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Chapter Four: A New Acquaintance
It had already been four months since Subei disappeared.. Dark was beginning to loose all hope..
He sits calmly on the porch swing at Daisuke's house, wearing his usual, a white muscle shirt and a pair of worn out jeans. His hair was tied back in a ponytail, though his bangs fell over his eyes. He has one hand crossing over his stomach, one leg swinging on the back of the porch swing as he sways back and forth, his other arm hanging down and knuckles brushing the hard wood of the veranda.
He closes his eyes slowly, yawning softly, but the peace was short lived as Daisuke races out of the house, tripping slightly, then stumbling down the stairs as he runs towards the garage and scrambles onto his bike, barely managing to get his helmet on. Dark watches him quietly, chuckling lightly as he sits up slowly, pulling his leg around to allow him to sit up straight.
"Daisuke, you forgot your lunch!" Dark looks up as Daisuke's mother trips out right after the boy, flailing a small box around. Dark chuckles a bit once more, then standing he grabs the lunch, whistling to Wiz and taking flight. He hovers a bit over Daisuke, "Oiy! You forgot your lunch again, kiddo.."
Wiz lets out a soft 'Kyuu!' and flapping the black wings Dark rises into the air after dropping the box in Daisuke's basket. Daisuke waves as he pedals off like a maniac.
"That boy sure is something.." Dark makes his way back to the house, tugging at Wiz and causing the rabbit-like creature to drop into his lap. He sits down on the swing once more, closing his eyes as he thinks..
'We've looked everywhere for him.. It's been four months, we have to proclaim him legally dead, now..' Dark lifts his gaze slowly, head tilting back a bit as he yawns, stretching his arms slightly and letting one leg sprawl over the edge of the swing once more..
He lifts his arm to rest across his eyes, head tilting back a bit farther as he let the breeze lull him into a daze.. He couldn't help but dream of Subei, of his smile, his touch, and his laugh.. Dark hiccoughs softly, feeling his eyes sting a bit with unshed tears as he finally sits up once more, head tilting forwards as he holds his hand to his side, looking down to the brace on his knee and ankle as they become blurry..
"Subei.. Where are you..?" he lifts his head slowly, a few tears rolling down the crease of his cheeks and eyes.
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"Meishi! You stupid girl, where are you!" Subei walks about the tree house, peeking into one room after the other in agitation. His hair had grown out, so much in fact, that it came down to his waist.. He had been out so much in the sun nowadays, he had darkly tanned skin, and his once smooth, dark green hair was a bit jagged and a light lime green almost.
He wore a pair of dirt-covered jeans with holes all through the legs, patches of different kinds dotting here and there, it appeared to be a pair of Gadjet's jeans. He had also borrowed a white t-shirt with the words 'The One And Only' written in red letters across the chest and torn sleeves.
The mechanic was currently working on a carbon copy of the mechanical arm he had made for Subei, poking at the gears in fascination with his screwdriver as he sticks out the tip of his tongue in thought.
Meishi peeks out from one of the rooms near the back of the small house, "I'm not stupid! I'm mentally challenged, Onii-chan!" she flies out, tackling Subei about the waist in a fit of giggles.
Subei let out a short yell, falling backwards as he windmills his arms a bit, then falling flat on his rear he sweatdrops at the young girl, "You're gonna be the death of me.."
Meishi blinks, looking up at him, then laughing. It wasn't until then Subei realized what he had said, and chuckled a bit himself, "You two must be rubbing off on me.. I wanted to talk to you.. When are you taking me back..?"
Meishi blinks her eyes, bottom lip quivering slightly, "You.. Don't want to stay here with us anymore..?"
Subei sweatdrops, eyes widening a bit as he waves his hands out in front of him, "No no! Nothing like that! I just.. I just miss my friends and family back home.."
Meishi watches him for a moment, then sighs slightly, "Fine.. On one condition.."
Subei looks down to the girl about his waist, "What is it..?"
"I get to come with you!" Meishi beams. Subei feels his hand slip that had been propping him up, falling with a crack to his skull on the wooden floor, "Y-you're joking!"
"Nope! I like you, Onii-chan! I don't want to see you leave now!" Meishi rubs her cheek against Subei's abs lightly, letting out soft purrs.
Subei's sweatdrop got bigger, then he looks down at her once more, sighing softly, "I don't have much of a choice, now, do I?"
Meishi smiles, shaking her head and hugging onto him again, "You're gonna teach me how to be a human!" and with that she jumps up, brushing herself off, then helping Subei up. Subei sighs slightly, patting off the seat of his pants, and turning towards Gadjet, "Well, is this arm up to leave the nest, or do you want me to stay a bit longer..?"
Gadjet waves his hand dismissively, "I'm fine, go on, go on! You've got loved ones looking for you! Stop off at the high school, would ya? And take care of my onee-chan!"
Subei laughs quietly, nodding his head and turning towards Meishi as she digs through Gadjet's closet, finding a small t-shirt and some jeans she skips off into another room and changes. She comes back into the workroom shortly after, only her wings giving away that she wasn't normal.
Subei could feel his cheeks flush a bit, then he turns towards the door, opening it, then sliding down the rope expertly, landing in a crouch below on the ground.
Meishi flutters after him, lowering her arms she picks him up under his, flying off across the sea of green and flowers, then making her way towards the ocean..
"I'm finally coming home.." Subei smiles a bit..
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Daisuke continues pedaling on, finally reaching the high school he lets his bike fall off to the side, then rethinking the action he quickly picks it up, then wraps a chain about it crazily as he races off inside the school.
Takeshi smiles, waving a hand at the red head as Daisuke skids straight into the classroom. It was only a few more weeks before school finally let out for summer.
Daisuke waves to Takeshi, then makes his way to his desk and sits down, letting his back slump a bit as he rests his forehead against the desktop. He was exhausted, and, his stomach was flip-flopping.. He didn't know if he had caught a bug, or what, but something big was going to happen, either that, or he had a cold.
Riku makes her way over to him, lifting a hand and patting his shoulder lightly, "Hey, you feeling okay, Daisuke?"
Daisuke nods, lifting a hand and giving her the 'a-ok' sigh with his index finger and thumb. Like he'd let HER in on anything. He had spent all night on the internet trying to see if anyone had seen Subei, but to no avail. Though there had been several sightings of an angel floating about. He wondered if it had been Dark, but the reports all stated that it was a girl, and she had white hair and wore long robes. He wondered then if it was Krad, but from the pictures he had seen, it wasn't him, he wasn't THAT nice looking.
For that matter, Daisuke always found that Krad was kind of an odd person, in fact, it wasn't exactly normal to be that obsessed with someone from a long time ago. He shakes his head, wondering if it was because of Satoshi's bloodline..
He flushes slightly, shaking his head and sitting up slowly, watching as the teacher files into the room and puts an assignment up on the board. He sighs, pulling out his textbook and happening to cast a glance to the side window..
He saw a young woman, with white hair fluttering outside it, a grin on her face as she waves slightly, two small blue wings continuing to flutter behind her. His eyes were wide, and his jaw drops slightly, feeling his pupils dilate to small dots.
Satoshi saw her too, and was in complete shock, his glasses falling straight off of his nose as he watches Daisuke, then the girl. She was motioning for both of them to come outside..?
The blue haired teen knew better than to trust a complete stranger, especially one that was flying outside the third story of the high school.
Daisuke, on the other hand, didn't seem to know any better, lifting his hand he waves it about, "May I be excused?!"
The teacher blinks, nodding her head as the boy races out of the classroom. It wasn't long after before Satoshi was right on his heels, racing down the stairs.
"It's the angel! I read about it on the internet! I can't believe she's real! She's so.. So pretty!" Daisuke was panting, leaping over one railing to continue racing down the stairs. Satoshi rights his glasses as he follows after him, "Maybe so, but this might be some kind of trap.. Or even a prank!"
Daisuke turns his gaze back for one moment at Satoshi, "But.. What if she knows something about Subei!"
Satoshi almost trips, he hadn't really thought of that.. He nods his head firmly and the two burst out of the front doors of the school to find two figures standing by the large oak tree near the left-hand side of the school, the angel, of course, and.. A man..
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Dark falls over onto the ground as the phone rings beside his head. He groans slightly, lifting up the annoyance and almost throwing it across the front yard. Daisuke's mother must have gone out shopping again and left the phone beside the phantom thief.
He fumbles for the power switch, hearing something he rests it on his shoulder as he sits up, answering with a groggy, "Niwa Residence, Dark speaking.."
"Duh-dark-san! Yuh-you need to ge-get over here, now!" it sounded like Daisuke.. He was stammering, hence, was he crying.. He heard three other voices in the background, a female and two other males? Was he getting picked on again!?
Dark sighs, "I'll be over as soon as I can.." and with that he hangs up the phone.. He stands slowly, scratching the back of his head lightly as he makes his way towards the front door and over to the second bike in the garage. He hops on, putting on his helmet and arm guards as he pushes off down the driveway.
"I swear, if those kids have hurt him, I'll rip their damned throats out!" Dark growls, pedaling a bit faster now as he sees the school slowly approaching. He finally gets there, parking the bike beside Daisuke's, then turning around, seeing the red head sitting on the steps of the school, head in his hands as he sobbed.
"Daisuke! What's happened, why are you crying?" Dark jogs over to him, lifting a hand to his shoulder and resting it there for a moment. Daisuke looks up, he was smiling, "Dark.. I told you.. I told you he'd come back!"
Dark lowers his brow slightly in thought, then turns his gaze towards Daisuke stands, taking the other's hand and tugging him towards the oak tree. Dark lifts his gaze, blinking as he sees three people.
A man, with thick light green hair stands there, arms folded across his chest as he leans back against an oak tree. He wore an old muscle shirt that was a bit wind-whipped, and a pair of torn blue jeans with multi-colored patches all over the material. His skin was darkly tanned, and his bright violet eyes turn towards Dark's, a small smile as he lifts an arm, which was composed of complete mechanics: wires, connectors, thick cords taking the appearance of muscle sinew..
Then there was a young girl beside him, patting Satoshi lightly on his head as the teen examined the two small blue wings fluttering behind her on her shoulder blades. She had thick white hair, tied up into a loose ponytail that had a few tendrils that fell about her shoulders. She, too, wore a white muscle shirt and jeans, though the shirt was a bit big on her, and the sleeves were tied behind her neck with a piece of string. Her bright golden eyes turn towards Dark, and then look towards the other man, "Is that him, onii-chan..?"
The man nods, then pushes himself off of the tree, laughing as Daisuke glomps onto him one last time, still sobbing, "I knew you were alive! I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"
Dark blinks slightly at the man, something about him was.. Was so familiar.. He lifts his hand slowly, letting his fingers brush lightly against the other man's cheek as he approaches him. The man let out a soft smile, then moves a bit to lift his shirt ever so slightly around the hem, revealing a small tattoo on his hip..
Dark's eyes widen, and he looks up at him in shock, tears stinging his eyes.. The tattoo was a small stick figure.. The same that he had on his own, "Su-Subei..?"
"Did ya miss me..?" Subei smiles slightly, opening his arms and engulfing Dark in a hug. The phantom thief chokes softly, holding back his tears and sobs of joy as he wraps his arms about Subei's neck, burying his face in his shoulder.
So long.. It had been so long since he had been in Subei's arms, though most of the time he was, he was always in a head-lock, but that was beside the point. He had so missed being close to him, feeling his warmth, his scent, and everything else about him.
'You're back.. You're back, and I'm never letting you go again..' Dark closes his eyes, the tears rolling in slight streams down his cheeks. He could feel Subei's shoulders shaking, and he blinks, pulling back and looking up, seeing that the older man was.. Laughing..?
"Wh-wha..?" Dark blinks his eyes a bit in confusion, head tilting to the side. Subei merely laughs a bit more, lifting his hand and wiping his own tears from his eyes, "It's.. So good to be back.. And away from that blasted mechanic.."
The white haired angel flutters her wings a bit, moving up in the air and moving over towards Dark, lowering her arms and hooking her hands under his armpits and lifting him in the air, "He's light! So this is the one that had onii-chan in such a tizzy!"
Dark kicks his legs a bit, then blinking he lifts his arms to rest against the angel's, "Tizzy..? What? What are you talking about?"
Subei waves his arms about slightly, signaling for the angel to decease, "Oh.. Dark, this is Meishi.."
Meishi grins down at him, "You're cuter than Subei!"
Dark felt his cheeks burn a bit, that was definitely a rare occurrence, but, the girl was just so cute! He smiles a bit, nodding his head a bit, "Uhm, thanks.."
Subei chuckles lightly, then moves towards Dark and Meishi, lifting his arms he tugs on Dark's legs lightly, "Let him go, nee-chan.."
Meishi nods, and then lets Dark drop, only to have him land 'marriage style' in Subei's arms, almost being cradled by the older man.. He was so close. Dark felt his cheeks burn a bit more as Subei leans forwards, almost mere centimeters away from him, he was, whispering something, Dark couldn't really hear, his head was spinning. He could feel his warm breath against his neck, his lips brushing slightly against his ear as he spoke, poor Dark was going to go mad, then he heard what he was saying, and felt his stomach sink, "Dark, you have something on your nose.."
Subei chuckles, looking downwards towards the other. Dark's eyes widen, his face flushing redder with embarrassment and rage as he kicks his legs a bit, "LET ME DOWN!"
So, Subei drops him onto the ground, laughing lightly. Dark glares at him, he hadn't changed a bit, treating him like some kind of kid.. He stands slowly, brushing himself off then rubbing his nose subconsciously. This was what he missed? Being tormented by this giant?
Dark rubs his arm lightly, looking to the side, it was true, he had missed Subei, a lot more than the man deserved with how he treated the thief sometimes.. But.. One can't help missing something they love..?
Love, now that was a scary word. Dark shakes his head fervently, eyes shutting as something rests on his shoulder. He looks down at the hand, then blinks slightly as he sees it was Meishi, "Hey, now.. Don't look so down!" she then glomps him about his neck, "You have a nice smile! Show it to the world!"
Dark felt his cheeks flush once more.. This girl, she was definitely something else all together, but.. He lifts his hand, resting it lightly against the arm about his neck, and smiles softly at her, "Thank you.. I will.."
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Meanwhile, back at Gadjet's house, the poor mechanic had started to grow lonely. The tree house was starting to feel so empty with only a few robots hanging around here and there. He sighs, spinning in his chair a bit he began to wonder..
He still had a bit of blood from Subei's arm, when he had begun the transfusion, and.. He always wanted a baby brother! He felt a grin slowly start to form as he pushes the chair in a child-like fashion towards the door, then into a small room near the back hand side of the house that was off limits. Inside were several different kinds of creatures hidden in large tubes of some sort, each a different mix of species, each about to be unleashed onto the world..
He moves towards a large computer carved into the shape of a giant tear drop, lifting his hands and his fingers flying over the small circular keys on the black keyboard, lifting his gaze every so often to check his calculations.
He had a lot of work set out for him, it was hard creating something from so little.. He turns towards an empty tube, pouring the small blood sample into a small container. He watches the crimson liquid dribble down into the processor below, and then turns back towards his computer to continue deciding just what kind of baby brother he wanted..
It wasn't long before the sun fell again from the window, the last few rays glittering against Gadjet's goggles as his head was on the keyboard, arms folded to pillow them. A small orb had formed inside the green liquid that was in the tube that held Subei's blood..
It was then that one of his other creations opened a single.. Slanted.. Red eye, the pupil as large as a dinner plate at first.. Then dilating to a tiny slit..
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All right! That is the end of Chapter Four! I hope that you enjoyed it, I was kind of wingin' it, and I plan on adding a huge fun story line for the rest of the story! It's going to get a lot better, so don't worry! My creative Juices just aren't what they used to be, that's all.
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Chapter Four: A New Acquaintance
It had already been four months since Subei disappeared.. Dark was beginning to loose all hope..
He sits calmly on the porch swing at Daisuke's house, wearing his usual, a white muscle shirt and a pair of worn out jeans. His hair was tied back in a ponytail, though his bangs fell over his eyes. He has one hand crossing over his stomach, one leg swinging on the back of the porch swing as he sways back and forth, his other arm hanging down and knuckles brushing the hard wood of the veranda.
He closes his eyes slowly, yawning softly, but the peace was short lived as Daisuke races out of the house, tripping slightly, then stumbling down the stairs as he runs towards the garage and scrambles onto his bike, barely managing to get his helmet on. Dark watches him quietly, chuckling lightly as he sits up slowly, pulling his leg around to allow him to sit up straight.
"Daisuke, you forgot your lunch!" Dark looks up as Daisuke's mother trips out right after the boy, flailing a small box around. Dark chuckles a bit once more, then standing he grabs the lunch, whistling to Wiz and taking flight. He hovers a bit over Daisuke, "Oiy! You forgot your lunch again, kiddo.."
Wiz lets out a soft 'Kyuu!' and flapping the black wings Dark rises into the air after dropping the box in Daisuke's basket. Daisuke waves as he pedals off like a maniac.
"That boy sure is something.." Dark makes his way back to the house, tugging at Wiz and causing the rabbit-like creature to drop into his lap. He sits down on the swing once more, closing his eyes as he thinks..
'We've looked everywhere for him.. It's been four months, we have to proclaim him legally dead, now..' Dark lifts his gaze slowly, head tilting back a bit as he yawns, stretching his arms slightly and letting one leg sprawl over the edge of the swing once more..
He lifts his arm to rest across his eyes, head tilting back a bit farther as he let the breeze lull him into a daze.. He couldn't help but dream of Subei, of his smile, his touch, and his laugh.. Dark hiccoughs softly, feeling his eyes sting a bit with unshed tears as he finally sits up once more, head tilting forwards as he holds his hand to his side, looking down to the brace on his knee and ankle as they become blurry..
"Subei.. Where are you..?" he lifts his head slowly, a few tears rolling down the crease of his cheeks and eyes.
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"Meishi! You stupid girl, where are you!" Subei walks about the tree house, peeking into one room after the other in agitation. His hair had grown out, so much in fact, that it came down to his waist.. He had been out so much in the sun nowadays, he had darkly tanned skin, and his once smooth, dark green hair was a bit jagged and a light lime green almost.
He wore a pair of dirt-covered jeans with holes all through the legs, patches of different kinds dotting here and there, it appeared to be a pair of Gadjet's jeans. He had also borrowed a white t-shirt with the words 'The One And Only' written in red letters across the chest and torn sleeves.
The mechanic was currently working on a carbon copy of the mechanical arm he had made for Subei, poking at the gears in fascination with his screwdriver as he sticks out the tip of his tongue in thought.
Meishi peeks out from one of the rooms near the back of the small house, "I'm not stupid! I'm mentally challenged, Onii-chan!" she flies out, tackling Subei about the waist in a fit of giggles.
Subei let out a short yell, falling backwards as he windmills his arms a bit, then falling flat on his rear he sweatdrops at the young girl, "You're gonna be the death of me.."
Meishi blinks, looking up at him, then laughing. It wasn't until then Subei realized what he had said, and chuckled a bit himself, "You two must be rubbing off on me.. I wanted to talk to you.. When are you taking me back..?"
Meishi blinks her eyes, bottom lip quivering slightly, "You.. Don't want to stay here with us anymore..?"
Subei sweatdrops, eyes widening a bit as he waves his hands out in front of him, "No no! Nothing like that! I just.. I just miss my friends and family back home.."
Meishi watches him for a moment, then sighs slightly, "Fine.. On one condition.."
Subei looks down to the girl about his waist, "What is it..?"
"I get to come with you!" Meishi beams. Subei feels his hand slip that had been propping him up, falling with a crack to his skull on the wooden floor, "Y-you're joking!"
"Nope! I like you, Onii-chan! I don't want to see you leave now!" Meishi rubs her cheek against Subei's abs lightly, letting out soft purrs.
Subei's sweatdrop got bigger, then he looks down at her once more, sighing softly, "I don't have much of a choice, now, do I?"
Meishi smiles, shaking her head and hugging onto him again, "You're gonna teach me how to be a human!" and with that she jumps up, brushing herself off, then helping Subei up. Subei sighs slightly, patting off the seat of his pants, and turning towards Gadjet, "Well, is this arm up to leave the nest, or do you want me to stay a bit longer..?"
Gadjet waves his hand dismissively, "I'm fine, go on, go on! You've got loved ones looking for you! Stop off at the high school, would ya? And take care of my onee-chan!"
Subei laughs quietly, nodding his head and turning towards Meishi as she digs through Gadjet's closet, finding a small t-shirt and some jeans she skips off into another room and changes. She comes back into the workroom shortly after, only her wings giving away that she wasn't normal.
Subei could feel his cheeks flush a bit, then he turns towards the door, opening it, then sliding down the rope expertly, landing in a crouch below on the ground.
Meishi flutters after him, lowering her arms she picks him up under his, flying off across the sea of green and flowers, then making her way towards the ocean..
"I'm finally coming home.." Subei smiles a bit..
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Daisuke continues pedaling on, finally reaching the high school he lets his bike fall off to the side, then rethinking the action he quickly picks it up, then wraps a chain about it crazily as he races off inside the school.
Takeshi smiles, waving a hand at the red head as Daisuke skids straight into the classroom. It was only a few more weeks before school finally let out for summer.
Daisuke waves to Takeshi, then makes his way to his desk and sits down, letting his back slump a bit as he rests his forehead against the desktop. He was exhausted, and, his stomach was flip-flopping.. He didn't know if he had caught a bug, or what, but something big was going to happen, either that, or he had a cold.
Riku makes her way over to him, lifting a hand and patting his shoulder lightly, "Hey, you feeling okay, Daisuke?"
Daisuke nods, lifting a hand and giving her the 'a-ok' sigh with his index finger and thumb. Like he'd let HER in on anything. He had spent all night on the internet trying to see if anyone had seen Subei, but to no avail. Though there had been several sightings of an angel floating about. He wondered if it had been Dark, but the reports all stated that it was a girl, and she had white hair and wore long robes. He wondered then if it was Krad, but from the pictures he had seen, it wasn't him, he wasn't THAT nice looking.
For that matter, Daisuke always found that Krad was kind of an odd person, in fact, it wasn't exactly normal to be that obsessed with someone from a long time ago. He shakes his head, wondering if it was because of Satoshi's bloodline..
He flushes slightly, shaking his head and sitting up slowly, watching as the teacher files into the room and puts an assignment up on the board. He sighs, pulling out his textbook and happening to cast a glance to the side window..
He saw a young woman, with white hair fluttering outside it, a grin on her face as she waves slightly, two small blue wings continuing to flutter behind her. His eyes were wide, and his jaw drops slightly, feeling his pupils dilate to small dots.
Satoshi saw her too, and was in complete shock, his glasses falling straight off of his nose as he watches Daisuke, then the girl. She was motioning for both of them to come outside..?
The blue haired teen knew better than to trust a complete stranger, especially one that was flying outside the third story of the high school.
Daisuke, on the other hand, didn't seem to know any better, lifting his hand he waves it about, "May I be excused?!"
The teacher blinks, nodding her head as the boy races out of the classroom. It wasn't long after before Satoshi was right on his heels, racing down the stairs.
"It's the angel! I read about it on the internet! I can't believe she's real! She's so.. So pretty!" Daisuke was panting, leaping over one railing to continue racing down the stairs. Satoshi rights his glasses as he follows after him, "Maybe so, but this might be some kind of trap.. Or even a prank!"
Daisuke turns his gaze back for one moment at Satoshi, "But.. What if she knows something about Subei!"
Satoshi almost trips, he hadn't really thought of that.. He nods his head firmly and the two burst out of the front doors of the school to find two figures standing by the large oak tree near the left-hand side of the school, the angel, of course, and.. A man..
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Dark falls over onto the ground as the phone rings beside his head. He groans slightly, lifting up the annoyance and almost throwing it across the front yard. Daisuke's mother must have gone out shopping again and left the phone beside the phantom thief.
He fumbles for the power switch, hearing something he rests it on his shoulder as he sits up, answering with a groggy, "Niwa Residence, Dark speaking.."
"Duh-dark-san! Yuh-you need to ge-get over here, now!" it sounded like Daisuke.. He was stammering, hence, was he crying.. He heard three other voices in the background, a female and two other males? Was he getting picked on again!?
Dark sighs, "I'll be over as soon as I can.." and with that he hangs up the phone.. He stands slowly, scratching the back of his head lightly as he makes his way towards the front door and over to the second bike in the garage. He hops on, putting on his helmet and arm guards as he pushes off down the driveway.
"I swear, if those kids have hurt him, I'll rip their damned throats out!" Dark growls, pedaling a bit faster now as he sees the school slowly approaching. He finally gets there, parking the bike beside Daisuke's, then turning around, seeing the red head sitting on the steps of the school, head in his hands as he sobbed.
"Daisuke! What's happened, why are you crying?" Dark jogs over to him, lifting a hand to his shoulder and resting it there for a moment. Daisuke looks up, he was smiling, "Dark.. I told you.. I told you he'd come back!"
Dark lowers his brow slightly in thought, then turns his gaze towards Daisuke stands, taking the other's hand and tugging him towards the oak tree. Dark lifts his gaze, blinking as he sees three people.
A man, with thick light green hair stands there, arms folded across his chest as he leans back against an oak tree. He wore an old muscle shirt that was a bit wind-whipped, and a pair of torn blue jeans with multi-colored patches all over the material. His skin was darkly tanned, and his bright violet eyes turn towards Dark's, a small smile as he lifts an arm, which was composed of complete mechanics: wires, connectors, thick cords taking the appearance of muscle sinew..
Then there was a young girl beside him, patting Satoshi lightly on his head as the teen examined the two small blue wings fluttering behind her on her shoulder blades. She had thick white hair, tied up into a loose ponytail that had a few tendrils that fell about her shoulders. She, too, wore a white muscle shirt and jeans, though the shirt was a bit big on her, and the sleeves were tied behind her neck with a piece of string. Her bright golden eyes turn towards Dark, and then look towards the other man, "Is that him, onii-chan..?"
The man nods, then pushes himself off of the tree, laughing as Daisuke glomps onto him one last time, still sobbing, "I knew you were alive! I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"
Dark blinks slightly at the man, something about him was.. Was so familiar.. He lifts his hand slowly, letting his fingers brush lightly against the other man's cheek as he approaches him. The man let out a soft smile, then moves a bit to lift his shirt ever so slightly around the hem, revealing a small tattoo on his hip..
Dark's eyes widen, and he looks up at him in shock, tears stinging his eyes.. The tattoo was a small stick figure.. The same that he had on his own, "Su-Subei..?"
"Did ya miss me..?" Subei smiles slightly, opening his arms and engulfing Dark in a hug. The phantom thief chokes softly, holding back his tears and sobs of joy as he wraps his arms about Subei's neck, burying his face in his shoulder.
So long.. It had been so long since he had been in Subei's arms, though most of the time he was, he was always in a head-lock, but that was beside the point. He had so missed being close to him, feeling his warmth, his scent, and everything else about him.
'You're back.. You're back, and I'm never letting you go again..' Dark closes his eyes, the tears rolling in slight streams down his cheeks. He could feel Subei's shoulders shaking, and he blinks, pulling back and looking up, seeing that the older man was.. Laughing..?
"Wh-wha..?" Dark blinks his eyes a bit in confusion, head tilting to the side. Subei merely laughs a bit more, lifting his hand and wiping his own tears from his eyes, "It's.. So good to be back.. And away from that blasted mechanic.."
The white haired angel flutters her wings a bit, moving up in the air and moving over towards Dark, lowering her arms and hooking her hands under his armpits and lifting him in the air, "He's light! So this is the one that had onii-chan in such a tizzy!"
Dark kicks his legs a bit, then blinking he lifts his arms to rest against the angel's, "Tizzy..? What? What are you talking about?"
Subei waves his arms about slightly, signaling for the angel to decease, "Oh.. Dark, this is Meishi.."
Meishi grins down at him, "You're cuter than Subei!"
Dark felt his cheeks burn a bit, that was definitely a rare occurrence, but, the girl was just so cute! He smiles a bit, nodding his head a bit, "Uhm, thanks.."
Subei chuckles lightly, then moves towards Dark and Meishi, lifting his arms he tugs on Dark's legs lightly, "Let him go, nee-chan.."
Meishi nods, and then lets Dark drop, only to have him land 'marriage style' in Subei's arms, almost being cradled by the older man.. He was so close. Dark felt his cheeks burn a bit more as Subei leans forwards, almost mere centimeters away from him, he was, whispering something, Dark couldn't really hear, his head was spinning. He could feel his warm breath against his neck, his lips brushing slightly against his ear as he spoke, poor Dark was going to go mad, then he heard what he was saying, and felt his stomach sink, "Dark, you have something on your nose.."
Subei chuckles, looking downwards towards the other. Dark's eyes widen, his face flushing redder with embarrassment and rage as he kicks his legs a bit, "LET ME DOWN!"
So, Subei drops him onto the ground, laughing lightly. Dark glares at him, he hadn't changed a bit, treating him like some kind of kid.. He stands slowly, brushing himself off then rubbing his nose subconsciously. This was what he missed? Being tormented by this giant?
Dark rubs his arm lightly, looking to the side, it was true, he had missed Subei, a lot more than the man deserved with how he treated the thief sometimes.. But.. One can't help missing something they love..?
Love, now that was a scary word. Dark shakes his head fervently, eyes shutting as something rests on his shoulder. He looks down at the hand, then blinks slightly as he sees it was Meishi, "Hey, now.. Don't look so down!" she then glomps him about his neck, "You have a nice smile! Show it to the world!"
Dark felt his cheeks flush once more.. This girl, she was definitely something else all together, but.. He lifts his hand, resting it lightly against the arm about his neck, and smiles softly at her, "Thank you.. I will.."
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Meanwhile, back at Gadjet's house, the poor mechanic had started to grow lonely. The tree house was starting to feel so empty with only a few robots hanging around here and there. He sighs, spinning in his chair a bit he began to wonder..
He still had a bit of blood from Subei's arm, when he had begun the transfusion, and.. He always wanted a baby brother! He felt a grin slowly start to form as he pushes the chair in a child-like fashion towards the door, then into a small room near the back hand side of the house that was off limits. Inside were several different kinds of creatures hidden in large tubes of some sort, each a different mix of species, each about to be unleashed onto the world..
He moves towards a large computer carved into the shape of a giant tear drop, lifting his hands and his fingers flying over the small circular keys on the black keyboard, lifting his gaze every so often to check his calculations.
He had a lot of work set out for him, it was hard creating something from so little.. He turns towards an empty tube, pouring the small blood sample into a small container. He watches the crimson liquid dribble down into the processor below, and then turns back towards his computer to continue deciding just what kind of baby brother he wanted..
It wasn't long before the sun fell again from the window, the last few rays glittering against Gadjet's goggles as his head was on the keyboard, arms folded to pillow them. A small orb had formed inside the green liquid that was in the tube that held Subei's blood..
It was then that one of his other creations opened a single.. Slanted.. Red eye, the pupil as large as a dinner plate at first.. Then dilating to a tiny slit..
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All right! That is the end of Chapter Four! I hope that you enjoyed it, I was kind of wingin' it, and I plan on adding a huge fun story line for the rest of the story! It's going to get a lot better, so don't worry! My creative Juices just aren't what they used to be, that's all.
Satoshi: Thank you so much for your support and interest in the story, you've no idea how much it means to me that you really like this and are helping me with my ideas! Keep them coming.
My friends here at home: Thanks for putting up with my brain strains and me! But it would help if you put your appreciation in writing, instead of saying, 'WRITE MORE, DAMMIT!'. I like that better. And it makes my storyboard here look like YAY!
Hee, anyway, I have artwork! If you want, I can either email it to you, or try and post the web addy for it here on the story next time! But.. At the moment, it's not too good, so you'll have to bear with me on the actual story thing. I don't have much, but I have enough to keep me going! Thanks so much for all your support everyone!