There was one definite fact about the Secret Santa. Someone was purposefully trying to deliver the presents so that Toshiro wouldn't see who was delivering them, at least to the best of their ability. When the small taicho came to this conclusion, he decided no to worry about coming into the office super early to try to catch the person. Chances are, Rangiku would argue that had also been cheating.

The boy came in and found a bundle in red cyran wrap, tied with a green cord, with jingle bells attached. There was simply a tag, saying that it was the Secret Santa gift, and he quickly opened it up, to see what was inside. In the package was a bunch of hard candies, and he popped one into his mouth, tasting the watermelon flavor.

Matsumoto came into the office later as always, to which the boy piped up. "You said that you would be back to do paperwork yesterday. You never came back."

"I'm sorry taicho. I just found out..." The female paused for a few minutes. "Did you know that Gin is actually alive and in the fourth division?"

Toshiro nearly chocked on the piece of candy that was in his mouth. His small hand beat hard against his chest. "Are you kidding me?" The look on her face said that she wasn't playing a joke. Carefully, he stepped over to her, his small feet making no sound on the wooden floor. "Would you like one Matsumoto? It might cheer you up."

"Is that your Secret Santa gift?" Rangiku glanced at it, her mood not changing at all.

"Yes. It is watermelon candy." The boy looked at her, a great deal of concern on his face. "Is something wrong? How did you know he was alive?"

"I just... got a feeling." The woman stated. She then closed his hands around the package. "While I do appreciate the offer, I am not exactly in the mood. That also said, it is your Secret Santa gift. You should enjoy it." Suddenly, a smile spread on her face. "You know what taicho. Go ahead and take the day off."

"There is still paperwork to be done." Two teal eyes glowered at her.

The woman let out a deep laugh. "Believe me ...I'll get the work done. I really need something to get my mind off my problems, and while sake has the knack of doing that, it also makes it hard to think things through. If you're here, I am likely to bite off your head with some sort of rude comment. You are the last person I want to hurt the feelings of right now."

Hitsugaya let out a deep sigh. "If you insist that I leave, I'll leave."

The boy then stepped out of the room, closing the door to the office, hoping full well that this wouldn't come back and be a problem later on. He then headed towards the thirteenth division, his mind stuck on the fact that the Secret Santa was likely Ukitake. It didn't take him long to flash step over there.

When he got there, he found himself greeted by the two third seats, much to his dismay. Despite their antics, they let him in to see the older gentleman, and the boy slipped into a kneeling position beside the man's bed. The words, "You can't tell him," was heard from the female, and the word "Even we don't know what is going on," came from the male.

The small taicho sat down, then pushed the watermelon candies forward. "Do you want one?"

Jushiro simply looked down, his eyes showing quite a bit of shock. "Isn't that... your Secret Santa gift?"

"So... you know about the whole Secret Santa thing too?" Toshiro's eyes suddenly became wide with curiosity. "It wouldn't happen to be you would it?"

"Actually..." The man took a deep breath. "Aren't I the rather obvious answer to that question? I mean, I love giving you gifts and all and would love to do something like this for you, but I think the fact that I am obvious would have simply ruined the fun for the both of us."

"But... you do have an idea of who the person is?" The boy stated, pushing the candy a little farther.

Ukitake let out a deep sigh. "I know who the person is... and I have been delivering for that person... under the request of another person. However, I honestly can't tell you who the person is. That would really ruin everything, wouldn't it? I mean, Secret Santa is supposed to be a puzzle. You like puzzles don't you Shiro-chan."

Hitsugaya refused to answer, and simply pushed the candies forward again. "Do you want one?"

"They are your Secret Santa gift." The man protested, watching the boy carefully.

"Rangiku kicked me out of the office." Toshiro sighed. "Plus, you're always giving me candies, and I thought when you're given sweets, you're actually supposed to share the gift. And I thought hard candies were good for when you had a cough."

The white haired man let out a laugh and held out his hand, in which the small boy with similar hair color placed a few candies. "I can't exactly argue against that logic, can I."