Chapter 17
Toshiro Hitsugaya
3 Weeks Later
Getting to know my son was a lot easier than I thought it would be. After the day at the park Katsu was a lot more open to me than I thought he would be. He even lets me touch and sit next to him when he on the couch.
"What's this?" Katsu asked. He grabbed the little wooden toy from the floor and held it up to me.
"It's a spinning top." I said to him.
"How do you use it?" he asked. I held my hand out and he placed the toy in my hands. I put the toy down on the floor and spun it.
"Teach me," he said plainly.
"Sure," I said to him. Getting used to being ordered around is something that I got used to quickly. He was being disrespectful it's just the way he talked to people. I didn't mind because I liked talking to him, I liked spending time with him, and I love teaching him things. He may look like Karin but whenever I look at him I see myself when I was younger.
"I like this toy," he said as he held the top up in the air for me to see again.
"I like this toy too," I replied.
Katsu smiled then went back to playing with the top on the floor. I stood up from where I was sitting and turned to exit the room.
"Are you leaving?" Katsu asked.
"I'll be right back, there's something in my office that I need to get." I said to him. He nodded and I turned and walked out of the room.
"I thought you weren't coming into the office today captain?" Matsumoto asked as I walked through the door of the office.
"I'm not here to stay, so you still don't have to paperwork on your own. I just have to get something." I said to her. I walked over to the shelf behind my desk.
"You're taking that out? You never touch that thing." Matsumoto said.
"It isn't for me, it's for Katsu." I said to her.
"You're giving it away? I thought that was really important to you?" she asked.
"It is, that's why I'm giving it to my son." I said as I turned and walked out of the office. "Make sure the paperwork is finished before you leave!" I shouted back at her.
When I got back to the house it was quit. When I got in the living room Karin was sitting on the couch, each of the twins had their head rested on one of Karin's thighs.
"Daddy," Toshi said when her tired eyes spotted me when I walked into the room. Katsu looked up then turned his attention back to the spot on the floor he was looking at before. I reached into my pocket and pulled the toy out of my pocket.
"A spinning top," he said tiredly. He reached up with one hand to receive the toy I was holding. I placed the top in his hand and he sat up on the couch. The top was a lot bigger than tan the one he already had.
Katsu slid of the couch and got down on the floor. He placed the toy down on the floor and started spinning it. The dark blue and white colors that were painted onto the top blended together as the top spun round and around.
"I like this toy better." He said as he looked up at me again rubbing his eyes. I walked over to him and picked him up from the floor. He leaned his body against me and took in a deep breath.
"I wanna play," he whined. I smiled, he wanted to play but he could barely keep his eyes open.
"After your nap we can play tops for as long as you want," I said to him. I nodded his head and closed his eyes.
"Is that the top form your office?" Karin whispered.
"Yeah, I got it when I was a child." I said to her.
"It's in good shape for it to be so old." Karin said in a low voice.
"I took really good care of my toy when I was a child." I said.
"Do you think that it's a good idea to give it to him, he might break it." she said.
"I don't think that it'll be a problem. It's in good hands where it is." I replied with a smile.