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Yuki-chu- scratches back of head Yeah, being partially evil, or at least unhealthily impartial, can do that to a girl,
Kloudy-Reignfall- Teeheehee, I don't remember what the internet made it look like you wrote, but all is forgiven, mainly because I have too short of an attention span to hold a grudge, (Dark limps out shaking his head in non-affirmative)
Mutou Yasu- Lol, she is creepy isn't she? (Eriko turns cold glare on author, author responds with classic non dub anime sound- YAT!)
xXLil Yu JahXx-lol . Yup, the boys all think Daisuke is purty! And I think Eriko's indifference comes from her lack of fear at death
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CH6- Confronting the past
Satoshi's walking down stairs was rushed and jerky. He knew when Daisuke said everything was okay it was a lie, and when Yukiko didn't show up in class it only confirmed his suspicions. He quietly asked to be sent to the nurse.
When he approached the office he heard a low quiet and beautiful voice. But there was something so chilling behind it that it tied his stomach in knots.
Reach for my name and take it in vain
Never turn away from the loss of your gain
Enemies surround you to laugh at your pain
And forever I will be there broken in twain
He paused in the doorway of the nurse's office wondering how such a beautiful childlike voice could come out of what he knew to be such a dangerous creature. His eyes narrowed and he put his glasses in his pocket as his blue hair lengthened to blond.
Wings fly away now
Things are okay now
Don't turn away now
Krad frowned at the creature he knew was housing Cadell. Immediately she annoyed him, everything from the childlike figure on the table, to the way she swung her small feet emphasizing the innocent Mary-Jane shoes and lacy white socks.
An-gel.
He narrowed his eyes when she turned to him, a grim smile on her innocent human face. This was the host he was looking at, not Cadell. Still, there didn't appear to be much of a difference in their auras.
The blonde walked up to the tiny little brunette knowing they were alone thinking briefly to intimidate her with his height. That was a pointless gesture considering she just looked up at him with the sickening false innocence of a child's eyes.
"That song makes no sense."
"I suppose it doesn't. I was really just singing things that rhyme." said Eriko peering past the blonde to look out the window. "I should be afraid of you, shouldn't I?"
"Bring out Cadell."
"She's sleeping. She doesn't do it often. I think it's because she doesn't trust me. I don't know what she thinks I would do, I can't give you an advantage, killing myself is pointless. Really, she's just a paranoid person. But being shoved into a void by your creator can do that to you."
"This isn't a game. Unlike the thief's host, I won't feel guilty for killing you."
"You wouldn't," she agreed. "But you don't want to come any closer because my aura makes you sick."
Krad's hand shot out and wrapped around the slender pale throat and she looked up to him with a blank stare, then her eyes turned away, almost meekly, and it was genuine.
"I'm not afraid of you like the Niwa."
"…This is not my affair. I have nothing to do with this beyond giving my host a physical form, and I'd be foolish to think otherwise. I had that aura before I received Cadell, and I'll have it when she's gone."
"What's the point of telling me this?" growled Krad. "Bring her out now!"
She turned to him with a glare and he glared back, a crack had appeared in her facade, she was only a stupid human after all.
"I won't." she murmured. "I caught snatches of Cadell's thoughts, I know what you're capable of, and I refuse to let you fight in such a crowded area. I won't wake her up."
His hold tightened. "Whether you believe it or not," he finally said, "You're not as broken as they would have you believe."
With that he changed into Satoshi who released her almost casually. "Stay away from Niwa." he said, with that, he put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the room.
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The moment he left the room, Eriko let down her mask and began shaking putting her hand to her throat tentatively.
"You weren't supposed to do that. Break anymore deals and I'll have to remove a few of your privileges."
"I couldn't just let you fight here Cadell." she thought as she picked up her satchel. "Besides, you already own me. I sold my soul to the devil, that means I'm not dealing with the morality of our agreement any more."
Cadell chuckled in her mind. "I'm hardly the devil my dear. And you sold me your body, not your soul. That makes you a used harlot instead of the soulless doll you make yourself look like."
"…Bitch."
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When Satoshi entered the kitchen he was both amused and surprised to find Daisuke in the kitchen with an apron on, his hair secured back with a handkerchief, and making something that smelled wonderful in a pan. He didn't make his appearance apparent at first. Instead he watched Niwa walking about the kitchen, innocent in every way. Beautiful.
Daisuke flipped the contents of the pan shuffling it about with a spatula. He then turned to a pot lifting the lid to check the contents. He stirred it before grabbing for the panhandle- and missing miserably.
He jerked his hand back with a hiss as the burn turned purple. He bit his lower lip and reached for a drawer. He was more than mildly startled when Satoshi opened it first, pulling out a cloth which he took to the sink, soaked with cold water, and put to Daisuke's hand.
"You should pay attention. You might have sensed her sneaking up on you if you did." said Satoshi holding the blushing red head's hand in his own as he held the wet cloth with the other.
"Anou- I-"
"We don't have to worry about the girl in school- yet. Cadell will probably tire of her host's remaining morality soon enough." he pulled Daisuke along with him until he got to a drawer where he pulled out a first aid kit. He pulled up a chair and to Daisuke's great surprise, not only sat down but pulled the smaller wing master into his lap.
Daisuke gasped and tried to sit up only to have Satoshi pull him back down. "Sit still." he commanded. "I need to treat your burn," he winced. "You burnt yourself pretty badly."
Daisuke blushed as Satoshi carefully treated and wrapped his hand. "Satoshi…" he murmured.
Satoshi looked up into the beautiful red eyes surprised by the intensity of the emotions he saw there. It came naturally then, that Daisuke carefully put his small arms around Satoshi's neck and pressed his lips to those of the other boy's.
Satoshi wrapped his arms around the smaller boy's waist and returned the kiss with just as much passion. He pulled him close with one thought haunting his mind. He could have lost Daisuke that day. If the little hostess of the void had been incapable of controlling her body, she could have killed Daisuke.
He felt a strange and familiar warmth growing at Daisuke's lips and Daisuke sighed standing up and pulling apart as they both changed into their alter egos.
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Dark sighed as he looked at his burnt hand which still hadn't healed from the effects of punching the mirror. He walked over to the stove and turned off the flame under the pan before turning to Krad who was still sitting in the chair.
"A third entity like ourselves. Just as strong and dangerous. You should have told me."
"I bear no responsibilities to you."
"Damnit Krad! That's enough!" yelled Dark furiously. "I know you're still mad about what happened. But we can't let this affect our hosts."
"I can protect my host on my own."
'SLAP!'
Krad put his hand to his cheek in shock. He was surprised to find not only had Dark slapped him, he slapped him so hard he fell off the chair and on the floor. When he tried to get up he found himself pinned beneath the Dark thief with his wings at an uncomfortable angel and the thief's violet eyes glaring furiously into his own.
"This fight is over. If you want to start a new one, then that's fine. But I refuse to let you endanger our hosts or yourself because of your damned pride!"
"What do you suggest I do Dark?" asked Krad venomously. "Exactly what I did last time a situation like this occurred? Let you protect me and spread my legs? That ended a long time ago!"
Dark bit his lip and let out a shuddering breath. He put his head in the crook of the false angel's neck. "…What do you want me to do Krad? Apologize?"
"It's too late for that!" spat Krad struggling to get out of Dark's hold futilely. He started forming energy in his hands but Dark twisted his hands so his palms were pressed against the floor uselessly.
"I know," said Dark nibbling on Krad's neck.
"Stop it!" he snapped. "Stop it now!"
Dark pulled away and sat up on Krad's torso. Krad formed an energy ball in his hand to shoot at Dark- but stopped when a drop of moisture hit his face.
His mouth fell open as Dark jerked off of him in a smooth thief-like motion. His back was to Krad and Krad let the energy in his hand disperse and sat up slowly. "Dark?" he asked in a confused voice. Dark made no motion to move. "Dark what is it?" he said standing up and walking towards the Kaitou.
Dark put out his hand gesturing for the hunter to stop. "No." he said in a hollow voice. "I can't deal with this again. I don't give a fuck how selfish it is. I can't see that look on your face again."
"Dark what are you talking about?" asked Krad grabbing Dark's arm.
Dark jerked his arm out of his grasp and spun around. Krad gasped as he saw the lovely thief's face dripping with uncontrollable tears while his eyes were still filled with rage. "I can't look into your eyes knowing that when all is said and done, I'm going to lose you again!"
He stepped towards the thief slowly lest the hysterical Kaitou decide to lash out. Somehow however he knew he wouldn't. The look in Dark's eyes was genuine. And for once, he believed that the thief was genuinely sorry for what had happened in the past.
Dark stayed perfectly still and perfectly stiff as his eyes grew blank despite the streams of tears that still flowed from them. He put his hand out again. "Stop!" he said in a husky voice. "I've hurt you enough already."
Krad stepped forward until he was an inch away from the thief. He brought his hand back and Dark closed his eyes, ready for a slap. "How do you tear the petals of a rose Dark?"
Dark opened his eyes. "With your hands." he answered, not seeing the relevance, but not wanting to argue with his blonde ice angel.
"That's the simplest way," admitted Krad. "But if you step on it, the petals will tear, because they're fragile. Even the leaves, and eventually the stem will be destroyed. It's harder to tear the stem with your hands isn't it?"
"Yes," said Dark, not sure where it was leading still.
"We've both attacked each other physically." he said in an emotionless voice as he picked up a picture of Satoshi's graduating middle school class in which he was clearly staring at a clueless wing master. "That can't be helped. And we'll probably do it again. But something, despite our attempts to forget the past, remains. We use our hands, but I don't think you hate me. And I don't think I hate you. Why are humans so fascinated with flowers? I've never understood."
Dark let out a husky laugh. "Only you Krad. Only you would come up with a question like that, proving, that no matter how wise you sound, not only do you not understand your own analogies, you're naïve."
Dark only laughed even more when the blonde glared at his tear stained face with a dusting of red across his face.
"I don't have to understand the value of something to know how to destroy it!" he growled.
Dark stepped towards him with the unreadable expression in his eyes. "Beautiful. Only you could be so naïve as to not recognize that you made another analogy explaining our entire situation without realizing it. I was so foolish, I didn't understand that I only had myself to blame for ruining us. For ruining your trust in me. For making you hate me." he let out a shuddering breath and smiled. "Ironic, and cliché, I stepped on and crushed our love."
"…Too cliché Dark, I thought better of you." said Krad.
Dark smiled and closed his eyes. "But our love was never a flower,"
"No it wasn't," agreed Krad. With that he stepped forward and shoved him into the wall. Dark opened his eyes not sure whether to be surprised by the quick action- or by the fact that directly afterwards Krad stood on his toes and gently kissed his chin. Slowly after that he kissed Dark's lips, uncertainly like someone initiating a kiss for the first time. Dark wanted to complete the kiss but somehow he felt this was too special a moment, like he was gaining Krad's trust through this. So he stayed still.
Comforted by this Krad chose to continue the action by standing up further on his toes and initiating another sweet kiss. This could only be compared to one of their other kisses. The first.
Dark didn't want to break the mood, so rather than running his hands through Krad's blonde hair like he would have liked to, he simply leaned down a bit to make the kiss easier for Krad. Krad took his pale slender hands, now certain of the fact that Dark was going to allow him to continue this, and ran them through the violet hair luxuriating in the soft feel. "No," he said, his lips moving against Dark's as he spoke "A flower would have broken."
With that he continued the kiss even as Dark pulled him to his own lithe form by putting his hands on the small of his back. Dark made a note to himself to thank Emiko for getting him such high boots, they made his and Krad's body fit together perfectly, as they always had.
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Krad held both of Dark's hands as he led him to the bed room slowly and Dark followed like a man enchanted. Krad made it to the edge of the bed and waited there uncertainly for a second not sure if he wanted to enact his next course of action.
But upon one look in Dark's bright and loving eyes, he let go of the thief's hands and sat down on the edge of the bed laying back with his hands above his head. Dark looked on in shock.
"Krad- You don't have to-"
"Dark. I think it's time to start over,"
Dark took in a breath to make sure it wasn't a dream before approaching with the face of a sinner that knows he's undeserving.
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He peered over Krad's pale toned flesh, blonde hair curled around a slender wrist. His face flushed an innocent glow as he slept. And Dark lied next to him, tracing patterns on his stomach with his hand while he rested his head in the other, elevating himself to get a better look at his ice angel.
Daisuke spoke quietly in the corner of his mind. "Dark, I don't know if this is my place…But…What happened between you two, all those years ago?"
Dark was surprised he'd let down his guard and let Daisuke awaken before he was safely showered and a respectable distance from Krad- or until Krad transformed into the blue haired boy, who despite being a creepy bastard he'd begrudgingly labeled as trustworthy, but it couldn't be helped.
"You're not out of line Daisuke…" he sighed, as he prepared to relay the story that he was sure Satoshi would have to hear soon as well. But he decided to tell it, because he was sure that never in his life would he ever feel such clarity as this again.