Chapter 2:
The time was now about midnight, the moon was full and high in the sky, and so the dark winged figure that had landed without a sound by one of the high windows of the museum.
'DARK! DARK YOU PROMISED!" Daisuke's voice screamed in Dark's head.
"Yes...but that was before the hag denounced my thieving skills. So now it's a matter of pride, not your want to obey your blue haired lover boy..." Dark said with a smirk and slipped easily inside of the window and through the feeble security systems and landed softly on the museum's stone floor. "Now which way was the Medieval Exhibit Daisuke-chan?" Dark asked looking around.
'I'm not telling!' Daisuke said with a snort.
"Hmph...fine be that way..." Dark retorted and blocked Daisuke totally out of him mind.
'Dark!' Daisuke managed to squeeze out before he was locked into the far corner of Dark's mind where he was shut off from any vision or sounds from the outside.
Dark tried to remember which way Daisuke had gone when he toured the museum earlier, but since Daisuke was staring at Satoshi almost the whole time...it didn't help much.
"Now let's see..." Dark said looking around, "let's try this way!" He said and slid through the shadows down a left passage in the hallway.
The sculptures and stain glass artworks left eerie shadows and colors on the walls. And Dark couldn't shake off this feeling that someone was watching him. He could have sworn he heard the faint sound of something softly hitting the air, and it sent shivers up his spine. Suddenly, and with a start, he found himself face to face with a suit of silver armor.
"Hmph, guess I'm in the right place..." He said with an annoyed tone and simply walked past the suit of armor, then quickly turned back around after catching what looked to be a shadow passing over the armor out of the corner of his eye. "Hmm...either this place is haunted...or I have a stalker..." Dark mumbled to himself with a curious expression on his face, wondering how much longer his pursuer planned to play this game.
Dark curiously looked around and noticed something...the security systems in the room...were turned off. Someone was here waiting for him, and didn't want the police to disturb them. This was something that Dark was very unfamiliar with; he'd never had the security alarms disabled when someone was waiting to ambush him. Never the less, he kept his mind to his work. No security systems made his job a whole lot easier.
Finally, the painting...one of the famed and legendary Hikari Master Pieces that he'd hunted down for centuries. 'Ein Fenster Nach die Vergangenheit', stood right in front of him, only two steps away! But for some reason...he dared not to advance, his pursuer was done playing games. Suddenly flying through the air down at him came two bolts of energy that he narrowly escaped from by flipping backwards and staying low to the ground.
"I was wondering how far you'd let me go..." Dark said aloud and glancing around the room keeping his head forward, "turning off the security systems...that's a new one on you isn't it...Krad?" Dark asked and confidently stood up tall still looking around.
Neither sounds nor voice came from anywhere. The room was as quiet as a graveyard...and at this moment, even they sounded louder. Dark stood there waiting for a sign of movement or a sound, but none came. Finally, he decided to press his luck and slowly advanced on the painting, but once he got up to the same spot he was shot at earlier he stopped and moved his eyes around the room. Still nothing...finally he decided to press his luck farther and came close enough to the painting to touch it. But as soon as he reached his hand for it he felt a strong grip grab his right wrist and twist it backwards to behind him. The pains was sharp and hurt quite a bit due to the fast movement, then before he could turn around or realize it, both of his hands were cuffed behind his back and a clothed white arm was wrapped around his neck from behind.
"I thought I told you not to go anywhere near the painting...Dark..." Krad said with his golden eyes narrowed and a smirk upon his face as he gazed upon Dark's helplessness.
Dark could barely breath; Krad was just holding him to tight. He would taunt Krad with his sly remarks and flirt with his patients, but breathing was more important at the moment.
Krad simply smiled, he couldn't find a more pleasant way to end the thieving days of Dark Mousy once and for all, then this. His arm securely around Dark's neck, struggling for breath, and with his hands cuffed behind his back...except...his hands were no longer cuffed...
"Sorry..." Dark smirked and said still short of breath and pressed his hands up against Krad's stomach and fired a dark energy spell into him that sent him flying. Once Dark was able to regain his breath and his composure, he quickly placed distance between himself and the Demonic Seraph. "Next time...use a better means of restraint..." Dark said and dropped the handcuffs to the floor and stood there with his arms crossed.
Krad slowly regained his footing and stood with his fists clenched and angry.
"I won't make the same mistake again..." Krad growled and glared at his adversary.
"Aww, don't be such a sour sport...I thought you'd be happy to see me!" Dark said with a grin, "After all, you are my lover!"
Krad's eye twitched at the memory, "I knew that would come back to haunt me..." Krad mumbled to himself. "That's in the past...you're nothing but a thief that I plan to dispose of..." Krad growled aloud.
Dark chuckled at Krad's aggravation and decided to taunt a bit farther, "And for a second there I thought you had other intention from that advantage point...I mean the handcuffs, breathing into my ear, holding me so tight, you know...it confuses me when you send me these mixed signals..." Dark said with a sarcastic hint of disappointment.
"I assure you...Dark...my only intentions are to destroy you and rid the plague in my life that you have become!" Krad said in a low and warning tone, "You've sealed your own fate by not listening to Satoshi's warnings..."
"Yet you knew I would come!" Dark countered, "So doesn't that defeat the purpose of a warning?" He said with a smile.
Krad's temper was near its max and his rage was becoming hard to control. But he kept his composure and glared at Dark. "An insult to your pride is merely an excuse!" Krad said with his own smirk, "You let woman get to you to easily."
"You called that a woman!" Dark demanded insulted, "I call that old hag a dinosaur! But...you are right about one thing...I had plans to steal the painting even before Daisuke's little field trip..." Dark said with his grin returning.
"Hmph. You're predictable." Krad said crossing his arms, "You'll never change...you're still the same old childish Dark..." Krad said with a frown.
"Well..." Dark said with his deviously seductive grin, "I guess it'll take more then one time for this kid to grow up. So what do ya say we go for another round?"
"Drop dead..." Krad simply stated and launched another energy ball at Dark, who easily dodged it. "Stand still thief! It'll make this quicker and less painful..."
"Aww, you care about my physical well being? How sweet..." Dark taunted and hovered over Krad. "So is that a yes on round two?" Dark asked still smiling.
"In your dreams!" Krad yelled and began firing several blasts at once at Dark.
Dark dodged all of them with ease, however the walls and other objects unlucky enough to be in the way did not. Old pottery, sculptures, and suits of armor were pierced and smashed as the energy blasts torn through them.
"Whoa, Krad baby, what did the inanimate objects ever do to you?" Dark teased as he flew higher towards the ceiling. "You've got something against ancient art? Shameful..."
"Grrr..." Krad growled, "Damn you Dark!" Krad yelled as he lifted off the ground and tackles Dark in mid air.
The two spin around several times before falling to the ground in a cloud of dust. Several moments of silence ensue as the dust starts to settle a bit.
"Sorry muffin...looks like I get to be on top this time." Dark smirked as the dust completely cleared revealing that he had landed on top of Krad, pinning him down to the floor with his body weight and pinning his wrists to the floor with his hands. "Hmm, I kind of like the view, what do you think?"
Krad turned his head and coughed slightly due to the impact, but kept his eyes on Dark, "Get off me..." he growled dangerously.
Dark simply gave his devious smirk, "No...I rather like it this way..." He said bringing his face down to Krad's turned one, "Oh, the things I could do in this position...where to begin..." Dark whispered into his ear.
"Now, I promise to make this the most painful experience possible you bastard..." Krad growled, referring to the urge to kill him, still glaring at Dark.
"Oh goody! Then it's settled, tonight you're mine..." Dark grinned and nuzzled Krad's neck lovingly.
"Like hell I am!" Krad yelled and was about to shove Dark off of himself (somehow) when he felt Dark's lips pressed against his own. The sudden intrusion left him speechless and in a state of shock, but suddenly felt himself enjoying it, for all about one minute and thirty seconds that is, and then shuck himself out of his trance and violently pulled away from Dark's kiss and continued his glare at him, "You absolutely disgust me..."
Dark simply smiled and released his grip a bit, "Well, you absolutely invigorate me..."
Krad gave one more violent struggle, and just as he did, Dark stole a fast kiss and jumped off of him. "YOU BASTARD!" Krad raged and jumped to his feet.
"This'll be the, what...fifth kiss I've stolen from you now?" Dark smiled. "But enough play time...we can finish that later..." Dark said and took a head start to the painting.
"Over my dead body!" Krad countered and took off after the painting as well.
Dark seemed to have the lead but Krad quickly jumped in front of him and skirted to a stop just in front of the painting.
"WOAH!" Dark yelled. He couldn't stop in time and barreled into Krad and the two hit the painting and...vanished!
The museum was vacant and in silence once again, the only witnesses to the mystery behind the ruined tapestries, broken pottery, smashed sculptures, and as to why the walls and floors were covered in holes...were the silver suits of armor. Who also lay in shambles.
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Meow Meow! Yes tis me Kelbora once again! I'd like to thank you all for your comments and reviews! I hope you all like the story so far! And if you haven't seen my first story "Distance" then you're most likely confused about a lot of things. Its only 10 chapters so don't worry, I suggest you go and read it! It's really good according to my 56 reviews! . I hope to upload more soon! Till then ta-ta!
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