Chapter Four: First Feelings

Disclaimer: The wonderful characters of D.N. Angel are not mine. T_T They belpng to Sugisaki-sensei.

Note: Yesh! I'm still alive. I'm back again! After you gys gave me so nice reviews I really _had_ to write another chappy. I had done it earlier if there weren't such stupid things like final exams and entrance exams for univeristy which took my whole time for the last half year. Geeeeeeezzzz. Gome nee, that I let wait you such a long time. I hope you will forgive me some day. *sweatdrops* Well, and after I haven't written any fanfic for such a long time, my skills are very rusted. *deep sigh* And. I kinda rushed this chappy coz my head is full of ideas now. I really found a plot for this story! ^-^ So, please don't mind my english grammar and writing style this time. Wheeee. This chappy sucks so much. Seems that I need some time to return to the path of my writing style. Hai, Hai. This is enough babbling from me. Plesae enjoy reading now and review if ya don't mind, 'kay? You know every author neede encouragement! *nods nods*

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'What am I doing?' Daisuke thought, still in a close embrace with Satoshi. 'Damn, what am I doing?' He nearly left the embrace but then he felt that Satoshi answered it, felt his soft hands on his back. This fact confused him only more because the blue haired detective was never the one who had shown his feelings towards others. This and the nearness of the other causes a tickling feeling inside Daisukes stomach. A certain heat was creeping in his body, a very familiar heat. But this wasn't possible. This was odd. Or did he really like Satoshi more than a friend?

'It- it's so warm, this embrace' were Satoshis thoughts. Before he realized what he did the blue haired man wrapped his arms arroud Daisuke. Was it this what he ever wanted to be with Daisuke? More than friends? What did he really felt for the other one? Satoshi seemed to be as confused as Daisuke. His feelings grew more and more and the result was that the dull pain in his chest turned into a stabbing and icy one.

Satoshi-sama.

No! He mustn't let this happen again! He wished there was another solution for him and Daisuke, but it seemed that there was no way out. So he pulled the redhead softly away, took a deep breath and built up again his neutral fassade. But this too wasn't able to hide all of his confusion.

For a moment they where only looking at each other, embarrassed like two boys. A faint of red decorating both's cheeks. To chase away this feelings he started to talk to Daisuke.

"So we are partners in this case?"

"Yes, it seems so." Daisuke scratched embarrassed the back of his head and damned himself that he was only able to give Satoshi such a lame answer. There were so many questions he wanted to ask him, and all seemed to flood in his mind at the same time. On the other hand there crept a feeling of disappointment when he saw the neutral gaze of Satoshi. It seemed that the barrier between them won't be broken now. Inwardly he sighed but hide all his feelings behind one of his adorable smiles. In fact, he was still really happy that he met the blue haired young man again. And this was all that counts, wasn't it? 'The time will come where all my questions will be answered' he thought.

"Then we should go through the files." Satoshi interrupted his thoughts in his familiar neutral manner. First, Daisuke got a bit more disappointed because of the cold reaction of Satoshi but then he noticed a nearly invisible smile on his lips when he continued.

"But let's have some lunch first. Do you know a restaurant here? I haven't been in this city for some years."

"Hai." the redhead smiled. "There is one near to the park. Not too far away from here."

So they were still friends. Daisuke smiled at the fact that the cold acting of Satoshi didn't work as well as he wanted. There was still the changing between kindness and neutrality in his behavoiur towards Daisuke. So, if he wasn't really sure how to act. Did he feel something for him?

Satoshi nodded and wondered what the redhead was thinking about, but when Daisuke looked at him with this adorable smile and nearly shining eyes his mouth got dry and a lump grew in his throat.

"Well then, let's go." Satoshi answered, forcing himself not loosing control about himself. "Seems that we have a lot things to talk about, haven't we?"

"Yeah" Daisuke said. "But I have no idea where to start so much is it." He added unsure.

Satoshi only smiled.

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For a late summer day it was very hot outside. Daisuke swore that he could cut the air if he had a knife. Sweat run over his back constantly now. The redhead gazed at Satoshi. How did he made it to look calm and cool at this nearly infernal temperature? Daisuke sighed.

"What's it, Niwa-kun?" Satoshi wanted to know.

"Uhm. It's kinda hot today. This really sucks" Daisuke sweat dropped .

"Hn." Satoshi only repeated. Since they left his office and with that the police station they only walked silent next to each other. They talked very less, maybe because even he din't know where to start. For this he damned himself. Why did they both act like little kids?

When they reached the park Daisuke sighed again. To answer Satoshis questioning look he explained. "Ah. Here I could bear such days." The high trees spent them a lot of shadow and the wind which was playing with the leafs drew an ever changing picture of sunlight on the ground. Daisuke smiled again at Satoshi, and the way he smiled at him let beat Satoshis heart faster. Why did the redhead attract him so much? And that still after such a long time they haven't seen each other. He thought he had finished this chapter.

"Right. I understand what you mean." Satoshi smiled when a cool breeze tousled his hair. "It's really nice here. I nearly forgot how nice."

Both kept on walking only listening to their footsteps on the ground. When Satoshi recognized that one pair of feet had stopped stepping he turned arround to the redhead who had stopped a few meters behind him. He recognized that Daisuke frowned and that his gaze was absent. If he didn't knew it better he would think he had a mental talk to his counterpart. But then Daisukes gaze cleared and caught the one of Satoshi.

"Isn't it ironic? We as a couple? The former master thief and his hunter?" When he realized that he used the word 'couple' Daisuke blushed heavily.

"Yeah. that's kinda weird." Satoshi replied and stepped towards Daisuke, his hands in his pockets as usual. "What a combination."

Satoshi gave Daisuke an intensive gaze, caught his one till he felt dizzy. So Daisuke breathed in heavily and sat down on the soft grass on the floor. "But the past doesn't count anymore, ne Hiwatari-kun?"

The redhead sitting on the ground and looking at him with this sad eyes moved Satoshi more than he thought. He swallowed and sat next to the other one. It seems there was no way but to talk about everything. The blue haired young man frowned because he was not sure how to make the first step to Daisukes direction. He was ever a failure in such things.

"Why did you left? Why so sudden?" Came Daisukes unexpected question. He looked up and caught the gaze of Satoshi. He wanted to know it. More than something else.

Satoshi wasn't able to resist this warm red eyes which nearly screamed of despair. So he looked down to the grass to his feet. "As I told you" came the calm answer because he thaught his voice will brake. He'd never seen Daisuke so hurted. "There was no need for me to be there any longer. My mission was fullfilled."

"Nani?" The redhead wasn't able to believe to this explanation. He layed one hand on Satoshis shoulder. "Demo. I. I thought we could still be friends after all. after our destiny was fullfilled."

When the other young man felt the hand of Daisuke on his shoulder and heard this words from this soft lips his icy barrier melted away within seconds. All his so carful hidden and repressed fellings came on the the surface.

"You wanted to be friends with me? After all I have done to you? After I have hurt you so much?" He couldn't realize this. He hated himself for doing such ugly things to Daisuke and - yes- to Dark.

Daisuke smiled softly. "It wasn't you who did this, nee? There's no reason for blaming yourself any longer."

"But I have snatched away Dark from you." Came the weak answer.

"No. Even this. You haven't done this." The redhead caught up the gaze of Satoshi. "It was first love."

"Yes, you had Riku then." Again Satoshi took away his gaze from Daisuke and coolness sweaped in his eyes. Daisuke had Riku .

"Well, by the way" he answered colder than he wanted. "How are you both doing? I haven't seen Riku-san at your vernisage.

Daisuke frowned because of the icy acting of Satoshi and somehow he felt a small pain stabbing in his heart because of this. He sighed.

"We broke up."

"Nani?" Satoshis blue eyes widened in disbelief.

"We broke up. A few moths ago." the readhead repeated patiently. "It din't work any longer. We realized that we are nothing more th good friends to each other."

"Gomen nee, Niwa-kun." Shit. He didn't intended to hurt Daisuke again.

"Daijobou, Hiwatari -kun. Everything's okay now. It's not that I was love sick or something." He smiled brightly. "We felt like brother and sister in the last months. There was no love any longer. And nobody was hurt when our ways parted."

"That's good." Satoshi sighed inwarldy, not able to say anything else now. What for unexpected news. Daisukue and Riku broke up. Well, it wasn't nice from him, but somehow his heart jumped from this news. And caused again this dull pain which became more stabbing this time.

"Hn." Satoshi grabbed his chest and writhed. Then he took in a sharp grasp.

"D-daijobou, Hiwatari kun?!" Daisuke jumped on his feet alarmed. Somehow he knew this reaction of Satoshis body, but this couldn't be!

Satoshi closed his eyes and calmed himself. "Hai, it's okay. Must be my low blood preassure." he smiled to Daisuke. Man, he was a miserable liar.

"Well then, so we should maybe get out of this heat, nee?" Daisuke smiled back.

The young detective looked at his watch. "Hn. We should go back. Lunch break is over."

"Hey, we have forgotten about lunch." Daisuke grinned. "We only talked. Okay, let's go back." Daisuke reached out his hand to Satoshi who still sat on the ground and smiled adorable at his friend. Satoshi took the offered warm hand and pulled himself up.

"You're not hungry or something?" he asked unsure.

"No, not in this heat."

Then an idea came up to Daisukes mind. He smiled at Satoshi.

"Nani, Niwa-kun?"

"Oh... Because we hadn't lunch together. Would. Would you go out with me this evening?" the redhead smiled and a deep blush covered his cheeks. "I got an invitation for a party of a friend. He said I could bring somebody with me." Daisuke got more and more embarrassed. "Would you join me?"

Satoshi raised an eyebrow. Was this a date? Then he smiled about the cute reaction of Daisuke. Well, he hand't changed a bit in his behavour. Somehow it warmed his heart. Then he gave a pure smile to Daisuke.

"Okay. I would be glad to go there with you."

Daisuke shone more than before. His heart jumped of joy. He was so gleeful that he didn't notice the heat which creapt inside his body. He had a date with Satoshi! Well, not really a date he corrected himself. But something similar.

"But." Satoshi interupted Daisukes happiness. "We have to work a little bit before."

"Allright!" Daisuke grabbed Satoshi's hand and started to run. " So let's hurry that we are ready early enough to enjoy this wonderful evening." Daisuke didn't gave satoshi's hand free. This meand that he had to run too.

"This guy is full of energy" he thought and smiled, catching a gaze of Daisukes smiling face.

And so they made their way back to the poliece office.

-End Chapter four-

Note: Wheeeee. no Dark and Krad again. *tilts head* But I promise the next chappy will contain more than only hints of this cuties. *grins*