Dark's Curse chapter 10

"What happened to him?"

Riku turned around to come face to face with a boy in her grade. "Oh, well, uh…" She trailed off to look at Daisuke, sobbing on the nurse's bed. It had been like this for an hour already. "Well, he…he got a role in a play."

"Oh." Said the boy. "Oh."

"Yeah, we have the substitute. She's a bit…ehh…a bit…out of it."

"What role did he get? We've all heard about the play in the other classes. What's the plot?"

"Uh…" Riku looked down at Daisuke, and back at the boy. "Um, let's go over there. I don't think he needs to hear it again."

Pulling the boy across the room, she began to whisper: "Its about a bumble bee prince named Mooksha. One day…he gets cursed by…this…evil guy…who gives him this voice in his head. So, to get rid of it, he goes on this…odd journey to find the Evilly evil Snookiewumms. That's…the basics…."

"So…who is he…?"

"The bumble Bee Prince Mooksha." Riku responded flatly. She really felt sorry for Daisuke. Besides this play, he had seemed rather stressed lately.

Daisuke let out a wail from the other corner of the room.

"Poor guy." Said the boy. "I feel ya man, but I gotta get back to class." With a wave to Riku, he was off.

"Bye." Riku smiled. She then turned to Daisuke. "oh, Niwa…maybe you should head home…"

There was no response.

"Niwa? Oh, whats wrong now? Daisuke?"

Still nothing.

"Daisuke, answer me! Daisuke?"

Then, a twitch. A sob, another twitch.

"Oh my God Niwa! Are you dying! Is it my fault!" He continued to twitch. "AH!" Riku gasped. "What if he's having some sort of fit? Oh God, NURSE!" Riku was about to run off to find the nurse when she heard Daisuke mutter something.

"What?" Riku stuttered, coming closer.

"Ny…Shi…ny…"

"W-what? Shiny?" Riku began to panic (more). "Niwa, what does that have to do with anything? Oh no! What if this is some odd side effect!"

Daisuke, however, was not having a fit. No, it was much worse: Dark was talking to him. For some reason, Dark was feeling exceedingly evil, and decided to torture Daisuke during his most defenseless moment. He continued to chant slowly: "Shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny."

"Shiny…" Whispered Daisuke, tears in his eyes. He looked to be…in a trance.

"HUH! I know what this is!" Gasped Riku. "You're talking about the light, right? You see the light at the end of the tunnel! Oh NO! Daisuke! TURN AWAY! Niwa! DON'T DIE, NIWA!"

It was then the nurse burst in with the substitute teacher in tow. "Oh, he's fine! He's just experiencing severe trauma. Give him some space."

"But he's gonna DIE!" Riku wailed. "I killed him!"

"Uh…" The nurse looked at her quizzically. "He's really okay. I'm just gonna send him home. Now you, on the other hand…"

"I can't leave him now! Look at all he's been through! He sees the light!"

"Oh nonsense." The substitute cut in. "He just needs some sleep, then he'll be ready to practice."

"But--" Riku was cut off as the nurse began to carry her away. "But Niwa…Niwa needs me! He needs some one!"

"Then we'll get some one to take him home." Before Riku could volunteer, the nurse cut her off again. "While you are taken home by your sister. You…need a break."

"No! Niwa! NOOOOO!" Riku cried as she was shoved out of the room.

"I'll go find some one to take him home." The substitute looked thoughtful. Well, she thought, he had that friend…Takeshi was it? Maybe he…NO! The other should take him! That lovely Hiwatari kid. Yes. The substitute began to smile smugly. This will be the perfect chance for them to practice together, as they had that love scene…. "I'll go get him."

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A/N:

BwB: Tadah! Another chapter! We are IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS!

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