A Chance of a Lifetime
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Star-chan – This is the chapter you've been waiting for!
Welcome all Dark-kun lovers! This is a great chapter for all of you because it'll be all about Dark-kun and his past! Congrats! Dark-kun will see his memories of Rika-chan and Krad-kun, and how this whole mess with his transfer started!
I Do Not Own DNAngel!
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Dark lied on his bed thinking. "Rika… why the hell would Krad visit her for? It's his fault…," he thought. Looking at a frame with a photo of the three of them smiling at their first day of 8th grade, the handsome boy realized their torn friendship would never be the same
"Wow! Our first day being eighth graders!" Rika exclaimed. "How do you two feel?" She acted like a TV host to tease her friends. "I feel like killing myself…," Krad mumbled. Rika and Dark laughed. "Want me to help?" the purple haired boy teased. "Shut up…," Krad mumbled again with a sigh. "Cheer up; all three of us have a year to hang out until high school," Rika reminded them.
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"Krad… don't you remember… when… we all used to hang out? It was fun… right?" Rika asked Krad. "I don't want to talk about him," the blonde reminded her. "I know… but… I'm still your friend… and so is Dark…," she tried to tell him, but Krad stood there, quiet. "Remember… when guys at school were hitting on me… and you and Dark came to my rescue?" Rika asked him, "Well… I do."
"Leave me alone," Rika begged, trying to rush down the hall with a few boys following her. "Come on, don't you want to play?" one of the boys asked as they surrounded her at the courtyard. Rika closed her eyes, frightened.
Suddenly she heard the boys agonizing in pain. "Huh?" she wondered and opened her eyes… to see Dark and Krad beating up the guys. "Come on, Rika, tone done the cuteness; being your bodyguards is tough work," Dark played around. "Yeah; you should learn to watch out for yourself too," Krad added. "But I don't wanna," Rika said with a smile. "Why not?" both boys questioned. "Because…," Rika whispered as she hugged them, "I have both of my Prince Charming's will save me…!"
"We weren't always there to protect you, Rika," Krad reminded her. "You both were always there for me… I could rely on you two always… in a funny way, you and Dark were always my bodyguards," Rika told him. "I was more of a Prince Charming than Dark," Krad reminded him. "Sure, you were," she teased.
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Dark stared at the photo as his mind wandered. It wandered to the day he and Rika decided to be a couple. It was the same day… Krad stopped being friends with Dark.
"Rika… I really like you…," Dark told her. Rika blushed, and nodded. "Mr. Dark…," she whispered. "Just call me by my name," he whispered in her ear as he kissed her. He let go, and she smiled. "Dark… so, I'm your girlfriend now… right?" Rika asked, who was way new to relationships. "Yeah, I mean, don't you wanna?" he questioned. "Of course!" she exclaimed.
Krad watched them from a tree, his fists tightening. "Dark... you bastard…," he mumbled. He then, turned around, and left quietly.
"What are you doing!" Dark demanded, seeing Krad with a gun. "It's your fault… you had to take Rika away! Rika, didn't you know how I felt!" the blonde demanded. "Krad… I… I had no idea… please… can't we talk…?" Rika asked, scared. "I don't understand… why are you doing this…?" "No… we can't…," Krad said, facing the gun at Dark. "Dark… it's because of you we're not friends anymore!" He let go of the trigger as Dark froze.
"I'm sorry…!" Rika cried as she went in front of Dark. Both of them gasped as they saw blood falling on the ground. Riku fell to her knees, her fingers touching the red blood. "Rika!" Dark shouted. "Why…? Why!" He held her closely as Krad backed away.
"Rika… I… didn't mean for this to happen… I didn't…," Krad whispered, dropping the gun. "Dark… Krad… it was the only way for you both to stop… I care for you both… and I don't want you fighting… because of me…," Rika whispered as she fell unconscious from losing too much blood. Before she did, she could hear faint shouts, calling her name.
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"You know… I didn't mean it… I wasn't going to shoot you…," Krad said. "I know… but seeing you two fight… made me feel like dying. I couldn't forgive myself to see both of you… fighting over me…," Rika whispered, looking at the black feather in her note pad. "You were… son stupid," Krad told her. "Huh?" she asked, confused. "Doing that for Dark… sacrificing your life… do you really want to die that badly?" he questioned her. "Sometimes… I feel like death is at my door. But there are two people that are keeping me from death: Dark… and you, Krad…," Rika told him. Krad looked away, and stared at the falling snowflakes.
"Why… don't you feel the same feelings for Dark about me? How are we different?" Krad asked her. "I don't know…," Rika mumbled, looking down, "I just… don't feel the same way for you, Krad. I'm sorry…" She looked up to see Krad on his way outside. "Wait!" Rika called, "We… we're still friends… right?" Krad glanced back at her, but left.
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Dark suddenly came out of thought when he heard the phone ring. "Hello?" he asked. "Hi, Dark… it's me…," a voice said.
"Rika… are you alright?" Dark asked her. "I'm fine… Krad came by, though… I think he should've been at school, though," she added. "Krad! Are you okay!" Dark demanded. "I'm fine, Dark. We just talked, that's all. About, well… you know…," Rika explained.
"Well… I'll call you sometime soon… please, Dark, you should visit me," she added. "I'll… see…," Dark replied. He heard Rika laugh. "Alright… bye," she told him, and they hung up. He sighed, looking at the picture again. "I haven't heard her laugh… for a while…," Dark thought. "Is this all… really my fault?" One more memory came into his head; the one thing he didn't bear to do to Rika: his breakup with her.
Dark walked into her medical room to see Rika waking up. "Dark…," she whispered. "I'm sorry…," he said to her. "It's not your fault. I had to stop you both," Rika reminded him with a short laugh. "It's not that," the handsome boy said again. "Then… what is it? Dark, you know you can tell me anything," she added. "I… need to break up with you…," the hesitant words came out. Rika gasped. "I can't… allow you to get yourself hurt… because of me. I'm sorry," Dark turned for the door. "Dark… I…," Rika was about to say but stopped. "I still… love you… and I always will."
Dark looked back at her face, but quickly looked away, ashamed. He left quietly, with Rika watching him leave. She sat in her bed for a few seconds before tears flooded her eyes, and she cried on her bed sheets.
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Rika walked slowly to the window near her bed. Staring at the sky, she sighed. "I still can't believe you said those words to me Dark…," she whispered. "I try to believe, but… it's all my fault. I was… so careless. But… I still love you, Dark… I always will."
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The next day, Dark quietly walked to school. Azumano Middle School had been peaceful, ever since yesterday's mayhem. As he came to class, he saw both Harada twins talking near the windows about the snow yesterday.
"It was so beautiful," Risa admired. "Yeah, it was…," Riku whispered, blushing. Her sister pouted as she thought, "Riku still doesn't know that I know about her and Niwa…"
Dark stared at them for a second. "Hey, Dark," Riku called. Risa turned to greet Dark too. "Hi, Mr. Dark!" Risa exclaimed.
He stood there, gazing at the twins. "How can they… look so much like her…?" Dark wondered. "Mr. Dark..? You okay…?" Risa asked, blinking. "I… yeah. I'm fine," Dark replied, and headed for his desk.
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At the hallways, Dark found Krad leaning against the wall. "I know you saw Rika yesterday," Dark said. "So?" Krad demanded.
"I just want to tell you… she still has feelings for me. And I feel the same way," the charming boy told him. "Rika's isn't yours anymore. I can take her whenever I like," Krad reminded him. "Oh really? And she'll come willingly?" Dark questioned, as he walked away. "She's not yours either… as long as you still try to hide your guilt on that Harada girl," the blonde said. Dark ignored his comment, and left.
Krad watched him leave, glaring at him. "Rika…," he thought. He got off the wall, and stared at through the hallway windows. "The snow's still falling…," Krad noticed.
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"Hey, Ms. Riku! Hey, Ms. Harada!" Daisuke called, catching up with them to lunch. "Hey, why aren't you calling me Ms. Risa, Niwa?" Risa questioned. "I guess he just likes me more," Riku playfully teased, and Daisuke laughed. Risa pouted. "Yeah, right," she mumbled.
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During the afternoon, Riku was in major thought. "How should I tell Dark about Niwa and me? I bet he'll be crushed… if he finds out that Niwa and I kissed yesterday," she thought. Dark left after both of them confessed their feelings, so he didn't know.
"What's wrong, Ms. Riku?" Daisuke asked as they walked home. "I don't know how I'll tell Dark. He… might beat you up…," Riku explained. "Beat me up…?" the redhead hesitantly said, thinking about how Dark and Krad got into a fight.
"You don't think… he'll bring a gun to school… do you?" Daisuke asked. "Don't worry; Dark's not as mental as Krad," Riku reminded him with a smile. Daisuke blushed and nodded.
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Rika opened her eyes. She had been sleeping all day to see it was already late in the afternoon. "Huh?" Rika noticed a not on her table. She looked at it. It said:
Rika
I'm sorry for hurting you. It's not your fault, so don't worry. I still care for you… but there's someone else I care about more, and I don't want to make the same mistake. I still feel the same way about you, Rika, and I always will. I'm sorry.
Dark
Tears fell from her cheek as she smiled. "Dark…," she said as the snow fell as fast as her tears. "I know… you'll make her happy… just like you did for me…," Rika whispered.
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(sigh) If only Rika-chan knew Dark-kun has a messed up love life… and I know you're glaring at me, Dark-kun! Well, poor Dark-kun, but at least you know what happened. Why is Risa-chan jealous about Dai-kun and Riku-chan being together, anyways? And guess what happens in the next chapter? Sa-kun's dance lesson! Will Risa-chan be able to teach him? Well, RXR!