Ichigo heard the bell ring and got up off the bench and followed Hoshi inside. He glanced outside one more time, hoping that Katniss and the other shinigami could take care of things. He headed into the building along with the others.

Hoshi sat down and got her homework out, passing it to the front. She did her best to pay attenton during the lecture ,still sensing the presences.

Katniss ducked underneath a Hollow's attack before slashing it across the mask with her Zanpakuto. Did somebody activate Hollow bait? she asked herself, and if so...why?

Hoshi was glad when the bell rang for lunch. She had noticed things were calm again , but was puzzled to why they were so chaotic that morning. She grabbed her lunch and waited for the others to head to the roof.

Ishida was glad to hear the lunch bell for once and grabbed his nagged lunch out and noticed that the others did the same.

He was curious as to why there was so much activity this morning and was going to ask Hoshi or Kurosaki about it.

Hoshi sat down once she reached the roof and took out her sandwich.She still felt the sinister feel in the air and it made her uneasy.

"Still feeling it too, huh?" Ichigo asked as he sat down on the roof next to Hoshi; Tatsuki and the others coming up to slowly join them.

Hoshi nodded since she had taken a bite of her sandwich. " I hope he isn't here in the Living World just to taunt us. " Hoshi said after she had swallowed.

"For Ryu-chan's sake, I hope so. I hate to say this, but both me and my Hollow are in sync when it comes to us beating the hell out of him if he is doing this just to piss us all off," Ichigo said before taking a bite of his sandwich. He knew that Hoshi and Tatsuki could take care of themselves, but he was still annoyed at this new evil that was targeting his friends.

Hoshi was glad to see Tatsuki and the others join them on the roof. " Is everything alright Ishida-San? " Hoshi asked concerned and having the feeling he wanted to ask something.

"I was just wondering why there were so many Hollows this morning Hoshi-san," Ishida said.

Hoshi nodded. She wondered that too. " I wonder if it was just a distraction of some kind. " She said, hoping that was the reason. Though it still made her feel uneasy thinking about it.

"What if it's a distraction for the Shinigami?" Ichigo asked, not liking the idea in the slightest. Before anyone could say anything, Ichigo added one other thing, "Or...what if it's to draw one shinigami out?"

" Both could be the reason. Who do you think is the one the Hollows are trying to draw out? " Hoshi asked, have a few ideas. She hoped it wasn't her dad or Ichigo.

"Could be anyone honestly. Me, my dad, your dad, Katniss..." he said, naming a few shinigami off the top of his head.

Hoshi nodded knowing it could be any of the other Shinigami she knew of. She finished her lunch quietly thinking about what was happening .

Katniss hissed lightly as a Hollow's claw got through her defenses, scratching her and tearing the clothing from her left side. 'Why are there so many of them?!' she asked herself before growling lightly. "Screw this," she said before running her left hand down the flat side of her Zanpakuto, "Sing for me now, Mockingjay!" She shouted as her sword glowed for a few seconds before turning into a bow. (Same bow from the third book that is 'alive')

( remember that bow. Been re reading the series. )

Hoshi had a hard time focusing during the afternoon. She wanted to be out there to help , but knew they would be notified if they were needed. She finished her homework during study hall in case something came up. Hoshi was glad when the bell rang and waited in the hall. She had a feeling she was being watched. " Rue-chan do you feel that? "She whispered to her friend feeling scared.

(kk)

Rue nodded, feeling the malevolent energy all around them. She hoped that whatever hurt Hoshi's friend Tatsuki wasn't trying to hurt Hoshi now as well.

Hoshi hoped her friends would be here soon. She was feeling very afraid that someone evil was close by. She also felt a high level Shinigami ,but couldn't tell who it was.

Zaraki was fighting against someone who was similar to him in terms of strength. It intrigued him that this white-robed man was similar to him and giving him a challenge.

Hoshi was glad to see Ichigo and Tatsuki arrive when the bell rang. She hoped that everything was alright.

"You aren't the one I'm looking for," The white-robed man said as he tried getting past Zaraki, finding out hat he couldn't as the behemoth of a man moved to block his path.

"Looking for me or not isn't your problem. Dealing with me is!" he shouted as he used his blade to block the weapon the robed-man was using.

Ichigo waved to Hoshi as both he and Tatsuki came out of the school building. Once within hearing range, Ichigo asked if she wanted to join the battle.

" Only if you want to." Hoshi said wanting to be able to help out for once.

Tatsuki nodded, knowing that she wanted to help, especially since whatever the evil behind this one was had targeted her specifically.