Thanks to all who wrote reviews! I'll try my best with Rin! Hope you like how he comes out, 'cause I don't even know anymore 0.o He's sort of just HAPPENING. Another rather short entry 'cause I like keeping you all in suspense. Question is do you want a lot of little updates often or a HUGE update that will take a while?

Kuroi Yume (Black Dreams): Part 3

Hisoka tried several times to teleport himself back to the Ministry. At each attempt there would be a small puff of air and then nothing, no matter how hard he concentrated. Another thing that worried him was the bruise on his stomach. 'It should have healed way before this' he thought. A while later he realized another thing out of place. 'I can't sense anything, not from the outside, not from the furniture. What is going on here?' Finally he was able to sleep as the sheer exhaustion from one to many teleportation attempts took its toll on him. When he woke again it was dark.

"How long have I been sleeping?" Hisoka murmured to himself.

"About 6 hours I would say." Hisoka looked up, startled to see Rin standing in a corner.

"I didn't sense you." Hisoka stammered out before he could think. He mentally slapped himself. 'Don't say everything that comes into your head. You'll give away your cover.'

"You wouldn't."

"Huh?" Hisoka was once again surprised. 'What does he know about what I can do? What IS he?' "What do you mean by that?"

"I shielded this room. You can't sense anything. Your powers as a Shinigami will not work here." Hisoka sputtered for a few seconds before regaining his composure.

"How do you know what I am? Why won't you let me leave? " Fear was starting to form in the pit of his stomach. 'I met him when he was taking with Muraki. They know each other. Oh gods, what is he going to do with me?'

"You may leave if you can." Rin pushed off from the wall and strode to the door. He began tracing a pattern on its surface with his index finger. White glowing lines followed his hand. Finally the ends of the line connected and the whole pattern flashed. Hisoka prepared to teleport back to Meifu. Suddenly there was an explosion of noise in his head. Anger, happiness, sadness, loathing, pain, joy, these emotions and more bounced inside his skull making thinking impossible, making breathing impossible. Hisoka tried to finish the teleport, but the din was escalating, he screamed in pain. Then as soon as it had come, the noise vanished. Hisoka collapsed against the pillows of the bed.

"Why?" He managed to gasp out.

"Muraki has disintegrated your mental shields. There is nothing left. This room is surrounded by my barrier. You would go mad without it."

"But why can't I leave?"

"It is a powerful spell."

"Why so powerful?" Rin looked away and did not answer.

"You should rest. Your shields will come back in time, but it will take a while. Sleep is the best thing for you now." He opened the door and was gone before Hisoka could say another word. Hisoka could feel the weight of exhaustion pressing against his eyelids. His last thought before slipping into slumber seemed to echo in his ears.

'Rin seems so.sad.'

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Hisoka woke, for the third time, in Rin's bed. He shifted then sat up, rubbing the back of his hand across eyes that felt like they were full of sand. He then turned his palm over and stared at it.

'I can move now.' Motivated by this discovery, Hisoka tried to get out of the bed. He quickly found that he was not as mobile as he thought. His legs became tangled; he felt himself slipping and tried to desperately grab at the sheets before he fell. His grip was foiled and he crashed inelegantly to the floor. Rin chose that moment to walk through the door. Utter silence reigned for an eternal second.

"I see you've made.progress."

"Was that supposed to be funny?" Hisoka was bright red with indignation. Rin did not reply as he came over and helped the very embarrassed Shinigami back to the bed.

"Um...Rin? You wouldn't happen to have food would you?" Hisoka figured that after what just happened, nothing he could ask would be as humiliating. He started to rethink that as Rin gave him another empty stare.

"That's right.food.wait for a moment." Rin turned and ghosted out the door. Hisoka shivered. What was it about Rin that felt so strange? Part of it might be the fact that he could not sense Rin's feelings, but that wasn't all. There were other ways of telling how people felt. Eyes, posture, expression, what they said, and what they didn't say. Rin's quiet stares and carefully chosen sentences depicted an aloof air about him. But what was most prominent was aura of sadness. 'I want to know why.No, it's not my business. I won't say anything.'

When the silver-black haired boy stepped back into the room, Hisoka began to find that difficult. Now that he knew what to look for, Rin's body language was decidedly gloomy. Hisoka decided to chance it.

"Rin, why are you so sad?" Hisoka flinched. 'Damn that was a stupid way to ask. I sound like a four year old kid.' Rin just froze. One of his hands, which was holding a plate, started to tremble. The boy practically dropped the plate next to Hisoka then turned and made a b-line for the door. "Wait Rin!" He stopped, one hand on the door handle. Hisoka could tell that he wanted to yank the door open and leave as quickly as possible.

"I just want to know."

"Know what?" Rin's voice was a barely audible whisper.

"Who you are, why you are helping me."

"And why should I tell you that? I owe you nothing." Hisoka looked down at his hands, they were clutching the sheets.

"I know," He whispered. "You don't owe me anything; I'm the one that owes you. I just want to understand the person I'm indebted to." Rin looked up at him, eyes full of pain.

"I'm Muraki's shadow."

Author's Note: I KNOW it's a cliff hangar! ^_^ I do that on purpose. LUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH *ahem* anyways, ponder that until I get the next chapter up. It might not be what you think.