A Chance of a Lifetime
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Lilangelarishi – Angel and Shady are so funny! Thanks for the review!
Star-chan – I know! Dark-kun and Riku-chan do make a good couple! I like them together, but Dai-kun and Riku-chan are good together too!
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Tomoyo7 – Aww! Thank you! I love your comments! I am a good writer, eh? (still conceited like Dark-kun)
Heka – Your wish is my command! I'll try to make it a DarkXRiku, but couples will change (maybe it'll be a DaiXRiku, and then a DarkXRiku, I don't know)
So… this is the one where I said a few of the peoples feelings will be revealed, huh. Okay, okay, so… how do you thinks gonna be together, hmm? Dai-kun and Riku-chan (I adore this couple)? Dark-kun and Riku-chan (I like this couple more)? Risa-chan and Sa-kun (you can tell they sorta like each other in the manga)? Risa-chan and Dark-kun (Noooooo! Bleh!)? Or… will Rika-chan appear on the scene? Aww… maybe a cliffhanger! Wait… I'm thinking out loud too much! Go, and read!
I Do Not Own DNAngel!
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Riku sighed as she lied on her bed. Risa was asleep already, considering it was one o'clock in the morning. "Risa told me Dark brought her home… she told me Krad and Dark got into another fight too… I hope he'll be alright…," she thought, and then had a blushingly smile on her face. "I'm glad too… that Niwa was worried about me…," Riku whispered.
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Saturday. Today, Risa was going to go shopping. Riku was, however, relieved that she didn't make her go with her, like last time, and last, last time.
"Hey… why aren't you making me go with you, huh?" Riku questioned, eyeing her sister. "Oh… it's just, you don't really like going with me… so… I asked Niwa at the dance…," Risa explained before leaving. "What?" Riku asked. "You asked Niwa?" "Yeah; strangely, he said yes quickly," Risa replied, and left the mansion. Riku sighed. "Great… Niwa's off with Risa… what am I suppose to do today…?" she wondered. Then, her prayers were answered, the phone rang.
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"Thank you for taking me shopping, Niwa. You're a gentleman," Risa said. Daisuke blushed. "Umm… you're welcome… Ms. Harada…," he replied with a faint smile.
"But I'm sorry you're carrying everything…," she noticed he was holding all the bags of clothes, "Do you want me to carry something?" Daisuke saw her innocent face, and didn't want her to. "If I did that, then I wouldn't be a gentleman, now would I?" he teased, and Risa laughed. "You're right… well, if you insist…," she hesitantly agreed.
"Oh… Ms. Harada?" Daisuke asked. "Yeah, Niwa? What is it?" Risa responded. "I'm sorry I left you yesterday… I just thought Ms. Harada needed someone to talk to…," he explained. "Its okay, Niwa, Dark walked me home when the dance ended…," Risa reassured him. Daisuke sighed; he knew Risa had a crush on Dark.
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"Hello?" Riku asked. "Hey… it's Dark," Dark replied. "Risa said you got into another fight with Krad… are you okay?" she asked him. "I'm fine… umm… do you… want to hang out today? There's… someone I want you to meet," he mentioned. Dark's voice was strangely calm… and serious; no jokes, no remarks, no nothing.
"Uh… sure… I guess. I have nothing to do today…," Riku said, nervous. "Okay, I'll be at your house soon," Dark said. "Huh? So you knew I'd say yes, hmm?" Riku questioned. "Yeah," Dark smirked, and she heard the doorbell ring. Riku glanced at the door. "Don't… don't tell me…," she muttered as Riku opened the door to see Dark, "Wow… you prepare ahead, don't you?" Dark smiled. "Oh, wait… I'll leave Risa a note first. She went shopping with Niwa," Riku mentioned as she wrote something on a piece of paper and left it on the table. "Well, let's go," she said. Dark nodded.
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Risa sighed in relief once they got to the mansion. "I thought we'd never get there," she said to Daisuke. "Yeah," he replied, and placed everything at the living room. "Huh… this note's from Riku…," Risa mumbled, reading it. "Did Riku go somewhere?" Daisuke asked. Risa gasped, and quickly gave it to Daisuke. The note said:
Risa,
I'm gonna be hanging with Dark for a while. Don't worry, I'll be home soon.
Riku
"That's no fair!" Risa fumed. "Riku and Dark are on a date!" "A… a date…?" Daisuke asked, reading the note again. "It must be it… aww… Riku's no fair…," Risa was still fuming. "Ms. Harada's on a date… with Dark… but why… do I feel strangely… jealous of him…?" Daisuke wondered, his feelings rambling. He stared at the note again, in thought.
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"Dark… I thought we were going somewhere… fun. Why'd you take me to the hospital?" Riku asked, "The hospital isn't exactly a fun place…" "There's someone… you should meet…," was all Dark said as they walked to a room on the third floor of the hospital. "Wait… Risa mentioned something about that Rika girl being in a hospital… could this be…?" she thought, noticing Dark stopped at room 376.
"Rika… she's in that room… isn't she?" Riku asked him. "Yeah… she is. I haven't had the time to visit her… and I don't think she'd want to see me…," Dark told her. "Huh?" What do you mean?" Riku asked. "Never mind… go," he said. Riku hesitantly nodded, and entered the room.
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Inside the room was a girl about Riku's age, lying on a white bed. There were a lot of medical things around her. Her heart was beating normally, though she was shot on the arm, but lost much blood.
Rika's eyes opened slowly, and saw Riku. "Hello… do I… know you from school?" she asked her. Riku shook her head quickly. "I'm a friend… of Dark. He came with me to visit you…," Riku said. "Dark's… here?" Rika asked, trying to sit up.
Riku rushed to her. "Don't strain yourself," she reminded her. "Thank you… it's just… you know about the incident, right?" Rika asked. "I've heard of it. Dark and Krad were transferred to Azumano Middle School. I'm in their class," Riku replied. "I see. I guess I should tell you… Dark nor Krad probably didn't mention me…," Rika said. "What happened?" Riku asked Rika, sitting on a chair next to her. "Dark… Krad… and me… we were all very good, and close friends. Dark and I were in a relationship… which angered Krad; I didn't know he had such feelings for me. Last week… when Dark and I were walking to school… Krad came… with a gun. He wanted to kill Dark… their friendship was torn… because of me. I jumped in the way… and got shot. Dark only visited me once in the hospital. Krad must've been to ashamed to visit me… but I wanted to see him too. Dark broke up with me… in fear I'd get hurt because of him again… but it was me… who hurt him… and Krad… it was all my fault…," Rika explained softly, in tears.
"I'm sorry… Rika… I didn't know…," the girl with short, reddish brown hair whispered. "It's alright… I bet you Dark's new girlfriend… right? He was always… sort of a woman's man…," Rika asked with a laugh. "Wha…? Of course not! I… we're just friends… Krad said I was a distraction for me… so he wouldn't feel guilty over you…," Riku mumbled, blushing. "That's not true…," Rika said putting her hand over Riku's, "You're going to make Dark happy… more than I could ever do. Just please… care for him… make sure he doesn't feel that kind of pain again… he was… crying when I got shot…," she told her, though Rika was in a cold room, her smile still warmed the place. Riku tried her best to smile, tried her best not to feel sorry for Rika; she couldn't help it, she didn't want the girl to be sad.
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Dark waited outside patiently until, finally, Riku came out. "So?" he asked. "So what? Aren't you even ashamed for breaking up with Rika after that major sacrifice!" Riku demanded. "You don't understand…," Dark mumbled. "Yes, Dark, yes, I do…! Rika's a sweet girl; how could you do that do her!" she shouted, enraged.
The purple haired boy looked away, annoyed. "Can we just drop it?" he questioned. "No! I wanna know why you're after me when, clearly, you're not over her yet!" Riku pestered. "I… I really like you, okay! And… so I still have feelings for Rika… it… it doesn't matter… because now… I can't talk to her again after what I've put her through!" Dark snapped. Riku gasped. "Dark… can't you see…? You and Rika are both in pain…," she thought, and sighed. "We… should be going… I'll be ashamed if Rika can hear us from outside her room…," Riku said quietly. "Fine," Dark replied.
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Riku returned in the late afternoon to see Risa, in their room, gazing at all her new outfits. "Hey, how was your date with Dark?" she asked her sister, trying to be happy. "It wasn't a date, okay? I don't even think we're friends anymore…," Riku mumbled as she walked into the balcony. "Huh? What happened?" Risa asked. "Let's just say… he isn't so sure of his feelings… and neither am I…," Riku told her sister. "Now you're confusing me, Riku…," Risa whined. "What I mean is… I can't understand why he likes me… when he still has feelings for Rika…," was Riku's short reply.
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Daisuke sat in his living room, dazed. While Emiko, his mother, was busy cooking and With smelled the good food, the cute redhead sat there. All his thoughts… were on Riku.
"I don't understand… don't I like Ms. Harada? If I do… then why do I keep thinking about Ms. Harada?" he wondered, seeing Riku's smiling face in his thoughts. "Why do I feel… jealous about Dark and Ms. Harada's date? Do I… like Ms. Harada…?" Daisuke mumbled, confused. He sighed, his head spinning.
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Sunday had passed by quickly, and Monday arrived again. Through out that day, Riku and Dark barely said a word with each other. Riku had thankful, though, so she could spend more time with Daisuke, and Risa was happy that Dark ate lunch with her again. But both of them could see feel Krad's eyes watching.
"Ms. Harada… how did your date go with Dark?" Daisuke asked as he sipped some of his soda. "Huh? Oh, umm… it was… not so great… he really doesn't know how to treat a girl, you know!" Riku nervously said, trying to make it a joke. "Umm… well… Ms. Harada, I have something to ask you," the cute redhead mentioned. "What is it, Niwa?" Riku asked. "Ms. Harada… would you like to… come to my house after school? My art club has a project where we paint someone… we really care about…," Daisuke explained. Riku gasped, blushing like a tomato. "Niwa… he… cares?" she thought, and smiled. "I… I'll go!" Riku exclaimed cheerfully. "Really?" Daisuke asked, and she nodded. "Yeah," she told him. "Niwa… I finally get to spend more time with you…," Riku was thinking.
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Dark watched them from afar with a sigh. "Huh? Mr. Dark, what's wrong?" Risa asked, looking at my food. "Did I cook something wrong?" she wondered. "No… umm… your food's great, Risa," he smirked, and ate one of the rice balls. Risa awed. "He… really likes my cooking…!" she thought, amazed. But Dark stared at the rice ball for a while. "Riku's rice balls are better though… but… she… doesn't like me…," he thought, staring at Riku and Daisuke laughing at a bench, "She likes… him."
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Okay, okay, s some of you guys were expecting a DarkXRiku thing, right? Too bad. Okay, maybe couples will change! So… will Dai-kun and Riku-chan realize their feelings for each other? What about Dark-kun? How Risa-chan too bright to realize Dark-kun does like her? And why wasn't Sa-kun in this chapter! Well, RXR, I'll make the next chapter soon!