Chapter Nine

"I've been waiting for you to arrive…waiting for a very long time now. This reunion has been fated from the very beginning, so why are you trying to ruin things? Why have you brought him here? He cannot be allowed to stay…And I cannot afford to wait any longer. I shall have to take matters into my own hands…"

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"Dai…suke…?"

"Huh?"

"Were you watching me sleeping again?"

"Um…maybe..."

"Heh, you're so cute when you're blushing like that."

"…"

"…So what do you want to do today?"

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The tower loomed ahead of them, a solid shadow against the imposing gloom of the eternal blackness of the night sky. The only light came from the orb at the top of the tower, shining a brighter beacon than the faded stars that glowed above.

The two angels stood at the foot of the tower, looking for an entrance of some kind and arguing, two things they had been doing a lot of ever since they woke up in the garden of eternal night.

"I'm telling you there's a good reason why we can't get in!" exclaimed the angel with black wings. "This place gives me a bad feeling…We shouldn't be here."

"We shouldn't be here at all, but we're still stuck," retorted the blonde, white-winged angel.

"I might not be able to remember my name, but I certainly remember that I'm always right about these things, so let's just leave this place well alone."

The blonde turned and glared at him. "Look, if your cowardice is getting the better of you, why don't you fly off and try and find another way out. I, on the other hand, am going inside of this tower whether you like it or not. The answers are in here, I know it. If you want to find out who you are, follow me."

"The entire tower is sealed; you're not going to get in by just…what are you doing?"

"Stand back." said the blonde man, drawing back his arms and gathering a ball of charged white energy between his hands, which he hurled towards the solid wall of the tower. The stone shook from the blast, and when the dust cleared there was a large hole in the side of the wall.

Black wings blinked with surprise. "How…how did you do that!"

"I gathered up my chi into an energy ball," he replied calmly. "I figured it out a little before you arrived here, it's relatively simple. Maybe even you could manage it." He walked off into the dark entrance of the tower, leaving black wings standing outside, feeling indecisive.

Time had lost the sense of it's meaning in this place where it stood still, but it had to have been quite some time since they had both arrived here, and still neither could remember a thing about their pasts, or even what their own names were. Having searched the entire garden in vain for some kind of exit, white wings had concluded that, since it was the only place where they hadn't looked, the imposing black tower had to be the place where they would find an answer. But still, there was something about the place that put black wings on edge…

"Are you coming with me or not?"

Black wings glanced up at the dizzying heights of the tower once again in doubt of this being a good idea, before hurrying after the white feathers that were disappearing down a dark corridor inside.

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"So you're finally here…I was wondering when you would arrive. And what's this, there are two of you? Maybe this will make things more…entertaining…"

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"Um, Satoshi-chan, do you think this is a good idea?"

Daisuke looked up at the white stone tower, trying to ignore the feelings of doubt at Satoshi's idea to explore here.

"What's the matter, Dai-chan, is it what you felt here before? I don't think this is a bad place."

"Well, I dunno, I still have that feeling that we shouldn't be here…"

Satoshi put an arm around him. "Don't worry about it, we'll be fine," Daisuke still looked a little unsure. "Look, Dai, if there was anything bad here I would have sensed it already. It's OK, really."

"Well, if you say so…" he attempted a smile. "I'm sure it'll be fine, if I've got you here."

Satoshi smiled back. "I won't let anything bad happen to you, OK?"

"Promise?"

"Promise."

"OK…Just having a little look around isn't going to hurt anyone, is it? I mean, maybe Dark and Krad are inside."

"Maybe…C'mon, let's go."

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Wow, it's the shortest chapter ever! I'm sorry but I just can't write anymore, damn this writer's block! But please before you flame me for having a rubbish length chapter please consider that I have three really long pieces of coursework to do and the doctor just diagnosed me with Exhaustion! Please show some mercy in your reviews! In fact, just review! Please?

Lia