Draco: I'm so happy with this chapter! It's short, but I really hope you
all like it as much as I do! This should assure everyone that this is
gonna stay a D/D fic!
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Daisuke sighed, looking up at the sky as he listened to his shoes rapping along the sidewalk, and held his hands gently behind his back. The sun was sinking low, its pale, blue throne giving way to the velvety crimsons and silky violets of the silver moon's bed. A soft, warm breeze blew his hair about playfully, and he stopped, closing his eyes, to let it wash over him like the delicate brush of airy sheets. His lips parted slightly, corners curled up into a subtle smile. He could almost feel the sighing breath that was each individual, pin prick star as it emerged sleepily from its shroud and fluttered into a nocturnal light.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
The brunette jumped with a gasp, opening his eyes to stare wide-eyed at the violet haired thief, whose existence had almost escaped his mind.
"I suppose I've see it more often than you have lately," Dark continued after a moment's silence, casting his eyes upward. "There were times, sitting in your head, that I wondered if you missed the moon as much as I missed the sun."
"I.I guess it's nice to see it again without worrying," Daisuke whispered, blushing and looking to his feet.
Dark laughed. "That's pretty close to what I was thinking when we left the house this morning, only I didn't think about any worries."
"Oh!" The smaller boy looked surprised for a moment before his face crumpled and his eyes sparkled wetly. "I'm sorry, Dark. I hadn't even thought about it. You've never really gone out just to go out before, have you?"
"Nope."
"I'm so sorry."
The thief laughed again and flashed a bright smile, throwing an arm casually around the boy beside him. "Don't think on it, kiddo! It's just a star, and I see those all the time!"
Pulled against Dark's side, Daisuke let himself smile softly, biting his lip. Besides running into Satoshi, this had probably been one of the best days he'd had in quite some time. It had been a beautiful day, and neither he nor his companion had really felt up to going back indoors once they left the café, so they had wandered through town window shopping and saying very little to one another. They had spoken so little, in fact, that Daisuke had nearly forgotten he wasn't alone. Now he was glad he had company.
"I wanna show you something," Dark stated suddenly.
Butterflies fluttered into the brunette's stomach as he looked into the taller boy's eyes nervously. "Okay."
A grin spread across the others face, violet hair playing across the mischief in his eyes. "Don't worry, just hang on."
"W-what.?"
The breeze became a wind, rushing past him, and he clenched his eyes shut, clinging to his companion's nimble body. He could feel the other's muscles moving against him, an arm wrapped tight around his waist, and the butterflies flew faster. Their wings did not beat from fear, however. It was a strange nervous excitement that drove them into a frenzy now, an excitement much like the sensation Daisuke had felt in his dream. Swallowing hard, he moaned anxiously and buried his face in Dark's shirt, hiding his eyes in the hollow made by the shoulder and neck. There he could feel a radiating warmth, and the pulse of the thief's blood ran up the veins of the throat, letting Daisuke focus on the steady rhythm of his friend's heart.
Then his feet were place on something solid, and he let his eyes slip open to thin slits, which quickly widened in awe as he sucked in a gasp and stepped out the protective arms that had carried him away. He stared out across the canopy formed by the jungle of buildings below, taking in the last dying rays of light as the dark blanket of glittering stars covered his little world. It was breathtaking.
"On the ground, the lights get in the way, but up here." Dark sighed, smiling broadly.
Daisuke could feel himself trembling as he spun in a slow circle to take in the entire panorama. "It's amazing," he replied in a tear-choked whisper.
Dark grinned. "That's nothing."
Hands took hold of Daisuke's shoulders, pushing him gently to the ground. He complied weakly, folding down to his knees, and Dark sat beside him. After a moment, the boy tore his eyes from the moon and its host to look upon the other pale, smiling face beside him. The thief motioned with his head for him to follow, and slid over to the edge of the rooftop, swinging his legs over the ledge. Daisuke followed the other's lead. Far below his feet, cars flashed back and forth.
"Now," Dark whispered softly, his breath tingling Daisuke's ear and running a shudder down his spine, "lay back."
Still awestruck, the boy did as he was told, and instantly became lost. Lying there, the lights of the city barely reached the corners of his vision, and all he could see was the sky. It was deep blue, almost black, and felt like velvet on his eyes. The stars were no more than flaws worn in the fabric, the moon no more than a larger hole, its halo no more than singed edges. He cast his gaze across it all in wonder. Without the streetlamps burning to anchor him down, Daisuke felt as if he were being sucked into the gleaming darkness. Then a pale movement caught his eye as Dark leaned over him, and a thought struck him. The sky is such a beautiful color. It's not blue, not black, not even violet. It's just dark. Just Dark.
Then the thief smiled, a cool, soothing gesture. "Ready to go home, Dai- chan?"
"Home?" he murmured dazedly. "No. Not yet. Not quite yet."
"Okay. Then we won't go home yet."
"Thank you."
Dark laughed and lay back next to him, his hand brushing gently against the other boy's fingertips. "Don't mention it," he sighed. "I just wanted to share something I love."
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Draco: Okay. I'm gonna try to get the next chapter done pretty soon, but I've got other stories to work on, too. Anyway, you can all thank Centi for my renewed determination, 'cause I'm on a writing schedule to see a Fractured fanart finished!
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Daisuke sighed, looking up at the sky as he listened to his shoes rapping along the sidewalk, and held his hands gently behind his back. The sun was sinking low, its pale, blue throne giving way to the velvety crimsons and silky violets of the silver moon's bed. A soft, warm breeze blew his hair about playfully, and he stopped, closing his eyes, to let it wash over him like the delicate brush of airy sheets. His lips parted slightly, corners curled up into a subtle smile. He could almost feel the sighing breath that was each individual, pin prick star as it emerged sleepily from its shroud and fluttered into a nocturnal light.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
The brunette jumped with a gasp, opening his eyes to stare wide-eyed at the violet haired thief, whose existence had almost escaped his mind.
"I suppose I've see it more often than you have lately," Dark continued after a moment's silence, casting his eyes upward. "There were times, sitting in your head, that I wondered if you missed the moon as much as I missed the sun."
"I.I guess it's nice to see it again without worrying," Daisuke whispered, blushing and looking to his feet.
Dark laughed. "That's pretty close to what I was thinking when we left the house this morning, only I didn't think about any worries."
"Oh!" The smaller boy looked surprised for a moment before his face crumpled and his eyes sparkled wetly. "I'm sorry, Dark. I hadn't even thought about it. You've never really gone out just to go out before, have you?"
"Nope."
"I'm so sorry."
The thief laughed again and flashed a bright smile, throwing an arm casually around the boy beside him. "Don't think on it, kiddo! It's just a star, and I see those all the time!"
Pulled against Dark's side, Daisuke let himself smile softly, biting his lip. Besides running into Satoshi, this had probably been one of the best days he'd had in quite some time. It had been a beautiful day, and neither he nor his companion had really felt up to going back indoors once they left the café, so they had wandered through town window shopping and saying very little to one another. They had spoken so little, in fact, that Daisuke had nearly forgotten he wasn't alone. Now he was glad he had company.
"I wanna show you something," Dark stated suddenly.
Butterflies fluttered into the brunette's stomach as he looked into the taller boy's eyes nervously. "Okay."
A grin spread across the others face, violet hair playing across the mischief in his eyes. "Don't worry, just hang on."
"W-what.?"
The breeze became a wind, rushing past him, and he clenched his eyes shut, clinging to his companion's nimble body. He could feel the other's muscles moving against him, an arm wrapped tight around his waist, and the butterflies flew faster. Their wings did not beat from fear, however. It was a strange nervous excitement that drove them into a frenzy now, an excitement much like the sensation Daisuke had felt in his dream. Swallowing hard, he moaned anxiously and buried his face in Dark's shirt, hiding his eyes in the hollow made by the shoulder and neck. There he could feel a radiating warmth, and the pulse of the thief's blood ran up the veins of the throat, letting Daisuke focus on the steady rhythm of his friend's heart.
Then his feet were place on something solid, and he let his eyes slip open to thin slits, which quickly widened in awe as he sucked in a gasp and stepped out the protective arms that had carried him away. He stared out across the canopy formed by the jungle of buildings below, taking in the last dying rays of light as the dark blanket of glittering stars covered his little world. It was breathtaking.
"On the ground, the lights get in the way, but up here." Dark sighed, smiling broadly.
Daisuke could feel himself trembling as he spun in a slow circle to take in the entire panorama. "It's amazing," he replied in a tear-choked whisper.
Dark grinned. "That's nothing."
Hands took hold of Daisuke's shoulders, pushing him gently to the ground. He complied weakly, folding down to his knees, and Dark sat beside him. After a moment, the boy tore his eyes from the moon and its host to look upon the other pale, smiling face beside him. The thief motioned with his head for him to follow, and slid over to the edge of the rooftop, swinging his legs over the ledge. Daisuke followed the other's lead. Far below his feet, cars flashed back and forth.
"Now," Dark whispered softly, his breath tingling Daisuke's ear and running a shudder down his spine, "lay back."
Still awestruck, the boy did as he was told, and instantly became lost. Lying there, the lights of the city barely reached the corners of his vision, and all he could see was the sky. It was deep blue, almost black, and felt like velvet on his eyes. The stars were no more than flaws worn in the fabric, the moon no more than a larger hole, its halo no more than singed edges. He cast his gaze across it all in wonder. Without the streetlamps burning to anchor him down, Daisuke felt as if he were being sucked into the gleaming darkness. Then a pale movement caught his eye as Dark leaned over him, and a thought struck him. The sky is such a beautiful color. It's not blue, not black, not even violet. It's just dark. Just Dark.
Then the thief smiled, a cool, soothing gesture. "Ready to go home, Dai- chan?"
"Home?" he murmured dazedly. "No. Not yet. Not quite yet."
"Okay. Then we won't go home yet."
"Thank you."
Dark laughed and lay back next to him, his hand brushing gently against the other boy's fingertips. "Don't mention it," he sighed. "I just wanted to share something I love."
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Draco: Okay. I'm gonna try to get the next chapter done pretty soon, but I've got other stories to work on, too. Anyway, you can all thank Centi for my renewed determination, 'cause I'm on a writing schedule to see a Fractured fanart finished!
