A and D stare at me as I do very weird poses, "She's been playing COH again, hasn't she?"
"Just got the Pwn Badge"
"Wonderful." A sarcastically said, folding her arms and kicking me as I fall,
"Better start the chapter M-chan!" D says cheerfully. I roll my eyes then sigh;
"I don't own DNAngel!"

Hello, Clone of Me
VIII.

Krad stared at the stasis chamber that Dark had managed to convince Satoshi and Daisuke to get in. The two were sleeping soundlessly and the stasis chamber was covered with a deep glass to protect the two from any dangers outside their own dreams. Krad continued to watch Dark as he fumbled with some buttons, looking for the correct way to play with his invention.

"So what's this supposed to do?" Krad asked as Dark cheered as a large screen traveled down their paths, blocking Satoshi and Daisuke.

"It'll examine their bodies, I want to see if there's anything that could be compatible with the two." Dark muttered, bringing up a keyboard and starting to type at it a rather slow pace. Krad sighed and rolled his eyes that part of Dark hadn't changed at least. Dark couldn't just learn how to play with the computer, says it would absorb too much time. It'd be a lot faster if he could type faster Krad mused himself, smiling as Dark frowned to keep finding the right keys, "God! They should have this in alphabetical order!"

"Oh yeah, that would just derive even more hours of entertainment."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Exactly what you think it means Dark." Dark gave the Hikari a glare and then fumbled back to his very slow typewriting. Krad sighed; this was going to be a LONG sit-in.

Water...it was all water...how very strange. And he was standing up on it, like he was some kind of savior out to fish. Satoshi shook his head listlessly, he didn't feel too much like himself like this, and it was making him peaceful...therefore making him think slower then normal. Light patters signaled someone was joining him out on the water; Satoshi didn't turn to look but saw soon enough that it was Daisuke, by the judge of scared hand, now trembling in his. Satoshi smiled, now recognizing the dream.

"Niwa." Daisuke looked at him, those beautiful ruby eyes shining a bit, pondering what Satoshi would want with him. Satoshi gave him a smile, and held out his other hand, which Daisuke took and they danced throughout the water, music chiming lightly all around the area and water surrounding their steps. Satoshi smiled and he bent a bit to whisper what he always had in these dreams, it always made him feel weird but it would always be the closest thing to reality, "I-" Satoshi was torn away as a loud rumbling overtook the area, shaking even the waters with terrible power.

"Hiwatari-kun!" Satoshi watch the scene and Niwa disappear from his hands but now he was flying, he stared down at Daisuke and what he saw froze Satoshi. Daisuke was looking up at him with frustrated tears, his chest was bare except for quite a few scars and a blanket barely covered his lower body but blood was flowing everywhere. It surrounded Daisuke like he was the source...and judging from the mess...he was.

"Daisuke?" Satoshi called back out, consumed in the worry but he froze as Daisuke gave him an ugly look. Satoshi then observed...a wing...a wing was out from Daisuke's back, covering him protectively from the back, and when Satoshi willed himself to look at the other wing...it was just a stump...it was cut, mutilated at its prime. Satoshi froze, staring at the redhead with terror. Daisuke continued giving him that ugly look as blood continued to flow, Daisuke's wings were black...a light black...

"I HATE YOU!" Daisuke cried out from the ground, Satoshi stared with even more terror, his heart clenching in pain as he stare at Daisuke curse him. Satoshi willed himself that it was just a nightmare...that's all. Daisuke would never hate him! They were best friends! "I HATE YOU!" Satoshi fell down, and even though it was just a nightmare to him...it felt so real, the pain in his heart as Daisuke cried out those horrible words and Satoshi kept falling, right down into a dark hole of everlasting pain.

"Daisuke..." Daisuke looked around from his name, it was on top of a weird fluffy cloud, it felt sinful just to be here but it made Daisuke feel extremely well. Daisuke blinked as he spotted Riku, whom was smiling at him gently

"Yes Riku-san?"

"Please don't fall in love." Daisuke blinked and froze a bit as the colors surrounded him, growling at the invader of their own dreams.

"Leave Daisuke alone." Daisuke laughed a bit at their protectiveness, they were like Dark if Daisuke really thought about it

"It's okay guys...Riku-san is my friend, right Riku-san?" Daisuke grinned at her and Riku frowned a bit,

Just please...don't fall in love...it'll bring you more pain then you could imagine. Whoever you could love..." Riku made the motion of moving but seeing the hostility of the colors as they swarmed around the area, waiting for the Goddess to try anything, "They would be in pain forever...and you'd be in so much worse pain. Please Daisuke, PLEASE! Don't fall in love!" The colors grumbled and Daisuke became confused.

..." Riku made the motion of moving but seeing the hostility of the colors as they swarmed around the area, waiting for the Goddess to try anything!" The colors grumbled and Daisuke became confused.

"Our child is free from you; he can do as he wishes." Riku shook her head furiously, tears starting to pour out

"NO ONE IS FREE FROM THE IMMORTAL'S FATES!" She cried out quickly, holding herself to stop herself from moving towards the colors, if she came any closer...she would lose her soul...It was hard enough to catch Daisuke dreaming with enough powers to instill this dream, but if she didn't do anything...Daisuke would pay for it! "Daisuke please! Listen to me! If you fall in love, terrible things will happen to the world. And you...you'll be stuck forever as an immortal! Daisuke I don't want another immortal to come in the ranks, especially you!" The colors took this wrongly of course but Daisuke could see from Riku's tears, it was because she was trying to protect him...Riku was always a good friend...Daisuke gave Riku a smile and walked over to her. Riku shuddered as the colors smirked as her energy was starting to be sucked dry, god...his powers had got so much stronger...

"I'm sorry Riku, but I've already fallen in love." Riku stared with terrified eyes, shaking with her fear as tears consumed her. It hurt to hear those words but she understood completely,

"Daisuke..."

"I'm sorry Riku..."

Just please...don't...don't lose...yourself." Riku willed herself to touch his chest to signature his heart, which Daisuke understood easily but she screamed as she disappeared back into the hellish crystal. Daisuke held out a hand to help her, but only encouraged the quick escape,

"...Riku..."

"Riku?" Risa begged for her sister, as the older hadn't appeared quite right away as she always usually did. Risa held her side, moaning almost loudly at the constant reminder of the terrible pain from what the colors had managed to blow upon her. If she were to move too much, she would end up breaking her sides, tearing more wounds into her body, it felt terrible. "Riku?" Risa called out again, wishing to speak to her older sister. A soft glimmer appeared through the water and a swirl of magic took place and Risa grinned happily as her sister appeared.

"Yes?" Riku answered to her sister's call, as though she had been there in the crystal the entire time. Risa smiled as Riku frowned a bit, "What happened?" Riku asked, very concerned for her sister's well being. Risa stared down at her new wound and shrugged,

"Took care of those stupid colors." Riku frowned even more then shook her head,

"No, they're still with Daisuke. I can sense it." Risa stared wide-eyed but then smirked a bit,

"No...I found an interesting thing about Daisuke this morning when I fought the colors, Riku." Riku raised one brow in question, as though reading her mind, Risa continued, "Dear sister, have you ever heard of the legend of how the colors came to be?" Riku paused for a second, recalling the story told by Him Himself.

"...The Lord looked down at the world and found that it needed more life, after having created the creatures all around, there was something still missing...He made colors...and gave them all a separate meaning and let them live on how He knew they would." Riku paused for a second to see Risa nod, "But what does that have to do with Daisuke?"

"What else did God make when he made the colors?" Riku stared at Risa who was smirking victoriously; she then stared with wide-eyes,

"No...You can't mean..."

"Exactly, Daisuke is the bloodline that comes from that."

"...Does that mean Dark is also...?"

"Yes. But like his ancestors, he doesn't know it." Riku started shake,

"Oh God no...Oh God no." Riku started, turning her head away in fear. Risa raised one eyebrow,

"What's wrong sister? Isn't this great? You get the body of the only colored being in the world and I get the body of an archangel, what's wrong? We'll finally be powerful enough to catch up to them!"

"WE'LL NEVER CATCH UP TO THEM RISA!" Riku shouted and Risa froze as Riku continued raving, "Especially NOW! For God's sakes! You don't realize the danger you just tempted Risa!" Riku became desperate, tears falling down her eyes, which made Risa freeze. "You don't know what happened to them! If Dark were to ever get the knowledge...Oh God..." Riku sobbed through her hands, fearing the prospect of the future. Risa rose one eyebrow once again, confused again,

"What do you mean?"

"Risa...think about it...Dark has the bloodline of the Fallen Colors...Risa...something terrible happened to Dark when he was young, something so horrible that the colors managed to come up as a power…and willed him to forget the horrible incident. Risa, if that knowledge were ever to reawaken, you know what would happen." Risa blanked out a bit, before paling,

"But…he doesn't…so it doesn't matter." Risa commented, trying to draw out more answers from her sister. Sure there was always a chance of the colors coming out again, but not with there already being a colored chosen.

"Risa, you don't understand! The only reason why there hadn't been other powers coming out and combining together was because they never had any little brother or sisters! Risa, do you remember how we died?" Risa stared at her sister, and then shook her head hesitantly. No…she didn't remember that. She had died so many times in other host's body, why bother trying to memorize such horrible things? Riku held her hair up in frustration then sighed,

"Riku, I'm sorry, but I really don't get by what you mean. I still don't see what the big deal is."

"Risa, we were killed, murdered…and raped." Risa froze at the word that spawned from Riku's mouth, she shook it away quickly, thinking her sister mistaken something else as the other could be a little careless with words, especially in this form.

"Riku, just being a soul is taking its toll on you."

"NO! Listen! Risa, please listen! We were murdered by the one's who have the bloodline of the Ancients. Risa, they had a little brother that hurt you! When two bloodlines come together and they're aware of each other's powers, they'll use it Risa!" Riku called out for her sister as Risa started to march away, denying the yelling brunette. "PLEASE RISA!" Riku cried out and sobbed as the large door closed once again, leaving her alone in the darkness…to fear for the world's future ahead…Riku hated the fact that she remembered everything…but if she didn't it was obvious that no one would stop the trouble…Riku held herself for a second in frustration, there was only one thing she could do…and she was not going to like it.

Krad rolled his eyes once again, staring as Dark had successfully (finally) pulled up the program to get the information to start. Mathematics rushed throughout the screen, dreams passed quickly and observations easily made as the images flashed through. The images kept rushing through the screen but then came to a very abrupt stop as Dark pressed the backspace button. The two adults couldn't help but stare at the art that was shown ahead of them.

Wings…beautiful painted wings. It was upon a canvas but there were all together six pairs of wings and four people standing and sitting upon an ocean of rocks. It was obvious that they were in some type of ocean by how the background was painted and the waves crashing against the rocks and against the feet of one of the persons. Feathers were blowing in the wind with the wings, all the people were smiling. But what made the adults freeze was that they could easily recognize every person in the picture. As a cliché it was obvious to who they all were.

Daisuke was the one getting splashed and he was facing the eyes of the painter, a beautiful smile upon his lips as his bangs flew with the feathers in the wind of the painting, a jewel was upon his forehead and his wings were a beautiful light black color, shining with a gray tint throughout the sun.

Sitting right next to Daisuke, nearly leaning against him was Satoshi, his blue hair shining brightly against the sun and his three pairs of wings flowing the opposite direction of the wind, to signify that the wings were alive on their own and his smile was also very kind sighted, a rare sight to even Daisuke if he had been standing up out there with them.

On top of the rocks were Krad and Dark. Dark was clinging to Krad's arm, his wings a much darker shade of beauty against the winds, but there were also bones locking out from the feathers, showing a rare jewel of ruby through the feathers. Dark's coy smile was mocking and holding out one hand to capture Daisuke to pull him up with the adults.

Krad had only one pair of wings unlike Satoshi, but they were magnificent to look at. All swirls of colors could describe the basic inside of his wings, the lining outside with tinted gold and silver treading within all the feathers. Krad was also smiling though seemed a little annoyed on how Dark held him.

The real Krad and Dark stared at the painting in silence, surprised that they had found it at all through the energies of Daisuke and Satoshi's minds. Krad was the first to speak,

"Huh, that's interesting." Dark nodded mildly at Krad's train of thought. The two could only stare as Krad pulled a chair next up to Dark to stare at the picture a little longer.

"That's how Daisuke paints." Dark noted, seeing the textures behind the background and pure movement that graced the whole presence.

"He paints? This well?"

"Yeah…though I've never known him for drawing people so well…this must be the image he has in mind that he wants to paint…" Dark stared carefully at the painting, his head actually leaning against Krad as though he suddenly became very tired. "I wonder why…"

"Probably because of Satoshi-sama." Dark chuckled, yeah…probably because of the Hiwatari…errr…Hikari actually now that Dark thought about it.

"You know, it's weird. I haven't really thought about it…but there had to be something else that made your brother spawn those wings…I used the same chemicals as you did, and Daisuke wasn't born with wings." Krad frowned as well, as he hadn't really thought about it as well. He had just accepted Satoshi with the wings, so what else was he to think? Dark then gave a laugh, "Hey, what if it's because of your blood?" The two froze for a second at that moment, thinking about it carefully…then let out a laugh, yeah right! That's pretty stupid! Besides, Krad had already analyzed his blood before he made Satoshi as a clone.

"Pffft, that's stupid."

"Yeah I know." Dark replied back quietly, sighing a bit and went back to staring at the picture. It was strange...this would have to mean that Satoshi was thinking of it too though, after all the only things supposed to pop up from that screen were the same thing that the two would have to be thinking of. Anything that they had in common, anything at all...and this came up. Dark sighed, suddenly feeling drained, "Maybe we should get the two out...make them do all the work while we take a nap." Krad couldn't help but scoff but didn't do anything as Dark kept leaning on him like a giant pillow. "Hm..."

"Comfortable?"

"...Hm..." Dark muttered back, his eyes closing in a lack of caring. Krad smiled for the first time in a long time, he pat Dark's hair and ran his fingers through the purple edges, purring silently to the other, holding him closely so the other could sleep easily.

"Dark…Dark…" Krad called out to him, tears pouring from his eyes as the youth looked up to him with blank eyes. Krad flinched as the boy coughed, white and blood poured out from the side of his mouth as he wiped it viciously away. "Dark?" Krad questioned as the youth continued staring at him carefully with built up savage tears.

"Krad…it's your fault…isn't it?" Krad flinched, and moved towards the redhead but flinched as the other drew away from his presence.

"Dark…I didn't want this to happen to you."

"What did you want to happen to me Krad?" Dark spat out hatefully, as Krad flinched as more blood poured around, surrounding the youth in a fury. Krad felt angered as he stared down at the broken,

"I didn't want anything to happen to you! I wanted to hurt the people who dare call their selves as our mothers!"

"But that's not what happened is it?" Dark yelled at him, standing up and alarming the silver-haired boy.

"Dark-"

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" Dark spat out, blood and more white gooey stuff pouring from his mouth. Krad glared back as he tried to explain,

"Dark, please, I was just try-"

"That gives you no reason! I don't care if our mothers beat us to death everyday! I'd rather have died from their hands then to have this happen to me! Krad, how could you?"

"DARK! LISTEN! I DIDN'T MEAN IT!" Dark scoffed, pushing Krad away while flinching, tears pouring from his eyes as well as more blood. How could they do this to him? Krad thought so angrily, tears coming from his eyes as well as he treaded near Dark. "Please…Please Dark, I never wanted them to do that to you…Dark, don't you see…I…"

"I DON'T CARE!" Dark yelled back, stepping back and only ended up falling, yelling in pain, "I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! NOTHING MATTERS!" Krad bit back his tears, only piercing his lips in regard,

"DARK!" Dark was stunned…Krad had…Krad had slapped him! Dark stared back with wide-eyes, "That's not true! I should matter! I'm your best friend, we're more alike then we are different! I SHOULD MATTER DAMMIT! I LOVE YOU!" Krad yelled, holding his hand straight with frustrated tears. The two stood there in silence as Krad fell to the ground in frustration, "Please Dark…please…" Krad begged, as his beautiful hair was matted with the blood all around the area…Dark stared quietly, holding his pained cheek, then falling next to Krad, continuing the cry,

"Oh God…I'm such a jerk…" Dark muttered, flinching to himself as he hugged Krad, "I'm sorry Krad." Krad just continued sobbing, holding Dark close to himself, fear coursing for the truth and all the lies…what was worse…they still weren't gone…

Daisuke woke up, tears welling in his eyes from the vision he saw. "OW!" He yelled as his head hit the thick glass of the stasis chamber. Daisuke frowned, rubbing the tears from his eyes as the nightmare had passed...how terrible...poor Dark...How could that have happened to him? Daisuke cuddled to himself, having nowhere else to go and nothing else to do, this was terrible, what was he going to do? It was amazing that Dark was functioning like he was right now...what a horrible psychological damage, this was unbelievable. Daisuke sighed, continuing to hold himself, how terrible...

He wondered if Dark knew, by the way Dark acted, it was as if he didn't. As though that memory of his childhood was completely erased. Daisuke frowned again, his eyes piercing around the chamber he was in; ashamedly he noticed he only had khaki jeans on while his chest was bare. Daisuke flinched as he could feel his condition flinching to stretch out, how painful!

Daisuke looked around the stasis chamber, trying to look around to see any way out or for more of his surroundings, and although Daisuke wasn't entirely the genius of his maker, he could still easily see the way out and he pulled the trigger as the chamber popped up. Daisuke escaped immediately, feeling freedom within the air. A smile replaced Daisuke's frown as he spotted Satoshi's stasis chamber, a rosy blush filled his face as he thought about the sleeping beauty (Which made Daisuke laugh at his own thought process). Daisuke looked around cleverly and rushed to peer at Satoshi.

A blush filled Daisuke's face, he had never seen Satoshi without a shirt on, but there he was, sleeping straight and plain as though he was dead, but Daisuke could see the chest moving up and down for breathing. Daisuke continued blushing, starting to feel worse, he turned away, continuing to blush, oh dear...that is very weird...Daisuke then sighed and surveyed his surroundings again and blinked as he found a door, he took one look at Satoshi then escaped the room with a thief's silence. This would be Daisuke's first time alone around the lab, as he spotted Krad and Dark sleeping against each other, he couldn't help but cover his mouth, trying not to laugh at the slobbering two.

Daisuke then continued on throughout the lab carefully, remembering his training's and was putting the lessons through clever use. Daisuke crept around the lab, finding unsafe chemicals and old movies laid around the area. The redhead stretched a bit, yawning as he looked over some of the inventions Dark had created but left lying. Daisuke rolled his eyes as he had remembered Dark's displacement and forgetful memory. It was strange though, Daisuke thumbed through the inventions, a soft smile upon his face; he wondered if Daisuke would find anything that he and Dark made together.

"Ah…here it is…" The youth stared at the invention with pride upon his face; it wasn't a very complicated invention. It wasn't actually their invention per se, but they had managed to make it. The two had made a canteen, sewed it themselves and it took everything of Dark's willpower not to add any eccentric parts of the canteen. Though it was of a leather pouch, it was the first thing that he and Dark had made together. Daisuke grinned and cuddled with the canteen in memory, it was so nice to work with his brother that way…Daisuke paused as he heard the tempting whispers of the colors around him; he turned around and followed the voices faithfully.

Daisuke had ended up in a room with a giant mirror, the colors willed him to walk towards the mirror and so Daisuke did as he was asked. Red-hair draped down as though the mirror brought disappointing news to his usually spiky tongari. His ruby eyes reflected through the mirror with a curious peek of color that brought itself up as the reflection shined back at him. Within the reflection was Daisuke, but instead of just being a boy with no shirt on and khaki jeans, he was a prince, a jewel upon his head and a confident smile upon his face. Long garment robes and protective wear surrounded him as he stood with a bow and arrow at hand. Daisuke grinned at his reflection, which grinned at him back.

The colors made the illusion real as a jewel appeared on Daisuke's forehead and the garments surrounded him, Daisuke stood for a second, a little shocked by the magic he had seen but whooshed around, playing around with his cloak with a small circle. A chuckle escaped his lips as a grin flew to his lips.

"Dai-chan." Daisuke stopped his dancing for a second, listening carefully, "Does this please you?" Daisuke considered it for a second and gave what the colors cherished more then anything on earth, a beautiful smile that they hadn't had seen since the dawning of time. A happy smile and Daisuke mewed as the colors surrounded him, giving the boy warmth, grateful that he existed once again, that their bloodline did not just mean harmless things. They were once again alive and they were alive through Daisuke.

Daisuke stopped his dancing for a second, listening carefully, Daisuke considered it for a second and gave what the colors cherished more then anything on earth, a beautiful smile that they hadn't had seen since the dawning of time. A happy smile and Daisuke mewed as the colors surrounded him, giving the boy warmth, grateful that he existed once again, that their bloodline did not just mean harmless things. They were once again alive and they were alive through Daisuke.
It didn't Satoshi long to awaken from his nightmare, he also quickly figured out how to get out of his chamber and also travel around the laboratory as he had seen Dark and Krad asleep, he didn't want to disturb the two. And it didn't take long for Satoshi to stumble upon the comforted Daisuke. Satoshi couldn't help but stare in a stunned silence. And although it went against everything logical that Satoshi had learnt growing up, he couldn't help but think, "How beautiful." The blunette blinked as Daisuke faced him with slight alarm, oh? Had he spoken outloud?

"Hiwatari-kun?" Satoshi blinked as the robes Daisuke wore disappeared, melting and turning into glitter and Daisuke was identical to Satoshi clothes wise. Satoshi snapped out of his daze, staring once again at Daisuke, though a slightly concerned tone came from his voice,

"What was that?" Daisuke stared quietly at Satoshi, pondering how exactly to answer him, an answer slowly peered itself as Daisuke took soft steps towards Satoshi. Satoshi rose one brow, staring as quietly Daisuke had been. Satoshi was startled when Daisuke touched his chest, so startled he had immediately grabbed the hand harshly but the grip softened as Daisuke stared up into his eyes.

"My wings." Daisuke whispered to Satoshi, surprising the blunette again by kissing the other at the hand that gripped him. Satoshi stared quietly...those were his...wings?

"...?" Daisuke smiled, seeing that Satoshi was confused and the younger knew that he wanted answers. Daisuke sighed, holding the hand with a slight smile and blush, how silly of him...

"Hiwatari-kun, we really should get back to niichan and Krad-kun." Daisuke muttered, avoiding the subject with a very soft look. Satoshi recognized this look and gave Daisuke a fumbled smile,

"Yeah...we really should..." Daisuke carried Satoshi off, clutching his hand tightly as they moved for their older brothers.

Normally the colors would have reacted to this, as they always had to protect their precious bloodline, the ones that allowed them to live, normally...but they saw and felt the energy of Daisuke's smile and it came from the fact that the blunette existed...the purity and beauty of it, it was unbelievable to look at. But...the fact of what Satoshi was also scared them, if they got near him, would they distinguish like their formal ancestors? Or would they bloom because of Daisuke? The colors were both frightened and excited by this news...all they could do though was wait for the future to come.

Risa stared at the silent table occupied, yes you guessed it, silent people! She sipped her tea that Takeshi had prepared for her and flinched once again, feeling the warmth of the tea drip down her throat pained her body for some reason. She would normally be paranoid about the tea and have suspected Takeshi to have poisoned it, but she knew that Takeshi wasn't the one who wasted food, no matter the reason. Risa then stared over at the boys of interest.

Satoshi was silently eating, very politely Risa thought out but she could tell that Satoshi's eyes kept wandering back and forth between Daisuke and his dinner plate. Risa furrowed her gaze, wondering what had happened between the two. Something big obviously as Risa stared, at first she was shocked not see Satoshi's wings, but that must have been included in the task of what disturbed the two. Risa couldn't help but glare around the table, surveying all of them.

Let's see...Menou was close to baring birth...about three days unless she was stressed, Risa couldn't help but smile at this though. A child being born was always the greatest blessing on earth that could possibly happen and even though Menou's choice of a husband was a bit silly (At least in Risa's opinion), the child would still end up being raised properly and become a great part of society. That thought made Risa smile, making the future was important as well as clinging to the past. Risa sighed and looked over to Krad and Dark, who were muttering things below their breath, chatting to each other. Risa frowned, no doubt about Satoshi and Daisuke.

Her gaze quickly switched to Towa, who had been staring at her too, only to switch to look at Satoshi and Daisuke with fangirly eyes. Risa sighed, seeing that the light-haired woman wasn't a huge deal...just another fangirl maid...Risa then shivered, fangirls are scary, she should know. She was one. Risa frowned once again, taking her gaze to Satoshi then Daisuke and a light bulb flashed over her head.

"Hiwatari-kun, Niwa-kun?" Risa asked sweetly, they both looked up to her with a confused expression, "I have our homework, we should probably work on it!" Risa suggested, finally! She'll get some alone time with the boys and might be able to survey them some more, learning weaknesses so she could use them later. The boys seemed stunned at the thought for a few seconds then Satoshi nodded meekly,

"Yes, I'm sure we have a lot to do, right Niwa?" Daisuke nodded, getting up and gathering all their plates. Risa smiled softly at the boy, so kind...like her sister. He really was the perfect host for her sister. Satoshi took one accusing glare at Risa (which made her freeze in the spine for a second) and followed after Daisuke as he was the guide for his huge house. Risa amused herself with how the two were acting. Satoshi seemed curious about something, but wasn't quite sure on how to ask the redhead, meanwhile the redhead was a little emotionless as he guided them to his bedroom.

When the three had settled into Daisuke's large room, sitting down in studying positions, they couldn't think of anything to talk of, even of the homework that lay in their hands. Risa thought it extremely strange, she was quite a sociable girl after all, but she couldn't think up of anything to see to either of the boys...she even felt nervous? This was a foreign feeling for Risa, she had never felt this nervous before, and what was there that she could possibly be nervous about? Risa then decided, it'd be best if she did her schoolwork like she had thought earlier.

"Do you think gray is an actual color?" Risa asked, blinking at the question below on her sheet, as she had been paired up with the duo for their English homework. Silence consumed the room again,

"Yes." Daisuke muttered lowly and Satoshi rose a brow,

"It would depend on your opinion, wouldn't it? Most artists don't consider it as an actual color, but as a tone."

"A tone?" Risa asked, curious one what the meaning was.

"A type of shade, like black and white. They're not considered actual colors either."

"Oh..." Risa replied stunned for a second as the two seemed to know what they were talking about, immediately copying it down. Risa then paused at the question below it, "What does gray mean?" Risa flinched inwardly, she had a bad feeling...

"Sorrow." Daisuke said immediately, looking away slightly as though someone was whispering to him behind his ears,

"Plain." Satoshi muttered back, starting out word game with Daisuke.

"Boredom."

"Uncreative."

"Blank."

"Death."

"Whoa! Okay now, I think that'll be enough things for the teacher!" Risa stopped the match, afraid of what other words may have come out from the two, how scary! The way they were looking at each other at the mere mention of the color - excuse me, tone - unbelievable! Both boys seemed to snap out of their trance to stare at Risa in a surprised way. Risa sighed as they settled down, god, how weird! "Hey, is there something going on between you two?" Risa decided to comment, not quite sure of the effect it may have, but she needed to know!

"No." Daisuke replied as Satoshi just shook his head. Risa didn't believe them instantly but couldn't say anything, so she just shrugged and went on with the questions. There was something different about the two...something she was afraid of...

Dark stared at the data on the screen with quiet surveillance...interesting...Dark then turned to his companion, who was experimenting with some dead skin cells they found in the stasis chambers. Dark almost laughed at the sight, a concentrated Krad with gloved fingers, trying to play with the skin cells. Dark then shook his head,

"Krad, were you going through puberty when you made Satoshi?" Krad dropped his picker in surprise from Dark's question, well that was blunt. Krad blinked then looked over and thought about it then nodded at Dark,

"Yeah, why?"

"I think I know why Satoshi was born with wings and Daisuke wasn't." Krad rose an eyebrow, "Take a look at this." Krad moved over and stared at the screen as it had two different slides. One was obviously labeled for Satoshi and the other was for Daisuke...Krad stared for a while,

"Is this their hormonal system?"

"Yeah, I decided to look for differences in their body, and low and behold." Dark pointed, "Seems like your little Satoshi has already gone through puberty." Krad frowned a bit, well that's interesting, so the wings came with puberty? But how did that transfusion come from Krad's blood? How very strange...Krad blinked as Dark gave an aggravated yell, turning off the information. Krad stared at Dark a little longer as the violet-haired man messed with his own hair, "What was that for?"

"There's no possible way."

"Possible way?"

"Of removing the wings...at least not until Daisuke reaches puberty, his wings will probably come out. But if we dare make a move on their spines right now, it'll paralyze them permanently, "I'm no surgeon Hikari, and I'm sure you aren't either." Krad shook his head, agreeing, "And we don't want anybody to find out about your brother or mine, that'd not only put them in danger, but us as well, they'll be curious on how we made them." Krad nodded, then stared back at the blank screen,

"So we should study on surgery?"

"At least for the back anatomy, and you better be a good learner Krad." Krad smirked confidently,

"I am..." Krad then paused and stared at Dark silently, "When did you reach puberty?" Dark gapped at Krad at the question, not quite understanding until Krad clarified himself, "Daisuke will probably reach puberty at the same age you did. Though it doesn't really make sense since he should have already been through it as you had." Dark frowned, understanding the confusion then nodded carefully,

"Thirteen." Krad held his chin through his hand, calculating quietly. There was something very strange going on here, but it wasn't clarified...something of the puzzle was missing...

"So, we have three years."

"Do you think they'll last that long?"

"Of course, Satoshi-sama is very strong after all." Dark smirked right back at Krad,

"So is Daisuke."

"Three years?"

"Yes."

"...Fine then, but keep a close eye...I want that wing alive." The voice spoke smoothly and the one on the other side of the phone frowned with a dark look,

"Alright, fine." There was a click to end the phone call...A deadly silence followed afterwards and Krad sighed, "Fine...mother..." He frowned distastefully in anger.

Risa stared down at the boys, blushing slightly as she witnessed their clinging to each other. Risa carefully lay next to them, staring at them quietly with a smile. It was kind of too bad that they were hosts, that they weren't actually real...they were just copies...Risa liked them, they were pretty kind after getting to know their personalities a bit better. Risa smiled, staring over their bodies as they held hands in sleep,

"Like me and Riku." Risa giggled, remembering when the twins had first started life, they would hold hands because they were afraid of being separated ever again. Risa still held Riku's hand, even if she wouldn't admit it, she needed her older sister...there was no way she could live without her. Risa sighed, looking up a bit, "I'm sorry Satoshi and Daisuke." She muttered, falling asleep next to them and unconsciously reached for their hands, holding them tightly like the rabbit she had in her first life.

No...never would they be separated again, not if Risa had anything to do with it.

"Yeah, I'm sorry I ended right there." I mutter and A glares at me again, twitching,
"Wow, that was shorter then the other chapters."
"This chapter was for mainly research, that and plot development...next chapter...next chapter..." I grin very evilly.
"What do you have planned M-chan?"
"I don't know, why don't you tell me?" Daisuke blinks and shrugs,
"Reviews!"
"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!"

Akira
"In my opinion, wings aren't ugly either. But the way Satoshi was raised, he was made to think they were ugly, and doesn't want anything to do with them. 20-20 vision is an old saying that means you have perfect enough eyesight without the need of glasses. I haven't heard Risa's voice, but it probably is high..." I then shudder, "It'll probably be worse when they bring it here to America...Like Ayeka off of Tenchi Muyo or something..." I flinch again at the prospect, "Well I hope you liked this chapter!"

Les Scribbles
"Yeah, it does explain the kissing part on Krad...and stupid evil scientists." I kick my OC characters, "...Yeeesss...Seme Daisuke make it feel ALL better..." I chuckle evilly as A hits me, "The figure wasn't the guy you're thinking of, it's someone more obvious yet not so obvious." I chuckle evilly again and this time D hits me in annoyance, "Rio and Emiko will appear in the next chapter, but they're not going to be mommies...I'm making a special twist and just because I like you so much," SPOILER: Rio and Emiko will be Dark and Krad's half-sisters so they'll also be related to Satoshi and Daisuke if you look at the bloodline. END SPOILER "And so that's that for that. Yeah, the wings are pretty..." I growl to myself in a reminder to draw them later, "Right, I hope you liked this chapter despite it was shorter!"

icestar2007
"DOH! I should've known it was referring to Tsukasa-kun...I just haven't read Juvenile Orion for God knows how long...ANYWAY!" I comment as A is about to hit me, "Riku isn't taking over Daisuke's body. It was the colors that were infecting Daisuke's body, but only to protect the boy. But as you can see, they weren't able to survive in his body for long. But the colors had managed to make a bond with Daisuke for staying in long enough." I nod carefully, "Well I hope you liked this chapter!"

"HOORAY!"
"What are you so happy about?"
"M-chan's going to make a REALLY evil chapter next chapter." There is a dark silence throughout the room as I run away quickly.
"What?"
"Yup, evil, evil chapter!"
"..." A goes chasing after me and Daisuke laughs as I cry out for help,
"R&R!"

Translation notes:
Tongari: Japanese for spiky hair, you know like Len of Shaman King has that one spike sticking in the air, they call that his tongari.