A/N: I do not own Bleach (tear tear)
I do own this fanfic tho :)
Falling slightly off balance, Karin felt a hand slip around her waist stabilizing her.
Staring into his eyes, all she could think was, 'Oh ma god he was gorgeous'.
He had grown taller and his features had finally matured. He looked somewhere in his mid-twenties and his body was muscular and tight from all his constant training.
Shielding those muscles that she knew he had, he wore a simple v-neck grey shirt, tucked into his jeans secured with a brown belt and a brown leather jacket.
Her breath got caught in her body. She was able to smell his light musky scent and it had not changed. She had missed it.
Karin simply stared at the man in front of her speechless for the first time in a long while.
In a sentence, he was handsome as hell.
Toshiro POV
'Ooff'. Toshiro felt a soft body run into him. Watching her slightly loose her balance, he instinctively moved to grab her.
'Damn' was all he thought as he held her in his arms. He felt her arms come to rest around his neck.
He had heard she had returned but he could not track her down. He even stopped at their usual place, the soccer field, but she never showed up. He waited three whole days. It wasn't until he saw her reflection in one of the shop windows while walking down the street did he follow her towards this bar.
Everyone had teased him relentlessly about her. Especially Matsumoto, with her 'Karin-chan this', and 'Karin-chan that'.
Ichigo though had threatened him.
Toshiro really messed things up bad 8 years ago.
Karin, like her brother, had gained her shinigami powers while still human. Sotachi, recognizing her potential, assigned him to oversee her training.
I was her teacher, and she was my best friend as well as my best student.
We would sit and talk all the time. I always seemed to make time for her. No….I always wanted to be around her and spend time with her.
When she asked me to prom I should have gone with her. But my fear of my own feelings would not let me. I was confused and didn't know what to do. I knew I was falling for Karin but my heart felt for another. So I told her something cold.
'It would not look right for a captain to engage in such childish activities'.
I knew the moment I said those words I regretted them. But I stood my ground and said nothing more.
It wasn't until I lost Karin did I realize that I wanted nobody else but her.
Apparently she had gotten special permission from the Sotaicho to leave Karakura Town to go study medicine at a university.
I knew she wanted to be a healer and I was proud of her. But I missed her and it showed.
Watching her the entire night at the bar, I saw a window of opportunity when she turned around to pick up her things. I knew she could sense me. She was the only one who could ever sense me even when I would try to hide from her.
Afraid of losing her again, I approached her from behind when she was distracted and came to stand behind her.
Now here she was, in my arms, looking at me with those purple eyes of hers that I had missed so much.
He would not let her go. He had waited too long to hold her again and she felt good to his touch. She was beautiful; her body, her lips, her eyes.
Looking at her, he saw something in her eyes that gave him a slight ray of hope. But the moment he saw it, he saw the shutters come down and felt her move out of his grasp.
Smirking, he settled her back on her feet but left one hand on her elbow in case she lost balance again.
'Hello Hitsugaya Sensei...' she said.
'Fuck' he thought. His heart sank as he realized this was Karin Kurosaki and it was not going to easy.
Karin's POV
She lay there, cuckooed in his arms unable to move. She knew he was in the bar but she couldn't pinpoint exactly where. She figured he would show himself eventually but seeing him now, in front of her, was still a surprise.
As they stared at each other, Karin could not believe she was in his arms. Then she saw him smirk and all her memories of their last meeting began to rush into her head. His last words to her were, 'we are only friends Kurosaki, nothing more'.
Feeling all the hurt she had ran away from all those ago return, she gathered herself and pealed herself away from him saying, 'Hello Hitsugaya Sensei. How are you doing? It has been a while'.
Reader's POV
Smiling slightly to herself, she looked up at the ice prince. Seeing as he hadn't replied to her question, she decided to change tactics.
'I would like to thank you for the necklace you sent as a graduation gift. As you can see, I really love it' she said touching the necklace gently with her fingers.
Looking down to the necklace, Toshiro looked at the necklace he had gifted her while eyeing a little bit more than the necklace.
Seeing him distracted, Karin could not help but ask, 'Hitsugaya Sensei…is there something wrong? You do not like it?'
Toshiro felt a tinge of anger swell up in him.
'Karin, why are you addressing me that way?'
She looked at his scowling face and smirked. Her eyes gaining a challenging look in them.
'The card that accompanied the gift, you signed it HITSUGAYA SENSEI' she said annunciating every syllable.
Shaking his head slightly from frustration, 'Karin, that was a joke'.
She blinked at him as his words sunk in.
'My apologies then, I guess I did not get the joke. Am I the joke then?'
Toshiro began to get nervous. He quickly looked at her 'NO! You could never be a joke Karin. You are….You are….'
'I am what?' she asked coolly crossing her arms around her chest.
Rolling his eyes and sighing in defeat, he looked at her again 'Karin you are my best friend and I have missed you'.
Smirking at him because she knew how hard it must have been for him to confess that, she moved towards him giving him a hug.
'Lol, now was that so hard? You are my best friend too Toshiro and I really have missed you. But seriously! HITSUGYA SENSEI?'
Toshiro felt his heart pick up a beat. He smelled her perfume and it smelled of pomegranate and apple.
'Thank you for the necklace. I really do love it and it is beautiful'. She kissed his cheek to seal the deal and steped away from him seeing him blush at her antics.
It took a lot of her will power not to laugh at his reddening cheeks.
As her warmth left his body, Toshiro breathed a small sigh of relief. Maybe it will not be that bad. She will forgive me once I tell her my true feelings then I can talk to her about the significance of the necklace he thought.
As these thoughts passed through his mind, his confidence grew. It is then that Hyourinmaru decided to speak up.
'She is going to make us grovel'
'Hai' he replied softly, rolling his eyes. Looking behind Karin, Toshiro took notice of who had just walked into the bar.
'Karin!' the male voice shouted. Turning around, Karin smiled as she turned around and saw her brother walking up to her.
Running to him, Ichigo caught her swinging her in his arms.
'Oh god I have missed you Ichi-nii! Wait, you said you could not get away?'
Placing her back on her feet, Ichigo grinned at his sister smugly.
'I couldn't' he replied coolly. It is then that he eyed the necklace around her neck and raised an eyebrow.
Saying nothing, he stepped out of the way as he heard voices behind him.
'Karin! We have arrived!' Karin heard from behind her brother. Seeing him step to the side. Her eyes become large as she saw her best friends walking in.
Esmeralda, Cassie, and Yuri walked towards Karin hugging her in a big circle when they finally approach her. Every man at the bar looked at the four girls gaping.
Seeing his sister being pulled away by her friends, Ichigo walked over to Hitsugaya patting him on the back.
'I guess this means congratulations!'
Looking at him, Toshiro rubbed his shoulder where Ichigo had "patted" him.
'I did not ask her yet' Toshiro replied.
Ichigo stepped back not believing what he had just heard.
The music in the bar had just changed to loud upbeat music and it was getting harder to hear people.
'Excuse me?' Ichigo asked, thinking that he hadn't heard the captain right.
'I haven't asked her yet' Toshiro said.
Feeling his reiatsu rise, Ichigo took a breath to control his anger.
'What do you mean you haven't asked her yet! She is wearing the necklace. A necklace that cannot be removed'.
'I sent her the necklace as a graduation present. I just need to tell her the real meaning behind it'.
'SHE DOES NOT KNOW!' Ichigo lost it hearing the captain response. Thank god for gigai's that conceal reiatsu because his reiatsu would have been flaring around him from the anger he was feeling.
Clenching his fists but realizing this was not the time or place, Ichigo slapped Toshiro on the back of his head instead.
'Baka' he growled under his breath. 'You really are a freakin idiot. You will need to tell her soon. Everyone is coming and they will see the necklace saying something to her'.
Turning his eyes away from Ichigo, Toshiro looked at Karin as she talked with her friends from America. She looked different…happy even.
'Call everyone and tell them not to say anything to her. I will need more time to convince her'.
Eyeing the man carefully, Ichigo sighed, slumping his shoulders.
'Fix this or I WILL kill you'. Walking towards the bar, Ichigo sat down. He needed a serious drink.
A/N: Hey guys! Since I hadn't posted for a while. I decided to post another chapter as a thank you for your patience with me.
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