VI - White Ribbons
/Okaa-san asked for this?/ Daiske asked.
"I'd be lying if I said yes." Dark said as he looked down at the crystal sculpture in his hand.
/Then why did you steal this?/ Daisuke asked.
"You never questioned what I stole." Dark said as he waited on the roof.
/Leaving a note for the Card Captor, its as if you want her to come and-/
"Stealing again?"
Dark turned and smiled, "New costume?" he let his gaze wander over the lines of her costume. She was
dressed in a snug fitting jacket that was longer in the back. Whoever had designed it knew that it would
look nice as it trailed behind her as she jumped to the roof. The jacket stopped about mid thigh letting a
black skirt peek from underneath, showing a bit of skin and then the top of long boots, not that Dark minded,
she had very nice legs.
/Hey!/ Daisuke exclaimed.
/What? She does. I can't help but point out the obvious./
She laughed, "I have my sources. Like you have yours." she said as she pointed with her wand.
He chuckled, "Stylish heroine to match the thief." he wore black with belts and clasps all over. It was one
of his favorite outfits as well as Daisuke's mothers favorite.
"Heroine huh? So why don't you hand that over and you can go without having to turn yourself in." she
said as she held her gloved hand out.
"Why don't you take the mask off?"
She smiled and lowered her head a bit. It was the same game every time, she would ask for the stolen
object, he would ask for her mask.
/I never tire of this game./
/I can tell./ Daisuke said.
"So where does this leave us?" she asked.
"Stalemate." he said as he put the sculpture away in bag.
"So how am I going to get that from you?" she asked.
"You can chase me." he said, "You always out run me." slipped the bag over his shoulder and said, "Or you
could give me the mask."
She shook her head, "You know I can't." she said.
He hopped off the roof whistling for With who came and picked him up. Dark flew as fast has With could
carry him.
"Fly!"
Moments later she was flying next to him, her own white wings flapping as she caught up to him.
"Sword!" she exclaimed and her wand turned into a sword. She sliced the bag open and the figurine fell
out sparking as it tumbled back towards the earth.
"Windy!" she said, "Wood!" she said as she threw two cards into the air, her wand spinning and
connecting. As ordered, both cards turned into their magical forms and raced for the sparkling crystal.
She followed their pursuit.
Dark followed her, amazed at her magic.
/If okaa-san knew about these cards.../
/Yes. She'd want them as much as I want-/
/Want?/
"Got it!" she said as she sighed with relief. She landed on another roof top clutching the crystal to her
body. Her magic returned to the cards they once were and she stowed them away in a pocket.
"Well done." Dark said as he landed on the rooftop away from her.
She turned and smiled, "You should know by now I'm good at capturing things."
"What about people?" he asked. He was surprised at the way he said it softly. He stopped himself from
wincing when she froze.
She dispelled her wings and said, "I never caught people." she said softly.
"Object for a mask." he said as he took a step towards her.
"Same request?" she asked.
"Of course." he said with a smile, he wish she turned so he could see her. While her current position
allowed him to admire her athletic figure he wanted to see her face.
"However, today is a special day." Dark said as he put his hands into his pockets.
"Oh?" she asked turning her face.
"White Day." he whispered.
She turned, the ribbon from her mask trailing in the wind.
"I wish I could see you under that mask." he said as he walked forward. "But I'll settle by being able to come
close..." he stood next to her on the roof, "and wrapping this ribbon around your wrist." he pulled the glove
off and wrapped the ribbon around her slender wrist.
Then he turned over her hand and kissed her palm, then in a shower of black feathers he flew off into the
sky.
Daisuke covered his face with his hands, "So that's why..."
/Yes./ he said, /She's so beautiful./
"Even with the mask?" Daisuke asked softly.
/I've stolen enough art to see around that./
Sakura woke up and looked at the ribbon. She smiled at the thought of the handsome kaitou giving her the
ribbon. Her hand flexed unconsciously at the thought of the kiss he gave her the night before. She
covered her face with her hands, "Auuughhh!" she exclaimed. She looked at herself in the mirror and
realized that she was blushing. "Must brush hair." she muttered as she pulled her hair into a half ponytail
and wrapped the ribbon around it and ran off to class.
"Morning Sakura-san." Daisuke called.
Sakura waved with a smile.
"What a pretty ribbon." Daisuke said as they walked together.
Sakura smiled. "Yes, I thought so myself."
/I looks like the one I gave to the Card Captor./ Dark said.
"How did you get it?" Daisuke asked.
Sakura smiled, "Get it? I stole it from Kimi-chan a while back."
Daisuke felt a wave of relief crash over him. /Why?/
/My my possessive aren't we?/
/... we're just friends./
/*smirk* You sure?/
"Oh."
/I can't tell him where I got it from./ Sakura thought as she tightened her grip on her bag.
"Daisuke-kun! Sakura-chan!"
"Kimi-chan!" Sakura exclaimed as she turned.
"Just the persons I wanted to see!" she exclaimed as she skipped over to them.
"Morning Kimi-chan." Daisuke said with a smile.
"Wah! Sakura you look so cute with that ribbon!" Kimi-chan exclaimed.
Sakura wanted to disappear. She didn't want to lie but, she doubted anyone would want to know that their
friend was not normal.
"Yes," Sakura said with a smile, "Its yours Kimi-chan, remember?"
Kimiko's face turned into confusion. "Really?"
"I'm not surprised you don't remember, you have lots of ribbons for gymnastics." Sakura said as she felt her
heart beat faster. /Please let this work./ she prayed.
"I guess so." Kimiko said with a smile, "I'm so forgetful sometimes." she smiled, "It reminds me of when I was
in school and we had this tradition to give ribbons to people we liked. It must have been one of those."
Kimiko said. She laughed, "I got so many that day I didn't need any more white ribbons for a good year."
Sakura laughed."So you don't mind?"
Kimiko smiled, "Keep it."
/That went smoothly./ Sakura thought with relief.
"So what did you want to see us about?" Daisuke asked.
Kimiko's eyes went bright, "Oh! A festival! A nearby high school is putting it together, we go and help their
teams with some tumbling and stuff so they invited us. I had two extra tickets." she handed them to Sakura
and Daisuke. "They're raffle tickets. Why don't you two go? Yuri-chan and I will be going and some
members of the team too."
Sakura smiled, "All right."
"I haven't been to a festival in years." Daisuke said as he looked down at the ticket.
"It will be lots of fun!" Kimiko said, "I loved my high school festivals."
Daisuke rose his face and smiled, "All right."
"Meet us at the entrance at ten alright.?" Kimiko said.
Daisuke nodded. "Ten."
Sakura smiled, "Ten."
"The team and I will be going over as a group so we'll meet you there." Kimiko said.
Sakura wondered how Kimiko managed to convince Yuri to go. Yuri wasn't much of a festival person.
Most people enjoyed festivals and faires, for Daisuke it was a moment of bittersweet unhappiness. He hung
around the entrance and tried to keep this nervous stomach from bothering him. He took a deep breath and
shut his eyes.
/Riku-san! Harada-san, where is the first aid tent!/
/Hurry Daisuke! What's wrong with her!?/
He tried to will out the memories in his mind.
/No, I can't relive this. I can't I-/
"Daisuke-san?"
He turned to see Sakura standing behind him. He blinked.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
He smiled, "Yes, its just a bit too early in the morning."
Sakura laughed and said, "I know the feeling, why don't we get some coffee and wait for Kimi-chan? It
seems were twenty minutes early." she said.
He nodded and they walked to the corner. Sakura talked about random things happily, "You must be
surprised I'm early." she said.
He laughed, "I am, you aren't much of a morning person."
"I woke up early because I knew I'd be late, usually I get here early or very late, its never on time."
Daisuke smiled.
"Daisuke-san, do you have a headache?" she asked concerned. Her wide green eyes looking up at him.
"No!" he exclaimed, "Not at all." he said. "I'm still a bit sleepy." he lied.
She smiled, "Coffee should wake you up then."
"The elixir of college students around the world." he said.
She laughed.
He was jarred by her laughter. It sounded pure and absolutely happy. He felt something stir in his heart.
/I made her laugh./ he thought.
"I think I'll get some hot chocolate." she said, "Its getting cold."
He smiled at her as they waited in line at the coffee shop, "What size?"
"Medium I guess." she said. They approached the register.
"Medium hot choco." she said.
"And a coffee." Daisuke said as he put money on the counter.
"Daisuke-san!" she exclaimed turning to him.
"Its okay." he said.
She shook her head, "Just wait, I'll pay you back." her eyes gleamed with mischief.
He laughed, "Just try. I'll be faster." They received their drinks and walked back to the gate.
"Hot chocolate at festivals remind me of school." she said as she blew on her chocolate.
"What was school like?"
"Well..." Sakura said as they sat down on a ledge next to gate. They chatted comfortably about their old
high school lives for a while until Daisuke looked down at his watch and exclaimed.
"Hoe?" she asked.
"It's 10:30 do you think Kimi-chan will come?"
Sakura shook her head, "I guess Kimi-chan forgot."
He chuckled, "She does this often?
"She's very forgetful." Sakura said with a nod, "If it weren't for her roommate Yuri prodding her along she
would have lost her head under her bed."
Daisuke laughed.
Sakura sighed, "I'm sorry that Kimi-chan made you come all this way."
He shook his head, "I don't mind." he said. "But its a nice day why don't we go to the festival together?"
Sakura nodded. "Why not?"
He smiled and they entered the fair together.
"Well... even if Kimi-chan didn't come, I had fun." Sakura said.
"Me too, though I still think it was unfair to pay for the lunch." he grumbled.
She grinned at him, "That's what you get for paying for the drinks."
He smiled back at their friendly banter. "But I paid for dinner."
She made face at him. He chuckled.
"Oh look." she said as they approached the children's play area. It was abandoned. On the ground were
work out mats. Apparently it was the place where the high school team was demonstrating tumbling.
Daisuke noticed the wistful look on Sakura's face as her gaze lingered on the mats.
"Try it." Daisuke said.
"Here?" she asked uncertain.
"Yes, I'll spot you, I do it for Kimi-chan." Daisuke said.
Sakura smiled, "Why not." she loosened her muscles a bit and tested her flexibility with a stretch or two
and then she smoothly went into a handstand and then returned to her feet.
"Not bad." Daisuke said clapping his hands.
"That was nothing." Sakura said as she did a cartwheel then a back walkover and another handstand.
"I can see why Kimi-chan said you were very good."
Sakura turned on her hands a bit then went back to her feet.
She shook her arms out, "I'm a bit rusty." she said.
"That's not rusty." he said as he watched her move back into a handstand position, she was about to make
the move more difficult but she misplaced her hand.
"Woah!" she cried out as she fell.
"Sakura!" he exclaimed lunging for her. Immediately his training kicked in and he quickly caught her in his
arms. He tucked her into his body as he fell on his arm and rolled on to his back then on top of her.
"Ooof!" she exclaimed as she opened her eyes.
They stared at each other, eyes locking, steam coming out of their mouths.
"Sorry!" he exclaimed as he pushed off her and landed on his back next to her.
"I guess I need more practice." she winced a bit as she moved.
"Are you hurt?" Daisuke asked immediately concerned.
She shook her head, "No." she sighed as she looked up at the sky, "I haven't done this in a few years."
He smiled as he turned his head to look at her. Her profile highlighted by the lights from the park.
"Excuuuuuuuse me!"
He looked up to see a little boy, he stood at the edge of the play mat annoyed. "Can we play now?"
Daisuke smiled, "Of course." he said as he stood up. Sakura was sitting up. He held his hand out. "Let's
go?"
Sakura nodded and took his hand.
Daisuke felt his heart beat faster, they had not let go since the mat area. It had been a least ten minutes.
"I had fun." she whispered.
He smiled at her, "I'm glad. This is the most I've seen you smile."
She bowed her head, "Really?"
"Yes." he said.
"Oh look." she whispered. They stopped in front of a beautifully lit carousel.
"Too bad its closed."
"Yeah." she said with a small smile.
Suddently music from the carousel blared out of hidden speakers.
"Kyaaa!" Sakura exclaimed throwing herself into Daisuke's arms.
He laughed. "Its just music."
"I know." she said sheepishly. "I was startled that's all." she looked up at him just as he looked down at her
with a smile. Then as quickly as the smile appeared, it died on his lips, and gently, he slowly rose a hand
and touched her cheek. Then he lowered his face and brushed his lips with hers. He rose his head
afterwards. He felt reluctant to do it.
/Why?/ he wondered.
Sakura's smile was gone.
"Sakura I'm sorry I-"
"Don't call me Sakura!" she exclaimed as she stepped back.
"Sorry." he said.
"This was a bad idea." she muttered as she turned away.
Daisuke didn't think so. Things were going so well.
"Yes." he said. "I'm sorry to ruin our friendship Kinomoto-san." he said stiffly.
They walked home in silence and parted at the path that split their dorms. Sakura looked up at him and said,
"G-goodnight!" she looked down at her hands, "Thank you for going to the festival with me." she turned
away.
Daisuke shoved his hands into his coat pockets replaying the kiss in his mind, as he walked home he
touched his lips and blushed.
"You really are attracted to her huh?" Dark asked as he slipped his hands into his pockets.
/This can't be happening. This complicates things./ Daisuke said in a surly tone.
"Indeed it does." Dark said as he leaned against the side of the building. He looked up at the starry sky,
"I guess..." he said, "you needed me again. And she needs you."
/I don't need anybody./ Daisuke said.
"Daisuke..." Dark said, "for all you claim to be healed, you haven't have you?" he touched the ring around his
neck.
/I loved her, I still love her./ Daisuke said sadly, /She's all I need./
"Then why did you feel reluctant to break that kiss?" Dark asked. He whistled for With who promptly came
and turned into his character black wings and flew Dark up to the roof.
/... I don't know./ Daisuke said.
Dark leaned back against the roof while With curled up next to him. "Now I wish I could see that pretty Card
Captor again." he said with a smile curling his lips. "I think tomorrow I will steal something..."
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+ Hmmm now we're getting somewhere right?
+ I think that's the last of the completed chapters for now. ^^
+ Stephanie 7/5/01
/Okaa-san asked for this?/ Daiske asked.
"I'd be lying if I said yes." Dark said as he looked down at the crystal sculpture in his hand.
/Then why did you steal this?/ Daisuke asked.
"You never questioned what I stole." Dark said as he waited on the roof.
/Leaving a note for the Card Captor, its as if you want her to come and-/
"Stealing again?"
Dark turned and smiled, "New costume?" he let his gaze wander over the lines of her costume. She was
dressed in a snug fitting jacket that was longer in the back. Whoever had designed it knew that it would
look nice as it trailed behind her as she jumped to the roof. The jacket stopped about mid thigh letting a
black skirt peek from underneath, showing a bit of skin and then the top of long boots, not that Dark minded,
she had very nice legs.
/Hey!/ Daisuke exclaimed.
/What? She does. I can't help but point out the obvious./
She laughed, "I have my sources. Like you have yours." she said as she pointed with her wand.
He chuckled, "Stylish heroine to match the thief." he wore black with belts and clasps all over. It was one
of his favorite outfits as well as Daisuke's mothers favorite.
"Heroine huh? So why don't you hand that over and you can go without having to turn yourself in." she
said as she held her gloved hand out.
"Why don't you take the mask off?"
She smiled and lowered her head a bit. It was the same game every time, she would ask for the stolen
object, he would ask for her mask.
/I never tire of this game./
/I can tell./ Daisuke said.
"So where does this leave us?" she asked.
"Stalemate." he said as he put the sculpture away in bag.
"So how am I going to get that from you?" she asked.
"You can chase me." he said, "You always out run me." slipped the bag over his shoulder and said, "Or you
could give me the mask."
She shook her head, "You know I can't." she said.
He hopped off the roof whistling for With who came and picked him up. Dark flew as fast has With could
carry him.
"Fly!"
Moments later she was flying next to him, her own white wings flapping as she caught up to him.
"Sword!" she exclaimed and her wand turned into a sword. She sliced the bag open and the figurine fell
out sparking as it tumbled back towards the earth.
"Windy!" she said, "Wood!" she said as she threw two cards into the air, her wand spinning and
connecting. As ordered, both cards turned into their magical forms and raced for the sparkling crystal.
She followed their pursuit.
Dark followed her, amazed at her magic.
/If okaa-san knew about these cards.../
/Yes. She'd want them as much as I want-/
/Want?/
"Got it!" she said as she sighed with relief. She landed on another roof top clutching the crystal to her
body. Her magic returned to the cards they once were and she stowed them away in a pocket.
"Well done." Dark said as he landed on the rooftop away from her.
She turned and smiled, "You should know by now I'm good at capturing things."
"What about people?" he asked. He was surprised at the way he said it softly. He stopped himself from
wincing when she froze.
She dispelled her wings and said, "I never caught people." she said softly.
"Object for a mask." he said as he took a step towards her.
"Same request?" she asked.
"Of course." he said with a smile, he wish she turned so he could see her. While her current position
allowed him to admire her athletic figure he wanted to see her face.
"However, today is a special day." Dark said as he put his hands into his pockets.
"Oh?" she asked turning her face.
"White Day." he whispered.
She turned, the ribbon from her mask trailing in the wind.
"I wish I could see you under that mask." he said as he walked forward. "But I'll settle by being able to come
close..." he stood next to her on the roof, "and wrapping this ribbon around your wrist." he pulled the glove
off and wrapped the ribbon around her slender wrist.
Then he turned over her hand and kissed her palm, then in a shower of black feathers he flew off into the
sky.
Daisuke covered his face with his hands, "So that's why..."
/Yes./ he said, /She's so beautiful./
"Even with the mask?" Daisuke asked softly.
/I've stolen enough art to see around that./
Sakura woke up and looked at the ribbon. She smiled at the thought of the handsome kaitou giving her the
ribbon. Her hand flexed unconsciously at the thought of the kiss he gave her the night before. She
covered her face with her hands, "Auuughhh!" she exclaimed. She looked at herself in the mirror and
realized that she was blushing. "Must brush hair." she muttered as she pulled her hair into a half ponytail
and wrapped the ribbon around it and ran off to class.
"Morning Sakura-san." Daisuke called.
Sakura waved with a smile.
"What a pretty ribbon." Daisuke said as they walked together.
Sakura smiled. "Yes, I thought so myself."
/I looks like the one I gave to the Card Captor./ Dark said.
"How did you get it?" Daisuke asked.
Sakura smiled, "Get it? I stole it from Kimi-chan a while back."
Daisuke felt a wave of relief crash over him. /Why?/
/My my possessive aren't we?/
/... we're just friends./
/*smirk* You sure?/
"Oh."
/I can't tell him where I got it from./ Sakura thought as she tightened her grip on her bag.
"Daisuke-kun! Sakura-chan!"
"Kimi-chan!" Sakura exclaimed as she turned.
"Just the persons I wanted to see!" she exclaimed as she skipped over to them.
"Morning Kimi-chan." Daisuke said with a smile.
"Wah! Sakura you look so cute with that ribbon!" Kimi-chan exclaimed.
Sakura wanted to disappear. She didn't want to lie but, she doubted anyone would want to know that their
friend was not normal.
"Yes," Sakura said with a smile, "Its yours Kimi-chan, remember?"
Kimiko's face turned into confusion. "Really?"
"I'm not surprised you don't remember, you have lots of ribbons for gymnastics." Sakura said as she felt her
heart beat faster. /Please let this work./ she prayed.
"I guess so." Kimiko said with a smile, "I'm so forgetful sometimes." she smiled, "It reminds me of when I was
in school and we had this tradition to give ribbons to people we liked. It must have been one of those."
Kimiko said. She laughed, "I got so many that day I didn't need any more white ribbons for a good year."
Sakura laughed."So you don't mind?"
Kimiko smiled, "Keep it."
/That went smoothly./ Sakura thought with relief.
"So what did you want to see us about?" Daisuke asked.
Kimiko's eyes went bright, "Oh! A festival! A nearby high school is putting it together, we go and help their
teams with some tumbling and stuff so they invited us. I had two extra tickets." she handed them to Sakura
and Daisuke. "They're raffle tickets. Why don't you two go? Yuri-chan and I will be going and some
members of the team too."
Sakura smiled, "All right."
"I haven't been to a festival in years." Daisuke said as he looked down at the ticket.
"It will be lots of fun!" Kimiko said, "I loved my high school festivals."
Daisuke rose his face and smiled, "All right."
"Meet us at the entrance at ten alright.?" Kimiko said.
Daisuke nodded. "Ten."
Sakura smiled, "Ten."
"The team and I will be going over as a group so we'll meet you there." Kimiko said.
Sakura wondered how Kimiko managed to convince Yuri to go. Yuri wasn't much of a festival person.
Most people enjoyed festivals and faires, for Daisuke it was a moment of bittersweet unhappiness. He hung
around the entrance and tried to keep this nervous stomach from bothering him. He took a deep breath and
shut his eyes.
/Riku-san! Harada-san, where is the first aid tent!/
/Hurry Daisuke! What's wrong with her!?/
He tried to will out the memories in his mind.
/No, I can't relive this. I can't I-/
"Daisuke-san?"
He turned to see Sakura standing behind him. He blinked.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
He smiled, "Yes, its just a bit too early in the morning."
Sakura laughed and said, "I know the feeling, why don't we get some coffee and wait for Kimi-chan? It
seems were twenty minutes early." she said.
He nodded and they walked to the corner. Sakura talked about random things happily, "You must be
surprised I'm early." she said.
He laughed, "I am, you aren't much of a morning person."
"I woke up early because I knew I'd be late, usually I get here early or very late, its never on time."
Daisuke smiled.
"Daisuke-san, do you have a headache?" she asked concerned. Her wide green eyes looking up at him.
"No!" he exclaimed, "Not at all." he said. "I'm still a bit sleepy." he lied.
She smiled, "Coffee should wake you up then."
"The elixir of college students around the world." he said.
She laughed.
He was jarred by her laughter. It sounded pure and absolutely happy. He felt something stir in his heart.
/I made her laugh./ he thought.
"I think I'll get some hot chocolate." she said, "Its getting cold."
He smiled at her as they waited in line at the coffee shop, "What size?"
"Medium I guess." she said. They approached the register.
"Medium hot choco." she said.
"And a coffee." Daisuke said as he put money on the counter.
"Daisuke-san!" she exclaimed turning to him.
"Its okay." he said.
She shook her head, "Just wait, I'll pay you back." her eyes gleamed with mischief.
He laughed, "Just try. I'll be faster." They received their drinks and walked back to the gate.
"Hot chocolate at festivals remind me of school." she said as she blew on her chocolate.
"What was school like?"
"Well..." Sakura said as they sat down on a ledge next to gate. They chatted comfortably about their old
high school lives for a while until Daisuke looked down at his watch and exclaimed.
"Hoe?" she asked.
"It's 10:30 do you think Kimi-chan will come?"
Sakura shook her head, "I guess Kimi-chan forgot."
He chuckled, "She does this often?
"She's very forgetful." Sakura said with a nod, "If it weren't for her roommate Yuri prodding her along she
would have lost her head under her bed."
Daisuke laughed.
Sakura sighed, "I'm sorry that Kimi-chan made you come all this way."
He shook his head, "I don't mind." he said. "But its a nice day why don't we go to the festival together?"
Sakura nodded. "Why not?"
He smiled and they entered the fair together.
"Well... even if Kimi-chan didn't come, I had fun." Sakura said.
"Me too, though I still think it was unfair to pay for the lunch." he grumbled.
She grinned at him, "That's what you get for paying for the drinks."
He smiled back at their friendly banter. "But I paid for dinner."
She made face at him. He chuckled.
"Oh look." she said as they approached the children's play area. It was abandoned. On the ground were
work out mats. Apparently it was the place where the high school team was demonstrating tumbling.
Daisuke noticed the wistful look on Sakura's face as her gaze lingered on the mats.
"Try it." Daisuke said.
"Here?" she asked uncertain.
"Yes, I'll spot you, I do it for Kimi-chan." Daisuke said.
Sakura smiled, "Why not." she loosened her muscles a bit and tested her flexibility with a stretch or two
and then she smoothly went into a handstand and then returned to her feet.
"Not bad." Daisuke said clapping his hands.
"That was nothing." Sakura said as she did a cartwheel then a back walkover and another handstand.
"I can see why Kimi-chan said you were very good."
Sakura turned on her hands a bit then went back to her feet.
She shook her arms out, "I'm a bit rusty." she said.
"That's not rusty." he said as he watched her move back into a handstand position, she was about to make
the move more difficult but she misplaced her hand.
"Woah!" she cried out as she fell.
"Sakura!" he exclaimed lunging for her. Immediately his training kicked in and he quickly caught her in his
arms. He tucked her into his body as he fell on his arm and rolled on to his back then on top of her.
"Ooof!" she exclaimed as she opened her eyes.
They stared at each other, eyes locking, steam coming out of their mouths.
"Sorry!" he exclaimed as he pushed off her and landed on his back next to her.
"I guess I need more practice." she winced a bit as she moved.
"Are you hurt?" Daisuke asked immediately concerned.
She shook her head, "No." she sighed as she looked up at the sky, "I haven't done this in a few years."
He smiled as he turned his head to look at her. Her profile highlighted by the lights from the park.
"Excuuuuuuuse me!"
He looked up to see a little boy, he stood at the edge of the play mat annoyed. "Can we play now?"
Daisuke smiled, "Of course." he said as he stood up. Sakura was sitting up. He held his hand out. "Let's
go?"
Sakura nodded and took his hand.
Daisuke felt his heart beat faster, they had not let go since the mat area. It had been a least ten minutes.
"I had fun." she whispered.
He smiled at her, "I'm glad. This is the most I've seen you smile."
She bowed her head, "Really?"
"Yes." he said.
"Oh look." she whispered. They stopped in front of a beautifully lit carousel.
"Too bad its closed."
"Yeah." she said with a small smile.
Suddently music from the carousel blared out of hidden speakers.
"Kyaaa!" Sakura exclaimed throwing herself into Daisuke's arms.
He laughed. "Its just music."
"I know." she said sheepishly. "I was startled that's all." she looked up at him just as he looked down at her
with a smile. Then as quickly as the smile appeared, it died on his lips, and gently, he slowly rose a hand
and touched her cheek. Then he lowered his face and brushed his lips with hers. He rose his head
afterwards. He felt reluctant to do it.
/Why?/ he wondered.
Sakura's smile was gone.
"Sakura I'm sorry I-"
"Don't call me Sakura!" she exclaimed as she stepped back.
"Sorry." he said.
"This was a bad idea." she muttered as she turned away.
Daisuke didn't think so. Things were going so well.
"Yes." he said. "I'm sorry to ruin our friendship Kinomoto-san." he said stiffly.
They walked home in silence and parted at the path that split their dorms. Sakura looked up at him and said,
"G-goodnight!" she looked down at her hands, "Thank you for going to the festival with me." she turned
away.
Daisuke shoved his hands into his coat pockets replaying the kiss in his mind, as he walked home he
touched his lips and blushed.
"You really are attracted to her huh?" Dark asked as he slipped his hands into his pockets.
/This can't be happening. This complicates things./ Daisuke said in a surly tone.
"Indeed it does." Dark said as he leaned against the side of the building. He looked up at the starry sky,
"I guess..." he said, "you needed me again. And she needs you."
/I don't need anybody./ Daisuke said.
"Daisuke..." Dark said, "for all you claim to be healed, you haven't have you?" he touched the ring around his
neck.
/I loved her, I still love her./ Daisuke said sadly, /She's all I need./
"Then why did you feel reluctant to break that kiss?" Dark asked. He whistled for With who promptly came
and turned into his character black wings and flew Dark up to the roof.
/... I don't know./ Daisuke said.
Dark leaned back against the roof while With curled up next to him. "Now I wish I could see that pretty Card
Captor again." he said with a smile curling his lips. "I think tomorrow I will steal something..."
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+ Hmmm now we're getting somewhere right?
+ I think that's the last of the completed chapters for now. ^^
+ Stephanie 7/5/01
