Chapter 13! One chapter to go...

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Tsuzuki leaned against the wall, almost breathless. So did his opponent who was face down on the floor. "You're tough…" he said, wiping the blood streaming into his eyes. Jin sighed. "You are, too," the injured man replied. He turned to his side to see Ken who was watching helplessly in the corner.

"You're okay, Ken?" he asked. "Hm…not really. I'm having trouble breathing properly. I'm much more okay compared to you," Ken replied, sweating. His clothes were covered with blood. Tsuzuki's blood. "Hey," Jin called Tsuzuki.

Tsuzuki had got up in difficulties. He was clearly had won the match. Jin was on the floor. He couldn't get up because both of his legs were broken, his shoulder was twisted and his back was wounded. "Nani?"

"How can he get out of that…blood? What are you anyway?" Jin looked up at him. His face was badly bruised.

Tsuzuki turned to Ken. "You'll find that out sooner or later," he said. "Tell me, where's Tooru taking Hisoka?" he asked.

Jin laughed. Or more like a painful giggle. "Why should I tell you? I think they've left the building anyway," he replied. "Go where?"

The man passed a glance to Ken. "Why are you so desperate to save that kid anyway?" Jin continued. Tsuzuki stared at him. "I'm his guardian. That's all you need to know."

"Yeah, obviously. But what did you use just now? I've never seen anything like it as if you were using…magic?" Ken asked. "Exactly. I'm Hisoka's Guardian Angel," answered Tsuzuki with pride.

Jin and Ken exchanged glances. "WHAT?"

"You heard me right. Now tell me, where he is taking Hisoka?" demanded Tsuzuki. "Tell me. I don't have much time now!"

Jin stared at him. "Do you really want to save that brat even if it costs your life?"

"Even if it costs my eternity," Tsuzuki replied with full confidence. Jin grinned. "Maa, it can't be helped then."

"JIN!" Ken called him. "Shut up, Ken. It's over. We're both going to get caught later. You'd do the same if Tooru was the one who got kidnapped, right?" Jin replied. Ken hesitated but his face agreed to what Jin had said.

He looked back at the mythical man in front of him. "They're still here. They're at the gymnasium," Jin told him. "How would I know you're telling the truth?" the amethyst-eyed man asked.

"Come on…what option do you have here? You've got nothing to lose. There's no way Tooru would get so far since this school is the largest school in Tokyo. He still must be around here and according to Ken, the gymnasium is the best place to be. Hurry up! Before they're gone."

Tsuzuki gave them a thank you nod before he disappeared. Jin looked at Ken. "Your data didn't say he was…supernatural," he said. "Even computers are not perfect, Jin. Don't blame my honey."

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"Why are you doing this? Is it because of money? If it is, you can't have it. Both of my parents aren't around," Hisoka struggled as Tooru tied him behind the curtain. "You think that? Sorry, we're hired. Someone else wants the money more than we do. We're just doing our job," replied Tooru directly.

Hisoka stared at him. "Who hired you?"

Tooru grinned. "I can't tell you that, boy. It's part of the contract."

"Contract?" the boy's eyes widened. The man put a finger to his mouth. "Owh…I think I said too much already."

"HISOKA!"

Suddenly, they heard a familiar voice. "TSUZ----UMPH!" Tooru had put a piece of cloth into Hisoka's mouth.

But Tsuzuki heard it. He heard Hisoka's voice a while ago but was cut. "Tooru! Come out and show your face!" Tsuzuki screamed at the top of his lung.

"You don't need to shout," Tooru came out from between the two curtains on the stage. Tsuzuki stared sharply at the man on the stage. "Where's Hisoka?"

The man grinned. Then, unexpectedly he clapped his hands. "Congratulations! You've defeated Jin, my strongest fighter. You must be a strong opponent," he praised Tsuzuki.

"Why are you doing this? What are you planning to do?" Tsuzuki asked him. Tooru stared sarcastically at him and finally said. "Since you've defeated Jin, I might as well tell you our mission regarding to the Kurosaki twins."

The angel waited. "We were ordered to kill both of them."

Hisoka couldn't believe what he had just heard. Tsuzuki dropped his jaw in disbelief. "What?" Tooru smiled. "Yes. The boys are required to be dead so one of their uncles could get the inheritance by their grandfather. That's what I love about the aristocrats. They would kill for wealth and status."

Tsuzuki was stunned. He couldn't move by what he just heard. "WHERE'S HISOKA?" he demanded again. "Relax, I haven't killed him yet," Tooru said. "But, I think I'm going to kill him right now," he said and clapped his hands twice.

To Tsuzuki's surprise, Ken appeared beside his leader. He took out something from his side pocket and gave it to him. "All prepared?" Tooru asked him, holding a control-like-device in his hand. Ken nodded.

Tooru smiled. "Sadly, I don't have much time before the contract expires. Nice knowing you, mister," he said to Tsuzuki and pressed a button on the device. A huge quake shook the whole building and in a few moments, explosions burst from everywhere in the building.

The loud sound hurt Hisoka's ears. He was still tied behind the curtain, mouth silence by the piece of cloth. He tried to push the cloth using his tongue due to the thick cloth he couldn't. Somehow, after a few struggle, he succeeded.

He screamed for Tsuzuki's name but his own voice was drowned in the chaotic fragments. He saw fire caught the curtain above him and it was going down toward him rapidly.

"WHERE IS HISOKA?" Tsuzuki was literally injuring his throat, screaming the question. Tooru came to a halt. He was about to leave the building. "Saa, ne. You'd better search him on your own rather than wasting time asking me," he answered. "Please excuse me. We're leaving," he continued.

Tsuzuki was on top of his wrath. His grandiose wings appeared behind his back and he glided toward the evil man in front of him. "TOORU!" he screamed and was about to crash the man's throat but the two of them quickly disappeared from his sight, literally.

"DAMN IT! HISOKA! WHERE ARE YOU?" He screamed again. He wished the building wasn't going to collapse but clearly, it was going to. He flew around the partially collapse building in search of the boy but to no avail. Only that he returned back to the stage he heard a soft cough.

He kept his wings from the fire and scrambled to the backstage. His eyes showed horror but also relief. "HISOKA!" He was there, lying on the floor. He quickly went to the poor boy and called his name.

Hisoka was unconscious due to the heavy smoke he had inhaled. Tsuzuki noticed there were few burnt marks on his hands. The fire had burnt the rope which tied Hisoka to the curtain but in the same time, burnt some of his soft pale skin.

"I'm going to get you out of here even if it's the last thing I'll do. I promise," he mumbled softly and in the same time, his wings reappeared for the last time. He didn't care if his wings were to get burnt. His only care was Hisoka. It was his sworn duty to protect the boy at any cost.

He looked around to see any vacant exit but all the doors were crushed by the collapsed ceiling. Then, he saw the only exit. The open ceiling. But to go there was suicidal. Fire surrounded the whole gymnasium and it was everywhere.

Tsuzuki turned to the unconscious boy in his embrace and knew he had to do it or both of them will die. "Hisoka, I'll protect you."

He put his arms around Hisoka tightly and then he plunged into the air, heading straight to the gap in the celing.

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"HURRY UP! WE NEED MORE MEN!" Tatsumi ordered as the fire brigade poured water onto the blazing building. "I'm sorry, sir. But this is all we got," the head of the fire brigade told him. "Darn it!" he cursed silently.

He looked helplessly at the building. Deep in his heart he knew Tsuzuki and Hisoka were still there. He turned to check whether Hijiri was still there. He was with Watari. In the boy's eyes, fear was clearly shown. Tatsumi wished he could reassure the boy that everything was going to be okay but he couldn't. He himself was unsure about that.

Then, his eyes caught something above the roof. Something was flying out of the flaming structure. The figure went behind the gymnasium where the open swimming pool was located.

"Sir, we saw-"

"Yes, I saw it too. Take an ambulance to the open swimming pool, now!" Tatsumi directed and in a moment, they got there.

They found Tsuzuki in the water with Hisoka in his arms, floating. The paramedics quickly jumped into the water and took them out of the pool. They checked for pulse. Tsuzuki opened his eyes and coughed out water. He was coughing for a while until he noticed he wasn't holding Hisoka anymore.

"HISOKA!" Hijiri's voice caught his attention. He turned to his left and saw Hisoka was given a CPR aid. He knew when that happened, it meant bad. "Hiso…ka…" he crawled his way to the boy. Tatsumi helped him. "Tsuzuki-san, don't push yourself too hard," his mellow voice comforted him for a while.

Hijiri had already crying next to Hisoka. Watari was holding his shoulders so that he won't disturb the paramedics' duty. "The boy needs to be shocked now!" one of the men called. The device arrived shortly after.

Tsuzuki knew there were only three chances to get Hisoka back using that device. He could only hope…

He heard the faint crying voice of Hijiri as the boy was carried away from his own brother. Everything happened like in a slow motion.

He closed his eyes and held his hands together praying. He was an angel, after all. He hoped God would listen to his wish.

"CLEAR!"

First attempt and it failed. They haven't get Hisoka's pulse back yet. Hisoka's face was paler than before.

"SECOND SHOT! CLEAR!"

Tsuzuki's fingers dug into his own hands. His could feel tears were streaming down his face. Hisoka's face appeared in his mind. His cool, his angry and his annoyed face appeared gradually in his mind. He had never feared anything in his guardian angel career life.

But he feared this. "If this doesn't work, we'll never get the boy back!" the paramedic said aloud.

"LAST SHOT! CLEAR!"

And he felt that the time had stopped. He looked up into the gloomy starry sky, which looked like synchronizing with his heart.

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TBC! Phew…last chapter coming up. Thanks to everyone who had read this story.