Chapter 2:
"Good morning, Daisuke." Riku greeted Daisuke at the front of the school, "What's wrong, you seem flustered? Did something happen?" she asked kindly.
"Listen Riku, I need to tell you…" Daisuke began just before he was hit over the head by a newspaper.
"Daisuke! Daisuke have you heard the news?!" It was Takeshi Saehara, Daisuke's best friend for 12 years, "Daisuke, the Phantom Thief Dark's back! He ran into some gangsters last night and he told them he wanted his title back!" Takeshi showed Daisuke the newspaper, "It's true, look!"
Sure enough, Takeshi was right. There was a picture of the gangsters in the paper and the headline was, 'Phantom Thief Returns Again!' Daisuke knew that it was true, so when Riku gave him a questioning look he slightly nodded, "Wow Takeshi, you're right. It looks like Dark's back. Just don't get yourself killed trying to get his picture." Ever since Takeshi had entered High school with Daisuke, he had become even more reckless. He was trying to do anything for a picture and Daisuke knew he would go even farther if it came to a picture of the Phantom Thief Dark.
Takeshi nodded and then ran off to bother someone else with his news of Dark. Riku ran to Daisuke, "Was that true? Dark is back inside of you again?" she said.
This time Daisuke shook his head, "No. He's not inside me. I don't know exactly who he's inside now but it's not me so I don't know who it is. I just know he came to see me last night and…" Daisuke looked down, "Krad's back again. I saw him with Dark. They're together, with this British man, I don't know his name."
"Risa will want to know." Riku said, "I don't know if she fully got over him."
Just then, Risa ran up to them, "Daisuke!" she said, "I heard that Dark was back! Is that-" Daisuke covered her mouth quickly. Then he saw Satoshi Hiwatari coming to. The British man had said that Krad would tell Satoshi, after all, Satoshi's real name was Hikari. "No. Dark isn't with me." Daisuke immediately felt bad by the look on her face. He didn't want her to cry or feel sad because it was true. Dark was back, he just couldn't tell her. That British man had said not to.
"So the rumor isn't true." Satoshi said quietly. Daisuke searched his face trying to see if he knew the truth and was about to tell Risa and all of them but then he realized that Satoshi was looking rather disappointed as Risa. Then they both left and Riku looked suspiciously at Daisuke.
"But you just told me that he was back?" she said, "Why, I don't understand why…"
"I wish I cold tell Risa, you can tell her, but Satoshi isn't supposed to know until Krad tells him. That was the biggest deal that the man who was with Dark and Krad told me. Krad has to tell Satoshi himself so I couldn't tell her with him looking on." Daisuke looked into Riku's eyes, "can I trust you not to tell him, only her?"
"It'll be hard to get them separate but I think I can do it if I try." Riku nodded, "I'll do it for you and then you can be happy for me."
"Yeah, then the three of us can be happy together, and eventually the four of us."
Riku nodded again, "Look, Dai, I have to get to class right now so I'll see you after school." She ran off toward the school.
Daisuke began to go to but then stopped as he noticed a limo drive up, "Now who would be driving a limo to school?" he said to himself quietly. Then a boy got out that seemed to be Daisuke's age although he was much taller.
The boy has silver-gray hair that went to his shoulders and his shoulders were quite broad. He was wearing sunglasses so his eyes were impossible to see. After him came two men in black both wearing hats and sunglasses. They looked like they were body guards, which was true.
"Um, welcome to our school." Daisuke said kindly, trying to welcome him to the school kindly, "Where are you headed, I can take you there if you'd-"
"I need to get to class 1-B Mr. Niwa, and I don't want it to take all day so you can wait for my explanation in your classroom." Daisuke jumped back when the boy said his name and then he realized that he knew the voice. It was the voice of the British man that had been with Dark and Krad the night before, "I already told you to wait for the explanation. So let's get to your classroom because that is the one I signed up for." The boy was already walking to the door of the school and the two men, who Daisuke assumed were Dark and Krad, were following him quickly.
Daisuke ran to catch up to him, "At least give me something to call you." He said quickly, "I don't even have your name!"
"My name is Kuroi Kumori but Dark and Krad call my Shadow. As will the police when Dark and I help you with your stealing jobs."
Daisue was further startled. Only his mother knew that they were planning to steal a painting today and that was the only other person, so how did this boy know.
When they reached the class, which was indeed Daisuke's class, Shadow introduced himself to the class who all awed at his rich clothes and his bodyguards. But the teacher said the thing that got all he class to be even more in awe about him, "Excuse me Kumori, but we do not wear sunglasses in class."
"Of course, I understand that it is a policy that you wouldn't want to change in any way. Of course since I am here I must follow your rules although I will assure you that you won't like what you see. Everyone leaned forward anxiously as the glasses were removed and handed to the blonde one of his escorts, Krad.
His eyes were closed through this whole transition then he finally opened them and everyone in the room gasped. His left eye was purple and his right was gold. Daisuke immediately understood that it was because of Dark and Krad that his eyes were like that. But the rest of the class didn't know about Dark and Krad so they either thought he was a freak and tried to get away from him or thought he looked cute and leaned closer.
"Um… yes, well, that's perfectly alright, you can sit there by Niwa, the boy you cam in with." The teacher stuttered. It was obvious that she was intrigued by his eyes and wanted to understand them better.
Shadow nodded and he went to the empty seat beside Daisuke. Then Daisuke saw what he hadn't imagined Shadow doing. There was suddenly a note on Daisuke's desk. He looked up to see that the teacher's back was turned then unfolded it and read;
Don't try to not be able to understand this writing, now I want you to tell me, did you tell Mr. Hikari about Dark and Krad?
Daisuke didn't lie he quickly wrote 'No I didn't, and I told Riku not to let him know either.' then passed it back when the teacher wasn't looking.
That was how thy spent the day, writing notes back and forth without the teacher even suspecting them. Then once, Shadow suddenly wrote,
I have to go Daisuke. Be careful with your self and Dark and I will see you tonight.
"I'm sorry for interrupting you but I have to leave early today." Shadow showed the teacher and note then took his glasses, put them on and went out the Door. Daisuke watched him go and wondered silently, who was this guy really?