Prize of Victory

Warnings: Con, oral, language, and a long chapter.

The smell of wonderful food wafted through the house, as did the sound of happy humming coming from the one cooking it. Karin sighed as she finished the exercises she had been working on before hopping into the shower for a quick soak before coming downstairs.

“Dinner is almost ready.” Yuzu announced cheerfully as Karin poked her head into the kitchen.

Both girls had grown a lot in the last five years but while Yuzu had stopped around the same height as their mother, Karin had sprouted like a weed and was currently almost as tall as their owner.

She refused to think of Grimmjow as her master. He had little to do with them other than when he left the house or returned. Since he didn’t need to eat, or at least she didn’t think he did since she had never seen him do so, he never joined them for meals.

From what she had gathered over the last five years as far as he was concerned they were nothing more than bait for their brother. That was fine as far as she was concerned. However, lately she had noticed his eyes had been wandering their way, particularly Yuzu’s way.

She knew that look. Yuzu was growing into a stunning young woman and anyone would notice it. Grimmjow had brought the odd female companion home over the years and the sounds coming from the room he had claimed as his own left nothing to the imagination.

Yuzu was clueless but Karin was not. He had looked at her a few times as well but in the midst of her growth spurt she was a little gangly at the moment.

Speaking of the Devil, she heard the front door open and recognized the sound of his confident strides as he walked through the house before stopping at the entrance to the kitchen.

Yuzu’s back was turned to them as she rooted in the fridge for something and Karin watched his eyes rake the young girl’s body before turning to her. He gave her a glance over as well before returning back to Yuzu.

Karin was almost positive he wouldn’t force himself on either one of them, but she wasn’t sure. She had no doubt in her mind that if he wanted to there was nothing either one of them could do to stop him.

Something had to be done before his attention to her sister turned into more than just looks. Yuzu was naive enough to believe any advances he would make towards her were from genuine affection and not because he just wanted a quick fuck.

Such a scenario would devastate her sister, and Karin refused to see her sister hurt. She was going to have to intervene before the scenario could arise. But what could she do?

It wasn’t like she could order him to stop looking at her sister. He would probably just laugh at her than pursue Yuzu just to piss her off, turning them against each other. Karin glanced at him again as he leaned against the doorway and watched Yuzu work.

“Dinners ready.” Yuzu suddenly shouted, then blushed in embarrassment when she turned around to see both of them standing there. “Grimmjow-san, will you be joining us for dinner tonight?” She asked politely.

Yuzu was always polite to him, it was just her way. She didn’t understand what he was and as long as Yuzu was happy Karin wasn’t about to let her sister know just how bad everything really was.

As far as Yuzu knew Karakura town had been destroyed by terrorist and Grimmjow was the one who had ‘adopted’ them and they were all still in the living world. Karin let her keep believing in that dream.

“Sure.” He smirked.

Yuzu beamed happily and began putting dinner on the table, making sure to add another plate.

Karin felt all her thoughts and her heart ground to a halt before she quickly reined it all back under control.

“I thought you didn’t consume human food.” She said just loud enough so he could hear her but Yuzu couldn’t.

Grimmjow sauntered up to her until he was standing right before her. Her eyes were level with his neck now so she didn’t have to crane her head too much to lock her eyes with his.

“I don’t have to, doesn’t mean I can’t.” He smirked down at her before turning about to take a seat at the table.

Yuzu beamed happily, after all this was the first time he had ever eaten with them. Karin scowled at him but took her place at the table. She wouldn’t start anything in front of her sister.

Dinner went by rather well actually. She wasn’t sure what to expect out of his eating habits, after all he had no need to consume their food, but dinner passed without any incident short of her glaring daggers at him while he compliment Yuzu’s food.

Her sister blushed and thanked him for the compliment. Karin felt her hands tighten into fists under the table and almost lunged across it when he let his hand brush against Yuzu’s while handing her his now empty plate.

She knew that gleam in his eye. Sure he wouldn’t force himself on them, but he was clearly skilled at wooing women into his bed. And Yuzu was one hell of an easy target.

After dinner he retreated to his usual place lounging on the couch as Yuzu cleaned up dinner in the kitchen. Karin walked up to him and his eyes drifted her way when she blocked the sunlight that was streaming through the window.

“I know what you want.” She said coldly. “And I will tell you now that if you touch her I will find a way to kill you, even if I have to resort to slicing your throat in your sleep.”

He raised an eye at her and gave a laugh as he sat up.

“And how do you plan on stopping me?” He asked confidently.

“You don’t want her. She’s just a different body to fuck to you. The girls you been bringing home getting boring or did they find other partners?” She challenged.

“Boring.” He answered, standing up so they were closer to eye level. “And I must admit you brats grew up not looking too bad.”

“I want you to leave her alone. She doesn’t know what you are, wouldn’t understand what you want from her. She would think it was love and it would hurt her to learn otherwise. I will not permit you to hurt her.” Karin growled at him.

“And how do you plan to prevent me from pursuing her? She looks like a good fuck.”

Karin lashed out, not in a slap as one would have expected from a pissed off woman, but with a punch to the face. Her hand hurt like a bitch but she felt a small bit of pride to see a small mark left behind.

Surprisingly he didn’t look pissed. In fact he looked very highly amused and seemed to be studying her in a way he never had before; stepping back and looking her up and down.

“You are just like your brother.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.” She shot back, trying not to nurse her injured hand. “Shit that hurt. Is his skin made out of concrete or something?”

Her hand was hurting enough after that punch she was almost worried she had cracked a few bones.

She knew what he was after and he would not back down until he had it, but she refused to see Yuzu in that place. She would sooner die than see her sister hurt. She felt her chest tighten as she came to one conclusion that would prevent him from pursuing her sister.

“We both know what you are really after. So I will offer you this.”

She felt herself falter for a moment, half praying he would decline the offer she was about to give while half praying he would accept. She felt fear strike her chest before she forced it back down.

“In exchange for promising that no harm will ever befall my sister, and that you will never pursue her, I will….. give myself freely to you.” She finished, forcing her eyes to bore into his.

Shock flashed across his face before it quickly turned back into a confident smirk and he closed the distance between them. She wanted so desperately to take a step back but she forced her legs to lock in place.

He leaned down and she feared he planned on accepting her offer right there and then. She could practically feel his smirk against her ear.

“You are indeed just like your brother. My room, after your dear sister goes to sleep.”

With that he straightened up and just left. She felt her body tremble and it took a moment to realize she was now alone in the room.

“Karin-chan, is something wrong?” Yuzu asked worriedly as her sister came into the room, having finished cleaning up dinner.

Karin snapped back to reality and forced a soft smile on her face.

“No, sorry I was day dreaming. Need any help?” Karin asked.

Yuzu looked at her as if she didn’t believe her, but smiled and asked if she could water the herb garden out back.

“What the hell was I thinking?” Karin asked herself aloud as she watched the water flow from the bucket onto the peas.

She had caught a few glimpses of the type of sex he enjoyed when she had gotten up to close their bedroom door when his had been left open. There had definitely been blood and it had looked rather rough.

She glanced at her hand, bruises forming along the knuckles from where she had punched him. Arrancar skin was definitely tougher than human and she prayed he knew and understood that.

Still, what the hell had she been thinking offering herself up like a lamb to the slaughter?

“Karin-chan, are you done? I made some tea.” Yuzu commented as she handed her a mug of tea.

“Because I would do anything to protect her.” Karin answered her own question as a smiling Yuzu handed her the steaming cup. “Thanks.” She said aloud.

“It was nice for Grimmjow-san to join us for dinner.” Yuzu commented. “Maybe he is warming up to us or something.” Yuzu chirped.

“Or something.” Karin muttered. “Look, Yuzu. Grimmjow is…”

Her sister looked up at her expectantly.

“…not that bad of a guy. He’s just watching over us because he knows Ichigo.”

“I hope Ichi-nii is alright.” Yuzu sighed sadly.

“He is.” Karin was quick to assure her while mentally slapping herself for bringing their brother up in the first place.

Karin finished her tea and handed the cup back to her sister.

“I am going to take a shower.”

“I will see you in bed.” Yuzu smiled at her.

Karin nodded before retreating to the bathroom. The shower was relaxing and by the time she arrived in the room she shared with Yuzu she had almost forgotten about her agreement.

Her sister was already dressed in her PJ’s and in bed when she entered the room.

“How was your shower?” Yuzu asked.

“Refreshing.” Karin answered as she towelled her hair dry.

It had grown quite long over the years and since they didn’t have a pair of good scissors, she had never bothered to try and cut it.

“That’s good to hear. What do you want for breakfast?”

“The usual.”

“So whatever I feel like making.” Yuzu giggled.

“You know it.” Karin tossed her a smile.

She finished drying off and pulled open the closet, glancing at her clothes. Should she bother getting dressed at all? She didn’t feel comfortable wearing nothing and in the end she settled for a simple sleeping robe.

She turned the light off and crawled into bed.

“Good night, Yuzu.”

“Night, Karin.”

The darkened room fell into silence. It never took Yuzu long to fall asleep, something Karin had always envied her for, but not tonight. Once she was sure her sister was asleep she slipped out of bed.

She closed the door behind her and took a deep breath to calm herself before walking down to the closed door to the master bedroom. She stood outside the door nervously.

“Should I just go in or should I knock first?” She asked herself.

She knew he was in there, she could feel his reiatsu.

“Kami, what have I gotten myself into?” She wondered.

She felt her resolve wavering.

“You can come in.” His voice broke her out of her hesitation.

With a gulp and another deep breath to calm her frazzled nerves, she entered his room; eyes going to the figure sprawled out on the bed wearing nothing but his white hakama.



Ever since he had claimed the Kurosaki twins to use as bait, he hadn’t really paid any attention to them other than to make sure they had what they needed to survive. Yuzu made sure to leave a list of things they needed on the fridge and he would hand it off to whatever poor sucker he found to fulfill it.

It wasn’t until recently he had even really noticed the two of them were approaching womanhood. Karin was usually out back in the garden and Yuzu would have her back to him in the kitchen when he left in the morning. They were pretty much in the same place when he came back in the evening and he sometimes wondered if they even moved all day.

Yuzu was indeed turning into a beautiful woman and he had started to take an interest. He leaned against the wall and studied her. She would indeed be a beautiful woman, perfectly proportioned.

Her brown hair had turned wavy as it grew out and hung to her waist. Her chocolate brown eyes were full of life and every time he passed her she was always humming some sort of tune and swaying in time with it.

Her breast had filled out nicely and her hips had also filled out, given her near perfect figure. In fact, they swayed pleasantly in time with her humming. It had been that swaying rear as he walked by one morning that had first caught his attention.

When Karin marched up and spoke to him it took him by surprise, but not nearly as surprised as her offer. To think she would offer herself to him like that just to protect her sister. She was a lot like her brother all right.

After her offer he studied her, really took a moment to look at her. She was at that awkward stage in her growth spurts, not at all perfectly proportioned like her sister. He looked past that though and indeed liked what he saw in her potential.

Where as Yuzu would indeed be a soft, beautiful woman pleasant to look at, Karin would be athletic and probably a hell of a lot more fun in bed. Her reiatsu had grown a fair amount as well now that he stopped to actually study it. He suspected it had something to do with either being in this realm or being exposed to him. Possibly a bit of both.

She would not be as strong as him, not by a long shot, but she had the potential to be as strong as any of the fraccion with proper training, and that did intrigue him. Yuzu would be a pretty doll, but Karin would be a good partner.

Her threats to his life were highly amusing. In the end he accepted her offer, at least for now. Truthfully, he would be highly surprised if she did show up to his room. He knew she was a virgin and definitely not experienced with the other sex at all.

He spent most of the rest of the evening trying to decide just how he was going to take her. Should he toss her down and take her hard and fast in a show of dominance? Or perhaps take things slow as this would be her first time? Should he force her to pleasure him or even pleasure her?

He tossed various scenarios about in his head, contemplating some and tossing others aside. She wasn’t a Hollow so he couldn’t take her as roughly as he did the fellow Arrancar that graced his bed. Her skin would be much weaker than his heirro and he did not want to deliberately harm her.

It was getting late and he lit the lanterns in the room before stripping down to his hakama and collapsing onto his back on his bed. He folded his hands behind his head and gazed at the rather boring looking ceiling. He scanned the house and found Yuzu just entering the girls bedroom while Karin was clearly in the bathroom.

He heard the shower turn on and nodded in satisfaction. She would be nice and clean when she came to him, just how he liked his bitches. Assuming she did muster the nerve to come as promised.

He frowned at that thought. What would he do if she got cold feet and didn’t show up? Should he barge into their room and remind her of her promise, dragging her back to his room and take her hard as punishment?

No, that was definitely rape and he would not stoop as low as Nnoitra. He did not need to force his women to get laid. He would just pursue her sister instead. Yuzu was basically any bad boys dream girl. Good looking, innocent and easy. Three kind words, a small smile and a compliment on her cooking, which wouldn’t even be a lie, and she would happily crawl into his bed.

He scanned for Karin’s reiatsu again several minutes after he heard the shower turn off. He found her in her room with Yuzu. Both women were still awake judging by the activity in their reiatsu. Yuzu’s was very faint and soft and Karin’s was strong with a hint of nervousness.

Shortly after Yuzu’s evened out he felt Karin move. He was slightly surprised that she moved without hesitation, at least until she reached his door. She stood outside for a bit and he frowned, wondering why she hadn’t entered yet, or at least knocked.

Her reiatsu was pulsing between determination and unease. He could tell she was definitely scared. No where near panic, but definitely unnerved.

“You can come in.” He called before she could have a chance to lose her nerve completely.

The door opened and she stepped in. He was surprised she was wearing nothing more than a sleeping Kimono without even a belt. She closed the door behind her and stopped at the edge of the bed.

She fidgeted nervously with the edge of her Kimono before she took another deep breath and forced herself to look at him. He watched as she slowly let the Kimono fall off of her body to land on the floor and he felt a definite twinge in his hakama as her body was revealed to him.

He let his gaze wander over her nude form, relatively pleased with what he saw and more pleased with the potential he noted. In studying her he found his interest in the blonde pretty much gone.

Without any clothing getting in the way he could really see the full material he had to work with. She definitely had the potential to be moulded into perhaps one of the most striking woman he would probably ever be graced with seeing provided she was shaped right. He knew exactly the kind of training she would need to fulfill that possible future vision and in a snap decision he decided he would start shaping her tomorrow.

He had nothing better to do with his time anyway other than the patrols and odd missions that came his way. Lounging about, hitting on the other Arrancar chicks and spending hours in the living world trying to hunt down the escapees had gotten rather tedious over the last five or so years.

He brought his attention back to the young woman standing before him and put training regiments on the back burner for the time being.

He was impressed that Karin managed to stand straight before him completely naked without trying to use her hands to cover herself. There was a large amount of determination clouded only by an equally large amount of understandable nervousness.

“We have a deal, right? In exchange for me you promise that no harm will ever come to Yuzu.”

“It’s a deal kid.” He smirked at her.

She nodded and, to his pleasant surprised, crawled onto the bed beside him. There was a look of determination in her eyes he had only ever seen once before; in that of her brother. It irked him for a second, but unlike her brother’s eyes that screamed the Shinigami was better than him, hers were just full of determination.

She was well aware that he was stronger than her and didn’t believe for a second she was better than him. She was just determined to go through with their deal and he respected that.

He knew girls had some thing about their virginity and the fact Karin was offering him hers gave him a bit of a pleasant tingle. This was no whore looking for the prestige earned from sleeping with one of the Espada. This was a young woman giving herself to him for the sake of another with no thought to herself. Somehow, that turned him on more.

He rolled onto his side and just gazed at her naked body, unconsciously making that list of training regiments that would sculpt it into the shape he was forming in his head. When his gaze returned to her eyes she was still looking at him, although there was a hint of a blush on her cheeks. He reached a hand out and let it trail up her side.

She shivered under his touch, but didn’t to pull away. Her eyes remained firmly open and fixed on him. This, he decided, was definitely going to be fun.

He let his hand trail up and down her side a few more times before bringing it up under her chin and pulling her closer to him until his lips were a scant inch from her forehead. Nervous sweat covered her body and her scent, but once again she didn’t pull away from him.

“I have been trying to decide on just how I was going to enjoy this evening. I think, since you are being such a good sport, we’ll take it slow tonight.”

He practically felt her body and reiatsu sag slightly in relief at his declaration. Rough and passionate could be done latter after she had grown accustomed to his touch and toned her body up a bit more to handle it.

He kissed her forehead and began to trail several more down her neck. She shivered and her breath came faster. Her hands clenched but she didn’t object to the attention.

Her skin tasted rather sweet and his kisses turned more into licks and sucks. He leaned over her and began to suck every inch of her skin he could reach. He wasn’t sure what to expect but her tasting this good was not it.

With her emotions rising so too was her budding reiatsu. Perhaps this would be a good opportunity to see what kind of potential she truly had. At her age and level of training her true potential would only show during moments of high emotion.

He smirked against her skin and moved a hand to tenderly stroke the soft skin of her inner thigh. Her skin flinched in surprise at the contact before settling down as she grew accustom to his touch. His mouth moved from her neck down to a nipple and sucked it in.

She was starting to fill out in that area as well, not as big as her sister, but they were growing out to be firmly proportioned and hand sized. He removed his mouth and cupped on in his palm, enjoying how it fit perfectly in his palms without excess flesh. He removed his hand and replaced it with his mouth once more.

He flicked his tongue over the nipple several times before suckling the flesh into his mouth. He glanced up her body to see her staring at the ceiling, her hands resting by her side and once more unclenched.

This was getting boring. The hand that was stroking her thigh moved up and he let a single, clawed finger toy with her entrance.

That elicited a response as she arched her hips away from him and let out a soft gasp, a hand shot down to grab the one playing with her.

He smirked against her skin before suckling her other nipple into his mouth and this time using his thumb to tease her. She let out another gasp that made his hakama feel rather tight and her other hand shot down to join the first, trying to get him to stop.

More sweat covered her body and her breath was coming in small pants. When he looked up again her eyes were closed and the small parting of her lips while she panted looked rather delicious.

He shifted back up her body and thrust his tongue into her mouth. She made a whimper of protest and her hands tightened around his wrist. Her mouth tasted even sweeter than her flesh.

Normally he would never consider his next planned action. However, unlike his previous partners who had fucked Kami knew how many others, he knew she was pure and he would be her first. He felt a large feral grin spread across his face as he considered he would be the one to taint that bastard Kurosaki’s little sister.

He kissed his way down her body, untangling his hand from hers and catching one of her hands in each of his after wrapping his arms around her legs to hold her steady. He looked up to see her eyes widen as she figured what he was about to do just before he did so.

“No wait.” She protested, but it died with a gasp as his tongue swept up her folds.

He tested the flavour, finding it to be enjoyable. She squirmed in his grasp as he continued to lick her before thrusting his tongue into her, earning a most pleasant mew of pleasure from her.

His hakama were definitely becoming too tight and he had a hard time recalling the last time he had gotten so excited listen to the moaning pants of his partner.

“Probably because the other broads gasps are for show to try and please me so I don’t rip their fucking heads off. Hers are honest. Innocent.”

She was whimpering and squirming in his grasp but he held her beneath him and continued to thrust his tongue into her before stopping to suck her nub into his mouth and started flicking it quickly with his tongue.

Her whimpers turned into gasps and she struggled against him harder. He held firmly onto her and studied her reiatsu as it pulsed violently. It was far higher than he had expected for her to have. He found himself grinding against the bed to gain some friction on his straining erection as her reiatsu clashed unconsciously against his.

He was defiantly going to enjoy corrupting her and if he hadn’t contemplating moulding her before, he would definitely had thought of it now. She had enough potential to easily rival the fraccion and might even give Szayel a run for his science experiments when she reached her peak.

He stopped playing with her nub and went back to thrusting his tongue into her. She let lose a rather beautiful cry as she shuddered violently and fluid came gushing out of her as her reiatsu spiked high enough it was already almost on par with the strongest of the fraccion. He smirked and licked a bit of the fluid up but left the rest to keep her moist.

She stopped struggling and he stood up to gaze at her sweat soaked body. It was beautiful. Her chest rose and fell with each pant and her body was sprawled weakly. She was so fuckable at the moment he had a hard time not just pouncing on her.

He undid the belt to his hakama and let it drop to the floor before stepping out of them and crawling back up her body. She had recovered a bit and her eyes widened when they briefly spotted his erection before it was hidden between their bodies as he settled between her legs.

He felt fear spike through her reiatsu but she didn’t try and escape him. She didn’t even turn her eyes away, instead choosing to let them bore into his. If possible it made her hotter and him harder.

“I am going to fuck you now.” He whispered into her ear.

She gave a single nod of her head and took a deep breath. She gave a bit of a surprised gasp when his hands grasped her hips and flipped her around onto her stomach before pulling her up to her hands and knees.

Her breath came a bit faster and he felt her stiffen slightly as his nude body pressed fully against hers. He lined himself up and pressed in just enough so the tip was in. He leaned over her body and brushed her hair to one side to reveal her neck. He kissed it and nibbled his way to her ear.

“I ain’t going to lie to you. This is going to hurt like a fucking bitch at first.” He promised.

Her head gave a sharp nod of understanding and he felt her tense up under him. That would not do. It would make it harder on both of them. He shifted one hand down her body and began to play with her nub again. She shuddered and he continued to kiss her neck and lick her skin.

Once he felt her relax a bit beneath him he thrust in fully with a swift snap of his hips. She gave out a soft cry as her hymen was broken and she started cursing softly enough he couldn’t quite make out the words, but she didn’t try to escape or fight him. He held still, letting her adjust the best she could before slowly pulling out.

It was so hard not to just pound into her. She was so tight, hot and wet it was almost painful. He had never had the pleasure of a virgin before but he definitely understood the craze now. Her hands were clenched and her teeth were gritted, but she didn’t beg for him to stop and he sensed no panic or fear from her.

He forced himself to hold restraint and move in and out of her slowly. He wanted this to last. Her body slowly relaxed under his as she adjusted and he used one arm to steady him while the other played gently with a breast.

He continued to lick and suckle on her neck, pleased with the marks he was leaving on her skin as well as her taste. He shuddered at the tight, warm wetness that encircled him. He had to actually stop several times to regain some semblance of control before he lost his load already.

He panted heavily against her shoulder and didn’t start moving again until he was sure he was going to last more than three thrust, but damn was it hard when the passage was so tight around him.

“Fuck, if I knew the broad was going to be this damn good I would have seduced her earlier.” He grunted to himself.

She was starting to make little whimpers of pleasure at each forward thrust into her body. Those little whimper made him hotter and harder than any cry of so called pleasure the other bitches he fucked made.

Almost at once he could feel the edge of the cliff rushing at him. He picked up the pace until he was pounding into her soft body, barely maintaining enough sense to make sure he wasn’t deliberately hurting her.

Her little whimpers turned into a cry and he felt himself tumble over the edge as her walls clenched tightly onto him. He shot his load into her and for a moment it almost seemed like he would never stop cumming as he trembled over her and her clutching walls milked him dry.

When he finally came down from what had to be the most intense orgasm he had ever experienced, he collapsed against her. He had never been this spent after a single round. Hell, even after a dozen rounds he had never felt so utterly drained at the end.

He barely had enough energy, not to mention sense, left to shift them onto their sides so he wouldn’t be crushing her under his weight before exhaustion claimed him. He just needed a moment to catch his breath after that orgasm.

Yeah, that was it. He was just going to rest for a moment. Close his eyes and get a bit of breath back.


Karin wasn’t sure what to expect once she entered Grimmjow’s room and crawled onto his bed, but him pleasing her to experience her first orgasm was definitely not something she had calculated. She had never guessed he would warn her, rather crudely she might add, of the oncoming pain.

She had been beyond surprised when he had positioned her onto her hands and knees, but a part of her was thankful for it because this way she wouldn’t have to look at him as he stripped her virginity away.

She had almost lost her nerve when she had caught a glimpse of him. How the hell was that suppose to even fit inside of her? She was also surprised to see that ALL of his hair was that shocking, powder blue.

It had hurt like a bitch when he had broken through her Hymen and she took deep breaths and tried to force her body to relax while cursing at the pain. But damn was it so tight. She barely noticed his mouth on her neck and hand on her breast. She was too busy cursing his ancestors and wondering why ANY woman would want to do this.

She focused entirely on just trying to breathe and relax her body. It took a few minutes for the pain to finally subside a bit and a small amount of pleasure to take its place as the friction between their bodies grew. She felt that edge of desire well up again and she cried out as she went over the edge for the second time that evening.

She felt his hot fluid shoot deep into her body as he shuddered violently on top of her before his dead weight bore down on her.

Her own arms were no longer able to support her and she collapsed, his weight pinning her down. He shifted them around and hugged her body to him. After a second his breathing evened out.

“ Is he asleep?” She thought in disbelief.

He was still in her and her body was soaked in sweat that was quickly drying. She felt sticky, sore and was starting to get cold.

“What if Yuzu wakes up and I am not there?” She thought in panic.

She tried to squirm out of his grasp but he just pulled her tighter against him, wrapped one of his legs around hers, and made a displeased noise. She sighed and gave up trying to escape. As her body cooled down she found herself actually trying to get closer to him for the heat he was emitting as her body shivered in cold.

He stirred at one point and she prayed he would let her go, but all he did was mutter something she couldn’t make out and pulled a blanket over their naked bodies. He didn’t remove himself from her body nor give her a chance to crawl away.

“Clingy bastard.” She muttered.

He didn’t even stir at the sound of her voice.

Karin was at least thankful for the added warmth of the blanket. She sighed in annoyance and gave up hoping he would let her go. Apparently he was rather possessive. It took a long time for sleep to claim her. As exhausted as she was her current position was a rather uncomfortable one.


Down the hall Yuzu sighed and shifted in her bed. She was not as naive as her sister believed her to be. She didn’t want to be a burden so she smiled and tried to pretend everything was alright, even though she knew something was terribly wrong.

She had indeed noticed Grimmjow’s interest in her, and it hadn’t frightened her, it had terrified her. Her hands had clenched when she listened to the conversation taking place in the living room earlier. Once again her family was protecting her from harm.

She wanted to tell Karin no, not to do it, but she knew it would not have stopped her sister any more than it would have stopped her brother. And truthfully, Grimmjow did scare her. He practically oozed, maybe not violence, but something unsettling.

Yuzu shifted in her bed again. She knew the two were done but Karin had yet to return to their room. Twin instinct let her know her sister was still alright, but she still worried. She felt tears come to her eyes before brushing them aside.

She had to be strong. Karin had sacrificed herself for her, had giving up the one precious thing all women had to keep her safe. Yuzu would honour that sacrifice and not shed a tear. She would put on a cheerful smile, cook a huge breakfast in the morning, and pretend nothing was going on.

Tomorrow would be just another pleasant day, and not the first day her sister would spend no longer being a virgin. Not the first morning after giving up that one precious gift that was meant so be shared with someone special.

Yuzu failed. She felt the tears come as she cried in her sister’s place for that lost innocence. Where once more her sister stepped up to take charge of a situation she wasn’t ready for, but would meet head on anyhow with determination only a Kurosaki could show.

Yuzu wasn’t able to get anymore sleep that night. When early morning came she crawled out of bed and starred sadly at the empty bed across from hers. Briefly, she wondered how common it would become to wake up alone in their room before she forced the thoughts aside and headed downstairs to make that huge breakfast, after a quick stop at the bathroom to make sure no trace of her tears would be left behind.

If she was unhappy it would make Karin’s sacrifice obsolete. Yuzu would NEVER do that to a friend, least of all her sister.



Next Chapter: The Next Morning