Chapter 3:
"Hello?" Dark called out into the darkness that he'd been wondering through for some time. "HELLO!" Dark yelled out again. Still no response.
Dark had no clue where he was; there was no one there to even tell him! All he could remember was barreling into Krad and then waking up here. But this world of darkness wasn't what worried Dark the most...what truly frightened him was the fact, that he couldn't feel Daisuke's presents. He called out to Daisuke mentally several times...but to no avail...losing Daisuke was like creating a void in his chest. What if he's hurt? What if something's happened to him? What if Dark failed to protect him...? These horrible possibilities Dark forbid himself to consider.
"DAISUKE! DAISUKE ANSWER ME!" Dark screamed aloud, "DAISUKE!"
Suddenly, what sounded to be chanting could be heard...low at first and then it echoed everywhere. Dark turned around looking in every direction for the source and finally when the chanting reached an ear shattering volume he covered his ear with his hands clenching his teeth.
"DAISUKE!" He called out one final time, and then the darkness dissolved to night...Dark fell to his knees still with his eyes closed shut and his hands pressed against his ears trying to block out the chanting in his head. Then everything went black and he passed out on the softly dewed grass beneath him.
What felt to be an eternity past, but as time went on the coldness that surrounded Dark had melted away...and his body felt so warm. He was returning to his consciousness as his hearing returned. He could hear what seemed to be a stream rolling by and what seemed to be a fire burning. This guess was confirmed when the sent of burning wood reached his nostrils. Dark opened his eyes to see himself wrapped in white cloth, a trench coat he guessed, but...who would have done this for him...
"About time..." Came a voice from above him.
Dark slowly looked up, his vision still blurry, and made out what seemed to be a tall male figure wearing a white tank top shirt and from his waist down was dressed in white clothes. A pair of two white wings sat folded on his back and his long golden hair was draped down over his shoulders.
"Mmm...well aren't you a nice sight to wake up too?" Dark said a bit sleepily and with a weak smirk.
"Stuff it...once again your damn arrogance has gotten us into another predicament! Why is it whenever you end up screwing up I get dragged into it?" Krad growled obviously irritated and quiet angry.
"Well...where are we?" Dark asked waking up a bit.
"Good question Master of Disaster! Why don't you tell me?" Krad ask in the most sarcastic tone possible.
Dark didn't answer the question...he couldn't! He didn't even know what happened! He didn't even know what sort of magic that painting he tried to steal had...wait...the painting!
Dark slowly sat up still with the trench coat covering him, "The painting...what was the power of that painting?" Dark asked looking up at Krad who stood only a foot away. However, Krad's now almost bare upper body distracted Dark from concentrating on this serious matter.
"I don't know..." Krad said simply and turned his head away.
Dark shook himself out of his trance, "Come again?" He asked confused.
"I said... I... don't... know!" Krad growled again and stared angrily at Dark, "The seal on the painting changes depending on the contact it receives from a the person who touches it...it depends on what you saw..." Krad said eyeing Dark harshly.
"A clock...Daisuke said he saw a clock." Dark said after a moment of thought.
"Satoshi..." Krad said with a long pause, "Satoshi saw the same thing..."
Dark looked up at Krad curiously. Krad's gaze had averted to the side and down at the ground. His expression was solemn and concerned. "You can't feel Satoshi's presents either can you?" Dark asked with a hint of sympathy in his voice.
"..." Krad remained silent a while; "I lost connection with him after I heard the voice..." He replied with a sigh.
"Ah, so you heard the chanting too! Hey...then how come you didn't get knocked out? I'd have gladly come to your aid..." Dark said with a grin.
Krad glared at Dark again, "I didn't heard any chanting numb skull! That 'chanting' was in perfect words to me!" Krad growled.
"Really?" Dark asked a bit surprised, "What was it saying?"
"Tch...who knows...the words were all jumbled..." Krad said annoyed at the question, "All I could make out was something about... 'Worlds and times will change...but fate will forever be the same...' it just kept repeating that."
"Anything else?" Dark asked curiously.
Krad gave an agitated moan and walked back over to the fire, "It didn't make any sense... 'Clocks moving backwards and Clocks moving forwards'... 'While the darkness lies in the astral plane the light walks freely among the realm of flesh and blood...' ... 'The fate of the darkness affects the light...' a bunch of old magic incantations..." He replied and leaned back up against a tree, obviously exhausted.
Dark looked over at Krad then down at the coat that covered him, "This is the second time...you've saved my life..." Dark said almost with sincere gratefulness, "I'm rubbing off on you aren't I?" He continued with a smirk.
"Please...I only did it because I'm the one who gets to kill you remember?" Krad replied with his eyes closed.
"Oh drop the tough guy act...you know you..." But before Dark could finish, he looked over at Krad who had fallen asleep.
Dark gave a soft sigh and pulled the coat off of himself and stood up. He walked over to where Krad was sleeping and looked at his face, you'd never tell that he was a demon at the sight of his sleeping face. He just looked so angelic and innocent in his sleep...Dark couldn't help but sit down beside him and put the coat over the two.
"Sweet dreams my elegant Seraph..." Dark whispered softly and kiss Krad on his neck that made the fallen angel moan a bit, but didn't disturb his sleep.
Note From The Author:
MEOW!! Dances Chapter 3! Thank you all for all your comments! And I'd love to address you all....but it's already midnight! C-ya later!