Chapter 3

Sorry everyone for the delay! Gomen nasai! Well chapter 3's up and i think this chapter is a tad bit long, but i guess it makes up forsubmitting the chapters late Chapter 4 will be up tomorrow (i promise) So stay tuned!

And thank you to all the reviewers! You guys are what spur me on to carry writing this fanfic!

IMPORTANT NOTE: I do not own DNAngel or any of its characters (although it would be great if i did! XD)

I think i'm going to go off now. My body's exhausted from the whole day, so i shall leave you in peace to read on and as always, please leave your comments! XD

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"Dai-chan! Wake up! It's nearly time to go!"

Daisuke woke up with such a jolt he fell straight off his couch and onto the wooden floor, injuring his nose in the process. OW! My nose...As Daisuke made his way downstairs, he could see his mother tapping her left foot impatiently on top of the vinyl kitchen floor.

"C'mon Dai-chan! You know you can't be late, it's bad for your reputation."

"Sorry, I was just really tired.."

Daisuke let out a huge yawn and outstretched his arms. It was strange, Daisuke could feel his whole body being drained of energy,he even found it hard to keep his eyes open.He felt as if hewanted to sleep for a lifetime. Daisuke! What are you waiting for? Hurry up and change! You don't have to tell me Dark..

"Dai-chan? Are you ready?"

"Mm hm."

Daisuke delved into his pocket and took out the familiar picture of Harada-San, it was routine to him by now. Daisuke stared at the picture, and as usual, he felt the slight tension in his chest and in a few seconds, the tension had eased and Dark now stood in his place. Emiko let out a small squeal at the sight of Dark. Grandpa finally got up from his seat at the dining table and gave Dark a short briefing of his target.

"Ok Dark. Your next target shall be the Staff the Heavens. Here are the directions to it, but I doubt that you would miss it seeing as the whole of the police force is out there waiting to capture you"

Dark smirked. He relished in the fact no matter how many ingenious plans the police managed to conjure up, they could still not catch the Phantom Thief.

"Well I think it's time to go now. Wouldn't want to keep them waiting would i?"

Emiko glanced at the kitchen clock and gasped.

"Dark hurry! It's already quarter to eleven!"

And with that, Dark jumped up into the night sky and called upon Wiz. As he soared through the velvety sky, he could see his next destination. So, the staff's in the Museum eh? This should take no time at all. As he approached closer to the roof of the building, one of the police lights caught onto him.

"Alert! Alert! Commander! Dark has arrived!"

But of course, with all the commotion and fuss, Dark easily slid out of sight and into the shadows of the building. The staff was easy enough to find, right in the middle of hallway, encased in glass. A trick..Do they seriously think I would fall into this pathetic trap? Dark simply took out his feather and muttered an incantation. Immediately the red beans surrounding the glass case were shown and Dark snapped his fingers, causing them all to disappear. He casually walked up to the casing and lifted it off the stand, placing it on the floor beside his foot. He slowly lifted up the staff and wrapped a scarf around it, tying it onto his back securely. Funny, I don't feel any power coming from this staff. Well my job here is done, time to take my leave now. Dark jumped onto the ledge of the nearest window and jumped out, calling out Wiz's name as he did so.

As Dark made his journey home, he saw a familiar figure walking along the dim-litted street. It's her! And sure enough, as the street lamps got brighter, Dark could see the back of Ayame's head. But he could also see another figure closing in on her at a fast pace. What the hell is he up to? It was only until he saw the suspicious man open out his hands at Ayame's bag did he then swoop down at break neck speed to save her. Ayame was not a dumb girl, she knew the person was behind her and she was waiting for the right time to attack. Just as she could feel his hands nearing her bag, she swung around and kneed him in the stomach and kicked him down onto the ground. What's that noise? As she turned round, she could see the man running off into the park. Damnit! Who did I just hurt? She stared at the ground and she almost couldn't believe her eyes. Dark was laying on the ground groaning and holding his abdomen, Ayame wanted to just run away and leave him but she couldn't.

"God it's you.."

"What the? I just saved you! You ungrateful little bitc-"

"I could have taken him out myself! You got in the way."

Just then, around the corner, Risa came into vew tugging on Riku's arm, determined not to let her go just yet.

"Please Riku! Please stay with me! I would have got to see Dark-san sooner if you hadn't made us late getting out of the house."

Riku gave her twin a cold stare. She was tired and grouchy, she didn't care at all about Dark.

"Risa, just let me go home and sleep. Dark has gone, we missed him. No. YOU missed him."

"Riku! Just stay here with me PLEASE. I know he's around here somewhere, the cards told me. C'mon..you're my sister, I would do anything for you."

Riku just rolled her eyes.

"…just hurry up."

Risa gave a little jump in the air and hugged her sister tightly.

"Arigato Riku!"

Meanwhile, less than 100 paces away, Dark and Ayame were still arguing. Neither of them was about to give in to the other.

"What do you mean a girl shouldn't be out on the streets at this time of night!"

"Well tonight was a perfect example of why you shouldn't! You could have been abducted by that man!"

Ayame clenched her fists and looked straight into Dark's eyes.

"I could have handled that creep myself, I didn't need you. So next time, stay out of my way."

Dark felt slighty intimidated by Ayame's demeanour. But determined not to let his uneasiness show, he took a step closer to Ayame so that their faces were just mere millimetre away from each other.

"Listen. I didn't want to get in your way. But I can't just stand by and let some creep hurt a girl."

Ayame was stunned. Had she heard right? A guy like Dark was really just a helpful gentleman? No way..he's just putting on an act…

Risa was the first to stop them, and she wasn't at all happy to see Ayame talking to her beloved. Even Riku was a bit surprised to see Ayame talking to Dark.

"What does she think she's doing! Argh! She'd better not lay a finger on Dark-san!"

Risa was shaking, filled with rage. Jealously poured out of her very soul, emitting a strong force that made Riku's hair stand on end. Riku tried to calm her twin down.

"Risa? Look, I'm sure they're just talking about nothing. You've seen him now, the cards were right. Can we go home now? Please?"

"NO! I'm going to follow them to make sure that they don't do anything."

Riku sighed and turned to walk back to the station.

"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING RIKU? You're coming with me!"

Riku had no choice, her are felt like it was going to be ripped off by Risa. Wow, she's eerily strong when she's mad…

Ayame helped pull Dark up off of the ground and silently thanked the night for being dark enough to hide the shade of her cheeks.

"Look, I'm sorry if I hurt you that badly, but I really could have handled that guy. Thank you anyways."

Dark was totally taken aback, but he decided to make the most of her good side. As he was thinking, Ayame walked off in the direction of the park.

"Hey! You don't think you're getting away that easily do you? You owe me now, and I know just the thing that you make it up with."

Ayame put on her defences and stared blankly at him.

"..What is it?"

"What do you say to a walk in the park? The moon's full and beaming down with light, it's a great setting."

"…Er..i have to go home…"

"It won't take long. You'll be back soon enough."

Dark looked down upon Ayame's face and smiled, sweeping her off her feet and carrying her in his arms. She smells so beautiful..just like fresh roses..

"You'd better hold onto me tight. I don't want you falling off now do i?"

Ayame had to hold back a grin, her body feeling sensuous against Dark's warm torso. She dropped all her guards down just this once and wrapped her arms around Dark's neck.

Risa was watching all of this from behind the bush a few yards from where Ayame and Dark was. She was stunned yet horrified at the same time. How could he? I hate him! That' two-timer! Riku could only smile in joy as she realised that she could finally go home and crawl into her bed to sleep.

"Are you ready?"

"Just hurry up. I have to be home soon." Ayame said bluntly, though her heart was pumping adrenaline throughout her body. Her pulse was racing and her heart was working overtime.

"As the lady wishes…"

Dark made one quick glance around and called out Wiz's name, wings immediately sprouted from his back obscuring the staff from sight, making way for his flight over to the City park.