This story, I love the most. It isn't a one-shot... But I was reading Peter and the Starcatchers, and had just finished(for the hundredth time) watching Pirates of the Caribbean. I hope you love this first chapter as much as I did. I kind of based it off of Diamond Dust Rebellion, so some of the terms may seem familiar... only Karin is in the story.

Standing on the deck of the newest ship in the Goeti 13's fleet, the Ice Dragon, Toshiro stared out across the blue sea that stretched on beyond sight. His blue naval uniform moved gently in the breeze. His one long strand of white hair added a dramatic touch to the serious look on his face.

"The men are in their stations, Captain." His honey blonde first mate said saluting him with a polite bow. Toshiro nodded, turning away from her. He wasn't trying to be rude, however, it was the only way he knew how to not blush facing her. Her uniform consisted of the usual sky blue with white trim; however, it was next to impossible to find anything that even came close to covering her extremely large breasts completely. "They're all nervous, Captain." She said, not noticing him turning away.

"I understand why." He muttered scanning the horizon. They were on a transport mission. They entrusted Toshiro and his crew to transfer the 'King's Seal' to it's new location. As a result, Toshiro hadn't slept in two days. He'd been busy overseeing everything that moved to and from his ship. Another thing that had the young man on edge was the royal guard wasting his crew's water supply, 'guarding' the seal. With an irritated sigh, Toshiro turned and sauntered below deck to his cabin.

A crash and the loud shouts brought Toshiro violently out of his map work. Reaching the deck, he grunted angrily at the fight that erupted on his deck. His grip tightened on the blue hilted sword at his side. Taking in a deep breath he opened his eyes again, seeing Rangiku splitting it up. "You men are supposed to be working together! What did Captain Hitsugaya say before we left the docks? 'We are not animals! We are civilized sailors and guards of the KING! What is our goal?" She said to the still men, surrounding her.

"Your lieutenant asked a question, men." Toshiro hissed, not moving from where he stood above them. Matsumoto's head shot up to look at him. All faces turned to him. "Well? Are you going to stand there with your mouths hanging slack? Or are you going to answer Lieutenant Matsumoto's question?" The white haired captain demanded. Still nothing but blank stares and a cough now and again.

"Fine. I will answer her." He growled.

"Our goal is to transport the King's Seal to it's new location. Tolerating each other is the ONLY possible way to complete that mission. Anyone who does not agree with that fact… can jump." He threatened pointing at the wooden railing. Every set of eyes in front of him widened, seeing no sign of joking in his face. He jerked his head at Rangiku, motioning for her to follow. "Step lively." He commanded the crew and returned to his cabin with his first mate.

"Tell the Twins, I have a job for them." A dark haired man commanded his first mate.

"Aye, sir!" The petite raven-haired woman responded, quickly moving to comply wit his request.

"We're about to visit and old classmate of mine."

It had been two years since she had joined Sojiro Kusaka and his small band of pirates. Karin often felt bad about it. She hadn't said a word to her family before leaving that rainy night. Stopping outside of the cabin of Ying and Yang, Karin sighed, clearing her head. The two were a tag team that resented her for almost immediately taking their shared place as first mate and constantly tried to make her fall or screw up.

Stepping through the door, Karin dodged two razor sharp knives coming at her from either direction. "Good afternoon, Twins. Kusaka has spotted the ship he is after and we strike when the sun vanishes." Ying leaned forward, trying to intimidate Karin with her few better inches of height. Karin looked up at her with a bored expression and grabbed Yang's arm, which had thrust itself at her from behind. Not losing sight of Ying, she twisted Yang's arm, flipping her onto the bed in front of her and behind Ying. "Don't slip tonight. If you come after me like that, you'll risk getting your captain killed. Do either of you want Sojiro killed?" Karin turned and left the room, smirking slightly at the sound of the door slamming behind her.

Standing on the deck as the lithe ship slithered towards the objective ship, belonging to the Goeti 13, Karin breathed deeply enjoying the breeze on her ship. She felt arms wrap around her neck and she was pulled against a comforting shape. "Keep your identity hidden. You don't want to be put on their wanted list. Keep the white haired man distracted. Keep him from getting to the center of the fight." Karin nodded at Kusaka without looking back at him. Not liking her response, Sojiro spun her around and placed a kiss on Karin's pale cheek. She pulled away walking closer to the railing. Kusaka let her go, smiling savagely at the light blush she had painted across her cheeks. "Dim the lights." He softly commanded his crew of faceless criminals. "And prepare to fight."

After giving up on the paper work he was to exhausted to complete, Toshiro laid his head on his desk and pushed his chair out slightly to comfort his back. His eyes fluttered shut and he slid into the black dreamless comfort of sleep. His frantic Lieutenant in the middle of the night awakened Toshiro. "Captain, pirates! We need you on deck!" Toshiro was shouting orders before she had a chance to finish her sentence. She quickly carried out his orders running along behind him.

Bursting onto deck, Toshiro singled out where the most damage was being caused. Drawing his sword, he clashed with a hooded figure. "Who are you?" He hissed pushing closer. The figure ducked and swept Toshiro off his feet. Landing on the ground with a grunt Toshiro rolled to avoid being impaled.

"Captain! The seal!" Toshiro looked towards the two little Chinese girls taking out his crew like they were mere practice dummies. He spun on his heels, barely catching the sword of the hooded figure he had almost gotten impaled by moments ago.

Pulling back abruptly, Toshiro caught the pirate with a shoulder to his sternum. By the pitch of the grunt as the fragile person crashed to the ground, Toshiro figured it was a young boy. Hitting the ground, his head snapped back, the hood falling as well. Piercing blue eyes, so dark they were almost black connected with his and Toshiro gasped in shock. This was Karin Kurosaki, the missing sister of Ichigo Kurosaki, who was captain of the eighth crew. The white haired captain didn't have long to dwell on this fact. He let out a cry of pain, feeling an icy blade puncture his front. He looked down at the blade and gawk up at a masked figure. He was also cloaked. Toshiro pulled back with an angry growl and leapt at him. They fought violently. Every time Toshiro felt like he was a step ahead of his opponent, the masked man took two in a different direction.

"Show yourself!" The young captain shouted, reaching for his mask. He grasped air as the pirate pulled back and laughed, shaking his head and leaning forward. Toshiro had to take a step backwards and realign his grip on his sword.

"You haven't changed at all, Toshiro." The man whispered with a laugh. Hating that someone he didn't know called him by his first name, Hitsugaya ripped away from the masked pirate and spun, slicing the man's arm. Even in the confusion, there was something familiar about this man's voice. Toshiro couldn't place it. He contined to fight without dwelling on it, a relatively easy task.

"We have it!" The two Chinese girls yelled in unison before leaping to the ropes and flipping to the dark ship astride the Ice Dragon. Toshiro's opponent pulled back and tripped him. He leaped to his feet and turned to see the masked figure knock Karin over the side and drop something that was sparking on deck.

Rangiku turned to the sound of a girl's scream. She spun and noted something round dropped on deck. The honey blonde caught sight of her captain, he was leaning over the edge of the ship. Toshiro backed up and Rangiku shook her head in shock realizing what he was preparing to do. Running towards him, she froze in horror when he dived head first into the freezing water, he looked like he was after something. Rangiku ran after him reaching out over the guardrail in shock. "CAPTAIN!" She screamed. Toshiro's lieutenant ducked as fire exploded behind her. She stood as soon as the fire died down and looked into the black water. Toshiro had vanished into the blackness of the night.

Don't hate me! I kinda hated myself somewhat for the scene with Sojiro and Karin where he kissed her cheek... I was going to originally write with him kissing her lips... But then I got mad at my brain because Karin's lips (to me) belong to Toshiro. Tell me what you thought and if I should continue with the story. Heck, even give me suggestions! I'd LOVE that! Thanks! 3