Chapter 5
"To sum up the case: there have been a number of murders in Tokyo. They have all been linked to...Shirou. But as we suspected, Muraki is the true perpetrator in the murders. And since we now have Shirou here, there is little Muraki can do now."
Tsuzuki leaned in his seat. "But why even commit the murders in the first place? It doesn't make sense."
"If it's Muraki, it usually doesn't make sense," said Hisoka. "He sometimes kills for the hell of it."
"Well, this time there MUST be a reason," said Moomba Tatsumi. "And this time he has to-what are you doing?!"
He referred to Shirou, who was yanking on his tail.
"I want to see if your tail comes off," said Shirou. He yanked harder.
"OW!!!! Stop that, you damned brat!!!"
Rei sat silent, looking at Shirou. Shirou was having a field day torturing Moomba Tatsumi.
The meeting tried to continue, but the whole scene was too distracting. After a while, Konoe just ended it.
As everyone left, Rei went over to Shirou. "Hey Shirou-kun, what's your last name?"
Shirou thought about it for a moment. "I think its Hongou."
Rei paled and forced a smile. "That...that's nice."
Tsuzuki hesitated slightly, and then went into the new library. "Um, Gushoushin? I need to-"
A think hardcover book was thrown at him. He ducked before it hit him in the head.
"NO FAVORS FOR YOU!!!!!!" snapped the elder one. "Not after what you did to the previous libraries!!!"
Tsuzuki went SD inu mode. "But I need some help!!"
"Don't ask US to help YOU!!!!!"
"It has to do with Muraki!!!"
The younger one straightened. "What about it?"
"I heard you two were taking the files of all his victims and arranging them into this huge file."
"What about it?! If you want to see it, you can't!!!"
"But I gotta!!!! It's for the case!!! And 'Soka-chan and I have been told that he needs to die!!!"
The Gushoushin brothers looked at each other. The elder one sighed. "...Fine. But if you do anything-"
"WAI!!!!!!!!!! Arigato!!!!!!!" Tsuzuki hopped past them to the file room.
"What can I do for you, Bon?" asked Watari.
Hisoka sat down. "Nothing. Tsuzuki went off to the library but wouldn't let me go with him. He said he had to look up something important."
"Ah well. How would you like a potion???" he held up a test tube filled with a green substance.
"No."
"Heeeeeeeeeeeello!!!!!!!!!!!" called out a voice.
"Great," muttered Hisoka, not even looking in Rei's direction.
She ruffled his blonde hair. "Hey there little guy!!! Mind if I help you with your case?"
"Yes."
"Aww, that's mean!!! I'm sure I can-"
"No."
"But-"
"Just go away!!!"
Rei pouted a little, and then turned to Watari. "Find that antidote yet?"
"Not yet," said Watari. "But I'm very close. But here, try this." He handed her the test tube with the green liquid.
"Okay!!! Bottom's up!!!!!!!" she gulped it down.
Hisoka gaped at her. Nothing happened.
"Aww, I wanted to see some effects!!" complained Rei. "Well, see ya two later!!" she turned around and she walked out. Hisoka face-faulted at what he saw.
She had a cattail.
Tsuzuki typed on the computer, trying to find the file with all of Muraki's victims. He finally found it and opened it.
He wasn't the least bit surprised to see a list of names. And it disgusted him to no end.
Why kill so many people? For what reason did Muraki have to do it?
He found the victims' names for the current case and read through each file. Girls. Between the ages of 17 and 23. A sharp knife horribly carved each up. However, their deaths were undetermined. Police weren't sure if it was from the wounds, or because they drowned in their own blood.
Slow suffering to the point of insanity...it was definitely Muraki's work.
He knew to close the whole file but several names caught his attention. Hisoka's was on there, but Tsuzuki already knew the circumstances to his death. Muraki told him about it quite cheerfully. He hated Muraki so much...and if he read the file the hate would be so strong he would want to kill him right there and then.
Just close it up!! He told himself. There's no need to torture yourself! And I doubt Hisoka would be pleased if he knew you were snooping around his death file...
He put his forehead against the monitor. It was so hard to read that boy's feelings. He acted so cold, but it had a hint of gentleness.
I love him, he thought, closing his eyes. It's so strong it hurts. And him...I don't know. He's so confusing...
Suddenly, the door slammed open. "Are you done, dammit?!?!"
Tsuzuki squeaked in surprise, accidentally opening another death file. He waved at the younger Gushoushin. "Hai!! I'll be right out!!"
"Hurry up!!" he slammed the door closed.
Tsuzuki sighed then turned back to the computer to shut it off.
Rei's cheerful smile greeted him. He squeaked again, nearly falling out of his chair upon seeing the photo.
Her file...he read some lines to the circumstances of her death. He nearly died of shock (oops, he's already dead) at what he read.
Hisoka flipped through the file in his hands. "I can't see a connection in these murders!! I think he really DID kill these people for the hell of it!!!"
Watari patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay, Bon. We just need to take him out. When he's gone, we won't have to worry so much anymore."
Hisoka sighed heavily. "It's so damn frustrating!! He likes killing!! No, he loves it!!! And we've tried so many methods to killing him, and none of them have worked!!"
"Bon..."
"Meow!!!!!!!" came a cheerful voice from the door. Rei bounded back in, looking cheerful. "I have a cattail!!!!!! How cool!!!!"
Hisoka rubbed his head. I won't kill her, I won't kill her, I won't kill her...
"'Soka-chan?" said another voice from the door. "Kachou is looking for us..."
Hisoka got to his feet. "Alright, Tsuzuki."
Rei turned to Tsuzuki. "Asato-kun!!!! I've got a cattail!!!!!!"
Tsuzuki forced a smile. "That's nice..."
"Let's go," snapped Hisoka, annoyed. He grabbed Tsuzuki's arm and dragged him from the room."
Rei watched them go. "Strange...Asato-kun looked...sad when he saw me..."
Watari presented another test tube in front of her. "Here's the cure for that tail."
"Oh thanks!!!!!!!!"
"We found out where Muraki was keeping Shirou," said Konoe. He slid the directions across the desk. "Go here and see if you can find anything out. And remember what Enma said."
Tsuzuki took the directions. "We know. We have to kill Muraki."
Hisoka rubbed his head. "We'll try, that's for sure."
The place was deserted. But a strange feel came from it.
"I smell blood," said Tsuzuki. "This must be the place."
Hisoka searched the area. "Muraki was here. And so was Shirou. But I don't sense any disturbance, which means Muraki didn't harm him. But I do sense death here."
Suddenly, they heard a sound behind them. They both turned, each ready for Muraki.
But it wasn't Muraki. A genki face greeted them.
"HI!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled Rei, though she was only three feet away.
Both face-faulted.
"Why are YOU here?!" growled Hisoka.
"Don't sound so upset, Hisoka-chan. I wanted to lend you both some help!!!"
"I think we can handle it!!!!"
Tsuzuki waved a hand. "An extra person won't kill us, 'Soka-chan."
Hisoka glared at him.
"Great!!!!" said Rei. She cracked her knuckles. "Let's get to work!!! I'll see if I sense anything!!"
"I already did that-" began Hisoka.
He was interrupted by a wave of darkness surrounding them. And it wasn't normal darkness, either. They saw it stretched over the room like a dark blanket until it covered every inch of space.
Hisoka tried to touch it, but he felt nothing. "What the hell is this?!"
Silence greeted him. He turned around to see that he was alone.
"Tsuzuki?!" a cold chill past over him. Something bad was about to happen...
He couldn't have been more right. Someone grabbed him from behind. And he knew it wasn't Tsuzuki, or even Rei. He started yelling when he felt a terrible pain in his head. Like someone had mentally punched him.
"...Tsuzuki..." he choked out to no one. "If you can...can hear me...get away..."
Another mental wave hit him, this time hurting even more. It was too much. He lost consciousness.
Tsuzuki walked through the darkness, looking desperately for his companions.
"Hisoka!!! Rei-chan!!!" he yelled. "Please answer me!!"
No answer.
He continued to walk, no matter how uncomfortable the darkness made him feel.
Darkness...
He froze. A voice in his head.
Darkness...
Enveloping darkness...
You belong here...
Your new home...
Tsuzuki clutched his head. "Stop it!!"
You can't escape...
You're here for eternity...
Your new home...
Tears stung his eyes. Memories from the Kyoto incident flooded him.
No!!! he thought desperately. I won't lose control like that again!!!!
You belong in darkness...
Give in to the darkness...
You can't resist...
It was too much. The never ending darkness, the cold voice...
Tsuzuki felt himself falling, falling...
Someone caught him. But he knew it wasn't one of his friends. It was someone he didn't want touching him. But he couldn't move.
He looked up to see the person's face to see silver eyes. A mental wave struck him, and it was painful. Right then he did the only thing he could do: pass out.
"Hisoka-chan!!!! Asato-kun!!!!!!" yelled Rei.
When the darkness completely flooded the room, she had seen them both disappear right before her eyes. And she couldn't feel their presences.
This is Muraki's doing, she thought angrily. When we'll he leave us alone?!
It was then she felt a presence. But it wasn't Tsuzuki or Hisoka.
A cold hand wrapped around her ankle. She shrieked as she felt herself get pulled through the floor.
"Long time no see...Hongou Rei. It is quite nice to see you again."
Rei looked down. "Muraki!!!"
"Correct. You see, my illusion is great. I have complete control here. And I know you see the floor beneath you. It's churning like water."
Rei stiffened.
"Ah, what's wrong? Could it be that you don't like water?"
"Let me go!!" she tried to pull her legs out, but to no avail.
"You remember that day? You walking home, me confronting you? You ran and I chased. That was fun for me. You tried to fight, but I stabbed you several times with my cursed knife? A normal person would die, but I made it so you would slowly run out of breath."
"Shut up, you bastard!!!!!!" she shrieked, as he slowly pulled her down.
"And remember? I realized you were dying too slowly, so I carried you to that lake. I forced you underwater and you tried your hardest to scream for help. Then you died. And the police couldn't determine if you had drowned in water, in your own blood, or if it was those wounds that killed you."
Rei clutched her head.
"And I was having so much fun!!!! I really should thank you, as it was killing you that gave me a thrill for killing."
Rei felt herself losing it. It was all true. He had taken her life so horribly...
He shot a mental wave at her. Normally those wouldn't affect her, but she was losing it. The pain hurt her like nothing else. She past out as she sank into the floor with an arm outstretched.
A hand reached out and caught hers. She was pulled out of the floor and a light enveloped her and her savior. Then they were gone.
Muraki sighed. He lost her...
But I got the two I REALLY wanted, he thought. He turned around. Tsuzuki and Hisoka were lying on tables, both unconscious.
Now it's time for the fun to start, he thought, getting started with his new plan.
I'm sooooooooo sorry for the long wait!!!! I just started school, and all. I'm afraid updates will be slow, so be patient with me. Well, please look forward to the next chapter!!!! ^_^
"To sum up the case: there have been a number of murders in Tokyo. They have all been linked to...Shirou. But as we suspected, Muraki is the true perpetrator in the murders. And since we now have Shirou here, there is little Muraki can do now."
Tsuzuki leaned in his seat. "But why even commit the murders in the first place? It doesn't make sense."
"If it's Muraki, it usually doesn't make sense," said Hisoka. "He sometimes kills for the hell of it."
"Well, this time there MUST be a reason," said Moomba Tatsumi. "And this time he has to-what are you doing?!"
He referred to Shirou, who was yanking on his tail.
"I want to see if your tail comes off," said Shirou. He yanked harder.
"OW!!!! Stop that, you damned brat!!!"
Rei sat silent, looking at Shirou. Shirou was having a field day torturing Moomba Tatsumi.
The meeting tried to continue, but the whole scene was too distracting. After a while, Konoe just ended it.
As everyone left, Rei went over to Shirou. "Hey Shirou-kun, what's your last name?"
Shirou thought about it for a moment. "I think its Hongou."
Rei paled and forced a smile. "That...that's nice."
Tsuzuki hesitated slightly, and then went into the new library. "Um, Gushoushin? I need to-"
A think hardcover book was thrown at him. He ducked before it hit him in the head.
"NO FAVORS FOR YOU!!!!!!" snapped the elder one. "Not after what you did to the previous libraries!!!"
Tsuzuki went SD inu mode. "But I need some help!!"
"Don't ask US to help YOU!!!!!"
"It has to do with Muraki!!!"
The younger one straightened. "What about it?"
"I heard you two were taking the files of all his victims and arranging them into this huge file."
"What about it?! If you want to see it, you can't!!!"
"But I gotta!!!! It's for the case!!! And 'Soka-chan and I have been told that he needs to die!!!"
The Gushoushin brothers looked at each other. The elder one sighed. "...Fine. But if you do anything-"
"WAI!!!!!!!!!! Arigato!!!!!!!" Tsuzuki hopped past them to the file room.
"What can I do for you, Bon?" asked Watari.
Hisoka sat down. "Nothing. Tsuzuki went off to the library but wouldn't let me go with him. He said he had to look up something important."
"Ah well. How would you like a potion???" he held up a test tube filled with a green substance.
"No."
"Heeeeeeeeeeeello!!!!!!!!!!!" called out a voice.
"Great," muttered Hisoka, not even looking in Rei's direction.
She ruffled his blonde hair. "Hey there little guy!!! Mind if I help you with your case?"
"Yes."
"Aww, that's mean!!! I'm sure I can-"
"No."
"But-"
"Just go away!!!"
Rei pouted a little, and then turned to Watari. "Find that antidote yet?"
"Not yet," said Watari. "But I'm very close. But here, try this." He handed her the test tube with the green liquid.
"Okay!!! Bottom's up!!!!!!!" she gulped it down.
Hisoka gaped at her. Nothing happened.
"Aww, I wanted to see some effects!!" complained Rei. "Well, see ya two later!!" she turned around and she walked out. Hisoka face-faulted at what he saw.
She had a cattail.
Tsuzuki typed on the computer, trying to find the file with all of Muraki's victims. He finally found it and opened it.
He wasn't the least bit surprised to see a list of names. And it disgusted him to no end.
Why kill so many people? For what reason did Muraki have to do it?
He found the victims' names for the current case and read through each file. Girls. Between the ages of 17 and 23. A sharp knife horribly carved each up. However, their deaths were undetermined. Police weren't sure if it was from the wounds, or because they drowned in their own blood.
Slow suffering to the point of insanity...it was definitely Muraki's work.
He knew to close the whole file but several names caught his attention. Hisoka's was on there, but Tsuzuki already knew the circumstances to his death. Muraki told him about it quite cheerfully. He hated Muraki so much...and if he read the file the hate would be so strong he would want to kill him right there and then.
Just close it up!! He told himself. There's no need to torture yourself! And I doubt Hisoka would be pleased if he knew you were snooping around his death file...
He put his forehead against the monitor. It was so hard to read that boy's feelings. He acted so cold, but it had a hint of gentleness.
I love him, he thought, closing his eyes. It's so strong it hurts. And him...I don't know. He's so confusing...
Suddenly, the door slammed open. "Are you done, dammit?!?!"
Tsuzuki squeaked in surprise, accidentally opening another death file. He waved at the younger Gushoushin. "Hai!! I'll be right out!!"
"Hurry up!!" he slammed the door closed.
Tsuzuki sighed then turned back to the computer to shut it off.
Rei's cheerful smile greeted him. He squeaked again, nearly falling out of his chair upon seeing the photo.
Her file...he read some lines to the circumstances of her death. He nearly died of shock (oops, he's already dead) at what he read.
Hisoka flipped through the file in his hands. "I can't see a connection in these murders!! I think he really DID kill these people for the hell of it!!!"
Watari patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay, Bon. We just need to take him out. When he's gone, we won't have to worry so much anymore."
Hisoka sighed heavily. "It's so damn frustrating!! He likes killing!! No, he loves it!!! And we've tried so many methods to killing him, and none of them have worked!!"
"Bon..."
"Meow!!!!!!!" came a cheerful voice from the door. Rei bounded back in, looking cheerful. "I have a cattail!!!!!! How cool!!!!"
Hisoka rubbed his head. I won't kill her, I won't kill her, I won't kill her...
"'Soka-chan?" said another voice from the door. "Kachou is looking for us..."
Hisoka got to his feet. "Alright, Tsuzuki."
Rei turned to Tsuzuki. "Asato-kun!!!! I've got a cattail!!!!!!"
Tsuzuki forced a smile. "That's nice..."
"Let's go," snapped Hisoka, annoyed. He grabbed Tsuzuki's arm and dragged him from the room."
Rei watched them go. "Strange...Asato-kun looked...sad when he saw me..."
Watari presented another test tube in front of her. "Here's the cure for that tail."
"Oh thanks!!!!!!!!"
"We found out where Muraki was keeping Shirou," said Konoe. He slid the directions across the desk. "Go here and see if you can find anything out. And remember what Enma said."
Tsuzuki took the directions. "We know. We have to kill Muraki."
Hisoka rubbed his head. "We'll try, that's for sure."
The place was deserted. But a strange feel came from it.
"I smell blood," said Tsuzuki. "This must be the place."
Hisoka searched the area. "Muraki was here. And so was Shirou. But I don't sense any disturbance, which means Muraki didn't harm him. But I do sense death here."
Suddenly, they heard a sound behind them. They both turned, each ready for Muraki.
But it wasn't Muraki. A genki face greeted them.
"HI!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled Rei, though she was only three feet away.
Both face-faulted.
"Why are YOU here?!" growled Hisoka.
"Don't sound so upset, Hisoka-chan. I wanted to lend you both some help!!!"
"I think we can handle it!!!!"
Tsuzuki waved a hand. "An extra person won't kill us, 'Soka-chan."
Hisoka glared at him.
"Great!!!!" said Rei. She cracked her knuckles. "Let's get to work!!! I'll see if I sense anything!!"
"I already did that-" began Hisoka.
He was interrupted by a wave of darkness surrounding them. And it wasn't normal darkness, either. They saw it stretched over the room like a dark blanket until it covered every inch of space.
Hisoka tried to touch it, but he felt nothing. "What the hell is this?!"
Silence greeted him. He turned around to see that he was alone.
"Tsuzuki?!" a cold chill past over him. Something bad was about to happen...
He couldn't have been more right. Someone grabbed him from behind. And he knew it wasn't Tsuzuki, or even Rei. He started yelling when he felt a terrible pain in his head. Like someone had mentally punched him.
"...Tsuzuki..." he choked out to no one. "If you can...can hear me...get away..."
Another mental wave hit him, this time hurting even more. It was too much. He lost consciousness.
Tsuzuki walked through the darkness, looking desperately for his companions.
"Hisoka!!! Rei-chan!!!" he yelled. "Please answer me!!"
No answer.
He continued to walk, no matter how uncomfortable the darkness made him feel.
Darkness...
He froze. A voice in his head.
Darkness...
Enveloping darkness...
You belong here...
Your new home...
Tsuzuki clutched his head. "Stop it!!"
You can't escape...
You're here for eternity...
Your new home...
Tears stung his eyes. Memories from the Kyoto incident flooded him.
No!!! he thought desperately. I won't lose control like that again!!!!
You belong in darkness...
Give in to the darkness...
You can't resist...
It was too much. The never ending darkness, the cold voice...
Tsuzuki felt himself falling, falling...
Someone caught him. But he knew it wasn't one of his friends. It was someone he didn't want touching him. But he couldn't move.
He looked up to see the person's face to see silver eyes. A mental wave struck him, and it was painful. Right then he did the only thing he could do: pass out.
"Hisoka-chan!!!! Asato-kun!!!!!!" yelled Rei.
When the darkness completely flooded the room, she had seen them both disappear right before her eyes. And she couldn't feel their presences.
This is Muraki's doing, she thought angrily. When we'll he leave us alone?!
It was then she felt a presence. But it wasn't Tsuzuki or Hisoka.
A cold hand wrapped around her ankle. She shrieked as she felt herself get pulled through the floor.
"Long time no see...Hongou Rei. It is quite nice to see you again."
Rei looked down. "Muraki!!!"
"Correct. You see, my illusion is great. I have complete control here. And I know you see the floor beneath you. It's churning like water."
Rei stiffened.
"Ah, what's wrong? Could it be that you don't like water?"
"Let me go!!" she tried to pull her legs out, but to no avail.
"You remember that day? You walking home, me confronting you? You ran and I chased. That was fun for me. You tried to fight, but I stabbed you several times with my cursed knife? A normal person would die, but I made it so you would slowly run out of breath."
"Shut up, you bastard!!!!!!" she shrieked, as he slowly pulled her down.
"And remember? I realized you were dying too slowly, so I carried you to that lake. I forced you underwater and you tried your hardest to scream for help. Then you died. And the police couldn't determine if you had drowned in water, in your own blood, or if it was those wounds that killed you."
Rei clutched her head.
"And I was having so much fun!!!! I really should thank you, as it was killing you that gave me a thrill for killing."
Rei felt herself losing it. It was all true. He had taken her life so horribly...
He shot a mental wave at her. Normally those wouldn't affect her, but she was losing it. The pain hurt her like nothing else. She past out as she sank into the floor with an arm outstretched.
A hand reached out and caught hers. She was pulled out of the floor and a light enveloped her and her savior. Then they were gone.
Muraki sighed. He lost her...
But I got the two I REALLY wanted, he thought. He turned around. Tsuzuki and Hisoka were lying on tables, both unconscious.
Now it's time for the fun to start, he thought, getting started with his new plan.
I'm sooooooooo sorry for the long wait!!!! I just started school, and all. I'm afraid updates will be slow, so be patient with me. Well, please look forward to the next chapter!!!! ^_^