She sat across the room, paying attention to the teacher while still keeping an eye on him. He never looked away from the teacher. When class was over, he was the first one out the door. She ran out into the hallway. He was already gone.

She noticed Daisuke looking at something on the announcement board. She walked over when he walked away to see what he'd been staring at. It read:

Test your computer skills. 1st place wins $1000 dollars,

second place receives $500, third place $250. Sign up today!

This was her chance. She pulled out a pen and wrote down three names on the paper. Her own name was the first, then she added Satoshi Hiwatari and Daisuke Niwa. This was her chance to see how well she was on a computer compared to them.

She was the top student in the school, only Satoshi was above her. She was always looking for a way to prove herself, but no one paid her much mind.

I'll finally be known throughout the school for beating Satoshi and Daisuke in a computer contest, she thought. Then I'll get some of the attention for once.

"Rikuto!" She turned around. Kupita was running towards her. "Hey, did you see who signed up for the computer contest, besides you?"

"Who?" she asked as if she didn't know.

"Hiwatari and Niwa! You're going to have a hard time beating them!" She ran ahead and met up with her friends.

Rikuto walked home and worked on her computer for a little while. Then she got out her notepad and looked at what she had written down.

Her notes were spread all over the table. Everything Dark had ever stolen was listed on one sheet of paper. Pictures of him were scattered everywhere. All the information she could find she had.

Then she got out a second stack of papers. There were pictures of Krad, facts about him, sightings, anything that had to do with him. He wasn't as well known as Dark, the Phantom Thief, but she knew as much about him as Dark.

"One of these days I'll figure out who you are." She put her papers back. She stopped suddenly when she heard someone knock on her door. She opened it to find a man in a suit standing there.

"Miss Rikuto?" he asked.

"Yes?"

"Are your parents home?" he asked her.

"My parents died years ago," she told him.

"Do you live by yourself?" he asked again.

"Yes. Is there something I can help you with?"

"I was sent to deliver this note to you." He handed her a piece of paper, then walked back to his car and drove away.

She closed the door and opened the note. It said she had been accepted to participate in the computer contest. She copied the information and then threw the note away.

She watched the news when they discussed Dark. They showed videos they had of him stealing different works of art. She did some more research, and then went to bed.

The next day was the contest. She stayed after school and walked into the room. The only other people that had signed up were Satoshi and Daisuke, even though they hadn't signed themselves up.

"So you're the other participant?" Daisuke asked her.

"Yes," she said simply. They heard the instructions, and then went to work. They had to destroy a security system, erase a program, rewrite the program, and set up the security system again.

Daisuke finished first, then her, and Satoshi last. When they were done, they handed out the money.

"Nice work," Satoshi told them both. Daisuke didn't say much, she said nothing at all. When they were told they could leave, she went straight home. She never walked through the city, even though it would save her fifteen minutes.

She was a few minutes from her house when she was suddenly overcome with a burning pain. She sank to the ground clutching her stomach. She slowly made her way to her house and leaned against the door.

All of a sudden she felt something strange happening. She looked to the side of her and saw wings. She ran into the bathroom and looked at a mirror. She had wings coming from her back. And not only that, her appearance had changed a little. She quickly shut all the windows in the house. Then she heard a voice inside her head.

It feels good to be out, the voice said.

Who's there? Rikuto asked silently.

You've only heard rumors of me, so you wouldn't know about me. You know of the two angels, fated to battle each other. One is Dark, the other Krad. You have studied both, and know that each inhabits a body, their tamer. You have also heard rumors of a third angel.

Who are you? Rikuto asked again.

I am that third angel. I have been inside you this whole time. You parents died before they could tell you about me. People knew the old Rikuto family carried a secret, some even knew it was me. They never knew the last two of that line had a daughter to carry on their legacy.

Are you telling me that the rumor of a third angel is true, and that I am the tamer of that angel?

That is indeed what I am telling you. As you know, the rumor states that the third angel will be torn between the other two. She will favor one over the other, and tame him. The other will then be able to find its own way of being tamed. Living inside you, I know which one you favor.

That's crazy. I can't be a tamer.

Do you have a better explanation?

Well, no. But then how do I get rid of these wings and look like me again?

All you have to do is concentrate. If you are ever in a situation where that is not an option, you need only to look at a picture of the one you favor to change into me.

So I only need a picture of the two to change back and forth?

That's right. I think you should get those pictures now before someone sees you like this.

Rikuto ran upstairs, which was no easy task with her wings. She went to her desk and grabbed two pictures. One was of Dark, the other was Krad. She looked at the picture of Dark and her wings disappeared. She looked in a mirror and saw that her hair was now back to normal. Then someone knocked on her door.

"Satoshi? What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to congratulate you on the computer contest, but then I saw you collapse on your way home. When you made it to your house, I wanted to make sure you were okay."

"I'm fine. Thanks for checking though." He nodded and walked in the direction of the city. She closed the door again.

So can I talk to you when I don't have my wings? Rikuto asked in her head.

I am always with you.

So can you tell me who the tamers are for Dark and Krad?

I only know what you know, except what has been passed down through me through the generations, such as ancient knowledge of the history of Dark and Krad.

So I have to figure out for myself who the tamers are?

Correct.

Rikuto sighed and did her homework. She went to bed early, strangely tired. It must be from dealing with the wings today, she thought.

She woke up earlier than usual the next morning. When she was ready to leave for school but still had time before she had to leave, she sat on her couch and thought.

How do you find a tamer? she wondered.

You'll have to study each angel very carefully. Find out which students are always nearby. Keep track of where they are.

That's easier said than done. I can already cut out every girl, since we already know they're both guys. But how do I know how old they are? Where they live?

First check the people closest to you. The people you can track and study easily. Then you'll know if it's that person or not.

She got up and walked to school. She was there early, like usual, so she looked at the students who were there. Satoshi was, and so were some of the other brighter students. A few minutes went by and the other students began to arrive.

She wrote down everyone she could think of that might possibly be the tamer of Dark or Krad. Dark had left a new note saying he was going to steal the Yuni of Fate tonight. After school she went home and did her homework. She then grabbed a notepad, pen, and binoculars and headed to town.

The police were already set up, so she stayed a distance away. She watched as Dark easily evaded the police and got away with the Yuni of Fate. She followed him on top of the roofs, into a section of town that was no longer inhabited by anyone. It wasn't long at all before Dark noticed her.

He began changing directions all the time, eventually disappearing below the rooftops. Rikuto jumped down and looked around. She saw him fly away, but didn't follow him. She heard footsteps and waited. The police came up to her.

"Miss, did you happen to see where Dark went?" someone asked.

"I think he headed in that direction," she told them. She pointed in a different direction than the one he took.

"Thanks," he told her. He led the troops off in that direction, a few of them bumping into her during the process. She was walking away when she noticed her notebook wasn't in her arms.

"You dropped this." She turned around. Satoshi had her pad in his hand.

"Thanks." She took it from him. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I'm the commander in charge of the police force trying to capture Dark."

"Oh," she said. I knew that, she thought to herself. "Well, thanks again." He nodded. As she turned to walk away, she noticed he suddenly clutched his stomach as if in pain. "Are you all right?" she asked.

"I'm fine," he told her. He stood up, but then grabbed his stomach again. He leaned against the wall for support.

"Do you want me to get help?" she asked again.

"No," he said quickly. "I'll be fine." She looked at him for a moment, then continued walking. I know where Dark disappeared, so all I have to do is find out who lives in that house, she told herself.

She walked a little way before stopping to look at her pad to make sure everything was right. Then she heard the sound of air rushing, and she found herself thrown into the building she had been standing in front of. She looked around, and saw Krad.

"Looking for me?" he asked her.

"What do you want?" He came over to her. He picked her up and threw her into the back room. He came in after her, locking them in there.

"Why are you after me?" he asked her. She didn't respond, so he flew at her. He knocked her against a wall. He picked her up again and threw her into another wall. She went threw it, and ran into something. She looked up and saw Dark standing above her.

"What are you doing Krad?" he asked when Krad came out of the room.

"This doesn't concern you, yet," Krad told him. Dark picked up Rikuto.

"Why are you after her?" Dark asked. Krad pulled out a feather and pointed it directly at Dark and Rikuto. Dark flew out of the building before it exploded. He looked back and saw Krad following them. "Hold on," he told her.

He turned around suddenly and flew at Krad. He went under and past Krad, continuing on. Krad still followed them. Dark looked at Rikuto and saw the notes on her pad, but made no comment. She didn't notice. They continued flying until Dark was sure he had lost Krad. He landed on the ground and put Rikuto down.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure." He didn't seem to believe her. "What?" she finally asked.

"Where do you live?"

"I don't think you need to know that," she told him. I can get there just fine by myself, she thought.

"I want to make sure you get home safely, so I need to know where you live."

"I'll be okay, don't worry." She began walking away. He followed her for a while before eventually leaving. She was grateful when he was gone.

When she got home, she wrote down everything that had happened. When she thought about it, she realized something. Satoshi was in pain before I ran into Krad, she thought, just like I was in pain before my wings appeared.

It's very possible that he could be Krad's tamer. Now you just need to find Dark's, after you make sure Satoshi is indeed Krad's tamer.

How do I do that?

You'll have to figure that out on your own.

Thanks a lot. She went to bed early, hoping to go by the house Dark was near in the morning.