Insanity of the Art
Chapter III:
Dark flew as fast as he could through the snow, reaching the garden square, he landed. He saw nothing but a snow covered garden, he growled, "Come out Hikari, what kind of sick joke is this!?"
A man stepped out of the house, "Oh this is no joke Dark Mousy, but you'll be wishing that it was soon enough."
"What!? Where's Krad!? What have you done with him!?"
"You'll see…" With a snap of a finger, the garden disappeared, all the shrubs were turned into nothingness. Dark gasped, the man took a couple steps past Dark and towards what was not a ritual ground. There was an extremely tall cross in the middle of the square, Dark was feeling uneasy, he looked up at the cross, there was something hanging on it, he saw white and gold…
"KRAD!"
The blonde's arms were spread out and tied to the cross, head dipping unresponsively, there was blood running down the cross, slowly trickling down the wood. Dark called his lover's name again and ran but there was a barrier surrounding the area, he growled and pounded at it, "Damn you Hikari! What did you do you Krad!?"
The man smiled coldly, "I'm simply saving him…from you…"
"From me!? The only person who's going to need saving is you! Give Krad back to me!"
"No…I doubt you'll be wanting him back…"
Dark had a sinking feeling that he already knew what he meant, he pushed it out of his mind, "What's that suppose to mean! Goddamn it, how could you!? He's your son!"
The man glared at him, he hissed, "He stopped being my son after he left to go with you, it's all your fault..."
"I freed him! You left him locked up in his room!"
"It was for his own good."
"You bastard! How can you say that!?"
The Hikari ignored him, he nodded to the men who were standing by the cross, "Let's do this…"
The men nodded, Krad's father headed to the cross, receiving a book he skimmed through a bit and stopped, "Witness this, Dark Mousy." His voice was full of scorn, "I shall set my son free from you."
"What are you going to do!?"
Again he ignored the ranting thief, brushing snowflakes off the page he started reading. He read words that Dark didn't understand, powerful words that sent chills up his spine, soon there was wind inside the barrier making the man's coat flap wildly. The wind went everywhere, slipping through long strands of golden hair, the snow went wild and soon, Krad's body started to glow, it came off the cross and landed softly onto a stone tablet. The wind died down, a snowy grave, Dark realized, that's what it was, a snowy grave, he started yelling forgotten words at the man. Finally, the man closed the book, still chanting he drew out a sword. That was when the barrier shattered. He raised the sword high above the blonde, Dark ran as fast as he could towards them praying that he not be too late. Then the sword went down and blood splattered onto the snow, bright red on white.
The man's eyes widened, "You! No! I forbid you to stay around my son for eternity!"
Dark grinned weakly, coughing out blood, "Too bad pops, eternity huh? Doesn't sound all that bad."
The sword had pierced through both the living and the dead, the thief smiled and kissed the blonde one last time causing the pale lips to be smeared with crimson. The Hikari howled in rage, "If eternity is what you want then it's what you'll get! But I curse you now! Let only you have the burden of carrying memories and as long as you live my son shall suffer!"
But Dark was beyond hearing. He had slumped on top of the blonde in the silent snowy grave. Soon their souls their lifted up into heaven but a bright light stopped them, then the spirits went separate ways…
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He opened his eyes slowly, groaning in pain, sitting up he rubbed his eye. Didn't a sword stab him and Krad? Where was the blonde anyways? Was it all a dream?
"You're awake!"
Dark looked up it was Daisuke's mother, "Emiko? What am I doing here? What are you doing here?"
"You got knocked out silly, Dai-chan! Fetch some fresh clothes!"
A reply was heard from outside the room, "Hai! Dark's awake?"
"Yup!"
"How long was I out?"
"Around a week…"
"And Krad?"
Emiko gave him a good long stare, "Who's Krad?"
Dark stared at her in disbelieve, "My lover…"
"Dark…you've never really had a lover…just flings, are you feeling alright?"
"Yea…"
He jumped out of the bed and landed on his feet, everything felt the same, no trace of a sword being stabbed through him. Dark ran out of the room heedless to Emiko's cries, it was the Niwa household, he found the redhead and shook him by the shoulders, "Daisuke, where's Krad?"
The redhead gave him a funny look, "Dark? Is something wrong? Who's Krad?"
"You know! Our little group of four! You, me, creepy boy and Krad!"
"Hidoi, why do you always Satoshi-kun creepy?"
"Because that's what he is!"
Daisuke shook his head slowly, "It's always been you, me and Satoshi-kun, who is this Krad? Did you finally settle down?"
A long time ago! Dark's mind screamed out, how can they not know who Krad is!? It's known throughout the city that he's my fucking lover! No…then…it wasn't a dream and Krad's…shut up shut up it's not true! He's alive! And people don't just suddenly forget the dead people! There's gotta be another reason! Then he gasped, Hikari's curse, no…it can't be true! But that'd explain everything! Shit! Still…wouldn't that mean that Krad's alive? Where is he!? Can he remember me!?
"Dark? Dark!"
Dark snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the redhead, "Yea?"
"You okay?"
"Uhh…sure…"
"Who's Krad? New lover?"
Dark shook his head reassuring himself that Krad was still his lover, he forced a smile out, "No one really…"
"Okay…if you say so…"
"Yea I'm sure, sorry, just lost my head for a bit…"
"Alright…"
Suddenly Emiko called Daisuke, "Dai-chan! Satoshi's here!"
The redhead smiled, "Coming!"
Dark frowned as the boy left, it wasn't fair, how come he got to keep his lover? Not fair at all…he wanted Krad more than ever now, the image of the blonde and his gentle smiles flashed in his head. He shook his head, making the image disappear. He grumbled to himself as he left the room, "This world just isn't fair…"
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Daisuke stared at him wide eyed, "We all forgot Krad?"
The redhead looked at the unmoving angel on the bed, Dark nodded sadly, "Yea…after you two died I just kept on going around like normal since I didn't seem to grow old, I kept on looking for Krad but only heaven knows where he went."
"How come he hates you though if you used to be lovers…"
"You know my little affair with Rika?"
Daisuke nodded, "Yea…"
"Well they took the opportunity and used it against me."
"How cruel…"
Dark let out a bitter laugh, "Oh they're cruel alright, they're cruel beyond words…"
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Golden eyes slowly opened, his vision was still blurry, he sat up only to find his head spinning, "You're awake."
Krad narrowed his eyes trying to focus his vision, "Who's there?"
"I see your vision's still blurry."
The blonde glared at the stranger, "Thank you for stating the obvious, where am I?"
"You've just woken up from a very long slumber…"
Finally his vision cleared, he looked around, mind whirling, he was surrounded by things he didn't know, "Where am I?"
"You're in my house."
"And just how long have I been sleeping?"
"A couple years?"
Krad's eyes widened, "How? What? Is Dark-" Then he noticed that his lover was nowhere to be seen, "Where's Dark?"
The man before him smiled, his tousled brown hair glittering under the light, "You want to see him?"
"Yes…"
"Very well…"
The man touched a ring on his fingers, Krad cringed in pain, feathers exploded from his back and when the pain was gone there was a lot of weight on his back. The blonde looked back, he gasped, white wings, large angelic wings. He blinked and looked at the man, "How'd you-"
"Don't worry about the details, you'll find your lover in the park, and these will take you there, I assume you know how to steer?"
Krad nodded, he headed for the closes window and unfurled his wings, he jumped out letting the white wings glide through the air. Looking down he realized that everything had changed, sleeping through a few years huh…it was more like a few decades, houses were lit with some electrical power instead of fire. The blonde focused on his main goal, finding Dark, he would get answers from him…
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The thief sighed and hugged the girl, he knew it was wrong but he was desperate from the loneliness. His heart ached for Krad longingly but since the blonde wasn't available, he had to settle for the second best thing.
"Dark…who's that?"
Dark turned around, he could make out a white figure with long golden hair, he let go of the girl immediately, it couldn't be…Krad!? The figure approached them slowly, Dark could tell that he was in deep shit already.
Krad stalked towards the two, he couldn't believe it! Dark was with a girl after all he had promised him too! The blonde's mind was begging him to turn and flee so he could run away and deny the truth but he was kept on walking. Once he was within hearing range, he stopped, refusing to move any closer, he glared at his lover, hissing in a calm deadly voice, "So this is what's been happening while I was gone…"
The thief took a few steps towards the blonde but someone was tugging at his hand, he turned around, it was Rika, "Dark…who is he?"
Dark ignored her, pulling his hand away, he looked at the blonde hastily, "Krad, this isn't-"
The blonde didn't wait for the rest of it, he shrunk away as though Dark were a poison dart aiming for him, but watching the girl caused rage to boil inside him, he never noticed how he released the anger into the form of a ball and had blasted it at the girl only to have Dark knock it away. Only then did the thief realized what he had done, many times at the bar, men had hit on the blonde, Dark would punch the wall beside their heads as a threatening warning, and Krad would always watch unfazed, trusting him not to start a fight. The thief mentally slapped himself for being stupid, he should've known that Krad wouldn't kill.
"So that's how it is…"
"Krad, please let me explain…"
"Don't lie to me Dark. Don't try to tell me you love me because I know you don't." He walked towards the angel only to have him backing away shaking his head, "No, don't come near me, I don't want to hear your excuse…just stay away and don't come closer…" Because if you do…I won't be able to say mad at you…I won't be able to say no…I'll break…
Krad looked Dark in the eye, golden eyes filled with grief and betrayal. The thief couldn't hold the blonde's gaze, looking away guiltily, he opened his mouth but no words came out. Krad sighed defeated, he gave Dark his final smile, a smile with no happiness, "I should've known…" There is no trust in the world, no one can be trusted, the only person to depend on is yourself…
Dark stared at the blonde, "What!? No, gods Krad, I-"
Please don't call my name…it hurts…Krad took a step forward placing a finger on the thief's lips, shushing him, he shook his head again, "Goodbye Dark Mousy." Traitor.
He placed a last kiss on his one time lover, his lips were as he remembered them, soft and warm, then he turned tail and flew away. As he flew, he let the tears he held back escape, streaking down his cheek, pushed by the wind. The word traitor repeated in his head, it hurt, the stabbing pain in his chest that made more tears come out. He could hear the thief calling out his name. Don't call my name…I am no longer the one you love, don't call my name like that…it makes me want to go back and forgive you for everything…I can't take it anymore…
Dark stared at the now empty sky, it had all happened to quickly that he was still recovering from shock, Krad came back, Krad his lover came back and saw him with Rika, Krad was upset beyond word, Krad had said goodbye, Krad flew away, Krad had wings, Krad's eyes told him everything he needed to know, Krad was taking over his mind like when he had first saw him sitting on his bed on that lonely night.
"Krad!!!" Dark yelled at the nothingness, determined to catch the blonde he summoned his wings, "With!"
"Dark!"
The thief turned away from the girl, "Sorry, it was a mistake."
As he flew away Rika angrily called after him, "You're ditching just like that!? It was a mistake!? I can't believe I'm getting cast off for some fucking bastard-"
Dark whirled around, eyes glowing with rage, he hissed, "Don't you ever dare talk about Krad like that you little whore."
Rika gawked, dumbfound from the sudden change of attitude, she watched black wings attach themselves to the thief and lift him up into the air.
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"So you're back." Krad landed gracefully, saying nothing, "How'd it go?" The angel remained silent, the man frowned a bit, but it didn't hold any sadness in it, "I'm assuming it went bad?" The blonde looked away, "You know…I can't help you get revenge…" Krad sighed in annoyance, "the girl will suffer…"
Krad shook his head, revenge was stupid and immature, but the jealous part of him got the better of him, he looked back, eyebrow raised. The man smiled and took out a golden cross, the blonde noticed that he had a golden ring on his finger with markings that matched the cross, the man gave him a suggestive look, "You interested?"
"…what is it?"
"It'll give you the power of destruction." And that was all he said.
The blonde wasn't thinking things thoroughly, he shrugged and watched the man approach him, taking the cross and tying it to the end of his ponytail, he kneeled down and kissed it. Suddenly there was a bright golden light. Krad looked around alarmed, "What-"
"No need to be scared, Krad, it's only a bonding." He smiled, "Now you're mine."
"What are you!?"
The man gave him a cold smile, one that reminded Krad of his father, "I am…a Hikari."
Golden eyes widened before the light consumed him.
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Dark flew around, upon seeing a golden light illuminate, he flew towards it, but all there was a very gleeful man admiring a golden ring on his finger, he sighed and flew away. But then he too disappeared into a dark light.
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"So he purposefully let Krad see that moment between you two!?" The redhead asked looking at Dark wide eyed.
"Daisuke, Daisuke, the Hikari do everything on purpose."
"What happened next?"
"…well apparently I got bonded to your family like Krad did to the Hikari…the next time we met…" He inhaled deeply, "the first thing he asked me was 'Who are you?'"
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Nya
I'm trying to move on with this fic but it's long...at least longer than some of my other ones :P Still...I'll try to update faster before all the ideas slip out of my head XD
Hakudoshi-chan- Your computer died? o.o I feel kind of sadistic for killing Krad...repeatedly XP but I can't help it, nyahahahhaa...Dark and Krad's past are just so fun to make up :D
Mysterious Kaitou- XD I was grinning to myself while I typed that out, Dark stole from the Hikari so I figured he could steal one himself :P Wahahhaha...evil authoress who likes to torture Krad, maybe that should be my new pen name XD I enjoy torturing Krad and Dark...mainly Krad :P
ivyking- Wahhh...don't hate me :( you're just a wee bit more insane than I am, I didn't consider Krad getting raped o.o I almost wish I did though... :P I never run out of ideas when it comes to torturing the two XP Chocolate!! :D I'll start updating my happier stories...like...errr...not sure, just one of the giddier ones XD
babymar-mar- Bingo! Actually...not really, in a way he just bound the two together for eternity o.o butthole of a father XD nyahahahha
Ailin- Define evil :P alot of people would point signs at me for writting the fic like this in the first place XP but yea, Krad's father is evil, I'm making the Hikari family evil :P
SpinningAvia- I killed Krad! Again! You're lucky, our school doesn't allow us to go on anything but our school website and the links there :( Sucks to be at my school :P
Animegoil- Cliffhanger! I love those XD at least while I'm the writer :P Krad comes to life again, and disappears along with Dark XP Yea...Dark died and no one remembers poor Krad, I'm adding in as much fluff as possible, especially in the flashbacks XD
golden-flame4- XD lol, suggestions are more erotic than sex itself? XD lime...hmm...maybe just a little XP
Hikari Fubuki- o.O I scare you? Maybe I should put this as a horror fic...I dreamt of myself being killed plenty of times, not to mention near death situations, sometimes I almost wish I had popcorn with me so I can see myself die XP Yea, it's really sad when alot of people die, like that tsunami :( I was hugging my dog while watching the news, poor people :(
Seena58- Nyahahhaa, fear my wrath of insanity XP Like I've been say, it's a horrible habit, I tried...actually no I didn't try to stop it :P Without my chaotic insanity I might run out of ideas so I'd rather not stop this nasty habit of mine. Glad you liked it though :)
darkandme4eva- Krad comes back to life! Dark's ermm...he's still kinda...crushed but still...erm....at least he comes back to life :P