Title: Mixed Feelings
Chapter 4: The Other Half of Dark
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. I just own the plot.
Ring!
"Is that the bell?" Takeshi asked.
"Wow…time went by fast…Ms. Mariaki didn't even come back from the Supply Room. We had like twenty minutes with no teacher," Riku said.
"Yeah…Well too bad I didn't get my stuff from her. C'mon Riku! Takeshi I'll meet you at my house at five o'clock with your friend. Later!" Kari said. She grabbed Riku's arm and ran out of the classroom.
"Why are we running?" Riku asked.
"Do you want Dark to follow us around while we're talking? Besides you wouldn't want him to drool all over you," Kari said while running.
"Uhh no problem at all…" Riku said trying to keep up with Kari.
"Unless…you want him to follow us and say all those things to you that charms you?" Kari asked.
"What…? What makes you say such a thing?" Riku asked.
"That's what my cousins told me. I thought it'd do the same to you. My whole family falls for his charms except my other brother and me," Kari said.
"Wow…" Riku said in amazement.
"Tell me! Just tell me if you feel anything for Dark?" Kari said.
"What! No!" Riku said.
"Well tell me if you do. I'll hook you up!" Kari said.
"Nope…no feelings yet!" Riku stammered.
"Ohhh…I see…you want to get to know him more before going out with him…That's good! You're the perfect girl for him!' Kari said.
"What are you talking about?" Riku said.
"You'll find out when we get to my house," Kari said. They walked and walked. Finally they reached a white mansion.
"You got to be kidding me…" Riku said staring at the mansion.
"What…this house ugly? Cause' if you think it we think the same," Kari said.
"No…it's beautiful. The color…it's great. My mansion is pink…it makes me sick," Riku and Kari giggled.
"Over there is where Takeshi lives," Kari said pointing at a small blue mansion next to hers.
"I didn't imagine that he lives in a mansion too…" Riku said.
"If we hurry up I'll introduce you to my mother and father before they leave to work," Kari said. Riku and Kari went inside the mansion. A man in a suit was there waiting for Kari.
"Is that your father?" Riku asked.
"No that's James Timber, our butler. My father isn't that young. James is only twenty-one," Kari said.
"Hey Ms. Mousy. How was your first day of school?" James asked.
"I told you to call me Kari! My day was pleasurable. I met a new friend. A 'girlfriend'..." Kari bragged.
"Heh! Uhh she meant girl as a friend not the other way. I'm not a girl who likes girls and I presume she isn't one too," Riku tried to explain. Kari and James stared at her for a moment. They then burst into laughters.
"You sure are funny Riku. Anways…James is father and mother still here?" Kari asked.
"No Ms. Mou- I mean Kari…they left early. They had a meeting. May I take your bags?" James asked. Riku and Kari handed him their string bags. Suddenly the door burst open.
"Kari! You left without me! Wait till I tell mother and father about- Ah…you have a visitor," Dark said. Dark looked at Riku and stared at her not keeping his eyes off her. He threw his bag at James and walked toward Riku.
"Hey to you too, Mr. Mousy," James mumbled.
"Hi," Riku said smiling at Dark.
"So you gonna tell me if your single or not?" Dark asked. Riku raised an eyebrow then sighed.
"I'm single…you happy now," Riku said.
"I ain't happy…I'm puzzled…why on earth would a lovely girl like you not be in a relationship?" Dark asked.
"Well Mr. Corndog…She hasn't found the right guy for her. You are obviously off her list since I doubt she really fancy corny or horny guys like you," Kari said.
"Stay out off it Kari. I wasn't asking you…I was asking Riku. She's single cause' she was waiting for a guy like me right Riku," Dark asked while touching Riku's face.
"Uhh…Kari…we should…uhh…you know…get on with our discussion about school. Where's your room? We can discuss there," Riku quickly said walking backwards trying to get away from Dark.
"It's upstairs you'll see it right away. The guys are coming and I got to get the room spotless," Kari said. Riku ran upstairs leaving Kari behind. "But- nevermind…she better pick the right room…"
"Why? Is he here too?" Dark asked.
"Duh…He always comes home early before us…" Kari said.
"Damn it…" Dark said.
"She's bound to meet him. I was going to introduce her to him," Kari said.
"What the hell is wrong with me? Trying to get away from Dark…that was rude…but I don't know what came over me. Where's her room…Maybe it's this one," Riku opened the door. "Huh…this can't be Kari's room." Riku decided to check it out. She saw a guy's uniform tossed on the bed. "Could this be Dark's room…"
She saw another door and opened it. It led her to a balcony. She walked out and stared at the scenery.
"This is beautiful…"
A gust of wind blew against her. The door behind her slammed shut. Riku turned around and tried to open it.
"No way! Damn…it's locked…" She gritted her teeth and dropped to the floor. "All that running sure wasted me. Kari will open this door…I can't stay here forever…Stupid wind…why'd I even go out here…I shouldn't have ran off like that and wander off in a mansion that I don't even know the hell everything is at. What else could go wrong?" The clouds suddenly formed together and covered the sky. Droplets of water came crashing down everywhere. "Me and my big mouth…" She was totally soaked from head to toe. "My mom's going to kill me when she sees me drenched." Riku heard someone walk in the room. She pressed the side of her head against the wall to listen.
"I'm telling you Dark I haven't seen a girl around besides Kari!" A guy's voice that sounded a bit like Dark said.
"Are you sure you're not hiding her for yourself?" Dark said.
"No!" The guy said.
"Then why are you wearing a robe? Did you force her to do it with you?" Dark yelled.
"What are you talking about? I just got out of the shower!" The guy yelled back.
"Maybe your hiding her in your closet! Or your wardrobe! Or even under the bed!" Dark shouted.
"What are you doing? Who is this girl you're looking for anyway?" The guy asked.
"Riku Harada, Kari's friend. But if you do see her…she's mine!" Dark yelled.
"Who does Dark think he is?" Riku whispered to herself. "I don't belong to him! I only knew him for a day!"
"Well if she's that hot I wouldn't be that interested cause' you already laid your filthy hands on hers," The guy said.
"Even though, I'm just telling you since you seem to have every girl you see to sleep with you!" Dark said.
"Okay that happened only once!" The guy shouted. "Now stop messing around in my room and get out before I really loose my temper!"
"Remember! Lay a hand on her you're a goner Krad!" Dark said. Riku heard the door slam.
"Krad…" Riku whispered. The balcony door swung opened. A black figure stepped out on the balcony. It was too dark and it was raining so hard that she couldn't see who it was.
"Riku…" A guy who sounded like Dark said. Riku expected it to be Dark since it is his room so she cleared her throat so she could speak.
"Dark…look…I'm sorry I ran off…I didn't know…I-
"Save your apology…I'm not Dark. C'mon I'm getting wet out here and I just took a shower too," They said.
"If you're not Dark…then you're…Krad…" Riku said. He walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Yeah…you got a problem with that…" He whispered in her ear. Riku had no idea what to say. She was just too tired to even talk. She suddenly collapsed in Krad's arms. "If Dark saw this…he'd have my neck…" Krad carried Riku in his room and placed her on his couch. Krad pulled up a seat watching Riku in her sleep. "So you're the girl who had Dark all worked up about. Not a bad figure. Well no wonder he's anxious to get in your pants. You got the looks every guy dreams a girl would look like." Riku moaned putting her hand on her head. She slowly opened her eyes and turned finding Krad right next to her.
"What happened…I was outside…what time is it?" Riku panicked.
"Will you lower your tone…I'm going to get my ass kicked if you keep yapping like that. Okay…you collapsed in my arms…which was exhilarating…then I just plopped you down on my couch which I'll have to get rid of later since you got it all wet. Oh yeah it's 4:37 in the afternoon. Any other questions?" Krad asked.
"It's only 4:37! It felt like I was here all night," Riku said.
"Don't you wish…if you were here all night you would've been over there on my bed with me. Oh yeah it's not 4:37…its 4:38 now…" Krad said. Riku frowned. "It was a joke…jeez…"
"Okay…I better go now," Riku said. Riku got off the couch and walked quickly toward the door.
"Wrong door…unless you want to go back to the balcony. But hey! If you want to head out the balcony again I'll be happy to accompany you…if you know what I mean," Krad said. Riku growled and walked the other way. She headed toward the right door but she couldn't open the door because Krad was in the way. "I wouldn't go out just yet…"
"Why not?" Riku asked getting annoyed.
"Your undergarments are visible," Krad said.
"Nice try but I have my clothes on…" Riku said. Krad pointed at a mirror. Riku looked and saw that her bra was visible through her white collared shirt. She had forgotten she was drenched.
"Don't worry…when you were sleeping I was a good boy by not trying to look at it. Well actually I saw it once…or twice…it was okay…if they were bigger…now that would surely turn me on…" Krad said.
SLAP
"PERVERT! I COULD TOTALLY KICK YOUR BA-" Krad grabbed Riku close to him. Riku closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes she saw Krad's lips were locked on hers. She felt his tongue searching for hers. She wanted to scream but Krad's hand was placed behind her bed making sure she can't break free from the kiss. She wanted slap him but couldn't because her hands was pressed against his chest and his other hand was gripped on her back. All she could do was cry. Suddenly Krad had released her from his tight grip. Riku fell to the ground and buried her face with her hands.
"I'm sorry Riku…" Krad said softly. "I had to shut you up…I'd be dead if I got caught with you in my room…"
"Why would that be a problem…?" Riku said softly.
"You just wouldn't understand…" Krad said. He knelt down beside her. "Let's just say…I'm sort of the bad guy in your fantasy…" Riku slowly took her hands off her face. Krad wiped her tears away with his index finger.
"You know what…this is the craziest day ever….believe it or not. We had this crazy project at school…I was partnered up with one of the popular or should I one of the cheesiest guys at school…I got my first kiss…I met your brother and sister…I get locked up in your balcony…and I got to meet you…" Riku said softly.
"No wonder you passed out. C'mon let's get you out of those clothes and into new ones. I'll have James wash your drenched clothes. So what do you say?" Krad asked. Riku nodded. "My bathrooms over there." Riku got up and walked toward the bathroom.
"Thanks…Krad," Riku said softly.
"Hey you're the one doing me a favor here. I'm going to have a chick use my bathroom. Wait till I tell my new friends at school…." Krad said winking at Riku. Riku twitched and walked slowly in the bathroom keeping an eye on Krad. "I'm going to head out to get you some dry clothes in Kari's room. Just try to keep quiet." Krad smirked and walked out of the door. Riku sighed.
"This day is killing me…but…I kind of love it..." Riku said softly. She went inside the bathroom and started the shower. She undressed and went in. Meanwhile Krad walked slowly in Kari's room. He headed toward her closet to get a shirt and pants.
"This is so wrong…" Krad murmured.
"What are you doing rummaging in my closet? You have your own clothes that are for you and I have my clothes for me. Unless…tell me you're not gay…," Kari said.
"I'm not! Is Dark out there?" Krad asked.
"No he's looking for Riku…my friend who ran off cause' she was scared off by Dark's charms…" Kari said.
"Hah…that's a first…someone who resisted Dark's evil charm powers that seduces people," Krad snickered.
"You're hiding her aren't you?" Kari asked.
"What makes you think I am?" Krad said.
"Well…let's just say you have a habit in keeping something that Dark adores," Kari said.
"Heh…name one time that I had done that," Krad said challenging Kari.
"Hmm…the time that you hid his favorite shoes…the one that he got from that girl from London who used to go out with him. I found it the next day in my closet. Uhh and the time when you hid his expensive hair gel set which I also found in my closet," Kari said.
"I said to only name 'one'…" Krad muttered.
"Don't tell me you hid Riku in my closet? O my gosh! If you did then I'll loose my only 'girl' friend!" Kari shouted.
"Keep it down will yah?" Krad snapped. "I didn't hide her here…she's in my room…well…in my shower at the moment…"
"WHAT!" Kari shouted. Krad cupped his right hand on her mouth.
"Don't worry…I didn't lay my hands on her…" Krad said quickly. "Well tried not to anyways…" Kari pried Krad's hand off her mouth.
"Then what were you doing here instead in your room with her? What happens if Dark comes along and sees her in your room?" Kari asked.
"I went over here to get her some dry clothes. I'll explain why later but not now. Hurry up and get her some clothes," Krad said. Kari quickly grabbed an outfit from her closet.
"These will look cute on her!" Kari said with a giggle. "Oh crap! I forgot! Takeshi and a friend of his will be coming at five! What time is it?"
"Five till five…" Krad said.
"Quickly! Get out! I have to clean my room! Uhh these outfits…take it. Tell her to pick from it and to be ready and out of you room by five," Kari said. She tossed Krad the clothes she picked out for Riku. "I have to get dress too! Now scram!" Kari pushed Krad out her room and slammed the door behind Krad. Krad dashed into his room and locked the door behind him.
"Riku…you done yet?" Krad said. He knocked on the bathroom door. The door slowly opened. Riku popped her head out and water dripped from her hair.
"Towel?" Riku said.
"It's uhh…in the drawers next to the sink," Krad said. Riku closed the door. "Great…now she got my bathroom floor all wet…" The door opened again and Riku stepped out with a towel wrapped around her body. Krad gazed at her. But he shook his head and shut his eyes. "Here…pick one, get changed, and my troubles will soon be over once you get out." Krad held out a series of clothing that belonged to Kari to Riku. Riku grabbed them and went back in the bathroom. Riku looked at all the outfits.
"Too small…too revealing…too hot…too expensive…" Riku muttered. "I need to wear something though…"
"Hurry up will yah! Kari wants you downstairs by five! You have one minute!" Krad said while knocking on the door. Riku sighed. She just closed her eyes and grabbed and outfit. She quickly put it on without looking at it. She then opened the bathroom door once again. Krad looked at Riku with awe. But Riku didn't bother to look at him. She just quickly walked out the door to go downstairs without saying a word. "Not even a thanks…how typical…" Krad slammed his door shut and walked out his balcony. He looked up in the sky not seeing anything but clouds and raindrops. "Face it Krad…you're just not like your other half…your love life's been shut out by yourself a long time ago…"
Yeah! Sorry took forever. For the long wait...I reward you peeps another chapter! Hope You LOVE it! Peace out...
-Kouga's One and Only-