~Namida's POV~
I turn my head to see who whispered in my ear and find none other than Dark Mousy.(big surprise...not -__- )I think about screaming, to shatter his eardrums, but I decide against it. So I settle for elbowing him in the ribs and making a run for it. Just as I put my plan into action, Dark catches on and grabs me around the waist and pins my arms to my sides. I silently curse him to the lowest level in Hell.
I hear him sigh. "Why do girls always have to be so difficult?"
"Not all girls. Most would be falling at your feet, begging to bear your children." If he weren't standing directly behind me so that his body was touching mine I would have glared at him, so I glare at the ocean instead. I grit my teeth together so hard I'm surprised that they didn't already ground into dust. "I suggest you let me go."
"I don't think so." He sets his chin on my shoulder and inhales my scent. I try not to gag. "You're just too cute and besides, it's a beautiful night. Why waste it?"
I ground my teeth even harder together and let out a slow, long hiss.
'Time to put on the charm and get the Hell out of here.' I let a smile form on my face, even though he can't see with my hair blocking his view, as a way to prepare myself. "You're right. It is a beautiful night and it would be a shame to waste it. And who better to spend it with than none other than the great 'Phantom Theif Dark Mousy'." I look back at him with the soft, small smile on my face.
Dark is taken aback by my sudden change in mood. 'Perfect! My chance to escape!'
With his guard down and his arms loose around me I turn my body into his and rest my head on his chest. His hands rest lightly on the small of my back. Dark sighs softly in contentment. I gently lift my head up to look at him and put my hands on his chest. He looks down at me with a small smirk on his lips. I avert my gaze, then I quickly look back up at him with a firey challenge in my eyes and a smirk on my lips. Hardly using any force at all, I push him and he goes flying ten feet.
Since his arms were held loosely around me, I stay securely balanced on my feet. Faster than lightning, I am running to catch up with my siblings and friends, but I underestimated Dark and I soon find myself back in his arms.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asks me in an amused, playful voice.
"Anywhere you aren't."
"Good luck trying. But I do have to admit, you're the first girl I've met so far than has actually tried to run away from me other than Riku. To be truthful, those type of girls are much more interesting."
"Then go find another one of those girls because you aren't getting this one!" I look up at Dark since he is taller than me, a stupid mistake on my part, because the next thing I know Dark's lips are on mine, in a gentle kiss.
I knee him in the stomach and elbow him in the ribs(again) and get a few feet away from him. Dark only slightly affected, eyes me up and tries to figure out the best way to handle the situation. Before he has a chance to do anything, one of my brothers comes to the rescue, punching him in the face and Dark finds himself lying flat on his ass.
Arashi is seriously pissed off standing in front of/above Dark. Steam is practically coming out of his ears. Ryota is standing next to me, trying to comfort me. Kazuki is standing on the other side of me, glaring intensely at Dark. Other than that, Arashi is the only one that is challenging Dark to a fight but I knew my other brothers will be there if Arashi needs help.
Ryota has his arms around me in a tight hug whispering soft, soothing words. "Don't cry little Nami. I'm here for you. So is Kazuki and Arashi. We are all here for you. Shhh. Don't cry."
While Ryota is whispering these soft words in my ear I try to keep the tears at bay. "Sometimes I wish my name wasn't Namida."
"You know we don't have to call you that. That is your birth name but we have hardly ever called you that since that time in our childhood."
"I know."
I put my head on my brothers chest and let him wrap me up in a warm, safe cocoon with him whispering the words I need to hear. Cocooning myself in a safer world, I watch the fight unfold as Arashi goes to attack Dark.
~Dark POV~
From my perspective on the ground, I know I am in serious trouble. I'm not really sure what Namida's relationship is with these three men, but my best guess would be that they are really close friends or her brothers. I'm going with the latter.
I know that if I don't do something fast, I'm going to have two, possibly three, angry guys on my back and I'm not exactly sure if I can take all three of them at once.
Just as I get up and ready myself for his attack, I am saved by the black haired male.
"Arashi." He says in an even, monotone voice. "Let me take care of it."
"But Kazuki-"
"No."
I can see Arashi, the one that is in front of me, clench his hands tightly and glare back at his brother. The energy that those two are sending out is not a pleasant thing. The tension in the air is so thick it can be cut with a knife.
Arashi, who was standing in front of me, is now locked in combat with the other male that spoke to him, Kazuki. Namida and the last male are just standing apart from them, not bothering to break up the fight.
I decided that now would be a good time to make a getaway. I look one last time at Namida and find that she is staring at me. Her eyes, so beautiful are cold and unfeeling, showing absolutely no emotion whatsoever. A feeling of guilt and sadness entered my heart.
'What have I done?'
'What have you done? You just kissed my best friend! I don't even know how I can look at her the next time I see her!'
I ignore Daisuke and his pathetic ramblings.(sorry it just makes sense to say it) I pay more attention to her expression and think of ways that I can atone for what I've done the next time that I see her. Closing my eyes and not looking back I escape before my chance gets away.
~Namida's POV~
I watch as Arashi and Kazuki fight. Ryota and I were used to it by now so we didn't bother to break it up. They will stop eventually and their injuries won't be serious.
I set my eyes on Dark, watching him watch my brothers fight. This is just one more reason for me to hate him. Now that all my tears have been shed, there is nothing left inside of me. Just cold and emptiness. Numbness. Nothingness.
Even as he leaves, I continue to watch him. 'Someone like Dark could never understand all the pain and suffering that I have lived through in my life.'
'Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't.' A voice that I haven't heard from since the incident that brought us together in the first place, speaks to me.
'Mizuki! Is that you?!' But as always, I only hear silence.
We soon catch up with Mariko, Yukiko, and my twin, Miko. As a bonus and a surprise, we find that Mariko's bros are there too. One of them I remember from school. The purple haired baka that was perched in the tree outside of our one classroom.
Being the nice person that I am, I curtly nod when Mari introduces us and give him a very cold glare before returning to talk with my brothers. Every so often I can feel his eyes on my form in an icy cold glare. I had a feeling that we were going to have a hard time getting along.
~At the club~
(note: this is a teen club so you have to at least 14 to get in.)
When we get to the club, I try and act natural and not seem suspicious. Though it seems I don't have to put up much of a charade because Mariko is busy with her brothers and Yuki is off somewhere probably thinking about Dai or something related to him as usual. Me on the other hand, I try to blend in with the crowd.
My brothers all do there own thing. Ryota is chatting with a few of the people in the club that he knows, some of them girls. Kazuki is leaning against the wall, watching for trouble. Arashi is out on the dance floor, dancing with a girl I don't know, of course being the party animal that he is.
I look around the club, hoping to find someone that I knew that wasn't related to me, Mari's bros, or Yuki. I needed someone to talk to, just not one of them. Miko, I can probably talk to, but she is just as much of a party animal as Arashi. When she is having fun I really didn't like to disturb her because she can get mighty angry when she gets interrupted when she is having fun. Then again, she is my twin sister and will always be there when I need her, but i just can't get myself to talk to her when she is having so much fun, considering the Hell that she had been living through with our father. Just as I am about to give up my plan of finding someone I kind of knew to talk to, a slightly familiar face somes into view and I head towards him.
"Hey!" I say enthusiastically greeting him when I reach his table.
"Hey." He says giving me a small smirk. "Fancy meeting you here."
"Mind if I sit here?" I ask, hoping that he says it's ok.
"Sure, go ahead." I let out a sigh of relief hearing those three little words. I sit down next to him.
At first we don't talk, just sit in silence, listening to the music that comes on. It starts out peaceful, but I start to get increasingly nervous when he just sits there and continues to stare at me without saying a word. I start to fidget in my seat and refuse to look at him, but then he gently grabs my chin and forces me to look in his eyes and I can't seem to pull away.
Then, ever so sweetly, he kisses me on the lips.
~Mariko's POV~
I'm talking with my brothers and having fun dancing when I notice that Nami is nowhere near us. In fact I can't even spot her. I start to look around the club until I see her with another person. She was sitting there with some guy, no not just sitting KISSING with some guy. As long as I've known her she hardly even let a guy touch her, aside from her brothers and step-father, let alone kiss her. It was truly astounding.
'Where's Yuki? I have got to show her this!' I though fast looking around the club.
As I turn around to go search for my missing friend, I bump into a soft chest. Before I can fall back the mysterious person catches me and gently holds me in his arms. I look up to see who it is and it is none other than Hiwatari Satoshi.
"Satoshi-kun."I squeaked with a light blush on my cheeks. Hopefully he won't be able to see it. "What are you doing here?"
"I sometimes come here when I'm bored."(never mind the fact that it just opened tonight -_-)He said in his usual monotone voice. "And I overheard your noisy friend Yuki talking about it in school and figured that you might need my help since you two are always fighting and somehow I always seem to be in the same area to save you."
'Was she planning this…I'm going to kill her!!' I though darkly thinking of evil ways to do so.
I finally just realize that we are still in close contact and blush a little harder. "Uh...Satoshi-kun. Could you let me go, please?" I said while threesome face went redder then Dai's hair.
He just nods and lets me go. At a loss for words, I just stand there for a moment, not knowing what to do. Then I remember what I was going to do in the first place. I was going to find Yuki and tell her about Nami and this random guy that she was kissing. I look over to where there were sitting and they were gone.
'Damn! Now where did they go?' I though looking around fast for her and/or the guy.
All the while Satoshi is just standing there trying to read into my actions and failing miserably. I turn back to him and find him staring at me.
"What?" I ask nervously with another blush coming to my face." Is there something on my face." I asked while starting to move my hands over my face.
"No its nothing. Sorry." He is starting to puzzle me, but then again Satoshi is a puzzle to begin with.
"I should go." As I am about to leave, he grabs my wrist. I look at him questioningly.
"Why don't we find a place to sit and talk?" He said looking at my eyes while I had another super blush.
" Umm sure." I said haply with a lighter blush on my face as we both walked to a empty table.
~Dark's POV~
To say that I am pissed off wouldn't even begin to cover it. Put simply, I am furious. I just caught Namida kissing another guy. How could she? She is-
'Dark, are you jealous?'
'No! I just don't like her kissing other guys.'
'Why? It's not like you two are going out or anything. She doesn't even like you Dark. Especially after what you did to her.'
'I know. I want to make it up to her somehow. What does she like?'
'She loves wolves. They are her favorite animal and just about anything related to nature.'
'Wolves, huh?'
'Yea. Ever since she was little, she has always loved them. I never understood why.'
I smile to myself. 'I think I know the perfect thing to get her.'
~Namida's POV~
The two of us are now out behind the club. He took me out here saying that it would be easier to talk without all the loud noise to distract us and besides he would rather be alone with me. When he told me that a blush crawled up my neck onto my cheeks.
"Before I forget, what's your name?" I ask him since the last time I met him he left before I could get a chance to ask.
"Ramoriu Tatsuya."
"Tenshi Namida."
"That is a beautiful name but why would someone so beautiful have such a...sad name?" He lifts his hand to rest it softly on my cheek. I close my eyes and sigh, feeling the warmth of his hand on my cheek. "Mymom must have been clairvoyant because everyday that I lived under my fathers command, I shed tears every night."
Tatsuya gently strokes his thumb across my cheek. I lean into this small gesture, finding much comfort in it. He gently runs his thumb along my lower lip slowly. I open my eyes and stare deep into his night blue eyes. He slowly leans down toward me and when he is about a centmeter away from my face, he asks "Is it okay for me to kiss you again?" I just stare into his eyes and chuckle lightly. "You kiss me twice already without asking permission and now you decide to ask?" He smirks at me and I lean up to kiss him directly on the lips.
I hear someone call his name and he pulls back even though I didn't want him to. I embrace him and lay my head on his chest and try to get as much out of this moment as possible so I can save it for later. He embraces me back, stroking my hair gently.
The same person calls his name again. Tatsuya sigh heavily. "Guess I have to go. See you around?"
"Yea. Of course."
He quickly gives me a quick peck on the lips before leaving.
I just watch as his figure retreats into the night and let out a long, loving sigh.
~Mariko's POV~
I can't believe what Satoshi just told me. If it wasn't for him holding me around the waist, I would have fallen out of my seat. I can swear by the look that he is giving me that I must have one shocking expression on my face. Satoshi almost looks like he is going to burst out laughing and he is never like that. He is always so emotionless that it is quite a sight to see when he is actually emotional.
"So what you're telling me that you and Krad..."
"Yes."
"Share the same body."
"That is correct."
I take a sip of my drink. 'This can not be happening. Satoshi and Krad sharing the same body! OMG! Now I know how Yukiko feels.' I sigh deeply and and take a peek at Satoshi out of the corner of my eye. 'Life sucks.'
"So now you know everything."
"Yea. You have Krad and Daisuke has Dark." A thought pops up in my head. "Hey, Satoshi-kun?"
"Hm?"
"Do Nami and Yuki know?"
"They have known for quite some time now."
I was taking a sip of my drink when he told me that. I think he did it purposely so I would do a spit take. I wipe my mouth off with a napkin and try to give him a glare but find it impossible.
"Did you do that purposely?" I said pouting.
"What?" He asks innocently.
"Wait until I was drinking to tell me that Nami and Yuki know." I said still pouting.
"No." He says but I can see the amusement in his eyes.
'I knew he did it on purpose! If he wasn't so cute I'd smack him.'
'Would you really?' A familiar voice asks.
'Shiro?'
'The one and only.'
'Ok. What exactly did you mean when you said' would you really?' '
'Would you really smack him?'
I look at Satoshi and blush wildly. 'No. But did you have to come out and say it like that?'
'Yes.'
'Ah! How mean.' I think while leaning back and pouting.
Satoshi comes close to whisper in my ear. "What are you two fighting about now?"
"Nothing." I say whilst giving him big, innocent, childlike eyes.
"You really think I'm going to fall for that?"
"Maybe."
"Well, I do like that look. It's...cute." He says coming closer to me. "And your lips just look so...kissable." Before I know it, Satoshi's lips are on mine in a kiss so gentle, it can make angel's weep.
'So sweet.' Shiro says while wiping tears from her eyes.
I drown out her voice and her sniffling and crying and just get lost in the kiss.
(Note: I know Satoshi is probably OOC butI just had to add some more ToshixMari action in there for Fox. -Wolf)
~Dark's POV~
Anger boils inside of me again when I see Namida and that mysterious guy kissing again, but I let it sizzle down as I watch him leave. As she follows him with her eyes I quietly, come up near her.
"Hey." I say in a soft, quiet voice. My presence seems to startle her, though, as she jumps slightly and turns to look at me. Her eyes grow wide and soon narrow and fill with anger.
"What do you want?" She asks angrily. I can't say I blame her.
"Hey, don't chew my head off okay. I just came to apoligize."
"Well?"
I sigh. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done what I did earlier.I shouldn't have kissed you and I'm sorry."
"Ok. I guess I can accept your apology." She flips her hair back behind her and stares in another direction, not looking at me.
"I also got a present for you."
She stares at me confused. Suspicious. "Why?"
"To show you how truly sorry I am and to show that I can be a nice guy at times."
"When you want to be."
"When I want to be."
I walk closer to her and put the rectangular, velvet box in her hand and whisper in her ear. "The Wolf of Dreams."
Before she can answer or say anything, I leave in a flurry of wind and black feathers.
~Namida's POV~
Watching him leave in a flurry of wind and feathers, I can hardly believe what he just whispered in my ear. 'The Wolf of Dreams.'
I hold up the black, velvet box up infront of my face. I open it to reveal a sterling silver bracelet with a moonstone wolf charm and silver feather charms hanging on the bracelet.
I smile to myself. 'He's not as impared as I first gave him credit for.'
"You just might prove to be a worthy opponent Dark. Figuring out that 'The Wolf of Dreams' isn't a painting at all but in fact a peice of jewelry. But do you even know how strong it really is when you give it to a girl?"
I stare at the magical piece of jewelry that Dark had stolen for me. The power in it was so strong that it was practically glowing. Only those with a certain eye for it could see its powerful magic.
"Can you see it Dark? Or are you just another ordinary theif?"
