Chapter Thirty-Five: Taming
Plot:
July 19th, 2010.
Tsuzuki made it back to Watari�s lab. He drew in a breath
and knocked on the door.
�Enter!� his scientist friend ordered. Tsuzuki slid open
the door and went inside. Watari sat at his desk when he looked up.
�Oh, Tsuzuki,� he said. �I�m glad you�re here.�
�What did you find?� the older shinigami asked. Watari
stood up with a grin.
�You�ll love this,� he said. �I�ve got the answer right
here.� He turned to his computer. �I found a way to contain the kitsune,� he
announced.
�Ooo, are you going to steal her again?� Tsuzuki asked.
�Not exactly,� his friend answered.
�What?� the other shinigami asked puzzled. Watari put his
hand.
�The shield can�t be recreated,� he reasoned. Tsuzuki
gave him a blank stare.
�What do you mean?� he asked.
�The shield had a unique spell on it,� the scientist
explained. �Only Daisuke could pull it off and it wasn�t even complete.� Tsuzuki
couldn�t quite catch what his pal was saying.
�So, what are you suggesting?� he asked. His friend gave
him a big smile.
�I found a way to contain the Mother,� he bragged. The
older shinigami�s eyes widened at his words.
�How?� he asked. The blonde scientist glanced around the
lab before speaking. He beckoned his dear friend in closer.
�This took me all night to pull this off,� Watari
whispered. �First, I need an important possession of Anna�s.�
�Like what?� Tsuzuki asked.
�She has to be wearing it for
the charm to work,� Watari answered, adding, �Does she have any favorite pieces
of jewelry?� Tsuzuki pondered that question. His first thought was of Kirika�s
bracelet. She loved that piece of jewelry from her late aunt. However, Tsuzuki
had to scrap that idea right away. She
would notice it missing, he thought. Suddenly, another option crossed his
mind.
�She has a golden cat necklace,� the shinigami replied.
�Her father bought it for her on the day he died, but the chain�s broken.�
�Good enough,� Watari said. �Bring it in tomorrow.�
Tsuzuki still didn�t get where this was going.
�I don�t get it,� he said. �Why do you need Anna-chan�s
necklace?� Watari felt like exploding with pride at that question.
�I�m going to attach a charm to manage Mama Kitsune�s
powers!� be bragged. Tsuzuki gave him a blank stare as he blinked.
�Heh?� he asked. Meanwhile, a young blonde-haired woman
listened intently at the conversation between the shinigami in the lab. Hearing
all of this made her shiver. She quickly got on her phone and dialed her boss.