Ishida nodded and thanked her for coming, as well as asking about his health. Once she left, he sighed lightly before looking over the notes she gave him.

Hoshi hurried home and had her guard up. She had a feeling she was being followed again, but hoped it was just her imagination. " I hate being so paranoid. But I feel something is about to happen. " She thought as she turned down her street. She would start supper once she got in, knowing her dad would be home soon.

Tatsuki finished her workout for the day, glad to get back into her routine. While she was walking from home, she still wondered how Hoshi was doing, especially since she looked worried about something. Could it be that there's a shinigami around here? she thought to herself, hoping that either herself or Hoshi could talk to Ichigo about it.

Jiro was making his rounds when he saw the girl from earlier. He followed her for a few seconds before getting back onto his route, making sure that no Hollows survived the night.

Hoshi was glad to see her dad arrive home and she made dinner. Later , after the dishes she read before bed and thought about her visit with Ishida. She was glad he would be released soon, missing seeing him in class. Later that night she dreamed again of the forest. For some reason she heard the voices get louder and thought she saw people, but woke up before seeing the faces clearly.

She woke up the next morning and went through her normal morning routine of getting ready for school .She grabbed her lunch after breakfast. She made her way toward with her guard up, in case she was followed. She sat on the bench and waited for her friends, debating on whether she should mention sending a Shinigami. She hoped whomever they were, she could trust them.

Jiro yawned lightly as he closed his eyes on a random roof for a few seconds, tired from slaying Hollows throughout the night. How did the others do it? he asked himself in wonder. He hoped that the Hollows would allow him a few minutes to rest before deciding to attack any plus spirits as he went into a light slumber. He still wondered about that girl who he thought sensed him yesterday, but couldn't say exactly why she intrigued him.

Ichigo yawned as he woke up before stretching and getting out of bed to do his normal everyday rituals. He was glad that he didn't have to work after school today and wondered what his friends were doing. He knew that Ishida was getting out of the hospital today, which was a good thing. Finishing his morning rituals, he grabbed his bag and headed out the door, meeting Tatsuki halfway towards the school building.

Hoshi was glad to see her friends arrive at school and waved .She didn't like being alone very much anymore after Elva left. She hoped her friend was doing well and was safe. Hoshi hoped somehow there would be away to see Elva again. She knew Asami was safe and glad that she was a Shinigami now. She wondered also if she would ever meet the Shinigami she had sensed yesterday.

Tatsuki waved back towards Hoshi, glad to see her friend again. Both Tatsuki and Ichigo headed towards her, wanting to ask if she also felt a weird reiatsu during the night.

" Is it alright if I ask you guys something?" Hoshi asked, wondering if they had felt the Shinigami also. She knew it was best for her to tell them that she had.

"Sure. We were going to ask you something as well," Ichigo said, waiting for Hoshi to go first. He wondered what she was going to say though.

" Have either of you sensed any Shinigami lately? I thought I did yesterday when I got out of the library and when I was coming home after visiting Ishida-kun, I thought I was being followed . But I only had the feeling for a second or two before it faded." Hoshi said.

"I think I saw him last night while doing a Hollow patrol, but he was too quick for me to get a good look at. I wonder if he's trying to look for me or something of that sort," Ichigo replied.

Hoshi nodded and was going to say something when the bell rang. She still had feeling that something wasn't right. She headed to class and sat at her desk , turning in her homework. She took notes of the lecture , keeping focus as best as possible and was glad when the lunch bell rang.

Ichigo wondered what Hoshi was going to say as the bell rang and headed into class with Tatsuki, Hoshi and the others. He was glad to see that Ishida was there, and semi-surprised to see that he had all the homework and whatnot completed as well. Then again, it was Ishida that he was talking about. Sighing lightly, he turned in his own homework before taking notes on the current subject. Once the bell rang for lunch, he was happy to get outside of the building.

Hoshi grabbed her lunch and waited for everyone to start to head up to the roof. She hoped that she would finally snap out of the feeling she had. She tensed up , thinking she felt the Shinigami again. " I hope This feeling fades. I don't think one has ever lasted this long before. "She thought.

Jiro was fast asleep behind the architecture that made up the door and held it in place. However, his nap was abruptly broken by the power of reiatsu from the group that came up the stairs and headed towards the flat surface above. Making sure his reiatsu was masked, he took a look at everyone gathered. Seeing the orange hair of Ichigo, he knew immediately that he was the one that he was looking for. He would have to wait until Ichigo was alone to talk to him, but he would talk to him today.

Hoshi went up and sat down with her friends. She opened her bento box and started to eat her lunch of chicken, rice and sweet potatoes . She was glad when the feeling had finally faded , but still had the feeling she would be seeing the Shinigami again soon.

Ichigo ate his lunch in silence, yet noticed something amiss. It was small, so he didn't pay any special attention to it at the moment, and would wait until after school to deal with whatever the problem was...either Shinigami-wise or Hollow-wise.

Hoshi sat and talked with Tatsuki and Orihime until the bell rang again. Hoshi went back to class and took more notes. During study hall she worked to finish her homework . She finished and read a little bit before the bell rang for the day . She waited at in the hallway for Ichigo and Tatsuki. She waved goodbye to Ishida , glad to see him in class again.

Tatsuki and Orihime were glad to hear that Hoshi was back to her normal self and were talking with her until the bell rang for classes resumed. When she got back to her desk and sat down to continue taking notes, she idly wished that something interesting would happen during school. Once school ended for the day, she grabbed her bag and was about to head outside before Ichigo called over to her.

"Ryu-chan, can you take Hoshi-chan home? I have some business to take care of," Ichigo said once he had her attention. She looked at him for a few minutes with a curious look in her eyes. "If anything comes up, I'll come get you two, promise." He said, making it instantly known to the martial artist that it was Shinigami related.

Tatsuki stared at him for a few moments before sighing lightly. "Alright, fine. But you owe me Strawberry," she said before heading out the door.

" Ready Tatsu?" Hoshi asked with a smile, wondering where Ichigo was. She hoped everything was alright.

"Ready Hosh," Tatsuki replied. "Ichigo has something to take care of, but I don't think he'll need our help...not right now anyways," Tatsuki then said having a feeling that Hoshi was wondering where Ichigo was.

Ichigo made his way out to the roof in his shinigami robes. "Alright, come out now before I start searching for you. If I have to find you, you won't like it when I find you," Ichigo shouted as he waited. A few seconds later, a shinigami came out. "...Have you been following us?" Ichigo asked, waiting for the answer.

Hoshi nodded ,knowing if he needed their help he would let them know. Hoshi kept her guard up as they both walked toward her house.

Jiro heard Ichigo and came out. Before he could explain himself, Ichigo then asked his question. "I didn't mean to disturb or harass your friends Ichigo-san. My name is Jiro and I wanted to inform you that I was taking over for Karakura Town and...I was wondering if you had any tips or advice for someone such as myself," Jiro said, hoping he wasn't annoying Ichigo.

" Would you like to come inside for a little bit. " Hoshi asked once they arrived to her house , not sure if Tatsuki had anything else planned.

"Sure" Tatsuki replied, not having anything else planned for the day.