Hey everyone and welcome to chapter four! I really hope you enjoy this chapter because I had a writers block but I still made the dead line! yeah buddie! well enjoy!

Chapter Four A Close Call and A Hidden Truth

Daisuke stirred a bit and sat up rubbing his eyes. He looked around to see that he woke up in the middle of the night. What am I doing up so late? Maybe I'm so used to going out at night. Daisuke scratched his head. He knew he shouldn't go outside but he wanted to. Quietly sneaking out the front door Daisuke walked up towards the fountain near the edge out. The wind blew in his face making him shiver a bit. I guess it was a good idea I took that coat. He laughed a bit but it turned into a cough.

"Daisuke what are you doing outside? Your going to get worse."

"I just wanted to come outside for a bit and don't worry I'm feeling better." Dark sighed

"Alright but don't blame me if your stuck in bed for who knows how long." Daisuke smirked he finally won an argument. He leaned on the railing looking out at the sea. It was a wonderful sight because he actually got to look at it. Most of the time he was Dark and couldn't see the moon's reflection on the water very well because he well Dark was trying to get to the museum in time or trying to escape Hiwatari.

As Daisuke looked at the water a feather floated in front of him. It was white. He stepped away. It's like the Nightmare I had. He turned around and came face to face with Krad and a sharp pain in his chest. Daisuke feel to his knees coughing.

" ah ha…so my disease has started." Krad smirked. "Of course you might not even know when I gave it to you, but let me refresh your memory.. It was the first time we met, and sense Satoshi-Sama wouldn't let me kill you right there I do believe I gave you a cut on your arm." His smirk became bigger as his cold eyes watched Daisuke cough again. He bent down closer to Daisuke. " So if you have any to say you better say it." Daisuke looked at Krad angrily. He stood up and snatched the white feather.

"I'm not going to count on dieing yet…" his voice was broken and weak.

"But what is surprising is that your still living, the disease should of killed you long ago, or is it that Dark is helping you? No it couldn't be…it's you that's slowing it down."

"well that's good news to me…" Daisuke smirk appeared as Krad's vanished.

"Daisuke! Oi Daisuke! What are you thinking! You cant stand up to him!"

"Just watch Dark,"

"but Dai…" Dark's voice stopped as Daisuke held up the feather. What was now white was now crimson red.

"Krad isn't going to win, and Hiwatari-Kun wont have to deal with him." Dark was quiet he couldn't believe it. Is this what makes Daisuke different from the rest of the Niwa's?

Krad's smirked appeared again. He could see that Daisuke was in pain. sweat was rolling down his face but still what bugged him was what was in Daisuke's eyes. The calm gentle eyes Krad had met the first time where almost gone. "see Satoshi, this is how all the Niwa's are." Satoshi answered with silence he never seen this side of Niwa-Kun before. Maybe it was because Dark was his alter ego and was rubbing off on Daisuke.

"Well it seems we'll have to met again Tamer-Niwa."

Krad took flight. Daisuke didn't relax until he couldn't see Krad anymore and sighed in relief.

"DAISUKE! What was the big Idea letting him go like that!"

"I couldn't really do anything Dark! So don't yell at me!"

"But the Feather! It turned Red you could of done something with that!"

"Yeah but to be honest I was just as shocked as you were when I lifted that feather up, I just didn't want Krad so see that I was surprised" Daisuke laughed nervously as Dark yelled in the back of his head. "Well I think we should get back home."

As Daisuke walked past Riku's and Risa's home he felt another sharp pain. He fell to one knee coughing. He looked into his hands to find blood. Shit...this isn't a good thing.

"Hey…Riku isn't that Daisuke?" Risa had just appeared out the window to see the stars but she had spotted someone walking by.

"What! He shouldn't be outside" Risa looked out the window it was Daisuke. She quickly ran outside and towards Daisuke. Daisuke heard footsteps grow louder. When he looked at the place where the sound was coming from he noticed he was in front of the Harada twins home and it was Riku who was coming.

"Things just keep getting better" Dark smiled he was enjoying this. Well not Daisuke being ill but it was funny how this had all happened on Daisuke's own time and not his own.

"Dark…this isn't funny…." Daisuke's voice was getting weaker

"Daisuke?"

'Daisuke!" Riku ran up to him "Daisuke what do you think your doing!" Daisuke didn't look at Riku.

"I…" He couldn't say "Sorry…"

'You better be sorry just look at you! You look hor…" She froze in sentence she saw sadness in his eyes. It was the first time also. She sighed "Well come inside you can call home and.."

"No I'm fine I can make it home, Don't worry Riku" Riku gave him a dark glare.

"Come on…" she tugged on Daisuke coat but Daisuke didn't move.

"Sorry.." Daisuke quickly stood up and ran towards home. Riku stood there in shock. Something was different. It looked like Daisuke but it didn't feel like him it was some how different including that on the ground in front of her was a red feather.

"Daisuke?"

Daisuke got home and luckily no one had noticed he had disappeared. He quietly put the coat back and went back to bed. He also rubbed the blood off his hands that he had coughed up.

"Daisuke, maybe you should stay inside for awhile. That encounter with Krad isn't a very good sign."

"Your right…" again Daisuke's voice had gotten weak. He laid down in bed again and curled up in the warm blankets he looked out the window again and smiled weakly before falling asleep.

Thanks for reading and I'll cya in the next chapter. Thanks to all my readers and supporters! thanks for cheering me on!

Kurai Eymru