New Hope
Response to reviewers:
Amethyst-eyed Koneko: Um...Yeah...I guess I didn't intend it that way. But I was going to weave in the questions you were asking about. Oh, Muraki just likes to avoid death at all costs... Besides, I think he's the awesomest bad guy ever! Anyways thanks!
alphaskiier: Glad you think so! Here's an update!
azab: I've contined! So here's the next chappie!
Part 4
"MAXWELL! YOU IDIOT!"
"Hajime! Let it go!"
"No I will not let it go! How dare that brat…do…do this to me!"
Hisoka looked up as he heard the yelling. It had only been a week and Duo managed to stir up trouble, mostly with Terazuma. He saw Duo running around with Terazuma chasing him while Wakaba was chasing Terazuma. He admitted that it looked comical but if he didn't have a headache he probably would've cracked a bit of a smile. He just sighed. Hold on…
Did Terazuma ever have pink hair?
He looked back up only to step back as he realized Duo was running in his direction. Please don't see me…please don't see me… he chanted in his head.
"Soka-chan!" Duo called out. Too late. Hisoka took deep breaths. He froze, as he was glomped by his partner. "Soka-chan, thank Shinigami I found you. Save me from the big bad shikigami!" Duo said quickly before getting behind him as Terazuma and Wakaba were catching up.
"Baka…" Hisoka muttered under his breath.
"But I'm a special baka. C'mon save me from him please?" Duo begged while wrapping an arm around Hisoka's shoulders and bending down to his level. Hisoka just sighed.
"Kurosaki! Out of the way!" Terazuma yelled making him look up. When he did he stared amazed.
Terazuma, with pink hair… Terazuma, with pink hair…
"Stop hiding behind Kurosaki, Maxwell and face me!" Terazuma demanded pointing at his horrible pinkish hair. He'd been irritated since Duo Maxwell was in the Shokan division. It had only been a week. He'd been subjected to Duo's pranks for the past few days.
"Get past my barrier, nya!" Duo said sticking his tongue out childishly. Terazuma growled in annoyance. He drowned out Wakaba's voice of telling him to stop and they'll fix it. Of course glaring at Duo meant looking at Hisoka, which made him hesitate as he looked at him. Terazuma began backing off. He still hadn't gotten over the fact that Hisoka was a boy, which didn't overshadow the fact that it was just like the real thing. Hisoka was exasperated and rubbed his temples.
"Duo, tell him how to take it off," Hisoka told him.
"But doesn't he look grea-"
"NOW!" Hisoka interrupted him. Duo pouted and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Fine… It comes off with water…" he dejectedly said. With that Terazuma was dragged off by Wakaba to take care of it. Hisoka slapped him upside the head. "Itai… What was that for?" Duo exclaimed. Hisoka just shook his head.
"Baka…" he then began walking to their office to start on some leftover paperwork that Duo manages to make him procrastinate at. Duo followed behind him.
"Soka-chan, you mad at me? You're not mad at me are you? C'mon…speak to me… Soka-chan!"
-X-
Tatsumi sighed as he heard the yelling. Duo was at it again. He fought to concentrate at the numbers on the paper. It seemed pretty easy. Luckily the problem was solved outside. When he was done he arranged his papers. His eyes came in contact with a yellow folder. Duo had dropped it on his desk when they came back from his first assignment.
Flashback------------
Tatsumi was doing some financial balancing when he heard a knock on the door. Duo peaked his head in.
"Ah Maxwell-kun, can I help you with something?" he asked. Duo walked up to him and dropped the folder on his desk.
"I want you to tell me who this guy is," Duo demanded. Tatsumi was confused until he opened the folder and saw the file.
"How do you know about him?" he asked surprised.
"He visited us last night." Tatsumi stayed silent, contemplating what to say. "Look Tatsumi-san, Hisoka was terrified of him and I want to know why and why this file says he's over three hundred years old."
"Muraki is an old wound. I can't privy this topic to you." Tatsumi closed the folder. "Only Kurosaki-kun can tell you, should he wish."
"Dammit Tatsumi-san!" Duo slammed his fist on the desk. "You very well know he wouldn't tell me! I'm worried about his physical and mental state! They don't seem very stable to me. I know we've just met but I can't help it…I care." Tatsumi looked at him for a moment, seeing the downcast look. He sighed.
"Just don't tell Kurosaki-kun I told you this." Duo nodded.
"I won't."
"You read his file on how Kurosaki-kun died. It said that he died of an illness."
"Yeah, he also told me that."
"It's not the whole truth…
"Muraki Kazutaka murdered him."
End Flashback------------
Tatsumi had only let Duo know that piece of information. Although he knew Duo suspected more but he was happy with what he was told. Tatsumi took the folder and held it over the trash bin. He lit a match and watched as the fire burned the files. He couldn't let anyone know, even Watari. He glanced at another file that entered his desk. Missing soul. New case.
-X-
The girl's name was Karin Mizuno. She died at age four; it was a disease that the doctors couldn't cure. Her soul hadn't reached JuOhCho so she either was taken or attached to the place. They'd been to the house. The parents soon died of a car accident a day later, so they didn't have to make up some story. She wasn't there. Duo had suggested they go to the park.
As soon as they went there, they heard crying. They followed the source to a little girl who was sitting under the tree. They approached carefully. Hisoka kneeled down next to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked up sniffling. It was Karin Mizuno. She wiped her tears away furiously.
"Why are you crying?" Hisoka asked gently. Duo was rather surprised but smiled. The little girl looked back and forth between them.
"I can't find my mommy! I went home but mommy wasn't home." She said sniffling again as tears spilled from your eyes.
"You're parents are waitin' for ya kid," Duo said.
"Come with us, we'll take you to them."
"NO!" She backed away. "No, I don't want to go there yet, momma told me to live. I wanna say goodbye to my mommy. I don't want to die yet…"
"Karin…you're parents…are already dead…they're waiting for you…" Hisoka told her. She shook her head in disbelief.
"No! You're lying! My mommy and daddy are alive! You're lying! You're lying! YOU'RE LYING!"
A gust of wind began to pick up. The more hysterical the girl got the harsher it became. Duo thought quickly and pulled Hisoka out of harms way. The wind began to be fast enough to slice through. Duo shielded Hisoka while using his arms to cover his eyes from the onslaught brought on by the winds. The girl kept crying and the winds kept picking up. The girl had some hidden ability.
"Duo! I have to get to her!" Hisoka said over the winds.
"Are you crazy? You're going to get torn to shreds in there!" Duo responded.
"Duo! I'll be fine!"
Hisoka tore out of Duo's protective grip before walking through the harsh tornado. Hisoka had a few set backs but made it to the little girl. He knelt down and hugged her. The little girl began to calm down. Hisoka stroked her hair and let out comforting words to ease her. Pretty soon, the winds were normal again. Duo walked over.
"I don't wanna die yet. Momma told me to live…" Karin said.
"You will, just a different life…" Hisoka said.
"C'mon kid, dry those tears. I'm sure we can convince the chief to let ya stay for a bit longer, ne?" Duo said winking at her. The little girl dried up her tears and smiled. Hisoka sighed. How was he to explain this? He stood up dusting the dirt from his knees. Karin held up hands to him.
"Up! Up!" she said. Hisoka bent down to hoist her up to carry her. She smiled. "If I get to stay, can I call you mommy?" Hisoka stomped on Duo's foot to stop his laugh that was about to come out. He smiled, silently in his mind, in satisfaction as it got his desired result. They went to Meifu.
-X-
Tatsumi looked at the little girl in Hisoka's arms. He was surprised that they asked for an extension for the little girl to stay around a little longer. It was also a request from above for the girl to stay. Tatsumi told them this. The girl let out a 'yay' before hugging Hisoka tightly. The green-eyed shinigami looked a little pained but endured it anyway. Tatsumi ushered them out before sighing.
Back outside, Karin was talking all sorts of things. Hisoka just politely listened. He wouldn't admit that it kind of annoyed him at the moment. He just nodded his head at everything she said. He briefly heard Duo chuckling at his situation. He gladly stomped on his partner's foot to get him to stop. This did not go unnoticed at Hisoka's self-announced daughter.
"Hey! Don't make fun of mommy!" Karin said giving her best glare at Duo. Duo held his hands up in mock surrender.
"Woah kid, I wasn't making fun of him." Duo said emphasizing the word 'him'.
"Yes you were! You were laughing at mommy!"
"Alright kid, calm down… Soka-chan," Duo got on his other side, "Help me out here…" Duo felt a hand push his face away.
"Don't take over mommy's space like that!" Duo clenched his fist, ready to strike. He didn't think someone would actually get on his nerves this bad. This girl just pushed it. You could see a stress mark on his forehead. Before he could say anything, Watari came out to greet them.
"Oh, who's this?" he asked in amusement.
"This is Karin Mizuno," Hisoka answered. Karin hugged around his neck again.
"He's my mommy!" she said. Watari's eyes twinkled.
"Congratulations to both of you on becoming mother and father!" Watari said grasping one of their hands. Of course Duo and Karin had a little protest.
"I wouldn't take that brat as a daughter/He's not my father…"
Watari chuckled at the squabbling pair and Hisoka just sighed as he was stuck in the middle. The rest of today is going to be a headache.
TBC--------------
BLK Angel of Destruction: Well there's chapter 3. I'lll have the next one up by probably next week or the week after. Anyways thanks for the reviews! I really appreciate them!
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