After a while, one got used to Kenpachi hiding in various places from his fifth seat.  One of his more frequent hiding places happened to be in the supply closet in Retsu's office.  She didn't mind, though, because Yumichika knew where his captain was anyway.  After all, Yumichika wasn't really as stupid as his captain thought he was.

"Unohana taicho!" the fifth seat in question greeted, entering the room with a dazzlingly bright smile.  "Have you seen taicho lately?"  His eyes flickered to the supply closet door and he smiled vindictively.

"Not since this morning," Retsu replied, barely glancing up from her paperwork.  She was almost finished, and she didn't need to be interrupted.  "Have you checked his room?"

"Yes, I just came from there," Yumichika answered, inching toward the closet.

Unohana looked up and smiled at him.  He froze.  "Please don't bother him anymore, Ayasegawa-san," she requested, knowing he'd be back at it tomorrow.

Yachiru's head suddenly popped up over his shoulder, her having been clinging to his back.  "But Ken-chan's lost, Braid Lady!" she protested.

Yumichika nodded, inching toward the closet again.  When Unohana smiled at him again, he stopped, taking a step back.  "Um...  Then I'll be going and looking elsewhere!" he declared before leaving.

Before he was gone, Yachiru leapt off his back and landed on the floor, ignoring Unohana's warning look.  She ran to the closet door and threw it open.  "Ken-chan!" she cheered happily.

"Shhhh!" he hissed, putting a finger to his mouth and looking around the room frantically.  "Is 'e gone?"

Yachiru nodded.  "Yep!"

He relaxed, letting out a sigh of relief.  "Damn, he's such a freak..."