"If there's anything I can do to help, don't hesitate to contact me," he said as a thought came to him. He'd have to ask the General Commander or Kisuke, but it would be a good idea for Tetsu, Katia, Hoshi and the others to have a spiritual phone. Of course they'd have to make sure that they knew not to abuse it.

Victorai sighed lightly as she was told by Gin that someone else would keep an eye on Ichigo and the others. Going into the gigai that was given to her. Stretching the arms of the body, she grinned lightly and headed to a random coffee house in order to relax.

(here is what I plan on Victorai looking like:

Mobile Photobucket )

" Alright I will. I think my dad has a way to contact you, but I'm not exactly sure." Hoshi said. She knew he was able to receive calls, but not if he could make calls.

Toushiro nodded lightly, knowing that it was indeed true.

(I don't think Toushiro would give her a light kiss/hug, but you can have Hoshi do it before heading inside if you want)

" Thank you again for the wonderful time at the park. " Hoshi said once they arrived at her house and gave Toshiro a light kiss on his cheek. She blushed and waved a goodbye before she went toward her house. Hoshi didn't know why she gave him a kiss and hoped he wasn't to embarrassed.

Toushiro blushed lightly as he placed a hand on his cheek, the same place that Hoshi kissed him only moments ago. 'Wow' he thought before shaking his head and heading back. 'I need to see about doing that more often. That was a pleasant experience,' he thought before using shunpo to head off.

Hoshi could sense Katia was in the living room and headed there after she locked the front door. Hoshi also could sense Ishida and was glad Katia wasn't alone. She could hear a movie and quietly entered hoping she didn't interrupt.

Ishida had heard the door open, and silently formed his bow for a few seconds before realizing that it was just Hoshi. Smirking lightly, he waited until Hoshi would enter the room. Only then would he ask her about her date.

Hoshi gave a smile to both her cousins and was happy that they were spending time together. " Hope I didn't startle either of you." She said.

" Just a little bit." Katia said honestly. She had sensed something in the air and had been tense. She didn't want to be a hostage again and would work hard to prevent the visions from happening. Though now, she really wanted to know how Hoshi's date had gone.

"So...how did your date go?" Ishida asked.

" It went great. We took a walk and talked. It was nice to get to know Toshiro-San better. " Hoshi said blushing a bit.

" I'm glad you did. " Katia said and was happy her cousin had a good time.

"Then I'm glad for you Hoshi-chan," Ishida replied with a grin. He knew that his cousin had a crush on the young captain and was glad that she was able to tell him.

" I hope I can see him again soon, but I do understand he is busy and might be a while till we do meet each other again. I really want this relationship to work out. " Hoshi said with a small smile.

Ishida wisely kept his mouth shut about Toushiro's fuku-taichou and wished her luck.

Hoshi thanked both her cousins for the encouragement and hoped that this relationship wasn't anything that the Soul Society wouldn't approve of."What sounds good for dinner?" She asked, knowing her dad would be home soon from work.

"I'm okay with anything, really." Ishida said with a light shrug. He knew that if it was Hoshi cooking, then it would be a good meal.

" How does chicken and noodles sound? We can steam some vegetables too to go along with it. " Hoshi suggested.

"I think that's a good idea. Do you want any help?" Katia asked.

"Sure ! I do need someone to cook the noodles and help with the vegetables. Uryu-san, would you like to help?" Hoshi asked.

Ishida nodded, happy to help. "I wouldn't mind the practice," he said with a grin.

" We should get started then. " Hoshi said with a smile.

Both nodded as they got off the couch, Ishida pausing the movie that they were watching.

Hoshi got the ingredients out they would need and wondered why she still felt like they were being watched. She shook the feeling away and figured it was just her being paranoid.

Victorai had left her body at the....hotel? while she was scouting out the barriers of both Hoshi and Ichigo's residents. Right now she was testing the barrier around Hoshi's house, looking to see if there was any holes in it that she could exploit.

Tetsu could sense something off about the air around him. He knew someone was messing around with the barrier but want able to check it out until he got home. Tetsu had reset the barrier and hoped it was as strong as the last one he had put up. The safety of his family meant a lot to him.

Seeing nothing wrong with the barrier, the Arrancar scowled lightly. It wouldn't do her any favors to try and attack the barrier if it wasn't going to fall from a few attacks. She had a feeling that her master could pierce it, but she wasn't Gin-sama.