Karakura High School, the Principal's Office
"I can't freakin believe this! Do you guys have any idea what you've done!?" Ichigo, along with Tatsuki, Orihime, Hoshi, Rukia, Keigo, Mizuiro, and Chad, stood in the principal's office. The principal and two teachers were also in the room. A screen behind the principal flashed and started to show Ichigo when he was struggling against the guards at Don Kanonji's show. "Take a look at this! It's an image that aired nationwide from a live broadcast t.v. show that filmed in our town yesterday! Nationwide!" The teacher talking walzed up to Ichigo. "Well then? Kurosaki, do you have anything to say when you look at this?"
"...Looks alot like me, doesn't he?" Ichigo admitted. Hoshi cracked a small smile at Ichigo's words.
"Every inch of him is you, moron!" the teacher yelled.
"He's my twin brother, seperated at birth. Indeed, I never thought I would be reunited with him this way." Ichigo continued.
"You seriously underestimate teachers..."
Hoshi rolled her eyes but stayed silent, zoning out of the conversation until she felt a tug on her hand. Hoshi snapped out of her thoughts and looked to see Orihime holding her hand. Tatsuki was holding Orihime's other hand and led the two girls out of the office. Hoshi laughed a little. "Sorry. I wasn't paying any attention... Why are we leaving?"
Tatsuki kept walking as she answered Hoshi's question. "I told the teacher, we weren't with Ichigo or Rukia. And that you were only with them when you got them out of trouble with the guards."
"Oh, I see." Hoshi smiled brightly at her two friends.
A few minutes later...
"Oh man, we made a clean escape...and live happily ever after! 3" Keigo cheered. "Every bit of it was all thanks to Rukia!3"
"Oh, it wan't musch really..." Rukia confessed.
"Moron, don't praise her. She was just going to sell me out." Ichigo scolded Keigo.
"But thanks to Rukia's acting you were able to escape too.." Tatsuki countered.
Rukia smirked at Ichigo. "That right. I was acting! I would never do such a thing as to sell out my friend, Ichigo." Ichigo mumbled something no one caught.
"But, it's such a shame. After all, if they were going to get mad at me all the same, I should have done something noticable and got caught on camera, too." Tatsuki sighed as she streched her arms. "Then I'd show off my sweet voice and get scouted to be a singer!"
"Cut it out. The announcer would just talk over you like he did with Ichigo, so your voice wouln't have been heard." Keigo retorted. He then looked over at Hoshi. "Besides isn't it Hoshi's dream of being a singer? Not yours?"
"Yeah, you're right. Hey Hoshi, weren't you the one that wanted to sing?" Tatsuki asked, catching the snow-haired girl's attention. Hoshi turned back to look at her friends and nodded.
"You want to be a singer, Hoshi?" Rukia questioned. "Are you any good?"
"Uh..." Hoshi smiled nervously. "That's really not something I can tell you." Everyone looked at her confused. Hoshi laughed at their expressions. "Don't you think that's something you have to determine for yourself? I may sound good to some but to others I might not. So it all depends on who's listening I suppose..."
Everone nodded, finally understanding what she meant. "Well will you sing for us?" Rukia persisted.
"It has been awhile since I've last heard you sing..." Ichigo added. Everyone else nodded in agreement. Hoshi sighed but smiled.
"So, you want to hear me sing?" Hoshi inquired. Everyone nodded once more. "Hmm...well...I suppose I could. I'm feeling pretty good today so I don't see what it would hurt." Everyone cheered. "Well, follow me then..." Hoshi turned and began to lead the group.
"Uh...Hoshi? Where are we going?" Orihime asked as she stepped up next to Hoshi.
Hoshi turned her head to look at her friend. "You'll see!"
Fifteen minutes later...
"Here we are!" Hoshi annouced as she stopped outside a crowded restraunt.
"A restraunt? We want to here you sing Hoshi, not eat..." Tatsuki pionted out.
Hoshi frowned. "Who said anything about eating?" Hoshi then went inside, the others following closely behind.
"Hoshi!" someone shouted. Other people looked up and saw the white haired teen enter the building. A chorus of greetings came from others like the waiters and waitresses, even the cooks in the back and the band members on a stage to the far right. There even some customers that called out to Hoshi!
"Hi, everyone! It's been awhile hasn't it?"
The band on stage put down their instruments and ran off the stage towards Hoshi and enveloped her in a hug. "We missed you, Hoshi!" they all whined together.
Hoshi laughed, "I missed all of you too." Hoshi turned her head as best as she could towards her friends from school. "You guys can take a seat where ever you want." They did as she said without saying a word.
"So, are you going to perform today?" Mika, the pianist for the band, asked Hoshi with hope filled in her words. Hoshi smiled and nodded. Mika grinned and bounced up and down. "Yah!"
Ai, the guatarist, smirked. "Well, we can't let you perform dressed like that...now can we?" Ai grabbed Hoshi's hand and drug her towards the back where the locker rooms were. Mika followed behind the two while the two males of the band, Ren and Hayate, stayed behind.
It was probably about ten minutes before the girls came back out of the locker room. All of Hoshi's friends from school eyes widened at the sight of the snow haired girl. Hoshi walked up on stage in a black dress that stopped mid-thigh and one of the straps to her dress hung losely off her shoulder. Hoshi's hair was also left flowing down, which was something her school friends never see, not even Ichigo.
Hoshi took a deep breath as she stepped up on stage. She knew her friends were shocked by the way she looked. Hoshi grabbed an electric guitar and pulled the strap over her head before facing the occupants of the restruant that had been watching her intently. Hoshi turned her head to Ai. "Let's play Alchemy first." Ai nodded and told the other band members."1, 2, 3!"
"Mugen ni ikitai
Mugen ni ikareratara
Subete kanau
Demo ironna mono ga
Atashi wo oinkondeku
Ikuru nokori jikan
Yume no zahyou yukue
Zenbu daiji na mono na no ni
Isa kokora de chotto
Amai mono tabete iko
Sou iu shikou teishi
Bakari tokui ni natta
Aruite kita michi furikaeru to
Iya na koto bakkari de mou unzari da yo
Fureru mono wo kagayakashite yuku
Sonna michi wo ikite kitaka atta yo
Mushou ni ikitai
Asette bakari no hibi
Subete kiesou
Demo sabotte mo miru
Datte tsukarechau ja nai
Sonna mujun shukou
Atashi atama douka
Shiranai uchiutta mitai da
Ikka kokora de chotto
Byouin e ittou ko
Zutto okiterareru
Kusuri oitemasen ka
Bosaato tsuttateru dake de mou
Kaseki ni natte
Shimausou nan da yo
Darekara mo wasurerareta you na
Kusunda sonzai ni natte
Shimau yo
Isa kokora de chotto
Konjou wo misete yaru
Jibun de hou tataite
Sonzai no shoumei e
Aruite kita michi furikaeranai
Iya na koto bakkari demo mae e susume
Fureru mono wo kagayakashite yuku
Sonna sonzai ni natte miseru yo
Miseru yo"
As the band stopped playing, the audeince began to appluad. Hoshi smiled and bowed. As Hoshi was turning to tell Ai what song to play next, a strong wave of pain overcame her body. Hoshi let out a chocked scream as she fell to the floor. The last thing Hoshi remembered were the paniced shouts of her friends and being held in the arms of a boy with bright orange hair.