Disclaimer: yeah yeah, I don't own DNAngel and all that jazz
Summary: This takes place throughout the story, but from Satoshi's POV.
So Daisuke changes into Dark when he feels his love for Risa... ever wondered if things might work similarly for Satoshi?
He doesn't mean to be in love with Daisuke...
It happened by accident. Actually, he wasn't even sure anymore how it happened. All his life, Satoshi had known that he must find and capture Dark, so after graduating college at such a young age, it was only natural that he attend school with Daisuke Niwa - the one with Dark within him. At first, he only saw Niwa as the enemy, knowing that one day, Dark would arise, and so would his other half as well - Krad. He hadn't known back then, you see, how evil Krad truly was. So, in the beginning, they were actually on the same side. They had to be.
But soon, things became... different. Satoshi found that he actually enjoyed watching Niwa. The boy was so clumsy, and kind of annoying sometimes, but amusing as well. He remembered the first day they spoke. They were in gym. Since Satoshi had already graduated, he didn't have to actually participate if he didn't want to, so he sat on the side lines and watched while everybody else had fun. That was alright though, he was used to being a loner, and was perfectly content with it. He was alone - that was just the way things were, and there was no use in trying to hide or deny it.
It was badminton day. Hit the birdie over the net. Simple enough. Childs play, he thought. He watched idly as the class played at their separate nets, laughing as they as they ran about and swung their rackets. Why would I want to play that stupid game anyway? But he wished he didn't sound so resentful.
Suddenly, a birdie landed near him, and bounced over to his feet. He looked at it for a moment, and then bent to pick it up. When he looked up again, he was surprised to see Daisuke Niwa himself standing there in front of him. Out of breath and panting a little, the redhead laughed and said, "Sorry." Satoshi silently handed the birdie back to him. "Hey, don't you wanna play?" Niwa's expression became quizzical. In his mind, Satoshi scoffed. He looks like such a space head when he makes that face... But the words didn't have much heart in them.
He started to say "No, I'd rather not," but then one of the people on Niwa's team shouted, "Hey Daisuke! Bring your friend over here to play with us, we need an extra player!"
"Um... Okay!" Daisuke called back. "You're Satoshi Hiwatari, right?" Daisuke asked with a smile. "The new kid?"
Satoshi found himself a little taken aback. "Uh... yeah."
"Come on, you don't have to sit way out here all day. You can be on our team."
And just like that, Satoshi had taken his first major step away from his tragic fate. Because you see, befriending one of the Niwa family, that was definitely a step away from the Hikari fate. Not that he thought of it that way at first, of course. That day, playing on Daisuke's badminton team, was the very first day that Satoshi experienced what could be called... having fun. When he first went to serve the little birdie over the net, and instead managed to accidentally hit Daisuke on the back of the head, he couldn't help but double over laughing. He'd been so sure that he could play such a simple game with ease, that when he missed, and the face Daisuke made... it was just so funny. Satoshi had never laughed like that.
His entire life, spending days upon days contemplating on the best way to capture and get close to Dark, Satoshi had never once considered that Dark's tamer would actually become a problem. Daisuke Niwa had never once been put into the equation. He hadn't been considered enemy or friend because, well, he'd just never been considered. And why should he have been? Satoshi wondered, what difference would it make who carried Dark so long as Dark was captured?
But then, throughout the time spent watching Daisuke, he got to know Daisuke, and... maybe even become friends with him a little bit. (Not that Satoshi would have ever admitted it). And whenever he thought about killing Dark... the thought that he would be killing Daisuke along with him actually bothered him a bit. As indifferent as he tried to be toward him, still, Satoshi did not want to see this happy, ignorant boy dead.
A/N: Okay, so in one episode, Dark calls Satoshi Krad's "tamer" but that's the only time I'd ever heard that expression used. I just wanted to know, is that correct? Daisuke is Dark's tamer, and Satoshi is Krad's?