Nacht Arc 4

DREAM SEQUENCE

"Anta wa ningen Ayumi-chan! Remember that!" Sister Mary exclaimed giving Ayumi a sweet smile. She then reached a necklace which has a cross pendant and handed it to Ayumi.

Ayumi reached for the necklace.

"A gift!" Sister Mary exclaimed.

Ayumi smiled, for the first time in her whole life, she smiled.

GUNSHOT!

"SISTER MARY!"

"Anata wa ningen"

"SISTER MARY!"

END OF DREAM SEQUENCE

Ayumi jolted up from her bed, loving warm arms embraced her. Tsuzuki Asato whispered to her, "Daijoubu Ayumi-chan. Daijoubu. It's all a dream."

Hasegawa Ayumi broke away from the embrace and saw the purple-eyed Shinigami sitting in front of her. On the side is a chair and on the chair seated Kurosaki Hisoka reading a book. But at that moment Hisoka stopped reading and was also looking at her.

The door burst open and two figures appeared from it. She never saw them before. It was Wakaba Kannuki with her partner Terazuma Hajime. "Let me in you two!" a sharp voice remarked. Tatsumi Seiichirou came into view along with Yutaka Watari. Chief Konoe also came.

"Ahh... she's awake at last!" Watari exclaimed taking the pulse of Ayumi. "It's been a week you know." he continued winking at Ayumi. Ayumi looked at the Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki nod his head and replied, "That's right Ayumi-chan you've been unconscious for a week."

Hisoka exclaimed, "You're still alive... thanks to Tsuzuki's shield." his voice seemed sarcastic. He didn't like the scene where Ayumi woke up in a nightmare plunging into Tsuzuki's arms. He doesn't understand why, but he don't like the idea of that. Tatsumi gave Ayumi a smile and said, "We're glad that you all right Hasegawa-san."

Ayumi nod her head. Wakaba approached her and cheerfully exclaimed, "Hi! The name is Wakaba Kannuki! I'm also a Shinigami. You're amazing you know, from the stories I've heard about you... truly amazing!" Wakaba turned to Terazuma and exclaimed, "And that guy over there is Hajime-chan! He's my partner!"

"I'll prefer if you call me Terazuma." Terazuma exclaimed gruffly. Wakaba then exclaimed, "Oh don't try to touch him! He turns into Kuro-chan when he is touched by a girl."

Terazuma cried, vein popping out, "KURO-CHAN?"

Ayumi gave a puzzled look. Tsuzuki explained, "That would be a black lion with red eyes. It's a Shiki, a parasitic shiki living inside him. The only way to let that shiki out if he's touched by a girl"

"I see..." Ayumi replied, Tsuzuki the winked at Ayumi and asked, "Wanna to see Kuro-chan? Ne Ayumi-chan?"

"NO YOU WONT BAKA!" Terazuma cried kicking Tsuzuki in the sky. Hisoka sighed, "Idiot!" Ayumi then suddenly stood up and said, "Sumimasen, but I need to change."

Wakaba then said, "Oh okay! Minna-san, let's go shall we?"

Everyone then went out of the room. Tsuzuki was the last one to go, but before leaving, he exclaimed, "I'm glad you're okay now Ayumi-chan!" with he left smiling at her. "Why do he remind me of Sister Mary?" Ayumi wondered as she started to undress.

CHIEF KONOE'S OFFICE

"Now she's awake, when will she finish Deadlink?" Chief Konoe asked. Hisoka sighed and said, "No idea! She's not much of a conversationalist."

"Now Hisoka, she just awaken, of course she hasn't decided when she'll complete her task." Tsuzuki exclaimed looking out the window. Chief Konoe frowned and said, "Enma Daioh-sama is getting very impatient! He wants Ayumi now!"

Tatsumi the exclaimed, "It can't be helped, you granted her request and to think that Deadlink became a very hard enemy to finish."

"I think he is easy to beat. He doesn't have a chance against Hasegawa-san of course... now that he has the Night Shader... he know has the aces." Hisoka reasoned out.

Watari shook his head and exclaimed, "Be positive boy! Ayumi have done the most impossible things in life, she will defeat Deadlink who is now an impossible one!"

"That is right! Nothing is impossible with Ayu-chan!" Wakaba exclaimed. Hisoka raised an eyebrow and demanded, "Impossible? She is just trained like any assassin! Her skills are fully genetically, especially her psychic powers!"

He then turned to Tsuzuki and asked, "I'm right, right Tsuzuki?" Tsuzuki didn't respond. He was looking at the window, lost in thought. Vein popping, Hisoka made a fist and cried, "ARE YOU LISTENING TSUZUKI!"

"Sugoi!" Tsuzuki exclaimed. Terazuma rushed towards the window and asked, "What the hell are you staring at anyway Tsuzuki? There is nothing there but sakura trees!" Everyone looked and there is among the sakura trees is Ayumi, throwing daggers at some target she marked on the trees.

"Ayu-chan!" Wakaba exclaimed.

"What is she doing?" Watari asked. "Seems like, she's preparing for a battle." Tatsumi replied observing Ayumi's move.

Ayumi raised 12 daggers in the air and threw them all at once. All of the daggers hit the bulls' eye. "SUGOI!" everyone exclaimed except for Hisoka. Terazuma had his jaw dropped and exclaimed, "Wow! I want to see her do that with Kyudo Archery!"

And like his prayer was answered, Ayumi picked up a bow and arrow. Aiming three arrows on a target. She let it go and all of the arrows hit the bulls ye.

"NO WAY! She's better than I am!" Terazuma exclaimed in disbelief. Wakaba clapped her hands and said, "That's girl power Hajime-chan!"

"Amazing, she didn't even used her psychic powers for that" Hisoka thought in wonder. Then he gazed at Tsuzuki who looked extremely happy and dazed over Ayumi. "Don't tell me that idiot is falling for her?" Hisoka thought nervously.

Ayumi then stared at their direction. "Eep! She saw us!" Watari exclaimed hiding. "She's not going to kill us Watari-san!" Tsuzuki exclaimed waving at Ayumi.

"Do you have a shooting range?" Ayumi asked telepathically to Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki turned to Hisoka and replied, "Nee Hisoka, tell Ayumi-chan through telepathy that we have a shooting range."

Hisoka raised an eyebrow and snapped, "What do you think I am? A messenger? A telephone?" Tsuzuki exclaimed teary eyed, "Don't be harsh Hisokaaa! Please!" Hisoka sighed and did what he was egged off. "Hasegawa-san, we do have a Shooting Range" he replied back to Ayumi.

SHOOTING RANGE

"Here is our shooting range Hasegawa-san" Tatsumi exclaimed. Ayumi went into position, taking out her gun she started shooting non-stop. The bullets went out, she refilled it and started shooting non-stop. Watari took off his glasses, wiped them and put them on and exclaimed, "Are my eyes deceiving me? Her hits are always on the heart!"

Tsuzuki then handed Ayumi another gun, Ayumi took it and now she has two guns firing. "NO WAY! She's a sharp shooter!" Watari exclaimed.

Ayumi put the two guns down and said, "I'm hungry..." Everyone sweat dropped. Tatsumi smiled and said, "Let's go to the café shall we Hasegawa-san?"

At the Café, Hasegawa ate a hearty lunch with everyone. After eating, they all resumed in Chief Konoe's office. "It is better if you are to ask her Chief." Watari whispered.

Chief Konoe stared at the silent Ayumi and whispered back, "Why me? I'm not good at asking personal questions!" Tatsumi sighed and said, "Tsuzuki-san, you ask her" Tsuzuki pointed his finger at him and said, "Ore wa?" Tatsumi eyed him evilly and nod his head. Tsuzuki gulped and said, "Why me Tat-chan?" Hisoka stood up and exclaimed, "I'll do it!"

Everyone looked at Hisoka, they seem to agree, hence Hisoka is a very straightforward person, he can handle questioning Ayumi. "Hasegawa-san... can I ask you of something?" Hisoka asked. Ayumi nod her head.

Hisoka looked at Tsuzuki and then at Ayumi. He then asked, "Who is Sister Mary, Hasegawa-san?" In an instant Ayumi's expression changed. Her face showed sadness and bitterness and Hisoka suddenly felt something.

"Is this... Could it be... Hasegawa-san's hidden emotion?" Hisoka exclaimed in his mind.

Tsuzuku