Healing the Shards of a Broken Heart

Due to popular demand (sarcasm) and the fact that I just can't leave poor Satoshi the way he is…I am writing the partner fic to Shards of a Broken Heart. If possible, please read that one first (and leave a lovely review!), but otherwise, read this as if it was just another post series fic.

I don't own D.N.Angel, Satoshi or Daisuke. However, the OC is easy enough to spot...


It had been three months since Satoshi had been seen last. Three months since that epic battle between angels that had left the town in awe. Amongst the confusion, hardly anyone had noticed the disappearance of the blue-haired boy…almost all but the lone red-head sat on the fountain's edge overlooking the starlit town.

With the rise of the moon, Daisuke had felt lonelier than ever without the phantom thief constantly poking fun of him… Little did he know that beyond the shadows, a curious pair of eyes was watching intently…waiting…

On the other side of town, Satoshi sighed at the moon. He too, noticed a big difference without Krad. He also knew it was irrational, and he was much better off without him, but he missed Krad. Missed the constant cynical comments, the commentary…even the constant struggles and arguments. The sad truth was, once Krad had awoken, he'd driven everyone else away, and for a time, Satoshi only had one person to talk to – the very person who was the source of his pain, Krad. The only person who could ever understand how this emptiness feels, was Daisuke, he knew, but he was still hesitant about talking to the klutzy redhead.

Meanwhile, Daisuke was still being watched…and was blissfully unaware of it. The figure cloaked in darkness smirked.

"So, this is what's captured Satoshi's interest for so long," a female voice whispered to herself. "Poor guy…he's rather a cute one too… If Satoshi doesn't hurry up, he'll already be spoken for…"

"He already has a girlfriend," Satoshi remarked dryly.

The girl didn't even look around. "Satoshi, you haven't seen him lately. Remember, a lot may have happened in three months. Besides, how did you find him? Not taken to stalking him, have you?" The figure gained a suggestive smile at the last comment.

"Daisuke's…pet led me here," Satoshi explained, holding out Wiz. "And I told you not to use my first name, didn't I?"

The girl waved aside the comment. "Satoshi…what's stopping you from talking to him?"

Satoshi narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "He would never look at someone like me if he knew…"

"Satoshi!" the girl almost shouted, but quickly lowered her voice. "Stop feeling so sorry for yourself. He looks almost as lonely as you…"

The girl started to walk slowly away, letting the moonlight reveal her sorrowful, azure eyes as she turned to give her last insistence. "Please, Satoshi. Please talk to him."

And then, she left, leaving Satoshi alone in the shadows, watching the solitary redhead by the fountain. He slowly crept out of the shadows, still holding the white furball.

"Ni…Niwa?" he asked hesitantly to get Daisuke's attention.

"Hi- Hiwatari? What are you doing here? Everyone's been so worried."

"I'm sorry. I had to…get away. To think."

Daisuke made a small noise of approval. "I can understand. I've been by myself more and more since me and Miss Riku…"

Satoshi's breath hitched; was Daisuke about to say..?

"No, it's nothing," he amended, running a hand through his spiky hair. "So…how are you doing?"

"I'm fine…" he said automatically.

"Ye…yeah…" Daisuke stuttered awkwardly, making Satoshi's heart flutter wildly.

It was then that Satoshi realised that if neither of them said anything, this conversation would end flatly that very second.

"I'm thinking of coming back to school tomorrow," he announced.

"Really? That's great! So, you've had enough time to think?"

"I guess so…I suppose I decided that I'd be better off around people in school than on my own."

"Yeah… I guess you feel lonely too…"

Satoshi nodded slightly, his glasses glinting in the moon's light. "Krad might not have been the best person in the world, but…for a while, he was the only one I could talk to."

Daisuke looked up, surprised, for a second. "What did you talk to him about? Surely he wouldn't have been interested in anything but capturing Dark?"

"Just stuff," Satoshi hastily covered up – the only time Krad had seemed to listen to his tamer at all was when the boy had thought about Daisuke.

"Hmm…I always thought Dark was so annoying, but as soon as I got to know him…it was like he was a different person…"

In the short silence that followed, the clock tower rang it's bell, announcing to the night the late hour.

"Oh no, I'm gonna be late!" Daisuke shouted.

He leapt off the fountain's wall and sheepishly grinned. "Hiwatari…I'm so sorry…I have to…"

"Don't worry. I'll see you tomorrow."

Daisuke slowly grinned as he realised what Satoshi had said, then quickly dashed off to whatever he was late for. Daisuke's smile was infectious, as Satoshi found himself with a smirk, too.

Satoshi rested against the fountain, relishing the crisp sound of the water crashing down…feeling the cool mist blown off it in the slightly warm night…

"You feel better now that you've talked to him, don't you?" the girl from before asked.

"Miss Hiwatari…don't tell me you were listening to all that…"

Even she couldn't help but notice the emphasis on 'miss' that Satoshi had used. "I prefer to be called Setsunai…" she informed him with the air of someone who had repeated this many times. "Especially by you…"

"And I prefer my last name to be used," he retorted.

She sighed. "Fine, I don't care…I'll see you around, Satoshi."

With a flash of white-blonde hair, the girl turned and left abruptly.

"Why…why can't Satoshi call me by my first name?" Setsunai whispered into the night, a teardrop staining the pavement a darker shade of grey.


Who is Setsunai? What was Daisuke about to say about him and Riku? Find out in the next chapter of Healing the Shards of a Broken Heart.

This will have many chapters, I have decided, but they will be short. And rather than have it just focus on SatDai (while that is a VERY important point…), it'll probably expand into their lives in a bit more detail than I'd thought.

I, like many people, like to feel appreciated, so please review! forces Daisuke to give puppy-dog eyes Try saying no to that face!