"Oh?" Both Ichigo and Tatsuki asked, intrigued as they moved in closer to see what Hoshi was grabbing out of her bag. Once she picked them out, they both saw that they were old photos of two people they sort of recognized, but they would have to double check to make sure.

'That boy looks like Ishida,' Ichigo thought to himself as she showed the two the pictures.

'That girl looks a little like Katia...' Tatsuki thought to herself when the two pictures were brought out.

" They look oddly familiar to me. Though I'm not sure I'm correct n who I think they are."Hoshi said. She thought the boy looked like Ishida and the girl like Katia. Hoshi wondered if either of them knew she was their cousin.

"They look familiar to me too, Star-chan," Ichigo replied, "although I think we should wait and ask the two people in question," Ichigo replied as Tatsuki nodded.

" Alright." Hoshi said as they entered the school grounds. She put the pictures back in her bag so she wouldn't loose them.

Tatsuki waved once she saw Saya and Ishida sitting on a bench, talking about something.

Hoshi waved also and hoped he didn't notice she was feeling sad. She hoped they would still be friends after today.

Saya waved back and saw that Hoshi looked sad. She hoped her friend was alright.

Ishida wondered if it was just the fact of her vision of her father's death that made her sad or if it was something else altogether. Whatever it was that was causing her sadness, the male archer didn't like the way Hoshi's face was downcast and hoped that he could do something to help.

Hoshi wanted to ask Ishida about the picture , but the bell rang before she could. She knew that she would have a hard time focusing till she did ask. She handed in her homework and took notes as best she could.

Orihime noticed that Hoshi wasn't feeling well and hoped that her friend was okay. If she needed to, she could ask her fairies to help, if they could that is. She handed in her homework before starting to take some notes.

Tatsuki noticed that Hoshi was about to ask Uryuu something before the bell rang. Heading inside the school building, she noticed that while Hoshi was physically there, her mind was somewhere else altogether. The young dragon hoped that her friend was okay and that she could help her in some shape or form.

Hoshi was glad when the bell rang and grabbed her lunch. She also grabbed the pictures just in case she got the chance to talk to Ishida.

Tatsuki noticed Hoshi grab the two pictures and hoped that the three of them were right about Ishida and Katia. Although if that was the case, she hoped that their relationships wouldn't be damaged or change to drastically because of the new family relationships.

Hoshi sat down and started to eat. "Ishida-san? Can I ask you something?" She asked after a while.

Ishida looked up after he swallowed the bite he was chewing and nodded, giving her consent to ask what she wanted to ask, having a feeling that it was tied to the way she was feeling today.

" Is this you in the picture?" Hoshi asked and handed him the photo. She hoped she wasn't wrong.

Ishida took the picture from her willing hands, looking at the image in a small amount of surprise. This had to have been taken when he was six or seven years old, just starting to practice with his powers again after his grandfather's death. Looking back up to Hoshi, he saw the pleading look in her eyes as he nodded ever so lightly, agreeing that this boy in the picture was him. "Where did you get this picture Hoshi?" he asked, out of curiosity.

"In one of my Grandma Fumi's photo albums. "Hoshi said. She would wait till later to show the second photo she had found.

"Fumi-oba-chan?" Ishida asked, curious written in his eyes.

Hoshi nodded and felt the tears in her eyes. " So we are family? " She asked wiping her eyes.

"I guess it does. But why was this fact hidden from us?" He was angry at his grandparents for hiding this knowledge from him, but he didn't know why they did so. The fact that they were both long dead was the only reason keeping his anger in check and not doing something that Kurosaki would most likely do in a situation like this.

" I don't know why. Maybe our grandparents were afraid something bad would happen to us if we knew. " Hoshi wondered. She did know that her grandma was afraid of the shinigami and knew she would have done anything to keep those she loved safe. "I think we might have another cousin too." Hoshi said handing Ishida the picture of the girl.

Ishida took the picture with hands trembling with anger as the knowledge of this finally coming to light. As he steadied his hands, he looked at the picture before a silent gasp came out of his mouth. "Is that...Katia-san?" He asked.

" I think so. Though I'm not exactly sure. " Hoshi said. She had the feeling her dad knew that Ishida was her cousin, but didn't want to be angry at him because of it. She didn't want to have a fight with him, just in case he did die.

"We'll have to ask your father about all of this, later. Assuming he...no. He will survive. I know that because of your vision, someone or something will help stop what you saw from happening," Ishida said. He wouldn't admit that he was angry. "I should probably ask my father...see if he knows of all this," he said. "Most likely the sooner, the better."

Hoshi nodded in agreement. "Would you like to come home with me today so we both can ask my dad? He'll be home earlier than he usually is. " Hoshi said.

Katia had the feeling something would happen today. She had always wondered if she had any relitives on her dad's side of the family and if she would ever meet any of them. She had very vague memories, but wasn't sure if they were real.

"That sounds like a good idea actually," Ishida said as he the anger in his body left him before he returned to his normal self. It would also allow him time to compose the questions that he would want to ask Tetsu...and why everyone kept them in the dark about all of this.

Katniss ducked under an arrow before rolling forward, noticing the color of the arrow tip signifying that it was an exploding arrow, raising her arms up in order to block the axe kick that came towards her head from her zanpakuto spirit. It surprised her for a few seconds that her spirit looked a lot like her friend Gale, but also had elf-like features. 'Ugh, he wasn't kidding when he said he wouldn't go easy on me,' she thought to herself. She didn't understand how she was suppose to get a hit on him, especially since he was faster than her.