"talking"
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[Kirby's notes or thoughts v]
Author: [well! Chapter 2! I decided to post it up since, yeah, two hcapters are good.... :D mmm.....Well, I suppose i'm kinda sorta just a little bit happy how the story is going so far XD;;; hope it doesn't get too deep or confusing, cuz i wont be able to understand it. [hahaha! i wont be able to understandmy own story :D] anyhow, unto the chapter!!!]
Editor: [yes yes on with da story joo newb!]
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".....Dark?" Daichi said nervously.
When he didn't hear the reflection respond, he got even more confused. Was it supposed to be like this?
FLASHBACK - [Daichi - 10 years old]
"DaAaaad, I'm too old for little stories now!!!" Daichi whined.
"I don't think so. And this isn't just some 'little story'! Phantom Thief Dark really IS in the Niwa bloodline." Daisuke said exasperatedly.
"If he is, then where is he? If he's in our family, I wanna see him. I can brag to my friends."
"NO, you must not tell ANYONE about Dark being in our family! It's a big secret you MUST keep, understand?"
"....Ok. But I still want to see him." Daichi said, pouting slightly.
"You can't see him, yet, Daichi. He is INSIDE you. He just hasn't awakened yet. You are going to share the same body. Just wait until you get older, and you can take on his form."
"So....I get to turn into Dark and look like him? Sweet! So I have to act all cool and stuff?" Daichi said excitedly.
"Siigh...No, you don't understand. Dark has his own soul, he just takes over your body sometimes. So if Dark takes over, you can do nothing but watch or talk to him in your mind."
"Oh........so.......It's like being possessed, na??"
"............I suppose." Daisuke said in a defeated tone.
END FLASHBACK
'Huh....so if I look like Dark, isn't he supposed to be the one controlling my body right now? Or...something about him not being awakened yet, I suppose....'
Daichi shook his head. This was all TOO weird to be happening. It was like some manga story! Some weird, twisted manga story, that is. He sighed and decided to wait for his father to come home to get some answers. For now, all Daichi could do was sit back and wait.
"How did I end up like this.......dad never explained how or why I turn into this Dark person......."
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"So, how was school today, Aki?"
Akira looked up from the living room table at the owner of the voice. He put down his pencil [he was doing some work] to give full attention to his father.
"Well, it was fine. Though now I know what you meant about public schools being....inferior." Akira said as he pushed up his glasses.
Satoshi Hikari chuckled slightly at his son. He was so much like him when he was younger. Akira was also like his perfect clone, looking almost exactally like a younger Satoshi, and acting like him too.
He sighed at the memory, of when Satoshi used to be the loner, the outcast, too good for everyone else. He always confined himself in his own prison...until Daisuke bailed him out....
".....Father? You're spacing out on me." Akira said as he waved his hands in front of his dad's face.
"Oh.....sorry, son. Well, have you met anyone new?" He said as he rubbed his eyes a bit.
".............Well.......I KIND of met someone....." Akira mumbled slightly.
"Oh? Who? New friend?"
Satoshi was kind of surprised that his son even spoke to someone at all. At his former school, Aki refused to even speak with the teachers unless absolutely necessary. Akira kind of shuffled a bit in his seat.
"...No, not a friend...just a boy. He kind of choked on something in class, and fainted. I.....took him to the nurse's office."
Satoshi blinked. Was Akira blushing? And now that he thought about it...didn't Niwa's boy faint in class?
"Hm...this may be a wild stab in the dark....but was the boy Daichi Niwa?"
"Well....yeah. How'd you know....?"
"Ah. Some phone call at work. Nothing big."
"Oh...ok. Well, I would like to go back to my work now, please."
Satoshi nodded at his son to continue. He took a closer look at Akira's papers, and saw it wasn't school work like he formerly thought at all. It was notes of some kind...And all of them were about Dark. He gasped, and his son looked at him curiously.
"What are you doing, Akira? Why...why do you have all this information on Dark?" He said in an icy tone.
"I...I'm just doing some self-research. I heard rumors that 'he' was going to come back, and I wanted to know exactally 'who' they were talking about...EVERYONE seems to know about him except me, including you. Why didn't you ever tell me about him? His background is really interesting....the great Phantom Thief, Dark?"
"......Silence."
Akira sat silently after that, staring confusedly at his father. What was wrong with him? He was acting strange, and was starting to look extremely pale, with a look on his face Akira couldn't quite decipher.
"Father? Is something wrong?"
".....Akira, I don't want you to know or do anything that has to do with Dark. Stay out of everything that has to do with him!"
"Er.....Ano......but dad, what--why--"
"Go to your room. And give me all of your papers. If I ever see you researching Dark again, I'll punish you severly."
Akira sat stunned for a moment. What....was UP with him? He grudgingly handed his papers to his father, gathered his things, and obediently went up to his room. Satoshi watched his son go, and sighed. He should go back to apologize, his son doesn't know what's going on.....but he never was good at apologies.
'Maybe it would have been best if I didn't divorce with Nozomi after all....' Satoshi grimaced at the thought, and changed his mind.
He thought things over, about the rumors Akira heard. That Dark was going to come back. He actually heard his lady co-workers in the office talk about it also. He shook his head. He supposed that Niwa had something to do with the starting the rumors.
"So...he's still trying to carry out the legend, eh? Sorry, Daisuke. But I don't want my son to get involved in this. I don't want him to go through the same pain I did......"
Satoshi knew that it would happen sooner or later anyhow, that Krad will come to this world once again, just like Dark, in Akira's body. No matter how hard he tried to keep him away from everything. But he'll sure as hell TRY to stop Krad from coming back.
'Akira....try not to fall in love....' He thought, knowing there was no point in telling Akira this personally.
Everyone falls in love, if not now, then definately later. Even the most coldest of hearts can melt in the presence on a loved one...
Satoshi Hikari should know, It happened to him.
"Daisuke........"
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"So.....the Niwas have something to do with this, na?"
Akira was no fool. He knew something was up with his father, and it has something to do with Dark. Which was why he was currently eavesdropping on his father. Once he heard his father's footsteps retreat to the kitchen, he closed the door quietly.
"What does he have against him........and what does my father have to do with Dark? And the Niwas? And....me going through pain...?"
He didn't know what was up. And what he didn't know made him mad. He was going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what. He went to his computer to search through old newspapers online. He didn't know why he was so determined to know everything about this Dark person. Something in his mind just told him he should.
Akira kept searching through the newspaper headlines. Most only told about Dark's great escape, and another treasure stolen from......the Hikari family's art collection museum....?
He felt his eyes widen. So...THIS was what his father had against Dark so much? Dark kept stealing from their family museum, and succeeding...? He kept reading on.
---Dark has escaped from the police's grasps once again! And went off with the Holy Maidens statue!!! Another priceless item stolen by the great Phantom Thief.... ---
After several more hours, Akira finally stopped. He figured he gathered most all the information he needed. He found out in recent papers that Dark may be coming back TONIGHT, and at 9:00 pm, though they didn't explain one thing...
'What does the Niwas have anything to do with this....?'
No matter how many sites he went through, NONE of them mentioned even a word about the Niwas. Perhaps he was wrong...perhaps the Niwas didn't have anything to do with this...Then what was up about Daisuke carrying out a legend of some sorts?
Dark was considered a legend...perhaps Daisuke was Phantom Thief Dark himself? Somehow Akira thought it highly unlikely. Dark's description was that he was young, purple hair and eyes, and tall. He supposed that Niwa-san could put on a wig and contacts....but he wasn't very tall. He was 2 inches shorter than him, and Akira was around 5' 8. Dark was around 6'1.
"Well, If the Niwas don't have anything to do with it, I do. Dad doesn't want me to go through pain...What pain? I can handle a little pain, father. I'm no weakling." Akira said with a growl.
He thought things over, on what to do. Dark was going to steal from their family museum tonight at 9:00 pm, and it seemed as though his father wasn't going to do anything about it. Akira wasn't one to sit around and do nothing....Their pride was at stake! Dark thinks he can just walk in and out of THEIR museum without a fight? He grabbed his jacket, and made his way to the door.
"Just you wait, Dark....I'll capture you."
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[Author's Note] - Take a break from the story a bit! you'll get bored if you read straight through, I think XD anyhow, wow...Akira really is one of them "pride and honor" people, na? typical of Satoshi Hiwatari's son! XD ok, read on! break's over!
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"So, Daisuke-san, how do you explain THIS?"
Currently, all of the Niwa family [Kosuke, Towa-chan, Daisuke, Riku, and even With], were gathered in the living room, with Daichi in the middle. And he STILL looked like the phantom thief, Dark.
"Well! Daichi, you look sOoOo handsome! You already WERE handsome, but now it's like, WOW!" Towa-chan said excitedly.
Daichi looked wearily at the hyper lady that claimed to be his aunt. She always made exclamations like this. He started playing with his hair, which he kind of enjoyed now that it was long and silky smooth. His grandpa watched him amusedly.
"Ah, so you're still Daichi right now, Daichi?" Kosuke said, smiling.
"Uh...yeah! Kinda. Just in a weird-yet-pretty-body." Daichi said in a sarcastic-like voice.
"Haha, well, don't worry about that. It'll straighten out sooner or later. For now, let's get prepared."
"....Prepared....for.....WHAT, exactally?" Daichi said slowly. Not another training lesson!
"To prepare for tonight, of course! You are to steal the 'Winter Nights' painting in the museum at 9:00!" Riku said with a small smile.
"S....Steal??!!! Whoa whoa whoa, hold up! I'm no thief! And the MUSEUM, no less?!! It's suicide!" Daichi exclaimed angrily.
"Daichi, we already went over this the past 9 years! All this training was to prepare you for this day! And besides, I already sent out the notice to the police!" Daisuke said exasperatedly.
"You....sent out a NOTICE? You people are crazy! Well, I'm not doing it! You gotta eat my boxers first!"
With that, Daichi plopped onto the couch, arms crossed tightly across his chest, with a defiant/pouting look on his face. Daisuke almost laughed at the site. Seeing Dark act like this [even though it wasn't exactally Dark], was quite an amusing sight to see. He quickly recovered, however, when he looked at the clock.
8:23 pm. Time was running out!!! He had to think fast. He looked at his father defeatedly. Kosuke smiled knowingly, and faced Daichi.
"So...I see you want to stay in that body forever?" Kosuke said slyly.
Daichi's face froze for a moment. He never thought about THAT option, until his grandpa brought it up. He really liked his body, no matter how pretty THIS one looked. How was he going to get his body back...?
"Ah. If you want your own body back, go steal the 'Winter Nights'. Everything will be fine once you do." Daisuke said as if he's just read Daichi's mind.
Daichi grumbled. This was some sort of blackmail! Stealing was totally against his standards. Nevertheless, the thought of staying in a 20-year-old-looking-or-so body really didn't please him.
"....Alright. I'll steal the stinkin' painting. But I never want to do this again afterwards."
Towa-chan squealed in delight, and took Daichi's hand and dragged him to another room to change into his outfit, much to his dislike.
"Oh, don't worry Daichi. YOU won't be the one doing the stealing next time....kind of." Daisuke said with a smirk.
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Daichi was actually enjoying this.
Daisuke told him about how Wiz can transform into Dark's wings, and now he was soaring over the city in a beautiful night sky. Daichi still had quite a few ways to go before reaching the museum so while on his way, he just decided to enjoy the breath-taking view, and feel the wind soaring against his face.
'If it's going to be like this all the time, I might actually be ok with this phantom thief deal. It's not everyday that a kid gets to fly in the sky.' Daichi thought as he did a 360 in the air.
Then again there was the thief part of the deal. He was reminded of this full blast as he got closer to the museum...and saw all the security. The security was so tightly packed, that it looked like every police in Tokyo came to guard the museum. He also saw many random people crowded behind the rope fence the police had set up, most being girls and women. He even saw a few of his classmates!
"Damn Daisuke...is it really necessary to send out a notice announcing my 'great' arrival? How the hell am I supposed to get past all THAT? Any ideas, Wiz?" Daichi muttered, not really expecting an answer from his wings.
He perched on top of a tree, and looked down at the crowd. There must have been over 50 or more security guards, and around 100 people that came to watch behind the ropes.
'GAWD....Daisuke-san said that Dark was popular...but I didn't think he was THIS popular!' He thought with a grimace.
Then again, Daichi looked at the crowds, so many people....one will not notice if an extra security guard popped out of nowhere....
Settling with his plan, Daichi flew towards the bak of the museum. Right when he got withing 20 feet of the building, Daichi saw all heads turn to him.
"EEEEEK!!!!!!!! It's Dark-san!!!!" A girl shrieked in joy.
As the girls screamed, Daichi saw flashes of cameras everywhere, all girls trying to keep up behind him, security guards running around like ants that have just got their anthole stepped on, news reporters chasing him with microphones....
The total chaos that was caused by just one person was quite amusing.
Daichi did a victorious smile, and went straight through a window at the back of the museum.
"AAAH!!! Dark got into the building! Go find him, you idiots!!!!" The police chief officer bellowed at the guards.
All police officers frantically obeyed orders and ran into the building. Some stayed behind to stop the crowds from advancing any further into the building with them.
Amist all the chaos, no one noticed a boy wearing a black jacket slip in along with the officers.
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"YOU! With the blonde hair, go to the second floor with these men! Guy with the mustache, guard the third floor with 10 of these guards! You, with the mole! Stay on the first floor, and take these men with you! The rest of you, walk around! If you spot Dark, capture him alive!!!" The chief officer shouted at the top of his lungs at the guards.
All officers obeyed orders, and the few remaining started to march around randomly. This went on for another 10 minutes when the lights went out. All guards panicked and started running around, crashing into eachother. They all stopped when they heard rich laughter that seemed to be coming from all around them.
"IT'S DARK! GET OUT YOUR FLASHLIGHTS, YOU FOOLS!!!"
They rummaged through their things, and finally found their flashlights. All officers turned on their lights, and waved it all around the dark room. Their flashlights landed on the 'Winter Nights' painting display, and noticed that...
"THE PAINTING HAS BEEN STOLEN, SIR!" A guard yelled out.
"You idiot! Did you see him go?" The chief yelled at the security guard.
"Y...Yes sir! I saw him run downstairs, I think!"
"Ok! Everyone, move out! You, stay here and stand guard!" He yelled, pointing at the trembling guard.
"Y-Yes sir!"
All guards started to run downstairs as the lone security guard watched them go. A small smirk started to form on his face.
'Heheh...suckers. You've just been jooped by the great Daichi Niwa!' Daichi thought as he took off the cap and uniform he took from a poor security guard [he had his clothes on underneath].
He walked over to a statue, and pulled out the 'Winter Nights' painting from behind it. He grinned triumphantly.
"This is easier than I thought it would be...now all I gotta do is fly out the window and I'm outta here....now, where'd that animal go off to...-?"
"Not so fast, Dark."
Daichi turned at the voice in surprise. Didn't all the security guards run downstairs? In the shadows, he saw a figure standing against the frame of the doorway. Lightly, the man slowly walked towards him, hands in his pockets. The figure got closer, finally stepping into the moonlight. Daichi gasped. The figure was no man, or security guard for that matter. It was -
"A....Akira Hikari??!!!" Daichi blurted out in surprise.
He quickly covered his mouth, remembering that 'Dark' didn't know Akira, but the damage was done. Akira's face was etched with surprise, then turned into an icy glare.
"How do you know my name...?" He said suspiciously.
"Er....."
Daichi was stuck. The gears in his head were turning like mad, but for once, no ideas came to his mind. For once, Daichi didn't know a good comeback. He remembered Daisuke telling him never to tell or show his true identity to ANYONE....
His thoughts were cut short, because he saw Akira advancing on him. Daichi cried out in surprise, and turned to jump out the window, but Hikari grabbed him in the arms and pulled him back. Daichi felt himself fall on his back heavily, and his arms pinned above him by Akira's hands, his legs trapped under Akira's.
Daichi struggled, but found himself helpless under Akira's strong body. He looked up, and his eyes met Akira's fearless ones. His face crept closer to Daichi's burning face, until his lips reached his ears.
"So, Dark....you thought you can run off with one of my father's masterpieces, na? Your mistake will prove fatal. I'm taking you into the police." He whispered.
Daichi was scared. He was scared for the first time in 14 years. He started struggling again, but no go. Akira let out a quiet laugh at his pointless struggles.
'Someone, help me! Oh god...I'm too young to go to jail! And I'm not even in my own body!' Daichi thought wildly in his head.
::Just call my name.::
Daichi stopped. What was that? He looked up at Akira's face, but his face showed no signs of hearing the voice Daichi just heard.
::Call my name, and I'll help you.::
The voice was INSIDE Daichi's mind!
'...Who are you?'
::Call my name...Call out...DARK.::
Daichi's eyes widened. Akira looked down at him curiously. The voice inside his head was-
"DARK!!!!!" Daichi yelled out at the top of his lungs.
There was a bright flash of light coming from Daichi/Dark's body. Akira let go of Daichi's arms to shield his eyes from the blinding flash. Daichi took this opportunity to roll out from under Akira's grasps.
Daichi felt strange. He could see...but as if he was looking through a window, through someone else's eyes. He felt himself smile.
'That'll do Daichi, that'll do. I'll take over from here!' Daichi heard in his head.
He felt himself run towards the window. Oh, now he got it. Dark must be in control of his body now, like in his dream...
"WIZ!!!" Daichi heard Dark yell out.
There was a flurry of feathers, and Wiz came flying through the window, attaching itself onto Dark's back to become his wings. Akira looked up in shock at the figure standing before him.
"My, I thought you'd look older by now, blue boy! Got yourself some new glasses, na? Looks good, smaller. Suits you." Dark said.
Akira looked at him confusedly. Why should he look older? Smaller glasses? He's been wearing these glasses ever since 12 years old. And did he just call him BLUE BOY?
"Aw, come on. You don't remember me, Mr. Satoshi Hiwatari? I thought with brains like yours, you would have the memory of an elephant...
"...Satoshi Hiwatari...?" Akira said slowly as he got up and straightened himself.
Then it hit him. Dark must think he's his father! Akira HAS been told many times that he looked like a younger Satoshi. Was the thief stupid? If he WAS his father, he should have been around his 30's by now! Did he not know how to do math?
"Well anyhow nerd boy, I'll be going with this painting. Many thanks! I'm sure we'll meet plenty more times!!!" Dark said as he jumped out the window and into the night sky.
Akira watched him go, with a grim look on his face. So, Dark and his father DID have some kind of history together, other than Dark just stealing items here and there. They actually possibly met together in PERSON.
He started to walk out of the museum, dodging security guards that were chasing after the long gone Dark. As he headed for home, he pondered about tonight. The first few minutes he was talking with Dark, he acted like a small, helpless boy. Then all of a sudden he called out his own name, and he started to act like the legendary phantom thief he's read so much about. It was as if he had split personalities or something, perhaps schizophrenic...?
Akira stopped in his path, because just ahead of him, he saw his father walking towards him, talking to the chief police officer. Akira quickly ran off the sidewalk and hid behind a tree before Satoshi turned his head. If his father saw him at a place where Dark was at, he'd get angry. He'd be FURIOUS if he found out that Akira tried to stop Dark himself.
He thought about quietly running home in a different direction, but then again...what was his father doing here? And speaking with a police officer at that! It seemed like they were talking about something serious. He walked quietly next to them, staying hidden behind trees. As he got closer, he heard his father and the chief's voices....
"Hikari-san! You must lead us again! Dark is actually back! We need your help!" Chief cried out to Akira's father.
"Sorry, Mizouchi. I don't want to have anything to do with Dark ever again."
"Please, lead the police force again! We need a smart and intellegent person like you!"
"That's enough. Go home, Eiichiro. I want to be alone."
Akira stood shocked for a second. So, that was it. His father used to lead the police force to capture Dark. Everything made sense now...Except for the part about Niwa. Perhaps Daisuke used to be in the police force also....? He somehow doubted it, but without enough evidence, Akira wasn't sure.
He watched Mizouchi walk away, a look of defeat on his face. Akira quickly started to run towards home to get there before his father does, thoughts forming in his mind...
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[Author's note] - YAY! And that concludes chapter 2 of DNAngel Again! i Hope it wasn't too short...I think it was XD;;; but no worries! hee hee sorry bout the lack of fluffiness between Akira and Daichi and Satoshi and Daisukea nd stuffish ;; I promise there will be in the next chapter!!! :D
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[Kirby's notes or thoughts v]
Author: [well! Chapter 2! I decided to post it up since, yeah, two hcapters are good.... :D mmm.....Well, I suppose i'm kinda sorta just a little bit happy how the story is going so far XD;;; hope it doesn't get too deep or confusing, cuz i wont be able to understand it. [hahaha! i wont be able to understandmy own story :D] anyhow, unto the chapter!!!]
Editor: [yes yes on with da story joo newb!]
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".....Dark?" Daichi said nervously.
When he didn't hear the reflection respond, he got even more confused. Was it supposed to be like this?
FLASHBACK - [Daichi - 10 years old]
"DaAaaad, I'm too old for little stories now!!!" Daichi whined.
"I don't think so. And this isn't just some 'little story'! Phantom Thief Dark really IS in the Niwa bloodline." Daisuke said exasperatedly.
"If he is, then where is he? If he's in our family, I wanna see him. I can brag to my friends."
"NO, you must not tell ANYONE about Dark being in our family! It's a big secret you MUST keep, understand?"
"....Ok. But I still want to see him." Daichi said, pouting slightly.
"You can't see him, yet, Daichi. He is INSIDE you. He just hasn't awakened yet. You are going to share the same body. Just wait until you get older, and you can take on his form."
"So....I get to turn into Dark and look like him? Sweet! So I have to act all cool and stuff?" Daichi said excitedly.
"Siigh...No, you don't understand. Dark has his own soul, he just takes over your body sometimes. So if Dark takes over, you can do nothing but watch or talk to him in your mind."
"Oh........so.......It's like being possessed, na??"
"............I suppose." Daisuke said in a defeated tone.
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'Huh....so if I look like Dark, isn't he supposed to be the one controlling my body right now? Or...something about him not being awakened yet, I suppose....'
Daichi shook his head. This was all TOO weird to be happening. It was like some manga story! Some weird, twisted manga story, that is. He sighed and decided to wait for his father to come home to get some answers. For now, all Daichi could do was sit back and wait.
"How did I end up like this.......dad never explained how or why I turn into this Dark person......."
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"So, how was school today, Aki?"
Akira looked up from the living room table at the owner of the voice. He put down his pencil [he was doing some work] to give full attention to his father.
"Well, it was fine. Though now I know what you meant about public schools being....inferior." Akira said as he pushed up his glasses.
Satoshi Hikari chuckled slightly at his son. He was so much like him when he was younger. Akira was also like his perfect clone, looking almost exactally like a younger Satoshi, and acting like him too.
He sighed at the memory, of when Satoshi used to be the loner, the outcast, too good for everyone else. He always confined himself in his own prison...until Daisuke bailed him out....
".....Father? You're spacing out on me." Akira said as he waved his hands in front of his dad's face.
"Oh.....sorry, son. Well, have you met anyone new?" He said as he rubbed his eyes a bit.
".............Well.......I KIND of met someone....." Akira mumbled slightly.
"Oh? Who? New friend?"
Satoshi was kind of surprised that his son even spoke to someone at all. At his former school, Aki refused to even speak with the teachers unless absolutely necessary. Akira kind of shuffled a bit in his seat.
"...No, not a friend...just a boy. He kind of choked on something in class, and fainted. I.....took him to the nurse's office."
Satoshi blinked. Was Akira blushing? And now that he thought about it...didn't Niwa's boy faint in class?
"Hm...this may be a wild stab in the dark....but was the boy Daichi Niwa?"
"Well....yeah. How'd you know....?"
"Ah. Some phone call at work. Nothing big."
"Oh...ok. Well, I would like to go back to my work now, please."
Satoshi nodded at his son to continue. He took a closer look at Akira's papers, and saw it wasn't school work like he formerly thought at all. It was notes of some kind...And all of them were about Dark. He gasped, and his son looked at him curiously.
"What are you doing, Akira? Why...why do you have all this information on Dark?" He said in an icy tone.
"I...I'm just doing some self-research. I heard rumors that 'he' was going to come back, and I wanted to know exactally 'who' they were talking about...EVERYONE seems to know about him except me, including you. Why didn't you ever tell me about him? His background is really interesting....the great Phantom Thief, Dark?"
"......Silence."
Akira sat silently after that, staring confusedly at his father. What was wrong with him? He was acting strange, and was starting to look extremely pale, with a look on his face Akira couldn't quite decipher.
"Father? Is something wrong?"
".....Akira, I don't want you to know or do anything that has to do with Dark. Stay out of everything that has to do with him!"
"Er.....Ano......but dad, what--why--"
"Go to your room. And give me all of your papers. If I ever see you researching Dark again, I'll punish you severly."
Akira sat stunned for a moment. What....was UP with him? He grudgingly handed his papers to his father, gathered his things, and obediently went up to his room. Satoshi watched his son go, and sighed. He should go back to apologize, his son doesn't know what's going on.....but he never was good at apologies.
'Maybe it would have been best if I didn't divorce with Nozomi after all....' Satoshi grimaced at the thought, and changed his mind.
He thought things over, about the rumors Akira heard. That Dark was going to come back. He actually heard his lady co-workers in the office talk about it also. He shook his head. He supposed that Niwa had something to do with the starting the rumors.
"So...he's still trying to carry out the legend, eh? Sorry, Daisuke. But I don't want my son to get involved in this. I don't want him to go through the same pain I did......"
Satoshi knew that it would happen sooner or later anyhow, that Krad will come to this world once again, just like Dark, in Akira's body. No matter how hard he tried to keep him away from everything. But he'll sure as hell TRY to stop Krad from coming back.
'Akira....try not to fall in love....' He thought, knowing there was no point in telling Akira this personally.
Everyone falls in love, if not now, then definately later. Even the most coldest of hearts can melt in the presence on a loved one...
Satoshi Hikari should know, It happened to him.
"Daisuke........"
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"So.....the Niwas have something to do with this, na?"
Akira was no fool. He knew something was up with his father, and it has something to do with Dark. Which was why he was currently eavesdropping on his father. Once he heard his father's footsteps retreat to the kitchen, he closed the door quietly.
"What does he have against him........and what does my father have to do with Dark? And the Niwas? And....me going through pain...?"
He didn't know what was up. And what he didn't know made him mad. He was going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what. He went to his computer to search through old newspapers online. He didn't know why he was so determined to know everything about this Dark person. Something in his mind just told him he should.
Akira kept searching through the newspaper headlines. Most only told about Dark's great escape, and another treasure stolen from......the Hikari family's art collection museum....?
He felt his eyes widen. So...THIS was what his father had against Dark so much? Dark kept stealing from their family museum, and succeeding...? He kept reading on.
---Dark has escaped from the police's grasps once again! And went off with the Holy Maidens statue!!! Another priceless item stolen by the great Phantom Thief.... ---
After several more hours, Akira finally stopped. He figured he gathered most all the information he needed. He found out in recent papers that Dark may be coming back TONIGHT, and at 9:00 pm, though they didn't explain one thing...
'What does the Niwas have anything to do with this....?'
No matter how many sites he went through, NONE of them mentioned even a word about the Niwas. Perhaps he was wrong...perhaps the Niwas didn't have anything to do with this...Then what was up about Daisuke carrying out a legend of some sorts?
Dark was considered a legend...perhaps Daisuke was Phantom Thief Dark himself? Somehow Akira thought it highly unlikely. Dark's description was that he was young, purple hair and eyes, and tall. He supposed that Niwa-san could put on a wig and contacts....but he wasn't very tall. He was 2 inches shorter than him, and Akira was around 5' 8. Dark was around 6'1.
"Well, If the Niwas don't have anything to do with it, I do. Dad doesn't want me to go through pain...What pain? I can handle a little pain, father. I'm no weakling." Akira said with a growl.
He thought things over, on what to do. Dark was going to steal from their family museum tonight at 9:00 pm, and it seemed as though his father wasn't going to do anything about it. Akira wasn't one to sit around and do nothing....Their pride was at stake! Dark thinks he can just walk in and out of THEIR museum without a fight? He grabbed his jacket, and made his way to the door.
"Just you wait, Dark....I'll capture you."
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[Author's Note] - Take a break from the story a bit! you'll get bored if you read straight through, I think XD anyhow, wow...Akira really is one of them "pride and honor" people, na? typical of Satoshi Hiwatari's son! XD ok, read on! break's over!
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"So, Daisuke-san, how do you explain THIS?"
Currently, all of the Niwa family [Kosuke, Towa-chan, Daisuke, Riku, and even With], were gathered in the living room, with Daichi in the middle. And he STILL looked like the phantom thief, Dark.
"Well! Daichi, you look sOoOo handsome! You already WERE handsome, but now it's like, WOW!" Towa-chan said excitedly.
Daichi looked wearily at the hyper lady that claimed to be his aunt. She always made exclamations like this. He started playing with his hair, which he kind of enjoyed now that it was long and silky smooth. His grandpa watched him amusedly.
"Ah, so you're still Daichi right now, Daichi?" Kosuke said, smiling.
"Uh...yeah! Kinda. Just in a weird-yet-pretty-body." Daichi said in a sarcastic-like voice.
"Haha, well, don't worry about that. It'll straighten out sooner or later. For now, let's get prepared."
"....Prepared....for.....WHAT, exactally?" Daichi said slowly. Not another training lesson!
"To prepare for tonight, of course! You are to steal the 'Winter Nights' painting in the museum at 9:00!" Riku said with a small smile.
"S....Steal??!!! Whoa whoa whoa, hold up! I'm no thief! And the MUSEUM, no less?!! It's suicide!" Daichi exclaimed angrily.
"Daichi, we already went over this the past 9 years! All this training was to prepare you for this day! And besides, I already sent out the notice to the police!" Daisuke said exasperatedly.
"You....sent out a NOTICE? You people are crazy! Well, I'm not doing it! You gotta eat my boxers first!"
With that, Daichi plopped onto the couch, arms crossed tightly across his chest, with a defiant/pouting look on his face. Daisuke almost laughed at the site. Seeing Dark act like this [even though it wasn't exactally Dark], was quite an amusing sight to see. He quickly recovered, however, when he looked at the clock.
8:23 pm. Time was running out!!! He had to think fast. He looked at his father defeatedly. Kosuke smiled knowingly, and faced Daichi.
"So...I see you want to stay in that body forever?" Kosuke said slyly.
Daichi's face froze for a moment. He never thought about THAT option, until his grandpa brought it up. He really liked his body, no matter how pretty THIS one looked. How was he going to get his body back...?
"Ah. If you want your own body back, go steal the 'Winter Nights'. Everything will be fine once you do." Daisuke said as if he's just read Daichi's mind.
Daichi grumbled. This was some sort of blackmail! Stealing was totally against his standards. Nevertheless, the thought of staying in a 20-year-old-looking-or-so body really didn't please him.
"....Alright. I'll steal the stinkin' painting. But I never want to do this again afterwards."
Towa-chan squealed in delight, and took Daichi's hand and dragged him to another room to change into his outfit, much to his dislike.
"Oh, don't worry Daichi. YOU won't be the one doing the stealing next time....kind of." Daisuke said with a smirk.
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Daichi was actually enjoying this.
Daisuke told him about how Wiz can transform into Dark's wings, and now he was soaring over the city in a beautiful night sky. Daichi still had quite a few ways to go before reaching the museum so while on his way, he just decided to enjoy the breath-taking view, and feel the wind soaring against his face.
'If it's going to be like this all the time, I might actually be ok with this phantom thief deal. It's not everyday that a kid gets to fly in the sky.' Daichi thought as he did a 360 in the air.
Then again there was the thief part of the deal. He was reminded of this full blast as he got closer to the museum...and saw all the security. The security was so tightly packed, that it looked like every police in Tokyo came to guard the museum. He also saw many random people crowded behind the rope fence the police had set up, most being girls and women. He even saw a few of his classmates!
"Damn Daisuke...is it really necessary to send out a notice announcing my 'great' arrival? How the hell am I supposed to get past all THAT? Any ideas, Wiz?" Daichi muttered, not really expecting an answer from his wings.
He perched on top of a tree, and looked down at the crowd. There must have been over 50 or more security guards, and around 100 people that came to watch behind the ropes.
'GAWD....Daisuke-san said that Dark was popular...but I didn't think he was THIS popular!' He thought with a grimace.
Then again, Daichi looked at the crowds, so many people....one will not notice if an extra security guard popped out of nowhere....
Settling with his plan, Daichi flew towards the bak of the museum. Right when he got withing 20 feet of the building, Daichi saw all heads turn to him.
"EEEEEK!!!!!!!! It's Dark-san!!!!" A girl shrieked in joy.
As the girls screamed, Daichi saw flashes of cameras everywhere, all girls trying to keep up behind him, security guards running around like ants that have just got their anthole stepped on, news reporters chasing him with microphones....
The total chaos that was caused by just one person was quite amusing.
Daichi did a victorious smile, and went straight through a window at the back of the museum.
"AAAH!!! Dark got into the building! Go find him, you idiots!!!!" The police chief officer bellowed at the guards.
All police officers frantically obeyed orders and ran into the building. Some stayed behind to stop the crowds from advancing any further into the building with them.
Amist all the chaos, no one noticed a boy wearing a black jacket slip in along with the officers.
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"YOU! With the blonde hair, go to the second floor with these men! Guy with the mustache, guard the third floor with 10 of these guards! You, with the mole! Stay on the first floor, and take these men with you! The rest of you, walk around! If you spot Dark, capture him alive!!!" The chief officer shouted at the top of his lungs at the guards.
All officers obeyed orders, and the few remaining started to march around randomly. This went on for another 10 minutes when the lights went out. All guards panicked and started running around, crashing into eachother. They all stopped when they heard rich laughter that seemed to be coming from all around them.
"IT'S DARK! GET OUT YOUR FLASHLIGHTS, YOU FOOLS!!!"
They rummaged through their things, and finally found their flashlights. All officers turned on their lights, and waved it all around the dark room. Their flashlights landed on the 'Winter Nights' painting display, and noticed that...
"THE PAINTING HAS BEEN STOLEN, SIR!" A guard yelled out.
"You idiot! Did you see him go?" The chief yelled at the security guard.
"Y...Yes sir! I saw him run downstairs, I think!"
"Ok! Everyone, move out! You, stay here and stand guard!" He yelled, pointing at the trembling guard.
"Y-Yes sir!"
All guards started to run downstairs as the lone security guard watched them go. A small smirk started to form on his face.
'Heheh...suckers. You've just been jooped by the great Daichi Niwa!' Daichi thought as he took off the cap and uniform he took from a poor security guard [he had his clothes on underneath].
He walked over to a statue, and pulled out the 'Winter Nights' painting from behind it. He grinned triumphantly.
"This is easier than I thought it would be...now all I gotta do is fly out the window and I'm outta here....now, where'd that animal go off to...-?"
"Not so fast, Dark."
Daichi turned at the voice in surprise. Didn't all the security guards run downstairs? In the shadows, he saw a figure standing against the frame of the doorway. Lightly, the man slowly walked towards him, hands in his pockets. The figure got closer, finally stepping into the moonlight. Daichi gasped. The figure was no man, or security guard for that matter. It was -
"A....Akira Hikari??!!!" Daichi blurted out in surprise.
He quickly covered his mouth, remembering that 'Dark' didn't know Akira, but the damage was done. Akira's face was etched with surprise, then turned into an icy glare.
"How do you know my name...?" He said suspiciously.
"Er....."
Daichi was stuck. The gears in his head were turning like mad, but for once, no ideas came to his mind. For once, Daichi didn't know a good comeback. He remembered Daisuke telling him never to tell or show his true identity to ANYONE....
His thoughts were cut short, because he saw Akira advancing on him. Daichi cried out in surprise, and turned to jump out the window, but Hikari grabbed him in the arms and pulled him back. Daichi felt himself fall on his back heavily, and his arms pinned above him by Akira's hands, his legs trapped under Akira's.
Daichi struggled, but found himself helpless under Akira's strong body. He looked up, and his eyes met Akira's fearless ones. His face crept closer to Daichi's burning face, until his lips reached his ears.
"So, Dark....you thought you can run off with one of my father's masterpieces, na? Your mistake will prove fatal. I'm taking you into the police." He whispered.
Daichi was scared. He was scared for the first time in 14 years. He started struggling again, but no go. Akira let out a quiet laugh at his pointless struggles.
'Someone, help me! Oh god...I'm too young to go to jail! And I'm not even in my own body!' Daichi thought wildly in his head.
::Just call my name.::
Daichi stopped. What was that? He looked up at Akira's face, but his face showed no signs of hearing the voice Daichi just heard.
::Call my name, and I'll help you.::
The voice was INSIDE Daichi's mind!
'...Who are you?'
::Call my name...Call out...DARK.::
Daichi's eyes widened. Akira looked down at him curiously. The voice inside his head was-
"DARK!!!!!" Daichi yelled out at the top of his lungs.
There was a bright flash of light coming from Daichi/Dark's body. Akira let go of Daichi's arms to shield his eyes from the blinding flash. Daichi took this opportunity to roll out from under Akira's grasps.
Daichi felt strange. He could see...but as if he was looking through a window, through someone else's eyes. He felt himself smile.
'That'll do Daichi, that'll do. I'll take over from here!' Daichi heard in his head.
He felt himself run towards the window. Oh, now he got it. Dark must be in control of his body now, like in his dream...
"WIZ!!!" Daichi heard Dark yell out.
There was a flurry of feathers, and Wiz came flying through the window, attaching itself onto Dark's back to become his wings. Akira looked up in shock at the figure standing before him.
"My, I thought you'd look older by now, blue boy! Got yourself some new glasses, na? Looks good, smaller. Suits you." Dark said.
Akira looked at him confusedly. Why should he look older? Smaller glasses? He's been wearing these glasses ever since 12 years old. And did he just call him BLUE BOY?
"Aw, come on. You don't remember me, Mr. Satoshi Hiwatari? I thought with brains like yours, you would have the memory of an elephant...
"...Satoshi Hiwatari...?" Akira said slowly as he got up and straightened himself.
Then it hit him. Dark must think he's his father! Akira HAS been told many times that he looked like a younger Satoshi. Was the thief stupid? If he WAS his father, he should have been around his 30's by now! Did he not know how to do math?
"Well anyhow nerd boy, I'll be going with this painting. Many thanks! I'm sure we'll meet plenty more times!!!" Dark said as he jumped out the window and into the night sky.
Akira watched him go, with a grim look on his face. So, Dark and his father DID have some kind of history together, other than Dark just stealing items here and there. They actually possibly met together in PERSON.
He started to walk out of the museum, dodging security guards that were chasing after the long gone Dark. As he headed for home, he pondered about tonight. The first few minutes he was talking with Dark, he acted like a small, helpless boy. Then all of a sudden he called out his own name, and he started to act like the legendary phantom thief he's read so much about. It was as if he had split personalities or something, perhaps schizophrenic...?
Akira stopped in his path, because just ahead of him, he saw his father walking towards him, talking to the chief police officer. Akira quickly ran off the sidewalk and hid behind a tree before Satoshi turned his head. If his father saw him at a place where Dark was at, he'd get angry. He'd be FURIOUS if he found out that Akira tried to stop Dark himself.
He thought about quietly running home in a different direction, but then again...what was his father doing here? And speaking with a police officer at that! It seemed like they were talking about something serious. He walked quietly next to them, staying hidden behind trees. As he got closer, he heard his father and the chief's voices....
"Hikari-san! You must lead us again! Dark is actually back! We need your help!" Chief cried out to Akira's father.
"Sorry, Mizouchi. I don't want to have anything to do with Dark ever again."
"Please, lead the police force again! We need a smart and intellegent person like you!"
"That's enough. Go home, Eiichiro. I want to be alone."
Akira stood shocked for a second. So, that was it. His father used to lead the police force to capture Dark. Everything made sense now...Except for the part about Niwa. Perhaps Daisuke used to be in the police force also....? He somehow doubted it, but without enough evidence, Akira wasn't sure.
He watched Mizouchi walk away, a look of defeat on his face. Akira quickly started to run towards home to get there before his father does, thoughts forming in his mind...
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[Author's note] - YAY! And that concludes chapter 2 of DNAngel Again! i Hope it wasn't too short...I think it was XD;;; but no worries! hee hee sorry bout the lack of fluffiness between Akira and Daichi and Satoshi and Daisukea nd stuffish ;; I promise there will be in the next chapter!!! :D