Hitsugaya sighed with defeat. Since the past few days, he began counting the days as it becomes shorter and shorter. "There's only a month left," he muttered. "One month left until I have to leave her."
"Hn, did you say something Hitsugaya-kun?" Hinamori asked as she looked over to the side where the heavenly guardian is sitting casually on her bed with one knee bent up.
Turning to his head to the raven haired girl sitting on her work table, Hitsugaya replied, "Iie, it's nothing."
"Oh, okay then."
Resuming to her work at her desk, the heavenly guardian stood up and walked over to her side. "What are you doing?"
Writing her answers into her notebook, Hinamori replied, "Homework. It's due tomorrow."
Reading over her notes from behind, Hitsugaya suddenly said, "You got a question wrong."
Looking back, she asked, "Eh, I did?"
He then used his finger to point out her error in the notebook. "This question; you didn't do the integral properly. It's supposed to be 3tan⁴x + 2sinx + C."
After checking over her answer once more, Hinamori realized that he is right. "Sugoi, you're right. You really are a child prodigy."
"Tch, even though I am, it's just a title. You should get back to finishing it; it's almost bedtime for you."
"Mou, you don't need to tell me that. I already know! The person who really needs to sleep is you! I'm pretty sure you haven't grown an inch since you passed away."
"Sh-Shut up! Souls of the departed don't age as quickly after their deaths."
"Aw, how lucky you are."
"Tch...I think it's terrible. Most of the guardians from the heavenly afterlife don't take me seriously because of my appearance."
"Ne, how powerful are you?"
"Hn, what do you mean?"
"Well, you're called a heavenly guardian. I just thought that the afterlife have some sort of system like a government or something. You did say before that there are angels and guardians living in the same place."
"Angels are souls who those of the dearly departed who live in the heavenly afterlife. Guardians are the same except that they're allowed to go back to the living world only to complete missions requested by their superiors."
"I never thought there is such a difference."
"Guardians are ranked into three separate categories: partner, captain, and judge. Partners are guardians of the lowest class. Their main job is to do paperwork, scouting, and assist their superiors whenever needed. The next level is captain. They are guardians who are a part of the Thirteen Guardian Squads. Their job is to maintain balance between the living and the spiritual worlds and to bring happiness to those of the living. As for the judges, they are a part of an organization called Central Chamber 46. Their duty is to govern and give out orders to the captains and their partners. They also are the ones who decides a soul's fate of whether they get to go to the heavenly afterlife or well...you get the point."
"So you're a captain guardian."
"Yes."
"That's why they gave you the title of heavenly guardian. You're a prodigy and a captain guardian."
"Are you finished talking to me? You need to finish your work."
"Ah hai! I almost forgot!"
Suddenly, they heard a knock on the door. "Hai Obaa-san?" Hinamori called out after she and Toshiro turned their attention to where the noise is coming from. They watched the golden doorknob turn to reveal the elderly grandmother who is holding a tray of watermelon slices.
