::~ HI! Sorry that it took me so long to write again, but I'm back with another chapter! This one's going to have suspense, I was trying to leave you guys hanging on the last one ;) ON WITH THE STORY!

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Dark: We must be getting close now. The magic levels have increased dramatically.

Dark looked below them and saw that the city was illuminated by lights that shone like dozens of fireflies. Misa noticed too, and she unconciously flew lower. "Where do you think this Drop of Bliss is? It's an awful lot of houses to ransack through."

Dark fought the urge to thump her. " It's a pen, isn't it? Let's try that Writer's Shop down there."

The two siblings flew down quickly in order to avoid being seen, but not cautiously, and that's where they made their mistake.

Dark and Misa entered the store. It appeared to be abandoned, and there was film and dust everywhere, and so were cobwebs. Dark jumped down from the window ledge, and assisted his sister inside. Once she saw the store, there was an immediate frown on her face. "This is it? Why'd we waste energy climbing through the window when we could have walked through the door!" She yelled. Her voice echoed throughout the place, as Dark clamped a hand over her mouth, saying," SHHH!" Misa nodded that she understood and he let go.

Is that it? Said Sea from inside Misa's head when she saw a gold and silver pen, that obviously looked like it was magical. Dark took it out from a pen holder case, and turned around, handing it to Misa. " Here, seal this. I'll keep a lookout for - Krad!" Misa turned around, just in time to see Krad cast a spell on Dark, that held him in a sort of wrap that electrified him. Misa's amethyst eyes widened considerably. " Krad! Let him go!" She tried to run towards him, but Krad backed away, bringing Dark with him. " Ah Ah Ah, You know the drill. Don't get any closer or you won't see another hair of his again." Misa made a face." Don't give it to him! I'll soon-" Dark got himself free by casting a spell that was effective but didn't hurt Daisuke's body. Dark quickly pushed Krad and threw himself in front of Misa to protect her. " Seal it!" he ordered.

Misa began to chant the words. The air about her turned into a light purple mist, and the pen began to glow. " DARK! "

A young girl had followed them! She was obviously a fan girl who had heard the noise! Krad lunged and grabbed her. " If you try to seal me, you seal the girl as well, Dark!"

Misa shouted in annoyance at Krad. " I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE HERE!" Krad surprisingly became silent. He stared at Misa for a few seconds, in shock. Any other passerby wouldn't have noticed that his golden eyes softened for just a second as he looked at her, but immediatley returned to their cold, angry glare. Krad extended a hand towards her. " Give me the pen!" Misa shook her head and retreated to another corner of the store. " Dammit Mousy, Give it to me!" He yanked the girl, causing her to shriek. " Or the girl gets it!"

Dark cautiously moved around Krad, sensing that the girl was already scared and was probably close to having a mental breakdown.

Dark: Sis, just do what he says.

Misa was about to protest, but she saw that they needed to surrender, for the sake of the girl. " Good girl. It seems you've finally gotten some sense." Misa's gaze turned bitterly cold. She gave him her best glare, and noticed it uneased him a bit. She reluctantly extended her hand.

Dark: First, let go of the girl.

Krad pushed the girl in the direction of Dark and tried to snatch the pen away from Misa. However, Misa was extremely fast, and almost at the same time, she pocketed the pen, and snatched up the girl, flying out the window. She flew so fast, she almost missed Krad's frustrated cry of " Noooo!"

The girl immediately started screaming when she got over the shock. " Stop yelling! I have to seal the pen!"

Girl: NO! Don't let go!

Misa: You have to trust me!

The girl reluctantly said okay, and slipped. She was screaming on her way down, but Misa flew high up, and sealed the pen within seconds, letting it go as it turned into gold dust, that was carried away by the wind, but not before she saw a small insignia on it, a small, gilded-gold maple leaf, half completed. It stopped just before it reached the stem. Misa flew down, piercing the air, and caught the girl. She set her down on the sidewalk. " Stay here, I have to go help Dark!" The girl shook her head. " No! I want to help!" MIsa shook her head feverently. " No, you'll only get in the way!" Misa placed her hand softly on the girl's head, and closed her eyes, chanting the spell that would erase her memory of all that had to do with watching the Phantom Thiefs. As the girls body dissolved into mist and reappeared in her bed, Misa flew as fast as she could, once again to the writer's shop. She had to help her brother before it was too late.

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She arrived, and saw Krad punch Dark. She felt pure, unrestricted anger surge within her. " KRAD!" she yelled. She saw his head whip around at an incredible speed, and once again she noticed him falter, in his eyes. Just as fast as the emotion had flashed through his eyes, it was replaced by a distant, hateful glare. " What are you doing here?" He asked, as if accusing her for leaving him. He marched over at her so fast, that if you blinked, you missed it. The last thing Dark saw was a net closing over her sister, and Krad's ever so hateful stare, before they dissapeared.

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" UGH I HATE YOU! LEMME OUT!" Misa yelled, as Krad carried her over his shoulder. She pummeled his back, punching him with as much strength as she could muster, calling him every swear word under the sun. When he told her to shut up, she twisted around as much as possible, threatening to bite off half his ear. " Let me go!"

" No."

"Bastard."

Krad smirked as he dropped her without much grace on the floor. She scowled deeply. " Now, we don't have to be so rude, do we? All I want is the pen." It was Misa's turn to smirk. It seemed that Krad overlooked a very important piece of information, didn't he? She thought. " I don't have it." She said, in a smug tone. She crossed her arms from within the net. It was surprising to her how quickly Krad's expression could change. It went from smug, to confused, all the way to outright furious.

" You brat! Did you know that pen was the only way for me to get rid of Dark?"

If Misa's face could look anymore smug, it did.

"I know. That's why you'll never get it."

Krad glared. "And why Dark will never see his sister again."

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Misa watched in horror as Krad took long, menacing strides towards her, and she began to struggle in the net. But the harder she struggled, the tighter the net became, and ultimately, the more afraid Misa was.

Satoshi: NO!

All of the sudden Krad stopped moving. He looked confused, and then he looked like he was in pain, clutching at his chest. Misa took out a black feather, but it was useless against the net. She saw Hiwatari standing up, shakily. She knew it was a long shot, but she called out to him. " Hiwatari, help!" She saw him look around, and then his eyes finally landed on her, as if registering that she was there for the first time.

He was definitely going crazy. She was turning into Misa, then Sea, Misa, then Sea, in his mind, over and over again. He clutched his head and fell down to his knees. " I have to stop this! The only way is to get rid of her!" he yelled, to no one in particular. It was like he didn't even think she was there. He reached into his pocket and pressed a button that sent electric currents to the net.

Misa gasped, but before the currents reached her, Hiwatari pressed the button again, stopping them. " I can't do it. Not when I know you're her." Pressing the button again, the net unraveled itself, and landed all around her. Misa instinctively began to run, but as she passed Hiwatari, who was still bent over, she came to a stop. " Hiwatari-" she said in a sympathetic voice. He held out an arm, cutting her words short. " Just go." She did as she was told, flying away into the darkness in search of her brother, but with a troubled heart.

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Daisuke: Sea, Does Riku ever talk about me?

Sea raised a playful eyebrow as she was petting With, who was earning hateful glares from Piou because he was with her master. " Oh, she's said many things about you." Daisuke rolled his eyes. " Aw, C'mon Sea. Seriously, what has she said?"

Sea suddenly became very interested in With's paws. " Why would you want to know that?" That comment gave Daisuke alot to think about. " It's strange you and Dark share her."

" We do not!"

Dark: Do too.

Daisuke frowned. " Do not!"

Sea laughed. " It's okay, Misa does that to me too. Interrupting me all the time, making obnoxious jokes-"

Misa:HEY!

Sea: But I've learned how to ignore her. I'm doing it right now.

Daisuke laughed, as well as Dark. But Sea's expression darkened a little, because she still hadn't and never would, forget the pained look Hiwatari had that night.

" You're pretty good with this, aren't you Sea?" Sea tried hard to pay attention to her cousin and forget about Hiwatari." Well, unlike you, I knew Misa was coming for a long time."

Daisuke sighed, remembering the day when he first found out Dark was inside him. " That's why Misa's very good at stealing," Sea continued. " better than Dark actually." Daisuke nodded. " That's true. Misa likes doing things inconspicously. Meanwhile, Dark likes all the attention."

From inside Daisuke, Dark chuckled, and if he could, he would have popped his collar. " Hah, guilty as charged."

Daisuke: Shut up Dark!

Sea laughed. " I was trained anyway, so it's not like I had a choice."

Misa: Tell them what they did.

Sea: NO!

Misa: Tell them!

Sea reluctantly spoke. " If I didn't succeed, I would never have been seen again. Rumor has it the hung the girls that lost, but we don't know that for sure." Daisuke's mouth was set in a grim line.

Dark: That's why my sister hasn't appeared for centuries. Every girl ended up failing...?

Daisuke: That's horrible.

Sea became very quiet, until she heard Emiko's voice from downstairs. " Dai! Sea! Dinner's ready!"

The two cousins ran so fast down the stairs, Emiko thought the force of the wind that followed behind them was strong enough to tear the house down.

::~ I dunno, but I like this one. This was from Notebook 1, but I'll soon switch to Notebook 2, where there's an actual plot. XD