Yoruichi went to knowing that Katia needed the support of her friends. She was glad that Soi-fon was coming too.

Naomi wanted to see how one of those gates were opened , since that was one move she hadn't been taught. She wondered why Daisuke was allowed to learn some techniques , while she wasn't able to.

Ichigo chuckled lightly. 'I guess we're all going. Not that I mind,' Ichigo thought to himself as he headed off as well. Besides, if something did come out of the portal, then he could test how far he's come along with Quincy powers.

Karin was tossing and turning in her sleep due to what she was seeing in her dream. Currently, she was walking down a corridor with several locked doors, but she continuously kept hearing a voice telling her to find her.

Katia focused on Heuco Mundo as her destination and slowly opened a portal. It was fairly difficult , not that she was too weak, but because there was a seal on the realm. She opened her eyes and was glad to see the white desert but the portal closed quickly. " I'm sorry I couldn't keep it open for long. " She said and sat down carefully on the ground.

"It's fine Katia-chan. It's impressive that you were able to open a gate just by yourself," Kisuke said as he placed a hand on Katia's shoulder lightly.. He was actually a little glad that nothing had happened after Katia opened the portal.

"Who are you?!" Karin shouted into the distance, though she wasn't getting a response. This was starting to annoy the young female Kurosaki.

Katia nodded and felt tired again, but not like the last time she had opened a portal. She hoped that her little experiment didn't alert the wrong type of people.


He could hear Karin in the distance and grinned to himself, glad that she had heard him calling her name. Now he needed Karin to reach where he was so they could finally meet and her start the test he had been planning for her.

Tatsuki and Yoruichi instantly headed to Katia's side, making sure that she was okay. She also noticed that Ichigo and the others were ready for anything, just in case someone had felt Katia's attempt to get into Hueco Mundo.

Karin stomped towards the open door in front of her, 'finally!' she thought to herself as she made her way to the opened door. She knew from past experiences that the other doors that were closed would already be locked and nothing she did would be able to open them. Making her way in front of the door, she stopped for a few seconds before inhaling lightly and then exhaling as she headed through the door.

" I don't think anything is coming, but I'll have a trap set it incase someone does try to enter. I don't think there is anything we can do at this time. " Urahara said a little while later. He had a feeling someone did know, they just weren't doing anything about it at this moment.

" Welcome Karin-chan. " He said once he saw her enter her mind scape . He grinned knowing that the next several minutes would be him testing her. He stayed in the darkness near the where the stone box he guarded was.

Gin looked out over the desert, narrowing his eyes as he felt someone trying to enter Hueco Mundo. 'I wonder if it's that traitorous female Espada... he thought to himself, as he remembered the order he gave to the Arrancar and Espada that were working for him: To find Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka Birstanne, the fraccion of Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck and bring them to him. He would only kill them in front of that traitor's eyes.

Karin narrowed her eyes as she stared into the inky darkness. "Who are you? and just where are you...?" she asked, getting annoyed. She was suppose to be sleeping, not dealing with this craziness.

" You did great Katia-chan." Hoshi said with a smile as they walked home. " We should stop at the bakery before we head home ang give dad his gifts. " She added. She felt that they would need to be careful knowing that Ichimaru would want to hurt her dad like Aizen had.

" I'm here in the shadows, but first you need to pass a test. " He said and summond a wall of fire. He trusted that she would be unharmed by the flames as long as she trusted what he said.

"Speaking of gifts, I have one for your father as well Hoshi-chan," Kisuke said, adding that he would get it when they headed back up to the shop's main level.

Karin saw the wall of fire come out of nowhere and readied herself for whatever was going to happen. "Let me guess, you're going to have me walk through this, without breaking a sweat," the female Kurosaki said with false bravado.

Hoshi nodded with a smile. She knew her dad would be happy with a gift from a friend of his. Hoshi climbed the ladder after Katia started and could feel a change in the air, having a feeling tonight she would be having a vision. She hoped it was something that would help them fight Ichimaru.

"Maybe. I want you to be able to trust that you won't get hurt when you walk through the flames. "Her spirtit said. He wanted her to trust him,since he knew she had strength.

Ichigo waited until everyone had left, wanting to make sure that nothing came out of the portal. He knew it was him being overly cautious/paranoid, but it was actions like those that helped save him and his nakama more often than not.

"That sounds way too easy...What's the catch?" Karin asked as she peered at the flames.

" See you guys tomorrow. " Hoshi said , but still wished they had school. They had agreed to come to Urahara's to do some training while they had the chance. She made a note to do her homework in the morning so the afternoon was free to train.

" That trust is important. I promise you that you won't be harmed when you come to see who I am. " He said.

"See you tomorrow Hoshi-chan, Katia-chan," Ichigo responded.

"Because you're my Zanpakuto spirit?" Karin asked as she headed into the fire.

" You think Karin-chan is okay?" Naomi asked as she and Ichigo walked toward the clinic. She still wanted to see how both her cousins were progressing in their training.

" Going well so far. Satoshi and I close to having a date soon. " Naomi said with a smile, knowing soon they would need to send out invitations. " Naomi said feeling a little concerned about Karin.