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To break is all I know
Chapter 8: Unwanted lust
"I was so happy, because today I was supposed to have my first match with Toshiro … my first match against Toshiro. I wanted to beat him so badly, to win, to show him I'm a capable soccer player and the last but not the least to be able to stay in front on him, straight and without fear and tell him how much I love him.
But he didn't show up…
We, my friends and I, waited for 2 hours, but gradually they left me alone; I cannot blame them since they had their own business to attend. I stood there for 3 hours and I would have stayed even more if Yuzu hadn't called me telling me about Toshiro and his sudden business in Soul Society.
To say I was destroyed is a statement, but … I still believe that he'll come back … he'll come, because he promised me we will have our match.
I hate it. I hate when I'm so week in front of a boy. I can taste the bitterness in my mouth and it hurts like hell. Don't worry dear diary when he comes back I'll show him the power of my indestructible kick.
Kurosaki Karin's Super Kick … in your face Toshiro!
Literally"
Kurosaki Karin's diary
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"Aizen" Karin said reticently, acknowledging his presence "What a pleasure" the sarcasm not missing from her tone "I would say that I missed you, but my mother had taught me not to lie" she switched her supporting leg, in order to look more confident than she really felt.
Aizen didn't seem to notice, which was a good thing, but this didn't stop him from smirking with that freaky mouth of his.
"She had told me not to talk with the big bad wolf either" continued the girl, observing Aizen's questioning gaze "but I don't seem to take her advice seriously"
He understood the parable rapidly.
After a quick look around him, Aizen decided to take a seat on the nearest bench. When Karin didn't show any sign of wanting to join him, he made a little gesture with his head urging her to take the seat beside him.
She looked around as well, but when nobody familiar appeared on her radar, she took on his offer. Of course she took the necessary precautions, which meant occupying a place as far away from him as possible and being prepared for any creepiness.
On the other hand Aizen noticed the distance between them, but didn't come near in a try to invade her personal space. He looked away, studying a father and a child that played a prehistoric version of football. The uselessness he felt for this show of affection could be read in his brown orbs.
"So …Am I being the big bad wolf? Or I'm being paranoid?" asked Aizen not being able to contain his curiosity.
Karin stiffed when hearing him "I cannot give you an answer I do not know myself"
Another awkward silence enveloped them.
The first one to speak this time was Karin. She was curious about something.
"How was your date with Yuzu?"
"Fine" answered skeptically Aizen.
Something bugged him and Karin saw it, but didn't say anything. It was clear that Yuzu enjoyed their date, while he didn't and this situation was ok with her … if Aizen did nothing to her sister and even entertained her, it was ok.
"Just fine?" asked Karin raising an eyebrow at his explanation.
"… and eventless" added Aizen, turning around in a last attempt to find something to study, something else than normal humans living their normal lives in a normal city "Everything here is eventless" mumbled the man, somehow sad over the little predicament he was in "Form the milkman who comes on Monday and Friday to a date … all of them are eventless"
Karin smiled forgetting for a moment the fear she was supposed to feel in his presence.
"You cannot say that our computer science lessons are eventless, right Samaki?" dangerously snarled Karin, earning a glare in return "And I will not take no for an answer"
Aizen had to contain a burst of laughter that threatened to sneak out when he saw her serious expression "That's true Karin" smirked Aizen "Our computer crap is not that bad"
Karin, who was leaning against the bench, with one hand hanging in the grass, pulled out a hand full of flowers and weeds and threw them at Aizen. She didn't use much force, but enough to make the bundle reach the man.
To say that he was startled by the childish behavior was obvious, but he didn't expect it to come from a girl that he came to see as serious, sarcastic and volcanic; by volcanic he meant a violent and destructive kind of volcanic. She had never shown this side of her during the computer science lessons, and he could say that it came as a surprise to discover it. The innocent smile that played on her mouth suddenly became attractive and Aizen instinctively licked his lips.
"Smartass" roared Karin at him "You are acting all god-ish again"
This time he couldn't help but ask the one thing that bugged him on the inside. Maybe the air or the fact that they were both out in the open, away from the restricting school environment made them open up to each other. It was a metaphoric open up … more of a 'loosen up' relaxing themselves and forgetting their issues, their plans and their problems.
"What's with this entire god complex you keep shoving in my face?"
She didn't even falter when she answered his question, assuring him of her already formed opinion "You always act like a know-it-all. Even if, trust me, you do not know it all. And you are always so proud …"
"This is not a good reason" his brown eyes made contact with her dark blue ones in a silent combat "Argument it, and I may change my way of being"
They both knew that this feat was impossible, but Karin found it entertaining to explain anything to anyone. And if she could win an argument against Aizen, she would be more than happy to rub it in his face for a long, long time.
"Jupiter or Zeus in the Greek mythology, the well known king of the Gods was acting like a know-it-all" Aizen still looked unimpressed "For example when he was attending the sacrifices done by the humans and they asked him what he'll choose, the big or the smaller package. Being a greedy bastard and all, he chose the big one, but he had no idea that the big package contained only bones, while the small one had the raw meat in it"
Aizen concurred "That mirrors his greediness, true" but continued with a negation "Not the know-it-all … but a god is known for his power and cruelness, not his omniscience"
Karin glared at him, but knowing that his words were true she said "They were cruel as well, but their cruelty usually aroused from their unlimited pride and overweighed ego"
"What do you mean by that?" asked Aizen, tilting his head at a better angle.
Karin bit her lower lip as a gesture of concentration and twisted her fingers trying to remember an action that determined her to believe that the gods were cruel only when their ego was threatened or their unique abilities. A light bulb metaphorically appeared above her head when she had found the answer.
"Artemis" snapped Karin, raising an arm in the air "Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, killed a man that had the insolence to say he's a better hunter than her. Some versions say that she transformed him into a stag; not knowing that he was their master, his own dogs killed him. There is also the version in which the goddess sent a wild boar after him as punishment for stating such a profanity."
Aizen's attention was solely on Karin, while the girl continued the story in the same dynamic, but instructing way. She gestured wildly as she told him of another story about the Olympian gods' cruelty.
"There is also the story of Niobe, a queen that refused to give the usual sacrifice to Leto, Artemis's mother. The queen had seven beautiful daughters and seven sons, while Leto had only one daughter and one son, Apollo. So the woman thought that the god didn't deserve any kind of sacrifice" Karin turned around, facing Aizen completely.
The distance between them magically vanished, but she didn't realize it, being too busy with Niobe's tragic life story. Aizen wasn't even blinking his attentive stare penetrating her dark blue orbs. He was watching her like a hawk with his intense maroon eyes and for a moment Karin couldn't find her words …
Only when Aizen asked impatiently …
"And?" Karin was finally able to snap out of the daze.
"Errr … Leto sent Artemis and Apollo" stuttered the girl, but not wanting to look week in front of anyone, especially him, she put a restrain upon herself "… no. Sorry. When they heard about the blasphemy, the twins, Apollo and Artemis, killed her children with poisoned arrows. None stood a chance and the father, king Amphion, took his life immediately after he saw his children's fate. Niobe was so devastated that, when Artemis changed her in a statue, she continued to cry. She remains a weeping statue till nowadays"
She made a pause, but continued to look in Aizen's eyes, who wasn't breaking the eye contact either. They stared at each other for one minute not knowing what to do, how to react and what to say. It wasn't an awkward silence, but Karin didn't like it one bit, so she finished the story with her opinion about Niobe's unjust punishment.
"All because she defied the Gods. I find it unfair"
"The Gods shouldn't be defied. They should be listened to." stated Aizen thinking more about himself than the divinity Karin was speaking about.
However the girl counterattacked, frowning at her red haired companion "Why? Judging all the mistakes they did we can simply say they aren't worth listening to. They proved only the fact that the gods are as human … as us"
Aizen snapped like burned when hearing her opinion "A god cannot be compared with a human"
Karin moved backwards like slapped by Aizen's penetrating glare. She was staying in a delicate equilibrium, barley sustaining her body on the bench, while Aizen was practically hovering over her form. The erratic beats of her heart were bumping against her chest, threatening to break it and she feared that Aizen heard them, because of the little space that barely existed between them.
On the other hand Aizen was irritated by what she just said regarding the equality of man and god, which was an aberration from his point of view. But when he saw her discomfort and their unusual closeness, he aborted the subject. Karin wasn't someone to be convinced of something she already believed and Aizen knew very well of this, so he just changed the topic by simply stating:
"Still these gods of yours seem really cruel"
Karin's fast beating heart didn't show any sign of stopping its irregular pulse, but she was able to keep a firm and serious face while smirking deviously at the man, even if he was still in her bubble.
"They aren't my gods … I do not believe in gods. They are the Olympians. You had never read the Legends of Olympus?" asked the girl, confronting him with mockery.
Aizen's ridiculous expression was enough of an answer and Karin could barely contain her laughter. Even if she knew Greek Mythology wasn't as well known as the Egyptian or the Japanese one, she was still very surprised by his lack of knowledge over the subject.
"Than let's go …" she said raising like an arc from the bench, happy that she had an excuse to recreate her personal space.
When he saw her fast reaction, the man raised an eyebrow and asked "What?"
"Let's go to the school's library to snatch a copy"
"Wha …"
But he didn't have the possibility to ask whatever he was about to, because Karin unceremoniously grabbed his arm and literally dragged him after her. It wouldn't have been an amusing sight if Aizen hadn't been twice as tall as Karin and less muscular. From the passer bys point of view a little girl was dragging his brother to buy candies.
One child even asked his mother with an innocent voice "Wha' is that man doin' mama?"
When he heard the question, Aizen snarled and stuck his heels in the ground, brutally stopping both of them. Karin tried to continue the trajectory, but her companion wasn't showing any sign of releasing the powerful blocking.
After two irritated groans and five attempts of plucking Aizen from his place, Karin gave up realizing that the forceful way wasn't working on the stubborn teenager.
She tried to hit him where the sun doesn't shine, but this didn't work either, because Aizen gently grabbed her foot and slammed her, just as gently, in a tree. And over all this, he watched in utter amusement as she detached her face from the lumpy bark, pained moans erupting from her mouth every time a nerve was hit. After she was done with the painful task, Karin tuned around facing her interlocutor, who was busy smirking deviously at her.
Yet she was already use to his creepiness.
"I'm trying to get a book, you moron. Do you have to act like a retard all the time?" jumped Karin like burned.
"I am not …" answered Aizen, only to be interrupted by Karin yet again.
"Sorry" mimicked the girl a sad face "You do not act like a retard … you are one"
"I told you once and I'll tell you again, because it doesn't seem to get through your thick skull … I. am. not. a. retard. Ka. rin" he said emphasizing every syllable in a last attempt of trying to contradict Karin.
Every part of him was screaming swears and other obscene things at the woman, but he was compelled to refrain them, seeing that he had too many witnesses around him. A crime was out of the question therefore he was bond to listen to a bitchy woman that had the habit of pissing him off above anything else ever encountered. And he met many types of humans and shingami in his over 100 years of existence, yet none was like her, none had this annoying ability of …
However she was unapproachable in her decision "You are a retard, who happens to have an ego bigger than Himalaya" when she saw his unchanged expression, she asked instinctively, already guessing the answer "Please do tell me you know what Himalaya is?"
"It must be a pretty big thing judging only by your description" tried Aizen to make up for his unawareness.
"Oh god" groaned Karin face-palming her forehead as a gesture of desperation and total surrender in front of an unsolvable problem.
When he saw her reaction, Aizen felt like adding something, but anything seemed redundant, so he just tried the mockery "I don't understand all this melodrama"
"Himalaya is a mountain rage in Asia …" began Karin methodically with her stern voice, which was kept only for times like this, when her companions was being incredibly stupid.
"And?" interrupted the man, his question bringing a Kurosaki frown on Karin's face.
"Shut up and listen because it's common knowledge to know what makes the Himalayan Mountains so special"
Aizen wanted to criticize her attack, but he was stopped by the girl's pointed glare. As a result he kept his mouth shut, listening to whatever aberration she seemed to find so important about this human mountain. When she was sure Aizen won't interrupt her, Karin continued the geography lesson.
"The Himalayan mountain system contains the world's highest peaks, which includes the highest peak in the World, Everest. If I didn't impress you … I'll tell you that over 100 Himalayan mountains exceed 7200 meters and Everest has around 8848 above sea level, but its height differs in the specialty literature"
"And why is that?" asked Aizen more from boredom than curiosity.
Karin looked at him, trying to discover the reason of his question, but finally answered "Because from year to year the mountain is being eroded by the wind, water and other factors. Now let's go borrow some books from the library, because you obviously need them if you want to have at least a chance to finish high school"
Her companion didn't make any mischievous comment about what she just said and seemed to agree with her rushed conclusion. He stepped forward, urging Karin to follow him. They had a long way to go, so Karin reluctantly followed him not forgetting to sigh in irritation.
"If there is a highest place on Earth, can I presume it's a lowest place as well, right?"
Karin, who was walking silently behind him, raised her head until her orbs met the back of his neck. He wasn't facing her, but she had the impression she was being supervised closely by her companion. Not that she could blame him, but still it was highly unnerving and vexing. After another glance directed at Aizen's rigid figure, Karin said:
"Yes. It's called The Mariana Trench, but I don't know its exact depth … I remember it was around 11000 meters, but there were some meters in addition" she thought for a minute, searching for those missing digits while Aizen waited patiently "11035 meters below sea level"
"Hmmm …" sniffed Aizen still unimpressed by the large numbers.
Karin couldn't see his face, but she could easily read total boredom in his posture. The way he walked, the way he stood still like a rock and especially the way he talked were just some of the many attributes Karin was able to interpret in order to guess his state of spirit … and right now he was experiencing an acute state of annoyingness. She couldn't tell why, because as much as she wished to she couldn't read his complex mind.
"Look ... I don't want to bore you to death." this time she attracted Aizen's attention "We are not at school, so for this once my job ain't to irk you, k?"
He didn't answer, but Karin saw his apparent muscle relaxation. He may not communicate directly with her, but she could read his body like an open book and right now he was telling her to continue.
"If you have any questions ask them." said Karin seriously, bursting in a fit of laughter a second later.
This reaction made Aizen turn around, his brown eyes mirroring his utter confusion and irritation. He was lacking any knowledge and now Karin was laughing at him therefore he was ready to attack her with some well pointed sarcasm.
"Why are you laughing?"
Karin chuckled some more, not bothering to answer his request. He repeated the question this time with far more discontent hidden in his voice.
She still didn't give an answer to any of his previous requests, but her actions spoke louder than her laughter. Like a deer, Karin jumped in front of him and raised her hand, trying to grab the object that nested between his red locks. She was sure that her companion would have protested if she hadn't moved that swift and gentle, but she was wrong.
Aizen did notice her movement, but he was too dumbstruck to react in any way and if this wasn't enough, an acute smell of pine and appeals hit his nostrils stunning him completely. Meanwhile Karin took the somehow brownish flower that found shelter between two rebel strands and threw it away in a bush that was spreading its braches somewhere near them.
"I guess it's from that sheaf of weeds I threw at you" she said while checking for any other remains that might have been found in his hair.
Aizen was however in a total daze, not understanding a word she was speaking. He tried to clear his mind of the unwanted thoughts but they kept coming back more irritating and intense than before. Also he was unable to detach his lustful gaze from those rosy lips that kept tempting him with their innocent taste. And to taste such pureness … how much he wanted to let loose his wild desire.
Never in his life had he felt so intoxicated by someone's presence, and it was so sudden that it hit him like a tone of bricks leaving a perplexed teenager behind. He couldn't blame the hormones since his gigai was specially designed to lack any kind of need apart from nutrition, thirst and breathing. So the villain was in a peculiar situation and it was her fault all over again. First she's mocking him, then she's attacking him with invectives and other insults and in the end she's seducing him. What's a man supposed to believe after all this come and go?
And over all this shit she was talking and talking and he couldn't understand what she was telling and it scared him or something close, because the mighty Aizen cannot be scared of anything.
"All done" smiled Karin, after the close inspection concluded that his red locks were weed free.
She stepped back checking his appetence one last time. Seeing his fuzzy expression, Karin asked a hint of worry slipping in her tone "Are you ok?" but then realized that to be worried about a freak like Aizen wasn't a good thing, and added "Or a retard like you cannot concentrate for more than 10 minutes of conversation?" a smirk flowered on her lips.
The man was perplexed. How was she able to change her tone and her demeanor in a mere second? And over them all, she was smirking at him like a little devil ready for attack … and it seemed her favorite target was him. And now he realized that she wasn't seducing him in any way, she was just acting like herself.
"My concentration is fine, thank you very much. But I wanted to give you a break from too much thinking. I despise the scent of fried brain." calmly replied Aizen, hiding tumultuous thoughts behind his cool exterior.
"Oh! So you were the cause of the strange odor I felt in the air" counterattacked Karin her eyes sparkling like two diamonds in the fading sunlight.
Only then Aizen realized it had gotten pretty dark and the street lamps had been turned on, revealing the lonely avenue. No soul could be seen in sight and this fact gave a strange taste of serenity to the lonely landscape. After he was done mediating on whatever crossed his mind, his eyes focused on the woman before him.
She was distracted by the sunset and could barely register his presence. The red sun was sinking between two buildings its last rays blessing the sky with a graceful halo of light. Before the two teenagers (not that Azien can be called a teenager) the river was spreading its depth mirroring the whole town in the clear water of its stillness. It was an amazing sight, but the man could only stare at his companion; stare was an underestimation of the way he was looking at her, leer being a better word for it.
'Dangerous … ' thought Aizen as his eyes took her whole appearance, lingering on her dark blue eyes 'You are dangerous because I want you so much …and what I want, I get'
If at first he had believed she was just a temperamental being with a fiery character, now, her orbs that were reflecting a flame of maturity and stability, gave up a profound personality. All her volcanic exterior was being a cover for a deep and mature person. Who would have guessed?
"Let's go … at least now you have no flower in your hair, Samaki" and she turned around urging him to follow her trail.
He obeyed while she continued walking not looking behind her even once. It was enough that she heard his footsteps hit the pavement and his calm breathing echo in the still night.
After 10 minutes of silence (something he never experienced with her in their two weeks of bugging each other at the computer science lesson and the weekly soccer practice) Aizen felt like saying something, but he couldn't get his mouth to form the words. It was one of those silly times when everything feels awkward and you want to say something, but you're unable to do it.
"You like this goddess, Artemis" stated solemnly the man. His straight pose was being somehow amusing, but luckily they were alone.
This seemed to be a good topic, because Karin brightened up like a light bulb resembling the lamps they were bypassing.
"Well … yes." said Karin happily, as an old woman sneezed from a balcony "She's pretty interesting. And I think that the most appealing characteristic I found about her is her chastity vow"
When he heard Karin's serious statement, Aizen almost choked with his saliva, but only a miracle saved him from an embarrassing situation. Trying to sound calm and tranquil, the man finally asked:
"That's stupid … why would someone make such a useless vow"
"It's not stupid and she swore it because she was heart broken and thought that she'll never find love again, or at least in some versions. And if you want to know more, she wasn't the only one that swore she'll be a virgin for eternity" replied proudly Karin.
Aizen could only smirk at her strange reaction. He was ready to make some fun and since Karin was in the area and the only one capable of handling his rather pointed irony, she was his chosen target.
"Let me guess. You made one as well" his smirk angered her even more.
"No, you retard … I meant from the other gods. She wasn't the only one that did it. Her half sister, Athena the goddess of wisdom and Zeus's sister Hestia made the chastity vow as well"
She wanted to get over the subject quickly, because it was pretty uncomfortable to talk with a guy about virginity, maidenhood and stuff like that. It was her blame since she was the one that started the conversation so she was the one to end it.
"What about you … what do you believe about the gods?" asked rapidly Karin slowing down in order to wait for Aizen.
When he finally reached her, they both continued to walk in the same slow, yet firm pace. Karin kept a rather large distance between them installing her indispensable bubble, bubble that Aizen seemed to find annoying. He didn't say anything about it, but his face was twisted in an abnormal scowl.
"Stop with the glare" an equally irritated Karin threatened "If you keep doing that you'll get wrinkles"
He didn't listen to her friendly advice, keeping his previous expression on the face, more to annoy her than because he was feeling it. His forceful face was pretty much obvious, so Karin took this opportunity to elbow him in the gut with enough force to leave an ugly bruise but not nearly enough to knock him off his feet.
"What!" snapped angrily Aizen at her, trying to sound dangerous. He wasn't really trying to terrify anyone for a change, but he succeeded in scaring the shit out of a child that happened to pass them just in the moment of his snap.
Karin barely contained her laughter at his dumbstruck expression, when he had realized his big accomplishment.
"Really now … What do you believe about gods? In general" asked Karin again, ignoring the previous funny situation.
She waited patiently for his answer and when it came she wasn't surprised by its simplicity. It was a response she expected from someone like Aizen, She listened throughout his explanation, walking beside him silently.
"All creatures, humans are included, ought to believe in something bigger them themselves, a divinity, a god, angels; they have many names." he checked if his companion was still paying attention "Humans place their trust in someone stronger, tougher than them and he in return looks upper, knowing his flaws and weakness. And not being able to live without guidance, he seeks for it in a higher place. The cycle goes on and on. That is how all kings are born. That is how all Gods are born." He finished his discourse as another thought struck him.
'But make no mistake. They all still abide to me. Because from this point onward, you will witness first hand the power of the god they foolishly placed their faith in. I will become that god they have no choice but to believe in.' the words he said to Shinji that time during the Winter War echoed in his head. The ever lasting memory was scrubbing his inner mind and he could only watch as the unfortunate events that lead to his demise were being rewound in his head over and over again.
Karin almost burst into a fit of laughter, but concluded their serious conversation with a well aimed "You are a Narcissistic god, Samaki"
Another silent 5 minutes passed and even if they were approaching their destination their pace was slowing down exponentially. None knew exactly why this was happening, but none asked anything either. After another 5 minutes, Karin, who was bored out of her mind, broke the ice.
"So, Samaki … apart from being a control freak that has some megalomania tendencies, what do you like to do in your free time?" asked the girl looking with curiosity at Aizen.
If he was amused by her insufferable language or statement he did a very good job in hiding it behind a curtain of indifference. Not that he was indifferent … overly annoyed was a better word for the feelings he was experiencing.
"I drink tea" snarled the man trying to sound serious, but failing miserably.
He was even tempted to strike her across the face, knowing that if he did so, her chances of surviving will be zero percent. He was really tempted to act on it when a strange noise, that was supposed to be laughter, assaulted his ears.
"Now you are creeping me out" she tried to say between her uncontrolled fits.
"Tea creeps you out?" asked Aizen looking incredulously at the black head "You're a strange girl"
"I thought I'm not a girl" replied Karin.
"If that's what you believe …" smirked evilly her companion.
"Stop interpreting my words" almost yelled Karin "It's … like cheating"
Her pace fastened up and Aizen sighted before matching his own speed with hers. She was glaring at him and he seemed to do the same. Of course his glance was more elegant and not so bluntly pointed like Karin's, but it reflected a malicious intent.
They finally reached the school library, where an old woman, the librarian, welcomed them with opened arms. Her happiness literally asphyxiated Karin and she would have done the same thing with Aizen if it weren't for Karin's helping hand. After a proper introduction Karin gave her a list of 5 books, one of them being Legends of Olympus while the others were unknown to him.
"It's almost the closing time, but don't worry you came just on edge." Said the woman, searching frantically for one of the titles "Found it" she exclaimed, appearing a moment later with a pile of dusty old books.
Meanwhile Aizen was studying the room. It couldn't be described as big or spacey, but it had an aura of intellectuality and absolute calm around it. For a moment it reminded him of the big library in Soul Society, but it wasn't that large and the materials stored there could barely cover one percent of the ones in Seretei.
"Thank you" said Karin gratefully to the woman.
She responded politely and after she wrote down who borrowed the books, she left excusing herself.
"Here" she handed him 4 of the books "Take them, read them and after you're done give them back" she felt like adding "Usually the deadline is two weeks, but I know her and she won't mind if you keep them till the end of the semester"
The man nodded and finally asked "What are these?"
Of course Karin sweat dropped and answered rhetorically "Books"
Aizen's eyebrow twitched as a sign of annoyance at their obvious misunderstanding. He should have known better than let a sarcastic woman interpret his question.
"I meant what are these books about?" rephrased the man, hoping for a non-sarcastic response, but not believing he will get it.
And for the first time he got it:
"This is a book of general geography and this is of history" and she pointed at the respective titles "This is the one I promised you, Legends of Olympus and this is something I think you'll like"
Aizen read the title, The lost city of Atlantis, and concluded that it had an interesting name … an interesting name indeed. When his brown eyes rose from the book's cover, Karin was already at the door, fingering the handle.
"Look" she began nervously "It's kind of late for me, so I have to go home or my father will have a metaphoric heart attack"
"Metaphoric?" asked incredulously the tall man; it was hard to believe that someone could have a metaphoric heart attack, but anything coming from Karin was possible.
"Believe me. You do not know my father" she said opening the door quickly "He is a total freak"
"Guess you are a dead ringer for your father" instinctually replayed Aizen.
"Asshole" snarled Karin, sprinting throughout the door "I hope you'll get lost on your way back!" heard Aizen her fading yell, or roar. He was unable to distinguish between the two, because of the strident tone she sometimes used when being pissed off.
Her rushed steps were hitting methodically the tiles, but after a while even that sound faded in the distance.
'Now … this was far more interesting than my date with the Kurosaki bitch' thought Aizen as he followed Karin outside. Even if she have left for at least 2 minutes, he could still feel her smell in the air, on the walls and everywhere around him, intoxicating his being with its inviting aroma. His long fingers clenched the book spine in a tight hold, not strong enough to break it, but enough to feel the thin paper swish. His attraction towards her was the least of his problems and one he didn't need right now. Karin was, from Aizen's point of view, an unwanted lust.
She was defying him with every word that escaped her unleashed mouth … On the other hand, her Kurosaki friend was plain boring.
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"So Aizen-san do you like to cook?" asked the brown haired twin "Because I love to cook"
Aizen tried to smile and answer as honestly as possible "Yes. I love to cook"
His (fake) smile melted Yuzu in that instant and her feet transformed in a squashy little jelly. Luckily she was staying in a comfy chair, checking the menu, so the danger of losing her equilibrium because of Aizen's sweet talk was minim.
They were occupying a table at a cheap restaurant in the north part of Karakura, the one place Karin didn't think of, and were deciding what to take. Yuzu chose some complicated dish, he never heard of, while he decided that French fries would do the trick. He wasn't all specialized in the earth cuisine and he was forced to give a quick excuse to Yuzu. He said that he had a stomachache, which wasn't so far from the actual truth.
And then the hell began.
She talked about every specialty from every fucking country. She said that the Indian food is stinky but overly delicious. She might have said something about China and its fine kitchen, but he was too busy counting the seconds to pay attention to her gibberish. Then she began with Taiwanese food explaining every single detail like they were the masters of cooking.
Finally after the long introduction she said something bad about tofu, which happened to be his one and only favorite type of food.
After this profanity that involved his impeccable taste, Aizen ignored her completely; the best part being that she didn't realize it. Yuzu was so engrossed in her story about how simple is to make sushi if you use some secret receipt that she didn't realize her date wasn't listening to a word she was babbling.
In the end after she finished with all the countries possible and impossible they left. But guess what? On their way home, Yuzu remembered that the British cuisine had been forgotten from her looong list.
Another boring hour about UK … He paid attention when she said something about tea, but after that … no.
Finally they reached her house, but for his safety Aizen gave a quick excuse about fearing how her parents will react, and Yuzu seemed to understand his feelings. Not that he feared Isshin, but her brother wasn't someone he was eager to meet … for obvious reasons.
She left and he walked in the park where he coincidently met Karin.
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Life was becoming more interesting and eventful.
Aizen sighed and made a mental note to drink a hot, steamy cup of tea when he gets home.
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This is a chapter I loved to write. As a matter of fact I love mythologies in general. The Egyptian and Greek are my favorites, but I read some Norse Mythology as well. I remember that I began a thorough research about Egyptian gods after I saw Yu-gi-oh. Imagine my displeasure when I found out that the only real fact/name in that anime is "Ra". Where is Isis, Osiris, Anubis, Hathor, Horus and damn it Seth and his crazy goddess wife/sister Nephthys; and what's with the gods and their tendency of marrying their siblings. It's called incest people *smirk*. I ate sushi once, when I was on holiday in Canada and it was marvelous. Too bad you cannot find something like that in my undeveloped country
"Narcissistic god" is Harukai's nickname for Aizen. She gave me permission to use it *smirk* I think it's incredibly funny and it fits him.
Aizen 'the fox' and Yuzu 'little red riding hood' is a good comparison Yankeegurl *laugh*
Can't you guess Liliv00 *smirk* Yuzu wanted to make Karin act more feminine and maybe the snow white captain wanted to see Karin act like a girl for once.
And I do believe that the relationship Hinamori and Toshiro have is strictly platonic … they are acting like brothers for god's sake … and I had already told you my opinion about incest. Sorry for any hitsuhina fan I might have upset. It was not my intention.
I wasn't pleased by the last chapter so I published this one earlier … I hope you do not mind XD