Chapter 5

Tsuzuki's POV

"What?! When did they leave?!" I asked Tatsumi enraged. Just imagine the shock I felt when I went into Watari's lab to find out that he and Hisoka had already left. Just imagine! I mean it was only about 3 hours ago when Hisoka collapsed and now they're gone!!! And how dare Watari do this to me!!! Is he the only one allowed to fuss over Hisoka or what?! I fumed inwardly as I continued to stalk Tatsumi for answers.

But Tatsumi looks like he is doing his best to avoid me. I mean I was running after him for about 5 minutes now but he still hasn't answered my questions and I still haven't caught up with him. The nerve!!! I only wanted to find out where Hisoka is!!! Is it too much to ask?! Finally snapping, I broke into a run and caught up with Tatsumi in no time. I grasped his shoulders to shake him up.

"When did they leave?" I asked him again, venom in my voice. I'm still seething over Watari so I can't help being a little harsh on Tatsumi. But he also had a hand in it too! I mean if he just had answered my question...

The sapphire eyed secretary shook my hands off his shoulders and sighed. He looked at me tiredly and removed his glasses, cleaning them before replacing them. He took a deep breath as if claming himself down.

"You just missed them. Maybe right before you went into the lab." Tatsumi said, somewhat resigned. DAMN!!! Fate is against me!

"Where will they be staying?" I asked yet again. I'm not defeated yet. If only I can talk to Hisoka and explain things to him clearly... I knew he'd understand. I looked at Tatsumi and saw that he won't budge. He won't give me any information. Maybe orders from Kachou or whatever... But I'm really, really desperate...

"Tatsumi! Please!! All I want to know is where they are staying! I just need to talk to Hisoka one last time." I looked at him with the most pleading look I could muster, wishing all the while that my powers of charm would work on him this time around. It didn't.

"Tsuzuki-san. I think it will be better if you give Kurosaki-kun a little more time before explaining things to him. He isn't ready yet."

"But.. BUT!!!" I stammered incomprehensibly. What Tatsumi is saying did indeed make sense but I wanted to talk to Hisoka NOW. And I mean NOW.

"Tsuzuki-san, if this will make you feel better, I will be the one to explain to Kurosaki-kun and Watari about all the fuss this afternoon. I have a hunch that they'll listen to me better than they'll listen to you." Tatsumi said with a flourish as he tailed out of the room, dodging my hand by a few millimeters as I made another grab at him.

Damn!!! Tatsumi's getting better at it!!! I told myself seething as I let myself out of the room. I calmed down after a few brisk steps. Being harsh to your leg muscles is really tiring. After running around for 20 minutes straight, I finally hit rock bottom. Especially now that I don't have Hisoka as a distraction to my aching muscles... I sighed as I considered Tatsumi's suggestion.

Hmmm... But perhaps what Tatsumi said is true. If it comes from him, it's kind of believable since he never lies... I thought as I made a beeline towards the table where the sweets and croissants for the workers of Enma- cho are.

Besides, I don't have Hisoka and Watari's address, and it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack if I try to find them. And it will be especially harder if they don't want to be seen, which the case is. I thought reflectively as I selected a chocolate croissant from the table and brought it to my lips, already smiling.

"Tsuzuki!!! Tsuzuki!!! Are you in here?!" My head snaps towards the door. I glanced at the intruder annoyed. Don't tell me I'm not allowed to have some of these!!! Now that would be too much!!! Terazuma stood in the doorway looking very pissed. He just looked at me never saying a word. I raise my brows at him.

"Just what I thought..." Terazuma mumbles as he eyes me dangerously. He never said a word after that. Getting impatient, I turned to him.

"What?! I don't suppose you forgot what you're here for?" I teased him as I bit into the croissant. Mmmm... heavenly sweet chocolate. Terazuma's pale complexion turned red in anger.

"Of course not!!! I'm just here to give you the papers for your assignment. Tatsumi asked me to give them to you." He tossed me the papers and left the room mumbling angrily.

"Hmmmp!! As if its part of my job bringing stuff to others! Especially to damn, lazy workers who have no initiative to look for it!!!" He raged as he closed the door behind him with a bang.

"I heard that!!!" I yelled after my cranky co-worker, smiling. I looked at the paper he tossed me and was a tad surprised about how thin the stack of papers was. I mean, when me and 'Soka-chan receives an assignment, we always get a mountain of papers. And I mean Mt. Everest!!!

Finishing off the croissant, I opened the folder and read it carefully. Hmmmm... So we are to escort a bunch of souls to Meifu. But why the papers? I thought to myself confused. Usually if the job is only escorting lost souls to Meifu, paper work isn't needed anymore. So I continued reading.

Oh.... So that's why. I thought to myself as I finished reading the whole thing. I closed the folder and set it aside. So these souls refuse to go until their bodies are found. When they are questioned, they said they were certain that they died on that beach... Hence they float around that area looking for it. But not even one body was found.

The entire perimeter of that beach was searched but nothing turned up. The souls were asked for more information but they wouldn't say more. We are not even sure if they are murdered or they have committed suicide. Maybe a combination of both. We don't know for sure.

This assignment is going to be hard. No identification, no nothing. We have to start from scratch, I thought as I stood up and grabbed another croissant for the road. I guess the faster I finish this, the faster I get to fixing my and 'Soka-chan's situation.

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Watari's POV

Hmmm... Now that I think about it, sneaking bon out of Enma-Cho isn't such a good idea. But then again, Tsuzuki will only wear bon out and it will not good for our assignment, I thought reflectively as I looked into bon's sleeping form.

I sighed. Okay. Be honest. I only wanted bon to myself. I know Tsuzuki's powers of persuasion. And he looked really determined a while ago. And I know bon's true feelings for Tsuzuki. I'm just scared out my wits at the outcome. You know the domino effect.

Sometimes I hate being a man of intellect. Being so deductive and observant, I always had a hunch on everything. And my hunches hit the target for about 7 times out of ten. And this time around... if I didn't sneak bon... The domino effect will happen.

I hitched my glasses up my face and sighed. Well here goes.. this is what will happen. Tsuzuki will explain his heart out, add the charm and all that crap. Bon will be forced to listen, and because of his true feelings he will listen and will probably forgive Tsuzuki eventually. If that happens, where would that leave me, Watari Yutaka? Out in the cold.

Bon suddenly stirred. I eagerly await his awakening. I knew he will be up in no time. He's a regular in my lab so I had concluded that when he stirs he will in, about 30 seconds wake up and bat his eyelids and groggily takes in the surroundings.

Right on time. I thought to myself smiling as bon fluttered his eyelids and looked around. Such a kawaii sight.

"Watari? Where are we?" He asks me as he sits up and rubbed his eyes.

"Earth." I replied shortly, while averting my gaze from his. Uh. I haven't told him that we left Enma-cho already. Of course! How could I, when he was asleep and all? I roll my eyes at my own stupidity.

"Watari? What's the matter?" He asks me, peering into my face curiously. Hmmm... Probably seen me rolling my eyes.

"Nothing." This time bon raised his brows. He isn't used to me being so... monosyllabic?

"Watari. Tell me why didn't you wait till I wake up, to go here?" He asks me again, a challenge in his voice. I panicked. What would I tell him? What?! I couldn't say that I was jealous or whatever, right?!! That would be so unlike me!!!

Calm down, Watari! I told myself as I snatched a fan from the table and fanned myself with it. I took a deep breath and smiled as wide as I can.

"Uhhh... Because Kachou ordered me to go!! Yeah! That's it. He ordered me to go on ahead." I said, all the while nodding up and down. Bon furrowed his brows.

"Why?" Another damn, hard question!!! Uhhhhh...

"He wanted us to get a head start!!! Yeah!! I've been to the school and applied as a substitute teacher and enrolled you while you were asleep." I said. Hmmm.... That was a good lie. Good thing I really took a head start. Bon nodded.

"That's all?"

"Yup! Nothing more. We start tomorrow, is that okay with you? I mean are you ready to go?" I asked him, worrying about his welfare.

"Of course. Ne? Watari?" He asks me tentatively as he averts his gaze from mine.

"Yes?" I prompted him gently.

"Why were you all wired when Tsuzuki... Uhhhh... tried to explain to me?" He looked at me straight in the eye.

"Why?" My heart hammered in my chest beating madly. I thought it was going to pump right out of my chest. I won't be surprised if dropped dead because of heart attack. Beads of perspiration formed in my forehead. I could hear the clock tick tock, could hear the cockroach walking, could even hear my rumbling stomach. What will I say...?

Bon raises his brows and touches my forehead.

"Oi!! Watari?! Why did you freeze? Watari?!" He said as he shakes me. Uhhhh...Am I supposed to speak now? I thought to myself. I wanted to speak... to move... But I can't!!

"WA-TA-RI?!!!" He yelled in my ear loudly. I snapped out of my delusion.

"Huh? Bon... Ahahahahahahaha.. Sorry just went from the moon and back again here." I said laughing loudly. Forget the question.... Forget the question... I said over and over again, like a mantra in my head. Bon shook his head.

"From the moon and back?! More like from Pluto and back." He said with a huff as he crosses his arms over his chest.

"Ahahaha... Really sorry bon." I said as I stood up and stretched.

"So have you read the report?" I asked him as I went to the computer to search things up.

"Uhuh. So where should we start?" Bon asks me as he too stood up and went to my side. I clicked something into my computer to show bon a picture of a strapping young lad of about 16 years old with prominent green eyes and a head of glorious ash blond hair.

"This is Miyami Kiyota. He was the last victim."

"What about him?" Bon asks.

"From what I heard he was with someone for the last week of his life. They were inseparable it seems." I clicked a few more buttons that showed the other three victims.

"And from what I've gathered, this three too has been with someone for the last weeks of their respective lives. And guess what?"

"They're with the same person." Bon finished for me.

"Hai. Hai!!! And did you know that yaoi is the trend among teenagers?"

"So they're with a man?" Bon asks lazily.

"Right again! Not just with but involved with him!!! But that person was never seen by anyone. The captains were just a tad too talkative about him." I said proudly. Bon looks at me skeptically.

"When did you find out about all this?"

"Just this afternoon. With my co-faculty workers."

"Gossip." Bon said, snorting.

"And look what gossip has done to us! Made our work easier to start." I said flippantly.

"So where would se start?" Bon asks tiredly. I looked at him menacingly.

"Well, the captain of the football team is said to be with that mysterious person. And he's got a big mouth and HE'S a playboy." I looked at bon meaningfully. Bon's eyes widened.

"Watari! You don't suppose that I'll..." I bounced in my seat.

"You catch up great bon!!! You'd be perfect! I mean who wouldn't fall for you?" I said truthfully. Bon shook his head.

"No! I won't do it." He said as he crosses his arms. He looks at me angrily, as if calculating me.

"That's too bad... Then we won't be able to do anything at the moment... We might as well go back to Enma-cho and face everyone empty handed..." I said as I whistled. Hehehe... He'll relent you'll see.... Three... two... One..

"Watari." Bingo.

"Yes?"

"Must I do it?"

"If you don't want to..." I said haltingly.

"Well.. Okay! But no intimate anything all right?! I'm bailing out once it happens!" He said waving his finger at me. I laughed.

"Of course!!! All we wanted to do was for him to open his big mouth right? You can do that without all those... You play him not you!" I said as I patted his back.

"All right..." Bon said with a sigh.

t.b.c

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