WOO HOO! Chapter Six is up! ARGH! I hate the warm weather...It sux! Eh,no matter, school is almost over, including Regents...Grr to them too! Okay, yea, I'm putting this up, but might not be updated for a while due to the finals/regents... Blame them, I know I do. Okay, read on...
In the morning, Chokuro woke to her normal routine. When she was dressed, she went to her dresser to put her hair up, then she remembered.
"Argh, I forgot…Stupid Dark."
She left her room and headed for Daisuke's. She was surprised to see Daisuke still sleeping.
Aww, he looks so cute. Eh, I'm gunna wake him up.
Chokuro walked over to the side of Daisuke's bed and tapped the redhead to see if that would work. All it did was make him stir.
"Fine, be like that."
She took the sheets Daisuke was curled up in and pulled them, making the sleeping figure spin onto his bed. Daisuke was now up.
"Nnnnn?"
"Morning Daisuke."
"Chokuro?"
"Yup."
"What are you doing here?"
"Came to get my hair-tie."
"Hey! You can't do that!"
"Yes I can."
"But you said you would."
"True, but how about I just put it in a pony-tail-thing and not a bun?"
"Fine."
-Dark?
"Yea?"
-Can I have my body back?
-Sure.
"Thanks."
"Okay, so where is my hair-tie?"
"Oh…" Daisuke got down from his bed and handed Chokuro her hair-tie that was in his desk. "Here."
"Thank you very much. I shall leave you to change."
"Okay."
After a few minutes, Daisuke came downstairs and noticed that Chokuro didn't put her hair up.
"Chokuro?"
"Hmm?"
"Weren't you going to put your hair up?"
"I was, but decided to keep it down."
"Okay."
"To school?"
"Yea."
"Daisuke…" Chokuro said when they were at the entrance to the school.
"Yes?"
"Once the whole 'new-girl' thing is through, we can leave the house the normal time you do…. If you'd like."
"Oh. It doesn't matter."
" 'Kay."
When Chokuro sat down, she had to make sure not to sit on her hair, so she tossed it over to one side of her shoulder. While everyone was entering the room, she gazed out the window. In an attempt to ignore the stares she knew she was getting. She turned her attention away from the window and to the teacher. As soon as she did, she wished she didn't. Not only was every one of the students looking at her, excluding Daisuke and Satoshi, but the teacher was too.
"Daisuke…" Chokuro whispered. "Remind me to kill Dark."
"…"
"Chokuro…" The teacher started. "Your hair it… looks good."
"Umm, thanks"
"Yes, well… putting that aside." The teacher turned to the board and started writing.
"Phew." Chokuro gave a sigh of relief as the class drew their attention back to the teacher. Lunchtime came around again and Riku came to Daisuke and Chokuro.
"Hey." Riku said.
"Hi Riku." Chokuro said with a smile.
"Hi Riku."
"Chokuro."
"Yea?"
"This is my sister, Risa." From behind Riku came a girl with brown hair that was a little past her shoulder.
"Hi." Risa said to Chokuro.
"Hi. So, you and Riku are twins?"
"Yes."
"Cool. Um, yea, I shall be right back, I need to use the bathroom." Chokuro stood up and left for the bathroom.
"Daisuke?" Risa asked.
"Yes?"
"So, how is she related to you again?"
"Oh. She's an old family friend and since she has no family, she is staying with us."
"Really? No family?"
"Yea. I really don't know how she deals with it."
"Hmmm. Sad."
"What's sad?" Chokuro asked as she returned to her seat.
"Nothing." Riku said with a smile.
"Uh-huh." Chokuro said not convinced.
Daisuke…
Daisuke jumped at the new voice in his head.
-Chokuro?
Yes. But, what were you talking about?
-Oh, umm… you.
Figures.
-I'm sorry.
Not your fault my life is depressing. I blame Dark.
-What!
I kid, I kid. Although, I do blame you for the fact that everyone was staring this morning.
-It's your own fault for not always having your hair down.
Whatever.
"Chokuro?" Risa asked.
"Yea?"
"How is it with no family?"
Riku was stunned at how blunt her sister was.
"Umm, I dunno. I suppose if I didn't have Daisuke and his family, it would be much worse. But, since I do, it's not so bad."
"Oh."
The bell rang for lunch to end and everyone returned to their seats.
"Okay class, I finished grading your tests from yesterday; no one failed." She passed back the papers to the students.
"Hey, Chokuro. You got a 100." Daisuke said handing back her paper.
"I did? Cool!" Chokuro took her test and handed back the others. "What did you get?"
"100."
"Yay, we rock!"
Daisuke couldn't help but laugh. The rest of the day went like the others; fast. Chokuro was happy when class let out because she wanted to talk to Daisuke.
"Daisuke, I have a question for you."
"Yes?"
"Risa. She's obsessed with Dark isn't she?"
"I suppose."
"Thought so."
"… Did you read her mind or something?"
"No. I could just tell… Well, that and 'Dark' was written all over her binder."
"Ooooo. Heh. Okay."
"Do you think Emiko is home yet?"
"Maybe."
"Where was she going again?"
"I think it might've been errands again."
"Ooo Okay, gotcha."
-She can read people's minds, but when it comes to memory…
Dark, don't make me hurt you.
-You wouldn't.
Wanna make a bet?
-No.
"Chokuro?"
"Yea?"
"Can you stop going in my head? It's bad enough having Dark in there."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Well, you only have one other person; I've had like 80… Not fun"
"Wow."
"Yea. But it's okay. I have conquered my 'gift'." Chokuro said with air-quotes.
Daisuke laughed as he opened the door, to their house, for Chokuro.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"I'm gunna go in my room for a sec… I won't be long."
Daisuke was very surprised when he entered the living room and saw two people sitting on the couch.
"Grandpa…Dad?"
"Daisuke." Daisuke's grandfather looked up from a cup of tea he had.
"Hi Dai-chan." Daisuke's father said.
"Hi Dad."
"Daisuke, how've you been? Long time since we've talked."
"Yea…. um… I've been good."
"Daisuke, my love. I have a question for y--" Chokuro said upon entering the living room.
When she entered, she noticed Daisuke's father and grandfather looking at her.
"Oh…. Umm…. heheh…. Hi…." Chokuro said scratching the back of her head.
"Dai-chan?"
"Yea Dad?"
"Who's that?"
"Oh. Chokuro."
"And, who is she?"
"Um, a friend of Dark's"
"Why is she here?"
"Umm, Daisuke's father?" Chokuro said to Kosuke.
"Yea?"
"You do know that I am right here and could answer the questions myself. Right?"
"Yes, but…"
"Okay, just wanted to check. Continue."
- She positively HATES it when people talk like she's not there…This is gunna be good.
"Shut up Dark."
-Now, now, don't get annoyed at me. I'm not the--
"Dark. Shut up."
-…Sorry. Dark said weakly.
"It's fine. I'm just… tired… I suppose."
"Daisuke?" Daisuke's grandfather spoke up.
"Yea?"
"Is she insane?"
"No. She can actually hear what Dark says."
"Really?"
"Yes, I can." Chokuro said getting a little annoyed. "Whatever… Daisuke, you can explain to these people who I am etc…I'm going to bed." On that note, she turned, with a swoosh of her hair to her bedroom.
"Poor Chokuro." Daisuke said as he watched her walk away.
"Dai-chan?" Daisuke's father questioned.
"Yes?"
"Who is she again?"
"Oh. Well, she's a friend of Dark's."
"Were you joking when you said she could hear what Dark says?"
-Hah! I wish!
"No. She actually can."
"Oh. Well, will she be okay?"
"Um, I think…"
-Daisuke…
-Yes?
-Let me take over. I want to go see if she's okay.
-Okay.
"Thanks Dai."
-You're welcome.
Dark went down the hall to Chokuro's room where she was sitting on her bed with her knees to her chest.
"Chokuro?"
"Hmm?"
"You okay?" Dark asked as he sat at the edge of the bed.
"Eh. I suppose. I just do not like it when people don't believe me, but worse when they don't talk to me."
"Shouldn't you be used to it by now?"
"Eh. I dunno. It still annoys me though. I suppose that I should learn to control my anger a little better."
"Ya think?"
"Hey. Don't be mean to me." Chokuro said with a stern tone. Dark just laughed at the girl in front of him.
"Well, since I can see that you're not too depressed, I'll leave you."
"You could stay ya know. After all, we still have a lot to catch up on." Chokuro had a twinkle in her eye.
"Okay then. Where'd we leave off last time?"
I HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE! Yea, I wasn't sure if I should go with what you read, or this, but I put that one, cuz it was more romantic-ish...But, here's the other:
"Daisuke?"
"Yea?"
"Is she insane?"
"No. She can actually hear what Dark says."
"Really?"
"Yes, I can." Chokuro said getting a little annoyed. "Whatever… Daisuke, you can explain to these people who I am etc…I'm going to bed." On that note, she turned, with a swoosh of her hair to her bedroom.
"Poor Chokuro." Daisuke said as he watched her walk away.
"Dai-chan?" Daisuke's father questioned.
"Yes?"
"Who is she again?"
"Oh. Well, she's a friend of Dark's."
"Were you joking when you said she could hear what Dark says?"
-Hah! I wish!
"No. She actually can."
-I'm not too sure about that but whatever. Kosuke thought to himself. Daisuke's grandfather was having the same thoughts too.
Chokuro, in her bedroom, was listening in on the conversation and read what Daisuke's father and grandfather were thinking.
Why does no one believe me…Whatever … Okay, fine. I can't stand it any longer!
Chokuro got up from her bed and went into the living room where everyone was.
"Okay people who doubt me…" Chokuro started in an agitated tone. This stunned everyone, even Daisuke. "You two don't believe me, that I can understand but, not even your own flesh and blood, sheesh."
"What?" Kosuke spoke up.
"What do you mean 'what?'? You don't believe me, that I can read minds or whatever. And that I can understand. What I don't get is why you don't believe Daisuke. He's your son."
"You're trying to tell me that you actually can read minds?"
"Yes."
"Prove it."
"Fine. Think of ANY number."
"Okay." –hehehe, she'll never get it. 1,286.
"1,268. That is your number." Chokuro said in her matter-of-fact-tone.
"What!" Kosuke was very taken back by this. "You actually can?"
"That's what I've been ranting bout."
"I'm sorry I doubted you."
"Eh. No matter. I suppose, I should learn to control my anger a smidge better." She giggled.
-Ya think?
"Shut up Dark!"
The three just looked at Chokuro.
"Heh. Sorry." She said scratching the back of her head. "Well, Dark is mean to me. Daisuke knows."
"Yea, he is."
-Traitor.
-No I'm not.
"Daisuke, love, stop fighting with Dark."
"Sorry."
"Yes, well anyways. I'm gunna go bathe."
" 'Kay."
Okay, that was it! Read/Review, tell which ending you liked better, if you want...Thank you!
