Prize of Victory

Warnings: Some sex.





Karin sighed as she packed the few things she had acquired while staying at Ukitake‘s estate. The book Nanao had giving her, several books with her own Kido notes, a few kimonos Nanao never wore anymore for Yuzu, and a plain blade Ukitake told her was an Asauchi.



She was going to miss this place, but she was really starting to worry about Yuzu as well. It had been a week and she wanted to see her sister. She knew Yuzu had to be fine for her reiatsu had remained its usual, steady pulse. But still, she needed to see her.



“All packed up?” Nanao asked as she entered the suite.



“Yes.” Karin answered with a smile. “I am going to miss you guys.” Her smile faded.



“I would love to meet your sister. Perhaps I will ask Starrk-san if I might visit.” Nanao offered.



“Yuzu would love that.” Karin smiled once more.



She knew the moment he was at the door, before he could even knock, and despite herself she felt her heart flutter as his reiatsu reached out and brushed against hers. She brushed shyly back before grabbing her bag and heading towards him.



She met up with him in the Dinning Room, where Ukitake was apparently reporting on how her training went. His gaze swept to her the moment she entered the room and she couldn’t help the small smile of greeting that touched her lips.



“Kido?” He asked.



“It would appear I have a talent for some of it.” She admitted somewhat embarrassed.



“Show me.” He demanded.



Shrugging, she opened the door leading outside and picked a target. She chose Sho, watching in satisfaction as the rock she had targeted exploded.



“Well done.” Ukitake commented. “She gave up on the incantations pretty much on the first day.” He reported with pride. “I, or should I say Nanao-san, was hoping she would be permitted to continue Karin-chan’s training.



“There is nothing more we can do for her Zanpakuto, that takes time and is something she must learn on her own, assuming she can.”



“Assuming?” Grimmjow looked at Ukitake sharply.



“Come to think of it, he would have no way of knowing we are human.” She realized.



“Karin-chan is human, at least last I checked. Ichigo-kun is the first we have ever seen as a human born with Shinigami powers, let alone Hollow ones. The entire family is an enigma.” Ukitake answered.



“So if your brother has Hollow powers, wonder if you do too.” He smirked at her.



“No offence, but I would rather not find out.” Karin said firmly.



“Whatever. Human, Shingami, Hollow, what does it matter?” He sniffed. “Come on, your sister is getting a little too depressed for my taste.”



She nodded, grabbing her bag and once more bowed and thanked Ukitake and Nanao for their lessons and hospitality.



She followed Grimmjow back to their house and was immediately pulled into a desperate hug as her sister glomped her the moment she walked in the door. Grimmjow just left, leaving them home alone.



“I missed you so much!” Yuzu exclaimed.



“Yeah, sorry about the disappearance. It came as a surprise to me too, but I met some wonderful people and Nanao-san gave me some of her old Kimonos and Yukatas for you.” Karin managed to pry herself from Yuzu’s grip and set her bag on the dinning room table.



Yuzu was quick to forgive her absence as Karin pulled out the clothing.



“Oh, these are so nice.” Yuzu exclaimed. “I got to try them on.”



“You do that, I am going to go put these books away and hit the bathroom.”



“Alright. I wonder which one I should try on first.” Yuzu mused as she picked up the pile and headed to the living room.



Karin chuckled and headed up to the room she shared with Grimmjow. She set the books in the empty shelf on her side of the bed before heading to the bathroom.



“Barely even home and I am missing them already.” She thought slightly amused before flushing the toilet.



Something green caught her eye and she froze as she stared at the innocent, plastic rolls in the garbage. Inside those green, plastic rolls she knew were used pads, which meant Yuzu was on her cycle. Judging by the number in the garbage, she had been for a few days now.



“What?” She thought shocked. “Ever since day 1 we have been synched.”



She did some quick mental math and realized she was due.



“Maybe it’s the stress and the fact we were apart. Yeah, that has to be it.” She consoled herself.



“Karin, you coming?” Yuzu shouted from downstairs.



“Yeah, coming.” She called back.



Yuzu was already in one of the new Kimono’s and Karin took a place on the couch as her sister put on a fashion show. Karin commented on each outfit as Yuzu changed into them. Before long they were both giggling like little school girls.



“You got to try some on too.” Yuzu insisted at one point.



“I don’t know….” Karin started to object.



“You have to.” Yuzu interrupted.



“If you insist.” Karin surrendered and accepted one of the Yukata’s as Yuzu shoved her into the closet to change.



She slipped out of her clothing and pulled the Yukata on. With a sigh she walked out of the closet and into the room.



“Well Yuzu, what do you….” She froze as she realized she had somehow missed Grimmjow coming back.



She felt a blush come one and quickly looked aside.



“Looks good on you.” He grunted before striding past her and up the stairs.



She stared after him in surprise before turning back to Yuzu.



“I think you need to keep that one.” Yuzu chuckled.



“No, no. These are for you.” Karin protested.



“I think I can do with one short.” Yuzu brushed her away. “I need to start dinner. You should put that one away.”



“Yeah, right.” Karin muttered to the empty room.



She gathered her clothes from the closet and headed up to her room. She knew he was in there before she even entered. She did her best to ignore him as she changed back into her normal clothing, but it was rather unnerving to feel his eyes following her.



“You want more of that Kido crap?” He suddenly asked, taking her by surprise.



“It would be nice.” She admitted. “Nanao-san is an excellent teacher.” She commented, turning to face him.



He was laying on his side on the bed, watching her with half lidded eyes. She still could not get over how blue his hair and eyes were.



“Who knows, maybe Yuzu might even have a talent for it, and Nanao-san really wanted to meet her.”



“You want to protect your sister?”



“Of course! That was the original base for this agreement anyway.”



“Then don’t teach her anything.”



She looked at him confused, but wasn’t able to ask why as he held a hand out towards her and looked at her expectantly. She stared at him blankly for a moment before dawning arose as she sighed.



“Why didn’t you say something before I got dressed?” She muttered annoyed.



“It was amusing to watch you.” He answered.



“I bet.” She sighed, stripping her clothes off once more and crawling onto the bed as he shifted to give her room.



She was barely settled before his mouth was on her breasts, sucking and nipping like a starved animal. His hand paid attention to the other and he rubbed his body against hers like a cat demanding attention.



She actually found it kind of amusing and exasperating all at the same time. In retrospect she was almost surprised he hadn’t jumped her the moment she was home.



His free hand grasped one of hers and brought it to the hem of his shirt. Understanding what he wanted, she set about removing his clothing the best she could with him half draped over her.



He was barely naked before reaching for the bottle of oil on the dresser. She focused on rubbing her hands up and down his back while he poured some of the oil onto his and quickly applied it to himself.



She loved it when they used the oil. Sure their own natural juices worked when they took the time to work themselves up, but with the oil everything slid so smoothly and it was a lot less uncomfortable when he first entered her. Some of the oils even left her core tingling or feeling like it was on fire.



Before he could even return his hands to her she shifted about, getting onto her hands and knees. His weight rested against her back briefly before he plunged into her. He sighed and held himself there, rubbing her hips and she swore she heard purring.



She wasn’t sure how long he just held himself in her before rocking ever so slowly, barely moving in her at all. His pace slowly quickened and he leaned over her once more, one hand supporting his weight while the other stroked a breast before trailing down to attack her nub.



She let out a mew of her own and he quickened the pace and started pounding into her with a desperation she had never felt from him before. His hand left her nub and he rubbed his body against hers desperately.



He brushed her hair to one side and attacked her neck with nips and lips. She gave a shiver when he suckled on her earlobe, the feeling kind of ticklish almost. She could hear his heavy panting in her ear and it was turning her right on more than she already was.



She felt him pause suddenly, and then he shuddered violently.



“Karin.” He sighed into her ear as he convulsed, shooting his load into her.



She let out a gasp as her name fell from his lips and felt her walls clamp around him, milking the last bit of semen from him.



“Wha?” She thought in numbed shock.



He never spoke, they never spoke, while having sex. She felt his full weight suddenly bore down on her and she let out a startled yelp as she collapsed against the bed.



He was panting for breath on top of her and after a second managed to untangle their bodies enough he wasn’t crushing her under his weight. He did continue to rub against her though and eventually even that stilled and she heard his breathing even out.



She sighed and stared at the wall, wondering how long he was going to be out this time, and more importantly, why he had said her name. She didn’t realize she had drifted off to sleep as well until she heard a loud knocking on the door, jolting her awake.



“Karin, you there?” Yuzu asked.



“Wha? Yeah. What is it?” She asked.



“Supper is ready. You coming?”



“Yeah, I’ll be there in a minute.” She promised.



“Alright.”



She heard Yuzu go back down the stairs.



Karin sighed and tried to crawl out of bed, only to feel the arm wrapped around her tighten in protest.



“Can I get up now please?” She asked exasperated.



A mumble was her response.



“Great, he’s still out of it.” She sighed aloud. “Grimmjow.” She called louder.



No response.



“Grimmjow.”



Still no response.



“Oi.” She did her best to elbow him in the side, followed shortly by a curse as her soft flesh meet his rock hard Heirro. “I’ve done smarter things.” She grumbled.



She thought for a second before gathering her reiatsu about her and fusing it into her arm. Sure she got it right, she elbowed him again, this time earning a grunt and she felt him stir behind her.



“It’s supper time, can you let me go please?” She grumbled.



No response. With his grip a little loosened she managed to shift enough to face him. She could practically see the blurriness in his eyes as he stared at her, mostly still asleep.



“Me. Food. Dinner. Go.” She tried slower.



She swore it took a full minute for her sentence to dawn on him.



“Come back after.” He finally grumbled, letting her go.



“Thank you.” She sighed, rolling out of the bed before he could have a chance to drag her back into it and not let her go. “You’re like a spoiled house cat.” She grumbled.



“Panther.” He grumbled, apparently waking up more as he shifted to watch her dress.



“Hmm?”



“I am a panther.” He said again.



“You look humanish enough to me.”



He shook his head.



“When I was an Adjuchas I was a panther. My resurreccion returns some of those features to me.”



She couldn’t help it. The thought of a tail and cute fluffy ears raced through her mind and before she even knew what she was saying….



“I would love to see that sometime.” She said.



“Count on it.” He grinned at her.



“Karin, what the hell have you just gotten yourself into?” She asked herself.



She finished dressing and headed down the stairs to where Yuzu was waiting at the table with dinner.



“Sorry.” Karin apologized.



“It’s okay.” Yuzu beamed at her. “Grimmjow-san would never say it, but he really missed you.”



“Huh?” Karin looked at Yuzu confused.



“He was so twitchy. He just couldn’t sit still and kept fidgeting and pacing. Oh he would stop the moment I entered the room, but I have good peripheral vision.”



“More like you were watching his reflection in the stove or window.” Karin countered.



“That too.” Yuzu giggled. “He’s kind of like Ichi-nii that way, isn’t he?”



“I wouldn’t let him hear you say that.” Karin chuckled.



It was halfway through dinner before Yuzu spoke again. Dinner was usually quiet as food this good deserved to be eaten with a worshipfulness.



“Karin?”



“Hmm?”



Yuzu set down her chopsticks and Karin turned her full attention to her.



“I know what you did, and why you did it.”



She felt a bolt of shock and fear race through her.



“I heard the conversation. My hearing is better than what you think.”



Yuzu looked up at her.



“Thank you. For everything you have done for me, thank you. After Orihime-chan explained what was really going on I was mad a little at first, but after watching everything I realized you were only trying to protect me, just like Ichi-nii, only he isn’t here anymore. So again, thank you.”



Karin nodded, even though she felt tears welling up in her eyes.



“Your welcome.” She finally responded when she was sure her voice wasn’t going to crack. “Honestly Yuzu, with cooking like this and the way you keep this place clean, half of the world would gladly throw themselves in my place.” She smirked, breaking the sudden tense atmosphere.



“You really think so?” Yuzu asked with a blush.



“Know it.” Karin assured her with a grin.



She did help Yuzu clean up dinner, much to her sister’s protest. Karin argued she hadn’t had much time to spend with her in the last week and eventually her sister relented. Just as she finished putting the last dish away she felt a familiar brush of reiatsu against hers.



“He can call himself a panther all he wants. He is still just a spoiled housecat.” She sighed.



She turned to Yuzu.



“Go.” Her sister said with a smile before she could say anything.



Karin returned her smile and gave her head a shake before heading back up to her room. Grimmjow was pretty much in the exact same position as when she had left him, only this time more awake and clearly wanting attention.



"Spoiled housecat indeed."







/hug those of you that braved the last chapter and were kind enough to comment on it. I posted this one sooner than I was going to for those that couldn\'t bring themselves to read it and to give your brain a scrub for those that did. You should have seen how hard to was to write, ugh. Never again I swear, lol.



Next chapter: We see more of Byakuya. The front part of the chapter does have some plot elements followed by more poor Byakuya torture (which will be marked). Than the chapter after that we go to Ukitake and Nanao paying Karin and Yuzu a visit.