Hiyee!!! I've already finished the next chapter and here it is!!! Anyway, this is the TWENTY-SEVENTH chapter of 'Between Two Hearts'. Yes!!! It's about to finish!!! Three chapters more then…. NO MORE!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yami no Matsuei so don't sue me. But Kageyami Saino, Yumeki Sakura, Akizuki Kyla, Cerberus, Strength, etc. (Previous and Upcoming characters not related to YnM) belongs to me.
Gax: Yo, dear classmate! Sad to say it but… *evil grin* *sweatdrops* I'm really so mean to Hisoka and Saino…
Klyukaizer: Hey! Long time no write! Anyway, Daijoubu! Cerberus is not dead. He just lost a lot of energy due to the fight… *winks*
Kaldea: Sure! No problem! I'll be waiting for the continuation! ^^
Sakura Riu: !!! *hides behind Kamui* WAH!!! ONEGAI DON'T!!! I STILL DON'T WANT TO DIE!!! I STILL HAVE TO FINISH THIS FIC!!! AND I DIDN'T KILL CERBERUS!!! He just lost a huge amount of energy. ^^ Of course, I don't want to let him die! I need him for the second story, if there will be! : )
*Please enjoy this one! ;p
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Between Two Hearts
Chapter 27: Illusion
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Silence and fear filled the night skies of Tokyo. The skies grumbled and purple lightnings were starting to appear on it. The young boy and the brunette were on the silver tiger, soaring high. Not far from their sight was the Tokyo Tower. It stood tall but was surrounded by a dark aura, creating chaos and sorrow.
"We're almost near," Tsuzuki softly told Hisoka.
"Saino, don't worry. We're going to save you," Hisoka thought.
The young boy suddenly felt a sudden power surrounding them. He wondered but suddenly something slightly hit him but hard. Tsuzuki also felt it and caught that tiny thing. And then to their surprise, it was…
"… a candy???" Hisoka wondered.
Tsuzuki suddenly turned inu and cheerily put the candy he had caught in his mouth.
"TSUZUKI!!!" the young boy yelled.
He smiled and said, "Try it!… It's good! Anyway, I'm kind of hungry so might as well catch the others. Also, it would be a waste to let it fall on the ground…"
Inu Tsuzuki was cheerily catching the candies that were supposed to hit them when, instead of the candy hitting Tsuzuki's head, it was Hisoka's hard fist that hit it.
He scolded him, "BAKA!!! AT A CRITICAL RATE YOU'RE STILL THINKING OF SWEETS!?! WE'RE NOT HERE TO EAT!!! WE'RE HERE TO SAVE SAINO, BAKA!!!" He crossed his arm and turned away.
Tsuzuki cowered, "You're so mean. At least, we could eat before another fight…"
"Hmph!" he ignored him. Then he thought, "But I'm wondering where these candies coming from…"
The young boy felt a strong aura at one of the buildings. When he turned to it, another set of rapid colorful candies approached them.
"What the?!? Tsuzuki!!!" he exclaimed.
"Byakko!!!" Tsuzuki yelled.
Byakko tried to dodge it but failed and they are about to fall on the ground. The silver tiger nimbly caught them on his back.
"Arigato, Byakko," Tsuzuki smiled and pat the tiger's back. He then turned to Hisoka, "Daijoubu ka? Hisoka?"
"Uhmm," he nodded, holding his head.
They then noticed a ten year old girl smilingly sitting and sipping the tea on her teacup at a table on top of the building. She has short chestnut hair with cat ears that popped out and when she opened her eyes, they were cerise. Hisoka felt the strong aura in her.
"Tsuzuki!" he instructed and turned to him.
"Hai! I know!"
They landed on the building where the girl was.
She smilingly turned to them, "Want to join? Drinking alone is no fun."
Hisoka was about to make a step when Tsuzuki extended his arm to stop him.
"Leave this to me. You go now and save Saino. She needs you," he told him, his stare was still locked on the genki kid. "I'll lend you Byakko for a while."
He nodded, "Take care of yourself!"
Hisoka hopped on Byakko and they went off.
"Please join me. It would be fun to have someone to talk with!" the girl said.
Tsuzuki seriously went towards her and sat opposite of her. A cup and saucer suddenly appeared on her hand. She poured some tea in it and gave it to Tsuzuki.
"Arigato," he took a sip but still looks serious.
"Want some candies?! I love them very much especially when it came from master," she offered the candies in the jar.
"So, those 'flying' candies came from you. You love them, right? So why are you wasting them?" he took a green candy in the jar. "Ah! My favorite color!"
She giggled, cat ear straightened up, "Hai! Gomen. I just want to catch attention! Especially…"
"… you," she smirked.
Feeling the intensity, he quickly stood up and pulled out an ofuda, preparing himself. The girl demurely stood up and, with a touch of her hand, the table and everything on it disappeared.
She smiled, "I guess, break time's over! Let's begin then! Neko neko!…" She opened then closed her hand.
"… Oh! Silly me! Forgetting my manners…" she made a tongue-out and knocked her head. "I'm Nekoi! And you're?"
"Tsuzuki Asato," he plainly answered.
"Ah… Asato-san… Kawaii desu!" she giggled. "Anyway, let's start!!!"
The places suddenly changed into a dark vast space and the girl disappeared.
"Please be enjoyed by my presentation. I'm sure you're going to like it," the girl's voice faded.
"Matte!!!" Tsuzuki complained.
Images started to form around him. It was like a pasture with a bit of tall grasses and a river beside it.
He heard a voice cried, "Ah!!! Yamette!!! Onegai… yamette!!!"
He turned and saw a group of children, boys, running after a whimpering boy. The boy had short brunette hair. The boy was running away from them, who were throwing stones at him.
"GO AWAY, DEMON!!!" one of the boys shouted as he throw a stone at him.
The boy cried and cowered, defending himself from the hits, "Yamette! Onegai yamette!!!"
Tsuzuki was stunned, remembering the fact that it was him a hundred years ago.
As the boy was tripped, the gang caught up with him and beat him up, creating bruises over his young and sensitive body until they stopped and left him alone. Tsuzuki closed his eyes and covered his ears with his hands, not wanting to remember his past.
"Aww… that's so painful…" Nekoi jokingly pitied him.
"Yamero!!! Onegai!!!" he begged falling down on his knees.
"Nobody dared to love you! Neko neko! Nobody thinks you're human! Hehe…"
Tears slowly rushed down his cheeks and dropped on the blank ground.
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The young boy was riding on the silver tiger's furry back, flying towards Tokyo tower. Byakko suddenly went down on the ground.
"Daijoubu ka, Byakko?" Hisoka wondered.
"Gomen, demo Tsuzuki-san needs me. I have to drop you here. Gomen."
Hisoka shook, "Iie. Daijoubu!" He got off the tiger's back and patted it on its left limb. "He needs you better than I do so better get going."
Byakko nodded and set off while Hisoka ran a few miles toward the tower. Hisoka was all ready to prepare for a surprise that might come.
"Daijoubu, Saino. Just a few more and I'll be right there."
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"Yamette… Onegai…" Tsuzuki begged. "This is not a fight I'm asking for…"
Nekoi appeared right before him, "Ya-da! I still want to have fun! Hehe…"
A shining figure suddenly appeared. It was a figure of a long haired lady and it slowly flew towards the brunette.
"Hey! That's not one of my illusions!?!" Nekoi thought.
The lady caressed Tsuzuki's cheek, "Asato, you're not alone because we're here…"
"… I am here… in your heart…" she placed her hand on his chest.
"Who are you???" Tsuzuki awed.
"It's me Kyla… Akizuki Kyla…" she put her finger on his head.
Images about Tsuzuki and Kyla, being together, were shown in his mind.
"K-Kyla?" he stammered, remembering her finally.
She nodded and hugged him, "Asato, you can do this. You can overcome your fears. This is just an illusion."
"But, it still gets into me…" he turned away but Kyla turned it back with her hand.
"Asato, listen! I don't care about who you are or what you are! I know you're a demon but I don't care about that!!!" she yelled, tears brimming her eyes. "What I care the most is the Asato who is genki, who loves sweets, who cares about the people around him, who…"
"… I love the most!"
Tsuzuki wiped off the tear that fell on her cheek with his finger, "Gomen ne, Kyla. Daijoubu. I'll fulfill your final request."
She nodded then faded slowly.
"Card 09… The Hermit… The Guidance…"
Nekoi disappointingly said, "Aww… This is not good…"
Tsuzuki pulled out an ofuda from his sleeves and chanted, "Darkness, disperse!!!"
"Card 10… The Wheel of Fortune… The Movement…"
The surroundings cracked like a glass mirror, shattering, and the outside world final came into view. Tsuzuki and Nekoi were both standing on the same building like before.
"So, let's start the fight!" Tsuzuki cried.
But Nekoi dropped on her feet and bowed her head, "The fight is already over. You already destroyed my illusion, my only power. So, I lost…"
"… Gomen ne… Asuka-sama…" Nekoi turned dark and slowly vanished.
Tsuzuki then stared at the sky and saw Byakko approaching. It landed on where Tsuzuki was.
"Tsuzuki-san, daijoubu ka?!" the silver tiger asked.
"Daijoubu," he smiled and patted its side. "Where's Hisoka???"
But then, black spirits appeared and attacked them.
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Reia: Ok. I keep Tsuzuki and Byakko fighting for a while, not to interrupt the fight of Hisoka.
Next chapter hints: (Asuka)
Kamui: This time, it's Hisoka's turn and it's a thriller. Instead of fighting Muraki, Hisoka's going to fight someone in cloak. Who could this be? (cliffhanger)
Reia: Three more chapters then done! I would then focus on 'Endless Fantasy' more. Oh yeah, won't do the second story until I find time and have enough reviews. Anyway, please review! Arigato! ^^