Thank you for staying with me this far, minna! I never dreamed that people would like me this much! Arigatou!

Chapter 8

Shattered Ice

((Daisuke's POV))

I awoke to the familiar feeling of having lost something. Maybe I should date one of the Harada twits. Maybe I would enjoy it. It was worth a try, anyway. And this longing, this felling of having lost something irreplaceable might leave.

Later that day the twits and I were at the beach. Dark hadn't been told my plans; I knew he would tell me not to do this without asking. I acted like I had before I had started hating Riku. I blushed when she talked to me, and stuttered. She could tell, too.

Finally, I got her alone. And wouldn't you just know it, it was sunset. She looked at me with adoration. I blushed and kept up the act.

"Rik-Harada-san?" I let her name slip, to make her more aware of my 'undying love'.

"Haaaai?" she drawled out. She had been sitting next to be a second ago! How did she get into my lap!

I looked into her eyes, and loved her. I had spent all afternoon convincing myself I was in love, and I wasn't about to let that go to waste.

I kissed her tenderly. She didn't miss a beat, kissing back passionately. Before I knew it, my tongue was in her mouth and she was in my shirt. It did feel good. I told myself I was happy, and I believed myself.

"How could I ever think I was gay? This is right. This is where I'm supposed to be. Satoshi be damned! I'm straight!"

((Riku's POV))

He was unsure of himself, at first. Tender, tentative. And so soft. I kissed back, wanting more. He was my life, my obsession. He was mine.

Before he knew it, we were making out. It felt so right, so perfect. I was better than Risa in every way! I had a boyfriend!

"Riku?" And there she was! I ignored her, and continued. Daisuke was good. It almost make me wonder that I was the first. But I knew I was. I watched him, always.

"Riku?" She saw us. "Daisuke-san!"

Daisuke broke off hearing her. He seemed reluctant, but he was too polite to ignore her. "Hi, Harada-san." he said nervously. Risa didn't react properly. She didn't gasp and become enraged, or even sulk. She rushed over to Daisuke.

"Oh, Daisuke! Are you okay? I didn't know she was that desperate!" Why that bitch! I wished with all my heart that I wasn't related to her.

"Ah, iie!" he cried. "I kissed her!" he said. Yes! He wasn't denying it!

Risa was stunned. "You…did?" she didn't seem to take it in quite right. Daisuke blushed and nodded. He was a great boyfriend. I didn't even have to rub it in her face myself! He did that for me!

Risa looked hurt and stormed off. I middle fingered her while Daisuke wasn't looking. Bitch!

((Krad's POV))

I flew around, looking for the 'crimson angel.' It was a stupid title. He didn't have wings, and it was unlikely he ever would. And angels aren't that innocent-looking, in my experience. Besides, they tend to be white, unless bloody. And he would be bloody. Bloody and broken. Ruined.

Then I saw a heart-warming sight. Just the thing to make Satoshi even more depressed. I flew into nearby bushes and hid, watching. Then I turned the body over to him.

He watched in morbid fascination as Riku and Daisuke made out on the beach. I felt a nice bubble of hate within him, then another. He broke further. I could hardly wait to break the Niwa boy the same way, shattering the pieces and stepping on them.

He never cared…

"Why would he? I'm the only one that cared, ever. And I still do. Just let me love you..."

No. If you loved me, you wouldn't try to shatter me. He was submerging in the anger, now. I couldn't wait to ruin him. His virginity was a precious dessert, and about ready to be eaten. I'll kill you! I'll get rid of you from this body forever! Go to Hell!

Oooh. I would have to take the Niwa boy quickly. My tamer was about ready to go, too.

((Dark's POV))

He headed back to his room and hiccupped loudly. The coolers had been great, though where they had come from was still a mystery. According to Daisuke, they accented Riku well. Appearantly she tasted good, too.

You're really drunk, right now. I stated the obvious just to see his reaction.

"Who's a drunkard!" He was a terrible drinker, drunk after so little alcohol.

You are. I told him. But his attention was no longer mine. He was thinking of Riku. Positively, for once.

"She tasted sooooo good, Dark."

I decided to mess with his mind a bit, and see what he really felt. I bet Creep—Hiwatari-kun would taste better.

"Yeah… But 'e don' like me no more. He thinks 'e's too high an' mighty fer me. He's so perfec' an'… an'…"

"I think he would like you if you went after him." I suggested as subtly as I could and still have him get the message.

"Reeeeeally..." He drawled the word out.

Yeah.

"I'm gonna git 'im back."

You sure?

"Yeah! I'm gonna git 'im, an' prove yuh wrong!"

Good. That would serve excellently. I fell asleep moments after he did.

I was burning up. I opened my eyes to see gold. Nothing but gold, everywhere. Molten gold, it flowed, and burnt. It hurt, it hurt so much.

In the distance, I saw blood sitting on the surface. How it was there without melting, I have no clue. It sat, and there was increasingly more of it. It dripped from above.

A wave of the gold swept over me, sending another ripple of pure and uninterrupted pain up my spine and into my head, where it stayed. I screamed out in agony.

Suddenly, I felt ice. It was comforting and nice. I was happy, for a little while. But it soon melting, leaving me in pain, again.

I was going to die! And I wouldn't be sad about it, either. Anything to end this pain…

((Krad's POV))

I followed him to the hotel, and found the room he stayed in. He was drunk. I would have to wait for the hangover to burn off before ruining him. In the meantime, I settles down in a nearby tree to watch him.

The worst is yet to come. Unless I go farther than I think I will at this point, this will be my first finished fanfic, and it'll have 12 chapters. And if you guys like it enough, I'll do a sequel. That's only an estimate, but I think it will work.

monchi You're back! . I always look forward to your reviews. I was thinking about that, but then I got an idea… I actually know what will happen next, for once! XD And I promised you a lemon. That WILL happen. …There might be two or three, actually. Might.

Sakuya Hiwatari Well, I'll keep writing this, and then I'll probably to a sequel, so you can tell me in a review, I guess. And I have faith in you!

MoonLightMare Yeah. But I probably wouldn't update so fast, if I didn't get reviews. And I guess it's not so short… It just seemed short at the time.

SangoMirokuForever That's right! No more brownies for you! Monk-stalker!

Snapix Of course not! A lemon was promised, and shall be delivered. I might kill him in another one, but then I'd feel really guilty about it, so that probably won't happen.

hitocerebattosai Glad you like it!

Sango-maru Thanks. I actually do have a plan, now. That's not to say I'll end up following it… hugs you back

FOXY-666 'Poor Satoshi.' I think I got that in about half my reviews. But I'm happy! It means people like it! It won't be resolved quite yet… It has to get worse before it can get better, unfortunately.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING, MINNA!

I have decided that if I get 50 reviews, I shall let you vote on a one-shot. I would have never dreamed I would be able to reasonably say I want 50 reviews when I started this, but you guys seem to like it, so I'm going to go out on a limb and hope. Choices will be posted if (when?) I get there.

Oh, and in the next chapter, I might have to change the rating to M. I was trying to delay as long as I could, but I will probably have to change. TT

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