Light Under Darkness
I do not own the characters, EXCEPT Sachiko, which is completely made up by me. Thank you.
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"Dai-chan! It's time to wake up!"
Daisuke sat up in his bed and yawned. Last night had been tough. Dark had been playing with the policemen and almost get caught. Daisuke got dressed and went downstairs. His mother had made lots of breakfast and Daisuke ate slowly.
"What's wrong, Dai-chan? Tired of yesterday?" his mother asked. Daisuke nodded and continued eating. When he left to school, he was so tired he didn't want to run. In the train, he searched Risa with his look, but the girl was in another train or hidden behind someone.
In the school Daisuke got better. Well, he had to, because Satoshi was stuck with him like a lost puppy. Daisuke had to escape from him all the day. He was so busy in running away from Satoshi, he had no time to even try to talk to Risa. But it didn't trouble him very much. It was only one day, others would come.
At home Daisuke was not so happy hearing what he had to steal this time. A precious painting called "Happy Sun".
"It's a very beautiful painting", his mother said smiling. "And the story behind it is sweet too. They say that the artist of the painting had no children, even if he wanted to have. In his neighbour there lived a small girl, and the artist often wished that he had a daughter like her. One day, he asked her to come to his house. When the girl came, the artist spent thirty minutes only watching her. He just stared. When the girl left confused, the artist asked her to come again next day. And when she came, the artist showed her a painting he had made. In the painting, there was a girl, with a long blonde hair. The girl was confused, because she had short brown hair. But when she looked more clearly, she noticed, that the face and the smile of the girl in the painting was exactly the same than her. When she asked about it, the artist said "Because your smile is the most beautiful thing in the world.". And those words are written behind the painting too."
Daisuke had been listening, but when his mother finished, he asked:
"So? Mom, I'm not interested why that painting is beautiful."
When he had stared Risa's picture, turned into Kaitou Dark Mousy and patted Wiz's head, he soon found himself flying towards the museum.
He landed on the buildings roof and found a window. He climbed in and looked around. The whole room was filled with statues, almost all of them were naked.
"Hmph, wrong place", Dark murmured and followed signs to found the painting. When he finally got to the right room, he took the painting and left. But when he turned from a corner, he was faced with at least twenty policemen.
"Woops", he said and turned around. The leader of the policemen roared:
"There he is! Catch him! Go! Go! Don't let him get away!"
But those words did not help, because Dark was fast and he was already far ahead when the policemen ran after him.
"Hahah! Monkeys", Dark thought and ran to the window he had came in from.
"Come, Wiz!" he shouted. Black wings appeared onto his back while he flew away.
"Such an easy gig that was", he said to himself. Suddenly he saw a small figure on the roof of a big house he was passing. When he looked clearly, he noticed it was a young girl, with a black ponytail, about ten to thirteen years old. She was sitting on the roof, eating a lollipop and looking at the stars. Dark went quietly closer, 'cause he wanted to know what she was doing in a place like that in the middle of the night. He heard when the girl sighed. Then she started to talk, without knowing Dark was there.
"Sigh... The stars... They're so pretty. The whole sky is pretty. Somehow I feel like the whole world is beautiful, just tonight."
She continued licking her lollipop which tasted likelemon. Dark smiled. That girl had quite deep thoughts to be so young.
"Well, I guess I should be going home", the girl said. She stood up and started to walk around the roof towards the ladder. Dark flew quietly away from her.
Suddenly, the girls foot slipped and she fell. The roof was abrupt, so the girl fell down from the roof. She screamed, but Dark had already noticed her and flew as fast as he could to the girl.
He caught her in the middle of the falling and squeezed her tightly against himself. The girl opened her eyes. She raised her head and looked into Dark's deep purple eyes.
"Are you okay?" Dark asked. The girl blinked and said quietly:
"Yes..."
Dark flew back to the roof and put the girl down. The girl looked at him for a second and her eyes grew a little.
"You've got... wings..."
"Ahm", Dark said and tried to hide his wings (nice try, buddy). "I..."
"Are you", the girl asked and grabbed his wrist. "Kaitou Dark?"
Dark looked embarrassed. He tried to make up a way to get out of the situation, until he saw the girls face. She was smiling.
"You are, aren't you?"
"Uhh... Yeah..."
The girls smile grew bigger and she said:
"I can't believe this! Kaitou Dark, standing in front of me! And..." she suddenly got quiet. "You... You saved my life."
Dark blushed.
"Thank you, Dark. Thank you so much!" the girl said still smiling. Dark wanted to get home as soon as possible, so he asked:
"Um, shouldn't you be getting home? It's dark."
"Oh!" the girl shouted. "You're right! Home! I should be home by now!"
She stood up and turned, but Dark grasped her arm.
"I'll take you. Where do you live?" he said. The girl pointed a small house nearby. Dark took her into his arms and flew down. The girl told him to fly towards a window upstairs. "It's my room. The window is open."
Dark flew to the window and put the girl down. She climbed in and turned around to Dark. He was about to leave, but the girl stopped him.
"What is it?" Dark asked. "I thought I've already done enough."
The girl looked down and said:
"But... I want to see you again. Would you... Would you come back tomorrow? Please?"
Dark looked like he had been hit with a log. Then he said:
"Okay, but I have one condition. I'll come back, but only, if you promise not to tell ANYONE about me. Okay? Anyone."
The girl was quiet for a while. Then she said:
"Okay. I won't tell anyone. And you'll come back tomorrow night."
"That's right."
"Promise?"
Dark sighed. He was just about to say 'I promise', when the girl said terrified:
"Oh, my god! I haven't introduced myself! I'm Sakamoto Sachiko, just call me Sachiko." She reached out her hand.
Dark looked at her. Then he took her hand and clenched it.
"Nice to meet you, Sachiko. I'm Kaitou Dark Mousy."
Sachiko smiled. Then she said:
"Oh, about the promise..."
Dark startled and stuttered:
"Ye-yeah..."
"Wait", Sachiko said. She went to her desk and took out another lollipop from one of the cases. She took the paper off and said to Dark:
"Let's seal the promise with this lollipop. First, I say what I promise and give a lick, then you say what you promise and give a lick. Got it?"
Dark looked even more amazed. Than he sighed and said:
"Well, okay then..."
Sachiko held the lollipop between herself and the window and said:
"I promise not to tell anyone about you."
Then she gave a lick pn the lollipop. She smiled and looked at Dark with 'it's your turn' -look. Dark took the lollipop and said:
"I promise I'll come back tomorrow."
And he gave a lick on the lollipop too. He licked his lips.
"Mmmm... This tastes good. Pear, is it?"
Sachiko nodded.
"Well, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, Sachiko", Dark said and turned around. Just before he left, he turned his head to Sachiko and said:
"Wait for me here."
And so Dark soared away. Sachiko stood at the window. She looked after him. Then she sighed and whispered:
"You took my lollipop, you thief."
~End of the chapter one~
I do not own the characters, EXCEPT Sachiko, which is completely made up by me. Thank you.
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"Dai-chan! It's time to wake up!"
Daisuke sat up in his bed and yawned. Last night had been tough. Dark had been playing with the policemen and almost get caught. Daisuke got dressed and went downstairs. His mother had made lots of breakfast and Daisuke ate slowly.
"What's wrong, Dai-chan? Tired of yesterday?" his mother asked. Daisuke nodded and continued eating. When he left to school, he was so tired he didn't want to run. In the train, he searched Risa with his look, but the girl was in another train or hidden behind someone.
In the school Daisuke got better. Well, he had to, because Satoshi was stuck with him like a lost puppy. Daisuke had to escape from him all the day. He was so busy in running away from Satoshi, he had no time to even try to talk to Risa. But it didn't trouble him very much. It was only one day, others would come.
At home Daisuke was not so happy hearing what he had to steal this time. A precious painting called "Happy Sun".
"It's a very beautiful painting", his mother said smiling. "And the story behind it is sweet too. They say that the artist of the painting had no children, even if he wanted to have. In his neighbour there lived a small girl, and the artist often wished that he had a daughter like her. One day, he asked her to come to his house. When the girl came, the artist spent thirty minutes only watching her. He just stared. When the girl left confused, the artist asked her to come again next day. And when she came, the artist showed her a painting he had made. In the painting, there was a girl, with a long blonde hair. The girl was confused, because she had short brown hair. But when she looked more clearly, she noticed, that the face and the smile of the girl in the painting was exactly the same than her. When she asked about it, the artist said "Because your smile is the most beautiful thing in the world.". And those words are written behind the painting too."
Daisuke had been listening, but when his mother finished, he asked:
"So? Mom, I'm not interested why that painting is beautiful."
When he had stared Risa's picture, turned into Kaitou Dark Mousy and patted Wiz's head, he soon found himself flying towards the museum.
He landed on the buildings roof and found a window. He climbed in and looked around. The whole room was filled with statues, almost all of them were naked.
"Hmph, wrong place", Dark murmured and followed signs to found the painting. When he finally got to the right room, he took the painting and left. But when he turned from a corner, he was faced with at least twenty policemen.
"Woops", he said and turned around. The leader of the policemen roared:
"There he is! Catch him! Go! Go! Don't let him get away!"
But those words did not help, because Dark was fast and he was already far ahead when the policemen ran after him.
"Hahah! Monkeys", Dark thought and ran to the window he had came in from.
"Come, Wiz!" he shouted. Black wings appeared onto his back while he flew away.
"Such an easy gig that was", he said to himself. Suddenly he saw a small figure on the roof of a big house he was passing. When he looked clearly, he noticed it was a young girl, with a black ponytail, about ten to thirteen years old. She was sitting on the roof, eating a lollipop and looking at the stars. Dark went quietly closer, 'cause he wanted to know what she was doing in a place like that in the middle of the night. He heard when the girl sighed. Then she started to talk, without knowing Dark was there.
"Sigh... The stars... They're so pretty. The whole sky is pretty. Somehow I feel like the whole world is beautiful, just tonight."
She continued licking her lollipop which tasted likelemon. Dark smiled. That girl had quite deep thoughts to be so young.
"Well, I guess I should be going home", the girl said. She stood up and started to walk around the roof towards the ladder. Dark flew quietly away from her.
Suddenly, the girls foot slipped and she fell. The roof was abrupt, so the girl fell down from the roof. She screamed, but Dark had already noticed her and flew as fast as he could to the girl.
He caught her in the middle of the falling and squeezed her tightly against himself. The girl opened her eyes. She raised her head and looked into Dark's deep purple eyes.
"Are you okay?" Dark asked. The girl blinked and said quietly:
"Yes..."
Dark flew back to the roof and put the girl down. The girl looked at him for a second and her eyes grew a little.
"You've got... wings..."
"Ahm", Dark said and tried to hide his wings (nice try, buddy). "I..."
"Are you", the girl asked and grabbed his wrist. "Kaitou Dark?"
Dark looked embarrassed. He tried to make up a way to get out of the situation, until he saw the girls face. She was smiling.
"You are, aren't you?"
"Uhh... Yeah..."
The girls smile grew bigger and she said:
"I can't believe this! Kaitou Dark, standing in front of me! And..." she suddenly got quiet. "You... You saved my life."
Dark blushed.
"Thank you, Dark. Thank you so much!" the girl said still smiling. Dark wanted to get home as soon as possible, so he asked:
"Um, shouldn't you be getting home? It's dark."
"Oh!" the girl shouted. "You're right! Home! I should be home by now!"
She stood up and turned, but Dark grasped her arm.
"I'll take you. Where do you live?" he said. The girl pointed a small house nearby. Dark took her into his arms and flew down. The girl told him to fly towards a window upstairs. "It's my room. The window is open."
Dark flew to the window and put the girl down. She climbed in and turned around to Dark. He was about to leave, but the girl stopped him.
"What is it?" Dark asked. "I thought I've already done enough."
The girl looked down and said:
"But... I want to see you again. Would you... Would you come back tomorrow? Please?"
Dark looked like he had been hit with a log. Then he said:
"Okay, but I have one condition. I'll come back, but only, if you promise not to tell ANYONE about me. Okay? Anyone."
The girl was quiet for a while. Then she said:
"Okay. I won't tell anyone. And you'll come back tomorrow night."
"That's right."
"Promise?"
Dark sighed. He was just about to say 'I promise', when the girl said terrified:
"Oh, my god! I haven't introduced myself! I'm Sakamoto Sachiko, just call me Sachiko." She reached out her hand.
Dark looked at her. Then he took her hand and clenched it.
"Nice to meet you, Sachiko. I'm Kaitou Dark Mousy."
Sachiko smiled. Then she said:
"Oh, about the promise..."
Dark startled and stuttered:
"Ye-yeah..."
"Wait", Sachiko said. She went to her desk and took out another lollipop from one of the cases. She took the paper off and said to Dark:
"Let's seal the promise with this lollipop. First, I say what I promise and give a lick, then you say what you promise and give a lick. Got it?"
Dark looked even more amazed. Than he sighed and said:
"Well, okay then..."
Sachiko held the lollipop between herself and the window and said:
"I promise not to tell anyone about you."
Then she gave a lick pn the lollipop. She smiled and looked at Dark with 'it's your turn' -look. Dark took the lollipop and said:
"I promise I'll come back tomorrow."
And he gave a lick on the lollipop too. He licked his lips.
"Mmmm... This tastes good. Pear, is it?"
Sachiko nodded.
"Well, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, Sachiko", Dark said and turned around. Just before he left, he turned his head to Sachiko and said:
"Wait for me here."
And so Dark soared away. Sachiko stood at the window. She looked after him. Then she sighed and whispered:
"You took my lollipop, you thief."
~End of the chapter one~