V: Obsession
A couple of months later, Tatsumi was sitting inside the library searching through the records when Maykai found him again. Glancing briefly up at the younger shinigami, Tatsumi saw the piece of paper in the hand held towards him. He put the file he was holding down and raised an eyebrow in query.
Maykai fidgeted slightly under his gaze and finally set the paper down on the table. "The chief wants to speak with you, that's the time when he wants you to come to his office." the young man said as he began to edge back towards the doors of the library.
Glancing down at the paper, Tatsumi picked it up and unfolded it reading the short message within. "I will be there." he said as he refolded the paper and placed it in his jacket pocket. Maykai nodded and then fled out the doors, causing Tatsumi to shake his head at the fear the other shinigami had of him. At times the reactions his reputation received were rather annoying, but the pros outweighed the cons most of the time.
Picking the file back up, he began to go through it again more slowly, eyes scanning the pages for anything he might of missed the first time. No such luck, despite researching for over a month, he had yet to find anything on their new doctor and scientist, Watari Yutaka, other than what he had seen when he had first taken the case and completed it. There had to be a reason for the drastic change in nature, people did not readily forget such things as revenge.
Tatsumi had tried talking to Watari about it, but it seemed the blonde had no memory of his death or even of the period before he died. All Watari knew was where he was born and raised, after that it became a undefined blur that no matter how hard he or Tatsumi tried to focus in on it, it always escaped them.
Sighing, Tatsumi set the file down and then glanced up at the clock. It was almost time to meet with the chief in his office. Leaving the library, Tatsumi began to walk down the hallway silently, his mind once more going over everything he'd tried so far and the options he had left. Currently he was on the inactive list so the lack of cases gave him time to think and research, but the mystery was beginning to get on what few nerves he had left. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get anywhere near solving it.
Tatsumi pushed open the office door and then walked over towards Konoe's office, knocking lightly on the door before opening it. Konoe looked up towards Tatsumi from behind the numerous stacks of files and papers that cluttered his desk. "Thank you for coming, I have some news you might be interested in." he said pushing his seat back from the desk. As Konoe stood up, his jacket brushed against a stack of precariously balanced papers causing them to fall and scatter over the floor around his desk. "And I swear, it comes none to late. That is the third time those damned bills have fallen off my desk." Konoe growled as he bent down to begin picking the papers back up.
Tatsumi raised an eyebrow before lightly clearing his throat to regain the chief's attention. "What is it?" he asked watching as Konoe chased after one bill that had come to rest underneath the desk.
The chief raised up as he captured the errant paper and smacked the back of his head against the desk. Swearing quietly, he put the bills he had captured so far back on the desk where they promptly fell back off into the floor to join the others still there.
Turning towards Tatsumi, he sighed. "You're being promoted. How does being my secretary sound? It would be your job to take care of these blasted bills and the budget. Maybe with these bills out of my hair, I can finally get some work done around here."
A dark brown eyebrow raised sharply again. "I would be in charge of the finances?" Tatsumi asked, eyes suddenly intent on Konoe, who shifted his position slightly feeling suddenly like a mouse under a snake's gaze.
"Hai, I know if I can trust anyone with them its you."
"I accept."
Konoe smiled then, as he picked up a couple files and placed them under one arm. Walking forwards through the sea of papers on the floor, he nodded to Tatsumi as he reached the door beside him. "Great, this will be your office from now on then. I'll check in on how your doing later." he said as he opened the door and left quickly shutting it again.
Tatsumi glanced back at the desk and the papers surrounding it. Slowly, unseen to anyone a small sadistic smirk began to grace his lips. This was going to be fun, of course it would also be work trying to make sense of the mess. But afterwards, he would definitely enjoy this.
Walking towards the desk, Tatsumi bent down and began to pick the papers up stacking them beside the desk. After he finished, he sat down and picked up the pen that laid there on top of a couple bills. His eyes quickly scanned them and he began sorting through the massive piles on either side of him into 'needed' and 'expendable'.
After an hour he glanced up from his work to raise an eyebrow briefly at how large the second stack was becoming. "No wonder the budget's in crisis." he said as he once more began sort through the remaining papers.
When Konoe opened the door to peek inside, Tatsumi was still hard at work, but Konoe could actually see the desk now. He quietly pulled his head out of the door and shut it without disturbing Tatsumi. With a faint smirk on his lips, Konoe went back to his new office and sat down. Two problems solved with one stone. Now Tatsumi wouldn't be haunting the library or halls anymore on his crusade to find out more about the new doctor they had, and also Tatsumi would surely fix the crisis that was currently their budget.
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A couple of months later, Tatsumi was sitting inside the library searching through the records when Maykai found him again. Glancing briefly up at the younger shinigami, Tatsumi saw the piece of paper in the hand held towards him. He put the file he was holding down and raised an eyebrow in query.
Maykai fidgeted slightly under his gaze and finally set the paper down on the table. "The chief wants to speak with you, that's the time when he wants you to come to his office." the young man said as he began to edge back towards the doors of the library.
Glancing down at the paper, Tatsumi picked it up and unfolded it reading the short message within. "I will be there." he said as he refolded the paper and placed it in his jacket pocket. Maykai nodded and then fled out the doors, causing Tatsumi to shake his head at the fear the other shinigami had of him. At times the reactions his reputation received were rather annoying, but the pros outweighed the cons most of the time.
Picking the file back up, he began to go through it again more slowly, eyes scanning the pages for anything he might of missed the first time. No such luck, despite researching for over a month, he had yet to find anything on their new doctor and scientist, Watari Yutaka, other than what he had seen when he had first taken the case and completed it. There had to be a reason for the drastic change in nature, people did not readily forget such things as revenge.
Tatsumi had tried talking to Watari about it, but it seemed the blonde had no memory of his death or even of the period before he died. All Watari knew was where he was born and raised, after that it became a undefined blur that no matter how hard he or Tatsumi tried to focus in on it, it always escaped them.
Sighing, Tatsumi set the file down and then glanced up at the clock. It was almost time to meet with the chief in his office. Leaving the library, Tatsumi began to walk down the hallway silently, his mind once more going over everything he'd tried so far and the options he had left. Currently he was on the inactive list so the lack of cases gave him time to think and research, but the mystery was beginning to get on what few nerves he had left. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get anywhere near solving it.
Tatsumi pushed open the office door and then walked over towards Konoe's office, knocking lightly on the door before opening it. Konoe looked up towards Tatsumi from behind the numerous stacks of files and papers that cluttered his desk. "Thank you for coming, I have some news you might be interested in." he said pushing his seat back from the desk. As Konoe stood up, his jacket brushed against a stack of precariously balanced papers causing them to fall and scatter over the floor around his desk. "And I swear, it comes none to late. That is the third time those damned bills have fallen off my desk." Konoe growled as he bent down to begin picking the papers back up.
Tatsumi raised an eyebrow before lightly clearing his throat to regain the chief's attention. "What is it?" he asked watching as Konoe chased after one bill that had come to rest underneath the desk.
The chief raised up as he captured the errant paper and smacked the back of his head against the desk. Swearing quietly, he put the bills he had captured so far back on the desk where they promptly fell back off into the floor to join the others still there.
Turning towards Tatsumi, he sighed. "You're being promoted. How does being my secretary sound? It would be your job to take care of these blasted bills and the budget. Maybe with these bills out of my hair, I can finally get some work done around here."
A dark brown eyebrow raised sharply again. "I would be in charge of the finances?" Tatsumi asked, eyes suddenly intent on Konoe, who shifted his position slightly feeling suddenly like a mouse under a snake's gaze.
"Hai, I know if I can trust anyone with them its you."
"I accept."
Konoe smiled then, as he picked up a couple files and placed them under one arm. Walking forwards through the sea of papers on the floor, he nodded to Tatsumi as he reached the door beside him. "Great, this will be your office from now on then. I'll check in on how your doing later." he said as he opened the door and left quickly shutting it again.
Tatsumi glanced back at the desk and the papers surrounding it. Slowly, unseen to anyone a small sadistic smirk began to grace his lips. This was going to be fun, of course it would also be work trying to make sense of the mess. But afterwards, he would definitely enjoy this.
Walking towards the desk, Tatsumi bent down and began to pick the papers up stacking them beside the desk. After he finished, he sat down and picked up the pen that laid there on top of a couple bills. His eyes quickly scanned them and he began sorting through the massive piles on either side of him into 'needed' and 'expendable'.
After an hour he glanced up from his work to raise an eyebrow briefly at how large the second stack was becoming. "No wonder the budget's in crisis." he said as he once more began sort through the remaining papers.
When Konoe opened the door to peek inside, Tatsumi was still hard at work, but Konoe could actually see the desk now. He quietly pulled his head out of the door and shut it without disturbing Tatsumi. With a faint smirk on his lips, Konoe went back to his new office and sat down. Two problems solved with one stone. Now Tatsumi wouldn't be haunting the library or halls anymore on his crusade to find out more about the new doctor they had, and also Tatsumi would surely fix the crisis that was currently their budget.
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