January 6, 2009

Daisuke's gone missing. I don't know where he is.

I used to only see Dark at night time, but today he came to school with me. He seems to be looking for something.

After school, Mom sent me to get medicine for my dad at the store. I felt really sick all of a sudden, and had to go home.

Dark noticed. He was keeping an annoyingly close eye on me.

"What's wrong?" he asked me.

"I…I'm fine," I replied sharply. "Leave me alone, Dark."

I walked back to the car. When I stopped to get out my keys, Dark put a hand on my shoulder. "You're shaking. Have you eaten anything?"

"Thanks for the concern, but I…" I felt faint. "am fine. Where's Daisuke? You still haven't told me."

I got in the car, and Dark got in as well. "Daisuke will be back, I promise."

We drove home. I got out of the car. I stood for a second. "Dark…I-I need him…" I collapsed, sobbing, into a surprised Dark's arms.

"It's okay…I'll get him back," Dark said.

"But—" I started to talk, then felt my brain starting to shut down.

"Let me get you inside," Dark said, picking me up bridal-style.

"Dark, what are you—" I began.

"You saved me once, I'm just returning the favor," he said to me.

I struggled a bit. "Don't use my words against me!"

"Relax," he said, laying me in my bed. "It'll be okay."

He left me there and went to talk to my brother. I heard snippits of their conversation because they were in Daisuke's room.

"(something I didn't hear)…trapped...(something else I didn't hear)?" Rob said.

"Yeah and until I get him back I have…(something else I didn't hear)...that keeps me in this form," Dark said. "Don't know how long it'll last, though."

"Can she hear us?" Rob said. "What if she tries to go with us to save Daisuke?"

I burst out of my room, sick or not, and burst in theirs. "I'm coming with you!"

"No you aren't," Dark said gently. "You're getting sick."

"No…I'm…not!" I yelled as he was pushing me towards my bedroom. "You'll need me! I don't know what's going on but…I'm coming!"

"You're weak, Kuri-san," Dark said. "You need to sleep."

"Are you going tonight?" I asked. "Stop treating me like a child! I can go!"

"Kuri-san…there are things you don't understand," Rob said. "But, Dark, if you say no to her, she might just go herself and end up getting hurt."

"I don't even want you to go," Dark said. "I'm going alone."

"Dark," I said. "I don't want to lose both of you…"

"You aren't losing anyone!" Dark said irritably. He got close to my face. "Don't worry. I'll come back, and maybe I'll kiss you again and this time you won't hit me."

I blushed. "Fine. But promise me something. If you come back without Daisuke…you'll let me come with you to look for him tomorrow night."

"Fine. I promise."

And he took off into the night.

And now I'm going to bed.