This is pretty short I know, but I liked this idea so I decided to stick with it. I hope you enjoy it!

SUMMARY: Karin wasn't sure what classified as 'normal' for other people, all she did know that her version of normal was not it. She didn't care though. She loved her version of normal.


Chapter 16: Normal

Karin had given up on normal a long time ago. It was a foreign concept to her. How could you define normal anyway? It differed from person to person. Personally, she would've liked to define normal as someone who goes to school, has friends and you know, doesn't get attacked on a regular basis. Karin looked over to the not so little any more Captain, who was peacefully sleeping on the sofa.

What had become 'normal' for her was almost disturbing. She literally saw dead people regularly, even occasionally getting harassed by them (the ghost who had appeared while she was getting changed got an earful to say the least). Her life ended up in danger more often than she cared to admit, and because of that she always seemed to be injured in some way, having bruises or little cuts, and occasionally something worse.

She always got rescued though. By the Captain who had practically been permanently stationed in the human world due to the stupid amount of hollow attacks that had been taking place recently. Who she happened to be dating. Karin was dating a dead person, who was well over a century old. Oh, and he just so happened to the youngest Captain ever and was just generally brilliant. Totally normal. And not complicated at all.

Karin's attention was brought to the sofa when Tōshirō let out a soft sigh as he rolled over slightly, making her smile. She wouldn't have her distorted version of normal any other way though. Normal for other people was no where near as fun as normal was for her. Even if it was a tad dangerous at times.


I have now read the word normal so many times that it looks abnormal, ha ha. The prompt for the next chapter is 'Fun'. I haven't gotten any ideas yet to be honest, but I'm sure it'll be a cute chapter. I'm not sure when it'll be written and posted, but hopefully you'll look forward to it!