Kurosaki Future Chapter 7: Power

Ooh, what a cheesy title. My bro is texting me but he isn't saying anything but "Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi" and "hi" How interesting, right? Ah, well, please review, blah, blah, blah, I just got stabbed in my hand, so it might not be all that great. It's not too bad, so I can keep typing! I do not own Bleach or any of the characters. and I'm sorry I don't really espond, fanficssuck! I am stupid sometimes! I'm so happy that you R&R!

"Thinking" "Speech/regular" "Zanpakuto"

Karin turned towards Saraiju looking skeptical, "What do you mean? Can't anyone do that?"

Saraiju smiled, "I can do it faster. If you let me."

"Oh, yeah? Well, how can you awaken my Zanpakuto any faster than normal?" Karin crossed her arms over her chest.

"It's one of my powers," Saraiju looked up at the sky with his mitch-matched eyes, "So do you want my help or not? A Zanpakuto would be a lot of help if we fight."

"I don't want to fight you," Karin said, and Saraiju brought his eyes back down to look at her, "But I want to awaken my Zanpakuto."

"Ok," he said. Then he shook a finger at her, "But no looking. And don't even think about talking to your Zanpakuto about what I do." Karin shrugged. "Ok, sit down somewhere. Now close your eyes. Don't look, not even in your head. Promise me you won't."

Karin chuckled, "You're really serious about this. What if I look?"

"Don't!" the change in his voice surprised Karin. He sounded so harsh and sad. "Don't…Promise me, swear to me you won't! Don't tell anyone, either!"

"I won't, I won't! I swear! Geez," Karin said. Suddenly everything went blank. Karin was still awake, but it felt like nothing was there. She wanted to open her eyes to see what happened, but she swore to Saraiju that she wouldn't. Karin tried to imagine what might have happened, but it didn't work. There was no image, no sound, nothing.

It seemed like forever, but when the feeling of normality washed over Karin's body again, she asked if she could look again.

"There would be no point," Saraiju said. Karin was confused for a moment before she fell forward, unconscious.

Ichigo woke up early with sore shoulders. He smiled as he remembered the night before. Rukia and Renji got "tipsy" as they called it, and he had to practically carry them to their homes. He also remembered how Renji fell through the ceiling. No one was even surprised. Ichigo laughed a little and got up to get dressed.

Ichigo was headed to his office when a black blur zoomed past, screaming. Ichigo stopped and stared after the blur before Yachiru Kusajishi, lieutenant of the 11th squad showed up. She was running after the blur.

Ichigo caught the back of her shihakusho and pulled her back over to him, "What are you doing over here?"

Yachiru grinned at him, "Me and Baldy are playin' tag! But even when Baldy's it, he runs away…" Yachiru started to think.

"Well, did you have to chase him all the way over to my squad?" Ichigo shook her.

"Yes! He runs away far! Lemme go get him!" Yachiru slipped from his grasp and started to run again. Ichigo growled and started walking to his office again. He sat down and saw just a few small stacks of paper, which he started to work on.

When Ichigo was half way done with the paperwork, which was soon after he started, someone knocked on his office door. "Come in," he called. In stepped Rukia who looked a little upset. Ichigo snickered, "It seems you still have your hands."

Rukia glanced at him, "Huh? Why wouldn't I?"

"You don't remember?"

"Am I supposed to? Was someone trying to take my hands? Did I hit my head? I've got a killer headache…"

"Wow, you have a hangover! You suck at drinking. You didn't have that much."

Rukia stared at him, wide eyed, "What are you talking about? Drinking?"

Ichigo began to laugh, "You can't remember! When was the last time you drank anything, anyway?" Rukia looked embarrassed as she wrung her hands.

"I don't know…" Ichigo kept laughing. "Shut up! Let me tell you why I came, Ichigo!"

"That's Captain Kurosaki to you," Ichigo scolded, smiling, "What did you come here for, Rukia?"

Rukia looked around, "Ah, well, I was wondering if you went to the Rukongai to look, uh, for your sisters."

Ichigo's smile vanished, "No, I haven't yet. Why?"

"Oh, I was just wondering. Do you want to? If you have too much work, we could maybe send a search party or something? Maybe she'd be at the Shinigami Academy, it's going to start letting students in soon."

"Who do you think we could send?"

Karin opened her eyes slowly and looked up to see Yuzu's face.

"Gah!" Karin shot up a little.

Yuzu moved out of her face, "Yay! You're awake!"

"Huh?"

Yuzu gave her a worried look, "We found you near the house knocked out. What happened?"

Karin sat up and thought for a little while and remembered Saraiju, "Oh, uh, I don't know. I guess I was just super tired and couldn't make it all the way back, you know?" She grinned at her sister. Yuzu looked very doubtful, but who wouldn't?

"Something could have happened to you! Are you sure you can't recall anything?"

"Yeah, I'm sure," Karin said. She wasn't about to break her promise. "What time is it?"

"Almost time to head over to the Academy. But you should stay here. You might have gotten hurt or something."

"I'm fine! I want to go to the Academy. I'm going to go even if you don't want me to," Karin said. Yuzu frowned but got up to go and get ready anyway. Karin lay back down and closed her eyes, trying to think about what Saraiju did.

"Didn't you tell Saraiju you wouldn't do that?" a voice out of nowhere asked Karin.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, who's talking to me?"

"Who do you think? What did Saraiju tell you he was going to do? Have you ever heard my voice before?"

"No way, you're my Zanpakuto?"

"Ooh, you figured it out. Great job, smart one."

"Hey! Are you insulting me? Don't be sarcastic!"

"Oh, no, whatever made you think I was being sarcastic?"

"Don't talk to me like that! You're my Zanpakuto!"

"Well, ok, but don't try to figure out what Saraiju did. I know why he didn't want you to see."

"Was…was it something bad?"

"That would be a hint, so I will not give you an answer."

"What! It's just a simple question!"

"Go get ready for school."

"Huh? Oh, right!" Karin jumped out of the covers and ran out the room.

What the? A search party? Is that really necessary? Well, if it is to Rukia and Ichigo, I guess it is to me. Who will be in the search party? Weeeee-ooo-weeee-ooo-weeeeee-oh! Kung Pow Ling! I love Kung Pow. Chosen One! "Oh, how cute," *smooch* "Bye, bye!" HAHahaHAhaHa!

Reruda,

kiwiVega