Alternate Universe
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Chapter 6
Hisoka sat by Tsubaki's bedside, keeping her company in case she woke up. His mind was far away. Muraki's sudden murder invaded his mind like the plague. He knew that he wasn't dead. He was sure that wasn't enough blood to kill him. Shinigami do die of blood loss.
He was snapped out of his stupor when he heard a faint whimper coming from the girl sleeping on the bed. She kept mumbling in her endorsed sleep. Her limbs began to move as she thrashed from a nightmare. Hisoka quickly stood up, his radar sending him warning signals. He didn't get away fast enough as her hand grasped his by accident, squeezing it tightly. He became sucked into her dreams experiencing them as his own.
Tsubaki was a little girl. She coughed and seemed to have a heart condition. She was in a decorative furnished room fit for a princess. She sat on the chair as her father introduced her to someone. A man in white stepped in.
Eileen.
Muraki.
He was her new doctor. He saw the doctor's kindness towards her. He treated her as if she was a frail patient, him pouring to her every whim. Though that wasn't always the case. Then his death. She kept screaming for him.
Then roses blurred in his vision he couldn't stop his screams as he was back in reality.
Hisoka collapsed right on the floor.
X-
Tsuzuki casually picked up the unconscious Hisoka, carrying him bridal style while whistling a little tune. He glanced at the occupant sleeping on the bed and just walked out. He'd just take the unresponsive shinigami to his room. He wouldn't mind.
His mind had been on the sudden 'death' of Muraki. He knew that the doctor was not dead. He already killed him. Muraki was planning something. What it was, he didn't know. All he had was Wakabayashi's microchip that he lost but regained since Maria found something.
He opened the door to the room carrying in Hisoka. He saw Maria and one of the flying chickens with clothes on named Gushoshin. The ministry was becoming creative, he thought. He saw the Gushoshin about to make a move from its laptop but Maria held it down. Obviously it was worried about Hisoka.
"Don't worry. Do what we ask and nothing will happen to him. Besides, it's not fun when he's asleep," Tsuzuki said, fixing the Gushoshin with a cold smile. His violet eyes twinkled in delight. The Gushoshin went back to work on the computer. Maria loosened her grip and sat on the other bed while Tsuzuki placed the package on his.
"You know he isn't going to be happy when he wakes up," Maria said filing her nails.
"I know. But the doctor would come back for him. He can't just leave him knowing that he'd immediately lie down and die. He hasn't avenged his death yet and has unfinished business. I know he's lingering around this ship somewhere or still resting pretending to be dead. After all, this is one big scheme of his."
X-
Houjo was next. She was found dead lying in her trunk, blindfolded and blood all over the floor and her. Then came Kakyion, who was driven to suicide. Tsubaki couldn't take it. She had run to her room crying thinking maybe she was going to be next. There was a thunderstorm outside with heavy rain. Luckily the ship wasn't tipping over. No one could turn back now. There was no owner and everyone important seemed to be dead. They had no choice but to head toward their destination.
In the chaos, Muraki's room was empty.
X-
Hisoka immediately sat up from another nightmare. He didn't notice, but he latched on to someone. The nightmares had started again. That meant Muraki was still alive. He could feel the curse marks burning his skin. God they hurt. He dreamt of the night four years ago. He wondered why the doctor wouldn't leave him alone. His eyes shut as his grip tightened on the white material he hung onto. It surprisingly felt warm.
"If I knew you liked me this much, I should've taken you earlier."
Hisoka snapped back to reality of his situation. He let go and stared at who spoke. He saw the smiling face of Tsuzuki who was probably enjoying his moment of shock. He quickly scrambled off the bed and looked around sharply. He saw the Gushoshin resting in front of the laptop. Most likely put through stress. Though he thought they didn't sleep at all.
"Oh, don't worry about him. He'll be fine. He was doing research for us all night," Tsuzuki explained. He stood up walking over towards Hisoka who took a step back in caution. Who knew what his intensions were but he knew it wasn't good. He was counting on this to be over, which it wasn't. If he could he'd run. And that's what he's about to do. Immediately he bolted for the door. But struck out again as it was pushed closed and he was pulled back because of the arm that wrapped around his waist.
"Don't head off so fast. We're not even done here."
Tsuzuki dragged a struggling Hisoka back to the bed. He pushed him down and pinned him with his body hovering over his. Hisoka still struggled fruitlessly, giving Tsuzuki a hard time. Tsuzuki sighed softly before swooping down and giving Hisoka a kiss. Hisoka froze up and stared in shock. His struggles ceased and his mind began to process what was currently happening. When he came back to his senses by the lack of air, he started hitting the other man's chest with his fists. Tsuzuki pulled away feeling pressure in his chest and seized Hisoka's hands. He leaned in close pinning him with his body. He stared into endless green pools. With his free hand he stroked the soft skin.
"So beautiful," Tsuzuki said in a small whisper. He ran his fingers gently along his temple to his cheek just enjoying the feel of the smooth skin. Hisoka just stared in complete shock. The feelings he was getting from the other, it flowed into him as if they were his own. He could see Tsuzuki leaning in closer, almost as if he were about to kiss him again.
Before he could find out, heat and intense pain coursed through his body. He froze and screamed at the top of his lungs as he felt the curse marks spring to life. His back arched in intense pain. He withered in agony. Tsuzuki immediately pulled away and still Hisoka didn't stop screaming. No one would come he had silenced the place with a bit of magic. 'So the doctor has an incredible hold on him. Didn't think he'd be able to do that,' Tsuzuki thought. Muraki had stronger magic than when they had fought last time. It's a no wonder how Muraki escapes every time.
Tsuzuki took it upon himself to calm him down. But it didn't seem to work. After a while, Hisoka stopped and just lied there panting for breath as he was done screaming his lungs out. He rolled to the side and curled up into a ball facing away from Tsuzuki. He shivered hoping that the violet-eyed man would get the message and not touch him again. Obviously Muraki knew where he was, he couldn't think otherwise.
It hurt. Everything burned. He shut his eyes tightly hoping to quell some of the pain. He vaguely heard the door close behind him with a loud bang. His head hurt to bother wincing at the noise level. He closed his eyes as he took deep breaths to calm himself. Soon enough he fell into a deep sleep.
X-
The room was quiet. Its dull complexion complimented the atmosphere. The man picked up the phone and dialed a number. It rang a couple times before someone answered.
"Hello," came from the other line.
"Yes, Tatsumi-san. I request an immediate rescue. The boy and I would need to get out of here as quick as possible," Muraki spoke. He got the confirmation and hung up. A smirk slipped to his face.
X-
"Hisoka-san!"
"Hisoka-san!"
"Hisoka-san!"
Hisoka groggily woke up with the Gushoshin shaking and calling out his name in an annoying voice. Who said chickens can talk anyways? He slowly opened his eyes to have the Gushoshin staring at him. He placed the back of his hand on his forehead, trying to make himself aware of his surroundings. He blinked sleep out of his eyes a couple times before sitting up right. The Gushoshin moved a little to the side to give him some room.
He remembered. He was in Tsuzuki's room. Then the intense pain then passing out.
"Hisoka-san, look," Gushoshin said holding out a piece of printed paper of a boat, "it's a blueprint for the Queen Camellia. There's an X spot here at the bottom. We should leave before that man comes back," Gushoshin explained.
Hisoka couldn't have agreed more. He shakily stood up and assured the Gushoshin that he was fine before they continued. He pushed open the door only to be stopped.
Tsuzuki stood in front of them blocking their exit. A smile was on his face. Hisoka just glared before trying to go under the man's outstretched arm. But Tsuzuki was quicker and grabbed him around the waist, pushing his back to his chest and lifting Hisoka's feet from the ground. Tsuzuki quickly took the paper Hisoka held. He struggled but couldn't get out of the man's strong grip. Gushoshin couldn't do anything because Maria held it back. She told Gushoshin to immediately go back to JuOhCho.
"Now what do we have here," Tsuzuki said examining the paper curiously. It clicked to him immediately. Exactly what he was looking for. "Well, lets get going. I'm sure this would satisfy my curiosity when we get there." He began to walk, carrying Hisoka with him. Hisoka protested.
"Put me down!" he said trying to wriggle from Tsuzuki's hold. Tsuzuki just held on.
"I can't risk letting you faint again. You know it isn't good for your health."
Hisoka struggled for a little bit. Then he finally gave up knowing it was useless. Soon enough they were at the designated place. Tsuzuki glanced at the blueprint wondering where they should start looking. He started mumbling to himself.
"Let see…we should be about here. Hmm…maybe if we head that way…"
Tsuzuki began walking in a direction still carrying the reluctant Hisoka with him. He had to depend on the older man to not drop him. They made it to a dead end. Tsuzuki thought for a moment.
"Hmm…I was sure it was this way. Maybe I took a wrong turn."
"Baka! There must be a hidden door," Hisoka spoke up. He immediately regretted it.
"Wai! You're so smart Hisoka-chan!" Tsuzuki said affectionately and nuzzled Hisoka's cheek.
Hisoka grimaced then sighed in relief as Tsuzuki pulled away and began to kick at the door. It obviously sounded hollow. With his free hand, Tsuzuki tried to budge open the door. After some 'Tsuzuki power' it opened revealing a hidden room. The light was open revealing a table with surgery materials on the side. It was as if it was an operating table. At the side there were cases. Tsuzuki finally let Hisoka down and walked over to the shelves. He took a close look at the jars. His eyes didn't hold surprise. He figured it as such. These were organs from the human body. Now he knew the doctor's dirty secret and why he wanted to clean this up.
"Muraki is so creative. Didn't think he'd come up with this to lure me here." Tsuzuki said absent-mindedly.
Hisoka too glanced at the organs. He didn't know what to make of it. But he wasn't really thinking about that now since he couldn't sense anything. He couldn't even sense Tsuzuki's emotions and they should've been coming at him in waves right now. He heard running footsteps behind him and turned around, but it was too late, the knife was already stuck in his chest. It wouldn't kill him but he still felt the pain. His eyes widened in shock as he saw who had stabbed him.
"Tsubaki-hime?" he asked rhetorically. He fell to the ground as she took it out. He placed his hand over the wound to stop some bleeding. Tsuzuki just watched and smiled.
"Well now, what's a little girl like you doing here?" he asked casually.
"That's what I'd like to know," Tsubaki responded looking at both of them.
"Now that I have no answer to. But could you tell me your name?"
"I am Eeileen. Tsubaki's transplanted heart belongs to me."
"What!" came the outburst from Hisoka who was now standing with a healed wound. She narrowed her eyes.
"Looks like you're not dead yet. I have to kill you both now." She charged at them but Tsuzuki easily subdued her making her lose her weapon. She stumbled back a bit.
"So would you mind telling us what's going on?" Tsuzuki asked.
"You people are real slow." Tsubaki/Eileen pointed to the organs. "They used this ship to lure people. Then they cut them up and sell their pieces! Just like what they had done to me!" She sobbed a little before continuing. "They brought me into the ship. I was nothing but a poor girl selling flowers. Then I met Tsubaki offering her one. We became fast friends after that. She was going to leave for the trip. Then I was invited to stay with her. But they betrayed me! They tore me up and separated my pieces and other's into other people. They all deserved to feel it too!"
"Because of that you killed the owner and the others?"
"That's right: Wakabayashi because he was extorting Kakyoin; Muraki because he was the one who transplanted my heart; Houjo because she continued to extort Kakyoin; and Kakyoin making him believe he was next. Kakyoin was threatened by that man, so he did the organ smuggling. He was being manipulated by the one and only closest person…"
A clap that echoed through the room interrupted her speech.
"Well done, you've figured it out."
They all looked towards the other exit to find Muraki alive and well leaning against the side of the door. An all-knowable smirk was on his face.
"Who are you people? Why can't you stay dead?" Tsubaki/Eileen said.
"I believe I'm not inclined to answer that. But I've got to say sorry it can't be the same for you." Muraki said pulling something from his pocket and a loud bang sounded out in the quiet room. Tsubaki/Eileen fell to the floor in a slow manner. Her chest rose up and down for a few seconds before it came to a complete stop. Muraki was revealed to be holding a gun. "Troublesome."
Hisoka ran to her side. Before he could reach her, Muraki pulled him away. He tried to free his arm but it was proven useless. He was being dragged away from the room.
"Come along bouya, we've got to get going. I've already closed up this case," Muraki said while still dragging him out.
Tsuzuki, not wanting to be left out, followed them.
"Muraki! Come back here!" he said running after the pair.
"Tsuzuki-san, I don't have the time to sit and tell you all the intimate details but if you want to know, I staged everything up. The owner wanted to save his daughter's life. So he organized this till he could find a suitable heart. It just happened to be Eileen. But after that, he wanted to call it off. I couldn't just let him be greedy. So I made him continue for I was the only one who had the medicine for his daughter."
'BOOM!'
"Well it looks like the fireworks has just begun."
They stood at the top waiting and staring the other down.
"This was supposed to lure you too but I figured I couldn't let this opportunity to clean it up go to waste. I'll have to catch you another time. I can't have JuOhCho nailing me with the evidence. It'll sink to the bottom of the ocean." Muraki said as he gripped Hisoka's skin pouring his darkness into him.
Hisoka realized what he was doing but tried enforcing his shields to keep him out. It didn't work and he succumbed to the darkness. Muraki caught him as he fell and carried him bridal style. The wind began to blow swiftly as the propellers of the incoming helicopter arrived.
"We'll meet again Tsuzuki-san, and when we do I'll bring to you sixteen dozen red roses for your grave." Muraki stated before hopping in the helicopter and flying away.
Tsuzuki looked towards the sky in deep thought. The explosions rang in his ears but he didn't bother to move. Maria came and pulled him out of his daydream. They ran ahead and disappeared into thin air right before the ship blew up for the last time and it sank to the bottom of the ocean.
Muraki glanced down from the window. He smirked in satisfaction. Tatsumi, the pilot, noticed that but didn't take it into consideration. He was more worried about Hisoka and he wanted to know what went on down there. But he'd have to wait for he will read the report later.
TBC-------------
BLK Angel of Destruction: Well whatcha people think? I tried to balance everyone's wishes of the interactions between characters. I hope I'm doing my best. And the last part yes it is somehow relevant. Oh, the Devil's Trill will be saved as a finale for this fic so I'm going to continue with some of the manga bits because I have just got to put the others in. Wait for the New Years chapter! Anyways hope you liked!
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