Chapter 1:
"Hmm..." Daisuke Niwa said to himself as he sat in his room reading the newspaper. His window was open showing the dark sky with it's many stars out side, and the large moon that held close to the earth in the fall months.
'Don't you have a school tomorrow young man?' Dark snickered and was imitating Daisuke's mother, "You'll need your beauty sleep to meet prince charming tomorrow!'
Daisuke sighed and stared at the owner of the voice that echoed through his head, "Dark... with you in my head...I might as well erase the meaning of sleep from my memory..."
'Hmph...no that isn't very nice...' Dark snorted and changed the subject, 'so What'cha reading?' He asked curiously.
"Tomorrow is the class field trip to the museum to see the medieval exhibit..." Daisuke said. "I'm reading up on the stuff we'll be seeing there..."
'The museum? Wait...I thought Creepazoid's ol'man blew that up...' Dark said confused.
Daisuke's face turned to one of annoyance and guilt, "No Dark-san not that museum..." Daisuke said with a sigh. "They're still repairing...er...rebuilding that one...we're going to the one that's about an hour or so out of town."
'Oh...' Dark replied. 'I knew that...HEY!' Dark exclaimed as he looked through Daisuke's eyes to see one of the main attractions at the museum. 'This looks interesting!'
Daisuke's face turned to confusion and looked back at the paper. "What...this?" Daisuke asked pointing to the article about the Medieval Exhibit.
'What an interesting painting...' Dark commented with a gleam in his eyes, 'And a Hikari painting too...'
"Don't even think about it! Last time you tried to steal something I ended up stuck with a psychopath for 3 days..." Daisuke glared.
'Yes but a very sexy, and attractive, and invigorating, and...' Dark continued.
"I get the picture!" Daisuke said cutting him off before he continued onto details that would most likely make him ill.
'You're such a virgin...' Dark said with a sarcastic grumble.
"Ah! And proud of it!" Daisuke defended with a blush.
'Hehe, no you're not...' Dark teased digging deep into Daisuke's mind.
Daisuke blushed fiercely and shook his head, "Moving on..." Daisuke quickly countered. "There will be no 'Dark Moments' on my field trip! Got it! I need to concentrate on studying not keeping you in line!"
'Hmph, you'll be to busy staring at the Creepy Kid the whole time...' Dark said with a sour tone.
"Grrr..." Daisuke growled and tossed the covers over him. "Just go to sleep..."
Soon after Daisuke had fallen asleep Dark was contemplating the events for tomorrow. 'Get all the sleep you can tonight dear Daisuke...because tomorrow night, I doubt you'll be getting any...'
The next day the class entered the museum. It was much larger then the previous one, and made completely of stone. The walls were covered with tapestries, paintings, and murals. Exhibits everywhere dating from the Dinosaur era to modern day art, sculptures, drawings, artifacts, everything and anything was there. But the only thing in the entire room that could keep Daisuke's attention was the blue haired beauty that stood only a few feet away from him. He admired his perfectly built body, the perfectly toned skin that he could only imagine what it felt like, and his gorgeous blue eyes that stole his breath away. Everything about him was so perfect in Daisuke's mind, no flaws, not even a hint of him tainted (except for the golden eyed ice demon the inhabited his mind). To Daisuke Niwa, Satoshi Hiwatari was perfect.
"Ah!" Daisuke quickly shock his head after realizing that he was staring. "Pull yourself together Daisuke...don't give into Dark's taunts..." He said to himself sternly. "I'm here to study and do research...not stare at Satoshi all day!" Daisuke nodded.
'Daisuke...' Dark moaned and yawned. 'You think to much...would you mind keeping it down?' He said and grumbled as he turned back over to sleep in Daisuke's mind.
"Oh...sorry Dark-san..." Daisuke whispered out loud, then took a faster pace to put Satoshi out of his view and behind him.
"And this now students is our newest exhibits, the Medieval Period." The tour guide, who looked to be in her late fifties with wrinkly skin, and had her gray hair up in a bun, said as she lead the class into a large domed area filled with all sorts of things. Royal crowns, jewelry, tapestries, suits of armor, and paintings, one of which the tour guide stopped upon. "And this is our most prized pieces. It was done by Ishoto Hikari...it is known as 'Ein Fenster Nach die Vergangenheit' or in our language... 'A Window to the Past..." She began.
The whole class seemed bored out of their minds but once they were shown this pictures, all eyes were averted to it. The painting was huge! It must have been at least ten times Daisuke's size. You couldn't really make anything out in the picture but you could tell something was there, almost like an inkblot. The colors were simple yet infinite, all were in awe by it, truly a Hikari piece, exquisite and complicated. The class began to comment on what they thought they saw in the painting, Riku claimed to see a castle while Risa commented that she saw a horse. But from what Daisuke could see...the painting to him clearly resembled...
"A clock..." Came a deep voice from behind Daisuke the made him jump and quickly turn to see who it was. "You see a ?" Satoshi asked eyeing Daisuke with curiosity.
"Well...ah..." Daisuke began and seemed a bit stunned at the question. "Yes...yes I do see it as a clock...but...I thought you could see anything in this painting..." He stuttered.
Satoshi glanced back over at the painting then back to Daisuke, "Just make sure Dark doesn't go anywhere near it..." Satoshi said in a low voice and then brought his mouth close to Daisuke's ear, "bad things happen to those who see a clock in this picture...and I wouldn't want anything to happen to you..."
Daisuke's heart nearly skipped a beat, and then he could feel it about to burst through his chest. His face felt warm and red, he could feel Satoshi's breath on his neck and against his ear, it was almost to much. Then Satoshi slowly pulled away and turned back to the painting leaving Daisuke speechless and breathless.
"You...young man with the red hair! Are you alright?" The guide asked looking at Daisuke's red face.
"What?! Oh...oh yes I'm fine thank you..." Daisuke said with a start and quickly looked back down at the floor still with a red face.
"Hmm...very well..." The tour guide said then turned back to the class, "As I was saying, back in the medieval times when people believed in magic, the Hikari family's art was said to be filled with untold secrets and magic. This is why it became so popular. However, through out the centuries the artwork has become increasingly rare to find. It's said that the Hikari family hid most of the artistic master pieces in fear that they might be stolen of exploited. Thieves have targeted these art works for years and none have succeeded..." The tour guide began.
"Except for Dark!" Risa exclaimed and got that dreamy look in her eyes.
'Ah, my adoring fans!' Dark smiled happily.
"Yes...well I can assure you all that this...Dark fellow will never be able to steal our most prized pieces. We have state of the art security and defense systems. Not even the greatest of Cat Burglars could get to it." The tour guide said proudly.
"But Dark's a Phantom, not a cat!" Risa countered and crossed her arms.
'Hmph...this old hag dares to doubt the great Dark Mousy's skills?' Dark said with a growl. 'Well then...guess I'll have to show her!' Dark said with his famous cocky smirk.
"No! You promised!" Daisuke quickly added in his mental voice to Dark.
'Who said I'd do it now?' Dark asked plotting in his head how he'd shove the tour guides feet into her mouth.
"Dark!" Daisuke said firmly. "Satoshi said not to go anywhere near the painting! Got it!"
'Well of course he's going to say that! It's in his blood...and Krad being in his head only adds to it! And since when have I ever listened to him? You're not changing my mind on this Daisuke!' Dark said with a 'who cares' expression.
"No he said that it's dangerous! Dark listen!" Daisuke pleaded to no avail.
'What part of...'You're not changing my mind Daisuke' don't you understand? The 'Daisuke' part or the 'You're not changing my mind part?' Dark asked annoyed.
"DARK!" Daisuke nearly screamed aloud, "No means NO!"
Suddenly Daisuke looked up to see everyone's eyes locked on him. His face began to turn red again and he gave a soft fake cough.
"Um...I'm not feeling to well...I think I'll go to the bathroom..." Daisuke said slowly and almost to a whisper and suddenly dashed off to the bathroom.
Satoshi stood watching Daisuke as he ran out the door. "I don't think Dark was heeding my warning..."
'Hmph. No surprise...you know what we have to do...' Said the white winged demon inside of Satoshi's mind.
"Yeah...keep Dark from the painting...by any means possible..."