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Warning: OOC, angst, shounen-ai, adventure, slight horror, etc. And probably mentions of one-sided KradxDark.

Chapter 4

Ruby blank eyes snapped open. Silent screams were outside the window. He knew. But he doesn't really care. He has no feelings. No anger. No worry. No happiness. The fires outside do capture his interest, but it didn't hold for long. He sat up in bed and stared out the window, watching innocent blood being spilt. Nobody can save them. It's pointless to do so.

Cries from young women.

Shouts of help by males.

Screams of pain from small children while babies wailed.

Tirelessly, he slid back into the bed. He still couldn't hear the pleas and screams from the pain outside. But whatever. If someone doesn't want him to hear, then let them. It's not like he cares. Turning his back to the danger, Daisuke closed his eyes and a dreamless sleep took over.

The morning shone into the room Dark was sleeping in and he groaned. He turned away from the window and covered his head with his covers. He had woken up with a bad feeling. Something has happened. Something strange and oddly dangerous. Death could be smelt in the air, but Dark was sure someone would've screamed and woke him up. Then he would help whoever was in mortal danger. But that didn't happen. So was it a suicide? Couldn't be. A relative or friend would scream when they find the corpse. So what was the deal with that vile stench?

Ignoring that thought, Dark pulled off his covers and got off the bed. He threw the blankets over the bed; not caring for the least that Krad would have to remake it later. Dark pulled on some clothes before looking around in the room. Was there anything that was safe enough to lose to keep in the room? Yeah. Dark took a few things and exited the guest room. He walked down the hallway before reaching the other guest room. Dark slowed and stopped in front of the door and knocked.

Knock knock

Snore

Dark was annoyed. Though his annoyance is slightly justified, Daisuke was asleep. Dark didn't know what to do. Should he wake Daisuke up because of his dislike of Krad? Or should he just let Daisuke sleep, else Daisuke would be mad at him because he woke Daisuke up? The former was tempting, but Dark didn't want to add another misunderstanding. That'll be aggravating and Daisuke might be tempted to leave him somewhere lost.

Groan

Oops. Guess it was too late. Dark quietly tiptoed away, hoping that Daisuke wouldn't know that it was Dark that woke him up. After a few moments of silence (in which Dark reached the end of the hallway) a loud screech was heard from the direction he came from. Dark winced. No such luck for him after all.

"DARK!" The door burst open and a cloud of dust that mysteriously appeared bellowed behind Daisuke who was running straight at Dark with an angry expression. Distantly, Dark wondered how Daisuke could know where he is that fast. Turning around, Dark made a dash for the front door, ignoring the fact that Daisuke was wearing pajamas. Daisuke surely wouldn't exit the house looking rumpled, disgruntled and the likes, would he?

Apparently he would.

Screaming like a banshee in competition, Daisuke stormed out of the house, following Dark who ran to the forest. It wouldn't do well for Dark to let Krad to see Daisuke pissed off at him like that. Krad might take advantage of that and come on to Daisuke. But where was Krad, anyways?

Whatever.

Dark dodged through people, trees, and bushes and arrived at a clearing. He stopped, but the reason wasn't that he recognized this place. It was because this area, this clearing, was used as a graveyard. Tombstones were scattered unevenly across the fields and a dark mood was settled into the air. Dark had accidentally stumbled here. A shadow loomed farther away to the east. Dark's eyes naturally moved that way, forgetting all about the, ahem, banshee behind him.

But not for long, because Daisuke ran straight into Dark's back.

And broke Dark out of a trance.

Dark shivered. Wh-what was that? For a second there, Dark thought the hair belonging to that shadow was golden blonde. Besides that, it looked like that person was BURYING someone! Was it a murderer? From the early morning?

Or was a relative? Just someone who lost a loved one?

Dark was about to pass it off as the latter. But another glimpse of the person came to him. Long strands of that light-colored hair, but a chiseled face and sharp chin. Those features were male and familiar. It was Krad!

What was Krad doing here? Was he the murderer?

"Dark! I'm going to get you for waking me up and making me come all the way here! You better run or else I'll-" Daisuke paused. Looks like he saw the cemetery too. But was it a cemetery, or a place where Krad throws away his victims' corpses?

Dark felt dizzy. His vision was going fuzzy and Daisuke's voice was drifting further away. Soon, Daisuke's words were no longer heard and his face could not be seen. Dark felt the ground beneath him, but ignored that for an oblivion that came out of nowhere. Sleep. Sleep sounded great right now.

A soft sound was heard behind him. It was so soft that normal people wouldn't hear it. But Krad could, he was not a normal person. You could even say he wasn't exactly human. Turning around while not letting the shovel fall to make noise, Krad looked behind him with a cold expression. Far off in the distance, Krad saw something red and spiky and not too far from that was a shock of violet hair.

It was his new toys. A mysterious redhead and an idiotic purple-haired male. The redhead was able to wield power and he was oblivious of it. It would be fun to show him and break the boy's spirit. His ignorance of Krad's demonic needs of more power was hilarious. Daisuke didn't notice his energy sources going to Krad. How laughable. Such a strong one and yet so weak. Daisuke can't protect himself. Soon, when Krad has ALL of Daisuke's energy power, Krad will eliminate Daisuke.

And the other one. He's simply amusing. He wasn't anything particularly special; he was nobody. No powers. No nothing. But it was rather comical seeing his expression when Krad messes with Daisuke. When Krad deals with Daisuke, Krad would just keep Dark. Dark was such a pretty little thing. He'll be fun to break, too. And he won't be killed. He'll join Krad. They were total opposites and that was simply beautiful, simply breathtaking.

Krad was about to picture how they would look together killing countless innocents, but his thoughts were broken through Daisuke's worried voice.

"D-Dark? I d-didn't hit you that hard, did I? C'mon. Wake up. D-don't try to scare me." Daisuke said, shaking Dark's shoulder. Krad groaned. He was annoying! If it weren't for his power, Krad would just kill Daisuke right now and push him into the ditch Krad just dug up with the other bodies. Krad disregarded his temptations and kicked the corpses into the little hole.

Rubbing his hands onto his already dirty jeans, Krad walked over to Daisuke. With the distance, it would normally take two hours, more or less. But with Daisuke and his own magical energy, Krad was able to speed towards the duo. By the time he got there, he saw Daisuke trying to put Dark's arm over his shoulder to lift him up off the floor. With his small stature, obviously it didn't work. Krad gave a mental chuckle before placing a hand onto Daisuke's shoulder.

Daisuke started. He thought it was only Dark and himself. He didn't think anyone would go to a graveyard this early. The sun barely came up yet! Daisuke's eyes followed the hand on his shoulder to the elbow, then to the shoulder, before reaching the face. Krad's concerned smiling face greeted him and Daisuke gave a relieved sigh.

"Krad, can you give me a hand? Dark suddenly collapsed and I want to bring him back to the house." Daisuke said with a smile of his own. He probably thought Krad was going to say yes. With good intentions, of course. Krad would help Daisuke, but not with good intentions. It was just that skin-contact made power switching easier and quicker.

'If you want a hand, just pick one from those corpses behind me. You can just cut them off.' Krad thought humorlessly. With a strained grin, Krad picked up Dark's arm. Daisuke gave an appreciative smile (not that kind!). They unsteadily stood up and slowly walked back to Krad's house with a silence.

Dark had a bad feeling. He didn't know what it meant, but he knew a foreboding emotion when it's there. Something is going to happen and it isn't going to be pretty. The opposite, he was sure. The swirling blackness around him from his faint started to lift and he instantly knew that he would wake up soon. He just hoped that the scene he'll see wouldn't be horrible.

He sighed in relief after he had opened his eyes to see a rather worried Daisuke hovering over him. After Daisuke was sure that Dark was awake, he placed on a poker face and stared hard at Dark. The intensity of the stare was overwhelming. It was accusing him; of what, Dark didn't really know. All he could understand is that Daisuke felt disappointed at him. But why? Why would Daisuke be upset or ashamed of Dark? It wasn't like Dark's black out meant anything besides the fact that he was overstressing himself. If Daisuke was worried about that, he would just tell Dark to rest more, not be faultfinding.

"Dark. You're awake." It was more of a statement than a question. The monotone was frightening. What was even worse was the fact that Daisuke's eyes were cold and hard, showing nothing but a barrier to Dark. Was this what his feeling had meant?

Daisuke watched with sad eyes at Dark, who was confused. It showed in his eyes and Daisuke could tell that Dark wasn't aware of what he had done. Daisuke wasn't even certain himself. Krad had explained it to him. It was mind-boggling and he didn't know what to say to Dark anymore. Not after the things Dark had done.

Flashback

Krad was just placing the comforters near Dark before he had told Daisuke the truth. Or a lie. Daisuke still couldn't tell what it was. All he knew was that he was missing something. Something important, vital to what actually was the reality he lived in.

"Daisuke… I don't know how to say this… I mean I might be looking too much into things." Here, Krad had paused. His voice was low, so he wouldn't wake Dark, but Daisuke could hear each and every word clearly. "D-do you really know who Dark is? Or what he is, for that matter?" Krad's voice seemed to shake a little and he had turned his head away. Maybe he was embarrassed or frightened?

"Dark is… I don't… No, I don't know. But it doesn't really matter, does it, Krad?" Daisuke asked. Before Krad had asked that question, Daisuke never really thought about it. But now, however, it was raising suspicions that Daisuke didn't even know he had. Who was Dark?

And what did Krad mean by what?

"I-I mean… There was a murder yesterday… When everyone was asleep… It's just that it seems too much of a c-coincidence that you guys had came…" Krad said softly. His eyes were darting to side to side, obviously trying to avoid meeting Daisuke's widened gaze. "A-and since Dark suddenly… collapsed, I wondered: did he stay up late last night? Did he kill the villagers?"

The last question was the quietest, but it rang as loud as fire alarms. An uncomfortable, uneasy silence took over and Daisuke's shocked expression yelled at Krad, interrogating him, asking him if he was crazy. Of course, Krad had looked away again, escaping that face. No. Krad wasn't lying. Either that, or that Krad was excellent at deceiving others.

But Krad was too nice to lie to other people.

So maybe he was telling the truth?

B-but… If Dark truly was a murderer, why hadn't he make a move to kill Daisuke before? Why hadn't there been an alert for an assassin on the news back at his house?

Lost, Daisuke fell onto his knees. Nothing was right ever since Dark had entered his shop. Nothing will be the same again, after this, whether or not Krad was right.

"I-I don't know. I don't know what you're talking about! Don't tell me!" Daisuke shouted, forgetting the fact that Dark was unconscious, but Dark didn't wake up. Daisuke forgot that he could use his Tarot cards to tell the truth. He forgot everything except what Krad had suggested.

Nothing can escape unscathed.

Flashback End

Slowly Daisuke's mask cracked. His expressionless face turned into a face of desperation, pleading Dark to say no. Say no to what, though? Dark didn't know what he had done wrong. Almost mirroring Daisuke's look, Dark's own face was asking Daisuke what did I do wrong? Please tell me! I'll change! Don't worry. Just tell me! But alas, Daisuke couldn't answer. He didn't know what to say! What do you say to a friend- no, more like a companion- that you suspect goes around killing people, torturing others, and burning buildings down? What can you say?

Nothing.

You can't say anything, till you know the entire truth. Otherwise, you're just blinded by your opinion of just one fact. Daisuke knew that. After all he had lived his life learning that. Others know he has a gifted ability, and so they think he is a freak. Daisuke doesn't want to be a hypocrite. He best be quiet about what he thinks he knows.

Cold shoulders can come in use. But that'll be unfair to Dark.

Luckily, Daisuke was saved from talking. By Krad.

"Oh, hello, Dark. You just woke up?" Krad asked with a smile. It was surprising how well he can act, Daisuke thought. Krad could still smile even though he thinks badly of Dark. Daisuke wished he could do the same. Ignoring that nagging voice in that back of his head- If he's that good at acting, how do you know that he wasn't lying to you? -, Daisuke stood up and quickly exited the room. Dark watched him while nodding to answer Krad. His confusion made him forget his dislike towards Krad.

"Don't worry about Daisuke. I'm sure he's fine. It's probably just the village girl that confessed to him at first. He must be wondering how you would feel if a girl tagged along." Krad said. He mentally smirked at Dark's slightly hurt and jealous look. It was the truth. After Krad had told Daisuke the lie, the bell rang and a girl that Krad called Harada, Riku came and told Daisuke that she had a small crush on him. Daisuke was surprised. Already a crush on him (after only maybe a few minutes of seeing him)? That was pretty quick.

"Don't worry, Dark. I'm sure Daisuke doesn't like a stranger that way." Krad said, but he knew Dark still had that doubt. Humans were so fun to toy with.

"I-it's okay… I just need some rest. Can you please leave?" Dark asked. He turned around, making his back towards Krad. He had missed Krad's mocking smirk, but he had felt a malicious aura in the room before he brushed it off.

Krad nodded and silently stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him. He took out a letter from his shirt that had the words Riku in cursive writing and tapped it. His smirk grew even wider and he took steps out of his house.

Empty red orbs stared out the window once again. Thoughts that circled in the redhead's head hours before were gone. The sight outside was different from the night before. Smiling faces compared with terrified faces made no difference, though. What interested him outside this confinement was that blonde male. That man was very . He had an aura that shouted danger and death. How can the redhead's consciousness be that oblivious to fall for the blonde's act? Oh well, as a subconscious, he can send out warnings.

Back to the subject, what is that man doing? Daisuke watched as Krad knocked on a door belonging to a nearby house. The person who opened the door was that Harada girl, the one that proclaimed about her love. At first, when she saw Krad, she had a terrified look. But then, the male waved something in her face and her face became ecstatic.

Very suspicious, indeed.

Review Stuff:
Hikari: Thank you! I love the pictures. –grins- Should I send Dark over, Daisuke? And tell Daisuke I'm happy that he likes DarkDaisuke. Too bad he has to like Riku and Risa in the actual thing.
IchikoKitsuneKoumori: Thank you for reviewing! And Dark is OOC. Sorry.
minceo: Yep. The victims are Dark and Daisuke. Pretty predictable, but it was okay, I think? And how was the cookie? Good or bad?

A/N: I'm playing Kingdom Hearts II. Wow; I never really liked pressing buttons (but I like writing stories?). I'm slow at the game though. But anyways, I'm sad. It's always the same reviewers. I'm glad they stuck by me, though. Kudos! Thank you Hikari, IchikoKitsuneKoumori, and minceo.

Oh... -groan- What's with schizo things and suspense and me?