Tinted Ice

Chapter 1: Luck

A/N: This is a fictional story about Bleach. Also my first story, so please enjoy. More chapters on their way!

Kurosaki Karin wasn't your average teen. She could see ghosts like her brother, Ichigo. This was not a good thing to her. Spirits followed her around and clung on to her. You would think she had gotten used to it, but her rage kept escalating. After her brother saved Seireitei from Aizen and had Fullbring, Karin decided to use her ability for good. She met up with Urahara Kisuke to strengthen her powers. This was much like being a Shinigami, but Karin had no intention of becoming one.

Suddenly, a white substance fell on the end of Karin's hair. Like frost, it continued to grow along the strand of hair. With her knowledge, she knew this was an abnormal situation. July was a month of the hot Summer, not the freezing Winter. Soon she found a trail of the growing white substance and followed it. Along with the path, sound of clashes caught Karin's attention. There was a man, about her height, fighting a large and dangerous creature. Instantly, she knew it was a hollow. The male figure wore a black rope with a white coat on top. A captain level Shinigami was fighting a hollow right before her eyes. He had wings made of ice, stripes of red on his arms and chest. At the moment, Karin knew he was losing and needed assistance. Moving without thinking, Karin's right leg shot up to the hollow's face and smashed it. Her soccer skills came in handy. Karin stood with pride while the hollow slowly disappeared.

The captain level Shinigami was now falling on to the ground. He seemed to be unconscious from the pain he endured fighting the beast. Karin's body moved on its own again and caught the injured man in her arms. With a straight face, she pulled some supplies Yuzu gave her. Never did she think she would need them, but this man was lucky she had them. His wounds were being wrapped in bandages. Soon his arms, chest, and back were covered tightly with them.

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The mysterious man had white hair, with glowing blue eyes. He seemed serious as he slept on the couch of the Kurosaki residence. Karin had put his wardrobe to wash and wrapped him and his bandages in her father's robe. Now he slept comfortably while his deep wounds healed. Suddenly, blue eyes glared at their surroundings. The man was off guard and felt relaxed on the couch. Not one thing about where he was crossed his mind, so he closed his eyes with a loud moan. Hearing this caught Karin's attention, she thought that he was in pain. She rushed towards him to see what happened, but he was just sleeping. When she was about to leave, his eye twitched, and his cover was blown. He was no longer sleeping so Karin shook him by his shoulder. She found him glaring a her dark eyes with annoyance, but little did he know she was his hero.

"I demand to be treated with more respect. I am the person who saved you from that hideous hollow," said Karin. "I guess captain level Shinigami aren't strong, but they also have a bad attitude."

"Wait! Where am I? Who are you? Where is the monstrous hollow I was fighting against?," asked the white haired man concerned.

"Welcome to the Kurosaki residence. I am Kurosaki Karin. Who are you Shinigami?"

"Kurosaki? You mean you are related to the Shinigami Representative Ichigo?"

"Yes, now tell me who you are!"

"I am the captain of the 10th Division, Hitsugaya Toshiro. You said you saved me from the hollow, how is this possible. You are a mere human."

Rolling her eyes, Karin pointed at his bandages mumbling a few words about his rude behavior. Now staring at each other questioningly, they thought about their odd encounter. What would Ichi-ni say about this? How am I supposed to deal with this rude soul reaper? He might bring out the worst in me! Thought Karin still gazing in to Toshiro's eyes. What is her relationship with Seireitei? How is she my hero? Is she a regular human, or is she like the well-known Kurosaki Ichigo? Thought Toshiro's also staring.

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The door began to unlock, finally the tension between Karin and Toshiro disappeared. Karin did not expect anyone, but the door began to open. A flash of orange hair passed Karin and Toshiro.

"I'm home!" Announced Ichigo looking bright and cheerful.

Suddenly he looked at the pair assuming something wrong. His sister and his comrade together on the couch. Ichigo rushed to grab Karin and put her a safe distance away from Toshiro. Hatred and annoyance covered Ichigo's face as he looked at the surprised Toshiro. What was happening? What could they have been doing? Thought Ichigo while glaring.