While I Was Away
By: Naru-chan
Disclaimer: I own nothing! Not DNAngel!
Naru-chan: SORRY EVERYONE!
Dark:bows deeply: Sorry!
Naru-chan: I've been so busy with classes and work…and mostly choosing what happens next, because there was two different ideas in my mind…
Daisuke: And sorry it's so short! She tried her best to add things, but she had to leave you with a cliffhanger!
Riku: And thanks to everyone who kept telling her to update!
Naru-chan: Yes, thanks for being so into this fic! By the way, someone noticed something about the cards…and yes I did know that. Lol
Satoshi: Yeah. Aren't you all hapoy that she updated though? Now I can make fun of Dark. :laughs:
Dark: HA! Let's see you try!
Satoshi:stares at Dark, with his usual bored face: You spend ten hours in front of the mirror.
Everyone: GASP!
Dark: W-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!
Daisuke: …It must be true since he's so mad.
Riku and Risa:nod nod:
Dark: AHEAJRSKW#JNQRWG!
Naru-chan: Anyway! Hope you don't mind the length! Enjoy!
Chapter Nine: Her with Him
"Ah…Look…Mistletoe…" Dark pointed out. He lifted his face to get it better look at it, but it was really to hide the color that was flooding into his face.
Riku blinked twice as realization hit her. She rapidly looked down at the ground, trying to hide a blush of her own. She clasped her hands and fiddled nervously with her fingers. "Y…Yeah…so it is…"
They stood there awkwardly for a moment or two. Finally, Dark couldn't take it anymore. He cleared his throat loudly.
"Uh…you know what mistletoe means, right…?" He adjusted his collar. Suddenly the room seemed extremely hot. He couldn't look Riku in the eye.
"Yeah…Yeah I do…" Riku replied slowly. They both waited to see what the next would do.
"So…" Dark trailed off. He finally gathered up the guts and hesitantly lifted Riku's face gently, so that they were looking at each other. He slowly and nervously leaded forward. "That means…"
"That we…have to…" Riku whispered. She could feel his breath on her already. His eyes…his ruby red eyes seemed to captivate her. She could drown in those eyes… Before either of them knew it, their lips met with tender passion. Neither of them knew who was the one to make the move. And neither of them cared. Warmth spread through them.
Dark's hand crept up unconsciously, and wrapped around Riku's waist. He pulled her closer to deepen the kiss. She too wrapped lifter her hands to run her hands through his silky purple hair… Everything seemed to blur. Nothing mattered anymore…
They pulled apart for a second to catch their breath… Just for a second…that was all Riku needed to catch a glance of red hair.
Immediately, without thinking, Riku's hands met solidly with Dark's chest, shoving him off her. The red was gone, but Riku's heart was thundering in her chest. And now, not from the kiss. Before she herself realized what she was doing, she was racing down the stairs. The sound of her boots clanked loudly and her skirt made it hard for her to move, but still, she raced down those steps as if not even death could stop her.
"DAISUKE!" she cried out. Part of her mind was screaming that it couldn't possibly be Daisuke! He was in Japan! A million miles away! He couldn't…couldn't! And yet Riku continued on, until she was outside and out of breath, hysterically looking around. Flashes of her first love sped through her mind. Had Daisuke seen that! Did he care! Was it really Daisuke! What was he doing here! Was it for her…? She felt she needed to move but where she had no idea. But…Daisuke! She'd find him! She swiftly turned a corner and then…
Red hair!
She felt her feet move. She heard a distant cry of her name. But all she could think was…Daisuke. She raced toward him and luckily for her, he bumped into someone. She grabbed his hand just as he was getting his balance.
"D…Daisuke?" she whispered with much difficulty. Breathing was a chore. She had to force herself in order to do it. It had to be Daisuke…it had to…
He quickly turned his head. Riku's eyes widened and now she literally couldn't breath. Her chocolate eyes met scarlet red ones. There was a trail of a tear on one side… His face was flushed and pain was written all over it. Then he smiled…the smile that only he had.
"Hi Riku…"
That's when he fainted into her arms. Nothing was registering in Riku's mind. The fact that his body was slumped against hers caused her to collapse onto the ground with him in her arms. She slowly, since she couldn't think, looked down. She pressed a hand against his forehead only to be shocked at how hot it was. It burned. The fact that this was Daisuke who was flushed made her skin burn all the more.
"Daisuke!" she cried.
"What's wrong!" Dark demanded, as he finally reached her side. His eyes narrowed in concern and confusion. They widened as they landed on Daisuke's limp body. "Daisuke!"
"Daisuke!" another voice screamed. Risa shoved Dark to one side to get to Daisuke. Anxiety covered her face. She didn't even note Riku's presence, too busy with Daisuke. "What happened!"
"We have to get him somewhere fast," Satoshi said seriously. He had kneeled next to Daisuke and checked his temperature. "He's burning up!"
"The hospital!" Takeshi, serious for once, suggested.
"This isn't like Japan. Hurry, our apartment is just around the corner!" Riku cried, waking up, yet seeming like she was still in a dream. Satoshi and Dark both carried Daisuke, with Riku, Risa and Takeshi straight behind. All of them, too worried for Daisuke's sake, didn't really notice whom they were actually talking to.
Riku let out a sigh of relief as she stared at the thermometer. "It's down to a slight fever now…"
She had changed from her dress into a comfortable sweater and long, wool and gray skirt. She sat alone in the room aside from Daisuke and the moon outside shed only one ray of light on his face. She had insisted that everyone else go outside since a lot of worrying people crowding around would do nothing to help Daisuke, and since it was her room that he was in so she felt it was right if she stayed. As she stared at him now, she swallowed hard.
Everything seemed so strange… Here was Daisuke… her first love…in front of her…in Paris… Just trying to think about it was giving her a throbbing headache…
"Hey…" Risa quietly entered the room with a tray of food. "How's he doing?"
"He'll be fine now." Riku smiled weakly, taking the food from her twin though she had absolutely no appetite. She stared at the clam chowder and loaf of warm bread. Nothing stirred inside her at this sight.
"You should get some rest now," Risa said with a weary smile, walking unhurriedly out of the room. "You must be tired. You haven't left his side since he got here."
Riku listened to the sound of Risa's retreating steps. Then she heard herself cry, "Wait, Risa!"
Risa paused at the door, her hand on it. She didn't turn to look at Riku.
"I…You…Why…Why did you…" Riku struggled to find the right words. "Why did you guys…come here…?"
"…Because…" Risa began with a sad smile. "Because Daisuke wanted to see you."
"Daisuke…" Riku whispered, suddenly having trouble breathing. Her face felt extremely warm, "wanted to see me…?"
"Well…get that rest," Risa said, trying to leave with a cheerful note. She closed the door behind her with a soft "click".
Riku turned slowly. There was a stillness in her she couldn't describe… She, almost timidly, walked back toward Daisuke. She sat back in her seat, placing the tray of food on her desk nearby. She brushed some hair behind her ear. That was when she realized that her face was burning. This only caused her to blush even more. She pressed both of her hands against her flushed face.
Oh God! She thought, her heart pacing. What am I doing! Why am I blushing! But she knew why. The fact that Daisuke had wanted to see her…was overwhelming! Daisuke… her first love… the one who she had never forgotten…could not forget, despite Dark's love.
Dark… the name rang in her mind. What was he thinking now? Did he know…who Daisuke was to her? And…that kiss… Riku's face flushed even more, if that was possible. She unconsciously pressed a hand against her lips. That kiss was…hadn't she…kissed back! The kiss! Had…Daisuke seen it! Panicky thoughts ran to and fro in her mind and she wasn't able to control any of them.
But…just the sight of Daisuke calmed her down (though her cheeks remains glowing). She hesitantly reached out. She flinched slightly, but continued after a pause… Slowly… pain achingly slow… she brushed silky scarlet hair from his pale face.
"Daisuke…" she whispered, breathlessly. She had no control of her body anymore… She felt herself leaning closer…closer…until she was just a hair away from his face. "I…"
A letter fell to the floor soundlessly. Dark leaned against the wall, tears falling down from his violet eyes soundlessly. His body slid downward until his head was buried in his knees. Sobs wrenched through his body. He clenched his teeth down painfully. In his hand was a bag, which crumbled under the pressure he applied to it.
"Pouqoui…(Why…)!" he whispered fiercely. "Pouquoi…"
Naru-chan: You…like? OO;
Dark:sob sob:
Daisuke:struggling in bed:
Riku:blushing madly:
Naru-chan: Well? Lol
Risa: She promises to write more SOON! So please review!
Naru-chan: Thanks so much everyone!