Love Triangle
Chapter 7
Secrets revealed
Daisuke gulped as Risa slowly walked toward him. Her long dark hair flowed like a cascade. He sat on the couch clenching the pillows with all his might. She looks so beautiful! I must control myself. I feel Dark trying to come! I must not let him!!
She knelt next to him. He could feel the warmth of her breath on his cheek. The smell of her hair wafted through his nose. It was lavender. She gazed into Daisuke's eyes. She began to close her eyes and leaned towards him. He did the same. Their lips were only centimeters apart. Suddenly…
"Daisuki!!!" Wiz squeaked, gasping for air. Daisuke opened his eyes only to see that he was sleeping on the couch clenching Wiz who was struggling to escape from his grasp.
Daisuke sat up. He rubbed his eye with the palm of his hand. "Wiz! I'm sorry." Wiz fell to the ground. Lying there, he soaked in as much fresh air as he could. He looked up at Daisuke, perturbed.
"I'm sorry. To make up for me acting dumb, I'll give you a strawberry."
Wiz squealed with delight and jumped up and down.
Daisuke went to the kitchen and grabbed a batch of strawberries for his pet.
This should really make it up to him. Man, that dream felt so real. I only wish it were real though, especially how Dark almost emerged. That was close.
He returned to the living room with the brightest and juiciest strawberries. Wiz quickly climbed onto the living room coffee table where Daisuke had placed the strawberries and munched happily on them.
The doorbell rang.
Daisuke opened the door. It was Risa.
"Hi Daisuke, I'm here for your tutoring session. Sorry I'm late I had to help Riku find her lacrosse uniform." Risa said flipping her long hair. "May I come in?"
"Yes, of course. I actually took a nap before you came, so I didn't mind that you came late." Daisuke admitted. He smiled at Risa and she smiled back.
Risa walked in the Niwa home. Daisuke had set up his math book, calculator, paper, and pencils out in the living room. He had also set out a few red roses and lighted candles on the coffee table, just to add some flair of romance. It sat next to Wiz's strawberries which interestingly, Wiz was no where to be seen.
"You know Niwa, I wasn't so sure of me coming over. After all that you and my sister had gone through." Risa's eyes were adverted to the floor and a pang of guilt simultaneously hit through Daisuke's heart.
"Risa, about that…" Daisuke started, but Risa interrupted.
She raised her hand to stop him from continuing. "You don't have to explain to me. Let's just study." She started to walk toward the coffee table when Daisuke grabbed her arm.
He grabbed so suddenly that she spun around quickly without so much of a warning. Risa was in shock and so was Daisuke. It was not like him to act so aggressively, especially with a female. No one was more surprised than Daisuke.
I don't know what came over me. Somehow I think it's Dark.
"Risa…I.." Daisuke gazed into her eyes. Her expression was worried and fearful. Yet the more he gazed into her eyes, the more her expression softened.
He took a small step toward her and unexpectedly so did she. His hand that had grabbed her arm so suddenly had loosened and he raised his other hand to the adjacent side of her body. He closed the gap between them. He hugged her, so warm and comforting. He raised his hair and swept some of her bangs out of her face and placed the strands behind her ear.
His hand drifted from her ear to her chin. He raised her chin and slowly started to lean forward. She leaned toward him.
Daisuke was so sure of his actions but inside he was fighting emotions. Dark was desparately trying to emerge. Daisuke fought. A whirlwind of emotions was cloudening his mind and he fought to keep Dark away. Just for this once. He wanted to be Daisuke Niwa, the one who would, with all his heart, kiss Risa for the first real time.
I want to be with Risa. Dark don't come. I want to be with her. Stop! Stop!
"DAISUKE!" Akiko entered the room.
Daisuke and Risa stepped back from each other. They exchanged glances and looked toward the door where they heard Akiko. At the doorway, Akiko stood, shocked, at the sight of her boyfriend almost kissing another girl. She fled his house and ran down the street.
Daisuke and Risa exchanged glances a second time. Daisuke saw despair in Risa's eyes, yet she was blushing at the same time. Without a word, she fled the Niwa house as well, leaving Daisuke alone in his living room.
Distraught Daisuke continued to face the doorway where his true loves had fled. How could I have been so stupid! I made a move on Risa not thinking about Akiko, my own girlfriend's feelings. I deserved that. I don't deserve Risa or Akiko. I'm been selfish. He sighed.
He dragged himself to the couch and sat. Among the many objects on the table, he opened his math book. Inside the math book was Daisuke's note to Risa. His note professing his love to her and his ultimate secret: Dark.
He picked up the note and held on to it, hoping Risa would come back to him. After what I just pulled what girl would want to be with me?
He crumpled the letter and threw it across the living room. He leaned forward and blew out the candles he had lit. Candles that were meant to signify his burning love for her. As he blew them out, it felt as if he was blowing away his love and the love and passion which he feels.
"DAISUKE! I need you immediately! It's very urgent, my boy" His grandpa burst into the room.
"Not now…" He spoke coldly. "I'm going to bed." He stood and walked toward the stairs.
"I found the reason why you haven't changed into Dark. Or should I say the reason why you cannot change into Dark!" His grandpa wheezed out.
"Grandpa, it's not the time." Daisuke said holding the banister at the base of the stairs not facing his panting grandfather. "Besides I don't know what you are talking about, I can change into Dark anytime I want." He started walking up s the stairs
His grandpa ran toward the base of the stairs. "No, you can't! Daisuke, Dark will no longer be apart of your life any longer. He is diminishing!"
Coldly, Daisuke responded. "How do you know? I haven't turn into Dark because I have been strong enough to control him."
"…you are not the one who can control Dark, Daisuke…It's Akiko Inayri…"
