I watched my blood blankly, as it seemed to float upwards from my bodybecause I was moving faster than it. I was falling again, falling into another new world not knowing what to expect. I was totally out of it as well, which didn't help much. It seemed that being transported took up my energy as well and the last bit I had saved was gone. The stars blanketed the sky overhead and I stared at them in a soft kind of trance. Suddenly something soared across my view and I blinked. It had seemed to be a winged boy but it was too dark so I wasn't sure. I could only see the outline as well. My eyes widened as a boy's face appeared over my own and he clutched me in his arms, pulling me close to stop my descent. "Dark, we haven't finished things!" Shouted a boy's voice.
The boy who held me turned to face a tall building that we were hovering beside. A boy with blue hair and glasses was staring calmly at us. "Would you rather me have let her fall?" Asked the boy who held me. Dark was what the boy had called him. "We'll settle this later." With that Dark soared away through the air. When we were a good distance away he landed on a rooftop and set me down. I managed to stand for a second before my legs gave out and I fell. He grabbed me before I fell and brought me down slowly. I sat with my legs bent underneath myself and he kneeled before me so I finally got a good look at him. He had black hair that stuck out across his face in random strands and crimson eyes. He smiled at me and touched my shoulder, causing me to wince. When he pulled his hand back it was covered in blood and he stared at me with a worried expression. "I'll take care of you." He whispered as he took me up in his arms again. I felt the air rush past as we lifted into the air and soon blacked out.
I awoke in a brightly lit room. Sitting up slowly I looked around and was immediately greeted by a woman. "Hello and welcome back! We were really worried about you!" She cried happily.
I smiled at her. "Where am I?" I asked.
"You're in my house. My little Darky brought you here." She said with a loving expression.
"Darky?" I replied blankly.
"Mom…" A boy muttered as he entered the room. He came quickly to my side. "How are you?" he asked kindly. He had red hair spiked up and light eyes.
"I'm doing better…" I said softly.
He smiled. "Good. I'm Daisuke. What's your name?"
"Kira." I said, thinking instantly now of DNAngel.
"I'm Emiko!" His mother added happily.
"How old are you?" Daisuke continued.
"Fifteen." I replied.
"Really? I'm fourteen. How did you manage to get a bullet wound? And this one was serious too. It must have been close range because it went all the way through."
I stared at him and then at my shoulder. The bandages had been changed and I now noticed that it didn't hurt nearly as bad. "Some guy was harassing me so I hit him away and he pulled a gun on me…" I responded slowly.
Daisuke nodded. "One last question for now, what exactly are you?"
"Daisuke, that's rude!" Emiko scolded him.
I shook my head and smiled. "It's ok. I've been asked that a lot lately. I'm an almost full wolf demon."
"Almost full?" Daisuke questioned.
I nodded. "I have a little bit of human in me. My mother was a half wolf demon and my father was afull dog demonso I'm mixed as well. May I ask a question now?" Daisuke nodded as he thought over what I had said so I continued. "You're Dark, aren't you?"
He looked up at me, startled. "How do you know? Were you working for Satoshi?"
I looked at him puzzled. "Satoshi? Is he that blue haired kid? I've never met him before."
"Then how?" Daisuke urged.
I looked him in the eyes. "Will you believe me if I tell you?" He nodded and I stared at him for a second until I knew he meant it. "Ok, I came from another world. Back there, there is a book about you and Dark, the phantom thief."
"Then how are you here?" Emiko asked.
"Well, I was visiting my brother when I was kidnapped by some guy named Akumei who was paid to send me away somewhere. He did and I've been switching between worlds ever since."
"Why don't you just stay in one?" Daisuke questioned.
"Well, my brother and friends have pressured him into trying to get me back there. The problem is he doesn't know where I'll end up when he transports me so it'll be luck if I ever make it back so I don't stand much of a chance. Plus at almost every place I've been I was almost killed…" I trailed off as I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I quickly wiped it away and closed my eyes as Daisuke and his mom watched me. I reopened them and they glowed neon green as I placed my also green hand on my shoulder over the wound. I closed my eyes again and stayed unmoving for a moment before smiling at them both with normal green eyes as I let my hand fall.
"What was that?" Daisuke asked nervously.
I laughed as I removed the bandages from my shoulder and his mouth dropped. "I'm cured." I said softly. "It's a skill that my human side recently gained."
"Your human side does that?" Daisuke asked incredulously.
"Yep, it turns out I've had this power sleeping inside of me for over five hundred years and the people came only recently to show me." I said with a soft smile, amused by how well they accepted my story.
I jumped as a little white thing leapt in my lap and stared at me. I stared back quietly. It was white and fuzzy with big eyes and long bunny ears. It really looked like a long eared bunny but with a long tail. Daisuke laughed. "Wiz usually doesn't warm up to people so quickly."
"Really?" I asked as I stroked its head softly. I looked up at Daisuke suddenly and grinned. "Can I have my picture taken with you and then Dark?" I held up my camera.
He jumped. "What for?"
"I'm keeping a record of all the places I go before I reach the end, wherever that may be…"
"I'll take it!" Emiko cried as she grabbed the camera from my hand. I slid out of the bed and stood as she shoved Daisuke beside me. We both smiled as she quickly snapped the picture.
I thanked her as I took back the camera to put it away as Daisuke turned to me. "So what do you do until Akumei contacts you?"
I shrugged. "Find something to keep me awake I guess… He can't talk to me if I'm unconscious."
"I've got it!" Emiko said. "How about you two go for a walk? Just wonder and explore! And you will probably see Dark again." She added to me in a whisper.
I shifted uncomfortably as my tail swished. "I might attract a lot of attention…" I sighed. "And my shirt's kind of ripped." I added as I fingered the cloth around my shoulder.
"That's easily fixed." Emiko replied. "What do you need?"
"Just a t-shirt…" I responded, watching as she went to a drawer and pulled out an ice blue one.
"This is Daisuke's." She said.
"Is it ok?" I asked him and he nodded so I left the room to change. When I came back Daisuke commented about my pants with the knee ripped out and the thigh and random spots on the legs torn as well. "Well, I don't want to be too much trouble…" I muttered with a red face.
"Nonsense!" Emiko cried as she pulled out a pair of baggy, faded jeans. "Daisuke doesn't wear these anymore!" She handed them to me and I turned towards Daisuke who once again nodded. I changed into them as well. "Now to hide your ears…" Emiko muttered as she searched through a different drawer. "Ah, here we go." She came up with a blue baseball cap.
I laughed as she handed it to me and I placed it on my head to hold down the ears and keep them hidden. "I'm all blue!" I discovered as I refastened my sword to my waist and placed the camera bag around my shoulder.
"Ok!" Cried Emiko as she took Daisuke's shoulders and mine and began shoving us out the door. "Have fun!" She called before slamming it behind us.
I tucked my tail around my waist so it wouldn't swish loose before turning to Daisuke. "What are we doing?"
"I guess just walking around…"
"Oh, ok." I replied as we started off down the street.
As we continued someone suddenly leapt out and tackled Daisuke in a headlock. "Guess what? My old man just tipped me off again about another Dark strike tonight!" The boy said happily. I noticed the camera around his neck and grabbed the hat down upon my head.
"Get off Takeshi!" Daisuke muttered and was finally released, as the boy, Takeshi seemed to notice me for the first time.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Kira." I said, lowering my hands and staring back at him.
He looked at me funny and started to reach towards the markings on my face but I pulled back and he stopped. "Well hey but I have to go." He said before he took off down the street.
I turned to Daisuke. "Are you ok?"
He nodded as he rubbed his neck. "Yeah…"
"Ok." I sniffed the air as we started walking again. "Someone's been following us." I muttered without turning around.
"How do you know?"
I tapped my nose. "Wolf demon means great sense of smell."
"Can you tell who it is?" Daisuke asked quietly.
I nodded. "It's that Satoshi kid. What if he recognizes me from last night?" I spun around as someone walked up behind me.
It was Satoshi. He glanced at Daisuke and studied me carefully before speaking. "Do I know you?"
I shook my head. "I don't think so. Do I know you?" I asked straight faced.
"What's under the hat?" He asked.
"My head." I responded slowly. "Why?"
He chuckled. "Playing dumb won't work for long, I saw you last night."
"What?" I asked as I stared at him in fake disbelief. "You were spying on me? Come on Daisuke." I said as I pulled him away with me.
Once we were a safe distance away we slowed and Daisuke glanced at me. "You're a great liar." He teased as we entered a park.
I laughed. "Should that be a compliment or not?"
He laughed too but stopped abruptly as someone called his name. "Hey Daisuke!" Called a girl with long brown hair.
"H-hi Risa." Daisuke stammered.
"Who's she?" Risa asked.
"Kira, hi." I replied.
She stared at me for a second and then back to the blushing Daisuke. "Are you two…?"
I quickly shook my head. "No, he's just showing me around."
"Oh, ok." Risa said with a smile.
"Risa! Where did you go?" I looked up to find a girl similar to Risa emerging from the trees. The main difference was that her hair was shorter. She stopped when she saw all of us. "Hi Daisuke." She said quietly.
"Hi Riku." Daisuke replied. "This is Kira." He added, pointing to me.
I smiled. "Hey." I said warmly.
"Hi." She said with a smile of her own.
Suddenly Risa reached out and took Daisuke's hands into her own. "Hey Daisuke, will you tell me about Dark? Maybe help me find him?"
"Uh, I…" Daisuke's face burned bright red and he suddenly turned away. "Have to go!" He cried as he ran away into the trees.
I stared at the twins before running after him. "What?" Risa asked but Riku just stared after the two of us.
I sniffed the air and continued to my right. "Daisuke?" I called in a whisper.
From the bushes nearby, Dark crouched against a tree watching me. Sorry Daisuke, but your friend is pretty. I'm going to have to take over for a while. He thought.
But Dark you can't! Daisuke thought back. They shared a body so they could talk to each other through thoughts.
Dark smiled. But she requested a picture with me! He rose and emerged from the bushes quietly. I gasped as someone grabbed me around the waist from behind and turned face to face with him. "You've transformed." I said dumbly.
He smiled. "Aren't we the smart one?"
I blushed as he removed his arms from my waist. "Thanks for last night. Catching me I mean."
He nodded. "Anytime. You looked so beautiful falling that I couldn't help myself." I blushed darker. "And you still do." He said as he brushed my cheek. "That hat hides your face." He added as he lifted it lightly off of my head and tossed it aside. He rubbed one of my ears as it popped back up.
"C-can I take a picture of us?" I stammered and he nodded with a smile. I walked slightly away and made a flat square out of my energy. He watched as I made it float to hold the camera and looked through to make sure it was aimed properly. I returned to his side and smiled with a red face as the flash went off.
"Can we have one more?" He asked.
"Why?"
"Because." He replied softly as he stroked my hair.
I blushed and nodded as I set up the camera again. "When the red light disappears." I said.
Right before it did Dark reached an arm out and pulled me close. I cried out in surprise as he wrapped his arms around me and placed his lips on mine. The flash went off but he didn't let go and I didn't resist, caught too off guard.
"I've caught you." Satoshi's voice rang out suddenly and we both looked up quickly. I reached up to pull the hat down but remembered that Dark had tossed it aside. Satoshi was standing beside my camera as it floated on the shelf. "This is interesting. Which one of you doest his belong to?"
"What does that matter?" I asked.
He chuckled. "Just wanted to know who I'll be offending when I snap it." He said, taking the camera into his hands.
"No, don't!" I cried.
Satoshi stared knowingly at me. "So it is yours. I guess you're another fan of the phantom thief?"
Dark slipped a hand around my waist and pulled me to him as I watched Satoshi fingering my camera. "I hope so because I'm a fan of hers." He smirked.
Satoshi looked calmly back. "Then I guess since you have the real thing you won't need the pictures." He brought back his hand and swung the camera at a tree.
"Stop!" I screamed and he barely managed to. "Not just Dark is on there! There are also many people who I will never see again. Please don't break it!" I turned to Dark and whispered urgently, "You should go ahead. It's very important that I get it back." He nodded and lifted into the air, soaring away but staying out of sight among the treetops.
Satoshi watched me carefully. "Why are you here and what are you?"
I sighed as I approached him slowly with my hands in the air. I plopped down a couple feet in front of him and he closed the remaining gap and sat in front of me. "I'm from a different world. Someone was paid to send me away but now he's trying to bring me back because my friends are threatening him. He will transport me between worlds until I make it back home to mine and that's when you saw me last night. I had just been transported again. As to what I am? I'm a wolf demon with some human in me as well plus some dog demon too."
Satoshi stared at me for a second. "Let's say I believe you. But what's in this camera that's so important?"
"They're pictures of lots of the people I've met in my travels. I'll never be able to see them again so please don't break it!" I whimpered as my eyes turned deep blue.
Satoshi remained silent for a bit as he stared at the camera. "Now you've met me so do you need a picture of me as well?"
I stared at him. "If you want to… Ok." I decided and he hesitantly handed it to me. I smiled at him and my eyes swirled green again as I created the floating shelf. I set up the camera and went to his side undecidedly. He smiled softly at me and placed an arm around my shoulders as he stared at the camera. I blushed and smiled at it too as it flashed. I quickly went to fetch it and slipped it back into the case.
Satoshi smiled at me. "You're free to go."
"Thank you!" I cried as I turned and trotted off through the trees.
Satoshi watched me disappear and then went the opposite way. He stopped as something caught his eye and turned to pick it up. "She forgot her hat…" He said as he wondered after me.
I jumped as something fell from a tree behind me and turned to face Dark again. "You handled that well." He said with a grin.
I laughed. "Really? I thought I sounded too desperate, like I'd do anything…"
Dark smiled at me and placed his arms around my waist lightly. "Then maybe I should take it next."
I laughed nervously as my face turned red. "Ah, please don't."
He chuckled softly at my reaction. "You sure do blush a lot."
"I can't help it." I muttered as I looked down.
Dark lifted my face towards his with a hand and leaned towards me. Our lips brushed lightly when I suddenly pulled away and growled towards the bushes. I heard some rustling and pounced on whoever it was. I came back out with Takeshi dragging behind me struggling frantically. Dark laughed at me. "If only I could sense things like you." He said.
He watched while suppressing a chuckle as I crouched in front of the cowering Takeshi. I bared my fangs as I grinned menacingly at him and held out a hand. "The film please?" I asked. He was wearing his camera.
"I didn't take any pictures!" He cried.
"Sure." I muttered in reply. "Nice try but I heard the button click." He looked blankly at me and I stuck out my tongue and pointed to one of my wolf ears. "Now, the film?"
Dark approached slowly. "It's ok, let him have it. The worst he can do it put it on the news."
I glared at Dark with a red face. "But I'm not supposed to be here! I can't affect your world!" I caught Takeshi's shirt as he tried to crawl away. "I have to get it so as little people as possible know me for what I really am."
"I'm not letting you have it!" Takeshi cried.
I bared my fangs as my eyes flashed red. "You have two choices, give it to me freely and you'll be released unharmed or I'll have to get serious." I threatened as I tensed my clawed fingers.
Takeshi flinched as several of them cracked. "O-ok…" He stammered as he opened the camera and took out the film.
I snatched it from his hand and grinned warmly at him. "Now that wasn't so bad was it?" I released him and he sat on the ground staring at me. "Well, aren't you supposed to be leaving about now?" I asked. He backed until he was in the bushes and then I heard him stand and run away.
Dark laughed as he went to my side. "I'm glad you're on my side!" He cried.
I grinned at him and crushed the film in my hand. "Lucky you." I whirled around and sniffed the air. "Satoshi, show yourself. I know you're there." I called.
Satoshi emerged from the bushes and smiled. "Very nice." He said. He walked over to me and Dark stepped protectively in between us. Satoshi chuckled. "Don't worry, she just forgot her hat. This should make keeping her secret a little easier." He handed it to me and I stepped around Dark to take it.
"Thank you." I said with a soft smile.
Dark pulled me close again and spun me around. "Now where were we?" He asked with a smile as his lips found mine. Satoshi stepped back slightly. Suddenly I broke free and sank to my knees with my hands clamped to either side of my head. I closed my eyes and Dark knelt beside me. "What wrong?" He asked urgently.
I looked up and placed a finger over his lips with my face turning crimson. "Quiet." I whispered as I closed my eyes again.
I heard Akumei's laugh in my head. Why is it you're always with boys when I find you?
I guess I'm just lucky. I said with a small laugh as well.
So, no new injuries this time?
Nope, I'm all healed and ready to go.
Very well, prepare yourself! The connection broke and I smiled up at Dark as he pulled me to my feet. "It's time for me to go." I sighed.
"Go? But you just got here!" Dark exclaimed angrily. "Why can't you stay?"
I smiled softly at him. "Because my family and friends are back home and I miss them. It's been almost a week since I was separated."
Dark nodded and kissed me one last time. He wiped away the tears that had begun to fall from me. "You're eyes turned blue."
I laughed slightly. "Yes, they do that when I'm sad."
"Well don't be. I'll always remember you, little wolf demon." Dark promised.
I looked up at him. "I'm not little!"
"Then why am I looking down at you? I'm a year older so I can call you little if I want to." Dark teased as he placed a hand on my head and ruffled my hair.
I laughed and smiled up at him. Suddenly I began to glow with a soft while light. Dark grabbed my hand as I began to walk away but I pulled back quickly. At his hurt face I explained. "I don't want you to be transported with me. I can guarantee that they won't take the time to send you back home." I glanced over at Satoshi who was watching quietly and smiled. "Thank you for not breaking the camera. I won't forget either of you ever." I promised.
"Bye…" Satoshi whispered with a light wave and a soft smile.
"Don't let others take advantage of you!" Dark warned.
I laughed at him. "And what have you been doing?"
He shrugged. "But you allowed it."
"Well you were kind of forward. You missed my crimson face?" I watched my hand as it flickered once. "Well, goodbye! I'll miss you both!" I called as I disappeared.
They both stared at the spot where I had just been before exchanging glances. Satoshi walked slowly away but Dark sat down exactly where I had just been standing. Wiz came to his shoulder and whimpered as Dark patted its head. "I know I'll miss her too. If she's a demon she could have lived long enough to be here each generation I appeared." He sighed before lifting into the air and soaring slowly away.
Akumei sighed. "Well at least this time she went somewhere peaceful to heal."
Inuyasha looked up sharply. "So she's fine again?"
Akumei nodded. "She's all healed and has received no more injuries."
"Let's hope things stay that way." Kurama pointed out.
