A Change of Sorts

Thanks for reviewing the previous chapter! You don't know how happy I am to get them! So lets all gather around for a BIG hug!

Maybe not, but I'm definitely feeling happy! SO you should be happy! Thanks very much to Ashen Rose who gave me the idea for the first part of this chapter. I hope you like it!

BTW, when I refer to 'the Sohma's', and Tohru's there as well, I'm referring to her too. It's too hard to say 'Sohma's and Tohru' all the time.

Chapter 12: Meetings and Mirrors

"Daisuke Niwa?" Daisuke looked up from his work as his name was called. A teacher at the door motioned for him to come out, and he obliged, somewhat hesitantly.

"There's a visitor for you." The teacher told him and Daisuke nodded, slipping outside. Who else but…

"Otou-san?"

"Kyuu!"

Kosuke nodded to his son and With gave a happy greeting from his position on Kosuke's head. How he had got here from home…he didn't know. His father indicated that they should go somewhere more private. Daisuke understood and led his father to one of those sheltered outdoor corridors.

"Why did you come all the way here otou-san?" Daisuke asked, facing him. Kosuke paused for a moment before replying.

"We found an artefact that we believe you should steal tonight instead of the one that was previously planned. This one is more dangerous, so it should be stolen and sealed with utmost caution, understood?" Daisuke nodded, glancing at the notice to see what they would be stealing tonight.

Kosuke held out a card with a drawing of a black feather on it; a sealing card. "You might need this tonight, so take it."

Daisuke nodded, taking the card.

"We intercepted With when he was on his way to post the previous notice, so With should take it now so that the police are aware of the theft tonight." With was given the notice and he happily tucked it away in who knows where in his furry body.

"Y-you mean okaa-san is here too? And ji-chan?" Daisuke asked, bewildered. -The artefact must be really dangerous for them all to come here.-

--This is going to be interesting…--

"Yes. And…the Sohma's…" Kosuke began slowly, watching the red head cock his head in confusion.

"What…what about them?" Daisuke's voice was almost a whisper now, as if afraid that he would be overheard.

"We found out th--" Kosuke quickly fell silent as they bother heard the sound of someone rounding the corner, their footsteps tapping quietly in the near silence.

"Please…" he appeared to be a man in his late teens. His short dark hair, so reminiscent of Yuki's, only brought out the paleness of his skin more. He was dressed in black, very similar to the boy's uniform. "Don't let my presence interrupt that of which you were talking about. The Sohma's, if I'm not mistaken?" he gave a small smile that did not reach his dark eyes.

The two Niwa's did not say anything as they regarded the intruder carefully. With, well aware of the man's presence, raised up on his haunches and hissed, quietly first, then much more loudly as he walked towards them.

He gave a careless glance towards With. "Your rabbit seems to not like my being here." He gave a slight bow, introducing himself. "Akito Sohma, a pleasure to meet you."

Daisuke was the first to react. He bowed back towards Akito politely. "My name is Daisuke Niwa." Kosuke nodded towards Akito.

"Kosuke Niwa."

Akito's smile became slightly crooked, earning menacing hisses from With. "I'm sorry to have disturbed your conversation. I didn't interrupt anything personal, I hope?" his eyes seemed to taunt them, knowing all too well what they were talking about.

The school seemed almost too quiet, and it suddenly seemed more cold and foreboding even though it was a pleasant day. The wind didn't whistle cheerfully; it howled as if in pain, as if it wanted to escape the presence of Akito.

Time seemed frozen this way, until the bell rang, and students began milling out of the building, bringing with them the warm and pleasant chatter that had previously been missing.

With was close to snapping now, causing Akito's eyes to swivel to him sharply. They narrowed, showing pure hatred.

"Worthless creature." He whispered menacingly.

"Daisuke-san!" a voice called to him and Yinju appeared, looking disturbed. She stopped abruptly as she noticed Akito, and her eyes also narrowed. He looked at her carelessly, as if she was not worth his acknowledgement.

"Who's he?" she asked shortly, turning to Daisuke.

"Akito Sohma, Head of the Sohma's," Akito answered for him, his small smile back in place. "And who may you be?"

Yinju's eyes grew even narrower before she answered. "Yinju Niwa."

Akito's smile faded, and he turned away. Before he left however, he looked back at them, all traces of politeness gone. "I'm sure we'll meet again, Niwa…"

Then he disappeared, blending in with the crowds of students.

Instantly, With stopped hissing, and sat back down on his haunches as if relieved. He gave a low 'kyuu' in fear, flattening himself down on Kosuke's head.

"Otou-san…?"

"I'll tell you next time Daisuke." Kosuke nodded to him. "Be careful." With that, he also disappeared, taking with him a trembling With.

--There's something not quite right about him…--

-Yeah…With felt it too.-

--He always had this thing about sensing evil people.--

-Yinju-san did too, by the looks of it.-

--Nah Dai-chan.-- Dark rolled his eyes. --Any idiot could feel it.--

Before he could reply, the other Sohma's appeared, removing the cold, dreary atmosphere that had settled down on them. Daisuke forced himself back to reality and gave his customary smile to them as they approached, with Tohru looking as cheerful as ever. He could not help but feel a tinge of worry for the Sohma's and Tohru.

How did the Sohma's really live under the orders of Akito? Away from prying eyes. Away from all those who were friends.

Away from…all those who cared.

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--Hey Dai-chan! Ready to go stealing tonight?-- Dark called out cheerfully, working himself into hypo mode. (Yes, even the great Phantom Thief Dark has his moments…)

"Sadly, yes." Daisuke sighed, pulling on the black leather gloves. "What did otou-san say it was again?"

--It's a fairly old one. It's called Mirror of Artemis.-- Dark shrugged. --Apparently the Hikari's went through a Greek stage.-- he sniggered.

"Ok…" Daisuke wasn't sure what to make of this. "What does it do?"

--Well, from what I can remember, it's pretty much like the Sage of Sleep.--

Silence followed them. It seemed that mirrors just wouldn't leave Dark alone.

"So…" Daisuke started slowly, choosing his words. "Does it work the same way as the Sage of Sleep?"

--Sort of, but this one doesn't have another corresponding artwork with it, unlike the one Commander unceremoniously introduced to us.-- Dark coughed slightly. --And no, it will not separate us into two different beings.--

"But what does it do then?"

--I don't know, but it sure is dangerous though. It's your typical 'mirror-that-suck-you-into-their-world' type of mirror-- Dark grimaced. --I wouldn't like to get stuck in that though, that's for sure.--

"So…does that mean we have to seal it first?" Daisuke asked, fidgeting slightly. The longer they took sealing it, the more chances they had of getting caught.

--Yup, so remember to brace yourself nice and tightly tonight!-- Dark smirked as Daisuke groaned. It really was annoying when Dark had to use magic, and he couldn't do anything about it.

"Well, we might as well get going…" Daisuke mumbled unwillingly, changing into Dark. -I got a bad feeling about tonight…like something's going to happen.-

"Don't worry Dai-chan; the boogie monster isn't going to get you!" Dark grinned lazily, calling to With. As they soared through the sky, he couldn't help but frown.

He hated to admit it, but that feeling of foreboding had crept into his mind as well.

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"Akito was at school today, did you know?" Shigure asked quietly, smiling slightly. Yuki and Kyo's eyes widened as they heard this, and Tohru gave a small gasp in surprise.

"We didn't see him though…" Tohru said her hands over her face. "I thought Akito would meet us if he came."

Shigure shook his head slowly. "Well, I'm surprised too, because I would have expected him to come to school for that reason too. But apparently he didn't."

"But…"

"Don't worry Tohru-kun. I'm sure nothing really happened, so don't get all worked about it." he assured her. Tohru nodded and changed the topic.

"When do you think Dark-san will be here?" she asked energetically. Indeed, they were standing by the museum in the near darkness, awaiting Dark's arrival. Shigure smiled and gave his thoughts on that issue.

"Eh? I thought I saw Niwa-kun over there!" Tohru cried out in surprise; sure enough, when they looked over, they noticed that distinct fiery red hair ducking behind the museum. (A/N: It's With!)

Tohru called out to him, but he didn't turn back so she ran off towards him, followed by Kyo, leaving Yuki with Shigure.

"Why did he come to school, Shigure? I know that you know something." Yuki asked the dog quietly, yet his voice was firm and steady. Shigure smiled slightly.

"He didn't exactly say what happened, but he did say something rather confusing."

"What?"

"'Those Niwa…they're meddling in business other then their own again. This time though…'" Shigure half shrugged. "That's what he said. From what I can gather, he met the Niwa's and it's not the first time."

Yuki pondered this. How could Akito ever have known the Niwa's before? And did he know something about the Niwa that they didn't?

"They were once a very large and powerful clan, the Niwa." Shigure's voice brought him back. The rat gave him a confused look. Shigure chuckled. "See? Something good does come out of being an author."

Yuki resisted the urge to pummel him; he needed him conscious to answer his other questions. "What else…about the Niwa?"

"Not much, but I do know of a deep conflict between the Hikari clan, which was also very powerful, and the Niwa clan."

"Hikari, Hikari…" Yuki frowned in concentration; where had he heard that before? Then, it clicked. "The Hikari are the clan that Dark steals artworks from!"

Shigure looked impressed. "Wow Yuki-kun, how did you figure that out?" If he was being sarcastic, Yuki didn't know, nor did he care for that matter. The dog was out in a matter of seconds anyway, so who bothered to find out?

But what Shigure told him was certainly interesting. Perhaps there was something that really connected Dark to the Niwa clan. After all, why else would Dark steal from the Hikari?

His thoughts were interrupted as the sounds of alarms rang shrilly across the sky, and he could see the police running into the museum frantically. Yuki sighed; he supposed he should go towards the back to find the others.

Ignoring the strange looks he was receiving, he grabbed Shigure's collar and dragged him along behind him.

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"Strange…Hiwatari should have shown up by now…" Dark muttered, looking around before tackling the alarm system. Going completely against the laws of a typical story, the Commander did not appear.

Frowning, Dark held the mirror in his hand, looking around again. "He's normally warning me to give back the object or else, by now."

-Dark…let's just get out of here!- Daisuke urged him frantically, that uneasy feeling lingering in his mind.

Dark ignored him. "And Krad appears right about now too…" he said rather purposefully. As was unexpected, neither Krad nor Satoshi appeared. He was getting really annoyed by now.

"This completely breaks the law that as soon as I say something about my luck, they appear and destroy that luck!" he scowled, and as he was extremely pissed off by now, he did something completely reckless.

Dark smashed his elbow into the glass case that once held the Mirror of Artemis. The alarms rang out sharply, yet he stayed there, waiting impatiently.

Daisuke was screaming at him now. -DARK WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?.! GET OUT OF THERE NOW!-

This went on for many more minutes before Dark finally decided that Satoshi wasn't going to show tonight. Sighing, he knocked out the oncoming guards and exited the building. Pity, he was hoping for a bit of a chase tonight.

Dark appeared on the roof, still and smirking as he listened to the voices of the panicked guards inside. He glanced over the side of the roof, checking to make sure it was all clear.

Smirking slightly, he jumped off and landed nimbly, twirling the mirror in his hand. It was rather small, and somewhat plain, but you can't judge a book by its cover. Or a mirror by its design, as in this case.

The mirror seemed to glaze over for a minute before returning to normal. The glass flashed black in that single instant.

"Y'know, I think I might hang around a bit today. Just the usual, taunt the police, flirt with random cute girl…" his sentence trailed off as he noticed his first target. Smirking, he strolled over, surprising the girl.

"Oh! Dark-san!" It was Tohru. She blushed slightly when he smiled at her. She couldn't help it; there probably wasn't a single girl that hadn't blushed when being personally approached by Dark; even Riku had blushed a bit when Dark kissed her.

"Oi, Tohru!" a rash voice called over to her, and she turned to see Kyo running towards her, Yuki hauling an unconscious Shigure behind him. Kyo noticed Dark and glared at him, receiving an equally steady glare in return, although this one was more in mockery than out of anger.

"What did you do to her, you thief?.!" He shouted, shaking a fist comically. Dark smirked.

"Now, now, that certainly isn't a way to behave when trying to attract girls." He taunted, amethyst eyes glittering in amusement.

"Why you-!" Kyo lashed out with a kick which Dark easily dodged. A few more kicks and punches were aimed at him but none landed on the desired target.

"Oh, is it possible that you've found another opponent to fight against Dark?" a smooth voice drawled, and Dark looked up, smirking.

"Why, Krad, what a pleasant surprise! I thought you were playing hooky tonight. Naughty, naughty!" he teased, wagging a finger at him as if he was a small boy caught stealing candy.

"As if I would," he scoffed, an energy ball beginning to form itself in his hands. Dark called out to With and he flew up into the sky to meet the white angel.

"I wouldn't leave with that Mirror if I were you, Dark." Krad told him, but it wasn't in a threatening tone; it was more of 'I'm giving you a chance here, so you better take it' type of tone. Naturally, Dark ignored it.

"But, you see Krad, the world works in a very strange way. Nobody listens to threats like those anymore because they are simply useless." He laughed, dodging the energy ball that was fired at him. It landed on the ground, close to the Sohma's.

"Now, Krad. I thought we agreed that we would only use magic against each other, and won't drag any other humans into it." Dark dodged the other attacks flying towards him, bringing the battle steadily further away from those that were on the ground. Krad smirked.

"You thought wrong Dark. When have I ever agreed to something with a dumb thief like you?"

Dark pretended to be deep in thought. "Well, that day when your Tamer was almost killed from your excessive use of magic, perhaps?" he pretended to muse out loud, moving constantly away from the museum.

"You do know that he really will die if you keep going like this."

Krad sneered. "And when have I ever cared?" This time, instead of an energy ball, Krad raised a single white feather.

"Oh, going back to the classics now Krad? I had actually thought you'd given up on feathers." Dark jeered, preparing to dodge the next attack.

"Never, Dark. After all, feathers are useful for many things." He smiled, not a smirk, but an actual smile. A dark smile.

Dark frowned as the feather whistled towards him. Was it just him, or was Krad extremely off target today? Indeed, the feather was not aimed to his head, as was usual, but towards his hand, the one that held the mirror…

Too late, Dark realised Krad's motive. The feather struck the mirror, entering the glass slowly as if moving through thick water.

The mirror glowed, and Dark looked at it in almost fear. "Oh crap, I forgot to seal it!"

The light started pulling at Dark, gradually sucking in his hand, then his whole arm…Dark struggled, using his other arm to try and wrench the mirror away.

A low laugh came from Krad. "It's no use Dark; it won't stop until you're completely in the mirror. But don't worry; you won't be there for long, unlike that Sage of Sleep."

"You bastard." Dark growled. "What are you trying to do if I'm only gonna be in there for a bit?.!"

Krad looked offended. "Why else? We all know it is the Wing Master that keeps you alive. So…if I were to take care of your Tamer, without you being there…then you would simply be gone forever, with no body to return to." He laughed as Dark swore underneath his breath as he realised what Krad was trying to do.

--Daisuke, whatever you do, don't let Krad kill you. Just hold on to the mirror and get the hell away from him.--

-Dark, what do you mean?.!-

Dark gritted his teeth, trying to get to Daisuke before he was gone completely. --I mean, he's gonna t--- the rest of his sentence was cut off as, with a final burst of light, Dark disappeared.

"DARK!"

Daisuke nearly fell to the ground, if it wasn't for With flapping extra hard at the sudden change of people. Krad smirked as he noticed Daisuke struggling to keep airborne.

"So…looks like I'll be having quite a bit of fun." Krad drawled, already forming an energy ball. Daisuke's eyes widened as he finally grasped the situation fully, and tried to dodge Krad while attempting to get use to the wings.

"Argh!" he cried as he was hit and he fell, flipping around only just in time to land on his feet. "WITH!" the little rabbit fell onto his head, 'kyuu'-ing in pain.

Daisuke noticed the Sohma's watching them and he panicked; they would have seen the whole thing! "STAY AWAY!" he yelled out, moving back as more attacks were launched at him.

Krad's eyes narrowed as he noticed the group. "Those humans really shouldn't meddle in other people's business." He sniffed, casting a barrier around them so that they couldn't be disturbed. "After all…only one human needs to die tonight."

Daisuke was getting desperate; how could he get out with this barrier? "Hiwatari-kun! I know you're in there, so please, come out and stop Krad!" he cried out, backing away frantically. His back met something smooth and hard, and he realised that he had backed against the wall of the barrier.

"Hiwatari-kun!" he kept on yelling, desperate to get the other boy out. Krad smirked; his attempts really were pitiful.

"He can't hear you in there, Niwa. And Dark can't either from where he is. You really are pathetic without that idiot of a thief to help you." He gloated as Daisuke cried out in pain from being hit by another blast of energy.

"NIWA-KUN!" Tohru cried out loudly, distracting the angel for a minute. Daisuke's eyes widened. Hadn't they left yet?.!

"GO AWAY! YOU'LL GET HURT!" he shouted, on the verge of tears. His pleas were ignored as they started banging on the wall, trying fruitlessly to break it.

"I say you don't worry too much about those mortals, Niwa. It'll be the end of you one day, such as today."

"STAY AWAY!"

Krad's smirk faded into a scowl. "Didn't you hear me? You really are the most pathetic Wing Master I have ever met. I presume they wouldn't be so worried about you if they knew who you really are."

Their eyes widened. "Niwa-kun, what does he mean?.!"

Daisuke clenched his eyes shut, fighting away the tears. "It doesn't matter! Just go away or you'll get hurt!"

"I'm surprised they haven't figured it out by now. It's quite obvious really." Krad intoned, clearly enjoying this. "But I won't ruin the surprise; they'll find out eventually."

Daisuke opened his eyes, determined to get out. It seemed that only magic could be used to get out of here…but he couldn't use magic, could he? He suddenly remembered the sealing card that Kosuke had given him earlier. Maybe…if it was strong enough…surely it should be, as the Mirror of Artemis seemed a rather strong artefact.

He fumbled in his pockets for it, giving a small cry of triumph when it emerged in his hands. To hell with his secret; he needed to get out of here.

"With!"

"Kyuu!" Understanding Daisuke's intentions, With transformed once again into the black wings, clinging onto his back. Krad raised an eyebrow; so he was attempting to fight back now was he?

"I thought you had more sense in you than to fly directly into range. But no matter, it only makes it easier for me." Energy ball after energy ball flew at him, but Daisuke gritted his teeth and dodged them, finding it hard to fly well in the small space in the barrier.

When the coast was clear, he held out the Mirror determinedly. "Tell me how to get Dark out!" Krad seemed amused by his antics.

"Why would I do that?"

"Because…I have this!" Brandishing the sealing card, he threw it at Krad. It hovered before him, preventing Krad from moving. (A/N: Oops, read too much Cardcaptor Sakura…)

"You--!" The card's power activated, and it shot out at Krad, forcing him to let go of his control on the body. "I'll get you next time, Niwa!"

Satoshi fell towards the ground; luckily Krad wasn't hovering too far from it. Daisuke jumped down too, his wings turning back into With. He let out a sigh of relief as the barrier dissolved, and the night was quiet once again.

"Daisuke-san!" Yinju appeared and ran up to him, crouching on the ground next to him and shook him slightly. He coughed, and a small splatter of blood came out.

"Are you alright? Where's Dark-sama?" Daisuke nodded weakly and held out the Mirror.

"Krad…said he would be only in there tem--" he broke off, coughing painfully, then continued in a low voice. "He said Dark would only be there temporarily. But…I can't sense him…"

"…" Yinju looked at the mirror, but she had no way of telling if Dark was still trapped inside there or not. A little way from the two, Satoshi sat up, groaning and clutching his head.

Krad had used extra magic that night, to prevent him from fighting back against his control. But what Daisuke had done was effective, but alas, it was not permanent. Krad was currently deep in Satoshi's mind, weakened by the power of the sealing card.

"Dark…he's already back. But the mirror drained all his power, that's why you can't sense him." He knelt beside the two, looking in the Sohma's direction meaningfully. "We should leave before anyone starts asking questions."

"Too late…" Yinju muttered, as the Sohma's ran up to them. She glared at them, her eyes warning them to back off.

Naturally, they ignored it. "Niwa-kun, what--" Tohru started but was interrupted as Satoshi stood up and gave them a cold look.

"Yes?" Indeed, the way he was looking at her was enough to make her quail and tremble before him, for Satoshi could be very cold and forbidding at times.

"I-I-I-I um, nothing…" she looked down at her feet, embarrassed as if she was doing something wrong.

Kyo, however, was not affected by Satoshi's glare. "What the hell is happening here?.! You better explain yourselves, and you better not lie because we saw the whole thing!"

Satoshi did not flinch; he didn't even blink as he glared at Kyo. "What happened here was none of your business, and if you would please excuse us, we have other things to do than to discuss these matters with you." With the help of Yinju, he helped Daisuke up on his feet, and they left.

Daisuke looked back at the Sohma's through half closed eyes. They were standing with slightly surprised expressions, evidently shocked by what they had seen that night. But Daisuke didn't want to answer any questions they were bound to have; he was too exhausted to do any of that.

Coughing again, Daisuke leaned more heavily on Yinju as they made the long trip back home. The moon was so beautiful tonight…

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"Are you alright Daisuke-san?" Yinju asked anxiously as he lay in bed, still coughing a bit. He turned and smiled weakly at her, hiding his pain.

"I'll be fine Yinju-san…" he coughed again.

"He'll be fine." Dark muttered from beside the bed in chibi form (chibi Dark!). "But Krad sure won't be, the next time we meet…" he glared at Satoshi who was leaning against the wall, and received an equally steady glare in reply.

"It was a good thing otou-san gave us the sealing card this morning though." Daisuke smiled, looking at the others. "Otherwise, who knows what could have happened?"

"Yeah…" Dark sighed, running his hand through his hair in frustration. "I officially hate all mirrors now…"

"But Dark," Daisuke started matter-of-factly. "If it wasn't for mirrors, you wouldn't be able to be seen and to talk when you weren't in control." He looked confused. "Speaking of which…I never you could do this; I mean…like that..."

Dark shrugged. "I can as long as I don't go too far away from you. But it does take up a lot of energy, but when you're resting, or not really doing anything, than it doesn't use up my own energy."

"Oh…wait a minute, does that mean it uses up my energy?.!"

"No, it means that I'm 'charging' like a battery."

Dark wandered out to get some strawberries for the hungry With, poking his tongue out at Satoshi as he flew past. A moment later, there was a very indignant 'kyuu', and what sounded like a tug of war between With and a chibi Dark (he's only about as big as With).

Yinju sighed, and went out after them to help With. She didn't always do what Dark wanted, but then again that could have been because she wanted the strawberries herself.

There was silence, before Daisuke spoke up; he had evidently been thinking about how to put his thoughts into words.

"Eh, Hiwatari-kun, I was just wondering…" Daisuke looked out the door to make sure no one was around first before continuing. "Do you feel…something strange when you're around the Sohma's?"

Satoshi nodded. "Yes, there's a strange sort of air about the Sohma's that I've noticed in the few times I've been around them. I passed the Sohma estate today, and it seemed that the air had gone cold and dreary."

Daisuke nodded earnestly. "We met Akito-san, the head of the Sohma's, today at school, and there was that same feeling too. Do you think…?"

"That they're not letting on as much as we think? Yes, there is definitely something suspicious about them."

"But what if…" Daisuke trailed off as he looked out the window, staring at the moon outside. "What if it's more serious than we think it actually is?"

"Then it's not our problem, now is it?" Satoshi stood up and prepared to leave the room. "If they want us to know in any way, they would tell us then."

Satoshi left, pausing outside the door. He looked to his right and saw Dark fluttering outside, watching him with a peculiar expression on his face.

"You know something don't you Dark?"

Dark shook his head. "If I once did, I certainly can't remember it properly. But there is something…often I feel magic lingering in the air after the Sohma's."

Satoshi raised an eyebrow. "And we can prove this--how?"

Dark smirked; the smirk seemed too real and taunting for someone who didn't have their own body and was barely half a metre tall. "I've got an inkling of an idea. It will, however, involve co-operation."

The teen rolled his eyes. "And why would I want to help?"

Dark pretended to pout, crossing his arms. "Why? Because you're a detective, and detectives like mysteries!"

"I am not a detective; I'm in charge of capturing you. So if you want to keep those handcuffs off, then shut up."

Dark stuck out his tongue. "Can't make me! It's not like you can throw someone this small in jail anyway. And you're not doing your job very well either; you were late today!"

Satoshi rolled his eyes once more and left, ignoring the Thief's taunts. It's not like he needed to be here any longer.

Dark watched Satoshi leave, smirking. That boy was so fun to tease…his attention was shifted as he spotted a movement outside in the dark.

Hm? Someone's out there…watching us… he thinks that he was not seen? Dark wondered slightly in amusement. But I'll let him continue to think that. After all, the fun is only beginning…

He grinned to himself, and allowed himself to disappear back into Daisuke's body.

Outside, a lean figure smiled darkly to himself.

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Kyaa! Chibi Dark! xD

Uh…if you haven't noticed by now, my description of physical combat is very poor. I can think of nothing more than throwing feathers and such and such…

Yeah, the Niwa's secret is sorta exposed now…I rewrote the part after Dark got sucked in the mirror many times, because none of them really sounded right (it doesn't sound right now either, but yeah…). Is it just me, or does it seem a little rushed…?

One version had the whole family turning up to help! But it seemed to lose the small speck of excitement there was when the Sohma's were all nice and clueless…I feel like I did something wrong exposing Dark and Dai-chan…but please review, I will like to see what you think about it!