" Okay. Hope to see you again soon. " Hoshi said and went back home. She knew she would have to tell her dad about the hollows. She still hoped that Rue wasnt being hurt.

Katniss nodded before turning to Tatsuki. "Do you want any help getting home?" she asked, thinking it was the least she could do to help the girl. Tatsuki considered it for a moment before nodding.

Hoshi told her dad about the fight with the hollows. Tetsu had a feeling that it could have been a trap for someone, though he wasn't sure if it was for Saya or Katniss.

"Why do you think the Hollows attacked us Katniss-san?" Tatsuki asked. Katniss shrugged her shoulders lightly, indicating that she had no idea. She had a theory, but that's all it was right now.

Hoshi got ready for bed feeling uneasy about something, but she couldn't place what it could be. She wished she knew what it was , not having this feeling before.

Tatsuki thanked Katniss for helping her home, to which the female archer exclaimed that it was no trouble, after Tatsuki showed her the way that was. Tatsuki wouldn't admit it, but she had a feeling that those Hollows were after Katniss, most likely ordered so by Coin and/or Snow. 'That girl can't catch a break, can she?' she asked before receiving a mental nod from her Zanpakuto spirit. Heading inside, she quickly got undressed and into something comfortable for sleeping in before quickly succumbing to sleep.

Hoshi felt bad for Katniss. She hoped the other Shingami would be able to finally find some peace once this was all over. Hoshi fell asleep slowly and dreamed, though it seemed very similar to the ones where she was walking in the forest. She woke up when she saw someone in the distance , having the feeling the dream was real.

Making sure to keep her senses open as she made her way back towards the ex-captain's shop, Katniss couldn't help but feel annoyed. Opening the door, she saw that the shop owner was still awake as a small amount of surprise showed on her face. 'Maybe he can help explain my theory...' she thought to herself.

Urahara was working on an idea he had. Being up this late was normal for him when he had an idea .He knew that they had to be prepared. He stopped what he was doing when he sensed Katniss. " Katniss-san. Is there something I can help you with?" He asked the young Shinigami.

Katniss nodded before explaining what happened a few minutes ago. She also explained her theory about how the Hollows were after her directly, but was confused as to how that could be since she thought that only higher ranked Hollows could control the cannon fodder type Hollows.

" Hollows can be ordered by a Shinigami to attack a specific person. Aizen did that many times. It's possible either Coin or Snow have that ability over the hollows. " Urahara said. He hoped that was the case, not wanting it to be the person who supposedly had Kyoka Sugetsu.

Katniss sighed lightly as she realized that her theory was indeed correct. "At least we know they were after me for personal reasons and not after Saya-chan for being the key," Katniss replied. After a few seconds of silence she finally asked what he was still awake during the late hour.

" Just fine tuning a kido spell for any fight there might be. I dont want anyone caught off guard to what the Vandenreich might try to do. I haven't been able to get much information from my sources, though I assume they dont know much about the Vandenreich. " Urahara said. He had asked Megumi Adachi what she knew, but she had only a little information. He wondered how much Ishida Ryuuken knew though.

Katniss nodded in agreement, knowing that any kido spell could turn the tide for better or for worse. Yawning lightly, she said she was going to bed.

" See you in the morning. " Urahara said with a smile.


Hoshi woke up the next morning and got ready for school. She felt the strange feeling in the air and it made her feel very uneasy.

Meawhile in Rukongai. People were disappearing everyday. This made the old woman feel very scared. She didn't think after she died that things like this would happen in the afterlife. She knew this wasn't normal and hoped she wasn't next.

( hope this sub plot is alright. )

(works for me)

Katniss murmured something before heading to the guest room to sleep.

Toushiro was perplexed as to what was happening to the civilians of Rukongai. While he was happy that neither Matsumoto or Momo hadn't gone missing yet, he wanted to make sure that his friends didn't go missing.

The old woman could sense a strong presence coming toward where she was, but it wasn't what was taking the people. She hoped who ever it was could be trusted. She stayed where she was hidden, hoping she was safe.

Toushiro was walking around where he used to live with Momo as memories started coming to him. He knew that this place was recently hit by the missing disappearances and hoped that the Matron of the old orphanage wasn't taken.

The Matron felt relieved when she saw it was a Shinigami and a familiar one at that . She stood up and felt it was the right thing to tell him what was going on. " Hello. It's been a while hasn't it?"She said when Hitsugaya was closer.

Toushiro grinned lightly. "It has, hasn't it? How are things going on around here?" He asked, having a feeling she knew something about the recent disappearances, or at least he hoped so.

" Things have been better. It isn't safe here like it use to be. I sent my assistant with the children to another orphanage until things improved. Their safety is my first priority. " She said.

Toushiro nodded lightly, completely understanding.

" The reason things arent safe is that many people have been disappearing lately. I'm afraid I might be next. " The matron said in a tearful voice.

"Do you have any idea why people are disappearing?" he asked, trying to keep his emotions in check as he asked. It wouldn't do for him to get pissed off...not yet anyways.

" I don't. I wish I did though. They come at anything during the day. It doesn't matter if it's the middle of the day with people watching or the dead of night." The matron said. She had witnessed a few of the disapperances .