-Finally decided to get back onto my computer! I'm so excited that this fanfic is doing so well! And YAY! I'm glad though that the meaning of the last chapter came through. So then, thank you very much for continuing to read this fanfic as far as possible! Thanks! And now then, onto the story.

-What, no small talk? No chitchat? You know, that's the problem these days. No one bothers to take the time to give a really sinister interrogation. It's a lost art. –James Bond.

The thick, hushed midnight air made Dark shiver as his feet gently met the lush green grass of the park. Soft orange light washed from the streetlights into the park, giving it an eerie atmosphere. Wondering to himself what he was doing there he silently made his way to the bench where he had promised Kitsune he'd meet her, already bored.

First thing he saw of her was the messy mop of bright red hair that rested soundly on her head, followed by the large fox ears, tipped in black. They seemed almost pinned to her scalp as she shivered, looking around, and her gold eyes finally settled on Dark. In a soft whisper she stood, brushing a bit of grass off the legs of her pants and Dark's eyes scanned over her, getting a good glance at everything.

Dressed in black as usual, her outfit covered a bit more than he liked. She wore a pair of loose black pants, belted dangerously low on her hips by a thick belt of chains, each link looking like a feather. Embroidered into the legs, seeming to fall gradually were silver feathers, scare at the waist but at the feet they looked like they had accumulated, falling from unseen wings. Her chest was covered by a form fitting Chinese top, pure black with silver frogs and trim. Sewn into the back with meticulous stitches were two white feathers at her shoulder blades. The hem of the shirt fell an inch above her midriff, exposing a well toned and tan stomach. As she walked forward, making her way towards him the bangles on her small wrists jingled cheerfully and Dark could see they followed the feather motif, each one etched with thousands of them. Tips of fingers were concealed with silver caps, so that her fingerprints couldn't be found.

"Hello, Dark. So glad you could make it," she sighed, pushing a tuft of hair out of her eyes as she finally stopped just in front of him, having to just barely glance upwards to see into her face.

"Well, I did promise, but this had better be good," he grumbled, making his way over to the bench, leaning onto the back coolly.

"Recently, I've had this crazy idea," she suddenly explained, reaching into the pocket and pulling out a large leather bag that seemed to hold a deck of cards.

"Really, and what would that be?" Dark asked, bored and wishing that she would at least do something to keep him interested… and the idea of that something was making Daisuke blush.

"That somehow, you're connected with Daisuke Niwa," she replied nonchalantly, as though commenting on the weather, waving a hand casually, the bangles jingling cheerfully.

"What?"

Dark looked over at her, and she now had his full attention. He felt his blood run cold, fear and doubt gnawing at the back of his mind, and Daisuke really wasn't helping.

"I mean, it's just some crazy idea… and how to prove it…" she thought out loud, pacing in front of him, tossing the bag up into the air and then catching it.

"…"

He really didn't know what to say. What was there to say? If he did anything at all it would make him look guilty, or that he was hiding something. Could this fox eared thief actually figured out what no one else could?

"I mean, there are just so many clues," she mused then looked over, "I don't know what to think. I don't know if you are like me, or not."

"What do you mean, like you?" Dark asked tersely, trying to act calm though his heart was racing.

"So, I finally came to the decision to find out just what you are," she replied, tugging open the leather pouch.

"Really?" he gave a nervous laugh.

"Yup."

With one silver tipped hand she pulled out what looked like a deck of tarot cards, except that they were all blank on one side. The other side was pure black with the silver trinity sign emblazoned on them. Weird runes raced down the border in gold and seemed to almost want to leap off the cards.

"Do you know what these are?" she asked quietly, taking one card out and flipped it around so he could see it clearly, like a magician about to do a card trick.

"Not really…" Dark trailed off, not exactly wanting to know.

"Quite rare, I was amazed at my luck at finding them. Now then, watched this…"

She waved one lightly glowing hand in the air, leaving a silver afterimage that swirled then fell down to her hand in the form of silver quill pen. Another wave produced an inkwell filled with a peculiar, shimmering black ink. Holding the inkwell in one hand she dabbed the quill into it, placed the well down and began to write across the blank side, the ink glowing before sinking into the card. Once she was done she looked at her handiwork, nodded her head proudly and placed the quill next to the inkwell and held up the card, letting Dark look at the foreboding scribbles that raced down the once blank side.

"Just a quick little jot and…" she tossed it into the air where their eyes watched it spin upward then burst forward in hundreds of feather that settled upon them and the snow.

"Pretty, huh?"

"Is that all you asked me here for?" Dark asked, bored and now annoyed.

"Funny thing about these cards though," Kitsune explained, picking up the pen and jotting down another scribble onto the paper and walked over to him, placing it face down in the snow.

"They are positively wonderful at reveal people's secrets, now then watch…"

Clapping her hands together she rubbed them excitedly, getting ready for what was to come, and she began to mutter quietly.

"Angels, demons, blessed and cursed…"

The card began to pulse with a gentle white light.

"I call upon this you to do your worst…"

Light flowed off Kitsune, combining with the card's own luminosity.

"Secrets that we all try to keep hide…"

Great ropes of light wrapped around Dark, binding his arms and legs so he couldn't move.

"Take these lies and into the card you will ride…"

Something bad was happening. Dark knew this as a wave of light flowed through him, leaving his breathless.

"These cards will reveal your fate…"

The light stopped, fading back into the shadows of night.

"Lead me to these secrets, don't make me wait."

Kitsune finished, letting her arms fall to her sides as the card gave one last glow and then stopped. With one swift movement she walked up to the card, plucking it out of its bed of snow and feathers and looked at it, somewhat surprised.

"What did you do!" Dark demanded, trying to shake the feeling he got when the wall of light flowed through him.

"Hm? It obviously didn't work… though why did she appear?" Kitsune asked innocently, flipping the card around and much to Dark's horror… placed on the card was a picture of Riku.

Trying to keep calm he could already feel the beginnings of a blush and to his and Daisuke's terror their DNA reacted…

-There, another cliffy. Sorry that this chappy is a bit shorter than I normally make them. Thank you to all of you perennial reviewers and to the new ones! Thank you very much Angel Red, for your many reviews! I loved them all. Inkheart, don't worry about making me blush… I end up blushing a lot… I'm so glad that you guys like the quotes! Now then, back to enjoying my summer and typing up these chappys! Have fun and until next time!