Here is chapter three and its a LONG one yay D ENJOY!!


The school day Continued on with Karin and Toushiro conversing and arguing.The final class was over with, Karin turned to Toushiro.

"So where are you staying"

"Where staying at Orihime's place while she's away at collage" He replied nonchalantly.

"OK well that's near my way wanna walk home together" She asked not at all realising that their were still "Her fans" in the classroom and all there faces dropped at the sight of her asking Toushiro to walk home with her.

"Sure" He replied as they began walking out of the classroom, he could slightly hear sobbing coming from a few boys.

"Are you serious that you didn't realise all those boys were crushing over you" He asked as he side glanced at her.

"Well I've never really had a reason to suspect a reason why they would" She replied with a blush on her cheeks.

"Because your attractive" He replied not even thinking about what he was saying, but once those words passed his lips their was no taking them back.

Karin felt her whole face burning at Toushiro's comment, she noticed that his cheeks were a little coloured as well.

Neither spoke a word after that comment until they arrived at Orihime's place.

Toushiro went to say goodbye to Karin but was interrupted by someone else.

"Taicho how was your first day of school" Matsumoto bound out from nowhere and bounced around Toushiro.

"MATSUMOTO STOP THAT" A glare was given towards Matsumoto which she paid no heed to.

"Ahh Taicho who's your girlfriend" She asked slyly.

"WHAT" both Karin and Toushiro yelled at the same time.

"I...He...We...NO!!" Karin managed to reply.

"She's not my girlfriend Matsumoto and you'd do good to remember you position" He replied knowing that she wouldnt care but still he had to try.

"Hi Im Matsumoto Rangiku and you are" She asked with a wide small and her hand offered to Karin.

"I'm Kurosaki Karin I think we've met before" Karin replied taking Matsumoto's hand.

Matsumoto's eyes seemed to widen as she inspected Karin."MY GOD" she thought "SHE CHANGED SO MUCH" Matsumoto thought back to what Karin looked like then and compared her to now, the difference was astounding.

"Karin-Chan your so pretty, and well built" She motioned towards Karins chest and a smile flickered onto her face at the fact that she made Karin blush.

"A-Ahh thanks, but you know your dear O'l taicho said that my "RACK" was too small" An evil smirk drove its way onto Karin's face as she and Matsumoto turned to Toushiro.

"TAICHO HOW DARE YOU INSULT KARIN-CHANS ASSETS" Matsumoto yelled.

Toushiro looked slightly taken aback but Matsumoto's outburst. "Well" he started "Because it was a joke and she knows that"

Matsumoto only seemed to smile slyly at his answer "So Taicho your already THAT close with Karin-Chan you know what she's thinking aii" she nudged him slightly.

Having enough of the torture that these woman were putting him threw he said a quick goodbye to Karin and told Matsumoto that when they got back she'd have double paperwork, to which he got "Aww Taicho your so mean" along with a trademark pout.Karin waved slightly as Toushiro began walking inside.

"Ne Karin-chan mind if I walk you the rest of the way home, I wanted to ask you some things" A smile adorned on matsumotos features.

"Umm sure why not" They began walking towards the Kurosaki residence.

"So Karin, not to be rude or anything but why the change" asked Matsumoto with a questioning look on her face.

"Huh, oh i suppose your talking about the looks right" Matsumoto nodded.

"Well Akiko has gotten to me these past few years" She answered.

"Oh, but who's Akiko" Matsumoto added slightly confused.

"My zanpaktou" answered Karin.

Matsumoto's jaw hit the ground, what did she just say her zanpaktou.I didn't even know she was a shinigami, I wonder how good shes gotten OH I wonder if taicho knows."Ne Karin-Chan, how longs have you been a shinigami for?", she finally asked as she stopped and looked at Karin.Karin turned to face Matsumoto. "Well I got my shinigami powers when I was 12, so for about 5 years".

"Wow I hadn't even realised you were a shinigami, you must be really good about keeping your reitsu sealed".

"Well I have had 5 years of training by Urahara-San and Yoruirichi-Sama, so I've had alot of time to practice".

"Does taicho know, I mean about you".

Karin seemed to think about it for a minute, now that she was thinking about it she didn't think he did.It hadn't came up in the conversations/arguments they were having throughout the day and she was pretty sure that he didn't know before today. "Well Matsumoto I'm guessing that if you didn't know neither did he".They were about two houses away from Karin's home when Matsumoto suddenly asked "Karin-Chan do you like taicho?".

"Y-Yeah a-as a friend, why do you ask" she turned to see Matsumoto grinning.

"Oh common Karin-Chan you cant lie to me, I remember all those years ago you had a little crush on my dear taicho.Didnt you?" She said whilst poking Karin in the side as to get a response out of her quicker.Karin let out a sheepish laugh.

"You really can read people well cant you Matsumoto" Matsumoto seemed to brighten up instantly at the complement and the fact that Karin has feelings about her taicho.

"Ok well im off now by, oh and dont tell Toushiro any of this ok" Karin said running to the door, Matsumoto replied with a overly dramatic wave and a LARGE smile.

Later that night.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Karin took out her cellphone "Hollow, do they always have to show up right as im about to go to sleep".She got out of bed and took out her gikongan dispenser. After popping her mod soul into her body she flew out the window towards where the hollow was.She used shunpo to get there quicker.

Meanwhile Hitsugaya's cell was beeping like mad as well, since he wasn't sleeping and he was already in shinigami form he raced of to dispose of the hollow.

When arriving her eyes went wide, there wasn't just one hollow but 7 "SHIT" she thought "I'm gonna have to go to shikai".With that Karin unsheathed her zanpaktou and held it out in front of her "Shine Akiko". A bright light suddenly engulfed the area spanning about one metre around Karin, the light soon began to dissolve.Revealing Karin in her shikai form, her zanpaktou now glowing brightly was white with black tribal flowers on the hilt and the guard.The blade is long and normal width, the sheath has the same design as the blade with it being pure white with black tribal flowers embedded on it as well as two small charms hanging of the top, a lilly and a rose.

Hitsugaya's eyes widened at the sight before him, there was a bright light but as it dissipated it revealed Karin in a shinigami's uniform. He was about to move towards the hollows but he abruptly stopped when he witnessed Karin mowing threw them like they were dust.His eyes widened again as he watched Karin successfully get rid of seven hollows without so much as breaking a sweat.He was mesmerized by her movements it looked as though she was dancing (mind the killing part LOL), she was flawless.

As Karin sheathed her zanpaktou she noticed a familiar reitsu near and turned to find Toushiro gaping at her.She smirked and began walking over to him.

"Hey Toushiro" She said casually.

"But...what...when... DON'T HEY TOUSHIRO ME" He shouted.

"What, did i do something wrong, all I did was apparently YOUR job" She jabbed him on the shoulder.

"Since when have you been a shinigami" He prodded her, he wanted answers and he wanted them NOW.

"Arrgg take a seat I'll explain everything to you" Karin sat down shortly followed by Toushiro.

HALF AN HOUR LATER

"Ok so your all informed now can I go to bed" She asked while attempting to stand, when she was half way up Toushiro made a grab to make her sit back down only to have her fall on top of him.

Karin blushed slightly as did Toushiro.

"Ne Toushiro if you wanted to be closer to me all you had to do was ask" At this point Karin was sitting atop his midsection.

"I like being closer to you" He thought and blushed furiously.

"Relax kiddo im only joking" She smirked.

"WHO'RE YOU CALLIN KIDDO..and could you please get off me, your heavy" She wasn't really its just that saying mean things to her was all that was keeping Toushiro's mind from travelling to the fact that he didn't mind being that close to her.

"Fine" She got up and offered a hand to Toushiro.

"Well im outta here, need to get some sleep I'll see you at school tomorrow" She started walking away when she heard Toushiro call out to her, so she slightly turned to face him.

"You never told me, have you mastered Bankai yet" He asked almost nervously.

Karin smiled and winked at him and walked off.

Hitsugaya stood their amazed that the little girl he met seven years ago was now a beautiful woman who was a shinigami AND had mastered bankai.He slightly felt himself at ease, at least if he were I SAID WERE NOT IS to fall for her is wouldn't be illegal as it would have been seven years ago when they first met.


AKIKO-means bright light.And I don't know the Japanese term for shine so I did it in English :)

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