Here we go, now we're onto the good stuff!! Well, if the prologue confused you, then this one should be a little clearer. Have fun!!
Chapter 1
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Tsuzuki Asato painfully lifted his head from underneath his pillow. His cell phone was ringing really loud.
"'Soka-chan, can you get that?" he muttered, rubbing his head.
There was a sigh from the bed next to his. Tsuzuki felt relieved as he saw Kurosaki Hisoka walk across the room to his ringing cell phone.
"Hello? No, this is Hisoka. Hi, Tatsumi-san. Is something wrong? Huh? Speak up, I can't hear you."
Tsuzuki raised his head. He didn't like the tone of Hisoka's voice. He sounded very concerned. And since it was Tatsumi he was talking to, he knew something was wrong.
"Speak up, I can't hear you."
Hisoka pressed the cell phone to his ear tightly. Tatsumi was whispering and it was hard to hear him.
"Hide somewhere quick. Something's happened here...I don't know what, but something's wrong. They know you're working there, so get Tsuzuki-san up and hide...they're coming to get you..."
Fear shot through Hisoka. "What happened?! What's going on?!"
"It's...just hide. Wait 'till I call you again." Then Tatsumi hung up.
Hisoka turned off the cell phone and turned to Tsuzuki. "Tsuzuki, we need to go now."
"Hmm?" Tsuzuki sat up. "Something wrong, 'Soka-chan?"
"Something's happened. I don't know, but Tatsumi-san told us to hide. Get dressed, we need to go now."
The door slammed open. Representatives from Meifu rushed into the room, their expressions stern.
"We know you're here! Come-"
The room was empty.
"Shit!! They're gone!!"
"Find them!!! Find them now!!!!!!"
not too far away...
"That was close," breathed Tsuzuki. He sat down, sighing in relief. "I wonder what happened?"
Hisoka shrugged as he dialed on Tsuzuki's cell phone. "I'm guessing something bad. Tatsumi-san sounded worried...dammit, why won't this thing work?!?!"
"Tatsumi might've shut his phone off."
Hisoka sighed and sat down next to Tsuzuki. "We'll have to wait 'till Tatsumi-san calls us. And maybe we'll find out what's going on."
Tsuzuki nodded. They sat in silence for about five minutes. Then Tsuzuki decided to speak.
"'Soka-chan?"
"What? And don't call me that."
"What do you think is the problem?"
"I dunno. Probably some sort of change in...well, maybe they're doing Shinigami lay-offs."
"What? They can't do that!!!" Tsuzuki clutched his arm. "If they do that...we might not be partners anymore!!"
Hisoka rolled his eyes. "It's just a thought, baka. Have they ever done that?"
"No..."
"Then they probably won't start now. And do you mind? Let go of my arm!!!"
Tsuzuki shook his head.
"Tsuzuki let go."
"..."
"I said-"
"There they are!!!!!!!!!!!" someone shouted. "They're over there, making out in the bushes!!!!!!"
"WE ARE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed Hisoka. Tsuzuki got up, pulling Hisoka up with him.
"C'mon!!! We gotta run!!!"
The Shinigami pair sprinted off into the darkness, hearing the shouts behind them.
"Traitors!!!!!"
"Don't let them escape!!!!!"
Okay, this isn't some small thing, thought Tsuzuki. They're really after us!!!!
Hisoka threw branches aside. "We need a pla-AH!!!!!!"
The ground had given way to a slope. And Hisoka, being unlike Hisoka, stumbled, and rolled down it. Tsuzuki was not far behind him. Fortunately, their fall allowed for a good hiding place.
"Have you found them yet?"
"No. Where the hell are they?!?!"
"I don't know. Damn traitors!!"
Tsuzuki stared up through the darkness. They couldn't see them down there.
"What's with all this 'traitors' stuff?" muttered Hisoka. "We didn't do anything."
"Maybe this is what Tatsumi was talking about," said Tsuzuki. "We better make sure they don't catch us."
"Damn right."
They sat down there even after the voices faded off. They were taking no chances. But still, there were some problems...
"'Soka-chan, you cold?"
"No." despite his words, Hisoka was shivering. "Damn, why is it so cold? We're dead, right?"
Tsuzuki smiled one of his bright smiles. He took off his trench coat and held it out to Hisoka. "Here, this'll make you warmer."
"Baka. What about you? You could catch a cold."
"So could you." Tsuzuki put his coat back on.
"You see. You can't-" Hisoka was cut off by Tsuzuki pulling him into his lap, slightly surrounding him with his coat.
"There. That's better," said Tsuzuki, smiling.
"Baka!! Let me go!!"
Tsuzuki shook his head. "It's better like this. And we need to come up with a plan."
"We can come up with one in the morning. Now let me go so I can sleep a little!!"
"No."
"I'm serious, Tsuzuki!!"
"Stop struggling. You'll get cold."
Eventually, Hisoka stopped struggling, and they both were able to get in some sleep. However...
"Tsuzuki, wake up."
Tsuzuki whimpered, but opened his eyes. It was barely dawn, and Hisoka was quickly moving about.
"What is it?" asked Tsuzuki as he struggled to sit up.
"I sensed him. He's close by, and probably has something to do with this."
"Him? Who?" but Tsuzuki already knew the answer.
"Muraki. You know as well as I do that he is alive. And maybe we can get some answers out of him."
"Yeah but...Muraki usually works by himself. Why would he get a couple of Representatives from Meifu to come after us?"
"I dunno. But since he's here, and considering what happened last night, I'm more than ready to question him."
"That makes sense." He stood. "Okay, let's go. And keep an eye on the phone. Tatsumi might call-"
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"That's him!!!" Tsuzuki took the phone from Hisoka and answered it. "Tatsumi?"
"Tsuzuki-san, are you safe?" it was Tatsumi.
"Yeah, we managed to avoid them. But what's going on?"
"I just got a good look at Enma. Even I can see that he's been possessed."
"Is everything alright there?"
"No. Enma is passing judgment on Shinigami as we speak...they just sent Watari in."
Tsuzuki felt a lump in his throat. "Don't worry. They probably won't kill him. He doesn't have Shikigami, or anything."
"Yes I know, but..."
"He'll be fine. We're gonna lay low and then come down there and help."
"Thanks, Tsuzuki-san. Shit, I must go. They're walking my way." Then he hung up.
"What did he say?" asked Hisoka.
"We need to lay low," said Tsuzuki. "And we shouldn't probably head back there without a plan...and Watari is having judgment passed on him."
Hisoka's eyes widened. "This IS serious."
"Yeah..." Tsuzuki suddenly sensed it. Muraki's presence.
He probably has something to do with this, he thought. "Well, let's find Muraki and question him."
Wow, that was long on some standards. What do you think? I'm establishing couplings in this 'fic. Could you see them? Well, be sure to tune in for the next part, and don't forget to R&R!!!! ^_^
Chapter 1
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tsuzuki Asato painfully lifted his head from underneath his pillow. His cell phone was ringing really loud.
"'Soka-chan, can you get that?" he muttered, rubbing his head.
There was a sigh from the bed next to his. Tsuzuki felt relieved as he saw Kurosaki Hisoka walk across the room to his ringing cell phone.
"Hello? No, this is Hisoka. Hi, Tatsumi-san. Is something wrong? Huh? Speak up, I can't hear you."
Tsuzuki raised his head. He didn't like the tone of Hisoka's voice. He sounded very concerned. And since it was Tatsumi he was talking to, he knew something was wrong.
"Speak up, I can't hear you."
Hisoka pressed the cell phone to his ear tightly. Tatsumi was whispering and it was hard to hear him.
"Hide somewhere quick. Something's happened here...I don't know what, but something's wrong. They know you're working there, so get Tsuzuki-san up and hide...they're coming to get you..."
Fear shot through Hisoka. "What happened?! What's going on?!"
"It's...just hide. Wait 'till I call you again." Then Tatsumi hung up.
Hisoka turned off the cell phone and turned to Tsuzuki. "Tsuzuki, we need to go now."
"Hmm?" Tsuzuki sat up. "Something wrong, 'Soka-chan?"
"Something's happened. I don't know, but Tatsumi-san told us to hide. Get dressed, we need to go now."
The door slammed open. Representatives from Meifu rushed into the room, their expressions stern.
"We know you're here! Come-"
The room was empty.
"Shit!! They're gone!!"
"Find them!!! Find them now!!!!!!"
not too far away...
"That was close," breathed Tsuzuki. He sat down, sighing in relief. "I wonder what happened?"
Hisoka shrugged as he dialed on Tsuzuki's cell phone. "I'm guessing something bad. Tatsumi-san sounded worried...dammit, why won't this thing work?!?!"
"Tatsumi might've shut his phone off."
Hisoka sighed and sat down next to Tsuzuki. "We'll have to wait 'till Tatsumi-san calls us. And maybe we'll find out what's going on."
Tsuzuki nodded. They sat in silence for about five minutes. Then Tsuzuki decided to speak.
"'Soka-chan?"
"What? And don't call me that."
"What do you think is the problem?"
"I dunno. Probably some sort of change in...well, maybe they're doing Shinigami lay-offs."
"What? They can't do that!!!" Tsuzuki clutched his arm. "If they do that...we might not be partners anymore!!"
Hisoka rolled his eyes. "It's just a thought, baka. Have they ever done that?"
"No..."
"Then they probably won't start now. And do you mind? Let go of my arm!!!"
Tsuzuki shook his head.
"Tsuzuki let go."
"..."
"I said-"
"There they are!!!!!!!!!!!" someone shouted. "They're over there, making out in the bushes!!!!!!"
"WE ARE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed Hisoka. Tsuzuki got up, pulling Hisoka up with him.
"C'mon!!! We gotta run!!!"
The Shinigami pair sprinted off into the darkness, hearing the shouts behind them.
"Traitors!!!!!"
"Don't let them escape!!!!!"
Okay, this isn't some small thing, thought Tsuzuki. They're really after us!!!!
Hisoka threw branches aside. "We need a pla-AH!!!!!!"
The ground had given way to a slope. And Hisoka, being unlike Hisoka, stumbled, and rolled down it. Tsuzuki was not far behind him. Fortunately, their fall allowed for a good hiding place.
"Have you found them yet?"
"No. Where the hell are they?!?!"
"I don't know. Damn traitors!!"
Tsuzuki stared up through the darkness. They couldn't see them down there.
"What's with all this 'traitors' stuff?" muttered Hisoka. "We didn't do anything."
"Maybe this is what Tatsumi was talking about," said Tsuzuki. "We better make sure they don't catch us."
"Damn right."
They sat down there even after the voices faded off. They were taking no chances. But still, there were some problems...
"'Soka-chan, you cold?"
"No." despite his words, Hisoka was shivering. "Damn, why is it so cold? We're dead, right?"
Tsuzuki smiled one of his bright smiles. He took off his trench coat and held it out to Hisoka. "Here, this'll make you warmer."
"Baka. What about you? You could catch a cold."
"So could you." Tsuzuki put his coat back on.
"You see. You can't-" Hisoka was cut off by Tsuzuki pulling him into his lap, slightly surrounding him with his coat.
"There. That's better," said Tsuzuki, smiling.
"Baka!! Let me go!!"
Tsuzuki shook his head. "It's better like this. And we need to come up with a plan."
"We can come up with one in the morning. Now let me go so I can sleep a little!!"
"No."
"I'm serious, Tsuzuki!!"
"Stop struggling. You'll get cold."
Eventually, Hisoka stopped struggling, and they both were able to get in some sleep. However...
"Tsuzuki, wake up."
Tsuzuki whimpered, but opened his eyes. It was barely dawn, and Hisoka was quickly moving about.
"What is it?" asked Tsuzuki as he struggled to sit up.
"I sensed him. He's close by, and probably has something to do with this."
"Him? Who?" but Tsuzuki already knew the answer.
"Muraki. You know as well as I do that he is alive. And maybe we can get some answers out of him."
"Yeah but...Muraki usually works by himself. Why would he get a couple of Representatives from Meifu to come after us?"
"I dunno. But since he's here, and considering what happened last night, I'm more than ready to question him."
"That makes sense." He stood. "Okay, let's go. And keep an eye on the phone. Tatsumi might call-"
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"That's him!!!" Tsuzuki took the phone from Hisoka and answered it. "Tatsumi?"
"Tsuzuki-san, are you safe?" it was Tatsumi.
"Yeah, we managed to avoid them. But what's going on?"
"I just got a good look at Enma. Even I can see that he's been possessed."
"Is everything alright there?"
"No. Enma is passing judgment on Shinigami as we speak...they just sent Watari in."
Tsuzuki felt a lump in his throat. "Don't worry. They probably won't kill him. He doesn't have Shikigami, or anything."
"Yes I know, but..."
"He'll be fine. We're gonna lay low and then come down there and help."
"Thanks, Tsuzuki-san. Shit, I must go. They're walking my way." Then he hung up.
"What did he say?" asked Hisoka.
"We need to lay low," said Tsuzuki. "And we shouldn't probably head back there without a plan...and Watari is having judgment passed on him."
Hisoka's eyes widened. "This IS serious."
"Yeah..." Tsuzuki suddenly sensed it. Muraki's presence.
He probably has something to do with this, he thought. "Well, let's find Muraki and question him."
Wow, that was long on some standards. What do you think? I'm establishing couplings in this 'fic. Could you see them? Well, be sure to tune in for the next part, and don't forget to R&R!!!! ^_^