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Chapter Five: Explain Please

Daisuke woke up slowly, his body feeling heavier then lead. The little red head wanted nothing more then to snuggle back into the warm covers of the comfy bed he was lying on and go straight back to sleep. He was about to do just that when two thoughts made an unwelcome appearance in his head:

1) The hospital beds and blankets were not this comfortable, and 2) It had been six months since the last time he'd had his bone marrow drawn and they were going to do it again this morning. Daisuke hated getting his bone marrow drawn with a passion. It was the most painful thing he ever had to go through, and considering all the treatment he received for his cancer, that was saying something.

Daisuke was suddenly very scared and wanted nothing more then to find his mom; his mom always could calm him down when he was scared. Dai crawled out bed and dragged his unwilling body to the door. The only problem was that the door wasn't there; a fact Daisuke found out when he ran straight into the wall. Daisuke blinked stupidly at the wall for a minute as if doing so would make a door appear. His eyes followed along the wall until they came to rest on a door that was slightly open.

"Someone moved the door," Daisuke muttered to himself as he walked out of the room. It never occurred to him that he was somewhere he'd never been before; Dai's mind was way too foggy to think something like that.

Daisuke walked down a hallway, passing a few doors on the way; one led to a bedroom and another to a bathroom. Daisuke walked to the end of the hall and down some stairs. There was another short hallway that led to three doors. Straight ahead was the front door, to the left were double, French style, glass doors that led to the kitchen and dining room, and to the right were wooden doors that opened Japanese style but looked American in design. (A/N: What I mean by that is they open side to side, like in a super market door, instead of being pulled and/or pushed.) Daisuke heard noises coming from behind the American styled doors and decided to look for his mom there; he still hadn't figured out that he wasn't in his own house.

Dai opened the doors quietly and was surprised by what he saw. The two men he had seen fighting last night sat on the couch. The one with purple hair had his head in the blonde's lap with his eyes closed while the blonde was flipping through channels on the TV. Daisuke was very surprised to see them; he had thought last night had just been a vivid dream. Daisuke looked at a chair that was sitting by the couch, a boy with blue hair sat in it working on something. Daisuke was sure that it was Satoshi; after all, how many teenage kids had ocean blue hair?

The blonde stopped flipping channels as he got to one of the news stations. They were doing a report about a hospital in town that had suffered a string of murders. They went to a reporter who was live at the scene.

"...As you can see the scene behind me is one of panic and anger," the male reporter began. Behind him a crowd of people were shouting and police officers were desperately trying to calm the growing mob down. "Late last night a string of murders took place in this hospital by assailants unknown. The murder killed five security guards, three nurses, and two doctors by cutting their throats with a knife. No one knows the reasons behind these killings and the police have had no luck finding any clues about who did it.

"None of the patients were hurt in the attack but one patient, Daisuke Niwa, is reported to be missing. Daisuke Niwa is described as a ten year old boy with red hair and ruby colored eyes. If anyone sees a boy fitting this description then please contact the police immediately. That's all here, back to you in the station." The report ended and the blonde man turned off the TV grumbling. Daisuke's eyes were the size of saucers as what he heard processed though his mind. He was missing? But then, that meant these three had kidnapped him?

Dark opened his eyes and was thinking to go get something to eat when he saw the host standing in the doorway. His eyes were huge and Dark had a nasty feeling he had just heard the report on TV; not a good way to gain the new host's trust. He sat up and cleared his throat. Krad and Satoshi looked at him and he pointed to the wide eyed Daisuke. Satoshi cursed under his breath while Krad just looked annoyed.

"Daisuke are you all right?" Satoshi asked kindly, getting up and walking over to him. Daisuke shook his head, still trying to process the idea that he had been kidnapped. "You should be in bed." Satoshi gently tried to lead him back upstairs but Daisuke wouldn't budge.

"Where's my mom?" He asked, shaking slightly. The three older boys exchanged looks before Sato turned back to Daisuke.

"You'll see her soon, but for now you need to rest," he lied gently.

Daisuke's mind began to fog up again and he was suddenly very, very tired. "But mom promised she'd be here," he muttered, his eyes half closed. "I don't want to get it drawn alone."

"Get what drawn alone?" Dark asked, curious.

"My bone marrow," Daisuke answered and Satoshi flinched.

"Don't worry that's been canceled," Satoshi soothed, "Don't worry about it." Daisuke nodded and allowed Satoshi to lead him back upstairs into the room he had woken up in; the minute his sleepy body hit the bed he was sound asleep. Sato tucked him in and went back downstairs to the kitchen were Dark and Krad were getting something to eat.

"What was that all about?" Dark inquired when Satoshi joined them. "Not wanting to get bone marrow drawn or something?"

"It's a test doctors use as a last resort to see how bad or good your health his. People with leukemia, like Daisuke, have to get it done every now and then to make sure they don't have a relapse."

"What's so scary about it?" Krad asked.

"It hurts, a lot," Satoshi explained. "They take this huge needle and drill it down into your bone; usually your hip bone. Then they draw the bone marrow out to see how your doing."

"They drill a needle into your bone?" Dark shivered. "Better get some major pain killers before they start."

"Can't, painkillers get into your system and contaminate the sample. Even if you take something as simple as Tylenol, the marrow they draw would be contaminated and they'd have to do it again." Dark was terrified at the mere thought.

"How do you now all this Sato?" Krad queried.

"It was a requirement to go through this at the academy," Satoshi answered, referring to the school where he had been taught not only to control his magic, but to lead the Wing Masters as well; Satoshi was, after all, born to be a ruler.

Krad nodded in understanding. He and Dark hadn't gone to the same academy as Satoshi but they still had had to go through medical exams; luckily they had never had to go through this one. If they had then Dark would have told the examiners, and not too nicely, to shove that needle somewhere inappropriate and left without a second thought. Dark wasn't a big fan of needles and Krad couldn't really blame him.

"So what are we going to do with the host?" Krad asked. "This kid isn't going to want to stay here for long."

"Ya, and we can't very well force the host of the Power to do something he doesn't want to do," Dark added.

"I don't know," Satoshi sighed. "We're probably not going to have to make that decision anyway. Once I tell the council what happened I doubt they'll let him stay with us."

"What, why?" Dark demanded, "We're the most powerful group that idiot council has got! No one would be able to protect the new host better then us!"

"Dark's right," Krad added, "We're the only ones who can stand up to the Master. If the council takes him from our protection he might as well just give him to the demons."

"That's not how the council sees it," Satoshi muttered. "Granted, we are the strongest and even the council recognizes that..."

"But..." Dark pressed.

"But we aren't exactly the most obedient," Sato finished. "The council will want to put him with their most loyal group so that they can have access to the Power at anytime."

"Power hungry bureaucrats," Dark muttered under his breath. "So when are you going to report to them?"

"Now, Krad I would like you to come with me."

"Why?" Krad loathed politics; he would just end up attacking someone.

"Because most of the council members are afraid of you," Satoshi explained, "And so I'm hoping to buy us some time to figure out a way to keep Daisuke here with us." Krad didn't like being used as a tool to intimated idiot politicians; he felt it was beneath him, but he agreed anyways. The host couldn't be left without their protection or else the Master would get the Power.

"Dark you stay here and keep an eye on Dai," Satoshi ordered, "Under no circumstances are either of you to leave this house. And if Dai wakes up before we get back don't let him contact anyone. The Master is most likely watching his family to try and find him." Dark nodded his understanding and kissed Krad goodbye.

"Don't kill anyone ok, koi?" Dark teased while Krad grunted in response; he wouldn't promise anything. The two left and Dark went back inside to watch TV.

Daisuke woke up feeling decidedly refreshed. He stretched out like a cat and crawled out of bed, only to fall flat on his face while doing so; he had gotten tangled in his blankets and fallen.

"Ow," Daisuke whined, little, round teardrops forming in the corner of his eyes. The door opened quietly and Daisuke blinked in surprise as a purple head stuck itself in the room, followed by the rest of its' body.

"I thought I heard something up here," the man laughed. "Need some help kid?"

"Who are you?" Daisuke asked innocently, as the man walked towards him.

"Name's Dark," he smiled. Dark untangled Daisuke from his blankets and gently placed him back on the bed, before reaching under it. Daisuke watched as he searched under the bed for something, then remembered the news report about him being kidnapped.

"Did you kidnap me?" Daisuke asked, just as innocent as ever. Dark was so surprised by this that he jerked up, only to hit his head on the bed he was reaching under. Daisuke giggled while Dark rubbed his head, looking annoyed.

"Here," Dark dumped a bag next to him that he had pulled out from under the bed. "It's your stuff from the hospital, figured you want it."

Daisuke blinked, "So you did kidnap me?"

"No," Dark defended, "We just... placed you in... protective custody..." He finished lamely. Daisuke gave him a "ya right" look and Dark sighed; it had been a pretty weak excuse.

"It's complicated," Dark muttered. He wasn't the one who usually explained things. That was always Krad or Satoshi's job; they were smart.

"Explain it please?" Dai requested quietly.

"Let's get some food first," Dark suggested, trying to stall for time. Daisuke happily smiled and followed Dark down to the kitchen.

"So what do you want?" Dark asked as they entered.

"What do you have?" Daisuke replied happily.

"Uh..." Dark walked over to the cupboards and started rummaging through them. "We have ham, bread, macaroni and cheese..."

"For breakfast?" Daisuke giggled.

"Ya well, none of us know us know how to cook," Dark grumbled defensively; Dark and Krad always ordered take-out. When they wanted an actual meal they made Satoshi bring them something whenever he came over. The three boys had no idea how to cook anything edible.

"Who's 'us'?" Daisuke asked curiously.

"Me, Krad, and Satoshi. You know Satoshi, right?"

"Uh-huh," Daisuke walked over to the fridge and opened it. He looked around before grabbing out some eggs, ham, and cheese. "Can you get the bread out please?"

"What for?" Dark asked, even as he did it.

"Well, it's too early for take-out and eating that constantly is bad for you anyways. So I'm going to make us ham and cheese omelets with toast on the side. If that's ok with you," he added quickly.

"No, go for it kid," Dark waved his hand dismissively. "If you can cook, then don't let me stop you." He then obediently got out of the way as Daisuke went to work. Dark sat at the table watching, amused as the little red-head went about his work, not noticing anything else around him.

When Daisuke had finally finished breakfast he placed a large plate in front of Dark at the table. Dark greedily began to eat as Daisuke sat down with his own food.

"Wow kid, this is great!" Dark exclaimed through mouthfuls of food. "Where'd you learn to cook like this?"

"From my mom," Daisuke answered. "I wasn't allowed to go outside very often when I was little so my mom taught me how to cook. I'm glad you like it."

"Why couldn't you go outside?" Dark asked, swallowing a particularly large bite of food.

"My cancer," Daisuke explained. "The treatment I went though made my immune system really weak and I could get sick really easy. And since something as simple as a cold could be really dangerous for me, I had to stay inside."

"Do you still have to now?" Dark asked feeling pity towards the boy. Little boys should be outside playing, not sick in hospitals.

"Not really. I was actually allowed to go to public school this year. I just have to stay really far away from people with a cold." Daisuke looked at Dark with a knowing look in his eyes. "You're stalling."

Dark started; it was true, he was still stalling. Dark smiled, "You're right, I am. But enough of that now, what do you want to know."

"Why did you kidnap me?" Daisuke asked instantly.

Dark thought it over for a second before answering. "Well, it was to protect you." At Daisuke's disbelieving look he tried to elaborate. "Were you awake last night at the hospital?" Daisuke thought back and for moment drew a blank. Then he remembered the woman and Dark fighting on the roof.

"Yes, I remember the patient who was alone, and then some grabbed me..." Daisuke paused as he tried to gather his thoughts. "Then somehow I was on the roof and you and a blonde man were fighting a woman. You and the blond made a wall of fire and the woman disappeared."

"Uh, ya... she disappeared," Dark stuttered. He wasn't about to tell the little kid that she had actually been devoured by the flames.

"Anyway, she was the reason we took you. So we could protect you from evil people like her and those she worked for."

"Evil people? Why would evil people try to hurt me?" Daisuke asked, thoroughly confused.

"Well, because you're the host of the Power, and they don't necessarily want to hurt you. In fact they would never purposefully hurt you, because that would endanger the Power."

"Power?"

"Ya," Dark thought for minute. "It's kinda like magic, only not."

"That makes absolutely no sense," Daisuke pointed out happily.

"Well what I mean is that the Power is magic, but anyone can use it," Dark tried to clarify, but Daisuke just looked even more confused.

"Um, can't everyone use magic?" He asked.

"No, only certain people with blood potential can use magic."

"Blood potential?"

"Um...people who have at least one person related to them by blood that has magic," Dark nodded, pleased at his explanation.

"Ok, but this Power..." Daisuke trailed off, not entirely knowing what to say.

"The Power is one of the last things in this world that can be used by anyone or anything. It doesn't matter if you're witch or wiccan, human or demon, Norm or Magic. If you know about the Power, then you can use it."

"Wow," Daisuke's ruby eyes widen. "And this Power is inside me?"

Dark nodded. "The Power has to live within a host or it will disappear forever."

"How long has it been around?"

"Um...a little over a thousand years now, I say."

Daisuke's eyes were huge, "A thousand years?!"

"Yup, and ever since it was discovered, people have tried to claim it all for themselves."

"Why?"

"Because whoever can harness the Power can either save the world, conquer it, or destroy it," Dark replied.

"So the Power inside of me is over a thousand years old, can either save, conquer or destroy the world, and is wanted by all sorts of bad guys?" Daisuke asked, just for clarification.

"Yup," Dark nodded.

"Oh," Daisuke said, and promptly fainted.

When Daisuke woke up, the first thing he saw was a very agitated Dark hovering over him. The small redhead groaned a little and sat up, only to be immediately knocked back down as Dark hugged/tackled him.

"Thank goodness you're not dead!" Dark cried and squeezed him harder; Daisuke squawked in discomfort. "Satoshi would murder me if he found out I'd killed you! Even Krad would be mad at me!"

"I'm going to be if you don't let me breathe!" Daisuke managed to gasp out. Dark instantly let of him, looking sheepish.

"Sorry," he smiled embarrassed.

"It's ok." Nutcase, Daisuke thought to himself. They sat in an awkward silence not really knowing what else to say. (A/N: Actually the author doesn't know what to do, that's why their sitting in silence. )

"So, ya," Dark muttered, looking away from Daisuke. "Listen kid, I didn't mean to scare you with all that talk. I was just trying to explain, things."

Daisuke looked at him in disbelief. "You told me that I have a power inside me that can either destroy or save the world and that people have been fighting over it for the last ten thousand years. And that evil demon things are trying to kidnap me so they can use this power for themselves and you don't expect me to be scared?"

"Ya right, I guess I didn't really think that through," Dark admitted. "But that's not my fault! Usually Satoshi's the one who does all the explaining..."

Daisuke sighed, "I'm not blaming you. It's just a little too much for me to take in. I don't want to have some great big power inside of me. So that's why I fainted; it wasn't your fault." And to think, not that long ago my biggest worry was if Mom would still let me go to public schools since I'd gotten hurt.

Dark saw the hurt look on the kids' face and felt even worse. The poor kid was probably terrified. Dark would be if their roles were switched; it wasn't an easy thing, being host to the Power.

"Hey Dark?" Daisuke asked.

"What?"

"Um I was wondering," he bit his lower lip.

"What?" Dark pressed.

"Well, about magic. How much is still left in the world?"

"What do ya mean?" Dark asked confused.

"Well this power I got is magic right? And what you and that blonde guy do is also magic too. I think my mom does a little bit of it as well, even. So I was wondering how much is left? Do only certain people know about its existence, or is there a whole world of magic that's hidden, like in the Harry Potter books?" Dark pondered the question for a moment before answering.

"I guess I'd have to say that it's kinda like the Harry Potter books. It's not nearly as elaborate, but there is a whole community of magical beings in the world.

"Ya see, there are lots of people with magical powers or special talents. They don't live hidden away or anything; they live normal lives just like you or me. And only certain people can tell who's magical and who's not. It's important for us to keep track of all the magical beings in the world."

"Why's that?" Daisuke asked, thoroughly enjoying this story.

"Well because just like normal people, some magical beings are good, and others are bad. If a person with magical powers decides they want to, rob a bank or something, there's nothing the Norms could do to stop them."

"What are Norms?"

"Norms is just a nickname Magics came up with for non-magical people. And Magics are what people with powers are called," Dark clarified.

"Ok, so Norms don't have any magic and Magics are people with magic," Daisuke repeated, slowly starting to understand. "But who keeps the Magics from doing bad stuff?"

"We have a council that does that. They're like, our government. That's were Krad–the blonde guy you saw- and Satoshi are right now, talking to the council."

"'Bout what?" Daisuke inquired.

"'Bout you."

"Me?" He pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Yes you," Dark smiled. "They have to report to the council that you were found."

"Why?"

"So that the council can find a place to hide you. You can't very well be walking around alone and unprotected with demons after you." Daisuke had to agree with that point.

"So they're going to protect me?" Daisuke asked, wide-eyed.

"They're going to put you with someone who can protect you," Dark nodded.

"Oh," Daisuke muttered and was suddenly thoughtful. "My Mom's not going to like that. She's really protective of me and all; in fact I'll bet she's already tried to attack the police officers for letting me get kidnapped." Daisuke giggled. "I can just see Mom yelling at them and Dad and Grandpa trying to calm her down."

He burst into laughter at the thought and Dark couldn't help but smile. Dark decided as he watched Daisuke laugh, that he liked him better happy. Daisuke had an innocent laugh and sweet smile; something that only a child could posses. Dark made up his mind; he would do whatever he could to make sure this kid would always be able to smile.

The phone rang, interrupting Dai's laughter, and Dark went to answer it. Daisuke quickly clambered after him. He sat on the stool next to the phone and stared at Dark as he answered.

"Hello?" Dark asked casting confused glances at Daisuke, who was just sitting and watching him.

"Dark? It's Satoshi," Satoshi's voice spoke over the phone; he sounded extremely annoyed.

"Oh, hey Sato," Dark said cheerfully. "How are things going with you and Krad?"

"Terrible," Satoshi snapped. "The damn council is 'too busy' to see us until tomorrow. They're making us wait."

"What?" Dark yelled. "That's stupid! What could be more important then this?"

"Nothing. They're just reminding us they are the ones in charge and we're the underlings."

"Another words they're being power-hungry jack-asses," Dark said and Daisuke burst into giggles. Dark looked at him confused. "What?"

"You said a bad word," Daisuke sniggered. Dark looked at him strangely before returning his attention back to the phone.

"Dark, who are talking to?" Satoshi demanded.

"Daisuke, he thought it was funny that I swore."

"What? Dark you idiot, don't swear in front of a little kid," Satoshi admonished.

"Why not? He thought it was funny."

"Because you're setting a bad example," Satoshi snapped. "Now listen, don't tell him anything about the Power or the magical world. We don't need him getting upset or scared."

"Heh, heh, oops," Dark laughed nervously.

"What do you mean 'oops'?" Satoshi growled, his voice becoming low and dangerous.

"I kinda already did..." Dark laughed uneasily again.

"Dark..."

"It's ok though!" Dark quickly interrupted before Sato could start yelling at him. "We talked and I explained everything and he's ok. See listen, he's fine." Dark held the phone in front of Daisuke's mouth. "Say you're fine Daisuke."

"I'm fine," Daisuke spoke into the phone.

"There, ya see, it's all good," Dark grinned.

Dark could hear Satoshi take a deep breath on the other end of the line, obviously forcing himself to calm down. "Fine," he snapped. "We'll be home sometime tomorrow, behave yourself until then Dark, or else." The phone hung up with a sharp click, making Dark flinch.

Satoshi turned to Krad after he had hung up the phone. "I don't see how you can stand him. He's such a pain sometimes."

"Come on, let's go find a hotel to stay in," Krad said, completely ignoring the blue haired boy's comment.

"Oh, right," Satoshi muttered. "I forgot that Dark's apparently good in..."

"Sato..." Krad hissed warningly.

"Well that went well," Dark sighed and hung up the phone.

"What'd he say?" Daisuke asked curiously.

"That the council is being stupid and they have to stay there for the night. So it's just you and me, kid, until tomorrow." They both stood in silence for a moment looking around at the house. There wasn't much to do here.

"Ya wanna watch TV or something?" Dark asked.

"Ok," Daisuke jumped up and laughed as he grabbed Dark's hand and dragged him to the living room.

This is pointless.

Patience.

Why don't we just take him now? There is only one guarding him!

...

Because there are too many wards and magical barriers on that house.

Patience, we will strike soon.

...

A/N: And finally I update this story; took me long enough. I'm still trying to update Escaping Expectations, but I'm having some difficulties with it. Difficulties being that I lost the damn chapter!!! But I'll have that one updated soon.

As for this one, I realize the explanation weren't that great. No worries though because I will elaborate on them either in one or two chapters. I've also been told that people are getting annoyed with the voices and want to know who the Master is. Well to them I say this; patience. The next chapter has some clues about who the Master really is, so watch for them. Um...let's see, anything else?

Oh ya, the whole thing with the bone marrow getting drown. Well I'll tell you right now that I'm not a medical expert. I know for sure that when they draw bone marrow it hurts like something else and they do use a really big needle. I'm also pretty sure that you don't get anything for the pain, because ya, it hurts. So if I annoyed anyone by getting something wrong about that feel free to tell me. But do it nicely, don't yell. I hate getting yelled at.

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