Assuming the present selecting position once again, Yachiru hummed to herself as she perused the remaining gifts. ~ Hmmm ~ She pondered to herself. That one! She grabbed a shiny red bag that had just decided to pop out to her and bounded back over to Eri-chan. "Next one." Yachiru giggles. "I think it's from Pineapple head." She muses. Erisia looks at the little card, a smile lifting the corner of her lips at Yachiru's nickname… "Yes, it is from Renji." Erisia chuckles.

She opens the bag. Inside was an assortment of snacks and goodies that wouldn't spoil. She began to pull them out, setting them on the table beside her and shaking her head no when Yachiru asked if she could have some. "The next time I'm back we'll go shopping and we'll get you some of your own." Erisia promised the girl. "I'll hold you to that Eri-chan." Yachiru says with a grin and Eri nods.

There were other things in the bag as well. Once past the snacks, she discovered a package of the miraculously strong hair ties that Renji used and from what he'd said he hadn't actually had one break in battle yet. It was the last thing in the bag that impressed her the most. It was a hand carved figure of a panther crouched to pounce. Eri felt a ripple of satisfaction come from Kumori. "Thank you Renji… and Kumori thanks you for the carving as well."

He nods. "Figured everyone would be getting you all sorts of things and at first I didn't really know what to get I have to be honest. I was just going to stick with the snacks at first. They don't make kitchen raids easy just to warn you." He chuckles. "Then I got the idea for the carving. I've been doing it for a fairly long time. Started it as just a way to pass rainy days when I was a kid… I've gotten pretty decent at it and can make something small fairly quick and since I'd gotten the idea, I figured why not?" He explains.

Eri was taken aback just slightly that Renji had actually carved it for her… Kumori was even more pleased… Her 'big brother' was a good guy…even if he was annoying at times…

"Seeing as how long you're hair's gotten I also decided to get you some of the hair ties I use. The 12th squad makes them so they don't just snap in the middle of the kind of fighting we get up to." He chuckles. "Since you'll be in training at the Academy I figured they might come in handy… and then I added a few more snacks." He laughs.

A few snickers went around the table. "Leave it to Abarai to think with his stomach." Hitsugaya quipped.

Maybe he had been thinking with his stomach for some of it… but at least he'd been thinking about the gift he had gotten for her… He knew what the Academy was like after all and if he thought she might appreciate snacks, she wasn't going to argue. Of course the carving would be her favorite of the presents Renji had gotten for her but that was beside the point. From snacks to hair ties to carving she thought it was all very thoughtful of him no matter what everyone else thought.

As soon as Erisia had returned everything to the bag it had come out of, Yachiru went quickly back to task perusing the pile of remaining presents. It wasn't long before a smaller package she had missed before caught her eye. She'd likely missed it because it was so small and it seemed to have been eclipsed by Shiro's and Renji's presents. The wrapping was a very soft aqua color and on top of it was a very delicate plum colored bow. Her small hand reached out and plucked the smaller box from the pile. As violent as Yachiru could be and as delicate as she didn't seem, she could be very, very gentle when there was a need to be…

She pondered for several long moments who could be behind this little present. She had been making a game of guessing who the gift giver was based off the wrapping paper aloe and she hadn't been wrong yet. So, who was it then? Of the people left 'Taro-kun and Riki-kun were out - they might be softies but this seemed too delicate for something they'd think of… Byakushi was out too, she just had a feeling… and she'd counted the presents against the number of people and with the number of gift givers, there was one present too few on the pile… She wondered idly what Byakushi had hiding up his sleeves.

So, with the boys all out, that left Momo-chan and Braid-chan. Honestly could really be either… Yachiru looked back at the pile. There was a present wrapped in softly shimmering white paper with an iridescent bow and there was a pretty silk flower tied in with the bow… Hmmm that one had to be Braid-chan's. So that meant that this one was Momo-chan's. Satisfied that she'd figured it out she bounces over to Erisia. "Momo-chan's present next." Yachiru announces. By now, everyone was being amused by Yachiru's selection process and the subsequent guessing game that followed. Who had known that they would be having dinner and a show?

The small box when opened revealed a silver pendant on a matching chain. On one side was the kanji for friendship and on the other, the kanji for luck. It made Erisia smile to think that she'd so 'quickly' made a friend in Hinamori. She liked the dual sentiment too. In training together with Momo she'd come to be rather fond of the girl. She was very smart though she was often more quiet and reserved… but there was a fire in her friend as well… One that had nearly been snuffed out but it seemed to finally be recovering… and that was a very good thing.

"Thank you very much Momo." She says with a smile.

Three visible presents left and four remaining gift givers. Byakushi definitely had to be up to something, of that much, Yachiru was certain. The present had either been too large to wrap or he wanted to wait until everyone else was gone to give it to her. She couldn't imagine why he'd need privacy though so she was more inclined to believe that his present had for some reason been incapable of being wrapped.

So, she focused on pondering the remaining presents. Yachiru was certain that the white wrapped present was from Braid-chan. So that left two, unfortunately the two remaining left her with a small dilemma. While one was much larger than the other, the presents were wrapped almost identically. Both were wrapped in gray paper. The only difference was in the bows. One was a grayish shade of green and the other was red.

So, if Byakushi's present wasn't out here and the white one was Braid-chan's… then that meant that these were from 'Taro-kun and Riki-kun. But which present was from which guy? She looked from the presents to the guys to the presents to the guys to the presents and back again. She was just about to give up when Rikichi moved to answer a question Renji asked him and the movement made her notice the red beads in his hair. Yachiru smirked and turned towards the presents and grabbed the one with the red bow.

"Here, Eri-chan. Open Rikichi's next." She urges as he holds it out to Erisia. With a chuckle and a smile, Eri takes it and undoes the red bow. She peels off the paper and then opens the box. Inside were gloves that looked like they would be soft, well-fitted and oddly sturdy despite how delicate they seemed. She was a little confused however…

"You're an artist right? Well some of the stuff, the practicing with the swords all the time and everything could really hurt your hands if you're not used to it. I thought it might be a good idea to get you something that could protect your hands so that you could keep doing the artwork you seem to love so much." He explains.

It made Erisia smile… that was a really thoughtful present and she expressed as much. Rikichi was left blushing. It couldn't be helped really. He wasn't used to that level of attention. Of course whether Rikichi knew it or not he had not only impressed Erisia, but also the lieutenant and captain of his squad. The boy had paid attention to Eri more so than they had thought and he had proved to be very thoughtful… There were a lot of things that went into being a member of the 6th squad… and they were glad to see that Rikichi was becoming more well rounded… Not just trying to hang on his idol's coat tails… But also being himself in the world he'd gotten himself into. There was a good bit of promise there.

Yachiru picked up Hanataro's present next. It was much bigger than the ones she'd picked up before. Not heavy, just bigger and rectangular in shape. As small as she was, it was a little awkward for her to carry, but she didn't let that stop her. She was a member of the 11th after all.

"Taro-kun's next." Yachiru called out cheerfully as she bounded over with the present.

Upon opening it, four decently sized sketchbooks were revealed. They weren't too large, just a good size for where she'd be going. Eri's face lit up, sketching and art were a passion of hers after all. "Thank you very much Hanataro. I am sure I will find time to make good use of these." She says in a cheerful tone.

Hanataro perked up at all the cheerful, positive energy being sent his way. Unohana smiled, she couldn't help it… So long she had watched him struggle… This experience wasn't just good for Erisia, it was good for her 7th seat as well. She was glad to see him finally seeming to be more at ease with things at last. It had after all been a few decades now.

She tried to look out for her squad members as much as she could. She was kind of motherly in a way, but she was also a warrior… She wanted them to be strong and capable and she had been truly worried for Hanataro. With him being picked on so much she had worried that he would never have the chance, the opportunity to reach the potential that she sensed in him. She was glad to see that finally changing.

Yachiru knew there was only one visible present remaining and she knew who was responsible for it. However, she decided to have a little fun with Byakushi first. For a moment she pondered exactly how to go about it. Once her mind was made up, she moved. She appeared suddenly on the table before him. Byakuya blinked at her a moment, frowning at the fact that she was standing on his table.

She rocked on her feet from heel to toe and back again - back and forth… "So… Byakushi…" She begins. The noble raised a brow at her tone…

"There's one present left out there and I know it isn't from you. So, the question is… what exactly are you up to?" She asks with a giggle.

"I am sure I do not know what you mean by that, Lieutenant." he says in a neutral tone.

Yachiru could only smirk at that. "Off duty it's Yachiru, Byakushi." She chides him playfully. "Anyway, I figure there's only two reasons why there isn't a present out of there from you, for us to see. You're either going to wait until we all leave… Or for some reason you couldn't wrap it…" She muses. She stopped rocking and began to pace a small space of the empty table… Byakuya merely watched her, waiting for her to get to the point.

"So which is it?" She asks to no one in particular. Byakuya looks about to answer but Yachiru starts speaking again. Byakuya looks about to answer but Yachiru starts to speak again.

"While you seem to like Eri-chan more than I think I've seen you like anyone in a really long time, I don't think you got her a secret present. You're still not… okay from… you know… yet." As she speaks that last part she leans in and actually speaks in a careful tone - for her. Byakuya blinked at her for a moment. While they all suspected that there was far more to Yachiru than what they were allowed to see, to have a glimpse into her more perceptive nature was slightly startling. It seemed he would have to keep a closer eye upon her than he thought.

She watched him for a moment, rocking on her feet once again. "So, I think that you couldn't wrap it up for some reason. I really hope I'm right because I wanna know what you got for Eri-chan. So, I'm going to give her Braid-chan's present and then you better have a present to give her Byakushi, because she's nice and she deserves it." Yachiru explains before hopping down to retrieve Unohana's gift.

Everyone had been watching the interaction with curiosity and amusement. Yoruichi had a broad grin on her face as she surveyed the scene. "I like that little lieutenant." Yoruichi chuckles. It ended up garnering her a glare from Byakuya.

"Don't start, demon cat." Byakuya warned under his breath. Of course that only made Yoruichi chuckle harder. At least that fiery boy was still in her old friend. So long as she could get him to react, so long as he could still call her demon cat, she wouldn't worry about him too much…