" Morning Captain. I'm glad to see you here. " Tetsu said , wondering who else might come, as he saw Captain Soi-fon arrive.

Hoshi gathered the dishes and put them in the dishwasher and sensed Captain Hitsugaya and Captain Soi-fon nearby. She went back to the living room to finish cleaning up.

Ichigo sensed Toushiro-san as well as Soi-fon as well. He couldn't help but smirk, having a feeling that Yoruichi would show up eventually. He then sensed Zaraki coming in and was a little concerned. He didn't mind fighting the crazed man, but a fight in closed quarters such as this was not a good idea.

Hoshi sensed another captain arrive and didn't know who it was. She knew it would be rude to act nervous around them and would do her best to remain calm. Hoshi hoped she would be allowed to fight, not sure what the captains would think about her helping out.

Toushiro sensed Urahara and Yoruichi heading towards the house as well, and had a feeling that they would be the last to come. He also sensed others coming as well, assuming them to be Ichigo's friends.

Hoshi let in Urahara and Youruichi as well as, Chad and Orihime. Hoshi sensed the tension in the air as everyone sat down .

Zaraki saw Ichigo and let a small grin grace his features. He wouldn't fight the Vaizard that saved them all during the Winter War, but he was tempted. He curbed it as he saw Soi Fon and Tetsu look at him with a small glare on their faces, to which Zaraki held up his hands. "I'm not gonna start a fight here, jeez." he said.

"Soi-fon..." Yoruichi said in a warning tone, causing the smaller girl to nod, knowing she wanted a truce as well. "Now that that's over with...what's the plan?" The female ex-captain asked.

( Sorry about taking so long to reply. Haven't been feeling well today. )

" The plan is to engage the Bount in battle, while we rescue Tatsuki-San. We also have to make sure that Hoshi-San stays safe and not let the Bount have an opportunity to capture her. The risk is high that the Bount might try something unexpected while we fight them. There also may be more of them than we thought at first." Soi-fon said telling the information her squad had collected.

(I don't mind about the time. Your health comes first)

"You know about the barrier then I take it," Ichigo said as he waited for Soi-fon's reply.

" You do know that it is resistant to a Shinigami's reiatsu . Unless you know of a way to break it. " She said.Soi-fon knew that Captain Kuchiki had a plan to break it , but was interested in how Ichigo might be able to break the barrier. She also noticed the determined look on Hoshi's face , but wouldnt mention it unless someone else did.

"I know of a way..."Ichigo said while scratching the back of his head lightly in embarrassment. Now that he brought the spotlight onto himself he figured that he would start explaining his idea. "You all know about the Vaizards, right?" Ichigo asked, getting a collective nod from everyone in the room. "And that I'm also a Vaizard," he said slowly, making sure that no one was reaching towards his or her Zanpakuto. Seeing that no one was going to attack him just yet, he continued, knowing that he couldn't stall any longer. "I could probably open the barrier, but I'm not sure if it will alert them or not to it. Yesterday, I used a small leveled Cero and was able to make the barrier ripple," he said. Now that the die was cast, all he could do was wait and see what happened.

(oh dear god...that is so wrong. A fanfiction crossover that has Naruto and a female Ichigo as a pairing)

(I think i may have read that one before. D: )
" If you can open the barrier it would be a great help, but it is unknown how they have the barrier set up. Do you think you would be able to?" Soi-fon asked. She already knew that Ichigo had Hollow abilities and seemed to have control over them, though that is only what she had heard.

(It was called Kitsune Soul Reaper if I remember correctly)

"If I put more power into the Cero I can," he said with certainty. The low-powered Cero he fired off yesterday, while not worthy to be called a battle technique, was enough to cause the barrier to ripple. Even his hollow was calling towards him to increase the power and to save his queen. 'Speaking of which...will he help me again, I wonder Ichigo thought to himself before returning to the conversation at hand.

"I hope you will be able to break it ." Soi-fon said,knowing the next order of business was about Hoshi's safety during all the battle and turned to Captain Hitsugaya .

Ichigo nodded, knowing that Hoshi would lend him some of her energy once he broke the barrier.

Toshiro nodded as well. "This plan will probably change throughout the battle, but I was planning on asking Yoruichi-sama as well as Kurosaki and his friends to help keep an eye on her. I know she's going to help and hopefully her friends can keep an eye on her." the captain of the tenth division said.

Hoshi was greatful she was allowed to help rescue Tatsuki.

" What would you like me to do to help?" Tetsu asked, knowing he wouldn't be of much help battlewise until he recovered from yesterday.

Toushiro wasn't sure how to utilize the ex-captain, since he was low on energy at the moment. "The best I can say is be ready for anything and strengthen the barriers around this household," he said, not knowing what else the ex-captain could do.

Tetsu nodded knowing he could strengthen the barriers further. He just hoped him not recovering as fast as he usually could wasn't a sign he was losing his abilities. If that was the case, he would have to return to Soul Society for good.

" Is there anything else we need to discuss before we adjourn? " Soi-fon asked.

"I think that's it Soi-chan," Yoruichi said, using the old nickname that she gave to her old attendant.

Soi-fon blushed a little bit at the old nickname, but quickly regained her composer. " Then this meeting is adjourned. We begin once Captain Kuchiki arrives. " She said.

Hoshi went upstairs to get into her Shinigami form and see if Elav was alright. " Elva-chan?Are you here? " Hoshi knew her friend had gone invisible, but not sure where she had gone.

Elva made herself partially visible and showed that she was hiding in the closet. "Are they gone?" she asked. The shinigami as a whole didn't scare her as much anymore, but with everyone there, her senses were going haywire and wasn't sure who she could trust or not.

Yoruichi saw the blush for a few minutes and let a small grin adorn her for a few seconds, nodding as to what Soi-fon said. She was glad that her pseudo-daughter had grown up well without her there to look after her.

" They are still here Elva-chan. " Hoshi said, her senses also going haywire. She was in her Shinigami form now, but it still was a lot to process. " I'm going with them to rescue Tatsu. I know you will be safe here with my dad. I know we can get her and Vincent to safety. " Hoshi said to her young friend.

Elva hugged Hoshi lightly when she said that. "Thank you Hoshi-chan," she said with a small smile on her face. "Just stay safe, okay?" she asked, after promising to look after her body for her.

" I promise I will stay safe.And thank you for looking after my body." Hoshi said , lightly hugging Elva back. " I better head back downstairs." Hoshi said .

Elva returned the hug and hoped that everyone would be okay.

" I'll be careful Elva-chan. Dad will be here to keep you safe. Hoshi said , feeling concerned about Elva and hoped the Bount wouldn't try to hurt Elva. " Would you like me to tell Vincent anything when I get the chance to talk to him?" Hoshi asked.