While I Was Away

By: Naru-chan

Disclaimer: I don't own anything! WAHHH!

Naru-chan: YAY! Chapter Two!

Daisuke: This one's about me!

Naru-chan: Yeah...you're so clueless in it... ::looks slightly disgusted::

Daisuke: H-Hey! It wasn't MY fault! you're the author! ::blushes madly::

Naru-chan: Anyway, read on! It's 10 pages! Yay! So please review since I worked so hard! And thanks to everyone who reviewed! T.T I was so happy! Here's some comments back to you:

Shells: I can imagine it too! XD And yes, it sounds like Risa likes Daisuke, but try to think of our Risa here! Remember volume three? . And you'll find out more later!

Kloudy Reignfall -What's Het? ; But thanks for reading my fic! And yes, Dark will be here soon! As for Satoshi, I'll try my best.

Lady Macduff -Thanks for reading and your comments! I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chibi-Midnight-Sakai- Thank you thank you thank you for adding me to your favorite stories list! And for reviewing period!

Ryokitty- Hahaha, I'll actually finished this chapter the day after I uploaded my fic. XD Sorry to disappoint, but I was waiting for reviews, so if you review faster new time, I'll update faster!

A.s.p.e.n.F.a.l.l.e.n- Hahahaha! I thought so too! - That's why I wrote my own! But I watched the anime and there's not that much yaoi... And I love Riku! XD And thanks for adding me to your Fav. stories list! T-T I'm touched!

Daisuke: Thankie everyone!

Chapter Two: He Remembers

"I'm homeeeee," Daisuke sighed as he entered his house. He was worn out from the day. He still hadn't quite gotten what had happened though. He looked around his house. "Eh? No one's home?"

Indeed, he was greeted with silence, but he just strugged it off and hurried to his room. He had a bed that was like a bunkbed, but instead of a bed on the bottom part, there was his desk and computer. On his bed was Wiz, his pet rabbit, who was sleeping soundly. It was white and had red eyes. His cousin had one just like it.

Next to his bed was his painting of his beloved Risa. He had a balcony and a sky light, where he observed stars while he laid on his couch below it. He dumped his bag on the carpet and sat on his sofa with another sigh.

Daisuke ran a hand through his red hair. His eyes saddened as he recalled the things Riku had said.

"It's not like you really care!"..."Leave me alone!"...

But he did care! He really did... It wasn't like he loved her...he loved Risa! But Riku... Riku was different. She was a nice girl, but... It just occured to him that he didn't really know Riku. For the past three years, he had just thought of her as "Risa's twin", not Riku herself... He closed his eyes, too overwelmed by his own realization to think about it, and before he knew it... he slept.

"Daisuke! Hurry! Catch the ball! Daisuke!" a young boy cried out.

"Ah!" a very young Daisuke sqealed. He ran toward where the ball had been kicked and tried to jump to catch it, but he knew he shouldn't jump too high, since his mom had told him many times to never show his skills to others. Still, his half-hearted attempts weren't enough, and the green ball dove foward toward two girls.

"Watch out!" the young boy, obviously Takeshi, shouted.

"AH!" one of the girls screamed as the ball hit her right on, and it sent what she was holding flying over a gate of a place called the "Haunted House".

"My teddybear!"

"Sorry about that. He didn't catch the ball right," Takeshi explained with a grin.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault," Daisuke apologized.

The girl turned around and screamed, "Don't just say that! Go get my bear back!"

She suddenly turned when the other girl with ponytails called out in suprise. There was a man who had picked up the bear and was walking back into the house.

"Give it back! My bear! That's mine! Please give it back!"

"It's useless," the other boy said. "Anything that lands in the Haunted House never comes back. Your bear just went into another world."

The girl with short hair turned around with tears dripping down her cheeks. She grabbed the Takeshi's cheeks and pulled as hard as she could, sobbing.

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure you can tell Grandma and she'll get you a new one," the girl with ponytails said, trying to comfort the other.

"No!" the short haired one objected, continuing to cry.

"No...?" the other girl said in suprise. she looked down at what she herself was holding-a bunny. She shoved it into the other girl's face. "Here! Take it! A lady shouldn't cry over such a small thing!"

"Risa..." the girl with short hair whispered. The girl with ponytails grabbed the other's hand and together they walked onward. But the girl with short hair turned her head and looked back. Back to where her bear disappeared.

"Oh god, what a violent girl," the boy complained.

Daisuke looked helplessly at their retreating backs. He felt he had to do something to get that bear back.

At night, with resolution, he went back to the house. It wasn't an easy feat, since he had to sneak out of his house. He had to hurry before his mom found out what he was doing. He climbed part of the gate, and tried to open the lock. It was too far away, so he got off and ran a few feet backwards. He figured it was safe to do since no one was around. He ran foward and jumped over the gate. He proceeded to run into the house.

Where was it? he wondered. He ran around the first floor before going up the stairs. There were many rooms, but one of them caught his eye. It was glowing pink. He opened the door wider and saw that indeed the room was all pink. There was a little girl who was crowded around by things that the man, probably her father, had picked up from outside. He noticed the teddy bear right next to the sleeping girl.

"I'm sorry, but this belongs to someone else," he apologized to the little girl, before taking the bear and running back outside. He quickly jumped over the gate again. Mom had probably noticed he was gone by now. He looked downward and noticed a girl. It was the same one as today! She looked at him with awe, and he smiled.

Once he landed, he turned around and handed the girl the bear. "I found your treasure!"

The girl's face seemed faded, but slowly... he noticed that she had short brown hair... kind of like...

Daisuke jolted up straight. Wiz was biting his shirt cheerfully, crying "Kyuuu!" He patted his pet absently and thought back to his dream. The girl had been so familiar! He had just thought of who she was but... Who? He had already forgotten! But... why had he forgotten in the first place?

"Ohhhh," he moaned in pain since he thought too much. Before he knew it, he was standing in front of a new canvas with a paint brush in his hand. He, still not quite knowing what he was doing, began to paint. He stared at the colors he could use for the hair after he painted the frame of the face. He stared hard, and then smiled at the color of caramel. "You!"

Before he knew it, it was dark outside.

"Daisuke! Time for dinner!" Emiko shouted from the kitchen.

"Yes, a growning boy needs his food," his grandpa said to no one really.

Kosuke just smiled and didn't say anything. He had a hunch that Daisuke was in need of some alone time.

"Okay, just let me finnish this!" Daisuke answered. He stepped back to look at what he had done. He had painted a little girl's face, her hair, and her clothes, but... He didn't quite paint the eyes yet. They were still unclear to him... "I'll continue tommorrw," he thought with a smile. He walked down stairs and starting eating, but... part of him was still thinking of the painting. The girl.

(Scence Change!)

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm late!" Daisuke screamed, running out the house with a piece of toast in his mouth.

"Be careful, Dai-chan," Emiko cried after him.

Daisuke hurried down the streets. Late, late, I'm late, he thought to himself. He had continued to paint last night, but he still couldn't see the eyes. Before he knew it, he couldn't sleep and kept on thinking about it. Finally, around 2 AM, he finally fell asleep. Before he knew it, it was time to wake up and go to school.

He rushed into the classroom, and let out a loud sigh of relief. He looked up, and found himself face-to-face with Riku. He felt his face flame up, as he remembered for the thousandth time what she had said to him yesterday, and how he realized it was partly true.

"Uh....ummmmm..." he mustered.

She looked through him, as if he wasn't even there though, and began to proceed to where she had been heading when Daisuke felt himself grab her arm.

"Let me go," she said in a cold, calm voice.

"Ah! I'm sorry!" Daisuke yelped. He immediately let go, and Riku rubbed the spot where he had held. "Um... about yesterday... I wanted to say that I'm sorry, and... that you were right..."

"Mou..." she whispered so softly that he barely heard. "That's enough. It doesn't matter anymore."

"What?" he blinked in suprise.

Riku just looked at him coldly, before walking toward Risa.

He turned and watched her walk away. He had an odd feeling that this had happened before, but right now he was too confused to notice.

"It...doesn't matter?" he heard himself say.

"Hey Daisuke, what's up? Ya look weirded out," Takeshi noted. He walked over to his friend. "What? Still bummed out that Risa isn't yours? If you do my share of cleaning up today, I'll get you another picture of her!"

"No...It's not her," Daisuke murmured. "It's not her."

"Huh?" Takeshi uttered. He scratched the back of his head. He just didn't get it. Risa was always the source of problems with Daisuke. So then...?

The bells starting ringing, signaling that it was time for school to begin. They fall went to their seats. Daisuke's was at the side, near the windows, in front of Risa's. Riku's was in the middle, and Satoshi's was on the other side of the class.

"Everyone, I'd like to say that since all the tests and grades are done and it's so close to graduation, I'm giving you the period off," the teacher declared, smiling. "This would be a good time to sign yearbooks, you know!"

Everyone cheered around Daisuke, but it just occured to him that they were graduating soon. So fast... he thought. It felt just like yesterday when he first started school... He stared out the window, and remembered...

"Wow... This is my new school. Azumono Middle school," Daisuke said in awe. He looked up at the building that seemed so big, so new. It was totally different than elemantry school! He couldn't wait to begin. He walked toward the entrance, still staring upward, and unwittingly walked right into someone. They both landed on the ground on their bottoms.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" a voice exclaimed.

"I'm sorry..." Daisuke moaned, rubbing his head. He opened his eyes and found himself staring at a girl with short, caramel hair with gorgeous brown eyes. She had a frown on her face, but that didn't change her appearence much.

"Are you alright Riku?" another voice asked.

Daisuke looked up and his eyes widened. This girl had long, brown hair bound into a half-ponytail with a large pink ribbon. She looked exactly like the girl he bumped into, but so much more different.

"Geez! This year looks bright..." the short haired girl grummbled.

"I'm sorry!" Daisuke bowed his head. Then he picked himself up and smiled, giving the other girl a hand. "I'm Daisuke Niwa. Pleased to meet you!"

"Ah...I'm Riku... Harada," the girl said slowly, looking oddly at his hand. She didn't take it, but just got up herself, much to Daisuke's suprise.

"And I'm Risa Harada," the other girl smiled widely. She held out a hand to him. "Nice to meet you."

"Same," he said, feeling heat rush to his face as he shook her hand. How forward, he thought.

"Hey, Risa, do you know which class we're in?" Riku asked, still frowning slightly.

"Yeah, room II-B," she responded.

"Hey, we're in the same class!" Daisuke noticed. He smiled at the pair. "I guess we'll be seeing a lot more of each other."

"Yeah!" Risa agreed cheerfully. She grabbed his arm, causing him to blush again. "Let's hurry!"

Riku slowly followed after them.

"WAKE UP, DAISUKE!" Takeshi slapped Daisuke on the back of his head, making him fall face forward into his desk. Takeshi, taking no mind, leaned forward and smilked, whispering, "This is your golden chance! You could ask Risa to sign your yearbook..."

Daisuke immediately sat up straight and started going through his backpack for his yearbook. That's right! Risa hadn't signed his yet! Suddenly, for no reason he could think of, he looked over at Riku. While everyone else was laughing and chatting away, she sat at her desk, apart from everyone else for once (she usually is with Risa and their friends). Daisuke recalled that she hadn't signed his yearbook either. He shook his head, and told himself to forget about it. He stood up and walked over to Risa.

"Risa, could you sign my yearbook?" he asked, handing it to her. He smiled slightly, and nerviously, unwittingly glancing at Riku. He didn't even want to think about what Risa would write to him.

"Sure!" She grabbed the yearbook with the wide smile Daisuke loved, took out a pink pen, and began to write. Her friends around her started to giggle. She handed it back to him when she was done. "Here you go!"

"Thanks," he said, walking back to his desk. He sat down and took a deep breath. He then opened his eyes and read what she had written.

Daisuke, You're a really great friend! I hope to see you next year! Hopefully, we'll go to the same highschool! Much love, Risa Harada

He exhaled loudly. He didn't know what to be- happy or sad. She had written "friend", but she had also written "love". He didn't know what to say. So then... why did he feel his head turning and his eyes looking for a certain caramel colored head of hair. He couldn't help himself.

Why was it that he couldn't get her out of his head? Why now, when the year was coming to an end? He just didn't understand. Maybe it was because lately Risa had seemed more distant. That must be it! Why else?

"Hey, Daisuke," a cold voice called.

"Wah?!" Daisuke jumped. He looked up at Satoshi. He smiled uneasily. "Hi Satoshi. You suprised me... Ah ha ha ha ha... Did you need something?"

"Not really..." was his rely.

"Ummm... then?" Daisuke shivered slightly at Satoshi's cold tone.

"Daisuke... something's about to happen," Satoshi said seriously. He leaned forward, closer to Daisuke's face.

"Eh? Something...?" Daisuke looked at him cluelessly.

"Be prepared," was all Satoshi said before turning and going back to his seat. The girls in the class started wondering what Daisuke and Satoshi had been talking about rather loudly then.

"Hey, Daisuke, what was Satoshi talking to you about?" Risa said, walking toward him. She frowned at the sight of the blue-haired boy.

"Ummm, I really don't know," Daisuke laughed nerviously.

"Hmmm..." Risa watched Satoshi slowly sit back into his seat and taking out a notebook to write in. "He's...weird."

"Yeah, but he's a good guy," Daisuke answered, smiling cheerfully. "I know it."

Risa pouted. She just didn't go for guys with glasses. Especially guys who were so strange and didn't even bother to talk to her. But anyway...

"Daisuke, do you know what's wrong with Riku?"

"Riku?"

"Yeah, she's been acting odd..." she explained, worried.

"Really..." Daisuke whispered.

Together, they both watched Riku, totally unaware that they were the fact she was acting "odd".

(Scence Change!)

At home, Daisuke found himself holding a paintbrush in his hand again. He was painting and not thinking. He was painting the eyes, finally, but he wasn't thinking about it. He seemed as if he was in a trances. Then... he was finished. He jumped in his seat with shock. It was almost as if he had woken up from a dream.

"I'm so silly," he laughed at himself. "Painting and not realizing it!"

But then, he looked at his picture. It was none other then...

"RIKU!" He fell onto the ground in shock. "Oh my god, it was Riku!"

He pressed a hand over his beating heart. Then he smiled to himself. Tomorrow, he'd tell her. Maybe she'd actually remember that time!

(Scence Change!)

"I made it!" Daisuke excalimed, running into the classroom. But no one even noticed him. They were too busy crowding around someone. He looked around, confused (and partly looked around for Riku). Too many people were shouting, and he couldn't make out a word they said. He finally spotted Takeshi and grabbed him. "Hey Takeshi, what's going on?"

"Man, didn't you hear? Riku's going to France!" Takeshi had to raise his voice for Daisuke to hear.

"RIKU'S GOING TO FRANCE?!"

Naru-chan: There you go! ::heart heart heart::

Daisuke: ::looks crestfallen:: Riku!!!!!!!

Naru-chan: See how sad Daisuke is? So review and he'll be happy!

Dark: Hey...when do I come into the story?

Naru-chan: ::pushes Dark away:: Shhh! You're not suppose to appear yet!

Dark: Feh! No one's going to review your story unless I the GREAT, SEXY Dark shows up. ::smirks::

Naru-chan: ....There's some truth in that....

Satoshi: ::sighs:: Whatever...I bet the fans think I'm sexier...I don't even try, unlike you.

Dark: ::vein pops:: Wanna fight, punk?!

Daisuke: RIIIIKKKKKUUUUU! T-T

Dark: Hey...She's mine!

Satoshi: Hey author...you DO realize that you took a part from the anime and put it in your story right?

Naru-chan: To be honest....I didn't realize it until later... Hahahaha.... (well, I don't mean the teddybear part, but the Satoshi going "I feel something's going to happen" thing. P)

Dark: God am I sexy! HAHAHAHA!

Satoshi: Ha, not compared to me.

Dark: ::glares at Satoshi::

Naru-chan: Hurry and review and you'll get to see Dark in action! XD And Satoshi being sexy without trying!

Daisuke: What about ME?

Dark:...you just had a whole chapter about you...greedy son of a...

Satoshi: What's my purpose in this story?

Naru-chan: ::sweatdrop:: Where's Riku when you need her?

Satoshi: You do realize that you're sending her to France so you're going to be stuck with us, right?

Naru-chan: O-O;;;;;;;;