Wow, I'm up to 23 reviews! 0.0 How'd that happen? Well, apologies about my (lack of) updating at the end of this short, short chapter!

DISCLAIMOR: I still don't own D.N.Angel, and it is likely I never shall. I don't have any lawyers, and I don't have enough money to pay for a lawsuit or even to make it worth your while to sue me, so don't, mm'kay? Renting is still to expensive. Also, I own Vol. 1 & 3 on DVD, so yay::dances around all happy like:

Consciousness returned slowly . . .

Actually, that's just fun to write. For Katsura, waking up was rather abrupt. He hadn't even realized that he had been asleep . . . or unconscious, whatever the case may be. At first, he thought he was home, in bed, and that it was just a nice day without school. But that thought was quickly dispersed when he found himself to be laying on hard, cold concrete - wet, too - with no blanket to cover up, and no pillow to snuggle with. AND NO FRU FRU NUGGINS!

"Fru Fru Nuggins!" cried Katsura, flying up. He searched his surroundings for his beloved, stuffed porcupine, but it was nowhere to be found. "Fru Fru Nuggins . . .!"

Daisuke glanced over at the boy, surprised that he was up and calling for something . . . Rooroo Nuggets or something like that . . .

He's not even fazed . . . Dark murmured inside of Daisuke's mind (though, if he were there or not was disputable, since no one but Daisuke could see him, and obviously Daisuke refused to go to the mental ward to have this voice problem figured out).

Well, he wasn't even hurt to begin with, Daisuke replied, watching Katsura go frantic over his nuggets, whatever the hell that meant. Do you think Krad missed?

Dark snorted, mentally of course. Jeez, can't these people just get medication for all this? Not as angry as he was!

Katsura saw the short redhead looking at him with a glazed expression. He automatically came up with the most logical solution to his Fru Fru Nuggins dilemma.

"YOU!" shouted the boy, pointing a finger at Daisuke. "You took Fru Fru Nuggins, didn't you! What have you done to him! Have you no shame!" By this time, he had Daisuke by the shirt collar and was shaking him with all of his wee little might.

The hell . . .? was all Dark could "say."

"What's a Roo Roo nugget?" Daisuke asked, trying to appease the boy.

"FRU FRU NUGGINS!" screamed Katsura, red in the face.

Dark "giggled." What the hell is a Fru Fru Nuggins?

"Fru Fru Nuggins is my porcupine!" wailed Katsura, tears coming to his eyes.

Shock came to both Daisuke and Dark.

The hell . . .? was both of their response. Dark manifested beside Daisuke to get a better look. Hey, it wasn't like crazy-mentally-subnormal-and-eeriely-perceptive boy could see him anyways, right?

"Ack!" sqwaked Katsura, pointing at the translucent image of Dark. "What're you doing here? I thought you went back to heaven!"

Dark stared at Daisuke. Daisuke stared at Dark. In turn, they both stared at Katsura.

"Why aren't you in heaven? Isn't supposed to be better? Why do you ever come back to earth if heaven is better?"

What-

-the-

hell

The last was "said" in unison. Katsura didn't seem to notice, but continued to prattle along about heaven and earth and stuff of that nature. Well, sort of, since nature is a part of earth, and not heaven, but who cares anyways?

:clears throat: I haven't updated because 1) No clue as to what to write, 2) I work full time at a grocery store, 3) For three solid weeks or more, I didn't have computer acess at ALL, 4) I'm lazy, and didn't want to write or sign in or anything like that, and 5) 'Cause I dislike having even numbers in my reasoning.

This chapter is short. I know. I don't know where I'm taking it. But Katsura can now see and hear Dark. Was it something Krad did? Was he always like this? Or is it something far more sinister . . .? I dunno, so until I next update!

:Reviews:

hittocerebattosai - Updated again! Hope Satoshi and Krad didn't stay too long, and if they did, I hope you charged them rent. I dont' like thongs either. Icky.

KuroNoTenshi7 - Umm, thanks:D

Sabastian Fenrir fang - Who knows, eh? Who knows . . . :looks around mystical like:

WolfBane2 - It does sound cool:) It's actually aconite, same as monkshood. See, ma, I learned from reading Harry Potter! (First book, when we meet Snape the first time)

catseyes77 - You're welcome. And thanks for the loving of the chapter!

ichigo-chan - Thanks! I love being original!

Lady Elbereth Tealrose - Katsura Tobei, to be perfectly honest, is actually a part of me. I keep him under control most of the time :cough:work:coughcough: But he gets free. This is to keep him . . . not so free. :worried:

Everto Angelus - To the both: I love Oreos! Eech, sorry I made you choke . . . Was unintentional . . . :makes note to self that she should start adding caution disclaimors:

Disco-Dancing on the Roof - Not a supergenius, just also Obsessive-Compulsive. :sighs: Perfectionism . . .

Timetill -:D

Raven Stone - Thanks for your really long reviews! We've discussed them already, and plus, I'm lazy and don't want to reply to each and every point you made. Yes, most of those are typos, these chapters are hot-off-the-press works. I'm glad you like them, and hopefully you can see D.N.Angel sometime!

The Almighty Short One - Thanks bunches, sexy! I know I mispelled identical, but it's such a difficult word . . .!

ginny bren - This is for you, for giving me the kick in the arse I deserved::laughs: Timing was right, and I realized I needed to update, but thanks anyways!