Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ The Ice Lord and The Silver Wolf ❯ Fury of Moon, Fury of Blood ( Chapter 8 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

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Toushiro paused while filling out a report. What had possessed him to assign
such an inexperienced Soul Reaper to an area as large as London? To top off his
mistake, the idiot had let a hollow destroy part of Buckingham Palace, meaning that
Toushiro was going to be drowned in the paperwork that resulted from it, as well as
face an inquiry into his ability to make decisions as the captain of Squad Ten. He knew,
without being told, that he had a long day ahead of him, as this one report would
generate even more paperwork that needed to be filled out, and he could not pass it
down because the person doing the signing had to have the authority of a captain.

He heard his office slide open, but did not bother looking up. He knew it was
Karin. The only other person who dared to enter without knocking was Rangiku, and
she would have buried his head in her breasts by now if it had been her. He still
wondered from time to time, where she had picked up such a habit. He felt the air next
to his chair stir, but again, this was not unusual. Karin would often lean against his chair
as she talked to him. Suddenly, a hand entered his field of vision and deposited
something on the report he as writing. He had just enough time to recognize one of his
ice roses before he was grabbed by the front of his captain's haori and pulled into a
bone-crushing bear hug. He knew it was bone crushing because he could feel his back
and ribs starting to give up the fight to stay in one piece "K-Karin!" Toushiro managed
gasp as his lips started turning blue, his feet dangling uselessly a good six inches above
the floor.

Karin looked up, and her eyes widened slightly at the vivid shade of blue Toushiro
was turning. Taking a moment to memorize the face he was making, she
unceremoniously dropped him, and he landed on the floor, gasping for air like a
beached whale. After a few seconds, his face returned to normal, and he slowly pulled
himself to his feet, still giving the occasional wheeze. Looking at the ice rose still on his
desk, he looked at Karin, whose cheeks were tinted a slight pink as she looked at him "I
guess my secrets out, huh?" Toushiro said, glancing pointedly at the icy flower on his
desk.

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Karin nodded "Look, Toushiro, we need to talk " she said, crossing her arms and
starring at him intently.

"Well, if you can't see that I'm busy, let me clue you in I am buried in paperwork
at the moment, Karin I don't have the time " Toushiro said shortly, straightening his
haori.

"Toushiro, you talk to me, or I'll have Ichi-nii beat you up when he gets back from
his honeymoon!" Karin threatened, her eyes starting to get a determined glint to them

Toushiro almost sneered at the threat, but thought better of it. Far better to
have Ichigo after him than Karin herself "So they left?" Toushiro asked, hoping to
change the subject.

"Yeah, at about 6 30 this morning I was there to say good-bye to them. Can you
guess where the honeymoon is?" Karin asked, knowing he was trying to change the
subject, but going with it.

"Where?" Toushiro asked, glad that his change of topic seemed to have worked

"Chappyworld " Karin said, a visible shudder going through her body at the
name.

"He must really love her " Toushiro said, pitying Ichigo. He personally could not
stand the annoying rabbit, and Ichigo hated it more than he did "How long are they
going to be there?"

"Two weeks " Karin replied, "Two weeks of pure, annoying, hell for my poor Ichi-
nii "

Toushiro was still lost in his pity for the poor fool who had married the Chappy
fanatic. Looking at the time, he realized that it was eight. Turning to Karin, he figured
he should ask another question, before she remembered the earlier conversation "If
you saw them off at 6:30, how come your so lat getting here?" Toushiro asked

Karin gave slight smirk "I had something that needed to be taken care of " , she
said, thinking back.

flashback

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Ikkaku was happily training a set of raw recruits, beating them bloody with a
smile on his face while Yumichika looked on. Ikkaku finished and looked down at the
unconscious recruits. He was interrupted from his reverie by a low whistle. He turned to
see Karin leaning against a nearby wall. "Ikkaku, you are definitely the man I was
looking for." Karin said, then her eyes widened slightly as she realized just how that had
sounded.

Ikkaku redden as Yumichika laughed. "Ikkaku, it seems she has a crush on you,
how beautiful!" Yumichika said, laughing again, only to be silenced when he saw the
glare that Karin had leveled at him.

"Shut up, you peacock, before I take some scissors and cut all the hair on your
body off. You know, I am not too good with scissors. I might just slip, and something so
much more important to the average guy might come off as well." Karin promised, her
voice laden with venom. Yumichika winced. He did not know whether to cup himself or
protect his hair. Meanwhile, he could hear Ikkaku laughing madly in the background.
Karin turned her attention back to the still laughing Ikkaku. " nyway, I kind of need a
favor, Ikkaku"

"Oh? Just what would that favor be?" Ikkaku asked, finally managing to get
control of his laughter.

"I need you to train two of our seated officers. It has recently come to my
attention that their Zanjutsu skills are seriously lacking for seated officers of their rank."
Karin explained.

"Why can't you just train them yourself?" Ikkaku asked, the early morning sun
glinting off his shaven head.

"Because you're the best at training others for combat." Karin stated.

"She may have a point there, Ikkaku." Yumichika said, looking at his friend.

Ikkaku thought for a moment, then an idea came to his mind. "I'll train them for
you, but on one condition. You have to spar with me." Ikkaku said a wicked grin on his
face.

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Karin thought about it for a moment. " ll right, I'll spar with you, just not right
now, or today even. I have plans." Karin said, her customary scowl softening somewhat.
Yumichika noticed this, but Ikkaku was lost in a fantasy of battle.

"Sure, sure, take today at your leisure, but tomorrow, we fight." Ikkaku said
absentmindedly.
end flashback

Karin smirked. After the conversation with Ikkaku, she had stopped by Senji's
new office to inform him that he would be taking over her duties for the day, as well as
to communicate her desires for the correction of Heaven and Gavin's Zanjutsu problem
Now her entire day was free, with no real worries that she would be coming back to a
mountain of paperwork. She had then managed to corner Rangiku, bullying the older
woman into actually doing her work. Ironically, it had been the most ridiculous threat
that had gotten Rangiku to do her work. She supposed threatening the destruction of
all liquor in the Soul Society would mean something to the busty woman. She had left
the Lieutenant doing paperwork at a feverish pace. Karin contemplated telling the
threat that had worked so well to Toushiro, but decided against it. That would be
cruelty to Rangiku, and he rather liked the often drunken woman. Now, all she had to
do was free up Toushiro's day She had managed to squeeze in some time to talk Lareck
into signing a rather unique form of paperwork before coming to Toushiro's office Now
all she needed was his signature, which she would make him give in blood, if need be.

Okay, this is way to calculating for you. You have left the poor boy no escape.
Gin Kiba told her from deep within the recesses of her soul.

I know. I personally think that this is awesome though. Karin responded
gleefully. The only response she got was an amused grunt from her zanpakutou. Taking
the paper she had made Lareck sign from inside of her shikahashou, she gave it to
Toushiro "Sign this, or I'll make you sign it " Karin said, scowling at Toushiro.

Toushiro was a little frightened at the sight of her scowling at him. The last time
she had scowled at him had been six months after they met. The back of his head ached
slightly at the memory of how he had tried to be the more stubborn of the two of them.
The girl had packed one hell of a kick then, and could probably kick even harder now.
He signed the paperwork, somehow managing to make it look like he had intended to all

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along "So, what is that paper for, anyway?" Toushiro asked, handing the paper back to
Karin, who promptly set it on top of the pile of paperwork still on his desk.

"Basically, your now free for the day, because you just gave Lareck you authority
to fill out this paperwork " Karin said, before turning back around, grabbing the front of
his haori again, and quite literally dragging the young captain out of the Squad Ten
barracks.

It could have been worse. Toushiro thought, At least she did not go for the ear.

A half an hour later, they were sitting on the edge of Soukyokou Hill, legs
dangling over the side. The two had not spoken a word since she had dragged him out
of his office. they were not really bothered by the silence though. It had been moments
like this that had defined their relationship over the year they had known each other,
before Karin's sudden death "So, uh, Toushiro " Karin started, only to pause, a look of
self-disgust crossing her face. She never had trouble talking! "When were you going to
tell me about the ice roses that you put on my grave?" Karin asked, looking away from
Toushiro to hide her slight blush. She was infuriated at herself. She did not blush
either!

"Truthfully, I didn't think that I would ever tell you. With you here, and having all
of your memories, I do not think I would have ever made another one. Their purpose
was as sort of a memorial to the memories of our brief, but strong friendship. They no
longer have any purpose " Toushiro replied, looking over the Seireitei.

"What if I said I didn't want you to stop making them?" Karin asked, her blush
deepening as she did so, cursing the fact that she had worn her hair in a ponytail,
revealing the ears that she was sure were turning all sorts of interesting shades of red.
Toushiro glanced over at her, and then looked closer. Had her ears always been that
red? "What if, instead of putting them on my grave, you just gave them to me?" Karin
asked, still looking away, though she could feel Toushiro' eyes boring into the back of
her skull.

"I suppose I could do that." she heard Toushiro mutter, and her blush deepened.
She was now sure that her face resembled some sort of red berry. She looked over at
Toushiro nervously, and he almost laughed. Who knew that a person's face could be
that red? Karin, however, was furious with herself. She was certain that Yuzu, the

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girliest girl she knew, or could even think of, had never blushed this much. then Karin
smirked as a stray thought crossed her mind.

Toushiro was looking at Karin when she suddenly disappeared. feeling a rush of
air behind him, he quickly twisted around, only to have Karin cover his eyes. "Hold still!"
Karin ordered, and Toushiro stiffened, almost groaning at the sweet smell of her breath
as it washed over him. To anyone else, he would have appeared impassive, but Karin
knew that she had his undivided attention. Leaning next to Toushiro's ear, she
whispered, "I want to try something." before leaning back. Faltering for just a moment,
she again leaned in, then, hesitantly at first, and then more firmly, she pressed her lips
to Toushiro's. This time, Toushiro did moan. Moving her hands from in front of his eyes
while she closed her own, one wandered up into his hair, while the other rested lightly
on Toushiros' thin, but heavily muscled chest. Not quite sure what she was doing, or
even how she knew to do it, she licked at his lips, begging for entrance, and he obliged.
This time, the both of them moaned.

Moving the hand that wasn't propping him up, Toushiro cupped Karin's jaw and
neck, deepening the kiss as he did. Toushiro wasn't sure how long the kiss lasted. All he
knew was that when they finally broke apart, it was with the not so faint
disappointment that it hadn't lasted longer. Toushiro leaned back a little and looked at
Karin, whose eyes were still closed. When she opened her eyes and saw Toushiro
staring so intently at her, she blushed deeply, managing to turn even redder than
before. "What are you looking at?" Karin demanded.

"A very beautiful girl who's evidently very good at kissing." Toushiro said softly,
his eyes locking on hers.

Karin could feel her already burning face heating up even more. "I don't see
how. You're the only guy I've ever kissed like that. I mean, you're the only guy I've ever
kissed." Karin said, looking down before continuing. "What about you though?" she
asked.

"You are the first person I've ever kissed." Toushiro replied, and although he
didn't blush, Karin knew it was taking all of his self-control not to.

"Come on, a good looking guy like you? I'm sure girls went crazy over you."
Karin teased.

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"Growing up in the Rukongai, everyone around me was terrified of me. Now that
I'm a Soul Reaper captain, people are as put off by my rank as they are by me. You are
the only girl to ever get this close to me." Toushiro assured her.

For a first time kisser, you're pretty damn good. Karin thought, unaware that
Toushiro was thinking the exact same thing. Standing up, she moved to Toushiro's side
before plopping herself back down into the dirt, and leaning back against his chest. The
two sat there for hours, watching the day go by lazily, enjoying the nearness of the
other s that first kiss eventually became a second, a third, and finally, a fourth.
the next day

Karin woke up suddenly. Standing up, she walked to her door and opened it,
watching as the sky over the Seireitei slowly began to lighten as dawn approached.
Seeing the outline of Soukyokou Hill, Karin almost blushed as she remembered the
previous day. Toushiro had been a gentleman, taking her out to dinner after their day
on the top of the hill. Afterwards he had even walked her to her quarters, where he had
received yet another kiss. Karin seemed determined to try to make up for lost time.
She hoped nobody had told Rangiku. if she knew, then shortly afterward the entire
Seireitei would know, and probably most of the Rukongai. Ichi-nii would definitely try to
beat up Toushiro. She pause, then shuddered. It wasn't like her to be this attracted to a
guy, but then again, Toushiro wasn't just some guy. He was different, the kind of
different that made Karin like him even more. Karin suddenly groaned. She had
forgotten that she had a sparring match with Ikkaku soon. She hurriedly got dressed.
She needed to warm-up before she went.
thirty minutes later

Karin groaned for what seemed the second time that day as she as she stepped
onto the Squad Eleven sparring grounds. She should have known this was going to
happen. Squad Ten's new super-genius versus Ikkaku Madarame, a well liked and
respected officer who was known for his sheer physical power as a lieutenant class Soul
Reaper, of course it would draw a crowd. Looking at the gathered Soul Reapers, she
realized that with the exception of Head-Captain Yamamoto and Captain Unohana ,
every captain currently in the Soul Society was in attendance, as well as most of the
more highly seated officers. She spotted a scowling Toushiro standing next to an
impassive Byakuya and a smirking Renji. She cringed a little, but waved at him. If

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anything, this seemed to cause his scowl to deepen. She looked around the sparring
ground. It was rectangular, roughly 80 by 140 feet, plenty of room to maneuver for a
one-on-one fight. It was surrounded on all sides by the officers, as well as a good chunk
of both Squads Ten and Eleven. Ikkaku shoed his way onto the spring ground, grinning
madly as the sun glinted off his scalp. "Hey, Karin, I have a request for you." Ikkaku
said.

"I may have an answer to the request." Karin said teasingly.

"I think that this entire thing should be conducted on a shikai release level. It will
be more fun that way." Ikkaku said, his manner that of one assured victory whether or
not she agreed.

Karin almost grinned, but instead gave a non-committal shrug. Reaching over her
shoulder, she drew her zanpakutou, then immediately reversed her grip on it, holding it
out behind her as she shifted into a battle stance. "Cry unto the heavens and let all
know your sorrow, Gin Kiba!" Karin called, the blade growing into the by now familiar
star-like configurations, the hilt changing as well to resemble that of a medieval
European broadsword. Correcting her grip, she brought the blade in front of her and
grasped the hilt with both hands.

Ikkaku's grin became even wider. He was really going to enjoy this fight.
Drawing his own zanpakutou, he slammed the hilt into the tip of the sheath, crying out
as he did so, "Extend, Hoozukimaru!" His sword changed into a spear, with a large tuft
of red threads at the end.

It was at this point that Captain Zaraki stepped onto the field. "All right, I assume
that both of you know the only two rules of the Squad Eleven sparring grounds, but I still
have to go over them. It's one of the old man's rules." Zaraki said, pointing at the
Head-Captain, who had arrived to stand beside Captain Komamura. "Anyways, here
they are. Rule one, no killing the opponent. Rule number two, no permanently
disfigurement, by which I mean no chopping off of limbs, no stabbing through the heart,
you get the picture?" Zaraki asked menacingly.

"What picture, Kenny?" cried a little pink haired girl on his shoulder.

"It's just a figure of speech, Yachiru." Zaraki said

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"Oh! What's that?" Yachiru asked, not having been appeased in the slightest by
Zaraki's answer.

Rolling his eye, the giant man stepped off the sparring ground, signaling for the
two third seats to begin their match. Instead of charging in, Karin figure she might try to
intimidate him a little as she sent of wave after wave of concentrated riatsu, causing
many of the captains present widen their eyes at the pure power that it represented.

When this didn't seem to affect Ikkaku, Karin rained her power in, and charged.
Dodging a thrust, she moved in quickly, slamming her blade against the middle of the
spear. "You're making the same mistake your brother did. Break, Hoozukimaru!"
Ikkaku cried, and the spear broke into three sections, the outer two connected to the
center section by chains. Karin jumped back, narrowly avoiding a crack to the face by
the red tufted end. From that point on she was on the defensive, viciously pressed by
Ikkaku, who kept coming no matter what trick she pulled. Even more frustrating, she
couldn't pick out a pattern to his attack to take advantage of. Out of sheer desperation,
she lashed out with a fist, catching Ikkaku on the cheek and causing him to stumble
backwards, only to realize that she had over extended herself. This caused her to be
unable to fully dodge the spearhead of Hoozukimaru as it ripped across her abdomen,
tearing an inch and a half deep gash in her stomach, shredding the muscles and leaving
them almost totally useless. Staggering back, Karin fell to a knee. Ikkaku regained his
balance, rubbing his jaw. "So, do you submit yet?" Ikkaku asked, sure that she would,
and proud that he had upheld the honor of Zaraki's Squad in front of so many witnesses.

Karin was hurt, and she knew it was bad. Still, she was too stubborn to let herself
be beaten. Face paling, she forced herself to stand, earning a nod of approval from
Ikkaku. She disregarded that, and hurriedly went over all that courses of action still
available to her. She cursed when she realized that the only way she could possibly win
was going to really hurt. Looking over at the ready Ikkaku, she raised the hand gripping
her sword in front of her, the tip of the blade towards the sky. "Ketsu Tsuki Nu!" Karin
spat out, then closed her eyes and convulsed as tremors went through her body. The
tremor lasted only a few seconds, and when Karin opened her eyes, everyone was
shocked at what they saw.

At first, they thought that the entirety of Karin's eyes had turned crimson, but
quickly realized that her eyes had simply been covered by a bloody film as crimson tears

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flowed down the young girls cheeks. Holding her sword at her side, she leveled her gaze
at Ikkaku.

Starring at her, Ikkaku wondered what this ability was. He starred even harder at
her. Had she just shimmered for a split second? Reversing her grip on her sword yet
again, Karin slammed the blade into the ground as she went to her knee yet again,
coughing up blood as her eyes slowly cleared of the haze. This shocked many of the
onlookers, as well as Ikkaku. His cut hadn't been that deep. "So, are you submitting
yet?" Ikkaku asked the wounded girl.

Looking up at him, her face bloody, and giving one last bloody cough, Karin gave
him a pained grin. "You idiot, I've already won." she retorted. It was at that moment
that Ikkaku felt his hands go numb. Looking at them , he had just enough time to widen
his eyes in shock as he took in the shattered Hoozukimaru, before he was hit with
debilitating pain as two large x-shaped wounds, one on his back, and the other on his
chest, suddenly erupted blood.

When was I wounded? Ikkaku thought as his knees hit the ground, bouncing
painfully. Refusing to be defeated, he grabbed Hoozukimaru's spear head, rose, and
began to stagger towards Karin.

Moaning in agony, Karin stood as well, before she shunpoed next to Ikkaku and
slicing at his undefended back. Ikkaku silently pitched forward when this blow
connected. Looking at the fight with interest, Byakuya blinked. He knew that the edge
of her sword had hit Ikkaku's undefended skin with some force, yet no more wounds
opened on the surface of his skin. Just what is her zanpakutou's ability? Byakuya
wondered. He resolved to ask Ichigo if he knew.

Karin looked at the cheering Soul Reapers before falling forward. She never hit
the ground, because out of nowhere a set of strong arms caught her, turning her over
gently to see the strangest sight she'd ever see. Toushiro's face looked quite literally
torn between shack, awe, fury, and mirth. "I suppose you're very proud of yourself."
Toushiro growled, the fury winning over on his face and in his voice as he picked her up
bridal-style.

Karin giggled, no longer able to think coherently due to the combination of pain
and blood loss. "Your so pretty when you're angry, Toushiro." Karin said, then giggled
again, feeling very light headed.

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"You've obviously lost your mind." Toushiro said dryly as he carried her at a dead
run to the Squad Four barracks.

"No, you've lost your mind, Toushiro." Karin mumbled as she laid her head
against his chest and passed out. All this did was encourage Toushiro to run even faster.

Authors Notes

Ha, cliffhanger! Every story has to have one. Seriously though, I cannot stress
enough the fact that I want everybody who reads this to go to my profile and vote on
if I should do a story for Ulqiorra. Also, If you have any questions about this chapter,
or any of the other chapters, don't be afraid to ask them. I will answer them as best
as I able.

Okay, just in case anybody forgot, here are the translations for the names of
the Zanpakutou, as well as Karin's new attack.
Gin Kiba- Silver Fang
Hoozukimaru-Ogre Lamp
Ketsu Tsuki Nu- Blood Moon Fury (literal translation) What it does: Basically, it does
the same thing for Karin that Ichigo's bankai does for him, gifting her with super-
human speed. However, there is a drawback. She has to be wounded to be able to
use it, and the wound has to be moderate to severe. Combined with this is the fact
that any attack made with this move is twin-edged, harming Karin as well as the
target. Think somewhere along the lines of breaking your hand when you punch
somebody.

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