"See you tomorrow," both Ichigo and Tatsuki said before seeing her head inside her house. Ichigo walked with Tatsuki for a while until they got to the intersection.

"See you tomorrow at our date Strawberry," Tatsuki teased before heading down the road to her apartment, not looking back at Ichigo's sputtering.

Hoshi did some chores and started dinner. She was glad that her dad said she could go tomorrow, but noticed the worried look in his eyes as she ate. She helped with dishes and read a little bit , before going to bed. She dreamed again of the forest path. She walked a little ways, before she heard the voices again. She woke up and laid there wondering what the dream meant, before falling back to sleep.

Hoshi slept in a little bit before talking her shower and getting dressed in a light pink shirt and jeans. She put her jacket of before putting her hair in a ponytail. She ate breakfast with her dad , who seemed less tense today. She looked clock seeing she had an hour till Tatsuki and Ichigo arrived. F

Ichigo headed home and dealt with his father as usual before eating a normal dinner and heading to bed, once again ignoring his father and his crazy rants. 'Is he ever going to stop those?' Ichigo asked himself as he got ready for bed. As he laid there in bed, he wondered what made Tatsuki say about the three of them going on a date. He didn't have any feelings for Hoshi or Tatsuki, right? The substitute shinigami only shook his head lightly. They were friends, and that's all he thought of them as. Soon he fell asleep after the inner conflict he had in his head, not realizing that Zangetsu heard everything.

Waking up early, he got dressed in a set of jeans and a sky-blue shirt after dodging his dad, yet again, sadly used to his crazy antics. Heading down the stairs, he ate breakfast with his two sisters before looking at the clock. After finishing his breakfast, he looked up at the clock and noticed that he had an hour and a half before having to meet up with Hoshi and Tatsuki.

Hoshi saw it was getting closer to 10:30 and went upstairs to grab her wallet. She went back downstairs to wait for Ichigo and Tatsuki.

Tatsuki saw that it was almost time to meet up with Hoshi and Ichigo and headed out.

Hoshi said goodbye to her dad and went to wait outside , keeping her guard up. She felt a little tense today, almost like she was being watched again. She thought it probably was just her mind playing tricks on her and ignored the feeling she had." I just want to have a normal day for once.But I'll keep my guard up just in case."Hoshi thought to herself as she waited on the porch.

Ichigo and Tatsuki arrived at the same time and saw Hoshi waiting outside. "Ready to go?" Ichigo asked. He sensed that someone was watching them, but also sensed that they had no hostile intentions so had a sneaky suspicion that it was just Keigo trying to spy on them.

" Yep.I'm ready." Hoshi said as she opened the gate to join her friends.

Once the three made their way to the fair, Ichigo paid for the three tickets before the trio headed inside the gates protecting the festival from people who hadn't paid.

Hoshi was enjoying this time with her friends as they made their way looking at the different games and things being sold. She still felt like they were being watched , but didn't think they were in any danger.

Ichigo and Tatsuki were having fun with Hoshi as they looked at the different games and things being sold.

" You guys getting hungry?" Hoshi asked after they had walked around for a while. It was nice to have a normal day with her friends. She also still felt that they were being watched , but didn't want to ruin the happy mood.

"That actually sounds like a good idea," Ichigo said, starting to get hungry himself.

Tatsuki also nodded, glad that for once the three of them could have a day without anything from the realm of the dead coming to annoy them.

" What sounds good?" Hoshi asked wondering what the food stands offered.

Ichigo shrugged. "Let's find out."

They headed down the food section and were greeted by the different smells of each stall.

Ichigo spotted a small ramen/dango stand. "How about we go there?" He asked, pointing to the shop.

" Sounds good to me. " Hoshi said.

"Works for me," Tatsuki said.

Hoshi looked at the menu and decided on beef ramen. She would help pay for their lunch , feeling it was the right thing to do.

Tatsuki decided on a bowl of Pork Ramen. Even if Ichigo said he would pay for their lunches, she wanted to pay, seeing as it was the right thing to do.

Ichigo decided on getting a bowl of shrimp ramen. Once the three bowls came to them, they silently started eating after thanking the cook for the food.

Hoshi liked the ramen very much and ate quietly. She thought she sensed a shinigami , but couldn't tell if she recognized who it was. She hoped the others sensed it too , not wanting to feel like she was imagining things again.

Toushiro was watching Hoshi and the others from a safe distance, knowing that Ichigo or Hoshi could possibly sense him if he went any closer. Usually he wouldn't do something like this, but Tetsu asked him to do it for him. The young captain thought it wouldn't be that much trouble to keep an eye on the trio, just in case.

Hoshi finished her ramen and waited for the others to finish. She hoped they would let her help pay, if not she would buy desert later on for everyone.

Ichigo noticed that Tatsuki had finished before him and that they both wanted to pay for their own lunch. He was going to say something about it but thought better of it.