A/N: Righti-o. Don't you think Tsuzuki would be an awesome Newfie? Big black ball of fun! As i have stated before, and am cursed to do so now and in the future, i don't own Yami no Matsuei. Oh, and in case it's not clear, the seemingly random italics are actually on purpose. i just can't let myself really call Watari a 'she' or Wakaba. i just can't.
Dashing the whole length of a building can take alot out of a person, so by the time Girl-Watari and Newfie-Tsuzuki got to the lab, they were both panting. Watari burst through the door saying "We have.. reached our... destination, Captain." He made a mental addition to his list: 5. Having shorter legs, more strides are required to reach the same distance. Lesson learned.
While the scientist made his way to his work station (through six inch thick debris covering the floor) Tsuzuki crunched over to the fridge. **Watari! Can i have the cake now?**
"No, but i'll get it in a sec. Just hold on." Watari had managed to get over to a counter, and was now digging about in the junk scattered around it. "First, i need to set up my equipment." A beaker with a chipped rim was set on the counter. "Before i can change you guys back, i need to find out what went wrong." Up went a twisty tube. "That shouldn't be too hard, but only then..." Up came a... gooey gunky glob. After a moments appraisal, said glob was back on the floor. "...Only then will i be able to start an antidote. So wa-"
CRAAAASH!
The blond spun around at the noise. What he saw was Tsuzuki surrounded by broken glass, which was from the vile he'd knocked out of the fridge. Apparently, he had taken it upon himself to locate the sweet, for his head was now holding the fridge door open. Tsuzuki pulled on a very disappointed face. **There is no cake in there.** His eyes were already searching for other likely places to hold such goodies.
Watari followed the wandering gaze, seeing all the important things his good buddy Tsuzuki would knock over in the quest for cake. He let loose a sigh. "Tsuzuki, how about i give you some cake now, hmm?" Newfies the world over have winning grins, but none ever before could grin like this one. He jumped up and down, his tongue hanging out, sending slobber flying. **YAY! Watari, you're the best! Cake!**
So Watari went across the room and to his secret stash fridge. Here was were he kept things he wasn't sure what did and hadn't had a chance to fully test yet. There were 3 pieces of cake, 2 drinks, 4 poison apples (you never know when you might need one) and 1 jar of peanut butter. He thought for a moment. 'Well, i said chocolate and i know that red one is carrot cake, so it has to be one of these two. I'm not sure if that one was green when made it or not. Hmm. Oh, well, guess i'll use the other.' So he pulled out a chocolate cake covered in blue frosting. Tsuzuki was over joyed.
**Yes! Yes! Oh, sweet, luscious, extraordinary blue cake!**
Watari was about to put the plate on the floor for his canine comrade, when Tatsumi walked in the room.
Everyday was the same. Tatsumi came in at 6:00 in the morning, 2 hours before all the other shinigami came in (Sometimes Hisoka came in at 7:00 but it was usually only Tatsumi). Once Konoe came in, Tatsumi brought him coffee and a doughnut from the lounge. Then he went over the new worries of the day and discussed how to ease them. After planning and such was done, it was between 8:30 and 9:00. Having given Tsuzuki enough time to get to work, the secretary would go on his rounds, making sure that everyone was doing their work. Today was normal so far (not really, but he didn't know that yet) so Tatsumi went on his way.
Having just spoken with the man, he knew that Chief Konoe was in and working. The first employees he checked in on were Yuma and Saya. Good thing too, as they had not been working, but inspecting a PinkHouse catalog. After being asked what he thought Hisoka would look best in (he didn't reply), Tatsumi firmly set the women off the path of delinquency and onto cold hard work. Mission accomplished.
Next he looked in on Wakaba, for although she had the week off, she had been in the office just earlier that day (he'd even eaten her muffin.) Alas, she was no where to be seen. This was confusing as she was typically a good worker, but Tatsumi came to the quick conclusion that the girl must have just come to give them muffins out of the goodness of her heart and then headed for home. She really deserves a raise. (Not that she'll get one, but it's the thought that counts.)
The next person he always checked on was Watari. This made sense as his lab was quite close to the Boss's room, but today Tatsumi walked a little faster. No one had seen Watari this morning and he himself was wondering where the blond could be. Hopefully he was just testing in his lab, but... Tatsumi closed those thoughts as he pushed open the lab's door (not a believer in knocking when it gave them time to hide what they were doing.)
So that is how everyone's favorite uptight-secretary came to the lab where he found: Wakaba about to give cake to a bear. A big, black, shaggy, slobbering bear. Not weird at all. "Wakaba, i thought you'd went home."
The girl stood up quick, bringing the cake with her, to the bear's distress. "W-why Tatsumi! Um, hi! Er, what's up?" A superstar grin was on her face, but she seemed less articulate than normal.
"Hello. I'm doing my rounds and came to check up on Watari. Is he here?"
The bear was standing on his back legs trying to reach the cake, but Wakaba kept moving it around. She put a finger to her lips. "Ssshhhhhh!" Then she turned back to Tatsumi. "Uh, i don't think so. I haven't seen him today. Maybe he's sick or something?"
Tatsumi found it very peculiar for the woman to be in the lab without the scientist and so spoke his thoughts. "Why are you in here?" He also gave in to curiosity and added "And why do you have a bear?"
Wakaba looked around as if the answers to these questions were written on the wall somewhere. "Watari offered me some cake before but i had to turn him down, so i came to have cake with him today. But alas, he is not here."
"And the bear?"
"He's not a bear. He's..." A clearer understanding of what she was trying to say must have occurred, for the next lines came out very convincingly. "This is my Newfie. His name is Luffy. He's very goofy." She looked quite proud of herself. "When i saw Watari wasn't here, i decided to give my Newfie, whom i brought to meet everyone since i don't have work today, the cake that i did not want to eat alone. So that is why me and Luffy are here."
Tatsumi took this in good nature and didn't openly question her sanity. "For further reference, animals are not allowed in the building except under special circumstance." Quick thought. "Not counting Tsuzuki." Here, the secretary would have sworn the newly discovered to be Newfie shot him a hurt look. "And you shouldn't give a dog cake. The sugar is very bad for them."
Wakaba stared at the cake in her hand. "Really?" She glanced at her dog. "How bad?"
"Quite poisonous, i believe."
Wakaba stared at the food a moment longer and turned back to the big lug, who in return gave her puppy eyes. "Are you sure you still want it?" After a short silence and a shrug, the cake was set on the floor. "I'm sure you'll be fine."
Tatsumi was about to leave. "If you see Watari, "he said, "notify me, will you? I must speak with him."
The girl looked awfully relieved as she waved good-bye. "Can do! See you, Tatsumi!" The dog was happily munching the cake.
So Tatsumi left that odd scene and was on his way to the Kyushu office when he came across another weird sight. Rushing down the hall was a... Tatsumi squinted. A mop? A clump of rags? Just as the object was moving past, the man deftly swooped his arm down and caught whatever it was. Bringing it closer, it could be seen that the mop was in fact a shih-tzu. Another dog!
Tatsumi shook his head. 'One is unfortunate, but two? Who is letting them in?' Then he noticed the dog was making no vocal noises, even though they were struggling to be let go. On closer inspection, it was revealed the eyes were green. A very familiar, hissypissy green. Tatsumi did some very quick multiplication and the equation ended up: Missing Watari + Two dogs running loose in the building equals =... Just as the conclusion was about to let itself be known,
*P**O***O*F***!
A/N: Sorry, the chapter was short, and i'm not that happy with it, but oh well. In case you haven't noticed, i just end up using this space to vent my thoughts on this manga. My little brother always reads all the shojo i bring home, and so he tried this. He's still reading it, so far up to boo six, and his reaction is so predictable. His favorite character is Tsuzuki and he really doesn't like Hisoka. Another thought: It didn't occur to me the first time of reading(maybe because i read it online)but Tsuzuki does freak out when people mention being gay. And it makes me go, "huh? But aren't he and Hisoka, not really together but... kinda like each other? Whatever. One more thought: How did Tsuzuki get in HIsoka's house? I was just reading the sixth book and when Hisoka falls asleep after the destruction of the library, Tsuzuki takes him home. Does Tsuzuki have a key, did he teleport them in, did he break in, or is Hisoka just so negligent that he left his door unlocked? Hmm.