Karin had just graduated Shino Academy, and with graduating meant she had to decide which squad she wanted to join. She had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to be doing, going on missions and fighting hollows. So, in her mind, the 11th seemed like a pretty good idea. So that's exactly what she did, she joined the 11th without a second thought. So, when the day came for her to meet her captain, she didn't expect to be so nervous. She heard about the fight between her brother and the 11th squad captain, she didn't think much of it then, but now she was thinking about it a little too hard. She slowly made her way down the hall where he was waiting to meet the new recruits. She took a deep breath and forced the nervousness away before opening the door. Her eyes swept across the room and was surprised to see a large man and a small girl seated on the floor playing a board game. The small girl looked over at Karin excitedly.
"Hi!" She called loudly as she jumped off the ground and skipped over to her, grabbing her hand. "You're whitey's girlfriend, right?" Karin looked at the girl confused.
"Whose girlfriend?" The small girl rolled her eyes.
"You know whitey?" she said, and she pulled her over to the game and sat back down.
"I have no idea who you're talking about," she replied, sitting down next to her.
"She's talking about the shrimp." She was still confused.
"Whitey? Shrim- oh! Are you talking about Toshiro?" The big man nodded. Karin snickered, "we're not together, just friends" The small girl shrugged and handed Karin a game piece.
"Wanna play?" Karin shrugged and joined in the game. "I'm Yachiru and that's Kenny," she said, handing her some dice. She rolled the dice and moved her game piece.
"Karin." Suddenly Kenny's head snapped in her direction with a wild grin.
"Karin Kurosaki?" he sounded way too excited.
"Yep."
"You're Ichigo's sister!" He yelled getting more excited by the minute. Karin had to hold back from rolling her eyes.
'That explains it' she thought, "that's me." His grin grew even wider.
"We'll have to fight sometimes," Karin smirked back at her new captain in response. She knew she'd fit right in.
Renji was gonna pay and Rukia was gonna make sure of it. She made her way to her brother's office; she was surprised to see Karin also walking to her brother's office. This was a problem. She didn't want anything to lead back to her and for that to happen no one should know what she was gonna do.
"Hey Karin, what are you doing here?" She asked speeding up next to her. She stopped and looked back at the shorter woman.
"Oh hey, I'm just bringing over some paperwork for Captain Kuchiki." A light bulb went off in Rukia's head as she eyed the stack of papers in her arms.
"Those are for Byakuya?"
"Ya. I'm just running them over fo-" She didn't get to finish as Rukia snatched the papers out of her arms"
"I'll take them to him!" She called as she hurried down the hall before she could say anything. Karin stood there for a second, a little surprised before she shrugged and walked out the way she had just come from. She wasn't going to complain, less work for her.
Rukia waited until she heard the door shut before she flash-stepped to her own office. She took the papers out of their folder and slid the papers into a drawer. She grinned as she pulled out a new stack of papers. The papers were covered in childish doodles of all colors. Her grin then turned into a smirk. She'd have to give Yachiru some sweets later as a thank you. She quickly went back to her brother's office and entered quietly.
She walked over and set the folder down and left before anyone could notice that she was even there. She snickered to herself as she walked back outside. That stack of papers would be given to Renji and then he would be blamed for slacking off and drawing doodles instead of paperwork. But if Rukia had paid more attention she would have noticed the note taped to the folder.
Please have Captain Kuchiki sign these as soon as possible
-Hitsugaya
Toshiro was fuming. His face looked as if he was ready to provide the cruellest and horrifying punishment to his soon to be a victim - to anyone who dared to interfere with his business. The leaking icy cold reiatsu was turning the surrounding area into the North Pole, making the bystanders shivered from the cold. Toshiro reached his destination, the 11th squad office. He slammed the door open so hard that the whole place shook from the strong force. He scanned the room, searching for his target until target them. There she is.
"Karin Kurosaki!" Toshiro barked, making everyone in the room jump scared from the sudden shout. Karin turned her head to see Toshiro standing by the door.
"Oh, Toshiro. What's up?" Karin smiled, ignoring his glare, wondering what he was doing here at this hour. Usually, he would be in his office, doing his paperwork because his lazy lieutenant wouldn't bother to do any. Not that she blames her.
"What's the meaning of this?!" Toshiro shoved the paper into her face.
"Huh?" Karin took the paper out of her face and saw what was on it. A drawing, drawn by a 5-year-old kid. "I didn't draw this!"
"As if I would believe that." Toshiro scoffed. He inwardly grimaced at the humiliation he went through when Byakuya came to visit his office, thinking he had signed the papers he asked him to. But, no, it turns out that Byakuya had come to return something that doesn't belong to him and gave him a huge lecture about work ethic and appropriate behaviour. It was so painfully embarrassing to go through that he wanted to yell or protest saying he hadn't drawn this or it wasn't his. But he knew Byakuya wouldn't believe him. He now thinks he is too childish to be a captain. To think, this all happened because of that one childish drawing!
"Why are you giving this to me?!" Karin glared at him as she threw the drawing back at him.
"It's just another one of your pranks! You and Kusajishi just love to prank me. God knows." Toshiro retorted, "God, why can't you just admit it already and tell me where you hid my paperwork?" He clearly had, had enough of this argument.
Hearing this made Karin angrier, "if I said I didn't do it, I didn't do it! Why would I lie to you?! And plus, it wasn't me who delivered it, it was-" She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence because Toshiro held his hand out, silencing her. Not wanting to hear any more from her.
"Enough." Toshiro pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to contain his anger, "I want you to bring back the paperwork you hid and have it returned in my office before the end of the day."
"If I don't?" Karin raised one of her eyebrows.
"There will be consequences." Toshiro narrowed his eyes before he walked back to his office.
Karin rolled her eyes. "As if I would be scared of him." She returned back to what she was doing before, acting like nothing happened.
She had no idea what is going to hit her.
