WARNING! I DO NOT OWN BLEACH NOR ITS CHARACTERS (Other than made up characters)

Chapter 8

At the temple, everyone paid their tribute to the gods at the shrine and also went to test out their luck for their fortune this year.

"What did you get Karin-chan?" Yuzu asked after she looked at hers and then looked up at Karin. Karin opened her roll of paper and smiled and looked up at Yuzu "Half blessing, you?" Karin asked back after replying to Yuzu's question. Yuzu grinned and said "Middle blessing"

"That's amazing Yuzu" Karin complimented and the twins moved aside as they talk for others to do their fortune test. "I got blessing taichou!" Matsumoto exclaimed, Hitsugaya ignored her and looked at his 'Great blessing' was written on his paper he then looked at the description and the things that were written were 'Your love life may be a roller coaster ride, but in the end you will be blessed and will be with your crush/ love one for the rest of your lives. Work: something terrible will happen but in the end, everything will work out' He closed his eyes and placed his fortune paper in his pocket and caught up with others that were discussing about their fortunes.

"What about you Tosh?" Karin directed her attention on him.

"About what?" He replied as he looked at her, Karin shook her head and said "Your fortune"

"It's none of your concern" he replied and Karin rolled her eyes.

"It doesn't hurt to tell right?" Karin continued. He sighed knowing that she won't give up until he tells her so he told her. "Great blessing"

She was silent and then gave him a bright grinned with her eyes closed "That's great Toshiro, remember to take it back to Soul Society" He nodded and Karin turned her attention back to Yuzu, Jinta and Ururu who wanted to go look at the stands and Karin joined them.

"Taichou, don't you want to go with them?" Matsumoto asked

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"Why should I go? You can go too" Hitsugaya asked

Matsumoto pouted "ehh… but I want to spend time with everyone here"

"Nothing bad will happen to them" Hitsugaya said ignoring her statement and continued to walk with Ichigo and the others. As they were walking, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at a hairpin that has two sakuras on it as decoration, a dark blue one and a light blue one. He walked towards the stand and picked up the hairpin, and took it to the cashier and paid for it. He then walked away from the group to look for Karin. He then spotted her with her group and Eiji who was in a black overcoat with his one of his arms on Karin's shoulder waiting to get a candy apple which Hitsugaya growled under his breath but never the less continued to approach them.

"Oi! Karin!" He called out when he was closer to them. Everyone turned to face him and once Eiji saw him, he glared at him in which Hitsugaya glared back.

"What is it Tosh?" Karin asked

Hitsugaya stopped his glaring contest with Eiji and then turned his attention back to Karin, "Turn around and close your eyes" he commanded

"HUH!?" Karin asked surprised, even everyone was dumbfounded at his command

"Why?" Karin asked after recomposing herself from her shock.

"Don't ask and just do it" Hitsugaya said, Karin rolled her eyes but did as told. Everyone was silent as they watched Hitsugaya walked forward and started to comb Karin's hair with his hands. Karin felt the presence of Hitsugaya's hands playing with her hair which caused her to blush a little. Hitsugaya pulled Karin's hair into an elegant bun and pulled out the hairpin that he just bought and placed it into the bun of her hair to keep it in place.

"Okay, you can open your eyes and turn around now" Hitsugaya said. Karin opened her eyes and turned around to look at Hitsugaya. Hitsugaya smiled at her, in which Karin blushed and quickly pushed the blush away, she then felt the gush of wind on her now exposed back neck and she looked at him confused. Hitsugaya just closed his eyes as he smiled, "It suits you, keep it" He said and walked away. Karin was dumbfounded at what he said and didn't know what he was talking about. She then looked at her sister and her friend who looked at her with their mouths a bit wide. "What is it Yuzu? Ururu?" Karin asked

Jinta then pulled out a mirror that Yuzu has asked him to bring just in case her hair was blown into a mess. He handed the mirror to Karin and Karin looked at herself in the mirror and saw the sakura hairpin that Hitsugaya bought in her hair and her hair was placed in an elegant bun. She was speechless and then smiled, and glanced at Eiji. "Does it suit me Eiji?" She asked with a grin. Eiji looked at her and the bun, he hate to admit it but that hair pin really does suit her but he doesn't like the fact that it was that snowman who got it for her.

"Eiji?" Karin called out, he snapped out of his thought and forced a smile on his face. "Yes, it suits you Karin. You look even more radiant" he complimented. Karin grinned and then returned the mirror back to Jinta and the four of them continued to walk around after getting their candy apples while Eiji stood behind and watched Karin's back as she walked and the hairpin. He clenched his hands into fists and gritted his teeth.

The day was pleasant, and everyone decided to head to the Kurosaki household for a New Year's dinner. Upon reaching their house, Ichigo opened the door and was kicked outside once again, "HA! WEAK!" a man with black hair and beard claimed.

He then noticed his two daughters and his attitude changed immediately as he opened his arm and jumped towards his daughters. "AH! MY DEAREST KARIN AND YUZU! NOW COME GIVE YOUR DADDY A HUG!" He yelled out, but Karin punched him in the face causing him to fly straight into the wall in the living room and she yelled out. "Will you stop doing that stupid Goat-chin!?" Yuzu giggled and everyone sweat dropped at this action of hers while their father went to a poster of a brown-haired woman on the wall and was crying and complaining at how his daughter doesn't love him anymore.

Hitsugaya and Matsumoto were surprised at seeing the man in front of them and Hitsugaya cleared his throat. "Tai-" He called out but was cut short when Ichigo suddenly came flying and kicked the man at the back of his head making him face planting on the wall. Karin, Yuzu and Rukia ignored their antics and went to the kitchen to prepare for the New Year's dinner.

Once the father and son duo stopped their antics, Hitsugaya was able to call out to him once more "Isshin taichou"

Isshin stopped and looked at Hitsugaya and his eyes widened at the sight. He then grinned and went to Hitsugaya and picked him up like a child and raised him up in the sky, "My my! If it isn't Toshiro-chan! You've grown so much!" He claimed

Hitsugaya blushed in embarrassment and started to throw a fit, "Let go of me Taichou!" Hitsugaya commanded. Matsumoto laughed at the sight and Isshin just laughed as he placed an annoyed and embarrassed Hitsugaya down, Isshin then looked at Matsumoto and grinned. "Seems like you didn't change so much Rangiku" He said, Matumoto nodded and playfully saluted. "Taichou, you didn't change either," She said, "Come on, come on, we have lots to catch up" he ushered Matsumoto and Hitsugaya into the living room while the others also went into the living room.