I Dream of Ice
~Chad~

"It doesn't matter if you are a pop star or not. A person is a person and I can't blame you if you are one for wanting to get away from all of that. People's fans don't always have a great deal of respect for them." Ichigo's words caused Yuki to blush, before she dipped her head down in embarrassment.

Rukia however changed the subject. "We need to decide on the best tactic of dealing with Chad's bird. Do you have any idea how to do this?"

"Well, as I was asking, doesn't Kurosaki know where Chad happens to live?" Yuki asked her question again.

"Yeah, I actually do know where he lives so we could stop by his place in order to get the bird from him, but the problem is knowing when he'll be home or not. Chad's got band practice and other things in his life." Ichigo glanced up at the ceiling.

It was at this point in time they heard a noise coming from down stairs. The three headed down the stairs and didn't find anyone in there so Ichigo led them into the clinic where they found Ichigo's two sister and his father running around taking care of some emergency patients. Yuki first heard something about a major pileup, only to then find herself being handed a nurse outfit while Ichigo was told he could just head over to the corner and curl up into a ball.

Rukia was also made to dress up in a uniform and she also ended up running around. The big surprise came when Chad was brought into the room along with his bird. Rukia nodded her head. "It looks like all we have to do is wait for tomorrow morning to take care of the bird."

"Yuki-chan, do you and Rukia-chan want to have a sleepover with us?" Yuzu suddenly piped up. Ichigo's cheeks suddenly flushed up, but his father was really adamant about the situation. And thus she ended up going back to her house to get a sleep over bag and she found herself bedding down in the twins room and eating popcorn with the small shinigami. Nothing much ended up happening, but in the morning they found that Chad was gone.

The next thing she knew the other two were pursuing Chad and Karin had disappeared. She tried finding Karin, but once she came across Chad, Rukia and Ichigo the whole situation was over. She let out a deep sigh of frustration, wishing that she could actually do something to help everyone out. She felt rather useless and she ended up returning to Ichigo's house and picking up her stuff. She then began to walk home.

"Do you really want to be able to help everyone?" A voice in her head asked.

"Yes... I really want to help people, but the truth of the matter is I don't have that strong of a power. No, I don't have any powers at all. I wish I could help take care of the things that are going around me because I know that something big is going down." She let out a deep sigh and opened up her apartment door and went to check her e-mails.

On the e-mail she found herself letting out a deep breath of agent was trying to beg her to come back to her singing career. This caused her to flop back and let out a deep sigh. She began to think about what had occurred that day and found herself more frustrated then she had ever been. She also remembered something that Chad person had said. "New girl can see ghosts, does this mean newer girl can see them as well."

"This means that people at school are likely to find out about my ability, right? Maybe they'll even be able to find out that I'm a singer too. Maybe I should just go back to what I was doing? But I'm tired of singing. I did this because there was something that I felt like I had to do. Well, I can always do my homework and get it done with."

Unfortunately though, her homework took little time and she found herself flopping onto her bed. The voice spoke up. "While you don't want to go back to your musical career, this doesn't mean you can't go to your quiet place and write songs."

Letting out a deep sigh she stood up and got her tape recorder before flopping down on the bed for a third time. She turned the recorder on and closed her eyes, allowing the coolness to suddenly surround her as she lay there. "The problem is, the more I go to this place the more I feel like I am seperating myself from the living world."

The place was cold and barren, but she never felt like the cold would ever kill her. Softly, she began to sing to herself.

I am searching for that place
A place of perpetual peace
That place that I belong
Where my love comes in song
The place where I see
Someone looking up to me
Those green eyes staring
Ever so dear and caring
Where has that little one
Where has he gone

At this, she opened her eyes, "Where has that little one gone? Why am I so focused on this little brother I've never heard of before."

Sitting up, she decided to send an e-mail to her agent. "I was wondering if it would be possible to see if I had any siblings. I keep dreaming of this sibling that..."

This caused Yuri to let out a sigh. "I don't think my agent can help me find him. Particularly since I am still of the belief that my brother is a figment of my imagination. And yet while my mind says this my heart is saying a completely different thing. I guess I could try asking Rukia again about this captain she spoke of, but she is being so secritive.