[ ah, he should have known. or at least, he should have taken the barrette out of the box before asking questions. truth be told, he was afraid of it being more fragile than it looked. ]

Ohhh... I see it now...

[ a bit embarrassing. but now that he knew what it was, there were a few questions that seemed to crop up... but first, keigo looked at the little barrette, then back up at renji with a small, slightly sheepish smile. ]

Um... but thank you. I didn't realize you were that worried about me...