Chapter 2
The rest of the day seemed to go by slowly. At least for Hisoka, who couldn't get rid of his damn headache. Well, it was all due to the amount of genkiness surrounding him. It was enough to drive Satan insane.
"Ooh, a new potion?!" cried Rei. "How does it work?!"
Watari held up a test tube with pink liquid inside it. "To say it's effects wouldn't be fun!! We need a guinea pig!!!" he pointed at Tsuzuki. "You!! The lovely brunette front row!!!"
Tsuzuki looked behind him, and then at Watari. "Me?"
"Hai!!!" he bounded over.
"Wait, Watari-kun!!" said Rei. "I have a better idea!!!" she ran up to him and whispered in his ear. Whatever she said wound them both into a giggling jumble.
"Change of plans!!" declared Watari. "It will go there!!!" he pointed to a coffee cup on a desk.
Tatsumi's coffee cup.
Watari poured in the potion while Rei observed cheerfully.
Tsuzuki started giggling in chibi-inu mode. He bounded over to Hisoka. "'Soka-chan!!! Whatcha doing?"
"Reading a book," barked Hisoka. "Why not leave me alone?!"
"'Soka-chaaaaaaaaaaan-"
Suddenly the door opened and Tatsumi walked in. The entire room fell silent. He eyed everyone then headed across the room. He picked up his coffee cup.
"Aren't you all suppose to be working?!" he snapped.
Everyone tried to go back to work, but snuck glances at him.
Tatsumi lifted the cup to take a drink. Then he froze. He eyed Watari and Rei, who were trying to keep straight faces.
He sighed softly and shook his head. He tossed his coffee cup behind him, the cup shattering on the wall.
There were audible sounds of disappointment in the room. Tatsumi glared at them, and went into his office.
"Aww," said Tsuzuki. "How boring!!!!"
Suddenly, there was a loud, "AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" from Tatsumi's office.
Watari snickered. "He forgot about that other cup he keeps in his office."
"How many cups of coffee does Tatsumi-san have?" asked Hisoka.
"Too many," said Tsuzuki. "Since that time Watari and Rei-chan spiked his coffee and he turned into a bunny."
"I wonder what he is now?" wondered Rei.
The door swung open. Then it swung closed. No one saw anything until the person in question hopped onto a table.
Tatsumi looked like a hamster right out of Hamtaro (1). Big blue eyes with glasses. The cutest hamster in existence.
Watari and Rei were laughing hysterically. So was Tsuzuki. As for Hisoka, he was trying VERY hard not to laugh but was failing miserably.
"YOU'RE ALL FIRED!!!!!!!!!!" he roared. "ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!"
That was when Konoe walked in. His eyes bulged at the sight of the hamster Tatsumi. Then he desperately tried not to laugh, but failed worse than Hisoka.
"FIRED!!!!!!!!!!"
Konoe coughed. "Tatsumi-san. After knowing them this long, you honestly didn't think to check ALL your coffee cups?!"
Hamster Tatsumi gaped at the kachou. "But-"
"Anyway, I need to speak with Tsuzuki and Kurosaki-kun. And Watari, please turn him back. I can't have a...a...what is he?"
"Hamster," said Rei.
"A hamster as a secretary."
Watari shrugged. "Gomen. But I don't have an antidote for that potion yet."
Hamster Tatsumi lunged at him. "You bastard!!!!!! DIE!!!!!!!"
Watari grabbed him in mid-lunge. "Hmm, you look more like a plush toy than a hamster..."
"LET ME GO!!!!!!!!! I SWEAR YOU WILL FEEL THE ULTIMATE POWER OF MY SHADOW SKILL!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Let's go," said Konoe. He walked to his office, followed by Tsuzuki and Hisoka.
"Aw, are you hungry little guy?" cooed Rei. She held up her small bag. "Have some starfish candy!!"
"SHUT UP!!!!!!! YOU'RE NEXT!!!!!!!!!"
"There seems to be a problem in Tokyo," said Konoe. "A lot of people are disappearing. And it seems to be traced to this one boy." A picture was presented to them. "It was strange. He doesn't seem to possess any sort of powers..."
"Someone's controlling him?" asked Tsuzuki.
"Correct. But the manner in which it is done is very familiar."
Hisoka stiffened. "You mean...?"
"Gomen. But we have reason to believe Muraki is behind this all."
Tsuzuki paled.
Hisoka gritted his teeth. "With all due respect, why must WE do this mission?"
"Because you two are the only ones available," said Konoe. "Plus you two know Muraki too well. You'll be able to sense his general strategy."
"We haven't in the past," murmured Tsuzuki. He stared at the floor. "If I see him...I might lose control. I-"
Hisoka squeezed his shoulder. "I'll be there to."
Tsuzuki nodded.
Suddenly, the door came open. Watari came in, followed by Rei. "Um, kachou. We have a situation."
"What?!"
"This." Watari pointed up. Hamster Tatsumi was perched on his head, gnawing on his head.
"He's being a meanie," said Rei.
"It's better than the time you two changed him into a bunny," said Konoe. "He chewed up most of your lab equipment."
"Yare, yare..."
"So we leave tomorrow?" interrupted Tsuzuki.
Konoe nodded. He had taken the picture and handed it to Hisoka. He put it in his pocket. "Rest up tonight, you two."
"Hai." Was their response.
"How depressing!!" wailed Rei. "I just got transferred, and you're going out on a mission!!!"
Tsuzuki rubbed his head. "It won't take too long. We'll stop by to give reports."
Rei nodded and munched on starfish candy. "Well, good luck." She promptly threw her arms around him. "It's sooooooooo sad!!!!!!"
"Ahem." Came a voice from their left. Hisoka stood there, looking completely irritated. "I WAS going to ask you to walk home with me, but I can go alone. Bye." He stormed off.
"'Soka-chaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!" Tsuzuki started after him. "Bye, Rei-chan!!!"
"Bye, Asato-kun!!!" she called. She watched the two go.
"Wait, 'Soka-chan!!!!"
"Get away from me!!! Go walk HER home!!!!"
"'Soka-chaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!"
Hisoka growled out a curse as he walked. He finally drove his annoying partner away.
Why was she hanging on him?! He fumed. Where does she get off thinking she can do that?! Why the hell do I even care?!?!
"I think you care because you love him." Said a voice behind him.
Hisoka spun around. "Shut up!!!" then he froze. "You read my mind?!"
Rei nodded. "Didn't I tell you? I'm psychic."
"You mean psycho!!! Go away!!!"
She shook her head. "It's strange."
Hisoka turned away. "Bye!!!!"
"When I heard that Asato-kun was suicidal on his Kyoto mission, I was so grief-stricken."
Hisoka stopped.
"Of course people have their own versions of that. But each one had the same thing in common: how Asato-kun's partner jumped through Touda's deadly flames and brought Asato-kun out of his insanity. Though one version said you actually kicked Touda in the side and gave him the finger..."
Hisoka's eyes bulged. Someone said THAT?! If Touda knew that...he didn't want to think about it.
Rei stepped towards him. "I know you love Asato-kun. But at the same time you're so terrible to him. Am I wrong?"
Hisoka glared at her. "Who are you to talk?! YOU'RE the one hanging all over him!!!!"
"Okay, I'm sorry for that. Will it make you feel better if I stop it?"
"..."
"I don't know much about you, Hisoka-chan. And I can't say much about what I've seen of you. But I can say this: Asato-kun feels for you. He knows you have a gentle side. Emotions may be hard to express, but express them in your own way. In a way he'll know you care."
"..."
She reached out and touched his cheek. "You be careful. Muraki is a living demon." She started away.
"Wait!!" said Hisoka. "How do you know about Muraki?"
She stopped and turned. "He...never mind. Just concentrate on your mission and be careful." Then she walked away.
Hisoka stood there, watching her retreating back.
He feels for me? That doesn't mean he loves me. After all, I am a kid. I may only be like a little brother to him. She says I love him...but I don't understand my own feelings!! Why is it so confusing? Why does she think she knows so much about us?!
And his last thought, for the third time that day: Why the hell do I even care?!?!
A boy sat in the center of the room. He looked in shock at the corpse in front of him.
A voice not too far away spoke to him.
"Blood...such a sweet smell..."
The boy looked around him. "Can I go home now?"
He was met by a scornful laugh.
"Smell the blood in the air...so sweet...and such a sweet taste..."
A shadow came behind him. The person held a bloodied knife, and was licking off the blood.
The boy didn't turn around. "I want to go home."
"Boy...home doesn't exist...only death...YOUR death..."
A white hand reached out and rested on his head. He leaned down to whisper into his ear. "But not yet...death will claim you...but not by my hand...THEY will come..."
"...They?"
"The Shinigami...they will come...and they will kill you...like I killed these people..."
"...Why am I here?"
"Because...one of the Shinigami is your aunt..."
Wow, confusion!!! How do you like this so far? Does it suck? Is it good? Send in those reviews and tell me!! Have a nice day!!! ^_^
(1) Hamtaro is this really cute show on Cartoon Network. Yes, it does feature the cutest hamsters in existence. Go check it out to get a good idea of what Tatsumi looks like. o.O
The rest of the day seemed to go by slowly. At least for Hisoka, who couldn't get rid of his damn headache. Well, it was all due to the amount of genkiness surrounding him. It was enough to drive Satan insane.
"Ooh, a new potion?!" cried Rei. "How does it work?!"
Watari held up a test tube with pink liquid inside it. "To say it's effects wouldn't be fun!! We need a guinea pig!!!" he pointed at Tsuzuki. "You!! The lovely brunette front row!!!"
Tsuzuki looked behind him, and then at Watari. "Me?"
"Hai!!!" he bounded over.
"Wait, Watari-kun!!" said Rei. "I have a better idea!!!" she ran up to him and whispered in his ear. Whatever she said wound them both into a giggling jumble.
"Change of plans!!" declared Watari. "It will go there!!!" he pointed to a coffee cup on a desk.
Tatsumi's coffee cup.
Watari poured in the potion while Rei observed cheerfully.
Tsuzuki started giggling in chibi-inu mode. He bounded over to Hisoka. "'Soka-chan!!! Whatcha doing?"
"Reading a book," barked Hisoka. "Why not leave me alone?!"
"'Soka-chaaaaaaaaaaan-"
Suddenly the door opened and Tatsumi walked in. The entire room fell silent. He eyed everyone then headed across the room. He picked up his coffee cup.
"Aren't you all suppose to be working?!" he snapped.
Everyone tried to go back to work, but snuck glances at him.
Tatsumi lifted the cup to take a drink. Then he froze. He eyed Watari and Rei, who were trying to keep straight faces.
He sighed softly and shook his head. He tossed his coffee cup behind him, the cup shattering on the wall.
There were audible sounds of disappointment in the room. Tatsumi glared at them, and went into his office.
"Aww," said Tsuzuki. "How boring!!!!"
Suddenly, there was a loud, "AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" from Tatsumi's office.
Watari snickered. "He forgot about that other cup he keeps in his office."
"How many cups of coffee does Tatsumi-san have?" asked Hisoka.
"Too many," said Tsuzuki. "Since that time Watari and Rei-chan spiked his coffee and he turned into a bunny."
"I wonder what he is now?" wondered Rei.
The door swung open. Then it swung closed. No one saw anything until the person in question hopped onto a table.
Tatsumi looked like a hamster right out of Hamtaro (1). Big blue eyes with glasses. The cutest hamster in existence.
Watari and Rei were laughing hysterically. So was Tsuzuki. As for Hisoka, he was trying VERY hard not to laugh but was failing miserably.
"YOU'RE ALL FIRED!!!!!!!!!!" he roared. "ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!"
That was when Konoe walked in. His eyes bulged at the sight of the hamster Tatsumi. Then he desperately tried not to laugh, but failed worse than Hisoka.
"FIRED!!!!!!!!!!"
Konoe coughed. "Tatsumi-san. After knowing them this long, you honestly didn't think to check ALL your coffee cups?!"
Hamster Tatsumi gaped at the kachou. "But-"
"Anyway, I need to speak with Tsuzuki and Kurosaki-kun. And Watari, please turn him back. I can't have a...a...what is he?"
"Hamster," said Rei.
"A hamster as a secretary."
Watari shrugged. "Gomen. But I don't have an antidote for that potion yet."
Hamster Tatsumi lunged at him. "You bastard!!!!!! DIE!!!!!!!"
Watari grabbed him in mid-lunge. "Hmm, you look more like a plush toy than a hamster..."
"LET ME GO!!!!!!!!! I SWEAR YOU WILL FEEL THE ULTIMATE POWER OF MY SHADOW SKILL!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Let's go," said Konoe. He walked to his office, followed by Tsuzuki and Hisoka.
"Aw, are you hungry little guy?" cooed Rei. She held up her small bag. "Have some starfish candy!!"
"SHUT UP!!!!!!! YOU'RE NEXT!!!!!!!!!"
"There seems to be a problem in Tokyo," said Konoe. "A lot of people are disappearing. And it seems to be traced to this one boy." A picture was presented to them. "It was strange. He doesn't seem to possess any sort of powers..."
"Someone's controlling him?" asked Tsuzuki.
"Correct. But the manner in which it is done is very familiar."
Hisoka stiffened. "You mean...?"
"Gomen. But we have reason to believe Muraki is behind this all."
Tsuzuki paled.
Hisoka gritted his teeth. "With all due respect, why must WE do this mission?"
"Because you two are the only ones available," said Konoe. "Plus you two know Muraki too well. You'll be able to sense his general strategy."
"We haven't in the past," murmured Tsuzuki. He stared at the floor. "If I see him...I might lose control. I-"
Hisoka squeezed his shoulder. "I'll be there to."
Tsuzuki nodded.
Suddenly, the door came open. Watari came in, followed by Rei. "Um, kachou. We have a situation."
"What?!"
"This." Watari pointed up. Hamster Tatsumi was perched on his head, gnawing on his head.
"He's being a meanie," said Rei.
"It's better than the time you two changed him into a bunny," said Konoe. "He chewed up most of your lab equipment."
"Yare, yare..."
"So we leave tomorrow?" interrupted Tsuzuki.
Konoe nodded. He had taken the picture and handed it to Hisoka. He put it in his pocket. "Rest up tonight, you two."
"Hai." Was their response.
"How depressing!!" wailed Rei. "I just got transferred, and you're going out on a mission!!!"
Tsuzuki rubbed his head. "It won't take too long. We'll stop by to give reports."
Rei nodded and munched on starfish candy. "Well, good luck." She promptly threw her arms around him. "It's sooooooooo sad!!!!!!"
"Ahem." Came a voice from their left. Hisoka stood there, looking completely irritated. "I WAS going to ask you to walk home with me, but I can go alone. Bye." He stormed off.
"'Soka-chaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!" Tsuzuki started after him. "Bye, Rei-chan!!!"
"Bye, Asato-kun!!!" she called. She watched the two go.
"Wait, 'Soka-chan!!!!"
"Get away from me!!! Go walk HER home!!!!"
"'Soka-chaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!"
Hisoka growled out a curse as he walked. He finally drove his annoying partner away.
Why was she hanging on him?! He fumed. Where does she get off thinking she can do that?! Why the hell do I even care?!?!
"I think you care because you love him." Said a voice behind him.
Hisoka spun around. "Shut up!!!" then he froze. "You read my mind?!"
Rei nodded. "Didn't I tell you? I'm psychic."
"You mean psycho!!! Go away!!!"
She shook her head. "It's strange."
Hisoka turned away. "Bye!!!!"
"When I heard that Asato-kun was suicidal on his Kyoto mission, I was so grief-stricken."
Hisoka stopped.
"Of course people have their own versions of that. But each one had the same thing in common: how Asato-kun's partner jumped through Touda's deadly flames and brought Asato-kun out of his insanity. Though one version said you actually kicked Touda in the side and gave him the finger..."
Hisoka's eyes bulged. Someone said THAT?! If Touda knew that...he didn't want to think about it.
Rei stepped towards him. "I know you love Asato-kun. But at the same time you're so terrible to him. Am I wrong?"
Hisoka glared at her. "Who are you to talk?! YOU'RE the one hanging all over him!!!!"
"Okay, I'm sorry for that. Will it make you feel better if I stop it?"
"..."
"I don't know much about you, Hisoka-chan. And I can't say much about what I've seen of you. But I can say this: Asato-kun feels for you. He knows you have a gentle side. Emotions may be hard to express, but express them in your own way. In a way he'll know you care."
"..."
She reached out and touched his cheek. "You be careful. Muraki is a living demon." She started away.
"Wait!!" said Hisoka. "How do you know about Muraki?"
She stopped and turned. "He...never mind. Just concentrate on your mission and be careful." Then she walked away.
Hisoka stood there, watching her retreating back.
He feels for me? That doesn't mean he loves me. After all, I am a kid. I may only be like a little brother to him. She says I love him...but I don't understand my own feelings!! Why is it so confusing? Why does she think she knows so much about us?!
And his last thought, for the third time that day: Why the hell do I even care?!?!
A boy sat in the center of the room. He looked in shock at the corpse in front of him.
A voice not too far away spoke to him.
"Blood...such a sweet smell..."
The boy looked around him. "Can I go home now?"
He was met by a scornful laugh.
"Smell the blood in the air...so sweet...and such a sweet taste..."
A shadow came behind him. The person held a bloodied knife, and was licking off the blood.
The boy didn't turn around. "I want to go home."
"Boy...home doesn't exist...only death...YOUR death..."
A white hand reached out and rested on his head. He leaned down to whisper into his ear. "But not yet...death will claim you...but not by my hand...THEY will come..."
"...They?"
"The Shinigami...they will come...and they will kill you...like I killed these people..."
"...Why am I here?"
"Because...one of the Shinigami is your aunt..."
Wow, confusion!!! How do you like this so far? Does it suck? Is it good? Send in those reviews and tell me!! Have a nice day!!! ^_^
(1) Hamtaro is this really cute show on Cartoon Network. Yes, it does feature the cutest hamsters in existence. Go check it out to get a good idea of what Tatsumi looks like. o.O