Hey! Look! I got started on chapter two right away! ^^

Now let's just hope my muse stays with me the whole way through, and you might get this chapter the same day I started it XD

Story still dedicated to Beck, and her bishiquesting name makes an appearance in it, because I couldn't be bothered to hunt around for Japanese names XD

This chapter also marks the appearance of 'zuki and 'soka, hurrah!

DISCLAIMER – Don't own 'em, wish I did.

WARNING – blah blah, story WILL contain slash/yaoi/shonen-ai/whatever, only read the first few chapters if you want to see no male/male.

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~ Chapter Two ~

Watari awoke several hours later to a splitting headache and fuzzy vision. Climbing to his feet, he pushed the flyaway strand of hair from his face and peered blearily into the mirror, something was off…. Realizing he didn't have his glasses on, he retrieved them from where they had fallen, noticing as he searched the his clothes seemed a bit baggier and more ill-fitting than what he remembered, well, baggier in some places. Once he'd replaced his glasses (which now seemed a little too big for his head), he looked back in the mirror. Honey coloured eyes surrounded by long golden lashes stared back at him; they belonged to a feminine face framed with thick strawberry-blonde hair.

'He' blinked, staring at the reflection that greeted him, well, her…

"It worked…" She breathed, realizing that the weird feel of the clothes now were due to her new, female body shape.

((A.N from this point on, Watari will be referred to with female pronouns; 'she', 'her' etc))

An hour or so later and everything was sorted out. Dressed in some clothes that had been set aside for when the potion succeeded, and with some minor modifications to the glasses, the newly female Watari was ready to face the world, particularly one amethyst-eyed, brunette part of it. Said part was currently working in Nagasaki, which was where she was now headed.

By the time she had arrived in Nagasaki, she… still had no clue what she was going to do; she could hardly just waltz up to Tsuzuki as if she knew him. Knowing he was a sucker for a damsel in distress, she finally formulated a plan of action as she walked over a bridge, seeing him with Hisoka up ahead. Leaning over the bridge as if to look at the river below, she 'accidentally' leant a little too far and nearly fell off. Of course she was saved by Tsuzuki, pulled back from the edge, she reveled in the feeling of being in his arms. Smiling up at him, she says softly "Thank you so much…"

"No problem." He replied, also smiling, before making sure she was stood up and capable of supporting herself, and stepping away slightly. "Are you all right?" he asks.

"Fine, thanks to you…" she nods, hugging him, just to touch him again. She noticed Hisoka just behind, giving her a very confused look, which was tinted with slowly dawning recognition. Catching his eye, she gives him a pleading look, silently willing the other shinigami to say nothing. A barely perceptible nod from Hisoka, and the strawberry-blonde's smile is back.

"You have to let me repay you." She insists.

"Oh, no, really, it was nothing…" Tsuzuki says, also insistent, but Watari knows his weak spot.

"I insist, I'll buy you dinner, it's the least I could do." She just managed to hold in her laugh as those amethyst-eyed lit up in barely contained glee at the prospect of food.

"He eats a lot miss." Hisoka informed her, unnecessarily, but Watari was just glad he was playing along.

"I..." she just managed to stop herself saying 'I know', that would almost give it away, and continued "Don't mind how much he eats, it really is the least I could do for saving my life, you're welcome too." She says to Hisoka, it's the least she could do for him not saying anything, but that too was left unsaid.

"Thank you, that's very kind…" Tsuzuki grins, "I still don't know your name."

"…Namida." She replied, after a brief pause, she'd heard the name once and rather liked it, "And you two would be...?"

"Tsuzuki, and this is Hisoka." The brunette introduced him and his partner. 'Namida' nodded with a smile.

"Nice to meet you." She said softly "Would you like to go and eat now? I know a place not far from here…"

After both shinigami nodded their consent, she turned to head to the restaurant, one she knew to be one of Tsuzuki's favourites, and allowed herself a secret little smile when he exclaimed this fact loudly upon arrival.

Hisoka was busy wondering exactly what Watari was up to as they were led to their seats, and when he got his sex changing potion working. While Tsuzuki was busy reading the menu (despite the fact he had it memorized), he shot her a questioning look across the table. She glanced at Tsuzuki and mouthed back at him 'I'll explain later.' He replied by mouthing 'You better' before picking up his own menu to read.

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Woo! I did it! Two chapters!

Anyhoo, some of you may be appalled by the teeny weeny chapter length, but sorry that's just how I work XD

Review please or I shall get very very upset. ^^

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I figured Hisoka would know it was Watari 'cos of that whole Empathy thing he's got going on.