Jade: Hey! I hope some people will be happy with me updating! ...I wasn't slow was I?
Dark: Yes, you were slow. -glares-
Jade: -glares in return- I had to help my uncle move okay!
Dark: Yeah... -looks away, thus loosing glaring match-
Jade: And I had to make a new layout... What are you doing here any way?
Dark: I don't know, you tell me. See ya later, I'm going after my Kraddykins!
Jade: Okay... See you soon
Disclamer: No, I am quite sad to admit that DNAngel does not belong to me... I quite wish it did though...
Warning: A row of Demons die in this chapter... Sad? Nope! Go Satoshi!
Chapter Two: The First Key
Satoshi leapt down and walked forward to the Guard Demons, katana unsheathed and in hand. "Hey! Mushino! Are these your troops?" He paused and waited for Mako Mushino to notice him.
"Satoshi-sama!" He looked suddenly flustered from Daisuke's vantage point, "Hai! These are mine!"
"Sama?" Daisuke asked himself.
"I need you all to move out. It would be for the best."
"S-s-s-sorry Sir! But I cannot do as you wish! M-m-master Hikari has given us—"
"I said: MOVE OUT!" his tone dropped down a few more notches, bordering on dry-ice cold.
"B-b-b-but s-s-sir!" He was shaking uncontrollably, given the fact that he was on the receiving end of one of Satoshi's special smiles it would be strange had he not been shaking. His fangs were showing. Not. A. Good. Thing.
Daisuke watched this all from a hiding place in shadows, he started reciting spells to take down the shield around the Key, they had decided to use Satoshi as a distraction at the beginning and sure enough, all eyes were on him. He said the last word and the shield dropped, scaring every single one of the Guard Demons.
Satoshi's face went back to its blank masked state and he walked forward, his pendant glowing almost blindingly. Once again he wondered what was with his pendant, maybe it had something to do with the Keys… Or Daisuke? Now to get the Key…
"Now… How do I get it out?" He reached out to touch the cross and a strangely peaceful humming met his ears. White light twisted up his arm coming from the cross. Strangely enough it reminded him of a curious cat, a non-threatening house cat.
"Satoshi-sama! What are you doing?" Mushino yelled; a note of panic in his voice. The rest of the Demons were retreating, eyes open wide in fear.
Satoshi didn't even spare him an ounce of his attention. The Crosses humming grew louder and some of the Demons took off in an out right run, showing how much of a backbone they had!
"Can I have they key?" He asked the cross politely, he was unsure of anything else he could do at the moment. The Cross suddenly pulsed and the next he knew, everything was black and before him was a girl sitting on the cross the key was within. She seemed a little nervous.
Her outfit, to say the least was peculiar, ribbons floated freely in non-existent breezes and what looked like a kimono was tied loosely on her body, underneath she seemed to be wearing a skin tight black suit.
"Um… Your going to help open the Gates to Heaven right?" She held out an old antiquated silver key on a soft braided leather cord, a pure white stone was embedded in the grip.
"Hai. The Angels were the only decent form of company there was here on earth." He paused a moment when she still looked uncertain, "Yes, of course I'm going to help open the Gates to Heaven. I never thought they should have been sealed in the first place."
Pulsing waves of white light expanded in rings from the key and a faint smile crossed her face. "Here's your first Key! It tells me that you tell the truth," she hopped off the cross and put it in his hand, covering his fingers over it and finally grinning brightly, before fading away like dust. The dark space seemed to shake and suddenly it was no longer there.
"Niwa-chan!" he called, looking at the tree Daisuke was hiding in. "I have it." Satoshi walked past all of the little Demons and over to where Dai was hidden, wondering what reaction Dai would have to this.
"The Key!" Daisuke exclaimed, dropping down from the branches like a liquid shadow, his wings spread out behind him to slow his fall. He was glowing—literally! He threw his arms around Satoshi's shoulders chanting a series of "Thankyou-Thankyou-THANKYOU!s"
Satoshi blushed a light pink and it took Daisuke a moment to realize why—when he did he felt the blood rush to his face. He was so cute when he did that!
"Gomen!" he pulled away and realized that all the Demons behind were glowering at the two.
"Traitor!" Some of the Demons exclaimed, hell bent on killing them. (AN: As if I would let that happen! Rolls eyes)
"Charge!" Mushino shouted like an old army general during World War 1.
Half the Demons charged, and, the other half ran away like the spineless—and soon to be lifeless once Master Hikari caught them—pathetic creatures they were. The half that retreated were acting like panicking ants while the half that weren't, were trying to be organized enough to form a decent attack.
An amused glint had found home in Satoshi's eye while a scowl found place on his normally impassive face. No one was going to hurt his Niwa-chan if he could help it. (AN: Getting possessive already Sato-kun?)
Satoshi rested the dull part of his katana on his shoulder while sending a glare that could kill if looks could get away with committing murder at the Demons, before letting the key slip through his fingers and into Daisuke's hand. "The First Key, acquired," he whispered in Daisuke's ear, sending a shiver through him. "I'll take care of them." He tucked some of his ocean blue hair behind his pointy ears.
Using his vampire given heritages he lunged forward, his katana glinting dangerously in the lingering evening glow, mainly the light of the moon and the street lamps scattered around. His sword met minimum resistance as he sliced through the first of the ranks of creatures. Three fourths of the blade was slicked down with blood yet there wasn't a single drop on him. "Do I do another row or not?" He asked the rest, his voice light.
Cries of pain and "retreat!" echoed through the air.
"May we leave?" He turned to Daisuke, immediately noticing that Daisuke looked startled, but, thankfully not afraid.
"That was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be." Daisuke emerged from a stall in a public bathroom where he had changed back into his red robes out of the black get-up. Satoshi was busy washing his hands in the sink under warm water; his katana was leaning up against the tiled wall.
"I agree with that Niwa-chan. Next time won't be so easy though. They must have already informed Father about my act in this. He knows not to underestimate me," he dried his hands off on a paper towel and hooked his cape so it was hanging down his back. He left the sink running for Daisuke.
Daisuke washed his arms up to his elbows and stuck his head under the steady stream of water, wetting his head entirely. "Ahh… so nice… It's too warm." He shook his head splattering water every where including Satoshi.
He twitched. Daisuke turned red, afraid his Hikari-kun was angry at him. Satoshi turned away but not before Daisuke saw a smile grace his lips. Satoshi was fighting the urge to laugh.
"Let's go, Niwa-chan." No matter how he fought it the sound of a laugh was in his voice.
After Daisuke picked a direction and they started walking Satoshi was getting annoyed with the silence. Don't get him wrong, he loved silence but not having Daisuke talking was striking him as just wrong. "Are you thinking about something?"
"Iie, not really… hey… I have a question, I haven't told you my name yet… Why do you call me Niwa-chan?"
"Because I already know your name, my father sent me out on a mission to murder you." He deadpanned, causing Daisuke to stop in his tracks.
"M-m-murder me?" Satoshi stopped too and turned back to face him.
"Hai. He called you a deceivingly innocent "creature" that threatens our society. I don't like my society, everyone I cared about or cared about me were Angels. He knew I wouldn't kill you if I knew you were an Angel. It's his fault in a kind of round about way that I am now a traitor to my species. It's not like I didn't try to stop them when they closed the Gates of Heaven before though." He muttered something under his breath.
"Nani? I didn't get that." He skipped forward and grabbed Satoshi's hand much to Satoshi's surprise.
"Nothing," changing the subject he asked, "Do you know in what direction we are supposed to be going to find the next Key?"
"The direction we are going. I can feel the key that way." He grinned up at Satoshi, his eyes seeming to glow warmly.
How cute! Was all he could think, God! Cute? "How many Keys are there?" he asked, showing no signs of what he was thinking.
"I'm not sure, we'll find out soon though." Daisuke started babbling on about random things, occasionally making Satoshi smile.
"Dai? Is that you?" a male voice asked.
"Satoshi-sama?" another asked immediately after.
How was that? Oh, and Thank You, Koway Oceshia, for taking the time to reveiw and talk to me!
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