AuthorsNote: this isn't the most exciting chapter but...you gotta get through the slow stuff before it can get better. Also I still need to think of way of how i'm going to end this...I'm just writing as things come to mind...So anway enjoy!

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Daisuke had gasped when he saw Satoshi laying on the floor; being in a hospital it wasn't hard to find a nurse. He was immediately taken to a spare room and placed on the bed.

"Is he going to be ok?" Daisuke asked in concern.

"He should be…some people just faint for no apparent reason. But on the safe side we will perform some tests." She looked down at Daisuke. "And what are you doing out of your bed? You must not be walking around in your condition!" She shooed him back to his room.

"But…what about…"

"He'll be fine; but your condition is much worse at the moment now get back into bed!" She ordered. She didn't need another young boy fainting. Daisuke nodded slowly and walked back to his room; it wasn't the easiest for him to walk around, he had a killer pain in his chest and being up and around didn't help it. The nurse returned to Satoshi checking his vitals; she grabbed a stethoscope and lifted his shirt to check to his heartbeat more properly. She gasped when she spotted the black and blue bruises.

"Oh my goodness…" She murmured as she removed his shirt completely to check for any other injuries. She was shocked to see just how emaciated he was; nearly every rib was exposed, along with his sternum and collar bone. She grabbed an IV and stuck it in his arm; then ran to get a doctor, Satoshi needed proper nutrition and fast.

Satoshi opened his tired eyes; he looked around the room not recognizing his surroundings. What the? Where am I? It all came back to him in a flash, Krad forcing the images of Daisuke upon him and making him change, then taking a trip to the hospital to see Daisuke, the brief battle between the two sides, then he left the room and…It was all black from there. Did I…Pass out? The door opened suddenly and a nurse came in.

"Oh your finally awake." She smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"A little lightheaded…"

"Yes you will for awhile…" She walked over to him and did a quick checkup. "So where did all these bruises come from?" She asked him suddenly. Satoshi gulped; unsure of what to say.

"It's just from…roughhousing with…friends." The commander lied; but rather convincingly.

"…Well I suggest you take a break from that. You're in pretty bad shape; speaking of that…I'm very concerned about your current weight."

"I've always been abnormally skinny; it runs in my family."

"Alright…well we will get you something to eat then." She stood up and left the room. That was a close one…if she doesn't believe my story I don't know what I'll say then. The nurse came back in with a plate of hospital food. "Here you go…I'll be back in later to check on you."

"Thank you." The nurse left and went to her desk; she went through a few papers but was interrupted.

"Excuse me miss?" A female voice asked.

She looked up. "Oh yes?" She greeted with a warm smile.

"I'm Emiko Niwa…you called about my son Daisuke."

"Oh yes…Niwa! Yes Daisuke woke up a few hours ago; we did another checkup and everything is going great, and you're free to take him home." The nurse informed the very concerned mother.

"May I go see him?"

"Well first we would like to make another appointment in a few weeks. How is…November the…17 at 6:30 sound?"

"That would be fine."

"Alright." She jotted down the date and the appointment on a calendar. "Your son is in room 366; and we have a change of clothes already in there for him."

"Thank you." She left and found Daisuke in the hospital bed. "Oh Daisuke!" She ran over and hugged her precious little boy.

"Mom!" Daisuke was both surprised and happy to see her. "When did you get here?"

"Just now…Oh I was so worried but now you're here and awake." She let go of him wiping away the tears that welled in her eyes. "Get dressed, I'm taking you home now." Daisuke carefully got out got out of bed and put on the clothes that had been set out for him. He wanted to check on Satoshi as well but his mother was being very persistent in getting him out of the hospital. The stopped at the front desk thanked the nurse for taking care of him and they were on their way. Daisuke sat miserably in the car; he was happy to be going home but he was disappointed he had missed his chance to talk with Satoshi while Krad was out of the picture.

-A week later-

Daisuke was finally allowed to go back to school; his mother had to drive him, she didn't want him running after the tram in his condition. With Daisuke's luck being what it was, the entire school knew that he had been stabbed and was in the hospital. As soon as he stepped out of the car a horde of kids gathered around him asking numerous questions; Daiuske passed by them ignoring them, he wasn't in the mood for all this. He went straight to his classroom, this had been the earliest he had been at school for a long time. Daisuke set his bag down, sat and laid his head on his desk, closing his eyes.

"Niwa?" A quiet voice asked. He opened his eyes and sat up; it was Riku the last person he had wanted to see.

"…Ms. Harada…"

"How…are you?" She asked as if nothing had ever gone wrong between them.

He shrugged "I'm doing alright."

"…Seahara and I broke up." She added suddenly.

Daisuke only stared at her. "Ok."

"So…just let me know if you need anything." She smiled and left the classroom. Daisuke rolled his eyes; this was going to a very interesting day. He was about to lay his head back down when there was a tap on his shoulder. He turned and his eyes grew wide.

"Hiwatari!" Daisuke exclaimed. Satoshi smiled slightly.

"I know I'm not supposed to be speaking to you…but I wanted to know how you were feeling."

"I'm doing fine…but what about you? I didn't get to see you after you fainted."

"You know about that?" Satoshi asked in puzzlement.

"I was the one who found you." He informed. "Well?"

"I'm fine…I was just a little fatigued after what Dark did."

Daisuke smiled. "I'm glad you came back to school too." Satoshi was looking a little better from the last time Daisuke had seen him. Now he was finally getting some meat back on his bones; but there was still a slight dullness in his eyes that couldn't be explained.

"Me too…" He responded. "I better leave you alone…I know Dark probably isn't happy with this…" With that Satoshi went back to his desk in the back of the room.

"Hiwatatri?"

"Yes Niwa?" Satoshi looked up at him.

"You think things could go back to the way they were before? You know…friends?" He asked hopefully.

(Daisuke…you shouldn't risk that. Krad will try and kill you the first chance he gets!)

"…I don't think that's very safe Niwa. Krad has been getting better at taking over my emotions…he can come out at practically anytime and I have no way of holding him back…" Daisuke nodded understanding Satoshi's plight.

"Well…you know…you'll always be conisderd my best friend."

"…Mine too Niwa…"

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AuthorsNote: yeah it's short...and nothing much happens...but don't worry i'm trying to working up to more interesting chapters.