Crystal Hearts

We can grow only once in our lives. As our love crystallizes and grows, so, too, do our hearts…they are a manifestation of our love. In time, they are given over to the one who inspired them…who wished them happiness. You at least…I wish you happiness…

Chapter 7: A Kind Man

((Yoro-sama?))

(Yes?)

((That's-))

(A Niwa, I know.)

The blonde frowned, ((You know him?))

(Yes, Niwa Daiki.)

((You're mine…))

The man laughed, (I suppose, but even you can't control love now can you?)

((…are you planning to give your heart away to that person?))

(No, if I were to do that he'd feel guilt for the rest of his life. That's not the purpose of crystal hearts, at least that's what I think.)

Krad was astonished, ((You're completely different from your ancestors.))

(Really? I should hope so. I'd hate to life my life tied to some family tradition.)

The blonde was stunned silent.

((Needless to say, he had fallen in love. I tried to convince him otherwise…))

(So you could live.)

The entity shook his head, ((I found there was no point in fearing death, it'd come either way but it was the pain I despised.))

-Stop that!-

/Stop what? Telling you that Hikari's over there?./

-Sstttoppp it!-

/Iya da./ The thief bursted out laughing at his tamer's blush/How cute, you have a crush./

-Dark!-

/Why does everyone say that? Who is he anyways? New? Haven't seen him around./

-Yea, he just transferred here.-

/Why?./

-When he was younger he was really sick, too sick to go to school apparently.-

/Wow…what a…fragile person…/

-Aa, it's because his health isn't that good…-

/What? Does he faint in class or something?./

-That happened once.-

/Whoa, delicate…/

-That's mean.-

/But it's the truth./

#Ojii-san knew him?#

/Hell yea, he was in love with him./

#Really?#

/He wanted to help that person with a frail body, so they became friends./

#Does he have his crystal heart?#

Dark paused/No, Yoro never gave his away./

#What?#

/He…he crushed it with his own hands./

(Why would he do that?)

((Think of it this way Satoshi-sama, if you gave your crystal heart away, the receiver would be reminded of the guilt every time they saw it. Yoro-sama was trying to think of a way out of it.))

(So he destroyed it?)

((He wanted the Niwa to live happily without any guilt and burden. He tried to hide his feelings but they were too strong and they were good friends which only made it worse. Soon he found it harder and harder to resist.))

"Hikari-kun!"

He smiled, "Ah, Niwa, what are you doing here?"

"I just came by to drop off your homework."

"Oh, thank you."

There was a little clenching feeling in his chest, the blonde purred, ((Why not just give it to him Yoro-sama?))

(No! I don't want Niwa to bear the burden and guilt of a crystal heart!)

The blonde blinked, then he smirked, ((You truly are unique.))

(I like the originality.)

He blinked as the Niwa gave him a peck on the cheek, "See you tomorrow!"

Yoro felt the temperature of his cheeks rising, "Aa…"

Dark whistled. /Nice move back there./

-D-Dark!-

/What? First you're all confident and now you've gone back to "D-Dark!"/

-I like Hikari-kun, so what?-

/Huh?./

-You sounded like you had something against the Hikari.-

/…no, why would I?./

-I don't know, it just sounded like it.-

/Are you…going to ask the kid out?./

-I don't know.-

((Yoro-sama…))

No answer, the man was deep in thought, Krad tried to catch some of the thoughts but was disgusted as they were all about the Niwa, ((Yoro-sama?))

He looked up, "Yes?"

((What are you thinking?))

(Not much, just wondering if there was a way out of all this kill yourself for your love thing.)

((Oh? And what have you thought of?))

(Stuff…)

((It was a couple days later that he set his plan to action.))

(Plan?)

((His plan to escape the curse and secret of the Hikari.))

(But I thought he-)

((His plan was to, he wanted to escape the fate that the Niwa would have to suffer if he were to find the crystal heart.))

(So he killed himself…)

((He did more than just die, he managed to hide everything from the Niwa.))

Yoro was sitting in his bedroom toying with his fingers, he lightly brushed over the scars the blonde had created on his wrist, (Hey Krad.)

((Yes Yoro-sama?))

(Let's end this.)

He got up and headed into the bathroom and stared at himself in the mirror, the golden entity appeared beside him, (I've got to do this.)

Krad was getting somewhat edgy, ((Do what?))

(I'm getting rid of it.)

((Are you giving it to the Niwa?))

(No, I'll destroy it.)

((Why?))

(I've explained it a million times now.)

((But why are you so considerate of the Niwa? He has done nothing for you.))

(It's simple, it's because I love him.)

The blonde was silent, remembering his old host's words, "It's never a waste to sacrifice something for the one you love…" did that include sacrificing their lives too? Yoro noticed the blonde's silence, (Krad?)

((I don't understand, why are you being so kind to him? What is love?))

(You can't really define love, I guess it's different for everyone. Me, I'd rather not have him live the rest of his life with the burden of a crystal heart. It's a heavy burden, I'm sure you know, I'd rather have him forget me than to feel guilt when he recalls on me…it hurts, yes, but if it'll spare Niwa of this pain then I'm more than willing to do this.)

((…what are you planning to do?))

(I'm destroying it Krad, I'm getting rid of it for good.)

((You're getting rid of yourself too…))

(It's a price I'm willing to pay. Are you going to help me or not?)

The blonde dipped his head respectfully, ((I'll help you till the end…))

(Thank you, and I'm sorry, I know this is going to break you further…but on the other hand, I can see you're tired of being with him.) He looked at the scars on his wrist.

Small sacrifices were going to have to be made…the blonde remained silent, Yoro touched his chest, he took a deep breath. Krad could tell he didn't really want to give up his life, but for the sake of the Niwa…the hand plunged in and grabbed the jewel, (Krad! Crush it!)

The blonde frowned and took over the man's hand, he winced when he felt the gem crack. A moment later it shattered in his hand, golden eyes widened as he felt glass-like shards pierce his hands, when he withdrew the hand, Yoro fell dead. Krad stared at his palm still embedded with shards and bleeding even as he slowly began to fade away. He looked over at his tamer and dipped his head in silence until he finally faded away. ((Goodbye Yoro-sama…))

#Did Ojii-san ever find out?#

/He found out about his death and was devastated, they…they never found the heart…they looked everywhere./

#What happened to it?#

/There were drops of blood away from the body, and it wasn't Yoro's so it must've-/

#It was Krad's?#

/That's what I've come to believe./

#I think it's time we go pay Hiwatari-kun a visit.#

The redhead heard the thief whimper/…do we have to/

#…fine, how about we wait awhile?#

/Thank you./

((That's what happened.))

(So he killed himself.)

((Yes.))

(How many times did you have to go through this process?)

Krad paused, ((Uncountable times Satoshi-sama, this will be the last…))

(How do you know that?)

((…because you've already fallen in love with the Niwa boy.))

"My, my, so my pet has decided to reveal the past eh?" There was a chuckle, "I suppose it's about time I start having my fun…"
Nya

Poor Krad, he's stuck through all of this all thanks to my strange mind that runs off insanity XP It'll get worse in a good way later on :)

Lord Scribbles- It's not like I don't like happy endings, I do! Really! But it's just so predictable...like how you know all fairy tales will end with a happily ever after. Not to mention it's unrealistic, I mean how often would a story end all happy and cheery? From personal experience there's a 1/10000000 chance of it happening XD Maybe it's a little exagerated but still XP Poor Kraddy-kins... :P

Hakudoshi-chan- Yes! It's finally done and over with! XD All this talk of past makes me feel old XP Which I am not! -in denial- actually I'm really not that old...I have a life in front of me XD I'm going to be a bird when I grow up :D

General Kitty Girl- Yay! I'm armed with armour! XD Poor poor Krad...he was unfortunate enough to have a insane fangirl-ish person like me come across and get obsessed with dn angel XP I'm suffering from SDXKWD :( severe DarkxKrad withdrawl isn't a fun phrase to go through...

golden-flame4- Yup, poor Krad indeed... :( glad you liked it though :D For all we know I may grow up to be a writer and part time bird XD

dimonyo-anghelplotting evil- nyahahaha...Aku shall move soon enough, or else he may end up a couch potato...and we all know what happened to Mr. Potato...he was mashed...Krad cut because he was beyond depressed and Yoro was very self-sacrificing... :(

Hikari Fubuki- Yoro's just another innocent victim of my insanity...Aku's in his evil lair in Disneyland XD Actually...now that I think...Aku looks pretty cool...-grins- pretty...actually not pretty, that's Krad, he's cool XP

Anukis-san- Finally the lessons come to an end, I would spread it out but if I did, half the story wouldn't make sense... :( Don't worry, there won't be tests on this...unlike the math test this week...pity...here's a soon-ish update! XD

Mysterious Kaitou- Krad must be happy? Whoa...strange mental images...I just saw Krad prancing and frolicking around in la-la-land o.O strangeness...I still don't get how you can feel bad for me not killing him yet you feel just as bad when I do kill him...-confusing myself- Suicide is not cool! I think it's the dumbest thing in the world, but it makes a very interesting image of Krad o.O

ilovekyo- Dark and Krad are my favorite characters :) I couldn't choose between them even if my life depended on it. Krad's very interesting though...mysterious and pretty XP not to mention quiet with secrets about his past like...like Krad :) Very intriguing indeed...hope you like this chapter as well :D

Seena58- My bad habits are contageous so it seems, it really can't be helped, Krad-abuse/angst is amazingly fun and interesting...oh right...I'm sorry, I forgot about that...ermm...sorry...maybe I should have warnings for the gorey scenes...but yea...Krad-angst -thumbs up- XP

White Phoenix Eternal- No road is as smooth as a marshmallow -random- poor Krad...it's so mean of me to be enjoying typing this fic out...shame on me :( but it can't be helped, I'm a sadistic person at heart...or so it seems XP More twists ahead -does hula dance- out of the past and back into the futur-I mean present :D