Welcome to Chapter 14, I don't have much to say so let's just jump into chapter 13! Enjoy!

Chapter 13

Matsumoto had arrived back in the kingdom and she almost didn't recognize it. The streets where bare. The stories weren't as bright as they were when she had left. She put her cloaks hood up and rode on to the castle. There servants were waiting for her. They had taken the horse she was riding to the stables as she walked up the castle stairs. She dropped her hood and went to Torshiro's office. The other servants were walking behind her wanting to hear the argument. They gave her last minute reports that were happening in the castle. As they reached Torshiro's office Matsumoto bursted into the office. She could see Torshiro behind the desk and Momo was talking to him, flirtatiously.

"Your majesty I need to talk to you alone." she said. Torshiro was about to talk when Momo cut in,

"What ever you have to say, I can hear too" Momo said. Matsumoto laughed.

"I didn't realize you where his Wife" she spat. Momo looked at her glaring.

"Oh your right, I am not his wife, but atleast I am here where is she?!" Momo growled. Torshiro was tired of it already.

"Any ways what do you want Matsumoto,you disappeared for two weeks and then run back" he said.

"I was with your wife, supporting and helping her. Which is what your suppose to do. Her dad died why didn't you come?" she asked.

"I was busy here" he replied shortly.

"Oh, well now, I am telling you Torshiro Hitsugaya, you have a choice to make. Break it off with Karin or break it off with Momo, or at least make her leave the castle and come over to a min. DO not forget Momo is married!" She said.

"Why do I have to pick?" he asked

"It's time we figured out what went down with Momo's home and send her back, she isn't the queen here and isn't need here. Her kingdom needs her.!" Matsumoto argued, "Answer fast, Torshiro be careful what you choose, it might cost you something!" she challenged. Torshiro looked at Matsumoto knowing she was aware of something that he didn't have knowledge of whether if it was about Momo or Karin. Torshiro was silent for a minute. Momo started to be rough with Matsumoto and pushing her around saying that it wasn't her choice to force Torshiro to pick. Torshiro stood up grabbing both of their attentions.

"I am sorry how I have been acting," he apologized before looking at Momo. "I'm sorry, but Karin is my wife and you are not. You have to leave. I'll make sure you get somewhere safe, but I can not allow you to live here, if you destroy the order, hurt my servants or make it so unbearable for my wife to stay here that she had to leave. I don't need you driving a wedge between me and Karin anymore. I was happy with her and I want to stay happy with her!" Torshiro answered. Momo looked at him wide eye and shocked. "Leave" he ordered. Momo ran out of the room. The servant Kira was secretly glad and helped Momo pack her stuff and Mushiro's stuff. As they left the castle Torshiro watched from his office window. Matsumoto stood where she had confronted them. Turning to her she met his eyes. They were of sadness,

"Thank you, now where is Karin?" he asked. Matsumoto felt relieved and smiled before answering.

"She is still at her family's kingdom, waiting to see who comes back, show her your answer" She answered him. She was finally breathing easy. Matsumoto watched as he nodded than ran out of the room. The servants had the horse that Matsumoto had arrived on waiting. Matsumoto and the other servants went to the window watching him pull on his cloak and hood than race off. They were all relieved they were going to get their queen back.

Torshiro raced to Wolfden as fast as the horse would go. It took him a day and a half to get to the castle. As he trotted into the castle courtyard, Karin could see from the window she was looking down from a figure with a cloak on riding to the steps. Taking a deep breath she calmed herself. Rukia placed her hand on Karin's shoulder to comfort her before nodding and pushing her towards the main doors. Karin stood up proudly as the doors opened and lead her down the steps where the person was arriving and getting down from the horse. The cloaked person turned around and their hood fell revealing Torshiro's white hair. Karin silently breathed relieved that it was Toshiro. Torshiro next to the horse looking up at Karin. He studied her, she had tired eyes, and vanishing red eyes. Yet the Karin that was standing before him was the proudest, and strongest Karin he had ever seen in the time that he had known.

"Karin…" he spoke softly as he began to climb the steps toward her. Karin did not move from where she stood. Torshiro got to the step in front of her studying her eyes trying to read her emotions. "I choose you" he told her. Karin's face broke into a smile, before Torshiro hugged her. "I am sorry, I shouldn't of put you through that. Momo left she's not going to be at the castle anymore, come back with me. I promise I will be there for you Karin" he spoke softly to her. She nodded not trusting her voice to to break. Ichigo and Rukia where standing at the top of the steps watching them. They were both relieved to see that Torshiro had come back to his senses.

Torshiro and Karin spent the night at her family's castle in separate rooms before heading back to their own kingdom. Karin promised to come back to visit once the surprise came.

The ride back to the castle was quiet, it took two days to get to the kingdom, when they reached the Kingdom, it had brightened up a bit since Matsumoto had spreaded the word that Karin was coming home. As they pulled up to the steps and Torshiro and Karin both stepped out of the carriage.

"Torshiro, I have something to tell you... "Karin told him. He stopped and looked at her.

"What is it you want to tell me? Don't you want to wait until you get up to the room to tell me?" he asked.

"No, I want to tell you now" she said happily she grabbed his hands.

"Okay, I am listening…" Torshiro said. Karin put his hand on her stomach,

"I'm pregnant, about 4 maybe 5 months along" Karin told him. Torshiro burst out in excitement.

"We are having a child!" he said happily wrapping his arms around her and kissed her.

"How long have you known, when did you find out? Why didn't you tell me earlier if you are 4 to 5 months." he asked.

"How could I have told you?" Karin asked. Torshiro went silent knowing what she meant. The guards opened the doors for Karin and Torshiro. As they entered all the servants gathered yelled "congratulations," happily before going back to work. Until Matsumoto was the only one left. She walked up to the two smiling.

"I'm pleased to see both of you here, together and not separated like you were. I think this is better" she said before going back to her job. They went to walk in the garden, Karin stopped at some torn up flowers. Torshiro looked and saw what she was looking at and remembered what had happened.

"Torshiro?" she asked. He scratched his head getting nervous,

"I… umm took Momo on a walk through here and she saw them, and hated them, I'm sorry" Torshiro apologizes. Karin was tired of pretending,

"Torshiro, you realize that I won't forgive you just like that. You weren't there when I needed you there, but you were there for Momo! I will not easily forgive you. You will need to earn my trust back, and I hope that by the time our child is born that you get everything back together." Karin warned before walking back to the castle. Torshiro watched as she left running his hand through his hair. Matsumoto watched as Karin walked into the castle. She knew Karin wasn't going to forgive Torshiro so easily and would have to work on gaining her trust back. Matsumoto called the other servants,

"Can you put some of Karin's stuff in her old bedrooms of when she first got here. I don't want to force her to have to stay in the same bedroom as of our majesty" she instructed. They all agreed to move her stuff and did so almost immediately. Karin had gone to the library and sat down to read a book to calm herself. Torshiro was thinking of things he could do to prove that he was over Momo. Looking at the flowers that Momo had destroyed he began to clean them up and make the small conner neat again. He would have new flowers planted to replace the ones Momo had destroyed. Torshiro had made a plan to earn Karin trust and to prove that he loved her and not Momo.

Karin's birthday and their anniversary was coming up within days of each other.

Torshiro made a plan to celebrate Karin's birthday and their annervirsery. For the next couple of night Torshiro would sneak out of the castle. Momo had been moved to a small cottage close by and everyone that saw Torshiro leaving at night thought that he was going there, but as the day of Karin's birthday rolled around. Torshiro stopped her from going to her normal hiding place in the morning of it.

"Karin, can you come with me?" he asked. She looked at him confused.

"Sure," she answered after expecting him for a few seconds. He held out her hand for her and she hesitantly took it, he lead her to the kingdom and took her down to the main square. As they walked through the streets, people watched them. Karin knew what they were thinking and hated it. They felt bad for her and at the moment didn't like the their kings. Torshiro noticed it to, but brushed it aside. The went out of town and as they got to the forest Karin could see a walkway through. Torshiro leaded her to a opening where a small cabin was. Torshiro let go of her hand before turning to look at Karin smiling,

"Happy Birthday." he finally said. Karin looked at him confused. He laughed before having her come up to the cabin, and opening the door. In the cabin was a bunch of Morning Glories and roses. She walked to the middle of the room looking at her surroundings. Karin was surprised, but was still skeptical remembering that the servants said Torshiro was sneaking off at night.

"Why did you bring me here?" she asked. Torshiro looked at the ground, realizing that Karin didn't trust him and thought this was a trap. Taking a breath, Torshiro began his long explanation,

"Karin, I brought you because it's your birthday and I thought you would like to get away from the public stares, so I thought it was time to show you this cabin. Me and my family uses to come her when my mom and dad where under a lot of stress and want to get out of the public eyes. Karin I understand that you wouldn't forgive me so easily, but I am trying and you'll never forgive me if you can't at least trust me to protect you." Torshiro explained.

"Who are you doing this for? The child? Me? Or Yourself?" she asked still skeptical of her husband.

"You, Karin I would've still taken you back with out that child, you know that! I had Momo leave when Matsumoto came back and she didn't tell me you were pregnant, I didn't know until we got back to our castle." Torshiro told her calmly. "Karin, for the past couple of nights I've been coming here to set this up for you." Karin took a deep breath.

"Torshiro, I don't know if I can handle this. The towns people look at me in pity, but I don't want their pity. I just wish things would go back to before Momo came" Karin cried. Sitting down on a chair near her. "I never wanted the people to think that you never loved me but now they do and only think we married out of obligation." In truth Torshiro didn't know how how to answer her. She was right things went wrong when Momo came.

"All we can do now is put that in the past and look up to the future." he responded walking over to Karin and rubbing her back.

"I don't know Torshiro, how are we supposed to raise a child the way we are now?" Karin asked

"We do it together, whenever the public brings it up we will bring the child here until we feel it's time to tell them" he told her softly. Karlin looked up at Torshiro. Sighing she decided she would trust him and let her guard down.

"Okay …" Torshiro smiled hearing Karin agree before taking out a necklace and putting it around her neck.

"Happy birthday Karin," he said handing her a hand mirror. Karin could see that Torshiro had placed a silver necklace with a teal stone in a dragons eye. The stone was the same one that was in her ring. She admired it, feeling it with her hand she smiled,

"Thank you" she told him. Torshiro kissed Karin's cheek. The two talked a while longer until it was dark. "Torshiro it's dark and late."

"We will stay here for the night and go back tomorrow, but now that it is dark, I have something to show you," Torshiro took Karin's hand and leaded her out of the cabin into a open field. "Do you remember the night before we got married. Meeting each other in this field. We didn't realize that we had just met the person that we were marrying and where going to fall in love, but here we are now. I will never forget watching those flowers bloom with you than and bloom with you now," and as if on cue the flowers bloomed as the full moon appeared in the sky. The moonlight shining off the flowers white petals making the field glow a bright white. Karin looked around amazed like she had done that day a year ago. "Karin I do love you and want to show you that, Karin I would give up the throne if that meant that you would never leave me. I don't have to be a king and you don't have to be a queen or a princesse." Torshiro told her. Karin stared at Torshiro in disbelief.

"Torshiro I will never leave you" she promised.

"I promise Karin here and now that I will never hurt you and only protect you from harm. Karin I will stand by you" He promised as if he was renewing his wedding vows. Karin smiled and went to kiss him. Torshiro met her half way and kissed her softly caressing her face. The two went back to the cabin tired yet happy they were both at peace as they fell asleep in the others arms. When the sun rises they began their journey back. When they got back Torshiro had new Morning Glories planted. Karin spent time helping Torshiro in his office like nothing had happened between them.

The next Chapter will be the last one, and this time Karin will have her child!

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