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![]() ![]() Vol. 2: The Last Waltz & The Demon's Trill
Beneath these jasmine flowers
A midst these cypress trees
I give you now my books
And all their mysteries
Now take the hourglass
And turn it on its head
For when the sands are still
'Tis then you'll find me dead
O light the candle, John
The daylight is almost gone
The birds have sung their last
The bells call all to mass
Loreena McKennitt (part of 'Skellig')
The first story is the Last Waltz. Here are the character that appeared:
![]() (Waltz music is playing. Unicorn and Tsuzuki are dancing)
Tsuzuki: Why Unicorn-san, I did not know you could dance so well.
Unicorn: Yes, my mother teaching me how to dance has come in handy after all. Now, let's do the Polka! *Clicks on Love Me from the sound track. Kat grabs Tatsumi and Watari picks up Hisoka to dance*
(A little later)
Before we go on, Tatsumi has a little announcement.
Tatsumi: Let me set this straight. Do not confuse us with Endless Waltz of Gundam Wing. We are not crazy hormonal teenagers, or operate big noisy machines. Our show and organization is not a gun happy violent one. Also, there is no shinigami named Duo in our employment.
e.e Right, hacking up people is not violent . I think he just made it on to Duo fans kill list.
Kat: People having suicides.
And, me getting groped.
Watari: What about the shikigami destroying buildings.
Hisoka: Do not forget that crazy Muraki physically abused me! This makes the rating of NC-17 if not R! [ßHormonal teenager]
Fufufu, do not be so negative.
Okay, the story started out with Tsuzuki-kun having a bad hangover, and the chief yelling at him for being a baka.
We heard him through out the whole building complex.
The chief gave their assignment to Hisoka of Hisae overdue death date, and they were to investigate what kept her from coming to Meifu. Tsuzuki thought it was the bad food that made Hisae leave the hospital. Yes Tsuzuki, hospital food is bad, but not as bad as your cooking.
Wah, how mean of you! *Grabs Hisoka and cries*
Baka, stop using me as your crying pillow! *Hits Tsuzuki with his book*
*Sniff, sniff* Anyway, we arrived on the Kyushu part of Japan, and my uncaring, mind reading partner did not let me get some sweets. He gave me stomach medicine instead.
You still ate it.
I go in as Hisae's brother's friend. A word from the wise is to watch out for UFPPs.
What does UFPPs mean?
Unidentified Flying Potted Plants.
Everyone: *Groans*
I got murdered by one when I walked into that cat fight between Hisae and her rival, Shiori taking her dance partner. They were armed with brooms and potted plants. Afterwards, Hisae mistook me as her brother, Suou, and I told her I was his friend. Over drinking orange pekoe tea (a brownish rich, flavorful tea of four different tealeaves mix. No orange taste), she looked me from head to toe. I somehow agreed to be here new dance partner. Hisoka-kun was upset about it when I came back to him. Then a bloodhound dog came over to us. The bloodhound was so friendly. Hisae found us and claimed that the dog, named Will, was her brother's dog. She asked about Hisoka. Hisoka-kun quickly said he was my younger brother, and Hisae invited him to stay with us. I always wanted brother. *Heart*
I am glad we are not related. I am still amazed that Tsuzuki being able to dance with ease. I thought he would have two left feet. It was his older sister that taught him to dance well with feeling. Once again the chief yelled at Tsuzuki about following regulations.
I think I am a little deaf in my left ear now due his yelling.
Later on, Hisae and Hisoka had to survive Tsuzuki's cooking. By the Star-eyed Warrior, the pasta mess looks like the weeds in my garden and the smell! Gorgonzola is an off white cheese that has a strong smell with added garlic to it and heated makes it worse. You will need a good mouthwash to get rid your bad breath. Anyway, the next day they found a broken mirror in the dance studio and Shiori appeared saying it was Suou's restless spirit because his death was caused by his own sister. Hisae's illness got worse, and she told Tsuzuki it was because her brother worked so hard, and when he was coming over to visit her at the hospital, a runaway car killed him. Their dream was to reopen their parents dance school. Now, she wished to be in the dance competition to prove that her brother left some mark before he died.
A few days before the competition I had to wake Hisoka from his beauty sleep because the dance studio was messed up and Hisae's dress was ripped up.
It was three in the morning, baka.
Then we heard a noise from her brother's room. The source of the noise is from the bed where we found a box, which contained a beautiful dress that was Hisae's birthday gift from her brother. Hisoka-kun and I thought it was the dog that made the noise, but the spirit of Suou came and thanked us for helping his sister.
Our cover was blown when Hisae called the official on her entry. She found out we were not Suou's friends. Tsuzuki had to tell her who we are. Hisae understood and went on to the dance contest. At the competition while they were dancing, I found Shiori and confronted her that I knew it was her who had damaged the dance studio when I felt her emotions in the studio. It was because of her love for Suou and hatred for Hisae who was getting her brother's main attention and the cause of his death. I returned to Tsuzuki, and Hisae legs were cramping up.
I rushed off to see Hakushau at the Castle of Candles and asked him to give Hisae a little more time. After he called me girl and wanted my body, he granted my request. Hisae and I did the last dance doing the waltz.
The waltz is from the German word walzen, "to revolve". This dance in 3/4 time appeared in the 18th century. Known waltz composers are Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Johann Strauss.
As they were dancing, the bloodhound, Will had passed away. When the dance was over, Hisae died in Tsuzuki arms happily.
;-; It was such a sad ending.
Tat: Where did Tsuzuki go?
Everyone: *turn their heads to humming behind them. Tsuzuki is dancing away by himself*
Yep, Tsuzuki-kun is losing his mind.
I love this dancing song that has your name in it, Cynthia.
*Knocks out Tsuzuki with Hisoka's book* Baka, I told you not to call me by my secret name!!
Hey, I was reading that book!
I guess we have to look out for UFBs now.
Ah, that will mean Unidentified Flying Books, right.
Hai. T-T
The next story is the Demon's Trill. Characters that were introduced:
![]() I lose control disconnected heart
quietly gets abducted by the wind, I face the sky
I lose control shutting off
even you don't notice that it's about to be destroyed
Good morning Mr. Fear
The lost scars awakens
this body is getting seized away
the burnt-out sun dyes the shadows black
it won't stop anymore don't leave
I lose control
I lose control
I lost control in a spring-like season
the still infantile pupils were afraid of the curtainfall
I lost control
fluttering floating the butterflies were being caught
and pasted on aren't they
Good morning Mr. Fear
The lost scars awakens
I can't suppress it even with these arms
the burnt-out sun dyes the shadows black
when I became aware of this, I laughed
I died then my instinct was born....
Shinshoku -lose control-( erosion ~lose control~ )
By L'Arc En Ciel
Music: ken Words: hyde
The story began when Hijiri was just released form the Amakusa Private Hospital in Kumamoto after having a left cornea replacement surgery.
![]() ![]() Continuing on with the story, Hijiri wanted to thank the donor. The doctor told him that Mr. Otonashi had died from a car accident, but he could thank his little daughter. Hijiri went the church orphanage to see Kazusa. He first met her scary teddy bear, hehehe. The two got along together wonderfully. But, when Hijiri went home, he started getting guilty feelings and his left eye hurting. Gross, it was bleeding.
Hijiri returned to the White Heron Music School. He stood up to the rich bully, Saionji, and received news that he would play a violin solo concert for the music festival. Then that meanie Saionji set a fire in the music rooms burning the violins. Hijiri went to visit Kazusa for comfort. She gave her dad's violin that had a scary curse on it.
Scary curse? Like making someone's IQ level drop like yours, Tsuzuki-san?
I didn't hear that. Stop interrupting. Hijiri went back to school and started noticing me following him while I was cloaked. Then he saw Hisoka and called him a doppelganger before a steel beam came down where he used to be. How sweet, they look like twins. *Heart*
In German folklore, a doppelganger was a ghostly apparition or double that sometimes took a human's identity by killing and turning into the person, or by taking the person's skin. Today's use means there is someone in the world that looks like you.
We were looking for the cursed violin and I went undercover as the school's doctor. I introduced myself to the students.
Your introduction sounded like a bad personal ad. Plus, Watari looks more like a doctor than you did.
At practice, Hijiri was forced to play the cursed violin. He was taken over by the violin and played the Devil's Trill. Then the E-string broke and it cut his left cheek. His left eye began to glow. This frightened the students and started rumors that he was crazy, the devil, or sold his soul.
"Il Trillo del Diavolo" (The Devil's Trill) is one of the best known of Giuseppe Tartini's many violin sonatas. It is written sometime around 1735 after one of the strangest episodes in the history of music. According to historical records, Tartini was fast asleep when he dreamt that the Devil stood at the foot of his bed, trying to bargain for his soul. So, Tartini challenged the Devil to a musical duel.
![]() I heard a sonata so unusual and so beautiful performed with such mastery and intelligence, on a level I had never before conceived was possible! I was so overcome that I stopped breathing and awoke gasping. Immediately I seized my violin, hoping to recall some shred of what I had just heard - but in vain. The piece I then composed is without doubt my best, the Devil's Sonata, but it falls so far short of the one that stunned me that I would have smashed my violin and given up music forever if I could but possess it.
Tartini was an Italian violinist, composer, theorist who help established the modern style of violin bowing and who formulated principles of ornamentation and harmony. His playing was said to be remarkable for its combination of technical and poetic qualities. Tartini also loved fencing to a point that he damaged his hands over time.
*fast asleep at his table* ZZZ...zzzz...zzzzzz *drool* Chocolate Praline Gateau...Linzertorte...Apple pie...[then dreams that a devil is taking his food]
*Shakes Tsuzuki* Hey, wake up...you still have tons of work!
Tsuzuki: *wakes up in a start* Wwaahhh!! A Devil!! I won't let you!!! *Whacks at Tatsumi*
[pop vein] Who's a devil?! You want a devil face! I'll show you a devil face!! You...
GOMEnnn...
*reads a book as Tatsumi beats Tsuzuki to a pulp* Too late...
*Out of nowhere, Unicorn jumps in the middle of them wearing her big scary African mask with grass skirt and spear* Booga! Booga!! *Hisoka faints while Tatsumi and Tsuzuki run off screaming. Watari and Kat fall over laughing.* *Taking off the mask* Well, due to Hijiri hearing the rumors, he felt worthless and tried commit suicide by slitting his neck with a knife at church. He later woke up at Enmacho with Hisoka, Tsuzuki, and the Goshoshin twins. They explained who they were and told him that Kazusa refused to tell them the location of the cursed violin. Hisoka and Tsuzuki were able to get her father's diary. In the diary, they found out that a demon came to the father in a dream and would grant him to be a great violinist in exchange for his treasured possession. The demon placed the contract the father's left eye and was passed on in the cornea. *Tsuzuki and Tatsumi return*
We brought Hijiri to Watari for him to examine the eye. He found an anagram etched into the cornea saying Kazusa was the price for the bearer to become a great violinist. An anagram is a word or phase made from another by rearranging its letters, like made to dame.
Stop that, Tsuzuki, you made Hisoka faint again.
Hmph, I'm just showing off the research that I did for it the whole night.
The whole night for one word? ^^;
*helping 003 to revive Hisoka* Tsuzuki and Hisoka now had to figure out the demon's identity and why does it want with Kazusa. Hijiri wanted to bring Kazusa to meifu for protection. They were not sure if they should bring her over. Their assignment was to find the cursed violin and who brought it to Japan by breaking the protecting barrier around Japan.
Tsuzuki promised Hijiri that he would protect him from harm. When Hisoka left, Hijiri asked Tsuzuki why Hisoka accepted him as a partner. Tsuzuki replied that it was his "passionate technique" which kept them together. He got creamed by a frog statue when Hisoka overheard him. Hijiri had to protect Tsuzuki from further abuse. Hijiri returned to school, but a big dog was following him around until he gave up and let the demon dog in.
Meanwhile, the Goshoshin brothers found out identity of demon was Brigade Commander Saagatanasu that served the grand Duke Dragon Calvary Lord Ashitarote from Makai (Demand World). Then they figured out that Kazusa had gift to see demons in their true form. Hijiri and I visited Kazusa to take her away from danger and Tsuzuki found us to tell us the news.
Tsuzuki came up with a plan with the aid of Watari. They started to burn the violin, and Saaga appeared to get back at them. Watari and Tsuzuki ran off carrying Hijiri and Kazusa with Goshoshin brothers hung on to dear life on their coat tails. Tsuzuki called upon Byakko for help. Before Byakko gave Saaga a fatal blast, the demon bit Tsuzuki on the left shoulder.
I had to give him a strip search to make sure that the demon did not leave a mark.
How humiliating. Right in front of the kids and the readers.
It was all for a good scientific cause.
But, when Tsuzuki went to clean up, Saaga took over his body and the mark appeared. [Thump, thump] ??? *A mumble yell and more thumping from the side room* ^-^; My dear Hisoka-san did we forget Muraki-san in the side room? [Thump]
^-^; Why Unicorn-san, I do believe we did. [Thump, thump]
^.^; Umm…That's not good. [Thump, thump, mumble yell]
*Rushes over and slides open the door. Muraki gives her a death glare* Oh dear. *Hisoka joins her* If we free him real fast, I think we can run to safety.
Okay, on the count of three. One, two, three! *He removes the ropes and Unicorn rips off the duck tape*
Muraki: ITAI!!! *The two run off*
U: Run for the Hills!!! *Everybody leaves as a very angry Muraki chases after them with two super large scalpels
(A few hours later)
The next day, Hijiri wanted to go do some sightseeing, so we took Kazusa with us. While taking a break, Hijiri mentioned about wanting to go with Tsuzuki in return for his help that night. I apologized that I wasn't there since Konoe was teaching me how to use fuda. Hijiri also mentioned that Tsuzuki been bitten by Saaga, which my partner did not tell me about it.
Good thing, I didn't get any rabies. The injections would be quite painful.
Good for you, Tsuzuki-san. ^-^ If you did, let me handle the injections!
I rather die of rabies.
How mean....
![]() ![]() Let's continue. In school, Tsuzuki went to get a huge cleaver. I wonder why a school would have it.
Maybe an artifact to be displayed in the art museum? Or, Do they use it to get the students to pass their music finals?
For cooking class?
^^; Anyway, upon Tsuzuki's return, he asked about Kazusa's whereabouts. Hijiri informed him that she was in the headquarters. Hisoka began to doubt since Tsuzuki was supposed to know it. So he asked Tsuzuki about some food, which Konoe hates, if it was okay as souvenirs. Tsuzuki agreed with the souvenirs were fine and went off to take a shower. After he left, Hisoka grabbed Hijiri to inform him that something was wrong.
Ah, in the showers, that evil demon tortured me some more when I tried to make it go out of my body. Argh, my blood boils when I think of it. He made me butcher Hijiri with that cleaver.
Such a sloppy job, too. Very messy. It had no style like Muraki's.
I made sure he cleaned it all up.
^^; It isn't really my fault. So, Hisoka went to inform the others in the headquarters about Tsuzuki's demon possession. Kazusa was moved to a safer place, just in case. Then, I came and called out for Kazusa to be brought to me for Hijiri was dead or else, I will blow up the whole place! And I had Suzaku and Byakko blew up the place anyway. Bwahahaha!
I think you are getting carried away. ^^;
Are you sure you were possessed Tsuzuki? It seems you are enjoying the destruction too much.
Gomen na sai. Then, it turned out that Hisoka and Hijiri had switched with each other. I was furious and ordered Byakko to give them another blast!
Argh, now you are making my blood boil over the expenses of the destruction!
^^; I really didn't mean it.... I'm controlled by that demon.
Right, sure you were. Whatever you say.
Mm... You do have something in common with the demon... Love destroying buildings.
^^; Then, Hisoka used Reibaku binding magic spell to seal me, but Hijiri did not want me hurt and tried to stop Hisoka. The seal wasn't complete so I was able to free myself. The spell rebounded so Hisoka pushed Hijiri aside to safety, but I caught him. Even as the others protest, I blasted Hisoka to kingdom come.
If you did that again, I will be the one who will do that to you.
Sigh...I won't do that to you. *Hugs Hisoka*
Get off me!!
*hugs tighter*
Argh!!! I hate it when you do that.
How sweet. Share that feeling with us. *Kat and Unicorn hug Hisoka*
Get them off me!!!
:Take it as a random act of kindness, Hisoka-kun.
It still does not mean I have to like it. >.<
Ahem...*in a loud voice* WILL YOU ALL PLEASE GET BACK TO WORK!!!
Others: ^^; Gomen na sai!!
There is no rest for the undead here.
Finally, where are we...ah yes, Tsuzuki who was still being used by Saaga, went to look for Kazusa. The others have raised a shield so that Tsuzuki can be stalled as Konoe and Watari confronted him. Then, I made my appearance since I would not let myself be defeated by that ugly demon. Saaga in Tsuzuki's body revealed that he has seen through Tsuzuki's past about a certain night, 79 years ago wherein Tsuzuki committed a lot of crimes. He even knew of Tsuzuki's connection with Konoe. I had fallen on my knees since I had felt Tsuzuki's anguish.
And, the demon kept on talking and talking about making Tsuzuki relive that night. I though he would never stop. Konoe seemed to be very affected by all this talk. With some urging from the others, Hisoka tried to seal Tsuzuki again as he bragged that it was useless. Hijiri saw what is happening and yelled for Tsuzuki to come back.
Inside my head, I remembered my past and tried to ask for forgiveness as Saaga told me that no one will forgive me and everyone hated me. Sniff...sniff. Then, a boy appeared who at first said that he hated me then changed into liking me. It was Hijiri and he comforted me. Saaga seemed confused about the appearance of Hijiri since it wasn't his illusion. I then started to escape that dimension which Saaga had put me in as I seemed to hear Hijiri talking about awakening the beast within me, the power of the family of darkness. Anyway, I was too busy breaking out and giving Saaga a taste of his own medicine. I heard him calling Hijiri as Enma-sama. Now, where is that pie, Kat-chan, you promised if I told this painful part?
Here you go. One whole pie. ^-^
Thanks. *Hugs Kat and runs off to eat it*
^.^; I think if Hijiri used an apple pie. Tsuzuki-kun would have kicked out Sagga real quick.
So, Tsuzuki forced Saaga out of his body. Saaga was quite angry and flew off to kill Hijiri. Tsuzuki used his power to stop him. There was a huge blast. Several days later, Konoe asked for Enma-sama to spare Tsuzuki over the destruction since he was possessed at the time. The other chiefs are not quite as forgiving because of what happened but Enma-sama had read the report, so Tsuzuki was pardoned. After he left, Enma-sama commented to one of aides that he/she wants his/her friends close to him/her and even more close, when it come to his/her enemies. Enma-sama thought that he/she still could not let go of Tsuzuki.
Hijiri had recovered from his injury. It was a case of having the good news and the bad news. The good news was that Saaga was defeated by Tsuzuki, and the contract on Hijiri's eye had vanished. The bad news was that Kazusa died when she used her body to shield Hijiri from the fallen pillar of the building. I told him that we would take good care of her. Later on, Hijiri went to comfort Tsuzuki about what happened and asked him to go to his concert. After Hijiri returned to the real world, I went to comfort Tsuzuki about his promise to Hijiri, which he failed to keep.
Tsuzuki apologized to Konoe for what had happened. Konoe said he should thank Enma-sama. Tsuzuki even had the guts to say that he was prized by Enma-sama since he was their employee for 70 years already. Well, since he was such a braggart, Konoe brought him back down to reality by telling Tsuzuki that he has pay for all of the damages he had caused. That guy never learns.
And, off we went to listen to Hijiri's concert where he played the Demon's Trill. The audience liked it so much that everyone congratulated him. We just left him some flowers and a card to congratulate him. He kept our identities a secret as he was sure we would meet again. He devoted his music to us. Aww... *grabs a borrowed violin* And, let me devote some music to my good friends. *Played the violin with such nice music to his ears but to the others, it was like someone is scratching her long nails on the blackboard*
Will you please stop that awful noise?! You are giving me a splitting headache!! *Gets some tomatoes and are about to throw them when he was stopped by Watari*
Shame on you, Hisoka. Wasting food like that.
Plus, those are my tomatoes.
Gomen...
*Holding a tomato plant* Why not use this genetically altered tomatoes? They have a strong bounce because I used my super-formulated fertilizer on them. *Picks a tomato and tosses it on the wall. It bounces back.* See?
^^;; Wait, I seem to have seen that tomato variety before in a book.
Kat: Mm... It seems to have grown a little.
*from a book* Ah yes, it is a rare breed of killer tomatoes whose branches like to twirl and squeeze baka-looking shinigami.
Tsuzuki and Watari: What?! *The plant grows bigger and starts to twirl and squeeze the two.* HELP!!!
Don't worry! I would help you. *Goes out of the room and returns with a chain saw* I'm going to cut that plant down! Ah, what are you doing Hisoka-kun? This is not the time to read a book.
I'm trying to research more on the plant. Mm... It seems to like violins....
Will you guys stop yapping and do something quick!! Argh, you stupid plant, don't you destroy that violin or else I would have to pay for it!! *Plant start to play the violin*
Oh my...it plays like Tsuzuki!!! My poor eardrums!!!
*starts the chain saw and it is creating more noise* Okay, here I go!
Wait!!! You shouldn't kill the plant. Why not use some soothing music to calm it down?
Okay....
*Gets a player and instead of some soothing music, bad rock music blares out from the speakers* By the four-faced goddess...?! Who changed the CD?!!!
Ah, Unicorn, the plant is getting more active. You better stop the player. *Just as Unicorn was going to do that, Tatsumi enters the room.*
WILL YOU ALL PLEASE KEEP QUIET!! ALL THIS RACKET CAN WAKE UP THE DEAD!!
Ah, aren't you all suppose to be dead already?
^^; Anyway, you two should learn to keep the noise down. Noise pollution can really affect one's health. Stop moving around, Ms. Unicorn. I want you to listen when I'm talking. The same goes to you, Ms. Kat.
Kat and Unicorn: But...
No buts...*Goes on with his lecture*
Muraki: *Enters the room and looks at the scene. He tries to suppress his laughter* Sigh, these guys have all the fun. I might as well join. *Evil laughter* And for you readers, the story for this arc has ended. Goodbye for now and just wait for my appearance in the next volume. *Puts a do not disturb sign on the door, goes in and locks the sliding door*
*Unicorn's voice behind the door* THAT IS IT!! NO MORE NICE SHIKIGAMI!! THIS IS OUR HOUSE!!*Plant is zapped, and the thud of falling bodies* NOW, WHO LET MURAKI IN...!!!
~ End of Volume 2 ~
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