Ay, que pasado...It is taking me SO long to type this up! I'm going to go into a state of depression after I am done with this chapter.
My apologies, once again...
Disclaimer: I do not own DNAngel...right now (evil laughter)
Chapter 13
As the sun set, Emiko paced around the house, shouting in excitement. "My! What a turn of events! The twins want to go on a date with you guys on the same night at the same place. How interesting! Reminds me of a shojo manga!" She continued to giggle.
"I guess that is how woman are." Kosuke whispered to Daiki.
Meanwhile, Daisuke and Satoshi did not seem to be as excited as the mother was. "Why so down, guys?"
Satoshi looked up at Emiko with an annoyed expression. "Why do you think?"
Mrs. Niwa laughed nervously, her eyebrow twitched a bit. "I understand the fact that we will have to find a way to make it seem like you by tomorrow night, though the theft is planned for a few days but we can always find our way around it."
"Well, enjoy yourselves then." Satoshi said, standing up and pushing in his chair.
"You're leaving?" Daisuke followed him. "I thought we agreed that you could stay over here."
Stepping away from Dai, Satoshi told him, "I would like a night to myself." and before anyone could stop him, he was gone. The Niwa family was left in a confused silence.
What's up your ass? Dark questioned, trying to get the teen's attention.
"Shut up." Satoshi unlocked his door, threw the keys on the couch, which then disappeared into the cushions, and walked into the kitchen. He scavenged through the cupboards, looking for something to eat.
With a great sigh of frustration, he jumped in the couch and buried his face in the cushions. Now, I may not be the smartest person but I know that there's something wrong with you, Hikari...
"And what do you care?" Satoshi scowled, not caring that he was talking out loud.
I have to hear your bitching, don't I?
"Of course, it's only about you..." Satoshi muttered under his breath.
Dark suddenly became silent. Huh? What did you think it was about? Satoshi laid on his back and pulled out the remote. As hard as he tried to relax, the thief would not stop bugging him.
Just leave me alone. Satoshi sighed, brushing the red hair out of his face. He glanced up to see a bag of chips laying on the floor. "What is that?" Satoshi pushed himself up and walked to pick up the bag. Though it seemed simple, a normal bag of chips, Satoshi was very curious about it. "Did Dai buy this?" A small chuckle escaped him. "I guess I really don't have anything good to eat in this house."
Grumbling could be heard behind him. There's defiantly something weird with you, Creepy.
Satoshi only shook his head and laughed. "I just need some rest. That's all." He let his eyes pass over the clock that read eight o' clock. Not even bothering to change out of his uniform, Satoshi laid in his stiff bed and quickly fell asleep.
After she heard the light tap on the window, she dashed across the room and opened the window. He snuck in as she motioned for him to follow her. Neither of the two made a sound. Not even a creak came from the wooden stairs that lead to the dungeon-like basement. "Just in time." Emiko giggled softly, turning on the single light bulb that hung in the middle of the room.
Dark let out a sigh of relief. He blinked a few times, adjusting his eyes from the dark to the bright. "Well, you know how I am."
"Yes, but was the uniform that necessary?"
"What else was I supposed to wear?"
"Good point." Emiko chuckled softly. "Getting off that topic, what are we supposed to do about their date?"
Dark immediately growled. "So that's what this was about?" The thief scratched the back of his neck, glancing around the room. A smirk crossed his face as he began to bask in the glory of all the works of art he stole. "But I guess we do want the two to be happy. What should we do?"
"I've had a few ideas." It was almost as if the light bulb shined down on Emiko, like a spotlight during the dramatic moment in a play. "Do you remember when Satoshi's father sent him on a job?"
"Yeah, it was only a few days ago." Dark tried to be kind about something that he would obviously remember.
Unfortunately for him, Emiko noticed the rudeness in his voice and growled under her breath. She kicked him in the ankle and continued. "Well, how did he get around without anyone noticing that it was not him?"
"Give me a second..." Dark said with clenched teeth. His eyes were watering from the pain in his ankle. Emiko crossed her arms and tapped her feet, waiting for him answer. "Woman, hold your horses."
Dark stood in place, thinking to himself for minutes. The mother grew angry, an aura surrounded her. After another minutes, she finally exploded and stared punching Dark. "Ow! Ow! Emiko! Quit that! I remember his father had him wear a hat and sunglasses. Now stop!" Emiko finally did, and fortunately for Dark, she was smiling.
"That actually sounds like a good plan. Thanks Dark!" When Emiko smiled, Dark could not help but forgive her.
"No problem, but did you have to try to kill me?"
"Sorry about that...I'm just a little cranky because I'm tired." Emiko yawned. "I do think I am going to go back to bed." She began to walk towards the steps when she froze.
Dark's head fell to the side. "Why'd you stop?" He went to say something else when a malicious laughter came from the top of the stairs.
"Now, I wonder how Satoshi will feel when he hears that you two are doing things behind his back." A glint of gold shined.
Mrs. Niwa looked to the side, avoiding the white wings' eye contact. "But, we're not doing anything wrong."
Krad's footsteps were soft as he walked down the old stairs. "You could say that, but..." His eyes traveled over Dark and stuck on Emiko. "He trusts you, I'm guessing. Just because he was a little cranky tonight doesn't mean that he was angry at you." A smiled played on Krad's face, telling them he was referring to Emiko's actions. "But this just might, won't it?"
Dark watched his counterpart. It only took him a few moments to realize that Krad was trying to make Emiko feel bad. But then, a gasp came from the Kaitoh's mouth. "Then, do you know why Satoshi wasn't acting normal tonight?" He asked with an almost childish expression.
The blonde's eyes turned into narrow slits. "What makes you think I would know? That would be your job to figure out." He turned around and rested his hand on the doorknob. "When you do, tell me. Then, maybe I won't tell Satoshi that you still couldn't trust someone desperate for motherly affection." Krad chuckled and left the room, like he did the other two speechless.
"What did I say?" Mrs. Niwa crossed her arms over her chest and glared at her husband. "Don't touch it!" She hit his hands with a paper fan. While he wasn't paying attention, she pushed the toaster away from him.
"Ouch..." Kosuke rubbed his fingers. To his relief, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" Moments later he came back with Satoshi next to him. "I'm glad you decided to join us." The man gave the red head a warm smile.
"I'm sorry. I just needed a bit of rest." Satoshi said softly as he took a seat.
Emiko laughed gently and handed him a cup of tea. "Well, we resolved the problem of the date!" Satoshi gave her a curious glance while he took a sip. "Well, I was thinking that you guys could wear these." And faster than the eye could see, Emiko pulled out large black sunglasses and black top hats.
"You want us to dress up like The Blues Brothers?" Yawned Daisuke, who was now stepping down the stairs. Though, it did not last for long, since he tripped on the third step and fell the rest of the way.
"No. Just wear these on your guys date and they won't see your eyes and hair. That's all we're mainly concerned about, correct?" Mrs. Niwa questioned, pouring a cup of tea for her son.
Satoshi nodded. "You know, the funny thing is that my father came up with the same idea."
"Really?" Emiko rubbed the back of her neck, looking away from the Hikari. "What are the chances of that?" Her eyes roamed the room. Emiko's eyes caught sight of Daisuke. He gave her a kind smile but she could have sworn she saw gold flash behind his blue eyes.
Suddenly, Satoshi shot up. "Crap, I forgot I had to get to school early." All eyes were on him. Satoshi handed his cup to Emiko and smiled. "Thank you. But I have to help clean the classroom. Saehara's not exactly the most...would you say willing to do anything?" He laughed to Daisuke.
"Wait a minute, and I'll come." In a matter of seconds, Daisuke chugged down the tea. He slammed the cup down on the table, shaking everything else on the table. "See you!" The two ran out the door before Emiko or anyone else could stop them.
Kosuke chuckled. "Is it me or is every morning turning out like this?"
The day went by quickly and before anyone knew it came, it was time for the boy's date. The two were now waiting outside the Niwa residence, the Harada's limo was coming to pick them up.
"Have a good time, boys!" Emiko waved happily.
Now, though Daisuke seemed very enthusiastic, standing on the doorstep dressed in a formal dark blue shirt with a white tie, black pants and his hat and glasses to hide that he looked like Satoshi.
"I don't understand why I have to wear this." growled Satoshi.
"Well, I figure we want to go on a date with the person we like but we can't let them know we switched bodies."
Satoshi let out a deep sigh. He loosened the collar on his shirt. "That is not what I meant. I was talking about these clothes your mother made me wear. We're going on a date to eat at a restaurant, not a dance club." He extended his arms to examine his wardrobe. Satoshi was never was a big fan of street clothes.
A large black limo pulled up in front of them and an old man walked around the front of the car. Satoshi spotted a hint of a smile on his face. The boys walked up to the car, only to be stared at by their dates.
For the first few moments, the twins were silent. Then, a burst of laughter came out of Riku's mouth, sending her sister flying in the air. "What are you two wearing?" She managed to say between her laughs.
"Riku! Don't be so rude!" Risa shouted.
Continuing to laugh, her sister said, "They look silly! What are you guys supposed to be? The Blues Brothers?"
"Told you." Daisuke whispered to Satoshi.
"Let me explain." Satoshi said, giving Risa a smile. Her face suddenly turned red. "I know it sounds idiotic but we're wearing this so no one recognizing us. Takeshi and his friends were planning on pulling a prank on us. We didn't want our dates to be ruined so we dressed up like this. I don't think Takeshi would expect us to dress up like this."
"Oh Satoshi!" Risa was starry-eyed. She hugged Satoshi tightly and giggled. "That's so kind of you guys."
Daisuke was smirking while he watched Riku's expression. "I guess..." She sighed and glanced at Daisuke, who was still smiling like a child. "By the way," Riku turned to Satoshi. "Are you alright? Your voice is a little...high."
"My throat is just a little sore." Satoshi said nervously.
"But that's alright because you're feeling better, right?" Risa seemed excited. For a minute, Satoshi had forgotten that for the past few days, "Satoshi" was sick, but once he remembered, Satoshi nodded.
The car came to a stop and the door next to Daisuke opened, revealing the driver and surroundings behind him. "I do believe this is where you told me, Miss Harada."
"Sure is!" Risa giggled as she jumped out. Daisuke had to hold on to his hat because his head was too small for it. While the group was getting out of the limo, Satoshi noticed Daisuke was worried.
That's just like him. I wish the boy would be certain about something for once. Dark groaned, just waking up.
And he's always confident at the most useless times. Satoshi added on. He heard Dark chucked and felt satisfied. But, do you mind? I'd like our dates to be private.
No way, there's no possible way I'm going to let this opportunity pass by. I wish I had some popcorn though...
Satoshi let out a deep breath. Looking up, he was glad to see Daisuke finally warming up to the situation. He had his arm around Riku, and he was talking to her. It seemed nice that Daisuke could relax, but how come Satoshi couldn't? Was there some uncertain aura surrounding him? Satoshi was not sure, all he knew was he didn't feel calm like Daisuke seemed.
"Satoshi, have you ever been here before?" Risa asked, tearing him out of his thoughts.
He shook his head. "No, but I've heard it's a good restaurant."
"I've been here once with my parents for a holiday, and it was super yummy so I thought it make the perfect place to go!" The dates walked in the restaurants doors. At once, Satoshi and Daisuke's jaws dropped. The place had expensive written all over it. Perfectly sculpted chairs, sleek red table clothes, dressed up waiters and elegant food. There was no way Satoshi and Daisuke could afford it.
"But Risa, don't you think-"
"That this place is expensive?" Satoshi was surprised. It was almost as if Risa read his mind. "I know it is. But you see," Risa was smiling widely, like she knew everything about the world in that moment. "My father helped the owner of this restaurant out with business, so the owner's in debt to my father. He called and the owner said that we can have meals on the house! Isn't that great?" Risa laughed.
"You better hope so, Risa. Or we'll be scrubbing dishes for the next year." Riku butted in, elbowing her sister.
The two boys laughed at the twins. Soon, their waiter came and sat them down at a table. Satoshi noticed that Daisuke was looking at his feet, only to realize that everyone was pointing and laughing at them. Sighing, Satoshi ignored everyone, but then accidentally ran into a waitress. "I-I'm sorry, miss!" But the waitress just pouted and quickly walked away.
I never considered the fact that it would be hard to see with these on...
Satoshi could not concentrate with the sound of obnoxious laughter in the back of his mind. He took a seat next to Risa, straightened his hat and pushed up his glasses.
So far, so good. Daisuke was relieved that Krad was in a deep sleep. It wasn't because he feared that the blonde would take over. It was because he did not want to bothered and annoyed by him. The date actually went smoothly. The twins did not question the boys anymore and they ate their meal in peace. They all talked with each other and there was no kinks in the date.
"Excuse me, but I need to use the restroom." Satoshi stood up and walked off. At first, Daisuke thought Dark was interfering but he had a feeling it was just nature calling. After a few minutes, Satoshi came back out. As he headed towards the table, a large group of people, who appeared to be having a party, were being seated. Risa, Riku and Daisuke began to chuckled as they watched their friend try to find his way through the mess.
Finally, he got out of the maze of people and let out a sigh of relief. Satoshi seemed glad to have had made it out alive. As he began to walk towards their table, the waitress from before cut his trail off. She roughly bumped into him, then only giggled and said, "My bad.", then walked off.
Before Satoshi could catch it, his hat flew off. As soon as he realized it, Satoshi shot down to grab it and put it on. But, it was too late. The girls had already seen his red hair. They began to look at Daisuke, then Satoshi and back at Dai. "I thought it was Satoshi who went to the restroom."
"Yeah me too." Riku muttered.
"I can...explain..." Satoshi came up to the girls.
The two just smiled though. "You guys are hard to distinguish with those sunglasses and hats on." Risa said.
"I'll admit, I forgot what Satoshi was wearing for a minute." Riku added.
Satoshi eyed Daisuke, who looked like he was about to pass out. "At least we didn't have to cover up for this one." Satoshi whispered.
"Yeah, but..."
Minutes later, Daisuke and Satoshi came out of the bathrooms. They had switched outfits so that they could be with their maidens and so they wouldn't figure out unless another hat or glasses accident happened. The group walked out of the restaurant but Risa stopped them from walking further. "I told Daddy to have the butler pick us up at ten and it's only nine right now!"
Riku shrugged while she leaned on Daisuke. "So? We can go walk around. There's plenty of stores around here."
"Why don't we get ice cream?" Daisuke said. "It'll be my treat."
Satoshi smirked. "Sounds like a plan to me."
"I agree! Let's go." Risa exclaimed, grabbing Satoshi's arm even tighter. Satoshi could feel his face heating up and looked away for a moment.
Once they ordered ice cream, it seemed as if they were really planning on eating out Daisuke's wallet. Everyone, including himself, ordered the most insane combos of ice cream, toppings and cones they had ever done before. In the end, Daisuke had to pay over twenty five dollars for four ice creams but in the end, it was worth the laugh.
"Daisuke, what are those rainbow things again?"
"Gummy Bears, what about that pink spot on your cone?"
"That's just the strawberry syrup seeping through the cone. I think Satoshi's cone is beginning to melt."
Satoshi, Daisuke, Risa and Riku laughed together. They hadn't enjoyed time together like this in a while. As time drew closer to leave, the group headed back to the restaurant. Satoshi and Daisuke wrapped their arms around their maidens as they walked. Everything was peaceful until they noticed something odd.
"Hey...what is that kid doing?" Riku pointed out. A small boy was running out of a toy store with a ball in his hands. He seemed really happy until a strong gust of wind blew. Suddenly, the ball was blown out of the boy's hands. They heard him shout and run after the ball, but there was an oncoming car coming towards him.
"Kid! Run!" Daisuke shouted as his eyes went wide. The boy only glanced at Daisuke with a look of confusion.
Risa covered her eyes. "I can't look!"
Seeing the car inch closer, Satoshi shook his head quickly. He rolled up his sleeves, and with a quick burst of speed, Satoshi dashed towards the boy. Daisuke immediately chased after him, try to avoid the car heading towards them. Damn it! Why aren't they stopping? Just because it's dark out does not mean that you shouldn't be able to see the kid. Daisuke growled to himself.
Satoshi finally reached the boy and got him out of the street as quick as he could. He wrapped his arms around the boy and shot to the sidewalk.
Daisuke watched him but let out a loud gasp. Satoshi was going to get hit instead of the boy at his current position. He felt his eyes begin to water as images of the next minute filled his head.
Don't be as stupid as you look. Don't let that happen! Krad shouted to Daisuke.
The boy shook his head, reassuring himself. With a quick step, Daisuke ran across the street and gave Satoshi a hard push. Unfortunately, with Daisuke's luck, he also tripped on the curb in tumbled into a bench.
A moment of silence lasted for a few minutes before the child's parents came running towards the group. The car had come to a screeching halt and the parents and the driver were now in an argument. Satoshi had been zoned out, in a state of shock, for the time. "Mister. Hey Mister." Satoshi was torn out of his thoughts by the child.
"Yeah?" His voice was monotonous, trying to return to normal.
"You and that guy have weird eyes." The kid laughed. He was also pointing at Daisuke, who was rubbing his head. Dai's blue eyes seemed to stick out at the moment. Peeking over his shoulder, Satoshi noticed two pairs of sunglasses shattered in the street.
"Great..." Satoshi muttered under his breath as he stood up. But he couldn't help but laugh. "Nice fall, Daisuke."
The little kid was tugging on Satoshi's sleeve, shaking his head. "It was not nice. He fell on his face."
"Yeah, I get it, kid." Daisuke scowled. He stood in front on Satoshi, waiting for him to say something. Instead, he said something. "What are we supposed to do without the sunglasses?"
Why did everything seem so much louder than it was a minute ago? Then, it was calmer and soothing to the ears. Now, all he could was the sounds of shouting, talking, and just mayhem. "Don't worry, it's night. As long as we don't look directly at light, they won't notice." Satoshi stepped over to the wall and leaned on it, resting his hand on his forehead.
Daisuke, with a disgruntled look, walked back by the Twins to explain everything was fine.
"Mister. Are you alright?" The boy insisted on pulling his sleeve.
Satoshi just looked at the child. He smirked. "You know what?" He rubbed his head softly. "For a minute, I thought 'Finally. Finally, I can relax.'"
"Are you relaxed?"
"No." A grin stuck on Satoshi's face.
Did you...really think that, Satoshi? Dark broke the conversation. Satoshi only nodded his head before laying it back on the wall. But why? Relax? Does that mean that you were planning on-
"Honey! My gosh! I'm so glad you are alright!" A woman who looked like she was in her mid-twenties ran up to the kid. "What did I tell you about running off when you are not supposed to?"
"Sorry Mommy." He said. Meanwhile, his mother pulled him into a giant hug. "But Mommy! I made a new friend!" The child pointed to Satoshi.
The mother glanced up to look at Satoshi. At first, she held a confused look, but then it grew into a happy one. "Thank you. I saw you save my son. Thank you." Satoshi nodded and began to walk off when she snatched his arm. "Wait! Is there any way I can repay you?"
"No." Satoshi put simply, his head was quickly filling with exhaustion. He just walked away and towards the rest of his group.
"So, Satoshi's the one who almost got hit by a car and he came out with only a scratch on his head. Daisuke, you almost cracked you head open!" Emiko giggled, tying the knot to the bandage around the blue haired boy's head. Daisuke groaned, being reminded of falling on his face.
"I'm not too sure about that." Daiki sat next to a passed out Satoshi on the couch.
"Oh, he's just tired." She smiled, putting away all of her medical equipment. "Daisuke, will you wake him up so he can at least get into some night clothes?"
After a few tries, Satoshi finally woke up. Daisuke almost had to drag the red head up the stairs. Even when the two got to Daisuke's room, Daisuke had to help him get undressed because Satoshi was falling asleep. He loosened his tie and pulled it over his head. Daisuke then took off the older boy's shirt and replaced it with a pajama shirt. Daisuke went to undo his pants when Satoshi's hand suddenly had a grip on his.
"I'll get it." Satoshi managed to say, yet his eyes were still closed.
Slapping his face a few times to try to stay awake, Satoshi quickly changed pants. He grabbed his usual pillow and blanket before heading out. "Satoshi, wait a minute." He stopped in his footsteps, awaiting the younger one to say something.
"What is it, Daisuke?" Suddenly, Satoshi felt arms wrap around him. "Daisuke...what's wro-" He heard the soft sounds of sobbing and felt the back of his shirt become wet. "Daisuke..."
"Satoshi." cried Daisuke. "I-I thought you were going to die! I never wanted to think of that but I couldn't help it! What if that car did hit you?" Daisuke's grip grew stronger on Satoshi. "Satoshi, I don't want you to die."
Bua hahahahah, Cliffhanger!!!!
I hope that was better than the last chapter...I realized the last chapter left people unsatisfied so I made this one a little more...filling? Let's go with that...
Anyway, please review! Next Chapter will be up some time or another. Don't give up hope in me yet! Until next time!
-Paige