To Be With You

Thanks for reviewing:

MistFairie93, thecrazydarkfangirl, kiari-namiro, Pure4ever- Sorry for the long wait!

Clare-stovold- I'll never tell, but RinaXDark is cute XD

New Favs:

Bleachgirl613

'DalisaY-17'

-Phantom-Angel-89

Amekoryuu

Assarishita

Clare-stovold

Death2HeartlessSoul

EnergyEmber

GoldenKitsuneHime13

Kaitou Chou Chou

Light Twilight Darkness

MistFairie93

Pure4ever

ShutMeUp2010

Silver and White Angels

Blackkeyblade

(I think that's everyone... Hopefully...)

New Alerts? Too many to count... - -;

I Do Not Own DNAngel!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"I'm sorry, Dark…"

"Stop apologizing, will you? I told you already. It's not your fault."

A week had past. It was a new morning as Rina Niwa sighed as she walked to Azumano Middle School. She couldn't help but feel guilty of what had happened. They had lost the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow from Krad, who took advantage of bringing Rina to her bedroom by taking the Hikari artwork along with him.

"'Foolish human'… Now I know what he meant by that…," Rina muttered, shaking her head with another long sigh of disappointment as she referred to the last thing Krad said to her. She hadn't seen him since, and Sekushi was had been gone for a week as well. This didn't surprise Rina, but it made her all the more disappointed to go to school.

Dark groaned, irritated. "Will you quit this pessimism?" he tried to change the subject, "Besides… I thought you'd be happy today. Wasn't there something you were waiting for today?"

"Huh?"

"Your calendar… Today was circled and had a bunch of mumbo jumbo written on it."

In an instant, Rina stood still as she quickly gasped, covering her mouth with her hands. Dark stared at her, wondering what on earth was wrong. Before he could ask, Rina dashed to school without another second thought. She was out of breath by the time she arrived at the gates of the middle school. Dark, who was impatiently waiting for a response from her, decided to ask away.

"So? Why's today so special?" Dark questioned with suspicion and curiosity. "Is your precious Sekushi returning this week?"

Rina made a face as she furiously shook her head. "Don't remind me! And it's...! Um... Something else!"

"What?" Dark probed.

But Dark was ignored by the calls of Rina's name a few yards away. Her friends Hikora and Tsume were waiting for her. Rina noticed them right away and hurried to them.

"H-Hey..." Dark gritted his teeth, hating the lack of attention Rina was giving him. Neglectful much...? He muttered.

"You remembered what today is, right?" Hikora grinned as she twirled her black hair that was tied into a ponytail.

"How could she forget? She's been waiting nonstop for two weeks!" Tsume added as she flipped her light brown hair off the sleeve of her uniform. "The Saehara twins are back from their tropical vacation!"

Dark coughed, hearing the girls' conversation. "Sa-Sa-Sa-Saehara…? Wait a minute… That name's familiar…," he muttered as his eyes widened and sweat rolled down his cheek. "Wait, wait, wait… They can't mean… N-No, it's impossible…"

"Did you see them already? Where did they go?" Rina eagerly asked.

Her two friends gave cheerful smiles. "They're already at class, so hurry!"

Again, without another thought in her mind, Rina sped past Hikora and Tsume, who giggled as they watched her leave. Hikora sighed with a smile. "Wow, Rina's so happy today. I mean, it's been a week since Hiwatari's been in school. Do you think he's avoiding Rina?" she asked Tsume.

Tsume shrugged. "I don't know, but he can't hide forever. From Rina or her feelings," she replied.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dark twitched, wanting an explanation. Here. And now. "Will you please tell me what's going on?! Dammit!!" he snapped.

Rina laughed, realizing Dark was awake and seeing everything she saw. "Opps, sorry, sorry! But guess what?" she grinned. "The Saehara twins are back! They were my friends since elementary school!"

Dark sighed, shaking his head. "You shouldn't run, you know? You still have wounds from last week, and they'll open up if you push yourself too hard…," he reminded.

Rina pouted as she shrugged. "Geez, Dark, you're worrying just like Dad!" she muttered.

"What was that…?! You dare compare me with Daisuke?!"

"Show my Dad some respect, will you?!"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Daisuke, I made you breakfast!" Riku grinned sweetly as her husband stepped into the room.

"Thank you, Riku." Returning the smile, Daisuke sneezed all of a sudden.

Riku blinked. "A-Are you coming down with a cold...?" she asked.

Daisuke scratched his head. "Maybe." Or a certain someone could be talking about me..., he thought, sighing.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Opening the door to her classroom immediately, Rina found the two people she was looking for. Takeyo and Rieko Saehara.

They looked just the same as always. Optimistic yet childish Takeyo, with his brown eyes and ruffled up brown hair, was boasting to his fellow classmates about their two week vacation while thoughtful yet quiet Rieko, with her matching brown eyes and long, black hair in braids, patiently stood beside him with a worried face of whether or not her twin brother would exaggerate or not, though the latter was highly doubtful. They weren't her childhood friend like Sekushi, but they were friends of the family who she had known since her first year in middle school.

Noticing Rina on the spot, quickly Rieko Saehara arrived at her side with a shy smile. "Rina, long time no see," she greeted courteously.

"How was your trip?" Rina asked.

Dark snickering with delight felt like poor background music in the back of Rina's head. "Wow, Rina, your friend's pretty cute!" he smirked, much to Rina's disdain.

Rina glared. "Don't you even dare…," she lowly threatened to Dark.

Dark frowned. Out of all the times she doesn't ignore me..., he thought.

Rieko shrugged, swaying back and forth. "It was nice, but Takeyo was complaining the whole time!" she laughed, "He'll probably exaggerate that he had a fantastic time, but it was pretty obvious that he really missed y――"

"―― Niwa-chan!" Takeyo called hurryingly as he was by his sister's side in a heartbeat with a rather nervous and red face. "D-Did you miss me?"

"I――" Rina gasped as she noticed a certain someone step into the classroom. She felt her heart leap. "Se-Sekushi...," she whispered.

"Eh?" Rieko asked. "You call Hiwatari... by his first name now, Risa?"

"Um... Y-Yes," Rina said with a red face, nodding.

Takeyo sighed loudly. "Niwa-chan, you're ignoring my question," he said as Sekushi passed by them. The two locked eyes. "Did you miss me of what, Niwa-chan?"

Rina flinched, realizing that with Sekushi's return, she had forgotten Takeyo's conversation. Before Rina could respond, the bell rang as student rushed to their seats. Thankfully, Takeyo sat behind Rina, so they could easily talk with one another. Rieko, on the other hand, sat across of the room, beside Hikora.

"I… I really missed you, uh, Ni-Niwa-chan," Takeyo mentioned quietly.

Rina laughed as she glanced behind her shoulder. "I really missed you too, Saehara-kun," she agreed. "You can stop calling me by my last name. Rieko calls me by my first name, so you should too."

"Re-Re-Really?!"

"Of course. I missed you, and Rieko… and I suppose your dad and mom too…"

Takeyo chuckled nervously as he tried to concentrate on his work. "Oh… R-Right… Of course…," he muttered with a bit of disappointment in his tongue. "Th-Thanks, Rina..."

As Rina turned around and tried to concentrate on her class work, she couldn't help but be bothered by the storm of laughter coming from Dark. Rina fumed as a vein was about to pop on her forehead. "Dark, what is it?" she hissed.

He wiped tears from his eyes. "Wow… I really thought that kid would've been more competition for me, but you really stabbed him in the back, Rina!" Dark exclaimed.

"... Stabbed him in the back?"

"Don't tell me you haven't realized that that Saehara kid he likes you!"

Rina coughed as her pink eyes widened. "Huh…?" she meekly whispered as her face grew red. Saehara-kun… li-li-li-likes me…?! She realized.

"Oh…," Dark frowned, surprised. "You really didn't know?"

"N-No… I didn't…," Rina whispered. "He… He really… does…?" Then there was silence between the two souls conversing before a light bulb lit up above Rina Niwa's head. "Wait a minute… What did you mean when you said Saehara-kun would be competition for you…?" she questioned, confused.

Dark quickly waved his heads in the air nervously. "Nothing, nothing!" he reassured. Geez... Rina's as dense as Daisuke was when he was a kid! It must've been inherited or something..., he muttered.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Maybe you should rest, Daisuke," Riku assured after they finished breakfast. "You have the day off today, right?"

"It's all right!" Daisuke reassured, waving his hands around, "I feel as fit as an ox!" Again, he sneezed. The redhead blinked. "M-Maybe I am catching something..."

"Come on."

"Okay, okay."

Riku sighed. "Say... How's Risa?" she asked. "She only comes out when you're not around. Even Rina doesn't get to see her anymore because of her Niwa Clan duty... I don't really see my own twin sister as much because she's either locked herself up in that room, or out at work in the city..."

Daisuke sighed. "I may've told Risa something she wasn't ready to know. I told her about Dark and me... and I told her about Rina too," he said.

"Why...?" Riku began to protest, but gave in, "She does have a right to know, after so long, but... Wh-What did she say?"

"At first, Risa thought I was kidding, but I could tell she slowly believed me after I told her everything. She was shocked when I told her Rina was the next... to become Dark. After I told her that, she thanked me and wanted to be alone, so I left. I haven't spoken to her since them," Daisuke explained.

"Well, it's been a while. I'm sure she's just nervous," Riku reminded.

"Nervous? About what?" Daisuke asked.

"About Dark... Since Rina is Dark, she might have to see him again someday."

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

During lunch, Rina sighed as she walked with Rieko to a nearby bench on school grounds. It was a good spot because there was a lot of shade from a tree above them. After opening her bento, Rieko coughed, slightly nervous.

"You really didn't know?" Rieko asked, stunned.

"I… had no idea…," Rina confessed, staring at the ground. "So... you knew?"

Rieko gave a faint smile. "Rina... I thought it was pretty obvious." She bit into a sushi roll. "But... Do you like my brother?"

Rina kept her eyes on the ground. "Of course! I just don't think... I like him the way he likes me," she said with a sigh, "I guess Takeyo and I have something in common. Y-You... remember Sekushi, right? We've known each other for a long time... I-I..."

"I like Hiwatari, Rina," Rieko blurted out suddenly.

Rina flinched. "Ri-Rieko...," she whispered with disbelief.

"Like you said, you two have known each other for a long time. You and I've known each other for a long time too, right? I was hoping... you could help me," Rieko told her, looking away to hide her red face, "Rina... Could you set me up with Hiwatari?"

You too, Rieko...? Rina bit her lip. But I...

Rieko gasped as she shook her head. "Oh, that was so stupid of me! I should have never asked!" she withdrew her previous statement, "It was too last minute of me, wasn't it? Is Hiwatari with anyone? Does he like anyone right now?"

"N-No... He... I...!" Rina was about to explain but sighed, not knowing what to say in the end. She shook her head, placing her hand over her face. "Dark, what should I do...?" she muttered aloud with dismay.

"Uh... Rina... You just said my...," Dark tried to tell her.

Rieko stared at Rina. "Rina... Did you just say――?" Rina blinked.

"Rina! Rieko!" Takeyo's voice broke their conversation as they spun around, noticing him running up to them.

Oh, great..., Rina muttered, remembering instantly of Takeyo's crush on her.

Here comes the so-called competition..., Dark grinned.

"Oh, no... Takeyo's... Rina, what are you going to do?" Rieko asked, worried.

"I-I don't know... I've never rejected someone before...," Rina grimaced as she fiddled her fingers, becoming nerve-wrecked.

You rejected the guy in class remember? Dark reminded her, smiling slyly.

Dark..., Rina groaned, shaking her head.

Rieko's eyes widened. "Wait a minute... Rina, you...? If you're rejecting Takeyo now... does that mean...?" she asked, "You like someone? Who?"

Rina looked away, refusing to answer. "..."

"Hey, guys," Takeyo grinned as he greeted them.

"H-Hi, Takeyo...," both of them quietly replied.

Takeyo made a face. "What's up with this atmosphere?" he wondered, "You both seem..."

"Rina."

All three of the spun to find none other than Hiwatari Sekushi. They all gasped, noticing his presence right away. "Se-Sekushi...," Rina whispered, blushing instantly.

Dark moaned, growing irritated. Great, the real competition's here..., he gritted his teeth.

"Can we talk?" Sekushi glanced at the Saehara twins and then returned his attention towards Rina. "Privately?" he added.

Rina stood up, taking her bento box with her. "Sure..." She turned to Takeyo and Rieko. "I'll catch up with both of you later, okay?" They couldn't do anything else but nod and let her leave.

"Rina...," Takeyo muttered, looking away as he made a fist.

"Takeyo... You should know... Rina... She knows about your... crush...," Rieko mentioned once Rina and Sekushi were gone.

"Wh-Wh-Wh-What?! No way!! Re-Really?! Aw, geez...," her brother spun out of control. Takeyo scratched her head as his face turned red. "Well, I knew it was obvious, but... Looks like she'd choose that Hiwatari over me, huh?"

Rieko shrugged. "I wouldn't know..." Rina and Sekushi are very close, I admit that, but... Just now... Why was Rina talking about Phantom Thief Dark all of a sudden? She wondered.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"I wonder why Sekushi wants to talk to me... all of a sudden," Risa said to Dark.

Dark rolled his eyes. "Just... Be careful, Rina. I know this guy is, well, important to you, but he is Krad. The same person who stole the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow from us. Whatever he wants from us, from you, it's probably not going to be good at all," he warned her.

Rina nodded. "I know, but... Sekushi and I... are friends. In the end, no matter if we're from different clans... No matter if Sekushi is Krad or if I'm you, Dark... In the end, Sekushi and I will always be friends before our duties. I'm positive. That's why... He's always been kind to me this whole time, I'm sure of it," she told him.

"You're confusing friendship with your duty, Rina," Dark sharply said.

"But you do that too, Dark. Just by being my friend right now," Rina replied.

Rina..., Dark thought.

Arriving on the rooftops of campus alongside Sekushi, Rina took a deep breath. She was alone with Sekushi, who was not only her friend but her enemy. He was not only himself but Krad. And Krad had taken the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow from Rina, whether or not Sekushi allowed him to do so or not.

"Sekushi...," Rina said, "What do you want to talk privately about?"

"Rina. There's something I have to tell you."

"What is it?"

Sekushi turned to face her. "Rina, I..." He took something out of his pocket as Rina gasped. In his hand was the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow, the very Hikari relic she had been worried about all week.

Rina covered her mouth with one of her hands, shocked. "The Twin Mirrors of Sorrow...," she whispered, startled.

"Krad stole it from you, and... I don't plan on returning it to you, Rina Niwa," Sekushi told her.

Her eyes widened, confused. "But... Sekushi..."

"Originally, these artworks were Hikari creations. Your clan and you have no right to take these things. They belong to the Hikari's. What you're doing is a mistake!" Sekushi lashed out.

Sekushi..., Rina gulped.

"From now on, you should care about only yourself... because I can no longer help you. We are enemies now. We can't be friends. I let Krad take the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow. To help my clan, I'd be willing to give up my body in order to have Krad's power. If Krad hurts you, if Krad even kills you, I won't do anything anymore because we are enemies, Rina. Krad has made me realize... that I can't protect you and capture Dark at the same time. I've tried to do so many times, but my heart has weakened... because of you, Rina."

"Sekushi... No...," Rina whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek, "I know you don't like me, Sekushi, but I really like you! I love you! Even if you don't return my feelings, I still wanted to be friends with you... As long as we were friends, I didn't care about anything else... Ever since we were little, you've always been the most important thing to me. Even after this mess with both our clans, you're still the most important thing to me. Please, Sekushi. Don't do this..."

"Goodbye, Rina," Sekushi told her as white feather rapidly pun around him in a tornado-like force.

"Sekushi!" Rina cried, rushing up to him.

"Rina, don't!" Dark warned her, but it was no use. "It's too dangerous!"

"What I told you before when you told me you liked me was a lie. I love you, Rina... But it's too late...," Sekushi whispered, closing his eyes.

"Sekushi!!" Rina once more cried out, in hopes that Sekushi would hear her.

"... It's far too late." Sekushi's voice turned cold and heartless as the white feathers vanished, one by one. Rina gasped, backing away. Right in front of her was Krad. Rina felt her hands trembling and her heart was spinning. Her eyes were shaking.

I can no longer see Sekushi... anywhere in Krad's eyes...!

Krad smiled. "I win."

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OMFG! Another cliffhanger and suspense! Rina comes to terms with her feelings and her duty as encounters Krad once more, without the restraints of Sekushi. Will she be able to retrieve the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow? And just what can the Twin Mirrors of Sorrow do? Does Dark have more than competition to deal with now that Krad's really back? Can Rina save Sekushi from possibly making a big mistake? So many questions, so little time. RXR!