Ok, so, this is one of my first fanfictions written and to be put up here in am really bad at this so I'll just say, have a good read, please review, if you don't like it don't snore on the keyboard (or drool) and thanks for putting up with me! (non-sarcasm intended XD)


D.N. Angel

Kind Flame, Sad Winter

Chapter 1: Kind Gesture

Another day, another class, sighed young Niwa while his teacher, Ms.Nai went on about her lecture, who knows what it was about? He looked toward the back, row next to him, two chairs behind the one next to him "Empty again" he thought.

It's been two weeks since that seat has been empty, two weeks without feeling watched by those cold blue eyes all through class; young Hiwatari hasn't been present at all.

He turned back toward the front to see Ms.Nai in front of him.

"Ahh!"He yelped "Ms.Nai…"he stuttered

"Glad you could join us on planet Earth Mister Niwa" she said sternly, the class laughed.

"Y-Yeah…um…sorry Ms.Nai" he said, bowing his head. She sighed and returned to her lesson, History, yeah, that's what it was.

After a few minutes, the bell rang, it was the last class too "Thank god" heard the young red-head in the back of his mind, his other, the kaitou, Dark sighed happily, glad to not have to sit through another lesson, he'd sleep through most of them anyway.

As he grabbed his things and put them away, Ms.Nai called him to her desk.

"What is it Ms.Nai?" he asked

"Well, it's Hiwatari, we have been trying to call but no luck, and we haven't been able to get his father either, so, I thought I'd ask you"

"Me? What would I know?" he said chuckling and stuttering a bit.

"Oh, nothing of the sort, you're friends with him, aren't you?" she asked

"I guess you could say that, we've only hung out a few times"

"Yeah, the last time he almost blew our heads off…"he heard Dark say.

"I'd like you to take his assignments to him then, we have his home address here, we would also like an update on how he is, is this ok with you? I could ask someone else"

"No, no, it's ok Ms.Nai, I'm actually worried a little myself"

"Ohhhh" teased Dark

"Shut it!" said the young boy in his mind

"Thank you Daisuke" she said, handing him a piece of paper with the address and a notebook with the assignments.

"No problem" he said with a smile.

o

He left the room and headed outside, and was greeted by the younger of the Harada twins, Risa.

"Hello Niwa!" she said

"Hi Miss Harada" he stuttered and blushed slightly.

"Did Ms.Nai scold you again?" she asked

"Oh? No, she didn't. She asked me to bring Hiwatari his assignments and to see if he's all right"

"I see" she said, with a slight sad tone

"Why? Is something wrong?" he asked

"Oh no, I just thought you'd taste my cooking again today, you know, for Phantom Dark?" she said with a sheepish tone.

"Oh, yeah…" he said, the hope suddenly leaving him again.

He liked Risa, a lot, she is the reason he even turns into the infamous Phantom Thief Dark, but, she actually likes him, not Daisuke and every day she reminds him of that, after all, she doesn't know that Dark and Daisuke are the same person, almost.

"Do you have to go right away?" she asked, hoping he'd stay "Please Niwa, I really need your help!" she said with a heightened voice, taking Niwa's hand "Please" she pleaded once more.

"All right" he replied in defeat

"Oh thank you Niwa! You're the best!" she said, hugging him.

"No problem…" he said in a twitch "She's touching me…"

They sat on a bench nearby, still in the schoolyard and Risa took out the lunch box.

"Here, I worked extra hard on this one, I hope you like it" she said, handing it to him.

"Cross your fingers" he said, smiling again, she giggled in response. He put the forked through the shrimp puff and put it in his mouth, chewing on it lightly.

"Well? How is it?" she asked "Niwa? Niwa…are you okay? Niwa!?" she said, over and over, shaking him, but his face was all red and he was holding his breath, then, he swallowed "It's horrible again, isn't it?!" she sobbed.

"No, no, it's, actually a lot better!" he said

"Poor thing, she tries so hard for me, maybe Mom could give her a few tips" commented Dark

"For the last time, she's my Mom! And, well, that's not a bad idea, I guess" replied the red-head

"In fact, I have an idea, why don't you ask my mother?" he said

"What?" she asked.

"Yeah! She's a great cook, I'd bet she'd help you out, especially since she's a Dark fan herself"

"Really Niwa? Do you think she will?" she said; hope regained, clasping his hands.

"Yeah" he nodded

"Thank you Niwa! Thank you, thank you!" she yelled, happily, hugging him again.

"No problem, Miss Harada, no problem at all" he said.

The young girl got up and put her lunch away and ran toward the field, where her sister was playing.

"I'll call you tonight and you can tell me when I can come over, ok?"

"Sure, no problem" he told her and began to walk himself.

He then read the directions he had gotten from Ms.Nai, his eyes widened and he ran toward the station "I took too long, I'm going to be late getting home!" he said to himself. "This is so not my day!" he yelled.

o

He had gone to a very far part of town, many apartment buildings and businesses around, it was very surprising, if you met Hiwatari, you would have thought he'd live in a ritzy apartment in a better looking neighborhood, but, no, if it weren't for the fact it had a sign saying 'Repairs being made', it would've been an even more run down building than imagined.

"I can't believe he lives here…" he said in awe "I hope he's ok"

"I still can't believe you agreed to this, you brought the picture didn't you?" asked Dark.

"I did, and the feather also, don't worry I know" he said as he made his way upstairs.

It's been two weeks at least since the incident at the school, where Krad awoke in Hiwatari and fought Dark. If it wasn't for Hiwatari holding Krad back, they might not have made it. They had gotten out of it ok, he even saw Hiwatari afterwards "I'll be gone for awhile" he had said, but, he was back a few days later, he had seen him walking around town, but lost sight of him as quickly as he saw him; no sign of him at school though.

He got to the last floor and sighed.

"This is it" he told himself.

He knocked lightly and called out his name, he repeated this twice.

"Why don't you answer?" he asked, no answer still. Using his 'skills' he pried the lock and opened the door "I'm coming in" he announced.

He stepped inside and found it a tad dark inside. A few books scattered and cluttered about, an unused kitchen as well. He left his schoolbag on the table and headed toward what seemed a bedroom "So small" he thought. You walk in and it's simply a kitchen, a bathroom in the back and a bedroom steps away from the door.

"What a dump" he heard Dark say.

"Hiwatari? Are you here?" he called "Hiwatari?" he looked inside the bedroom and saw it was as cluttered as the rest of the apartment. A broken police radio on a shelf, his computer, glasses and schoolbag on the desk, clothes scattered about, was this really where he lived? Then he answered his own question, there he was, sitting on his bed, sheets covering lower half, his head on his hands, shoulders on his knees "How can he sleep like that?" he asked himself.

He sat next to him and nudged him slightly

"Are you all right, Hiwatari?" he asked

No answer

"Maybe he's dead…" Dark mused

"What!? NO! How can you even say that?!" snapped young Niwa

"Ok, ok, sorry. Besides, if he were dead, so would Krad and he is not going without a fight"

"Hiwatari, please answer me" he said, worriedly.

And a response he got, Hiwatari's head snapped to the side, his only visible eye glaring at Niwa who moved back a little, surprised.

"I'm sorry! But, you had me worried there, I just…" he was then cut off by him, as young Satoshi lunged toward him and pinned him down in a rage.

"What are you doing here!?" he said, his voice not as gentle as usual, he pressed hard on Niwa's shoulders which made him wince in pain.

"Ah…I-I was asked to come…" he struggled to say "You've been absent for a while, Ms.Nai was worried, so…she asked me to come over…" he then sighed, as Hiwatari got off of him, sitting on the bed.

"Sorry…" apologized the light-haired boy "I…haven't been much of myself lately" he said, his voice sounding soft, like it usually is, but weaker.

"Are you all right? Are you sick?" he asked, he didn't answer, but, Hiwatari got up, fixing his gray sleeping trunks and headed to the kitchen.

As he walked, he felt his knees give out and supported himself on a column; Niwa quickly went to his aid.

"See? You're not well" he told him

"I'm fine" he huffed, pushing Niwa away

"Ahh!" he yelped as he fell, Hiwatari chuckled at the sight, while Niwa tried to get back up "At least I got something out of you" he said, smiling.

Hiwatari stopped his cheery response and quickly changed to his cold face, then asked.

"If you have something to tell me, do so, if not, leave" he stated

"Oh, yeah, well, I was asked to give you this" he handed him the notebook which had his assignments "Although, with your mind I doubt you'll really need it" he told him "And also, I was asked when you're coming back, or rather, why haven't you been going?"

"That is none of your…" he began, but was stopped by his knees giving out once more, Niwa again helped him up.

"That's it Hiwatari, I'm calling a hospital, you need help" he said, taking out his celphone, only to have it smacked out of his hands, by Satoshi, who put his hands on Niwa's shoulders.

"You worried about me Niwa, or is that the school asking?" he said, smugly.

"Huh? Well, a little of both actually, I mean, I've grown used to you sitting back there and all" he chuckled, he then yelped as he was pin to the wall by him.

"Really? Are you really this absent minded Niwa, or are you just acting?"

"What are you talking about?" he asked

"Here to finish me off, Phantom Dark?" he whispered to Niwa's ear.

"Bastard, Daisuke, either get out of there or let me out, this guy is out of his rocker!" yelled Dark

"I'm not here to do anything, I just wanted to see how you were!" he yelled "You were fine after the incident, you left even, but when I saw you in town I expected you back in school, but you didn't go, so, I got worried, I thought something bad happened to you!" he confessed

"Humph" he huffed "No one…is that pure…not even you Niwa…" he told him, as he leaned in and robbed Niwa of a kiss.

The red-head closed his eyes shut, his hands on the wall, trying to make sense of this, Dark was shocked toward silence as well, then, he felt Satoshi's lips leave him and he slid down toward the floor.

"Get out" he said once more and Niwa did so, not another word was uttered, his face full of shock, eyes wide, he simply ran toward his bag and out the door, slamming it as he left.

Satoshi walked back toward his room, only to collapse in front of the bed, groaning and grabbing his stomach.

"No…I won't…let you hurt him…you hear me? As long as I breathe…you won't lay a hand on him…" he said to the angelic devil that resided within him and then passed out on the floor.

o

It was past Nine when Niwa finally got home, he had sobbed a tad on the way home, still not being able to wrap his mind around the situation, he was also mad at the fact that he left his phone back at Hiwatari's place, place which he'd think twice about going back right now.

He opened the door and felt like running to his room, but was stopped by his mother, Emiko.

"Daisuke!" she scolded "Where have you been?! Are you all right?" she said, hugging the daylights out of the boy.

"Mom" he whined "I'm fine; I just had an errand to run"

"You didn't give out a letter without telling me did you?" she asked Daisuke's Grandfather, who said no to her question "Ohh, my baby!" she said once more.

"Mom…can't breathe…"he said, muffled by his mother's tight embrace "Thank you" he said as she let go.

"I'm sorry" she apologized "Now, where have you been young man!?" she asked, sternly "You don't call or answer your phone, I've been going crazy!" she said, hysterically.

"I'm sorry Mom, I was running an errand for school, as for my phone, I left it…" he said, chuckling.

"I see, well, next time call first, all right? And remember to get your phone the minute you leave home, ok?" he nodded in response, while Emiko readied another hug for her son, which he could not escape.

"Mom!!" he whined once more.

o

Niwa happily fell back on his bed and sighed, his white with green stripes pajamas filling him with warmth, even after a hot shower, he couldn't get his mind out of the situation and Dark was no help at all.

"I don't get him, I don't get him at all, and why did he act like that? And did you see how he looked? He hasn't eaten or slept, I know it" he ranted

"All I want to know is…is he a good kisser or not?" he asked, stifling his laughter

"Dark!!" he yelled, sitting up, sending the poor little creature that made his bed on Daisuke's chest flying "Oh!" he said, realizing he had done so and picked up the poor thing "I'm sorry Wiz" he told him. A dizzy "Kyu" was his answer.

"And you, why would you want to know that?! I don't even want to remember it!" he yelled once more, a slight blush on his face.

"Jeez, chill out partner, I was only kidding, but you're right, he's not well, I mean, other than the rabid dog act and the apparent sexual repression he has, I don't see why he'd be happy" said the darkling in his 'philosophical' voice.

"You're hopeless, you know that?" he told the air, meant for the phantom thief.

He sighed once more and fell back unto his pillow, his eyes slowly closing.

"I just want to put this behind me and move on with my life, that's all" was his final word as he was taken in by sleep.

o

Satoshi soaked in the tub, the water already cold, mindlessly looking toward nowhere, until he was taken out of his thoughts by an unfamiliar ringing.

He got out of the tub and put a towel around his waist and headed toward the bedroom, dripping water the whole way. It was Niwa's phone, ringing a rather cheerful tone. He picked it up and looked at the Caller ID, it was Risa Harada, he looked at in disgust and simply turned off the phone, putting it on the desk and making a mental note to return it.

He sat on his bed and suddenly remembered his outburst in the afternoon, he smirked slightly.

"I can't believe I actually did that…" he whispered to himself "I bet he hates me now" he sighed "It's better if he does…that way…he'll end it quicker and…I won't have to see him suffer by my hand…" he said, now dressed and laying on the bed.

"Niwa…Daisuke…such a…interesting person. Who could truly be…that pure?" he asked the cold room, knowing no one would answer and he drifted off to sleep, a bit scared knowing of the nightmare that stirs within him.


Whoah...and I thought I was cranky when I got woken up by a very cute guy...then again...That has never happened, so nevermind.

Reviews are much appreciated! And if you're gonna criticize, get to the point quickly P