Well, this seems like a good time to tell everyone thank you for the reviews and AnimeAngelRin, I promise to watch out for spelling and grammar errors on here more closely. It seems that I am getting closer and closer to the final task. I promise that I will try to make them last as long as my muse holds out. But if not then for those of you that read my other stories know how well I will end this. For those of you that have not read Comet Sailors and Cross roads of love then I want you to know that I will end this story with a big bang.
Well, what are you waiting for? My birthday? If you are then you have a long wait for that so you will have to read and review this chapter until then lol.
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The 6th. Task
It was a pretty descent day in Japan. The weather was between warm and cold with a small south westerly breeze blowing no more then five miles per hour. The sky was bright and free of clouds. It is a nice day to enjoy. At least for the humans. In the Ministry of Hades, Shokan/Summons division Tsuzuki and Hisoka are readily awaiting their next mission. Or at least Hisoka is.
"Another week off?"
"No."
"Another day off?"
"No"
That is what can be heard coming from behind the doors of Chief Konoe's office. Tsuzuki was begging in his usually puppy attire for more time off. However, the Chief wasn't bending. Everyone was used to Tsuzuki's laziness. It was times like this that Hisoka wondered first why Tsuzuki became a Shinigami and how he was able to keep that job for this long. Hisoka was just sitting in the chair facing Chief Konoe's desk and Tatsumi was standing by the Chief's desk with some papers in his hand.
"Cute isn't it?" Tatsumi asked.
"Only the first five minutes of this was cute." Hisoka responded in a tone the signaled he was getting bored. "But this has been going on for nearly an hour and a half now." He added as he looked up at the clock.
"Please?" Tsuzuki asked.
"Mo." Chief Konoe responded.
"Pretty please?" Tsuzuki asked again.
Chief Konoe gave an annoyed sigh. The sigh seemed to echo has Hisoka sighed at the same time.
Knock! Knock!
"Yes?" Chief Konoe said. "Come in." He added as he was glad for a change of noise. The door opened and a petite form of a girl with light-brown hair entered the room. She was holding something in her hand.
"Yuma!" Tsuzuki said as he gave her a smile. "Where's Saya?" He asked. Hisoka was glad that Tsuzuki stopped his begging. At least for now.
"Hello Tsuzuki." Yuma said. "Saya's waiting for me outside. I just came to give the Chief this." She said as she then walked over to Chief Konoe and handed him what was an angel key chain. When the light golden wings are pushed down it plays a small tune and the halo lights up.
"Thank you Yuma." Chief Konoe said as he played around with the wings so to listen to the music.
"Have you two finished your mission?" Tatsumi asked.
Turning to face Tatsumi Yuma nodded. "Yes and as it turned out those birds that many people claimed to see were birds that were trying to change fate of humans so the humans wouldn't die. But like you said death shouldn't be messed with. The Gushoshin are logging the information into the computer right now." Yuma said. "Well, see you later boss." Yuma said. She soon left the room and shut the door behind her.
"Chief Konoe?" Tsuzuki asked.
"What?" Chief Konoe replied.
Tsuzuki put his hands together. "Please? Just one week off." He said. Hisoka smacked himself on the forehead in annoyance at his partner both on and off the job.
"Tsuzuki, you had a month and a half off and that was only because the other workers around you wanted to enjoy the peace and quiet here. But now you really need to get back to work." Chief Konoe explained.
"I know but …" Tsuzuki started to say.
"No buts." Chief Konoe interrupted.
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In Kyoto Yuma and Saya had entered into a local coffee shop together. They both sat down at a small, old, round wooden table and looked over the menu of what they would like. The Coffee shop had many plants and photos decorating the place all around and even some of the older chairs creaked and wobbled when people sat in them. A middle aged man wearing a waiter's uniform that consisted of a black vest over a white long sleeve shirt and under black apron came over to the two girl's table.
"Good evening ladies, have you decided on what you would like? Or do you need more time?" He asked in a very polite sophisticated tone.
"Yes I would like a coffee with two spoons of sugar in it and a ham and cheese sandwich." Yuma said in a rather bubbly tone.
"I would just like plain coffee and onion rings please." Saya said in a slightly calm and yet disturbed tone that was not like her at all.
"Very well ladies." The waiter said as he took the menus from the two girls. When he had returned the two girls were in knee deep conversation over one thing. Or one person.
"Saya why do you think that Jacob is dead?" Yuma asked.
"Because he hasn't came to find me yet." Saya responded. The two girls spent two hours talking about Jacob while eating and drinking their coffee.
"Look he probably is waiting for things to be safe before coming to find you." Yuma said.
"Yeah … but …" Saya said.
"But nothing! Look you and I are both Shinigami and with all the ways to find out who died we would have known if Jacob has died because he would be in the records." Yuma said. This seemed to brighten Saya up just a little bit as she smiled at Yuma. "So are you done?" Yuma asked as she finished off her coffee.
"Almost." Saya responded.
The old bell on the entrance and exit door rang as the door opened and Hisoka and Tsuzuki came in. Hisoka looked the same as ever while Tsuzuki looked as if he just watched himself be buried in the ground.
"Didn't get the day off Tsuzuki?" Yuma asked.
"He tried?" Saya asked. Yuma gave a nod just as Hisoka and Tsuzuki reached their table.
"No." Tsuzuki said as he sat down right between both girls. Hisoka sat on the other side. When the waiter asked what they wanted. Tsuzuki said two slices of cake and coffee Hisoka just wanted an Orange juice since he wasn't into sweets to much.
"I told you it would go like that." Hisoka said.
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Flash back
"But …." Tsuzuki said.
"I already said no buts." Chief Konoe said. "Now forget about it and take up your neck mission." Chief Konoe added.
"There has been a steady increase in sleeping deaths." Tatsumi said as he handed out the papers.
"Sleeping deaths?" Hisoka repeated questionably as this was odd.
"Yes, People have strangely enough been going to sleep and never waking up." Tatsumi said.
"The reason they never wake up is because they die within ninety-six hours starting at the time that they fall asleep." Chief Konoe said.
"The humans don't know what is causing this I presume?" Hisoka asked.
"No, they are completely stumped on this." Tatsumi replied.
"The soul count is up to twenty-five and that was in just two weeks." Chief Konoe said. "The mystery is going on right in your guys' area." Chief Konoe added.
"Are there any leads?" Hisoka asked. "Or clues that they have either considered or hadn't found yet?" He added.
"Yes, these are all people who went to see the same doctor to help cure their insomnia." Tatsumi said.
"A doctor?" Tsuzuki said. It appeared that this had pulled him out of his sulking. Or at least for the moment. Tsuzuki looked to Hisoka who was looking at him. Both seemed to be thinking the same thing.
"Being as you are thinking of Muraki Kazutaka then you should know that we think the same thing." Tatsumi said.
"However there isn't much evidence pointing to him so make sure to use your heads." Chief Konoe said.
'Muraki …' Tatsumi, Hisoka, and Tsuzuki all seemed to have thought at the same time.
"Now get going and don't forget to bring me back something." Chief Konoe said.
End of Flashback
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Hisoka only gave the two girls the short version of what their mission involved. He left out a lot and left out the possibility that Muraki was behind it all. He had good reason to, being as all four of them had met Muraki before. Since Jacob is still missing Hisoka didn't want the girls to join this time.
"I know!" Tsuzuki said out loud. This outburst made Yuma, Saya, and Hisoka jump and that resulted in a few turning of heads from others around them. "Maybe if I hit my head I can get another concussion and that would earn me another week off." Tsuzuki said. "Now I need to find something to do it with." He added as he got up and left them.
"So do you think Muraki is the one doing this?" Yuma asked. This seemed to get Saya's interest as well.
Tsuzuki came back with a waitress's serving tray and was about to whack himself in the head with it when Hisoka, who figured him out. Snatched the serving tray right out of Tsuzuki's hands. "No, it appears that he didn't do this." Hisoka lied. Hisoka handed the serving tray back to the female waitress.
"Are you sure?" Yuma asked as she watched as Hisoka grabbed Tsuzuki's wagging tail to keep him from trying that again.
"Yes we are sure." Hisoka said. Tsuzuki tried to pull free from Hisoka's death grip. However, it wasn't working.
"Well, we need to get going." Yuma said.
"Good luck Saya said. The two girls left and the old bell rang when they opened and closed the door.
Tsuzuki was looking around while Hisoka still had a hold of him. "Ah!" Tsuzuki said as he looked at the table. Placing his hands on the table he started bringing his head down at a fast pace.
Hisoka sighed and stopped Tsuzuki's head with just one hand. "Do it and I break up with you." Hisoka warned.
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"Maybe we should try and help them out. I mean a cute pretty boy like Hisoka shouldn't have to worry about getting hurt." Yuma suggested as the two girls were walking down the street.
"If we were meant to help out we would have been assigned to be partnered with them." Saya said. "And besides I think it is Tsuzuki that we should worry about getting hurt." She added.
"By who?" Yuma asked as she always figured that even though Tsuzuki can be a bit lazy and slip up a few times. She never figured anything or anyone could hurt him. Say had to retain from laughing and this made Yuma more curious. "Come on by whom?" She asked again.
"By Hisoka." Saya said. Both girls were silent then both started laughing. They knew that when he got annoyed enough that Hisoka could hurt Tsuzuki when he wanted to.
"Well, you two seem to find something funny." Came a very smooth and yet creepy voice.
Yuma and Saya both stopped laughing as they turned. Both hoping it wasn't but already knew without even looking. "Muraki." Both girls said. They looked at the man in front of them whose dashing looks would make any woman fall for him. Of course those that did date him ended up in a wooden box six feet under ground.
Seeing the mixture of hate and fear in their eyes. "Who now, do you girls fear or hate me?" Muraki asked them He bent down to their level and reached out to touch their faces with the tips of his fingers. "Or do you two lovely ladies have feelings for me?" He asked.
Both girls smacked Muraki's hands away "Don't touch us." Yuma said.
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Tsuzuki and Hisoka had just finished and were going to start their investigation. "Well, let's get started then right Hisoka?" Tsuzuki said as he seemed to have gotten over the fact that he needed to get back to work.
"Yes well, I hope we can find him soon enough." Hisoka said. Hisoka had his hands in his pockets. There came a breeze that blew gently. His hair moved very slightly. The strands of his hair tickled his forehead. Hisoka had his hands in his pockets and he was gazing at the sidewalk.
Right then Tsuzuki stopped and placed a hand to his forehead. Hisoka looked at him, his green eyes showing a mixture of curiosity and concern towards Tsuzuki. "What's wrong?" Hisoka asked.
"I have a headache." Tsuzuki said. He placed the tips of his fingers of his right hand to his forehead.
"Well, that is what you get for trying to knock yourself out." Hisoka said. "Baka." He added in a low mumble.
"Muraki." Tsuzuki said.
"Huh?" Hisoka said as he looked at Tsuzuki. Just then he heard two voices one he wish he didn't and the other that made him worry.
"Saya are you alright?" Yuma asked as Saya had her hand to her head. "What did you do to her?" Yuma said as she put her hands on her friend's shoulders.
"What's wrong?" Muraki asked as he started to chuckle. Footsteps could be heard behind him "Oh it seems that your little friend isn't the only one whose head hurts." Muraki said as he turned around and was facing his favorite Shinigami and his at one time favorite doll.
"Are … you two alright?" Tsuzuki asked. Yuma gave a nod but then shook her head, then she gave a shrug.
"We have some questions for you Muraki." Hisoka said. Just then Tsuzuki and Saya both collapsed. "TSUZUKI!" Hisoka said as he caught his love before he hit the ground. He looked over and saw that Yuma had done the same thing.
"Hisoka what happened to them?" Yuma asked.
'So it was him.' Hisoka thought to himself. Now his mind was filled with another question. 'But how did he get to them? And why didn't it affect me and Yuma?' Hisoka thought to himself. 'All we did was just come down and ate at the …' Just then Hisoka's eyes had grown wider. It was only then that the thought had occurred to him. "The coffee shop." Hisoka said in a low voice.
"So you figured it out now boy?" Muraki asked as he saw the look in his eyes.
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Flashback to two weeks ago
It was a nice warm fall day. The coffee shop had just opened and the bell rang as it gave a signal of the first customer of the day. "Good morning sir." Said the middle age waiter as Muraki sat down at the table in the corner of the room. Muraki had a very pleased look on his face. "May I take your order or do you need some time to decide?" The waiter asked.
"No but you can help me." Muraki said.
"How can I do that sir?" The waiter asked. Just then, right when Muraki had moved his hair away from his left eye the waiter dropped his tray and stood very still. He was so still that it seemed that he was as straight as a board. His eyes had a glossy shin in them.
Muraki stood up and reached into his pocket. "I want you to help me bait a couple of Shinigami for me." Muraki said. "Put this in the coffee of every customer who orders coffee." Muraki instructed him as he handed him a brown bag that was only the length and width of his hand. "You need only to put a little bit in each cup." Muraki added.
"Yes sir." The waiter said as he took the bag and hid it in the sleeve of his shirt.
"Good boy." Muraki said. "Now when you see someone enter in here with purple eyes and is accompanied by someone with green eyes you will serve them and place the rest in their drinks once you have done that you will return to normal and not remember ever doing any such thing." Muraki said. "Now go about your business and say nothing." He added as he stood up and left.
End of flashback.
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"It seems that my task is nearly completed." Muraki said.
"What do you mean by that?!" Both Yuma and Hisoka yelled at Muraki.
"But your friend here is an added bonus." Muraki said as he looked at Yuma and the unconscious Saya.
"Yuma take Saya and run!" Hisoka yelled. However just as Yuma started to get up she collapsed to the ground. "YUMA!" Hisoka yelled and he stood up but the moment Muraki looked at him he felt himself falling. Everything was going black.
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Sorry guys, no sneak peek this time. Don't worry this will get finished. I just want to surprise you all on the final task.
Oh for those that are thinking what this is the end of this task? This task was about Muraki's task to get Tsuzuki.
Please don't kill me. Hides in my tree on the highest branch so no one can get me. What? Didn't I tell you? I am part cat. Giggles.
Anyways the rest of what I want still applies. If you want to read more then you must give me some reviews. So go and review please.