" She died in a car accident when the car in front of her suddenly stopped. " He said remembering that horrible day.

"I'm sorry to hear that..." Katia said, looking down lightly. "Sometimes...I wish I wasn't taken by Leader-san..." she said softly.

" I wish you hadn't been taken either Katia.I do have some good news though. Kisuke said he felt you would be happier with me and Hoshi and that you could still work at the shop. Yoruichi will help you there and take you home after wards. "Tetsu said hoping to cheer up his niece.

Katia looked up at the news. "Really?" she asked, surprised, glad at being able to stay with her uncle and cousin as well as be with her idol.

" Really. There is a spare bedroom if you would like to stay there. It needs to be cleaned up a little bit but I think we all can pitch in to get it clean." Tetsu said.

"I would love to stay here," Katia said, tears of joy threatening to spill over.

" I'm glad to have you here Katia-chan." Tetsu said giving his niece a hug
" I'm glad too." Hoshi said and also gave Katia a hug.

"Me too," Katia said as she returned the hugs, glad that she was wanted here. She may have missed growing up with her parents, and making these bonds with her cousins and uncles, but she was working on all of her bonds, with both her friends and relatives.

" I'm glad." Tetsu said and heard the doorbell ring." That must be Yoruichi-sama for you girls. See you both later." Tetsu said.

Katia nodded as she heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it," she said as she went to open the door.

(sorry about taking so long to respond. Went to bed early with a migraine, but am better now.)


"Morning Katia-san. Hope you had a good weekend with your family. Are you and Hoshi ready to go?" Yoruichi asked.

(glad to hear that you're feeling better)

"Morning Yoruichi-sama," Katia said with a smile. "I had a great time with my family, thank you," she said.

" I'm glad you did. Are you and Hoshi ready to go?" She asked.

" I'm ready" Hoshi said and waved goodbye to her dad.

Katia nodded as well, signifying that she was ready to go also. She would ask about Katniss on the way, wondering if it would be safe for her at Urahara's shop.

Hoshi locked the door and caught up with Yoruich and Katia. She was a bit nervous about telling Ichigo about her dream, but she knew she had to.

Yoruichi knew Hoshi was tense about the vision she had . She vowed to keep both girls safe , knowing there could be Vandenreich searching the town.

Katia and Yoruichi waited for Hoshi to catch up to them, hoping that she could get to school without any Vandenreich member finding them.

~~~

"Are you sure you haven't seen them?" Ned asked, annoyed that he was tasked with finding his traitorous partner. He would have rather just killed her rather than just finding her.

Hoshi was glad to see the school in the distance. She had her guard up and hoped they were safe.


" I'm sure. I bet a weeks wages that the Shinigami have dealt with our traitor. " Melinda said. She didn't want to deal with returning Katia and bringing a Seer with them. She hoped that Katia was gone for good.

Ichigo was glad to see both Hoshi and Katia outside the school gates, along with Yoruichi. Letting out a small breath, he unclenched his hand that was around the badge that allowed him to transform.

"Then why did Leader order us to find her?" Ned asked.

" See you both later. " Hoshi said and went inside the gate.

Yoruichi waved back and gave a smile. She had her guard up and would do everything she could to keep both girls safe.

" Who knows. He probably wants that Seer girl that lives here in this town. " Melinda didn't like this town very much. She knew there were many powerful Shinigami here and some traitorous Quincy. She wanted to get back and train for the battle instead.

Ichigo waved when he saw Hoshi entering the school grounds, Tatsuki and the others also seeing Hoshi and waving towards her.

Katia waved towards Hoshi, knowing that she would be safe with Ichigo and the others nearby.

Ned shrugged, unsure. "Who knows. Although if we want to get that Seer, we need to get her away from those shinigami. They're captain level for a reason."

" Hi everyone. Hope everyone had a good weekend. " Hoshi said with a smile.


" I doubt those Shinigami will let the Seer out of their sight. Is it true the Seer also has Shinigami powers? " Melinda asked wondering if those rumors were true.

"It's true," Ned spat out. "She helped that traitor fight me."

" Really?" Melinda said. She wondered if the Seer knew who the key was

Saya was glad that she was back in Karakura and said she had a good weekend. She had trained with her aunt hoping to change her fighting style a little.

Hoshi was about to tell about the dream when the bell rang for class. She promised herself she would say something at lunch.

Ned nodded his head in response. "Really," he said.

Ichigo wondered what Hoshi wanted to tell them, but knew that it would have to wait until lunch time. Bowing once the teacher instructed them to bow, they started the day as normal...or as normal as it could get for someone like Kurosaki Ichigo.

Melinda sighed." Maybe we should look again before we head back. I don't want to be the brunt of Master's temper." She siad and went off. She would look in areas where she thought Katia might want to be.

Hoshi bowed when the teacher instructed them too and sat down. She passed in her homework and started to take notes. She hoped that Katia wasn't in danger.

Yoruichi had left the shop once she knew Katia was safe and went to do patrol in her cat form. She wanted to be sure that there wasn't any Vandenreich around.