Awakening

A certain dragon awoke with a start. He sensed magic…very powerful magic from both Hikawa and Niri clans. He yawned before he got up and attempted to leave the Black Wings. That was when he noticed he wasn't alone. He turned to see…a red-headed kitsune-tanuki fast asleep beside him. He chuckled.

"Well, well…long time no see, Dai," snickered Satoshi.

"Satoshi? Where are we?" asked Dai weakly.

"We're in the Black Wings. And judging by the look of it, I'd say we're in a cellar or dungeon…"

"Satoshi, how do we get out?"

"We can't in these forms…we have to give up any magic that we didn't inherit from our clans."

"Will we still have physical forms?"

"Yes…ready?"

"What'll we do once we're out?"

"We find Yami and Hikari of course…"

As Dai and Sato climbed out of the mirror, they noticed that the scenery was very different than when they went in. for one thing, there were pillars of marble, the ceiling was far too high up, and they could feel a breeze, despite the fact that there were no open windows. As they wandered up the stairs, they noticed that there was light, even in the darkness without smoke.

"What the…where the hell are we?!" said Sato confused.

"I…I don't know. But it looks like the sun's coming up. And someone's coming!" hissed Dai. (He didn't like the place and he wasn't eager to meet any strangers.)

"Let's get out of here…" said Sato. He led the way, almost as if he knew his way around. As they left the building, they realized they had been in a sleep-induced state for a VERY long time. They didn't recognize their surroundings at all.

"Sato…where're we gonna stay until we find our nii-sans?"

"We'll figure that out after we learn more about where we are," said Sato calmly. (He was more used to being in completely unfamiliar surroundings.)

It took them an hour to find the name of the town. They were in a small coastal town known as Amazuno. They quickly realized that there was something off…mainly due to the fact that everyone kept calling them Daisuke and Satoshi! Finally, they knew they had to hide from public sight.

They jumped to the roof of a nearby building (no one even saw them) and surveyed the town from above. As they looked around, Sato noticed something. At first he thought he imagined it, but then he knew. There was active Hikawa magic nearby…

"Dai…do you feel that?"

"Feel what?"

"That magic…it feels like mine!" said Sato, excitedly.

"You're right! Let's go!" said Dai as they ran to the source of the magic.

When they arrived at the source, they were in for a disappointment…and a shock. The magic they originally felt came from a painting…which to their eyes appeared to be glowing. They would have looked at it closer had Sato not noticed a woman heading straight for them. She had reddish-hair and red eyes. She seemed focused on Dai.

"Dai, whatever you do, don't turn around. Some woman is heading our way and I think she's after you…" hissed Sato.

"What am I supposed to do?!" Dai hissed back.

"Let's leave for now and double back. Hopefully she won't follow us…"

"Okay."

As they wandered around the museum, the woman continued to follow them. Sato wouldn't have known this if it weren't for her magical aura. Finally, she lost track of them and they hid. She left, and they got up and went straight back to the painting. Then they wandered over to another, which was showing faint traces of aura, and then another and another until they realized that there was a specific pattern to the auras. They double-checked the names on the pieces, and found that they all came from the exact same family…the Hikari.

"I don't get it. Who are the Hikari?" murmured Sato.

"I forgot…you don't know about the Niwa either, do you Sato?" Dai said, suddenly remembering.

"Niwa?"

"Lara and Nara changed the names of both Rin and Kari. They didn't want the Arch-Magus or his familiars to harm the two, so they changed their last names into Rin Hikari and Kari Niwa," explained Dai.

"Wait a minute…so the people who made these pieces are…?!"

"Yup…they're descendants of Yami and Lara. If the sisters hadn't switched the last two letters of the girl's names, then who know what might have happened…"

"Then that makes the woman from before a descendant of Hikari…"

"No…I seriously doubt that woman was a Hikari. Unless the Hikari ended up with red-hair after this time…"

"I meant she's YOUR descendant! She had the same magical signature as you!"

"WHAT!"

"That's what it looked like to me."

"Crap… That explains why she was able to keep following us…"

"No it doesn't. I saw her eyes…it looked like she recognized you and me. I think this might have something to do with the fact that everyone keeps calling us Satoshi and Daisuke…" said Sato.

"So what're we supposed to do?!"

"We hide in here for now. At least until nightfall…then we look for shelter and come up with a plan," said Sato calmly.

"Fine…but only for tonight!" said Dai worriedly.

"Phantom Dark has left another warning letter, stating he will steal the Angel of Dark Light from the museum at ten tonight. Will the Phantom thief successfully steal yet another piece or will the Police officials finally capture Dark?"

"Sheesh…Dark this, Phantom Thief that…who is this jerk anyway?" snorted Dai.

"Beats me…let's just hope he knows where we are and where our brothers are."

"Yeah…what the…? What happened to the lights?!" said Dai surprised.

"Don't panic. Unlike you, I can see in the dark. Hell, I see better in this lighting than in normal," said Sato with a shrug. (Dark had once again turned the lights off.)

Dai sensed someone approach…someone with a magical aura that felt vaguely familiar. Since they were right next to the painting in question, they were the first to greet Phantom Dark. Though even he couldn't get around his younger brother!

"It…it can't be…" mumbled Dai in complete shock. It was…his brother Hikari!

"I don't believe it. And here I thought it would be hard to find you, Hikari Niri," chuckled Sato.

"Well, well…seems the cops called in two newbies to catch me! You'll never get me, runts!" said Dark.

"What…he doesn't recognize us?" said Dai.

"Why should I recognize an annoying runt like you? Stay out of my way or else brat," said Dark annoyed.

Before Dai could respond to his harsh comment, another person walked in. He appeared to be the same age as Dai and Sato, and he looked very familiar.

'What the hell…That kid looks almost exactly like me! But…what's with the glasses?' thought Sato.

"Well this is unusual. Since when do you stick around after you've gotten the piece?" asked the boy.

"Since when do you use kids your own age to guard the pieces?" countered Dark.

"What're you talking about. The only ones I had to guard the painting are outside unconscious thanks to…" started the boy. (He had finally noticed the other two boys.)

"Who're you?" he said suspiciously.

"I could ask the same thing," retorted Sato. (He noted the other boy's eyes widened a bit at the sound of his voice.)

"Well, I'll be off. Until next time Commander Hiwatari!" chuckled Dark, making good his escape.

"Hiwatari?!" said Sato in disbelief.

"What about it?" said the other, angrily.

"Nothing. Come on Dai, let's get the hell out of here," said Sato quickly.

"Dai? Is that your friend's name?!" growled the other.

"He's Dai Niri and I'm Sato…Sato Hikawa, if it's any of your business," snorted Sato.

"Satoshi Hiwatari."

"More like Hikari," said Dai.

"What?"

"You're aura is similar to Sato's. It's nothing like mine," explained Dai with a shrug.

"Unless you two want to explain things at the station, I recommend you get lost. Now."

"Dully noted," said Sato dryly as they took off.

"Commander Hiwatari! Dark's escaped!"

"We'll get him next time," said Satoshi finally.

"Okay, that was weird. Did you see that Satoshi?" said Dai, jumping.

"Yeah…he looked almost exactly like me," Sato replied.

"I know…and…"

"I know, that guy looked nearly identical to Hikari. But it wasn't him Dai," said Sato.

"But Sato it had to be him! His aura was identical to Hikari's!"

"It wasn't him. Unlike you, I saw his eyes. They weren't his," said Sato firmly.

"What?"

"Both your eyes are red. Both mine and Yami's are blue. His was purple."

"But…!"

"It wasn't him! Now come on. I can feel Getsurin's magic all the way from here," said Sato.

As they approached the cave, they noticed that there was a barrier around the entrance. When they entered, the barrier fell immediately. That was when Sato saw it. The cloaks and books from the temples! Both his clothes, and Dai's were there. That was when he saw the tablet in the far corner.

The tablet was signed with a claw print Sato knew well. He could read the tablet as easily as if it had been written in human. He smiled and whispered, "Arigato, Getsurin…"

"You say something Sato?" asked Dai, changing his outfit.

"Nothing. So, now that we have the things we actually need, we're we going to stay?"

"Why don't we think about that tomorrow. Right now I'm too sleepy to cast a glamour," said Dai.

"True. Night…" said Sato with a yawn. They fell promptly asleep in the cave, safe from anyone or anything that could get them…for now.

When they woke up, they were greeted with the sight of an old man.

"Well, well, well. I never imagined there was a cave full of antiques around here," said the man dryly.

"How did you find us?"

"Easy. I followed that magical energy all the way from my house. It was too strong for me not to notice."

"Crap. I knew I forgot something…" said Sato.

"So, who are you two really? And why is it that you and your friend were at the museum last night?"

"I'm Sato Hikawa, and he's Dai Niri," said Sato.

"Right…Like I'm supposed to believe that," he snorted.

"Not surprising. What year is it anyway?" asked Dai.

"It's 2007. Why?"

"WHAT! No way!" said Dai in disbelief.

"Great…no wonder Getsurin is gone. He was nearly 450 when I met him…" grumbled Sato.

"What're you two going on about?!" he growled, becoming agitated.

"We're not from your timeline, genius," snorted Sato.

"And who are you anyway?" asked Dai.

"My name is Daiki…Daiki Niwa."

"Figures. I thought that aura looked like Dai's…"

"What did you mean when you said you're not from this timeline?"

"We're not. Sato and I came from within the mirror. We went into it around 1507…I think. I didn't think to check the date when I went into it…" said Dai.

"So what you're telling me is that the two of you are 500 years old?"

"Yes," said the two bluntly.

"You have quite the wild imaginations…"

"Oh? Have you ever heard of the mirror known as the Black Wings? That's what we were stuck in all these years. We were trying to find our brothers…" said Dai calmly.

"What are their names?" asked Daiki.

"Hikari Niri and Yami Hikawa."

"Light and Darkness?"

"Yes…and before you ask, his brother isn't one of the people who tampered with the mirror 400 years ago. I still don't know why they tried to give it a soul…" mumbled Sato.

"So you two aren't bluffing. Tell me though, you two aren't seriously considering staying in this cave for the rest of your lives are you?"

"Only until we find a place to stay and not worry about people coming after us," shrugged Dai.

"Well, you two can stay at my place. Though you'll have to deal with Emiko's little jokes," chuckled Daiki.

"They can't be any worse than Lara's stupid exercise course…" grumbled Dai.

"Who's Lara?"

"She's an oracle from 500 hundred years ago," said Sato.

They headed down the cave and went with Daiki to the Niwa household. It was almost 5 in the morning when they got there…