Disclaimers: Yami No Matsuei is not mine. Please do not sue me.

To the many reviewers who asked me to update, here it is. People who are happy to read up to this chapter should thank those who encouraged me to continue. (Claps for reviewers)

Thank you so much! ^__^

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Watari was relieved to find Tsuzuki sleeping in his chair. He smiled. He was late for the morning session but brought breakfast to make up for it.

"Hey! Tsuzuki aren't you up yet?" He playfully called.

"Where am I?" Tsuzuki muttered drowsily.

"The asylum. Sorry I'm late."

Tsuzuki was surprised at how well rested he felt. He looked around and saw they were in the doctor's office. Then he remembered Muraki. "Watari!" He grabbed hold of his friend's sleeve. "Muraki, he was just here."

Watari's eyes widened in surprise. "What?"

"He was just here."

"But he doesn't work here. I checked."

"But he was just here!"

"Are you sure?"

Tsuzuki bit his lip. He wanted to say it was just a bad dream but he knew it was real. He knew when he tasted his own lips. Unable to say anything more, he looked straight at Watari. They exchanged a look of understanding.

"Did he hurt you?"

"No... at least... I don't think so."

Watari cursed himself, if he had been on time, then that bastard wouldn't have -. "Is he involved?"

Tsuzuki tried to think. "I'm not sure."

Watari laid a firm hand on his friend's shoulder. "Don't worry we'll work this out."

Tsuzuki couldn't stop shaking. Muraki was so close, and even if by some miracle he was innocent this time, Hisoka's blood was still on him. He couldn't let that killer get away, but what if someone else gets away with murder because he assumed it was Muraki? He used to trust his instincts when it came to work, but when it came to Muraki...

"Did you find anything last night?" Tsuzuki asked hoping Watari would have found something from his date last night.

Watari felt a pang of guilt. He didn't find anything last night related to the case. He made a number of discoveries, which he would have gladly shared with his friend under different circumstances, but right now they all seemed so trivial.

"Well." Watari began with a small smile.

Tsuzuki understood. "Well at least there hasn't been another - "

"They just found a body." Hisoka announced.

Tsuzuki's knees weakened in defeat.

Watari left them to investigate, but told Hisoka not to leave Tsuzuki until he came back.

Tsuzuki told Hisoka of Muraki's presence. Hisoka took the news surprisingly well.

"Just don't let him get you alone in a room anymore."

Tsuzuki nodded in agreement and then remembered that Hisoka wasn't suppose to be here.

"Wait! You should be resting. What are you doing here?"

Hisoka nugged the bag that Watari had brought. Tsuzuki pulled out a canned orange juice. He had to get rid of that taste on his lips.

"Don't worry I can take care of myself. And I'm in spirit form, so no one else but you and Watari can see me right now."

"But why are you here?" Tsuzuki asked worried for his partner. He pulled the tab off his drink and took a gulp. He broke into a smile the next second as he added, "Can't resist letting me out of your sight?"

"Baka!" Hisoka protested as he blushed.

"Were you worried about me?" Tsuzuki pressed the issue, with the smile getting bigger.

Hisoka looked down on his feet. He had another disturbing dream. He had needed to find his partner to reassure himself that everything was fine. The dream carried over images that he picked up last night.

"Yeah I was." He admitted begrudgingly.

Tsuzuki looked up in surprise. "You were?"

Hisoka said nothing as he continued to stare at his shoes and blush furiously.

Tsuzuki had something witty at the tip of his tongue but he decided against it.

"Thank you Hisoka."

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tbc

Responding to questions and comments in the reviews

Amy - "Does anyone in Meifu know about Tsuzuki's years in the hospital?"

I think Kanoe knows. He knows Tsuzuki was under the care of Muraki's grandfather based on the Manga 8 where he reports to Enma about Muraki's involvement in the Kyoto Arc.

lc - "Sis huh?^^ anything to do with noli?"

Yes I borrowed the name of Sisa from Noli Me Tangere.

For those who don't know "Sisa" is a character from Jose Rizal's novel Noli Me Tangere ("Touch Me Not!"). She possibly the most famous literary character in the Philippines for going insane.