AN: Author's replies at bottom instead of top. Thanks to Eternally Faithful, for beta reading again
Tsuzuki sat at his desk. He was humming the songs of the angels. Oh life was perfect... Even if the one person he loved would never love him in return, someone, somewhere loved him deeply.
Even if Hisoka only saw him as family.
"-Mood swings?" Tsuzuki only heard the last half of Hisoka's sentence. He had to look up and get the boy to repeat the question.
"I said, what's with the mood swings?" Hisoka repeated. Tsuzuki didn't answer. He didn't feel he needed to. Hisoka would analyze his answer to death and he didn't want to put added pressure on the youth.
"Tsuzuki, you've got to talk to someone. You know that everyone's really concerned that you're going to feel you owe something to this admirer and your guilt will drive you to pay them back for their kindness," Hisoka said, his voice etched with concern. Tsuzuki just smiled at the boy, guessing that the boy wouldn't come to a decisive conclusion from that action. He was wrong.
"Asato, you can't be serious! It could be Muraki!" Hisoka exclaimed. Tsuzuki hadn't even heard anything. He'd zoned in on a single word. 'Asato.' Tsuzuki looked at the boy who had blushed furiously.
"What? Do you mind or something? I can go back to calling you Tsuzuki if you wish..." Hisoka rambled. Tsuzuki just shook his head, not being able to hold his smile inside.
"Asato is fine!" He replied. For a moment there was a contented silence in the office, then Watari burst through the door. He was flushed, his eyes bright and breath quick. He just pointed to the door and gestured like a maniac as he tried to get his breath back.
Tsuzuki and Hisoka stood at the exit of the office staring at the balloons all raining down like large, multi-colored cherry blossoms. In the center a larger balloon was carrying a gift. Tsuzuki rushed forward, catching it before it went into a tree. Sure enough it was the characteristic envelope with a green wax seal. He tore it open...
And out came a book. It looked fairly old, leather-bound with faded embossed writing reading 'For I Was Once In Love'. On the yellowing pages were various sonnets, poems, haikus and songs, all with the common theme of love.
On the front page, in that flowing script was the note from the admirer.
"My dearest Tsuzuki, so you know the words I'd pen for you if only I had the courage. The one that reminds me of you is on page 28. It has become my favorite."
Tsuzuki turned to the page and Watari and Hisoka peered over his shoulder at the poem. It was 'Sonnet 18' by William Shakespeare.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate;
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date;
Sometimes too hot the eye of Heaven shines,
And often his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest;
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
AN: The poem above is about the eternity of love, quite relevant to Tsuzuki I thought.
polynesia: That Subaru cosplayer better watch out I think... lol, I'm glad you liked this fic .
Nameless person: I'm writing a Tsu/Mur fic next, but it'll be kind of... well... on request as it's too adult (read disturbing) for So, if you really love Muraki you'll like what he does to poor, poor Asato-kun... (Molestation )
Notta-chan: You were reading and not reviewing? eyes tear up WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! holds out hand I'll stop crying if you gimme cookies... sniffle
GillianSillis: Okay, that's just ridiculous! A review that's longer than the drabble O.O; How can you write that much about approx. 300 words? Anyhow, replying... No, I haven't run away with Tsuzuki's secret admirer... The admirer only has eyes for Tsuzuki no matter how much I bribe... Thanks for taking good care of Hisoka-kun, I need him back now because he needs to help me write the end chapter and he has to get all jealous and everyone needs to feel all sorry for him and stuff... heh heh heh... Your idea on Yuzuriha... Well, actually, Yuzuriha was originally introduced so I could get some use out of a crossover... My Yume no Tenshi fic is a series of crossover cases so I wanted practise. But, you're right, Yuzu-chan does have a purpose in the story (at least she does now ) Don't worry about poor 'Soka-chan, he had you to look after him, right?
YugisGal18, ThisbeCeyx, Jill Rocca, hColleen, Ari Maxwell00909 (I can now type the numbers of your name in my sleep so don't worry about it...): Thank you ever so much for your reviews and guesses. I do enjoy everyone's suggestions. As to the most popular guess at the moment, you'll have to wait and see. sticks tongue out Hah hah hah...