Yes…another chappie. Gape in amazement. –swoons- No, not really… anyway…here… -shoves monitor at readers- read it. And stroke my ego by reviewing it, too.
By the time that the last streaks of white and black had faded from the horizon, taking every vestige of Dark and Krad with them, Satoshi, Daisuke, and Kanasha had relaxed. Well…kind of…
"UNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled Daisuke triumphantly, slamming down a card on top of a teetering pile. "Finally I get to win a game of cards!" He proceeded to jump off the bed and do a dance. "I won…I won…Oh yeah…I won."
Satoshi proceeded to lay down a "Draw Four" card. Daisuke sullenly picked up four cards and grabbed some cashews from the nearby can. "Grrrrrrr…"
Kanasha yawned. "Well, I'm pooped, so I'll just go in my room and miss all the excitement…"
"Har har. Very funny."
"…and go to bed. See you guys in the morning, okay?"
"Hai…"
OoooOoooO
Daisuke couldn't sleep. He had tossed and turned for hours, it seemed, but he couldn't drift off to dreamland. And he wanted to. Thoughts kept on swirling inside his cluttered head, dislodging things from their previous stagnantness. He sat up, throwing the coverlet aside and, making sure not to disturb Satoshi, he opened the French doors leading to the balcony.
Fresh air flooded his lungs, and he breathed in, enjoying the feeling of the breeze. "Ahhh…" Wish I could use Wiz to fly out tonight…would be amazing to do…and the moon's full… Wings…wings…wings…
Sultry, wine-red wings unfolded from his back in a flurry of carmine feathers. "Ahh…" he breathed, the magic suffusing him with pure rapture. He didn't notice the searing pain just above his shoulderblades, or the warm blood trickling down his spine. He flapped once, twice, enjoying the freedom of the movement. The pinion feathers caught the air, and he was borne off of the balcony into space.
Daisuke flew low over the ocean, dragging the tips of his slipper-covered toes in the crests of the waves. He landed on the lighthouse, the tips of his wings illuminated by the strong light.
Suddenly he caught sight of a pair of green wings rapidly coming towards him. A moment passed, and soon Kanasha too was roosting beside Daisuke.
"Why'd you come?" he asked, holding her close.
"I couldn't sleep." was her whispered reply. At this, Daisuke couldn't resist her lure, and kissed her full on the lips.
They stayed like that for a while, then Kanasha pulled away and dove off the lighthouse in a smooth parabola.
"Wait!" yelled Daisuke, laughing. He quickly joined her, flapping his way over. "What are you doing?"
"Having a bit of fun."
"I guess I have no choice but to join you…"
They flew on through the night, twisting and turning in a dance that took them over countless rooftops, trees, the lighthouses on the expansive rocky coasts, and, finally, the vast ocean.
"Kanasha…wait…up…" panted Daisuke. He had been flying to the best of his ability, but Kanasha just was faster than him, shooting ahead at every straightaway. Suddenly, he gave a lurch. This pain…it hurts…it HURTS!!!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled.
Suddenly, his wings gave way to the powerful force of gravity, and Daisuke plummeted towards the ground. "Daisuke!" yelled Kanasha, diving as fast as her wings would let her. But it wasn't fast enough.
Satoshi appeared from behind him and caught the redhead. He powered upwards, carrying Daisuke carefully, on dark blue wings that glimmered with magic. "He's in severe pain. We have to get back to the room," he explained. "If he stays in this state for too long, he might suffer severe damage."
Kanasha shakily nodded and began the long flight back to the hotel.
OoOooOoooOooOoO
Dark?
Daisuke. You made a huge mistake in using my wings. You need to think more carefully about what you do. You could've killed yourself. All for Kanasha's sake.
You read my thoughts while I was asleep?
I had to. If we didn't know you were okay, we'd have gone to a teacher. And you know what would happen if we had to do that.
Dark…
Sleep now, Daisuke…ask questions later. We have things to do when you wake up. Another Hikari work has been activated, and we need to neutralize it. But sleep now. Sleep.
Sleep…
Daisuke nodded off inside his head. Dark quickly took over, and opened his now-violet eyes.
Satoshi and Kanasha were staring at him intently. "WAAAAUGH!!!"
"Hi to you too, Dark." remarked Kanasha dryly.
"Eh…gomen…you just surprised me…" he explained, then tried to get up. "Ow!"
"Don't move," admonished Satoshi with a grimace. "Daisuke severely hurt his back. You just broke the scabs now…thanks, baka…"
"Speak for yourself, emu."
"Well," interrupted Kanasha, "at least you're back in Daisuke's body."
"Yeah. Dragoness and Krad okay?"
"Yeah. But Krad's dead tired."
"It's okay, he did it himself. Don't worry, he'll be back to his homicidal self sooner than you think."
"He's in my emo corner."
"You have an emo corner?!?" asked Dark disbelievingly. "No way."
"Yeah, I do. Leave me alone."
All this mindless bickering did have a purpouse- to keep their three minds from straying to Daisuke's condition.
"I really hope…he's…okay…" whispered Kanasha. "He looked so…weak…"
"A mindless use of a very powerful magic does have its after-effects, you know…"
"But he was so…"
"I know what you mean." interrupted Satoshi. "Whenever I turn into Krad, his wings become mine. The pain's unbearable. He must have been in a trance of some sort…too inebriated to notice that he was in so much pain. Did you see the…blood…?"
"Yeah." Kanasha turned away so Satoshi wouldn't see the single tear course down her cheek.
Satoshi put his arms around her, carefully, as if he didn't want to break her fragile limbs. Kanasha laid her head on his chest, sobbing. And Dark looked away.
What's…happening…Dark?
…Nothing. Nothing worth noticing.
Something IS happening! Let me OUT!!!!!!
Dark's amethyst eyes became ruby in a second. Daisuke whirled around. And…froze.
"Kanasha…"
"Daisuke…" Satoshi hastily let go of the green-eyed girl. "It's not what it looks like!"
"So cliché…" he whispered, slowly walking toward the French doors.
"No! Daisuke!"
"Get away from me," he growled, turning his back on the pair. "You flew with me. And now…you're…you're…"
He never finished his sentence. Daisuke ran out of the room and called the wings up again, this time in pure anger. They burst out of his back, shaking his foundations and forcing him to his knees. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He carefully rose to his feet again and angrily flew off of the balcony, not caring if anyone caught a glimpse of him with his carmine wings.
Daisuke! No! Stop! You can't do this!
Who's going to stop me? Besides you?
No one. But my forces are enough.
I can ignore you.
For how long? Daisuke, you're going to kill yourself! he added, as Daisuke gave another lurch that threatened to catapult him out of the sky.
Daisuke flew low and fast over the rippling, blue water. He stopped after a while, flapping slowly in place.
"Daisuke!" he heard. Satoshi was flying fast towards him. "Stop!!!!"
Daisuke took one look at his friend and dropped all the air from his wings, plummeting into the dark water.
Satoshi joined him, frantically looking for the redhead. "Daisuke!!! DAISUKE!!!"
Daisuke. Kick for the surface. Now.
There's nothing left for me to live for. I'm…as good as dead. So you can have your own body, finally.
What about what you said, about "coexistence"?
That was before…before…
Before you saw Kanasha sobbing for you on Satoshi's shoulder?
She was crying…for…me?
Daisuke. Kick for the surface. Come on.
The redhead kicked for all he was worth and felt himself being hauled upwards by a pair of strong, ropy arms. "Daisuke!" yelled Satoshi. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah," said Daisuke in-between coughs of seawater. "I'm…fine…"
That was really angsty. Wow. I think I deserve a pat on the back. -pats self on back- MUCH better. Heh.
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