A/N: Sigh…another bleach story? I was bored yet again and decided to write one. I have been watching a lot of bleach lately. There will probably be only one more chapter.

“Um…Kira-kun?”

Kira Izuru stopped, feeling a slight tug on the bottom of his sleeve. He looked down at a small girl with a bun in her hair and a curious look on her face.

“What is it Hinamori-kun?” asked the blonde down to the shorter lieutenant.

“I have a…”she paused, thinking of the correct way to put her words. She smiled up at him awkwardly.” Well I have a very random question that has been itching at the back of my mind for quite some time when I see you and Ichimaru-taichou and I thought maybe you would know the answer.”

Kira smiled reassuringly down at the girl.” What is it?”

“Why does Ichimaru-taichou always keep is eyes closed?”

Kira stopped smiling and knitted his brow. Hinamori noticed this and jumped back a step with a smile and waving her arms in front of her.” Ah, if you don’t want to answer that’s completely fine as well! I was just curious.”

Kira had not meant to be off standing to her. In actuality, he had been confused for two reasons.

The first countered her question with another: “why would Hinamori ask such a random question out of blue?”

The second was that he did not know the answer even though he had been following his captain for a long amount of time.

“Kira-kun?” Hinamori asked seeing the dazed look in his eyes. Kira’s head snapped up and before he could stop it, his tongue moved in synch with his lips.

“I have no idea Hinamori-kun.”

Hinamori didn’t expect an answer and she looked slightly shocked. Kira cleared his throat and looked down at her seriously.

“I actually have no idea to tell you the truth. He just always has had them closed for as long as I’ve know him.”

“But how can he see when he walks and fights? Is it a technique or something?” she asked getting a little more curious by the second.

“I doubt it,” he mumbled and scratched his cheek looking off.

“I think we should find out!” she said suddenly excited. Kira’s eyes widened and he looked at her oddly.

“Huh?”

“I’m serious Kira-kun. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind telling you,” Hinamori urged making Kira shake his head.

“He wouldn’t just answer if I asked him.”

“Well why not?” she questioned.” Ichimaru-taichou doesn’t seem likely to yell at you for just asking—“

“Hinamori-kun, it’s not just a matter of his reaction…It’s also the childishness of the question,” Kira said with an almost flustered appearance.

Hinamori was quiet and looked down. Kira wondered if he had hurt her feelings for a moment and was about to put a consoling hand on her shoulder when she spoke again.

“What about just observing for a moment? Would that hurt anything?”

Brown eyes locked with green.

“I…I suppose not—“

Immediately Hinamori grinned and grabbed his arm pulling him along the wooden planks on the hall.

“Let’s get started!”