Hello! I'm back!
There are three chapters left and then the epilogue! So here I go with the shout outs!
laustic- Thank you for your kind review! I like it when Hisoka comforts Tsuzuki as well- so cute!
The Magician Fuma- I'm glad you liked that chapter and Muraki will be back soon enough...
catgrl106- Thanks for the review! And it's Watari so who knows where the radio came from. :)
strawberrydevil- Thanks so muich for the review and I don't think you're taking the story too personal- I do it too so don't worry and yes- we're still living! Yea!
thelastunicorn- Last but not least...I'm not even sure where to start replying to your review. I've thought realy hard about it and I'm still not sure. But I'm very glad you actually listened to the songs- that makes me really happy because I was too when I was writing. And I would never push someone like Tsuzuki away because of his eyes either- you're so right about that. And I hope that Hisoka and Watari will meet again- they should but that would be in a sequel that I'm debating on writing at this point. Anyway I'm glad you liked that it was Hisoka that changed the channel and that it was Hisoka that got to comfort Tsuzuki this time. And yes Hisoka and Ruka have some similarities in the chapter- that was so people could see the type of relationship that Tsuzuki and Hisoka have. Thanks so much for the review! I'm so glad you liked it!
Now on with the story!
-Something has been taken from deep inside of me
The secret I've kept locked away no one can ever see
Wounds so deep they never show they never go away
Like moving pictures in my head for years and years they've played
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made I would)
(If I could stand up and take the blame I would)
(If I could take all the shame to the grave I would)
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made I would)
(If I could stand up and take the blame I would)
(I would take all my shame to the grave)
Chorus
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
Sometimes I remember the darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go and never looking back
And never moving forward so there'd never be a past
If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could take all the shame to the grave I would-
Easier to Run By: Linkin Park
-Chapter 17-
-The next day...-
-Tatsumi's office-
"Why didn't you report to my office as soon as you returned Watari?" Tatsumi asked as he stared at Watari from behind his desk.
Watari shifted nervously. "I had a few things to take care of in my lab and I then fell asleep?" Watari lied. He had actually stayed invisible and watched how his whole radio scheme would play out, but like he could tell Tatsumi that.
Tatsumi didn't believe him for a second, he knew something else was going on but he wasn't going to ask. "So, what do you have to report?"
Watari let out a sigh of relief that Tatsumi hadn't pressed the issue. "Well... I went and observed them like you said and have some to this conclusion..."
"Which is?" Tatsumi pressed.
"We're doomed." Watari stated, shrugging his shoulders.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Just what I said, we're doomed. Tsuzuki's way too attached to the kid. There's no way this is going to be an easy break, if at all. Tsuzuki and the kid... I don't know... there's something there... I can't really put my finger on it..."
"Explain." Tatsumi said, leaning back in his chair.
"Well the way I see it- Tsuzuki has somehow managed to get the kid to trust him, while at the same time coming to trust the boy himself. They seem to... I don't know... truly understand each other... Tsuzuki filled me in on how hard it was to get Hisoka to come to trust him and they went through a lot. Damn they went through a lot- more than most people do in years. It was hard on them- everything was and yet somehow they came to trust each other and care about each other. The kid was so closed off at first Tsuzuki thought it might not work, but he was able to do it. You should have seen how distrustful Hisoka was of me when I first came, he's an empath for crying out loud and I thought he would know exactly what I was doing from the beginning but he didn't... And still because of Tsuzuki, Hisoka was able to trust me in the end. I don't want to see the happiness that Hisoka now has be taken away from him. Not only him but Tsuzuki as well. They were able to find some sort of happiness even under the worst conditions so shouldn't that mean something... can't we do something Tatsumi?" Watari said.
Tatsumi sat in silence processing what Watari had said. He knew Tsuzuki was going to get attached, that was inevitable but not to this extent. But then how close were they exactly, he had to see for himself. Watari was known for exaggerating some, but normally not on things that were this important.
"Watari... I want to see them for myself." Tatsumi said, standing up.
"What!!! Why!!!" Watari exclaimed.
"I need to see how serious this situation has become. And you're coming with me."
"Me!?! But what if the kid senses us, he is an empath."
"I'll hide us in the shadows, all Hisoka will feel will be a void." Tatsumi explained.
"I'm not sure about this." Watari said, hesitantly.
"You don't have a choice if you still want funding for your experiments." Tatsumi said with a smirk.
"Alright! Lets' get going!"
"That's what I thought you would say."
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"You sure Hisoka can't sense us?" Watari said as he stood next to Tatsumi in the cellar.
"I'm sure, now be quiet" Tatsumi said.
Watari obeyed and quieted down as they approached the two, who seemed to be playing a game.
"Two pair." Tsuzuki said, as he laid down his cards.
Hisoka smirked before laying down his cards.
"A full house!" Tsuzuki exclaimed. "You must have cheated!"
"It's not my fault your game is slipping." Hisoka replied.
Tsuzuki stared at Hisoka with a challenging look in his eyes. "Alright then. Final game. Winner takes all."
"Alright and if I win you have to do whatever I say."
"And if I win you have to do whatever I say." Tsuzuki replied.
They both agreed and began dealing out the cards.
Tatsumi and Watari simply observed it all.
"Alright, show your cards." Tsuzuki said. He laid down four threes. "Beat that"
Hisoka smiled and Tsuzuki tensed. Hisoka laid down his hand "Royal Flush"
Tsuzuki fell over. "No way!"
"Now you have to do what ever I say."
"Oh man..." Tsuzuki whined.
Hisoka smiled, which in itself was startling to Tatsumi, who was informed the boy rarely smiled. Had Tsuzuki really done that much?
"So what do you want me to do?" Tsuzuki asked.
"I'm not sure yet." Hisoka admitted.
"Alright then what do you want to do for now?"
"I want... you to tell me what heaven is like..." Hisoka said, looking away.
Watari and Tatsumi froze- the reality was that Tsuzuki had never actually seen the true heaven, he hadn't moved over all the way. Angels in his particular division were actually between the living and the dead. They weren't truly in heaven but were promised that once they paid their penitence they would be able to move into heaven. Tsuzuki was still waiting.
"I'm not sure I could describe it Hisoka. I've never really seen it with my own eyes. I haven't gone there yet, but I hope to soon." Tsuzuki said.
"But you're an angel?" Hisoka asked confused.
"Yes, but I have a special job. I've been promised a place in heaven once I complete all the work I'm supposed to do." Tsuzuki replied.
Hisoka didn't press the subject; actually he changed it to something that would make Tsuzuki happier- sweets! Wow- that really said a lot about them.
Tatsumi watched as the two interacted throughout the day. According to his notes Hisoka was an empath that didn't like to be touched. He was cold and distant and often said harsh things. These things may have been true but not now.
Hisoka openly accepted Tsuzuki's touches, as they wrestled on the ground after Hisoka made Tsuzuki cluck like a chicken, in agreement with their bet. He didn't seem cold or distant. He was actively engaging Tsuzuki and seemed talkative..., except for when he was reading. As for his harsh words besides the regular 'Baka' he wasn't that bad and most of his words held a teasing manner that Tsuzuki played up. This wasn't the same boy Tatsumi had first heard about, he had been changed.
Now what was he going to do?
As the sun set he watched how Tsuzuki laid down with Hisoka and pulled the boy to him. Hisoka in return moved closer to Tsuzuki and they fell asleep like that.
Tatsumi and Watari left soon after...
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-Tatsumi's office-
"See?" Watari said as he sat down in the chair in front of Tatsumi.
"I didn't realize how intense the situation is." Tatsumi admitted. He didn't know what to do. What could he do?
"Have you spoken with the elders?" Watari asked.
"Yes and they won't change the boy's future. Not only that, Tsuzuki is not allowed to see Hisoka once the mission is completed." Tatsumi said sadly.
"Is there no way that Tsuzuki could be allowed to see Hisoka again?" Watari asked, trying to find some way.
"No. They were very strict about it because Hisoka found out about his future through Tsuzuki."
"But it doesn't change anything. Hisoka's future is still going to happen. So what if he knows what's going to happen?" Watari said frustrated.
"I know Watari, but not everyone is as open minded as us. And not that many angels like Tsuzuki." Tatsumi stated.
"Which I don't understand either- a bunch of hypocrites the lot of them." Watari said angrily.
"Watch what you say Watari." Tatsumi warned.
Watari was about to reply but stopped. Tatsumi was right.
"So what are we going to do?" he asked.
Tatsumi looked away. "Nothing. We can't do anything Watari and no matter how much we want to we can't."
"This sucks." Watari said, sitting back in the chair.
"Yes it does but that doesn't change anything. We're just going to have to help Tsuzuki in anyway we can once all of this ends." Tatsumi said.
"I don't know if we're going to be able to do that Tatsumi. The guy is our friend but what can we really do that would be of any help to him?"
"We can try. Even if we fail, we can try." Tatsumi stated with determination.
"I suppose you're right." Watari agreed reluctantly. 'But can we really help him?' Watari asked himself and he didn't know it but Tatsumi was asking himself the same thing.
What were they going to do?
-End Chapter 17-
Another one done! Thanks so much for reading. Sorry it was a short one I hope to have the next chapter out soon! Thanks for reading and please review!