( been trying to find the book, but none of the bookstores in town have it. )

" I'm Yoruichi and this is Soi-fon. Is there any place she'll be able to hide from Gin?" She asked.

Jean hurried down the tunnel and was worried that Gin knew what she was trying to do. She knew he wouldn't hurt her, unless Tori-chan came back to Los Noches and then would kill her in front of everyone.

Hoshi woke up the next morning and laid on the bed for a little bit. She knew that today was a busy day and wondered if she and Katia would meet the man in her dream. Hoshi had a feeling he could be trusted. She also wondered if Tatsuki was here in Soul Soicety yet but figured her friend was safe wherever she was at the moment.

(that sucks)

Victorai chuckled lightly as she thought as to where Jean could hide. "There's a few caves that I've showed her before, and I think they're around the area where Ichigo and the others showed up in Loches Noches before.

"Interesting. Yoruichi-sama, do you think it would be a good idea to see if what Victorai is saying is true or not?" Soi-fon asked. She also needed to talk to Tatsuki and start her on her training.

(It does. I figure they will have it in stores soon hopefully. )

" I have a feeling it would be a good idea, but I don't know if we can get back. Victorai? Does Jean know how to open a gate to the living world?" Yoruichi asked.She didn't want to risk getting caught and didn't know what other Arrancar were out there.

Jean was glad to get to the caves but it seemed all to easy. Tori-chan had taught her how to open a gate but she knew Gin would be expecting her to. She would wait a little bit and then attempt to go looking in the Living World.

" Hope you slept well Katia-chan. " Hoshi said when her cousin was awake.She would let her cousin talk first about the vision, having a feeling they had the same one.

"She does. Both myself and Jean know how to make gates into the living world, but Gin-sama would most likely be watching her and waiting for her to do that," Victorai admitted.

"Minus the vision I had, I did," Katia replied as she explained the vision that she had.

Yoruichi nodded. " I understand. Do you know exactly Gin was has planned?" She asked. Yoruichi was concerned that Hoshi and Katia would be used for something terrible.

" I had the same vision. Do you think Captain Hitsugaya knows who the older man is?" Hoshi asked.

"I do. He wants to not only teach Hoshi and Ichigo a lesson for what they did during the Winter War, but also sacrifice their souls in order to create a Philospher's stone," Victorai said. She wasn't sure how it would work since Nel was an Arrancar while Tatsuki was just a normal shinigami, not a Visored like Ichigo was.

Yoruichi inwardly shuddered knowing that if a philosophers stone was created then things would be impossible to win. " Does he want to use Tatsuki and Katia for one as well or does he have a separate plan for them?" Yoruichi asked. She knew Seers had been used in the past to attempt to create a Philosophers stone but had resulted in other things happening.

"He plans on using all three to make the Philospher's stone," Victorai admitted.

"For the last time Mayuri, No!" Toushiro shouted irately at the twelfth division captain. "They are NOT experiments for you to test on. If you try anything, I'll make sure to freeze you where you stand, consequences be damned."

Yoruichi inwardly shuddered and knew that the girls had to be kept safe."How did Gin find information on the Philosophers Stone? " She asked. She knew it was myth among the living and wondered if the stories about it popping up during World War 2 were true. She knew Soi-fon knew more about that than she did.

" Captain Hitsugaya should be here soon." Hoshi said after she had finished getting dressed for the day. She was glad the bathrooms here in Soul Society were similar to the ones back home." I wonder what we'll work on today." She added.

"I don't know, honest truth, I don't know how Gin-sama found out," Victorai said.

Hitsugaya Toshiro let out a small braeth of air before knocking on the door that was the room of both Hoshi and Katia. "Katia-san, Hoshi-chan, are you two up?" he asked, hoping that they couldn't sense his anger at Mayuri.

Thank you for your help Victorai-san. It's getting late and we all should get some rest." Yoruichi said with a smile. She needed to talk to Soi-fon about the next course of action.

"We're awake." Hoshi said opening the door and sensing a cold aura around Captain Hitsugaya. She wondered if he had been arguing with someone, but figured it wasn't her business." We both had a vision last night." Hoshi said and hoped he could help them.

Victorai nodded in agreement at that, feeling tired herself.

Soi-fon followed Yoruichi out of the prison area that they created for Victorai. Once they were out of her range of hearing, the 2nd division captain sighed lightly. "What now?" she asked to Yoruichi.

"A vision? of what?" Toushiro asked. He would probably be able to help after hearing of what happened in their vision.

" The Captains need to to know about the Philosophers stone and that the girls are in greater danger than we thought. " Yoruichi said." Tomorrow I can ask about the bases. " She added.

Hoshi told him about the long hall and the tall doors." I didn't have a bad feeling about the man we saw, just that I could senes he was much stronger than we both were." Hoshi said .

"I agree. I can take Tatsuki-san with me back to the second squad quarters and tell the other captains," Soi-fon said.

"I had the same vision as Hoshi-chan," Katia said as she saw Toshiro nod lightly, indicating that he heard her.

"Hm...it sounds like the old Kidou Corp halls, though I don't know who that is or why you would be there. It doesn't sound like Gin or Aizen though," Toushiro said.

" That would be good. " Yoruichi said with a smile. She knew Soi-fon would do a good job training Tatsuki and knew the young girl would learn much about being a fighter.

" Really? " Hoshi said feeling puzzled. " Maybe dad might know. He said his Uncle was a part of the Kido corps before he became a part of the royal guard. " Hoshi said thinking. She didn't know what her great- uncle looked like and wondered if it was a member of Squad 0.

Soi-fon returned the smile with one of her own and nodded.

Toushiro nodded. "If anyone would know anything about it, it would most likely be your father," he replied.

"I'll let you know what I find out tomorrow. I have a feeling we'll be able to trust Victorai but only time will tell. " Yoruichi said.

Hoshi nodded. She missed her dad very much and hoped he was alright. She knew if something bad had happened she would have been told but it still was hard to be here. " What will we be learning today?"Hoshi asked. She knew that she needed to make the most of this stay.

Soi-fon nodded. "I have that feeling as well Yoruichi-sama, but should we rescue this Jean person?" she asked.

"Unohana said that she will help you learn some healing Kido Hoshi-chan, while I teach Katia-san Hado Kidou and then tomorrow we'll switch. We know that you won't be able to learn everything, but hopefully you'll be able to learn some of both healing and destructive kidos," Toushrio said.

" I feel it would build Victorai's trust in us but on the other hand it's too risky. " Yoruichi said knowing this was going to be a diffidcult decision to make.


" Alright. " Hoshi said with a smile. She knew a little healing Kido and hoped to learn more.

"Though someone with extreme stealth and speed could do it," Soi-fon countered, knowing that either herself, or one of her shinigami could get the job done. And while she hated to admit it, the idea of using Jean as a bargaining chip for Victorai's cooperation.

Katia grinned and nodded lightly, knowing it would be good for her to learn some Kido, especially since she wasn't allowed to learn much of the Quincy's special techniques. While she did learn a few, it wasn't as much as she had wished to learn, especially with what Ishida had shown her.

" Agreed. Let me know how you decide. " Yoruichi said. She hated to use Jean like this but knew Victorai might still turn against them.

Hoshi was glad to eat some breakfast knowing that training took up a lot of energy. She was still cautious here, since Gin was still after them and that some things were done differently here in Soul Soicety.

"I'll let you know," Soi-fon said as she walked away from her idol/mentor and headed towards Tatsuki. Since it was late, she was going to let the girl just go ahead and sleep and then in the morning train her as she would any other shinigami entering the 2nd Division.

Katia was glad to be training in some of the shinigami arts, though she had a feeling that other captains would be distrusting of her and Hoshi-chan. Heading towards the common area, she noticed that the other members of the tenth squad were up and about, all of them getting in a healthy breakfast. If it was anyone else, she would have raised an eyebrow, but she knew that using reiatsu consumed energy, energy that was regained only by eating food.

Hoshi stayed close to Katia, not wanting either of them to attract too much attention. She had had feeling that the captains could already sense them here and was feeling a bit nervous that they would be distrusted.

Toushiro went to sit by the two girls soon after getting his breakfast. "You two okay?" he asked.

Tatsuki was glad that she was usually an early riser, otherwise she would be quite annoyed at how early Soi-Fon woke her up.

" We're okay. Just a bit nervous that's all." Katia said and then ate some rice.
" Katia's right we are nervous." Hoshi said. She had met a few higher level Shinigami, but still was afraid of what could happen.