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Authoress Note: Yay... another chapter. I'm sure there are a dozen other fics with this basic plot line... I think I've come up with something original. I try. Thanks to all who reviewed. Enjoy.

It was a few days later that Tsuzuki came to check up on the progress. Striding through the halls of the Ministry, he sighed heavily, running a hand back through his cinnamon hair. What if what he had thought was right? What if Muraki was still alive? What were they going to do about it. Obviously he hadn't killed anyone recently. And there was only witnesses to his other crimes. No solid evidence. And with that, there was no way they could bag him. Unless they caught him in the act. That was just the way the Judgement Buearu worked. Lost in thought, the guardian strode on. Upon reaching the door of Watari's office, he stood there, contemplating whether or not he should really get involved.

"What are you just standing there for?" Hisoka's small, cold voice rang through the halls. Tsuzuki turned, a little surprised to see his parnter there.

"I... uh..." He stuttered, trying to think of a good reason that he was standing infront of Watari's office like an the idiot he was. He pulled his hand away from the door, turning to face Hisoka. "Well, I was coming to-"

"To see what Watari could scratch up, I know... But why are you hesitanting? It's not like you..." The boy almost sounded worried. His green eyes remained coarse as he waited for an answer. And just as Tsuzuki opened his mouth to reply, the door to the office swung open. The blonde's head popped out of the door.

"I found something you oughta see! So don't just stand there like a lump on a log..." He said cheerily as he turned and trotted back to his seat at his computer. Tsuzuki sighed and entered, Hisoka following behind. Leaning over the computer, the brunette looked at the screen.

"So what did you find?"

"It was just as you suspected Tsuzuki..." Watari pointed to the article displayed. "University hospital fire in kyoto destroys all of the surrounding area. No one was killed because it was late at night, all the staff had gone home. But there was a single injured. A doctor on staff by the name ooof..." He stopped and swivvled in his chair to face them.

"Kazutaka Muraki..." Tsuzuki whispered.

"DING DING DING! You are correct my friend..." Watari smiled. Hisoka huffed, crossing his arms. This was no laughing matter. That psychopath deserved to be ashes. "Ooh but there's more." Turning back around, he scrolled down. "Muraki is currently in a Kyoto mental rehabilitation center..." That caught hisoka's attention and he leaned in.

"What does that mean?" He asked softly. "We all know there's something wrong with his head... but..."

Watari shook his finger at the golden blonde guardian. "Now now... there's a fine line between genius and insanity..." Hisoka glared death at the man.

"And you're a perfect example of that..."

Once again, the blonde disregarded the boy's comment and went back to his explaination. "It seems that our serial murderer has lost all memory of everything that's happened in his life. And his mind has be degraded to that of a child. The medical records say that it it's from the trauma..."

Tsuzuki nodded, a little dumbfounded. "So... what you're saying... is that he's no longer a threat to us?"

"Well... if he remains in the state he's in right now... I don't think there's anything he can do... but this states that he's recovering quite well... When he arrived he was in the mental state of a ten year old... and after only a week of rehabilitation, he's up to a challenged 17 year old... But they don't know how far it is he'll ascend before his mind just shuts down..."

Hisoka turned and looked to Tsuzuki, who seemed to be lost in thought. "So... what are we going to do now?" The boy asked hesitantly.

"We're gonna go see how much of a threat he'll be now..." The other guardian said, his voice flat. Standing up straight, he turned and walked out the door. "Come on Hisoka..."

The golden blonde followed after him at a bit of a trot, catching up to him. "Tsuzuki... are you sure about this?"

"Yes..." Hisoka stopped. The man's voice... there was something wrong. Something different. There was a vibe that tugged at his heart. Something awful. Reacting on impulse as he had that night, he ran to Tsuzuki and wrapped his arms around the man's waist. "Hisoka?" The man seemed a little surprised. Peeling himself away from the boy, he turned around, leaning down to look him in the eyes. "What's wrong..."

"Th-There's something different in your voice... the way you move... there's something wrong..." I'm worried about you... But he couldn't say that. Tsuzuki blinked a little bit, then gave a warm smile. His arms encircled the boy and held him tightly.

"I'm ok Hisoka... I just don't want anyone else hurt... I don't want you hurt again..." He whispered softly, holding the boy. Hisoka tensed at the embrace but then fell slack in the man's arms. It felt so nice to be held in affection. There was nothing more that he could ever want. "So... are you coming with me?" The guardian asked gently.

Hisoka looked up, his eyes sparkling a little. "You forget... Guardians work in pairs... where you go, I go... and that's that, you'll never get rid of me..." He crossed his arms and playfully glared at the man. Tsuzuki was a little shocked at this display, but smiled back.

"Well then get yourself together, we left ten minutes ago." And he strode off down the hallway. What they would find when they arrived in the living world was unknown to him. But someway, they'd find a way to help and make sure no one got hurt at the same time.

Another Authoress Note: OK! Another chapter up! Some cute TsuzukixHisoka stuff. Now on to my Beloved. ::pets Muraki:: I love you soooo much.