Surprise!! Sorry it took so long to put this up, I had a bit of writers block. So enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own bleach, but I do own Koyuki.

Karins POV

Today's Monday if you haven't figured out. I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Last night was definitely something to remember. I swear the person who thought that sharing saliva was stupid never had their first kiss, and me with the hottest guy in France. Oh, did fate have it in for me. And here I was, wide awake at five in the morning, when Koyuki comes barging in.

"Ready to go?!" she screams. Yes, in fact, I am awake now.

"As I'll ever be." I said.

Right before I was going to bed last night, she had asked me if I wanted to go on a road trip with them. Of course, I wasn't too sure if I wanted to and, of course, Hitsugaya was against it.

"This isn't one of your happy go lucky trips, Koyuki. We're going to our mother's grave." He said.

"Don't be so serious, Nii-chan. Don't you want to introduce Karin to okaa-chan anyway?" she said. Oh man. Right off the bat she was winning. Hitsugaya looked torn.

"Ugh. Fine! And why don't you bring Matsumoto and Renji while your at it, make this a family road trip!" he said in a sarcastic tone.

"I plan to. Does that bother you?" she asked. Poor Hitsugaya. Without replying he went to his bedroom to relive his headache. I thought it was pretty funny. Anyway I agreed to go, only because I thought Hitsugaya wasn't going to last without some comfort.

So we set off on our little road trip at 5:30AM., leaving my dad all by himself in Paris. It took about five hours to get from Paris to Lyon. We were practically going from one side of France to the other. Of course we had to check into our hotel room when we get there. I was going back to Japan tomorrow, why the hell would I need a room? Uh-oh, I think I know why Koyuki wanted me to go with them to Lyon so badly…

Do you have any idea how exhausting it is to travel in a train for five hours? Man, I was this close to barging out and walking to Lyon, but I knew that would only be more exhausting. The only thing that kept me from dying of boredom was Hitsugaya. That guy is probably the best pastime there is.

"So did you enjoy last night?" he asked. Sigh. I never got tired of looking at his face, and no I did not fall in love with him for his money and good looks. I am not that kind of harpy.

"What kind of question is that?!" I said, a little flushed.

"Why did something happen last night?" Koyuki said, barging into our conversation with a little too much zeal. She was on the other side of the train, how could she hear that? Oh, wait, they had super good hearing, as we established last night.

"No" I said trying to be as convincing as possible. Imagine how she'd be if she knew we kissed. I shuddered at the thought. It would be hell on earth.

"Hmmm, no?" she said, relaxing on the back of her seat. Huh, I guess it worked. So anyway, all in all, a surprisingly peaceful trip.

"What hotel are we staying at anyway?" I asked.

"You'll see when we get there, and stop fidgeting it's only four stars." She said. Well, at least they went small.

It was the Grand Hotel Boscolo Lyon, and it was classier than I thought. This was only four stars?

"And you picked this hotel why?' I asked.

"Because the shopping area is just a few minutes walk!" Matsumoto answered first.

"And I hear the restaurant and bar here is nice. A good place to get drunk, don't you think?" she said, nudging my arm.

"I'm a minor." I bluntly said.

"Oh, you are a minor." She said as if she had just realized. And your one too! If there was ever a time I wanted to slap her in the face it was now. "So here's your room number. Why don't you go up there and drop your suit case off." She handed me a memo.

And if the lobby was nice, then the room had to be just as good. And it was the Deluxe suite, of course. Only Koyuki could pamper me like this. I dropped my suit case next to the chair and went into the bathroom to take a shower. Staying in a train packed with people is not good for ones hygiene. Then I heard the door open outside. Did Koyuki come up here to see why I was taking so long?

"Sorry Koyuki, I'll be down in….a…sec." Ah! And what do you know, it's Hitsugaya! Oh, how I expected this.

"Um…Sorry if I interrupted you're…. shower." He said. Gah! This couldn't get more awkward.

"Hey! Karin-chan what's taking so long?!" Koyuki said letting herself in. It just did. I just glared at her.

"Yuki!" I said, and I bet she knew what was coming with the tone I was using, cuz she bolted the minute she saw Hitsugaya at the door. Sigh. Maybe I could ask Matsumoto to switch. Wait, that wouldn't work because they (and you know who I'm talking about) were probably in cahoots. By the time I had finished I decided to let it be. Nothing I could do now. I got dressed and headed downstairs, noticing Hitsugaya's bag when I left the room. So he accepted this too, huh?

I saw Koyuki and said, "You have one twisted mind."

"It's all for the better good, hon." She said. Right. So me, Yuki, and Hitsugaya were going to visit their mothers grave while Matsumoto went shopping with Renji.

"Have fun." I told Renji as we went our opposite ways.

"You can be so mean sometimes." He said. I shrugged. We started walking. Lyon was actually very beautiful. Too bad I could only stay for today.

"Sorry for…um…barging in like that." Hitsugaya said.

"Don't worry Hitsugaya. It wasn't your fault." All the while I was staring at Koyuki, and I don't think she was practicing her whistling.

"Hey, I just realized now! Why don't you call Nii-chan by his first name?" Koyuki said.

"Why do I need to?" I said. This was the second time today that I had flushed.

"Well, why don't you? I think you two have become good enough friends to be able to do that." She said.

"Do you want me to call you Toshiro?" I asked him.

"If you want to." He said. Then I guess he didn't mind.

"Alright, Toshiro." I said. Ah, I never got tired of looking at his blushing face either.

"Aww, how cute!" Koyuki said.

"Yeah yeah. Hey, aren't we here?" I asked, thank god I could change the subject. For a graveyard, it wasn't as creepy. Well, that's good.

"Yup" Koyuki said. "Our okaa-chan's grave is over here." It wasn't very far from the entrance. The tombstone was next to a cherry tree and was a little bigger than the others. It read:

Hitsugaya Misaki

Born 1970 – 2003

Husband to Hitsugaya Hiroshi and

Mother to Hitsugaya Toshiro and Koyuki

I didn't really know what to think. It was like I was really meeting her. Toshiro had bought three bouquets, one from him, Koyuki, and their absent father. He set them down.

"I think I'll leave you three alone." Koyuki said, and she walked off.

"Where is she going?" I asked. He shrugged. I'm not sure how long we stood there. Then his sigh broke the silence.

"Hey okaa-chan. sorry otou-san isn't here, but he's really busy, and he sends his love." He said. "This is Kurosaki Karin, a friend that I met here."

"Um, hi?" I said.

"Just say something." Toshiro whispered.

"Um…I've heard about you from Koyuki and Toshiro. You must have been a very nice mother. It's too bad I didn't get to know you in person…" I said. Why did I have such a sad tone at the end? Geez. We stood there a good five minutes.

"Well, I think that should be sufficient. Lets go." He said. I nodded.

"What about Koyuki?"

"She'll be fine. She can visit okaa-chan's grave on her own, and she knows her way to the hotel." He said. I looked back at the grave before leaving.

"Hey, what does Misaki mean anyway?" I asked. He just looked at me.

"Beautiful blossom, why?"

"Blossom, huh? That's a nice name." I said. He smiled.

"Yeah I think so too."

"I just wanted to know." I said. "Hey look a Ferris wheel!" And I wasn't trying to break the silence, there really was a Ferris wheel and it was pretty tall. I dragged Toshiro to it.

"Are you sure you want to go on? It's pretty tall." He said.

"Yes. Why? You scared?" I asked tauntingly.

"No."

"Don't worry. If you fall I'll definitely catch you." I said.

"Oh, that's real reassuring." He said. The line didn't take very long. Like I said, talking with Toshiro was the best pastime. We went up and up and up… On the good side the view was fantastic, and to top it off there was a nice sunset right about know. I looked at Toshiro (yeah there was a picture perfect sunset and all I could see was him).

"Huh. I guess you're not scared. You don't look bothered at all." I said.

"Yup, and neither do you." He said.

"Of course! I mean it's just a cart suspended in air with just me….. and you." I am such a dope. I can't believe I just realized that now. A big, BIG dope and now I'm all nervous.

"Yeah. Just me and you." He said, smiling. Great. Was he enjoying taunting me? I didn't say anything.

"What is it?" he asked in a low voice.

"Hey I made my move last time. It's your turn. I wonder how good you flirt." I said.

"So your just gonna sit there until I say something?" he asked.

"Pretty much."

"Then I guess I'll help myself." He abruptly got up and moved to my side, pressing his sweet lips on mine.

"Hey that's not good. So you just come up to beautiful women and kiss them up front?"

"Just one." Oh that was it. Whatever I say, he'll just make a corny comeback. So I decided to shut him up, with my mouth, and tongue. When we broke away he started to trace my jaw with his lips, kissing neck. Hopefully that didn't leave a hicky.

It's too bad we had to stop, but the ride had to end sooner or later. We got off and we see, guess what? Koyuki! (hey I made a rhyme!) and Matsumoto and a half dead Renji.

"Hey guys! Did you miss me?" she asked as we walked toward them.

"No, not really." Toshiro said. Koyuki made a pouty face.

"Hey Renji, I see you had fun." I shot him a sneer. Did you enjoy that?

"Shut up. Where does she find the stamina to run around the place so much anyway?" he asked.

"That's one of those mysteries that the police never figured out." I said.

"So you went on the Ferris with Nii-chan?" Koyuki asked. I didn't like the smile on her face.

"Yeah"

"I hope you didn't do anything naughty in there." She said with a silly smile, poking one finger into my cheek. She slung her arm on my shoulder. Ohhh, I really want to punch her…..But oh well. She's my friend, and I was too close to her to be able to punch her.

"Well, I'm exhausted! Aren't you glad that I got us such a nice hotel?" she asked. Oh right. I almost forgot that I was bunked with Toshiro.

"Yuki, you should watch it. One of these days Karin's self control is gonna break." Toshiro said.

"What self control?! I never did anything to her." She said with her infamous poker face. "Speaking on self control, don't get too carried away with Nii-chan tonight."

"What is that supposed to mean?!" I said, stepping back.

"I wonder."

So I hope that was good. It took me a while to write this. And if you know any good beta readers PM me.

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