A/N: I don't own DNAngel. If I did...well then I would have Dark and Krad all to myself.

"What the hell!"

Ness turned to the voice coming from the closet. A bright white light was shining through the cracks making it impossible to stare at the closet for long.

A scream rang out from the closet, a scream of pain and Ness moved forward to open the door, but as soon as she touched the handle she pulled her hand back. The handle was burning up, almost like there was a fire behind the door.

So Ness began to pound on the door. "Krad?"

Satoshi and the others backed up, Sen occasionally running into Dark. It wasn't until she actually had her side pressed up against Dark that she realized she wasn't in pain.

"Dark?"

He turned and looked at her. She was pressed up against him, yet there was no pain. What the hell was going on here?

Ness continued to hit the door for a few more seconds before the light suddenly stopped. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Ness looked up at the door, now that she could see without blinding herself. "Krad?" she said gently. There was no answer from behind the door. Ness looked over at Sen.

"What's going on in there?"

Sen shook her head. "I only hear my own thoughts, I don't even hear him anymore. It's like he disappeared."

Ness looked back at the door before attempting to try opening it again. She had just placed her hand on the handle when both Dark and Sen cried out in pain and jumped away from each other, causing Ness to jump in the process.

She glared back at them. Sen shrugged and Dark mumbled an apology. Ness turned back to the door, scared for what she was going to find there.

"Open the damn door," a voice said beside her. Ness looked and saw her grandfather standing there with his sidearm out and ready.

"Put that away," Ness said firmly. "He will be treated with respect while in this house, despite your past. Do I make myself clear Gramps?"

Satoshi glared at her, but replaced the sidearm into his wife's purse where he usually hides it. Ness looked back at the door and touched the now cool handle. She took a deep breath and opened the door.

Inside, it was darker than she could have ever though possible. She took a step in and heard a strange noise come from under her feet; she looked down and found that she had stepped on feathers, white feathers.

Ness looked back up into the closet. Something was terribly wrong here. "Krad?" she said in a slightly worried tone. A moan came from the far corner of the small closet, drawing Ness' attention there.

Ness knelt down, hoping to see better in the darkness within the closet. "Krad? Is that you?"

An arm reached out toward her bringing it into the light. The sleeve was a part of Krad's outfit. Ness grabbed the hand and smiled into the darkness.

"Oh, Krad. I was so worried about you. What happened?"

"I…" Krad started, still hidden within the dark. "I don't know. I heard you…. say that you loved me and then this light engulfed me. It was the most horrible pain I had ever felt. I…you're holding my hand."

Ness looked down at their hands, his larger one in her much smaller one.

"No pain," Ness said looking back up to where she knew Krad was and smiled even wider. "There's no more pain."

Suddenly Satoshi poked his head into the closet. "Get him out here Ness. He and I have some unfinished business to attend to."

Ness went to say something to her grandfather when Krad spoke. "I'm coming Satoshi, no need to get so angry with her."

Ness stood and walked out of the closet, glaring at her grandfather. Satoshi didn't notice. Ness walked over to Sen and Dark, as both of their eyes grew wide in surprise.

"I can't believe that… What's up?"

Sen didn't say anything, just pointed over behind her. Ness followed her finger before she fainted dead right there on the floor.

Something had happened to Krad. He still had gorgeous eyes and the blondest hair, but he had changed.

His wings were gone, almost like they hadn't ever existed. His clothes had changed slightly, although they were still the same color as before. His outfit was more modern now than before. He was wearing a white jacket with sleeves just like his outfit before, but he was now wearing a pair of white pants, which were very tight on him, sneakers, and a white t-shirt.

His hair was still long, but it was shorter than before, only going to about his shoulders. The strand that hung in front of his face was still there, but this time it stopped by his chin rather than his waist. He looked like he belonged there.

Krad looked at himself with wide eyes. "What the hell is this?"

Ness was on the floor, passed out from the shock. Krad noticed her and was instantly by her side. He removed his jacket, revealing his muscular arms that weren't noticeable before. He quickly placed the jacket behind her head before trying to wake her up.

"Ness?"

"Krad, I believe you and I need to have a conversation," Satoshi said with a voice that indicated that it wasn't optional. Krad looked down at Ness and then up at Satoshi, who was standing by the back door glaring at him, and then back at Ness.

"Sen, watch over her. I'll be right back," he said before gently brushing the hair away from Ness' face and standing. He followed Satoshi out the door and waited patiently for the older gentleman to start.

Satoshi shut the door behind him and motioned for Krad to follow him. They walked out to a small gazebo in the corner of the yard with a small table and two chairs located there. The gazebo was covered with white flowers and looked the picture of innocence, but Krad knew that things weren't always what they seemed.

Satoshi took a seat and motioned for Krad to do the same. Once both men were seated, Satoshi began talking.

"I don't know how you got free of the Black Wings, or how you managed to meet my granddaughter, but I want you to leave her and never interfere with my family again."

Krad said nothing.

"This is not a request or a negotiation. I expect that my orders be obeyed. When we were together you had a problem following my orders, but this time I will not allow it. You will do as I say whether you like it or not."

Again, Krad said nothing.

"You have cause problems for the Hikaris for far to long and I won't have you starting on my only granddaughter. She thinks that she is in love with you and anything done on your part to make her believe that should be undone. I will not have her suffering for someone who doesn't love her."

"What gives you the right?"

Satoshi glared at the young man in front of him. "What did you…"

"I said what gives you the right?"

Krad was glaring at Satoshi now with his gold eyes unflinching. It was a stare-down and neither man wanted to lose.

"What gives you the right to decide how I feel on something, on what is best for Ness?"

"I am her grandfather and have been there for her when others would not. She is the most important person to me, next to my wife, in the world. I would do anything for her."

"Even break her heart."

"And I know how you feel because for a time you and I were one person and I know how you operate."

Krad's eyes grew narrower. "Times have changed Satoshi. I am not the same as I was before."

"I doubt that," Satoshi answered, his hand clenching into a fist. "You are still the same bastard you were before, only looking out for number one. You almost destroyed me just so you could have your own body, or did you forget about all the pain and suffering I had to go through."

"I didn't forget."

"Then leave my family alone."

Krad took a deep breath before he began speaking again. His anger was getting the best of him and as much as he would like it, he wasn't about to just punch Ness' grandfather.

"I didn't know Ness was your granddaughter when I met her. And once I found out, I knew that something like this would happen, but I found that I couldn't leave. I still can't leave. I belong here and whether you like it or not I plan to stay here."

Krad stood and began walking back to the house when he heard Satoshi's voice again. "Do you want to end up like Dark?"

Krad stopped and walked back to Satoshi. "What are you talking about, old man?"

Satoshi narrowed his eyes at the remark, but said nothing of it. "Risa and I spoke of what happened between her and Dark once. She told me that he had been in love with Risa's grandmother years ago, but he was forced to leave her and he swears that he will never love another because the pain he felt was too strong."

"I don't understand what…"

"Let me finish. Think about this, what if you and Dark are only here for a short amount of time? Wouldn't it be easier to break her heart now and give her time to heal than to remain here for however long you may be, letting her get her hopes up of a future with you, have her get use to having you around and depending on you. Then you up and disappear, leaving her all alone with nothing but painful memories and the knowledge that she will never see you again haunt her for the rest of her days."

Krad said nothing, but Satoshi did have a slight point. What if they succeed in fulfilling the prophecy and then both he and Dark disappears?

"I ask you to do this for two reasons. I don't like you and I don't want to see my granddaughter go through that kind of heartache. If you care for her at all, you'll leave tomorrow morning."

Satoshi stood and walked passed Krad. "I would have you leave now, but that would look to suspicious. At least by tomorrow you will have come up with a reasonable lie to tell her. You're good at that."

Satoshi walked back into the house, leaving Krad standing under the gazebo alone with his thoughts.