There had been no change in Hisoka's condition for four days, but Tatsumi had made a schedule to take care of the boy. He would monitor his condition and had once managed to get him to sip some tea. Tatsumi, again, went to the break room to fetch some more tea, but when he returned, he could not help but gasp at the sight. Hisoka was still out of it, but his breathing was far more labored and he was lashing out at an invisible enemy. Tatsumi dropped the cup of tea he entered with and immediately went to the boy's side. He held his arms down and ran a hand over his forehead.
"Damn…! What is this!"
"Hey, what was that crash, Mr. Tatsumi?"
It was the Gushoushin twins entering. But, upon seeing the boy on the bed, they flew over to help hold him down. Hisoka was mumbling the name 'Fujisawa' in his sleep, and the twins were just barely able to hold him still as Tatsumi put two fingers to the boy's wrist.
"How is he?"
"He's burning up… and his pulse and heart rate are terribly sporadic!"
"What is happening to him!"
"I don't know… I should call Watari! Can you hold him for a few minutes?"
"Sure!"
"Whatever we can do to help!"
Tatsumi slowly walked away from Hisoka, making sure the twins could hold him, and then he quickly ran to his office. He got his cell phone and waited for Watari to pick up. It rag and rang, but there was no answer.
"Yutaka… what are you doing!"
Then—
"Hello?"
"Watari, where the hell have you been!"
"What? Tsuzuki and I were investigating a crime scene! What is going on?"
"It's Kurosaki… he isn't doing so well!"
"Are you serious? Tell me what is going on!"
"His fever has gotten worse and I can't get him to calm down! You need to get back here right away!"
"Right! We'll be right there!"
Watari hung up the phone and motioned for Tsuzuki to come over. He nodded his head and dusted himself off and ran over.
"What is it?"
"We have to go! The kid has gotten worse!"
"W-what! Lets go!"
Tsuzuki ran off again, leaving Watari to try and catch up. It didn't help that he accidentally bumped into a student walking by. The pale boy almost fell over, but Watari steadied him.
"I'm terribly sorry! I was in such a hurry just now!"
"Oh, don't worry about it… have a pleasant day."
Just as Watari passed him, the boy reached over and slipped a small note into his lab pocket.
Back in the infirmary, Tatsumi was standing at Hisoka's bedside, fretting the boy's declining condition. He was slightly better, but his breathing was still harsh. Tatsumi stood there, holding his hand waiting for Watari to come back soon. The twins were equally concerned as they floated nearby. He hadn't noticed he had been holding his breath until he sensed the return of his friends. They had just teleported down the hall, and he could hear them running.
"Look! They're almost here, Kurosaki! Just hold on for a moment longer!"
"Fuji…s-sawa…"
Suddenly, Hisoka's eyes opened wide, he gasped, and a white light surrounded him. A force knocked Tatsumi to the floor, and nearly blinded the Gushoushin. Watari and Tsuzuki burst through the doors just as the light was fading.
"Hisoka!"
But when the light was gone, so was the boy.