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 8: Evil's game

It was around noon when the thief came flying through the window, usual grin in place. Satoshi blinked, why was Dark here? There was no point in wondering, his curse wasn't going to answer him, he hadn't spoken for the past hour or two. "What are you doing here?"

Dark noticed that the blue haired boy's voice lost its sharp edge and hostility, "Is Krad there?"

Obviously the blonde was there, Satoshi nodded, (Krad.)

((No.))

(Krad?)

((I don't want to go out there Satoshi-sama.))

(You're being immature.)

((Then so be it.))

(You're going out!)

The blonde appeared before the thief, a scowl on his face, arms crossed. He hissed "What do you want?"

"…you want to take a walk? You could use the exercise…"

It was unexpected, Krad blinked, he almost wished he could see the thief to see if he was simply mocking him or actually serious, "I'd sooner die."

(You're going with him!)

((Satoshi-sama?))

(No! You need to get out!)

Krad grumbled, "Fine…"

Dark raised a brow, "Aren't you eager? Alright then…let's go…"

#Dark?#

/Don't worry, I'm not going to make him run into a wall or anything./

Krad wondered how he was going to take a walk if he was sightless. Someone took his hand and started dragging him, snatching his hand away he barked hotly, "What do you think you're doing?"

"Taking you out for a walk?"

"What am I? A dog?"

Dark smirked, Krad's pride seemed to have remained intact, "Very well, if you don't like holding my hand then what do you propose we do? I could always lead you by pulling you hair…"

"Touch my hair and die."

He snickered, "Fine, now what?"

"…do you have that long coat on?"

"Yes…"

They ended up walking down the street with Krad tugging on Dark's coat, but only in crowded areas, otherwise the blonde simply followed the thief by sensing his magic. Surprisingly enough for their tamers, they had a decent conversation, "So you told him too…"

"Aa…"

Dark gave a little laugh, "That's a little eerie you know, both of us telling the same stories at the same time…"

While walking down an empty street, Krad tensed up, "There are birds watching us…"

Dark looked around, surprised that Krad was right, "Yea, they're crows."

"No…they're not, they're magical beings…they were summoned by someone. Can't you sense the magic?"

The thief waited for a moment, it was faint, but the magic was still there, "Yea…I can…"

"Quick, go to a clearing with no buildings around…"

Dark was skeptical but obeyed, "Kay."

He led the blonde away from the town, "There aren't any buildings around right?"

"Yea."

"Good," Krad unfurled his wings and flew up, the mob of birds immediately started flying after him. Another mob flew towards Dark who was about to go and help the blonde, the thief had no choice but to fly off into another direction. The blonde turned around and tried shooting a blast at the crows but more replaced the fallen.

((Satoshi-sama.))

(Yes?)

((How close are they?))

The boy took a look, (They're getting pretty close.)

((Lead me to the sea, it's nearby is it not?))

(Yea, why?)

((You'll see, as for now, you're my eyes Satoshi-sama.))

(…)

((Satoshi-sama?))

(Right, turn right.)

Dark flew, he frowned, Daisuke was frantic, #Dark! Go and help Hiwatari-kun!#

/I would if I could!./

#But-#

/Incase you haven't noticed I'm being chased by a mob of angry crows!./

#But Krad's#

/I know he can't see!./

#The birds are catching up to him!#

/Shit, they are!./

#Yea, he's heading out towards the sea…#

/Crap, crap…/

The blonde shifted, ((Am I on top of the water?))

(Yes.)

Krad nodded, suddenly, he folded his wings and did a freefall towards the ocean, (Krad! What are you doing?)

((Are the birds following?))

Satoshi looked up, (Yes…)

((Good, tell me when I'm about to hit the water.))

(…now!)

The blonde's wings snapped open and he shot up, he past all the birds which continued to fall. The second he heard the water splash, he blasted a shot into the place where he had been but a second ago. The water calmed and slowly, very slowly, feathers started to float up. Krad sighed in relief as the magic disappeared, he followed Satoshi's directions back to land where he met up with Dark, "Not bad…"

"And what did you do with your load?"

"Let them fly into buildings."

"I see, sounds exactly like what Dark would've done."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing, can we go back? I think I've had enough of this walk."

Dark nodded and the two started their way back. Far away, a crow watched in a distance, then it flapped its wings and flew off.

"So the kitten's still got his claws, it's because of his tamer…no mater…I'll find a way to separate the two, then we'll see about that. He will be helpless, a weak defenseless little prey when I'm done with him …"
Satoshi could tell the blonde was worn out, it seemed like he needed more energy to concentrate than to attack. He allowed the entity to retreat and appeared before Dark, he couldn't help but notice that the thief looked mildly disappointed, "He's just resting, he'll be back later. Your little "walk" had him drained."

"Geeze, you make me sound like some love sick puppy."

"No, you went from puppy to a mutt."

"Ass…" Dark looked up thoughtfully, "He seems pretty frail if a little battle session like that drained him…"

"I don't see you being blind…"

The thief gave Satoshi a funny look, "You know, that's the first time I've ever heard you stick up for him."

"Well it was my first time finding out about the past."

"I suppose that counts for something…" He bit his lip nervously, "He…didn't get hurt or anything right?"

Satoshi shook his head, "You make it sound like he's getting sealed up or something…" when the thief looked away, "has he been sealed before?"

Dark frowned, "No…but they've tried…several times…but they've done worse..."

The blue haired boy's chest clenched. "What…"

"What happened?" The thief watched the boy coldly, Satoshi felt himself tense when Dark looked at him with scorn, "It was his tamers, that's what happened. We can't really live outside your bodies, and every now and then there'd be a bastard who takes advantage of it."

Satoshi swallowed hard, "W-what?"

"Does it surprise you? You've seen how unearthly he looks, it's not hard to imagine how many people wouldlust after a person like him. The only person who can really come into contact with him would be the Niwa, me, and his host."

The blue haired boy paled visibly, "And…"

"And? Do I really need to get into details? The tamer lusts after the curse and takes advantage of no one knowing that the curse really exists. It's because of that Krad ended up killing his first host…"

(Krad.)

((Yes, Seiko-sama?))

(You can't live outside me can you?)

((No…))

(Good.)

The blonde hesitated for a moment, ((Seiko-sama?))

(Be quiet or else I'll have to force you. You can learn this the easy way or the hard way.)

Krad's eyes widened as his host approached him, a strange glint in his eyes, ((W-what?))

(Come over here.)

The entity backed up, ((N-no…))

His host smiled cruelly, (Is that so? I suppose you'll just have to learn this the hard way.)

The blonde's eyes widened as his host pounced on him and pinned him down, ((L-let me go Seiko-sama!))

(Are you defying me?)

((N-no, let me go!))

He smirked and cupped his face (No. You're too beautiful, it'd be shameful not to use you fully.)

((Seiko-sama? What are you doing?))

(You're mine.)

((Stop it!))

(Mine, no one else's…)

((No!))

A slap was received, but soon enough it was replaced with a mocking gentle hand, (You're mine Krad, mine to use, mine to do as I please.)

((No…))

(You're mine Krad, you're my angel, and only mine.)

Soon he was stripped of his shirt, he stared at his host in fear, everything that happened next was a blur to him. He remembered crying and begging for his host to stop, only he never did…

Satoshi gulped again, Dark wasn't done, "Seiko knew he couldn't get my host, therefore he took everything out on Krad. He pushed Krad too far. He didn't notice the dog's growl until it bit him and was too late."

(Get up.)

Krad whimpered and tried to get up, fuzzily he looked at his host, ((Seiko-sama?))

His tamer regarded him coldly, (Get up Krad, this isn't finished.)

((N-no…))

(Get up!)

The host grabbed the blonde by the hair, ((Let go!))

(Listen to me! I'll show you who's in charge!)

((Let go of me!))

(You can't survive without me! You're mine!)

((Stop it! Let me go!))

His tamer never did, he didn't heed the warning, when he began to ravish the blonde again. Golden eyes snapped open, energy began to gather. (What are you doing Krad? Are you trying to fight me?)

((Let me go.))

(Never.) He forced a kiss out of the blonde.

((Unhand me you bastard!)) The next thing he knew, a golden energy consumed him, the last thing he saw was a battered up angel watching him emotionlessly, then he was thrown into oblivion.

"How do you know this?"

The thief looked away shamefully, "…I…I saw part of it happen, Krad was covered in blood…he was all cut up and hurt, I panicked and…"

"You left him…"

"I should've gone back…Hikari Seiko's corpse was found burnt, but it wasn't by fire…"

"It was by magic…"

Dark nodded and shot the blue haired boy a glare, he grabbed his collar and slammed him against the wall. Amethyst eyes flaring with unreadable emotion, "I swear, if you ever try anything on Krad I will skin you alive."

Satoshi couldn't imagine ravishing the blonde in such manners, "That's sick."

"So were his tamers."

The blue haired boy tensed up as Krad flinched, "He heard us…"

Dark's eyes widened, "What?"

"He heard us talking."

The thief backed up a couple steps, he shook his head in denial, "No…" His eyes softened, "Krad…I'm so sorry…"

The image of the thief faded into the redhead, "Hiwatari-kun…"

"It's getting late, you'd better get going home before your parents worry."

Daisuke gave a little nod, "Umm…thank you…"

"What?"

"You, you're very kind Hiwatari-kun." The redhead smiled, "Even though you hated Krad, the second you found out about the past you gave him a second chance. Not much people would've been able to do anything quite like it. And thank you for convincing Krad to spend time with Dark, it made him very happy."

(What the…) How did he know that he convinced the blonde?

"…"

"Well, I'd better get going, bye."

He nodded dumbly, "Yea…kay…bye…"

With the redhead gone, Satoshi climbed up the stairs and onto his bed, mind wandering off. He left his curse alone, knowing that Krad was first of all, tired, and feeling very shocked. Satoshi laid on his bed, wondering, wondering…soon, he fell asleep.

((Dark…he knew everything from the start…))

When blue haired boy woke up, he looked around, it was morning and it was raining. His mind felt oddly quiet and lonely, (Krad?)

There was no response, Satoshi blinked, where did the blonde go?

Nya

I couldn't resist to throw a little part like that in XP Cruel, mean and sadistic...they all mean the same thing but who cares? Hmmm...yea...enjoy!

Lord Scribbles- Yea! Go angst! XD You liked Yoro too? He was...unique wasn't he:) A nice person, very self-sacrificing indeed XD who knows? They might all end up dead for all we know :P

Hakudoshi-chan- Nya :3 Yes! Tweet tweet! I'm going to be a bird! XD Fly around all day without any worries except for food and rain :P Hmmm...Satoshi...can't be too sure about him right? Can't really tell what he's thinking or whether he's going to make last minute choices or something :) That's what I like about him :D

Kosmic Kitty- That's the anime Krad, even in the manga he's not a nice-ish side :) You'd have to feel sorry for someone who's blind or been blinded whether he's a villain, homicidal blonde or whatever XD

Anukis-san- Here's a soon-ish update! Around a week! Yea...how will they get out of it:O Maybe fate will have another mood swing or something, only later chapters will tell XP

General Kitty Girl- Are you German? Taking a wild guess at the last word...does it mean long? o.o I got all the other words except that one...I'm a novice at German you might notice :P

Mysterious Kaitou- Yes, a prancing and frolicking Krad is indeed creepier than the normal murderous one :) If I suffer from SDXKWD so do you! XD Hm? We'll see...but you're more than likely going to be right XP

dimonyo-anghel- Yea! A Mr Potato hat! Stick on beards are hilarious, they never really stick...not for me anyways XP Beards don't seem to like me...even with tape :P lol, Dark's afraid-ish, he's going through a guilt trip XD

ilovekyo- Woots! It makes you happy which makes me happy XD I can't help but put alot of DarkxKrad in it since personally, I'm deprived from it :P I can relate to anyone else who's suffering like I am XP

Seena58- Yup, it's normal to feel sympathy for people who are suffering no matter how much they deserve it or how their personality's like. Hmm...what happens next, let's just say the game's finally got started :D

golden-flame4- Here's more! Around a week to update! XD I'm getting better...now I better start typing my other fics... XP