A/n: hello anyone who reads this! I'm going to try to get the next couple chapters up quick, but I'm a busy high school student with shoddy typing skills (plus editing as I'm typing... goodness I wasn't a very good writer 2 years ago!) and yeah. So reviews are appreciated very much and also self-esteem boosters cause it's always nice to see that someone cares. ;)
anyways, I don't own DNAngel or it's ideas, but Koshi and others in his generation of this story are mine. Thanks!
btw, if you didn't already gather this, bold italics is Dark and normal italics is Koshi thinking.
The next morning, Koshi went to school feeling a bit disturbed. On top of domestic distress (his mom still wasn't back when he got home), everything that had happened with Dark before he got home rather freaked him out.
Flashback -
After the "moonlit beauty" had been stolen (rather easily and without a hitch, thanks to Dark) Dark started flying back in a direction that didn't quite lead back to Koshi's house.
At first, Koshi was too self-absorbed contemplating why he hadn't changed back yet since they had the painting already and so he didn't notice. When he finally caught on and asked Dark about it, all he said was "you'll see."
After a while, they silently landed on a balcony that opened up to an unlocked bedroom. Dark slipped through the sliding door and entered.
It wasn't until Dark was moving closer so he could see who was in the bed that Koshi realized Dark's intentions.
"No! Don't you dare, Dark! If you do that I'll NEVER forgive you!!" Koshi shouted mentally at Dark, but too late to stop Dark; he was already mouth-to-mouth with Haruko's older sister Michi, and Koshi felt his body changing back into himself.
Koshi sharply drew back, and saw Michi starting to wake up and ran out of the room and practically fell over the balcony.
End Flashback -
And so Koshi was somewhat disturbed. Michi was not Haruko's blood sister because Haruko was adopted, so Koshi didn't feel awkward about liking Haruko; but Michi was his cousin! His mother's sister, Risa had ended up marrying Takeshi Saehara, and after having two children decided to adopt Haruko for whatever reason. Well, Dark was technically the one who kissed her, right? he thought.
As soon as Koshi stepped into the classroom, a black-haired boy grabbed him by his tie and dragged him to the opposite corner of the room before spinning around, shoving a threatening index finger in Koshi's face. :What did you do to Haruko yesterday?!" the boy practically shouted at him, creating a bit of a scene.
"I-I don't know what you're-"
"DON'T give me that! You were talking to her yesterday afternoon and ever since she's been acting weird!"
Koshi thought back on that scene, which seemed like days ago and not just yesterday, and felt even worse. He looked off to the side at that thought, but the boy wouldn't let him off the hook.
"Just tell me what happened! I can't let anyone get away with hurting my sister!"
Yup. this guy was Michi's and Haruko's older brother- Hiroshi Saehara. He was a year older than Koshi and Haruko and so his classes were on a different floor, but he had come down to tell off anyone who may have lead his beloved little sister to be in such a poor mood to find that Koshi had been the last person seen with her the day before. It's amazing what kids'll say when bribed with stuff, like, for example, photographs. Of celebs, movie stars or the popular kid whom they have a crush on. All taken personally by Hiroshi "the greatest photographer Ever" Saehara- a self-given nickname for advertisement. (A/N: doesn't that sound familiar? XP)
"Honestly, I didn't do anything!!" Except run off, dropping the rose I had hidden behind my back, Koshi thought.
"Hmph, is that so?" Hiroshi asked. Koshi nodded eagerly, and he gave him one last suspicious look. "Alright, I'll let you off for now, but don't you do anything to Haruko, anything at all, 'cause I'll know if you do." And with that he walked out of the room, bumping into Haruko as she came in.
Haruko walked over to her desk and sat down, despite the fact they still had ten minutes before class started. Many of the other girls tried to talk to her, but instead of answering in her usual chipper voice, she just nodded and looked away.
It was unusually quiet though by no means silent, until the door opened, producing Ryu. He was that tall, dark and handsome kind of guy that all the girls just swooned over, but he was also very cold. His hair was a light blue, as were his eyes which were always hidden behind is glasses.
A complete dead silence fell over the room as he walked to his desk, which was right behind Koshi's, the last one in the last row. Then suddenly, as if a veil had been lifted, people started whispering and gradually crescendoed to the normal volume until the teacher entered the room and asked for attention.
Throughout class that day, Koshi would find himself absent-mindedly looking over at Haruko, and finding her often glancing back and blushing, but not at him; he glances always skipped over him to look back at Ryu. Whenever she looked back, Koshi always quickly turned his head down to his work or notes, ashamed at the possibility of being caught staring.
Finally, Koshi began to get annoyed with this game, and turned around to face Ryu, studying him to see just what it was attracted the girl's attention that he lacked. Up close, Koshi saw that Ryu was very lean, not exactly strong-built, and quite pale in complexion. Also, he was incredibly intelligent; he had already finished the ten-page assignment that Koshi was only on page two of, and was immersed in a rather thick volume entitled Criminal Psychology. Ryu looked up for a moment, returning Koshi's studious stare with a flash of annoyance, and in embarrassment Koshi quickly turned back around.
This process repeated randomly throughout the rest of the day: Koshi would stare "evilly" at Ryu- looking for some weakness- and would turn away or make some excuse when caught looking. But what was than always getting caught stari- ahem, studying, was Dark's laughter and sarcasm.
Haha! Keep staring and people are going to start thinking the wrong kind of thing!!
What?! I'm only trying to find a weakness so I can plot his demise!
Yeah, just keep telling yourself that. Honestly you're almost funnier than Daisuke!
?? What do you- Before Koshi had the chance to ask Dark what he meant, the teacher called for attention and began to lecture on science, a topic Koshi especially enjoyed.
"All right now, class, today we will be learning about plants and the processes they use to make energy. Now, can anyone guess why plants need water?" As usual, nobody raises their hand; most because they don't have a clue or are not paying attention, and those who knew don't want to sound like know-it-alls.
Koshi was probably the most knowledgeable on this topic in the class- he grew a lot at home, including the rose he was going to give Haruko, and was even in the planting club in school. Their teacher knew this, so when there were no volunteers, she picked on Koshi. And thus he ended up teaching the class with directional pushes from the teacher.
"Well... water is one of the compounds necessary for plants to carry out photosynthesis, which makes energy for the plant."
"Good. And what are the other compounds needed to carry out photosynthesis?"
"In addition to water, sunlight and CO2 are needed. Sunlight is captured by pigments on the leaves- most plants are green because the green coloring allows them to absorb the most light available in a natural climate from the sun- and stoma on the undersides of leaves regulate gas exchange, allowing the intake of CO2 from the atmosphere, and then the release of oxygen, which is a byproduct of photosynthesis. Also, the ..." Koshi talks for a full three minutes before hearing snores around him, and realizes that the rest of the class, and even at one point the teacher, could care less about how different kinds of plants reproduce. (let's say he got off onto a tangent P) He finally dwindled down, and blushes in embarrassment, from empty stares coming from various clueless faces, and from the bored looks of those who had already read the textbook, and especially that avoiding glance of Haruko who was staring back at the dozing Ryu. He quietly sat back down, and it took the teacher a few seconds to realize he had stopped talking.
"Ah... very good Koshi. ...well. That's all about plants for today. Now please turn in your textbooks to page 203..." And so, class went on, Ryu still snoring, Koshi still blushing furiously, and Dark laughing at his host.
Nice one there! Didn't know you were so passionate about plants! Though, I had always thought of gardening as a bit of a girly hobby myself...
"Gah! Leave me ALONE!!" Koshi accidentally said, or rather yelled, aloud.
More stares, more blushes. The suddenness of the outburst even woke Ryu up.
"Uh... ummm... I mean... BATHROOM!!" Koshi sprints out of the room leaving many dazed people staring at the door.
In the empty bathroom, Koshi sighed and leaned over the sink, staring at his reflection in the mirror, smirking. "Great job, Koshi, make them all think that you're crazy. Maybe they'll put me in the asylum- I can claim I have multiple personality disorder."
"Why would you do that?" Dark asks in a mocking hurt tone. Koshi tries to glare at Dark, but only succeeded in staring down his own reflection. Koshi gave up and sighed, and started to walk out of the bathroom. "Well, I'm going to have to face them all eventually, no use putting it off. Maybe if I act normal, they'll forget anything even happened!" The thought relieved him, so much so that he didn't watch where he was going and rammed into a certain blue-haired boy, who happened to not be looking were he was going. They both stumbled backwards, but while Koshi fell right over the other boy managed to keep his balance.
"Ryu?!" Koshi felt blood rushing up, in contempt for the boy who had stolen the eyes of Haruko, and also in envy that he could still retain composure in comparison to his own clumsiness. Koshi stood up and pretended to ignore Ryu but then realized that if class was still in session, the teacher wouldn't have let more than one student out at a time; so why was Ryu here? "H-hey, shouldn't you-"
Ryu silenced him with a movement of his hand. He quickly glanced around, making sure nobody was around, and then grabbed Koshi's wrist and dragged him to the nearest empty classroom.
After they were safely inside, Ryu stood there facing away from Koshi. There was an awkward silence.
Confused and feeling, well, awkward, Koshi decided to break the silence. "So-"
"You're name is Niwa, isn't it?" Ryu cut him off, talking accusingly.
"Uh.. umm, yeah, what about it?"
Suddenly, Ryu spun around and stabbed Koshi with a needle. Koshi felt a cold numbness run through his body; within seconds he couldn't speak much less move. All he could do was breathe and stare in horror as Ryu proceeded to drag him into a corner out of sight from the window on the door. Directly above him was a heavy knife hanging from a thin rope.
"I really don't like having to do this," Ryu whispered to Koshi, "but it's the only way. Dark has to die!"
Ryu climbed on top of a nearby desk, scissors in hand, and cut the rope down to a string. He jumped down and headed for the door. before leaving, he paused. "I'm sorry, Koshi Niwa." He made sure no one was coming, then scurried out.
Omg omg was just about all Koshi could think. The strand holding the knife high above his chest became thinner- he knew that soon it would snap, and when it did it would probably kill him or at least hurt a whole lot, and there was no way anyone would be entering this room anytime soon. And as he watching the string thin he couldn't move a muscle; he could only think Am I going to ... die?!
Woo cliffhanger! The next chapter ought to fill in a lot. So stay tuned!! And please review!