DISCLAIMERS: I do not owe YnM! Matsushita-sensei owes them! I only owe Ayumi-chan!

EVE ARC 3: AFFECTUS IRRITUS EDITIO CLEMENTIA

Tsuzuki lazily sat down on his chair and said, "What a tiring day and here I am to do some paper works
before retiring to my apartment!"

"Are you complaining Tsuzuki-san?" Tatsumi asked appearing behind Tsuzuki. He was eyeing Tsuzuki with
cold and evil eyes. Tsuzuki sweat dropped, shook his head and exclaimed, "Of course not Tatsumi!" Hisoka sighed and said, "Baka!"

Tatsumi smiled and asked, "Nee Tsuzuki-san, where is Ayumi-san?" Tsuzuki answered, "She's with
Wakaba-chan, I've heard Wakaba bought her some clothes and accessories. They're at Terazuma's cubicle."

"Arigato Tsuzuki-san!" Tatsumi replied leaving. Tsuzuki raised an eyebrow and said, "That's odd, I wonder why Tatsumi suddenly took interest on Ayumi-chan?"

"Maybe Tatsumi likes her!" Watari exclaimed popping behind Hisoka. Hisoka freaked out and cried, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING BEHIND ME!" Watari smiled and said, "Nothing really boy! I'm just observing some things."

"Really now? What for Watari?" Tsuzuki asked. Watari smiled evilly and said, "What else for? This is for my Sex-changing potion!" with that he eyed Hisoka. Hisoka gulped and suddenly went nervous. "And I got the perfect subject for that!" Wataru replied smiling at Hisoka. Hisoka went pale and sweat dropped.

Tsuzuki grinned and said, "About the thing you said earlier Watari-san, do you think Tatsumi likes Ayumi-chan?" Watari raised an eyebrow and said, "Well it is not like, you know LIKE her. He just fond of Ayumi... I don't really know why."

"Great! First Tsuzuki now Tatsumi! That Ayumi!" Hisoka thought annoyingly.

TERAZUMA'S CUBICLE

"WAKABA! WHAT THE HELL?" Terazuma cried as he saw dozens of shopping bags in his cubicle. Wakaba
smiled sweetly at him and said, "Konbanwa Hajime-chan!" Terazuma didn't bothered to to greet back and angrily demanded, "What are all these Wakaba?"

"These are for Ayu-chan! I shopped at Panha's and brought her beautiful clothes and accessories!" Wakaba answered fishing out a summer laced dress from a shopping bag. Terazuma shook his head and said, "And you dumped all of these into my cubicle? Why not yours?" Wakaba sighed and said, "I used mine as Ayu-chan's dressing room! please don't complain too much
Hajime-chan!"

"Complain! I have the rights to complain! This is my cubicle and you didn't get any permission to use it!" Terzuma growled. Wakaba frowned, vein popping exclaimed, 'If you don't shut up, I'll touch you!" Terazuma went pale and exclaimed, "No! Don't do that! Okay, use my cubicle! No burden!" with that he turned his back and thought, "Why this brat!"

"KAWAII!" Wakaba squealed. Terazuma turned around and blushed. In front of him is Ayumin Hasegawa dressed in a white laced shoujo dress. Wakaba took some hair ribbons and a brush and said, "Let me fix your hair Ayu-chan!"

Ayumi just nod her hair. Terazuma literally had his jaw dropped and was ogling at Ayumi. "Whoah! Imagine this! This emotionless so-called perfect assassin, got some looks!" Terazuma thought.

Wakaba finished putting the hair ribbons on Ayumi and exclaimed, "There you go! Now you looked beautiful Ayu-chan! Here put on these shoes and I'll show you to everyone." Ayumi did what she was told. As she was putting on her shoes, Tatsumi came and saw her in her new attire. Tatsumi was amazed and said, "My how beautiful you are tonight Ayumi-san!"

"Tatsumi-san!" Wakaba exclaimed cheerfully. Ayumi looked up and saw Tatsumi gazing at her. Tatsumi bowed at her like a true gentleman and said, "I have something for you Ayumi-san."

Ayumi asked, "What is it Tatsumi-san?" Tatsumi took out a box and opened it, inside the box placed an amethyst necklace. "Here, tis is for you" Ayumi-san took the box and gazed at the content. "Kirei! These are so pretty Tatsumi-san! And really expensive! How sweet of you to give these to Ayu-chan!" Wakaba exclaimed. Tatsumi smiled and said, "Ayumi-san deserved it"

"Tatsumi!" someone called. Tatsumi turned around saw Hisoka glaring at him. "Kurosaki-kun!" Tatsumi
replied in surprise. Hisoka approached him, he eyed Ayumi in her new look and thought, "Tsuzuki must not see her in those clothes or he'll glomp her" he then eyed the box with the amethyst necklace and thought, "That's an expensive gift. So expensive to someone new!"

Tatsumi looked at Hisoka and asked, "Is something wrong Kurosaki-kun?" Hisoka nod his head and asked, "May I speak to you? Privately?"

TATSUMI'S OFFICE

Tatsumi placed a cup of coffee in front of Hisoka. He sat down on his chair and said, "Such a tiring day isn't it? I've heard that you fainted, it's a good thing Tsuzuki took care of you." Hisoka frowned and demanded, "Do you like Hasegawa-san?"

Tatsumi gave Hisoka a look of surprise, he was stunned to hear such a question from the boy. He smiled
and answered, "Yes Kurosaki-kun, but it is not like as in LIKE her. I'm just fond of the girl."

"Like what Watari said." Hisoka thought. He then asked, "Why?"

"I'll be frank Kurosaki-kun, there is no point of hiding it hence you can read my thoughts. I saw Tsuzuki in Ayumi-san. The innocence, the fragility, that angelic soft face. Yes I saw your partner in that girl. It's just like a girl version of Tsuzuki!" Tatsumi replied.

Hisoka hung his head down and said, "So I see, no wonder you gave her an expensive gift."

"It's not just an expensive gift Kurosaki-kun, it's an amethyst necklace, when Tsuzuki was still my partner, I gave an amethyst bracelet to him. It's a symbol of my sincerity." Tatsumi replied. "Yes I know that, well sorry for bothering you Tatsumi." Hisoka replied. He stood up and left.

Then a figure behind Tatsumi appeared, it was Watari drinking a cup of tea. He smiled and asked, "Interesting isn't it Tatsumi?" Tatsumi nod his head and said, "Yes Watari-san. You were right, the boy is jealous!"

Watari turned crazy and said, "That's why he's the perfect SUBJECT! The perfect one for my sex- changing potion! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!"

"Indeed you are insane Watari-san." Tatsumi replied in SD form. Watari just continued on laughing.

TERAZUMA'S CUBICLE

"Stay with me tonight Ayumi-chan! Tomorrow, we'll surprise minna-san " hearts Wakaba exclaimed. Ayumi nod her head. She just put on her old clothes back and now going home with Wakaba. Terazuma sighed and said, "I can't believe your wasting your time on this Wakaba."

"This is not a waste of time Hajime-chan! I'm teaching Ayu-chan how to be a girl!" Wakaba exclaimed angrily. "Give Wakaba-chan a break Terazuma!" Tsuzuki exclaimed towering Terazuma. Terazuma backed away and snarled, "You!"

Tsuzuki ignored the snarling Terazuma and turned to Ayumi, "Have a good night sleep okay Ayumi-chan?" with that he pat the young girl in the head.

THE NEXT DAY

"A-Ayumi-chan!" Tsuzuki exclaimed wide eyed. Wakaba came with Ayumi who is dressed in a powder blue laced shoujo dress. Her long hair pulled into two tight ponytails and on her feet she wore laced sandals.

Wakaba smiled and said, "What do you think Tsuzuki-chan?" Tsuzuki cried, "Waiiii! She's sooo KAWAII!" with that he glomped on Ayumi and exclaimed, "You're so adorable today Ayumi-chan!"

Hisoka was horror stricken at the sight, "CHIGAU!" Watari came up to him and said, "You don't look good boy! Here have some tea!" Hisoka eyed the cup of tea that Watari is handing him and shook his head. "I can sense Watari put something on that tea! I'm not going to be his guinea pig!" Hisoka thought stepping away from Watari.

"Nee Hisoka! Look at Ayumi-chan! She's sooo CUTE!" an inu mode Tsuzuki exclaimed wagging his tail. Hisoka didn't said anything and turned to his paper work. Tsuzuki frowned and said, "Hisokaaa! Look, Ayumi-chan looks adorable!"

"Be quiet baka! I'm working!" Hisoka spat. Tsuzuki went teary-eyed and said, "You're mean Hisoka!" Watari snickered and said, "I just wonder how will the boy look in these kind of clothes?" then everyone imagine Hisoka wearing a shoujo dress, even Hisoka himself. Hisoka blushed and cried, "BAKA! I will not wear a dress!"

Tsuzuki smiled and said, "But you'll certainly look kawaii!" Hisoka snarled at him, "I don't care baka!"

Tatsumi came and said, "Minna-san, back to work!" every one did. Ayumi went to her cubicle. Tatsumi eyed the girl and said, "You look beautiful today Ayumi-san" Ayumi looked at him and said, "Arigato..."

With that response, everyone stopped working. Tsuzuki stood up exclaimed, "Yukatta! She said thank you! At last, she managed to say it!"

"Tsuzuki-san have you been teaching her to say it?" Tatsumi asked. Tsuzuki nod his head and exclaimed, "Uh-huh! Every night in the phone! Isn't it great Tatsumi-san?" Tatsumi smiled and said, "Yes Tsuzuki-san." Hisoka gripped his pencil too hard that it broke. "That baka! He spend to much time on that girl soon he'll be marrying her! That idiot!" he thought, getting another pencil from his drawer.

As he was searching for his pencil, Ayumi handed her hers and said, "Here take it Hisoka-san" Hisoka stared at the pencil at Ayumi's hand and snapped, "No thank you, I have mine!"

"Why is Hisoka so grumpy today? Lack of sweets I guess, maybe I'll buy some apple pie for him, that will cheer him up." Tsuzuki thought happily.

LATER LUNCH TIME (Under the Sakura Tree)

Tsuzuki smiled as he approached Ayumi who is seating under a tree. Tsuzuki sat down beside her and said, "Lovely isn't it?"

"Lovely?" Ayumi asked. "The Sakura petals! They're lovely!" Tsuzuki replied. Ayumi stared at the petals and asked, "What is lovely?"

Tsuzuki sighed and said, "Oh Ayumi-chan, You don't have to ask everything, look I'll show you!" with that he took Ayumi's hand.

"What are you doing?" Ayumi asked as Tsuzuki placed Ayumi's hand on his face. "I'll show you human emotions Ayumi, since you're an empath you'll able to see and feel it through me! I may not be the perfect one to be an example of a human being but I might gave you an idea... Tsuzuki replied as his voice trailed off.

Ayumi had just let out her psychic powers and now is synchronizing with him. Tsuzuki smiled as the young girl synchronize with his heart and thoughts.

"That's it Ayumi-chan! Learn to be human, be one!" Tsuzuki exclaimed in his mind.

INFIRMARY

"BAKA!" Hisoka cried at Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki was no cowering behind Watari for protection against the raging Hisoka. "BAKA! Why did you let her synchronize with you? Why did you let her see everything of you!" Hisoka demanded. Tsuzuki wailed, "But, there's harm into it Hisokaaaaa!"

"Y-yes, that's correct, Ayumi wouldn't care about Tsuzuki's past boy." Watari replied. Hisoka gave him an icy glare and exclaimed, "This isn't your business! So stay out!"

Watari went SD and said, "Itai! Such harsh words!" Hisoka couldn't believe to what Tsuzuki had done. "Darn you Tsuzuki! You are willing to show Ayumi all your feelings and thoughts when you aren't willing to show them to me! Why? Why Tsuzuki? And I thought I was your partner!" Hisoka's mind screamed. He wanted to scream that aloud but he knows it would cause total embarrassment for him.

"T-Tsuzuki-san..." Ayumi replied. Tsuzuki upon hearing Ayumi's voice replied, "Ahhh you're wake! Gomen ne Ayumi-chan, I didn't mean for you to have and overload! Gomenasai!" Ayumi shook her head and said, "Daijoubu Tsuzuki-san!" with that she smiled. Tsuzuki, Hisoka and Watari froze in shock. Ayumi Hasegawa just smiled!

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