Have a Very Merry Christmas
Author: Purrmeow
Disclaimer: I don't even know why I write these anymore, afterall this is the twelth chapter, and if you didn't know all of this stuff by now... then why are you starting now all of a sudden? Anywho, if you want a disclaimer, see previous chapters.. pick! There are eleven others to choose from! Either way, I am intent on starting the chapter if you don't mind. See ya there!
Chapter Twelve:
The chapel and the mansion yielded no results for the brunette, and with those two possibilities dashed aside with a varidable force, he had but one location left. " Kyoto..." 'It was the only other possible location,' he insisted to himself, either therer, or the bastard had taken up a new hideout. With no clues, the killer's pen identity an exception (it was fake anyway), Tsuzuki prayed that his lover be in the general vicinity of the tourist city.
Tatsumi had given up on finding a motive for the locations Tsuzuki had led him to, all seemingly familiar; however, he had no choice but to object to going so far out of their region. " Tsuzuki," the shocked librarian began, " why would he be in Kyoto?"
" That's the only other place he could possibly be..." He whispered to no one in particular, although it did answer Tatsumi's question, to some extent. Tsuzuki did have a strange sense of reasoning, but it had never let him down before; so the blue eyed shinigami thought it best to just trust the younger, there really was nothing else to go by... unless!
"Tsuzuki!" Tatsuki cried, the idea never previously dawning on him.' All of the letters had been hand written! Why hadn't he noticed it before.' Slapping himself, he placed a hand on Tsuzuki's shoulder, it was as though the other hadn't even heard the suggestion. " Tsuzuki, did you hear me?" He softly inquired.
Snapping out of it, Tsuzuki turned to face his superior, a little shocked at first. " Yeah," head tilted downwards he continued," I heard you," he repeated, although he already knew who the kidnapper was.
It still appeared as though Tsuzuki were in a daze, with a soft smile Tatsumi began. " Perhaps we should quit for the night." It was already getting dark, and there appeared to be nothing else the two could do in Tsuzuki's current mindframe.
" But Hisoka!" The suggestion seemed to have roused the brunette a fair bit, as he passionately protested.
" There's nothing we can do for Kurosaki-kun if we are tired, is there?" Tatsumi was quick to reason with his temporary partner, quieting the purple eyed bishounen with it. " Let's get back to the motel."
" Hai..."
~***~
It had been a while since Tatsumi had left with the card, claiming that it would unlock the identity of the killer, and Tsuzuki lay on his side silently. The room was so empty without Hisoka, and he wanted to go out and find the shinigami more than anything else. So caught up with his depression, he almost missed a soft pecking at the window, but his trained ears perked, and his eyes found the milky messenger on the sill.
'That was it! The bird had found his beloved!' The now energized brunette rushed to the window, scooping the limp bird into his hands. It was drenched, and obviously weak; there was almost no way that the creature could lead him all the way, especially if it took the bird all day to find his lover. His depression returned, his sad eyes downcast once more, " I'll never be able to save him."
The dying creature began to glow, the light filling even the darkest corners of the motel room, destroying every last trace of shadow. When Tsuzuki's purple eyes finally adjusted, the light had faded, and in the palm of his hand, rested a piece of paper.
Carefully inspecting the sheet, he was pleased to find that there was an address on the small fragment of paper. Although the address was unfamiliar, his assumption had been right. Hisoka was in Kyoto.
He no longer cared how much JuuOhCho threatened him, he knew where Hisoka was, and he would find him. Tatsumi had instructed him to stay in the motel room, ordered him not to move, but not even fear of the wrath of Tatsumi could stop him. Tsuzuki had less than two days left to find Hisoka, and it may take the entire time to get there. Not even pausing to get his coat, he rushed out the room, running as fast as his feet could carry him; there was easily more than five hundred kilometers between himself and Kyoto, and he hadn't a second to spare. (I'm just guestimating based on the map in my room)
Hitchhiking may not have been one of his most skilled fields, but he run as far as his limbs could possibly carry him, and a vehicle would be the quickest way.It was pouring outside, and his clothing clung to his slim figure as if it were a second skin; his hair, plastered to his forehead, obscuring his vision even more than the sheet like rain had managed to accomplish. He hadn't enough time, nor the passport, to take the air way, and he now could only pray for his charm to get him a ride across the country.
Violently pulling to the side of the highway, an ink black hyundai (completely random car from my mind, the car type has no real significance) nearly threw Tsuzuki into the ditch. If the car's harsh skid to teh curb hadn't shoved Tsuzuki into the ditch, the door the driver threw open did. Crawling out of the grassy ditch, Tsuzuki made it up to the car in record speed, leaning on the empty door heavily. " Get in!" A froceful voice instructed from inside the vehicle, and the purple eyed shinigami could do nothing other than comply.
From the cab of the vehicle, he could now tell that the driver was a male; blonde strands of hair fell into his dull golden eyes, and his gaze never left the road. The silence in the vehicle stretched for a while, though Tsuzuki didn't really have a watch to confirm the passing. About to perk up, the driver interrupted with his own question. " Where are you headed?" His strict tone demanding a straight, no babbling answer.
" Kyoto," Tsuzuki was quick to respond, although his eyes would not leave the dashboard even momentarily to acknowledge the question. He was about to elaborate, when again, that voice cut in.
" Ah, give me three good reasons to take you a third of the way across this country." The man smirked the slightest bit, the corners of his mouth upturning." That is, if you can."
'What was this?!' Tsuzuki's mind screamed,' some sick kind of game no doubt.' It reminded him of Muraki so strongly that he almost leapt out of the car, however, the doors were locked, and he was trapped. Supressing his fear, Tsuzuki shifted uneasily in his seat, he couldn't really think of anything overly beneficial to the driver; but he had to try, for Hisoka.
" To tell you the truth," Tsuzuki began," I cannot really think of anything that you would find overly beneficial. I have no money; if I offered to pay you back as soon as I got money, you would most likely not believe me." The words were as fluent as if they had been previously planned. " I doubt that there is really any way I can assist you, in either your profession, or elsewhere. Companionship would be a meaningless suggestion, or at least to you, I assume."
Turning thoughtful eyes to the blonde, he frowned, " You may as well pull over right now. It would take me the entire trip there to think of anything." Tsuzuki admitted, hand falling on the door handle, waiting for the driver to pull over.
" I didn't say you had a time limit did I?" The golden eyed man smiled, and for the first time, his eyes left the road and fell upon his passenger. " Tsuzuki Asato."
***End of Chapter Twelve*** Not even I had that planned, I hope you like how it's going. Because until I reach Kyoto, it's all improvised. Reviews?! ^-~
Author: Purrmeow
Disclaimer: I don't even know why I write these anymore, afterall this is the twelth chapter, and if you didn't know all of this stuff by now... then why are you starting now all of a sudden? Anywho, if you want a disclaimer, see previous chapters.. pick! There are eleven others to choose from! Either way, I am intent on starting the chapter if you don't mind. See ya there!
Chapter Twelve:
The chapel and the mansion yielded no results for the brunette, and with those two possibilities dashed aside with a varidable force, he had but one location left. " Kyoto..." 'It was the only other possible location,' he insisted to himself, either therer, or the bastard had taken up a new hideout. With no clues, the killer's pen identity an exception (it was fake anyway), Tsuzuki prayed that his lover be in the general vicinity of the tourist city.
Tatsumi had given up on finding a motive for the locations Tsuzuki had led him to, all seemingly familiar; however, he had no choice but to object to going so far out of their region. " Tsuzuki," the shocked librarian began, " why would he be in Kyoto?"
" That's the only other place he could possibly be..." He whispered to no one in particular, although it did answer Tatsumi's question, to some extent. Tsuzuki did have a strange sense of reasoning, but it had never let him down before; so the blue eyed shinigami thought it best to just trust the younger, there really was nothing else to go by... unless!
"Tsuzuki!" Tatsuki cried, the idea never previously dawning on him.' All of the letters had been hand written! Why hadn't he noticed it before.' Slapping himself, he placed a hand on Tsuzuki's shoulder, it was as though the other hadn't even heard the suggestion. " Tsuzuki, did you hear me?" He softly inquired.
Snapping out of it, Tsuzuki turned to face his superior, a little shocked at first. " Yeah," head tilted downwards he continued," I heard you," he repeated, although he already knew who the kidnapper was.
It still appeared as though Tsuzuki were in a daze, with a soft smile Tatsumi began. " Perhaps we should quit for the night." It was already getting dark, and there appeared to be nothing else the two could do in Tsuzuki's current mindframe.
" But Hisoka!" The suggestion seemed to have roused the brunette a fair bit, as he passionately protested.
" There's nothing we can do for Kurosaki-kun if we are tired, is there?" Tatsumi was quick to reason with his temporary partner, quieting the purple eyed bishounen with it. " Let's get back to the motel."
" Hai..."
~***~
It had been a while since Tatsumi had left with the card, claiming that it would unlock the identity of the killer, and Tsuzuki lay on his side silently. The room was so empty without Hisoka, and he wanted to go out and find the shinigami more than anything else. So caught up with his depression, he almost missed a soft pecking at the window, but his trained ears perked, and his eyes found the milky messenger on the sill.
'That was it! The bird had found his beloved!' The now energized brunette rushed to the window, scooping the limp bird into his hands. It was drenched, and obviously weak; there was almost no way that the creature could lead him all the way, especially if it took the bird all day to find his lover. His depression returned, his sad eyes downcast once more, " I'll never be able to save him."
The dying creature began to glow, the light filling even the darkest corners of the motel room, destroying every last trace of shadow. When Tsuzuki's purple eyes finally adjusted, the light had faded, and in the palm of his hand, rested a piece of paper.
Carefully inspecting the sheet, he was pleased to find that there was an address on the small fragment of paper. Although the address was unfamiliar, his assumption had been right. Hisoka was in Kyoto.
He no longer cared how much JuuOhCho threatened him, he knew where Hisoka was, and he would find him. Tatsumi had instructed him to stay in the motel room, ordered him not to move, but not even fear of the wrath of Tatsumi could stop him. Tsuzuki had less than two days left to find Hisoka, and it may take the entire time to get there. Not even pausing to get his coat, he rushed out the room, running as fast as his feet could carry him; there was easily more than five hundred kilometers between himself and Kyoto, and he hadn't a second to spare. (I'm just guestimating based on the map in my room)
Hitchhiking may not have been one of his most skilled fields, but he run as far as his limbs could possibly carry him, and a vehicle would be the quickest way.It was pouring outside, and his clothing clung to his slim figure as if it were a second skin; his hair, plastered to his forehead, obscuring his vision even more than the sheet like rain had managed to accomplish. He hadn't enough time, nor the passport, to take the air way, and he now could only pray for his charm to get him a ride across the country.
Violently pulling to the side of the highway, an ink black hyundai (completely random car from my mind, the car type has no real significance) nearly threw Tsuzuki into the ditch. If the car's harsh skid to teh curb hadn't shoved Tsuzuki into the ditch, the door the driver threw open did. Crawling out of the grassy ditch, Tsuzuki made it up to the car in record speed, leaning on the empty door heavily. " Get in!" A froceful voice instructed from inside the vehicle, and the purple eyed shinigami could do nothing other than comply.
From the cab of the vehicle, he could now tell that the driver was a male; blonde strands of hair fell into his dull golden eyes, and his gaze never left the road. The silence in the vehicle stretched for a while, though Tsuzuki didn't really have a watch to confirm the passing. About to perk up, the driver interrupted with his own question. " Where are you headed?" His strict tone demanding a straight, no babbling answer.
" Kyoto," Tsuzuki was quick to respond, although his eyes would not leave the dashboard even momentarily to acknowledge the question. He was about to elaborate, when again, that voice cut in.
" Ah, give me three good reasons to take you a third of the way across this country." The man smirked the slightest bit, the corners of his mouth upturning." That is, if you can."
'What was this?!' Tsuzuki's mind screamed,' some sick kind of game no doubt.' It reminded him of Muraki so strongly that he almost leapt out of the car, however, the doors were locked, and he was trapped. Supressing his fear, Tsuzuki shifted uneasily in his seat, he couldn't really think of anything overly beneficial to the driver; but he had to try, for Hisoka.
" To tell you the truth," Tsuzuki began," I cannot really think of anything that you would find overly beneficial. I have no money; if I offered to pay you back as soon as I got money, you would most likely not believe me." The words were as fluent as if they had been previously planned. " I doubt that there is really any way I can assist you, in either your profession, or elsewhere. Companionship would be a meaningless suggestion, or at least to you, I assume."
Turning thoughtful eyes to the blonde, he frowned, " You may as well pull over right now. It would take me the entire trip there to think of anything." Tsuzuki admitted, hand falling on the door handle, waiting for the driver to pull over.
" I didn't say you had a time limit did I?" The golden eyed man smiled, and for the first time, his eyes left the road and fell upon his passenger. " Tsuzuki Asato."
***End of Chapter Twelve*** Not even I had that planned, I hope you like how it's going. Because until I reach Kyoto, it's all improvised. Reviews?! ^-~