Author's note: here is the new chapter. I hope you will like it. Sorry if the update are so long but I can't go faster. Thanks to my beta Gwendal's wife.
Chapter 11
Watari Yutaka knew he was witnessing something nobody had seen: The legendary-never-late-always-calm Tatsumi Seichiro was in panic. IN PANIC! This is something very new indeed.
"I didn't hear the clock ring and so didn't you! Why wasn't it loud enough?!" He was screaming as he frantically almost tore the house apart looking for his suit.
The scientist found this funny but didn't dare to smile. He got up quickly from the bed.
"Ten AM!!" Tatsumi was panicking now. "We are two hours late!! TWO HOURS!!"
"I'm gonna take a quick shower!" Watari said quickly while grabbing his towel and running for the bathroom
"Oh no you don't! We have to go NOW!" Tatsumi grabbed Watari's collar and dragged him to his closet to pick out his suit.
Watari crossed his arms.
"We're very late anyway so what difference does it make if we're two hours and forty-five minutes or three hours late?!"
"Watari!" Tatsumi warned. "You're stepping on dangerous ground. You know I HATE being late!"
"Then be quick about it and prepare breakfast!" The scientist ordered then left the bedroom to go the bathroom.
Tatsumi couldn't believe what just happened. He had never been late, not even by a second… no, a MILLISECOND during his entire career. He was most of the time even earlier. His reputation was ruined. For the first time the perfect secretary was in fault and he wasn't proud; worst, he wasn't eager to go to work and face the terrible unforgivable shame of his afterlife. He growled. He knew that even when he was alive he would NEVER be late!
He considered leaving without Watari right now but his stomach was empty and the hunger pangs were biting his stomach.
He felt worse than the day he had ruined Nagare Kurosaki's yukata. He went on a tear to the kitchen and got three pans going all at once. He had already lost three hours of his own paycheck. The thought was unbearable.
As he quickly cooked some eggs and warm the rice that was inside the rice cooker, he was wondering how this situation could have happened to him. The one conclusion was, Watari Yutaka was the devil! The man was slowly corrupting him and he hadn't been aware.
He remembered the events last night. First, they entered the scientist's house, which was surprisingly clean. In fact, it was far tidier than how Tatsumi could have imagined it. Watari was yawning.
"Watari, I'd like to take a quick shower. Do you have extra clothes?"
"Of course. It will be a little tight on you, though." Watari said smiling at the thought.
Tatsumi frowned.
Few seconds later the scientist came with the pajamas.
"I'm going to bed .I'll take my shower tomorrow. I'll fix the clock's alarm for 7am, is this okay?"
Tatsumi nodded.
Half an hour later, he was clean but was the pajamas were tight on him as he noticed it on the mirror. He understood only now Watari previously smiled. He was annoyed now.
He entered the bedroom, expecting a futon but there was just the big queen size bed where Watari was already asleep. He was not going to sleep in the same bed than the scientist. He decided to sleep on the couch. But as he quickly discovered the couch was covered with huge pile of books. He sighed and went back to the bedroom.
He checked the clock to see if the alarm was indeed put on the right time. It had been a habit; checking if the clock was set at the right time even though he knew he was going to wake up before it anyway.
He climbed on the bed and took care not approach the scientist. He felt so tired than even if it was awkward to share the bed with the blond shinigami, he had fallen asleep fast.
When he woke up thinking it was just before 7 am his heart raced like it never did from a long time. He was no longer away from the scientist. They were cuddling in a very inappropriate for Tatsumi. Watari was still sleeping peacefully. He felt the comfortable warmth coming from the scientist body. The most disturbing emotion for the secretary was that he felt nice being held like that. Watari's long hair was all messy and some locks were on him. He touched a golden lock just by curiosity. It was soft and liked the touch.
Tatsumi felt good to be cuddled by the scientist and the feeling was disturbing for him. He decided he had to get away from the trap before the clock rang and they have to face a difficult situation. But how will he move without wake up the blond sleeping beauty? It seems impossible. He suddenly smiled evilly at a brilliant idea he just got. He asked his shadows to move Watari away. The operation had been a success.
He got up from the bed and put the light on and looked at the clock. This was the moment the nightmare had begun and he had screamed in panic and horror.
They ate as fast as they could and left quickly.
Meanwhile at the office every shinigami came for the event: Tatsumi Seiichiro was late! Saya and Yuma even came all the way from Hokkaido when they heard the news.
The two girls were organizing a bet about Watari and Tatsumi.
"I'm sure they spent the night together which is why Watari isn't here too." Saya said matter-of-factly.
Yuma nodded.
Wakaba was giggling with the two others girls. Hisoka was too deep in his own troubles to even pay attention at what the others were being so excited about. He was staring at his paperwork and drinking some coffee to have more energy.
Tsuzuki was the only one with Konoe to not find Tatsumi's lateness funny. He was worried. At 8.30 he had phoned Tatsumi's house while Konoe did the same at Watari. None had answered.
"You should stop laughing" He scolded the girls. "May be something wrong happened and we don't know…" Tsuzuki stated.
Konoe nodded.
Terazuma jumped on the opportunity to tease Tsuzuki.
"I think Tatsumi finally got laid with the blond all night and they didn't hear the clock ring!" He smirked at Tsuzuki.
Tsuzuki clenched his fists.
"How dare you? It's not the type of Tatsumi to being late! That has nothing to do with what your insult…even when we were partners he never came late! I think we should investigate!"
Terazuma came close to Tsuzuki with an evil smile.
"Oh, we got a scoop here! Even when Tsuzuki and Tatsumi had sex all night long when they were partners, Tatsumi had never been late! Watari must be a better shot than you!"
Tsuzuki went red and it was rare to see the elder shinigami turning red. He was also angry.
"Terazuma you are a jerk! Take back your words now!" He warned.
"Hey girls! Look at a Jealous Tsuzuki!" Terazuma yelled.
"Hajime, stop that!" ordered Wakaba.
Hisoka stopped to drink his coffee. He was shocked but he didn't show it. He knew Tatsumi and Tsuzuki had always been close and there was an affair long ago but he didn't think it had implied such intimacy. He felt sick at the thought. Tsuzuki didn't deny what Terazuma had said. He also felt embarrassment from his partner, anger and a very tiny hint of jealousy.
Suddenly Hisoka was taken by some nausea. He stood up from his chair as Tsuzuki and Terazuma was about to fight. He exited the office room toward the garden. He felt very sick and needed fresh air. He wondered why he suddenly felt so bad.
A little breeze stroked his face when he saw Tatsumi and Watari running.
Inside the building Tsuzuki was threatening Terazuma with a fuda.
"Ooooh, I'm so scared. Wanna fight?" warned the dark haired shinigami.
"I won!" declared Saya who was standing at the window. Tsuzuki stopped his action.
"Yes! Tatsumi and Watari just arrived together!" continued Yuma
They all came close to the window.
"Tatsumi is wearing the same suit than yesterday…" Wakaba observed.
Terazuma nodded with a huge victory smile.
"Watari's hair is still all wet! They even had time for a shower…" he added.
Tsuzuki watched his two co-workers, perplexed. They seemed perfectly all right. They were just late.
TBC
