Reluctant Emotions

Disclaimer: Hmm… Dark owns Krad as of now… -gets smacked by Krad- Ow! Hey!

Krad: He does NOT own me!

Me: Why do you have a leash on you then?!

Krad: …

Me: YOU ARE SO PWNED, KRAD! ADMIT IT!

Krad: -glares-

Me: Yeah, that's right, GLARE! -glares back- But I'm the authoress! I have power over you! So I technically own you! I CAN MAKE YOU POOF INTO A PINK MARSHMALLOW IF I WANT TO!

Krad: -glares-

Me: -ahem- Anyways… Fine, I don't own you, Krad… or anyone else… Can't say so about Dark though. He probably owns yo- -is smacked-

Krad: NO! JUST GO ON WITH THE STORY! YOU'RE MAKING THE READERS ANTICIPATE!

Me: Hmph… Just wait until I'm through with you… Ku ku ku ku ku…. xP OK! NEXT CHAPTER'S UP! ENJOY!

Dark raised his eyebrows. 'Holy crap' was all he could conjure out of his gawking mouth.

"KYAH! Isn't he just so handsome?!" Emiko shrieked in an-almost-fangirlish-squeal. She set her hands on her face and sighed in awe as she gazed upon her lovely 'artwork.'

Krad stood there, red from anger and embarrassment. He looked down at the flowing dark blue kimono that reached the floor, lined with gold and flowers patterns placed each with careful decorum. Emiko was unable to detach his collar, which she frustratedly tried to remove from the poor helpless blonde. Also, Emiko apparently had gone a little overboard as to putting Krad's hair up in a traditional Japanese bun with two black plastic chopsticks. And if you looked closely, you could see a slight tint of pink on Krad's lips.

Dark just gaped there, staring at the "handsome" Krad before him. He became so infatuated by the female Krad in front of him; he 'accidentally' got a tingly sensation… down there… and pushed the shock button.

Krad clutched his neck as bolts of electricity zapped his body and collapsed to the ground.

"Ah, shit." Dark quickly turned around and hastily fumbled with the remote in his pants to turn off the shocker. "Sorry, sorry. My fault."

Emiko kneeled beside Krad. "Oh you poor thing. Dark!" The thief winced at her abrupt loudness. "Take this thing off of him!"

Dark pouted. "But… he's my pet…"

"There is no sense in hurting him." She sternly said.

"He'll run away if I take it off!" The teen persisted. "I just got started having fun with him too!"

"Dark…" Her tone grew more serious. Dark sighed and gave into the woman. He would never test Emiko's aggression.

Dark squatted beside Krad and fidgeted with the collar. He punched in a couple of codes and the choker gave off a beep and released.

"There." Dark replied begrudgingly. "You better not run away or it'll be worse once I catch you again." Krad rubbed the reddish ring around his neck while glaring at his other half.

"Oh, you poor little angel." Emiko mourned at the sight and gave Krad a small hug, which he was annoyed at. "Dark!" She smacked him across the head again. "How could you do such a thing?!"

"Itai…" He closed one eye while rubbing his head. "Emiko! I had to! He'd fly away!"

"Hmph. That is not a very good way to treat someone, even if he is your enemy." The mother muttered in annoyance.

"Okay okay. Sorry, Emiko." Dark quickly apologized before he would get beaten again.

She gave a sigh. "Now that that's taken cared of. How about dinner?"

"Eh, Emiko. Do you smell something?" Dark started sniffing the air, which smelled like smoke.

"AH! I forgot! The dinner's in the oven!" She shot out of the hallway and into the kitchen, shouting in frustration.

Dark gazed back at Krad and let out a whistle. "Damn Krad, maybe you should I have been a woman when you were created."

Krad let out a growl and attempted to strangle Dark when he dumbly tripped over his ever-so-long kimono and fell; fell into the arms of Dark, of course.

"Whoa there, Hime-sama (1)! Wouldn't want to ruin your pretty little gown there, would you?" Dark smirked as he held the helpless blonde. He received another loud growl.

"Well, anyways. Welcome to the Niwa family. Let's go eat." He grinned and tried to pull up the 'princess.'

"Welcome to the- what?!" Krad exclaimed in bewilderment as he hastily tried to get out of Dark's embrace, but no prevail since the kimono got in his way.

"That's right. You're part of the family now. You're like… the daughter-in-law." The thief gave a hearty laugh and stuck his tongue out in mockery. Krad's eye twitched in annoyance. 'Grr… How dare he treat me this way! No one makes a fool out of a Hikari!'

The thief blinked, just realizing that Krad was still in his arms. "Are you going to let go, or do you like me that much, Kraddie-chan?"

"Urusai! (2)" The blonde agitatedly struggled to get up once again by pulling free from Dark and holding himself up against the wall. Finally regaining his balance, he slowly walked back into the bedroom, only to find himself being held back by his 'master.'

"Where do you think you're going?" Dark raised an eyebrow. "You're my slave, remember? And I refuse to let you change." He grinned in satisfaction.

"WHAT?! I AM NOT GOING TO-" Krad stopped abruptly when he saw Dark hold up the black chain.

"Don't forget I'm in charge of you. With this chain and little remote, I can choose to do whatever I want to you." His smirk widened even further. "Don't even try to escape."

Krad's eyes flashed dangerously. "Teme…(3)"

"Tha-a-at's right. Now come to dinner with us. You're lucky you have such a nice master." Dark tugged on the blonde's sleeve, causing Krad to stumble a bit. "Hm. Want me to carry you to the-"

"NO!"

"Alright then. Come, Kraddie-chan."

-At the dinner table-

"Here you go! Eat up!" Emiko chirped as she set numerous food dishes on the table.

"Wow, Emiko. They don't look burnt at all and it smells delicious!" The violet-haired thief stared in awe at all the delectable meals. If it were not for his ego, he'd be drooling.

"Why thank you, Dark. I quickly tried to whip up some unburnt food. Enjoy!"

Dark was the first to dig in and grab a couple spoonfuls of each dish. He was about to put the spoon in his mouth, but glanced over at Krad only to see him dazedly staring at the food.

Dark sighed. "What? You want me to feed you?"

"No!" Krad angrily replied and continued staring at the food in hesitation.

"It's not going to poison you. Emiko wouldn't do that. Try some. You're skinny and pale as it is." Dark prodded Krad's cheek with the tip of his chopsticks, which made Krad's face scrunch up in irritation. Dark then decided that he would have to place food on the blonde's plate, seeing how Krad was unwilling to do so himself.

"Here." Krad still gazed at the food placed before him.

"What is it? You allergic to food or something?"

"No…"

"Don't like this kind of food?"

"No."

"You want something else to eat?!"

"No."

"Well then what is it?!" Dark asked in impatience.

"Why are you eating food?" The purple-haired teen blinked a couple of times before the question registered in his mind.

"What? Why am I eating food?! What kind of question is that?!" Krad blinked in confusion.

"We're basically immortal beings, we don't need to eat." Dark gaped in shock. He doesn't eat?! Dark's mind whirled in ghastly bewilderment, causing him to fall out of his chair.

The blonde blinked as he saw his other half fall. "YOU DON'T EAT FOOD?! ARE YOU NOT HUMAN?!" Dark shouted from the floor, causing the whole family to wince.

"No, I'm not and neither are you." Krad coolly replied.

"Well- okay-but- ARE YOU MAD OR SOMETHING?!"

"Yes. That's where I got my title of 'the Homicidal Blo-"

"AGH! THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" Dark sat up and ruffled his hair in frustration. He took a moment to regain his breathing and massaged his temples. "You have never eaten anything? At all?"

Krad shook his head. "Why bother with human food?"

Dark was flabbergasted at the fact that Krad has never eaten. "Y-You-" This coming from a gluttonous thief, of course.

"Oh! You poor thing!" Emiko cried in pity. "Here…" She grabbed a spoonful of fried rice. "I will make sure you never starve again!"

"Wh-what? Starve?" Krad looked from Emiko to Dark. "You eat? Why would you eat? We don't need food!"

"But it tastes so freaking good! God, you have GOT to eat." Before Krad had an answer, Dark took Emiko's spoon and shoved it into Krad's mouth.

"Eh? What do you think?" Dark asked. Krad blinked several times before his mouth had accustomed to the flavor and was unsure of what to do with the food in his mouth.

Dark sighed. "You're supposed to chew it Krad. You know, make your jaw move up and down. Dear God, do you not know how to eat?!" Emiko smacked Dark in the head. "Ow!"

"Don't mock him. He's never eaten." Emiko frowned in scron. Dark rubbed his head while pouting like the child he was.

"Go on, Krad-chan. Chew it several time and then swallow." Emiko instructed in a motherly tone. Krad did as he was told. A weird sensation tingled on his tongue, and he couldn't quite put it in words.

"So?" Dark nudged Krad. "Is it yummy?"

Krad nodded. "It tastes… good, I suppose." As if those were the magic words, bright sparkles appeared in Emiko's eyes.

"You like it?! Then here!" She piled lumps of food on his plate. "Eat all you want! There's more where that came from!" Krad sweatdropped while Dark just laughed at his expression.

"Good luck with finishing your dinner. Emiko can get carried away when people compliment her food." Krad smiled awkwardly with the corner of his mouth twitching.

-An hour after dinner-

Krad clutched his stomach with uneasiness and moaned in pain. Dark looked over at Krad.

"Jeez. You okay? I think you overate."

"You THINK?! It's that woman's entire fault! She kept forcing me to-" Krad winced in pain and groaned again.

"Ew. Okay. No throwing up in here. Go to the bathroom if you're going to do that." Even the great phantom thief had to admit: He HATED watching someone throw up. It was disgusting and vile and… ugh. He didn't want to think about it.

"I won't throw up. I think it's just a stomachache." The blonde tried to breathe in and out slowly to try and make his food digest.

"Why don't you just go to the bathroom in case?" The violet-haired teen insisted and pushed Krad towards the bathroom. "Make sure you use the fragrance sprayer too. Ugh."

Krad stared at Dark. "What?"

"The fragrance sprayer. You know, the thing you use to help kill od-"

"I know that, but… why would you want me to go in there?" There was an awkward pause.

"DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE NOT POTTY-TRAINED?!" Dark gawked in shock "OH GOD. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?!" Dark shouted stunned. His eyes swirled in utter shock. Krad looked down, red with embarrassment. He knew it's was one of those 'human' things that they did.

"Well I'm sorry I'm not human and never went to the bathroom before!" Krad shot back at Dark in fuming humiliation.

Dark sighed and ran his hand through his messy hair. "Alright alright. Sorry, I forgot. I guess it only makes sense since you have never eaten before, so you probably would never need to go to the bathroom." He scratched the back of his neck. "So, do you… uhh…"

"What?!" Krad glared, still clutching his stomach.

"Do you… want me… to…" Dark continued awkwardly. "Doyouwantmetopottytrainyou?"

Krad blinked. "What? Stop mumbling and get to the point."

"I said DO YOU WANT ME TO POTTY TRAIN YOU?!" Dark answered loud enough for the whole house to hear.

Unfortunately for Krad, Emiko was passing by with a load of laundry in her hands. She tilted her head. "My, my Krad-chan. You need a lot of lessons of life, don't you?" Dark quickly held up his hands.

"N-No, no, Emiko. That's okay. The last thing he needs to know is about PMS and tampons." Dark sweatdropped. "I think I'll teach him… stuff… that won't gross him out so much."

"Alright then. I'm going to put some spare clothes for Krad in your room, okay?"

"H-Hai." He replied and with that, Emiko walked off. Dark sighed in relief.

Krad was looking down and away from Dark's glance. "I think I'll figure it out on my own." He said quietly.

"Oh thank God." Dark replied in gratefulness. "Uh… well if you need… help or something… Yeah, just… uhh… yeah." He smiled uncomfortably and left.

'Well, that was pathetic.' A familiar voice rang inside Krad's mind.

"Shut up, Satoshi-sama." Krad frowned as he ambled to the bathroom.

'You don't know how to-"

"I said shut up!" He glared at nothing in particular and resumed to opening the door of the bathroom. He looked around the area. It had everything a normal bathroom would have; a sink, a bathtub, and a toilet. Krad slowly approached the white toilet before him and looked down in what seemed like a bottomless hole.

'If you need help, just ask, Krad.' A mocking laugh came from the bluenette's lips.

"Grr. Just tell me what to do." There was silence in the blonde's mind. "Well?!" He asked impatiently.

'I think I'd rather let you suffer and find out for yourself.'

"Satoshi!" He hissed. "Once I get out of here, I swear I'll-" Krad's stomach growled in pain as he clutched it and groaned.

A knock came from outside. "Krad, are you okay in there?"

'No, he's having problems going to the restroom.' Satoshi mentally answered.

"Shut up!" Krad whispered harshly. "I-I'm fine." He gulped to get his voice back.

"Well, you do know that there's a handle on the toilet to flush right?"

"Uh." Krad searched around the toilet and found a metal handle which he assumed made the toilet 'flush.' He jiggled it a few times, but it did not do anything.

"You just push it down and it'll flush your… umm… waste." Dark instructed. Krad pushed down on the handle as Dark had said and it made a loud 'whish' sound that made Krad jump.

'Congratulations. You found out how to flush a toilet. You now have the IQ of a toilet-trained toddler.'

Krad winced at the sarcastic statement. "SHUT. UP."

"You got it, Krad?"

"Yes. I'm fine now."

'No, you're not.' Satoshi continued to taunt the already irritated blonde.

"Oh, and there's toilet paper on the side, you know." Dark scratched his head awkwardly from outside the door. 'This is so embarrassing… but at the same time… It's pretty hilarious.' He mentally thought, trying hard to suppress a laugh. 'And kind of sad…'

"Um, alright. I got it." Krad replied even though he still had no idea what to do.

"I'll go get the bed ready." The thief quickly said to let the blonde do carry on his 'business' and left.

Krad shut his eyes tight as the pain became more unbearable. "Ow…" He rubbed his stomach to calm the ache. "This is why I don't eat food!"

'Aw, poor Krad. Getting sickened by human food.'

"I swear if you open your mouth, again I will-" The growl got louder and more unbearable. He took a couple of breaths and calmly tried to remember what his Tamer had done in the past. Krad had always wondered why Satoshi stir up in the middle of the night and walk to the bathroom.

"That's it!" He realized that during the night, the blue-haired prodigy would take a midnight trip to the bathroom. "Now, what did you do?" The blonde tried to recall the steps as he tapped his forefinger on his chin.

'Why are you involving me in this process? Pervert.' Satoshi was somewhat annoyed and grossed out that his alter ego actually paid attention. It was times like those he had hoped the blonde would have just stayed asleep.

"Hmm… let's see… you unzipped your pants…" Krad muttered, purposely ignoring his Tamer. "And then…"

'Krad… don't you dare." Satoshi became more aggravated now that the blonde was actually imagining the bluenette with his pants down. 'Don't be so disgusting!'

"You pulled down your boxers…" The pale teen was now having fun describing his Tamer's bathroom process. "And then you held your-"

'KRAD!' The angel winced at sudden burst of anger. "Gomen, Satoshi-sama. Since you refused to tell me how to go to the bathroom, I had to use you as an example. But I'm okay now thanks to you." He graciously chimed.

And so, Krad did his duty with an infuriated person grumbling in his head.

-3 minutes later-

Whoosh.

Krad adjusted his kimono loathingly and turned on the faucet to wash his hands. "That feels so much better." He sighed as he wiped his hands on a wash cloth in content. He was even more satisfied when he did not hear a word out of his Tamer. "It's okay, Satoshi-sama. It's not like I was mentally ravishing you." He chuckled and opened the bathroom door.

He continued wandering down the hallway, peaking through each room. 'Hm… I wonder where Dark is…' He looked further down the hallway, but saw no sign of the tousle-haired male. 'This is the perfect moment to escape.' Krad thought as he turned around to leave. But of course, he had to run into a hard 'thing.'

"Trying to run away, are we now?" A specific purple-haired thief was hovering over the fallen blonde, whom was on the floor because he accidentally tripped on his ever-so-long kimono when he bumped into his master. Dark took Krad gently by the arm and raised him up.

"Come, Hime-sama. Your bed awaits." Dark carefully guided Krad, with one arm around his waist, to his new room.

'Damn, so close…' Krad sighed as he was lead into a dark room. Since it was night time, it was pitch black. Well, almost. If it weren't for the moon shining through the balcony sliding doors. Krad looked around. The area seemed somewhat familiar. He possibly had seen this room through the eyes of Satoshi when he visited Daisuke. On the right of the room was the bunk bed, which he remembered from his Tamer's memory.

"Wait… Isn't this Niwa's room?"

"Why yes it is. But technically we share this room, seeing how we share bodies." Krad flushed at the stupidity of his question.

"So… where am I sleeping?" He asked slowly, somewhat afraid of the answer. A small creak was heard, followed by the sound of a door shutting. He turned around just in time to feel a familiar cold steel being wrapped around his neck.

"You're sleeping with me." Dark grinned as he tugged on the chain. "You better get comfortable."

Footnotes:

(1) Hime-sama: Princess

(2) Urusai: Shut up.

(3) Teme: Bastard.

A/N: Wow, this chapter was a heck lot longer. I got carried away. I know it's not that great. I'm not a very descriptive person. -sigh- That is one of my biggest flaws. I'm just all dialogue.

OH! ZOMG! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE REVIEWERS SO FAR! I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE!!! I HAVE SUCKY BETA READERS WHO DON'T EVEN PROOF READ AND THEN WITH SCHOOL AND ALL AND IT WAS THE LAST QUARTER SO I HAD TO STUDY LAST MINUTE AND TRY TO GET A'S SO MY QUARTER GRADES WOULD BE-

-is smacked-

Krad: You babble on too much… -o-

Me: Okay. I'm sorry. T.T I just hope I didn't lose any readers. Please read and review! -hands out naked Krad plushies-

Dark: Gimme! xD

Krad: Dx