Author's note: Hello everybody. This is my first DN Angel story. I am a huge fan of the manga and I kinda liked the anime but I hated the end. Also I believe it was too short and full of plot holes. However same goes for the manga to some extent. Anyway, I am a sucker for splitting personalities (my other passion in this site is YuGiOh :P) and I really like the romance in the story. Plus, let's face it, Dark is an awesome character and I believe he has not been used to his full potential. So before you read this story you should know two things:

1) This story is kind of a sequel to the manga. The mangaka has been on hiatus and doing other projects for about two years now. She stopped the manga at a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE cliffhanger and I am dying to see the rest of the story. However, since I can somewhat satisfy my need for a closure and most of all make it the one I like, I thought why not? So this is a story that starts where the manga has stopped.

2) I am a fan of Riku big time. I do like Risa and all the other characters (of course I don't have to say anything about Daisuke and Dark :P) but mostly I am a fan of the complex Daisuke-Riku-Dark romance which I intend to elaborate on a little more.

Ok too much talk. On to the chapter (I suggest listening to the awesome intro True light, which is by far my favourite anime intro so far, on repeat XD). Oh, and please review, I really want to know how I did ^_^

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN DN ANGEL and for this chapter I do not own some of the ideas as well, as they are ispired by quotes from the manga.

Chapter 1. True Dark

Background: Daisuke has asked Riku to the Azumano school dance, but she said no because Risa could not go with Dark. Daisuke agreed to escort them both to the dance and play the role of Dark for Risa.

"Riku-san! I'm sorry I'm late!" It was Daisuke's voice. She turned around to look at him. "Niwa-kun?!" she was totally blown away. He was wearing all black, with a checkered black and white vest and a white necktie. Daisuke was…./He looks like…./ Riku couldn't hide her surprise.

"Is everything ok Riku-san?" he asked. "I'm sorry…Ummm. You surprised me" was her answer. "I didn't expect you to be dressed like that.. That's… something Dark would wear.." a mild blush appeared on her cheeks. /Why did I say that?/ She felt a little embarrassed.

"Well…" he gasped… "I thought maybe, because Harada-san would come too…". Right at that moment Risa's voice from across the room interrupted them. "Niwa-kun!" she was running to their direction.

Risa and Riku were dressed completely differently. Actually, Daisuke would have thought that they would be dressed the opposite. Riku's attire was the one suited for the date of a mysterious dark thief, while Risa was dressed a lot more commonly. /They both look awesome though…/he thought.

*Oi Daisuke… What are you thinking?* Dark's voice echoed in his head. *Not anything weird huh?* he said in his usual sarcastic tone of voice he always used to tease Daisuke about his not so pure thoughts… /Just because you think like that all the time doesn't mean I do too…/he answered blushing with both shame and anger.

….

/He looks…/Risa thought as she noticed Daisuke's appearance. "You look very good". He looked a lot like Dark, but somehow quite different from him. She hadn't really noticed him like that before, except maybe for that time when she suspected he was Dark. Extreme cuteness and innocence apart, Niwa was pretty decent. He was a nice guy, handsome, polite, smart. Everything a girl could ask for. And on top of that, now he looked cool too.

"Th… thanks, Harada-san.." he answered, touching his head awkwardly. /Well looking cool and actually being cool are two different things I guess/ Risa smiled at that thought.

…

*See? I told you that's a winner outfit* Dark bragged, as he was the one who had chosen Daisuke's clothing. /Yeah you're a real fashion icon Dark/. Suddenly he heard Riku's voice.

"Niwa-kun…" she said softly, "I'm sorry I said I couldn't come with you tonight. That was a really awful thing to say.." he looked at her and his face turned blood red. /Oh gosh, she is so cute!/. Besides the fact that Daisuke would find her cute even covered in garbage, this sight made his heart go crazy. She was dressed really beautifully and on top of that she had those apologetic puppy eyes and rose cheeks. His love genes started reacting.

*Great! Come on change with me, just for five minutes Dai…* Dark was really pushy about it. He was a teenager too after all… /I told you we can't do that Dark. We're at school/ Daisuke shuttered his hopes. However he had to get out of this before transforming.

"It's ok. You only did that for your sister" he said in a rush, and immediately turned to Risa. "Let's dance Harada-san". Riku was a little startled by that reaction, but it was ok, since tonight, Daisuke was here with both of them…

….

*Left-right-left-right, seriously Daisuke, it's as simple as that…* Dark was giving dancing directions. Still, Daisuke seemed to be more on Risa's shoes than on the floor. "I'm sorry, I guess I'm not a suitable replacement for Dark… It was silly to think that I could be like him" Daisuke apologized.

"Stop apologizing Niwa-kun. I actually think you look a lot like him. You pull this appearance off pretty well." Risa said. "I wish he was here to hold me like this, but still thank you for being so nice to me". Daisuke had a strange feeling about this conversation.

The girl he thought he had been in love with for almost 3 years now, was actually hoping to dance with his cool, other self, whom he was currently replacing and she was ok with that. /This situation takes weirdness to a whole new level…/he thought.

*C'mon Dai, let me come out and make the girl happy* Dark insisted. /I'm sorry Dark, but I can't do that/ Daisuke answered, clenching Risa's hand a little more. /Harada-san…. She likes Dark so much, but she doesn't know…/Daisuke felt his heart pounding and had a weird feeling in his stomach. *Hey, Daisuke, are you ok?* Dark had picked up on that.

"Well" Risa interrupted their mind conversation "I guess we should stop dancing now, you have to go to Riku. You're her date too" she winked. Daisuke blushed. "Harada-san.." he started saying… Then he felt a strong pinch at his chest… /This feeling../ he pulled away from Risa. /It's… It's like the first time I transformed/.

Riku noticed him leaning against the wall in pain and ran to him. "Niwa-kun! Are you ok? Are you hurting?". As she was saying that, she put her hand on his shoulder softly. The moment Daisuke felt her warm touch, his love genes were put in action.

He widened his eyes and pulled away from her. "Sorry!" he shouted as he started running toward the garden. He was going to transform! But what was this feeling? It felt completely strange from most times. Plus, it was initiated by Risa and completed by Riku… Now that was weird… /What is happening to me?/ He stopped at a gazebo in the middle of the garden.

/I guess I'll be safe here/ he thought. *Oi, Daisuke… What's going on? This situation… I have to ask you…* Dark said. But just then, they heard Risa's voice from behind. "Dark-san! I knew you would come". Before Daisuke could utter a word, she ran to him and hugged his waist. /Oh, no, don't come near/.

"If you call me, I will come'. It was Dark's materialized voice! He had transformed. /But… When… How…/ Daisuke was completely lost. When had he turned into Dark and what was this strange unfamiliar feeling?

"Just dance with me Dark-san…" Risa said. "This once, dance only with me."

…..

Riku had run after Daisuke but she had lost him somehow. As she was searching at the back of the school building, she noticed a couple dancing on a gazebo. /Is that… Risa and… Niwa-kun?/her heart started racing. It couldn't be. Daisuke had spent most of the night dancing with her sister… And now, could it be?

"No, that's not possible. It has to be someone else…". Then her heart stopped for a second. It was Dark. It had to be him. The guy Risa was dancing with looked more like the perverted thief than like Niwa. Riku felt a wave of sadness pass through her body.

/That's not Daisuke… But still, it hurts me to see him dance with Risa…/she thought, with her breath getting heavier. /Why do I feel so sad that Risa and Dark are dancing like that?/ She clenched her fist close to her chest and tried to keep the tears from coming out. Was it because he looked like Daisuke? Was it because she hadn't gotten to dance with Daisuke like that all night? Or was it something else that bothered her...

…..

Risa was in heaven, dancing with Dark, alone, to that romantic music. It was exactly as she had dreamt it would have been. If only he could be around more… She pushed her head against his chest and grabbed his checkered vest…

/A checkered vest…/she suddenly realized… /These clothes…/the light was dim, but she could notice the rest of his outfit. Dark's clothes were exactly the same as the ones Niwa was wearing…./It can't be…/ she abruptly pulled away from him. "These clothes.." she finally uttered.

Dark was startled. /She noticed/, but Daisuke was too sunk in his thoughts to hear him. He was still trying to figure out what had happened. Right now in his mind everything was extremely complex. What was it that made his transform? Or more importantly, who was it?

"Risa…" Dark started saying. But she stopped him. "Why… Why are you wearing the same clothes as Niwa-kun?" he looked straight at him and seemed almost terrified. "Risa, please calm down…" Dark continued. He didn't exactly know how to handle that situation. He had a strong feeling of anticipation and worry. Daisuke seemed to be sinking in a dark place and was becoming more distanced from him.

"Dark-san…" Risa intended to ask him something, but a distant voice interrupted her "Risa". Someone was calling her. "I have to go Dark-san.." she said as she was walking away. "But this is not over", her voice tremled. She started running and disappeared from his sight.

Dark was left there, alone, thinking about Daisuke's strange behavior. He tried to reach out to him. /Daisuke? Is everything ok?... Talk to me man…/. Saying that in his mind, he felt a strong chest pain. His head started spinning and he felt faint. /What the…./

…

Riku was looking from the distance, with mixed emotions. She was terrified and puzzled at the same time. Risa had just pulled away from Dark and left him alone on that gazebo. /What's going on?... Could it be that…/ but before she finished her thought a gunshot echoed in the silence of the night. Her eyes widened in terror and her heart stopped.

Dark was lying on the floor wounded… She fell to her knees… She wanted to shout, to run to him to do something. But she couldn't. She had powered down completely. He was laying there, and she was helpless…Paralyzed.

All of a sudden, Hiwatari came out of the bushes, holding a…/gun!/. He was talking to Dark, she could hear him, as he was almost shouting but something about him was a bit off. When she started getting to her senses, she noticed that he looked quite strange. He had a big blonde lock of hair on the one side of his head and his eyes looked strangely enough, to be oddly colored. Also, and she would have sworn this was hallucination, she saw a pair of someawhat transparent white wings, coming out of his back! However, she was almost sure she had seen those features before. Was it not Hiwatari?

"So the host saw me coming." he said abruptly. That was not her classmate's voice. "You are stronger than I thought Daisuke Niwa"… /WHAT?/ Riku's paralysis came back. The man on the floor stood up, holding his arm. He started walking toward Hiwatari. When he walked into the light Riku let an almost silent cry come out of her throat. The man that had just been shot was… Niwa! /How can this be?/. There was only one explanation for that, but now was not the time for it.

With newfound strength she stood on her feet and started running to the gazebo. Either it was Daisuke or Dark over there, she just refused to let him get hurt any further. "Stop it!" she yelled as she was running toward them. "Stop it Hiwatari-kun!".

When she got there she saw that the wings, the golden hair and the strange eyes had disappeared and the only thing that was left was Hiwatari Satoshi in a torn shirt, in Daisuke's arms…

"Harada…" It was Hiwatari, she was not mistaken. He turned to Daisuke. "Deep inside your heart you know it too Niwa. Us and them cannot co-exist. It is impossible. One of the two halves will have to disappear into the other eventually…".

"Hiwatari-kun…" before Daisuke could finish his sentence, Satoshi started walking away. "When you're ready, you know where to find me. I'll try to hold him in as much as I can" he said as he disappeared into darkness.

…

Daisuke turned to Riku, who had undoubtedly witnessed the whole scene. She was pale as snow and she had an incredibly sad look on her face. "Riku-san, I…"

"Who are you?" she asked abruptly without looking at him. "Are you Niwa-kun… or are you….Dark?".

A/N: Ok, this is just an intro, a transition from the last issue of the manga to the story as I want it, so it is practically my version of the story with some extras. From the next chapter on, the plot will thicken and there will be lots of romance :3. Thank you for reading. Please review, all opinions are welcome. ^_^