My Past Haunts Me

The Day Before

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Chapter 2

                It had been six days since Toshiro took the case about the 10-year-old children that were showing up at the stations every 2 years with white hair and teal eyes. Toshiro tapped his pen against his desk anxiously. It was tomorrow, tomorrow the next child was scheduled for drop off, that is if everything stayed to the regular schedule this guy did. He was deep in thought when Karin knocked on his door gently, she had felt the tension in the air that was building since she had asked her question about the case and he had her hand it over to him.

    "Hey Toshiro it's almost time to go, are you almost ready?" she asked after a few moments of Toshiro not answering Karin approached his left side standing beside him before placing her hand on his shoulder. "Toshiro," she called his name again a little louder this time. Toshiro grabbed her hand and snapped it back into a restraint position as he turned towards her. Karin winced in pain holding back her yell of the pain. "Toshiro you are hurting me," she grimly got out, snapping Toshiro out of his trances. He quickly let go and backed away.

    "Karin.." he said shocked, his eyes widened at what he had done, "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to hurt you," he said apologetically.  Karin held her hand close to her chest, she was surprised by his actions, but quickly forgave him. She could tell us they were exchange gazes that something was off, that he was tense and worried for something and even though she had been trying to get him to talk he wouldn't budge one bit. He always put her off saying he was fine and there was nothing to worry about. Karin was brought out of her thoughts when she felt Toshiro place has a hand on her shoulder shaking her slightly while calling her name.

    "It's okay, I know you didn't mean it," Karin said, still holding her hand. Toshiro gave her unsure look not knowing what to do.

    "I-is your hand hurt?" he asked unsure of himself. Karin gave him a soft smile, before nodding.

    "Yeah, you just did a simple restraint and you didn't put enough force in it to break my hand, so I'm alright. Stop worrying so much! You'll get wrinkles all over your forehead if you keep it up," Karin said before poking his forehead with her left-hand pointer finger. "Anyway, it's time to go and I'm sure Hyorinmaru would like to go on his walk," she said before heading towards the door. Toshiro still felt guilty about using the restraint accidentally on Karin, but quickly gathered his things and followed after her. Karin was waiting by the stairs as Toshiro came out of his office, he joined her as they went downstairs side by side. All the officers had already left so as usual Karin and Toshiro were the last out of the building. As they reached the car Torshiro opened up the passenger side for Karin. Karin was slightly surprised by the actions he hadn't opened her door for her senses she was rescued. Karin exchanged gazes with Toshiro studying him before smiling.

    "Thank you, but you don't have to make up anything, so go back to being yourself before I make you go back to your normal self!" Karin said clutching her fist and holding it up. Toshiro chuckled.

    "Alright, but Karin you always deserve this treatment, so I might just have to make this a normal thing," he said smoothly forgetting about his troubles and focusing only on what was happening at the moment with Karin. Karin quickly got in the car to hide the pink tinge that was spreading across her cheeks making them warm.

    "S-shut up," she muttered flustered at his comment. Toshiro couldn't help but chuckle at the flustered Karin, he hadn't meant to make her flustered, but it sure was worth it. Karin was always the cutest when she was caught off guard on something that embarrassed her. With subsiding his chuckle he carefully closed the door before heading over to the driver's side. When he got in Karin was turned towards her window with her left hand holding her chin up against the door covering her mouth and part of her cheeks. Even though Karin was attempting to hide her embarrassment Toshiro could see it clear as day. Smirking Toshiro pulled out of the parking spot and headed in the direction of their apartment.