Vixxie-chan: Hoo-yoo, people! I'm baaaack!.!.! and with a rather long chapter I must say… my gift for all my wonderful readers! I love you guys so so sooo much! Thanks for all your support, hontou ni arigato! (bows down)
Anyway, I want to introduce a friend of mine who only wants to be known as " Quiny" (no idea why she chose such a weird name…), she'll be editing my story and checking for errors and mistakes. And the interesting part is, not only she's my editor, but she's also my advisor in the art of stalking. Yes, people, you read it right- STALKING! She's the greatest stalker in our whole school, though she prefers to term it as " investigation" (yeah, right!); she specializes in digging out information from others. She's no gossip-girl though (don't get the wrong idea!); she's more of the " private eye" type. Anyway, please give a big cheer for Quiny! Yay!
Before I continue, I want to clear some things up a bit:
1. Ok, I know my grammars have problems and there's probably some error in my writing. So that's why I have Quiny-chan to correct them. Tell me if she's doing a good job! ;)
2. Some of you comment on how the characters are being rather OOC. Well, this story is made for them to be OOC. It was done deliberately. Especially on Krad's part; you know that he and Dark were once one and though they are completely different yet are exactly the same? Well, I want to explore that, make you think that they aren't that different after all!
3. I want to make this last one very clear… Daisuke and Satoshi did NOT kiss! Sorry about that, Vera my dear, I know you were sooo hoping that they would, but what really happen was the bell rang startling them, and Satoshi ran away before Daisuke get to finish his little mission. Yep, that about clears things up! It'll be a veeery looong time before they do kiss. I'm sorry, Vera-chan and to all those other hopefuls out there, but the truth is… I'm a very evil tormentor!.!.! I enjoy leading you guys on and making you all wait in anticipation! BWA HAH HA! XP
Okies, enough of my ramblings. Enjoy chapter 6!
Disclaimer: do I still have to do this? I don't own D N Angel! There! Happy now?.!
XxX
Satoshi stared dejectedly at the blackboard, trying very hard to ignore Daisuke's constant stares. Ever since recess, he has been avoiding the redhead but it was very hard since the said boy was very persistent. And to make matters worse, Krad was not helping at all. In fact, Krad was behaving rather differently than usual; he was actually TEASING Satoshi!
- Flash back -
Satoshi leaned back against the wall, his hand on his chest to calm down his raging heartbeat. Memories of the earlier incident kept replaying in his mind.
' No, no, no, NO!' his mind screamed, ' this was not suppose to happen! He's not supposed to be like this, he wasn't supposed to fall in love with me! Why? Why did this happen? How could I let this happen? What am I suppose to do? How can I stop the curse?'
" Niwa-kun…" he murmured, biting his lips, " … Daisuke…"
Satoshi clenched his eyes shut, trying to calm himself down so he could think well. That was, until he heard the laughter that rang inside his head.
" Ahah ha hah ha haa… th-that was… that was seriously funny! I can't believe you actually let him have you! And the look on your face… hah ha ha ha! You should really see the look on your face! It's indescribable! Ahh hah ha ha!"
Satoshi's face blushed as he growled angrily at the laughing demon. " You thought that was funny?.! How could you?.! How dare you laugh at me! I was in a serious situation and all you could do is laugh?.! Why the hell didn't you do anything back there?.!"
" Oh, come on, Satoshi-sama!" snickered Krad, " like you would really let me… besides why should I miss all the fun? It's not like I have anything better to do, what with me being cooped up within a vessel who wouldn't let me out, so I might as well enjoy the show. Besides… you really enjoyed that, didn't you?" Krad smirked evilly with a glint in his golden eyes.
Satoshi scowled disapprovingly at his curse. " Ugh… since when have you been so vulgar? You sound just like Dark!"
Somehow, those words created quite an effect on Krad. The coarse laidback manner vanished and instantly replaced with the familiar dangerously cold and feral look. " Don't you dare associate me with that low-life thief!" he snarled with icy fury. " I am nothing like him!"
With that, he faded into the oblivion in the depth of Satoshi's mind to where he reside.
Satoshi blinked at the demon's astonishing mood swing. First it was Daisuke, now Krad. Who's next, he wondered, Dark? Really, things have become totally weird since the last heist. What else could possibly happen?
Satoshi shook his head and gave a disgruntled sigh as he grudgingly took his first step towards the classroom. He has come to the terms that he really just doesn't want to know.
- End flash back -
" Okay, class," the teacher chirped happily clapping her hands together, " I want the full report to be finish by next Monday. Those who fail to complete it will get a nice fat 'F' for their grades. Tootle-pip!"
The class gave a groan as the teacher happily skipped out of the classroom. Satoshi blinked and looked around him. Class has… finished?.!
' Oh, great!' he mentally groaned, ' now, I have to deal with a lovesick Niwa!' the sooner he said that, he quickly glanced at the red head boy to see what he was up to.
The said boy was still staring at him, and he looked like he wanted to race across the classroom to get to him. Satoshi quickly scrambled out of his desk to get to his next class. Luckily or unluckily (depends on your point of view) his next class was different from what Daisuke had so they won't be seeing each other for a while.
Daisuke watched with disappointment as Satoshi hurried out of the classroom. A small pout formed on his cute baby face.
' Mou… why did I ever took Home Economics? Now I couldn't be with Hiwatari-kun!' he thought sulkily, ' though… why do I get the feeling that he's avoiding me?'
" That's because he is, you dolt!" Dark snapped irritably, crossing his arms. He too was in a sulky mood. " And I wouldn't blame him, too. Not after the incident when you nearly RAPE him!"
" I did not rape him!" Daisuke protest furiously, a dark flush formed on his face. " What kind of person do you think I am?.! And what put you in a bad mood?"
" If you don't know, then there's no point in telling you!" Dark replied darkly, a horriblescowl on his face.
Daisuke watched in surprise as Dark silently disappeared into the darkness of Daisuke's mind.
' What's wrong with him…?' Daisuke wondered. A hint of worry grew in his mind but he easily shrugged it off as he began to think of Satoshi. However the thought didn't last because of an outside disturbance.
" Niwa, yoo-hoo… Niwa-kun!" a hand waved in front of him, trying to get his attention.
" Earth to Daisuke… come on, snap out of it, Dai!"
Daisuke blinked and a barely noticeable frown formed on his face. Who dares to interrupt his thought on Hiwatari-kun?.!
He noticed the Harada twins were staring at him with different expressions. Riku was frowning while Risa was slightly giggling.
" Nice to see you back on earth, Daisuke," Riku said while crossing her arms disapprovingly. She had a thing against Daisuke's constant musings. She always had the paranoid feeling that Daisuke was keeping something from her and she has a fierce belief that there should be no secrets between them.
" You zone out just now. What were you thinking, Niwa-kun?" Risa asked with a curiously sweet smile. There was an inquisitive glint in her eye.
Daisuke blushed slightly out of habit. And yet, somehow he felt rather annoyed with the twins. Yes, he and Risa are still friends even though Risa rejected him and yes, he and Riku are still dating but he still couldn't tolerate Risa's nosiness and Riku's domineering ways. " Ahh, iie. It's nothing!" he replied quietly.
The twins raised their eyebrows together and looked at each other, as though a silent message was passed between them and they both agreed that they didn't believe him. Daisuke felt a sudden furiousness rose inside of him. He always hated it when the twins do that. But being the nice guy he is, he let it pass with a patient look on his face.
" Umm… Harada-san? What is it that you want?" he asked affably.
The twins looked up in surprise as though they both forgot their original intentions.
" Oh, oh yeah, that." Risa grinned sheepishly, " Nee… Niwa-kun, aren't you going to the cooking class? We do have Home Economics next!"
Daisuke rubbed the back of his head, equally sheepish. " Oh, you're right. We should get going, ne?"
With that, the three walked out of the classroom to their next lesson.
XxXDaisuke absentmindedly stirred his batter, unaware of his surroundings. He had been mixing his cupcake mix for a while and those who shared the same cooking table with him were beginning to wonder when would he stop.
" Uhh… Daisuke?" Takeshi queried, looking at his batter, " I think you should stop now… your batter is bubbling…"
Daisuke blinked as he was snapped out of his reverie. " Wha… oh!" a small blush formed on his cheeks and he just stared at his mixing bowl, avoiding eye contact with those around him.
Everyone stared at him wondering what was wrong.
" Yo, Dai! What's wrong with you, dude?" Takeshi asked with a slight chuckle, " your stupidity level just went up 50 !"
" Yes, Daisuke, what's the matter with you?" Riku asked testily, frowning, " you haven't been paying attention all day."
Daisuke rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, giving out a nervous laugh. " Ah… iie. There's nothing wrong with me. I just zone out for a bit, nothing unusual. Happens to me all the time!"
" That's true!" Takeshi muttered with a chuckle, going back to filling his paper cups with his cup cake mixture. " I'm convinced!" he flashed a grin at Riku while he bonked Daisuke's head with a spatula.
Riku on the other hand wasn't convinced. She kept on staring at Daisuke, hoping she could force the truth out of him. " Daisuke, if there's something wrong, you should tell us. We're your friends; there should be no secrets between us. Obviously, there's something going on in your head, don't try to hide it, just spill it out already!"
Daisuke scowled at her from the inside while on the outside his face showed nothing but upset. " Riku-chan, honestly. I'm fine, there's nothing going on in my head!"
" Yeah, nothing but Hiwatari!" Dark scoffed, rolling his eyes in distaste.
" Oh, you're talking to me now?" Daisuke asked mildly.
" Well, someone must keep you in check!" Dark retorted impassively, " if I don't interfere or something, you might do something stupid, like chasing creepy boy across school!"
" Hey, that's none of your business! What I do is none of your concern!" Daisuke cried, feeling his anger rose.
" None of my concern? Daisuke, your business is my business. We're one and the same, remember? And I'll tell you one thing, I don't like what's happening between you and that commander creepy!"
" God, what is with you, Dark?" Daisuke cried agitatedly, " why are you being so touchy when it comes to me and Hiwatari-kun? Are you jealous or something?"
A choking sound was made by Dark. " WHAT?.! Me? Jealous? Never!" Dark spluttered aghast. His eyes were wide with the absurdity of the thought.
" Well, it certainly seems like you are…" Daisuke muttered moodily.
" Daisuke, I feel nothing of that sort!" Dark replied firmly, " it's just… Daisuke… I…" Dark gave a half-hearted sigh, " Daisuke… I'm worried about you. You haven't been acting the same since… well, since the last heist. I admit this, I'm scared. I don't want anything bad to happen to you…"
Daisuke's eyes soften at Dark's words; he could hear the sincerity in the tone. " Dark… I don't want you to worry about me, and there's nothing you should be scared of. I'm me, I'm Niwa Daisuke. And I'll always be Niwa Daisuke. Everything's gonna be alright, you'll see!"
Dark eyed Daisuke, and Daisuke was surprise to see a sad look on Dark's face. " Somehow…" he whispered softly, " … I seriously doubt that. Just be careful, Dai-kun…"
Daisuke stared at Dark for a while; he wanted to reach out to the phantom thief, to ask what was the matter but-
" NIWA DAISUKE!"
Daisuke jumped, feeling shocked that he was brought back to reality violently by the agitated voice of Harada Riku. He stared blankly at the displeased look on Riku's face.
" Uhh… heh heh… yes, Riku-chan? You were saying something?" Daisuke asked tentatively.
" You didn't listen to a word I was saying, did you?" Riku demanded accusingly, " Now I definitely now something's wrong. Tell me!"
Daisuke look anxiously at her, feeling rather apprehensive at the look on Riku's face. " Riku-chaaan…" Daisuke whined taking a step back, " there's nothing wrong with me. Honest!" he insisted as he sent a look at Takeshi, sending a silent plea for help.
Takeshi caught the look and quickly came for his friend's rescue. " Oh, c'mon, Harada 'nee-chan, you heard the boy. He's fine. It's quite normal for him to be spacey!"
" I don't buy it!" Riku replied vehemently, " there's something going on here, I can sense it, and he's not telling me!"
" Get off his case, will ya? Can't you see that he wants his own privacy? He doesn't need you to breath down his neck. Why is it that you feel the need to know every single detail of his life?" Takeshi claimed guardedly.
" I'm his girlfriend!" Riku retorted assertively, " I have the right to know what's going on. There shouldn't be any secrets between us!"
" You're a control freak, that's what you are!" Takeshi muttered rolling his eyes, " God, Riku! Just because you're his girlfriend doesn't give you the right to control his life. If he wants to keep a secret, let him keep his secret! If there's something wrong, wait till he feels okay enough to tell us what's the matter. Don't force it out of him!"
" I don't force it out of him!" Riku asserted indignantly. " I just want to know because I care!"
" Hmm… if you say so…" Takeshi replied, rolling his eyes.
" Hmmph. I'm going to see what's Risa is up to!" with that, Riku spun on her heels and stomped away to her younger twin sister.
" Thanks, Takeshi," Daisuke said quietly.
" Don't sweat it. Nobody messes with my buddy, Dai-chan!" Takeshi gave a lop-sided grin as he wrapped his arms around Daisuke's shoulder. Then with a lowered voice, he whispered, " though, I'll be the first one to celebrate when you break free from Hitler over there. Damn, what happen to the fun-lovin girl that laughs at the stupidest jokes? It's like she turned into a monster boss since you guys started dating!"
" Oh, come on. She's not that bad!"
" Daisuke," Takeshi leaned closer to him with a dramatic whisper, " she's that bad! Take it from me, Dai. Back out! Back out now before it's too late! She'll make your life a living hell!"
Daisuke giggled nervously at the dark scary look on his friend's face.
" What are you two doing?" a voice barked at them.
They both turned around to see Riku eyeing them suspiciously, next to Risa who was busy checking her cupcakes in the oven. Takeshi rolled his eyes at the iffy look on Riku's face.
" Oh, boy. Here comes the protective girlfriend," Takeshi muttered then with a loud voice he cried, " nothing, Harada 'nee-chan! I wasn't doing anything with your boyfriend, except having a nice friendly chat. Please don't go all shirty on me!"
Riku opened her mouth to say something when a loud shrill yelp was heard beside her.
" OH! Oohh… ooohhh… my cupcakes! My cupcakes! Quick, Riku, help! They're gonna burn! Ooohhh… ohhh!" Risa squealed shrilly as she jumped around avoiding the black smoke that was coming out of the oven.
Everyone watched as Riku and Takeshi went into action; Riku put on her oven mitts, open the oven door and quickly dove into the oven to grab the tray of burnt cupcakes and threw them into the sink while Takeshi grabbed the fire extinguisher and put out the flames in the oven. Then he aimed the nozzle at Risa's cupcakes and extinguishes the smoke off the cakes.
Takeshi put down the fire extinguisher and wiped his forehead, a pleased look on his face as he praised himself on a job well done. " Yep!" he drawled with a satisfied smirk, " what a piece of cake! No flames are a match for Saehara Takeshi. No need to thank me, Harada imoto…"
Takeshi blinked as he watched Risa looked sadly at her disastrous cupcakes. " Ohhh…" she moaned, " my cakes are ruined…"
" Daijobu dayo, Harada-san!" Daisuke assured soothingly. " I'm sure you can make another batch of cupcakes. Perhaps , a more successful one!"
Risa gave a pout at him. " I was putting my heart and soul into making those cakes," she informed matter-of-factly, " it was made filled with love and now… it's ruined!"
Everyone stared at her awkwardly. " O-oh… really, Harada-san?" Daisuke asked tentatively, " why so?"
Suddenly, Risa turned to full maiden-mode, her eyes were downcast and sparkling with ardor and her cheeks put on a delicate blush. She looked away as though she was modestly embarrassed. " I was making them for… " She cried in a breathlessly coy voice, " … I was making them for Dark-san!"
" What?.!" Dark spluttered.
" Should've known… " Takeshi muttered.
" You're making them for that pervert?.!" Riku cried out resentfully, " whatever for?"
" Riku! Don't you dare call Dark-san a pervert. He's the world's greatest phantom thief!" Riku retorted indignantly.
Daisuke watched the twins bicker. Takeshi, on the other hand, ignored them and continued in making his own batch of cupcakes. Unsurprisingly, his batch was the most perfectly baked in the class and he smirked, thinking gleefully, ' hell, if I can't be a star reporter, I sure could be a world-renowned chef!'
" Ya'know, it's not that I don't appreciate Risa's effort in cooking for me, but like hell am I gonna eat any of her cooking! I don't wanna die!" Dark stated firmly.
" Dark, come on," Daisuke chided, " That's not very nice! Her cooking's not that bad…"
" Daisuke," Dark held seriously, " the last time you ate her cooking, you wound up in the hospital for food poisoning… d'you want it to happen to me?"
" Whatever!" Daisuke replied, then glanced at Risa, " though… she does have the right idea…"
Dark stared confusedly at his host. " Huh? Whaddaya mean by that?"
" I'm gonna make the best cupcakes there ever is!" Daisuke declared happily, picking up his spatula and long forgotten batter-filled mixing bowl and continued with his cooking, " For Hiwatari-kun!"
Dark stared blankly at him for a while before rubbing his temple and groaned in frustration. " Auuugggghhh… can't you stop thinking about him at least for a lil' while?.!"
XxXSatoshi rubbed his temple. He was feeling frustration. And annoyance. Can we add a little embarrassment?
Well… basically, Satoshi was feeling all these emotions. And it's all because of that damn demon that won't stop teasing! Gone was the homicidal psychopath who use to whisper death threats and deadly seduction…. Now he is replace by a rather vulgar demon that enjoys taunting him about the love of his life.
It was times like these Satoshi knew that Krad and Dark weren't that different after all. Krad had finally shown his other side, his blue-mindedness that could rival the phantom thief's own vulgarity. Not that he would tell Krad that… Krad would kill him for saying such things…
Satoshi felt a wave of embarrassment wash through him, making his cheeks blush slightly. Krad had dropped another of his lewd suggestions. Satoshi groaned thinking this was probably what Daisuke felt like, having to live with Dark inside his head. Dark, who would always make Daisuke blush by speaking about se-
' Aughh! Don't think about it! Or about Niwa-kun for that matter!' he mentally screamed.
Krad gave a ghostly grin. " What's the matter, Satoshi-sama?" he asked sweetly, " couldn't get a certain someone out of your head, hmm? But I wouldn't blame you, admittedly, he is rather cute. Not to mention he looks good in leather… you always thought so, don't you, Satoshi-sama? You'd think about that every time you see him wear it during a heist? Not to mention that he's agile and flexible… won't he be good in bed, hmm? It's not impossible now he got amortentia-"
" Arrrggghhh…! Shuddup shuddup shuddup shuddup! SHUT. UP!.!.!" Satoshi yelled at the demon, his rather red, " why can't you leave me alone?.! God, what happen to you? Why are you being so… so… so like Dark?.!"
Krad glared coldly at his vessel. " I am not like Dark!" he growled ferociously.
" Lies!" Satoshi spoke back, " Dark's the world biggest egoistical pervert… and he has met his match!"
" Satoshi-sama, please stop being so immature!" Krad replied rolling his eyes.
Satoshi gagged at his words, feeling rather indignant. " Me?.! Immature?.! This coming from the guy who just let out a river of foul intentions and obscenities in one minute?.?.?"
" Satoshi-sama," Krad said sweetly, in what he thinks he's being kind and sympathetic (Satoshi thinks he's being obnoxiously irritating!), " I know you're feeling rather stressed due to sexual tension-"
" Excuse me?.!" Satoshi spluttered indignantly. Krad chose only to ignore him.
" –But it's okay… it's normal for teens to have raging hormones, you're no exception! It's okay to admit that you want to deflower that adorable wing tamer!"
" Since when have you been some kind of teen counselor?" there was a pause before Satoshi went red and yelled, " and don't speak about 'deflowering' to me ever again!.!.! God, don't you know how embarrassing- not to mention weird, it sounds?"
Krad smirked, feeling rather smug. " Don't feel embarrassed, Satoshi-sama. After all, you can't deny that you don't feel this way!"
" AAUUUUURRRGGGHH… … …!"
XxXDaisuke smiled happily as he watched the clock ticked, its hand moving seconds away to end the school hours. In his hands, hidden underneath the desk, he was clutching his homemade cupcakes and getting ready to give it to Satoshi. And if he's lucky, maybe they could walk home together…
Daisuke giggled at the thought, a bright blush on his cheek as look down embarrassedly at his little gift. Somehow at the mere thought of his icy classmate made him giddy and warm inside. Oh, how he hope that Satoshi would enjoy his gift…
" Why waste a perfectly good cake on some anorexic kid?" Dark huffed, eyeing the cupcake enviously; " you should give it to someone who appreciates the finer things in life… like me, for instance… or Wiz…"
Daisuke snorted at the comment. " Actually, it would be an even more waste giving it to you… or Wiz, for that matter. Besides, I made this specially for Hiwatari-kun to show… my appreciation for him…" Daisuke smiled softly at his own words.
Dark grunted, rolling his eyes disbelievingly. " … Appreciation… yeah… riiight…!"
Suddenly, the bell rang, jolting Daisuke out of his reverie. Noticing that everyone was picking up their books and scrambling out of their desk, he quickly searches for his primary target. He smiled when he saw Satoshi was still at his desk, sorting away his books.
He quickly gets out of his desk to get to the blue-haired boy.
" Daisuke, your books…" Dark pointed out.
" Ehh… don't worry about it," Daisuke replied dismissively, " I'll get it later. Right now, I must get to Hiwatari-kun!"
" Anou… Hiwatari-kun…" he cried as he approached the boy, but suddenly, two figures obstruct his path.
" Niwa-kun!" Risa trilled energetically, bounding on her heels.
" Lets walk home together, ne Daisuke?" Riku asked sweetly.
Daisuke mentally glared at the twins, nearly cursing them for getting in his way. " Ahh, iie arigato, Riku-chan." Daisuke replied distractedly, trying to walk around her, " I was thinking of walking home with Hiwatari-kun!"
Riku frowned at him, not liking the idea that her boyfriend would rather walk with the coldest student in school than with her. " Daisuke," she cried with displeasure, " you'd rather walk with the coldest kid in school than me? How could you? I'm your girlfriend!"
Daisuke ignored her and tried to get pass her. " Anou… Riku-chan? Can we talk about this some other time? I promise I'll walk with you on another day."
Riku gave a huff, glaring at him. " I don't believe this! You're casting me aside?.! Am I not important to you? Do you not love me anymore?.! Daisuke, I thought that when we made a commitment to each other, you said you'd be there for me no matter what! And now when I want to be with you, you'd rather be with Mr. Icy cool? Where's the commitment? You… blablablabla…"
Daisuke gritted his teeth feeling rather annoyed at Riku's nagging. Finally couldn't take it anymore, he pushed her aside yelling, " Ah, get out of the way! I need to get to Hiwatari-kun!"
" Hey!"
Daisuke stared at the empty desk and growled. Satoshi was gone and it's all thanks to Riku's constant nagging!
Risa was helping her sister up, since Daisuke pushed her to the floor. Riku got up, glared at the redhead and walked up to him. " Daisuke, what the hell were you thinking?.! You just pushed me!"
" Thanks a lot, Riku" Daisuke hissed, " Hiwatari-kun just left!"
" Excuse me?.! You're blaming me?.!"
" Well, yeah since it was you who prevent me from reaching him! It always been like that, you always get in my way!"
" Well, if that's how you feel, maybe we should just break up, hmmm?" Riku always said that when they get into an argument. She didn't really mean it, it was just to get Daisuke to stop and begged her not to leave him. It always work, Daisuke usually was afraid to loose her so he'd give in and give Riku what she wants.
Risa watched nervously as the two argued. " Anou…"
Daisuke glared at her, seething. " Fine!" he cried irritably, " we're breaking up! I want nothing more to do with you!"
Riku stared at him shocked. " W-what…?"
" You heard me, I'm breaking up with you. Goodbye, Harada-san!"
With that Daisuke stormed out of the classroom, leaving the dumbstruck Riku with her sister.
" Daisuke, your books…" Dark quietly pointed out. " You have homework…"
" Screw homework!" Daisuke yelled, " I'm going home!"
XxXVixxie-chan: After long last… so how did you find the story so far? Honestly, I'm rather anxious about this chapter, since it's been a month I haven't updated. I hate taking breaks, it makes my brain go all slow… plus, the March test fried all my brain cells turning me into a zombie! Lol: P anyway, the three C's (comments, critics and compliments) are always welcome. Gimme your reviews, dears! ; D
(P/s: in case you're wondering, the March test is called the March test because it takes place in March. There will be another test in July called the July test. Simple, huh!)