"A little," she said, using her hand to cover another yawn.

" It is getting late . Let's head to bed early." Hoshi said , knowing that all the doors were locked for the night.

"That's probably a good idea," Elva said lightly.

Hoshi went upstairs and got into her pajamas and unrolling the futon for Elva to sleep on. Hoshi hoped that Ishida was alright and would be in school tomorrow.

Elva followed Hoshi up the stairs and thanked her for unrolling the Futon before laying down and closing her eyes and falling asleep.

Hoshi set her alarm and tuned the light off. She fell asleep quickly. She dreamed she was walking on the same forest path and was feeling she was being watched as she walked . She didn't hear the voices this time and woke up when she felt someone behind her with strong spiritual pressure. Hoshi sat straight up in her bed feeling scared, wondering who it was that was behind her in the dream. She laid back down hoping that she wouldn't dream again about the forest.

Elva dreamed that she was in a forest and wondered if it was the same as the one Hoshi described to her before seeing Hoshi coming out and walking on a path...although she isn't sure if it was away from the house or towards it. However, she knew that forest was the one surrounding the Bount's house. Seeing Ichigo holding an unconscious Tatsuki over his back, Elva assumed that they were running away from the house.

However, she also saw the rogue shinigami come from the trees and step in front of their path. She knew that this was a vision, but the strong spiritual power coming from the shinigami frightened her. She sat up quickly as she woke, cold sweat on her brow. Laying her head back down, she tried going back to sleep. Before she accomplished that, her last thoughts were hoping that she didn't go back to the forest.

Hoshi woke up when her alarm rang , still being bothered by the dream. She didn't feel safe like she had in the others and that scared her. Hoshi went to take her shower , letting Elva sleep a little bit longer. " Morning Elva-chan. Hope you slept good last night. " Hoshi said when she was getting dressed.

Elva woke up with the alarm and saw Hoshi head to the restroom. Hearing the shower go on, she closed her eyes for a few more minutes, but didn't go back to sleep. Hearing the shower go off, Elva opened her eyes when she heard Hoshi enter the bedroom once again, as well as what she was talking about. "Somewhat good at least," Elva said in answer to Hoshi's question. "Although...I think you telling me about your recurring dream made me dream of it as well."

" It did? Did you see anything I didn't? I felt scared and afraid in the dream like I was trying to get away from something .While the other ones I felt safe, but I have a feeling that it was a false sense of safety." Hoshi said as she brushed her hair and put it in a ponytail. She had hoped for some reason, she was dreaming about Soul Society , remembering she had felt safe there during the Winter War.

Elva nodded. "I did, although I think you were in the forest path that was with the Bounts. Ichigo and Tatsuki were there as well, but then that rogue shinigami showed up. After that, I woke up," Elva said, not wanting to let her know that Tatsuki was unconscious at the time during her vision.

" That path was near where the Bounts are? I woke up once I felt strong spiritual pressure. " Hoshi said as she grabbed her school bag and headed down the stairs to eat breakfast. " Elva-chan? Is it possible that the Bount might try to use me to do terrible things too?" Hoshi said, feeling afraid. The thought had came suddenly and wondered if Elva's dream was of a battle that might happen in the future. Hoshi made herself a sandwich and put in a small bag of pretzels in the sack. She sat at the table and ate her cereal with sliced banana on top.

"It's possible, but I don't know why they would want two Seers. Especially when they have my brother," Elva said as she watched Hoshi get ready for the day. "They...might also try kidnapping Tatsuki, to get at you and Ichigo," Elva said lightly. Seeing Hoshi look up in surprise, she continued. "In my vision, I saw Ichigo holding Tatsuki on his back, and she was unconscious. I don't know if it was because there was a battle, or something else." Elva said.

" There could have been a battle . I wonder if those dreams have anything to with the other dream I had been having. In the dream I was running in the rain. I had the feeling I was sent to get help for some reason. I tripped in the dream and hit my head on the ground. I then remembered waking up , with my head hurting badly , seeing two sets of shoes. I felt I knew the person with the regular shoes. But the other one had sandals like Shinigami wear, and I didn't know this person at all. But I felt I could trust him. I knew in the dream it was a Shinigami that I hadn't met. I've only met a few so far and I knew it wasn't any of them. " Hoshi said to Elva as she put her lunch in her bag and waited in the living room.

"It might be, but we can't really assume anything until it happens. We can try to prepare for it, but until then..." Elva said, leaving the rest of the statement unsaid. "Are you sure you felt safe with the shinigami, even though you didn't know him or her?" Elva asked Hoshi.

Ichigo yawned as he woke up. He couldn't place the reason as to why, but he felt as if something bad was going to happen. As he got out of bed, the feeling didn't change as he got ready for school. Once he accomplished his morning tasks, he headed out the door, not sure if something bad was going to happen, or if it already had.

" I did feel safe. I know that sounds strange. " Hoshi said. " I know he was with another of my friends but I can't figure out who it is. " Hoshi said. She looked at her watch and saw that it was still early for her to get to school. She suddenly had the feeling that something bad was going to happen soon. Hoshi snapped out of the thought when she heard the doorbell. " Ready Elva-chan?" Hoshi said and grabbed her bag.

Elva nodded, knowing that Hitsugaya-taichou was at the door and waiting for them. She was glad that he didn't mind doing this for the two of them. When Elva opened the door, she noticed a female with Toushiro and wondered who it was. Seeing that Toushiro was okay with her, she assumed that she was a friend.

"Morning Elva-chan, Hoshi-san. Are you two ready?" Toushiro asked as he noticed Elva looking at his traveling companion. "Elva-chan, this is Asami-chan. Asami-chan, Elva-chan," he said, introducing the two females to each other.

" We're ready. " Hoshi said , glad to see Asami today. Hoshi locked the front door and put the key back in the pocket of her school bag.

"It's nice to meet you Elva-chan" Asami said with a smile. She was glad that she was able to go to school today , only if it was to keep an eye on things.

"It's nice to meet you as well Asami-chan," Elva said, smiling lightly in response. She was somewhat surprised that Asami already knew Hoshi and wondered how they knew each other.

" Elva-chan would you like to know how me and Asami-chan met?" Seeing a question form on Elva's face. Hoshi knew Asami wouldn't mind if she told anyone about that day in the park.

Elva nodded. "If you don't mind telling me," she then said just in case Asami didn't want the story to be told.

'It's okay if you do tell Hoshi-chan." Asami said with a smile.

" We met three years ago, When my dad and me still lived in Tokyo. I just started my last year of junior high and was walking though the park that was close to my house. I thought I heard arguing . I went toward the noise to see what it was and I saw two older spirits picking on a younger spirit. I got really angry at the two and scared them off , Asami had left , but I saw her again the next day on the way to school. She thanked me for helping her get away and we've been friends since then." Hoshi said.

Elva listened and once Hoshi finished, she was in awe. "Wow..." was all that she could say after the tale was told. "You must have been surprised to see someone standing up for you...it sounds like something my brother would do," Elva said softly as memories with her brother surfaced.

Ishida opened his eyes, and saw that he was in his father's hospital. Ugh...what happened? the Quincy thought to himself as he did a small assessment of his body. As he was doing that, memories came back to him. Damnit, that's right...those Bounts. he thought to himself as he slowly sat up, grimacing in pain as he did so.

"You're awake," Ryuken said as he came into check on his son, said son giving him a scowl as he did so.

"I'm happy for you Asami-chan," Elva said with a small smile on her face. She still felt sad though that her brother was in the captivity of the Bounts.