I'm back! I need to build on Dark/Daisuke's side…So I'll try that for this chapter.
:I Am the Light in the Shadows:
Chapter III
"No!" Dark screamed into the blackness. He was oblivious to the consolations of Daisuke, Daiki, Emiko and Kosuke. Images flashed through the darkness. Images of Teshaya laughing passed. Images of her smiling, of her sleeping, of her crying. Sharp pains wrenched at his heart.
Dark carefully sat up. Still there was only darkness and pain. "Daisuke! Are you there?" He frightfully called out.
Yes Dark. What's going on? Are you okay?
"No, I'm not. I don't know what's going on. Don't you feel the pain? The chest pains?"
Yeah, I do…Dark…What's going on? Please tell me.
"I don't really know. Just emotional pain turned physical…Or something. Gah, I can't see anything."
…Do you think that the statue thing is having an affect on us?
"…Why didn't I think of that? Of course! We just have to worry about being able to see." Dark tried moving. "What the?" His body was stiff. He was immobile. His spirit was free to move in the body, but the body was like a board.
The darkness remained. Suddenly Dark saw a figure somewhere off in front of him. He jogged over to him or her.
"Daisuke/Dark!"
"Dark, how can we be in one place at once? How come I can see you like this?" Daisuke wondered.
"I'm not sure Daisuke. I can't move in our body."
"I can't even connect with it right now…"
The two stared down at the black ground.
"I can't believe I've been rendered so helpless!" Dark thought to himself, clenching his fist.
"Daisuke, can you hear your parents, your grandpa, or even To-To?"
The red haired boy shook his head.
"Not anymore…"
The pair continued to stare at the ground. Dark's eyes flitted around, as if searching for something. His mind raced. What could he do? He and Daisuke were stuck on the "inside" at once. This would probably throw off the balance…
"There's gotta be a way out!" Daisuke exclaimed in despair. "Help! Someone! Mom! Dad! Grandpa! Miss Towa? ANYONE! Help! Please!" Daisuke flustered about some more.
To-to gasped. "Dark!" She rushed up to Daisuke's room where Dark's form was frozen there, and the two young men were locking into it.
"Dark! Daisuke!" She called, getting as close to the bed as she could without actually getting on it.
"Wait. What's that?" Dark whispered. He focused his hearing extremely hard.
"Daaarrrrkkk! Daaaiiiisssssukeeeee!"
"To-to!" Dark called into the darkness.
"Dark? Are you there? Can you hear me?"
"Vaguely To-to! Can you hear me?"
"Dark! Yes! I can hear you a little…What can I do?"
"I'm not really sure. Somehow we need to drag me or Daisuke into consciousness out there. Go get a feather from Wiz's wings.
Meanwhile the Sohma clan was enduring their own pain. Slowly but surely, each zodiac member progressed into their animal forms. Except for Kureno. No one knew where he was. The zodiac members' transformations were slow, unlike how they just POOFED, this transformation was painful.
Each person found a room or corner to lay down in. After about six hours of enduring the transformation, each person was complete. Except poor Kyo, who would in a week's time be changing again. Transforming in the first place into the true cat was painful, Kyo could only imagine how it would feel now.
Kyo's nimble cat body slunk around the hallways. He wondered how Tohru was doing. Kyo went to speak to Hatori. Maybe he could get permission to leave.
As much as he had wanted to be allowed onto Sohma grounds, into the estate, he didn't want to be "accepted" like this. He wanted to get out and wander the woods. Anything.
Upon arriving at Hatori's office, he pushed his left paw against the door, easing it open. (Most doors were kept cracked so the zodiac could go wherever they needed.)
The orange neko burst into laughter. Except something was wrong. His voice didn't come out! He tried yelling. Nothing. He could not speak! Kyo jumped onto the desk and glared into the glass bowl sitting next to some neatly arranged pens. Hatori in his seahorse form gazed back.
The doctor tilted his head, as if to say 'what do you need?'
Kyo's eyes narrowed as he growled at his cousin. He pointed to the window. Trying to signify he wanted to get out of the house.
Hatori tilted his head again.
Kyo screamed. Well, in his mind. Anger marks pulsated on his head.
He glanced around the desk, his gaze finally landing on the fountain pens. He did his best fumbling with the cap and spilled ink onto the desk. Kyo dipped his paw into the little black puddle and proceeded to write on an important looking document.
Hatori could only glare at his family member. Kyo pushed his message so the doctor may see it.
Can I go out? It read. Please. was scribbled on the bottom hastily. All the words were terribly smudged and sloppy.
Hatori's seahorse self shook his head.
Kyo glared even harder at his cousin.
Hatori nudged his head angrily as if to say 'Don't argue with me, don't you dare leave this compound.'
The older cousin wanted to explain very badly to the angry neko that he couldn't leave. Someone could pick him up, he could be hurt, or worse, killed. Hatori let himself sink to the bottom of the bowl. I should have explained all this better. But not being able to talk...I had not anticipated this…. Hatori berated himself.
Kyo gracefully jumped off the desk and landed softly on the pads of his paws. He stalked down the hallway and entered a large room the zodiac animals used as a kind of "living room".
He looked around. He saw a sheep and tiger sitting together watching some lame cartoon, a snake curled up on the back of a dog, a horse sitting in a corner, a monkey, rabbit, and a rat pacing around a cow. Not wanting to interact, Kyo decided to wander off into the depths of the house.
Upon searching three corridors, he found nothing of interest. When he started his fourth something was ebbing at him. That one room three doors down to the right…He peeked into the dark room. Entering he saw such a gorgeous sight.
Sakura blossoms and roses were everywhere. Paintings of beautiful young people lined the walls. In the center of the room was a pure ivory pedestal with intricate ebony carvings. The carvings were flowing illustrations of the animals of the zodiac. Kyo continued to gaze in wonder at the room before him. A large scroll was stretched out under one of the strange paintings. It had loose illustrations of every animal with a foreign writing underneath it. He browsed down the long line, and came to the cat. He blinked. He could actually read his description!
The honored cat shall bequeath peace unto his kinfolk. He is the beloved savior of our accursed clan.
Oh dear! Kyo! How will he feel about all of this?
How will Dark and Daisuke fair?
Yes, short chapter, but I have a very small attention span during the summer. Sorry.
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