by Marron Yuuki
Chapter two
He was awakened by the sound of a sharp knock on the door.
What? What time is it? And who could be visiting so late?
Groggily he stood up as and as the memories of the day came flooding back to him he was flooded with dread. All the things he�d said and done that he shouldn�t have done or said. Tsuzuki� God knows if he�ll ever forgive Hisoka for yelling like that. Sure - he�d yelled at him before but never with as much anger as earlier
What if it�s Tsuzuki? What if he wants a new partner?! Oh I just can�t let that happen� I better go let whoever it is in and hope for Enmacho�s sake that it isn�t him.
But it looked like Enmacho wasn�t on Hisoka�s side that day because as soon as he opened the door those violet eyes met his with much emotion.
Standing back to let him in, Hisoka headed towards the kitchen to fix tea, calling from the hall as he went.
�Is there some reason for you to grace me with your presence so late at night Tsuzuki-san?� He asked with a little to much politeness in his sharp voice. Wincing at the way it sounded, he turned to the cabinet to get out the tea and two cups.
�I thought you wanted me to come by Hi-chan?�
The exact opposite of Hisoka�s voice answered, with a little less politeness than usual made Hisoka blush a light pink color, hiding himself behind the tea kettle while bringing in the tray to set it on the coffee table.
Sitting down on the couch and turning his head away from the brunette, Hisoka answered with a hint of caution: �I did�
�Aah��
They sat in silence for a few more minutes before Tsuzuki decided to break it by turning to Hisoka and lightly putting his hand on the blond�s shoulder.
� I realize why you are upset and I am sorry� When you yelled at me this morning I was hurt and I didn�t understand. So I went to the office to try to get my mind off it but the more I tried to work, the more I thought about you� I thought you hated me because I always bother you and decided to try to stop� but it wasn�t the same and I was upset with myself. So when Tatsumi asked to talk to me I answered cruelly in spite of the fact that I didn�t mean it� you really confused me��
All the while he was talking he stroked Hisoka�s face, as if he could see all the dried up tear streaks.
�Yeah well� at least you have Tasumi-san, you won�t be confused by me anymore and I can work without distraction. Why aren�t you with your beloved Tatsumi-san anyway? You�re just wasting your time trying to talk to me��
��beloved Tatsumi-san�- Where did you get that Hisoka? Tatsumi is an old friend of mine but that doesn�t make him my beloved.�
�What did he talk to you about then? Didn�t he tell you about his feelings for you?�
�Oh� I�ve known about that for a while but he knows that I don�t love him that way and he doesn�t really mind anymore� what he talked to me about today was about you��
�Me�?� Happy that his assumption was wrong, Hisoka looked up into the older Shinigami�s violet eyes.
Without answering, Tsuzuki let down his mental shields letting all of his feeling flow into Hisoka, who had been wondering why he couldn�t feel anything earlier and was now staring in shock.
�Tell me Hisoka� do you love me? Because Tatsumi isn�t my beloved� you are.�
Shocked beyond comprehension Hisoka continued staring, mouth moving without making a sound until his eyes finally focused, green moving to look once more into violet.
�I-� a blush creeping up his face as he searched for the right words. �At first I hated you because you were the exact oppisite of me - outgoing and loud - or at least that�s what I thought� but after a while I began to see that you aren�t really an idiot and you care a lot about everyone and - and - yes� I love you Tsuzuki.�
All through Hisoka�s this Tsuzuki looked at Hisoka with awe and now that the words that Tatsumi had told him were really true, he couldn�t contain himself anymore. He reached down and pulled Hisoka�s now downward facing chin upwards to gently press his lips against the other�s.
Hisoka�s eyes went wide but after a while they closed as he got used to the nice feeling.
When the kiss ended Hisoka and Tsuzuki�s eyes met, not parting the contact of their now connected hands.
�Stay with me always Tsuzuki?�
�Of course Hisoka. I love you.My Angel...�
With that they kissed once more, this time more passionate, their tongues meeting to dance as they explored this newly found love.