Somber Solace

CHAPTER TWO: PREDICAMENT ENCOUNTER (PG-13, I GUESS.)

BY: YUKIE-CHAN!

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AUTHOR'S NOTES: THIS CHAPTER IS GONNA BEGIN WITH HISOKA'S POV AGAIN BUT IT'S GONNA CHANGE AS THE FIC PROGRESSES. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHEN THE CONTINUATION OF THIS FIC WOULD COME OUT SINCE I BRUISED MY HAND AND CUT MY THUMB. AND IT REALLY HURTS! AND I ALREADY WROTE UP TO CHAPTER 4 SO I WON'T BE ABLE TO UPDATE FOR A WHILE, GOMEN! KUDOS TO ME! WELL THEN, ON WITH THE FIC AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, NO MATTER HOW LITTLE IT MAY BE, I THANK YOU!
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HISOKA'S POV
"DAMN IT ALL!" I MANAGED TO SAY AS I GOT INTO MY UNIFORM. * THEY * KNEW THE CASE IS OPENING TODAY, WHY DIDN'T THEY WAKE ME UP?! MAN, THIS IS THE RESULT OF DEPENDING ON THEM TOO MUCH AND STAYING UP LATE.

"OW." I MUTTER AS THE TOP I WAS BUTTONING WAS TOO FIT FOR ME AND THE SHORTS WERE TOO SHORT. "OH, WHAT A NICE PROBLEM TO START MY DAY?!" REALLY, I DIDN'T MIND THE UNIFORM MUCH SINCE I WAS GOING TO CHANGE INTO MY PE OUTFIT LATER ON BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED SINCE IT'S AN ALL-BOYS SCHOOL. THEY MIGHT MISTAKE AS SOME KIND OF FLIRT OR SOMETHING.

"HUH?" I LOOKED AT THE WINDOW AND IT WAS SNOWING. NICE. REALLY NICE. NOW I HAVE TO GET MY COAT AND LEAVE WITHOUT HAVING BREAKFAST SINCE THE SNOW MIGHT FALL EVEN HEAVIER LATER. AND I'M PRONE INTO CATCHING A COLD, WHAT A DAMN, COLD WINTER MORNING THIS IS.
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"NE, WATARI, I'M HUNGRY!" TSUZUKI MURMURED SLEEPILY.

"TONE DOWN YOUR VOICE FOR A WHILE, BON MIGHT HEAR US!" WATARI REPLIED, ALMOST TOO CAUTIOUSLY.

TSUZUKI WAS DOT-EYED AND HAD A CLUELESS EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE. "HUH? I DON'T GET IT!"

WATARI JUST LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TILL THE SAID BOY WAS ON THE STREETS. "I WAS WAITING FOR BON TO LEAVE SINCE WE FORGOT TO WAKE HIM UP THIS MORNING. GOOD THING, HE DIDN'T STORM US HERE OR ELSE ITS GONNA BE A REAL HAVOC FOR THE TWO OF US."

"SO KA. NE, WATARI, I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT 'SOKA-CHAN. I MEAN, HE'S GOING TO SCHOOL WITH A BUNCH OF DEMONS WHO MIGHT TRY SOMETHING BAD ON HIM. I MEAN, IT'S AN ALL-BOYS SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW, PERVERTS ARE JUST LURKING AROUND." THE CHOCOLATE-HAIRED MAN SAID, WORRIED ABOUT HIS PARTNER.

WATARI SMILED A BIT. TSUZUKI REALLY CARES FOR HIM. BON IS JUST SO LUCKY TO HAVE A MAN LIKE HIM. "DON'T WORRY, TSUZUKI-SAN. I'M SURE HE CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF."

"NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, WATARI! HISOKA MIGHT HAVE A SMART MOUTH AND WISE WORDS BUT ITS NOT ENOUGH, IN PHYSICAL MEANS, HE'S THE TYPE OF PERSON WHOM YOU NEED TO PROTECT. HE'S STILL A CHILD AT HEART EVEN. EVEN AFTER WHAT MURAKI DID TO HIM."

"ALL WE CAN DO IS HOPE FOR THE BEST."

"DEMO."

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HISOKA'S POV

I WAS STILL PRETTY SULKING ABOUT HOW BAD THE START OF MY DAY IS WHEN I SUDDENLY BUMPED INTO SOMEONE. I WAS ABOUT TO LECTURE HIM ABOUT NOT LOOKING ON WHERE HE'S GOING BUT INSTEAD, I WAS PETRIFIED. THE PERSON WHOM I WANTED LEAST TO SEE WAS RIGHT BEFORE ME. BLOND HAIR, MAUVE-TINTED EYES AND A STOIC EXPRESSION, COULD ONLY BE ONE PERSON

GENJO SANZO.

I WAS STILL LOOKING UP TO HIM WHEN I SUDDENLY AVERTED MY GAZE FROM HIS AND APOLOGIZED. "SUMIMASEN, I WASN'T LOOKING WHERE I WAS GOING AND---"

I ALMOST BLUSHED AS I DID WHEN HE BOWED DOWN TO ME AND PICKED UP MY FILE CASE AND TRIGONOMETRY BOOK AND HANDED IT OVER TO ME. "NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE. THESE ARE YOURS, I PRESUME?"

"HA.HAI. DOMO ARIGATOU." I LAMELY REPLIED. UGH! WHY DID I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO HIM, ANYWAY? HE WASN'T ALSO LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING! I COULD HAVE SAID THAT--- BUT I DIDN'T.

SANZO WAS STILL LOOKING AT ME WHEN HE SPOKE AGAIN, "YOU'RE KUROSAKI HISOKA, RIGHT? THE FAMOUS NEW STUDENT IN KANAGAWA!"

I ADMIT I WAS I BIT SURPRISED. I THOUGHT THIS SANZO GUY WAS A STERN GUY! HE SURE DOESN'T ACT THAT WAY NOW! BUT. WHAT DID HE MEAN BY 'FAMOUS' ? I BLUSHED AGAIN, DAMN THIS PALE COMPLEXION, IT'S A LOT MORE OBVIOUS WHEN I DO. I NODDED AND HE MOTIONED ME TO FOLLOW HIM. THEN, OF COUSE, HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF.

"YOU DON'T MIND GOING TO SCHOOL WITH ME, DO YOU? I MEAN, YOUR BOYFRIEND MIGHT BE WAITING FOR YOU."

DAMN THIS GUY! DOES HE REALLY EXPECT ME TO HAVE ONE NOW, HUH, DOES HE? BUT THEN I DECIDED TO TEASE HIM FOR A WHILE. "SO WHAT IF I HAVE ONE? ARE YOU AFRAID OF GETTING BEATEN UP OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE?"

HE SUDDENLY STOPPED WALKING AND I WALKED PASS HIM. DID I OFFEND HIM THAT MUCH? HELL, I REALLY DON'T CARE ANYWAY. "BUT IF YOU DON'T AND IF YOU'RE STILL AVAILABLE, YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE WITH ALL THE PERVERTS AROUND THE CAMPUS, KUROSAKI."

I GLARED AT HIM AND WALKED, EXPECTING THAT HE WOULD FOLLOW. HE IS REALLY GETTING INTO MY NERVES! IF THIS MAN WAS AN ORDINARY PERSON, I COULD PUKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS FACE AND BRAG HIM NOT-SO-FAST BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO DO THIS JUST FOR THE DAMN, FUCKING CASE. IT WAS QUITE SOMETIME WHEN HE FINALLY TALKED TO ME AGAIN.

"DON'T TELL ANYONE THAT I PICKED UP YOUR THINGS FOR YOU."

"HUH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" MAN, THIS GUY IS WEIRD. IT'S NO BIG DEAL ANYWAY. "WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD CARE IF YOU DID THAT?"

"EVERYBODY CARES."

IF ONLY I COULD RIP HIS THROAT UP, I WOULD. WHY CAN'T HE JUST GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT? TALK ABOUT BEING STANDOFFISH AND SICK. "WHY WOULD I? IT'S PARTIALLY YOUR FAULT ANYWAY THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE ME COMING."

I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON MY WAY WHEN HE SUDDENLY GRABBED MY WRIST AND PINNED ME TO A NEARBY TREE. "I'M JUST ASKING YOU A SMALL FAVOR, BOY."

I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO FEEL DIZZY AS SURGES OF EMOTION WENT PASS THROUGH MY BODY WHEN HE TOUCHED ME. I COULDN'T LOOK AT HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE THAT MAYBE OFFENDED HIM. THE BLUSH ON HIS FACE COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR ANGER. "LISTEN, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE POPULAR OR THE HOTTEST NEWBIE IN SCHOOL. HELL, ALL I CARE IS MY REPUTATION, YOU DAMN KUROSAKI?!"

WAS THIS THE MAN HE WAS TALKING TO, A WHILE AGO? HE SEEMED TO BE IN HIS OPPOSITE EGO NOW AND HELL, IT'S SCARY! HE GRABS SOMETHING ON HIS POCKET AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WAS A UTILITY KNIFE. WHAT A BAD DAY! I WOKE UP LATE AND WENT TO THIS DAMN, FUCKING SCHOOL JUST TO GET BEATEN UP BY AN ASSHOLE! I CERTAINLY CANNOT USE MY POWERS AND HIS GRIP ON MY HANDS WAS REAL TIGHT. ALL THIS TROUBLE FOR PICKING MY THINGS UP?! SANZO IS A STUPID PIECE OF SHIT FOR THIS!

"IF YOU DON'T DO AS I SAY, THEN I'LL SILENCE YOU MYSELF!" SANZO SAID AS HE SLAMMED THE KNIFE, A FEW INCHES FROM MY FACE BUT STILL, I MAINTAINED A STERN EXPRESSION ON MY FACE. I'VE GOT A LOT OF PRIDE, MAN. EXPECTING ME TO FREAK OUT JUST LIKE A GIRL, HUH? WELL, KISS MY ASS, THAT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!

SANZO WAS ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING AGAIN WHEN A SADISTIC VOICE BEHIND, INTERRUPTED HIM. "HAVING THAT CUTE BOY ALL TO YOURSELF ISN'T A NICE WAY TO TREAT YOUR FRIENDS, YOU NEED TO SHARE SOMETIMES TOO, YOU KNOW."

ALMOST AUTOMATICALLY, HE RELEASED MY WRIST AS I HEAVE FOR AIR, NOT COMPLETELY SURE WHAT'S GOING ON. THE MAN WHO OWNED THAT VOICE THAT. GULP. SAVED ME. MY EYES WIDEN IN SHOCK.

SHA GOJYO.

DAMN! CAN THINGS GET ANY WORSE THAN THIS? THEN THIS REDHEAD WALKED TOWARDS ME. GETTING NEARER AND NEARER UNTIL HE WAS ONLY A FEW PACES AWAY FROM ME.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I ALMOST SCREAMED. UNCONSCIOUSLY I COLLAPSED BUT SHA CAUGHT ME JUST IN TIME. BUT. HOW COME? I DON'T FEEL ANY MURKY EMOTIONS THAT ENTER MY MIND WHEN TOUCHED BY A DEMON. BUT STILL, HE HAD A LOT OF EMOTIONS IN MIND AND THIS. EMPTINESS.

EARNEST BLOODY RED EYES MET COLD EMERALD.

I WAS STARTING TO BLACK OUT FROM ALL THE EMOTIONS I ABSORBED. "HEY, YOU OKAY? GEEZ. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE THIS CUTE, HISOKA-CHAN!"

DAMN THAT HISOKA-CHAN EXPRESSION! "I'M NOT HISOKA-CHAN AND I'M A BOY, MIND YOU." THEN, MY SIGHT FADED INTO DARKNESS AND I BLACKED OUT.

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A/N: SO THAT'S IT. I WON'T BE ABLE TO UPLOAD FOR A WHILE UNTIL MY HAND HEALS AND IT TAKES QUITE SOME TIME TO HEAL OR IF I FIND A TYPIST FOR ME TO DO ALL THE TYPING. I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF I WANT TO FINISH THIS SINCE I'M KINDA BORED AND I HAVEN'T READ ENOUGH REVIEWS! BY THE WAY, THANKS FOR READING!