­Well, well, well, it seems that there is something strange going on at Awai's and Suki's house and who is watching them?

1st. Task

(Part three)

"What? A shadow?" Watari asked as Hisoka explained everything to them.

"Hai." Hisoka responded.

"And there weren't any clouds in the sky?" The Gushoshin with the blue hat said.

"N, none at all." Hisoka said.

"Okay, we'll take a deeper look into the Kishi family and the house maybe they aren't the next target after all." Watari said.

"Alright." Hisoka said and he left.

For nearly two weeks Tsuzuki and Hisoka never let the brothers out of their sights. In fact they hung out with them and even became their friends. Late one night however they ran into someone who they had not seen for awhile and have not forgotten him either.

"Muraki." Tsuzuki and Hisoka said as they had just got back from the store and were almost to their house when they saw Muraki come out of the Kishi house.

"Oh dear I certainly didn't expect to find you two here." Muraki said in a very pleased tone of voice. "But it is a wonderful surprise. Don't tell me you had decided to come with me Tsuzuki." Muraki added as he cleaned his glasses and placed them back on his face. "Or are you here for the Kishi brothers?" He asked.

"Muraki … You better stay away from them." Tsuzuki warned. His purple eyes showed a great dislike to Muraki. Hisoka's eyes showed hate and anger. However both had their hands in a tight fist.

"You act as if you are going to save them." Muraki said and he started to laugh.

"Stop laughing! Tsuzuki yelled and just as he was about to charge at Muraki and punch his lights out Hisoka beat him to it. Hisoka's punch hit Muraki right in the mouth.

Muraki took a few steps back but was still laughing as he rubbed his mouth. "Careful now, not everything is as what it seems." He said and he walked off down the street. The next day was a weekend and so Hisoka was already gone. He went to see if Watari and the Gushoshin found out anything yet.

So Tsuzuki was left alone in the house when someone knocked on the front door. It was small knocks so Tsuzuki figured it was the brothers. "Awai, Suki, would you two like to come in?" Tsuzuki asked. However neither of them moved. IT wasn't to surprising to see Suki not talking but for Awai to not be talking up a storm was alarming. "What is it?" He asked as he was now concerned.

"We want you show you something. Come with us." Suki said. His voice was always calm but along with his voice was a light mixture of fear and urgency.

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Did you find anything this time?" Hisoka asked.

"Yeah read this." Watari said and he handed Hisoka a printed up news paper from just six months ago.

"A massive sixteen car pile up. No survivors?" Hisoka said. "But how is this news?" He asked.

"Keep reading." The Gushoshin with the red hat said.

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What is it you want to show me?" Tsuzuki said as he followed them up to the attic.

"Something important." Suki said. They stood at the door to the attic. "Awai if you please." Suki said. Awai nodded and opened the door. The three of them walked in and it was total darkness. A person couldn't even see the hand in front of their own face.

"Thank you Awai." Suki said as Awai turned on the lights.

"What is this?" Tsuzuki asked as he saw plastered all over the walls news paper clippings of the car crash that happened six months ago. But one clipping caught his eye instantly.

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"Do you see the picture?" Watari asked.

"Hai but what am I suppose to be looking for?" He asked.

"Look at the picture closer." Watari encouraged.

"It's a photograph of all the dead bodies being pulled from the wreck what are I …" Hisoka gasped as he found what he was supposed to be looking at.

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"This can't be …" Tsuzuki said as he tore the clipping off the wall and looked at it more closely. "This is …" He started to say.

"It is us in that picture." Suki said.

"We died six months ago." Awai added.

"But how is it … Muraki?" Tsuzuki said as he crumbled his clipping in his hand.

"We saw you and your son with him last night and we saw how your son punched his lights out." Awai said.

"But how are you guys able to still be alive?" Tsuzuki asked.

"Come on, we'll show you." Suki said. The three of them exited the attic.

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"But how are they still alive?" Hisoka asked.

"That's what we are still looking for." The Gushoshin with the blue hat said as the three of them were typing on the computer searching for every possible thing.

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When they opened the door to the basement like the attic it was to dark to see. This time it was Suki that turned on the light.

"This is … "Tsuzuki started to say when something hit him hard on the back of the head.

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"Whoa wait go back I just spotted something." Hisoka said and Watari hit the back button. "There what is that thing?" He asked as they were looking at a symbolic ritual symbols.

"It says here that these three symbols although dangerous separate are able to sustain a human life." Watari said.

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"Mmmm … Huh? What happened?" Tsuzuki asked as he looked around.

"Ah I see you are awake. Tsuzuki. Or should I say Shinigami Tsuzuki?" The woman said.

"Huh?" Tsuzuki said as his vision slowly started coming into focus.

"The good doctor told me last night that my boys' best friends were not really human but were Shinigami sent to take them away from me. Well, he also told me to be careful but I decided on something else." she said.

Tsuzuki tried to moved but found he was unable to. "Oh I have gotten quite good at symbols so you won't be able to get out unless you can rub a good piece of the symbol off. But guess what? You can't." She said. "Oh and you are standing on the first of the three symbolic symbols." She added.

"Three?" Tsuzuki asked as he only could see two symbols. "But I only see two." He said.

"Yes well I might as well say four since I do have two kids. Awai! Suki! Will you please lift up your shirts?

"Hai Mother." They both said and when they did slowly but surely the symbols showed up on their chest. The symbols were of what looked like a line of leaves connected together forming a six point star. In the center of the star was another line that spiraled and connected itself to one of the leaves.

Tsuzuki's eyes grew wide with shock. He looked over to the woman. "Why? Why do this?" He asked.

"Why? What a dumb question." The woman said. "Thank you my sweethearts you can go out and play now and mommy will call you when it is time." she said. Suki and Awai put their shirts down and left. The woman turned to Tsuzuki. "I lost my husband a year ago. My sons were all I had left. I shouldn't have let them go with their uncle that day." She said. "When I find out what happened I wanted to kill myself. I even had a suicide note ready. However this amazing doctor came by my son's grave and when he told me there was away to save them then I felt so happy. I didn't care what the cost was." She said.

"So I did what the doctor told me and I drew out these symbolic symbols with blood and with the help of the doctor we dug up my sons bodies and he personally took a blade that he said was to be used for things like this and cut the third symbols deep into my two boys' skin."

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"Oh man, so the symbol of the grim is used to snatch souls from bodies, and the symbol of the wolves is used to keep the soul earth bound until it is time for the body that has the earth symbol on them appears and is able to take the soul into the body." Hisoka read out loud.

"It seems that so long as there is something that is the same between the souls then it will work. However they would have to do this every two weeks. But I guess since it is to keep two bodies alive it needs to be done once a week." Watari said.

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"I know I was stealing children from other people but I didn't care. I wanted my boys to live." She said. "Now my dear it is time for you to be the next giver of life." She said as she started lighting candles.

"Tell me how is it that you were able to pull a soul from a body and yet the person died a week later?" Tsuzuki asked as he struggled to get free.

"Oh because the stolen soul wasn't need yet. However last nights soul was stolen from me and my boys almost died. They would have had the doctor not given them a spiral seal in the center of their earth symbol. However he said it wouldn't last long and he must be right since the seal isn't as dark lined as it was last night." She said.

Once the last candle was lit Tsuzuki started to feel weaker. "But I figured that a strong Shinigami like your self would have more then enough energy to keep my boys around for maybe two or three weeks. Then I'll go after your partner." She added.

"Hisoka …" Was all that Tsuzuki could say.

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Hisoka felt something right in his body. He clutched himself and crouched down.

"Hisoka!' The Gushoshin said.

"Bon!" Watari said.

What Hisoka was feeling was a huge amount of emotional pain. When he shut his eyes an image appeared in his mind. He opened his eyes. "Tsuzuki …" Was the only thing he said before he vanished.

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Hisoka appeared n their house and searched the house for Tsuzuki. He skids to a stop when Awai was looking at him from the front door.

"Your Tsuzuki is in danger." Awai said. "Come on." He added as he started running.

"Suki where is your brother? It is time." The woman said.

"I don't know where he is at mother." Suki lied He knew exactly where his brother was at. After all he sent his brother off to go find Hisoka.

"Well, we will just have to get started then." She said.

"Hai." Suki said.

"Is … this what you … want Suki?" Tsuzuki asked as his vision became more unfocused. "Is this … how you want to … live off … of other's?" He asked.

Suki didn't answer however when he moved his foot he wiped off a foot width of the symbol of the wolves. This act caused the symbol of the wolves to stop glowing. "Oops." Suki said.

"Suki! This is a bad time to be clumsy." His mother said as she took the ritual blade and made a deep cut in her hand.

They had just made it up onto the front porch when Awai collapsed down onto one knee. Hisoka knew what had to of been happening so he helped Awai to his feet and they both went inside.

Suki was going through the same problem. "Hold on honey Mommy will make you better. There." She said as she fixed the symbol. Tsuzuki started to feel weak again as the symbol of the wolves glowed bright again.

"Sorry Hisoka …" Tsuzuki said as he started to close his eyes.

"Tsuzuki!" Hisoka yelled as he broke through the basement door with Awai's help. Awai fell to the ground. Hisoka was about to help him up.

"No … I am … alright. Go save your … father …" Awai said. Hisoka gave a nod and started to head for Tsuzuki when he got rammed into by the woman.

"No I will not lose my boys!" She said.

"And I won't lose my partner." Hisoka said. The two were scuffling around bashing and ramming the other person into things.

"Come … on … Awai." Suki said as he had managed to stand up again and helped Awai get to his feet. "We … need to stop … this now." Suki said.

"R … right …" Awai said. The two brothers walked, stumbled to the ground, got up, and walked again until they made it to where Tsuzuki was at.

Tsuzuki started to feel a bit more freedom to move. He opened his eyes and saw Suki and Awai rubbing out the seal that bound him to the spot. Hisoka rammed the woman so hard into the wall that she was knocked out cold.

By the time she woke up Tsuzuki was free and almost all of the symbols were erased. "Why?" She asked as she started to cry.

Awai and Suki although really weak started to move. They were on their backs but now were scooting on the cold hard cement floor towards their mother who started crawling towards them and the three met half way. "Oh my boys, if we hurry we can still save you. Even if I have to use my own soul to do it.

"No momma …" Awai said as he had tears in his eyes.

"We talked about it for sometime now mother … and we decided … that what is going on here … is wrong …" Suki said.

"We're … suffering momma … in here …" Awai added.

"But sweethearts …" The woman said.

"It is time to … let us … go mom … ma …" Suki said. Both boys were finding it harder and harder to talk.

"But I don't want to lose you." She said.

"We … know …" Awai said.

"But … by keeping … us here more … families … are suf … fer … ing …" Suki said. The woman cried more and nodded. "You won't … be alone … momma …" Suki added.

"Hai … we will … always be with … you…" Awai said.

"But … what will I do without you? How will I go on?" She asked as she cried even more.

"Prey … for us … as only … a mother can …" Awai said.

"Hai … and live on … knowing that we will … always be … watching and … know … that someday … we will … all be together … again someday." Suki said.

"We know it's hard but they are right Mrs. Kishi." Tsuzuki said. He was still feeling weak so Hisoka was helping him stay on his feet.

"You said you had a husband right?" Hisoka asked. "Well, isn't he waiting for them?" He added.

"Your sons won't be alone and they will be watching over you along side their father." Tsuzuki said.

The woman looked at Hisoka and Tsuzuki with tears in her eyes and then she nodded. "Alright." She said and she hugged her boys.

Just then the symbol of the wolves became whole and glowed. The two wolves came out of the symbol and began to howl. However the only one that could see and hear them was the two boys and Tsuzuki and Hisoka. To the woman nothing changed.

Just then twenty four souls came from the two boys' bodies and gathered around the two wolves. The last souls that left were the two boys own souls. The souls of the children began to laugh and play with the two wolves. Suki and Awai stopped and looked at Hisoka and Tsuzuki.

"Thank you." Suki said. The souls of the other children were now heading up into the light the two wolves waited at the entrance to the light for Suki and Awai. "We are sorry for all the trouble our mother caused." Suki said.

"Think nothing of it." Tsuzuki said. "She was doing it out of love." He added.

"You two better get going." Hisoka said. The two boys smiled and started heading to the light. "Awai?" Hisoka said. Awai stopped and looked at Hisoka. "Thank you for your help." Hisoka said.

"No problem Big brothers." Awai said. "Take care." He added and he followed his brother into the light. The two wolves went into the light behind them and they along with the light was gone.

She's going to have a lot of explaining to do." Tatsumi said as he was standing on the porch of the house that Hisoka and Tsuzuki were staying at.

"Yeah but I think that she will be alright." Tsuzuki said as the three of them watched as the police took the woman out of her house and placed her in the back of the squad car.

"Did you remember to pick up a souvenir?" Tatsumi asked.