I yelled. "Oh yeah?! Well I-" "ENOUGH!!!" Sterling roared causing Toushiro and me to shrink back from one another. "Fighting isn't going to help anything…" Sterling said and looked away. I felt ashamed of myself and wanted to be alone, so I stood up and left the room. As I was almost out of the room, I heard Sterling get up as well and Toushiro whispered to Sterling. "I'm…sorry about that…I should have behaved myself better…" Toushiro whispered. I heard Sterling sigh and I walked out of the house.

I had no idea where I was going, but I just felt that I need some time to think. "Hey, I'm sorry that I yelled at you." Sterling whispered in my ear. I stopped walking and turned around. "No no, its fine." I said and looked down. "A-are you sure?" Sterling asked me. "Yeah…I'm sure. I'm not mad at you, I'm just thinking if I should go and get her or not…" "Oh I under- wait…WHAT? You can get her?" I sighed. "Yes I can get her, but I'm concerned about the risk that that could place us both in. She is in Hecto Mundo and there is very powerful reiatsu emitting from that place and if I were to go I-" "It's okay, I trust you…" Sterling whispered.

I smiled at him and then Sterling gasped. "T-toushiro…" he whispered and then took one look at me. I knew something was up so we sprinted to where Toushiro was.

"Toushiro? Do you feel it?" Sterling asked as we approached the Kurosaki household (and Toushiro was standing on the front steps). "Y-yeah…K-karin, can you hear me?" Toushiro asked out loud and then I looked down because my necklace began to shine. I closed my eyes, transformed and listened to the conversation.

K-karin are you alright? Toushiro asked? Y-yeah I'm okay…I- Karin started to say but Toushiro interrupted.

Karin, I am so sorry. This is entirely my fault. If I had been a little more aware of what was going on around me, then I would have felt Aizen's presence and I could have prevented this all from happening. Toushiro said and I heard Karin sigh.

No, you are wrong. Nothing could have prevented this from happening. Karin said.

B-but… Toushiro stammered.

But nothing, Shiro! You need to stop blaming yourself for everything that happens to me. It was NOT your fault. It just happened and there's nothing that we could have done to stop it… Karin said and I smiled.

I'm coming." Toushiro said.

What do you mean? Karin asked.

It means that I am coming to get you right now and ending that wretched traitor's life once and for all. Toushiro said.

Hmmm. Karin said and all of a sudden, I felt sorrow flood throughout my body. That was when I decided to make my presence known.

Karin, are you okay, my mistress? I asked and I felt Karin jump slightly.

Kaze Ryuu? Karin asked.

Yes ma'am, I am here and we are coming to get you as soon as possible. Are you able to tell me why that old wretch kidnapped you?" I asked her and then I felt another feeling wash through me. Terror.

W-what's wrong? Karin? I asked fighting back the panic in my voice.

P-please don't come Kaze Ryuu because that's what he wants. He wants you and all of your power. Karin said.

Well I am coming anyways, we shall be there in a few minutes. Good bye mistress… I said and I could hear Karin protesting, but I ignored it and transformed back into a human.

"Sterling, Toushiro, we are going." I said and walked off towards Urahara's place as the boys followed.

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An hour later (Toushiro)

"We have finally made it to Hecto Mundo, now let's go and get Karin back." I said and transformed, becoming Kaze Ryuu. "Hey Sterling, transform into your dragon form and stay like that. I don't want Aizen knowing that you are my weakness, okay?" I whispered to him and he smiled. "Anything for you." Sterling whispered, then transformed and went into Toushiro's blade.

"Toushiro, before we go, I need to explain something to you." I said. "Yes, what is it?" he asked.

"Just like Sterling transformed into Hyourinmaru and returned to your blade, I am able to do the same thing for Karin, and I am going to do that now. What I need for you to do is to find Karin and save us. Hurry now." I said and then disappeared.

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~Karin~

Kaze Ryuu, is that you? Karin asked. Yes mistress, I have returned to you once again. Karin nodded and then took a deep breath. The Karin stiffened because the jail cell door opened to reveal none other than Aizen. Then we heard him laugh and laugh that just shouted out to the world "I am pure evil so don't come near me!".

"What do you want, Aizen?" Karin asked as coldly as she could, but Aizen just chuckled. "He's here…" he whispered and I could feel Karin start to tremble.

"P-please, don't kill Toushiro…please…what ever you do…please don't…" Karin begged.

Karin, what are you doing? You know that I won't let Aizen kill Toushiro. I said. Y-yes I know that, but I j- but Karin's sentence was cut off as Aizen released a large amount of his reiatsu, making Karin go weak in the knees. "Oh no…not again…I can't…breathe…no…Toushiro…no…" Karin said as she fell unconscious.

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~Toushiro~

"Are you ready, Hyourinmaru?" Toushiro asked out loud. You bet! Hyourinmaru roared with excitement, and Toushiro raced towards the place where Aizen was (they knew because Aizen released some of his reiatsu).

As the approached the entrance, Aizen was already there to greet them, and he had the unconscious body of Karin in his arms.

"Aizen! What have you done to her?" Toushiro snarled out of anger. "Oh, your girlfriend is just too weak to withstand my reiatsu and she fainted." Aizen said with a smirk and through Karin's body on the ground. Her body landed with a loud thump and then was silent. And then the battle began. "Prepare yourself Aizen!" Toushiro roared and launched himself at Aizen. Aizen smiled and met Toushiro's blade with his own in a loud clang.

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Two hours later

Toushiro had fought bravely, but he just wasn't strong enough to finish off Aizen. Aizen smirked as he could see Toushiro getting weaker by the second, and after five more minutes of intense fighting, Toushiro lost his balance and Aizen saw his chance. Aizen launched himself at Toushiro, aiming his blade at his neck. That was when I snapped. I pulled myself from Karin's body and called out to Aizen.

"Aizen, stop!" I yelled and he seemed to hear me. "Well, if it isn't the Wind Dragon, Kaze Ryuu." I growled but remained quite. "You probably know what I want, so give me what I want and I will give you what you want…this boy's life." Aizen smirked and I growled even louder, indicating that he was crossing the lines with my patience.

"And what is it that you want exactly?" I asked. "Your power." Aizen stated simply. I sighed and then closed my eyes as I concentrated. When I reopened my eyes, there was a silver Dragon Tear floating in front of me. "Do you know what a Dragon Tear is?" I hissed at him, and he just shook his head. That was when I decided to lie to him slightly.

"A (1)Dragon Tear is created once every thousands of years from an Elemental, such as myself. Do you understand that?" I asked him. He nodded and I continued. "Well the Tear has a huge amount of my power combined in it. The Tear is used when I die, it helps bring out the next Wind Dragon." I said. "So the Tear acts like a seed or what not?" Aizen asked, trying to understand. "Exactly, and I am offering you this in exchange for Toushiro's life." I said and looked away. I was breaking all of the rules, giving him a Dragon Tear. Aizen seemed to ponder this offer.

After a few minutes of silence, he spoke. "Very well, I accept." I nodded. "Okay, but you must first hand over Captain Hitsuaya." I said. Aizen seemed to ponder something for a while, but then it looked like he dropped whatever he was thing about for the time being. "Very well, here he is." Aizen said as he took a step back away from Toushiro. I flicked my tail and Toushiro rose (my Gravity move) and started hovering towards me and at the same time, the Dragon Tear made its way over to Aizen. After the exchange was over Aizen spoke. "Well, I thought that I should just let you know that you have now doomed Soul Society…" and with that, Aizen left, but he missed seeing me smirk.

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An hour later

(in front of Karin's house)

Karin had awoken about ten minutes after Aizen had disappeared and helped me carry Toushiro back through the portal that took us back to earth. (I couldn't transform because when Aizen became a traitor and left, he had his memories---me becoming Head Captain, that I was Karin's spirit as well as Stephany, etc---erased along with Gin and Tosen, and I didn't want him to somehow regain his memories). *remember that only the Captains and Lieutenants know that I am Kaze Ryuu and Stephany…if you don't remember, then its back on chapter 6.*

"So, Karin, are you feeling alright? What did that man do to you?" I asked her, but when she opened her mouth to answer, Toushiro stirred awake. "Toushiro…" Karin breathed a sigh of relief because when we arrived back on earth, Toushiro was horribly injured and I had to heal him immediately or he would have died.

As Toushiro sat up, Karin pulled his head into her lap and I got up to give them some privacy. I settled for sitting in a tree that was close enough that I could hear what they were saying *smirk*

As I was sitting in the tree, once again, I felt sadness rush through me. Hmmm. I wonder why Karin is so sad. Oh well, I guess that I will find out soon enough. Right as I stopped thinking, Karin started to speak to Toushiro.

"I'm so thankful that you are alright." Karin said. Toushiro smiled slightly and sat up.

"Karin, I want you to tell me what exactly Aizen did to you." Toushiro said quite sternly, but in a soft manor. That was when Karin couldn't hold back the tears and she threw herself at Toushiro, burying her head in his shoulder and crying hard. At first, Toushiro was stunned at this action, but quick regained his composure and patted Karin on the back in a comforting manor…and to be quite honest, Toushiro was lost for words because he had never seen Karin cry before.

After a few minutes, Toushiro put his hand on her shoulders and pulled her away from him. Karin was embarrassed that she had started crying, so she just looked down at her lap, but Toushiro wasn't having any of that. He quickly put his finger on her chin and pulled her head up so her grey eyes met his teal ones.

"Karin, please tell me, what did he do to you?" Toushiro asked. Karin sighed and then looked down. "H-he…forcefully kissed me…" Karin said. Toushiro became furious and he accidently let some of his reiatsu slip out of his control and it began to snow. "T-toushiro…?" Karin called out, but was silenced by Toushiro's lips as they were pressed tightly against hers. Toushiro quickly pulled away and then readjusted by putting Karin's head in his lap.

Karin laid there, not knowing what to do before she thought she heard something…singing.

Come stop your crying
it will be all right,
Just take my hand, hold it tight.

I will protect you
from all around you.
I will be here,
don't you cry.

Then Karin knew what she was hearing, Kaze Ryuu was singing to her, but she stopped at that verse and Karin heard the next verse being sung by another voice.


Born so small,
you seem so strong.
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm.
This bond between us,
can't be broken.
I will be here,
don't you cry.

It was Toushiro…then both voices joined together.


'Cause you'll be in my heart.
Yes, you'll be in my heart.
From this day on,
now and forever more.
You'll be in my heart,


no matter what they say.
You'll be here in my heart, always.

Then it was just Toushiro singing.

Why can't they understand
the way we feel?
They just don't trust
what they can't explain.
I know we're different but,
deep inside us…
We're not that different at all.

Then they both started to sing once again.


And you'll be in my heart.
Yes, you'll be in my heart.
From this day on,
now and forever more.


Then it struck Karin as somewhat ironic as the lyrics matched somewhat with her life and Toushiro's because Stephany's grandfather (Yamamoto) had been against their relationship, but when Stephany got control of Soul Society, she supported their relationship. *Toushiro was the only one singing this part.*


Don't listen to them,
'cause what do they know?
We need each other,
to have, to hold.
They'll see in time,
I know…

Then Kaze Ryuu started to sing.


When destiny calls you,
you must be strong.
I may not be with you,
but you've got to hold on.
They'll see in time,
I know.
We'll show them together…'cause

Then Toushiro and Kaze Ryuu were singing together…and it was just for her. Karin felt touched and smiled, tears of happiness started to flow down her cheeks as she listened to them sing to her.


You'll be in my heart.
Believe me, you'll be in my heart.
I'll be there from this day on,
Now and forever more…

Oh, you'll be in my heart,
no matter what they say.
You'll be in my heart, always, always…
I'll be with you,

I'll be there for you always.

Always and always…

As we both finished the song, we smiled slightly at each other and then turned our attention to Karin. She looked back at us with tear filled eyes.

"T-thank you…both of you." Karin said, indicating the "both" meaning to include me, as well as Toushiro.

"You are welcome, Karin." Toushiro and I said simultaneously. I smiled at Toushiro and spoke just to him.

"Take good care of her. You have proven yourself to me many times and for that, I am pleased. I, as her spirit, will say that I fully accept your relationship." I said and then bowed. Toushiro patted me on the head. (I had transformed before we sang the song. Therefore, I was in my dragon form, while singing and speaking with Toushiro.)

"Thank you Kaze Ryuu. I will do everything in my power to protect her." Toushiro said to me, seriously. I nodded and smiled at him. "Very well…" I said, transformed back into my human form, and walked off.

Then I felt a tail wrap around my waist, and I stopped walking. "You have a beautiful voice." Hyourinmaru whispered in my ear and then transformed. He came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Thank you." I whispered back and kissed his cheek.

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Me: Wow I completely LOVE how this chapter came out! I have always wanted to put this song in this story because the "descriptions" that are in the songs, match perfectly with Kaze Ryuu and Toushiro. Well, I hope that you liked this chapter as much as I do! PLZ REVIEW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! And the song I used was "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins. It really is a great song! (Yes it was sung in the movie Tarzan…that is where I first heard it.)

Toushiro: so what about…him?

Me: Aizen will make an appearance later.

Toushiro: …

Me: well I really do hope that you liked this chapter and sry that this story is so late, but I can explain it with two words. Summer School. Sry guys, im doing the best I can, I swear, so I hope that this chapter was long enough for everyone! Well, until next chapter! ^.^ (and really, please REVIEW) it really helps and motivates me to want to write more…thanks!!!)