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Our Little Secrets

(D.N.Angel)

Daisuke x Dark

(Slight Dark x (Riku x Daisuke)

Disclaimer: I don't own D.N.Angel. Period.

It couldn't be possible...to
fall in love with yourself, could it? I picked at a single grain of rice with
my chopsticks, slowly grinding it against the chinaware and it flattened
easily. It was Saturday morning and mom had released the warning ransom note
last night.

'Tomorrow, the Odd Robber
will take the Ruby Eye of Taiyoukai from the Inuyoukai Shrine at 5 pm. Prepare
yourselves, for the Phantom Thief gives in to no one!'

"Daisuke," my mother
scolded in a slightly peeved tone. "For every grain of rice you do not eat will
be one day in purgatory."

I smiled softly and
continued to eat normally. I felt myself withering from inside, a voice in my
head talking to me. Imagine if I could actually /meet/ him in
person, /feel/ his skin and /touch/ his hair; /know/
that he was real instead of just seeing him in a mirror!

'One day in
purgatory...hmm...all those times I hadn't finished my rice. How long will I be
waiting? Will I remain in nothingness; in waiting forever?'

I sighed and finished my
breakfast quickly, skimming over in my head what I could do for the rest of the
day until 5.

Grandpa Niwa cleared his
throat and mother and I looked up to show that he had gained our undivided
attention.

"Ahem. Daisuke, I hope
that you remember that you have the mission later," Grandpa Niwa began.

I nodded my head,
encouraging for him to continue. Whatever news he was going to bring, it didn't
sound too good.

"Your mother and I will be
gone until Wednesday. I hope you don't mind," he continued. Somehow, I felt
that this was just half of the news that he was going to give.

"And?" I probed, narrowing
my crimson eyes and chewing my lip in anxiety.

Grandpa Niwa sighed and
rubbed his wrinkled temples lightly as if a Daisuke-induced headache was
forming in his head.

"We decided that both you
and Dark may split until Wednesday. Your merged DNA will be separated for a
temporary time only but this way, should anything happen, Daisuke, you will be
safe from harm," Grandpa Niwa explained. "Without your mother and me here to
cast any spells or protection seals, you will be unguarded. Should Dark die,
his DNA can be remerged with you once again."

"Why don't we just do this
all the time then?" I grumbled, feeling like a used tool again.

"It's more complicated
then that, Daisuke-chan," my mother smiled, picking up all the dishes to wash.
"This procedure required sweat, tears, blood."

Grandpa Niwa coughed
slightly and scratched his gray-haired head.

"Not literally, of
course," my mother added to reassure me when she saw my pale face and widened
eyes. "As you can tell, the way I have said it means that it would be an
excruciating long and painful task. We have prepared this spell and haven't forgotten
to chant every Saturday night in order for this to happen."

"How long...exactly...have you
been chanting every Saturday night?" I asked out of curiosity, tilting my head
to the right slightly.

"Oh...I'm guessing roughly
about two years now..." Grandpa Niwa replied nonchalantly, brushing his summer
hakama and haori with indifference and standing up. "Two years of chanting
should add up to about four days of separation."

I scrunched up my nose
with a look of distaste.

"I wouldn't have to do
that when I'm your age, do I?" I mumbled sheepishly and Grandpa glared.

He murmured something that
vaguely sounded like, "Hrmph! Teenagers these days are never grateful for what
the elderly do for them!"

It seemed to be too much
of a hard task to complete. Two years for only four days?

Mother straightened her
summer yukata and smiled at me proudly.

"Do the Niwa family proud,
Daisuke. We're all counting on you!" she grinned as she and grandpa left to put
the final seal on the separation chant that they were preparing. Heh...Dark was
going to be separated from my body? This is great! I might be able to...ki...ki...I
shuddered slightly and the thought of Dark pressing his lips against mine.
Hopefully, he couldn't read my mind right now.

I scratched my tousled red
hair and yawned with slight irritation. Everybody always had to depend on me...

'Oi, sleepyhead! Wake up
properly!' came a deep voice from inside my head. I frowned but that didn't
stop my heart from beating faster. He was talking to me! Dark Mousy!

"Dark-kun, nani?" I asked
irately, gulping down a glass of orange juice that mother had left for me.

'Nothing. I just wanted
you awake. Now listen, I have a feeling in my gut telling me that tonight's
heist is gonna be simple and it's giving me a great feeling! You feeling
lucky?' Dark sniggered.

"Hai," I confirmed
confidently. I had the same feeling within me too. "Demo...what if Krad shows up?
Or even worse what happens if Satoshi-"

'Daisuke, Daisuke,
Daisuke,' Dark chanted tauntingly. 'Don't tell me you're afraid of Satoshi or
that baka, Krad?'

"Iie! I'm not!" I snapped.
"I just don't want Satoshi-kun hurt."

I could feel that Dark was
going to answer back again, his presence within me spiked and reared up to
retort but when the phone rang I rushed over to pick it up, ignoring Dark's
annoyance.

"Moshi moshi, Niwa
residence," I yawned into the phone. (A/N: Excuse my Japanese - it sucks really
badly...)

"Daisuke-chan, ohayo
gozaimasu! Ogenki desu ka? Watashi wa Riku Harada," the voice of a girl giggled
over the connection.

This woke me up fully and
I felt something lurch in my stomach. Hopefully not my breakfast...I hope not...

"Ah, Riku! Ogenki desu!
Hajimemeshite?" I asked back, pressing the phone harder against my ear to get a
hold of Riku's soft voice. I want to hear her beautiful voice clearly.

There was a long pause
before she answered again. Something was up. She was usually chatty and
down-to-earth and didn't hesitate to speak her mind - which usually got her in
lots of trouble; usually from Dark.

"Kanashin desu...Risa
onee-chan decided to go out with Satoshi nii-chan for the day. I thought she
was still with Dark-kun?" Riku asked innocently. "I'm all by myself now..."

I blinked before smiling.

"Well, if you don't mind,
I'd like to accompany you somewhere until noon. I'm by myself as well so we can
go out together if you'd like?" I asked hopefully. What was that sickening
feeling that whirled in my stomach?

"Honto ni? Doko de?" she
replied enthusiastically.

I shrugged subconsciously,
even though I knew she couldn't see.

"We could go out to the
park. Or what about the lookout?"

The lookout was the cape
with the amazing view and the fountain behind it. Riku and I loved to hangout
there when there was a lot on our minds, or if we wanted to be alone or
together. Usually, she'd sit by the fountain and I'd paint her - she was
adorable.

"Hai! I'll be there in
fifteen minutes! Arigato, Daisuke-chan!" Riku giggled again before hanging up.

I sighed and ran my
fingers through my flaming, red locks.

"Dark-kun?" I mumbled
quietly.

'Why do you insist on
going out with that girl, Daisuke-baka!' he hissed angrily.

"What do you care,
Dark-kun! When I lo-liked Harada-san you took her away from me!"

At this Dark snorted with
suppressed laughter.

"Now that I'm seeing
Riku-koi, I won't allow you to take her or me away from each other!"

'Heh. As you wish,
Daisuke-baka. But I'm warning you. Did you hear that? I'm with Risa yet she is
seeing other men. And you've already added 'koi' to the end of her name? That's
pretty bold!'

"She's seeing Satoshi-kun.
He's a great guy, Dark-kun."

'But did you hear her
tone, Daisuke? She said Risa onee-chan is going out with Satoshi /nii-chan/!
It's bloody obvious that the both of them are hanging out with the enemy now!
Riku-san has taken a very platonic liking to Satoshi Hiwatari.'

I scoffed angrily and
leapt up the stairs two at a time to my bedroom to get ready to take a short,
cold shower.

"Get off it, Dark-kun.
It's none of our business!"

Dark didn't say anything
else as I took my bath. I had a feeling that he was both musing and sulking at
the same time.

It was nearly time to see
Riku and I was nervous.

"Dark-kun, I don't want
you to interrupt me, okay?" I growled. There was no response. "Dark-kun?"

Still no reply. It's
either he was ignoring me or...my face paled and I felt sick. No...he'd ruin my day
with Riku! Kuso!

I speedily got changed,
brushed my teeth and bolted out the door, my red hair flinging back behind me.
I had five minutes until Riku would show up. But my blood was boiling.

How dare Dark do this to
me! How dare he get separated! How dare he- separated? The spell has commenced
already?

"Daisuke-chan!" called a
cheery voice from the lookout and Riku's head appeared from around the corner.
Her short, shoulder length hair framed her tiny face and accentuated her creamy
coloured skin. Big, bright honey brown eyes glistened in the sunlight as she
waved to me happily.

"Riku-koi, Sorry I'm
late!"

"Naw don't worry! I'm just
early," she contradicted, blushing when she noted that I added 'koi' to her
name. My beloved...

I smirked and replied,
"Yeah. Early. For once."

She poked her tongue out
at me playfully, giggling softly.

"Unless you plan on using
that tongue of yours, Miss Riku Harada, then you had better put it back in your
mouth," I smirked at her. She giggled even harder, a faint pink blush spreading
over her cheeks and then stopped all of a sudden. Her honey brown eyes widened
in shock as she stared at something behind me.

"Ah, Daisuke...isn't that
Dark-kun?" she asked, her face flushed red in anger. I knew that she hated Dark
very much and so the two of them meeting (of course I wasn't in Dark to control
him) would probably lead to a catastrophe. Dark was wearing a dark purple dress
shirt that had the first two or so buttons undone, showing the top of his well
sculpted chest and black slacks that were held up by a belt.

Dark turned around,
noticed us and...oh no! JUST STAY AWAY, DARK! I laughed at myself inwardly. Just
this morning I was contemplating whether I loved Dark or not...but now...I'm acting
like I don't want him involved with my Riku!

"Ohayo Miss Harada!" Dark
smiled warmly at her and I could tell it wasn't fake. Dark was actually smiling
at Riku!

She smiled back although
it was quite small.

"Dark-kun. Ohayo," she
replied acknowledging him with that small smile of hers.

"Yo, Daisuke," Dark
grinned at me, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"O-ohayo Dark," I
grumbled, turned away from him. Riku tilted her head in confusion at Dark
before started up a conversation with him. I groaned inwardly.

'Dark...how...dare...you!'

"Hmm...your sister is going
out with Satoshi-kun now?"

"Hai. Demo...I thought you
and Risa-onee-chan were going out?"

"Hnn...Risa-san may date who
she wishes. I'm not really interested," Dark grunted, giving me a steely glare.
I narrowed my eyes and tugged on Riku's wrist.

"Come on Riku-koi, let's
go."

"Demo Daisuke! Dark-kun-"
she began. My blood began to boil and my body trembled. Dark...Dark...Dark! I HATE
DARK WHEN HE'S WITH RIKU! Sometimes...I get so mad I just snap for no particular
reason. That particular evening when Dark kissed Riku...at first I didn't really
mind...but thinking that Riku had her first kiss stolen by another guy other than
me...it...hurts...

"WE DON'T NEED DARK
HANGING AROUND US WHEN WE'RE GOING OUT ON A DATE!" I snapped. Then I blushed.

Riku's eyes lit up and she
gave me a huge grin.

"Oh so now our 'secret
outings' are dates now, huh?" Riku smirked. My blush burned deeper on my cheeks
and I refused to answer. Riku frowned when I turned away and glared at the
horizon of the ocean, where the water met the sky.

"Dark-kun, would you like
to tag along? You and Daisuke can learn to get to know each other," Riku
suggested. Then she clapped her hands in astonishment and caught both the
attention of Dark and I. "Oh that's right! You two have never met before!
Daisuke, Dark! Dark, Daisuke!"

Dark smirked, knowing that
Riku was oblivious to the fact that he was actually /ME/ and
resided within me.

"Perhaps, Riku, you are
incorrect," Dark's dulcet voice spoke out. So smooth, so soft.

Riku looked up at him in
confusion and I quietly noted that she barely reached her shoulders. She looked
like...like a girlfriend for him. And she and I were nearly the same height
except that I was slightly taller.

"But maybe you are right,"
Dark continued as his violet eyes flickered over in my direction before returning
to meet Riku's again.

'They're getting along
painfully well...' I also noted. How? How could Riku and Dark actually be having
a civil conversation? I thought that they...they hated...each other's guts?

My heart skipped a beat
when the smile on Riku's lips broadened. She wasn't smiling at me but at Dark.
And for the first time in my life, all feelings, all attachments to Dark had
immediately relinquished and I reached boiling point.

"Riku. Let's go now," I
ordered icily, lacing my fingers with Riku's. She looked back at Dark with
confusion etched on her face and she mouthed a silent, 'Gomen ne. Sayonara!' as
I led her away.

'Don't think I didn't see
that, Riku-koi,' I thought darkly, 'Dark wouldn't care so don't bother with him
again...'

Riku giggled softly as she
followed me.

"Ano, Daisuke-chan..."

"I don't want you to speak
to him ever again. Whether I'm around or not, I don't like it when he's talking
to you!" I growled, as we continued down the street, stopping at random stores
and buying some random stuff. Riku smiled and she tightened her grip on my
hand.

"Dark is what I just
consider to be a friend, Daisuke-chan. I mean, I know we're always fighting and
arguing and whatnot but still, he's saved my life more times than I'd like to
remember but nothing can change that. In return, I want to show him friendship.
I want to be his friend Daisuke," she said gently, choosing her words
carefully.

Are you scared? Are you
frightened that...that someday we will be torn apart? I can love you with all my
heart but not with all my soul. Because my soul is something I share with
another person...

I looked up at the
cerulean sky and silently cursed in my head, sighing loudly. Why did a good day
such as this have to be spoiled with such negativity?

"I want ice-cream,
Daisuke-chan," Riku mumbled shyly. I nodded and we stopped by the ice-cream
parlour.

"Two ice-creams please.
One strawberry and one honeycomb," I ordered, pulling out my money.

"And one chocolate," came
a very recognisable voice from behind us. I closed my eyes and counted to ten
and when I opened them, I was peeved to know that Dark stood beside me, sliding
his cash to pay for the three ice-creams.

"What are you doing here,
Dark?" I hissed angrily, conscious of the fact that Riku was aware of Dark's
presence once again.

Dark took the three
ice-creams and handed the strawberry to me and the honeycomb to Riku, who was
delighted that Dark knew not to give her strawberry flavoured ice-cream just
because she was a girl. He brought the chocolate flavoured ice-cream to his
lips and began to lick the cold confectionary.

"Nothing. I was in the
mood for an ice-cream as well, is that so bad?" he murmured. And he got into
the booth with Riku. With Riku. WITH RIKU DAMN IT!

I slid in opposite Dark so
Riku was sandwiched between us. The atmosphere around us became immediately
tense and Dark could sense it too. Riku, on the other hand, was completely
oblivious, happily sucking at the corners of her melting ice-cream.

"So, Riku-/san/,
how are you today," Dark asked, giving her a formality title. Riku stopped
eating and glanced at me curiously before turning back to face Dark again.

"I'm just fine. What about
you, Dark-kun?" Riku asked back innocently. Dark smiled at her and once again,
his violet eyes flickered over towards me.

"I'm...doing just fine," he
replied, averting his attention back to Riku whist unconsciously bringing his
ice-cream to his lips again. Riku grinned and by doing that, got honeycomb
ice-cream on the tip of her nose. She shuddered slightly and exclaimed, "It's
cold!"

Before I could even move
or act, Dark leaned forwards, his chocolate ice-cream in his left hand. And
then...the tip of his tongue gently licked off the ice-cream!

My grip on my ice-cream
became so tight that it cracked but luckily I was nearly finished. I wiped the
ice-cream off my fingers and looked away with an evident blush on my cheeks,
fuming. But the blush on Riku's cheeks were much deeper.

"D-Dark-kun," she
breathed, her chest rising and falling rapidly. Oh my...GOD! WHAT IS UP WITH THE
BOTH OF THEM TODAY? If they really wanted to be together...GO GET A ROOM! KUSO!

Dark smirked and finished
his ice-cream almost immediately after that.

"Remind me to get you
another honeycomb ice-cream, Riku-/chan/. It's become my second
favourite, next to chocolate of course. And also remind me to make you smile
next time I do," Dark grinned, pushing back a strand of Riku's hair behind his
ear. Before I could even roar at him for touching Riku, much less licking her,
Dark stood up and glanced at his watch.

"Oh well! Look at the
time! It's already 4:45! I had better get going! Goodbye Riku-chan! Goodbye.../Daisuke/.
Don't be strangers now! And remember to /never/ be /late/
for /anything/!" he bid goodbye, hinting that I had to go as well.
And with that, Dark was out of the ice-cream parlour before neither I nor Riku
could blink. Riku finally finished her ice-cream and turned to smile at me.

"Well...Dark-kun certainly
took it much further than I ever thought he would. Daisuke?" she mumbled,
touching my shoulder lightly. I remained quiet and stood up quickly.

"Ano...Riku-koi...arigato.
Demo..." I began, looking away from her as she stood up as well.

"Daisuke-chan...gomen ne,"
she said immediately.

"It-It's not your fault!"
I snapped and then, realizing that I had probably scared her, I calmed back
down. "Watashi...gomen. Sayonara."

And I bolted. I ran and
ran as fast as I could, wondering if Riku would catch up to me. After all, she /was/
a track-and-field star. But as I turned the corner, I looked back and realized
she wasn't coming after me. She was too shocked to even move.

(Riku's POV)

'Oh Daisuke...please don't
be angry at me or Dark. We only want to be friends - nothing more. Nothing
more...because I'm in love with you. But...I'm scared. I'm scared of being
heartbroken for the first time. When...when Risa onee-chan was heartbroken and
suffered from what seemed to be chronic depression...I freaked. I was so scared -
scared that I would spend the rest of my life drowning in sorrow. I'm scared
that one thing will lead to another and we'll just fall out of favour. Or...or
maybe you'd reject my love at the first chance. Daisuke-chan...I've never been
this frightened in my entire life...'

Wiping the tears from my
eyes, I quickly left the ice-cream parlour and went home.

'Dark...Dark is trying to
tear us apart. By making you think that I love him...oh Daisuke-chan I don't even
want to think about it!'

(Daisuke's POV)

Sliding my bedroom door
open I checked that I was ready for tonight. Apparently, mom and ji-chan have
already left and I was alone. Someone knocked on my balcony window and I practically
jumped a mile out of my skin.

It was Dark.

"Yo Daisuke!
Hajimemeshite?" he asked innocently, a smirk tugging on his lips.

"How am I? HOW AM I? YOU
TRY TO TURN MY GIRLFRIEND AGAINST ME AND THEN ASK HOW I AM? YOU...YOU BASTARD!" I
roared, giving Dark a blow to the chin. Dark staggered back and wiped the trail
of his dark, crimson blood that leaked from the left corner of his mouth.

"That hit was pathetic,
Daisuke," he snorted, wiping the trail of blood.

"They how come you're
bleeding?" I retorted with a sneer. Dark narrowed his eyes and straightened
himself.

"I bit myself. Anyways, we
have five minutes to get to the Inuyoukai Shrine. On the way here, there were
heaps of people and police lined up outside. I suggest you-"

"Go on your own Dark. I
want no part with you if you're going to continue with your heinous ways," I
growled angrily, storming off into the bathroom and shutting the door behind
me. Great, that was the stupidest thing I've ever done! Only girls storm off
into the bathroom and lock the door and stay in there for an unreasonable
amount of time.

I heard Dark yell out,
'WITS' and I knew he was gone. Unlocking the door, I checked to be sure that he
was gone before leaving the bathroom.

Damn Dark. Damn me. Damn
the Niwa and Hiwatari families for starting this entire feud and getting me and
Satoshi dragged into a life that we never asked for. All I want is to be a
normal teenage guy - go to college, get a girlfriend and a job and maybe even
start a family. That's all I ever want to ask for not...not bloody risking my
life for some stupid pieces of ancient arts!

I slouched around the
house and looked for some paint, a paintbrush and a canvas. I was getting bored
but I always kept some of that stuff around. Finally content with what I had
managed to find, I set out the paint, water and canvas and began to run the
coloured brush over the surface of the canvas, not really knowing where the
drawing would take me.

And after a few hours, I
stared at it in shock.

"Dark..." I breathed. I had
randomly painted a portrait of Dark-kun. Handsome violet eyes stared back at me
and plum coloured hair framed his pale skin. I stared and stared as if it would
come to life, as if his lips would finally move to speak to me.

And something horrible
made my stomach churn. As I stared at the portrait, it seemed to scream 'HELP
ME, DAISUKE!' But it was just a portrait, nothing more. Yet, by looking at the
portrait of Dark, I couldn't help but feel that Dark was in terrible danger.
Running to the T.V, I turned it on and crouched in front of the wide plasma
screen, my eyes going wide with horror.

The camera followed the
two figures, one blonde and one with plum coloured hair as they fought a deadly
battle.

"Give up Krad! You'll
never beat me!" Dark said cockily as his famous smirk played across his lips.

"NOT IN THIS LIFETIME
BAKA!" Krad roared, charging at Dark. I turned off the T.V and, taking my bike,
I rushed towards the Inuyoukai Shrine. I won't...I WON'T ALLOW DARK TO DIE!

I peddled as fast as I
could to the shrine and when I got there, it was, as Dark had said, full of
people.

'Kuso! How the hell am I
gonna get in there now?' I thought darkly, glancing around the area for a free
entrance without attracting any attention.

"Daisuke! Daisuke!" came a
hushed voice from behind a thicket of trees near the park. I looked over there
in surprise and saw Risa, Riku and Takahashi.

"What are you guys doing
here?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at them suspiciously. But I probably already
knew the answer. To be honest, whenever these guys would show up whenever Dark
and I had to make a heist, saving their butts wasn't exactly a walk in the
park. First, there was stealing the artefacts undetected. Then there was
fighting Krad or the police force if they showed up. THEN whenever Risa, Riku
and Takahashi got involved with their meddling plans, it would be Dark by
himself (because I was within his spirit) versus Krad and the police force and
the 'Meddlesome Trio' as I like to put it.

"Daisuke-chan..." Riku
whispered uncomfortably. "I'm sorry about earlier. It was my fault so I just
want to-"

I held up my hand to
silence her and told her, "No need."

"Daisuke, we're gonna try
to see Dark in action. Wanna come?" Takahashi sniggered, tugging me to the back
entrance.

I raised a brow at this
attempt to enter the building.

"Oh come on, Takahashi.
It's an obvious entrance so the police task force are obviously guarding the
doors," I snorted, watching Riku out of the corner of my eye. "Plus..."

I turned to a window and
hoisted myself onto the ledge with ease, from all that training with mom and
ji-chan.

"The media is in there so
I had better be careful."

"Hey what about us?" Risa
complained, pouting at me.

I looked at her with a
bored expression on my face but the only thing that I felt was irritation.

"What about you?" I
snapped, sliding the window open and checking for a clear entrance.

"I want to come and see
Dark. Plea-" Risa began but I interrupted her immediately.

"Do you realize how much
pressure you put on Dark whenever he has to get the artefact and save you at
the same time? Then he has to fight Krad and-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa,
Daisuke!" Takahashi exclaimed, holding up his hands to my face and making small
hand gestures. "What do you mean, save us? And who's Krad?"

"The blonde dude, duh!" I
rolled my eyes, making it seem obvious.

"Daisuke...how do...how do you
know?" Riku whispered, looking at me with a tinge of sadness. She knew. She had
figured it out...oh Riku...

"Riku...trust me on this
one. Please. Just stay safe. I have business with Krad that Dark and I need to
take care of. Look after Risa and Takahashi okay?" I pleaded softly. Riku
looked back over her shoulder to a fuming Risa and an annoyed Takahashi.
"Onegai?"

She nodded her head,
leaned in and pressed her lips against mine. I responded to the chaste kiss
before jumping in.

"Ashiteru, Riku," I
murmured before landing on my feet and running towards the main hall.

Ashiteru...

I could now hear the
clashing of steel and the shouts of Dark and Krad. They had taken their battle
to a new level, using swords and magic. It sounded like Dark was winning
although he was having a hard time.

I ran through the
corridors, trusting the gut feeling within me and my instincts. Suddenly, I
came across a burnt door, having been blasted by one of Krad's power beams.

'They're in here...' I thought
grimly and stepped in consciously.

"KUSO DARK! DIE!" Krad
bellowed, shooting numerous beams of light at Dark. He shielded himself with
his black wings and by reopening them, reflected the beams back at Krad. Krad
soared high and levitated above Dark with a smirk on his face.

"It's over, Dark," he
smirked, summoning a large ball of bright red, palpitating light.

"Damn right it is!" Dark
growled, drawing back his hand to form a sphere of deep purple light that
seemed to be emitting electricity from it.

But Krad just threw back
his head and laughed at Dark. Why...why did he seem so...?

And I realized why Krad
seemed to be brimming with confidence. He had seen me. His golden eyes
flickered towards me and had seen me. Dark wasn't his target. It was me. So
much for the 'Meddlesome Trio'. I should just join the club.

As if in slow motion, Krad
released the ball of light and just dodged Dark's attack. But Dark's eyes
widened when he realized that Krad's aim was way off target. He spun around
and, seeing me, flew immediately to my front.

"DARK!"

My screams filled the
empty room as the media had already left due to the danger of the fight. Krad
stood above us with a satisfied smirk on his face.

"Dark, it seems as if I
have fulfilled my promise that I made you in the past. I have defeated you. The
Ruby Eye of Taiyoukai is mine!" Krad cackled evilly, his sapphire blue eyes
glistening with malice and hatred towards Dark. "Humans are foolish. Why bother
protecting them? You see, Dark, unlike you, I never had a weakness towards
humans. First it was that Rika lady, then her granddaughter Risa...now...it's that /boy/."

Dark's body was ripped and
bruised and his clothing was torn and bloody. His face was splattered with the
blood of Krad and his own. By simply touching his hair, your hands would be
stained in thick, blood. Then I realized, with a bone chilling fear, that the
entire room and blood splattered everywhere, as if a massacre had occurred in
this very room. I hadn't realized it at first, because I was so worried about
Dark, but the metallic smell of iron and copper tainted the room.

"DARK! DARK-KUN!" I
howled, throwing myself over Dark's beaten and bloody figure. "KUSO! DARK! DARK
ONEGAI! DARK! DARK-KUN!"

I stopped only to dry my
teary face, caked with dry tears and sticky blood.

"D-Damn you, Krad! How...how
could you?" I screamed, glaring at Krad who seemed to be enjoying himself at
the sight of despair and agony.

"You brought this on
yourself, little boy," Krad replied in a bored tone, subconsciously fingering
the Ruby Eye greedily. I glanced back desperately at Dark, whose eyes were
still closed and his breathing was labored and ragged.

Krad was right. If only I
hadn't interrupted them...Dark wouldn't have had to protect me...but...if I hadn't
come...KUSO! I don't know what to damned do! What the hell am I supposed to do?
Either way...either way Dark would be doomed...

"DAMN YOU KRAD! DARK!
DAAAAAAAAAAAARK!"

Something, like a
heartthrob, erupted from within me and a hot, blinding sensation filled the
room and my body. I felt hot and sweaty all over. Had I died? Was Krad so
annoyed with me that he had finally decided to kill me?

"KUUUUSSOOOOOOO!" came
Krad's heart-wrenched, agonizing scream before a total, eerie silence filled
the room.

I winced as an agonizing
pain shot from under my skin and strangled my muscles. My heartbeat increased,
rapidly pumping warm blood to the other parts of my body. It rushed though my
arteries and veins, to my lungs making me breathe. But, although it made my
brain function, my brain didn't let me move.

When I was able to see
again, I knelt beside Dark's motionless, lithe body and threw my arms around
his torso, sobbing into the soft material of his shirt. Boys don't cry but I
was crying for someone special. Was this destiny?

My mind absently drifted
to the conversation with grandpa earlier on this morning. I struggled to
remember his exact words but then it came to me.

"We decided that both
you and Dark may split until Wednesday. Your merged DNA will be separated for a
temporary time only but this way, should anything happen, Daisuke, you will be
safe from harm."

"Without your mother
and me here to cast any spells or protection seals, you will be unguarded.
Should Dark die, his DNA can be remerged with you once again."

Coincidentally, something
did happen tonight. Something bad did happen to Dark. Was he...was he dead?

I let out a strangled
choke from deep down in the back of my throat and lightly rested my head
against Dark's chest.

Badump...badump...badump...badump...

I was so tired but filled
with so much adrenaline that I could hear my own heartbeat. I touched the
carotid hollow with two fingers and felt my heartbeat.

Badump-dump-dump-dump
Badump-dump-dump-dump

I sat up abruptly and
carefully counted the beats properly before checking Dark's pulse.

Badump...badump...badump...badump...!

"D-Dark..." I cried out his
name, my throat constricting tightly till it sounded like a raspy sob.
"Onegai...I'm begging you, pleading you...onegai...wake up..."

And slowly, ever so
slowly, Dark's eyes flickered open. His violet pupils slid over to my face
immediately and a small smile spread over his face.

"Did Krad run away again?"
he smirked cockily. I didn't care about his egotistical statement but instead
flung my arms around Dark's neck in a tight embrace as my unshed tears fell hot
onto his skin.

"Hoi, Daisuke-kun...nani?
N-nande?"

"Dark-kun...you were
hurt...and I was...I was worried about you," I mumbled slowly, letting my words
linger in the silence of the thick air in the Grand Hall.

"You're making my neck
sticky and wet," he added with a slight nod of his head. I pried myself off him
and helped him to sit up. He struggled to stand up and I pushed him down
immediately.

"You're too weak to stand
up yet! You got hurt really badly," I scolded him, pushing his shoulders to the
floor gently.

"Honto ni? Nande?"

I flushed slightly and
muttered under my breath.

"You were trying to
protect me..."

"Nani? I can't hear you!
Speak up louder, Daisuke-kun."

"I SAID YOU WERE TRYING TO
PROTECT ME, DAMN IT!" I shouted, a scowl on my face.

Dark rubbed his ears
irritably and said, "Mou...you didn't have to yell, dobe."

I felt my left eyebrow
twitch and tried not to vent out my frustration on the already weakened Dark.
Out of the corner of my crimson eye, another object of the same colour caught
my attention.

"The Ruby Eye of Taiyoukai..."
I breathed, scrambling up to retrieve it. I picked it up and felt the smooth,
ruby gem resting in my palm.

"Where'd Krad go?" Dark
asked hoarsely from his position on the floor.

I returned to his side and
shrugged as I helped him to sit up again.

"I was blinded for a few
seconds then I heard him scream DAMN! The next thing I knew, he was nowhere in
sight," I explained as I pushed the Ruby Eye of Taiyoukai into Dark's warm
hand.

"We should be going now.
Don't want the police to hound in on us," Dark chuckled lightly as he stood up,
ignoring my protests for him to not move.

"Dark..." I began, pulling
his arms around my shoulders. "How is it that you can be joking in that
condition? How can you be so laidback and...careless?"

Dark raised a well
sculpted eyebrow and me and his deep laugh vibrated through his body, spreading
to mine.

"Would you be asking the
same question if my name was Hikari?" he asked, a smirk on his lips. I stopped
for a second. Why did I ask? Was it because he acted the opposite of his name?
Dark...acted like a child. Yet he could also be serious. I suppose that he got
his name from his features. Krad was the opposite of dark. Whilst Dark was
darkness, Krad was light. Dark wore black and purple while Krad wore white. And
when Dark was laidback and carefree, Krad was always solemn, hating and
serious. What struck me the most was that Krad was the bad guy. Well...in my eyes
anyways.

I just shrugged and my
eyes widened when Dark sprouted Wit's wings on his back.

"Baka! You shouldn't be
flying yet! You can barely walk!" I cried.

Dark laughed softly as he
picked me up.

"The only thing I'm
struggling with, is your weight. Wits does all the flying," he snorted. I
scowled and glared at him. Was he calling me fat?

I shook my head and fought
the temptation to knock him out myself. I blushed heavily as he picked me up
bridal style and took off through a shattered window.

"Put me down! I am not a
girl!" I shouted, banging on Dark's chest. He sniggered again and smiled down
at me, his violet eyes glistening in the moonlight.

"You do realize that we
are like...a hundred feet in the air right?" he said slyly, faking to drop me
before tightening his grip around me.

"Take me home!" I scoffed,
folding my arms across my chest, which was a difficult task because Dark was
carrying me.

"I am," he retorted. I
remained silent after that and we soon arrived at my house. Funny really. When
I leave and arrive at my house, I go through the front door. Dark just opens my
balcony window. I just realized how dangerous it could be with that sliding
glass door open to the world.

Dark set my down into my
room and he flopped down lazily on the couch, letting out an exhausted sigh.

"You should get some sleep
Dark," I suggested.

"I'm taking a shower," he
replied, tossing a towel that he found over my shoulder. I slipped into my
pajamas and, trying to ignore Dark's muscular figure through the condensation
of the shower, I brushed my teeth then slipped under the covers to go to bed.

After a few minutes, Dark
stepped out and began to dry his hair. I didn't look at him, too embarrassed to
even turn around to talk. I just closed my eyes and let my breathing even out.

"You sleeping?" Dark
asked.

"Yes," I replied before
mentally smacking my forehead. If I was sleeping, I wouldn't have answered! Baka,
baka, baka!

"No," I sighed, shifting
over to face Dark's concerned expression. "I can't sleep."

"Count sheep?" he
suggested. I glared at him before throwing myself back onto the pillow and
pulling the quilt up to my chin.

"That obviously doesn't
work. All it does is make you concentrate and if you lose count, you have to
start again at one. And when you do, you get frustrated which wakes you up even
more," I growled, turning over on one side.

"Something missing? Bed
warmer? Teddy bear?" he sniggered.

"I'll pretend to ignore
that," I grumbled, refusing to look at Dark. "It's just that...I can't sleep
until my mom kisses me goodnight. Without mom kissing me goodnight, I can't
sleep."

I cringed slightly,
expecting Dark to explode in a fit of laughter. But what surprised me was his
understanding tone of voice when he spoke next.

"Daisuke-kun, look at me."

I didn't.

"Look at me, Daisuke!" he
gently ordered again and I sighed and faced him.

"What?" I snapped. My eyes
widened when Dark lowered himself to my face and kissed me softly.

I closed my eyes and
responded silently to the gentle and innocent kiss that Dark had given me.

When he pulled away I felt
slightly disappointed, empty...alone.

"Better?" he smirked,
brushing the bangs out of my forehead.

I nodded silently, still
speechless. I was kissed...I was kissed by Dark-kun! Wait...I was kissed by a GUY?

"Matte, Dark-kun! What
about me and Riku?" I cried, pulling on his wrist as he stood up.

Dark smiled as I moved
over and opened the quilt for him to sleep beside me. He lowered himself to the
bed and pulled the blanket over the both of us.

"That's our little secret
then, Daisuke-koi," Dark grinned, spooning me in his arms. I sighed and let
sleep take me over - engulfing me in a strange sort of happiness and belonging.
"Oyasumi nasai."

"Oyasumi nasai, Dark-koi."

/Our Little Secret.../

/Only you and I know it./

/Our Little Secret.../

/To share between you and me.../

/Owari/

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