Have a Very Merry Christmas
Author: Purrmeow
Disclaimer: Again this is a gory fic, so I warn thee, this chapter in particular. This is also a Yaoi fic TsuzukiXHisoka, but not quite yet. I also am not the creator of these wonderful people, so no sueing(sp?) okay *smile* So please enjoy Chapter One of this twisted christmas ficcie.

Chapter One: The mission

" Here is the first victim, the second, the third, the fourth; there are five in total." Gushoushin began in it's highly recognizable voice, unveling the case as Watari swiftly projected images from his computer to the screen to present the murders. "All of the victims appear to have had their thoracic cavities opened and their vital organs removed; also in the place of all of their organs appear to be a wide array of gifts, ranging from clothing to toys. Afterwards vicitims are tied closed with ribbon, and blindfolded." Both Tsuzuki and Hisoka shuddered in time as they stared upon the mutilated bodies, with toys peaking out of the blood stained torsos. Clasping hands over their mouths, the shinigami fought to keep their lunches inside as the bird like librarian continued, sounding far too chipper considering the circumstances.

" Besides this there is a card that seems to have been left at the scene, signed, Santa Korosu." The lights then flicked on, signifying that the explanation seemed to be over, and the images erased themselves from the screen, leaving everyone in the small meeting room feeling a little more relieved.

Wrinkled hands clenched tightly together atop the table, the chief stared at the brunette and blonde duo, " This has been happening inside of the Nagasaki region, therefore I leave you two to this case." The grey haired man ordered with a matter of fact expression on his face, leaving no room for objection.

" Hai," the obedient Tsuzuki agreed, his eyes never leaving those of their superior.

" You two will depart immediately, Tatsumi has already taken care of your accomodations," the chief glanced towards the calm, silent, glasses wearing shinigami who nodded in response. "And don't forget, bring me a souvenier." The chief ended, a smile on his face.

The partners both stood up in a mirrored fashion, each in time with the other's step, awaiting further instruction and any other directions from their superiors. Also rising from his chair, JuuOhCho's secretary paced towards the two, a half smile on his face.

" I know it has been a while, but this case cannot be postponed and you to are the only one's that can take it. " The authoritative Tatsumi informed regretfully. Both Tsuzuki and Hisoka had yet to fully recover from the encounter with Touda, both emotionally and phyisically, and the Hades association assigned as many cases as it could to other shinigami, trying to avoid the recovering pair. However, there was no one else that the case could have been assigned to, so the agency turned to their last resort. In fact, this was the first big case that they had in the past few months that was really worthy of investigation, and the most experienced were necessary to solve it.

Handing a small slip of folded paper to the intent Tsuzuki, the taller of the two smiled softly and adjusted his falling glasses. " You have already been booked for a week, so I believe that should be good enough to start off with," and then he handed a 'good child spending book' to the child like shinigami and continued, " and remember-"

"Oh Tatsumi!" The puppy like man moo-ed, " but what about dessert?" Complaining about the restriction to his budget, he felt the air in the room lighten, the depressing atmosphere dissolving almost instantly.

" I was going to say 40 dollars each, but" the secretary smiled as he corrected the pouting shinigami.

"Sankyu, Tatsumi!" Tsuzuki declared as his purple eyes sparkled happily, a tail peeking out from behind the delighted man. Bouncing hyperly around both Hisoka and Tatsumi, the tailed man circled them both several times, occupying the attention of all the room's inhabitants.

Hisoka sweatdropped as he tried to divert his attention from his embarrasing partner to more important matters; Tsuzuki was physically ten years older than the boy, yet he had the maturity of a child ten years younger than Hisoka at times(Purrmeow: although with teenage boys nowadays I really wonder). Although the light-hearted attitude was slightly uplifting, it was entirely beyond the professionality that their occupation was intended to keep; at times like this Hisoka could blatantly see why Tsuzuki had never achieved the title of elite.

"Thank you Tatsumi," the blonde interjected as he nearly dragged Tsuzuki's puppy like form from the room, the brunette waving happily as he exited, pulled by the collar of his jacket. He then waited for a moment, allowing his partner to regain his composure before they left for Earth. Arms crossed, his eyes wandered down the hallway impatiently as Tsuzuki stood and shook the ruffles out of his jacket.

"Hisoka you-" Tsuzuki began, but was abruptly cut off by the impatient blonde.

"We're leaving" Hisoka instructed, already heading down the hallway, a few paces ahead of his partner. The case that had so recently been introduced to the pair had left the empath with a tingling sensation, and for some reason it left him on edge; although he couldn't quite place it, it was morbidly familiar and he wanted to rid himself of this uncomfortable feeling as soon as possible. In fact, he couldn't quite understand how the other could be so energetic after what he was shown, there was a time and place for that kind of attitude, and this was neither the time, nor the place.

"Hisoka, chotto matte kudasai!" Tsuzuki shouted as he jogged forward to meet the quick paced shinigami, a slight frown on his usually cheerful face as he inquired softly, " dai-"

"I'm fine," the teen harshly interjected, a stern mask on his face, eyes glued ahead. He had no intention of being outright rude to his companion, but at the moment, Hisoka wondered if he was even capable of anything otherwise. However, he could feel the upset of his partner, the wave heavy on both his heart and mind as Tsuzuki pouted at his side, and he soon regretted the tone he had used on the man.

Pausing in midstep, the blonde sighed heavily and turned to face Tsuzuki, shifting his weight from foot to foot unsurely. Bright green eyes raising to meet the soft purple of Tsuzuki's, Hisoka felt paralyzed, halted in his tracks by the intense gaze; even the purple in Tsuzuki's eyes seemed worried, heavy and deep. Frozen in place, the two stood silently for a long while, Hisoka's soft, feminine voice breaking the heavy silence, "I-I..." Tsuzuki nodded, waiting for the other to finish. " I- Let's go." The teen concluded, turning on his heel as he continued down the corridor, hands thrust in his pockets and shoulders hunched over.

"Hai." Tsuzuki reluctantly agreed before falling in step next to the other, the only sound their heavy footsteps, one after another.

***End of Chapter one^-^*** I know it was short, so I've already started Chapter Two^-^ Reiviews please!