"It's going to rain," mumbled Daisuke as he stared at the dark sky, trying to ignore the quiet sobbing from inside where Kari was.

It had been hours since Kari had been summoned to Lord Hikari's room and no one had emerged. Daisuke couldn't bear to listen to her cry anymore so he began to sing:

"Here I am I'm sitting alone again I'm staring up at the sky which at this lonely moment is my only friend suddenly as I gaze upon the night I notice the stars began to shake and dance and fall into the darkness," Dark looked over at him in confusion when he suddenly realized that Daisuke was doing his best to try and comfort Kari in the only way he could. Dark smiled and joined him in the sweet, sad melody:

"They exploded down. I knew what I had to do. I ran up to the top of the hill and took a hold for you
The sweetest star that fell and yes I held on to it close to the numbness in my heart
And I kissed a star. I wrapped it up inside a golden bow and I ran away just to find you.
This was your gift a star that I kissed.
The galaxy that lived inside your eyes was in need of a brand new shining light.
I wished to the dark sky up above that all I had was to be captured and willingly turned over to you.
I know you better now and at this I smile. I simply gave to you the symbol of what you are to me.
You are the star that shines and explodes with light and I love and embrace all that I can.
Take this blindness away from me and let me bask inside your golden sea.
I never ever knew such simple astronomy could ever come to me by ways of the heart.
Call me to be one of those strangely dressed wise men who follow the stars to their love
You are such a perfect star to wish upon and I love you and yes I'm hopeful
Of what this lonely night may lead me into. I'm wishing upon you now.
Free me and let me indulge in my view a most beautiful you.
A keeper of starlight..
the way I feel: I'm feeling happy finally. I've no room for sorrow and I feel lit inside.
It's something I cannot hide. Oh maybe I've never felt this way before. Not for real.
Finally I feel free.
Here I am I'm sitting alone again I'm staring up at the sky which at this lonely moment is my only friend suddenly as I gaze upon the night I notice the stars began to shake and dance looks like they wanna fight
No way they were dancing. They were romancing.
Falling in love all over."

The door behind them suddenly slid open, they turned to see Kari standing in the doorway with a knife in her right hand and blood flowing from a cut in her wrist. Silent tears streamed down her face as she stumbled outside, "Kari…" Daisuke whispered.

She walked right through him into the courtyard where she had talked with the lord earlier that day. Following her quietly, Dark and Daisuke watched as she stared at the statue of the angel that he had given her. "I don't understand," she whispered, "didn't he say that he had made you to protect me?" She began screaming at the angel, "Why didn't you save me? How am I supposed to face my fiancée now?" Her blood stained hands attacked the statue uselessly, "How am I supposed to live? Tell me! Why did he make you for me if he was just going to take me like that? I want to die! DIE!" Blood covered the statue as she collapsed, hugging its waist, "I need someone to protect me…why didn't anyone save me? Why didn't Roku come? He promised he would always be there for me…why? WHY!"

Lightening flashed and thunder clapped, rain pour from the sky: washing the blood from the statue's face. Another flash of lightening filled the night's sky, and as the thunder boomed two pieces of light appeared from the angel's wings: one black and one white. They intertwined and broke apart creating a fantastic show of fireworks as they sped off in two different directions, the white one going straight to the room where the lord lay asleep and the black flying to Kari's love, Roku, as he slept peacefully not realizing that she was in so much pain.

"Please kill me, please let me die," Kari whispered, still hanging onto the statue. Her hands slipped on the wet stone and she fell to the ground, hitting her head and losing consciousness. Just before her eyes closed Daisuke could have sworn that he heard her whisper, "I'm wishing upon you now…"

The rest of the night was a blur, no doubt because Kari didn't know exactly what happened and her brain had just filled the blank spaces with assumptions of what had occurred.

She woke up to see Hikari looking down at her, "There's someone else inside of me now," he said nonchalantly, "It's quite interesting actually, he says that you created him last night. It's not bad, he can use magic and fly and," he brought his voice down to a barely audible whisper, "he wants you as badly as I do. He loves you just like I do."

He crouched down and his lips moved toward hers, "No. Is this what you call love? Forcing yourself on me?" Kari asked with tears stinging her eyes.

Hikari pulled away from her in surprise, "Don't tell me that you're growing a backbone suddenly?" He asked, still shocked at how she had reacted to him.

"I-I don't want to stay here," hissed Kari as she struggled to sit up, she became suddenly dizzy. She realized with horror that she had lost too much blood the night before.

"You want to leave? Fine, I was hoping I wouldn't have to resort to this but I'm afraid you leave me no choice." He pulled open the sliding door and ushered in an old man with black eyes that glinted with evil in the early morning light.

Kari tried to stand but Hikari was able to push her back down with ease, the old man began to write strange letters with a sticky red liquid on the floor around where she lay. "I-is that…b-blood?" she gasped in horror.

"Yes," hissed the old man, "human blood is the most magical substance in the known world, but you already figured that out, didn't you?" he asked, motioning to her wrist that had been wrapped in linen while she slept.

"H-human b-b-blood?" She stuttered.

"Yes," he said with a hint of annoyance in his voice, "we got this blood from slaughtering a rivaling village not far from here."

"Monsters!" she hissed.

"Alright, the incantations and inscriptions are ready; you'll need to hold her down, milord." Lord Hikari grasped her wrists and forced her to the ground, straddling her waist. Flashbacks of the previous night ran through her mind and she began screaming in fear of what was going to happen.

Daisuke sat in the corner of the room next to Dark, "I don't suppose there's anything we can do?" Dark shook his head, "Yeah, I didn't think so." Daisuke's eyes had become glazed over and emotionless as he watched the preparations for the ceremony.

"Hear us: Goddess of Yesterday. Give us your strength and steal this girl's heart for these humans' blood!" The ancient priest cried. The candles that were placed around the perimeter of the room began to flicker and a cold wind rushed through the room. "Now!" He yelled, motioning to the lord who plunged his hands straight through Kari's chest toward her heart. The girl screamed in pain, tears streamed down her face, and she coughed up blood as Hikari pulled the very figure that Dark had stolen only a few days before from her chest.

"She's still coughing up blood, is there something wrong?" The lord asked worriedly.

"No, Hikari-sama, it is a minor side effect to the procedure. She will be fine in a day or so, then she will belong to whomever holds her heart."

"And what of the curse," Hikari asked, glancing at the girl who still writhed in pain on the floor, "is it the one that I specified?"

"Of course, milord, the curse cannot be broken until she-" he was cut off by Hikari covering his mouth.

"I do not wish for her to know how to break the curse," he said calmly. "Your payment is outside; you may take your leave."

"Yes, thank you very much, Hikari-sama!" The old man stepped outside and the moment he did a loud scream was heard and blood splattered the paper door.

Hikari kneeled down next to the nearly unconscious girl, "Now the only person who knows how to break your curse is me," he hissed in her ear just before she passed out.

"Say, Dark?" Daisuke asked, looking at the raven-haired girl.

"Hmm?"

"That black light…the one that came out of the statue…that was you, wasn't it? And the white one was Krad, right?" He asked quietly.

"Yeah, that was on pretty important detail that she left out in the story she told you, don't you think?"

"But...why did that happen?"

"I was created as her protector and avenger, just like she asked the statue to do. But Krad…well, he was created to fulfill the statue's original purpose: seduce Kari and if that doesn't work, take her by force."

"Can we go home now?" He said with eerily emotionless eyes, "I don't like it here."

"Yeah, sure."

A bright light filled the bloody room and for a split-second Daisuke could see Kari open her eyes and look at him with a angry stare before they returned to the real world.

Dark opened his eyes, finding himself still lying on top of Kari in her room. "Hnnn…" He moaned when he tried to move, "Used too much magic…" He passed out, his face buried in her chest.

Kari woke with a start, something heavy was on top of her; she looked down to see Dark with his nose right in between her breasts. "Daaark!" she screamed angrily. He didn't stir; after much struggling, Kari managed to get out from under him. "Damn him, that bastard," She hissed, able to taste him in her mouth from when he kissed her to see her memories. Grabbing a towel from the closet, she walked into the bathroom for a hot shower. ((AN: In this house there is a separate room for the shower/bath and toilet, Kari's going into the shower/bath room.))

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Well here it is: Chapter 6! Sorry it took awhile but I'm all done with finals so I'm going to pretty much be spending my entire summer writing! (And learning Japanese!)

Well, anyway, Read and Review please! Thanks!