I wrote this a long time back and it has been sitting in my folder for a long time. While I was looking through potential ideas from my Hitsukarin drafts for inspiration for 'How do you explain us', I found this.

Just so you know I am working on the 4th Chapter for How do you explain us. It is very long, well to me. Still working on it. Right now I am working on How do you explain us and a request about Hitsugaya bringing Karin to meet his Granny. But I think my main priority will go to the request first.

As for this story, I read it again and I loved it. I want to show the after thoughts of Hitsugaya and Karin's relationship after they have given themselves to each other and how they cope with the realization that they both are responsible for each others body.

It might be a three-shot, I have yet to decide on the length of it.

Without further adieu, enjoy!!

Chapter 1

Hitsugaya rolled in his futon and let out a deep groan. He opened his eyes a wee bit as he felt a breeze brushed his bare back. He brushed his hand behind him to feel for that warm body he went to bed with. But she was not there. Or it felt that way. Hitsugaya slowly rolled over and noticed Karin was not in bed. The blanket had been pulled opened to reveal an empty space next to him. Hitsugaya opened his eyes wider as he searched for his bed companion.

"Karin?" He called out. Propping himself up with his elbows, still lying down, Hitsugaya scanned the room and noticed his room door was open.

"Karin?" Hitsugaya called out again, louder. Still there was no response.

Hitsugaya got up from his futon. All he had on himself was his dark blue boxers. He bent down and picked up his robe that lay next to him. As he walked out of his room, he slid it on.

Suddenly he heard the turning on of shower. He looked across the corridor toward the bathroom. If Karin was in there, it sounded like she was taking a shower at what seemed like three am in the morning. Hitsugaya dragged his feet down the corridor and placed his palm on the bathroom door. He pushed it open and found Karin standing still in the shower with water running across her naked skin. On the floor next to the tub was his other robe, partially drenched, that he gave her to wear.

"Toushirou!" Karin exclaimed at the sudden realization of his presence and grabbed a towel from the rack next to the shower tub to cover her naked body. She quickly wrapped it around herself despite the fact the water was still running. Karin felt a steady heat warm her cheeks.

Hitsugaya looked at her with an eyebrow raised. "What are you doing?" Hitsugaya asked her with a great deal of confusion in his voice.

She was about to open her mouth and answer him the truth when she held back.

A…a…Karin thought as she held her gaze with Hitusgaya's. It did not take a genius to know.

Hitsugaya sighed and reached for the bathtub knobs. He turned the shower off but Karin remained where she was. He watched her hold onto the towel tight and bit her bottom lip. Her gaze dropped to the bottom of the bathtub. He could see the confusion in her avoiding eyes. The confusion of what she had done, what they had done.

"Do you want to talk, Karin?" Hitsugaya approached her but made no attempt to touch her just yet.

Karin inched back a little. She looked back up at him and noticed his bare chest and visible abs. His muscles stood out nicely and the urge in her to feel them rose up. His hair was messy from her work and she could see her faint bite mark on his neck. How she wanted to rub against him again but the guilty thought laid down the pleasurable ones.

Hitsugaya turned toward the cabinet next to him and opened it. He pulled out a dry towel and a robe.

"Here," Hitsugaya passed her the dry towel. Karin reached for it but she still held onto the wet towel that covered her bare body. Hitsugaya laid the robe down on the sink and headed toward the bathroom door.

"I'll go make us hot tea." Hitsugaya smiled warmly at her before he stepped out and closed the door behind him.

Hitsugaya mixed the drink with a teaspoon, lost in thoughts. Was she regretting it?

They had been slightly high on the wine after dinner. He had cooked the main course and she had made dessert. She had worn her standard uniform and so did he with his haori. It was supposed to be a simple dinner, an evening to spend some quality time together alone. That was it. But it had not stopped there.

One moment, they were in each other's arms, talking and laughing, sipping his favourite red wine and discussing their thoughts. The next moment, Karin was sliding her hands into his uniform and running her hands over his chest and behind his back. It was fine with him. Some physical touch seemed only natural in relationships. Then her lips pressed against his lips and fire exploded as their tongues touched. She pulled herself onto him slowly but steady and he found his hands encouraging her to make it on top of him.

Hitsugaya placed the teaspoon into the sink and grabbed the two mugs. Carefully, he laid them on the kitchen counter and took a seat on the high stool. He looked toward the corridor and waited patiently for Karin to appear.

No sooner had he expected to have her top part to reveal her lime green bra and almost flawless skin. At the touch of her bare shoulders, he slipped his whole hand down her back. The smooth silk touch of her skin enticed him by miles. Their lips were so busy with each other that both of them had no idea that they were building passion like wild fire. Every slight parting of their lips they took the chance to suck in air. Other than that, they were struggling hard to stay alive. It had not occurred to him that they were drowning in each other's lust and both of them made no attempts to swim up for air. Karin pulled him up with one hand and both of them then stood in his living room tearing at each other's lips. Then Karin turned away for a few seconds, leaving Hitsugaya's eyes glowing with deep hunger for her body. Her lips were wet from each other's saliva and if he were not too lost in their world of heat, he would have noticed that the side of her bottom lip was red.

Karin had reached down to the coffee table and picked up her wine glass. She tilted her head back and pulled Hitsugaya toward her neck. He tilted his head to the side and kissed her neck ferociously as she drank the red wine down.

Hitsugaya brought his mug to his lips and sipped the hot liquid.

She took up his wine glass and gave it to him. He tilted his head back and drank it down, the same thing she did only this time; she need not have him pull her to his neck. She was there the moment he tilted his head back.

The way she licked him and kissed his neck, her soft lips trailing his neck with explosive lustful fire, he could not resist her. He was too far-gone. And before he knew it, he was maneuvering her to his bedroom. She kept on pushing him, trying to hurry him so that they could get on with their own private show.

And then he stopped. He slowly pulled way from her in front of his door and looked at her in the eyes. Her grey eyes looked sleepy with lust.

"Karin…are you sure…we won't go any further?" Hitsugaya asked her, his tone husky and deep, yet it sounded unsure.

"No…no we won't go any further. We're just fooling around right?" Karin grinned before she pressed her lips on his neck and pushed him into his bedroom.

He took of his haori and she pulled off his uniform. As she undressed him, Hitsugaya untied her uniform and it parted to reveal the most gorgeous body he had ever seen in his life. The only body that he had ever seen in his life to be more specific. He only had four seconds to have a good look at it before Karin distracted him again. She lay on top of him, her skin pressed against his.

Hitsugaya sighed as he tried to remember how good it felt. His bare skin against hers, so free and so real, like they were meant to touch each other and feel that overwhelming passion.

For what seemed like a good ten minutes of solid body pressing and embracing, Karin pulled his fingers to her underwear and motioned him to tug it down. Without hesitation, he pulled it off at once. He did what she wanted him to do.

Then things started to go out of hand without knowledge. She took of her bra and though he never got a good look at her breasts, he knew she was fully naked in his arms. In the dark, they got caught into a decision and they chose the one that landed them in an awkward situation.

"Toushirou?"

Hitsugaya broke out of his thoughts and looked up to see Karin standing in front of him with the robe he gave her to wear. Her hair was still wet and her bottom lip slightly puffy.

"Can we…talk about it in the morning?" Karin partially whispered and pleaded. Hitsugaya stared at her for a while before he nodded his head.

Karin slipped under the blanket covers and laid her head down on the pillow. She looked up and her eyes followed Hitsugaya round to the other side of the futon and lifted the blanket. He slid under it and his warm body immediately comforted Karin's cold skin.

"Karin?" Hitsugaya whispered.

"Hmm?" Karin answered as she shifted her eyes toward him.

Hitsugaya pursed his lips together and turned on his side toward her. He put his arm on her stomach and caressed her arm slowly. Karin shifted closer to him and turned on her side so that her back eased into his arms against his chest. She grabbed his arm and hugged it close to her chest.

"What is it?" Karin whispered.

"Nothing," Hitsugaya said as he pushed himself closer to her and reached for the blanket. He pulled it up and both of them snuggled in it till morning.

We'll talk in the morning…

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