"Matsumoto" Karin came out of the dressing room "how does this one look" Matsumoto looked over Karin's body loving the way the kimono hugged her body in all the right ways, in all the right places
"oh Karin we are getting that for you keep it on its so casual langued"
Karin had no idea what launged meant, but she liked it. she felt hot sexy in this kimono.
"oh Matsumoto, I don't have enough money for this " Karin said looking at the price tag
"it's ok the soul society gave me this" she held up a credit card "unlimited living dollars" she laughed
Karin smiled "thank you"
They exited the shop, and Karin noticed they were close to the park where she had first met Toshiro. Matsumoto saw her gaze
"let's get something to eat" Matsumoto said clapping her hands
They walked closer yet to the park. They sat out in the sun, at Karin's favourite restaurant "The D Deli"
Odd name delicious food. Karin took a long swig from her soda when Matsumoto asked
"Karin tell me…" she gazed up at the sun "how many men have you had er.. relations with?"
Karin choked a bit and wiped her mouth with her napkin "well, none."
"really? Wow honey that's hard to believe how many make-outs?"
"none"
"kisses?"
"none"
"Boyfriends?"
"none…"
"hmmm are you done eating hun" Matsumoto smiled at Karin
"ya. thanks for buying" Karin nodded in thanks
"let's go home through the park. a scenic route" Matsumoto grabbed Karin's wrist and headed towards the park. Where they both knew Toshiro would be…
Orihime opened her eyes and rubbed them.
'what time is it' she thought the clock said 11:00 am she looked for her friend but only found a note
"ORIHIME
I had karate class today sorry I had to bail on you like that so early, but listen I was thinking if you feel Ichigo is the one but you're not sure, then what do you have to lose? just think it over and go tell him if that's how you feel. I know you have it in you!"
Orihime held the note close to her chest taking in her best friends words. She sat back and sighed.
"how will I go at this hmmmm I know a list of positives and negatives" she said a loud
She sat on the floor with a pad of paper
"ok so positives and negatives"
Positives \ negatives
Cute\ cocky
Good heart \soul reaper
Loving \Rukia
Caring\ Rukia
Strawberry \Rukia
"awe damn" she yelled, then clamped a hand on her mouth so no one would catch her swearing
"it all comes back to Rukia" she crumbled the paper and threw it in the corner she crossed her arms and started to cry silently cursing herself for acting this way "I'm acting like such a small child" she wiped her eyes and got dressed in fresh clothes and went for a walk. She shivered slightly. Her breath coming out in a small cloud of white.
'the changing of the seasons so cold but I do love winter' she smiled at the thought of Christmas, and walked down the sidewalk still thinking bout Ichigo. She pulled her coat tight and trudged on in the cold weather, Not knowing exactly where she was going…
Ichigo sighed and looked out the window. Rukia stood watching him. Renji was out looking for something to kill he seemed pissed today Ichigo acknowledged. Rukia came up and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Ichigo what's the matter" Rukia said "you have been acting weird since they all showed up."
"mixed feelings" he said closing his eyes he loved when she touched him just the small sensitive touch of her hand on his shoulder seemed to set his skin on fire
"about what Ichigo. Open your eyes and talk to me"
"mixed feelings about someone… this girl" he looked into her eyes
"her name?" Rukia couldn't stand the intensity of his stare she had developed feelings for Ichigo and has hid them for so long. every fibre of her bring screamed for her to press her lips to his. to feel his heat, his warmth… she shook the thoughts from her mind.
"I met her 3 years ago. she changed my life, literally overnight. she has been in my life at the worst times making them wonderful and beautiful memories for me. Sometimes we fight but it's never anything major. Ha we fight like an old couple, I have been told" he turned cupping his hand under Rukia's chin "her name is " Kuchiki Rukia"
Rukia looked at him. his eyes looked as if they were staring deep into her soul. she hugged him their faces getting so close…
Orihime finally arrived at her destination. "Ichigo's house" she whispered
she took a deep breath. Felling the icy air will her lungs, she decided "I love Ichigo"
she had walked to his house. She opened the front door and ran up to Ichigo's room taking a deep breath before opening the door with her eyes closed she opened the door about to yell 'Ichigo I love you' but when she opened her eyes the scene taking place in front of her petrified her. She barged in just in time to see Ichigo's lips come down hard on Rukia's her arms were around his neck. All three looked at each other all faces red when Renji walked in.
"hey what's up everybody Orihime good to see you hey Ichigo I was wonderi-" he looked at Rukia's arms around Ichigo's neck his hands placed possessively around her waist.
Renji and Orihime ran out of the room at the same time. Ichigo and Rukia looked at each other hugged and went to clean up their messes….
Toshiro laid under a tree at the park where he dozed off. He was awoken by the sound of laughter.
"captain oh! captain" Matsumoto called
Toshiro sighed but did not open his eyes.
"what Matsumoto"
"captain I'm having the most fantastic day"
"that's so very nice but have you actually done ant work since you got here Matsumoto? "
"well I surveyed the mall for hollows I guess you could say captain" Matsumoto giggled "Karin helped"
Toshiro opened his eyes and looked for Karin, spotting her by the river's edge she looked beautiful. she wore the most dazzling kimono displaying her beautiful long legs in tight and loose fabric, the top just revealing a inch or two of cleavage and her hair was half up in a messy bun and half in tousled curls that flowed like the river over her shoulders. She spotted him and walked towards him waving . Toshiro found it hard to speak as she sat next to him. She smiled and he felt so stupid just staring at her.
"Karin darling I will meet you back at your house captain I bought Renji the most amazing sun glasses" she waved and walked off "don't have too much fun you too"
Karin looked at a bird flying in the sky.
"so Karin how old are you now?"
"how about you tell me how old you are first" she smiled at him
"far older that you" he sighed his small smile disappearing.
"over 50"
"yes"
"older than 75?" Karin said
"yes Karin" he looked her in the eyes.
"your eyes" she whispered.
"what about them?" he asked closing his eyes.
"when you looked at me they ..they glowed" she wanted him to open his eyes look at her. she wanted to make him smile.
"they do that sometimes" he opened his eyes and looked at Karin.
she was staring at him. She blushed when he met her stare. She looked down at the ground when Toshiro noticed a large scar on her face from her temple to her earlobe. He put a hand under her chin and tilted her head up.
"What happened here Karin" Toshiro commanded
"a h-hollow" her face grew redder the longer he held her face
"when?" his expression never changed his eye brows were pulled tight together making two large wrinkles in his forehead.
"last year" she tenderly lifted her hand to press on the crease on his forehead. his body immediately relaxed at her touch.
"I'm sorry I should have been there" his eyes closed. Karin put her hand on his cheek. He felt so cold
"it's ok you had no way of knowing, and Ichigo tells me about everyone's duties where you come from"
she pulled her hand away but he grabbed it and held it to his cheek he looked into her eyes he slowly presses his lips to her fingers. she gasped at how cold his lips were. She slowly moved her face closer to his and whispered
"older than 100?" their faces grew closer.
"yes not by much but yes" he whispered his breath blowing across her face. She couldn't take it any it any more she pressed her lips hard onto Toshiro's. Toshiro wrapped his arms around Karin and pressed his tongue against her lips. She gasped and opened her lips inviting him in with her tongue. Her fingers tangled in his snowy hair. She had never felt anything like this. It was so cold yet hot at the same time. like fire and ice. Her fire melted his ice and brought the water to a boil…
Ichigo couldn't find Orihime or Renji anywhere. He sighed.
"well I fucked up big time" Ichigo rana hand through his hair
"hey at least you got the girl Ichigo" Renji walked out of the shadows.
"Renji listen we need to talk" Ichigo put his hands in his pockets. He opened his mouth to speak but Renji cut him off.
"listen don't get all mushy on me man. I knew this would happen sooner or later. I had my chance I blew it. Its over for me, don't break her heart, ok Ichigo. " Renji smiled "then I would finally have a reason to kill you"
"ya, like you could Renji. Ah damn.."
"you feel it too.." Renji said
"a hollow." They both said at once. And raced like school boys on the playground toward the hollow…
"damn you where are you, you damn mod soul" someone called
Toshiro broke the kiss and looked over the hill he pressed his lips back onto Karin's. Karin saw a shadow approaching she closed her eyes and didn't care about anyone else but the boy she was kissing Karin heard a gasp and opened her eyes to see Toshiro in shingami form he pulled out his sword. Karin broke the kiss as the sword came down hard on where the gigai had been sitting just moments ago. Toshiro jumped in the air to meet his gigai.
"damn mod soul" Toshiro yelled and fazed into his body
"Karin I'm sorry for the way m-" she was gone "Karin?"
Ichigo paced around his room eyeing Rukia. Rukia found Orihime with Renji after Ichigo defeated a hollow with Renji. Neither Rukia nor Ichigo knew what was said between the two. Rukia had found the two of them sitting under a tree and when she saw Orihime put her head on Renji's shoulder Rukia decided to let them be, Rukia had told all of this to Ichigo but now Ichigo had bigger worries than Orihime and Renji.
"I just can't believe his mod soul did that" Ichigo was pissed he glared at Toshiro who was sitting on the floor.
"how could you have let this happen?" Ichigo yelled "I don't know where my sister is she is probably not thinking right now"
"I'm sorry Ichigo I will leave" Toshiro started to stand
"the hell you will! you will sit the hell back down and wait for her." Ichigo's voice grew cold "ever since that hollow last year she just hasn't been the same. that scar… I wasn't there" his hands turned to fists at his sides "all I ever wanted to do was protect my family and I couldn't. I was too hurt protecting someone else…" he glanced at Rukia as a tear rolled down his face
"Ichigo" Toshiro kept his eyes cast downward.
"yes Toshiro " Ichigo said wiping the tear away his voice cold
"tell me.. tell me about this hollow that attacked her"
"last year around Christmas, she came home blood drenched her clothes. luckily my dad was not home so he didn't need to be told how it happened before I made something up with Karin and Yuzu" his voice grew colder yet "she went for a walk. she wanted to see the sunset. she has this fascination with watching the sky by the park. It was snowing hard she didn't see the snow white demon it came to her from behind slashed her face and pushed her down the hill into a snowy bank. when she woke up she was under a few inches of snow. the hollow gone. later I learned Rukia had gotten a alert on her phone and killed it but didn't see my sister. she did see the blood and figured that she was too late to save anybody from it. I remember going to the spot seeing all the frozen blood."
Ichigo looked up at Toshiro
"do you know which wound bleeds more Toshiro Hitsugaya? A head wound. She had to walk home bleeding heavily. she walked through the door and passed out in my arms" he smirked "she never cried once she never does. she's so strong like that" his smirk left his face and he looked at the door .
Matsumoto walked in and froze when they felt how cold the room was and walked over and sat on the bed by Rukia.
"who was making Toshiro mad?" Matsumoto said
Toshiro stood up and walked to the window
"when I phase out of this gigai, grab him and Ichigo don't hurt him too much it is my body I have to live in"
"where are you going?" Ichigo yelled "don't run away you coward"
"grab him" was all Toshiro said as he flew out the window leaving his gigai behind they all grabbed him. And shoved him in the closet Ichigo being especially harsh
"ok someone care to explain?" Renji asked as he walked in
"Toshiro's mod soul made out with Karin" Ichigo said glaring at the closet
"mod soul. I could have sworn that was captain when I left her with him. hmmm" Matsumoto said with a finger on her chin. Ichigo just glared.
"wow" Renji said "I mean I know Toshiro's mod soul is a pervert but to go that far"
"if he is not back in one hour I'm going to find him and kick hiss short white 10 year old looking ass" Ichigo said shoving his hand down Kon's throat.
Rukia walked to him and pulled his hand down from putting the mod soul in his mouth.
"Ichigo its not Toshiro's fault please sit down and relax" Rukia put one hand on his chest. Renji turned his head
"it's late and my father and sister will not be back for 5 more days. they are at some hospital conference thing" Ichigo said as he sat down on his bed. "we have 3 rooms and a couch. find someplace and sleep"
"ok I call Karin's room. Yay! a sleepover! Well when she gets back anyways" Matsumoto said running out of the room. Renji walked off to Yuzu's room then looked at all the pink and yelled
"Toshiro gets this one besides, it fits his height" he smiled looking at the small bed "I call master bedroom"
Rukia sat down on the bed by Ichigo and laid her head on his shoulder
"Ichi. Toshiro is a good man who would never hurt Karin. I mean its normal for a shinigami to fall in love with a human I mean I…."Ichigo looked at Rukia her eyes moved to the floor "I have….. er heard stories that's all" Rukia was not ready to say that she loved him she wanted him to say it first.
"ya I know he is a good person" Ichigo looked out the window "I just hope he finds her" he wrapped his arms around Rukia's small form…
'why did this have to happen?' Karin thought and sighed to herself 'It's so confusing now I can only imagine how this whole thing makes Toshiro feel'
She sat down in the grass on top of the hill that overlooked the park where she had first met Toshiro where she was attacked on that cold winter day. the daylight starting to fade to black.
"how long have I been out here?" she said to herself
"only a couple of hours" a voice came from behind "I have been watching you child. you're so confused aren't you?"
Karin turned her head to see a giant hollow behind her. Its body was different from that of a normal hollow she usually saw. This hallow was all white like the one that attacked her that day it was huge tall lean. it had 4 long arms and at all their arms ends were hands with 4 fingers, with 4 gruesome, long, claws. But the thing that caught her eye the most was its mask it was black with red stripes down it diagonally
"looks like four is your lucky number huh buddy" Karin said
She tried to run but was paralysed with fear. her blood felt frozen in her veins. A hand came at her claws ready when she was pushed back by a figure. She noticed the white hair first. his hand reached for the sword on his back. his blade met its claws with a loud ting, it sounded like metal on metal the hollow was thrown back it stood there looking at Toshiro as if analysing his opponent Toshiro looked back at Karin
"are you alright" he asked
"yes I am now" she whispered
"ah ha ha young love. disgusting but your souls smell delicious. all that spirit energy" the hollow yelled
"Karin I need-" Toshiro looked at the hollow and back to Karin "to run get away from here"
"no I'm not leaving" Karin said as she stood looking Toshiro hard in the eyes
"do you realize you are as stubborn as your brother Ichi-" Toshiro was cut off by Karin screaming
"Toshiro move!"
Karin jumped back from the claws that lunged for her and Toshiro. Toshiro blocked the attack and ran up on the hollows hand and in one fearless swipe of his blade hacked off its hand the hollow screamed. Toshiro grabbed Karin's hand and pulled her towards a tree.
"at least stand over here I can't stand you getting hurt any more tonight" Toshiro looked Karin in the eyes
"Toshiro"
"yes Karin" Toshiro turned his back to her looking at his enemy at the moment
"I-I I'm sorry"
He looked over his shoulder "for what?"
"for earlier. That gigai- I'm so sorry I should have been in more control" she closed her eyes
"Karin you are the mo-" Toshiro gasped
Karin opened her eyes to see him facing her with the tips of two large claws red with blood peeking through his kimono