This took longer than expected, sorry about that. My motivation struggles in the heat. Also format change! I changed the way the speech gets laid out because I got a few people saying that they found it easier to read. To be honest this didn't really come out the way I expected, and I haven't really written anything with this sort of tone before, so hopefully it's ok. Hope you enjoy!

SUMMARY: Karin came to the conclusion that Tōshirō worked too much and didn't have enough fun, so she dragged him back to her house to watch a movie. However Karin ended up focusing on another activity that was much more fun for her instead.

Chapter 17: Fun

"So...What do you do for fun?"

The question took Tōshirō by surprise. He had never actually been asked that question, so he had never really thought about it. What did he do for fun?

Karin watched him closely. "Jeez Tōshirō if you have to think about it so hard then you clearly don't have enough fun."

He shrugged. "What do you expect? I'm a Captain, I tend to be busy."

"That's hardly the point. All work and no play is unhealthy. It's a good thing you have me."

"Oh?"

Karin grinned at him. "You know, to guide you in all things fun."

"Knowing you that means playing football."

"Well we don't have to do that. There are plenty of other fun things we could do."

Tōshirō sighed, giving in. "Like what?"

Karin shifted her body so she was facing Tōshirō a bit more, prompting him to do the same. "Depends, what sort of thing do you want to do? Seeing as you're always working, maybe something relaxing would be better?"

Tōshirō was a little apprehensive, having no idea what Karin's idea of 'relaxing' was. "I guess?"

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Before Tōshirō knew what was going on he had somehow ended up sat down on the sofa at the Kurosaki household, watching Karin 'put a film in the player', whatever that meant. Karin grabbed a remote before collapsing down onto the sofa next to Tōshirō. The shinigami watched Karin navigate the menu screen, not really sure what to expect. Karin had decided to pick Scott Pilgrim as the first film Tōshirō would watch. Most people she knew loved it, and because Tōshirō had played video games with her a few times in the past, he should understand at least some of the references, which wouldn't be the case with a few of her other films.

"So, what is this exactly?"

Karin paused for a moment. "It's a story, but told in a visual way instead of written. You just watch it."

Tōshirō nodded. He wasn't a hundred percent sure how a story could be told in a visual format, but he supposed if he watched it he'd find out.

Tōshirō actually found it enjoyable, even if it was a little over the top, but he acknowledged that that was probably part of the film's charm. It reminded of him of video games, just like Karin said it would. He cringed slightly as the scene changed to the character called Ramona kissing the title character while clad in nothing but her underwear. "They're not gonna..."

Karin smiled. "Nah, you can relax, the film's only a 12."

"Huh?"

"It means humans from the age of 12 can watch it, although most people read it as children can watch it as long as they have their parents permission."

Tōshirō raised his eyebrows. "Children watch this?"

Karin shrugged. "Yeah. So? It's not really a big deal, I mean they've already stopped."

"Still, it seems a bit much."

Karin shrugged again. "Maybe, depends on the child I guess. I mean I can't remember when I didn't know what sex was."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah. Although when I was younger I didn't get why people did it. I thought it was icky. When did you find out then?"

Tōshirō sighed, knowing that if he didn't answer now then Karin would just get it out of him later. "When I was in the academy, I er...ended up...walking into-"

Karin winced before interrupting. "That's an awkward way to find out. But really, only until you were in the academy?"

"Well I was a kid back then."

"You were adult enough to make your own decisions. I guess the human world is more open about sexuality than Soul Society."

"You make it sound like a good thing."

Karin rolled her eyes. "It is, if you ask me. It's led to safer sex on a huge scale, people are more comfortable with themselves and their...urges, teenagers aren't afraid to ask questions, so on and so on."

"How do you know all this?"

"Dude, I'm a nurse at a local health clinic. We get people panicking about pregnancy scares and questions about contraceptives all the time. That's not the sort of thing you'd go to the hospital to, so people tend to come here. After I turned 13 dad let me see patients with those issues because he figured I was mature enough at that point. You pick up stuff."

Tōshirō nodded, looking a little uncomfortable. "I see."

"Yeah, hopefully now when I do have sex for the first time I won't be a fumbling mess because I'll actually have a vague clue about what I am doing."

Karin watched Tōshirō go bright red with glee in her eyes and a smirk on her face. After watching him interact with his Vice-Captain many times Karin had figured out the topics that she could tease him about. Height was the first, but it didn't really work any more as Tōshirō had grown taller than her now. The second was girls, or rather the implication that he was interested in girls. Karin had theorised that sex would make him even more embarrassed, and as she was never one to waste an opportunity, she decided to test her theory out when the conversation turned towards said topic. So she proudly watched as Tōshirō went redder than she had ever seen a person go. Looks like she had found his weakest spot. It also looked like she had found a new fun activity.

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Karin sat on the roof, bored now that Tōshirō had fallen asleep. He was an early riser, which meant he fell asleep early too. Karin was more of a night person.

"You know one of these days that's not gonna work any more."

Karin smiled, knowing exactly what Rangiku was talking about. "My, were you spying on us again?"

"Of course."

Karin rolled her eyes. Knowing exactly what the older woman was like. They were a lot closer than the Captain knew. Rangiku was fully aware of the crush Karin had for Tōshirō. Rangiku also knew that the young shinigami liked her too, but hadn't realised it yet. There were little clues that she had picked up on, things that he himself was ignorant to. For example, whenever Rangiku would tease her Captain about liking girls, he would calmly deny he liked any woman she suggested, until she suggested Karin, who he would always vehemently deny, with a light blush on his face. Ever since Rangiku noticed these little clues and put two and two together, she had made it her personal mission to make the two of them a couple.

The older shinigami sat down next to Karin. "My point still stands. He's had a growth spurt."

"I noticed."

"It's only a matter of time before his emotional maturity catches up. The sexual stuff won't embarrass him for much longer. He turned the whole teasing him about his height back onto you now that you're shorter than him. If you're not careful he might turn this round on you as well."

Karin grinned, knowing that that was exactly what Rangiku was hoping for. She played along anyway. "But Rangiku, that's when the real fun begins."

I gotta say, I'm not 100% sure this makes perfect grammatical sense, the heat kinda makes my head foggy, as a result my proof reading isn't so great at the minute, so please feel free to point out any mistakes. I'm not sure this is a particularly great chapter overall actually, but for some reason I struggled with this prompt. Also, after writing this, I've come to the conclusion that the type of music I listen to determines what I listen to, as I was trying to write a cute fluffy chapter but ended up writing this while listening to sexy kpop songs. The more you know I guess. Anyway! The next chapter is 'Flower', hopefully it'll be better than this one. I hope you look forward to it!