Summary: A dream that becomes reality. The question is what happens when the dream … is a nightmare. Karin Kurosaki & Espada (especially Grimmjow) total crack. SHE will give them HELL.
Notice: Be careful with the numbers … they are the substance of this chapter
Also ... Karin knows everything about Ichigo's extracurricular activities … and so does Yuzu.
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SIX
Chapter 2: SIX is my lucky number (+a memorable dinner with the Kurosakis)
Coming back from school was the closest thing to an orgasm that Karin ever had (and yes, that means she's having an orgasm every working day); the relief she felt the moment her feet were outside the school perimeter was usually accompanied by straining the muscles and screaming at the sky like a nut. But the best part was when the weekend was coming … Friday afternoon was a gift from heaven, made only for the people blessed with unbelievable laziness.
This was the lucky day … Friday … two days of losing time, and watching movies with Yuzu, and occasionally with Ichigo. The last one made quite a habit in spending time with his friends in night clubs. She could not blame Orihime and Chad, but why Ishida came was still a mystery. Sometimes she was tempted to check them herself, but she never found the courage, or Isshin's approval. Quoting her father was funny indeed "Little girls should not spend their time in those vulgar clubs … what if someone does naughty things to you … or …. Blah, blah, blah" you can guess the rest.
"These parents are one hell of a bother" said silently the girl. Luckily nobody was around to hear a young woman talk … errr swear her parents.
With the head in the clouds, Karin did not realize that she was walking through a dense mass of people. Truth to be told, she was way too deep inside her blend of ideas to notice the crowd straight ahead, even if it was way too big to go unnoticed.
Finally, the onyx eyes focused on the person in front of her. By being suddenly awakened form the day-dreaming, Karin's vision was hazy, but due to the high reflexes (from Ichigo) and the theatrical talent (from her father), the girl regained her composure in a matter of milliseconds.
So now she could clearly see in front of her a young man that was smiling invitingly at the man standing at her left. When his eyes fell on her, his smile widened considerably and his right hand moved between the table and her ample chest (she wanted to call him a pervert) calling her to play the game. For one moment Karin was tempted to run the hell out of there, but the Kurosaki blood screamed at her coward-like behavior.
Biting her lips, and almost drawing blood, Karin made a cautious step, being now able to touch the table and see the blue eyes of the man in front of her. That blue was so deep, like the Mediterranean Sea, like a drop of ink in a pot of water. A shiver crossed her spine and because of this the girl blinked in surprise, but the real thing came when her now opened eyes fell on the young man, more precisely on his eyes. They were brown … no deep see, no blue, nothing.
"These hallucinations are getting kind of annoying"
Her eyes travelled on the flat surface of the table and on the ten numbered opaque glasses that rested undisturbed in the center. Moreover the man took the opportunity to introduce himself.
"Hellooo. My name is Daniel C …" tried the man being impolitely disturbed by Karin's harsh reply.
"I don't care"
Daniel was left dumbstruck for at least a minute, until he saw the clothing worn by the Kurosaki girl. The smirking face was again present in the game, ready to make fun ... and money.
"Don't worry … can you at least play this game?" asked gently, pointing again at the table.
Karin struggled, her face betraying the confusion determined by unknowing the rules. How was she suppose to realize the way this so called game was being played when the only thing that rested in front of her were ten fucking glasses … okay maybe she was suppose to know …
Daniel smirked and said sarcastically "If you have any questions … you can always ask me sweetheart" his eyes traveled downwards, resting onto the (visible) valley between her breasts. At least in this position, her bra was hidden by Ichigo's shirt.
"Don't mock me" barked the obviously annoyed girl "I'm no fool" she smirked confidently "let's play" … she could feel the Kurosaki blood boil in her veins making her overconfident. Her brother was right for once … she was sooo much like him and we all know how bruised Ichigo comes home after a fight.
The man silently agreed, the business face replacing the previous playful attitude. He took a little dark ball from his jacket's pocket and placed it near the first glass. After everyone that surrounded him could clearly see the round object on the table, Daniel turned the glass labeled as number five (don't forget they were numbered from 1 to 10) and placed it onto the ball. He repeated the process with the other nine, minus the placing on the ball … after all the object was resting peacefully under number five.
After these necessary preparations, Deniel smiled at the public and said in a theatrical way
"Now… let's see if you can guess where is the ball." And his hands grabbed two of the bottoms, one of them being number five and the other number eight. His skilful hands spun the glasses around at an abnormal speed that Karin was barely able to follow, but with the corner of her eye she saw Daniel's middle finger smoothly encircle the ball and hid it in his palm …
"So this is the game …" thought Karin, not paying attention to the exclamations of admiration around her … she knew the truth and she was about to reveal it.
After 1 minute, the man stopped and stepped back, inviting Karin to choose the lucky glass. She could see that Daniel's left palm was slightly bigger then the right and even if the ball was not visible, she knew the round object was there.
The Kurosaki girl leaned forward, giving a beautiful panorama of her cleavage, pretending to study the glasses. When her bosom was almost touching the table, she made an acrobatic leap over the table, leveraging the weight in her left hand, while the other was directing her towards Daniel.
The young man was struck in place when Karin shook violently his left hand, earning some questioning glares from the crowd. He tried to loose the firm grip, but the raven head was no pushover. In the end, his left hand was revealed along with the ball.
Of course some of the spectators cursed poor little Daniel and left the scene with a sour taste in their mouths, others just left … not bothering to look back, thinking about cooking dinner, doing the laundry, fucking the wife and so on. Only ten of them were left to watch the show.
The girl smirked widely and said with a hint of irony in her voice "You are fucked, little guy" … it was ironic because the man was hardly a little guy; as a matter of fact, his tonnage could be obtained by tripling her own.
After she was sure the ones left around the table were not going anywhere she said "I can give you another chance …" the man's face brightened visibly, but after she continued a little apprehension arouse "But I will not pay for the first game … If I like it, I will pay for the next … It's a deal?"
Daniel scratched his right ear and after he saw the viewer's faces, he agreed with a silent nod. After all, if he played nice he would be able, in the near future, to bring back his usual customers.
He repeated the act, this time without hiding the ball in his sleeve or palm. Karin, that was following the act with interest, lost the focus for a millisecond, and that was enough. The tracking was now impossible because she had already lost the order in which the glasses had been spun.
Daniel stopped and just like last time, he moved away from the table, letting the girl study the glasses.
Karin was really happy that she was not supposed to pay for this round. After all it was hard to earn some extra money with one parent and two more brothers … all goods had to be split in four, money were included.
"Six" … stuttered the girl, betting the devil's number.
If six was her lucky number in the trigonometry class, why wouldn't it be in this case as well. Kurosaki Karin was not a superstitious person, but for a reason still unknown to her, this six was something special … she had a freaking vision with it … well, with a tattoo representing the number.
The young, yet heavy man reluctantly raised glass number six.
Guess what was underneath it?
The round object was shining in the fading light of dusk reminding Karin how lucky she was indeed … or that six was her lucky number. She made a hasty move, which concluded in hitting Daniel's hand and making him drop the ball on the ground.
The black ball shattered in pieces when it hit the ground, spreading the dark plastic unidentified objects on one meter radius. The black eyed girl barely saw the ball disintegrate … her mind was trying to comprehend how could a thing of plastic break into so many pieces from that height … it was made of plastic … compact mass of hard plastic.
The aura around Karin suddenly changed and a dark, ugly one replacing the previous happy and confident one "I think something bad will happen to me" she said loudly, making the ones gathered around her, gasp at the sudden negativity.
Before anyone could ask what happened, Karin was already 10 meters away, running like hell was chasing her from behind … who knows … maybe hell was really chasing her.
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One hour later … when the girl was able to calm her roaring nerves, the pest came home, foreseeing the worst dinner ever experienced by the Kurosakis.
The man unlocked the door and burst info the house, tripping on his way in, obviously, and humming an old song from the late '60's. He was always praising the past era like it was something freaking brilliant.
"You will never guess what we bought for Tatsuki's birthday" squealed the one and only goat face Isshin Kurosaki "I'm sooo excited …" and evil idea came in the dad's mind, which Karin obviously remarked, because every time her father was plotting something malefic his eyes were darkening and his smile was changing gradually into a smirk. "Maybe … if it goes well … I may be blessed in the near future with nephews" he sprinted to the poster, hanging from the piece of paper like a dirty rag "Oh! Masaki … out son will give us a new family member" he cried dramatically "I'm so proud!"
"What the hell are you talking about, goat face?" asked Karin, still dazed by the unusual behavior … scratch that … by the abnormal behavior.
"Watch your language missy"
"I will show just how rich my language is" snapped the girl, ready to express her feelings trough a couple of well aimed curses. Yuzu who was just opening the door for a loaded Ichigo, saw that her father was harassing Karin … again, so she quickly stepped in.
"Dad … could you go help Ichi-nii with the shopping bags" said the pacifist twin.
"Yeah go in the pantry and organize those useless things you probably bought" said the violent one, smirking at the clueless father "And while you'll there, could you lock the door … with you inside … and throw the key on the window"
"But Karin" cried Isshin "We don't have windows in out pantry"
The big brother witnessed the exchange and commented "That's not the point"
"Stay out of this Ichigo" exclaimed energetically the oldest Kurosaki "This is an existential problem that me and Karin have to discuss"
Ichigo looked puzzled at his baka of a father, not understanding the meaning of his words. In that moment Karin was the spitting image of her brother … as a matter of fact Yuzu who was watching the scene in amusement could clearly see that her two siblings had identical looks on their faces. Ichigo quickly ignored the fool, and proceeded in arranging the bags around the kitchen table; on the other hand Karin was annoyed (nothing new).
"What's so existential about a fucking window in out fucking basement?" screamed the raven twin, looking for a good explanation from her father.
Isshin's face darkened visibly and his hands were tightening in fists (he'll hit her?)
"Karin" threatened the Substitute Shinigami "Your language is going rampage again"
"Go to hell Ichigo ..." she tried to temperate her flare of personality, but she failed miserably "I don't need your signaling … thank you very much"
"AHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Isshin, scaring the shit out of his three children"My child is so mean to me, her father" he was again hanging against the poster "She will kill me Masaki" smiling happily at his wife's photo, the father detached himself from the wall "But then I'll be with you" then he embraced the photo, kissing the lifeless paper like it was his beloved wife.
In the meantime, Karin was witnessing the scene, pure disgust written on her face. In her mind she was asking how the hell that old geezer could be an ex shinigami captain. Were the shinigami standards so low that they let even stupid, idiotic fathers take a chance? … well her brother was a well known shinigami. In conclusion YES… the entire human population will be eaten by hollows … god help us.
When she snapped back from the deep reverie, Karin was welcomed by Isshin's face … five millimeters from her own. Of course her fist acted on its own, sending the intrusion in the fridge … through the kitchen door first.
"What the hell is wrong with my family!" yelled Karin and Ichigo's sympathetic face was not helping either "And you" she said grabbing the clueless teenager "are just as bad Ichi-nii"
Without acknowledging the situation, Yuzu began the preparation of dinner, humming a sappy song. In the background Karin and Ichigo continued the argument, this time the discussion being about shinigami stuff (as they called it)
"Dad …" began Yuzu "Can you get out please … I need to take the butter from the fridge and it's kind of hard with you … errr … stuck in its door"
(A/N: It's my impression or there is something essentially wrong with this family)
Isshin detached his back from the door, miming a groan of pain, but revising his composure when Karin burst in the kitchen, with a scowling Ichigo hot on her heels.
"I already told you Karin … the shinigami business is my …. business" argued an angry Ichigo "You don't have to ask for a freaking report every time I step in the house …"
Isshin had to butt in, like the loving (curious) father he was "Is my daughter getting territorial" Karin frowned "Don't worry my dear … soon your brother will have to move in his own home …" he smiled slyly "And create with our fantastic genes some chibi Ichigo and chibi Tatsuki"
"What THE HELL are you talking about!" screamed a startled carrot top
"And then" continued the head of the family (yeah, right!) ignoring his son's face "Yuzu will marry a rich CEO" Yuzu was thinking about the amount of salt she should add in the stew "And we will finally be alone my little pumpkin … you can get as territorial as you want with me" he hugged his black haired daughter, which in return tried to make a hole in his face, but the angle was off, so she could only repeatedly hit his chest. Good enough … a hole in his chest.
After 2 minutes and a couple of well aimed hits, Karin was free from the unwanted cuddling. The problem was that Ichigo was now arguing with his father … the theme was 'Children with Tatsuki'.
"Dinner is ready" said sweetly the only normal Kurosaki (really?)
The three Kurosaki gathered around the table and took their seats … Yuzu poured the soup and everyone enjoyed the tasty dish. Dinner was simple, just like every other meal; the only difference was that, during this particular meal, Isshin Kurosaki was inclined to speak rubbish. How was that different … well …
"So what do you think we got for Tatsuki's birthday?" asked the hyperactive man"I bet you'll never guess" he laughed loudly, shaking the table, along with the full plates.
"A Chinese receipt book" answered automatically Karin
"NOOO!" "I was not subtle enough" … talking with the poster "Next time I'll be so original that even I'll be mesmerized by my originality"
"Dad, please come back … your food will get cold if you don't come in the next 2 minutes" this was Yuzu expressing her concern for the old fool. Unfortunately his other two children were not as considerate as this one.
"Let him be, Yuzu"
"Yeah … Ichi-nii is right. You know that when he gets like this …" Karin tried to mock her father, but …
"My children are sooo bad …"
"Get a life, baka!" screamed Karin "I am sick of this …" she was going rampage again "Every fucking single day you say the same things … " she hit the table with the left fist, only hurting herself more in the process "I am tired of this pretending. Just stop this charade father"
Isshin suddenly adopted the serious face. His daughter was acting like a lunatic so now he was supposed to act like a real father. "I don't know what pretending are you referring to, but you are the one who should stop with the language, the clothes and this constant bitching"
Karin was taken back by the sudden attack, but the Kurosaki in her screamed at the way her father described her violent character … she was not bitching
"How can you even look me in the eyes, how can you tell me such things, when the only thing that you ever done for us was to give us pocket money and pay for our food … which is fucking mandatory for every normal parent" counterattacked the girl hatefully
"Karin … dad … please stop this" begged Yuzu, frightened that if the fight continued, the girl would say something she may regret in the future "Dad is not like this … and you know it, Karin"
"No" snapped the raven head, this time at her sister "I do not know. Care to enlighten me?" and when the stoic twin stuttered an ambiguous answer she added "Thought so."
Ichigo was still eating calmly at the table, not even raising his head from the plate to see the family's distress. He finished the soup, and left the table without replying to his sister's questions. When he was climbing on the stairs toward his room, he hear Karin's command
"Just say something Ichigo … Tell them I'm right" it was said in such a way, that even the older brother had problems in not slapping her across the face.
"If you hate this family so much, you should just leave." The tone used was a bitter and deadly one, so even Yuzu felt the pain hid in it "You can go to hell for all I care." Said the boy, making a sign for Yuzu and Isshin that meant: follow me.
When they hesitated, Ichigo frowned and insisted, expressing his impatience with his deep, brown eyes. Finally they obeyed and left the raven girl in the middle of the kitchen, alone with her brother.
It was an embarrassing and awkward moment of silence (we know that Ichigo is a man of few words … when not fighting), until Karin found the strength to ask
"Why?"
Ichigo could not bear the pain he saw in his sister's pose so he ignored her, but answered coldly "When you will act like my little sister again … come and ask me. Till then …" he never finished the question, because Karin's scream of pain covered any other sound.
It was not physical pain … it was a deeper and incurable suffering; it was the grief of knowing that your family was giving you up, that your brother, the only person you really loved was not acknowledging you. Karin felt all this sorrow surround her like a cloak and let loose anther scream of pure suffering.
Yet, the arch did not loosen …
A tear leaked out ... and then another, and suddenly she was unable to stop the flow from staining the carpet or the clothes. She ripped Ichigo's shirt open, losing the buttons in the process and shred it to tiny strips until her hands were bleeding from the rough material and the violent ripping.
When her nerves were exponentially calmer, Karin stumbled toward the room she shared with her twin, but the stairs proved to be quite a challenge for the drunk-like-girl. She was unable to reach the top of the stairs, so she just adjusted her position into a comfortable one and yelled from the top of her lungs:
"I'll go to hell if that's what you really want … fucking brother … fucked up family … fucking shinigami" and the emotional rampage said its word when Karin's world went black from the fatigue.
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Unknown to Karin, or the others for that matter, Ichigo was in his room, with a pillow on his head, praying to god not to hear his sister's cries ever again.
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Karin awoke the next morning with a huge headache and a hunger never felt before. It was normal since last night she didn't finish the soup or the stew Yuzu worked so hard to make.
At first everything was a blur, but an annoying bulge in her ribs awoke her from the slumber; she grabbed the foreign object and threw it as far as she could … with her eyes closed; then another sharp object got between her breasts (don't forget she ripped the shirt she was wearing, so now she only had her bra on the upper part of the body) really getting on her nerves. She grabbed the thing and was about to subdue it to the same treatment as the last, when she saw, kind of hazy, that … it was a rock.
"Why it's a fucking rock on the stairs?" said the girl, observing the strange occurrence
And then she was left speechless when she saw exactly where she was.
"I guess Dorothy is not in Kansas anymore" she said looking at the ground underneath her feet … "Yep … no stairs here either"
The landscape was as strange as it could be …
Finally the instinct kicked in …
"Where am I?" asked Karin nobody in particular, after all she was in the middle of nowhere, who was she suppose to ask? But she stumbled back when she heard a voice answering her rhetorical question.
"In Hell"
Karin turned around, in order to face her interlocutor. To her surprise "he" (still unsure if he was a guy or a gir') had teeth on his forehead … wow that thing was a fucking tiara … talk about the constant changing of fashion. Not that Karin was interested in fashion, but the whitey, toothy thing was one hell of an accessory.
Then, the guy's words sank in …. Hell … she was in HELL!
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A/N: My house is now a circus. I have a cat and a dog … that's the general idea.
The next chapter will follow the idea in the game … or at least the bigger picture. Can you guess who's the ball?
In the next chapter Karin meets Nnoitra … I still don't know if she'll meet Grimmjow;
Wish me luck … and a ton of ideas.