Light Under Darkness
I guess it's innecessary to repeat: I do not own the characters, except Sachiko.
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Dark had kept his promise to Daisuke, so he went to sleep early and woke up acy. He had breakfast normally and left to school normally. Luckily he was awake, because Satoshi wanted to be with him again. Daisuke spent all day running and screaming:
"Leave me alone!"
~
At home, his mother told him about the next gig. Daisuke was quite disappointed, but his mother said:
"Dai-chan, you had no gig yeasterday, remember?"
"Yeah... But Dark was still out in the evening!"
"It doesn't change anything", his mother said.
Daisuke stared at Risa's picture and transformed into Kaitou Dark Mousy.
~
Dark flew to the museum. This time he had to steal a statue called "Eternal Stare". It was a cat-statue, and in its eyes there was a look that made everyone nervous. Even Dark. When he put the statue into his bag, he heard a voice:
"There he is! Get him!"
It wasn't difficult to guess whose voice was it. Dark ran down the corridor to the window he had come in from. He climbed out and found himself from the roof. He was just about to leave, when he heard a voice from behind:
"I'm quite impressed."
Dark gasped and stopped. He turned around.
"Sachiko! What are you doing here!?" he shouted.
Sachiko was standing against a chimney with her hands crossed. She looked at Dark.
"I wanted to see how good you really are. I took time", she said and took a watch out of her pocket.
"You went it at 11.02, and you came out at 11.13. Quite fast. I mean, the statue was in the second floor." She gave a smile.
Dark looked at her. Suddenly, a bright light came across him.
"There he is! At the roof!"
Dark turned to Sachiko and said:
"Sachiko, listen. I'm a thief. A bad guy. Get it? You have nothing to do with me. Okay? Now, go home and forget about what happend that night. Okay? Sachiko?"
Sachiko came closer and stared at him. She stared at him with a look that reminded Dark of that statue he had stolen.
"I could I forget? You saved my life, and I want to pay you back. Is there something wrong with that? I will pay you back someday. Okay? Dark?" she said. Dark wanted to answer, but he couldn't find the words. He took Sachiko behind the chimney and held her shoulders.
"Now, listen. You can't hang out with me. I don't want you to get trouble because of me. It's for your own good. Okay? Now, I'll take you home."
Sachiko looked down. She nodded and climbed on Dark's back. When they got to Sachiko's house, she grasped Dark's arm.
"Dark, if you ever need help, I'll be there for you."
Dark nodded and flew away. What a stubborn girl. He heard her voice shouting after him:
"Remember!"
Dark sighed and flew home.
~
"Who does she think she is?" Dark said. "Coming to see me in the middle of gig! Almost getting me caught!"
That wasn't actually true, but Dark wanted to make up something bad to say about her. Sachiko was so different from other people. Dark didn't get it. She wanted to thank him for saving her life, and even to be his friend. With a thief! What kind of a whacko would want something like that?
But even after that Dark had to admit Sachiko was kind of nice. She was smart, kind, honest and brave... Dark had never met anyone like her. Riku was different. Of course she was cute and smart too, but.... So different. Dark didn't know what to do with Sachiko. Would it be better to just leave it like it is? Or is it better to let her keep her mind and someday pay him back?
In the end, Dark had nothing to do but ask. But ask who? It was actually quite clear - Daisuke. When Daisuke heard about Sachiko and all, he thought a long time. Dark was quite surprised, because he had thought that Daisuke wouldn't even want to think about his problems.
"Maybe..." Daisuke mumbeled. "Maybe I've made up my mind."
"What?" Dark asked.
"You told me she said "If you ever need help, I'll be there for you", right?"
"That's right."
"Then maybe you should use that."
"What do you mean?"
"Wait until there's something that would be possible to do by yourself, but easier with some help. And when that comes, ask Sachiko for help. If the case is big enough, that might be enough for her. Maybe she'd think she has payed you back then."
Dark thought.
"Daisuke."
"Yes?"
"I didn't know that you're that smart. I mean, I'm not sure if it will work, but it might. And even if it didin't, she'd maybe stop following me 'cause she wants to tell me she wants to pay me back."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
~
Next night Dark had an easy gig. He war almost sure that Sachiko would be there. But he surprised, when she wasn't. When going home, he stopped by Sachiko's house. The window was open, but Sachiko wasn't in her room. Dark thought she had finally understood he wasn't a right person to be friends with.
~
He was wrong. Next gig, she was there, but she didn't talk to him. She just watched. Dark decided, that it had to end. So, she took Sachiko with him and flew to the "tower" he had saved Sachiko at. There he looked at the girl kind of angry and said loudly:
"Listen now, kid. You can't go on with this! I'm tired of you following me and being like I was your friend! It's over, okay? I just saved you - and that's it. You have no reason for paying it back to me - I don't want you to. Just forget I ever said a single word to you and live your life like other people do, okay?"
Sachiko was silent. She wanted to say something, but Dark continued:
"It's all over, get it? We never knew each other - I never heard your name. Just you stay out of my life and don't ever come to see my gigs again, get it?"
He almost shouted. Sachiko looked at him like someone looks a friend that has suddenly said he hates her.
"Dark..."
"Don't call me that!" Dark said. "Everything is over! I wish we'll never see each other again."
Dark turned and left. When he jumped off the roof, something fell from his pocket. Sachiko, still confused, went down to her knees and picked it up. An envelope. With a writing "Dark" on it. She opened it - it was empty.
Sachiko raised her head and looked at the direction Dark had flew to. Tears filled her eyes and she pushed the envelope against her chest.
"Dark..."
~
Dark flew as fast as he could. He wanted nothing more than get as far as possible from Sachiko. He felt terrible. He wasn't mad at Sachiko, he just wanted her to be safe. He thought he had perhaps hurt Sachiko's feelings. In his heart there was a fight. A fight between regret and pride.
Dark's eyes were shining. And the shine came from tears his eyes were filled with. Regret had won - Dark was sad for saying all those things. But still he knew what he had done was right. This way Sachiko would stop seeing him - and with time, they would both forget about each other.
~End of chapter 3~
I guess it's innecessary to repeat: I do not own the characters, except Sachiko.
~
Dark had kept his promise to Daisuke, so he went to sleep early and woke up acy. He had breakfast normally and left to school normally. Luckily he was awake, because Satoshi wanted to be with him again. Daisuke spent all day running and screaming:
"Leave me alone!"
~
At home, his mother told him about the next gig. Daisuke was quite disappointed, but his mother said:
"Dai-chan, you had no gig yeasterday, remember?"
"Yeah... But Dark was still out in the evening!"
"It doesn't change anything", his mother said.
Daisuke stared at Risa's picture and transformed into Kaitou Dark Mousy.
~
Dark flew to the museum. This time he had to steal a statue called "Eternal Stare". It was a cat-statue, and in its eyes there was a look that made everyone nervous. Even Dark. When he put the statue into his bag, he heard a voice:
"There he is! Get him!"
It wasn't difficult to guess whose voice was it. Dark ran down the corridor to the window he had come in from. He climbed out and found himself from the roof. He was just about to leave, when he heard a voice from behind:
"I'm quite impressed."
Dark gasped and stopped. He turned around.
"Sachiko! What are you doing here!?" he shouted.
Sachiko was standing against a chimney with her hands crossed. She looked at Dark.
"I wanted to see how good you really are. I took time", she said and took a watch out of her pocket.
"You went it at 11.02, and you came out at 11.13. Quite fast. I mean, the statue was in the second floor." She gave a smile.
Dark looked at her. Suddenly, a bright light came across him.
"There he is! At the roof!"
Dark turned to Sachiko and said:
"Sachiko, listen. I'm a thief. A bad guy. Get it? You have nothing to do with me. Okay? Now, go home and forget about what happend that night. Okay? Sachiko?"
Sachiko came closer and stared at him. She stared at him with a look that reminded Dark of that statue he had stolen.
"I could I forget? You saved my life, and I want to pay you back. Is there something wrong with that? I will pay you back someday. Okay? Dark?" she said. Dark wanted to answer, but he couldn't find the words. He took Sachiko behind the chimney and held her shoulders.
"Now, listen. You can't hang out with me. I don't want you to get trouble because of me. It's for your own good. Okay? Now, I'll take you home."
Sachiko looked down. She nodded and climbed on Dark's back. When they got to Sachiko's house, she grasped Dark's arm.
"Dark, if you ever need help, I'll be there for you."
Dark nodded and flew away. What a stubborn girl. He heard her voice shouting after him:
"Remember!"
Dark sighed and flew home.
~
"Who does she think she is?" Dark said. "Coming to see me in the middle of gig! Almost getting me caught!"
That wasn't actually true, but Dark wanted to make up something bad to say about her. Sachiko was so different from other people. Dark didn't get it. She wanted to thank him for saving her life, and even to be his friend. With a thief! What kind of a whacko would want something like that?
But even after that Dark had to admit Sachiko was kind of nice. She was smart, kind, honest and brave... Dark had never met anyone like her. Riku was different. Of course she was cute and smart too, but.... So different. Dark didn't know what to do with Sachiko. Would it be better to just leave it like it is? Or is it better to let her keep her mind and someday pay him back?
In the end, Dark had nothing to do but ask. But ask who? It was actually quite clear - Daisuke. When Daisuke heard about Sachiko and all, he thought a long time. Dark was quite surprised, because he had thought that Daisuke wouldn't even want to think about his problems.
"Maybe..." Daisuke mumbeled. "Maybe I've made up my mind."
"What?" Dark asked.
"You told me she said "If you ever need help, I'll be there for you", right?"
"That's right."
"Then maybe you should use that."
"What do you mean?"
"Wait until there's something that would be possible to do by yourself, but easier with some help. And when that comes, ask Sachiko for help. If the case is big enough, that might be enough for her. Maybe she'd think she has payed you back then."
Dark thought.
"Daisuke."
"Yes?"
"I didn't know that you're that smart. I mean, I'm not sure if it will work, but it might. And even if it didin't, she'd maybe stop following me 'cause she wants to tell me she wants to pay me back."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
~
Next night Dark had an easy gig. He war almost sure that Sachiko would be there. But he surprised, when she wasn't. When going home, he stopped by Sachiko's house. The window was open, but Sachiko wasn't in her room. Dark thought she had finally understood he wasn't a right person to be friends with.
~
He was wrong. Next gig, she was there, but she didn't talk to him. She just watched. Dark decided, that it had to end. So, she took Sachiko with him and flew to the "tower" he had saved Sachiko at. There he looked at the girl kind of angry and said loudly:
"Listen now, kid. You can't go on with this! I'm tired of you following me and being like I was your friend! It's over, okay? I just saved you - and that's it. You have no reason for paying it back to me - I don't want you to. Just forget I ever said a single word to you and live your life like other people do, okay?"
Sachiko was silent. She wanted to say something, but Dark continued:
"It's all over, get it? We never knew each other - I never heard your name. Just you stay out of my life and don't ever come to see my gigs again, get it?"
He almost shouted. Sachiko looked at him like someone looks a friend that has suddenly said he hates her.
"Dark..."
"Don't call me that!" Dark said. "Everything is over! I wish we'll never see each other again."
Dark turned and left. When he jumped off the roof, something fell from his pocket. Sachiko, still confused, went down to her knees and picked it up. An envelope. With a writing "Dark" on it. She opened it - it was empty.
Sachiko raised her head and looked at the direction Dark had flew to. Tears filled her eyes and she pushed the envelope against her chest.
"Dark..."
~
Dark flew as fast as he could. He wanted nothing more than get as far as possible from Sachiko. He felt terrible. He wasn't mad at Sachiko, he just wanted her to be safe. He thought he had perhaps hurt Sachiko's feelings. In his heart there was a fight. A fight between regret and pride.
Dark's eyes were shining. And the shine came from tears his eyes were filled with. Regret had won - Dark was sad for saying all those things. But still he knew what he had done was right. This way Sachiko would stop seeing him - and with time, they would both forget about each other.
~End of chapter 3~