EH: OI! Gomen for the long wait. I hope you all enjoy Chapter Five!

-Chapter Five: Wants and Needs-

"Secrets can come from unexpected places or people, Tsuzuki-san. They may even be closer then you think." - Muraki Kazutaka, Chapter 4-

"The victim's name is Ishkawa Hitomi, she was sixteen. Her body was found in a garbage dumpster behind her school around eleven PM, last night." Tatsumi says as he flips through slides. The secretary pauses on one showing a bloody body of a female. "Ishkawa-san was found completely nude; her eyeballs had been gouged out. Further tests show that she had been sexually assaulted." Tatsumi stops talking and turns off the projector. He turns around to face the Shouken-ka staff. Most of which were very pale; Ayasia, he noticed, had walked to the door and was leaning against the frame, her back towards the group.

"Tenoh-san?"

The scarlet haired girl turns around, "I'm fine. Tatsumi-san, I'm just a little nauseas."

"Who wouldn't be nauseas after seeing that?" Terazuma mutters, his still burning cigarette lying in the ashtray in front of him. He glances at it before reaching over and putting it out. The room is silent for a few minutes; Ayasia sits back down next to Yuki as Tsuzuki raises his head from its bowed position.

"Let me guess, the only clue we have is a white feather?"

The group turns to the brunette, with confused expressions on their faces. Well, with the exception of Hisoka who has his head buried in Tsuzuki's shoulder.

Tatsumi stares into the brunette's eyes, he nods.

"Hai. Right now that is the only clue we have." he pauses, and flips through some papers. "Watari did some investigating and found out that most of the younger victims all attended Kanchi Private School on the outskirts of Nagasaki. The same school that Ishkawa-san attended and where her body was found. Tsuzuki-san, you, Yuki-san, Tenoh-san and Kurosaki-kun will be heading to the school to see if you can find out anything."

Three of the before mentioned people nod, a certain blonde waves his hand slightly to communicate that he heard.

"You four will be staying on the grounds of the school. Yuki-san you will be posing as a teacher, as will Tenoh-san. Tsuzuki-san you will be posing as the nurse."

Tatsumi ignores the glare from the brunette.

"And Kurosaki-kun?"

A small hand gesture.

"You will be posing as a student."

Another hand movement.

Tatsumi looks around the table, "Okay then. Keep in touch and immediately relay any information you find back to the office."

The four Shinigami nod, standing. The moment Hisoka's feet hit the floor; he rushes out of the room. Tsuzuki glances at Ayasia, silently asking her to follow him. The scarlet haired girl nods, walking out of the room. Yuki follows shortly behind her. As Tsuzuki picks up his coat and proceeds to the door, Tatsumi grabs his hand.

"Tsuzuki-san."

The brunette turns around, facing the secretary.

"Hm?"

"Be careful, alright?"

Ever since Kyoto, Tatsumi had been worrying almost obsessively over Tsuzuki, especially during murder cases. The brunette shinigami knew this, which was why he didn't tell the staff about his encounter with Muraki. He had planned to not tell Hisoka, but well...the empath found out anyway.

Tsuzuki laughs nervously, "Hai." he mutters despite the bright smile gracing his features.

After a moment Tatsumi let's go of the shinigami's hand, the brunette waves happily at the group before turning and heading out of the door.

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-Normal POV, Next day-

Tsuzuki yawns as he and Hisoka walk though the front door of Kanchi Private School.

"Why did we have to get here so early? It's like five in the morning."

Hisoka glares at the elder brunette, "Actually it's almost seven and stop complaining. You get to sit in your office all day and do nothing. I on the other hand, have to go and sit though classes that I finished a good five years ago!"

Tsuzuki stops walking and stares at his partner, shocked at his sudden outburst. Luckily there was no one else in the building to hear to outburst or to see the two females appear, seemingly out of thin air, next to Tsuzuki.

Hisoka takes a deep breath before continuing down the hallway.

Ayasia and Yuki look from Tsuzuki to Hisoka and back before sighing in unison.

"What did you say to him now?"

Ayasia asks, placing a hand on the brunette's shoulder.

Tsuzuki shrugs, a fake smile covering his features.

"Ah, he's probably just tired." Tsuzuki says as he begins down the hallway, the girls following behind him. "He hasn't slept well in the past few days."

Yuki blinks, as she smoothes her skirt out.

"Really?"

Tsuzuki nods, running a hand through his hair.

She stops altogether, staring at the floor.

Ayasia notices this and pulls on Tsuzuki's coat sleeve. They both turn towards Yuki.

"Ani-chan?" The scarlet haired shinigami asks softly. "What is it?"

Yuki takes a deep breath as she runs her hand through her blonde, blue tipped hair. "Two mornings ago I woke up at around 3am. After realizing that I wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep I got up and walked out onto the balcony..."

-----(Flashback, Yuki's POV)------

A soft sigh escapes my lips as I step through the sliding glass door onto the balcony. According to Tsuzuki the hotel we are currently staying in is a lot nicer then what Tatsumi usually rents for cases.

Kurosaki told Tsuzuki that it must be because Tenoh and I are here. I wonder if he was serious.

A small movement off to the side catches my eye. I turn to my right to find Kurosaki sitting on the balcony railing, gaze overlooking the city. It is still pitch-black, save for the street lights below. I continue to stare at the blonde haired shinigami, trying to figure out if he's asleep or not. What's he doing up this early? I wonder if something's wrong.

"It's rude to stare."

A soft voice interrupts my thoughts. I blink focusing on the blonde in front of me. He's staring at me, his face a emotionless mask.

I feel my face heat up and quickly advert my eyes to the ground.

After what seems like an eternity I feel his eyes leave me. When I look up he's facing away from me, legs hanging over the side of the railing.

"Um...Kurosaki?"

"Hm?"

I twitch at the emotionless reply. He's too young to be jaded like this. I think to myself, a frown forming on my lips.

"What are you doing out here? There's still almost two hours until we have to get up."

He doesn't answer, I step closer. "Shouldn't you try and go back to sleep."

"What about you?"

Kurosaki asks, glancing over his shoulder at me, eyes revealing curiosity.

A soft smile graces my lips as I step up next to the blonde youth.

"I usually wake up about this time back home, so nothing odd about it."

The blonde nods, turning his gaze back towards the cityscape. After a few minutes of silence, I clear my throat, causing Kurosaki to jump slightly.

"So...why are you not sleeping?"

Kurosaki sighs softly, "All sleep brings is pain and suffering. Why go though it if you don't have to?"

He's reply catches me off guard but I quickly recover.

"Even if shinigami are immortal you..."

"Shinigami are not immortal." The blonde states flatly.

"Well...you still need sleep."

"I've been fine without for the last two weeks."

"Since I met you and Tsuzuki a week and a half ago, you've passed out five times. I wouldn't call that fine!"

Kurosaki's green eyes meet my blue ones in a quiet anger. We stare at each other, neither willing to break the contest. I'm searching, trying to find what's made him become so jaded. An almost unbearable silence passes over the two of us; only to be broken by the blonde coughing. I turn away, trying to suppress my anger towards the stubborn boy. A series of coughs coming from Kurosaki causes me to turn back around. The eternally sixteen year old is sitting on the balcony railing, coughing like he's about to spit up a lung. Before I realize what I'm doing I grab the blonde, sitting him down on the floor; slowly rubbing circles on his back.

Why does this feel so normal? I've never done this before have I?

After a good three minutes the coughing ceases and Kurosaki is curled up in the fetal position, breathing raged. I release a breath I didn't know I was holding as I stand, moving to head back inside.

"Kurosaki? I'll go and get Tsuzuki!"

A muffled 'no' stops me, I turn back to face the blonde haired shinigami.

"It's...all right." he mutters, "I'm fine." Kurosaki slowly gets into a sitting position, head resting in his hands.

I stare at him for a moment, Damn Brat. The thought catches me off guard and almost in a daze I bend down next to him.

"You're not alright."

Kurosaki stares up at me, eyes wide.

"Hisoka, you're not fine."

A sharp intake of breath for the blonde brings me to my senses. I instantly draw my hand back from where it had been resting on his forehead. An almost sad smile passes over Kurosaki's lips before his eyes close and he falls into my lap.

I blink, staring down at Kurosaki. He's breathing is shallow but he mostly looks at peace. A small blush passes over my features as I turn the blonde over, picking him up. I notice absently that he's really light for a sixteen year old. The beginnings of sunrise are just visible on the horizon; a soft sigh escapes my lips as I turn to back into the hotel room.

------End Flashback (Yuki's POV)-----

"When I got back inside, I laid Kurosaki down on the bed next to Tsuzuki and went to take a shower." Yuki says softly, glancing up at her comrades.

A long moment of silence passes over the three.

"Ani...why didn't you tell us this sooner?" Ayasia asks softly, staring the blonde haired girl in the face.

"Ayasia when you went down to breakfast and Tsuzuki you were in the shower, Kurosaki told me not to tell you two."

Tsuzuki sighs, "You should have told us anyway. Hisoka passing out is something we need to know."

"But..."

"No buts!" Tsuzuki glares at Yuki, anger visible in his amethyst eyes. "If anything like that happens again, I want you to come get me!" The brunette turns around and continues down the hallway.

"AGH! Tsuzuki-sama!!"

Ayasia yells after him. She turns back to face an upset looking Yuki.

"Oi, don't take it personally alright? Tsuzuki-sama just cares a lot about Hisoka-kun and doesn't want to see him hurt."

Yuki smiles slightly, "You mean he's just being over-protective?"

The scarlet haired shinigami nods, "Yeah, pretty much."

The smile on Yuki's face widens as her and Ayasia continue down the hall.

"But seriously; if Hisoka-kun passes out like that, come get me or Tsuzuki, okay?"

Yuki nods furiously, smile still gracing her features.

----Three hours later-----
-Tsuzuki's POV-

A yawn escapes my lips as I walk down a deserted hallway towards the nurse's office. What kind of principal gives a two and a half hour opening day of school speech? I glance down at my watch, At least there's only like an hour until lunch.

I stop in front of the door to the nurse's office, Why do I have to do this? Yuki's the one who was studying to be a doctor before she died! I open the door, walking into the stark clean room. Why couldn't she be the one doing this?!! I shut the door behind me, taking off my coat.

"I hate this." I mutter, sitting down in one of the infirmary chairs. "Tatsumi knows how I feel about hospitals...how does..."

"Ohayo Tsuzuki-san."

A silken voice comes from behind me. My back stiffens as I slowly turn around. The man standing behind me is smiling softly. My jaw hits the floor.

"M..Muraki!!!"

I yell, jumping to my feet, unconsciously reaching for my fuda. "What the hell are you doing here?!!" I pause, but not long enough to give him a chance to answer. "You...your the one who's responsible for the murders, aren't you?!! I knew it!! You..."

"Tsuzuki-san!"

I stop yelling at the sound of Muraki's voice. We glare at each other; after a minute or two he turns away.

"Do you really think I'm the one who killed Anna?"

My body stiffens; the rage coursing through my body dies down almost instantly. I guilty turn away, "Iya." I mutter softly. When I look back up he's heading into another room. I slowly return to the chair I was previously sitting in. Five or so minutes pass as I look around the infirmary, staring at all of the bottles and such in the cabinets.

Muraki comes back into the room with a tray of tea; he pulls up a chair and sits down next to me, placing the tray on a nearby table.

"I'm the school's doctor." The silver haired man says softly, pouring a cup of tea and handing it to me. I accept it with a nod of my head.

It's strange five minutes ago we looked about ready to kill each other and now we're sitting here having tea like we're old buddies or something.

"After I ran into you that day in the cemetery, I decided to try and find whoever killed Anna."

I jerk my head up at this, "You're going to kill them if you do?"

Muraki chuckles softly, not his normal one that sends chills down your spine, a genuine chuckle.

"Okay. Who the hell are you and what have you done with Muraki Kazutaka?"

At this his chuckle turns into an outright laugh. He turns to me smiling gently. "Tsuzuki-san, you don't believe people can change?"

"People? Hai. You? Iya."

Muraki's smile fades and he tilts his head to the side. "You don't consider me a person?"

I jump out of my chair, cup of tea falling to the floor.

"IYA! How the hell do you expect for me to see you as a normal person?"

The bell for lunch rings, we both ignore it.

"You survived something that even shinigami can't!! You...you're not human...You're..."

"Tsuzuki-sama!"

I turn to find Ayasia and Hisoka standing in the doorway of the infirmary.

-Normal POV-

Upon realizing who is standing in the doorway, Tsuzuki's anger expression turns into one of hurt and repletion. The brunette sinks down back into his chair, hands covering his face.

Ayasia makes her way over to Tsuzuki as Hisoka shuts the door.

"Tsuzuki-sama?"

The brunette shinigami takes a deep breath. He looks up, staring past Ayasia and looking at Muraki who is staring at the floor eyes closed.

"Gomen nansai."

Tsuzuki mutters softly. Ayasia turns around facing the silver haired doctor.

After a moment, Muraki stands and makes his way to the back room again.

Ayasia turns back to Tsuzuki, "Daijibou desu ka?"

Tsuzuki nods, smiling softly.

"You want to tell me why you just yelled at that guy?"

"Too many bad memories." He mutters, shaking his head.

Ayasia raises her eyebrow and opens her mouth to speak.

A cough from off to the side catches both shinigami's attention.

"Hisoka?" Tsuzuki asks as he stands and moves towards his partner.

The blonde haired shinigami, is leaning against one of the beds, hair falling in front of his eyes.

"Hisoka?" Tsuzuki calls again as he reaches out, putting a hand on the blonde's shoulder.

Hisoka jumps at the touch and staggers. Tsuzuki steadies him, wrapping his arms around the now shaking blonde.

"Its alright." he mutters into Hisoka's ear.

The sound of glass breaking catches the groups' attention; they all turn around to see Muraki coming out of the back room with bloody hands.

"Ah...sensei?"

Ayasia asks, moving towards Muraki.

"Its fine." the silver haired doctor mutters, grabbing some gauze and trying to stop the bleeding.

"Ano...I'm Tenoh Ayasia. I'm friends with Tsuzuki-sama."

Muraki nods, grabbing more gauze. "Muraki Kazutaka. I would shake your hand but...I'm kind of busy at the moment."

A gasp escapes Ayasia's lips, "Did you say M...Muraki?"

The doctor nods, still trying to stop the bleeding.

"Hisoka?" Tsuzuki's voice comes from behind Ayasia. She glances back to see the blonde haired shinigami walking towards her.

Ayasia blinks, "Hisoka-kun?"

Hisoka walks past Ayasia and towards Muraki.

Tsuzuki comes up beside the scarlet haired woman, staring at his partner.

Muraki pauses in trying to stop the blood and looks up at Hisoka; who is standing next to him.

"Bouya?"

Hisoka reaches out, taking Muraki's bloody hands in his own.

A sharp intake of breath from the silver haired doctor causes Tsuzki and Ayasia to move closer, standing off to the side of the other two.

A light green glow is surrounding Hisoka's hands. After a moment the glow dies away and the blonde lets go of Muraki's hands.

The other three gape at Muraki's freshly healed hands.

"Bouya."

The silver haired doctor mutters under his breath. He looks up at Hisoka, staring him in the eye.

A small smile spreads across the blonde's face. "Dante-sama."

The softly spoken word causes Ayasia to gasp and step backward, almost falling over the chair Tsuzuki abandoned earlier; and Muraki to jump about a foot away from Hisoka, staring wide eyed at the blonde.

Tsuzuki wasn't exactly sure how to react, the name stirred something in his memory but before he could place it a loud ringing reaches his ears.

It was Ayasia's cell phone, who answered it promptly albeit clumsily.

"Moushi moushi? Ayasia here."

A moment of silence passes over the room.

"NANDA?!!"

Tszuki jumps at the yell and turns to look at Ayasia; confusion is written all over his face.

Ayasia quickly pockets her cell phone looking up at the group.

"Ani-chan says that there's a demon down by the eastern lake."

"Shit!" Tsuzuki mutters, turning back to the doctor and his partner.

Muraki is still standing about a foot away from Hisoka staring at the boy as if he grew a second head. Hisoka is rubbing his temples, after a moment he looks up, staring at Muraki.

"Ano...you two...?" Tsuzuki mumbles softly, trying not to alarm either person.

Ayasia's cell phone goes of again.

Muraki blinks at the noise. "Bouya?"

Hisoka shakes his head, as if trying to clear a stray thought.

"We can deal with this later!" Ayasia yells, grabbing Muraki and Tsuzuki's coats from beside the door and throwing them to the respective owner. "Ani-chan needs our help!" The scarlet haired shinigami then proceeds to teleport out of the room.

The three males stare at the spot where Ayasia just was.

"Ano...what's going on?"

Hisoka asks softly, glancing from Tsuzuki to Muraki and back.

Tsuzuki puts on his coat. "Ayasia's right. We can talk about this later. Let's go."

"Me included?"

Muraki asks, putting his own white coat on.

Tsuzuki nods, "Hai." The brunette shinigami then vanishes.

Hisoka glances at Muraki, "Ano..."

"Let's go."

The silver haired doctor says as he holds his hand out to Hisoka.

"Your power is drained, I'll take you."

Hisoka stares at the outstretched hand in front of him.

I don't feel any negative emotions from him. But...this is Muraki, he could just be playing a trick on my mind...

"Hisoka."

The blonde blinks, staring up at the doctor.

"Let's go." Muraki repeats again, this time in a softer tone.

Something deep down inside is telling me to take his hand, to trust him. Tsuzuki's in danger, I have no other choice. Based on what I know and feel right now I'll trust him...

Hisoka reaches out, placing his hand in the doctor's pale one. Muraki's hand closes around the boy's smaller one. A moment later the pair vanish from the infirmary. Two feathers slowly fall to the ground, one a deep green and the other pure white.

...Consequences be damned.

-End Chapter Five-

EH: Wow. I know, it's very strange but I still hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review! Any comments and/or suggestions will be much appreciated.
JA!
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