Hoshi finished her sandwich and relaxed a little bit. " I'm glad tomorrow is finally Friday. You think our teacher will stay on topic for once ?" Hoshi asked with a giggle, trying to lighten the mood. They had been in school a month so far and it seemed their teacher had strayed off topic everyday so far.

Hoshi laughed a little bit too. She heard her dad's car in the driveway and was glad he didn't have too work too late for once.

Tetsu was glad to be home early for once and was also glad that he was starting a project that was closer to home." Glad to see you two." He said with a smile when he saw Tatsuki and Hoshi waiting for him. He also sensed there was something off , but wasn't sure what it could be.

Tatsuki said hello to Tetsu-san, surprised that he was home early...or what she assumed was early since Hoshi seemed a little surprised to see her father.

Ichigo walked home, enjoying the brisk air.

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" He asked Tatsuki, though the girls could have already eaten. He was glad he would be able to be home at a decent time for once. " You both wonder why I'm home earlier than what was usual. I was transferred to the local hydroelectric plant as one of their head engineers. The schedule is much more flexible and I won't be away as often." Tetsu said.

(only a month till the Hunger Games movie is out! Though I wasn't able to get tickets for opening day.:( )

(I'm going to wait until I hear if it's a good representative of the book or not before I go see it. Books turned into movies don't have the best track record...and I thought it was a month and a day :P)

"Thank you, but Hoshi made us some sandwiches a little while ago," Tatsuki answered truthfully. She then heard what Tetsu said and smiled, knowing that Hoshi would like the news and was glad for her friend.

Hoshi was glad that her dad would be able to work closer and not be away as often , though she knew he still would have to go to conferences. They talked for a little bit before Tetsu asked, " Do either of you feel like something is off for some reason. ? "He hoped it wasn't what he feared it was.

" I have and so has Ichigo. " Hoshi said.

" I have too. Though I only noticed it today. I'm going to ask Kisuke about this. I just hope it's not what I think it is. " Tetsu, wondering if anyone in Soul Society had detected anything off. He knew that Division 12 was usually the first to detect if things were off , unless it was something not strong enough yet to be detected.

" I know it sounds impossible, but I fear it's Aizen. I know he's imprisoned and sealed away , but there is a nagging feeling at the back of my head that I can't ignore. I hope I'm wrong and it's something else that is causing things to feel off. " Tetsu said seeing the look on Hoshi's face.

"I hope it isn't Aizen," Tatsuki said, spitting Aizen's name out as if it was venom.

(If we're using Aizen again, or Tosen, think we can use Nel?)

( I think so. )

" I hope it isn't either. " Hoshi said with a twinge of anger in her voice. If it was Aizen ,she was determined to fight as hard as she was able.

" I'm sorry I brought up his name. It has been good to finally be able to live a semi-normal life for once. " Tetsu said, knowing that he still was in contact with Soul Society when they needed him. " Is there anything I can do for anyone ? " Tetsu asked after a while of silence .

(We'll play with it if it is Aizen or Tosen that we decide on using.)

Tatsuki felt the awkward silence after Hoshi exclaimed that she hoped it wasn't him either with a small twinge of anger in her voice and couldn't blame Hoshi for feeling that way towards the bastard. "It is a theory though, about him being out there," Tatsuki finally said before replying that she was alright to answer Tetsu's question.

( Alright. )

" It is, but like I said before, I hope I'm wrong. " Tetsu said and rubbed his forehead, feeling the stress build up. " I'll let you girls talk. Its good to see you Tatsuki. " Tetsu said before he went to make himself a sandwich. He knew he had to tell Kisuke about the feeling in the air. Tetsu hoped his friend had more information than he did at the moment.

" Alright. See you tomorrow. " Hoshi said with a small smile and waved as Tatsuki headed home. Hoshi helped later with chores and then got ready for bed. She slept fitfully and was glad to wake up. She got in the shower and then got dressed in her school uniform. She brushed her hair and put it in a ponytail , before heading down with her school bag.

Hoshi made her lunch and ate breakfast with her dad, seeing the worried look in his eyes. She gave him a hug before he left and then headed off to school. She kept her guard up as she walked , in case she was being followed by someone. She sat on the bench and got a book out to read while she waited for her friends. She hoped things would remain normal for a change, not wanting to always be afraid of being captured.

Hoshi looked up from her book and saw Tatsuki and Ichigo. She put the book away and waved , glad to see her friends. She was glad she didn't dream or have any feelings today, but knew sometimes the feelings came unexpectedly. " Morning. " She said with a small smile.

"Morning," both Ichigo and Tatsuki replied once they were within hearing distance for Hoshi.

Hoshi talked with her friends until the bell rang and then headed to class. She felt tense as she sat down and handed in her homework. She took notes as the teacher lectured, not liking that one of the feelings had came back. She was glad when the bell rang for lunch. Hoshi grabbed her lunch and waited for everyone to head up to the roof.