Heart-Shaped Box
A D.N Angel short novel
Chapter 1: Locked Inside Your Heart-Shaped Box
Daisuke sat on the bench, almost falling asleep. He looked off to the sunrise, waiting for his mother to arrive. School had ended early, since the water system wasn't really working. But did they have to close up at 8:00 in the freaking morning, on the day of an exam he studied for all night? He yawned big, scratching his head a bit, his dry scalp soothing up a bit. Daisuke looked around; there where a few people around, all busy with something. He actually saw a couple, kissing under a tree. Daisuke could hear Dark snoring in his head, and to him, it sounded more like an orchestra (he he?). Then, he noticed a girl sitting down next to him… a really pretty girl. She had short, silky-smooth black hair, and a cute pink bow in her hair. Clutching in her hands was a school bag. She wore the Azumano uniform. Around her neck, which attracted him the most, was a little heart-shaped pendant, embroidered in gold and with a matching chain. She then looked at him with a pair of beautiful, hazel eyes that definitely penetrated all the way into his senses, waking him up completely, although he decided not to show it. Taking this opportunity, while Dark was out, Daisuke talked to her; "hi" he said in a fake (well-hidden) tired voice, "hello" said the girl, nodding at him, "you're from Azumano, right?" he asked, "Yeah, and so are you" she said, eyeing his uniform, "yeah, I know I am" said Daisuke, "what's your name?" he asked her, "Ladies first; what's yours?" she blurted out "hey, I asked first, but anyway, it's Niwa, Daisuke Niwa" Daisuke yawned "um… are you some kind of pervert?" she said, definitely feeling awkward, "hey, no pervert here; I swear it by my clean lads, if you know what I mean!" "He he! You're funny; I'm Mitsukiyu Eri, but my friends call me Mitsuki" "Mitsuki? That's a pretty name… a really pretty one". Daisuke yawned big; he did see her smile, but he immediately passed out from lack of sleep.
Taking away the moments of a duller day, Daisuke rested a bit, and he woke up some time later, to find Mitsuki on his shoulder, sleeping peacefully. It was definitely later, for the sun had risen higher in the sky, flooding the entire park up. Daisuke looked around, careful not to wake Mitsuki up, and saw the couple that had been kissing under the tree sitting on a bench across him and Mitsuki, staring and smiling at the precious scene in front of them. After waking Mitsuki up, and seeing his mother wasn't probably coming at any time, he called his mom, saying he was walking home, and took Mitsuki home, learning a lot about her along the way. "…what's this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling…" Daisuke heard her say, as she hummed tune, "Is that a song?" "Yeah, but I don't really know the whole words to it yet, although it's really good. I love music, you know" she told him, "do you?" "I don't know" said Daisuke, thinking about what music he had heard of. However, he was distracted: the little heart-shaped pendant sat in between Mitsuki's breasts, tinkling against its chain. "What is that?" Daisuke asked, grabbing it, taking it in his hand, "hey! That's private" Mitsuki took the little box away from him, "it's my heart-shaped box, and that's all you need to know" "I'm sorry if I offended you" said Daisuke, really meaning it, "um… sorry" said Mitsuki; she actually looked more sorry than angry, "I can't be too mad at you, you're so cute!" Daisuke went red at this, which made Mitsuki giggle, "Oh! Daisuke, come in here for a bit" Mitsuki pulled on Daisuke's arm, dragging him into a photo booth, "what the…" "Smile!" A click was heard, and Mitsuki showed him a bundle of stickers, with the picture of a dumb-looking Daisuke and Mitsuki on it. Mitsuki smiled, taking one of the stickers and raising the pendant to her. She opened it, and inside were a bunch of papers and the like, Mitsuki sticking the picture on the lid. "There! Now I'll see your face every day?" Daisuke chuckled a bit, "I look so dumb in that photo…" thought Daisuke, "yes you do… oh snap!" "Huh..." "Anyway, Daisuke" Mitsuki zapped Daisuke's attention toward her again, "will I see you tomorrow?" "Yeah, sure" "cool?" Daisuke then received a little surprise: Mitsuki swept up to his cheek and kissed it, then trilling "now that you're in my heart-shaped box, who knows what'll happen? tee hee!", and then running off, opening a door and going inside the building. Daisuke stood stock frozen for a moment, then smiling slowly, raising his hand up to his cheek and rubbing it.
However, he smelled a dirty rat… "DARK?" roared Daisuke, which caused a girly shriek to emit from inside his head. Yup, Dark was watching... and he was turned on! (ahem, there is the first chapter, ladies and gents. The next chapter: a date and a shocking fight! PEACE OUT, PEOPLE! REJECT FALSE ICONS?)…