Karin POV

'Oh goddamn this is my jam, keep it partying till the am, y'all don't understand let me put my hands up in the ayer, a-ayer, ayer. Oh-'

I was listening to my iPhone as I was running on the treadmill. After I arrived at trump tower and gave my car to the valet, it was early (2:00pm) so I decided to go up to my apartment change and workout at the gym. My thirty minutes of running were coming to an end, to which the machine slowed. The display read 'Cool down' in red letters and had me walk at a very slow pace until my heart rate went back to normal. I wondered if Toshiro was drinking. Nah. He was most probably having sex with one of his random whores. I pressed the stop button on the treadmill, and stepped off grabbing a clean towel that was on a rack, opening the door leaving the gym, and walking towards the elevator. I pressed the button and waited for the doors to open.

Beep.

As the doors opened, I was met with the hottest man I have ever seen. He was wearing a black tight shirt that showed off his six pack and muscular build, some straight leg light wash jeans and what looked like Jordan's. Then I focused on his strong arms and face which were tattooed, and his crazy red hair which was picked up in a pony tail. I walked inside and pressed the button for the 50th floor, and saw that he was headed towards the 40th.

"So you're going up too?" He asked, his voice was velvety and deep.

"Yea pretty much." I said trying to not sound nervous.

"My name is Renji Abarai." He said.

"Karin Kurosaki." I said as I turned around and offered my right hand, which he took into his left hand and squeezed as he shook it. I dropped my hand to my side, and turned around after all I couldn't look into his eyes since he was wearing aviators.

Beep.

"This is my stop. It's was nice meeting you ." He said as he passed by me and stepped out of the elevator, turning around to face me.

"Like wise ." I said as I smiled and the doors slowly closed, ending our conversation. I leaned against the wall, and practically kicked myself due to the fact that I couldn't talk to the damn man.

Beep.

The doors opened again and I stepped out and walked towards my door and opened it. I closed the door behind me and climbed up the stairs, to the first floor. I took off my shoes, and put my keys and iPhone on the nearest table as I walked towards the kitchen to drink water. I grabbed the remote control that I placed on the kitchen counter earlier, and turned on the TV that was in the family room which faced the kitchen. As I walked towards the family room, with my cup of water in hand, I noticed that my voice message machine had two messages. I pressed the button, and listened to the calls that I had missed.

'You have two voice messages. Message one.'

Beep.

'Karin-nee-san, how are you? I have missed you terribly. I have good news to tell you. Please call me back as soon as you can. I love you, bye.'

'Message two.'

Beep.

'Karin! We NEED to go out! You don't even call me anymore! I'm hurt! After I hang up I think I might go and cry since you have ignored me for the past two days which have felt like two YEARS! Well bye, hope you feel guilty.'

Ugh. Matsumoto. There were times when I loved the girl and times when I just couldn't stand her. I looked at the time on the clock on the nearest wall, it read 3:15pm. I guess I have time to call Yuzu first. I went ahead and picked up my phone and dialed the long distance number.

"Hello?"

"Hey Yuzu, ya missed me?"

"KARIN! YOU'RE ALIVE!"

"I am," I said while I laughed, it was good to hear my sister again, "so what was it that you needed to tell me?" I asked curious.

"Thanks for not asking how I was doing."

"Well by the way that you are speaking to me it's safe to assume that you're healthy and happy. I'm also assuming that goat chin is doing fine as well."

"Your assumptions are always correct."

"Hey, what can I say, I'm good." I said smiling. "So what is it that you need to tell me?" I said in anticipation.

"Jinta proposed to me and we are getting married in December." She said happily while I stayed speechless. What?! She was getting married in two months and now is when she decided to tell me?!

"I'm going over there."

"What...Why?"

"You don't want me to visit you?"

"I do, I seriously do but..."

"What's going on?"

"Um, I'm not living with dad anymore, I'm living with Jinta." She said, and that was when I exploded.

"What?! YOU'RE LIVING WITH HIM?!"

"Nee-San calm down; you need to understand that-"

"I DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND ANYTHING RIGHT NOW! YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO TELL ME ANYTHING, AND GOD KNOWS THAT ALL GOAT CHIN THINKS ABOUT IS HAVING GRANDCHILDREN."

"Karin I'm in love. You need to understa-"

"No I need to go over there and set things straight. You're too young to get married. You do realize that marriage is for a lifetime, right?"

"Yes I do, and I'm not too young, I'm 24 years-old and a legal adult. You have to stop treating me your baby sister. We're TWINS for God sakes!"

"Yuzu I-"

"No. Forget it. I wanted you to divulge in my happiness but apparently you want to control my life."

"I want to protect you."

"You want to ruin my life."

"No I don't. Have you told Ichigo yet?"

"No I haven't, I left him for last expecting your support but apparently I was wrong."

"Yuzu, I-"

"Goodbye nee-san." She said as she hung up and interrupted me. Fuck. I had messed-up. I think Hitsugaya is rubbing off on me, I have never messed-up with my sister, and now is no good time to start. I need to see her. I need to apologize. I put my cup down next to my voicemail machine, and ran towards the table next to the front door in which I left my iPhone on. I clicked the hold button, opened it, clicked on the contacts button, searched for Sandra's number and called her.

Dial tone....Dial tone...come on pick up....Dial tone....

"Hello?"

"Sandra, can you do me a favor and cancel all the consultations and surgeries I have for this week. I have a family emergency."

"Alright Karin-sama, is everything alright?"

"It will be."

"Well don't worry about the office, I will make sure all your patients and know."

"Thanks Sandra. I hope you have a wonderful night." I said as I hung up and quickly went upstairs to the second floor, and dashed towards my office. Once inside I sat on the chair, and turned on my computer. I quickly clicked on the Internet icon, and went on American Airlines in order to get my airline tickets for a flight to Japan tonight. Once I bought them, I printed the tickets and receipt, turned off my computer, and headed towards my room. Pulling out a suitcase opening it, I grabbed the necessary outfits, undergarments, and shoes, and closed it. I went to the bathroom took off my clothing and took a shower and washed my hair quickly. I chose a white cotton tank top, grey coloured skinny jeans, a black leather jacket, nude colored bra and thong, white socks and converse, and put then all on quickly. I clicked on my iPhone and the time read 4:30pm, my flight was at 6:00pm. I grabbed my suitcase, keys, and jacket and headed down stairs towards the door. I took one last look to check if I had turned off everything and had everything I needed for the flight, and after my quick scan I stepped out of my door and closed it. Going down the hall, to the elevator, pressing the button and waiting for the doors to open once again.

Hitsugaya POV

I looked at myself in the mirror. I had chosen to wear a white button down shirt, with black slacks, and black moccasins. I looked good, and so did my apartment. I grabbed my blackberry and checked the time, it was 7:55. Perfect. I grabbed my keys, stepped out of the door, closed it and headed towards the elevator. Once I was at the lobby I went outside and picked up my car.

"Here's your car, Toshiro." Mark said as he stepped out of my red Ferrari.

"Thanks Mark." I said as I made my way around to the driver's side, climbed in and closed the door. And picked up my blackberry to call Matsumoto.

Karin POV

'Now boarding flight A17 to-'

"Well that's my flight." I said to myself as I stood up and made my way to the check point.

"Your passport and ticket." Said the flight attendant, as she held out her right hand, I think her name tag said her name was 'Mary' but she looked more like a Jen to me.

"Yea, here." I said handing her both, she opened my passport and looked at the picture and looked back at me. Once she was satisfied with the proof that I wasn't a farse she decided to give me back both my ticket and my passport.

"Thank you." I said as I grabbed both things, and boarded the plane. I was the first seat in the first class, which meant that I was the first to get off. I made myself comfortable and looked out the window.

"I guess this is what they call fate, ." Said a deep voice.

"Renji. Heh. I guess it is. Or better yet it's what I would call coincidence." I said after I tired myself around to face whom was speaking to me.

"So you're going to LAX?" Renji asked as he took his seat beside me.

"Not really," I said smiling, "It's the last stop before going to Japan."

"Ah. Cool. Vacation?"

"Nope. Visiting relatives."

"That's really cool. I haven't been able to go back to Japan."

"Oh really. How so?"

"Well basically, I'm the last living member of my family."

"Oh. I'm sorry for asking."

"No it's ok," he said as he smiled, "you were curious. And I'm used to it. It used to be a lot harder to answer that question a few years back but I've dealt with it through counseling and conversion to Christianity." He said holding up a bible. "I read this whenever I'm bored, before I go to sleep, and on long plane flights like this one." He said while looking at the bible and smiling.

"Christian. That's cool. Congratulations on getting over it."

"Thanks."

"I can kinda relate."

"Oh really?"

"Yea, when I was three my mom was killed in a car accident. My brother was nine at the time, and he blamed himself for her death due to the fact that he survived and she didn't."

"Oh."

"I would cry, but I guess I was so young I couldn't really comprehend what was going on. I was really vulnerable. But so was everybody." I said as I turned my head to look out the window once more.

"After that incident we all changed. My brother ceased to smile, and til this day all he wears is a grimace; and I have ceased to show my vulnerability, and pledged to protect my sister. After that incident my sister took my mother's place at home, she cooked, cleaned, and became a bit stronger but was and still is to this day very touchy when it comes to the topic of my mother. But we all got through it together, which made us a stronger family."

"That's nice to hear, and sorry about your mother."

"It's ok. I don't even remember her that well anyways." I said as I turned to face him and smiled. He looked at me, with a forgiving face, and smiled back sweetly at me.

'Passengers please buckle your seatbelts, we are about to take off.'

Hitsugaya POV

"Wow. This place is amazing."

"It truly is." I said as I grabbed Matsumoto's arm and guided her to our table behind the waiter.

"Sexy ladies first." I said as I pulled out the chair for her to sit in. Matsumoto looked HOT. She was wearing a black silk corset, that showed off her twins, black skinny jeans, and red pumps. Her hair fell down her back in a waterfall of strawberry blonde curls, and her make-up was very natural.

"Oh why thank you, you're oh so kind." She said giggling as she took her seat and smiled at me. I walked over to my seat across the small round table, sat down and looked at the menu.

"Have you ever been here before?" I asked while Reading the menu.

"Um, no. Usually it's my best friend who takes me out. But since she's been so busy lately she hasn't had time to have fun."

"That's a shame. Maybe all three of us should go out some time."

"We should. I'm sure she would like to be treated by someone other than herself." She said contemplating, and then opening the menu and looking through the selections of food.

"Well have you decided what you want to eat?" I ask after about five minutes.

"Yes, I have."

"Well then lets order." I said as I called the waiter and said what I wanted, giving the waiter the menu back.

"And the lady?" The waiter asked pointing at Matsumoto.

"I'll have the stuffed chicken marsala." She said as she closed the menu, and gave it to the waiter.

Karin POV

It was about 3:00am, and I couldn't go to sleep. I had already exchanged planes at LAX and was already headed towards Japan. Renji and I exchanged numbers when we got off at LAX, and I promised to call him once I got to Japan. I was thinking about calling him but I didn't want to wake him up. I thought of whom I could call, and Matsumoto came to mind. I clicked on the contacts icon, clicked on her cell phone number and decided to call and apologize for not calling her for two days which was now three.

Dial tone.....Dial tone....Dial tone...Dial tone...Dial tone....Dial tone...

'Hi! This Rangiku, sorry I couldn't pick up the phone right now. But if you leave a message I'll make sure I call you back, unlike SOME people who I wouldn't like to mention, who don't call back AT ALL.'

"Hey, Ran, sorry for not calling you back but something came up. Um, call me back once you can. Love ya. Bye." I said, hanging up and smiling at her voice mail that I knew was targeted at me. Heh. Sometimes she was as ridiculous as they came. But I loved that crazy bitch, and life wouldn't be as fun without her. Thinking about Matsumoto was finally giving me the sleep that I had been trying to get, as I snuggled against the chair and window and was swept into deep slumber.

Hitsugaya POV

"Wanna go to my place?" I asked as I walked Matsumoto to the valet section.

"My, my, didn't anyone tell you that patience was a virtue." Matsumoto said teasing me.

"Well it depends; will that patience get me in more places?" I asked smirking and wiggling my eyebrows.

"Toshiro you're too much." Matsumoto said while giggling.

"Trust me; you don't know how much I really am."

"Oh. Then if you insist..." She said smirking.

"I thought you'd never comply." I said smiling as I turned my face towards the valet and asked for my car. Once he came by I opened the door, and let Matsumoto in through the passenger's side, and walked around towards the driver side. Before getting in and thanked the valet, and gave him a generous tip, once he walked away, I got inside and drove off to my place.

Karin POV

The blinding sunlight was the first thing that woke me up. I had forgotten to pull down the blind on the window before I knocked out. I pulled in down, stretched and reached into my right pocket for my iPhone. It was 8:30am. I still had over ten hours to go. I put my iPhone back in my pocket snuggled once more into the left corner of my seat in between the window, and went back to sleep, hoping that with sleep the plane would fly much faster.

The song mentioned above:

"In the Ayer" by: Florida feat. Will i. am.

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