A few hours past-

All he saw was darkness, it surrounded him, covered him whole. It was chilling yet somehow comforting, it was all he knew at that moment in time. Nothing really mattered the past the future all it was, was now the present. Who he was, what he had been, it was as if he had never existed. He had always been in this sort of dark void of a world. Then there was the low distant sound of voices, he was feeling drawn to them. They were pulling him from the dark he had grown so accustomed to, bringing him back to the real world.

Satoshi opened his eyes, blinking a few times to get accustomed to the blinding light. He looked about his surroundings, he was laying down and was in a small white room. He felt an I.V. in his arm, and examined his right wrist, it was bandaged nicely. He was in a hospital. The door suddenly opened and in walked Daisuke, the instant he saw that Satoshi was awake his face lit up and ran and sat by the bed.

"Satoshi! You're finally awake!" He took the boy's hand in his holding it lovingly.

"How long have I been out?"

"Nearly five hours, they had to give you a blood transfusion you lost so much." Daisuke informed.

"You stayed here the whole time?" He asked the redhead, his hand felt so warm compared to his own ice cold one. Daisuke nodded, squeezing Satoshi's hand firmly.

"I couldn't just leave you here, I had to make sure you were alright."

"How are the Haradas?"

"They had a slight concussion but they're fine. They already went home." He noticed Satoshi staring at him. "…What?.." He felt a blush rise to his cheeks, just having the boy look at him made Daisuke want him.

"…My memory is a little hazy...but did you….did you say you loved me Daisuke?" His emotional blue eyes stared into Daisuke's , they held such a compassion for the boy in front of him.

"Yes…I did…" Daisuke hesitated a moment. "And…I'll say it again… I love you." Satoshi actually smiled for the first time in a few days.

"I love you too Daisuke." The boys leaned in close to one another, Daisuke paused a moment Satoshi only smiled as he saw the red head's blush redden. He coaxed him by pausing as well giving him some time then with their faces only a mere inch apart they closed the space between them, touching their lips against each others in a passionate kiss. Daisuke opened his mouth allowing Satoshi to slip his tongue in and deepen their kiss.

(I must say I'm proud of you Daisuke.) Dark congratulated Daisuke but the sadness in his voice was apparent.

"Dark your still here!" Daisuke exclaimed in his mind.

(I just wanted to say that I'm happy for you and Satoshi. You two have broken the curse.)

"But that means…"

(Don't worry about me Daisuke, what matters is Krad will no longer be in this world to harm anyone again. )

"I'll…miss you Dark…and I'll never forget you."

(I won't forget you either...) Daisuke felt the presence in his body fade away, not before he could feel the sadness in Dark and he imagined a single tear rolling down the thief's face then it was gone. Daisuke pulled away from the kiss, tears falling from his eyes.

"Daisuke? What's wrong?" Satoshi asked with concern.

"Dark…is gone…" He sniffled, Satoshi rubbed his back causing Daisuke to lean on the boy. Satoshi scooted over providing room for Daisuke, he crawled into the hospital bed and laid next to him.

"I'm sorry…" He whispered, knowing that it had been because of his confession of love that Dark had disappeared.

"It's not your fault Satoshi, I knew it was coming it was just sort of so sudden." He smiled. "I'm not crying because I'm really sad, its more of a happy feeling. Dark no longer has to deal with all this, and maybe he'll finally have his own life somewhere. And also I have you to myself, and we no longer have to worry about Krad." Daisuke explained.

"I was never told that my curse was the same as yours. If I had known…we could have saved ourselves a whole lot of heartache." Satoshi whispered in Daisuke's ear.

"But I didn't realize how much you meant to me until I had almost lost you." He admitted sadly.

"I'm just glad you realized, regardless of how long it took." They laid with one another just enjoying being in each others company. It wasn't long until Satoshi blacked out again, he was still weak and needed time to heal and rest up. Daisuke stayed with him, he had called his mother when they had arrived at the hospital and told her he planned on staying all night. He closed his eyes and fell asleep as well.

-few days later-

Satoshi's step father had finally received news about his son and his attempted suicide. He was not happy about his son's decision to end his life, especially because it threatened the life of Krad.

"I am not happy about this Satoshi."

"Are you happy about anything I do?" Satoshi replied coldly. Throughout the years he had grown to dislike his stepfather more and more.

"Do you know what could have happened if you hadn't been found? Krad would have been gone for good."

"Is that all you care about?" Satoshi asked sitting up in the hospital bed. "What Krad can do for you? Can he get Dark for you and then you get all the fame for finally capturing the thief."

"Satoshi." He leaned down so he was eye to eye with his adopted son. "You know why I adopted you? I knew about the curse of the Hikari family, the instant I heard your last name I knew who you were. The last heir of the Hikari family, the one who carries Krad within him." His eyes narrowed and a devilish smile formed on his lips. "Krad is my real son, your just a shell." Satoshi glared at the man, the one who had supposedly taken him in out of love, when really it was all about getting the fame, the power.

"So…that's why you never told me."

"Told you what?" He questioned.

"What breaks my curse!" The boy shouted slamming his fist down. "You knew and you never told me!"

"How did you find out?" Satoshi didn't answer. "Tell me! where did you find out?" He grabbed the boy's shoulders firmly shaking him a bit. He stared intently into Satoshi's icy blue eyes.

"Daisuke told me…" He responded firmly.

"The Niwa boy…" His father mused.

"Yes, Daisuke Niwa!" He repeated. " My supposed enemy was the one who revealed what I needed to break the curse."

"It doesn't matter." His father shrugged. "It's not like any girl would ever fall for a heartless brat like you."

"For your information…someone already has fallen for me, and my curse HAS been broken."

"you're lying."

"You know me…I don't lie." He glared coldly. "Looks like your real son is gone."

"Who was it?" he questioned.

"….the most unlikely of people." Satoshi paused taking his time. He wanted to make this last, it was apparent his father didn't care about him so what did it hurt to tell him the truth about his sexuality. "Daisuke Niwa." He stated.

"…Are you telling me…" He was cut off.

"Yes…I'm a homosexual…father. And I'm in love with Daisuke, the boy who broke my curse, and I broke his."

"This is a mistake Satoshi."

"It is not. I'm telling you the truth, Krad is GONE!" Satoshi emphasized the last word. Getting his point across that things had changed, he was no longer under the influence of that demonic being. "I'm moving on, I'm going to start enjoying my life. I'm going to appreciate what I have, and that doesn't include staying with you!" The hit came so suddenly Satoshi hadn't expected it; his stepfather backhanded the boy, slapping him hard across the face. He remained with his head turned to the side, the burning sensation spreading across his cheek. As soon as he had been hit his father left the hospital in anger. Satoshi just sat there, the realization he had just been hit didn't yet hit him.

It just so happened Daisuke was on his way to see Satoshi that day, he saw Satoshi's stepfather walking down the hallway in a hurry, by his manner of walking it was obvious he was upset about something. Daisuke thought he had better hurry to see what had happened. He found Satoshi sitting in the bed, his hand over his left cheek.

"…Satoshi?" He called softly. "Are you alright?"

"…yeah…" He nodded. "I'm fine…just a little argument." Daisuke apporched the boy, he reached up taking Satoshi's wrist in his hand and pulling it away from his face. He gasped when he saw the red mark on his cheek. He lightly touched the tender area causing Satoshi to wince.

"…he…hit you?"

"It's no big deal Daisuke…I had it coming…" Satoshi replied calmly.

"Don't you ever say that!" The boy exclaimed. "No one has a right to hit you." He cupped the other's cheek gently. "…you know I was thinking…since the hospital is going to release you soon, maybe you could stay with my family for a few days? I mean, after what happened with your father I think it would be best if you two had some time away from each other."

"Are you sure Daisuke? I don't want to intrude on your family."

"You won't be intruding, actually it was my mom who suggested it." Satoshi raised an eyebrow in doubt. "Honest! I'm not lying." Daisuke raised his hand up as if in oath.

"Well…if she's alright with it." Satoshi replied slowly still a little uneasy about living with the boy's family. Daisuke was relieved, he couldn't imagine Satoshi going back to his empty apartment with no one there to care for him in his current state. Or living with his father a man who would more than likely abuse Satoshi for choosing love over power. Daisuke threw his arms about Satoshi's neck.

"Thank you." He nuzzled the boy's neck lovingly.

"I should be thanking you." Satoshi whispered, kissing Daisuke's cheek.

A few days later Satoshi had finally been released from the hospital. They suggested he get some help and talk to a therapist about his attempted suicide. He was given some numbers but had no interest in calling, he wasn't as disturbed as they thought. Once at the Niwa's house Satoshi and Daisuke got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Satoshi had paused still unsure about all this. What if Daisuke's family didn't like him, what if they weren't comfortable with their relationship, what if something went wrong, a million things were running through his mind. Then Daisuke grabbed his hand, opened the door to his home and pulled Satoshi inside.

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Authors Note: I'm going to do maybe two more chapters...so sadly this is coming to an end...Howver that can change, it could be more it could be less. But just warning everyone that anything could happen at this point. I hate to leave it at a cliffy but i just didn't want this chapter to go on too long.