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Separated Wings
Chapter 8
The Mysterious Relationship will be discovered in THIS chapter!
Written by Itchan
From the previous chapter…"As always, be careful Daisuke. I don't want you to get caught or hurt." Kosuke said.
"If you get hurt… you know what you have to do," Emiko poked Daisuke's nose with a stern look. "You have to run from here to Buckingham's palace and back here TIMED."
"I prefer staying on the safe side…" Daisuke assured his mother.
"And here Daisuke, a good luck charm," Daiki handed Daisuke a key chain with a little wing at the end. "Hang it near your hand phone. Maybe it won't be lucky but at least it's a sign to show someone care or you," Daiki said.
"Arigatou, jii-chan," Daisuke took the key chain with a face full of determination. Today, he's confident that his fight with Cremé will be stteled and the winner is certain. It's HIM!
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"Nana, are you ready?" Morphine looked at Nana.
Nana tied her hair using a ribbon.
"Yeah. Let's go, Morphine. I feel that luck is on my side. I'll WIN!" Nana smiled confidently.
Chapter 8…Daisuke looked left. Daisuke looked right. Daisuke looked up and Daisuke looked in front. He was well hidden by the thick trees surrounding the museum. He looked around for signs of Crème. Nothing…
"Niwa Daisuke," a voice called out.
"Who?" Daisuke turned and saw a figure silhouetted by the moonlight. An all to familiar figure which was sitting cozily on the branch of a tree. "Crème…" He hissed the words.
"Aww… Don't be so rude. I'm here to encourage you to a battle you know. But, I want a battle with Dark, not you,"
"Dark will hear it. Tell me what you want."
"Okay… Fine… Listen, the game goes like this. Both of us will have a race. The one to reach the target at the end of the game will of course, win the prize, which is the target itself. You may use anyway to get to the target. But you are not allowed to go outside the museum even though it's jumping from one window to another. You can only use your feet. No wings and no ropes. If you are captured by the police, you will let yourself get captured but after 11am, release yourself," Crème explained the game as briefly as she could. "Get it?"
"Wait! I have question," Daisuke quickly said, "If I, no, Dark gets the target before you, will you… will you join me again?" the last few words from Daisuke's left Crème stunned. Crème opened her mouth but nothing came out...dazed, she tried but to no avail. At that moment, a flurry of emotions rushed through Crème suddenly and went away just as fast like a gush of wind
"Cre-" Daisuke called out.
: It's not use Daisuke. Let her be and accept the challenge. It sounds interesting anyway:
"But…" Daisuke wanted to argue but he knew he had an appointment with police.
: Quick, it's almost time. Change into me:
Daisuke sigh and resists. He changed into Dark.
"That's a good boy," Dark stretched. He pulled up his sleeve and checked the time. "Nice. Just right at the spot. 3…2…1…"
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"Hmm… It's about time…" The officer says to himself. He looks around at the rushing people.
"Sir, we are ready for orders," a police approached and saluted.
"Yes, I can see that… It's about time so go and ask everyone to station him or her as plan. And- eh?" The officer got stuck n between his sentences as feathers come raining down. "Black feathers… IT'S DARK! GO TO BATTLE STATIONS!"
"Sir yes sir!" Everyone there said in unison and police in their uniforms went rushing here and there.
"What's this?" the officer caught hold of one single yet noticeable white feather, "A white feather?" Suddenly, white feathers appeared more and more and it was raining white and black feathers (A/N cool!).
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"White feathers? Krad!" Dark exclaimed.
: No, I think its Crème. She has white feathers right:
"Maybe or maybe, she's working with someone else, someone who's a Hikari," Dark commented.
: Quick, we have to get the prize! The entrance's just there, Just swoop inside:
"I wonder if you're caring about the target or Crème…" Dark sighed and swooped inside.
Dark landed softly on the tile of the entrance. He looked around, no police, weird.
"I've been waiting for quite sometime," an all to familiar voice said.
"I'm sorry to keep a young lady waiting," Dark smirked and turned behind, "Crème," he hissed the word out.
"Yes. It is me! The traitor, the back stabber. Are you happy to see me again?"
"Delighted,"
"Well then, we should get on with our agenda. Remember the rules. No going outside the boundaries And no using air vents or underground okay?"
"You didn't say that earlier but I'll do just fine without it,"
"We start in 3…2..1!" Crème broke into a sprint, running into another room using the only door. A maze of walls stopped her and she quickly turned left.
Jumping past some very predictable traps, she stop short of breathe.
"Okay… Let's see whether he's following…" Crème look behind and sighed in relief. "Nope," She smiled and continued her way.
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Meanwhile, Dark was busy limbo-ing over and under laser beams. He grumbled to himself.
"Daisuke, I think you'll have a better time with this," Dark cursed.
:Why: Daisuke questioned.
"You have a thinner and shorter body then me. Easier to go through all this." Dark grumbled while bending to go under a laser.
: to think I've always been longing a height like yours:
"Okay! That's the last of it!" Dark stood up and clapped his hands together. He started running till a hole suddenly appeared beneath him. "Uh-oh…" Dark felled down.
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"Itte….." Daisuke sat up, his hand ruffling his hair. "Dark! Why did you change to me when we fell down?" Daisuke yelled.
"You're a smaller size, less damage," Dark said, slowly regaining his control of Daisuke's body.
: Ah! You're using my body on purpose: Daisuke said angrily.
"Now now. We have to think about the target," Dark looked around. It was clearly the basement. So what? A basement is place where surely NOTHING valuable is stored but the problem was… it was a maze of paintings. Everywhere, an artifact or painting was seen but no wall or door.
"Shit," Dark cursed, looking around in search of a possible way to go out and found a window. He smiled contently and went running to the window.
"Hey! Did you hear a crash?" A voice was suddenly heard.
"The police!" Dark accidentally screamed but quickly regretted.
"I didn't hear any crash but I heard a voice!" Another voice said.
"It's from the basement! Tell the boss that!" The first voice called out."
"Okay! You check it from that small hole!" The other voice seemed to have headed further.
'If we don't get out of here quick, we'll never survive,' Dark thought. He looked around hurriedly.
:DARK! A door: Daisuke exclaimed.
'Where!' Dark screamed in his thoughts.
: It's buried under that supposed to be replica of the famous painting :
'I see it!' Dark made a quick run for it. He carefully lifted the UNWANTED things and slowly opened the door. Nobody. Lucky! But his luck ended when he heard a crowd of police closing on to him.
"THAT WAY!" He heard someone say.
"SHIT!" Dark cursed yet again and made a run for it.
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"They found Dark!" one of the police exclaimed. This statement quickly received full attention from Crème.
"Really? Which side?" another police questioned.
"Unexpectedly, at the basement," the first police answered.
Crème sweat dropped. How can a thief with the status 'legendary' can be caught lurking in the basement when a thief with not even a STATUS was lurking around professionally to the other end of the museum?
"It must be a fake Dark. I'm sure Dark can't be that stupid to fall into the basement," the first police said.
'Of course!' Crème thought, 'It's a decoy to allow him to get to the target faster. But…' "THAT'S CHEATING!" Crème accidentally yelled out her thoughts.
"EH! A voice?" a police exclaimed, half frightened, half startled.
"Could it be the ghost of an artist in search of her long lost painting?" another police taunted.
"EH!" two police screamed in unison.
Crème sniggered a little. For a while there, the unknown police saved her life without he himself knowing it. She snapped out of her laughter and remembered about her mission. She quickly and stealthily ran to accomplish her mission.
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Dark swiftly turned to the left and jumped up and stretched himself on the narrow but tall ceiling. A group of police appeared at the mouth of the corridor and ran noisily leaving no one behind except the hanging Dark. Dark jumped down with a soft thud and looked at the path where the police were running. He escaped the police. At last. He made his way back to his original path and made a run. He knew he was close already. This time, he made sure he didn't fall for any traps and he didn't.
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Just another turn and she's there! Crème couldn't wait to get her hands on the beautiful prize while laughing at Dark who will arrive surely, later then her. She made her turn, jogging slowly to conserve her energy. She could see it. The door that would lead her to the jackpot. But, she also saw a tall figure pop out from the end of the corridor, running toward the same door. She soon realize the person was her enemy. Both of them saw each other when both of them reached the door at the same time.
"Ah, SO you made it even after being chased by police." Crème noted his many beads of perspiration.
"It wasn't a big problem," Dark smiled happily when he noticed that what Crème said can be twist and turned to become a compliment.
"But the big problem starts now," Crème made a run for the prize which was hidden under a glass case which was hidden under a beautiful red velvet which was hidden under the thin chiffon fabric fight in front of them. Ready to be grasped.
"Shit!" Dark cursed and went into running mode.
The two enemies raced and both of them reached at the same time. Desperately, they shoved the fabrics aside and headed for the glass case which contained……
Nothing…
"WHAT THE?" the two thieves exclaimed together.
"I'm so disappointed in you," A calm voice leads them to look above them where a figure of a person was sitting on a wooden plank at the ceiling.
"Who are you?" Dark called out.
"Me?" The figure stood up. The figure jumped and gracefully landed on the floor in front of them. The figure had silver hair and silver eyes. He was tall, well, shorter then Dark but still tall. It was an all to familiar figure to Daisuke.
:RILES: Daisuke screamed.
"I know you! You're a kid from France, Riles!" Dark yelled out as soon as Daisuke yelled.
"Yes. I don't have a clue how you got to know me but it must be because I'm your descendent," Riles said, still keeping his cool and calm composure.
"Descendent? You mean…"
"Yes, I'm one of your clan. I believe one of my great great great great grandmother was one of you and she married my great great great great grandfather and thus, I'm your descendant." Riles explained still keeping his calm and cool composure.
"Then, why are you against me!" Dark asked.
"There's always a reason and I don't think you should know it." Riles said.
"Then-"
"Crème, I'm disappointed with you. I give you a simple task of retrieving a simple thing but you go and take your own sweet time playing a game. Do you think I have all the time in the world?" Riles said, his calm and cool composure turned into a fierce and angry composure.
"I'm sorry Riles…" Crème looked down in dismay.
"Wait… both of you are allies!" Dark looked from Riles to Crème.
"Yes," Crème said simply.
"No way," Dark muttered under his breath.
"Well then Crème, we should be going. I don't like wasting time," Riles said and turned.
"Wait a minute, so fast! Aren't we going to fight or something?" Dark asked.
"Why should we? It's our introduction. My mother always ask me to give a good first impression so I'll fight you the second time we meet," Riles said, turning his neck to look at Dark.
"What the…" Dark looked awestruck. It was the first time a VILLIAN have ever said that to him.
"Sayonara Dark. I'll be waiting for our next fight which might be the conclusion," Crème walked forward and followed Riles who jumped out of the window and went to who knows where. Dark was left alone in the room.
"Wait a minute! The target!" Dark suddenly snapped. "He groaned in despair and anger and stomped off. He went to the window and flew away from the museum empty handed.
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"DARK! What's the meaning of this!" Emiko screamed out as soon as Daisuke stepped into the room from the balcony.
"What happened?" Daisuke asked. He didn't know his mum would find out about it even before he reached home.
"Daisuke, it's on the news. The target was retrieved back by someone who doesn't want to be identified. It's all over the news," Daiki said, pointing to the television using the remote control.
"Noway…" Daisuke muttered.
"AHHH! MY BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS ART!" Emiko cried, getting hold of Daisuke.
"OKAA-SAN!" Daisuke yelled in horror.
"HOW CAN YOU LOSE TO ONE UNIDENTIFIED BOY!" Emiko screamed in between sobs.
"Gomen Okaa-san! Keep quiet before the neighbours hears you!
"Let them! Dark has fallen!" Emiko continued.
"AHHH!" Daisuke yelled in horror as Emiko blew snot right on the sleeves of his arm.
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Crème stood solemnly on the roof of the building. She looked up at the night sky. She has now regretted choosing a hard path. If only she had stayed beside her mother. It wouldn't have hurt this much.
Crème sat up and sighed. The fight might continue longer and she didn't know when it would end…
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I did this chapter LATE a night! Till 4am so…. It sux a bit… Anyway Remember when I said that you will know the relationship between Riles and Daisuke? Well, there you have it! They are enmies. I hope you didn't expect them to be… ahem ahem.
Anyway, I got my scanner working. YAY! I have nothing to say about this chapter except I got some help from shiro a.k.a sharingan. His English is FFAAAAAAAAARRR better then mine and he can't deny it here! WAHAHAHAHAH! Anyway, My reviews are almost reaching 50! OMG! 2 more! XD GO GO GO! Not like I'm going to give anything special to the 50th reviewer but who knows? I miht interview and ask what they think about my fic and I'll decide whether to make a sequel or not. If yes, I know what's sooo gonna happen. XD Anyway, I hope I type the next chapter ASAP cause I too wanna know what's going to happen XD! GANBATTE!
REVIEWS
Doublelynn- Prefection. Yep, It's automatically corrected but hey! Thanks for telling. I should eye for these kinda things. Hiring an owl is good O.O
Boomdidybamdidy- Who said Krad won't be appearing and who said he might be enemies with Dark? (Is this considered as a spoiler? O)
BattleAngelKurumi- OOHHHH! I need to check the story! XD WHAHAHHA! GO! NO NO! Have to finish MY fic first!
animesdbest- Sorry to say but Riku didn't appear in this chapter. Sorry to disappoint you. But I'm working more on it and there might be some places where she pops out. Who knows? (another possible spoiler? O)
sharingan- Well well, If it isn't sharingan. Maybe I'll critisize you here just to annoy you. Like I will. Hehe. You know what? YOU SHOULD STOP READING! MUAHAHAHHA! NO! I'm KIDDINNG! KEEP READING! .
P.S. I'm happy to say, this chapter might have called for more peepz cause from 3, 5 ppl reviewed but what does this have to do with the chapter? AHH! I'M GOING BONKERS! .