Rangiku and Mika were in the office, for once, actually doing paperwork. Taicho had wanted her to meet her for a meeting for all captains and vice-captains. She was leaving right about now. Rangiku picked up Mika, and shunpoed to the 1st Squads barracks. She met up with everyone else, and the last person to enter the room was Toshiro Hitsuguya.

But, even odder than the Tenth Squad captain being the last to arrive was the massive dog next to him. It was about as tall as him, and if it stood on it's hind legs, it would be considerably taller than him.

"Sorry I'm late." Toshiro said.

"Wow, that is a big dog!" Rangiku said out loud, not meaning to.

Toshiro got a vein, on his white head.

"Yes, you would have thought that Hitsuguya-taicho would get a dog more suited to his own height." Nanao pointed out.

"I think it's a nice lookin' dog." said Shunsui.

"It seems to be heathly." Unohana said. Hoshiko purred and rubbed up against Unohana's leg.

" …....." This ws Byakuya, who as usaul had no comment.

"Shiro-chan got a big dog Ken-chan!!!! It's bigger than Akira!!" Yachiru said amazed. "It's such a pretty blue color!!"

The dog was a Great Dane, f you hadn't figured it out. It was a steel blue color, and had a white chest, and white paws. It also had a white tip on the end of it's tail. It was happily standing next to Toshiro, looking at all the shinigami, and their own pets. Mika ran up and barked as if to say welcome to Soul Society.

Now, by this time everyone had said something, comparing the two's heights. Toshiro was getting rather angry by this point.

"Will you all stop? I got this dog because I thought he needed a home! I had a Great Dane when I ws kid, so it made sense to me." Toshiro almost yelled, but kept his temper controlled. It was one of those really rare moments that Toshiro Hitsuguya would just bust open a little bit, and let his adult face down. After all, he was still young.

"And before any of you ask, his name is Suika." after that, Toshiro just left. Not bothering to come back to the meeting.

~~ Later that Day ~~

Rangiku, Ukitake, Unohana, Isane, Nanao and Shunsui were all taking a walk, trying to find the angry captain. They came up to the woods in the Seireitei, and ventured in. A while later, they heard laughing and barking.

They came to a hidden opening into a green field. And what they saw, was a rare sight indeed.

Toshiro was playing with Suika, and they were both taking breaks to eat watermelon. Rangiku, who had a camera, snapped a few shots for a keepsake.

This just reminded everyone, how much of a child that Toshiro still was. He may act like an adult, but he still had an inner child, so he needed to have some fun.

Back in the office, Rangiku acted like she hadn't seen the little scene in the woods. But, everyday, around 6:00, Toshiro would finish up with paperwork, and disappear for a few hours. Rangiku had a pretty good idea of where he went.

In the morning, he would come back pretty happy, as well as Suika.

A/N: I love this one. I thought Toshiro deserved some fun(plus he's my favorite character), and he is still a child in some ways. For those of you who didn't pick up on the hint in the story, Suika means Watermelon, which is also Toshiro's favorite food.