Ms. Zanow's body swung back and forth above their heads.
Okay stay calm! Stay calm! This is an everyday thing, right? Having your teacher found dead hanging from the banister! Right? Oh man..
DAISUKE! LOOK OUT!
An arrow suddenly embedded itself in on the wall behind the spot where Daisuke had just dived from. Satoshi and Daisue gasped in unison a note unfurled itself from the arrow's body. Inside it was a pure white feather. Daisuke picked it up, but before he had a chance to examine it, it suddenly caught flame and turned to ashes before his eyes.
"Hello? There's a dead body there! Are we gonna look at some stupid feather while Ms. Zanow just hangs up there? There's probably some murderer in here! We're all probably next his list! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?" Riku stomped her foot angrily and said, "Fine! I'll go get Principal McGeean and tell him what happened. You two stay here and look out for whoever killed Ms. Zanow! You can do that, right?" Riku ran up the aisle and through the door, leaving Satoshi and Daisuke alone.
Daisuke felt a familiar sensation running through his body and he transformed into Dark, the Phantom Thief, "Okay Satoshi. Start talking. What is the monster inside you up to? Why the hell did he kill Ms. Zanow!"
Satoshi narrowed his eyes, anger burning through him, "Really Dark. He is not so much different from you. Anyway, why do you think Krad has anything to do with this?"
"You're kidding! Same as me? Psh, notice he's the opposite of me? White wings and Dark wings? Krad and Dark? I'm not no monster like he is. Where have you been? And look at the feather that was with the arrow. It was obviously his. Why'd he kill Ms. Zanow?" Dark took a step towards Satoshi.
Dark! You don't even know if it was Krad. Besides, Satoshi was here the whole time! He couldn't possibly have had the time to change into Krad, kill Ms. Zanow, and-
"Daisuke, Daisuke, this is Satoshi we're talking about. The lights went out for about ten seconds, which is plenty enough time for him to strike! Come on Hiwatari, tell me what Krad is up to!" Dark held up a black feather and it started to glow blue, "Tell me or I'll fight you."
Satoshi chuckled, "You couldn't beat me."
"Wanna bet on that? I'll-?
Dark stop it! I won't let you hurt Satoshi. You know Dark, I think I should take over Dark…
"What? Take over? Don't make me la-aghh! What the-" Dark glowed brightly, then transformed into Daisuke.
"Satoshi? Do you know who killed Ms. Zanow? Please tell me." Daisuke asked, scanning the ceiling and the balcony for any sign for the killer. Not finding anything, he sighed and sat down with his back to the fake wall.
Satoshi sighed and looked around himself guiltily, "Dark was right. It was Krad."
Daisuke jumped up, "But how? You were right behind me when it happened! Krad wouldn't have had the time to kill her. And why would he?"
Duh Daisuke, Krad is a cold-blood killer. It's obvious he did it.
Satoshi leaned in close to Daisuke, "He separated himself from me. I don't know how he did it, but he did. I tried out for this play because I know he'd come here to ruin it for everyone. I thought…I could catch him…"
The sound of something metal falling echoed above them, but nothing was there. The freaky sounds and Ms. Zanow's dead body wasn't making Daisuke very comfortable. He started walking towards the auditorium, "Maybe we could wait out here, you know? Um, it might be dangerous in here." He started walking towards the chairs.
Satoshi followed him, "You're right… Miss Harada should be back soon.
As Satoshi had predicted, Riku had raced back in, her face as white as a ghost's, "Here Mr. McGeean! Look at that! Now do you believe me?"
Principal McGeean stood in shock when he saw Ms. Zanow's dead body swinging back and forth, "Oh my God-somebody call the police!" he turned around and ran out of the auditorium fast enough to make a road-runner proud.
As soon as he walked through the door, it slammed shut faster than it should have. Riku and Satoshi didn't seem to notice, but Daisuke was bothered by the fact that there was no light outlining the cracks in the door.
He ran up to the door and felt along the edges of the door. Something hard was coating it. Fearing what he expected, Daisuke slowly stood up and tried to push open the door. As he had guessed, the door didn't budge.
"Satoshi! Riku! Come here! The door won't open! Krad's trying to-uhhh" Daisuke turned to see Riku's blank stare and he realized that Riku had no idea who Krad was. He looked at Satoshi but he just pushed Riku on towards the door. The three of them pushed, slammed, and did everything they could think of to open the door, but they couldn't.
Another banging sound echoed throughout the much-too-large-to-be-a-school auditorium. Satoshi's eyes narrowed, then he grabbed Riku and Daisuke and ran towards the side of the auditorium. He pulled out a key from his pocket and ran his hand along the wall. He seemed to find what he was looking for, because he stepped away from the wall and held the key to the door. The key stuck, then suddenly turned sideways. A panel in the wall opened and the trio ran into it.
The secret room was about the size of the teacher's lounge. The paint on the wall had long faded away, leaving it a very pale yellow. A ripped couch lay in the corner, and a beat up wooden chair was in the corner. There were no windows, and the door they had come through had vanished back into the wall. It was like a prison.
Satoshi walked over to Daisuke, "Daisuke, I think we should tell her who I am. Who Krad is. If we don't she could do anything, and that wouldn't help us at the moment. I don't know if you have noticed, but we're in mortal danger now."
Daisuke nodded, "I'll start" He walked over to Riku and started explaining about Satoshi's job in trying to catch Dark. He told her why he had seemed so distant to everyone; he was trying to keep Krad in. Satoshi added several points to his explanation, and in the end, Riku finally understood everything about Krad. Daisuke had made sure to stay as far away as he could form the topic of Dark.
I see your not to keen about letting her know about your little secret, eh?
You know I don't. She hates you, remember?
Shut up.
"I.…Can't believe it. After all this time you've been hunting Dark? And you had Krad in you? That's really incredible. But there's one thing I don't get. If Krad is inside you, how is he out there in the auditorium?" Riku sat down carefully on the ripped sofa.
"I don't know how, but Krad broke free from me and is trying to…trying to kill me and Daisuke." Satoshi responded.
"Why Daisuke? How could he know him?" Riku was having flashbacks of Dark saying he knew Daisuke, too. Dark and Krad, they seemed so much alike.
Satoshi looked at Daisuke carefully, "Let's just say that they've had problems in the past."
As Riku and Satoshi continued to talk, Daisuke started to play with a hole in the wallpaper right in the corner in the room. Now that Riku knows that Krad was part of Satoshi, she might guess about me and Dark. She hates Dark, so what if she starts hating me too! I couldn't live with that!
Calm down Daisuke, she probably won't find out for a while. Even if she does, it's me she hates, not you. So stop worrying about her and worry about our lives!
Trying to ignore Dark's voice, Daisuke tugged at the slight bit of wallpaper.
"I don't think Krad knows about this room. We should stay here and make up a plan while we're safe. We don't know how much time we have before he discovers this room." Satoshi said.
Daisuke nodded and kept playing with the torn wallpaper. It suddenly broke off revealing a small hole in the wall behind it. A twinkle of light shone for a moment beyond the darkness in the hole. He stuck his fingers in the hole and felt around, trying to see what had just shone. He felt wind on his hand for a moment, like someone had just walked by it. He quickly withdrew his hand and looked inside the hole. After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he saw the outline of something tall. He stuck his finger inside again and tried to feel it, but it was gone. He and looked inside again, and there was nothing but darkness. Once more, Daisuke searched the inside of the hole with his hand, but this time, something touched him from above. A hand. Daisuke yelped and leapt back from the wall.
"What is it Niwa? What happened?" Riku worriedly ran over to the frightened boy.
Satoshi walked over to the hole in the wall and his eyes widened.
A golden glow emitted from the hole, then there was a loud blast.
Coughing, Riku yelled, "What the hell is this!"
Through the smoke, a tall figure stepped through the newly-blasted hole in the wall. A low laugh shook the room as the smoke cleared to reveal a tall, gold-haired teen.
Krad had found them.
