A/N: I'm so sorry for the late update. I will endeavour to try to update faster next time, gomen nasai. But it's kind of hard for me to type still. I had second-degree burns. Word to the wise, don't cook if you don't know how. blushes profusely

'…' thoughts

"…" dialogue

italics lines from Hamlet

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Chapter 4

'Dark?'

A grumbling only his tamer heard was his response.

'I wanted to know about the art that you have to steal next. When is it?'

'Ask your mother,' snapped Dark irritably at his tamer. He had spent the whole day in Daisuke's head only to see Daisuke following Satoshi around and trying to make nice with him. He still didn't understand why his tamer was so concerned about the Hiwatari when they were enemies. And it was disconcerting for Dark to see his lover so eager to regain what he and Hiwatari had in friendship. It seemed as if Daisuke liked Satoshi. If Dark wasn't already sure that Daisuke loved him, he would have been tempted to find out the relationship between the two tamers. As it was, he just wanted to make the commander and his counterpart agitated. He didn't think that his tamer knew that Hiwatari was most likely acting. Hiwatari was always a good actor. That must be why he got chosen to be Horato, Heratio, or something like that. He would only hope that tomorrow he wouldn't see as much of the prodigy.

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'That stupid Hiwatari,' grumbled Dark to himself in his mind. His tamer was sitting beside the commander on the bus.

'Darrrrk,' dragged out Daisuke in a whine. 'Will you please quit it? Hiwatari-kun is my friend.'

Dark snorted and voiced his thoughts to Daisuke. 'Friend, my ass. He loves you Daisuke, why are you being so dense? He likes you and wants to fuck you…just like I did.'

The result was exactly as Dark had anticipated. Daisuke was blushing furiously and protesting loudly in his mind.

'Dark, don't be so crude! And Hiwatari-kun isn't like that. He's nice. He's not Krad. He doesn't try to hurt us on purpose either,' argued Daisuke.

'No, but if you have control over me than why doesn't he have control over Krad?' snapped Dark.

'I…' Daisuke fell silent. 'I don't have control over you.'

'Whatever.' With that, Dark cut off their connection and went back to sleep.

Or rather he would have, if Riku hadn't started conversing with Daisuke about his painting. Somehow she also managed to drag Hiwatari into it. Seeing Hiwatari there got him pissed off even more.

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Satoshi treaded gingerly around Daisuke and his friends today. He wanted to get closer to Daisuke, but was afraid. He knew that Dark knew his feelings for the redhead. He could pretend all he liked but he knew if asked by Daisuke, he would have a hard time denying it.

He really couldn't help it as he was dragged into a conversation with his crush and the Harada twins as they were really persuasive and annoying. Especially the older one in Satoshi's opinion. She didn't have to have liked Daisuke, if only she would have been more like her sister, Risa never liked Daisuke and never went out with him. Again it was back, the biting jealousy. And the feeling of being betrayed.

'Betrayed? How were you betrayed Satoshi-sama?' mused Krad.

'Shut up,' he snarled back. He was not in the mood to hear this.

'Indulge me Satoshi-sama. Tell me why you feel betrayed. Daisuke never once said that he loved you. He never once said that he cared for you more than a friend. He never said any of that. I did though yet you deny me. What's so bad about me?' simpered Krad in his tamer's mind.

'SHUT UP!' Satoshi was more forceful this time.

'I wasn't lying. I don't lie. Not to you at any rate. If you want me gone, then fine. I'll leave you to your sad, delusional piece of mind.' With that Krad didn't voice any of his thoughts to Satoshi anymore.

"Excuse me," said Satoshi curtly to the Harada twins and Daisuke. He needed to get away. Far, far away from Daisuke so that he could get hold of his emotions and persuade himself to stop loving Daisuke. For his love would cause both their destructions.

"Hiwatari-kun?" came the soft and caring voice as Daisuke followed Satoshi.

"It's nothing, I just have a headache. You should go back to the Harada twins. They would like it if your gone long," spat Satoshi venomously, yet tiredly. He really needed to stay away from Daisuke.

Red orbs, the colour of sunset stared at him in shock, gaining moisture stared at him. He stared back, unmoved. Or at least not showing it.

"You really should get back to those two," Satoshi said, lowering his gaze.

"Alright," replied Daisuke quietly as he took his leave.

This time, Satoshi didn't make an effort to stop him. He didn't want to touch Daisuke for fear of drowning in his feel, his touch, his scent. His everything.

Daisuke meant everything to Satoshi, who in turn meant little more than a friend to Daisuke. The person that had wormed his place into Daisuke's heart was Kaitou Dark.

'Properly named,' thought Satoshi bitterly. 'Not only do you steal heirlooms, but you're also the theif of hearts.'

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As only could be expected, the field trip ended in disaster. And all too soon, the class was back in school and ready to focus on Hamlet.

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"Why exactly do I have to play Ophelia again?" asked Daisuke pouting as a bunch of girls were putting make up onto him in the changing rooms of the auditorium.

"AW!" came a chorus of feminine voices. "He's so cute!"

That sent Daisuke blushing and he stopped asking.

"Okay, class! Let's start practising!" shouted the teacher.

"Hai, sensei!" replied the whole class.

"And…action!" cried the teacher for dramatics. The class rolled their eyes.

"Who's there?" asked Barnardo.

"Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself," replied Francisco, looking around for the speaker.

"Long live the Dane!" cried Barnardo.

And so it continued like this for quite sometime before the end of the day. The teacher had stopped the class at so many parts in the first and second scenes because he said that they weren't being passionate enough about the play. At the end, generally everyone had wanted to go home. Daisuke did too, but he also wanted to cry.

Not only had Satoshi not talk to him once, but he also didn't get a chance to act. Instead having to sit there for nearly five hours in a frilly, scratchy dress with a lot of make up on! And tonight, he had to go steal the painting Field of Dreams.

'Could this day get any worse?' he asked Dark.

As soon as he thought that, the sky let loose and began to pour.

'Don't tempt the fates Dai-chan,' replied Dark, snickering.

Daisuke groaned. He really didn't need this now. He had left his umbrella back home.

'Dark! Do something!'

Dark smiled at his tamer, amused.

'What would you have me do about the weather? There's only so much I can do for you,' he responded in a low tone, a bare hint of lust underlying it.

Daisuke, who had the pleasure of seeing what Dark was talking about, blushed.

'Dark!'

"Would you like a ride, Niwa?"

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Satoshi, who drove him everyday, saw Daisuke walking home in the rain. He wanted to offer Daisuke a ride, but was afraid to be in close proximity with the teen. But seeing Daisuke frown as he tried to speed up his pace to get home; seeing Daisuke wet with a nearly transparent t-shirt had him change his mind. He drove up beside Daisuke, rolled down his window, and called out to Daisuke.

"Would you like a ride, Niwa?" he asked.

He saw Daisuke turn to him, eyes shining brightly.

"Really? But I'll get your seat wet," he said, looking into the car.

"That is of little consequence," Satoshi replied back smoothly.

"Are you sure?" asked Daisuke hesitantly.

"If I wasn't, I wouldn't have asked."

Daisuke beamed at him and got in the passenger's seat beside Satoshi.

"Thank you so much!" he said.

Satoshi should have thought. But he didn't. He felt so stupid now. Daisuke was so close to him. If only he could lean over and kiss him.

'NO!' he thought fiercely as he drove towards Daisuke's house. 'I won't do that. I can't do that. He'll be disgusted.'

It took Satoshi barely ten minutes to drive to the Niwa's place. He parked the car in front of the house. It was still pouring outside.

"Here," he said, not looking at Daisuke.

"Than – Commander," what was obviously Dark cut through.

Satoshi looked up and he was no longer looking at Daisuke.

"Kaitou Dark," Satoshi responded coolly. "To what do I owe this pleasure? It's not eight yet and let me remind you that you are in my car."

Dark smirked at him. An image of Daisuke shimmered in front of Satoshi.

"I propose a…wager," Dark continued on as if Satoshi didn't interrupt.

"What do you mean?" asked Satoshi.

"Well, it's a wager on if you catch me tonight or if you don't."

"What would you have that would possibly interests me, Dark?"

"What do you think?" asked Dark sensually, stretching. "Rather, who do you think?"

"I –," Satoshi's breath caught in his throat.

"Look's like you're catching on Commander, so what do you? Up the defenses a notch, if you can catch me," Dark winked. "I'll let you do whatever you want to Daisuke," he whispered sinfully in Satoshi's ear before moving back. If you don't catch me, you stop eyeing Daisuke. How about it, Commander? Deal?"

"I – "

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A/N: So sorry about the late update. Well, I have a question for everyone:

What should Satoshi do? Should he accept or not?

Well, I'm off to do Chapter 5, thank you for being faithful to this story and I'm sorry.