Chapter 4:
"Grrr..." Satoshi growled aloud. "Dark! Do you have to snore so loud?" He said annoyed at the sound that echoed in his head.
Dark continued to do so, doing this on purpose for he wasn't really asleep, 'Hmm?' He said pretending to stir, 'I thought I told you not to wake me up! Damn how does Krad put up with you?' Dark asked sarcastically.
'More like how do I put up with him...' Satoshi thought to himself. 'And I know you aren't really asleep...'
'Am I really that bad of an actor?' Dark asked all innocently.
'No...it just that Krad's body isn't able to sleep. At least not that often. He can go weeks without it...' Satoshi said with a sigh.
'Hmm...that would explain the temper and the reason I can't sleep...normally I sleep during the whole day. What? Does Krad keep you up at night?' Dark asked curiously.
'No...he doesn't say much at all in fact...he actually very quiet. The only thing I miss about him..." Satoshi said glaring at the wall.
'You two don't get along very well do you?' Dark asked again.
'Heh, like fire and ice...' Satoshi said sitting down on the couch. 'He's just so cold...he's not one to get close to or get along with...'
'Well...he wasn't always like that you know.' Dark said with a smile. "Oh...he was very easy to get along with...'
'Look, I love history and all, but I could care less about Krad or his past got that! So just shut up!' Satoshi said coldly.
'Well that isn't very nice...' Dark said scolding. 'No wonder you two can't get along! Look, cut his some slack will ya?'
'You trying having him in your head twenty-four seven!' Satoshi snapped, 'Then you can decide whether he needs slack or not!'
'Well...he hasn't been in my head...maybe some other places...' Dark said with a chuckle at Satoshi's face. 'Don't worry, I won't tell you about that till you're older!'
'I don't want to know ever...' Satoshi said holding his head trying to block out that thought.
'What? Your virgin ears can't handle it?' Dark snickered. 'Any way, it is a little early to be telling bed time stories.'
Satoshi looked over at the clock, it was 7:33am in the morning. Thank goodness it was a Saturday and there was no school. Satoshi sighed again and leaned back on the couch, 'We should start research on that pendent as soon as possible...the library or the museum at that matter won't open until 9am.'
Suddenly the silence was broken by a knock at the door. At this early hour, or at any hour for that matter, it was unusual for a visitor. Satoshi walked over to the door and opened it to find a panting Daisuke with his hands on his own knees leaning down trying to catch his breath.
"D...Dai-chan..." Satoshi said in surprise and stared at the red haired boy.
"S...Satoshi-k...kun..." Daisuke said still panting, "We...We have got to... talk..." He said stand up with great effort.
Satoshi grabbed Daisuke by the arm and helped him into the apartment and sat Daisuke down on the couch and he was now recovering his breath. "You ran the whole way here?" Satoshi asked amazed.
Daisuke nodded and sat exhausted on the uncomfortable couch, but to Daisuke right now, just sitting on it was heaven.
'Hm? Oi! It's Daisuke!' Dark said in Satoshi's mind.
'Shut up Dark...' Satoshi said and sat down next to Daisuke. He had never really sat this close to Daisuke before and his heart was pounding a bit and he put one arm on Daisuke's shoulder. "Daisuke, calm down." Satoshi said comfortingly.
Daisuke took long deep breaths and sighed deeply before speaking, "Satoshi...is...is Dark with you? Is he okay? Is he hurt?" Daisuke asked with that innocent and worried expression on his face.
"Uh? Well, yes...Dark is fine..." Satoshi said as Daisuke gave a sigh of relief. Then as Daisuke lifted up his head and rested it on the back of the couch, Satoshi noticed a large ringed bruise around Daisuke's neck. "Daisuke...what happened to you?" Satoshi asked and Daisuke grabbed his neck again and looked down at the ground with an ashamed look on his face. "K...Krad did this didn't he?" Satoshi asked feeling a growing hatred towards Krad.
".... Yes...Krad did this..." Daisuke said turning away from Satoshi, "But...only because I called him Dark...I guess I insulted him..."
"That's no excuse!" Satoshi yelled standing up quickly.
"Ah...Satoshi-kun..." Daisuke said looking at him. Was Satoshi really that worried about him?
"He had no right! Let me talk to him right now!" Satoshi demanded and before he could say anything else Daisuke no long stood in his presence, but a taller darker figure, it was Dark's body with Krad's soul.
"And what would you have to say Satoshi? Threaten me for hurting your sweet innocent little Daisuke?" Krad asked with narrowed eyes to Satoshi.
"Grrr, you bastard! Leave Daisuke alone! He hasn't done a thing to you, so just leave him alone!" Satoshi yelled showing no fear to Krad even though the Demon's stare even through Dark's eye was enough to make him want to withdraw, but he stood his ground. Then Satoshi felt himself dissolving back into his mind and Krad's form appeared staring down the demon possessed Dark.
"For once I'm agreeing with the little bastard..." Dark said in Krad's deep voice. "Leave Daisuke alone..."
"Heh, then he should learn to keep his mouth shut..." Krad shot back with a sinister smirk.
"Grrr...Damn you!" Dark said and tackled Krad to the floor. He felt odd fighting his own body but he was going to get the message through to Krad to leave his host alone.
The two wrestled on the floor, throwing punches that never landed on each other and knocking over a lamp and the coffee table.
"What? Afraid I'll kill the boy?" Krad smirked pushing Dark to the ground and pinning him down on his back. "Afraid that your precious little Daisuke is going to get hurt at my hands? What is this, the great Dark Mousy is losing his cool over a pathetic human?" Krad said with a grin of satisfaction.
"You lay one hand on Daisuke, and I'll tear you to pieces Krad!" Dark yelled and used his wings to send Krad off of his back and crashing down onto the floor on his back. Then he turned to Krad and as he was standing up, landed a punch to his face sending him back to the floor.
A small amount of blood began to run from Krad's lip and he slowly whipped it away, "Funny isn't it? I hold your one weakness in the palm of my hand...and yet I can't destroy it because now my own life depends on it?" He said with a pause. "But that doesn't mean I can't cause a little harm to it...just so as it isn't fatal...right?" He said starring up at Dark with a smirk that infuriated Dark farther.
"Leave Daisuke alone Krad...or you'll regret the day you ever heard my name..." Dark threatened.
"In case you haven't noticed...Dark my dear...I've regretted that fact every day of my life..." Krad hissed and stood up again crossing his arms still giving Dark a hard look.
Dark returned his natural cool knowing that he had gotten his point across, be he knew Daisuke would still have to play it safe around the ice demon to avoid any farther injury. "So Krad...are we just going to sit here all day and play? Or are we going to get down to business?" Dark asked giving Krad a serious look.
"It wasn't my decision to come here...your frightened little host made that choice. He wanted to make sure his wonderful Phantom Thief was alright..." Krad returned angrily. "Personally I was going to research this pendent myself and leave you out of it until I found a way to switch back."
"Well..." Dark smirked, "since you're already here...why don't we figure this out with two brains instead of one..."
"Moron...I don't count you as even a second brain..." Krad replied annoyed.
"Heh," Dark smirked, "So what now my lovely Seraph?"
"Grrr..." Satoshi growled aloud. "Dark! Do you have to snore so loud?" He said annoyed at the sound that echoed in his head.
Dark continued to do so, doing this on purpose for he wasn't really asleep, 'Hmm?' He said pretending to stir, 'I thought I told you not to wake me up! Damn how does Krad put up with you?' Dark asked sarcastically.
'More like how do I put up with him...' Satoshi thought to himself. 'And I know you aren't really asleep...'
'Am I really that bad of an actor?' Dark asked all innocently.
'No...it just that Krad's body isn't able to sleep. At least not that often. He can go weeks without it...' Satoshi said with a sigh.
'Hmm...that would explain the temper and the reason I can't sleep...normally I sleep during the whole day. What? Does Krad keep you up at night?' Dark asked curiously.
'No...he doesn't say much at all in fact...he actually very quiet. The only thing I miss about him..." Satoshi said glaring at the wall.
'You two don't get along very well do you?' Dark asked again.
'Heh, like fire and ice...' Satoshi said sitting down on the couch. 'He's just so cold...he's not one to get close to or get along with...'
'Well...he wasn't always like that you know.' Dark said with a smile. "Oh...he was very easy to get along with...'
'Look, I love history and all, but I could care less about Krad or his past got that! So just shut up!' Satoshi said coldly.
'Well that isn't very nice...' Dark said scolding. 'No wonder you two can't get along! Look, cut his some slack will ya?'
'You trying having him in your head twenty-four seven!' Satoshi snapped, 'Then you can decide whether he needs slack or not!'
'Well...he hasn't been in my head...maybe some other places...' Dark said with a chuckle at Satoshi's face. 'Don't worry, I won't tell you about that till you're older!'
'I don't want to know ever...' Satoshi said holding his head trying to block out that thought.
'What? Your virgin ears can't handle it?' Dark snickered. 'Any way, it is a little early to be telling bed time stories.'
Satoshi looked over at the clock, it was 7:33am in the morning. Thank goodness it was a Saturday and there was no school. Satoshi sighed again and leaned back on the couch, 'We should start research on that pendent as soon as possible...the library or the museum at that matter won't open until 9am.'
Suddenly the silence was broken by a knock at the door. At this early hour, or at any hour for that matter, it was unusual for a visitor. Satoshi walked over to the door and opened it to find a panting Daisuke with his hands on his own knees leaning down trying to catch his breath.
"D...Dai-chan..." Satoshi said in surprise and stared at the red haired boy.
"S...Satoshi-k...kun..." Daisuke said still panting, "We...We have got to... talk..." He said stand up with great effort.
Satoshi grabbed Daisuke by the arm and helped him into the apartment and sat Daisuke down on the couch and he was now recovering his breath. "You ran the whole way here?" Satoshi asked amazed.
Daisuke nodded and sat exhausted on the uncomfortable couch, but to Daisuke right now, just sitting on it was heaven.
'Hm? Oi! It's Daisuke!' Dark said in Satoshi's mind.
'Shut up Dark...' Satoshi said and sat down next to Daisuke. He had never really sat this close to Daisuke before and his heart was pounding a bit and he put one arm on Daisuke's shoulder. "Daisuke, calm down." Satoshi said comfortingly.
Daisuke took long deep breaths and sighed deeply before speaking, "Satoshi...is...is Dark with you? Is he okay? Is he hurt?" Daisuke asked with that innocent and worried expression on his face.
"Uh? Well, yes...Dark is fine..." Satoshi said as Daisuke gave a sigh of relief. Then as Daisuke lifted up his head and rested it on the back of the couch, Satoshi noticed a large ringed bruise around Daisuke's neck. "Daisuke...what happened to you?" Satoshi asked and Daisuke grabbed his neck again and looked down at the ground with an ashamed look on his face. "K...Krad did this didn't he?" Satoshi asked feeling a growing hatred towards Krad.
".... Yes...Krad did this..." Daisuke said turning away from Satoshi, "But...only because I called him Dark...I guess I insulted him..."
"That's no excuse!" Satoshi yelled standing up quickly.
"Ah...Satoshi-kun..." Daisuke said looking at him. Was Satoshi really that worried about him?
"He had no right! Let me talk to him right now!" Satoshi demanded and before he could say anything else Daisuke no long stood in his presence, but a taller darker figure, it was Dark's body with Krad's soul.
"And what would you have to say Satoshi? Threaten me for hurting your sweet innocent little Daisuke?" Krad asked with narrowed eyes to Satoshi.
"Grrr, you bastard! Leave Daisuke alone! He hasn't done a thing to you, so just leave him alone!" Satoshi yelled showing no fear to Krad even though the Demon's stare even through Dark's eye was enough to make him want to withdraw, but he stood his ground. Then Satoshi felt himself dissolving back into his mind and Krad's form appeared staring down the demon possessed Dark.
"For once I'm agreeing with the little bastard..." Dark said in Krad's deep voice. "Leave Daisuke alone..."
"Heh, then he should learn to keep his mouth shut..." Krad shot back with a sinister smirk.
"Grrr...Damn you!" Dark said and tackled Krad to the floor. He felt odd fighting his own body but he was going to get the message through to Krad to leave his host alone.
The two wrestled on the floor, throwing punches that never landed on each other and knocking over a lamp and the coffee table.
"What? Afraid I'll kill the boy?" Krad smirked pushing Dark to the ground and pinning him down on his back. "Afraid that your precious little Daisuke is going to get hurt at my hands? What is this, the great Dark Mousy is losing his cool over a pathetic human?" Krad said with a grin of satisfaction.
"You lay one hand on Daisuke, and I'll tear you to pieces Krad!" Dark yelled and used his wings to send Krad off of his back and crashing down onto the floor on his back. Then he turned to Krad and as he was standing up, landed a punch to his face sending him back to the floor.
A small amount of blood began to run from Krad's lip and he slowly whipped it away, "Funny isn't it? I hold your one weakness in the palm of my hand...and yet I can't destroy it because now my own life depends on it?" He said with a pause. "But that doesn't mean I can't cause a little harm to it...just so as it isn't fatal...right?" He said starring up at Dark with a smirk that infuriated Dark farther.
"Leave Daisuke alone Krad...or you'll regret the day you ever heard my name..." Dark threatened.
"In case you haven't noticed...Dark my dear...I've regretted that fact every day of my life..." Krad hissed and stood up again crossing his arms still giving Dark a hard look.
Dark returned his natural cool knowing that he had gotten his point across, be he knew Daisuke would still have to play it safe around the ice demon to avoid any farther injury. "So Krad...are we just going to sit here all day and play? Or are we going to get down to business?" Dark asked giving Krad a serious look.
"It wasn't my decision to come here...your frightened little host made that choice. He wanted to make sure his wonderful Phantom Thief was alright..." Krad returned angrily. "Personally I was going to research this pendent myself and leave you out of it until I found a way to switch back."
"Well..." Dark smirked, "since you're already here...why don't we figure this out with two brains instead of one..."
"Moron...I don't count you as even a second brain..." Krad replied annoyed.
"Heh," Dark smirked, "So what now my lovely Seraph?"