Hi! I'm back! This will continue in Ichigo's point of view. Hope you like it.


I sighed as I pulled on the dress mom had given me to wear. She had given me a dress after looking through my comfortable jeans and t-shirts and proclaiming them unworthy of being worn by a girl. I hate skirts. I sighed again. At least it was better than being woken at dawn for a dumb ritual like Dai was. I mean, seriously, just because it's a family tradition doesn't mean that Dai needs to be any later to school than he normally would be. I snickered. We might be twins, but I swear Dai is the clumsiest person in the world. Me, I could balance two tea trays on one arm and walk through a crowded subway stop without spilling a drop of tea, much less dropping a cup. Trust me, I've tried it. I heard the door slam and mom yell something at Dai. He must be on his way to school. To be honest, I would rather go with him than stay and go shopping with mom.

I finally got the stupid thing on and walked out of my room. Mom was just walking down the stairs and spotted me. "Oh, Ichigo! You look so beautiful," she exclaimed as I stifled a groan. I don't want to be beautiful, I want to be comfortable. She continued to ramble on about how good I looked as I contemplated the various ways to escape this torture. I could jump out the window, but that would be hard in a dress. I could run back in my room and slam the door shut, but that probably wouldn't accomplish much. I sighed with relief as she continued down the stairs. I followed her into the kitchen and helped her start breakfast. She didn't bother trying to get up in the morning to fix any for Dai, because he would just be too late to eat any anyway.

I trailed along behind mom as she entered another clothes shop. I was only staying for a few days! What did I need all these girly clothes for anyway? She started picking up the frilliest and pinkest skirts and blouses that she could find. Maybe Dai wouldn't be too mad at me if I killed myself now. I'm sure he would understand. Mom ushered me into a changing booth to try on the clothes she had pick out. I sighed and tried them on one at a time. She and the sales clerk cooed at me every time I came out. Maybe I could escape under the door when they weren't looking. When I finished Mom bought about half of them and left to look for another store. Would the torture never end?

Mom stopped at a cafe for lunch. As we sat there, she started looking sad. Like something was wrong. "Mom," I asked worriedly, "What's wrong." "Oh, dear," she said patting my hand, "I'm afraid that you and Dai will be pushed further apart. Today, he will inherit the family curse, Phantom Thief Dark." "Dark? Isn't he a myth," I asked. Surely she was kidding. "No, honey, he isn't a myth. And Dai will inherit him today. I'm sorry, honey." I stared at her. Was she going to tell me that the Easter Bunny was With next? Surely she didn't think I was stupid enough to believe in stuff like that. "Why do you think your father and I insisted you learn magic, dear," she asked like that explained anything. "But magic isn't real either, is it?" She nodded. "You are exceptionally gifted with magic," she explained, "that is why you were given books on how it works. Haven't you ever tried it?" "No," I exclaimed, "because it isn't real." "You will see," she said sadly.

That afternoon after Dai had gotten home, I was sitting in my room reading over some of my magic books. Could it really work? Surely not. Then I heard Dai screaming. I dropped my book as waves of pain raced through my body. What was happening to him? I felt confused and disoriented. Dai stumbled down the stairs outside my door. I ran after him. Instead of my little brother, I saw a purple haired man standing on the bottom of the stairs. "Dai?" He turned to look at me and I could feel his confusion build up my own. This man was my brother? "This was what I was telling you about this afternoon, Ichigo," Mom explained, "Dai has inherited Phantom Thief Dark. Now he will go to the museum to steal the statue 'The Sacred Maiden'." "But mom," Dai's now deeper voice complained, "I can't go steal artwork. It's not right." "But you have to, honey," Mom said, "I already sent out the message that Dark would be there."

Mom, grandpa, and I watched Dai/Dark on the tv. There were dozens of news reporters everywhere. They had Dai/Dark on the tv for a moment but then he disappeared. I watched worriedly. Would they catch him? Would he get hurt? A while later, they announced that Dark had escaped with the sculpture. I sighed with relief. Dai was safe. I watched as they continued to show the missing statue and they went to talk to the commander. The tv showed a blue haired boy no older then me and Dai and the reporter addressed him as the commander. I watched him reply with rapture. He was so handsome as he moved and talked. His blue hair looked soft and his clear blue eyes bored into my heart.

I looked up as I heard a clatter. Dai had arrived with the statue, except it wasn't really Dai. I could feel Dark's happiness and pouting underneath Dai's terror and releif. Mom nodded and exclaimed estaticly and I snuck away. I'd congradulate Dai later and ask him if he was ok. I sighed as I layed down on my bed. All this was really confusing. First Dai being Dark, then magic being real. I didn't know what to think. I thought about that blue haired boy I had seen on the tv. My heart beat faster just thinking about him and I felt something enter my mind. The pain smothered thought as my body grew. The only thing I could tell when the pain finished was that there was way too many confused thoughts in my head. "Get out," I growled at the invasive thoughts before blacking out.

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Dark woke up in an odd room and looked around. Where was he? He guessed his new tamer was still getting used to him and he walked over to the door. He wandered down the stairs and saw the young Niwa boy. 'That can't be right,' Dark thought looking around. How could his tamer be over there and he be over here? His tamer's mother screamed and dropped the plate that she had been washing. "Oh, my! Dark! What happened to you," she screamed. "What are you talking about," Dark asked his voice coming out higher than normal. What was going on? He looked down at himself and saw that he was a girl. "What the hell!?"


Yay! New chapter finished. Dai and Ichigo have school trouble next!