Toshiro walked, excited to find out what “fluff” meant. He knew that he could sit and play 20 questions with Rangiku, but he preferred finding it out through one of the most experienced Captains in Seretei. That's right- Shunsui Kyoraku.

Toshiro knew that Shunsui must've experienced the sensation of romance plenty of times, and he was for certain that he could help the small Captain with his current dilemma. Any other subject and he couldn't have cared less, but this walk too much for him. He had determined to conquer fluff, and it would be conquered!

He quickened his pace, the excitement of the situation building up inside his small frame. He walked into the Eighth Division and turned to Lieutenant Ise. “Lieutenant Ise, I need to speak with Captain Kyoraku,” he said, attempting to sound composed as usual. Nanao pushed up her glasses. She escorted him into a big garden. Shunsui looked up from a tree that he was leaning on.

“Captain, you have a visitor,” she told him. She walked away, but hid behind a tree to listen to their conversation. She knew that it had to be important, and she couldn't wait to inform the Shingami Women's Association.

“Ah, Captain Hitsugaya! What can I do for you?” he asked with a trademark grin, pulling up his hat.

“I need to ask you something important.”

“Well... what is it?”

“What is 'fluff'?” Toshiro asked. It was an innocent question, but it even caught Shunsui off guard.

Nanao tried to conceal a gasp as she wrote something down in a notebook.

“Well, it's when a girl likes a guy...and...hmmm....” Shunsui trailed off, trying to find a suitable explanation for the young Shinigami. “And...they hug...and stuff...” It wasn't that Shunsui didn't know what fluff was, it was that he didn't want to scar Toshiro's mind.

“Is that it?” Toshiro felt that this was sort of a let down. Shunsui was the most romantic man in Seretei, so he had to know what this was. Toshiro could feel his mind throbbing from lack of knowledge.

“How about you ask Jushiro?” Shunsuii offered.

“Fine, but I don't see how that is going to help my current situation.”

“Here's what I'll do: I'll go to the library and get a book on 'fluff and romance' and give it to you,” Shunsui lied. Toshiro nodded his head vigorously.

“That you, Captain Kyoraku.”

With that, the boy ran off.

Nanao closed her notebook softly. She was going to follow him and find out as much as she could about Toshiro's naivety. She could see how much Yachiru would praise her. Nemu would never have thought of this, so Nanao could definitely secure her Vice-Prsident position.

Toshiro walked slowly, wondering how long it would take to learn the true meaning of “romance.”