Epilogue
Watari's POV
I've never seen a more depressing scene than this room. Sure, sunlight was streaming through the windows with its gauzy mint green curtains and flowers littered every available space of the room and the view outside was as godly as it has always been, but the patient is still unable to enjoy any of these.
The room's occupant is still unmoving on the bed for 3 weeks now, covered with so many bandages he's almost drowned in them…. I sigh as I closed the door behind me. I've taken full charge of Bon's recovery and sad to say that he isn't making much progress. The regeneration of flesh was going on slowly and we had to do the blood transfusion on him to help him heal faster.
I've done all I could and now it's only up to Bon for his recovery. I sat down by his bedside and looked at him forlornly. I want to shake him, wake him up. This doesn't suit him!! He should be full of life… He should be in the office bickering with Tsuzuki or should be with Tatsumi…. Complaining about Tsuzuki or… He should be in my lab!! Talking nonsense with me!! He should be anywhere but here!!
I broke down again, out of my will. I thought I had shed more tears than I could possibly had, and I swore to Bon, even he didn't hear me… that I'll be strong for him and here I am… Crying my wits out again.
"I'm so sorry Bon…"I wailed as I gingerly touched his hand… which was of course covered with more bandages. I sobbed quietly for awhile until I heard the door swung open behind me. I hastily wiped my tears away to see who came in. It was Tsuzuki.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude… I'll just go…" He said, sadness brimming in his red rimmed eyes. Tsuzuki had been unconscious for about 1 week. He had a couple minor bruises and a major slash at his side and the choking incident of course, but he had healed beautifully. The reason why he stayed longer than he should have was because he had used all of his energy when he called three of his shikigamis at the same time. I must've spaced out because when I came to, Tsuzuki was retreating from the room.
"No!!" I said as I stood up and grabbed his wrist. He looked at me expectantly.
"Tsuzuki, please stay." I asked him, pleading. He stole a look at Bon and nodded. I'm happy that he finally went to visit Hisoka-chan. He hadn't seen him since he got out himself from his room. Tatsumi had been cajoling him since that he go visit Kurosaki-kun for his own good (Tsuzuki was asking Tatsumi nonstop about the welfare of Bon). I was supposing that he's feeling guilty about the whole situation.
He closed the door behind him and took the seat at the other side of the bed. I resumed my earlier seat.
""Soka-chan…" Tsuzuki whispered gruffly as he clutched Bon's hand and pressed it to his face. I'm getting on the verge of tears again, so I decided that maybe this is the right time to ask for an apology.
"Tsuzuki…" I said softly as I lowered my eyes from the heartbreaking scene. Tsuzuki looked up at me questioningly.
"I'm sorry."
"Watari…? What for?" He asked me confused.
"Sorry for not believing you, sorry for taking Bon away from you, sorry for…." I stopped, my voice finally breaking.
"For what?" Tsuzuki asked softly. I looked up at him, my eyes once again brimming with crystalline tears.
"For not taking care of Hisoka!!" I burst aloud. The violet eyed man smiled sadly.
"It's not your fault, Watari… It's my fault I didn't get there sooner… I've vowed to protect him and yet I failed… AGAIN!!" He raged suddenly, which caught me off guard completely. He stood up and stalked his way to the windows. The gauzy, mint green curtains framing Tsuzuki's angry face perfectly. He raised his shaking fist and looked savagely at nowhere in particular.
"I'm so angry at myself… I didn't even get revenge at the very least… Muraki had escaped me again!" He punched the windowsill and he shook for a couple of minutes, not saying a thing. He breathed deeply calming himself. Then he turned back at the bed and sat down.
"I'm just hoping that Hisoka goes well… That's all I wish for."
"I know, Tsuzuki. We all do."
"But I'm afraid everything won't get back to normal… Like the old times. Hisoka probably doesn't want anything to do with me when he wakes up…" Tsuzuki said despairingly.
"Of course not!!" I said indignantly. He looked up at me questioningly. I sighed.
"Tsuzuki, the reason why Bon was angry at you is because he's jealous…" I said.
"Jealous?" Tsuzuki asked me, confused.
"Yes. Of Tatsumi! Remember when we… I mean, when I sneaked Bon out here?" Tsuzuki nodded and I can't help noticing that the corners of his mouth were tugging upward.
"How could I? You made me so angry…"
"I know and I'm really sorry for that. But as I was saying… You and him…" I pointed at the sleeping form of Bon and then at Tsuzuki.
"… Are bone heads."
"Hey!" Tsuzuki said indignantly.
"Fine, bad choice of words. But you two are just oblivious about your feelings. Hisoka here won't admit it to himself that he likes you… Maybe even loves you." Tsuzuki's eyes went wide as saucers and blush had crept up his cheeks.
"Yes, Tsuzuki he does. And you, you don't know how to express you're feelings well. You know perfectly well that Hisoka is fragile, that he's still traumatized about Muraki and you forced yourself…." Tsuzuki's eyes flashed with regret.
"I know… I shouldn't have." I nodded sympathetically.
"Well, that's over now. So where was I..? Oh yeah, you didn't act like you should have but we can understand that. But it's not entirely your fault why this mess is bigger than what it should have been…"
"Uhuh. 'Coz you meddled." I know it's meant as a joke but it still stung. Tsuzuki must've noticed because he apologized.
"Sorry, Watari, I didn't mean it."
"It's okay. I know, I've made things worse but I was also blinded as you are. I've loved Bon, Hisoka, as far as I could remember and when I saw the chance I grabbed it." Tsuzuki's face was clearly holding disbelief.
"Yes, I did Tsuzuki. But I know I don't have the chance, Hisoka's still hung up on you… I've learnt that the hard way…"
"Watari, I…"
"Don't be sorry Tsuzuki, I've accepted it. And I know that you two are meant to be together."
"I don't. Hisoka-chan's still mad at me."
"Not if I can help it. Don't worry, once he's well I'll explain everything to him… Besides, Tatsumi still hasn't fulfilled his promise to you yet, did he?" I asked Tsuzuki slyly.
"What promise?" Clearly Tsuzuki forgot all about it.
"That Tatsumi will explain that nothing happened between you two? Honestly Tsuzuki, you're such a ditz!"
"Oh yeah… That promise." Tsuzuki smiled widely at me and I did the same. It's beginning to feel like the old times. Me and Tsuzuki fooling around, talking about whatever without reservations…. Then it hit me. He had been acting like the old times… Here we are acting like the best of friends again, like nothing had happened between us. I'm so happy that for the nth time, my eyes are shining with tears again. Not from despair this time but from happiness.
"Watari? Why…." Tsuzuki asked me getting concerned.
"Nothing… I'm just happy. We're talking like we're friends again!" I exclaimed as I wiped my tears away. I felt Tsuzuki stand and a second later, I felt his hand on my shoulder.
"Of course were still friends… who would I share all my wacky ideas with…?" Tsuzuki said his eyes twinkling with mirth. I smiled too.
"Good thing you've forgiven me…" I trailed, looking at Tsuzuki for confirmation. He nodded.
"…Because I won't have the perfect guinea pig for potion my sex changing potion!!!" We both laughed. We fell silent and looked at each other uncomfortably. I stood up and gave him a hug which Tsuzuki accepted gladly.
"I'm so glad…" I whispered.
"Me too. Me too."
"Oi. What's with all that sap? Can't a patient have his quiet?" A croaky voice interrupted us. I and Tsuzuki both jumped up from fright. Then slowly, ever so slowly, we turned our attention on the bed.
"Seen a ghost?" Bon's voice said yet again. His eyes were vibrant with life now, teasing.
"Bon!!!" I said happily as I bounced by his bed and checked him over.
"Are you okay? Are you still feeling sore anywhere? Are you hungry….?" I asked him nonstop as I checked for pulse, which was strong (relief, relief), lifted the bandages to check for wounds, which was getting fine by the minute (relief, relief)… I don't know what happened but the regeneration has picked up, but that's good news, so that's okay.
"Watari! Stop gabbing! You're making my head hurt!!" Bon said as he brought his hands to his ears to cover them, wincing as he did so.
"I'm just so glad you're okay." I said sincerely as I held his hand up.
"I am too…" Hisoka said as he blushed slightly. He was looking at some point behind my head and that's when I noticed Tsuzuki hadn't joined in the fun. I turned to look at him, he was looking doubtful about approaching Hisoka.
"Oh, I'll leave you two alone to talk." I said as I pushed my way past Tsuzuki.
"Watari… I don't think Hisoka wants…" Tsuzuki trailed.
"Tsuzuki, please we need to talk." Hisoka answered for me. The violet eyed shinigami looked at the green eyed empath for clues. Hisoka just smiled timidly at him. They're going to be okay…. I said to myself as Tsuzuki lowered his head and proceeded to plop down the seat next to Hisoka.
I was just about to close the door when a barrage of people came whizzing past me. I was knocked off my feet and nobody even noticed!!
"Hisoka-chan!!! You're okay!!!" Wakaba's shrilly voice floated from my place in the hallway.
"We are so worried." Said the monotone voice of Terazuma, followed by a fit of giggles. Probably Wakaba.
"Yeah, Terazuma! You sounded so worried!!" Wakaba teased him.
"Shut up!"
"Stop the bickering you two! How are you feeling, Kurosaki-kun?" Tatsumi asked this time. I stood up, dusted my lab coat and entered the room again, to see what's happening. Hisoka hadn't even answered when another voice spoke.
"Kurosaki-kun, you may have a vacation after you've healed, all on my expense." Kachou said as he eyed Hisoka's body happily. Probably noting that the boy had healed greatly over the past hour.
"A-arigato, Kachou." Hisoka stammered, getting very red in the face. I've noticed that Tsuzuki was on the floor knocked off by Wakaba who was now sitting where he sat earlier on.
"What happened? How did you know, Bon woke up?" I asked over the din of the happy noise.
"003 told us. We asked him to spy for us." Wakaba said happily as she heaved another vase of flowers at Hisoka's bedside table.
"003? I didn't bring her here…" I said confused.
"We asked her to watch by the window. We were getting curious you see, and you won't even tell us how Hisoka-chan's progressed!" Wakaba said as she continued to fuss with the flower she brought. Have I told you that she was the one who caused this room to look like a flower shop?
I looked at the window to see 003 floating happily. I looked at her mock madness in my eyes then stalked after her.
"You traitor!! I thought we were partners!!!" 003 looked at me, her eyes wide, well they were always wide so I don't know if she was surprised or not. Well I happen to think she looks surprised. Kind of.
"And you're taking orders from them!!" I continued to rage at 003 and grabbed her by her place in the window. She hooted indignantly as if saying that she has the right to take orders from anyway she so wishes.
"You and I are having a long, serious talk." I said menacingly as I held her tight in my fist. Wakaba gasped, mock terrified while the other three men chuckled. I looked at the four of them, mock authority in my voice.
"And you children are going out of this room because the two morons need to talk." The four of them looked at the blushing Hisoka and the still spread-eagled-on-the-floor Tsuzuki before giggling.
"Hai, Hai, Sensei!!!" they said happily as they piled behind me, leaving the two 'morons' blushing profusely. I winked at them before closing the door. Another job well done for the love master!!!! I said happily as I released 003 from my grasp.
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Hisoka's POV
I watch the lot of them leave, a huge smile on my face. I never would have imagined that they could bring me such joy. The thought that I had made them all worry was more than enough drug to cure me than my regeneration powers.
I sighed when my gaze landed on Tsuzuki. I swear that baka makes me so frustrated at times. He was clearly much powerful than me but look at him!! He looks downright scared of me!! Here he was beside me, head lowered not meeting my eyes. I scratched my right elbow where the bandage has caused some itchiness while thinking of the right words.
I have Tsuzuki all alone to myself now but, what to say? Clearly, there isn't anything funny going on between him and Tatsumi-san and I'd gotten over the anger I had for him earlier.
To tell you the truth, I had been awake and listening when he and Watari were talking. I've heard every single thing they were talking about. I've decided, just now, to let Tsuzuki off the hook easily. For sure he'd take hours just explaining things and another couple of hours apologizing. And I don't think I had the energy to endure that. Tatsumi though, I suppose would be fun to watch when he's explaining. Tsuzuki matters to him are delicate topics of conversation and when he's in one he tends to squirm a lot. I find that amusing so…
"Hisoka…" Tsuzuki's voice broke my reverie. I looked at him, expecting him to look right in my eyes. But he didn't. He kept his eyes lowered and if I didn't know better, I would have thought he was talking to his hands.
"Look, there isn't something going between me and Tatsumi. The day you saw us together…"
"I know, Tsuzuki. I heard you and Watari earlier." I said softly. He looked up, eyes searching for answers.
"Why?"
"I can't help overhearing you two. Besides, I've heard a lot already when I woke up. What's a few more sentences?" I said shrugging.
"There is one more thing though…" The baka said as he bowed his head again.
"Would you forgive me?" He said so softly, I thought I imagined it.
"What?!"
"I said, would you forgive me? I vowed to protect you and yet…" Tsuzuki's hands flew to his face as he sobbed. My heart wrenched at his pitiful sight. Then on impulse, I heaved my body to a sitting position and scuttled close to him and gave him a hug. Tsuzuki's eyes widened and stiffened under my touch.
"Shhh…. It's not your fault…" I said calming him down.
"Yes, it is!!! It's always my fault! It's my fault that Muraki is after you, it's my fault that you were taken away!!! I'm so useless!! And I didn't even get revenge for you…." He rambled as his sobs grew louder and I can sense that he's getting despaired by the minute. I snapped. What's with Tsuzuki blaming all of this on himself? It's really an irritating habit of Tsuzuki's. Even if he knew perfectly well that he doesn't have anything to do with it, he'll find a way to connect it to himself. It's so annoying!!! I fumed to myself as I drew away from the hug and forced him to look at me. My hand under his chin.
"Look at me Tsuzuki." I commanded him. He didn't for awhile but grudgingly he did.
"Tsuzuki, you have nothing to do with it, okay?"
"But…"
"Listen to me. It' my case and I ought to solve it. It's just my luck that Muraki is the one behind it."
"But I didn't get there on time!! If only I…"
"Secondly, you aren't on time because you didn't know that Muraki had me. Actually I was lucky that you stumbled across me." Tsuzuki opened his mouth to say something but I beat him to it.
"And besides, it's not as if it's your duty to save me." Against my will, I blushed. Good thing Tsuzuki is preoccupied that he didn't notice.
"But I vowed…"
"Tsuzuki… You did save me. If you didn't… then I won't be here. Look at me, I'm alive and okay, see?" Tsuzuki looked warily at my bandages and faint bruises. Okay, bad illustration.
"That wouldn't have happened to you if I didn't break our partnership…" Tsuzuki trailed as I groaned inwardly. Leave it to Tsuzuki to find a hole…
"So okay you broke our partnership but if you didn't maybe I would have. So you see it's not your fault Tsuzuki." I said as I looked deep into his eyes, which was full of tears and loneliness.
"Tsuzuki… Please stop crying…" I begged as I wiped them away. I'm not used to seeing him like this. He's supposed to be happy and genky all the time… Tsuzuki sniffed and smiled slightly.
"I will, if you promise to forgive me for putting you through this…"
"I won't. I told you, it's not your fault that I'm in that mess." I must look so resolute at that statement because Tsuzuki sighed. For a moment I thought he's going to break down again but when he looked up, the tears were gone from his eyes but he looked dead serious.
"Forgive me then for intruding on you on that night." When he said that, I knew he was talking about the day he forced himself onto me. Without a second thought, I nodded.
"Of course, Tsuzuki. I forgive you." Tsuzuki smiled for the first time and I thought I saw the old him peering through. I had this crazy notion that I was about to lean in to him, to kiss him when the door banged open.
"Bon!!! You have visitors!!!" Watari said gaily as he let himself inside, 003 perched atop his shoulders hooting softly.
"Visitors?" I repeated dumbly. Talk about good timing! Was I really going to kiss Tsuzuki then? I thought to myself confused.
"Hi, Hisoka." Said a familiar voice from behind Watari. I whipped my head up. He couldn't possibly be…?
"Rei?" I asked dumbfounded.
"Yo, dude! How's it going?" A second voice said as I noticed another guy enter my room.
"Mogley?! How'd you get here?" I asked them gawking. Rei made himself comfortable as he sat down beside me.
"Well, professor here…" He pointed to Watari who was grinning widely.
"Came back to school, claiming he left his precious laptop behind. Good thing we found him and pestered him that we wanted to visit you."
"Yeah man. He really didn't want to. But like, we told him, if it weren't for our acting skills you would be, you know…? Get my drift man?" I nodded. Clearly he was trying to say 'alive' but was afraid to say it out loud.
"So how're you doing?" Rei asked me.
"Okay. Just healed this morning." I said without looking him in the eye. We had so much to talk about, and I am still a little ashamed of him, because I had doubted him and all.
"Did you know…?" Mogley suddenly interrupted my thoughts when he plopped down on my other side, eyes growing wide with disbelief.
"That he gave our teammates an A in chemistry? That is so unfair!!" He wailed as he eyed Watari, who chuckled.
"Well I did promise them." He said raising his hands up in surrender.
"But still!! Couldn't you give me and A too? Chem's just too hard!!"
"I'll think about it." Watari teased as he waved his index finger at Mogley, who pouted.
"You know what? I have some cake downstairs and I think I'll share 'em to Mogley here and Watari." Tsuzuki said suddenly as he stood up from his seat and stretched. I looked at him gratefully. He must've noticed that I desperately wanted to talk to Rei.
"Cake? Is it like, chocolate man?" Mogley asked as he heaved himself from the bed and followed Tsuzuki closely.
"Like hell yes man!!" Tsuzuki answered back happily as the three of them piled out of the room.
As soon as the door snapped shut, Rei turned to me an unreadable expression in his leaf green eyes. He swept his longish black hair off his forehead then sighed as he clutched my hand.
"Look, I'm sorry for putting you all through this…" I snatched my hand, my eyes blazing.
"How come all of you are apologizing?!!! Look it's not your fault okay? You're making me more miserable!!" I said angrily.
"Hisoka please…"
"Look, all I'm saying is that I'm not made of glass and china!! You're all treating me like some Victorian doll which breaks easily!!!" I snapped at him, getting angry all over again. I looked at Rei's face and was instantly guilty.
"Sorry for breaking out on you like this… I had enough apologies on me for this day…" Rei looked at me and smiled slightly.
"It's okay. I understand. And I won't say sorry no more, so don't worry…" Rei chuckled for awhile before grabbing my hand again.
"Rei before you say anything else…. I wanted to thank you."
"For what?"
"For your help. I knew you desperately tried to fight off Muraki's control over you and for helping Tsuzuki and me when we faced Muraki…"
"Oh that. Of course I would've helped you. You don't need to thank me for that. I did it because I wanted to. Because I loved you." That wasn't a surprise but still it caught me off guard. I'm aware that I'm blushing slightly but so was Rei. We sat in uncomfortable silence before he broke it.
"So I think its goodbye?" He asked me.
"Goodbye?"
"Yes, I know that you're a shini…"
"Shinigami."
"Yes, and that you only entered our school was because of your case. Watari said you won't come back again."
"Rei, I'm…" He shook his head.
"Don't be. At least I met you and that's all that matters." Rei finished as he cast his eyes down. When he looked up his eyes were shining with tears and although he was smiling it was obvious that he's breaking inside.
"It's sad that I won't have a boyfriend anymore…" He teased lightly.
"Don't worry, I don't think you won't have any trouble finding for my replacement." I said as I squeezed his hand. He looked at me and sincerely said,
"You're irreplaceable Hisoka. You'll always be a part of me." Rei said as his tears finally made its way down his porcelain cheek, which was stained with the faint outline of a bruise.
"I'm happy though, about one thing." He said as he brushed his tears away.
"About one thing?"
"Yes, because I know that someone's going to take care of you for me." He said as he eyed Tsuzuki's chair. I blushed.
"You know, he really loves you… I and Mogley watched him when he was fighting Muraki and he was so livid when he saw you up there on the bed…." Rei turned his eyes on me, and I thought I saw envy in them.
"And you love him too, don't you?" I looked at him as if he was mad. He chuckled.
"Try to hide it from someone who's blind. You risked your life too, remember? For Tsuzuki?" I grudgingly nodded.
"So what are you waiting for? Why don't you tell him?"
"What?!" I shrieked indignantly. My eyes were clearly saying: 'Make me.' Rei just grinned. He brought his head down and we lapsed in silence for a few minutes.
"Can I ask a favor though?" Rei suddenly asked me, breaking the silence.
"Sure." I said when I noticed he was serious once again.
"Can I kiss you…? For the last time?" Rei asked me. I thought for awhile. He clearly has gone all the way to try and save me. He even risked his own life…. Surely this is only a small token. And he even loved me… Without answering, I lowered my head to give him a long, tender kiss.
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Me and Rei were chatting happily, talking about Watari's unfair giving of grades to Ms. Elgin's attempt of pumping gossip out of him, when the door slammed open for the umpteenth time.
"That was like, some awesome cake man!!!" Mogley hollered as he barged right in, his face full of chocolate smudges. Tsuzuki followed him a frown on his face. He turned to me full sulk mode.
"He ate 1/3 of it!!! I ate only this little!!" He whined as he held his thumb and index finger inches apart. Rei, Watari and I laughed as the two of them continued to argue on whom truly ate most of the cake.
"Well, they better get going…" Watari said as he eyed Rei and Mogley anxiously. Rei nodded as he stood up and patted Mogley on the shoulder who was preoccupied on locking Tsuzuki in a headlock.
"Hey, we better get going…"
"Awww. Do we have to…?"
"Yes. The teachers will notice our disappearance sooner or later…."
"Oh." Mogley said as he dropped Tsuzuki. He turned to me and stretched out his arms to invite me in a hug which I took gratefully.
"Take care of yourself man… And if you have time… You can visit us and watch our games…"
"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks Mogley." He grinned at me before he bounced on Tsuzuki to thank him for the cake.
"So goodbye then?" Rei asked me. I shook my head.
"No. It's see you later." I said as I gave him huge hug.
"Okay… peeps!! We better get going!!" Watari said as he huddled Rei and Mogley close to himself.
"Prof!! Like, what about the A I'm asking you, dude?" Mogley cajoled as Watari prepared to transport themselves.
"Fine… I'll give 'em to you as a parting gift. And you too Rei, will have an A." They crackled and vanished out of sight. But not before Rei mouthed the words, 'See you later.'
"Yes, Rei. See you later." I whispered as I blew him a kiss.
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"How was it?" Tsuzuki asked me as he resumed Rei's earlier position on my bed.
"Oh that. Went well… A little sad though…" I said as I yawned widely. All this apologizing and thanking made me so tired. I crawled behind the covers to lie down. Tsuzuki gets the idea and hopped off the bed.
"I'll leave to let you rest…" Tsuzuki trailed as he retreated kind of hastily.
"Wait!! I want you here, don't leave…" I pleaded as Tsuzuki slowly turned around.
"Really?"
"Uhuh. I don't want to be alone." I said as I rubbed my eyes to ward the sleep off. He sat down on the chair beside my bed. I shook my head tiredly.
"Not there. Here." I said as I patted the empty space beside me. Tsuzuki's eyes widened.
"I… I… I can't…" He stammered incoherently.
"Sure you can. Do you want me to get mad at you again?" I threatened him. As fast as lightning he was suddenly beside me, under the covers shaking slightly. Satisfied that he followed my 'order', I wrapped my arms around him and snuggled. Slowly he relaxed into my embrace. I thought… that this is the right time to tell him.
Rei had surely convinced me with his talk earlier. He gave me the shove I was waiting for. The only sore spot in the conversation was that he was the one who broke things for us. He said mock arrogantly: "No one dumps Rei Akiko. I do the dumping."
"You know what? I suddenly feel sleepy too." Tsuzuki commented as I see him close his eyes. We lay for a few minutes pretending to sleep.
"Tsuzuki…?" I said softly after awhile.
"Hmmm…?"
"You know what Watari said? When he told you I won't admit aloud that I love you…?" Tsuzuki nodded his eyes still closed.
"Well, it's true. I love you." I said sleepily as my eyes began to drop.
"What?!" He said kind of yelling. Then he saw me, eyes closed. There was sudden sagging on the bed and I knew by heart that he was pouting. He probably thought that he imagined me saying that. After all, I'm 'asleep'. He whispered to me, as if deciding to find out if he really imagined it or not.
"Are you awake?" He asked. I opened my eyes and looked at him deeply.
"Yes and I love you. You heard right." Tsuzuki's eyes watered but this was happiness. He lowered his head to kiss me but hesitated. I pulled him close and kissed him. It was far more pleasurable than Rei's kiss. I'm drowning in Tsuzuki's love and I swear I'm in heaven.
He pulled back and smiled down at me.
"I love you too. Far more than you can imagine." He said sincerely. He didn't need to tell that. I already know. I already know.
I smiled but my eyes drooped, completely surrendering from tiredness. I feel Tsuzuki's hands caress my face before whispering.
"'Night, love."
~OWARI
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A/N: Finished!! There, I hope you liked the ending… And I'm so glad that most of you have gotten a liking to Rei. Hoped you liked the way I ended things between Hisoka and him…. Anyway, I would like to thank all of you who had been reviewing and reading my stuff. If it weren't for your support, I would have never finished this!! Again, thank you and hoping you enjoy reading Could it be any Harder!!
