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VIII - Retreat
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"You're still mourning over her." Dark said as he walked out of
class. He had managed to spend the hour and half attentive. It
wasn't so bad considering it was a lecture on post-modern art.
/Leave me alone./
"Daisuke... she's gone." Dark said softly.
/Don't remind me./ Daisuke said.
"Look you're the one that decided to pull a psychological mind
twist." Dark muttered. "I wake up in your body-"
/I can't deal with things right now./
"Daisuke, you just can't hide from your problems." he said as he
walked back to the dorm.
/I can and I will./ Daisuke said stubbornly, /Being this way at least
gives me the opportunity to./
His eye caught the tell tale brass hair of Sakura as she came up the
pathway.
"Well then don't mind if I have some fun."
/Dark! No! Isn't it hard enough that I got rejected from her?/
"I don't think it was rejection, let's think of it as try number
two." he said.
"Hello Sakura-san." Dark said as he fell into step with her.
"Hello Daisuke-san." she murmured.
Dark smiled at Sakura admiring her. /She's not so bad./ he thought as
he took in her long jean skirt, sweater and shoes. She had her hair
pulled back with a clip and she had her backpack on both
shoulders. /And very into her studies./
/Of course not!/ Daisuke said.
"I'm sorry about last tuesday." he said.
"Its all right." she said.
/Now... let's say... I got you a date with her, would you let me see
the Card Captor?/
/.../
/I'll take that as a yes./
/She wouldn't want to any ways, she's so wrapped up in her fear.
She'd reject me again./ said a surly Daisuke.
/Correction, she'd reject me and since I have no real feelings for
her, I don't mind. If it was the Card Captor on the other hand.../
Dark chuckled, /I guess I have your approval./
"So why won't you give me a chance?" he asked as he turned and stood
in front of her.
/Dark!/
"I told you," Sakura tried to walk around him, "you wouldn't
understand."
He moved to block her.
"Daisuke-san please, I need to get to class." she pleaded as she
tried to walk around him.
"Not until you let me take you out." he said. "I'm not that bad, I'm
pretty friendly." he was light on his feet as she tried to move out
of his way.
She arched an eyebrow at that comment.
"Okay okay, I didn't mean it that way." he said. "But you have to
admit..." he said.
"Admit?" she asked, she stopped trying to out maneuver him.
"There was something about that kiss..." he said.
"For you maybe." she said.
"Maybe?" he asked raising an eyebrow this time.
"Well..." she stopped.
The university clock tower chimed the hour.
"Auuuughhhh! I'm late!" she exclaimed. She tried to move past him.
Dark was just faster.
Sakura threw her hands up in the air. "Aright." she said, "One date."
Dark smiled, "Just one?"
Her stern look faltered for a moment, "Well... yes!"
He chuckled, "Tomorrow. Is that okay? At about five-thirty?" he
asked.
Sakura nodded.
As he walked past her he whispered into her ear, "Wear something
nice." he said.
Sakura just stood there unable to believe that she was conned into a
date with Niwa Daisuke.
Suddently she noticed the headline in the school paper.
"Dark Mousy warns campus security that he will steal tonight." she
whispered. She clearly saw in the picture the challenge that was
clearly made for her.
"CC-chan, Come and find me... I will be stealing the Angel's Halo-
Dark Mousy." she read softly.
She blinked for a moment. "... Card Captor-chan..." she
sighed. "Well, time to find out what the Angel's Halo is." she
checked her watch. "I missed class, might as well miss it all." she
rolled the newspaper up and tossed it into her backpack and jogged
towards the newspaper office.
"I hope Yuri-san knows something about the Angel's Halo." Sakura
muttered.
"The Angel's Halo?" Kerochan asked as he sat on Ran's table with a
plate of takoyaki.
Sakura sat down in a chair around Ran's table. Sakura was thankful
that Ran lived alone off campus. It allowed her to turn into the Card
Captor with out having to use the fire escape. Kerochan liked it
because Ran let him use his PS2.
"Apparently its an old piece of art. Its made of ivory and silver in
the shape of a halo. Because its so shiny and white it was given
that name. They say that the person who wears it on their head lets
them have clarity of mind." Sakura said as she pulled on her boots.
She sighed, "I swear, I insisted that what I had was enough for
costumes, but she keeps sending me costumes."
Ran smiled, "I'd like to use that Angel's Halo on a few people. My
politics professor for one."
Sakura smiled at Ran, "Same here, I have a few people that could use
that halo." she looked at Kerochan, "You'll be okay here? Or do you
want to join me?"
Kerochan smiled, "I'll stay, I have a new game I want to play with
Ran."
Ran smiled.
Sakura smiled at Ran, "I'll be back, keep the window open."
Ran smiled, "No problem."
Sakura walked to Ran's balcony, stepped up onto the railing, and
pulled out her wand. She felt Kerochan stand next to her.
"Fly!" she called as she flipped the card out, the wand making a
connection. She felt the magic take over and she jumped off the
railing and into the sky.
"What do you want with the Angel's Halo?" Sakura asked herself as she
flew to the art building.
Dark stepped over the fallen security guard. "Too easy." he said as
he lifted the plexiglass box and plucked the halo from its stand.
"I guess the Card Captor didn't come tonight." he said as he leaped
to a window and stepped out onto the roof.
"And miss the fun?"
He turned to see her standing at the end of the roof. She was
clearly blocking his path.
He smiled, "I spoke too soon." he took a step forward, "What is Card
Captor-chan wearing tonight?" he said as his gaze swept over her from
head to toe.
The Card Captor smiled, "Nothing fancy."
"What's not fancy about lace?" he asked incredulously.
She shrugged.
She wore a long white coat that was slit up the sides and back, the
sleeves were edged in lace with silver embroidery running along the
lapel, the cuffs, and as she turned, he noticed silver embrioidered
wings on the back? The moonlight seemed to give her a heavenly glow.
"I'd say the same about you," she said with a small smile.
He laughed, "We seem to match Card Captor-chan." he said. He gave a
turn for her, his white shirt unbuttoned at the top over a pair of
loose light grey pants. A white ribbon circled around his neck. A
silver grey cape was draped around his shoulders.
She walked up to him her boots peeking from under the white coat, and
held her hand out. "The halo." she said.
"You know I'm not going to hand it over." he said, "Why do you keep
asking?"
She smiled, "Doesn't hurt to try Dark."
"Well I'll keep asking then." he said, "Painting for a mask."
She shook her head. The wind picked up a bit more speed making the
long white coat trail in the wind, revealing a short white skirt and
a lace petticoat.
"I won't let you get away with the halo." she said. "You won't trick
me like you did last time."
The kiss.
Dark's smile faltered a bit, "That was no trick."
Her eyes widened, "I thought-"
"I didn't want you to look into the mirror. It reveals your true
self." he said as he slipped the halo into a bag. He walked past her
to the edge of the roof. "Come after me. Take the halo if you wish."
he stepped off the roof and a moment later he was carried away by
With's wings.
Dark could hear her close behind him. He dropped onto a nearby roof.
"Dark!" she called. "I'm sorry."
"It was an accident that's all." he said as he turned away.
She landed on the roof, her wings disappearing.
He smiled at her over his shoulder, "Come after me then."
She nodded, "I won't give up."
"Good." he placed the halo on her head and said, "Neither will I." he
took a few steps back, then with a smile he walked off the edge of
the roof and disappeared.
Sakura watched as Dark flew away. She sighed, "I'm sorry." she said
as she walked to the edge of the roof. "I can't do it." she
whispered, "I don't have the courage to open my heart."
She pulled the halo off and looked at it.
-------------------
Shorter chapter but its okay. ^^
- I'm not sure how I like the way things are setting up for Sakura
and Dark. It just happened to write itself that way. I think its
because Sakura's heart is slowly warming up to the idea to Daisuke.
^^ Besides Dark called her ecchi.
Sakura: *nods* he did
Dark: ;_; but I like you
Sakura: ecchi
VIII - Retreat
---------------
"You're still mourning over her." Dark said as he walked out of
class. He had managed to spend the hour and half attentive. It
wasn't so bad considering it was a lecture on post-modern art.
/Leave me alone./
"Daisuke... she's gone." Dark said softly.
/Don't remind me./ Daisuke said.
"Look you're the one that decided to pull a psychological mind
twist." Dark muttered. "I wake up in your body-"
/I can't deal with things right now./
"Daisuke, you just can't hide from your problems." he said as he
walked back to the dorm.
/I can and I will./ Daisuke said stubbornly, /Being this way at least
gives me the opportunity to./
His eye caught the tell tale brass hair of Sakura as she came up the
pathway.
"Well then don't mind if I have some fun."
/Dark! No! Isn't it hard enough that I got rejected from her?/
"I don't think it was rejection, let's think of it as try number
two." he said.
"Hello Sakura-san." Dark said as he fell into step with her.
"Hello Daisuke-san." she murmured.
Dark smiled at Sakura admiring her. /She's not so bad./ he thought as
he took in her long jean skirt, sweater and shoes. She had her hair
pulled back with a clip and she had her backpack on both
shoulders. /And very into her studies./
/Of course not!/ Daisuke said.
"I'm sorry about last tuesday." he said.
"Its all right." she said.
/Now... let's say... I got you a date with her, would you let me see
the Card Captor?/
/.../
/I'll take that as a yes./
/She wouldn't want to any ways, she's so wrapped up in her fear.
She'd reject me again./ said a surly Daisuke.
/Correction, she'd reject me and since I have no real feelings for
her, I don't mind. If it was the Card Captor on the other hand.../
Dark chuckled, /I guess I have your approval./
"So why won't you give me a chance?" he asked as he turned and stood
in front of her.
/Dark!/
"I told you," Sakura tried to walk around him, "you wouldn't
understand."
He moved to block her.
"Daisuke-san please, I need to get to class." she pleaded as she
tried to walk around him.
"Not until you let me take you out." he said. "I'm not that bad, I'm
pretty friendly." he was light on his feet as she tried to move out
of his way.
She arched an eyebrow at that comment.
"Okay okay, I didn't mean it that way." he said. "But you have to
admit..." he said.
"Admit?" she asked, she stopped trying to out maneuver him.
"There was something about that kiss..." he said.
"For you maybe." she said.
"Maybe?" he asked raising an eyebrow this time.
"Well..." she stopped.
The university clock tower chimed the hour.
"Auuuughhhh! I'm late!" she exclaimed. She tried to move past him.
Dark was just faster.
Sakura threw her hands up in the air. "Aright." she said, "One date."
Dark smiled, "Just one?"
Her stern look faltered for a moment, "Well... yes!"
He chuckled, "Tomorrow. Is that okay? At about five-thirty?" he
asked.
Sakura nodded.
As he walked past her he whispered into her ear, "Wear something
nice." he said.
Sakura just stood there unable to believe that she was conned into a
date with Niwa Daisuke.
Suddently she noticed the headline in the school paper.
"Dark Mousy warns campus security that he will steal tonight." she
whispered. She clearly saw in the picture the challenge that was
clearly made for her.
"CC-chan, Come and find me... I will be stealing the Angel's Halo-
Dark Mousy." she read softly.
She blinked for a moment. "... Card Captor-chan..." she
sighed. "Well, time to find out what the Angel's Halo is." she
checked her watch. "I missed class, might as well miss it all." she
rolled the newspaper up and tossed it into her backpack and jogged
towards the newspaper office.
"I hope Yuri-san knows something about the Angel's Halo." Sakura
muttered.
"The Angel's Halo?" Kerochan asked as he sat on Ran's table with a
plate of takoyaki.
Sakura sat down in a chair around Ran's table. Sakura was thankful
that Ran lived alone off campus. It allowed her to turn into the Card
Captor with out having to use the fire escape. Kerochan liked it
because Ran let him use his PS2.
"Apparently its an old piece of art. Its made of ivory and silver in
the shape of a halo. Because its so shiny and white it was given
that name. They say that the person who wears it on their head lets
them have clarity of mind." Sakura said as she pulled on her boots.
She sighed, "I swear, I insisted that what I had was enough for
costumes, but she keeps sending me costumes."
Ran smiled, "I'd like to use that Angel's Halo on a few people. My
politics professor for one."
Sakura smiled at Ran, "Same here, I have a few people that could use
that halo." she looked at Kerochan, "You'll be okay here? Or do you
want to join me?"
Kerochan smiled, "I'll stay, I have a new game I want to play with
Ran."
Ran smiled.
Sakura smiled at Ran, "I'll be back, keep the window open."
Ran smiled, "No problem."
Sakura walked to Ran's balcony, stepped up onto the railing, and
pulled out her wand. She felt Kerochan stand next to her.
"Fly!" she called as she flipped the card out, the wand making a
connection. She felt the magic take over and she jumped off the
railing and into the sky.
"What do you want with the Angel's Halo?" Sakura asked herself as she
flew to the art building.
Dark stepped over the fallen security guard. "Too easy." he said as
he lifted the plexiglass box and plucked the halo from its stand.
"I guess the Card Captor didn't come tonight." he said as he leaped
to a window and stepped out onto the roof.
"And miss the fun?"
He turned to see her standing at the end of the roof. She was
clearly blocking his path.
He smiled, "I spoke too soon." he took a step forward, "What is Card
Captor-chan wearing tonight?" he said as his gaze swept over her from
head to toe.
The Card Captor smiled, "Nothing fancy."
"What's not fancy about lace?" he asked incredulously.
She shrugged.
She wore a long white coat that was slit up the sides and back, the
sleeves were edged in lace with silver embroidery running along the
lapel, the cuffs, and as she turned, he noticed silver embrioidered
wings on the back? The moonlight seemed to give her a heavenly glow.
"I'd say the same about you," she said with a small smile.
He laughed, "We seem to match Card Captor-chan." he said. He gave a
turn for her, his white shirt unbuttoned at the top over a pair of
loose light grey pants. A white ribbon circled around his neck. A
silver grey cape was draped around his shoulders.
She walked up to him her boots peeking from under the white coat, and
held her hand out. "The halo." she said.
"You know I'm not going to hand it over." he said, "Why do you keep
asking?"
She smiled, "Doesn't hurt to try Dark."
"Well I'll keep asking then." he said, "Painting for a mask."
She shook her head. The wind picked up a bit more speed making the
long white coat trail in the wind, revealing a short white skirt and
a lace petticoat.
"I won't let you get away with the halo." she said. "You won't trick
me like you did last time."
The kiss.
Dark's smile faltered a bit, "That was no trick."
Her eyes widened, "I thought-"
"I didn't want you to look into the mirror. It reveals your true
self." he said as he slipped the halo into a bag. He walked past her
to the edge of the roof. "Come after me. Take the halo if you wish."
he stepped off the roof and a moment later he was carried away by
With's wings.
Dark could hear her close behind him. He dropped onto a nearby roof.
"Dark!" she called. "I'm sorry."
"It was an accident that's all." he said as he turned away.
She landed on the roof, her wings disappearing.
He smiled at her over his shoulder, "Come after me then."
She nodded, "I won't give up."
"Good." he placed the halo on her head and said, "Neither will I." he
took a few steps back, then with a smile he walked off the edge of
the roof and disappeared.
Sakura watched as Dark flew away. She sighed, "I'm sorry." she said
as she walked to the edge of the roof. "I can't do it." she
whispered, "I don't have the courage to open my heart."
She pulled the halo off and looked at it.
-------------------
Shorter chapter but its okay. ^^
- I'm not sure how I like the way things are setting up for Sakura
and Dark. It just happened to write itself that way. I think its
because Sakura's heart is slowly warming up to the idea to Daisuke.
^^ Besides Dark called her ecchi.
Sakura: *nods* he did
Dark: ;_; but I like you
Sakura: ecchi
