Authors Note: I decided to post this chapter early because I have a busy weekend and I won't be home.

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-Friday-

It had been a week and Satoshi had not been in school the entire time, this had really begun to worry Daisuke. After class he worked up the courage to go to the office and ask about the absent student. Maybe he's sick and had to call in absent this week. Daisuke wondered as he walked up to the desk. A middle aged woman got up from a desk and approached him. She had shoulder length brown hair that had begun to grey and she wore glasses.

"Can I help you?" She asked politely with a smile.

"Yes…umm…I have a question about one of the students. Satoshi Hiwatari, you see it's been a few days and he hasn't been here so I was wondering if you knew anything."

"Ah yes Hiwatari, he is no longer enrolled at this school."

"W…What?" Daisuke exclaimed.

"Well he is of legal age to drop out; there is nothing we can do about it. Was he a friend of yours?"

"I was…just concerned…Thank you." Daisuke quickly left the front office; things had just gotten a whole lot worse. If Satoshi had been hurt so badly that he dropped out, there was no telling what he might do.

(So now what are you going to do?)

"I don't know!" He walked quickly down the hall. "Maybe I'm just blowing everything out of proportion. I mean after all Satoshi had no reason to even be in school, he already has his college degree. So maybe he realized he was wasting his time; and went on to bigger and better things."

(That's the biggest load of crap…)

"Anything is possible Dark."

"Daisuke!" The red head turned around and spotted Riku running up to him. He tried his best to smile for her. "Daisuke you ready to go?" She panted when she reached him.

"Go?" He asked her.

"To the beach remember!"

"Oh…yeah." He had completely forgotten. "You want to go right now? I thought you meant later on tonight."

"If we leave now we can spend more time with each other." She grinned brightly taking his hand in hers. "Now let's go."

"Alright, alright." Daisuke mumbled, now that Friday had come he wasn't exactly looking forward to spending his night at the beach. He just wanted to go home at this point, but he had promised her this and was not about to go back on his word. They walked together Daisuke once again had lapsed into one of his silences; just nodding here and there to indicate he was still listening. It was still bright when they got to the beach, so they chose a shaded spot that was cooler.

"Isn't this fun? We need to do things; just the two of us more often."

"Uh huh."

Riku was quiet for moment. Daiuske hadn't said much of anything the whole the week. Was he getting bored with her? Was their relationship already going downhill? She bit her lip nervously hoping that wasn't case. "Daisuke?"

"Yes?" He looked up at her with his bright crimson eyes.

"Are you…unhappy with me?" She choked the words out.

Daisuke's eyes widened in surprise. "Riku how could you say that? I could never be unhappy with you!" Hearing him say that relieved her a little but she had a nagging feeling in the back of her mind pushing her to find out more.

"It's just…you've been so distant." She whispered quietly.

"I've just had a lot on my mind; it has nothing to do with you." Though his words were comforting and sounded sincere, not even Daisuke was certain about what he was saying. Riku leaned in close to him the sudden movement caught him off guard he didn't expect what was about to come next. She crushed her lips against his forcefully; Daisuke didn't move it had been so unexpected. Riku grasped his shirt jerking him forward; she bit his lip and tried desperately to force her tongue into his mouth.

She was so ruthless and forceful, it wasn't pleasant at all. She opened her mouth for him and he did so for her, and before Daisuke knew her tongue had been practically shoved down his throat. The nauseating sick feeling had returned to Daisuke's stomach, it tightened up and she continued to ravish him. Riku was a horrible kisser, she tasted terrible as well.

It wasn't like it had been with Satoshi; the boy had been forceful but gentle at the same time. His movements had been graceful and sensual, so passionate and caring. The way his tongue had explored Daisuke's mouth and body; carefully tracing. Daisuke's eyes snapped open and he grabbed Riku's shoulders forcing her off of him.

"Riku what are you doing?" Daisuke wiped her saliva from his lips. "I thought that was what you wanted!"

Daisuke gaped at her. "What gave you that idea?"

"At your party, I realized how little we have done together."

"Maybe we're not ready to do such things." Daisuke suggested.

"It's been two YEARS! Daisuke!" Riku exploded, she had had enough with these little games of his. The way he was constantly avoiding any romantic moments with her. "You say that things are fine between us but they aren't." Daisuke was unsure of how to respond to her.

"Riku…"

"I know you're hiding something Daisuke, you have been acting so strange this whole week. I want some answers and I want them now!" She stared at him menacingly. "Tell me what's wrong or we're through."

"I…I…can't." Dasiuke murmured.

"Fine!" Riku stood up and began to walk away. "Maybe now I can find a boyfriend who actually wants me." She shot him a hateful look. Daisuke sat there trying to think of what to do, what to say to her. He could tell her everything, but would that really fix things? Or he could just let her go, but he really didn't want to loose her.

"Dark what should I do?" Daisuke asked the thief in desperation.

(Hey I'm not here to give you advice; you have to make your own decisions.) Daisuke thought quickly and finally came up with his solution.

"Riku! Riku wait!" He got up and ran after her.

"Go away Daisuke!" He reached out and grabbed the girl's shoulder forcing her to stop. "What is it?" She asked turning around.

"Ok you see the thing is…uh…" he paused she stared at him tapping her foot. "Well…after that fight I had with Hiwatari…he…dropped out of school. And…I think…it's my fault."

"Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place?" She questioned.

"I…I don't know…" He hung his head. "I didn't want to get you involved."

"That still doesn't explain why our relationship is going nowhere." Riku stared at Daisuke; she knew when he was hiding things. It was just a matter of getting him to say it.

"Shit Dark I think she's on to me!"

(Well you can either lie or tell her what the deal is.)

"I can't tell her what happened! Honestly I don't know what is wrong with us."

(You know, you're just not aware of it.)

"The truth is…" Daisuke attempted to say.

"Spit it out already!" She ordered, hearing that tone of voice and the forcefulness it made Daisuke cringe. He hated it when she was like this; always mad, jealous, bossy, it never stopped. He wondered what happened to the friend he had in her once, the girl he had met two years ago, it seemed that since they had started dating she turned out to be a completely different person. He had hung on to her hoping things would go back to the way they used to be.

"I CAN'T STAND YOU ANYMORE!" For the first time Daisuke shouted at her. Her eyes grew wide with surprise and she stepped away from him as if she were frightened. Daisuke had thought back to the kiss they had shared and how foul it had been. "All you do is complain, boss me around, you're a terrible kisser, and I'm just not attracted to you anymore. What happened next Daisuke hadn't expected, her movement had been so quick her didn't notice her hand until it had slapped him across the face.

"How dare you say all that!"

"It's true!" Daisuke retorted while holding a hand over his stinging flesh.

"I'll have you know, that Saehara doesn't think I'm a terrible kisser." She smiled smugly at him. "That's right, at your party while you were asleep I had gone to the bathroom and Saerhara followed me. We had our own private party that night! Right under your nose and you never suspected a thing." Daisuke was taken aback by this sudden confession but it only fueled his anger.

Before he was able to stop himself he burst out. "Hiwatari and I got farther than you two did!" As soon as the words left his mouth he clasped his hands over mouth in disbelief he had let it slip.

Riku had a look of disgust on her face. "You and Hiwatari?" She slapped Daisuke again. "You cheated on me with another guy?"

"You're not so innocent yourself, you made out with Saehara. So don't go putting the blame on me."

"But I didn't cheat on you with another girl! So how long have you two been fooling around? Huh?" She pushed him with her words to tell her everything.

"We're not fooling around!" Daisuke defended.

"Yeah right." She began to walk away. "Fuck you Daisuke!"

(Are you going to let her get away with that?) Dark asked.

"Shut up Dark, I'm not up for your shit!" Dark was silent. He had never known Daisuke to talk that way, to anyone. Daisuke stood on the beach for awhile fuming over everything that had just occurred. Damn you Hiwatari! If it hadn't been for you none of this would have happened. I wouldn't have compared Riku's kiss to yours I wouldn't have pushed her away, everything would have turned out fine between us…But that kiss…his kiss…NO! Don't even start thinking about that, that's what got me in trouble in the first place. Daisuke stood there for a good twenty minutes before starting on his way home.

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Authors Note: Ok, it may be another week before the next chapter, sorry for the wait.