Okay, sorry this took so long to put up (Siobhan). I know this chapter's pathetically short but I was really pressured into finishing it quickly (Siobhan!)
Disclaimer: I do not own DNAngel. I also do not own the lyrics that I have used throughout this story and neglected to mention: they belong to Jason Mraz and are the lyrics to "Galaxy" (great song"
Right, well here it is: Chapter 7.
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She turned the water on so hot that it felt like it was burning her skin off, Kari grabbed a hand towel and began scrubbing her body so hard that he skin turned pink and raw. "That bastard, what the hell was he doing in my head?" she hissed, anger welling up inside her. Images of that fateful night three hundred years ago flashed through her mind, she could almost feel Hikari touching her. "No…NO!" she screamed, throwing the towel at her invisible enemy. "NO, GET AWAY FROM ME!"
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Meanwhile, Dark had transformed back into Daisuke who was now lying on his bed staring at the ceiling. "Hey, Dark?" he asked.
"Hmmmm?" Dark moaned, still tired from all of the magic he used transporting them through Kari's mind.
"Never mind, it was nothing…" he thought.
A sudden scream reached his ears, Kari was yelling from the bathroom.
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The door to the bathroom flew open, "Is everything alright? I heard screaming!" Daisuke's eyes widened and a deep blush spread across his face when he saw Kari standing in front of him…totally naked.
An instant later, Dark was standing in Daisuke's place.
"Uh, sorry," He said, quickly turning around so that his back was to Kari's naked figure.
"What's the big deal?" she asked, a hint of spite was hidden in her voice, "He's seen me naked before hasn't he?"
"W-what?" stuttered Dark, "I don't know what you're talking about…"
Stepping in front of him so that he couldn't escape from the bathroom she fixed him with an evil stare, "Really? I think you do. He was in my head today while I was asleep; he sat by and watched my memories of being raped. I was naked then, wasn't I?"
"Uh…uh…no…" He was bright red because Kari had neglected to grab a towel.
"Then could you please tell me why I can remember seeing him there? Perhaps you forgot the small detail that when you enter someone's memories if that person passes out they can see you for a split second? You're losing your touch, Dark; you used to remember all of those little important facts. Could you also tell me why you were singing?" Her sad voice came in a soft melody, "'Here I am, I'm sitting alone again and I'm staring up at the sky which at this lonely moment is my only friend when suddenly as I gazed upon the night I noticed the stars they begin shake and dance and burst and fall into the darkness…'" as she sang tears welled up in her azure eyes. She fell to her knees on the bathroom floor, her small body shaking with sobs.
Dark grabbed a towel from the rack next to him and wrapped it around her. Crouching down, he took her in his arms and rocked her back and forth like an infant who had just scraped her elbow. "Shhh, Kari," he whispered, picking her up, "everything is going to be alright."
"W-why…" she cried, "why weren't you there? Weren't you supposed to protect me?"
"Yeah, I was but they hid you so well," he said, a tinge of sadness in his voice.
"You could have found me…" she whispered, tears staining his shirt.
"You're right," Dark stood up slowly and began walking down the hall to her room with Kari clinging to him, "I'm the great Phantom Thief I should have found you easily."
Dark gently placed Kari on her bed, "Go to sleep, I'll protect you."
"You were supposed to be doing that for the past three hundred years," she sniffed as he pulled the sheets over her still wet body.
"I know, I'm sorry."
Kari was asleep in an instant and Daisuke took the chance to ask Dark, "What happened to her after we left?"
"The Hikaris used her as a sex slave for generations; passing her from one male to the next. Whom ever Krad possessed would have the 'privilege' of doing whatever they wanted with her." Dark hissed. Daisuke could hear the anger in his voice, his body was shaking from his raging emotions, "Kari became so depressed that she didn't even fight them. When the Cultural Reformation occurred Kari was thought of as Krad's weakness and was sent away to rot in a museum. It was my fault for not saving her, I should have been there!"
"Yeah, you should have," Daisuke whispered as he slowly transformed back into his original form, "But we're here now and we can protect her together." He stood up, walked over to Kari's sleeping figure and brushed his lips against hers.
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"Hello, we're home!" yelled Emiko from the door.
Daisuke stood at the top of the stairs, "Hey mom, To-to, grandpa. Welcome home…where were you guys?"
"Oh we just went out shopping for the day," To-to said, happily, "How was Kari's first day of school?"
"Uh…" Daisuke paused, "It was fine. She's tired, though, so I told her to take a nap until dinner."
"Well dinner is now because we got take out on the way home, could you go wake her up, please?" his grandfather asked, walking toward the kitchen.
"Yeah, sure."
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"Kari, it's time for dinner," he whispered, gently shaking her awake.
"Huh? Oh, okay…" she mumbled, rubbing her eyes and trying to sit up.
"No! Don't sit up!" Daisuke yelped, holding her shoulder down, "You're…uh…still naked…I'll…uh…just leave so you can get dressed," he said quickly exiting the room.
Kari rolled out of bed and grabbed a pair of jeans and a shirt from the dresser. Pulling the clothes on, she headed downstairs; her emotional breakdown earlier had left her unusually hungry.
