bows This is my first YnM fic, but I've done some others. I want to be a published writer so I'd appreciate constructive criticism about my writing.

Pairings: HisokaxTsuzuki maybe: TatsumixWatari (not sure yet)

Disclaimer: I don't own Yami no Matsuei nor any of the characters save Motoko. cries Happy? I said it.

Chapter 1

"But . . . but . . . Hisoka! I haven't eaten for a whole ten minutes." Tsuzuki cried in puppy-mode as his partner attempted to read one of his books. He clutched the boy's arm and began tugging lightly at his sleeve. "Please, Hisoka! Can't we at least get something from the break room?" He pleaded annoyingly with his partner who looked to be at about the end of his patience. "Please, please, please, please." Tsuzuki continued with this tactic until he received a huge lump on his head when his partner snapped. "Wah! Hisoka's so mean!" Hisoka mumbled something along the lines of 'idiot'. Tsuzuki quickly snapped out of it before Hisoka returned to his book. "Now that you aren't busy we can go get something to eat." This earned a death glare from the boy. Tsuzuki whimpered slightly, but continued to beg. "Please, please. We won't take too long, I promise." Hisoka opened his mouth to say something when the door flew open and a seriously angry Tatsumi stood there. Tsuzuki hide behind his partner suddenly using him as a shield to protect himself from the fury that was Tatsumi.

"Tsuzuki!" The man let out an 'eep' before hiding himself further behind Hisoka who was staring at the angry secretary standing in the doorway. "When were you going to let me know about her!" Hisoka looked back at his partner wondering what he had done now. Tsuzuki whimpered slightly and returned the question to Tatsumi. Tatsumi glared at the man and the shadows around him began to move, forming what looked like a really angry aura. "Just when were you going to tell me about Narita-chan!" This little bit of information didn't help Hisoka with the answer, but Tsuzuki seemed to know exactly what he meant. The man pulled himself even more behind Hisoka and went back into puppy-mode. He hoped this would keep himself from being hit too hard. Hisoka seemed to sense he understood and turned to glare at him.

"I thought the Chief had already told you. Plus, I haven't even told Hisoka yet." At this Hisoka pulled himself free from Tsuzuki and joined Tatsumi in glaring murder towards the shinigami. "Please don't kill me. I was going to tell you after we ate something. I was hungry and I wasn't sure how to explain it without some food on my stomach." He whined out his explanation knowing it wouldn't do any good, but hoping despite that.

"Don't worry Tsuzuki-nii! I'll protect you!" A small girl dashed past both Hisoka and Tatsumi to hug the man's neck. She had long blond hair and looked like she could be no more than seven years old. "Tatsumi-san is always mean to you, but don't worry I'll protect you." The girl said proudly as she pushed herself lightly away from the man still sitting on the ground. When he looked down at the girl a look of recognition hit him and Hisoka felt a huge wave of happiness from the man as he swallowed the girl in his arms.

"Toko-chan! You're here! You made it!" He picked up the girl and whirled her around in circles. "Yay! Now we can have all the fun we want together." Hisoka raised an eyebrow and looked to Tatsumi for an explanation. The secretary standing next to him looked about ready to explode and even Hisoka knew he should back away. When Tatsumi was like this nothing good can come for those surrounding the target. "Lookie, Hisoka, Tatsumi! Toko-chan made it!" He stopped twirling and looked over at the two standing by the door. Hisoka was gradually inching away from the secretary who decided now was the perfect time to blow up. The shadows surrounding him suddenly flew at Tsuzuki who screamed and ran for cover. His cover, he decided, would be Hisoka who had to suddenly put up a force field to keep his self from being devoured by the shadows. The girl jumped out of Tsuzuki's arms and ran over to the secretary, throwing her arms around his legs.

"Tatsumi-san! It's been forever and you haven't changed a bit!" Her voice was full of happiness as she hugged the man. Apparently she squeezed too hard and forced him to lose his balance. This was something none of them had ever seen before, Tatsumi sitting on the floor with a small girl beaming up at him. "Miss me, Tatsumi-san?" He grumbled, pulled himself up, and left the three of them alone in the office. The girl beamed and looked back at the two of them. "It's been a while, hasn't it, Tsuzuki-nii? Who's this?" Her bright blue eyes looked up to Hisoka taking in everything about him. He tried to pull himself away from the gaze to avoid the rush of emotions he knew would come, but nothing came. A hand came down in his shoulder pulling himself away from this confusion.

"Hisoka, this is Narita Motoko. Motoko, this is Kurosaki Hisoka. Toko-chan's going to be our new partner." Hisoka's mouth fell open. "You see, her usual partner, Sakura, decided she was ready to move on leaving poor Toko-chan all by her self. I volunteered us to bring her into our happy little family. Hisoka glared at the man.

"You did this without even talking to me! And what the hell do you mean by little family!" Tsuzuki whimpered and went into puppy-mode.

"But Hisoka. She didn't have a partner and we could always use the extra help, plus we are a little family." The young boy rubbed his head as he felt a huge headache coming on. Motoko walked up to him and tugged lightly at the bottom of his shirt to get his attention. He looked down and found she had a huge smile on her face.

"It's very nice to meet you, Soka-chan!" Hisoka opened his mouth to protest the nickname when she brought up a finger. "Don't reprimand me about this. I'm about sixty years your senior. I may not look like it, but I could be your grandmother." She smiled as Hisoka's mouth fell open. Tsuzuki decided to pick up on the explanation from there, picking up the girl.

"See, Toko-chan died when she was seven, but that was about sixty years ago. She would be the same age as your grandparents if she was still alive." He smiled at the boy and he massaged his temples. "Toko-chan has been one of the best shinigami since she started working with us. Well, she would have to have been good to become a shinigami since she was so young when she died." The girl picked up from there.

"See, no one really wanted to make me a shinigami since I was little. They weren't sure I could handle it so I had to go through lots more tests and training than most. I passed so they had no choice, but to let me." Tsuzuki beamed at him.

"And here you thought you were the youngest shinigami." Hisoka glared at his partner and let out a sigh giving up the fight for now. His head was still reeling from the sudden flow of information and surprises. " We should leave. Konoe wanted to meet with us before we started this mission." Hisoka quickly left the room with Tsuzuki rushing behind him. He stormed into Konoe's office startling the head of the summons department.

"Hello, Hisoka." He said nervously. "Right on time, as always. Where's Tsuzuki?" The man asked. A confused look came over him when Hisoka huffed and folded his hands across his chest. A few seconds later Tsuzuki came in huffing, completely out of breath, and carrying a beaming Motoko. "Hello, Motoko-chan. I'm glad you found them. Did Tatsumi find you?" She nodded.

"Yep, but he's probably off sulking and taking solace in his account books." Konoe laughed and scratched the back of his head. "I knocked him down on his bum before he killed Tsuzuki-nii for not telling him. I think Soka-chan is mad about not being told as well." Hisoka huffed and glared at Tsuzuki who immediately took up his defense.

"Hey! I was going to tell him once we went out to get something to eat, but he fought with me for an hour and she got here before I got a chance to tell him." He pouted and sent a pleading look to Hisoka asking to forgive him. Motoko hugged his neck and beamed before jumping down on the floor.

"What's this whole thing about a mission? No one told me about a mission right when I got here." The way she held herself right then made her look much older than seven. Hisoka turned his attention to the chief while Tsuzuki was silently crying since Hisoka still hadn't forgiven him.

"It just came up this morning. You had already left when I tried to call you." Konoe said with a slightly nervous voice. "Anyway. There's been a serious spike in unexplained deaths in the Kyushu region and their souls haven't been appearing for trial. The only connection the victims seem to have is a hotel. Tsuzuki, you are a businessman who has adopted his younger brother and sister when your parents passed away. The three of you are spending Tsuzuki's vacation here." The three of them nod and walk out of the room after being dismissed. Motoko walked in between the two men with a huge smile on her face. She had taken Tsuzuki's hand in hers and clutched at Hisoka's sleeve.

"Ne, Soka-chan. What was your mother's maiden name?" Motoko suddenly asked out of the blue. This caused both Hisoka and Tsuzuki to jump. She looked up at Hisoka and tugged lightly at his sleeve. Her blue eyes full of confusion and a hint of something Hisoka couldn't quite grasp. He realized that he was only reading the emotions in her eyes. For some reason he could not pick up on her emotions with his empathy. It was slightly troubling.

"Never asked." He said a bit colder than he had intended. Mentioning his parents was something he always avoided. He pretty much avoided mentioning anything about his life completely.

"Why do you ask, Toko-chan?" Tsuzuki, well his emotions came flooding into him whether he liked it or not. Right now he was feeling confusion, curiosity, and a hint of sadness for Hisoka since his parents had been brought up. Hisoka glared at the man for his concern. He did not want to be treated like a child, especially not by Tsuzuki.

"It's nothing. Really." The girl said with a bright smile. She turned her head back to Hisoka with, if it was possible, an even brighter smile. "You can't be Soka-chan for this mission so now you're Nii-san." Her smile didn't fade at all when he glared at her. Tsuzuki took the time to notice that it wasn't the murderous glare that he usually received. It made him feel a bit warm to notice that Hisoka's cold nature wasn't completely dimmed out toward children. Tsuzuki could handle the murderous glares, but it was nice to see that they seemed to be reserved for him. He felt a slight tinge of happiness that he had something of Hisoka's all to himself. A sudden whack on the head pulled him back into reality to find said glare. Emerald eyes were shooting daggers at him as he rubbed his head.

"Itai! That hurt, Soka-chan!" The use of this nickname earned him another lump on his head. "You're so mean to me, Hisoka! I didn't do anything and you're hitting me. Help me, Toko-chan!" He morphed into puppy-mode and began crying. Hisoka rolled his eyes and looked away from the sight. Motoko smiled and gently pat his head.

"There, there, Tsuzuki-nii. It's alright." She said, still smiling. "Why don't we go get something to eat to make up for the pain?" Tsuzuki jumped up at the opportunity, wagging his puppy-tail. Hisoka groaned and covered his eyes. He was already regretting Tsuzuki's decision to bring in the new partner. "There's a really good sweets store we can go to." She smiled brightly and Hisoka suppressed another groan. Tsuzuki pouted slightly as he looked at the boy, knowing exactly what was bothering him.

"Toko-chan, Hisoka doesn't like sweets. I don't know what is wrong with him, but he doesn't." He had come out of puppy-mode, but was still whining. "We should go to a coffee shop. They've got sweets and Hisoka can get some tea or something like that." Hisoka was shocked by his partner's sudden change in mood. He usually plowed right ahead completely ignoring the boy's hatred of sweets and dragging him along behind him. Motoko looked up at Hisoka with a hint of curiosity before smiling.

"Don't worry! I know something that Nii-san would like." He raised an eyebrow at the girl questioning the validity of that statement. She had only met him about half an hour ago and she was claiming to know of some sweet that he would eat. His accusing look didn't faze her at all. "Tsuzuki-nii doesn't like it so you know that it can't be too sweet. Isn't that right, Tsuzuki-nii? You don't like white chocolate." At this, Tsuzuki wrinkled up his nose and stuck out his tongue.

"Bleh! That stuff is not chocolate!" This, somehow, struck Hisoka as funny. It took all his strength to suppress the chuckle. "You can't make Hisoka eat that stuff. It's so wrong." It seemed as though he was proclaiming white chocolate morally wrong. It intrigued Hisoka enough to where he was willing to try the substance, if just to see Tsuzuki writhe. They continued their trip to the shop as Tsuzuki went into a deep one-sided conversation about the 'evils' of white chocolate.

Nii-san - older brother

Tsuzki-nii – older brother Tsuzuki

-chan – honorific that's for familiarity usually used with small girls like Motoko

-san – honorific that shows a sense of respect.

That's it for the first chapter. Please let me know how it is. See, Motoko's only six so she's not going to steal any of the characters. Besides, I couldn't break up Tsuzuki and Hisoka. bows Thank you for taking the time to read my fic.