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Author Note: Hey... sorry for the long wait. I got everything from death threats it requests for lemons o_0 Anyway, once I actually sat down to write this chapter, I enjoyed myself immensely. It was fun and light hearted with a lot of craziness and insane ferrets. I don't know if anyone knows this, but insane ferrets are awesome. Also, I'm thinking of making a spin off about Toshirou and Yoruichi and their time spent in the dance studio. It would be a series of one-shots, of course, and won't be posted until after this arc at least. I just want to see what people think of it. Finally, the Hitsukarin will be slow, and nothing will actually happen for several arcs. Just to clue ya'll in.
Note: No one was harmed in the making of Karin's dream- you'll see what I mean.
I Hate the Fact That I Love You
Chapter Fourteen: Ferret Fury
It was grey as a funeral profession marched slowly up a hill where two holes had been dug. The smell of fresh, damp earth hung in the air, and several people followed from behind. One person could be seen carrying two tombstones;
Rangiku Matsumoto: Beautiful and Seductive, but crazy to cross Karin Kurosaki
Hitsugaya Toshirou: A pompous, idiotic bastard
Meanwhile, several miles away two girls were hanging out on a beach. The sun was shinning and one of them, Rukia Kuchiki to be exact, was lying on the sand sun bathing a bikini.
The other, meanwhile, was in a plain white t-shirt and black short, juggling a ball perfectly with her feet. It was a little difficult in the sand, but the girl, what with her awesomeness, made it look incredibly easy and... well... awesome. Which naturally meant she was Karin Kurosaki, who is the reincarnate of awesomeness itself. The only things that made the two resemble each other were their jet black hair and identical awesome sunglasses.
"I have to see, the method you contrived of Matsumoto and Hitsugaya death's was very... finite." Rukia said after a couple minutes, and Karin smirked.
"I know. Pushing them off a cliff was pretty genius. Especially considering the fact that it killed two birds with one stone." She said, and Rukia frowned.
"I can't help but wonder... how did you do it exactly?" Rukia asked, and Karin smirked before doing a rainbow; literally, a rainbow flowed over her head, following the soccer ball like a comet tail. At the same time she pulled down glasses to reveal dark hazel eyes and smirked.
Sparkles and a pink background appeared around Karin, and if it wasn't for her sunglasses, Rukia would've been blinded by sheer awesomeness. As it was, a bird happening to look that way abruptly burst into flame, unable to take Karin's coolness.
"Easy, I blinded them with sheer awesomeness!" Karin exclaimed, and Rukia applauded her. A crowd magically appeared out of no where and lifted her up in the air, as Karin's aura of awesomeness had faded away so that she could be looked at again without worrying about being blinded.
"Karin, Karin, Karin, Karin, Karin..." They chanted, and the girl pushed her sunglasses back up again and smirked, causing several boys to faint.
Things were looking up.
"KARIN!" A voice bellowed, and I started out of my daydream to see Toshirou's glowering blue eyes. He was obviously irritated, while Yoruichi was watching us with a smirk on her face. "What are you doing? Yoruichi asked you to come with us for private practice." He spat venomously, and I glowered.
I liked you better when you dead. I thought mutinously to myself, attempting to ignore the jealous stares as girls directed their gaze at me. Did they HAVE to be so obnoxious over some stuck up bastard?
"Coming," I grumbled, exiting my 9th hour and following the seething, white haired boy as we headed over to the auditorium.
"Just so you know," Toshirou said, partly civil and partly annoyed. "I claim the right of killing Matsumoto when she gets the courage to come back to school." I frowned, annoyed.
"No way. She's mine, I called it." I said possessively, and Toshirou glowered.
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"Yes.
"No."
"Hah! You agreed with me!" Toshirou said triumphantly, and I wanted to slap myself. How the hell could I have fallen for such a trick?!
"Now fucking way! You tricked me into agreeing with you, it doesn't count!" I yelled angrily, and Toshirou smirked.
"Losing your cool doesn't help the situation much." He told me, and it was my turn to seethe. Damn bastard.
"Having fun you two?" A delicate voice called, and we both turned to see Yoruichi. She had a smirk on her exotic, beautiful features, and it made me uncomfortable. I didn't really know her, although she seemed a little coco for cooco puffs... if you know what I mean.
"What are doing here?" I demanded aggressively, and Yoruichi smirked.
"I'm here to teach you how to dance." She said, and I rolled my eyes. Damn bitch. I hated her already.
"No friggen duh. What I meant is why aren't you in the auditorium?" I growled, and Yoruichi frowned, seemingly unphased by my attitude. Toshirou, however, gave me a mutinous look.
"I was told by an inside source that I should accompany the two of you to make sure you didn't kill one another." She said in what she considered a mysterious voice, and I grumbled inwardly. This was stupidity in all its forms.
"Whatever, let's just get this over with." I muttered, and we walked in silence until we got to the ballroom. Once on stage, Yoruichi whirled around and gave us broad smiles.
"Right! So, Toshirou, what type of dance do you think we'll be dancing?" She asked, and the white haired boy replied sullenly.
"Most likely a waltz, probably international since the story takes place in Britain. It will definitely be ballroom dancing, however, that much I can say." He said, and Yoruichi nodded, pleased.
"Very good, you hit it spot on. We'll be doing the international version, and we'll be doing the beginner steps. I know you'd be fine with gold, Toshirou, but Karin will have enough difficulties as it is." Yoruichi explained, and Toshirou considered.
"So we'll be working on closed positions, turns, and whisks?" He asked, and Yoruichi clapped.
"Very good, you remembered! We'll be doing some Chasse from Promenade as well." She said, and I could feel my head spinning. I'd noticed that the two seemed to know one another but... this? What?
"Wait, what? I have no clue what you guys are talking about. Also, do you know each other something?!" I demanded, and Yoruichi looked surprised. Toshirou, meanwhile, had a panicked expression on his face.
"Yoruichi-sama! Don't say anything please." He practically begged, much to my astonishment. He might as well have been on his hands and knees at the moment. Yoruichi regarded him a moment before replying.
"You shouldn't be ashamed of your abilities. Toshirou is a national ballroom dancer, he's been dancing since he was five." She replied, and Toshirou groaned, smacking his head in his hands. I stared at the two, dumbfounded, but only for a moment.
Then I sank to my knees, as my shoulders shook while I made low howls. The two stared at me in consternation for a moment before realizing I was positively howling with laughter.
"Oh my god!" I shouted, laughing so hard my sides hurt. "Toshirou fucking Hitsugaya- a dancer?! What the hell is wrong with that picture?! Did you wear stupid little tutu to class or something?" I was laughing sp hard I could barely breathe, and Yoruichi frowned.
"Actually, a tutu is used for ballerinas. But I do have kind of a funny story..." She began, and Toshirou cut her off while I listened intently, excited to hear embarrassing stories about Toshirou.
"No! Yoruichi-sama, we need to get started!" He yelped, and Yoruichi looked surprised before nodding amiably.
"Of course. Toshirou, put your arms around Karin's waist." She said, cutting me off as I opened my mouth to disagree. Almost instantly we clamped up and turned red with anger at the thought of close proximity.
"WHAT?!"
...It was going to be a long day.
It was about an hour later, and my head was full of Yoruichi's talk about ¾ time and amount of steps and whatnot. Not to mention it was incredibly uncomfortable to dance and glare at person while stepping on their feet (both accidentally and purposely).
But now that torture was over, and the rest of the cast had filed into the room. We were currently taking a break from practice, and I was lounging around with Ryu, who had somehow dodged the 'draft' and had come to laugh at me.
"What. The Hell. Is That?" I asked icily, eyes wide as a small, brown, furry, and serpentine like mammal poked its head from Ryu's thatch of golden brown hair. The boy and question gave me an easy going grin, lightly scratching the things ear.
"This is Shu. He's my buddy. I got him for Christmas last year. Isn't he cool?" Ryu replied, and Shu turned his head to give me the evilest look I'd ever seen. I swear it gave me the finger, honestly it did.
"Uh..." I said, watching as Ryu cooed as Shu turned and nuzzled his face. Bipolar ferret on the loose... what fun. Suddenly Ryu's pocket vibrated, and the boy pulled out his cell phone. Flipping it open, he listened intently, his face turning blank.
"Uh-huh. Okay. Got it." He said, flipping the cell shut, a hard look in his eyes.
"I've gotta go, do me a favor and watch Shu for me, alright?" Ryu said to me, and before I could reply the bipolar little bastard of an animal was thrust into my hands, and Ryu was out the door, quick as lightning. As soon as he was gone I wrinkled my nose at the smell of the animal- I'd never liked critters, furry or otherwise.
The thought was accentuated as soon as Shu saw Ryu leave. And then, get this- he bit me. He fucking bit me.
"ARRRGGGGGHHHHHH!" I yelled, purposely drawing out the yell and making it as dramatic as possible. Everyone looked up, including Toshirou (Toshirou is a dancer... pfft... and what's this I hear about tutus?).
"SQUEAK!" The Ferret said (yes, he said squeak. No fucking clue why or how) which roughly translates to; 'fuck you bitch bwhahahaha'. After that explanative was shouted, Shu leaped down and raced off.
"After him! Catch that ferret!" I hollered, chasing the little devil. There was a lot of yells and screams as the whole room thought I was on fire or some stupid shit like that, before realizing what was happening and congregating towards the ferret.
"What's going on?!" Toshirou yelled, only to get run over by a mob of people attempting to catch the foul smelling Shu. It nimbly dodged all of them before skirting past Toshirou, who was on the floor. He lunged, nabbing the bastard, and I would've cheered if Toshirou wasn't my sworn nemesis.
"Aha! I got you- ARGH!" Toshirou yelled, letting go of Shu to suck his thumb. I frowned; I should've known he was incompetent. Dammit. The ferret continued on his way before leaping on the velvet curtain of the stage, scurrying up it with ease. Thoughtlessly, I ran after and took a jump into the air.
"FOR LIBERTY!" I yelled, why the hell I said that, I have no freaking clue. It just sounded right, okay? I rammed into the curtain full force and gave way with a ripping noise. The whole damn thing collapsed on to of me while my body went num from impact. Oh, ow.
"Hot damn." Someone muttered as I struggled to my feet.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" A voice shouted, and I wearily turned to see... Yamamoto. Oh... shit.
"Uh... is everyone okay?" Behind Yamamoto came none other then Ryu, cradling Shu in his arms as he stared at the pandemonium before him.
Oh... shit.
So... what did ya'll think? There will actually be some major Hitsukarin next chapter, so be prepared! Also, if you have any comments on my idea for a series of one shots, please tell me. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I did I thought it was rather bland but... it works. Let's try to get 200 reviews folks! If we do there might be... le gasp... a quick update?
-Firefox