Full Summary

All have the characters are now 18 and in high school, and everything has been pretty uneventful. Unlike in the anime ending, the ending event with the Black Wings never happened, and Dark and Krad still subside in Daisuke's and Satoshi's bodies, where they have all been living moderately normal lives. Risa and Riku are still quite oblivious to the connection between Dark, Daisuke, Krad, and Satoshi, unlike in both the anime, and slightly mentioned in the manga. Dark has stolen and sealed multiple pieces of artwork, and Satoshi has not had much luck with capturing him. But suddenly their so called "average" lives will make a sudden turn when a new girl will move to town. Will it turn for the better or the worse? Well, only time can tell...

CHAPTER 1: Shizuku

Just as a certain redhead had walked into homeroom that morning, it was not long before he was given the latest news that had been buzzing around the school just that morning.

"HEY DAISUKE!" the sudden outburst that came up from nowhere shouted. Shocked by the sudden noise, he shrieked and fell over to the ground. It was then, he realized that it was only Takeshi.

"Oh sorry!" Daisuke yelped before pulling himself up once again. He had been pretty out of it lately. Most of this due to the lack of sleep he had gotten the night before, due to a small theft. You would think that he would probably be used to this routine by now, but he still struggled.

"Pull yourself together! Besides, I've got some big news to let you in on!" Takeshi exclaimed at Daisuke the very moment he had gotten back up on his feet. "Rumor is that there is a new girl going to school here, and she's in this class!" Uncertain why his friend was so excited about this, although it was true that new students are rare, especially in the middle of the first semester, Daisuke gave him a slightly confused look.

"I wonder if she's gonna be hot..." Takeshi finally said, with a flirtatious smirk across his face.

"A new student here would be kinda nice..." Daisuke admitted pondering at the thought of making a new friend, something he hadn't done in a while. Amzumo had been quiet for a while, he was starting to realize. He did the same things every day, he lived a pretty decent live, but it felt like something was missing.

"What? Am I not enough for you or something?" Came a voice from behind him, revealing his girlfriend, Riku. There was a certain look of annoyance on her face, which was never a good sign. It was difficult to tell when she was joking, or dead serious.

"What?" Shrieked Daisuke, surprised at what she had said. "I didn't mean it like that Riku! I swear!" he said, stumbling ever so slightly. "I just meant that maybe it would be nice to meet someone new." Daisuke started to explain.

"Well... I guess that's true..." Riku managed to say after thinking about it for a minute. "I just hope she's not some kind of snob that can do whatever she wants." Her expression tightened as she said this, a cold feeling in her stare.

"Class, please take your seats!" the teacher said. The three of them had been so into their conversation that they had neglected the fact that the school bell had already rung.

"We have a new student with us today... Please come in the classroom miss," the teacher said, and all eyes were then on the figure who had just entered the room.

Standing in front of the class was an unknown girl, she was an inch or two shorter than Daisuke. Her curly, light brown hair was pulled into two low pigtails that were fairly long, perhaps 6 inches below her shoulders. Her eyes sparkled like two blue topaz stones, and were kept behind a pair of eyeglasses.

"Hello there," She said in a surprisingly soft voice, so soft, not everyone could hear what she was saying, "My name is Shizuku Sakishima, please treat me kindly." And then she took a small bow.

"Very good, Shizuku, why don't you sit over there for the time being?" and with that, the teacher pointed to a seat in between a window, and Riku. Reluctantly, she went to her new seat without making another sound, a small smile across her face. "Now, for first period, we will be doing some individual studying, you may talk if you wish, but don't let it get too loud in this classroom." The teacher said, and with that, left the room for the teachers' lounge. It was only a few short seconds after that when conversation struck up in between the students, and Shizuku had pulled out a book from her bag.

"Hi there!" said a voice, causing Shizuku to look up at the two redheaded figures standing in front of her desk. "I'm Riku, and this is my boyfriend Daisuke, your name is Shizuku, right?" the girl said.

With a small simile, she stood up and spoke in a voice just as quiet as before, "N-Nice t-to meet you, Riku, and Daisuke," she said, stuttering slightly on her words. She had a sweet and innocent look, but this did not completely sell Riku over.

"Sooooo..."Daisuke said, trying to start up a conversation. He saw at out the corner of his eye that Riku glaring at this new student, ever so slightly. "Where did you attend school before here Shizuku?" He asked with a friendly smile on his face.

"A-A-Actually, I w-was home schooled for a while," she said, still stuttering nervously. "Y-You see, m-my family and I have traveled a lot, and it would be such a hassle to change my school every few months." While she said this, her gaze had shifted from Daisuke to her feet, avoiding eye contact with either of them.

"So, if you move around so much, how do you keep close with all of your friends?" Riku asked with an eyebrow raised. But she only realized after she had said it, that it was a horrible mistake to ask that. For a while, Shizuku didn't answer, she just continued to stare at the floor, but when she did look up, she seemed to have a sad look in her eyes.

"I don't really have any friends," she finally said, her voice more quiet than before. "Y-You see... I'm not very good at making any." After she had spoken, she sat back down and reopened her book to the page that she had marked before she had closed it, not even bothering to look at the expressions on her two classmates' faces.

"I'll be your friend Shizuku," she heard Daisuke say enthusiastically. She widened her eyes and stopped reading her book, surprised at what he had said to her. But then a thought came to her mind, a thought from that tiny voice inside her head which made her upset and annoyed, but it was usually right.

He just feels sorry for you, he just wants to be your friend out of pity. I mean who are you kidding, who would want to be a friend of a silent bookworm who still stutters on her sentences? That was what Shizuku's conscience said, and she did trust her conscience most of the time.

"It's ok Daisuke," Shizuku managed to say without stuttering at all. "You don't have to if you don't want to be, I would understand." Riku was a little annoyed by this statement, but then realized that she was being sincere, she really thought that Daisuke was just saying that just to be nice.

"No Shizuku, he really does want to be your friend, and so do I. you seem really nice and I want to get to know you better." Riku said while softening her feelings towards the girl sitting in front of her.

"Y-You really mean that?" Shizuku managed to say, a sort of shock had her at a loss for words, no one had ever shown that kind of interest in her before, then again, not many people ever spoke to her.

Well I can't really blame people for not speaking to me; I do like to keep to myself anyway.Shizuku thought to herself, it's just better that way, for everyone.

"Hey I've got an idea!" Riku said, breaking Shizuku out of her train of thought. "How about the four of us head to the mall after school today? Doesn't that sound like fun Shizuku? After all you just moved here right? So you may still need to get some shopping done."

"T-That is true, but what do you mean by the four of us?" Shizuku asked Riku with a confused look on her face. "T-There are only three of us are here..." Riku just smiled at her before giving an explanation.

"I guess I didn't tell you, I have a sister named Risa, and I bet she would love to come with us... in other words she just loves to shop!" Riku said with a smile.

"O-Okay" Shizuku said, smiling at her two new friends. But little did Daisuke and Riku know that their new friend had her own little secret, one that kept her tied to fate, a fate that no one would wish to have.

Later at the mall...

Shizuku's POV:

I remember Riku saying that Risa was her twin, but I never expected them to be so different from one another. Risa seemed nice and all, but she acted a little too girly and frilly for my liking. But of course I didn't say anything about that, in fact, I barely said anything the whole walk there.

"Where do you want to go Shizuku? It is your first time here anyway." Daisuke asked me as soon as we walked into the town mall. As soon as we walked in, I looked around. The mall was a fair size, not tiny, but I have seen many that were much larger. All it took was a couple of glances for me to realize that I could easily navigate myself through this mall. It took me a while to come up for a decent response to Daisuke's question, but then I had it. Something that would probably satisfy everyone, after all, I really didn't want to be a pain in the ass burden.

"H-How about we just split up to where we each want to go and meet up at the food court in about an hour?" I asked, it seemed like a good idea to me, and I have been known to come up with some brilliant ideas every once in a blue moon. Besides, I really wanted to check out the book store here, and I doubt any of them would really want to go with me in there.

"Are you sure? You might get lost," Daisuke said with a concerned look on his face. But apparently, he was the only one worrying about that issue, seeing that Risa had already run off to some store in the mall. She probably ran off to some store that sells dresses, or jewelry or something along those lines. I thought quietly to myself. It's not like I hated her or something, I had just met her, but I didn't really like the aura I kept getting from her. She shone with yellow, the energetic color, and one of my least favorite. But then my thoughts left the ditzy burnette, and returned to Daisuke, who was still awaiting my response.

"Oh come on Daisuke, have a little faith in Shizuku, I'm sure she'll be fine by herself, isn't that right?" She said, now looking at me for an answer. She was now looking at me with two pleading eyes, I had gotten the hint she was trying to send. Two lovebirds... It probably won't last forever, knowing human love and hormones. Better let them spent as much time together while it lasts... I told myself in my head.

"Don't you worry about me one bit! I'll see you in an hour you two!" I said in a cheerful voice and headed in the direction of the book store. In all honesty, I really wanted to have some time just by myself. It's not like I hated my new friends, or that I found them annoying, not all at. I just wasn't used to this yet, the old me never had any friends, unless of course, you can count books as companions. I was always alone, so I just wasn't used to being around people like this. I don't think it's a bad feeling, it actually seems pretty nice to be around people who care about you.

But there was something I could not stand, when people worry about me. When people pity me and think that I am broken, it is true that I not perfect, not even close, but that feeling, that look in their eyes, I just can't stand it. It's not as if it fills me with rage, more like depression, like how Daisuke thought I couldn't handle going on my own. If he only knew the half of it, the way I really was.

Being so lost in my thoughts, I barely noticed that I had already made it to the book store. Sighing to myself, I went inside and headed straight for the section that contained books about art. For some reason, art had always fascinated me, the way it showed the creator's emotions and passed them on to a viewer of another generation just inspired me.

Glimpsing at a few of the books, none of them really caught my attention, and many of them I had already read on my own time. Finally, I found a book of interest on one of the higher shelves, I had to reach for it, but I managed.

As I grabbed the book, a felt something warm on top of my hand, looking, I realized that it was someone who was reaching for the same book. I shifted my glance to see a boy about my age, his eyes were a shade of blue, similar to mine, and he also wore a pair of glasses, but his hair was a light blue. Somehow, he looked familiar, but I decided not to think about where I had seen him before.

"I-I'm s-sorry," I said, still stuttering like an idiot. I then pulled the book off of the self, his hand off of mine, and I held the book we had both reached for out to him. "Y-You can take it" I said, and he just stared at me. He was hesitant, but he did take it.

"Thanks," he said, I didn't sense any emotion in his voice, or on his face for that matter. It was always easy for me to read books, but it would always be difficult for me to read people. "You're that new girl, Shizuku right?" he asked me, and I just nodded my head. He called me a new girl, so that means I'm probably at his school. I thought to myself, at least I knew where I had seen him before now. I remember this morning that I saw a kid with blue hair in the back of the room. That must of just been him, I thought.

"My name's Satoshi Hiwatari," he said, still not showing any kind of emotion.

"I-It w-was nice meeting you Satoshi," I managed to say before I left the book store. I can just go to the library anyway... I thought. But something was bothering me, when Satoshi touched me, I had felt something. It was like a magical energy, perhaps he is one of the people I am looking for, the one who has a magical curse in his bloodline... I thought, but pushed it away, deep into my mind. That was the old Shizuku, now, I'm normal, or at least I was trying my best to be.

Taking a quick glance at my wrist watch, I realized that I was soon due at the mall food court, where my new friends would be waiting for me. My new friends... my first friends, I thought to myself, smiling at the thought. "I guess people canchange who they are," I muttered to myself, too quiet for anyone but me to hear. I was different now, I had friends, and I had actually started to think of this town as a home, not just my next travel destination. If this all happened in one day, I wonder what would happen if I stuck around for a while... Maybe I could actually fit in, and be the person that I always dreamed of being. But then, I stopped thinking, realizing that it could never be true... After all, facing reality was one of my specialties, it helped me from being hurt by believing in my impossible daydreams.


Author's note:

Well here it is! Believe it or not, this is my first time writing a story like this...

But anyways... I do plan to update as soon as I can so don't worry! but it took me forever to write this, and I spent an equal amount of time editing it, just for you my readers! Now do ME a favor and R&R!