A/N-Well, I decided to squeeze in a quick chapter before I get way too caught up in friends and sports…think of it as a back to school gift…Oh, and I am giving a shout out to…

KRaD's NUmBEr 1 fAN- thanks for all your reviews; it's nice to know that someone is actually reading this….

Disclaimer-I don't own the characters blah, blah, blah… I'm a hypocrite. In my last disclaimer I said that I wouldn't make Risa look like such a wussy, but I have been making her cry a lot…the excuse that I'm going to use is that I want to keep her in character…;P

Burying her head into her hands, Risa cried heart wrenching sobs until all she was left with were hiccups. Vaguely realizing that she wasn't wet, Risa lifted her head to see Krad with a bored look on his face. "You done yet?" he drawled.

Krad's wings were extended over them, preventing either of them from getting wet. A hand in his hoodie pocket, he was picking sand out of a nail on his other hand. Flicking the sand away, his eyebrow cocked, still awaiting Risa's answer.

"Krad?" Risa asked timidly. "I could really use a hug." Fresh tears threatened to fall from her eyes as she looked at Krad. Hesitating, Krad's expression softened and he extended his arms. Running into them, Risa pressed herself against him, new tears falling freely.

Sighing, Krad sank to the ground, pulling Risa into his lap. "Oh Krad…Daisuke and my sister ignore me…Emiko thinks I'm a whore and kicked me out…"Risa sobbed into his chest.

Krad was feeling very awkward. Whenever something emotional came his way, he just left or ignored it. For some reason, something with Risa, whether it was all physical or something else, compelled him to stay. "I guess I am a whore….I mean, I just screwed you…my god. We aren't even friends, we are rivals. Am I really like this?"

Krad didn't know what to say, so he didn't say anything. He just ran his fingers through her hair, calming her, while she leaned against him, feeling her rise and fall with every breath.

After a few minutes, Risa asked, "Krad? Why are you acting like this?"

Risa's breathing was so steady that Krad swore she was asleep. Looking down at her, Krad eyed the bite that was starting to bruise. He didn't really know what to tell her, because he didn't really know himself. So he just told her what came to mind. "Because I marked you as mine," he replied, lightly rubbing his thumb over the mark.

Risa accepted the answer and they resumed in a comfortable silence until it was broken by her cell phone ringing. "Hello?"

Risa? Oh, thank god. Grandpa has had a heart attack and is in critical condition. We're at McNeal hospital.

"Grandpa is in the hospital? I'm on my way now. And Emiko, I'm sorry for what I said. Grandpa was right; I should never talk to you like that. "

I forgive you. And I'm sorry that I called you a whore without letting you defend yourself. What is in the past is the past. Now Grandpa needs you, he might not have long.

Risa hung up as she quickly stood. "It's Grandpa. I have to go," she explained. Rushing toward the hospital, she turned back to Krad who had just gotten to his feet. "Oh, and Krad, thanks; for the later part of the evening at least. It's nice to know that you have a softer side." She gave him a half-smile before running off to the hospital.

Pulling the real Ruby of Isis out his pocket, Krad sneered. "One Niwa down, two more to go."

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Bursting through the hospital doors, Risa found her sister and the Niwa family in the waiting area. Grabbing Emiko into a crushing hug, Risa sobbed her apology. "I'm so sorry!"

"I know dear," cried Emiko hugging her just as fiercely back. "I'm sorry too." Smiling, they both broke the hug as the doctor approached.

A grim expression was on his face. He cleared his throat before he stated, "Daiki Niwa…didn't make it. I'm sorry."

Emiko's first sob expressed all the pain she felt. Collapsing into tears, Kosuke tried his best to comfort her while trying to slow his stream of tears. Daisuke and Riku held each other, both shaking from tears. With no one to comfort her, Risa examined the room as she waited for it to sink in. All of a sudden, the room was too white, the air, too sterilized. The room started to spin and Risa fell into the blissful darkness.

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After watching the nurse and Emiko leave, Krad entered the room from the window, looking at Risa's sleeping form. Krad longed to pull up a chair and brush back the hair that had fallen across her face, but he knew that if she woke up, then it would seem liked he cared for her. These were foreign feelings that she stirred up. He didn't even know why he was here; the next step in his plan wasn't for a couple of days.

There was just something about her that made him so attracted to her. It wasn't looks, sure she was beautiful, but he had gorgeous women before, and not to mention, Risa was just now legal; just barely old enough to be called a woman. Krad shook his head, she was a crybaby, uninteresting. Then why the hell was he here?

A light breeze drifted into the room and Risa stirred. She woke up surrounded by darkness, lying in a hard bed with a scratchy blanket over her. Sitting up, she turned to the open window. "You're finally up," stated Krad. "Took you long enough. Though I have to say you look surprisingly cute and innocent when you are sleeping." Krad smirked. "It's hot."

Fighting the color that was coming to her cheeks, Risa asked, "What happened?"

"Well, he died," Krad jerked a thumb over at the bed across the room. "And you fainted. They said it was from exhaustion since you didn't wake up right away."

"Have you been here the whole time? And they put me in the same room as Grandpa?" gasped Risa. She waited a few moments for the tears to come, but they never did.

Krad rubbed the back of his neck self consciously, aware that this was the first time that he was nervous around a girl. "I actually just got here…I overheard the nurses though," muttered Krad. Quickly changing the subject, he answered, "Daiki was sent to the ice box a few hours ago."

"Urgh," Risa rubbed her temples. "I do not want to have to deal with the nurses here. When they know that I am up, they will barrage me with questions. How am I suppose to answer them? 'Yeah, first off, I scaled a four story building to steal a priceless artifact, then I did some underage drinking, got in both a verbal and fist fight, and then to top it all off, I fucked an enemy without using protection.;' Sounds like a plan right?" rambled Risa sarcastically. Looking down at what she was wearing, she huffed, "Oh my god. They put in one of those hideous hospital gowns!"

Risa looked at Krad. "Well, I could help you with that last one," he smirked, closing the space in between them. "Take it off," he offered, before his lips descended on hers.

Risa melted into his kiss. She knew that this was probably not the time nor setting for a quickie, but she was incredibly turned on by Krad. Throughout their time together, Risa realized that she actually was beginning to enjoy Krad's company, probably because of situations like this.

After a few minutes, both were in various stages of undress; Krad with his pants pooled around his ankles and Risa with the hospital gown completely off. Krad broke the kiss with his ear straining towards the door. Risa pouted as she heard Emiko talking to the nurse on the other side of the door.

"That's my cue to leave," said Krad huskily while pulling his pants up. Looking at Risa's pout, he placed a quick kiss on her lips before promising her, "We'll finish this later." Heading towards the window, Krad called over his shoulder, "You might want to put the gown back on, unless you want them to see you naked."

"Nothing they haven't seen before," she replied, though she reluctantly put it back over her head. After watching Krad fly off into the distance, she faced the door waiting for them to enter while she was trying to think up excuses for the questions they were going to ask.

Emiko and the nurse walked in arguing. "Risa was been tired with college and then this thing with her Grandpa was just too much for her at once." Emiko's attention then shifted to Risa. "Risa honey, your lips are all red and swollen."

Nervously chewing her lip, Risa lied, "I was having a bad dream. I must have been chewing my lip…old habits are hard to break, I guess." She gave a shrug.

The nurse eyed her suspiciously with a frown on her winkled face. Risa guessed that this specific nurse was not allowed in the pediatric ward, since just looking at her made Risa feel sick. "What did you do tonight young lady?" she said grumpily.

Emiko cut in. "I told you, she was just tired from school and hearing that her grandpa died. They were very close and it was just too much for her!"

Ignoring Emiko, the nurse asked Risa again, "What did you do tonight YOUNG LADY?" The nurse made sure to emphasize 'young lady.'

Emiko was enraged. Grabbing Risa and her clothes, Emiko retorted, "Excuse me, I am young, unlike you who was still around when the dinosaurs were first created!"

Risa shook her head at Emiko's bad comeback and let herself be dragged to a cab that was waiting for them in front of the hospital. Looking back inside, Risa could see the nurse glaring at Emiko. Glaring back, Emiko gave the nurse the one finger salute. Risa just sighed and buried herself into the seat cushions, letting sleep lull her away from her crazed life.

A/N-sorry no cliffie this time…couldn't think of anything…and if Emiko was OOC, sorry, though I do think that she has a temper...and being a women she is probably self concious about her age...