Akusho

Mirai Kurosaki

A/N: I'm terribly sorry for the lateness of this chapter. Due to my absence, it resulted in me having to make up a week's worth of homework and exams @.o. I'm so exhausted from all this work. But FINALLY, I have only one more exam to make up! Now, I'm able to continue my fic. ^^ The rest of these chapters should be posted regularly unless something occurs.

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Hisoka strolled aimlessly across the edge of the beach, allowing relaxation to take over him with the cool breeze that the ocean sent him. It had been a rather irritating day, however, he refused to let it get the best of him. He was terrified of Rosa and her father…man…guy…whatever.

He stretched his arms over his head and pulled out the tension they possessed. He stared upward into the night sky and wondered. "I wonder what Tsuzuki is doing."

A small chuckle came form him as he closed his eyes and turned his head downward. He gave a tiny smile.

"Ch', why am I thinking of that idiot?"

But before he could even answer his own question, a loud wail broke into his thoughts and his head snapped up. The only problem was that he only had a split second to see a large puppy like being pounce on him and crushed him into the sandy earth.

"Hisokaaaaaaaaa! My sweet beautiful Hisokaaaaaaaaaa! I was so worried! I am sorry! Please forgive me!" cried a sobbing Tsuzuki, burying his tear stained face into the boy's wheat hair.

Hisoka began to blush fiercely and struggled to push the heavier load off him. He began demanding with a stuttering and harsh tone, "Get off! HEY! Stop DOING that! That isn't YOURS it's MINE! OH GOD! TSUZUKI! OOOOOHHH! YOU'RE TONGUE TSUZUKI!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING-AAAAAAH! YOU'RE TONGUE! YOU'RE TONGUE! Don't do THAT! People will get the wrong idea about-OH GOD! HEY! I SAID CUT THAT OUT!"

Tsuzuki leaned back and smiled mischievously. "I was only trying to remember you in every possible way, Hisoka," he said innocently as he hungrily watched Hisoka struggle to slip back on his top, which was slipping off his shoulders.

A roar of laughter caused the two to luck up at. Yukio was doubled over, clutching his stomach and tears streaming down his long face.

"Stop laughing! You probably told him to do that you pervert!" screamed Hisoka, stomping over to the laughing man once he had stood up.

Yukio continued to laugh, trying to speak but failed. He finally calmed himself down and stood up, eyeing Hisoka suspiciously. "Not lovers, eh?"

The boy angrily narrowed his eyes dangerously and raised a fist to punch the man but a hand caught it a few inches from Yukio's face.

Hisoka blinked and gave a cry when Yukio pulled him closer, releasing the grip on the boy's wrist, The man gently wrapped his firm arms around Hisoka's face and hid his face in Hisoka's hair.

What's this fascination with my hair? Thought Hisoka, a vein about to pop on his head.

"Hisoka…"

Hisoka's eye twitched when Yukio began caressing his back like a child. Tsuzuki, meanwhile, turned red with jealously as he restrained himself from pouncing on the boy again.

"Yukioooooo! What are you doing?" asked Tsuzuki with a fake smile coming up to the two.

Yukio lifted his face and met Tsuzuki's dark eyes. His own gray eyes became sympathetic and he slowly released Hisoka. "I was just making a memory, Tsuzuki-san."

Tsuzuki cocked an eyebrow. "A memory?" he asked. "What kind?"

"One to remember even in death."

"Ooh, a memory you will always remember!"

Yukio nodded in agreement.

Tsuzuki said, "Just like that time when Hisoka was in the hot tub and I didn't know!"

The loss of color in Hisoka's face interested Yukio in hearing out the story.

" See, I went in and I guess Hisoka was under water or hidden or something and I was unable to see him…"

"Tsuzuki…"

" Well then, I placed my hand down to reach for the soap because I had dropped it! But it wasn't soap! I didn't know what it was until I squeezed it and…"

"ALL RIGHT! THAT'S ENOUGH!" shouted Hisoka, flushed with both embarrassment and rage.

Yukio coughed out a laugh. "I can only guess what happened…"

Hisoka immediately began shaking his head. He explained, "It's not what you think! It's just the way he says it that makes it sound perverted."

"Uh-huh."

The boy crossed his arms and huffed. "It doesn't matter right now, anyway. I'm going back to the hotel to sleep," he whispered, heading off.

"Hisokaaaa, don't go! I'm coming with you!" exclaimed Tsuzuki, relieved that Hisoka was going to be his tonight.

Hisoka snorted. "You're sleeping on the couch, Tsuzuki."

"Noooo! I wanna sleep with you! I'll get lonely!"

Hisoka groaned and threw his hands with exasperation in the air. "Tsuzuki! Just…Just leave me alone!"

Immediately, Tsuzuki flung at the smaller body and clung to it as if it was the string of life and death. He sniffled and nuzzled Hisoka's cheek. "Hisoka," he whispered. "I'm sorry I upset you. I just want to be by your side."

"Tsuzuki…"

Yukio raised an eyebrow and cleared his throat, hoping to catch their attention.

Both looked up to meet his light eyes. Yukio grinned. "Why don't we go get something to eat and relax? I promise I'll be nicer to you, Hisoka-chan."

Hisoka appeared to consider the offer but eventually shook his head. "No," he said. "I think I'll just turn in for the night. I think I'm uh…coming down with the-er-flu…thing."

"Really?" asked Yukio, crossing his arms. "I never knew that a Shinigami could get ill."

Tsuzuki and Hisoka's eyes quickly widened and they both braced themselves. Tsuzuki stepped forward first, in an act to shield Hisoka from any possible attack.

"How did you know?" he hissed through clenched teeth.

Yukio scratched his head in thought. "Know what?"

"Shinigami."

A loud curse broke into the air as Yukio smacked his forehead harshly. "Shit! There blows my cover."

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James shivered as he tightly clutched his cloak to his body. Another swift attack from the wind almost caused him a painful fall. Luckily, he would only land in water if he did plunge off from the rail. He leapt off from the rail, onto a patio. Carefully noting that there were no witnesses close by, he pushed open the sliding door.

"Unlocked? Hmph, tourists, what do you expect?"

He allowed himself inside and noticed that he was on the top floor. He quickly headed downstairs and headed towards the small dining area adjacent to the kitchen.

"Let's see," thought James aloud, as he began taking out a small bag, searching through its materials. "I know that I put it in here. I was sure Anthony gave it to me…Aha!"

He took out a clear glass bottle, filled with a light blue fluid.

"Are you planning to poison their water supply or something, James?" whispered a soft voice form the living room.

James spun around to meet silver eyes shining through the darkness of the room. Apparently, this person was awaiting his visit. "Don't you ever get tired of chasing me, Zenshin?"

"No. Neither does my brother."

A snort came from James as he set the bottle down and faced the young man. "You're a fool to try and stop me again. Nothing will get in my way of rescuing my sister, you know that."

Zenshin laughed wickedly and reclined further back into the cushions of the sofa. "That's a bunch of crap, James. You're a selfish bastard and I know that. You're not doing this for your sister. That's just an excuse."

"Why you…"

"Nah, ah, ahhhh," sang Zenshin standing up and drawing out a long phial. This one was filled with purple liquid only a fourth way up. "I found this back at the old house of Lady Riku. You know, the woman who had just so happened to mysteriously disappear the same night you introduced yourself to her. I wonder why it's almost empty though. Oh, that's right! It looks just like the liquid that was spilled upon the wooden floor when the police arrived!"

James gasped, "What! But…how…"

"How did I know? Oh God, James, you should have known that I can tell who you are despite the costumes you wear. You may be a master of disguise, but I'm a master of identity. Don't forget that. You're also very horrible at cleaning up after yourself," sneered Zenshin, tossing the bottle at James.

The older man growled in the back of his throat and snatched the bottle in his hands. His eyes softened though as he set the phial down and he out into the patio, where the moon had risen high into the sky and reflected against the ripples of the waves.

"You are correct. I'm not just doing this for Hanna. I honestly am doing it for you," whispered James, not daring to meet Zenshin's cold eyes.

Zenshin was taken back. He wasn't expecting that from James. "What are you talking about?"

James strolled over to the boy and brushed out a few strands of black hair from his silver eyes. He then draped his arms over Zenshin's shoulders and whispered seductively into his ear, "That's right, for you. You know I've always admired you. I heard about your…sacrifice for your brother. I'm trying to help you…"

Zenshin couldn't help but shiver. "But…that's impossible. No one knows but me…"

"And me."

James and Zenshin lifted their heads to see a tall man, with a large coat on him, framing his masculine yet slender form. "Nice to see you, Zenshin."

"…An…Anthony…"Zenshin shoved away from James in anger. "You were…you were buying time this whole damn moment!"

James smiled and Anthony spoke up. "Still too soft for your own good. James is unable to complete his task with your interference. But don't think that this is the end. We will return in exactly one week from today. And when we do, we will strike with all our power. Not only will we take that boy, but also you will come along. You will be of so much use to us. And you know you cannot decline. You are in my debt forever."

Zenshin's eyes watered and he spun to face Anthony with a pleading look. "You…You can't be serious! You swore to me that all I had to do was this job! You were on my side! What…what happened! I thought that…that…you cared…"

"I lied," snapped Anthony. "Rosa gave me a great deal that will surely prove to be of use to me. I finally have what I want."

"What? A black soul?!"

"Power."

Zenshin stumbled backward. "You're…insane! I won't let you take the boy! Nor of his loved one! It is my job to stop things like you! You HYPOCRITE! HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO ME! HOW DARE YOU!"

Anthony laughed crudely. "Spare me your tears. You have one week, boy. Tell your brother that, too. I'm sure he would be so glad to find out in one week what a freak his brother is!"

Zenshin snarled and drew out a handful of powder in his palm from his sleeve. "He'll rip you apart! He will not let anything interfere with our work! The other two shall be spared!"

"No," said James. "Senora Rosa wants the boy to be her most prized antique. The other will be for business purposes. We could always use a Shinigami on the team."

With one last whimper, Zenshin threw the dust to the floor and a loud explosion broke out through the room. James and Anthony coughed and hacked violently. They shielded their faces as the powder began to fade.

"What was that?" asked James.

Anthony sighed and responded, "Zenshin's new technique. Black powder. It causes an explosion and reflects an attack to paralyze all victims."

"I can still move."

"I know. There was a shield around us I placed up as soon as I entered the room. The fumes came through, causing us to have difficulty breathing but the powder itself didn't enter."

James shrugged. "I knew that."

"Idiot."

Anthony strolled to where James's bag was and collected the materials, placing the bottle back into it before tossing it so James.

"Hey!" cried James. "Be careful! There's a lot of glass in here!"

"Sorry," said Anthony, but didn't appear to mean it. "What were you planning to do, anyway?"

"I was going to use that blue liquid to cast a trap in here to catch the boy…or the older one."

Anthony adjusted his jade eyes toward the ocean. "At least he received the warning."

James nodded and began following Anthony onto the roof, both of them concealing their faces with their hoods. After they got out, he asked, "Anthony, why did you come? Zenshin actually thought I was buying time for you."

"I came on a request. I was to go searching for Zenshin and give him the warning. Apparently, he was watching you closely. It took me forever to find the rat. He's too smooth when it comes to slipping away. I finally got a call from Rosa that he was after you. So…I came here."

"Oh."

Anthony stood at the edge of the hotel, peering at the island where Yukio was currently on. While he was in thought, though, James asked another question.

"Will we really be prepared in one week?"

"You ask too many questions. And yes, we will be prepared. We are prepared as we speak, actually. We just want to see Zenshin suffer and crumble to pieces. Once he's out of the way, so will Yukio. And then, Tsuzuki and Hisoka will be available to us. But first, we will have to distract the older one. It is said that he can summon twelve."

"TWELVE? That's…wow," breathed James. He watched Anthony nod under the hood.

"In the meantime, we will have our pets keep an eye for them," explained Anthony.

"They're crows and cats…"

Anthony began heading in the opposite direction. "That is why they aren't suspicious. They are common creatures."

James shrugged and chased after Anthony. "Hey…what about you, though? What is your part in this, then? I know mine is to prepare…but you never do the preparing."

He swore he felt Anthony smirk.

"I will crumble Zenshin and Hisoka into nothing but pieces."

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A/N: FINALLY!! ^^; Exams are next week!! Noooo! But I won't have WORK to do! I'll have time to write more again! Death of Light will also be able in the process. And…uhh…Into the Night ^^; And…. Anything else ^.^