Thank you so much for those who reviewed. I'm glad that you find this story interesting..hopefully you will keep reading it. And I'm sorry that this chapter is a little shorter. I want to put more in it, but I think it is better to save the rest for the next chapter.

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Karin had always loved her bed; it was her most favorite place in the world. Her bed was the place where she could stretch out, eat rubbish, or flick through her soccer magazine. She sighed heavily staring up at the ceiling as the flood of memories came back.

"I will go back to the Soul Society tonight, Karin." Toushiro told her softly.

"What? Are you serious? We just talk and you tell me you have to go back tonight!" She protested.

"You know it's wasn't my fault, you chose not to talk to me." He said.

"Oh! really? How come this isn't not your fault? We broke up, remember?

"Well, yeah..but it's not like we cannot talk."

She was silent; there was no way she could argue on that one, he was right. And she knew she couldn't ask anything from him. The relationship they had was based on friendship and understanding, which meant she already knew the shinigami duty was his priority. So they just sat on the roof enjoying each other's company

"When will you come back?" She asked when he really did have to leave.

"Soon" He replied and kissed her softly.

"Promise?"

"Yeah, I promise." He smiled and kissed her again, before jumping off the roof.

Blinking rapidly, she flicked the bed sheets from her and swung herself into a sitting position on end of the bed. Damn it. She missed him already.

"Karin, Are you ready?" Yuzu called her as she opened the door. "Let's go. The breakfast is on the table. I give you fifteen minutes to get ready, and I will be back."

She nodded and thanked her sister, before walking to the bathroom to get ready to go to school.

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Karin sat in Math class, trying half heartedly to focus on what the teacher was saying. She was resting her arm on the table, holding her head in her hand. She had really and truly tried to pay attention at first but had soon given up, her mind just determined to focus on Toushiro and what happened last night. She heard the door of the room open, so she straightened up to look who were coming, her eyes widened and her stomach fluttered at the sight of Toushiro in his shinigami uniform and white captain haori. Well, she knew he meant it when he said he would come back too see her, but it came much sooner than she expected.

She gave him a look demanding to know why she hadn't been told about this, but quickly turned her attention to her teacher.

"Did someone forget to close the door?" Her teacher asked, looking at students in the class before closing the door, but nobody answered "Well, then, let's continue with our lessons."

When she turned to look at him again, he smiled at her swiftly and approached her desk.

"Hey" He whispered and kissed her on the cheek. "I just want to surprise you, that's all."

She looked around immediately; she had to make sure nobody saw him. What hell was wrong with him? Why did he pick this time to come and see her? However, she had no choice, so she pretended to be concentrating on what was written on the board and ignored him, which was funny because she was the only person who could see him.

"I will wait here till the class is over" He said, smiling at her before walking towards the nearest windows and sat there.

"Karin, do you have any questions?" Her teacher asked, after noticing that she was staring at the board intently.

"Err.. no" She replied nervously.

Toushiro looked at her facial expression and chuckled; this was what he expected from her. He knew she couldn't act like he was in the room with her, otherwise her classmates were going to think that she was crazy. He also noticed some of them were laughing at her as the teacher asked a question, however, there was a guy who sat couple of rows up kept staring at her strangely as class went along. He didn't like it. He knew this wasn't an issue and he didn't have anything to worry about it, but he couldn't help it. They had been back together for one day and now he had to watch a guy looking at her like that.

The bell rang signaling the end of class, Karin walked out and Toushiro followed her closely.

"Karin, wait!"

She turned to see who called her. He followed her gaze and groaned when he knew who called his girlfriend. His eyes narrowed when he saw the same guy made his way to them.

"Hey, Kenji." Karin said coolly.

"Are you coming to our soccer practice this evening?" Kenji asked, grinning at her.

"No, I don't think so, I have to go with my brother."

"Ah, I see.. I will see you tomorrow then."Kenji said sadly before walking away.

"Okay"

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Toushiro had been in foul mood after that; he was jealous, and he didn't know what to do. The look that Kenji gave her bothered him, because he knew what it meant. That guy liked her. What could he say? This was beyond his expectation; he didn't expect her to have a secret admirer or something. She was pretty, alright. But she wasn't Yuzu, who was soft and gentle. He was guilty for feeling this way becasue he knew there was nothing more than that between them; Karin had never mentioned Kenji in their conversation or spoken about Kenji in affectionate manner.

"What's wrong, Toushiro?" Karin asked as they were walking back to Kurosaki residence together.

"Who is that guy?"

"Who?" She asked innocently, obviously didn't know what he was talking about.

"The guy who called you after class."

"Oh! that. Don't you remember him?"

"I haven't met him before. How can I remember him?"

"You have! Don't you remember the guy with alfro hair, one of my teammates five years ago? He just changes his hair style, that's all. See? that's why I keep telling you to come to a soccer practice with me."

Okay, now he knew why Kenji looked so familiar to him; he was the one who call him a supper midget!

"I can't stand him, he didn't even look at me."

"Oh! sure you do," Karin snorted "He obviously see you standing there next to me."

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Hitsugaya gets to be a little romantic in this chapter, he surprises her at school, kisses her, and gets jealous. Not so Hitsugaya-ish manner, I know, but I want to show that he loves her. So what do you think? Reviews are always appreciated. Well, scratch that, Please review!!

ShikallllTema: This chapter is for you, I hope it answers your question. :)

And I promise the next chapter is going to be more interesting.