Disclaimers: Who ever said I owned this?
Warnings: Krad's a girl. Daisuke has a twin. Dark is... I dunno. Whoo-hoo. Back in the er… real world with Daisuke, Daichi and… Satoshi…
Other: Uh…
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"Thirteen years, thirteen stars. Foul separate souls destined from the start. One dreaded prophecy; waiting to come true…"
Fragment Two: Unavoidable (Part 2)
Daisuke sighed and allowed a hand to pass through his unruly locks of hair, which, no matter what he did, would just not stay down. Not that it looked bad or anything, but still… he sighed again and looked up to where his twin sister was currently muttering something under her breath.
The two Niwa twins were currently at an empty lot where there was nothing but grass, grass and more grass, and it was located just out of the town that they lived in: as Daichi had pointed out, it was a good thing that they lived quite close to the outskirts or who knew what would happen. Somewhere out there, there were a couple of trees and the odd bush, but otherwise it was isolated from monsters and wild creatures.
The redhead watched as his younger twin continued to mutter under her breath for a moment, frowning. She really did look like him, yet for some reason her hair managed to stay more down, to say the least; maybe it came from the mother's side, while he got his hair from the father's side. It was all very confusing in the end so he had to stop thinking.
Looking up, Daichi noticed how out-of-it her brother was and went over to him, waving a hand over his face; "Hey, Dai-chan?"
"… Huh?" Daisuke jerked out of his faze and gave her a quizzical look, "Something the matter Daichi?"
"Well, I can't sense the daemon anywhere," the girl mumbled in displeasure, fumbling with the edge of her shirt in annoyance, "I know With can sense it, but I can't seem to feel anything!"
"Maybe you're trying too hard…" Daisuke began, trying to pacify her. She just fell back into incoherent muttering and the redhead looked around himself again, trying to work out what to do now.
It had only been two days ago since the little mistake had happened, but he knew that Daichi was placing the blame entirely on her part – which was true, he supposed – but it was still strange, what happened in the end…
000
"Daichi! Daisuke!" Hikaru, their cousin, yelled threateningly as she chased the female twin out of the house, "Get back here!"
"What did I do?" she teased back in a whiny-annoying sort of tone, which made Daisuke block his ears just for the sake of it, "We haven't done anything at all! This is discrimination!"
Daisuke blinked at this and unplugged his ears, "It is?"
She shrugged carelessly at this and stuck her tongue out at the older girl, "Nyah! What have you got to say to that?"
Fuming, the brunette looked ready to rush up at them and hit them over the head with something hard. With this, Daichi bolted away with Daisuke close behind her, calling his apologies on her behalf.
It was sometime later when the two were walking down the outskirts of town that Daisuke decided to voice something very important to his sister, which she seemed to have forgotten; "We're going to be late for class now."
"What!" she demanded, and then it hit her, "Oh no! I did it again! And Hikaru is going to kill me!" She looked honestly distressed and he patted her on the shoulder for comfort, "I'm so sorry nii-chan!"
He smiled calmly and sweat dropped slightly as she continued her own demise of doom… or something of the sort, "It's okay. One day won't hurt anyone. We'll just explain the situation next time."
"But you know he doesn't understand!" she wailed back angrily, "He always says that I'm the one who creates the trouble and as much as that is true, I can't help it! It's in my nature!"
Daisuke couldn't help but laugh at this and the two walked around until they reached an empty plain that was used for summoning daemons; the unworldly monsters that not only roamed the empty, abandoned lands but made great friends/pets if controlled and treated properly. By this time, Daichi seemed to have recovered nicely and the two were now throwing insults at one another for the sake of it, but Daisuke suddenly stopped and stared.
She blinked, "Dai-chan? What's going on?" He pointed at a small group in the middle of the summoning area and she blanched, looking disgusted as she understood, "What? Them again!"
"We better go now," he muttered in reply, not wanting to be seen by them. But it seemed that they were too late because the group came up to them faster than they thought possible.
"Well well well, look who we've got here," said a black-haired boy with an evil smirk on his face, "Still tagging around you're brother, Niwa?"
"Saehara…" began Daisuke, frowning slightly. The raven-haired boy had been his best friend for a good ten years, but for one reason or another Daichi and Takeshi didn't seem to get along at all.
Daichi seemed unfazed at this, "I don't see the problem with that, you know, Saehara," she replied coolly, "And what are you boys doing here without adult supervision?"
Takeshi glowered at her, seeing that he was unable to provoke her into getting angry; yet. He inclined his head and resumed his smirking, "So, Niwa, have you been able to summon a monster yet? I heard that you couldn't even get the basic ones to listen to you!"
She remained silent, almost thoughtful as he continued.
"Everyone knows that you're a failure in this sector, so why don't you run back home to your mummy and daddy, cause we all know that you won't be able to protect yourself!"
Daisuke frowned at this, "Saehara…" he warned softly. Daichi stopped him however, and tugged at his sleeve gently.
"Guess I'll just have to try again, huh?" she said, loud enough for the snickering group to hear and she strode over to them, whipping out a small dagger that had a plain hilt. They stopped and were alarmed for a moment, but she went right past them and flicked her hair back casually.
"Daichi--" Daisuke began, but the look in her eyes told him that he shouldn't interfere, so he stopped; not that it would stop him from getting ready for a counter-spell. He never knew what his twin could do next.
Without a moment of hesitation, the girl began to chant, but her words were strung together so that no one could make out the words. She waved the dagger around experimentally, but didn't use it to draw blood. Rather, it was used to scratch the ground below her and the chanting continued.
Takeshi and his… cronies watched, waiting for the failure to happen and make a joke out of it, But Daisuke thought otherwise and he frowned; he had never heard of this spell before, so why… and where had she'd heard it? Or was she making it up on the spot?
Well, either way it wasn't going to turn out good.
But before he could even issue a half-warning, the world seemed to explode under their feet.
000
"I don't know what you were thinking, but it wasn't anything good," Daisuke reprimanded his sister, who laughed nervously. "Someone could have died and you know it!"
"But you should have seen Saehara's face," she insisted sincerely, "I know that all that was my fault, but they were really beginning to get on my nerves, so I just thought a small scare would do them some good…" When she saw the look that he gave her, she sighed, "Okay, so he broke a few bones because of it and for the time being he can't talk; so what?"
"We are going to get in trouble for that…" he scratched the back of his head as they continued walking around the empty area. "I mean, he didn't die or anything, but his father won't be happy at all…"
Daichi's smile faded, "I know. I'm sorry."
He didn't reply and they looked around for a clue as to what she had actually summoned in the first place. It could have been something or nothing, and With, Daisuke's pet/daemon was definitely feeling the vibes that meant that there was something there. And yet Daichi had a point; there was nothing there at all, and it was kind of hard to miss anything here.
For a moment he thought, but then gave up and decided it was time to use his own branch of magic – if it could even be called that – to try and sense this so-called daemon. With was hissing quietly on his shoulder and Daichi was muttering the odd word, but other than that there was no one to disturb them.
Closing his eyes for a moment, he relaxed his senses and allowed it to work on its own accord; unlike his twin, Daisuke had a stronger balance in his connection to the daemons which also made it easier to summon and control them, and it also meant he gained sharper senses. After waiting for a bit, he began to feel the pulse of life that differed from the rest.
He opened his eyes and noticed that Daichi was waiting for him to say something expectantly, "It's here."
The redhaired-girl muttered something obscure under her breath and nodded, "I thought so. And by the look on your face, Dai-chan, it can't be something good." She clasped both hands behind her back and blinked innocently, waiting for him to talk.
"Well, let's just say that I can only help you fight this… thing," he finally admitted, "And that, unless you can tame it, you'll have to send it back the way you brought it."
"You mean…" she spluttered, realization dawning on her face, "I HAVE TO DO WHAT!"
000
The damp corridors that filled the place were the same, as his eyes adjusted to what little light was actually there. The blue-haired boy muttered something under his breath as he shut out the sun that shone behind his back, yet made no attempt to actually remove his cloak; he didn't want to, anyway, so it all worked out in the end. And he hated being here as well, but what could you do?
Being one of the youngest… well, vampires, could make it hard for him, and his ten other brothers and sisters weren't exactly the nicest of people to be around with, so he usually locked himself in one of the rooms and stayed there for the rest of the day.
It didn't look too possible at the moment, as he was stopped by his sixteen-year-old brother, who was looking pissed off for one reason or another. He quirked an eyebrow, but said nothing.
"So, little Sato doesn't want to hurt little mortals?" he teased venomously. "Afraid of what the mortals will do to you if you don't succeed?"
"Shut up, Taro," hissed Satoshi, eyes narrowing quite a bit as he took a step forward; but his older brother didn't look like he was moving anytime soon. But his face did twitch slightly, and the blue-haired vampire even identified a small flicker of fear; he smirked at this.
"Are you afraid of little Sato now?" he mock-imitated his older brother as he took another step forward, "I think you should be careful of what you say, brother." Unlike the rest of the family, Satoshi had cerulean shaded hair, which was strange, to say the least. Still, pale skinned and the whole vampire fangs thing were still in check, so that was enough for them to know.
The other vampire bristled just slightly before stepping out of range, eyes also narrowing, but he didn't seem to have enough heart to stand up to then younger one; "Careful, boy, or you'll have to face mother and father again."
Satoshi seemed unimpressed by this and walked away, the black cloak billowing behind him as so. He didn't care what happened; he knew how to take care of himself.
He honestly couldn't understand why he was still here, if he hated his surroundings like hell – which it was, in a way – but where else could he go off to? The sunlight was too bright outside and highly unbearable at times, but other than that there was nothing stopping him.
Trudging into the small empty room that he usually locked himself in, Satoshi leaned back against the cold wall and closed his eyes for a moment. Really, he hated his life.
000
While his sister practically screamed that she couldn't do such a task, Daisuke set about getting the scenario ready.
Both Niwas were actually daemon-tamers, although summoning was an important feature that took a lot of practice and patience; which Daichi just didn't have. And it was quite uncommon for people younger than eighteen to have some defined abilities, so how and why, no one knew.
Pulled a hand through his hair, Daisuke looked up at his twin, who was sniffling pitifully. "Are you ready to go then, Daichi?"
She wiped her face and clutched onto her dagger resolutely. "I'm about as ready as I'll ever be!" She knew that there was no other way around it, but hey, she could still whine about it if she wanted to.
"I think I've set the barrier up properly," he added and flicked a finger at the nothing before him, yet it shimmered like glass and held firm. He nodded and With hissed, hair on end. "Let's just hope it's okay."
"Okay!" Daichi yelled, and began to pull out a long chant that went off for, well, forever. But at the same time a small circle that glowed a dark earthy-brown appeared and for a moment there was a stillness that was unnatural. But that was shattered as something big with no defined shape leapt at her. She stopped and slashed forwards: despite her looks and innocent charms, Daichi was actually the better fighter of the two, and that could be seen through this. She jumped back and fell into a defensive position as the attack continued relentlessly. She frowned until and opening came out and she stabbed forwards.
It hissed back ferociously, staggering back, but she wasn't about to stop now. Even with such a small – and blunt weapon – she knew both pros and cons on the matter and used it to her advantage. Things like these were what made Daisuke sweat drop sometimes.
After taking an odd number of blows, but doing most of the damage, the undefined entity seemed to be out of stamina; but who knew for how long.
"Kyu!"
"Daichi! Do it now!" called Daisuke.
"Well, here goes…" mumbled Daichi as she began the spell. It was now or never.
000
The sound of chaos outside was what brought Satoshi back to reality, even though he hated it so much. Sometimes he had to wonder why they cared if he was there or not, but a sharp female's voice cut through the door. He winced.
"Satoshi! Mother wants to speak to you!"
"…" He chose not to reply.
"Satoshi!" she repeated in a warning tone.
Again, he didn't reply. What was the point? He wasn't going to go anyway. There was no point and he crossed his arms.
"Ooh… you little brat," snarled his older sister dangerously, "If you don't come out now, I'm just going to have to drag you there…"
The blue-haired boy wasn't paying any attention, because a dull wiccan symbol seemed to appear beneath him. He pushed his glasses up further with an amused glance.
"Summoning…" he muttered. Before he knew what was actually happening, the spell seemed to sweep him off his feet off to who knew where.
His older sister, Aeka, burst into the room with unnatural force and came face-to-face with a soulless creature. With a contemptuous snort, she destroyed with one hand and then looked around.
There was no blue-haired boy.
000
"Did it really work this time?" Daichi seemed to be faint with disbelief. But they had no time to celebrate because the spell began to react again and, as Daisuke ran over to join her, was promptly squashed by something felling on top of him. With jumped out of the way in surprise.
"Daichi--" the redhead groaned, "I think it didn't work."
"No!" she wailed, "I botchered it again!" She stopped her wailing spree and watched as her older brother got up and was now inspecting the thing that she had somehow managed to summon. "Uh… isn't that a person, Dai-nii? I mean, he looks like one…"
Daisuke inclined his head, "… I think we should go back home. And let's not tell aunt Aya." He picked up the figure – which was completely swathed in black – and they made their way back to their aunt's home without another word. What was there to say?
000
I once saw the doom that you were blind to, and you refused to believe such a thing. Why did you not heed my warning?
Everything will happen in the hands of fate. You cannot avoid it, no matter how hard you try.
Fate is cruel; live with it.
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Yay, another chapter! Er… Takeshi was evil kinda, but Daichi dealt with him, huh? Now he's in pain… (evil grin) Uh… not much else to say, huh? I'm still working on it, though…
Reviews:
Hakudoshi-chan: Glad you liked the chapter. Here's the next one!
…: Ooooh… someone who doesn't like me. XD Okay, from the top: yes, I am aware that Krad is a guy, but we need a little change once in a while. And I did warn you beforehand. No, I have nothing against yaoi, cause if I was, then I might as well be dead. As for little imagination left, let's just say my brain left me. XD You probably won't read this, but I just needed to answer… just in case. Thanks for finding the time to review, though!
kittenoftime: … Huh? Haku-chan? Who's that? Er… um… thanks for the review? (Sorry, I'm lost…)
kyo's little koneko: Yeah, we've all gotta hate royalty for those sort of reasons. Well, here's Dai and Sato… kinda… yeah… (sweat drops)
Blue-Angels-Wings: Here's the update! Hope you like it!
neko-nya: Ehhh! Elope! … What a good idea. XD Hm… we won't get Dark and Krad into the picture until chapter… four… ugh… Krad hates dresses! XD
Thanks for all your reviews! Keep reading, keep reviewing, and who knows, I might be able to finish this story… for once… ugh… the pain…