Between the Dark and Light
The Legend of Sunset, the Third Angel
Chapter 1 – "A Reunion or Tragedy"
*Huff huff* "I'm gonna be late!" a spiky red-haired boy said to himself as he ran down the street. "HA! I would have thought you'd be used to it by now!" a voice in his head teased. "You know perfectly well that when a warning letter goes out…" "I know, I know… we gotta get home early." Daisuke Niwa was born with a genetic curse. Whenever his love-gene activates, he transforms into the legendary Phantom Thief, Dark. Because of this, his mother, Emiko, makes him come home early every time the spirit of an artwork awakens. "Strange, Mom wanted us home earlier than usual." Daisuke thought as he finally made it to his house. "I'm home…whoa!" The minute he stepped inside, a trapdoor opened beneath him. Thinking quickly, he grabbed the edge of the floor and pulled himself up. *Sigh* "Not again!" "Hey, might as well get some practice before the real steal." Being used to the traps, Daisuke took to a run, dodging them all… until he turned a corner to find a banana peel. *Sigh* "Doesn't Grandpa get that I can always get pass those thing?" he thought as he turned off the electricity trap at the last door. "Heck yeah! Why doesn't he give us something you least expect?"
"I'm home!" Dai called out as he opened the door. "DAISUKE!" a voice cried out. Suddenly, *Wump!* something hit him from above. Dark sniggered inside his head. "Well, … looks like I spoke too soon!" "Awww, Shut up!" "Hee hee" a voice giggled and he looked up. "Hi cousin!" a young girl about thirteen years old, was sitting on his back pinning him to the floor. "R-Riaka?" he said surprised. "Hee hee, some things never change Cuz." She said as she got off of him. "You can get past all those traps, but you never get past me!" He got up and laughed nervously. "What are you doing here Riaka?" "Huh? Didn't Uncle Kosuke tell you we were coming to visit?" she looked over at his father who was standing next to a man that looked just like him. "Must have slipped my mind." "It's been a while, Daisuke." The man grinned at him. He was almost identical to Kosuke, except for the hint of mischief in his eyes. "Good to see you again, Uncle Nisuke." "You've really grown since last time, Dai." A voice came from behind. A woman that looked like an older version of Riaka smiled at him. "Aunt Tenshi."
The family gathered into the living room and started to chat. Daisuke couldn't take his eyes off Riaka. "Well, well, who's this lovely lady?" "Dark!*sigh* She's my cousin, Riaka Hinode. I haven't seen her since she was three. She's really changed." "So, when do I get to meet her?" "DARK!" "Well technically, she's my cousin too. Don't I have the right to meet her face to face?" Dai looked away from Riaka. "Look Dark. Despite her being family, Riaka has no idea about the Niwa family curse." "Well neither do the Harada sisters and I've met them." "This is different Dark. Riaka's family…I don't want to think I'm a freak of something."
"Daisuke…" Emiko said, interrupting the conversation in his mind, "It's almost time for you to run that little 'errand' I asked for." "So, it's agreed that we'll meet up at the Café Destiny." Nisuke confirmed. "Oh boy, my favorite restaurant! They have the best milkshakes." Riaka smiled. "We have something to do at home first, but we'll meet you there around 8:00." Tenshi said grabbing her coat. "Oh, before I forget, I brought you something, Dai." She handed him a huge, thirty-piece art set. "Wow, Aunt Tenshi, it's wonderful." "Kosuke said you were an artist so I thought it would be the perfect thing for you. Riaka has one just like this at home, but she never uses it." "I'm a cartoonist, Mom, not an artist." Riaka butted in.
Dark sulks in Daisuke's mind. "Still wish I could have met her." "Knock it off, Dark." "What, I mean, you're gonna have to tell her eventually." *sigh* "Hey Dai." His cousin smiles at him, the same mischief in her eyes as her father's. "We should hang out someday. Maybe next time he comes out, you and I can watch Dark on his latest theft." Dai gasps in his mind. "I think he sounds really cool!" "OH YEAH! DO I HEAR…JACKPOT! HAHAHA!" "Just SHUT UP!"
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"Well, another successful theft." Dark said to himself as they flew over the city. "Just hurry up. We're supposed to meet the others at the restaurant at 8:00." "Ha! You worry too much, Dai!" Dark laughed as With flew them faster over the town. Suddenly, *BANG SMASH* a loud sound came from below. "What the heck was that?" "Not sure." "With, let's check it out." They flew a few blocks over and came across a terrible car crash. "Whoa, Geez. That's one hell of a smash up! Well, nothing we can do. Let's go." But something caught Daisuke's eye as he looked through Dark's. "Dark! Turn back Now!" "What, why?" "Can't you see? The back of the blue car… Riaka's in there!"
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Suspense is a killer, but I love cliff hangers! Just so you know I don't kill off main characters, just bad guys and extra characters. There will be death in the next chapter, but it's important to the story. But, I won't tell you who it is! HAHA! YAY FOR SUSPENSE!
Will Riaka survive this crash, or will she suffer an explosive, fiery death? Find out next chapter!
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"Italic" = thought
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