Chapter Five "I'll Search Forever"
"Oh my god! Oh my god! I can't believe I just did that! What was I thinking? I kissed him…Oh my god he's woken up! And what the hell was that noise? What am I going to do!"
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"What the…what was that noise…? Wha-! Daisuke? I'm dreaming, I must be. An angel's wandered into my dreams…and kissed me…Wait…What's going on?"
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A second loud crash shook the walls of Satoshi's house, breaking the silence that had fallen between the two boys. Startled by the noise, Wiz tumbled off of his perch on the arm of the sofa and fell onto Satoshi's lap.
"If I can feel you here, Wiz," He said, half asleep "It means I'm not dreaming doesn't it…?" He looked over at Daisuke, who had jumped back across the room and was blushing profusely. "You are here…"
"Um, I-I, err…um, Dark, he's gone, and, and…Wiz! Yeah, Wiz, you see he ran off, and the window was open, and you were sleeping and, and I, I, um…"
"You kissed me."
Daisuke hung his head "Oh my god, he knows! He must've been awake, or he's a really light sleeper or something…What do I say to him!"
Daisuke was saved from struggling to answer as yet another crash resounded through the room., making them all jump.
"What the hell is that noise!"
"I think it's coming from upstairs…" Said Satoshi, still looking tired. "We'd better go see what it is."
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"Satoshi, are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm fine, Daisuke."
"…Why did you come out of hospital so early? You should be resting."
"These stairs are a little tiring, that's all. Just go on ahead, I'll catch up."
"But, Satoshi…"
"Daisuke, I'm fine."
"…If you say so…"
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They reached the top of the stairs, Satoshi trying to hide his shortness of breath from the worrying Daisuke. He hadn't been up here since the mysterious accident in the library, which Daisuke said he had locked, and the dust was starting to build up again, tarnishing the work he and Daisuke had done weeks ago to clear the space.
The library doors were open. A faint, soft, flickering light that looked like it belonged to a single candle was coming from the inside. The two boys crept to the door, Satoshi the nearest, listening to the quiet noises that came from within.
"It sounds like there's someone in there…crying…?" Daisuke whispered to Satoshi.
"Daisuke…" said Satoshi as he began to peer around the open door-frame. "Earlier…did you say that…Dark was, missing?"
He turned and saw faint tears welling up in Daisuke's eyes. "Uh-huh…He, he went out on the night that…you woke up in hospital. Something's happened, I could…It was like I could feel his sadness, but he wasn't there…and he hasn't come back since that night. That's why me and Wiz were outside…I got Wiz to help me find Dark, but he ran off and came here…I don't know why…and then…" He faded out, glad Satoshi couldn't see him in the dark of the hall, blushing at the memory of the kiss.
"I think…" Satoshi began. "I think that I know why Wiz came here, when you told him to find Dark." And he pushed the library doors open, stepping aside so Daisuke could see the figure sprawled on the floor, surrounded by fallen books, the fallen tears on his face sparkling as the candle light hit them.
"Dark!"
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Dark looked up from his place against the broken bookshelf, seeing his tamer standing in the doorway next to an extremely ill looking Satoshi Hiwatari.
"Daisuke…you found me then…"
"Dark!" Daisuke ran forward and hugged him, eyes welling up. "I was so worried! Why? Why did you disappear like that!"
Remembering the events between him and Krad on that night, Dark started to cry fresh tears, ashamed to be seen so weak in front of his tamer and the one who had, for so long, been trying to capture him.
"Daisuke, I'm so sorry…but, it's Krad…" Painfully, he began to tell Daisuke and Satoshi what had happened that night between the two fallen angels…
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"…And then he flew away, and I haven't seen him since." Dark concluded.
"So…Krad, is dying…?" Daisuke sniffed, wiping away tears.
Both Daisuke and Dark had been crying like sad children throughout the story, while Satoshi had been wandering around the remains of the library his mother had loved. He hadn't seen what had happened to it, and now, walking through the splintered cases and torn books, he was too numb to even cry. He had been listening, though, with an empty heart. Dark had not told Daisuke about his heart condition, or that he was dying too, and he was thankful to the angel for not mentioning it, and bringing more pain to Daisuke.
"One thing you've failed to mention, Dark," Said Satoshi "Why have you been hiding out in my library?"
"I promised that I would find a way to help Krad…You have the entire Hikari history records in this library, surely if there is a way to help, I'll find it here!"
"Those noises though…"
"I've found nothing! Nothing!" Dark shouted in frustration, knocking a pile of books onto the floor with a loud crash. "I WILL find the answer, even if I have to search forever, if that is what it takes!"
"Well, that explains the noises…But why you care so much about Krad all of a sudden, that's what I want to know…"
While the dialogue had been passing between Satoshi and Dark, Daisuke had taken his turn to wander around the dimly lit room, however he missed seeing the books that Dark had sent flying in an earlier rage, and he tripped, falling into a bookcase…and flying straight through it…
"Daisuke!" Dark and Satoshi shouted in unison, rushing over to where he had fallen.
"He's gone!" exclaimed Dark.
"He can't have disappeared, you idiot!" Snapped Satoshi "Daisuke! Daisuke, where are you!"
"Over here!" came the faint reply.
"Where! I can't see you!"
"I'm through here! Satoshi, Dark, help me!"
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That's the end of another chapter! I'm scaring myself with the speed of my updates, I think there's something wrong with me! Well, here's a big shout out to Pugi, Luff, Kai and all my other favourite readers! Please review!
Lia