He wasn't really sure what that meant beyond being a stupid nickname; he was still in the very early stages of actually learning Japanese. But he didn't need to understand it to think it was stupid. And clearly he didn't need to understand it for something else to happen.

Of all the things to trigger that hollow feeling, that heartbeat thrumming through his whole body, this had to be one of the most ridiculous. Yeah, he needed to get off his feet for now. He sat down in the grass, the signs of what just happened to him plain enough for any of the numbered to recognize.

"Don't ever call me that," he snapped. "And it's Captain Hitsugaya."

... Crap. It managed to slip out this time.