Chapter 2: Running away

Warnings and Disclaimers- I don't own any of the characters and well lets face it if I did I wouldn't be able to do any of the fun stuff that I can now. DaixSato

White and cold
I can feel it yet it seems so far away
Untainted, their perfect ness astounds me
Yet with each falling flake I see a shadow
A shadow and it reminds me of you
The blue, like sapphires
Touched with sadness and purity

Daisuke could feel air rushing into his lungs; the air was so cold it almost felt like it was burning. He was running, he had been running, and his feet seemed to lead him to an unknown place. Though the rest of his body had given up a mile or so back his feet kept him going falling one in front of the other again and again.

Finally after Daisuke thought he could no longer run, lest he collapse then and there, he stopped. Gasping for the air that had been denied him in the run Daisuke then fell to his knees. Looking down he could see his hands were buried in fresh snow, smiling in fascination Daisuke glanced up to see more snowflakes falling from the heavens. Biting his lip hard enough to draw blood Daisuke looked back at a tree that was close enough to lean up against for support. It was an old weeping willow whose branches seemed to hang lower then usual and all the leaves had died and fallen off long before winter.

Sighing he could feel the cold breeze brush icy fingers though his untamed hair, after the run it felt nice. However; it wasn't long before the sweat on his body began to freeze and the adrenaline he gathered died down. His body began to shake violently, but Daisuke ignored it still watching as the snowflakes fell. Each one that fell slowly drifted until it touched his body only to melt.

"Sato… look it's you…" he reached his hand up and grasped another snowflake. His hands were now to cold to even melt the precious gem he finally managed to capture(1). "It's… so beautiful. The sky is crying Sato… throwing all it's precious diamonds away. But... I will keep them… I won't let…" With those last words the cold had finally seeped so deep into his body causing the body to collapse without even his knowing.

Satoshi sat there, not quite knowing what to do. Daisuke, the one he thought he would never be able to have, just kissed him and ran. He was not sure if he should leave the boy alone for a bit or should he go after him. Would he take back what he had just done? Could he?

Sighing he stood but then sat back down, his mind was wondering in a million different directions. Running his hand through his silken blue hair in exasperation he stood up again. "I'll be damned if I let him get stuck in a snow storm just because I can't make up my mind." With that Satoshi stood up and walked out of his bed room. On the way out of his house he grabbed a black trench coat and quickly slid it on so he didn't freeze to death looking for his friend.

It didn't take Satoshi long to find imprints to follow, though almost covered up by the snow they were deep and new enough to follow for awhile. Just to make sure he would be able to follow them to the end he set himself at a careful jog so as not to miss the slight indentations in the snow but also not to lose them all together. The snow seemed to be falling even more furiously by the moment, almost where it impaired Satoshi's vision.

Around five to ten minutes later Satoshi sat at the edge of the park, the imprints gone and it left Satoshi to blind hope and his knowledge of Daisuke. But where on earth would Daisuke go if he was running to be alone. Finally it dawned on him, there was a place in the park full of all sorts of trees, with a nice waterfront and it was secluded. It wasn't necessarily the smallest area but it was a start. Satoshi now began running.

It took Satoshi another ten minutes but he finally found the edge of the area he was looking for. "Daisuke, Daisuke please answer me!" Satoshi yelled against the howling wind. But when he heard nothing he continued down the edge of the trees.

Finally he spotted a small red patch in the snow it was faint, especially with how hard the snow was falling now but he defiantly saw it. Running to the small red patch he was Daisuke in the snow his skin pale, there was no movement, and his breathing was shallow. "Oh god Daisuke, Daisuke wake up." He shook the boy but still no response. Wiping all the snow away from the boy's small frame Satoshi took off his coat and gently wrapped the boy in it. Looking around he knew he would not find anyone, no person in their right mind would be out in this, which was speaking volumes for his love to the boy in front of him. Sighing in resignation Satoshi lifted the redhead in his arms pulling him tightly against his chest and began his way back to his apartment as quickly as the new situation would allow.

(1) Right now I'm in Alaska so I can't speak for the climate or snowy days anywhere else but if you've ever been caught in this position you kind of know the delirium I'm hinting towards.

DS: OK so it may be a little bit longer then I though it would but I'm having so much fun I almost forgot how much I liked writing. PS I'm sorry it is short but the next part will be longer I promise.