A/N: Well, here's the first chappie! I hope it's better than the crappy prologue!

Disclaimer: 'nuff said!

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A few days went by just fine. Everyone at JuOhCho went along fine with Kazusa. They liked her very much. After all, she was fun, gifted, and also intellectual. She remembered important tasks, which pleased Tatsumi; can be funny and genky; to Tsuzuki's delight; she can be quite and as a matter of fact, she is generally quite, much to Hisoka and Konoe's liking and most of all, she was an innocent test subject for experiments; that was the part that Watari liked the most!

Sometimes, somebody would press her on personal matters, like how she died but she wouldn't answer, just smile and say "Secret!" and sometimes give a wink. But sometimes… somebody notices her softly crying to herself… Crying… After a few minutes, thinking that nobody noticed, she would suddenly bounce back to being her cheerful self. At times, she even puzzled Tatsumi…

"Ohayo, Kazusa-chan!" Tsuzuki greeted cheerfully.

"Hi, Tsu-chan," she replied equally cheerful. Then, she turned to Hisoka, "Hi, Hi-chan*!" She smiled.

Hisoka, ignoring having been called 'Hi-chan' mumbled a faint 'good morning'. The three conversed, with Hisoka talking the least until the topic turned to a certain somebody.

Tsuzuki brought out three Tootsie Rolls from his pocket and offered it to Kazusa and Hisoka. Hisoka of course declined with a 'baka' while Kazusa only giggled and took hers with a sweet 'thank you'. As Tsuzuki was unwrapping his' he asked, "So, what about Hijiri-chan?"

Kazusa was silent for a moment but eventually she smiled again. "Oh, Hijiri-chan. He was very famous… but"

"But?" Hisoka asked, with a sudden interest in the topic.

"Hey, come to think of it, Tatsumi-san would be angry if we didn't show up there," Kazusa pointed towards the office building.

Tsuzuki and Hisoka didn't bother to probe her further for answers since for the pat few days; everybody noticed that it was pointless. Kachou would only look at them sternly if they were pestering her for answers.

Inside the office, everybody greeted them happily, well, Tatsumi and Terazuma's were satisfactory at the very least, and thrown in with the fact that Terazuma didn't try to kill Tsuzuki for the 2nd time again.

At lunchtime, Kazusa didn't mingle with the others who were chatting happily with other employees. She just sat in the farthest corner of the long bench and smile whenever somebody acknowledged her.

Tsuzuki, on the sly, decided to ask Kazusa a private question, "Kazusa-chan! I have a question for you," Tsuzuki said, "…do you… have a… hmm, say, boyfriend?" Tsuzuki smiled. Everybody looked at Kazusa expecting her to answer Tsuzuki. Nobody could resist an inu-Tsu-chan. His puppy eyes could even melt a heart made of stone…probably.

Kazusa turned beet-red, "Um… ah… well…"

Fortunately, for Kazusa, Konoe, who was eating a candy bar looked at Tsuzuki, "Tsuzuki, you baka! Get your ass out of Kazusa's business!"

"Hidoooooooi!!!"

After work hours, Kazusa pulled Tsuzuki and Hisoka over outside the building.

"Kazusa-chan!" Tsuzuki squealed.

Kazusa laughed and pinched Tsuzuki's cheek lightly, "About Hijiri. He was very famous and after his schooling, his family kind of - adopted me. He would sometimes help me with my lessons but then – his girlfriend came…"

Hisoka narrowed his eyes, "Hijiri has a… GIRLFRIEND!?"

Tsuzuki smiled at Hisoka cheekily, "Eh? You – you're jealous!"

"No, I' am not!" Hisoka replied, hitting Tsuzuki in the head.

"Ouch! You meanie *sniff*! Anyway, don't worry – you have me!"

"Shut up! Kazusa-san, please continue," Hisoka said, shaking Tsuzuki off his arm.

Kazusa giggled and went on, "His girlfriend was very beautiful, I wanted to be like her and –" she paused for a moment to think of something, "oh wait, I don't want to be like her! She needs a big attitude change! Anyway, Hijiri's family paid for my studies, but Hijiri would speak and help me with my homework less often so - "

All of a sudden, Kazusa turned pale and pointed to the shrubberies near the building. Then – she ran. Fast.

Hisoka turned around to see nothing, "Tsuzuki, what's up with her?"

Tsuzuki profusely shook his head, "I don't know!"

Hisoka walked up to the exact place that Kazusa pointed at.

"This… this place…"

"Ah? What's up Hisoka?" Tsuzuki asked, walking up to him.

"Something is wrong here!"

"Mm? I don't see anything wrong, Hi-chan!"

Hisoka, not really minding now about being called 'Hi-chan' simply shrugged, "Never mind, never mind."

The two said goodbye to everybody, even Terazuma, who only replied with a scornful 'Good night Kurosaki-kun…and company…". Afterwards, they walked home**.

That night…

"Hisoka, what do you think Kazusa saw?" Tsuzuki asked.

"What she saw? How am I supposed to know!? Go to sleep Tsuzuki!"

Hisoka laid out a sleeping bag on the floor.***

"Ah! You'll sleep on the floor? Why? Btw, where did you get that? I don't recall having that around."

"No, Tsuzuki. I won't sleep on the floor, you will."

"What!? Can't I sleep beside you? Can't I?" Tsuzuki pleaded, turning inu and flashing his puppy dog eyes.

"Nope, you cant. It's not my fault that you spilled soda on your bed – so now, it's all sticky. It's also not my fault that you left apple pie in your bed and forgot to take it out – now it's infested with ants."

"Aww! Pwease?"  Tsuzuki begged sweetly.

"No, goodnight." And with that Hisoka stepped into his bed and pushed the lampshade's switch off.

"Hisoka?"

"Yes?"

"Tsu-chan loves you!"

"Baka. Go to sleep!"

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* Remember when Kazusa called Hisoka 'Hi-chan'? Well, now, she's doing it again.

** Home? You decide where they live in. Could be a hotel, an apartment, or the dumpster.

*** You take the hint. Anime characters always have things appear out of nowhere.

^-^ So… I guess that's the first chapter. Try to guess what Kazusa saw. Lol… btw, don't you think it's weird that Kazusa still doesn't have a partner? Why? Does she stink (Kazusa: Hey! That was mean!)? Or is it simply because I'm too lazy to give her one? Find out in the next chappie! *sucks*