Disclaimer: I can't draw a nicely to save my life, and I wish I thought of DN Angel. Trust me, I don't own it.

AN: Thank you for reviewing! I think people are starting to get the game…

(Dark-Daisuke)

((Daisuke-Dark))

If Krad is gone…No way. Dark refused to accept it. Krad can't just disappear; Krad is his other half, his other self, his polar opposite. Could he even exist without the ice demon? Dark's hands quivered as he pushed Satoshi off him.

"Krad can't just be gone like poof! You must have done something to trigger it!" Dark yelled.

((Dark, Hiwatari-kun is still in a very fragile emotional state!)) Daisuke reprimanded sharply.

(Well forgive me for hurting your boyfriend's feelings!) Dark snapped sarcastically. (But I believe we still have bigger issues here!)

"Look, if you're not going to tell me, I'm going to force out of you whatever you know. So you might as well spit out what strange ritual you did trying to get rid of Krad again!" Dark growled, picking Satoshi up by the shirt.

Satoshi's eyes narrowed and he attempted to hit Dark but failed. "I told you, I don't know!"

((DARK, STOP IT!!)) For the first time, Daisuke attempted to overcome Dark. Dark staggered, not used to resistance. He realized that if he kept staggering around aimlessly, he would hit a sensor. He countered Daisuke with all the force he could muster. Daisuke fell silent and stop trying to invade the body. He let go of Satoshi carelessly, allowing the boy to crash into the cold marble tiles.

"You're lucky Daisuke likes you." Dark hissed.

"Look, I didn't try any rituals. I remember… Oh God no." Satoshi paled. "You guys can't leave on a whim, can you?"

"No, not unless there's another body prepared for us." Dark answered. "Why? What did you do?"

"I…annoyed him. He was very pissed and took over. I don't remember anything after that except waking up alone…" Satoshi answered. "Could he be dead?" Satoshi wondered out loud, causing Dark to wince.

"He's not dead, he can't be." Dark argued.

"Worried, Dark-san?" A voice called out. That voice was all too familiar. The silky quality of it made the hairs on the back of Dark's neck stand.

"No, I'm not." Dark lied.

Shadow emerged from the darkness, carrying an unconscious angel in his arms. "That's not what you sound like."

Dark was about to spring on Shadow, but the blonde that Shadow carried in his arms was enough to make him have second thoughts.

"What did you do to him, you bastard?" Dark demanded.

"Shh… He's fine, Dark, he's just tired, that's all." Shadow sat down, then put Krad down. He stroked the blonde's cheek, earning growls from Dark.

"Oh, is Dark-san jealous?" Shadow taunted, leaning down. He brushed his lips against Krad's, making Dark furious.

"Don't do that, you horny maniac!" Dark yelled.

Satoshi was stunned to see his other self, lying on the floor so defenselessly. Krad had always been ready for an attack, always. "You….How did you kidnap Krad…from this body?" Satoshi asked quietly.

Shadow stood up and brushed his clothes of invisible dirt. His white clothes greatly contrasted with his hair and wings.

"I didn't kidnap my beloved. He came with me of his own free will." Shadow answered, shrugging.

"LIAR!" Dark accused.

"I don't need your opinion. All I need…is Krad. Nobody else matters." Shadow said softly.

"Krad was ready to kill you the last time. What in the world did you do to make him come to you?" Satoshi snapped.

"I offered Krad what Dark could never give: a body. It was a perfect opportunity, he was feeling like he needed a bit more privacy in his own mind. He felt like he needed more control over his body." Shadow replied.

"You cheater! You baited him!" Dark said, pointing at Shadow.

"Why should you care, Kaitou? You willingly gave him to me. Remember I asked you whether or not you were sure quite a number of times?" Shadow snapped. He was very patient with Krad, but why should he stand the idiocy of these people? They meant nothing to him.

"No," A voice whispered.

Everyone turned to Krad, who was murmuring in his sleep. Dark approached.

"Krad?" Dark reached out.

"Don't come near me… Shut up. I'm not a monster, NO!!" Krad yelled.

Dark was taken aback. Shadow pushed Dark out of the way and cradled Krad. "Shh… It's all right. I'm here now."

Krad stopped flailing, and Dark's heart could have shattered into a million pieces. He would give anything to be in Shadow's place. To be able to pacify the ice demon like that… Dark was immensely jealous. He glared at Shadow one last time before taking off into the night.

For an entire day, Daisuke and Dark didn't speak to each other. Daisuke was furious that Dark had dared to hurt Satoshi, and Dark just wouldn't say sorry. Finally, Dark couldn't take it.

(I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT SHADOW IS DOING WITH KRAD!!) Dark yelled all of a sudden, in the middle of a quiet night.

((Maybe you should have treated Krad better.)) Daisuke replied coldly.

(Look, I'm sorry. Just give me this night… I will get back at Shadow.) Dark growled.

((Well, you did say sorry. All right.)) Daisuke allowed Dark to take over.

Dark rushed to the museum. There it was, Despair. Was he going to steal it? No, he wasn't. He distinctly remembered Shadow implying that Despair and he were one. Dark smashed a bit of Despair. Shadow appeared all of a sudden, his shoulder bleeding.

"Where's Krad?" Dark asked warningly.

"Don't destroy that statue!" Shadow snarled.

"Oh yeah?" Dark smashed another bit.

"If you destroy that, I'll die!" Shadow yelped as his clenched fist began to drip blood. "Here's Krad!" Shadow summoned Krad, who was still asleep.

"He's not awake yet." Dark said threateningly.

"He'll be awake in approximately two hours." Shadow replied, scowling. "Now, fix the statue."

"Oh, the statue?" Dark thought. If Shadow is still around, Krad might go back to Shadow… He just didn't like Krad being too busy to fight him, he reasoned. He didn't like Krad. He just didn't want to share the blonde's attention. "Yeah, sorry pal."

"DON'T!"

Dark smashed the statue into bits. Only, instead of Shadow breaking into a million pieces too, the latter began laughing. Dark grew uneasy.

"Why aren't you dead?" Dark demanded.

Shadow grinned maniacally. "You're so easy to fool, Dark."

"What? What's going on?"

"Despair wasn't me. It was like my cage." Shadow replied, fingering the broken pieces. "I couldn't destroy it myself…Someone who hated me had to destroy it for me. Clever guy, the one who trapped me in there. But I managed to trick you, Dark. You fit the requirements." Shadow continued.

"So you never liked Krad?" Dark's voice was hollow.

"I did, and I still do. Krad is beautiful and fragile, and in wanting Krad I had to face the Kaitou who owned all his attention. I realized that I could get Krad and irk you at the same time…So I took the chance. This is my lucky century; opportunities are popping up like crazy." Shadow answered, smirking.

"No way! I saw you! You had a bleeding shoulder! And when I destroyed another bit, your hand started to drip blood!" Dark's pupils dilated in horror.

Shadow opened his clenched fist, revealing a small blade. "Clever, isn't it? I began to clench my fist harder, so that it would wound me. I had wounded myself on the shoulder before coming here. Tell me, Dark, am I that good an actor?" Shadow purred.

"You asshole." Dark lunged at Shadow.

"I've been waiting to eliminate you, Kaitou… Then, I'll have Krad's attention all to myself!" Shadow pulled out a Japanese sword from nowhere.