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Hana was still confused two days later. She couldn't figure out what happened. Nothing was lining up correctly in her head. She wished desperately that she could find answers.
Meanwhile, Daisuke was dealing with his own kind of torture. Dark was being surprisingly moody. Dark wouldn't talk to him, and when it came to stealing, Dark was silent throughout all the missions. It was strange. Though, Daisuke knew it was because of Dark erasing Hana's memories. However, Daisuke couldn't understand why Dark was like the way he was. "Dark, please answer me this time, if you feel bad about erasing Hana's memories, then why did you do it in the first place?" Dark was silent. "And why did she ask you if your real name was Kokuyoku?" There was silence for a few minutes.
"Daisuke, I think Hana will need to know the truth someday, but now isn't the time. As for my real name… Kokuyoku is a topic I would rather not talk about at the moment." Daisuke felt angry, why wouldn't Dark tell him? However, Daisuke decided to let it go for now. He was determined to find out eventually.
When Hana went to school she completely ignored Risa. Riku noticed this immediately and after lunch Riku approached Hana. "Hana, what's going on between you and my sister? You act like the two of you are rivals!"
"Because we are…" Hana muttered. Then Hana left. She didn't know why, but Hana felt irritable. The last thing she wanted to do was talk to anyone. Then she ran into Daisuke, literally. "Oh, sorry Daisuke!"
"It's okay." Suddenly, Daisuke felt sad. But was this his feelings, or Dark's? Hana walked passed him and started to leave, when Daisuke said "Hana, um… you're acting kind of strange. Is something wrong?" Hana looked back at him.
"Something weird happened after school three days ago. I came home from school, and then I woke up on the floor at nine pm. It doesn't make sense."
"That is strange. Well, maybe you passed out or something."
"But that's even worse!" Daisuke realized he wasn't helping things out much. "What if this happens again? I think there's something more to this, and I'm going to figure it all out! Thanks for the confidence boost Daisuke!" Then she ran off.
"DAISUKE!" Shouted Dark. "I can't believe it! Now she's going to try and figure it all out!"
"How is this my fault? I barely said anything!" Daisuke said, frustrated. "You're the one who erased her memories! Remember?" Dark was silent. "Come on Dark, she won't find out. And if she does, then you can just tell her the truth!"
"Daisuke…" Daisuke turned around and saw Risa.
"Hi Risa!" He said cheerfully.
"Daisuke, I was wondering, well… I need someone to take me out tonight." Daisuke's heart leapt. "Not on a date… cause… I want to meet phantom Dark!" Daisuke's heart sank. "But it's dangerous these days for a girl to go out by herself. Would you take me?"
"Um… sure… but you probably won't see him if I'm around."
"Why?" But Daisuke was gone before she got her answer.
"You're so stupid!" said Dark angrily.
"Sorry Dark, but what was I supposed to say?"
"You know I don't like Risa!"
"Well, you don't have a choice but to meet her. So stop complaining!" said Daisuke, extremely annoyed.
That night, Hana was determined to follow Dark. While it was really stalking, she didn't want to call it that. She had gotten all the information she needed to know exactly where he would be. Hana waited patiently at a clock tower, where Dark was supposed to steal some statue. When she saw Dark fly away, she remained quiet and ran after him. It was hard to keep up with Dark, but she managed to do it. Dark landed and Hana stopped and watched. He looked stressed, and she wondered why.
Risa had just given up on Daisuke was about to go home, when she saw Dark. Risa's heart leapt. He was right in front of her! This was the perfect chance to say hi! Risa ran up to him. "Hello…." She felt shy.
"Hi, your name is Risa, right?" Dark smiled at her, but Risa noticed it was small, and she felt like he didn't really want to.
"Yeah…" This conversation felt uncomfortable and strange to Risa.
When Hana saw Risa go up to Dark, her brain was seemed to be screaming "Rival! Rival!" At first, Hana was just going to watch, but then she couldn't help herself and went to listen in to what they were saying. She went into the bushes and got closer.
"…Dark, would you mind going on a date with me…sometime?"
"NO! He can't!" Hana thought inside. "He better not! He knows he's mine!" She looked at Dark's face. Dark looked startled.
"Maybe sometime…" Yes, sometime could never happen! Hana felt like she had gotten a victory. Risa nodded and smiled.
"See you later Mr. Dark!" Mr. Dark? That sounded very annoying to Hana. But maybe that was just because she wasn't too happy with Risa. Oh well, it didn't matter. Dark wasn't going to go out with her.
"You can come out Hana." Said Dark. Hana backed away in surprise. How did he know? "You can't keep any secrets from me." Hana walked out of the bushes. "Hey, I'm not going to betray you, if that's what you're worried about." Jeez! Dark could read her like a book! Hana nodded. "Well, I've got to go. See you later." Then he flew off.
"BYE!" Shouted Hana. She felt like she could trust Dark. Plus, she had won a victory point over Risa. This was a good day.
