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CHAPTER 5: Trapped With You

BANG

The bang came from behind Toshiro Hitsugaya who was regrettably sitting in a restaurant in Karakura town trying his best to ignore the shenanigans that he was forcefully dragged into. The noise behind him was coming from his drunk lieutenant, and their former captain Isshin Kurosaki. Those two idiot were up on a table trying to do the can-can while other members of the party laughed at them, and a more daring partier threw money at them: Kisuke Urahara.

Toshiro was sitting up at the bar sipping the scotch he ordered at the beginning of the party. He had been sitting there for almost an hour berating himself for not having come up with a legitimate excuse for an outcome such as this. He should have known that Issin's Birthday party was going to be a gong show, but he concluded that he didn't want to be disrespectful to a former superior. He was internally denying the fact that Rangiku's whining was what finally got to him. Not to mention the fact that recently when she wanted something she would just bring up his not so favourite academy student and tease him about the 'clothing incident.'

Eventually it seemed like everyone had arrived shortly after Hitsugaya had finished his scotch. Ichigo had rolled in with Rukia, Renji and a younger girl Toshiro didn't recognize but he concluded that it was more than likely one of Ichigo's sisters.

"ICHIGOOOOO!" Yelled Isshin jumping off the table only to be swiftly kicked in the face by Ichigo's foot. He fell to the floor whimpering slightly and crawling his was over to the girl who was with Ichigo.

"Yuzu." He softly sniffed. "You won't be mean to papa in front all his friends on his birthday, will you?" Yuzu simply gave into the hug he attacked her with, and she gave him a soft pat on the head.

"It is his birthday Ichigo, you could of at least let him get one sloppy sneak attack in." Yuzu chided. Ichigo just rolled his eyes.

"Sloppy" Issin pouted, but Yuzu patted him on the head again and told him to go get a special birthday drink.

After a while, Ichigo came up to the bar to order a drink, and he couldn't help but notice the quiet snowy captain sitting there. Rukia was the one who did the invitations but when she told him the guest list, he would have lost his left arm in a bet saying that there was no way that the Squad Ten Captain would show up. Low and behold, Hitsugaya was there looking bored and uninterested per usual.

"Yo Toshiro, I'm surprised Rangiku actually managed to get you here." Ichigo teased. Normally this would have been when Toshiro would have told him 'That's Captain Hitsugaya to you' but since Ichigo had become a Captain, he had given up with formalities.

"Yeah… That women was relentless" Sighed Hitsugaya. There was no point in trying to hide the fact that Rangiku had been the only reason why he was there.

"I heard a couple days ago you got into a fight with some academy student but Rukia didn't really give me any of the details?" Ichigo questioned lazily.

"Yeah It was during the sparring matches, the student was quite strong but she was quite a pain in the as-" Toshiro was cut off by the slamming of a door. Toshiro heard a gasp or two which were followed by many friendly greetings near the doorway. When he turned around he could see that Renji had some long dark haired girl in a headlock, but he couldn't see her face. Instantly Ichigo got up and walked towards the door where the girl had come in.

"Renji! Seriously let me go, you buffoon!" She whaled whilst elbowing him the ribs hard enough that she managed to get out of his grips. Toshiro had been watching the whole encounter wondering who the mystery girl was till he saw her face. Of course it was Karin Kuranoma that academy student was always getting in his way. He couldn't help but wonder what the hell she was doing here.

"That's what you get for being late!" Renji mocked by yelling at her in a whiny voice.

After a while of watching her play fight with Renji, Toshiro noticed that Ichigo finally interrupted them, and whispered something into her ear to which she gave a sheepish smile and shrugged. Toshiro decided that he would make his way to the bathroom and that maybe after he was finished they would be away from the door and he could slip out. He really wasn't in the mood to deal with Karin along with everyone else.

He had wasted as much time in the bathroom he could muster when he finally decided it was time for him to make his exit. Sadly, he noticed upon exiting that they had set up the tables for dinner with everything lined up and ready to go.

"Captain! I saved you a seat!" Sang Rangiku across the room catching the attention of at least half of the guests present. Of course he begrudgingly walked over to her since he felt he was trapped from leaving unless he wanted to look like he was a completely and utterly rude asshole. He took the seat next to Rangiku and thanked God the waiter came by so he could order another scotch. Hitsugaya knew he was going to need it, if he was going to get stuck sitting beside his lieutenant for the rest of the night.

Ichigo approached with Karin slowly cornering her into Hitsugaya and Rangiku's table. Renji was following closely behind them and took the seat next to Rangiku. Toshiro could tell Karin hadn't really noticed him yet since her and Ichigo were in a staring match and her back was to the table he was sitting at.

"So Karin why won't you tell me who gave you all those cuts and bruises… Let me guess you're embarrassed because it was someone weaker than you."

"Shut Up Ichigo! It wasn't someone weaker than me you ass hat!" Barked Karin.

"Just tell me who beat you to a pulp I want to congratulate them" he smirked crossing his arms over his chest.

"How do you not already know you moron!? Everyone was there to witness it!"

"Well I haven't been told yet, so would ya just spit it out already." Ichigo threw up his arms in frustration.

"Maybe you can talk some sense into her Toshiro" He said turning towards the Captain. "Tell her to listen to her big brother!"

Hitsugaya was shocked... how did he not put two and two together. Of course Karin was Ichigo's sister, she was strong, the familiar Reiatsu, and of course the blatant lack of respect for authority figures.

"Oh. You're here." noticed Karin, giving him a slightly annoyed look that turned downward into a frown.

"Wait you guys know each other?" Questioned Ichigo. There was a silence followed by a curt nod from Hitsugaya. Ichigo's facial expression seemed to twist into a huge grin like he had just solved the biggest mystery on the planet.

"Ahhh so that's what Karin was hiding. The fact that she was pummelled by Toshiro." Exclaimed Ichigo. At this point, Hitsugaya was getting worried because Ichigo was known to be quite protective of his sisters. Toshiro didn't want to end up getting into some ridiculous fight because he was a little harsh on an academy student that happened to have Ichigo as a brother.

"There is no reason to be embarrassed Karin even I wouldn't want my ass frozen by Toshiro." Laughed Ichigo. This whole conversation was surprising to Hitsugaya, he became more tense wondering when the protective flip was going to switch in Ichigo. Hitsugaya's first instinct was to prepare to get some brotherly threat of death if he ever hurt his sister again, but there was not a thread of animosity floating in the conversation. In fact, the conversation took a turn that not even Hitsugaya had expected.

"So when you finished her did she hit the ground like a sack of potatoes?" Ichigo chirped.

Hitsugaya stayed silent.

"Don't compare me to sack of carbs you douchebag'"

"Yeah, On a scale of one to ten, How hard did she hit the ground?" Snorted Renji finally joining in on conversation. By this point, Hitsugaya could see that Karin was starting to get more and more angry as the two went on poking fun at her. Eventually, she got up from the table but not before giving Ichigo a killer punch to the gut obviously done with their antics.

"Come on Karin -ow we were only kidding" Ichigo tried to stop her but she was already gone. Hitsugaya felt a pang of guilt rise through his conscience because at the end of the day he was the reason why she was covered in bandages and the butt of Renji and Ichigo's Jokes.

"Don't worry about her Toshiro." comforted Ichigo obviously picking up on some of thoughts that were running through Hitsugaya's mind. "She's seriously such a crafty little brat sometimes this is just payback for what she pulled on me last time I saw her."

"Ah, I see. I can believe that." Shrugged Hitsugaya letting some of the stiffness leave his body.

"Yeah Ichigo, It's crazy I've never seen the Captain so worked up over someone before." Chirped Rangiku, picking the perfect time to brace the conversation with her presence. Ichigo raised his eyebrows.

"Shut up Rangiku before I assign you a month's worth of paperwork" threatened Hitsugaya. He was embarrassed by what he knew his Lieutenant was implying.

"Aww Captain… You don't have to be so mean, It's normal for a young lady to get a man's blood boiling." Rangiku pouted.

"You're unbelievable.." Roared Hitsugaya while he aggressively pulled his chair from the table. "I need a drink" He muttered more to himself than the occupants at the table as he walked towards the big wooden bar.

"So how did my kid sister manage to piss him off?" Questioned Ichigo.

"Well it all started when Karin was returning some clothes to the Captain and-" Rangiku was cut off.

"Wait! WHAT?" Shouted Ichigo and Renji in unison.

Toshiro would do anything to get out of going back to that table, so he decided he would find a quiet place to enjoy his finale drink without having to listen to his annoying lieutenant. He made his way through a couple doors and up a staircase which lead to a decently sized patio. As he made his way towards the end of the patio he saw that behind part of the building there was Karin sitting with a drink in her hand letting her feet dangle off of the side of the roof. She was looking at the sky line with a slightly peaceful look on her face.

"Jesus Frosty!" Karin screamed obviously startled by the company.

"This is the second time you've fucking snuck up on me, I could have fallen off the roof." She quickly swung her legs back over the ledge, leaving her drink on the railing so that she was standing empty handed, properly facing the young Captain.

"Why didn't you tell me you were a Kurosaki, and why do you go by Kuranoma?" Blurted Hitsugaya.

"You never asked" she smirked giving him back some of his own medicine. "And what is this twenty-one questions."

All she received was a icy glare. After a few minutes of complete silence she decided to oblige, and started to answer his questions.

"The reason I go by Kuranuma is because I didn't want to be handed things just because people know my father and brother. And I have been warned that Captain Zaraki probably would become a problem for me, and Ichigo." Karin Laughed.

"I see. That's understandable." Admitted Hitsugaya.

"So why are you here Frosty?" Interrogated Karin.

"I was invited" Smirked Hitsugaya ignoring the nickname for the second time that night. There wasn't much he could do to her right now since this wasn't a professional setting, and he didn't have much to intimidate her with. Once they got back to the Seireitei that was a different story.

"Oh good, I'm glad and here I thought you were stalking me."

"For your information, your crazy father used to be my Captain."

"Seriously? Wow that's embarrassing. Are you trying to make me feel bad for you because last time I checked having him as a father is way worse." Chuckled Karin.

"At least you have a father." Said Hitsugaya with a blank look on his face.

"Ah yeah sorry… If that was insensitive." Apologized Karin actually starting to feel guilty because she really did love her family to pieces. At this point, Hitsugaya chuckled a little which surprised Karin.

"I'm Kidding Kuranoma… That was joke." His lips turning slightly at the ends into slightly cocky grin.

"Interesting and I heard that the Squad Ten Captain had stick up his ass and didn't believe in cracking jokes." Hitsugaya glared at her and couldn't help but feel this intense amount of rage for this girl but it was unlike any feeling he had felt before. With anyone else he would have just left this conversation not wasting any more of his precious free time, but there was something different about her. Deep inside he wanted to bicker and banter with this stupid student, and that made him pissed at himself. Did he not have better things to do? There was also the fact that he was three scotches in and the slight inebriation probably loosened him up a bit.

"I got that stick removed years ago, but I've had Rangiku as lieutenant this whole time and I think I'm stuck with her like a death sentence." Groaned Hitsugaya. This statement made Karin giggle a little bit, and normally she would have continued to try and push more of his buttons. Surprisingly, she couldn't help but feel that under Hitsugaya's cold front he actually had a semi decent sense of humour, but she still hated the guy.

"CAPTAIN! WHERE ARE YOU!" He could hear Rangiku calling for him. Instantly he grabbed Karin sticking a hand over her mouth and pulling her behind part of the building. He had one of his arms wrapped around Karin's waist with the other still firmly pressed against her mouth.

"I'm not babysitting her tonight." He whispered in Karin's ear. She was tightly pushed back into his chest and she couldn't help but feel how solid he actually was, slightly blushing at the intimate position they were in.

After a moment when he was sure that Rangiku was gone he let Karin go and instantly popped a soul candy into his mouth.

"Where ar- are you going?" Stuttered Karin. She was still slightly in shock from being so close to Hitsugaya, and it was even weirder now that he was in soul form wearing his Captain's Haori.

"Leaving. That soul candy can take care of Rangiku tonight, she won't give up till she finds me." And with that he had jumped over the edge of the building and he was gone. Karin had a devilish smirk slide across her face.

Maybe just maybe I should tell Rangiku that her beloved Captain was ditching her with a soul candy and point her in the direction Frosty went.

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