This must have been the longest chapter since the last one. Finally, I updated two chapters that I hope will peak your interests again just like it has done for me writing them.

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Chap. 26, A Long Story, A Long Kiss

Dark catches a glimpse of Hitomi's jacket as she ran fast towards the door of the café and opens it.

"We have a problem!" Hitomi shouts inside. Dark quickly got out of his chair and went over to her.

"Where's Hiroko?"

"That's the problem. She was kidnapped by some girl."

"A girl?" Dark questioned, puzzled by who the culprit was. "What did she look like?"

"Dressed up all in white, short, dirty blonde hair."

"Then she's with Krad. Crap."

"Let's go and get her then." Daisuke said, already at Dark's side, by the door.

"Wait, first we got to see how we'll get Hiroko back and who has her." Dark deducted, getting his wallet out and putting the money on the table. Since they were attracting attention, he knew the waitress would be there to pick up the tab.

"Let's go to my house." Dark said, putting on his jacket.

"Wait, your house?" Daisuke asked, showing that infamous look of surprise. Dark pulled Dai's hand forward, not giving the boy enough time to protest.

"We're going to my house because I'm also going to tell you how this all started." Dark said, now sounding serious. The three sped up their walking as they all headed for the car. Dark started explaining on the way there.

"The Heavens was where Hiroko came from. She wasn't born on Earth. Her parents, home, everything was in Heaven for her. Before she came to Earth, she was caught up in a mess, a misunderstanding." Dark paused, thinking of how he would say the rest.

I can't reveal any more information than the necessary. Maybe I can stretch the truth a bit. Dark thought.

"I saved her and fell out of the Heavens and into the night sky of Earth."

Daisuke, listening to the story intently, tried to keep up with Dark's long struts.

"Then, Krad came along as Heavens messenger, saying that we were renegade angels and that she didn't deserve to exist." Dark said, still holding onto Dai's hand and giving it a quick squeeze. Daisuke looked at his hand in surprise and then at Dark. He saw Dark's jaw line tightening. Dai frowned.

Dark, is this hard for you to say? Daisuke thought as he kept looking up at Dark.

"We've been fighting like this for some time now. Krad seemed different every time we weren't fighting and he tends to forget about any fights we had. It's as if his memory was erased but it's mostly because of these evil spirits and demons he's been getting into his body; in order to try and kill Hiroko but it never works. Hiroko is too powerful for him. Unfortunately, thanks to him, she's having a bad time with her adoptive parents and school life. I think he's making her life miserable so that she could cave in and commit suicide." Dark said, pausing as a smile began to form on his face.

"But she won't lose. She says she can't commit suicide because she'll go to Hell. I swear, Hiroko is so attached to Heaven's rules that she's not willing to die. She's a strong girl, that Hiroko." Dark finished, making Daisuke gawk at him in awe.

Dai soon smiled. Hiroko was able to be admired despite what crimes she may have committed in Heaven. Yet, he didn't know whether to ask if it was true what Krad had told him back in the school. Daisuke decided to give it a shot.]

"I heard from Krad, before we got on to the roof, that Hiroko killed the other angels, is that the misunderstanding you talked about?" Daisuke asked.

Before he got an answer, they had reached the car. Dark and Hitomi sat in the front seats of the car while Daisuke took the back.

"Fasten your seat belts." Hitomi warned as she started the engine. Dark was already wearing his seat belt. Daisuke was too slow at putting his own. Hitomi ran out of the place as if the very Devil himself was running after them; and she drove more recklessly than ever! Both boys grabbed hold of whatever was in their grasp for dear life as they felt Hitomi accelerate and make sharp turns. A red light had stopped the car suddenly, making Daisuke fall forward, screaming in the process. Dark caught him on time.

"Gotcha!" Dark said as Daisuke's head slowly moved up to see Dark by the corner of his eye.

"Sorry!" Dai apologized, realizing that he had been caught again from falling.

"Yes." Dark suddenly said.

"What?" Daisuke blinked twice, not knowing what Dark meant with such an out-of-the-blue word.

"The question you asked earlier, I'm responding to it. Yes, Hiroko did kill angels." Dark announced, letting Daisuke go. Hitomi looked at the two from the corner of her eye, keeping quiet about what they we're talking about.

Stunned, Daisuke sat back on the seat and buckled up before the car moved again. They were all quiet until they reached Dark's mansion. Daisuke looked up at it and gawked.

I think I saw this mansion in a painting somewhere before but from where…? Daisuke thought.

"Dai, come on in." Dark shouted as he had jogged up to the door and opened it. Hitomi followed suit and then Daisuke entered last. Immediately, Daisuke had felt a sensation of ice dust falling on him. He looked up and around to see if he had anything on him. Dark saw this and chuckled.

"You felt it too, huh?" Dark asked, receiving Daisuke's attention.

"Uh yeah, like ice dust fell on me." Daisuke described, going towards Dark. Hitomi grabbed the stuff they brought and went to the living room.

"It's because of the wings on your back. They let you feel anything that's demonic or spiritual. Think of them as training wheel for becoming an angel since, technically, you're still human." Dark informed and then pointed at the entrance of the door.

"That sensation you felt came from the barrier surrounding this mansion-"

"And that you still need to fix!" Hitomi shouted from the living room, cutting into Dark's explanation.

"Right…" Dark paused, finding himself in an awkward moment.

"Anyways, there are other things those wings permit you to do and feel. It'll be a little while, maybe hours, until you can fly by yourself." Dark said, finishing his explanation.

Daisuke couldn't believe what he just heard.

Fly? I can fly? I can become an angel? Daisuke thought with joy. His expression was once again full of surprise with a hint of that joy he was feeling.

"Come on. Let's go to the living room. There's something else I need to tell you." Dark said as he led the way to the living room, making Daisuke think on what else Dark has to say.

Looking at the mansion from the inside, Dai had to admit it looked great, both in and out but it had a feeling of solitude to it, so he felt. Daisuke had been noticing things changing around him when he met Dark and now he would be able to do things he never knew he would do. All thanks to Dark letting him know a little more about himself and what world he lives in.

Feels like he's letting me in his heart now…Daisuke thought, getting a warm feeling in his chest and a smile on his face.

"I'll let you two guys talk things out. I'm going to get the stuff ready." Hitomi said, making her way to the staircase across from the entrance.

"Thanks." Dark said, making his way to the sofas. "Sit in front of me."

As Daisuke made his way to the arm chair that was in front of Dark and sat down, he wondered what else Dark was going to say to him. Dark's expression turned serious, so he noticed.

"Angels, when they stay out of Heavens domain, tend to lose spiritual energy. Hiroko was born as a different kind of angel where she has an unlimited supply of energy within her. She won't be fine though. There are others like Krad that can abuse her for this supply of energy. Force her to give her own spiritual energy to them. Anyone can do that to her, even someone who's human. That's another reason why Hitomi and I are careful in taking care of her.

"Another thing is that Hiroko could fight back just as long as they don't have her in a barrier. It's most likely that Krad will have put her in one if he has her. You remember those northern lights phenomenon?" Dark asked.

"Ah, you mean on the night we…went to that restaurant?" Daisuke said awkwardly, remembering why they were there in the first place.

"Yeah, that was Hiroko's doing. It's like her own little distress signal for when something goes wrong with her. At that time she couldn't control her own powers so she relies on me for that. That's what she lacks, just for being on Earth. I had to go right away or else her powers would have gotten crazy. The same thing will most likely happen again and we need to make sure it doesn't happen." Dark explained.

"What do we need to do then?" Daisuke asked, already on the edge of the armchair, listening intently what Dark had been saying.

"We need to rescue her of course but I need a transfer of energy to do that."

"And how do we do that?"

"Simple, we need to kiss."

"Oh, that is simple-" He got out of his chair "wait, what?" Daisuke freaked out, not thinking that a transfer of energy would involve a kiss. His face got red just thinking about it.

"Daisuke, you're going to have to do this eventually." Dark said, also standing up, his eyes looked seriously at Daisuke.

"Why me? Isn't there someone else?" Daisuke asked, his face getting another shade of red.

"You're the only one that has gotten close to me, which means you're the only one that can do this." Dark said, getting closer. Daisuke looked at him, wide eyed at his confession of the situation. It somehow touched him, making a direct hit at his heart.

Dark: 1. Daisuke: 0.

"Can you please help me in getting Hiroko back…?" Dark quietly asked, looking down at Daisuke's face. The red head couldn't help but look at Dark in the eyes.

Dark: 2. Daisuke: 0.

"I promise I won't abuse this of you." Dark said last. Daisuke's eyes widened and his cheeks were fully red. He could've sworn he just heard his heart skip a beat.

Dark: 3. Daisuke: 0. Game over. Daisuke was hooked on.

The boy looked down for a second, making up his mind about the offer and looked back up again at Dark.

"…alright…" Daisuke said, timidly getting closer to Dark and closing the gap between their bodies. Dark's hands drifted towards Dai's hands, lacing his fingers with Dai's. Dark's eyes were sincere as he looked into Daisuke's eyes.

"Thank you…" Dark said, his face now getting closer to the other and then he felt soft lips touch his. He could feel Daisuke's cheeks burning up and his eyelashes fluttering until he closed his eyes.

Dark had just started kissing Daisuke and it was only a light kiss but he instantly felt the spiritual energy he needed for a while now. All those other times he had kissed Daisuke, his body had not taken in the spiritual energy he needed. Sure, there were others, girls who he had dated and kissed but there was one thing to the transfer of energy that he had not told Daisuke about.

The angel who would receive the energy has to be in love with the one who gives it. With this kiss, it was proof enough to Dark himself that he was in love with Daisuke.

On a different topic, feeling that Dai's spiritual energy was coming into his body may not be enough, he deepened the kiss, making Dai's mouth open up and invite his tongue inside. Plus, he wanted to let the kiss linger a bit longer.

Daisuke was caught in surprise, his eyes opened up wide as he felt Dark tongue play along with his. Dark's hands traveled along Daisuke's body, making the boy shudder at his touch. Daisuke was soon embraced by Dark; the wig went right off in the process. Daisuke was starting to get into the kiss, his body suddenly feeling hot. By instinct, Dai closed his eyes, savoring what he was feeling. He wrapped his arms around Dark's waist, letting himself feel the kiss.

Why does this feel...good…? Daisuke thought idly, not exactly thinking straight.

The energy that was going into Dark was starting to well up inside and he could feel that his wings would soon pop out of his back. All he could do now was wait until that could happen but he didn't want to just wait. He didn't want to stop what was happening.

No, I shouldn't. I promised Daisuke that I wouldn't abuse this of him. Dark thought, fighting himself for what was right to do and what he wanted to do.

Daisuke was still well into the kiss, forgetting what it was for in the first place and returned the kiss, mimicking what Dark was doing. He was starting to feel something else besides the heat that was coming off of them both. A part of him was curious as to how Dark was reacting to his kiss. Daisuke opened his eyes and saw that Dark was taken aback by his actions.

That kind of makes me happy….Daisuke thought.

Dark couldn't help it. Thanks to what Daisuke did, he felt like doing more than just kissing. He left what he was doing in Dai's mouth and nibbled onto the boy's lip. He heard a successful moan coming out of Dai, telling him that the red head enjoyed it.

Suddenly, Dark felt his wings come out of his back and spread open. Daisuke opened his eyes again, which were glazed from the feeling that he was going through. He saw the black wings on Dark's back flutter open and expand.

It's just like that time on the balcony…they're pretty beautiful from here…Daisuke thought idly.

Dark gave him one last kiss before he stopped, lingering on Daisuke's lips. His hands cupped Daisuke's face as he distanced his lips from the boy's.

"That's enough." Dark said, panting. His voice was husky and his eyes were glazed. Dark let his forehead leaned on to Daisuke's, closed his eyes and enjoyed the heat that was radiating off of both of them. Dai was also panting, needing the air now that they stopped kissing.

After a moment, the two cooled down and started breathing just fine. Dark slowly distanced himself from Daisuke, making Dai miss his warmth. He looked at Dark's face, the lips that he just touched with passion was now forming into a soft smile. A tint of blush formed on Daisuke's face, realizing of what he was thinking. He noticed that Dark's wings were huge; abnormal to what he thought would be a normal size. Little did he knew that his own spiritual energy made them that way and that Dark's wings didn't used to be that size.

"Daisuke" Dark called and Daisuke quickly looked up at Dark, giving him his undivided attention.

"Thank you…" Dark said, pausing to see what Daisuke would say or do. Daisuke's expression was that of being surprised, along with extra blush. He immediately felt a little happiness forming in his chest but didn't know if it would be a good idea to show it.

"Thank you for helping and understanding me." Dark finished, thinking that the boy was just into the kiss and not into him. Unfortunately, he just made Dai's happy feeling sink and Daisuke himself didn't know why.

"Let's get ready to rescue Hiroko." Dark announced his eyes downcast as he turned to go up stairs. He knew that he maybe just forced Daisuke into doing this but he felt pretty lousy that it didn't wake up the boys feelings for him, even if he did return the kiss at that time. For all he knew, the red head may have thought of someone else.

Daisuke, on the other hand, didn't follow Dark until he was out of view. His head hung down, trying to figure out what he was feeling.

Am I…Sad? For what? For helping him get his wings?...why am I sad...? Daisuke debated in his mind.

Having to love someone is harsh, especially when you can't figure out your feelings!

Ah~ That was long. I wanted to input more, like the rescue but then I thought that I couldn't finish it with 15 pages in word. Hope you liked that kiss everyone! See ya!