Title: Something important

Character: Matsumoto Rangiku, Hitsugaya Toushirou

"I'd really like to see her naked." The blond vice captain narrowed her eyes, staring into the flames of the low fire burning amidst them.

It had been a long day of fighting, and the 4th squad was all busy taking care of the wounded. Most of the other shinigami had fallen asleep right after the battle, exhausted, tired of all the dying they had seen. Some weren't able to sleep, still crying. Some had lost friends today. Just like any other day since the beginning of the winter war.

Also the people around the fire were sleepy, Kira and Hinamori already asleep, Rikichi and Renji nearly. Even Matsumotos words couldn't waken them up, as they would surely have done before the war... before the betrayal...

Yet one person was there to hear.

Blinking in surprise and disbelief of what his own ears had just told him, Hitsugaya tilted his head, staring at her. "What did you just say?"

"I'd really like to see her naked." She repeated louder, absentmindedly scratching her neck.

Her Captain scowled. This woman surprised him far too often with her strange moods. "... Weirdo. Whom?"

She bent her head back, looking up at the starless sky of Hueco Mundo. "This Espada women we fought today..."

The white haired boy choked, blushing at the unwelcome image this suggestion gave him. "... "

"Captain! You're blushing!"

"..."

"How cuuuuuuuuuuuuute!"

"..."

She reached out to pat his head.

"MATSUMOTO!" He escaped her hand by moving himself closer to Hinamori. Trying to change the subject, he asked the one thing that bewildered him most in her words.

"Why?"

She giggled. "I'd really like to know..."

"..."

"Taichou?"

"... What?"

"She seems to have quite big boobies... Which do you think are bigger? Hers or mine?"

His face had the color of a Ranjis hair by now. "..."

"I couldn't quite evaluate it... She was too far and she wore this top that covered hers up until.. here..." She indicated the line of them with her finger, gliding over the black fabric.

"..."

"By the way, I liked that top... Do you think it would be ok if I would wear something like that, too?"

"OF COURSE NOT!"

"Even if it was black?"

"NO!"

"Taichou..."

"I'm going to sleep now. Good night."

"Taichou!"

"..."

Silence. At least for some minutes.

"Taichou...?"

"..."

"Neee, Taichou? Don't you think I could just ask her to take a break so we could size it? Just a few seconds to..."

"MATSUMOTO!!!!! Just sleep!"

She sighed. Sometimes this kid just didn't get what was really important in life. Pondering, she looked around, then back at the stars.

Maybe her captain just wasn't the best choice to judge this. She would ask Kyouraku-taichou by tomorrow.