Dai smiled as he walked to school, he had had a BLAST at Dark's place. There were video games and snacks, television, and all that stuff. Satoshi was there too! That made it better. But Dai couldn't help but wonder if Satoshi really did like Dai, or if he was just acting for Dark? Eh, who cares.

SATOSHI:

Satoshi sat down at his desk and sighed, he wanted to see Dai again. He LOVED seeing Dai, with his smiling face and lightly flushed cheeks. He knew Dai was wondering if He really liked him. The answer was yes; Satoshi liked Dai very much in fact. He thought that yesterday he was just being nice to say that it was all right for Dai to go, but when he went himself, that shocked him. Satoshi smiled, then laughed. He liked Dai a lot.

Satoshi sighed as he watched people enter, then saw Dark. He sat up and waved, then hunched back down watching the door intently. He sat up and smiled happily when Dai came waltzing into the room. The wanted to go and say hi, but what would that do to his reputation? Dai made eye contact, had a look that said 'hello' and then went back to sit. Satoshi smiled, then looked up as the teacher entered,

"Well, class, how was the sub yesterday?" He asked,

"Great!" A person exclaimed, then glared at Dai,

"I want to have him again!" Another yelled. The teacher laughed, "I knew you would say that. Now, you are going to have him again tomorrow,"

A few demons and humans cheered. The teacher laughed again, "I hope no one misbehaved?"

A few people coughed, and they all looked at Daisuke. The teacher got the message, "Okay, I would like to see you after class,"

Damn! The teacher didn't even know Dai's name! Satoshi sighed and wrote down a few notes as the teacher started class.

Dark at lazily and put his chin in his palm. He sighed and looked over at Dai. To Dark's surprise, Dai wasn't paying attention and was doodling on a piece of lined paper, (Compliments of Dark)

Dark stared at what he was doing, and couldn't help but laugh. I smiled at Dai continued.

Daisuke was actually a good artist, but he was a funny artist too.

Dai was drawing a nice picture, just a one-hit-wonder. It was a detailed picture of Satoshi, Dai, and Dark. Dai was sitting down, looking up at Dark, in a lop-sided Indian style, while looking very cute. Dark was on the right, resting his hand on Dai's head, and Satoshi was on the left, his arms crossed. They all were smiling, great happy smiles. Dark (In the picture) was winking, and Dai had an eye closed from Dark resting his weight on his head. Satoshi looked like he was laughing to himself as he watched this, his arms still crossed. Dai's wings were spread out behind the two taller men, and they seemed larger then they actually were.

Dark mused to himself as he watched Dai shade it perfectly, and then draw even more details. By the time he was done, it was time for their next class. Dark tapped Dai on the shoulder, "Hey, Dai-su-ke,"

Dai turned around at the mentioning of his name, "Yes?"

Dark froze for a moment at the sheer radiance of Dai, but then shook it off, "Can I have that picture?"

Dai gasped, then looked at it, "This? Oh, sure!"

Dark thanked him, then put the picture in his binder. He smiled to Dai, then walked with him to the next class.

LATER, AFTER SCHOOL:

Dark froze as he watched Dai enter their first period classroom. He walked up to the door and peeked in, he froze again.

"Were you misbehaving to the substitute yesterday?" He asked,

"Yes…" Dai answered, his head dipped low,

"Why were you doing that?"

"I just wanted a place to sit," Dai said, then felt a sharp pain in his cheek.

The teacher slapped him again, "Why did you not sit in the back as usual?"

"Satoshi was there, and his old seat was the only one empty," Dai said, then felt another sharp pain in his cheeks,

"I will not give you detention, this time. But if you ever misbehave again, I'll send you to the principle," The teacher said, then hit Dai again for good measure.

Dai walked out of the classroom, his head hung low. Dark had hidden behind it so he wouldn't be seen. He crept out from his hiding spot, then followed Dai.

Dai walked not very far from the school, to an alley Dark had never seen before. Dai walked to the end, then sat down on a pile of newspapers. He sighed, then smiled, "Grandmother, are you watching me?"

Dark gasped, Dai's grandma must have died. From the way Dai talked, must have been really close too, "Grandmother, I'm being a good boy, aren't I? Then…why do people hit me? I know I should stand up for myself, but I don't like to make people feel pain. Hey, you know what? I know this really cool person. His name is Dark Mousy,"

Dark gasped,

"He's so mice, and is the only one that doesn't hit me. Well, there is a guy named Satoshi Hiwatari, but Dark is better looking. Dark it probably my only friend in the world, and you're my only friend in heaven. Grandmother? I miss you," Dai mumbled, then felt a hot tear roll down his cheek. He barley had time to notice that Dark was in front of him, before he was crushed in Dark's powerful arms. Dai felt so at peace in Dark's arms, which he didn't want him to go away. Dai leaned into Dark's embrace and sniffed, "What if someone sees you?"

"Frankly, I don't give a damn," Dark said, glad that Dai was in his arms,

"Why are you so kind to me?" Dai asked, then looked up at Dark, "Why do you care about a stupid angel like me?"

"You're not stupid! And I care about you because I love you!" Dark said without sorting out his words. He heard Dai gasp, then felt the heat rise to his cheeks. He didn't feel the regret of his words like he thought he would. He actually was glad he said that. He looked down at Dai with an uneasy look. He gave a weary tilted smile, then leaned his head down before he said anything he would regret.

He kissed Dai, then almost melted when Dai didn't try and get away. He pulled back and noticed that Dai was shivering, but not because he kissed him. Dai was almost freezing!

"Gees, you ARE stupid, you sit out here in the cold," Dark said, then pulled himself and Dai up, "C'mon, we'll go to my place,"

"Are you s-s-s-sure?" Dai asked, then hugged Dark again for heat, "You're warm,"

"Yeah, people get warm after they confess everything to a person," Dark said,

Dai looked up, then smiled, "I love you too, Dark,"

Dark blushed even more, then took Dai's hand, "C'mon, we'll go to my house,"

Dai just smiled and followed his VERY good friend.

Dark dropped everything he was carrying, which included a package, and a couple pieces of mail. Dai stood beside him and watched Dark read and re-reads the note in his hands. Dark dropped the note and stared. Dai bent down and picked up the note,

'Dear our dearest Dark,

We found that our life belongs here in Italy. We are sorry to say that we have decided to move here. You may come here if you wish. The package is enough money to fly here, or take care of yourself until you get a job. We love you honey, and trust that you make your choice wisely. If you do wish to come, your father and I would be very proud. But we would be equally proud if you wanted to stay on your oun. We know that you have friends there that you would not like to leave, like Hiwatari. We just want you to be happy and live a full life. We'll miss you if you stay, and see you soon if you come. So, be happy.

Sincerely,

Your mother,'

Dai let out a snort, that made Dark get angry, "Why are you laughing!"

"I'm sorry, they should just learn that everything isn't about them,"

"She didn't write that!" Dark yelled,

"Read in-between the lines, Dark," Dai said, and gave a very pain-filled glance at Dark, "They don't want you to be happy, they just want to be happy themselves. They didn't send you this letter to tell you they're proud, they wanted to abandon you,"

Dark slapped Dai hard on the side of the face, "How do you know that!"

Dai just continued, with his head to the side, "Look at the way the words are written. If this letter was from the heart, it would take hours to write. But, this is just scrawled quickly on lined paper. LINED paper! I f they really cared about you why would they write it on lined paper!" Dai looked at Dark with tears in his eyes, and he didn't even realize that he was talking about himself now, "Why didn't they realize I had a life too! They just told me that they were going out for a day, then they never came back! They told me they loved me, but they never did! Did they ever think of how an eight-year-old boy would ever fend for his oun! Did they ever think that I would never be able to read that letter until I was eleven, and only because I had taught myself from an old magazine on the side of the road! Did they ever think that I would get scared at night, because I didn't have my mother anymore at my side? Did they ever get, that they could have told me why people hit me so often…for no reason…"

Dark didn't say anything; he just had his head down. He was feeling a vast array of emotions: anger, hate, pity, guilt, pain, and sorrow.

He felt Daisuke walk past him, "Sorry,"

"Daisuke, wait!" Dark said, then held out his hand, "Please, don't leave,"

Dai turned around; then smiled, "If you wish?"

"Yes, please?" Dark said,

"Yes," Dai said, then walked up to Dark.