"So she's with them? That's an interesting development..." Muraki said
as he flipped through computer files, "All of them in one place at one
time. Maybe I shall let Her become aware I am nearby..."
Disclaimer: Yami no Matsuei isn't mine, 'kay?
Chapter 4: Small realizations (And Tsuzuki wakes up)
Chris was tending to Tsuzuki when I finally got out of the bathroom. She was pulling some plants from her basket and appeared to be making a tea or some sort of brew. I watched her from the hallway as she got the sleeping Tsuzuki to drink a little of whatever she just made.
"What is that? It looks a little like puke..." I said as she set the small cup down.
"I'm going to force the bug out now, literally," she said softly as she put her hands upon Tsuzuki's chest.
"Is that wise?" I asked.
"No, but I believe if I wait any longer his body will not be able to recover. This medicine I just gave him should be able to help the bug become forced out," she said and closed her eyes.
"So... what now?" I asked.
"We wait... it shouldn't take more than a few minutes," she said softly. Almost as if on cue, Tsuzuki began to shake and tremble, coughing and hacking, trying to force something up out of him.
"Tsuzuki!" I cried but she opened her eyes, never taking her hands off of his chest, and smiled.
"Don't do anything, this is a good sign!" she said to me and I sort of gripped the side of the bed, waiting to see what was going to happen.
"Uhh..." Tsuzuki moaned slightly as he continued to hack up whatever was inside him. We waited and waited, and all of a sudden Tsuzuki sat up and coughed as hard as he could and a bug was flung across a room.
"Quick, get it into a bucket!" Chris instructed and I grabbed one from the bathroom and scooped the bug into it.
"What now?" I asked.
"Give it here, so I can destroy it," she instructed.
"Don't you want to study it?" I asked.
"I did before, I won't do that again," she said and I handed her the bucket which she quickly put a match to, figuratively. She seemed to focus or something, "Flames of mars, burn this horrid creature..." I watched as there was a fire inside of the bucket, and what was different was it seemed to be controlled. The fire didn't spread beyond the bucket, and in what seemed like 5 minutes, it went out.
"That's impressive," I said, almost to myself.
"Um... Hisoka, what's going on here?" Tsuzuki asked me, looking around the room, seeing Chris and me.
"Well, this is the healer, Chris..." I began, "And she found what was wrong with you and healed you..."
"Really? I feel much better now, so I guess I owe you my thanks Chris..." Tsuzuki said and offered his hand to her.
"Not until you clean up. I bet you haven't had a shower in almost a week," Chris said firmly and escorted Tsuzuki to the bathroom.
"What did I do? I thought I was being nice," he whined.
"You were, but you stink. Now you need to clean up," she stated.
"I can do that by myself, ah," he began but seemed to sink to the floor.
"You need to recover before you can do a lot by yourself, so I have to assist you," she said, "Besides, it's best I do it..."
"Why not me?" I asked, following them to the bathroom.
"Because I need to make sure the bug didn't lay any eggs," she finished and left me stunned in the middle of the hallway as she dragged Tsuzuki into the bathroom and I heard the running of water. Eggs, that was just great, just what I needed to worry about with my partner. Well, I guess I should call the boss and tell him the initial problem has been fixed. I headed towards the phone, and then sense a presence I hadn't felt in over 5 months.
"Muraki?" I muttered under my breath, "Is that who I sense now?" I shrugged it off and went to make sure Chris cleaned... or help her clean... or try and get her to let Tsuzuki clean himself and have her wait outside the door with me, or something.
"Hey, Hisoka, could you come here a minute? I can't find the shampoo!" Chris called. Good, I could help somehow.
"Coming," I called, laughing slightly at the fact of Tsuzuki getting his hair washed. He normally liked it dirty; I almost never got to see the hair when it was clean! But still, what was that presence that I felt?
TBC
A/N: Like it? Hate it? Wanna read more? Let me know what you think and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Flames will be used to roast my meat and then I shall feast upon the wonderfully cooked meat... Well, read and review please!
Disclaimer: Yami no Matsuei isn't mine, 'kay?
Chapter 4: Small realizations (And Tsuzuki wakes up)
Chris was tending to Tsuzuki when I finally got out of the bathroom. She was pulling some plants from her basket and appeared to be making a tea or some sort of brew. I watched her from the hallway as she got the sleeping Tsuzuki to drink a little of whatever she just made.
"What is that? It looks a little like puke..." I said as she set the small cup down.
"I'm going to force the bug out now, literally," she said softly as she put her hands upon Tsuzuki's chest.
"Is that wise?" I asked.
"No, but I believe if I wait any longer his body will not be able to recover. This medicine I just gave him should be able to help the bug become forced out," she said and closed her eyes.
"So... what now?" I asked.
"We wait... it shouldn't take more than a few minutes," she said softly. Almost as if on cue, Tsuzuki began to shake and tremble, coughing and hacking, trying to force something up out of him.
"Tsuzuki!" I cried but she opened her eyes, never taking her hands off of his chest, and smiled.
"Don't do anything, this is a good sign!" she said to me and I sort of gripped the side of the bed, waiting to see what was going to happen.
"Uhh..." Tsuzuki moaned slightly as he continued to hack up whatever was inside him. We waited and waited, and all of a sudden Tsuzuki sat up and coughed as hard as he could and a bug was flung across a room.
"Quick, get it into a bucket!" Chris instructed and I grabbed one from the bathroom and scooped the bug into it.
"What now?" I asked.
"Give it here, so I can destroy it," she instructed.
"Don't you want to study it?" I asked.
"I did before, I won't do that again," she said and I handed her the bucket which she quickly put a match to, figuratively. She seemed to focus or something, "Flames of mars, burn this horrid creature..." I watched as there was a fire inside of the bucket, and what was different was it seemed to be controlled. The fire didn't spread beyond the bucket, and in what seemed like 5 minutes, it went out.
"That's impressive," I said, almost to myself.
"Um... Hisoka, what's going on here?" Tsuzuki asked me, looking around the room, seeing Chris and me.
"Well, this is the healer, Chris..." I began, "And she found what was wrong with you and healed you..."
"Really? I feel much better now, so I guess I owe you my thanks Chris..." Tsuzuki said and offered his hand to her.
"Not until you clean up. I bet you haven't had a shower in almost a week," Chris said firmly and escorted Tsuzuki to the bathroom.
"What did I do? I thought I was being nice," he whined.
"You were, but you stink. Now you need to clean up," she stated.
"I can do that by myself, ah," he began but seemed to sink to the floor.
"You need to recover before you can do a lot by yourself, so I have to assist you," she said, "Besides, it's best I do it..."
"Why not me?" I asked, following them to the bathroom.
"Because I need to make sure the bug didn't lay any eggs," she finished and left me stunned in the middle of the hallway as she dragged Tsuzuki into the bathroom and I heard the running of water. Eggs, that was just great, just what I needed to worry about with my partner. Well, I guess I should call the boss and tell him the initial problem has been fixed. I headed towards the phone, and then sense a presence I hadn't felt in over 5 months.
"Muraki?" I muttered under my breath, "Is that who I sense now?" I shrugged it off and went to make sure Chris cleaned... or help her clean... or try and get her to let Tsuzuki clean himself and have her wait outside the door with me, or something.
"Hey, Hisoka, could you come here a minute? I can't find the shampoo!" Chris called. Good, I could help somehow.
"Coming," I called, laughing slightly at the fact of Tsuzuki getting his hair washed. He normally liked it dirty; I almost never got to see the hair when it was clean! But still, what was that presence that I felt?
TBC
A/N: Like it? Hate it? Wanna read more? Let me know what you think and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Flames will be used to roast my meat and then I shall feast upon the wonderfully cooked meat... Well, read and review please!