AN: Welcome back to The Red Moon's Heart. I hope you enjoy the second chapter! Sorry if the plot in this chapter seems fast-paced, I didn't realize it until I was editing.
Preface
Tsuzuki POV
Ever since I almost let myself be eaten by those red flames, a certain feeling grew inside me for Hisoka. His beautiful boyish looks, his stubbornness and attitude, and his sensitive mentality made me yearn to touch him. Whether it is delicate or rough, I wanted to graze my fingertips on his skin.
I love each night spending time under the covers, caressing and loving Hisoka. At first, we dealt with our synchronizing under the covers with our clothes on. Hisoka couldn't handle my naked touch yet…that was until a couple months into our relationship, Hisoka surprised me when I found him lying under the covers with his clothes stripped off. He wanted to feel my bare touch.
That night sure was amazing.
Episode Two: The Yokohama File Part I
Hisoka's Room and Board
9AM
Hisoka POV
I woke up with Tsuzuki beside me, his arm wrapped around my stomach. I shifted my body to face him and I watched his peaceful sleeping face.
I slipped out of the covers and from Tsuzuki's arm. He shifted in his sleep. As I walked over to the bathroom, I heard a barely awaked Tsuzuki call out.
"Hisoka, are you gonna take a bath? Do you need someone to scrub your back?"
I waved my hand at him and said. "No thanks. I can do it myself."
Tsuzuki gave me a pouty face. "I'll go slow…"
Ignoring him, I walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind me. I sat on the rim of the bathtub and began to draw the water.
Just when the water was near finished, I heard knocks at the bathroom door. Without me saying a word, Tsuzuki popped through the door, he had put on a pair of boxers.
"Hey Hisoka, how come you don't want to take baths with me?" he asked childishly.
I turned off the water. "I like to take my baths in solitude, it helps me relax from stressors—such stressors like you."
Tsuzuki smiled. "I'm pretty sure I'm not that annoying."
I ignored him again and stepped over to the pre-shower area and began to wash my body.
"Leave. I want to take my bath." I tilted my head back and let the water rinse away any dirt. I felt those amethyst eyes staring at me. "And stop watching me rinse myself, it's pervy. I'll meet you at the Division meal quarters."
Tsuzuki sighed. "Alright," he slumped his shoulders and walked out of the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. I continued on to rinse myself and then indulging in the very hot bath. A bath always does the trick to relax me.
Division Meal Quarters
10:00AM
Tsuzuki POV
I sat at one of the small tables with a few plates of cake and a bottle of water. "Man, why doesn't Hisoka let me bathe with him?" I asked myself. "I mean we do a whole lot more things with each other…"My thoughts wonder back to last night; I remembered Hisoka underneath me, breathing, gasping, and coiling at my every touch. I thought that maybe we would be able to do some sort of love making or even small pleasurable things but…
"No, it's not his fault." I murmured. "He needs to take his time or I will end up just hurting him."
I let out a heavy sigh and ate a piece of my cake. I looked up at the clock and saw it was nearing ten o' clock. "I thought Hisoka said he'll meet me here?"
Dammit, I knew it! Being stood up by that kid again. "He may be my partner but he sure as hell doesn't act like it." I continued on to eat my cakes with little hope that Hisoka would show up.
He never did.
Hall of Candles
10:00AM
Hisoka POV
"Count." I began. "My name is Kurosaki Hisoka, it's nice to meet you." I bowed my head.
The count waved it off. "No, no, there's no need for formality. This is going to be a very casual talk." Through his invisibility I sensed a smile from him.
"If you don't mind my asking, what is this all about?" I slid my hands into my pockets. "I never once was asked here before."
The count folded his hands in front of him and bluntly said. "Hisoka, I know what you have been doing with Tsuzuki."
Shock struck me. "What?" I asked nervously.
"This relationship must stop or I'll stop it myself." His voice was calm.
I tried to regain my composure. "I don't what you mean by relationship." I said as calmly as I could. "We're just partners."
"And you lie together as lovers at night, don't you?" he accused.
I blushed. "We're not even lovers!" I exclaimed.
"Oh?" said the Count. He sounded as if he was having fun with this. "I do believe I have sensitive photographic material that says otherwise."The count calls over Watson, his servant. "Give Hisoka here, the pictures."
"H-Here you go." Watson said as he hands me the pictures.
My eyes widened at the photos. "Where did you get these and how did you get them without us noticing?"
The Count chuckled a little. "That's my business..."
I grunted. "So you snuck in my room and watched us?" I couldn't believe the Count! This was disgusting…disturbing…and plain out wrong.
"No no, I didn't watch you, I will give you word on that." The Count said.
"Anyways, I'm not leaving him." I said sternly. "He's my partner."
"I don't want you around Tsuzuki or being together like this. Tsuzuki is…" The Count trailed off. "Well he's unique to me and I don't want that changing."
"I'm not leaving him." I repeated.
The Count stared at me for a long time before speaking. "Well, what if I told you I have a proposition."
"A proposition?" I questioned.
"Yes." The Count said. "An ultimatum in a way."
Briefing Room
11:00AM
Hisoka POV
I walked into the briefing room with Tsuzuki by my side. Tsuzuki was still in a sour mood because I stood him up. Tsuzuki sat down with a little plate of cake in his hands and sadly ate it. Tatsumi was standing up in front of the table with Chief and Watari and the others weren't here.
I leaned up against the wall that was close to where Tsuzuki was sitting.
"Alright," said Chief Kanoe, "It seems we're all here. Watari and Gushoshin are out in Kyoto dealing with the mysterious disappearances of women whose souls are not being reported. This case I'm about to discuss involves more serious matters."
This caught my attention.
Tsuzuki finished eating his cake and said, "What is it Chief?"
"It's a case in Yokohama, close to the last case Kurosaki and Tsuzuki worked on." Boss took a breath. "It seems that there's been an array of disturbing mutilations among boys, ages ranging from sixteen to twenty years.
Chief gave us some files to look at.
What we saw shocked us.
These boys were horridly disgraced! Some were captivated, eyes torn, arms or legs missing, and many other gruesome acts.
I looked at the before photos and they all had strikingly similar features.
"Blonde hair, green eyes, petit build, and pale." Boss said as he looked at me.
"Wait," I said. "these boys—"
"Resemble you a lot, Kurosaki." Chief said. "That is why you are a key component in this case."
"Why am I so important for this case?" I asked.
"I'll get to that point in a moment, but first," Kanoe began. "We first need to discuss the murderer behind these mutilations."
"Do you know who committed them?" Tsuzuki asked.
"We know it's not human." Tatusmi said. "If you look closely at the bodies, you can see claw marks engraved into their flesh."
Chief Kanoe continued on. "A witness came forward about seeing a monster like creature right before the attack. Of course no one took her seriously and her statement was rejected. However, we're taking her eye witness statement seriously and tried investigating further into what she saw; unfortunately, we could not find the corporate. That is when you two come in." Chief gestured at Tsuzuki and I. "You two are going to Yokohama along with Gushoshin, who will meet you at the hotel. I have concise files on your aliases that you will be portraying. These aliases, both of you have to be very careful of doing."
I looked at Chief gravely. "What are they?"
Chief coughed nervously into his hand. "Kurosaki, you will be Kai, a new 'escort' for the red light district in Yokohama. Tsuzuki, you will be Ishino Tatsuo, his 'boss'."
"You mean I'm going to be a prostitute and Tsuzuki's going to be my pimp?" I asked with an underlying anger in my tone.
Tsuzuki scratched his head. "Oh well, that's new and fresh." He smiled.
I turned towards Tsuzuki. "New and fresh? It's humiliating!" I cried. "No way am I going to degrade myself like this!"
Chief Kanoe gave me a serious look. "Kurosaki," he said firmly. "The Hall of Candles doesn't want any more deaths of these boys and wants us to find out who exactly is committing these murders. You are crutial since you look a lot like the boys in the pictures and we need to capture this monster. Do it Kurosaki." Chief gave a look that I've seen before. He's given me this look when he found out about my and Tsuzuki's relationship.
I shut my mouth. "Fine."
Chief then said. "Alright, Tsuzuki, Kurosaki head out now to Yokohama. Gushoshin will be waiting for you there."
Tsuzuki nodded and stood up.
We both walked out of the briefing room and headed towards our rooms to prepare to go to Yokohama. All the while, I kept thinking back to what the Count said.
Yokohama Grand Hotel
12PM
Hisoka POV
We finally made it to the hotel and by the time we got there, Tsuzuki was in a better mood. When we walked through our hotel room, Gushoshin was there to greet us.
"Hello Mr. Tsuzuki and Hisoka!"
"Hello Goshushin!" Tsuzuki replied.
"Hello." I said.
"I figured you two already got the intel from Boss and Tastumi?"
"Yes," I replied as I set down my things.
Gushoshin turned his attention onto me. "Are you okay doing this mission, Hisoka?"
I nodded. "I'm the only one that can do it."
"Alright," Gushoshin said. "Let's get things into order. I have your outfits ready. Hisoka, you'll be happy to know that these boys didn't wear much revealing clothes so you won't have show much skin."
I was confused. "How did men know these boys were 'escorts' if they didn't look the part?"
"They had a tattoo on their necks that they would show men and would give hints. I'm going to give you a fake tattoo that resembles the real thing. It's a calligraphic mark of an 'M' with a horizonal calligraphic 'I' striking through the 'M'. It's sort of a crest for the Ishino family." Gushoshin turned to Tsuzuki. "Tsuzuki, you are to wear a black formal suit. You will be standing close by Hisoka but not too close. You have to keep an eye on Hisoka. You too will have the same tattoo but on the top of your hand. That is where the Ishino family members wear their crest."
"Right." Tsuzuki replied. "So when do we do this?"
Yokohama's Red Light District
1:00AM
Hisoka POV
I stood near a street corner. I was dressed in close-fitting denim jeans with a tucked in loose white shirt. Along with it I had a leather jacket with a large Ishino crest sowed on the shoulder. Gushoshin tattooed the fake mark on my neck and suggested that I slick back my hair so it could be more visible to men.
To make it more obvious that I was an escort, I put my hands in my pockets, bent my back into a curve and positioned my hips to one side to be in a sort of seductive stance. Tsuzuki stood nearby, he was in front of a gambling ring and watched me. I breathed in the air of the night and looked up at the sky. The moon wasn't white anymore, it was red, red like blood.
A man soon approached me with hesitation. He looked at me with questioning eyes. I smiled slightly and cocked my head to its side to show my mark. A satisfaction popped on his face and I cringed from it.
The man came closer; he seemed to be a business man. Tall, well dressed and shaven and he was nervous as all hell.
"Hey there young man…" he said. "Are you by chance an Ishino escort?" I followed where his eyes went and they went directly to the tattoo.
I looked up at him. "Yes I am." I said. "Do you want service?"
The man chuckled. "Uh, yes! Uhm…it's my first time doing anything like this…do we go anywhere or…" he trailed off.
I stepped closer to him and said. "Do you want to go back to the Ishino House where the men watch or go to an alleyway where we can be alone?"
The man was flushed and he hesitantly said. "Uh, I would like to go to this alleyway I saw on the way here…it's secluded near an abondon neigborhood….so we won't be interrupted…how much?"
I looked back at Tsuzuki. "Give payment to my boss over there, he's part of the Ishino House, his name is Tatsuo. He'll tell you how much."
The man looked at Tsuzuki and went over to him. For a couple minutes, they discussed payment and finally the deal was made.
The man came back and said. "Alright, I paid him…now can we go…?"
I nodded my head. "Show me the way."
He smiled, touched my arm and gestured forward. I looked back at Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki began to follow me.
"When this man touched me, he had no emotions or thoughts…just darkness. I think this is the one." I said to Tsuzuki.
"He seems human though…maybe a disguise?" he replied.
"I think so…he may be holding up an act to lure the boys in the alleyways and then killing them."
"Alright, I'll stay close to you, he may not attack right away, so give it some time." He said. "Although this is going to be hard, let him feel you a little."
I cringed. "Fine...but if that bastard does anymore than that…"
"We're here." The man said enthusiastically. He led me down the alleyway until we reached the middle of it.
I stared at him with no emotions. I tried to sense anything but nothing came to mind…even I could read the emotions of monsters but his, I couldn't read his!
"So, I guess we'll start then…" the man swung his arms around my waist and pulled me close to him. My lips twitched from anger and disgust when his lips dove into my neck and kissed my sloppily.
"Slow down…" I said.
He ignored me and continued on. His hand traveled down to my ass and he grabbed it tight.
"Hey, I said to slow down." I repeated.
The man stared down at me with glowing red eyes and immediately pushed him away.
"Tsuzuki, he's the one!" I cried out.
The man laughed and his skin is torn in two, down the middle and a demonic creature cane out of the skin. His was horribly disfigured and his aura black, and his clothes resembled that of a traditional monk.
Tsuzuki rushed over and saw the creature that stood nine feet tall.
"A Yadōkai!" he cried.
I glanced at Tsuzuki. "A what?"
"Yadōkai, they are creatures that wander at night, damaging property, injuring people or kidnapping children!" He turned to the Yadōkai. "Why are you doing this? Why now, why here?"
He only laughed. "I am nothing but the doll to the crafts maker!" He walked towards me and swung his large hand at me. "I need your blood!" I flew back to dodge and quickly took out my concealed gun in my jacket. I shot at him but nothing happened, it was like he deflected my bullets!
"That won't work!" Tsuzuki shouted. "The only thing that will kill it are spells." Tsuzuki backed up, "Follow me Hisoka! There's more open space at the end of the alleyway, it's nothing but abandoned neighborhood!" Tsuzuki and I ran to the open space and when we got there, The Yadōkai followed as expected.
"Running away?" he spoke. "I thought you were Shinigami!" His laughter filled the night.
"How the hell does he know we're Shinigami?" I thought.
Tsuzuki quickly took out a spell scroll with his fingers and set forth his arm, and summoned one of the twelve gods.
"I bow to thy and beset you, the twelve gods that protect me," a pallid blue of power escalates from within Tsuzuki. "the sword of heaven, the living steal of nothingness and the silver tusk," his power only grew stronger and I watched in wonder. "appear before me White Tiger!"
The God, Byakko, came forth and roared. Byakko stood beside Tsuzuki and attacked the Yadōkai. The Yadōkai dodged the attack and frowned at Tsuzuki.
"He didn't say I would encounter such power!" The Yadōkai shreiked.
"White tiger, attack!" Tsuzuki commanded. The white tiger roared once more and jumped at the monster. His fangs pierced the creature and he screamed from the pain.
"No...!" the Yadōkai screamed. "I can't die, not now!"
The white tiger crunched down on him and the Yadōkai ripped in two. When the white tiger released his grip, black smog came from the Yadokai—he was dying.
The white tiger had then vanished. Tsuzuki and Hisoka ran to the beast. The Yadōkai reached to the night's sky and mumbled in riddles. "No, I'm not a broken doll…he said if I got those boys…my son please…Mura…" then the Yadōkai dissipated and on the ground lied a skeleton torn in two dressed in monk's clothing.
"He was cursed." I said. "A cursed monk…"
Tsuzuki bent down and examined the skeleton further. "I wonder what he meant by all that…"
I stepped towards the monk skeleton and said. "His last word was strange…do you think he was going to say his name?"
Tsuzuki quickly glanced up at me. "How could that be? There's no relation to Muraki at all."
My eyebrows furrowed. "Earlier he said 'I am nothing but the doll to the crafts maker' and his last words were about not being a broken doll…Muraki was obsessed with dolls. Remember back to the vampire case. He brought that singer back to life and used her and controlled her. It seems this monk had to kill those boys for some reason—that reason, I can't figure out."
Tsuzuki stood up and turned to me. "Let's not jump to conclusions." He said. "However, I'm not dismissing your theory." He put his hand on my shoulder. "Let's get back to the hotel and inform headquarters of this."
I swiveled my eyes up at Tsuzuki and nodded. We then looked up at the sky and at the red moon. "He's alive and we need to find him." I whispered. Tsuzuki's hand traveled up to my face and he pulled our lips together for a short, sweat kiss. Usually I forbid Tsuzuki from any sensual acts during our missions but this was an exception.
"Let's go now." He whispered to me.
And so we headed back to the hotel room to inform Chief and Tatsumi of the shocking developments in the case.
Episode Two: The Yokohama File Part I
END
Yadokai: A japanese mythical beast that wanders at night, damaging property, injuring people or kidnapping children. The rest of it I made up such as a monk being possessed and turning into a Yadokai.
Next time on The Red Moon's Heart:
Tsuzuki and Hisoka are extended on the case when a new suspect is put into light and it's someone that they're all too familiar with.
Hisoka is later pressured to make a decision regarding his relationship with Tsuzuki and he has to make one soon or the count will act and everything between the two could be lost.
Episode Three: The Yokohama Part II
Those who live in darkness, wonder aimlessly...
