Suteki da ne: Isn't it wonderful

Chapter Two

By BlueRaven

Disclaimers and WARNINGS the same as before.

A/n: oki chapter two... what will happen, who is the mysterious shikigami and so on... oh and in this chapter I will go from Third person to first person... I hope it's not too confusing...

READ AND SEE!!

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All turned to Touda as the shikigami continued watching his startled master.

"He's a forbidden shikigami, locked away long ago as he needs blood- sacrifices to be called. He's powerful and evil... his name is not to be spoken so let's call him Shuujin (A/n: Means prisoner in Japanese) ... He needs one hundred and thirty-three sacrifices to be called the first time and then he only needs one... If he's called, Tsuzuki, whoever calls him must know of him and be very powerful, otherwise..." Touda broke off his sentence there and looked away from the sad looking shinnigami. 'I can't stand to see Tsuzuki this sad... he feels like the time he asked me to kill him...' Touda thought.

"How do you know this, Touda?" Souryuu's voice was full of interest mixed with suspicion.

"Yes, how exactly?" Suzaku added and stood by Souryuu's side.

Ignoring them, Touda walked up to Tsuzuki and placed his claw armoured hand on Tsuzuki's shoulder.

"Believe me, Tsuzuki-sama, you need to take care of the one who's trying to summon Om-... Shuujin!" Tsuzuki stared into his shikigami's eyes that was visible under the vizier covering his eyes like a helmet-like thing. Touda was taller then him and had a well-muscled body, Tsuzuki had ever since he received him thought of him as beautiful.

He gave Touda a smile and nodded.

"All right, I will stop him or her from summoning Shuujin, don't worry. I WILL protect EVERYONE." Tsuzuki's eyes shone with determination.

"No Tsuzuki, you will NOT make such a promise again! If you do fail then you will crack just like in Kyoto! So don't you dare!" Touda's voice was stern and he watched his master with anger flashing past his covered eyes. Tsuzuki blinked at the outburst then he gave Touda another sad smile and nodded.

"You're right, Touda... I'm sorry about that..." Tsuzuki lowered his head and refused to meet his shikigami's eyes.

"I only follow orders from you, Tsuzuki. What ever the order may be." Touda stated, gave Tsuzuki a reassuring squeeze on his shoulder and turned to leave.

"I know..." Tsuzuki whispered softly. Touda, being the one closest to Tsuzuki, was the only on who heard him, barely.

"How DO you know of him?" This time it wasn't Souryuu or Suzaku who spoke, but Hisoka. His voice though was the same as that of Touda's shikigami companions. Cold. Suspicious.

He watched the young shinnigami a long time before he answered sternly, "I was his once, his 'koibito' as he called me. I was the one who locked him away." The whole room went silent. All stared, even Souryuu.

"I will show you where you can find him and speak with him, but I won't come. I don't want to see him." Tsuzuki nodded and turned to his shikigami companions.

"Good you have so many, Tsuzuki." Watari said and smiled as Tsuzuki blinked stupidly. "Friends, Tsuzuki... If you didn't have us, you would always have them." He continued and gestured towards the gathered shikigamis.

"Yeah... I guess you're right, Watari." He answered and smiled sadly, again.

"Then why don't you cheer up, Tsuzuki. You don't fit with that sad look in your eyes."

"Tatsumi..." Tsuzuki whispered and turned to the blue-eyed shinnigami, and gave the man his reward, a happy I-love-sweets-'til-I-die smile.

Hisoka watched the little scene and frowned with jealousy. He just didn't like that. Watching 'bon', Watari grinned evilly, he knew about grumpy Hisoka's feelings all right, but it could become a problem...

"Should we get going? Touda, if you would," Watari turned to the tall shikigami and smiled, he gestured towards what he thought was the exit. "Show us the way, if you please."

Touda only shook his head and walked past the go lucky Watari with all the other shinnigamis after him.

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The five arrived outside a huge opening in the cliff-side. There was gases and smoke escaping holes and cracks in the ground all around them. The air was heavy and hard to breathe.

"Be mindful of that gas, it's poisonous. He's in the back of this cave. Be careful, Tsuzuki... I won't come with you to him..." Touda trailed off, he looked away and took a deep breath before he turned back and nodded to Tsuzuki as a goodbye and left.

"Shall we go then, Tsuzuki come on!" Tatsumi's voice woke the sad looking Tsuzuki from watching his shikigami leave. He turned and met the eyes of all his companions.

"Yeah..." he murmured and they entered the cave.

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I watch Tsuzuki with his sad looking face. I can't stand it, why does he always look like that? No, that's wrong... he doesn't always look like that. Mostly he's like a sweet-loving puppy... I wish he was my puppy...

Okay that sounded perverted, and I shouldn't be thinking of this at all, we have a mission to finish! But it's because of this mission that he's sad... my dearest lovely Tsuzuki, I wish you could tell me what's wrong.

He's walking there looking so abandoned even thought we are all with him... now I know why I broke off our partnership... I couldn't stand to see him like this...

Hisoka is a better partner. They are meant for eachother and then I'm not talking about only as business-partners... but so much more. The way I know we could've been had I allowed it...

I'm so stupid!! How could I ever let him, this fallen broken Angel, ever slip between my fingers like grains of sand!?

Kami, it's dark in here... I feel my companions rather then seeing them... I hope no one gets lost...

"Does anyone have some kind of light?" I ask, my voice sounds louder then I thought it would. I hear the rustle of clothing and then a distinct *Click* sound. Soon I can see them all around me, It's Watari who produced the illumination by lighting a small flashlight. Go Watari.

"Well... that's better..." I can't help but to notice the relief in Hisoka's voice as he say that. Hm, is the 'boy' afraid of the dark? Tsuzuki only stands there, his face devoid of any emotion. He doesn't even look sad anymore... I wonder why.

"Tsuzuki..?" My voice sounds concerned, all too concerned it seems as both Hisoka and Watari turns to watch him.

"I'm fine." He answers and turn away. I know I'm not the only one who don't believe him, but we leave him be. If I dared I would've yelled at him like Touda...

Oh Kami... My head feels funny. I must be worrying too much...

"Is he all right?" Watari is serious!? Okay, there is something wrong with me!

I walk past them without answering. I mean that would only be stupid as we all know how he feels about dangerous missions which almost always ends up in someone getting killed.

I wonder where he went? Oh wait there he is... I step up behind him and place a comforting hand on his shoulder. His well-muscled shoulder... He turns and meets my eyes, oh lovely amethyst eyes... My head starts spinning violently now... there is definitely something wrong with me.

"Ta-Tatsumi!?" His voice... it's so full of worry... I feel myself slump against him, my legs giving out under me. And I feel us fall and fall and fall... the last thing I hear is the sound of mine and Tsuzuki's names being called and then it all goes black...

To Be Continued...

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Woo, what will happen!!? Mmh, I like writing POV ^_^V. And Tatsumi is really a delicious character, I think he really loves Tsuzuki! I'm a fan of TatXTsu, HisXTsu, TatXWat, HisXMur, TsuXMur and a whole bunch of other couplings ^_^;;. Oki so I have an obsession... I am an Otaku, I know _;;.

~/BlueRaven\~