"Very possible. The only thing that concerns me is why they would go to such lengths so quickly though." Byakuya said. Before he could say anything more, he sensed something in the distance. It felt like a Hollow but didn't have the entire evil feel that usually accompanied a Hollow.

Elva strained to hear what the two were saying but couldn't. She then saw the other shinigami leave before Tetsu came back inside.

Tetsu sensed it too, but went inside once Byakuya left. " We best get inside where it is safe. " He said.

Hoshi went inside the house and said goodnight to her dad. She went upstairs and got ready for bed. " I hope we are safe Elva-chan. " Hoshi said as she unrolled the futon for Elva. She had her phone ready incase she was needed for Hollow duty, wondering why it hadn't gone off very much lately. " See you in the morning ." Hoshi said with a small smile,still feeling a little nervous.

Elva nodded when Tetsu came inside and followed both of them inside the house. Following Hoshi upstairs, she thanked Hoshi once again for taking the time to unroll the futon for her.

"See you in the morning," Elva repeated before slowly falling asleep.

Hoshi slowly fell asleep . She dreamed she was in a building , but was wondering where she was . She heard voices in the halls and moved quickly so she wouldn't be found. Hoshi woke up suddenly and sighed ." Where was I this time? I hope it is just a dream."She thought to herself and fell back asleep. A few hours later ,her alarm rang and she shut it off before heading into the shower. She moved quietly so she wouldn't wake Elva up yet.

Elva slowly fell asleep as well. When she opened her eyes in the dream, she was alarmed to see that Tatsuki was tied up and bloodied. She resisted taking herself out of the dream like she was taught before dying and kept watching. She then saw someone she didn't know step into the room and quickly made herself invisible as she watched the scene play out. Before long, Elva was forced out of the dream by the sound of Hoshi's alarm clock.

" You alright Elva-chan?" Hoshi asked once she was finished with her shower and saw Elva awake. Hoshi was bothered by the dream she had and wondered what it did mean. She got dressed in her uniform and brushed her hair, placing it in a ponytail. She had a very bad feeling about today, and not sure if it had to do with being followed by the Bount, or why she was followed by a Shinigami captain . Both things made Hoshi feel very uneasy and hoped she knew who to trust.

Elva heard Hoshi's question. Not knowing about Hoshi's dream, she told her about what she saw with Tatsuki.

Hoshi paled when Elva told her about the dream." Mine was I was looking for Tatsuki. I was in a building and was with a few others looking. I didn't see much more than a hall way and hearing voices." Hoshi said solemnly . " I have a feeling something very bad is going to happen soon Elva-chan." She said sadly and sat down at her desk, wishing she knew what to do to prevent her best friend from getting captured.

"I wish I could help..." Elva said softly before an idea came to her. "Perhaps we could let someone know?"

" We should . But who?" Hoshi asked, as she put her things in her backpack." Should we also say that we were followed yesterday?" Hoshi said feeling concerned as she went down to the kitchen to make breakfast, wondering if she would ever find out who followed her yesterday.

Elva thought on the questions for a few things while watching Hoshi get ready for school. "I don't think we should tell Ichigo...he'll get way too overprotective of you and Tatsuki, from what I've seen. Although, I think we should warn Tatsuki-chan and some of your other friends about both events," Elva said. She didn't want to keep Ichigo out of the loop, but felt that it would be better if he didn't know the situation...not yet anyways.

" I agree on not telling Ichigo. At least for now. I also agree we should tell Tatsu about your vision. I don't want her to be caught off guard. " Hoshi said as she finished her toast. " I wish I could tell Rukia-san. I know she wouldn't over react like Ichigo does. "Hoshi thought as she sat on the couch waiting. Hoshi wasn't sure if Captain Hitsugaya would be there today, understanding he had other things to take care of. She missed seeing Rukia, but understood that her friend was also busy. She also wondered if the Shinigami was still there, since she slightly sensed something outside.

I don't mind doing this, but I thought this was Hitsugaya-taichou's responsibility the Kuchiki princess thought to herself before she rang the doorbell, waiting for both Hoshi and the spirit that the captain told her about.

"Ready Elva-chan?" Hoshi asked as she grabbed her school bag and opened the door and smiled. " Morning Rukia-san. " Hoshi said happy to see her friend again. Hoshi waited a little bit for Elva to come out and locked the front door .Hoshi hoped her young friend wouldn't be afraid, and knew now she had to tell about what Elva saw in the dream.

Elva nodded before following Hoshi outside the door. Seeing the new shinigami, she hid behind Hoshi just a little, but peaked from around her shoulder, not knowing if she could trust the petite female. Hearing Hoshi call the shinigami by name eased her fears and slowly she came out of Hoshi's shadow. After she saw what that rogue shinigami did to her brother, she wouldn't trust them until she had a reason to give them her trust.

"Morning Hoshi-chan, it's been a while, hasn't it?" Rukia asked as she saw the spirit slowly come from behind Hoshi. "And you must be Elva-san, correct?" Rukia asked as she saw the spirit nod. "Hitsugaya-taichou caught me up to speed, looks like I'm going to be in school with you again," she said as she cracked a small smile.

" It has been a while Rukia-san. I should warn you our teacher has a bad habit of going off topic and disscussing strange topics. Though this week she's stayed on topic for the most part. " Hoshi said with a smile , and wondered if she should mention the dream and being followed yet. She kept her guard up and tried to get rid of the feeling that something terrible was going to happen.

Rukia nodded lightly and noticed that both Hoshi and Elva had their guards up. Then again, so did she. Hitsugaya told Rukia about his suspicions of them being followed. "Thank you for the information Hoshi-chan. Now then, should we head off?" she asked.

" Yep. We should." Hoshi said as she opened the front gate. " Rukia-san? Is it alright if I tell you something?" Hoshi said as they started walking, hoping she was doing the right thing .

"You can tell me anything Hoshi-chan, I can keep a secret." Rukia said in confidence. She had kept the fact that she was akin to royalty away from Ichigo and the others after all, even if it was on a technicality that she was considered a princess.

" I think I might have been followed yesterday after school. Elva and I were in the park getting pictures of the sakura trees and the other spring flowers . We both sensed a Shinigami nearby and had been watched since then. I didn't feel I was threatened but wonder who it was." Hoshi said , not mentioning the same Shinigami had talked to her dad . Hoshi hoped Elva would say something about the vision, knowing it wasn't right to claim it as her own.

Elva took a breath before starting to speak. "I had a dream last night...I didn't know where I was or what happened, but Tatsuki was in a room with I think one of the Bounts that have been targeting Hoshi-chan and Tatsuki-san. They had Tatsuki bound and she was bleeding. I saw that she was in a building though, but I didn't know which one," Elva explained as she saw Rukia look on.

Rukia listened and nodded lightly once both Hoshi and Elva were done. "I think I know who was looking after you Hoshi-chan. I don't know why nii-sama was doing it, but he was," Rukia said, answering Hoshi's concerns first since they were the easier of the two. However, she thought longer about what to do with what Elva told her about. She knew that Elva was a Seer like Hoshi and if Tatsuki was kidnapped, then bad things would happen, especially if Ichigo finds out. Which is why you both told me about this?" She then asked, getting a nod from Elva and Hoshi.

Hoshi felt better for some reason knowing it was Rukia's older brother who was watching her. " You know Ichigo can get really overprotective at times. I don't want either me or Tatsuki to be captured by the Bount. " Hoshi said solemnly. " I have to keep Tatsuki safe. And make sure the Bount pay for what they did to Ishida-kun and to Vincent."Hoshi thought, feeling determined to fight.

"I understand completely when it comes to that baka. I do, however, suggest that you tell Tatsuki what you saw Elva-san." Rukia suggested. Other than that, she had no say in the matter. Granted she could tell Tatsuki herself, but she thought that Elva should be the one to tell her. Seeing Ichigo and Tatsuki in the distance, she waved to them both, glad to see them after a long time. "Morning Tatsuki-chan, Morning Ichigo-kun."

Hoshi waved at her friends when she saw them and was glad to see that Tatsuki was safe.Hoshi hoped to go to the park again in the afternoon to get a few more pictures, but wasn't sure if the others had other plans.

"Morning Hoshi-chan, Elva-chan, Rukia-ch...Rukia?! Is that really you?" Ichigo asked, glad to see his first shinigami friend and the friend who changed his life forever.