Time always seemed to run slowly. Especially when you want nothing more than for it to speed up. This is how Riku felt as she awaited the news about her sister. She hadn't come home that night and was nowhere to be seen. Naturally, she would be worried for her sister. Even if she hated her most of the time. She kept glancing out the window, searching for any sign of her. Seeing no trace of her sister, she stood up worriedly and walked out onto their balcony. As she looked out over the sea, a certain boy went through her head. Daisuke. He had gone missing two months ago. She couldn't help but feel as if the kidnapper had also taken Risa. It worried her so much not knowing where her younger twin was. As she turned to go back inside, something caught her eye. Riku faced the direction of the object to see a pair of wings. "Just a bird." She said to herself as she turned back around and walked back to her room, sliding the door shut behind her. What she failed to notice was the slight thud as something landed on the balcony behind her.
Riku rolled over in her bed as the sun's brilliant shine fell upon her sleeping face. She stirred slightly and finally sat up and looked around her room without much sense of awareness. Soon she stood up and shuffled to her balcony, tripping over something in the process. "What the-." She said as she looked at what she had tripped over. "Dark?" she questioned. There lay Dark, his wings covering most of his scratched and bruised body. She stared at him for a second before shaking her head and standing up. She hated the man but she knew she had to do the right thing and help him. She sighed before reluctantly picking him up and dragging him off to a guest room.
Dark woke with a moan as he sat up. He looked around to see he didn't recognize any of his surroundings. He immediately stood, regretting this as he felt sharp pains shot through his entire body. He sat down as quickly as he stood, his hand holding onto his chest where pain was the strongest. "Riku heard a groan and entered his room with an annoyed look on her face. "Shut up and keep still. I need to treat your wounds." She said as she pulled out a first aid kit that was stored in a nearby cabinet. He did as told, not feeling well enough to make any perverted comments or anything. Finally, as she brought the treatment to an end he spoke. "I suppose Risa made you do this?" he asked as he looked at her. Riku stopped putting away the items and looked down at the floor with a frown. "Risa isn't here. So she didn't put me up to this." She said. Dark, now feeling well enough o make perverted comments spoke to her. "Ah, so you're warming up to me are you?" he asked with his trademark smirk. Riku shook in anger. "No! It's just the right thing to do! Besides, Risa hasn't returned home yet. I don't know where she is." Riku said before slamming the door shut behind her to leave a surprised Dark to recoup his strength. He didn't say another word that morning.
Riku stared out over the balcony for the fifth time that day. She was really worried about Risa. She had never been this late getting home. She was startled when Dark leaned on the balcony beside her, only looking out over the ocean. "What do you want?" she asked finally after several minutes of silence. She had never seen him this quiet before. Riku didn't know what to think as his gaze turned towards her. "What do you mean by Risa hasn't come home yet?" he asked. She sighed in annoyance. "Why are you worried? It's none of your business." She said as she kept her gaze on the ocean that expanded before her. "I…I just want to know." He said before looking away from her. "Risa went out to some party yesterday and hasn't come home since. There, you happy now?" she asked before she walked back inside the house, Dark following close at her heels. "No, I'm not. I want to know who's party it was and where it was held." He told her. Riku turned and face him with another look of annoyance. "Why?" she asked. "I believe I can help her." He said simply before she sighed.
Time is a weird thing. When you want it to slow down it speeds up and when you want it to speed up it slows down. I just slips by when you are having fun and drags on when you're bored. In the most pressing moments, it hurries on only to leave you closer to your destiny. Why is time like this? No one has yet to figure it out.
So...how is it so far? Reviews please.