The Dog And The Cat
By: Sissy
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Chapter 1: The dog meets the cat
"Oh, shoot!" amethyst eyes cracked open as soon as they laid their ex-dormant eyes on the clock, next to the bed, that read 9:45 am.
The 26-year-old man got quickly out of bed, cursing that the alarm was of no use. As soon as he quickly changed into his working uniform, he ran out of his some what large house as he put on his long trench coat.
"Tatsumi's going to kill me!" he cried to the now falling rain.
He ran under the rain, headed for the train station.
'He'll probably make me work until 12' he thought sadly
When he arrived under the entrance of the train station he stopped to rest a bit.
"Huh?" the man noticed a figure walking around in the rain
It was a boy, at least that's what he thought, with emerald eyes. The 'boy' had strange black clothes and a strange white coat.
He saw the boy stop and look directly at him. The man slightly blushed at the pale boy, who looked away then ran off away from the station.
"……………………AH!" the man remembered the time, then ran inside the station to catch the train
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"Do you have any idea what time it is, Tsuzuki-san?" a man with blue eyes and dark brown hair asked the late amethyst eyed man
"Um…really late?" Tsuzuki asked lowly
"Exactly!" Tatsumi yelled and the office jumped
Tatsumi was rarely angry, 'cause no one wanted to upset him, but Tsuzuki always managed to stir him up.
"Now, why exactly is it that you are late?" Tatsumi calmly asked him
"My alarm clock didn't wake me up" Tsuzuki answered him
"Then I'm afraid you'll have to get a chicken" Tatsumi told him
"What?! But the last one died!!!" Tsuzuki yelled sadly
"Then get a dog"
"But-"
"A bird, a cat, a rabbit, anything!!! Tsuzuki-san I need you to come on time!"
"*sniff* Yes, sir" Tsuzuki said, then headed to his desk
"*sigh* When will he ever learn?" Tatsumi asked himself
"Don't worry too much" Tatsumi's boss, Konoe told him as he approached him
"Is the target set, kaicho?" Tatsumi asked
"Yes, I'm afraid it is" Konoe handed Tatsumi a folder
"……Kaicho!" Tatsumi yelled as soon as he saw the contents of the folder
"I'm afraid that's the threat Tatsumi" Konoe said sadly, "Either we set him on the straight path or we kill him. I'm afraid those are our only choices"
"Should I give this to Tsuzuki-san?" Tatsumi asked softly
"No, it's better if he doesn't know. It would break his heart to know who the newest target is"
"Such a young boy and already getting into trouble with the realm of demons. Kaicho, do you know why he is killing all of these demons?"
"No clue. But the Earl is in trouble because he says they deserved it"
"*sigh* I see. Then I'll take this case with Watari"
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The long at tired full day stopped around 11:50 pm, and Tsuzuki was able to go home. But first, he headed to the park to eat the dinner he bought at the food store, since he didn't feel like cooking tonight.
Tsuzuki sat on a bench, tired and half-sleepy.
"Meow" Tsuzuki looked up to see a black cat in front of him
"You want some?" Tsuzuki took some food from his bento [lunch box] and showed it to the cat.
The cat smelled the offered food and glared at Tsuzuki then ran off.
"What? It's good fish, you know" Tsuzuki muttered, knowing full well the cat would never hear him
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Around 12:11 Tsuzuki arrived back at his house.
"Meow" Tsuzuki looked to his right and saw the black cat in the middle of his garden of plants and flowers.
"Hey there. Wanna come in?" Tsuzuki asked the cat
"…" the cat remained quiet
"Are you a girl or a boy?" Tsuzuki asked the cat as he approached it and stretched his hand to it.
"Meow!" the cat scratched Tsuzuki's hand, but the wound quickly healed
"Why are you angry at me if you followed me here?" Tsuzuki asked it
"Meow" the cat said in a negative tone
"Fine. I was gonna offer you a place to crash but it looks like you like my plants better" Tsuzuki smiled then entered his house
The cat saw that Tsuzuki didn't lock the door, then went to sleep in front of it, as if to guard the house.
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The next morning Tsuzuki had managed to wake up early, feeling something warm and soft next to him.
"Hnnn… Huh?" Tsuzuki noticed the black cat asleep on his bed and smiled before he noticed something, "Wait, how did he get in?" Tsuzuki thought out loud
"Meow" the cat woke up then sat up and looked at Tsuzuki before it licked its own face
"Good morning" Tsuzuki said and the cat ran off, 'No progress whatsoever' Tsuzuki thought
It was really silent as Tsuzuki got out of bed and changed clothes. But the silence was broken when he heard the scratching of his front door.
"Huh?" Tsuzuki went over there and saw the cat scratching the door, "Oh, you wanna get out, huh?" Tsuzuki opened the door and the cat ran off, scared somehow.
"Huh? What did I do now?" Tsuzuki wondered
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Tsuzuki walked around town, glad it was Sunday, since he didn't have to go to work.
"…" Tsuzuki walked around happily; sure that nothing was going to spoil his mood
Of course, he thought too late.
"KYAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!" the scream of a woman was heard and Tsuzuki ran to find the source
"!!!!" Tsuzuki was shocked to see the dead body of a young child lying on the street.
A group gathered around them and some even called the police. Tsuzuki approached the woman who had screamed and tried to calm her down.
"Please! Someone save him! Please save my son!" the woman yelled, "Please save him from that demon!" the woman yelled as she pointed to the young boy lying on the street.
"Huh?" Tsuzuki looked at the dead body, 'Wait, isn't that boy her son? Why is she calling him a demon?' Tsuzuki wondered
"Because he is demon" Tsuzuki looked to his left to see the young boy from yesterday, but in normal clothes now
"What do you-?" Tsuzuki didn't have a chance to finish his question when the teen approached the dead body and touched it
For a second there, Tsuzuki had thought the body would come alive or something, but it didn't. It exploded, blood splashing everywhere, and another boy was now in the arms of the green eyed youth.
"Here, ma'am" the teen handed the unconscious child and the woman thanked him, crying her heart out
The people around, including the ones almost completely covered in blood, but no like the teen, started whispering and the young boy's head started hurting.
"Hey, you ok?" Tsuzuki approached the teen, extending his hand to the teen
"Don't touch me!" he yelled and ran off
"Oh oh oh!!! Crap!" Tsuzuki ran off to look for the boy
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After what seemed a decade of looking, Tsuzuki found the teen in the park, under a tree, holding himself.
"You ok?" Tsuzuki asked, extending his hand again to the boy
"Don't touch me!" again the boy didn't want to be touched
"What's wrong?" Tsuzuki asked
"I'm an empath. I feel people's emotions and my head hurts from earlier" he slipped out
"Ahh. Do you want to go to my house? At least to get cleaned up" Tsuzuki offered and was surprised that the boy nodded
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"Do you live alone?" Hisoka, as he introduced himself on the way to Tsuzuki's house, asked as he waited on Tsuzuki's bed for Tsuzuki to get clean clothes
"Yeah, but there was a cat here earlier. Not the nicest one, but quiet and interesting. I'm still wondering how he got inside my house" Tsuzuki said to him as he took out some clothes for Hisoka, "I don't have any underwear for you, so I'll lend you the biggest shirt I have, kay?" Tsuzuki asked and Hisoka nodded, taking the shirt and following Tsuzuki to the bathroom
"Thanks" Hisoka said and closed the door to the bathroom
"He reminds me of the cat" Tsuzuki said happily
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TBC…
Sissy: There's the first chap. I like it myself and am happy I did this
Kody: There's a small deep plot here
Ryu: No kidding
Aoi: I wonder who that cat is.
Amy: It's obvious
Sissy: Anyway, please review and remember that this series is not mine but belongs to Yoko Matsushita, the creator of this lovely series