A/N – Gah!! I'm terribly sorry everyone for disappearing on you all! The story must go on.

Ch 6 – Gift from the Heart

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Spring vacation came and went as students all over Karakura returned to school. The blooming cherry blossoms sprung and fell from the tree, the petals floating about wherever the wind would take them. The sky so clear and blue had small white puffy patches floating about in a calming flow. Soon the air became cooler as orange and yellow leaves had too fallen from the trees. Crunch, crunch, crunch the sound of leaves crunching beneath a pair of feet can be heard.

"You know the least you could have done was to tell me that you were only going to show me something," Karin said entering the school, slowly walking up a flight of stairs, eyes blind folded.

"If I did you wouldn't have come. You would probably tell me to hold on and make me wait for five hours," Hitsugaya said with a grin leading her up the stairs.

As the two continue to walk up the stairs, the silence of the school brought peace of mind to the couple. It was as if everything seemed so normal yet fairy-tale-like. Normal because they were just both human walking up a flight of stairs, then again Hitsugaya was in a faux body. That was as normal as it could get. As for fairy-tale-like, it seemed like another high school love story were the boyfriend had a small surprise for his girl friend and he would walk her up to the roof top to where the gift was and the girl would be all happy and it would be kissy-kissy happiness forever.

But this wasn't you're typical love story.

"Hey Karin," Hitsugaya asked quietly.

"Yeah?"

"Ever seen the sky from the school?"

Karin pulled Hitsugaya's hands from her eyes as she turned to face him. He pointed his finger upward and she looked in that direction. A breath was caught in her throat as they gazed towards the beautiful evening sky.

Actions speak louder than words are what they say. Yet this statement is very true. In a gentle yet swift move he intertwined his fingers with hers and silently they gazed at the stars enjoying each other's presence.

"Toshiro, thank you," she said fascinated with the view that could take anyone's breath away.

"No, thank you."