A/N: I'm sooo sorry I haven't updated in so long. I've been so swamped with school and other things I haven't had time to write. Not to mention my muse hasn't been working until recent. pouts I hope you can forgive the delay, and be patient with me. I do intend to finish this fic so don't worry about it be one of those, that's never completed. Anycase please enjoy and don't forget to review! Thanks

Unsettled Emotions

Chapter 3: Nightmares and Paperwork

My sleep is restless and disturbed. Nightmares of that fateful night with the doctor plague me. He comes toward me, I want to scream and run, do anything, but I am stock still. He shoves me to the ground, and its then that I struggle. He holds me down and takes me hard and dry. Pain sears through me as he drives in, I can see that horrible eye flashing from underneath the silver hair. He's cutting into me, I scream as the markings are carved into my flesh...

"Hisoka!" I feel a rough shake.

"Soka? Daijoubu?"

"Tsuzuki?" I glance hazily at him and my surroundings. I'm our office and at my desk.

"Soka?" Tsuzuki asks again.

"Hai, Daijoubu Tsuzuki," he sighs in relief.

"You were having a nightmare. I came in from the break room and you were sleeping at your desk. I didn't want to wake you, because you looked so peaceful. So I worked as you slept, but suddenly you started screaming," his eyes looked so worried for me.

"Baka, you shouldn't have let me sleep," I say brushing off his worried look.

"I have work to do." But inside I'm extremely glad he's here. His presence itself is calming the adrenaline that is still rushing through my veins from the dream. If anything I need the comfort of his embrace right now. Wait a second, did I just think that? I shake my head to clear that thought.

"Ha..Hai," he answers. But I can tell he's still worried. Those amethyst eyes look so scared. Is that fear for me? "You're sure you're okay 'Soka?" Those eyes are still expressing deep concern.

"Hai, I'm sure," I reply testily. But inside I'm shaking like a leaf. I need the comfort, that I'm so unwilling to let him give me.

He sighs tiredly. Realizing that I don't want his help, and goes back to his desk.

I sigh and look down at the work on my desk. It's now rumpled from my sleeping on it. Tsuzuki looks up at me from his own work hearing my sigh. Those amethyst eyes still hold a seemingly everlasting concern for me.

"Get your work done," I snap. "I'm fine. And I go back to my own pile of paper work.

We worked like this for several hours. Finally I'm finished and set my pen down. Evening my papers, I set them aside and proceed to stretch. I glance at Tsuzuki, while doing so, and expect to see him still writing. Instead he's watching me. 'How long has he been doing that,' I wonder absently.

"Nani," I ask him irritated.

"Nothing," he replies smiling.

'What's he so happy about?' I wonder irritatedly. I shake my head, there's no telling what goes on in that amethyst eyed head of his. I won't even try to figure it out. "Are you done?" I ask him. not expecting him to be but just the same.

"Yes," he replies smug.

I look at him shocked, but not showing it. He hardly ever gets his work done before me.

"Ne, 'Soka?" he asks me. My mind's still in a fuzz.

"Nani?" I asked tiredly.

"You wanna go get a drink or something to chill?" he asks with a childlike grin.

"Oh, no!" I protest immediately. "You always get beat drunk and I end up carrying your ass home," I say putting my foot down. "Either that or you buy a ton of sweets, and then Tatsumi yells at us for the bill. I personally don't want to get stuck with either."

"Onegai," he begs. "I promise I won't do either." He puts on his big puppy dog eyes. My feel my walls crumbling at the look. Damn him, those eyes are irresistible and he uses them to his full advantage.

"Fine," I finally grumble. "Bit I better not be carrying you home tonight." So I put my papers away and we head out the door, turning off the lights, and out of the En Ma Cho headquarters.

To be continued...

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