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Thief of Hearts - It Just Hurts...











Thief of Hearts - It Just Hurts...

[One-shot]

By Rice-Ball247

D N Angel



They had finally stopped.
Sweating bodies, panting hard. I looked on from the tiny crack at the doorway
in absolute horror. A sharp pang of pain shot up through the centre of my chest
and there was no denying this feeling. I had denied that feeling of a
fluttering heart and a somersaulting stomach but this one...I was sure of it. As
much as I hated to admit it, I, Riku Harada, was jealous of my older twin
sister, Risa. She was with /him/. Long, messy bangs of violet hair
were plastered to his immaculate, sweating face; his pale, smooth skin was
perspiring. His plum coloured eyes glistened brightly as he grinned that
perfect grin of his at my sister. He was so perfect...his soft hair, toned skin,
muscular body, white teeth, clear skin...and he was also the Odd Robber - famous,
or rather /infamous/ in every aspect.



Dark...Dark Mousy...



He wasn't bad. He was just a thief. That's all he'll ever be to /me/.
And all I'll ever be to him was Risa's younger twin sister or the other girl. Or maybe even
the girl that almost got him killed. The girl who sometimes got in the way
(unlike my sister, Risa, who ALWAYS got in the way...). Or...I might be the girl
who got her first kiss stolen by him. But what a waste! I can't believe that jerk he-he...he...did...so many things in his
life...that he might regret. But one of them...one of them wasn't stealing my first kiss. Heck, he probably didn't even care!



Risa clung onto Dark's body and smiled up at him as he kissed her cheek.



"Oh Dark-kun! That was wonderful! I love you so much!" Risa sighed as
she buried her face into Dark's chest.



That same throbbing
feeling...so hurtful...



"Mmm..." was all that Dark replied with.



He closed his eyes and gave a
low sigh as he rested against the bedpost, exhausted from their little...session.
Yuck!



"Dark-kun, what about my sister, Riku? How will she react to all this?"
Risa mumbled into Dark's chest.



'How will I react? HOW WILL I
REACT?? IF YOU WEREN'T MY SISTER I'D PROBABLY SKIN YOU ALIVE! No...wait...I don't love, much less, like Dark. Why...?'



My heart pounded in
anticipation as to what Dark's reply would
be. What made me feel this way? Why was I always like this whenever Dark
appeared with Risa? And why was it that whenever I was on a date with my boyfriend
Daisuke Niwa, he'd disappear?
When Dark was around, Daisuke wasn't. When
Daisuke was around, Dark wasn't. Maybe Dark
only came out at night and Daisuke only came out during the day! But I once
remember visiting the Niwa household one evening and Daisuke's mom told me that he wasn't in! And that was on the day of our date as well!



"Riku? Hahaha! Please, Risa. She is nothing but a sister to me. Besides,
I go for pretty girls like you. She's not
my ty-" Dark began. And he froze. He looked right through the door crack and I
could feel his rich, indigo eyes burn into my honey coloured ones. Dark...



"RIKU!" he yelled, jumping up and quickly pulling on his clothes. Risa
clumsily pulled the sheets up around her and I spun around and ran.



Ran as fast as my long, lithe
legs could take me. I ran and ran and ran. Thank you - all the days at the
athletics track! I don't want to see
Dark nor Risa. I only want to see Daisuke...oh Daisuke, where are you when I need
you?



My legs were beginning to
sting so badly, my muscles starting to pull from excessive running. I ran
quickly, knowing that Dark would probably fly instead of run - the slacker!



I could remember this place
very well. It was the same place where Risa and I had gotten stranded with Hio
Mio. Daisuke's home, the Niwa household.
Panting fast, I didn't notice the dark shadow that
flew overhead and landed on the other side of the house. I didn't notice...



I knocked on the door, rang
the doorbell, anything that would get Daisuke out here!



Tears, so many salty tears
streamed down my cheeks and wetting my already red face. My eyes were red and
puffy, sore from crying. I didn't know where I
would go but I ended up here.



The door opened and Daisuke
answered the door, his crimson like eyes was shimmering in the starlight and
his red hair stood out amongst the pastel colours of his home. Why was he
sweating?



"Dai...Daisuke-kun!" I managed to choke, flinging my arms around his neck.



"E-e-eh?" he stuttered, his cheeks turning as red as his hair.
"Ri-Riku-chan? Wh-what's wrong?"



I suddenly stopped crying.
Why was I crying? I didn't like Dark,
remember? Stupid stupid stupid! I must look like a fool in front of Daisuke!



"Dai...Daisuke-kun...can I please stay over for a while?" I pleaded,
grasping his wrists with tears in my eyes. I was so tired...so sleepy...



"You have to tell me what's wrong,
Riku! I can let you stay but please...what's troubling you?" he asked gently, bringing me into
his warm home and shutting the door. He led me to his bedroom and shut the door
quietly behind us.



"Daisuke...I can't...it's concerning Risa and that arrogant jerk, Dark Mousy!"
I snapped, curling up on Daisuke's couch and
hugging one of the pillows to me. Wits, his odd rabbit, jumped beside me and
rubbed its cheeks against my leg, as if acting out of sympathy.



I looked into Daisuke's face and he looked as if he was fighting a battle
within himself, as if someone else had inhabited and shared his body. His eyes
seemed to darken considerably...it turned a slight red-violet for a split second.
Well...maybe it was just part of my imagination...



"Did...did Dark do anything with Risa that upset you? You shouldn't be upset over him!" Daisuke consoled me, a hint of
jealousy in his voice.



"I-I'm not!" I retorted, a blush
tinting my cheeks as I glanced away from Daisuke's intense, scarlet gaze. I was unable to meet his
eyes. Was it out of shame that I found myself in love with another man? No...it
couldn't be...could it?



Daisuke's POV



I gazed sadly at the woman I
loved. Riku Harada had matured so much. It just hurts to see her like this. I
had front row seats watching Dark make use of Risa and I had noticed Riku at
the door. She looked horrified...but why?



'Daisuke? Are you alright,
Daisuke?' Dark questioned.



'Shut up, you baka! I think you
might have hurt Riku's feelings...' I snapped.



'...Heh? Riku's feelings? She isn't in love with me, she loves you!" Dark said in a
seemingly mocking tone.



Damn him!



'I know her like a best friend
knows a best friend, Dark. I don't think that
she can truly love /me/. Maybe...she might be in love with someone
else...' I sighed.



'Riiiight...and maybe before you
decide to take your relationship to the next level, you should inform her about
my presence in your body. Don't forget I can
actually feel everything that you feel. Every time you touch Riku, every time
you kiss her. Every time you embrace her, every time you look at her. You love
her...don't you?" Dark queried, his voice wavering slightly.
What was that I can hear in his voice? Longing? Lusting?



'Do you feel the same way about
Risa?' I asked back.



'...'



'You're right...' I
sighed again and ran my fingers through my red hair.



'Whatever...' Dark groaned. It was probably the only thing that he
could say. He looked as if he was fighting with his own heart from my
perspective.



"Riku? I need to tell you something very important..." I began.



Riku's eyes...that beautiful honey shade...I don't know whether it brightened or dimmed. It might have
been my tone of voice that caught her off guard.



Riku's POV



He...he needs to tell me
something...important?



Daisuke took a deep breath
and sat with me on the couch.



"You love me, right?" he asked.



I sat there and stared at him
with disbelief as he took my hands. What was he going to do?



"Ye-yes. I love you, Daisuke," I replied, my voice cracking and my
heart...why isn't it racing like it used
to?



"I love you very much Riku. But...you need to know one thing about me..." he
started, looking into my eyes. I felt him lean closer and closer. His hot
breath on my lips...I felt his soft lips press against mine as I closed my eyes.



For a split second, an image
of Dark Mousy flashed across my mind and I quickly pulled away from Daisuke's lips.



He opened his eyes and I
stared into them in both shock and horror.



Violet. That same plum
coloured violet that was Dark's eyes. Of
course, Daisuke's hair was still red but it was
tinted with a hint of purple now.



"Riku...I am Dark."



Every drop of warm blood in
my body froze. My heart stopped beating. My lungs stopped breathing. My brain
stopped functioning. No, I wasn't dead. I
was...shutting down...the only thing that seemed to be working was the repetitive
tears that flowed down my cheeks.



He was Dark Mousy. The
Daisuke Niwa that I cherished, that I loved...he was also the one man that I both
longed and loathed at the same time.



"Riku...please. Think about this, right now I AM Daisuke Niwa. I'm not Dark Mousy," he assured me. I shook my head in
disbelief.



"And when did you plan on telling me? When I had your kids?" I cried
with incredulity, jumping up from the couch as more tears filled my eyes.
Daisuke shifted uncomfortably in his seat as he looked down at the floor in
shame.



"Well..." he began.



"No!" I interrupted. "Daisuke, no. I don't want to hear it. So this is what you've been doing when you skipped our dates? You somehow
turn yourself into Dark to play hooky with my own sister? Is that it? You know,
I KNEW that you were crushing on my sister from the start. So why did you end
up with me? Was I your second choice? Was it because I looked like her? Is that
why?"



I seemed to be screaming at
Daisuke now, my heart began pounding heard, my breathing became ragged and
shallow and my brain had thousands of thoughts and messages racing across my
mind in seconds.



Was this the feeling of
betrayal? All in one night, I had taken not one horrible blow, not two, but
three. Dark was with another girl. That other girl was my sister, Risa. Daisuke
IS Dark! Which probably means that Daisuke was with Risa as well!



"Riku..." he began. "Please, don't
take this the wrong way. I am Daisuke Niwa."



"No you're not. The Daisuke Niwa
that I know wouldn't be Dark Mousy, he wouldn't keep secrets from me. The Daisuke Niwa that I know
would love me and only me. The Daisuke Niwa that I know wouldn't have purple eyes!" I shouted, squeezing my eyes
shut.



Daisuke seemed to freeze in
his place.



"No Dark. Stay put! Dark NO!" he shouted to himself, clutching at his
stomach in pain. Daisuke doubled over and he cried out to me but I just stood
there, rooted to the spot, petrified. Petrified that his hair had now become a
deep, brilliant shade of violet. Petrified that he had suddenly seemed to have
a growth spurt and grew a few inches taller. Petrified to hear his smooth, deep
voice ringing in my ears.



"Riku-chan," he whispered, pulling me to him. I gasped as I felt his
warm hands grasping my wrist, my heartbeat palpitating through my veins. Liar.
You aren't Daisuke Niwa anymore. You're Dark Mousy.



"D-Dark-kun. What have you done to Daisuke?" I hissed, struggling
against his grip.



"Oh Daisuke? Don't worry about
him. See, he's just sitting back and enjoying
the show that we'll be putting on tonight," Dark
smirked. Somehow, it didn't seem all too
convincing. He picked me up and carried me bridal style to Daisuke's balcony, sliding the glass door open.



"WITS!" he called. A pair of large, onyx wings erupted out of nowhere
and attached itself to his back. Dark took off into the air and glided breezily
through the dense fog. He frowned as he saw the snarl on my lips and pouted
slightly.



"Oh? What's wrong, Riku-chan?" he
sighed airily.



"Let-go-of-me!" I stressed through my gritted teeth.



"Okay then."



Wrong request. He let go of
me and I plummeted, most likely down to my inevitable death.



I closed my eyes and held my
breath. Usually, a person would scream but I wasn't an idiot. I remained silent and the sound of
whooshing wings greeted my ears. I didn't touch the ground at all as Dark swooped under me and
caught me. My heart began racing again as an unknown adrenaline coursed through
my veins. Was this the sort of excitement and thrill that Risa had always
blabbed about?



"You know I don't want to kill
such beauty," he murmured in my ear and I couldn't help but turn a light shade of pink. "I would never
let your skin touch the ground."



"Shut up..." I mumbled, glaring down at the trees that would have been my
grave.



"You're blushing," he added.



"Gees, was it /that/ obvious?" I muttered, my voice dripping with sarcasm.




"You are quite quick with your words. A very witty girl, I like that,"
he complimented.



"Humph. I don't know whether to
think that was a compliment or an insult..." I grumbled, crossing my arms over my
chest.



I could almost /hear /Dark
smirking. That jackass has too much pride!




"It was a compliment, love."



My cheeks burned again. It's only been like...what? 10 seconds since the last time
I've blushed?



Dark finally landed and I
found myself stranded in the middle of the park, alone, in the middle of the
night with a guy that I totally couldn't stand.



I pursed my lips as Dark
opened his mouth to say something but I interrupted him.



"Look Mousy-boy, I have no time for fun or games. I'll be frank with you, I'm terribly upset okay? Are we clear?" I snarled,
pushing past him and starting off in the direction of well...basically nowhere. I
didn't want to go back to the Niwa household and Risa was
waiting for both me and Dark at home.



"You will wait here until I am done speaking," he ordered coldly, his
icy voice spat chillingly at me.



It wasn't like me to take orders from another person. But here
I was, standing with Dark under the beautiful moonlight, secluded by a thicket
of trees and hidden from the rest of the world. I sighed heavily. What a shame.
This would be awfully romantic if it wasn't Dark and if I wasn't so pissed off at him.



"Yeah what?" I spat, glaring at him as best as I could. Just because I
was going to listen to him didn't mean
that I couldn't be hostile.



"Riku-chan," he began. I flinched. He called me 'chan'. Honestly, did
the guy have no respect? He should just call me Harada-san and be done with it.
"Look, what I said back at your place was mean and hurtful. I understand that."



"Yeah? Well you might understand this as well. You're nothing but a lowly thief to me, got it? Not only
do you steal valuable items but you steal hearts as well! All that the girls at
my school talk about is 'Dark this' and 'Dark that'," I mimicked their squealing voices. But I wasn't done yet. "You've stolen Risa's heart, you've
stolen my Daisuke away from me but most importantly, you've stolen MY FIRST KISS!"



Dark looked truly taken aback
and truly ashamed. Heh, well he should be!



"Do you honestly love...love Daisuke?" Dark asked shakily.



I opened my mouth to reply
but no answer came. What was he trying to do to Daisuke and I? Turn us against
each other? Now that was just so low!



"Do you?" he pressed on. Did I? Was Daisuke currently listening from
Dark right now?



"I..."



"If you do love each other, I will disappear," Dark warned me, looking
me straight in the eye.



"Of course we do! We said that we love each other so-"



Dark held up his right hand
and stopped me.



"Don't say anything else. That's not the truth. You may have said that you love each
other. But one of you didn't mean it.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be here," Dark snapped.



My mouth hung open in shock.



"Didn't...didn't mean it?" I repeated weakly, my knees buckling.



"You didn't mean it, did you,
Riku-chan?" Dark asked me gently, stepping closer to me. He was close enough
that I could feel that wonderful warmth radiating from his body.



"I..."



I found myself speechless
once again.



'He's trying to turn us against each other...'



"NO! I LOVE DAISUKE, DARK! DON'T
YOU DARE TRY ANY STUPID TRICKS TO TEAR US APART!" I screamed, stepping away
from him.



"I'M NOT PLOTTING /ANYTHING/,
RIKU! /I/ SAW YOU /FIRST/! /I/ SAW /YOU/
IN A /SPECIAL/ WAY /BEFORE/ DAISUKE DID!" he yelled
back.



Did my heart stop beating? Or
did it race faster? Did it skip a beat? Or was it just my mind playing tricks
on me, like Dark was trying to fool me. He sounded like a child that saw the
last lollypop on the candy stand and was bickering with his younger brother. He
saw it first. Yet who got it? Him? Or his brother?



I don't want to believe it. I did love Daisuke...didn't I?



What is this painful feeling?
I feel like I'm being torn in two different
directions. Usually, I'd probably go
with Daisuke to make Risa happy. But what did I want?



"What is it that /you/ want, Riku-chan?" Dark whispered softly to me as he
turned around and began walking away.



I stood there stupidly,
trying to think of something to say. What did I want? This kept repeating in my
head. Dark looked over his shoulder at me one last time. But this time, his
face was no longer cold or goofy.



He was...crying...he shed tears.
Bright, shimmering, crystal-clear tears rolled down his smooth, pale cheeks and
his amethyst eyes wavered with visible pain.



"I loved you first, Riku-chan. I love you..."



Then he turned and started
off into the midnight sky that was dotted with bright stars.



Stars of /hope/.



What did I want? I wanted
Dark.



"DARK-KUN! DARK-KUN WAIT!" I cried, starting off after him. I ran after
his fading figure as he flew off into the darkness.



More tears streamed down my
cheeks than ever before. Was that my final chance at happiness? Or at least,
happiness with Dark Mousy? Fate was cruel for placing a stone in my path as I
tripped and fell.



'I would never let your skin touch
the ground...'



There was warmth around me
again. Darkness...I heard the fluttering of feathers and felt the beat of a
heart.



"Riku-chan?" Dark mumbled into my hair as he caught me.



"I love you too, Dark-kun..." I whispered, looking up at him hopefully. He
leaned down and pressed his lips softly and gently against mine. There was that
shiver through my spine and jolts of excitement bolted through every nerve in
my body, sending my brain into a total meltdown. I didn't need to think, I just needed to enjoy.



After that, everything went
black. I don't know what happened next but
when I woke up the next morning. It was Sunday.



I lay next to a sleeping
figure on the couch that I had fallen asleep on. Sighing, I snuggled into the
crook of /his /neck and breathed in deeply. It was probably just a
dream. I'm probably still dreaming...



"Riku-chan?" came his voice.



Dark Mousy.



"Yes?" I replied sleepily. I wonder...if Daisuke...I hated to think about
it. This probably counted as cheating on him. But I didn't truly love Daisuke...I loved Dark, all this time.



"Um...you don't suppose you could...?"
Dark's voice trailed off and I opened my eyes fully,
rubbing them groggily. Dark lay with his back to the backside of the couch and
his right arm was around my waist. Our legs were entwined as we slept and the
circulation in my right leg had been disrupted due to the pressure of Dark's legs on mine.



I wasn't dreaming! I was with Dark!



"Risa?" I mumbled into Dark's
chest.



Dark shook his head and
smiled genuinely at me.



"No, you're Riku, remember?"



I'm definitely Riku alright...and this is definitely Dark.
I hit Dark's shoulder lightly and pouted.



"You thief! I think you've stolen
my heart," I sighed.



Dark smirked as he kissed my
forehead lightly. Nothing mattered to me. Daisuke would just have to
understand, I'm sure that Dark could reason
with him as well as with Risa.



"It just hurts...if you're not with
the one that you're meant to be with," Dark mumbled
into my reddish-brown hair. "When I'm far
away from you, my heart just yearns for you. And when I'm with you, it hurts even more. Because I know that
one day, I might lose you. If only there was a way...to spend eternity...together..."



That's right...one day, Dark would have to be passed onto
another member of the Niwa family. Most likely if Daisuke had a son...



"Hey...Dark...how would you like me to give you a hand in retrieving all the
Hikari art? Maybe we can reason with the Niwa's..."



Dark looked puzzled for a second
as he looked down at me. "You mean...maybe I could be separated from Daisuke's body?"



"Yeah..." I sighed.



Daisuke's door opened. And the red head walked in. Dark
Mousy...had a body of his own.

JFinJ