Katniss knew that she should be angry at Hoshi and her father for letting Rue getting captured, but couldn't find it in her heart to do so, especially since it wasn't entirely their fault. The barrier that was on the property were bypassed after all, and from what she heard, for the first time since they were placed. Other than that, she kept an eye on both Hoshi and Saya and the rest of her senses open for either any cries from Hollows, her spiritual cell phone or something else altogether.

Hoshi was glad Saya was having a good time talking with everyone. She hoped she could talk to katniss and ask for the forgiveness she felt she needed. Hoshi still blamed herself for what happened to Rue.She heard the bell ring with the others and went back to class. She did her homework in study hall, just in case something did happen.

Saya saw the others doing their homework in study hall and decided to do the same. She wanted to train a little bit , just in case she needed to fight again. She wanted to be stronger so she would be difficult to capture.

Ichigo had finished his homework in study hall just in case they were needed to fight again in the near future. Speaking of which, he was glad that his boss was so understanding about his situation and still allowing him to keep his job.

He also hoped that Katniss didn't hear anything that his father was saying/teasing him about yesterday.

Saya packed up her books and waited for Ishida. She hoped she would get the chance to learn more today or maybe teach him something. She wondered how much he did know and would be willing to help.

Hoshi waved goodbye to Saya and went to wait for Ichigo and Tatsuki. She wondered if she should tell them she wanted to talk to Katniss. She hoped this meeting went better than the last.

Tatsuki waited outside with Ichigo for Hoshi before all three of them headed home. While they were waiting, Tatsuki asked Ichigo why his father was suddenly talking about Katniss all of a sudden. Seeing Ichigo sigh and explain why his father was currently teasing him about the new female shinigami, she couldn't help but giggle just a little at his predicament, although she did feel a little jealous for some reason.

Ishida finished packing his things before seeing Saya waiting for him outside. "You weren't waiting long, I hope," he said before they both started for home.

" I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. " Hoshi said feeling embarrassed. She hoped everything was alright.


" Not really. " Saya said with a smile. " Ishida-san? Is it alright if we train today? " Saya asked as they walked.

"That's good. We can go train, either at home or at Urahara's," Ishida said not caring where they trained.

"Not at all," Tatsuki replied, as well as Ichigo.

" Home sounds good. " Saya said. She still was tense around Urahara, but had the feeling she needed to trust him. She knew it would take time to trust higher level shinigami.


Hoshi kept her guard up as they walked. She had the feeling the Vandenreich would wait a while before they struck again.

"Alright then," Ishida said as they started walking towards home.

Ichigo kept his guard up just in case the Vandenreich tried attacking the three of them while they were alone. He had a feeling they wouldn't, especially since Hoshi wasn't a holder of any of these keys and the fact that they were now on high alert after repelling such an attack yesterday.

" Do you guys want to come in for a little bit?" Hoshi asked once they reached her house. She didn't know if Katniss was close by and would wait till later to talk to her.

Ichigo nodded his head as did Tatsuki although Ichigo thought that Hoshi was a little distracted by something. Probably not my place to ask, he thought to himself as he headed inside after Hoshi and Tatsuki.

" What would you guys like to do?" Hoshi asked . She wished she wasn't so distracted, not wanting her friends to worry about her.

Tatsuki noticed that Hoshi was a little distracted, but decided not to say anything about it. Although she did have a question. "Hey Ichi-kun? What do you think would happen if you used your Vaizard powers against the Vandenreich?"

Hoshi wondered the same thing. She wondered how strong the Vandenreich were and hoped she was strong enough to fight them.

"Good question Ryu-chan, and honestly, I don't know. Then again, it could cause their attacks to hurt me more than just a normal Shinigami would take the same attack." Ichigo replied while scratching the back of his head.

" I just hope they don't have techniques that cause a shinigami to be powerless against them." Hoshi said feeling nervous.

Tatsuki shuddered lightly at that. "Let's hope not," she said.

" Can I get you guys anything?" Hoshi asked, changing the subject. She got a very bad feeling about the Vandenreich, almost like she knew she wouldn't be able to trust any of them.

"Just some water, please," both Tatsuki and Ichigo said.

Hoshi nodded and went to the kitchen. She got two glasses out and filled them with water.She then brought them out to the living room?" Want to watch tv?" She asked.

Ichigo took the glass of water and thanked Hoshi, Tatsuki doing the same. "Sure," the male shinigami said waiting for the right moment to ask if something was wrong.

Hoshi turned on the TV not sure what her friends wanted to watch. " Let me know when you want me to stop. " Hoshi said trying to find something interesting.

Tatsuki let Hoshi surf through the channels for a little bit, unsure of as to what to watch just yet.

Hoshi continued to go through the channels hoping to find something to watch. She wasn't much of a tv watcher and didn't know what was a good show.

After a few channels and nothing catching her eye, Tatsuki suggested a card game.