a/n: I'm so happy I got so many reviews on the last chapters! I wish I could hug you all! Well this chapter is going to be a pain in the butt, because I don't really want to write it, but it must be done.

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"Riku, Mom says you need to come home for-"

Risa paused as entered the area of the park where Daisuke and Riku were having their rendezous. Mouth agape she peered down worriedly at the fallen boy writhing in obvious pain. "What happend to Niwa?"

Riku gazed up panically from his side, "I have no idea!"

"It seems he's nothing more than a useless tamer and now what is he to do without his phatom." Krad interupted. He had been spectating from the branches of nearby tree for quite sometime. "And now I'm going to finish what I started," he smirked wickedly.

It's the creep from the park. "What do you want with Daisuke?" Riku demanded.

"I have no paticular grudge against the boy, it's the end of the Niwa clan I desire. Without Niwa offspring Dark cannot be reborn."

"What does Dark have to do with this?" Risa glanced up at Krad for answers.

"Enough questions," he hissed," I will annihilate the Niwa line."

Krad eyes narrowed in amusment as a ki ball formed in his hand aimed at the twins. Just as the energy was released Daisuke dashed over to push the pair out of its path. The three fell to the ground, the blast erupting to their left.

"I won't let you hurt them," Daisuke groaned, gathering to his feet.

"Who's going stop me," Krad retorted flashing his pearly teeth, " that dirty thief isn't here to save you."

"I'll defeat you, all on my own." Daisuke staggered forward a few steps, but the determination in his voice didn't falter.

Raising a white feather between his finger," Let's begin," Krad grinned.

The battle between the two was eminently one-sided, Krad attacked, Daisuke dodged and was losing energy quickly. Despite his training, his reflexes were begining to slow from exhaustion and Krad's last attack exploding at his heels was too close for comfort. Turning to the frightened twins he desperately sought for an escape goat or a way to protect them- something greater was on the line than artwork. Dark I need you... I can't make it without you. I-we,we have to protect Riku!

Suddenly a familiar tingling sensation began in his feet and soon flooded his entire body. Crimson lockes stained to purple and violet eyes flashed open from under misplaced stands. Fist clenced, Dark Mousy peered up digustedly at his nemesis, "Pick on someone your own size, you bastard!"

"Oh, so the cat's still alive after all?" Krad chuckled, folding his arms.

"First Daisuke and now Riku," Dark grimaced as black wings bloomed from his back. "YOUR GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" he lunged toward the celestial young man.

Krad caught his fist in his own and glared back at his counterpart, "This war ends now."

Riku and Risa clung to eachother in raw fear and confusion. They couldn't believe their eyes; they had just witnessed the clumsy Niwa transform into the legendary phatom thief. Riku especially was unsettled by this. Despite the factor, the two didn't have time to ponder much over the matter because their attention was completely transfixed on the battle at hand; the battle that surely wouldn't end until one of the angels was dead.

Thunder roared and lighting crackled as if setting scene and orchestrating the awaited battle. Dark volunteered to send the first enraged attack, which Krad narrowly missed, rendering a small cut across his cheek. Krad countered this act by pushing Dark forward and sending a wind tunnel of ki his way. Glancing back Dark realized that couldn't evade or else it would hit the girl's, so he endured the damaging blow.

"Get out of here," he groaned through the assualt.

"No way, we're not leaving you here!" Risa retorted quickly.

Wide-eyed, Riku turned to her sister, who was enthusiastically cheering Dark on, in dissary. That's my line...Why? Why can't I say anything?

"All this for a woman who's never going to return your affection?" Krad sneered.

"You wouldn't understand," Dark panted."I'd do anything for her!"

"I should kill the bitch and free you of these shameful shackles, Dark."

At this point, Dark's whole body began to glow with an almost blinding violet aura as he mustered a flaming energy ball in his palm. Allowing it grow to the desired size, Dark proceeded, without hesistance, to send it hurling in Krad's direction. Unable to avoid the massive attack, Krad recieved the blow dead in the stomach. Surrounded in violaceous light, blooding began to rip from his shoulders as his winges tore and disintegrated.

Crouching down to the defeated man, Dark grabbed him by his shirt collar and lifted him up from ground to eye level. Even though he wasn't much more than a bloody pulp, Krad still managed to crack a vicious smile which shook Dark to the core.

"Go ahead kill me, but you'll have the murder of my tamer to stain your hands as well."

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT!" Dark growled.

"Can you really do it?" Krad laughed, blood seeping from the corner of his lips. "I doubt Daisuke will forgive you."

"Poor Hiwatari, he's like me. He didn't choose this life, he got sucked into it..."

"Damn you," Dark scowled, tossing him aside.

"I knew you were weak," Krad choked before fading into Satoshi.

"Hiwatari-san!" Risa shouted, running to the boys side. "He's bleeding badly, we need to get him to a hospital quickly!"

Raising slowing and tearing his eyes away from the injured boy Dark turned to Riku, peering at her sadly. Her eyes were cast down and her face unreadable, obviously she had a lot on her mind. Reluctantly she glanced up, surverying every inch of him- the cut above his brow, the blood oozing from an open gash on his arm and even the dirt tainting his beatiful face. The emotions of confusion and paine vortexed acrossed her darkend eyes which Dark picked up on quickly, as he always did.

Then as is reflecting of the emotions playing between the the pair, the heavens opened up and rain soaked everything beneathe it, hightening the mood. Quickly their hair and clothes were matted to their skin as the cold crept up their spines.

As the rain diluted the exposed blood it began to run thinly down Dark's face and arm. He watched as beads of water began to gather and drip from the tips of her auburn hair. Riku had gone ghostly pale and her rosy bottom lip was quivering- absolute stunning.

"Riku..." he whispered hoarsely, searching for his own voice but longing more so to hear hers.

She stared at him blankly momentarily and then she ran.

a/n: short, eh? Didn't want to make it all long and boring. On to the awaited chapter 12! Whoot whoot!