Don't own DNAngel, but I do own Ness and Sen. Enjoy!
Krad was watching her again. Ness was painting in her room and he was standing just outside the room watching her.
Lately he had just taken to standing there watching her, but if you asked him why he wouldn't know the answer.
Ness smiled at her latest painting. She had never been one for painting what she saw, but the sight of Krad standing in the doorway watching her so intently was quite nice. For the last few days she had been working on this particular painting with a smile.
He didn't know that she knew he was there, so when she was finished with the painting and gave it to him it would be quite a shock.
After a while Ness sighed. She was just about finished with it, but with her grandparents' anniversary in just a few days, she wanted to finish their present first. Besides, she was sure she would have another opportunity to work on "Angel watching over me" painting for Krad some other time.
She covered the painting she had been working on and moved to the other painting. She lifted the sheet and sighed. It looked more beautiful every time she looked at it. She started adding some minute details here and there. A few flowers here and there and some shadowing until it was finished.
Ness took a couple steps back to admire her work. It was so beautiful it that Ness wished she could actually find such a place.
Suddenly she felt a presence behind her. "You know that you aren't allowed into this room while I'm working Krad," she said quietly.
Krad chuckled. "How did you know it was me?"
Ness turned to him smiling. "You would be the only one to break my rules and come into this room while I was working. Remember what happened last time?"
"Yes, that red paint ruined my clothes." Ness laughed.
"Sorry, but you broke the rules."
Krad smiled before turning his attention to the painting of Satoshi and Risa. It was quite beautiful, but it was nothing next to the creator. Ness looked at the painting with her amethyst eyes sparkling and her black hair up in a ponytail.
He had known for a long time that he was falling in love with Ness. They had been staying in that house for almost two months now, and everyday he was more amazed by the young Hikari descendant.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Ness said smiling at the painting she had just finished. Krad just stared at her.
"Yes," he said never looking at the painting.
Ness sighed before turning to Krad. "Hey, you never told me how you knew my grandfather."
Krad tensed up. That was one story he was not ready to relay to her.
"Would you please tell me?"
"I would prefer not."
"Please?"
Krad looked down at the girl and could feel himself ready to tell her everything. She was his weakness, and he knew it.
"Alright, I'll tell you, but you won't like it."
Ness smiled and reached out to hug him when she remembered that she couldn't. She lowered her arms and sighed. "Sorry," she said.
Ness knew that she cared deeply for Krad, may even love him, but knowing that nothing would ever happen between them helped her keep her feelings in check.
"It's okay," Krad said bringing Ness out of her thoughts. "Come and I'll tell you the story."
"Why can't you tell me here?"
Krad looked around the room and then back at her. "I wouldn't want any of you paintings to get ruined when I tell you what I have to say, plus it took ages to get the red out of my hair."
Ness narrowed her eyes, but followed Krad to his room and sat next to him on his bed.
"It all begins years ago, before your grandfather's grandfather was born…"
