So Alike

Chapter 3


Business was going slow at the Summoning office. Kurosaki Hisoka was reading a book after completing the case reports, Tatsumi Seiichiro was in the office with Chief Konoe going over the finances of the department, Watari Yutaka was in the lab trying to perfect his sex-changing formula, and Tsuzuki Asato was trying to hide from Hakushaku (The Count). When lunch time arrived, Tsuzuki immediately left the building and went to Kyoto. He arrived at a park where there were a few tourists walking around enjoying the view and having picnics under the cherry trees that are in full bloom. He went over to one of these trees and took a seat. As he lean back onto it’s huge trunk, he began to think about his last assignment. It was suppose to be a simple pick up of a young man who was killed at a rave party only to run smack into Muraki Kazutaka. It was hard to fight the mad doctor due to the crowd of young people who thought it was part of the entertainment. When the re-enforcements arrived to protect the humans, he and Hisoka was able to take the fight outside. When all was said and done, Muraki escaped and his partner ended up in the Infirmary for a week due to the deep cuts he got from fighting the mad Doctor. Tsuzuki escaped with a few bruises and hickeys around the neck. ‘Why is Muraki doing this to him?’ he thought as he tries to think on something else. The shinigami let out a sigh as he was thinking of a battle that happened in another part of the world and the high body count that came into Meifu. The Summoning Departments throughout the world had to pool resources to keep afloat with sending the dead to judgment. Lord Enma allowed each shinigami one week off in rotation until the end of the conflict. That conflict lasted over 900 years. He gave a chuckle as he thought of his age. “Hisoka never thought that he would live to be over 900 years old”, he laughed as he remembers the shocked expression his partner gave during the youth’s birthday party. The nice thing about being a shinigami is that they don’t age one day.

“May I join you?” came a soft voice that was cheerful. Tsuzuki looked up and was in awe at the site before him. There stood a tall gentleman wearing a white shirt, white v-neck sweater, white pants, and white shoes. What really caught the shinigami’s eyes were the bright pure blond hair that reaches down past the hips and the crystal blue eyes that sparkle in the bright sunlight. The man was holding a huge picnic basket. Tsuzuki remember that he didn’t stop at a store to pick up lunch and was about to rise when the stranger placed a hand on the left shoulder.

“You don’t have to leave”, spoke the gentleman as he knelt beside the shinigami. “I was about to have lunch and wonder if you would like to join me. My servant made way too much and I saw you sitting by yourself. Tsuzuki was about to decline when his stomach began to rumble very loud. The gentleman giggle as the shinigami blushed a deep red. ‘You’re just like my brother’, smiled the gentleman as he open the basket. ‘You give the cutest blush when embarrassed.’ He pulled out a huge white blanket and with Tsuzuki’s help, spread it out. Once done, out came a huge plate of sandwiches, sliced sweet melons, slices of a huge three-layered chocolate cake, a container filled with iced tea, and two cups. Tsuzuki couldn’t believe the food that was in front of him as his mouth began to water.

‘Too cute’, thought the gentleman as he pours the tea into the cups. As he gave a cup to Tsuzuki, he spoke.

“How rude of me not to introduce myself. My name is Cain Nightlord. A simple gentleman who likes to travel.”

“I’m Tsuzuki Asato. Just a plain office worker. Nice to meet you.”

“Please. Call me Cain.”

“Ok. You can call me Asato. I must confess that your Japanese is perfect.”

“Thank you. Please, eat up.”

Tsuzuki proceeded to cram two sandwiches into his mouth as Cain munch on one. Tsuzuki gave a frown as he took a sip of the iced tea.

“Is it not to your liking?”

“It tastes too strong.”

“Isaack forgot to add the sugar again. I’m sorry about that. Here. Let me add some cubes.”

Cain took Tsuzuki’s cup and reached into the basket to get two containers. One had cube sugar and the other had granular sugar. He opened the cubed sugar and placed two cubes into the cup. He returns the drink to the shinigami with a smile. Tsuzuki stir the drink with a small silver spoon that was provided and took a sip.

“This taste fantastic!”

“I knew you would like it with the cubed sugar. For myself, I like granular sugar. To me, one cube is too little and two cubes is too much.”

“I see”, responded Tsuzuki as he drains his cup. Smiling, Cain refilled the cup and add two more sugar cubes. The two talked as the food was eaten. Cain was amazed at the similarity between the shinigami and his brother. Taking note of the poor quality of the clothes Tsuzuki was wearing and the way he was eating the food, Cain concluded that this beautiful creature had very little if not no money to his name. Cain let out a soft sigh as he looked over the body. He was a few inches shorter than his brother, has short deep brown hair and stunning purple eyes Yet the physical features were almost the same; perfect. Tsuzuki was captivated with Cain as he was looking at what must be a perfect body.

‘He could give Muraki a run for the money in the beauty department’, Tsuzuki thought as a blush came to his cheeks. Cain let out a soft chuckle as he watched and wonder if Tsuzuki’s butt is soft to the touch. When the meal was finished, Cain cleaned the area as Tsuzuki let out a giant yawn.

“Sleepy are we”, smiled Cain as he moved closer to Tsuzuki. He wrapped an arm around the shinigami and gently pulled him until the head was resting on his chest.

“I…I need to go back to work”, Tsuzuki said as another yawn escaped his mouth. Cain was studying the face as he marvel at the deep purple eyes.

“Your eyes are so deep in color just like my beloved brother”, whispered Cain as he allow his lips to brush against the cheek before planting a kiss on the forehead. “Your face is angelic just like Abel and in those beautiful purple eyes, I can see deep pain. You and my Abel are so alike in this. I would love to ravish the body under your suit but I must wait for a while. For now, sleep Asato in my arms and don’t worry about your work at the Summoning Department.”

When Tsuzuki heard that last remark, he wanted to leap out of the man’s arms, but his body wasn’t responding. When he open his mouth to call for a shikigami, the only thing that came out was a yawn. Cain waved a hand over the basket which caused it to disappear. As he rose to his feet, he picked up Tsuzuki in his arms. Holding him bridal-style the cruznick placed a lite kiss on the shinigami’s forehead.

“Those lips are so tempting but the time will come when I delight myself in tasting those sweet lips. Now close those beautiful eyes and sleep while I deliver you to a place and bed that will be much comfortable than that run down apartment that your so-call employers have you to live in. A powerful gem like you and my brother should be treasured and not abused or used in some political power play.”

Unable to fight off the sleepiness, Tsuzuki closed his eyes and slipped into a deep peaceful sleep. Holding him close to the body, Cain stretched out his white wings and took to the skies until the two vanished in a bright light. Seconds later, two figures ran up to the scene and look up into the sky.

“Was it Muraki?” asked Watari with a worried look on his face.

“No”, responded Tatsumi. “This one had blond hair longer than yours and a power that can equal Lord Enma himself.”

“What are we going to do?”

“We got to report this to Chief Konoe. He will report it to Lord Enma. If that being was strong enough to bring down Tsuzuki without anyone seeing his wings as well as not destroying the park, imagine what it can do to Meifu.”

“You know we have to tell Hisoka. Imagine what he’s going to do.”

“Yes, I know. I’m going to have Torii and Fukiya come and watch Kurosaki until orders are given from the Chief.”

“I’m sure that Saya and Yuma will keep Hisoka busy while we go rescue Tsuzuki from whatever that thing was. Good thing we decided to eat lunch out here in the park.”

“Agree. Now let’s go. We’re wasting time.”

The two shinigamis vanished into thin air without being noticed by the humans enjoying their picnic.