He glanced over to her before nodded lightly at Renji whose face was in an angry pout. Renjis eyes were fixed on Karin as the nod confirmed what he already knew. Quickly but silently he stood taking a step away from the bed and turning to face Toshiro. His eyes were filled with anger, hatred and something else that Toshiro was unable to identify.

"Be that as it may, Hitsugaya. Only one person can love her and that one person. Is me!" Renji roared stripping off his gegi in utter rage. It was then that Toshiro identified that other feeling, it was sadness. Sadness filled Renjis eyes, hidden by the many other emotions that bleared his vision. His body glowed from his spiritual pressure as he unsheathed his zanpakuto and raised it above his head, reading a strike. Toshiros reflexes kicked in and he to lost his gegi in the process of running to the other side of the room. Trying his best not to get Karin caught in the cross fire that he knew was coming. He had realized that Renji also held profound feelings for her, the anger seeping from his body a clear in indication of this fact.

"I won't lose to you a second time, not again." Renji muttered as he lowered his blade in a furious strike. A loud clang filled the air as Toshiros blade collided with Renjis, and there they stood staring into each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity. Then Renji pulled back, attempting to strike again instantly and again the sound of metal on metal rang throughout the small room.

It was then that Toshiro woke from her sleep, opening her eyes just enough to see Renji and Toshiros blades clash in a fit of anger. "Toshiro, Renji" She whispered to herself.

I was just like her dream, except now they were older and carried the intent to kill in there blades. Neither had realized that she had woken and continued fighting. Toshiro was on the defensive, but somewhere along the way started to attack and in one quick move had Renji pinned to the floor.

"She is mine, I love her more than you can imagine." He hissed but Karin had clearly heard it from where she sat on the bed. Then just like in her dream a silent tear fell from her eye and in an attempt to hide she jumped through the window and out into the street. As the sound of smashing glass filled the two ears they flicked their heads towards the window where they saw the tip of Karins Raven hair vanish into the air.

"No. No!" Renji screamed from where he was being held down. He pushed Toshiro aside as his grip loosened and ran to the window. "Again. Not again." He shouted as he broke down in his spot by the window.

Confused, Toshiro ignored the crying man. Instead he took after Karin, flying out the window, leaving his gegi behind. His feet landed silently on the ground as he franticly searched for the raven haired girl. Left, nothing only some old man watering hi plants. Right, nothing, just a bunch of kids bouncing a ball to one another. His only choice he begun to search for her spiritual energy. Unlike ichigo, Karin had a great ability to control her output of it, as if it were like breathing air and just with that knowledge alone Toshiro figured that he wouldn't be able to find. But he did. It was faint and very distant, but it was something. Toshiro took off left towards the old man and ran past him, then begun using flash step. He went faster, faster, faster. For some reason he felt a great weight on his stomach, and was having trouble breathing. He felt as though he had lived through this before and he was about to feel the greatest pain possible but he couldn't name this feeling. But he needed to find Karin, now before something happened. He turned again, and then went straight, left, right. As he made another turn something caught his eye. Or rather someone. It was an old woman standing on the side of the road just staring straight ahead at nothing. It was a rather eerie site and somewhat creped him out. As he neared, Toshiro felt like the world was going in slow motion and then there eyes met. The woman's eyes were nothing but black empty holes and as they passed she whispered something to Toshiro.

"Do you really believe you can change what is already etched into the course of time?"

It surprised Toshiro and without thinking he responded with. "I won't change it; I will just make it the way it belongs."

With that he went faster and turned another woman. Her face vanishing from his site.

A few minutes later he found Karin, she was in some back alley that he didn't know. It was small and dark, but she just sat there staring dead ahead.

"Karin," He said careful not to startle her. "Are you ok?"

Her response was a nod before she stood and walked over to him. Slowly she made her way towards him, Toshiro made no motion to move he just followed her with his eyes. She placed one slightly warm hand on his cheek and their eyes met.

Her eyes reflected sadness but Toshiro was UN sure why. He moved his hand to cover her and they stood there for a few minutes.

"Toshiro." Karin said softly.

"Yes," He responded just as quietly.

"I have something to tell you."

"What?"

"I love you." A small smile spread a across Karins face as she uttered those three words. Tears falling from both sides of her face.

"Karin, I. . ." Just as he was about to respond a loud bang came from the end alley and they both turned to see a large hollow standing over the top of them. It was unlike a normal hollow. Its mask already torn from its face and spiritual energy leaking dangerously from its mouth as it muttered something. It suddenly became dark as the hollow let out a loud ear-splitting screech.

Then with a sudden flick of its head, the hollow charged at them. Instinctively Toshiro slashed it hard with his zanpakuto. But nothing happened. Toshrio waited a second before the sound of metal on metal resounded throughout the alley. Toshiro blade was pressed against the hollows skull but not even a dent was made.

"Ok," he said a tremor in his voice, "New plan."

He kicked off the hollow and into a flip landing on the floor in silence. Before a second passed after his feet made contact with the ground Toshiros wrist was tugged furiously by Karin. She ran holding tightly to his wrist, pulling him through the darkness.

It was then that he realized that this had happened before. The black haired girl had been Karin, the one that had saved him and given up her own life. He had fallen hard, not once but twice, for the black haired girl named Karin. Apparently so had Renji, this was the reason why he had said what he did. Toshiro remembered and realized that time was repeating itself. Right down to him and Renji fighting over Karin and him winning.

"Not again, this time I will do it right." He screamed shaking off Karins hand and once again pulling his zanpakuto on the devilish hollow.

He sliced down going for one of its arms this time and successfully removed one of them. It dissolving the second it touched the ground. Again it let out an ear splitting screech. As the screech ended a new arm appeared where the old one had been severed. Toshiro gasped in horror as he realized what happened before going for the head with all his force. As he did, Toshiros eyes met with the hollows and he screamed in pain grabbing his head. He fell to the floor, Karin rushing over to him.

"Canons, screams, cries. Why?" Toshiro muttered as Karin point a calming hand against his forehead. It was then that a certain man appeared. It was Issin and he was standing in soul form holding his zanpakuto towards the monstrous hollow.

"Karin, protect Hitsugaya. But do not fight and do not go into soul form." Issin said not one looking at his confused daughter. But she did not argue, simply nodding at the seriousness of her dad's voice. One think she had learnt was that when her dad was serious you listened.

Issin held his zanpakuto out in front of him before charging the hollow and the blade piecing the flesh of its head before it once again let out a scream. Only before it finished Issin pulled his Zanpakuto straight across and it vanished into air, the sky fading back into its normal colour.

Karin held Toshiro in her arms and was looking into his green eyes. Toshiro only stared back into her deep brown ones before raising his head closer to hers and their lips touched gently. Toshiro fought that it would be the same as the kiss while she slept but she returned the kiss. In response Toshiro wrapped his arms around her shoulders returning her embrace. They sat in the back alley passionately kissing. After a few seconds the two realized what they were doing and broke apart.

Karin coming face to face with her father as she did.

I was planning to have this out a few days ago but disaster struck. but the next chapter should be out by thursday

Well lets hope. "Crosses fingers"