The light faded away for Riku to look at the spirit of Mio Hio. Light shone around her since she was a spirit. Mio simply looked at her, a plan in her eyes. Riku stood there and stared. Last time she saw Mio was Christmas Eve. "Riku. Pay close attention if you ever want to see Daisuke ever again." Were the first words out of Mio's mouth. Riku's eyes widened at the thought of getting to see Daisuke again. She started to say something but Mio held up a hand to silence her. "I have a simple, well, for you it's not so simple." She said looking at Riku with an evil look in her eyes. Riku jumped at the sight of Mio actually looking evil. "My task to you is to fall in love with Dark Mousy. No exceptions." She told Riku. "That pervert! Yeah right! Like that could ever happen!" Riku exclaimed.
Mio looked at her with an expression that read, I knew you would say that. "Look, you want to see Daisuke again right? Just do that little itty bitty task and I can make that happen." She answered. Riku looked at her. But, if I fall in love with Dark, what's the piont in seeing Daisuke again? I'd be in love with someone else. What am I to do, Daisuke? "I…I can't." She answered. Mio now had an annoyed look on her face. "Oh please. I saw you with Dark in the park. I do live in heaven you know. You said you couldn't lose the only other one close to Daisuke. So accept the task and I'll leave you alone to do it. I'll give you a week to think it over." Mio said before she started to disappear like rain falling upwards. Riku stood there thinking. She shook her head and continued her journey back home. When she walked in the front door, she found her father standing there taping his foot. Riku gave him an annoyed look and then a angry look before flying up the stairs giving him no time to ask her where she had been all day. When she entered her room she flopped down on to her bed. Tomorrow I'm going to visit Daisuke's family and tell them about Dark. Maybe even about Mio's little task. She looked at the ceiling while confirming the thoughts before falling into a deep sleep. The next morning she woke to find Risa standing over her. She glared at her before sitting up. "Someone was knocking on the balcony window last night. I didn't get a good look, but I'm guessing he was here for you. I could have sworn it was Dark. He is back into thieving now so it would make perfect sense except the part about that person looking for you." Risa finished her long-winded sentence. "Go away Risa. It's too early in the morning for you to be nagging me about something I don't know about." Riku said waving for Risa to step out of her room. "How could you not have heard the racket from the knocking on the glass? I swear you need hearing aids Riku!" Risa said. Riku gave her sister an annoyed look before forcing her out of her room. "I told you I don't need your nagging first thing in the morning! In fact, I don't need it at all. The only reason you think it was Dark is because your obsessed with him and his thieving! Could you do me a favor and not mention him around me? For heaven's sakes Risa! Go nag Mom or Dad. Scratch that, go nag Dad!" Riku said before shutting the door in Risa's face. Riku came down the stairs in her school uniform after a couple of minutes to find Risa sulking in the kitchen. She just rolled her eyes and grabbed her bag. As she peddled her bike to the school, she saw a lost looking kid wandering the street. He looked as if he was from America or something. She just shrugged and kept going. She soon reached the school and was inside the classroom before most of the other students were even on their way to school. This gave Riku some time to think about what happened last night. The bell rang as she was in deep thought. Students came pouring in in a rush to get to their seats. "Class. May I have you attention please? We have a new student joining us today. Please welcome him with kindness." Her teacher told the class. And in he walked, the American looking kid she saw on the street.