Welcome to chapter thirteen!
With this chapter I decree that Only the Moonlight Knows is my longest fan fiction ever! (Tsuzuki throws confetti) I couldn't have done it without the help of all my reviewers. This story is for all of you. Thank you, thank you!
Master and Servant!
Hmm… I put it as Muraki's song but, Muraki seems the seme one
and Tsuzuki the uke. (Tsuzuki cries) It's okay! Hisoka will
protect you!
Hisoka: Selling one Tsuzuki only 500!
Muraki: Does it come with a leash?
Hisoka: Yup. Black leather with spikes on the collar.
Muraki: Sweet. Is cash okay?
Hisoka: Sure.
Tsuzuki: Waaaaaah!
Without further ado, here is chapter thirteen! And what better way to have a thirteenth chapter than to have something unlucky happy? (sobs)
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Chapter Thirteen: The Sunless Day
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"I finally found some information on Doctor Muraki." Hana smiled. Hisoka rushed over to her and flipped through the papers she held.
"'Formerly of Tokyo Hospital?' So he's not there anymore?" Hisoka continued reading.
"It appears he moved to Kyoto last month." Hana frowned. "I'm sorry, Hisoka-kun."
"So, it's true, Tsuzuki is in Kyoto." Hisoka sighed. Even with this information, there was nothing he could do help it. "Thank you, Tanaka-sama."
"I'm sorry, Hisoka-kun. If I could, I was having us go on a "vacation" to Kyoto but, then you would get taken away from us for us breaking the rules." Hana smiled sadly.
"Hopefully nothing happens between now and when I can go." Hisoka sighed. It was January. He had turned seventeen in October but, there was still months to go before he could legally leave.
"I'll keep looking for information about both of them. I'm sure Tsuzuki-san will be okay." Hana frowned as Hisoka slowly left the room. "Such commitment. I wonder if Tsuzuki-san is working this hard to find Hisoka-kun…"
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"It looks like you can't even go to America to escape these laws. Basically, you're screwed until he turns eighteen, and even then it may be hard to gain custody." Marie raised an eyebrow. "I mean you did basically sleep with your son."
"It didn't seem that way at the time." Tsuzuki pouted.
"Either way, I don't know if you have many options here." Marie heard the bell for the library door. She yawned and stood up. "I have to tell whoever that is that the library is closed. I'll be back."
"There is no need to do that." Marie stopped and looked at the man in white heading towards them. "I am here to see Tsuzuki-san."
Tsuzuki shot up and turned. "Muraki…"
"Eh? This is the Muraki you were talking about?" Marie gasped.
"Get out of here, Muraki." Tsuzuki hissed.
"Every time you make that face at me my body shakes in desire, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki smirked.
"Sick bastard…" Tsuzuki stepped forward. "What do you want?"
"I came all the way to Kyoto to be with my beloved, and you don't even welcome me? Is it going to be the same when the boy travels here?"
"Hisoka?" Tsuzuki growled. "What did you do to him?"
"You jump to conclusions, Tsuzuki-san. It appears he hasn't given up hope of finding you, though. When we last met, I spurred his desire to see you again. Unfortunately, he is merely seventeen and unable to act on his feelings. In the time it takes the boy to become a man, I'll already have what I want." Muraki grinned.
"Not likely." Tsuzuki smirked. "No matter what you do, I'm not weak enough to fall into one of your traps."
"Just talking to you isn't enough for me anymore, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki began to walk forward.
"Hold it!" Tsuzuki turned to see Marie with a gun outstretched.
"Eh?" Tsuzuki jumped back and nearly ran into Muraki. "What the hell kind of librarian are you?"
"All American's tote guns, right?" Marie winked.
"Eh…" Tsuzuki regained his balance with the help of an un-phased Muraki.
"It appears you have a bodyguard. I suppose I can spend another night without you, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki waved and turned. As he walked out the door, Tsuzuki turned to Marie.
"What's with the piece?" He was reluctant to keep his back turned.
"It's fake. The city can be a dangerous place for a girl, you know?" She smiled. "That guy was really freaky."
"Yeah…" Tsuzuki sighed and sat down. "Sadly, Hisoka and I couldn't go forward about him. Who would the authorities believe? A pedophile school teacher and his bitch, or a respectable Tokyo doctor?"
"I suppose… As much as morals and personality shouldn't be used in the law, they are. A murderer can be free to roam the city at night just because he's respected during the day."
"It's getting late… I should head home." Tsuzuki yawned and stretched.
Marie nodded. "I rode my Vespa today, so I can get home okay."
"You need a car."
"Librarians aren't exactly well off, you know." Marie smirked.
"Thank you for your help." Tsuzuki smiled.
"Good night, Tsuzuki-san." Marie stacked the books onto the cart as he left.
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Tsuzuki pulled his car into the driveway and grabbed the mail on his way inside. He flipped through the small pile quickly until he came across one unusual piece. It was only marked as coming from Tokyo. He plopped onto the couch and ripped it open. A picture fell out. He looked through the envelope but, there was nothing else. Tsuzuki picked up the picture and felt his eyes water. It was a family portrait of Hisoka with a group of people Tsuzuki didn't recognize. He flipped the picture over. Written in purple ink on the back was a message:
"Dear Tsuzuki-san,
I am breaking a rule by contacting you but, I felt terrible seeing Hisoka-kun act how he does. My name is Tanaka Hana and I am the foster mother of Hisoka-kun. Hisoka-kun told me about all you two went through and I feel his life will be better when you two are reunited. Until then, this is the best I can do.
Sincerely, Tanaka Hana"
Tsuzuki smiled. Knowing Hisoka was with somebody as nice as Tanaka-san made the separation a little easier. He pulled a picture frame from a closet and slipped the picture in it. "When we are reunited, huh?"
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Hisoka sighed. He stared out the window at the pouring rain. It was the one year anniversary of the separation. Hana and the rest of the family had to go out of town for a family emergency. Hana had tried to convince Hisoka to come but, he refused. Now he was alone for an entire week. Mitsuki, Yui, and Ryu had planned a park picnic for today but, the rain had canceled that plan, so Hisoka was going to be alone on the day he feared most. As he laid his head down to fall asleep, he heard a knock at the door. He got up and, without a second thought, opened the door.
"Surprise!" Ryu, Mitsuki, and Yui jumped into the house.
"Wha?" Hisoka blinked. They were drenched and carrying baskets of food.
"What type of friends would we be if we abandoned you on your day?" Yui smirked.
"Pardon the intrusion!" Mitsuki hugged Hisoka. "We all felt so bad about canceling that we decided to surprise you."
"Friends… It's still something alien to me…" Hisoka closed his eyes and put his arms around Mitsuki. "Thank you all. If I didn't have so many people around me with such happy emotions I probably wouldn't be standing here today…"
"Well, then, let's bring up you dreary mood. Being sad shortens your life!" Yui took Mitsuki's basket and led Ryu to the kitchen.
"There's been such an amazing change in you this past year and I think it's for the better. When you first came to school you seemed withdrawn but, now you are slowly becoming a more open, trusting person." Mitsuki smiled. "I hope you'll continue to grow where we, your friends, can see you."
Hisoka nodded. "I'm… glad that… today I can spend with friends…"
Yui and Ryu began bringing dishes to the dining area. Hisoka and Mitsuki joined then and they all began to eat.
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"Tsuzuki-sensei, you seem more out of it today than usual." One of Tsuzuki's female students walked up to him after class with a concerned look on her face. "Is something wrong?"
Tsuzuki shook his head. "It's just the anniversary of something sad. Don't worry about it." He packed up his papers and walked towards the door. "I'm done with lectures today, so I'm going out to medicate anyways."
"It's strange, you look exactly like a teacher my sister was telling me she had in school but, she said he was an extremely ditzy, happy-go-lucky kind of guy." The girl flipped long, dark, curly hair from her face.
Upon closer inspection, Tsuzuki came to a realization. "Mitsuki?"
This girl smiled and nodded. "Yes, my name is Mitsuki Kana. My sister is Mitsuki Aki. No way! Are you really the teacher?"
Tsuzuki nodded. "Your sister was a nice girl… Quiet and confused but, nice either way."
"No way!" Kana repeated. "Are you the one who was kicked out of the school?"
"Eh… Yeah I guess I was." Tsuzuki scratched his head.
"That means you're the one the boy she likes is depressed over! What a small world!"
"Huh?" Tsuzuki looked down at the girl.
"My sister is crushing on this boy who was in her class. She said that he's depressed because the teacher left. Isn't that odd?"
"Hisoka… He's still not over it either…" Tsuzuki smiled. "Baka…"
"Huh?" Kana blinked.
"Nothing. Can you relay a message to your sister for me?" Tsuzuki smirked. If he couldn't contact Hisoka, he could at least talk through someone else. "Tell her that I want her to take care of Hisoka. Don't let him do anything stupid and make sure he grows up as normal as possible. I don't want him brooding over the past at such a young age."
Kana nodded as she scribbled the message down. "Will do. You know, sensei, that smile was the first time I've seen you do it. You should smile more often. It suits you."
"I'll try…" Tsuzuki waved and walked from the lecture room.
"You ready?" Marie was waiting outside the door for him.
Tsuzuki nodded and the two walked to his car. "No funny business this time. Just hanging out as friends, right?" Tsuzuki winked.
Marie laughed. "Of course."
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Mitsuki shuffled through her purse. Her cell phone was luckily still ringing when she finally found it. She flipped it open. "Hello? Ah! Kana! How's college? Uh huh… Cool. Eh? A message from your history teacher? What?" Mitsuki nearly dropped the phone. Hisoka, Ryu, and Yui turned to her. She waved her hand frantically. "He IS from my school? I can't believe it! Hold on, hold on!" Mitsuki shuffled over to Hisoka and threw the phone next to his ear. She turned up the volume. "Okay, go ahead."
"Yeah, so, Tsuzuki-sensei said to tell you that he wants you to take care of Hisoka-kun and to not let him do anything stupid and… Hang on, I can't read what I wrote… Oh! And make sure he grows up as normal as possible because he doesn't want someone so young to brood over the past. He looked so sad when he said it. I was, like, so tempted to hug him."
Mitsuki smiled at Hisoka. "Can you tell sensei that I hope we meet again soon?"
Hisoka sat stunned. He had though he was so far from Tsuzuki but, now he seemed like he was right next door. He knew someone who could contact him and he knew where he worked.
"Okay, thanks Kana!" Mitsuki hung up and smiled. "Sensei is thinking about you, Hisoka-kun. I bet he can't wait until you turn eighteen."
"No…" Hisoka replayed the message in his mind. "He told me to forget about him."
"Huh?" Yui and Ryu questioned in unison and looked at Hisoka.
"He wants me to forget our time together and start over and he wants Aki-chan to make sure I do." Hisoka slowly got to his feet. "I'm sorry. You guys can stay here if you want but, I need to lie down." He slowly walked from the room. Yui, Ryu, and Mitsuki stared silently at each other.
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As Tsuzuki pulled into his driveway, he saw the man in white standing by his door. "Shit…" Tsuzuki mumbled and slowly got out of his car. Muraki was already walking towards him.
"Tsuzuki-san, it's been a while since we last met. I was hoping you would join me for play." Muraki smirked.
"I had a long day. I'm not in the mood to deal with you." Tsuzuki sighed and walked up the steps to his door. Muraki followed closely.
"If you join me, I'll let you in on a loophole in the law." Muraki smiled as Tsuzuki hesitated and turned to him.
"How do I know you're not lying?" Tsuzuki snarled.
"How indeed… I suppose there's no real way to tell. However, despite what you may think, I am a man of my word." Muraki stepped closer, pressing Tsuzuki to the door. "Do we have a deal?"
Tsuzuki frowned. He couldn't trust Muraki but, he could afford not to trust him either. He nodded.
"Splendid. Shall we walk? It is not far from here." Muraki smirked as Tsuzuki started down the sidewalk.
