Hey everybody! I'm back again with another chapter. I sort of got writer's block in the middle of writing this chapter for a couple of days so I had to put it off to the side. Then an idea came to me and I decided to go with it. Thanks for all of your reviews!

-Chapter Eight-

"Okay you remember the plan we went over yesterday Wyth?" Dark asked as they approached the windmill fountain a couple of blocks away near noon.

"Yes," Satoshi-Wyth replied in Satoshi's mimicked voice tone. "Do as Krad says while still acting as Satoshi would."

"Good. And remember don't let him know you're not Satoshi," Dark said as he pulled his hat he had on with his hair tucked up in it down a little more over his face. "I'll be near but I'll be staying out of sight. Luckily Daisuke and Satoshi are back at the house with Towa's barrier to stay safe."

Stopping just out of sight around a corner of a building, Dark told Satoshi-Wyth to keep his cool and act as planned and watched Wyth walk on towards the white clad blonde standing with his back turned looking out over the ocean.

'Act like Satoshi,' Wyth thought with a silent gulp as he kept a straight face like Satoshi and walked towards the blonde angel.

"So you decided to come quietly after all?" Krad said as he turned to face Satoshi-Wyth and smirked though he was clearly disappointed. "Protecting those damn Niwas left huh?" He grabbed Satoshi-Wyth's arm. "No matter. I got what I want and they can't do anything about it." He started pulling Satoshi-Wyth by the arm he grabbed back the way to street and down the sidewalk.

"On the move," Dark said quietly into the communicator that Emiko had given him and Wyth and had one back at the house for them to hear. "Looks like he's a little disappointed you gave up so easily Satoshi."

"Don't start with me," Satoshi's voice replied.

"But it's so much fun," Dark snickered as he followed Krad and Satoshi-Wyth at a distance.

"Dark be nice," Daisuke's voice said. "Please?"

"Okay fine. I'll be nice," Dark replied. "You're no fun." He gave a smirk. 'Later is always an option.'

'Whoa! Did I just hear you Dark?' Daisuke asked in Dark's mind.

'Daisuke? Wait you can hear me?' Dark asked confused and stopped walking but kept his eyes on Krad and Satoshi-Wyth.

'Yeah. But how still? Wasn't the bond broken when you got your own body?' Daisuke asked confused as well.

'I guess it wasn't completely severed,' Dark replied. 'I didn't think you could reply back though.'

'Huh? What do you mean by that?' Daisuke asked.

'Well a couple of days ago I saw through your eyes and heard with your hearing,' Dark replied. 'I didn't know how then but I think we're still connected by minds somehow. We'll discuss it later. I've got to keep up with Krad and Wyth.' He started walking again following them.

'Do you think Satoshi still is connected too?' Daisuke asked.

'I don't know Daisuke,' Dark replied. 'Maybe but probably with enough concentration he might find out. If so, that just might help us.'

'Should I have him try?' Daisuke asked.

'If he wants to do it then go right ahead,' Dark replied ducking around a corner out of Krad's sight. 'Dammit. He just went into a crowd. I'm going to lose sight of him.'

'Satoshi says he trying to concentrate,' Daisuke said. 'He's not getting anything yet.'

'Well tell him to keep trying,' Dark said going into the crowd. 'I just lost him and Wyth. I'm going to try to find him.'

'Hey I can see through your eyes,' Daisuke said surprised. 'There are a lot of people.'

'Yeah and it's going to be hard to find Krad and Wyth now,' Dark said with a sigh looking around the crowd. 'Did Satoshi get anything yet?'

There was silence for a moment. 'Yeah he says he's got a visual,' Daisuke said. 'It's a little blurry but it's clearing up.'

'Good. Where is he at then?' Dark asked still looking around for the blonde angel and Wyth.

'He's moving fast,' Daisuke said. 'Satoshi says he senses Krad being mad to a dangerous scale.'

'Mad? What for?' Dark asked.

Suddenly a hand clamped down on his shoulder and spun him around to see Krad's golden eyes glaring angrily at him. Then Wyth still in Satoshi's form was shoved at him roughly.

"You lied to me Dark Mousy," Krad said angered. "You tried to trick me to think the stupid rabbit was Satoshi. You tricked me to think you're dead too. How very clever. How did you ever escape your watery grave with your magic drained?"

"Obviously you don't know me that well," Dark said glaring back from under his hat stepping in front of Satoshi-Wyth. "You know I don't give up that easily. Besides I always have a few tricks up my sleeves regardless."

'Daisuke I'm going to send Wyth home,' Dark said to the redhead by thought. 'Obviously we can't trick him that easily. It seems either he knows Wyth wasn't Satoshi or he can still feel the connection like you and I have.'

'Okay Dark,' Daisuke replied. 'Satoshi says he can see you from Krad's eyes.'

"Tricks? Feh," Krad said. "I'm surprised to see you alive, but that Niwa boy too? And sitting right by Satoshi at home." Dark blinked in surprise to Krad. "Don't think I don't know. It seems we've still got a mental connection. Too bad I saw through your plan."

"Wyth go home," Dark said to the white rabbit still in Satoshi's form behind him without turning around keeping his eyes on Krad.

"Um…okay," Wyth said in Satoshi's voice still and turned going off into the crowd of people.

"Still sticking up for that pathetic little rabbit?" the blonde angel said keeping his golden eyes fixed on the purple eyed thief. "What a waste of time."

"It's a waste of your time to be pestering him and me," the thief replied back to the blonde angel. "You know I'm not handing over Satoshi that easily as much as I would've loved to nearly half a year ago if it had been this way."

"Sticking up and taking his side now are you still?" Krad asked still mad.

"Why not? I'd rather see him safe than with a psychotic angel like you," Dark stated.

"Ouch that hurt," Krad said glaring and put his hand over his heart.

"Good. You deserve worse," Dark replied back with a smirk.

"Well at least I'm not a thief," Krad retorted back dropping his hand to his side and glared. "Stealing my artworks."

"They aren't your artworks," Dark stated.

"In a way they are," Krad replied back with a smirk to the thief that narrowed his purple eyes. Then he grabbed Dark's wrist tightly and turned pulling him away from the crowd. "Let's go somewhere privately to talk shall we?"

'Dark?' Daisuke asked through thought. 'I don't like the looks of this.'

'I don't either,' Dark replied as he was dragged away from the crowd of people by the blonde angel still tightly grabbing his wrist. 'Can Satoshi tell what he's thinking of?'

'No sadly,' Daisuke replied. 'It seems that Krad's got his thoughts blocked from Satoshi though he's still got a visual and hearing.'

'Damn. What the hell is he thinking?' Dark said still being dragged by Krad who was going back towards the windmill fountain where it was quiet and nobody around.

'Dark? Satoshi just said he lost his visual and his hearing of Krad's,' Daisuke said. 'And we can't hear anything through the communicator. He must be blocking the signal with magic.'

"Tell the Niwa boy you'll talk to him later," Krad said as he stopped by the railing to the ocean still holding Dark's wrist tightly and turned to look at Dark. "There's something I must discuss without him hearing."

"Why should I?" Dark growled trying to pull his wrist out of Krad's grasp.

"It's either that or I go kill them all right now," Krad said keeping his grip on Dark's wrist, tightening it slightly more and pulled the thief closer. "You wouldn't want that now would you Dark Mousy?"

'Dark it's okay,' Daisuke said. 'Just don't get yourself killed because of us please?'

'Fine Daisuke,' Dark replied quietly as he felt Daisuke's presence of connection fade.

"Okay he's not listening and he's not seeing anything," Dark said to Krad. "Happy now?"

"Good," Krad said letting up on his grip slightly but still kept his grip on Dark's wrist.

"What did you want to discuss without Daisuke hearing so badly?" Dark growled slightly annoyed and pulled his wrist free and rubbed it as a red mark appeared where Krad grabbed it.

"A little offer or deal of sorts," Krad replied with a smirk.

"Forget it Krad," Dark said stepping away from the blonde angel. "I don't do deals with a crazy angel like you."

"Oh but I think you might if it dealt with the Niwas or even Satoshi," Krad said stepping behind Dark and came up by his ear under the hat. "You wouldn't want to see little Daisuke hurt or killed would you?"

"You touch any of them and you'll wish you were dead," Dark growled glancing back over his shoulder to the golden eyes smirking at him and tensed up at Krad's closeness.

"Then I suggest you listen to what I have to offer," Krad smirked to Dark's tenseness.

"What do you want?" Dark asked.

"I'll let Satoshi go but only if I get something in return," the blonde angel replied.

"And that something is?" Dark asked with the blonde angel behind him still so he couldn't look at him.

"You," Krad whispered in Dark's ear softly.

Dark's eyes went wide at Krad's single word and went to turn around and face the blonde angel but Krad grabbed his shoulders and kept him in place. He tried to pull out of Krad's grasp but Krad only tightened his grip more.

"Now, now. If you refuse I'll take back Satoshi anyways and kill the rest of them and you," Krad said into Dark's ear still holding his shoulders tightly. "And this time I'll make sure you and that Niwa boy are dead."

Dark went still and closed his eyes for a moment. "Fine. I'll do it," Dark said quietly not opening his eyes.

"Good," Krad replied softly in Dark's ear still gripping Dark's shoulders but let up on his grip some. "You do as I say and I won't hurt them. If not, I'll kill them." Dark growled slightly, eyes still closed. "And if you say anything about this deal to them I'll kill them too. Got it?"

"Yes Krad I got it," Dark growled eyes still closed.

"Good," Krad replied letting up on Dark's shoulders more and Dark felt Krad's hand go into his jacket pocket before he felt Krad let go and turned to see the blonde angel walked away. "I'll call you later when I want something."

Dark put his hand into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small, silver cell phone. He looked back up to Krad to say something but a stray white feather floated back towards him in a slight breeze. He reached his hand up and caught it before he closed his eyes with a slight sigh and stuck the phone back in his pocket with the feather. Then he turned and headed back to the house slowly, head down and hands in his pockets.


"Dark's taking an awful long time to discuss whatever Krad wanted to talk about," Daisuke said as he paced the floor of the living room and looked at Satoshi and Wyth now back in his rabbit form sitting on the couch. "He's been gone nearly half an hour and he hasn't contacted me yet."

"Daisuke calm down," Satoshi said standing up and put a hand on Daisuke's shoulder. "He'll be fine."

"I guess so," Daisuke said looking down then heard the front door shut and looked up to see the thief come walking in pulling the black hat off his head letting his purple hair down. "Dark you're back. What took you so long?"

"Oh sorry about that," Dark said putting on a smile.

"So what'd Krad want?" Satoshi asked questioningly.

"Well actually he changed his mind," Dark said. "He said he let you go. He's not after you anymore." Satoshi and Daisuke both gave him a surprised look. "I know that it sounds strange but he just shrugged after plainly saying it and left."

"I see," Satoshi said glancing at Daisuke.

"Well then that's good news Dark," Daisuke said with a smile.

"Yeah," Dark said with a smile then turned and headed towards his room Emiko had given him. "I'm going to take a nap. I'm a bit tired." He gave a yawn and stretched his arms up before heading out of the room.

"Well how about we go out then Satoshi?" Daisuke said with a smile. "Now that you don't have to worry about Krad, we can finally get out of the house."

"Sure," Satoshi said as they went to the kitchen to tell Emiko they were going out for a walk then headed outside.

'Dark what are you hiding?' Satoshi thought as he and Daisuke walked out the door and glanced up to the window of Dark's room where the curtains were shut but for a bit pulled back and purple eyes looked out before the curtain fell back into place.


Dark stepped back from the window after looking out to see Daisuke and Satoshi head out and turned and walked over to the bed and laid down staring at the ceiling. He turned his head to his left where the silver cell phone sat on the nightstand and reached out and picked it up flipping the top up to the number pad.
'I'm only doing this to protect them,' Dark thought as he shut the top down again and set it back on the nightstand before he rolled over and closed his eyes. 'I'll get back at you though Krad. You have my promise, a thief's promise.'


Well hope you liked it. Thanks again for all your reviews! (smiles)