Disclaimer: DNAngel © Yukiru Sugisaki.
Note: HI guys! Sorry for the long awaited update. I've been playing Kingdom Hearts 2 a lot lately and forgot about it. ; Anyway, Kosuke is back now, and Daisuke is just getting home from school.
Ch.7- Awareness
"I'm home…"
"Dai-chan!" Emiko pounced on her son, hugging him tightly. "Look who's home!"
"Yo." Kosuke smiled from the couch, once again unshaven. "O genki desu ka?"
"Hai, genki desu!" Daisuke waved happily. He then looked around. "…Ano…where's Dark?"
"Nani?" The phantom thief came out of the kitchen, eating a small apple. He wore what looked like a Black, sleeveless turtleneck with black jeans. He stared at Daisuke, who stared back. "…Nani?"
"Ah, nan demo nai…" Daisuke looked away, embarrassed at the fact that he'd been staring stupidly. "Gomen…"
Dark shrugged off-handedly, taking a bite out of his apple. Wiz jumped onto his shoulder happily as he sat down. "Hey, sit down, we need to have a talk."
"Ano…Hai…" Daisuke sat down on the couch, glancing around curiously. "Nani desu ka?"
"How's Hiwatari doing?"
Daisuke blinked. "Ano…fine, I guess. He seems a bit more happy today." He looked confused. "What does Hiwatari have to do with this?"
Daiki cleared his throat. "We have reason to believe that when you and Dark were separated, young Hiwatari and Krad were separated as well. IF Krad was a burden to Hiwatari, as Dark has explained to me, one would suspect that an extraction of the problem would please the troubled one."
"In other words," Dark muttered between mouthfuls of apple, "Hiwatari's not an issue anymore. Krad won't listen to Hiwatari, and no doubt will do anything to get to me. And If I know Krad, and boy do I ever, he'll get to YOU to get to ME."
"How do you know?"
Dark looked at the floor. "…He's done it before."
Daisuke too started at his feet. "…So…what does this mean?"
"It means, Dai, that you can't go off on your own anymore," Emiko explained. She then clapped her hands together excitedly. "SO! Dark will be joining you tomorrow as a Junior!"
"Nani?" Daisuke looked at Dark, who seems REALLY pissed about the whole situation. "He's going to come to school?"
"Yeah," Dark growled, obviously not pleased with the idea. "Luckily it's only for your protection, so grades won't matter-"
"On the contrary, Dark, If you don't keep your grades up, I'm limiting your thieving privileges to once a month."
"AH! NANI!"