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This might be a little more confusing now that they're back to normal. At least, it's what I imagine. Don't you think so? Hahaha...

Chapter 16

The sun shone through the blinds at the Niwa house. At this time on a normal day, everyone would just be waking up, except Dai, who slept in. Today was not a normal day though. The Niwa family was surrounded around a sleeping Satoshi. They all looked like they hadn't slept in days, (even though it was only one day.), and hadn't ate in hours.

Emiko had been looking through a catalog and Kosuke was reading a book on magical artworks. Daisuke figured he had been searching for something that would help Satoshi. Daiki was sipping his cup of tea, watching Daisuke flip through the channels on the television for the fourth time around.

"Dai, honey, you're not going to go to school today, are you?" Emiko looked up from her magazine. Daisuke slowly shook his head, and then went back to watching the TV.

Time went by even slower after that. It was now ten o' clock. Emiko had gotten up to make brunch and Daiki had fallen asleep. Kosuke went to the basement to look up more but Daisuke remained on the couch, looking for something to watch. Then, something caught his attention.

"Hello and welcome to the ten o' clock news." The TV said. "I'm Kotaroh Murakami, here to report you some breaking news. Last night, everyone was confused as to what Phantom Thief Dark was going to steal, but after looking for what was missing throughout the museum, the police discovered what he had stolen."

The camera cut to an officer with a microphone held close to him. Daisuke recognized him. He was the young officer who was acting nervous. "It appears the thief stole the 'Necklace of Life'." He held up a picture of it. It turned out to be the necklace Towa was wearing. "With its many emeralds, the color green commonly reminds people of life and energy. The necklace is also believed to give people extra energy. Kinda like a cup of coffee." He chuckled softly.

"Really? I never thought that that would be the side effects." Towa entered the room, balancing two trays of tea and a cup on her nose. "I don't feel anything."

Meanwhile, Emiko laughed. "I guess that's better than the police figuring out what we really did." The news reporter began to speak again when Daisuke changed the channel again. "Honey, you haven't said a word. Is there anything you want to eat?" Daisuke shook his head and turned the channel once again.

Emiko sighed and sprayed the pan in her hand. Suddenly, she heard music coming from the TV. Daisuke had stopped again. He only stopped when something interested him.

In the music video, a boy and a girl were cuddling together, acting like a normal happy couple. They showed the two walking in a park, eating together, going to the movies and playing arcade games. Then, they showed the boy holding onto the girls arm tightly and pulling her toward him. She quickly escaped from his grasp and ran to get away from him. As she was crossing the street, a car suddenly came and before she could get out of the way, it hit her.

Seeing her son jump in his seat and begin to shake, she called out to him. "Daisuke, why don't you change the channel?"

She got no reply from Dai. "Hey Emiko, can I borrow the stool?" Kosuke had come upstairs. He'd seen the video Daisuke was watching and tried to avoid the topic.

Now it was eleven. They had all eaten and Emiko cleaned the plates. Daisuke was still finishing his though.

Twelve. "Daisuke, we're going to the store, alright?"

By one, they still were not back. Daisuke sighed and leaned back on the couch. Maybe it would be alright if he took a short nap.

Waking up, he noticed he was in a warm room. Lately, he had always woken up in a warm room. Before all of this happened, Satoshi would wake up in his cold bedroom, a stale and colorless room his father would give him in his mansion or an unfamiliar hotel room. Now, it would be the same familiar ceiling and he would be surrounded by color and warmth. There really wasn't any room to complain.

Attempting to sit up, Satoshi noticed a red head lying on his legs. A smile immediately crossed his face. They were back to normal. Suddenly, Satoshi grew dizzy. Lying back down, Satoshi chuckled to himself. Welcome back, low blood pressure. Running his hand through his hair, Satoshi saw blue bangs cover his face. Yup, back to normal.

A soft moan came from the boy below. "Satoshi." Daisuke smiled happily with a girlish tone. At once, Satoshi broke out in laughter. "What?" The Niwa tried to look angry but he couldn't help but smile.

"I forgot how feminine you were, Dai." Satoshi managed to choke out of his laughter.

Daisuke crossed his arms over his chest. "Feminine?" Satoshi nodded to Dai. "Well, you know, if I'm feminine, that means for the past two months, you've been feminine too!"

The Hikari's laughter died down. "No, I am not feminine, nor do I have feminine qualities."

Stretching, Daisuke chuckled. "That's not what I thought when I saw you being all uke-ish with Krad."

Satoshi's jaw dropped to the floor quicker than the blink of an eye. "First of all, how did you know about those events? Also, how do you know what an uke is?"

"I was a little awake and Mom." Daisuke finally stood up, though he had a smug smirk on his face. He knew he had won. Dai wanted to laugh in Satoshi's face, shouting, "Victory for Daisuke!", but they had just gone through a rough time and now would not be the appropriate time.

"Alright, alright." Satoshi was able to stand up now, Unfortunately, he also hit his foot on the table and ran into the wall. Satoshi forgot about his glasses. Next to him, Dai handed Satoshi his glasses. "Thanks." he said.

"You know, Dark also said he noticed you have long eyelashes."

"I thought we were going to drop the subject!" Satoshi quickly walked to the kitchen. Daisuke was now covering his mouth so that Satoshi wouldn't see him laughing. "Got anything to eat? I'm starving..." Satoshi groaned, searching for the granola bars once again.

"Mom made something before you woke up. I'm sure there are leftovers." Daisuke searched the fridge for food. Meanwhile, Satoshi was staring at a calendar. "Sorry Satoshi, we don't plan the heists on that thing. Items just pop up and we get them."

Satoshi laughed as he flipped through the pages of the calendar. "That's not what I'm looking at." He left the calendar and sat down at the table. Pushing his glasses up, Satoshi watched Daisuke warm up the leftovers. "I was just thinking about how much school I missed since this thing happened. My father's going to be really angry at me once he notices how much school I missed."

Daisuke shrugged. "Yeah, well now my grades are going to go down now that I have to do my own work." The microwave beeped loudly, drawing attention to it. Pulling the plate out of the microwave, Daisuke sighed. "How long do you think it's going to be until we get back into the swing of things?"

"Maybe a few days." Satoshi said quietly, slurping up his food. In a matter of minutes, Satoshi had finished. He had gotten up and walked to the door.

"Where are you going, Satoshi?" Daisuke quickly ran to the door.

Satoshi found it amusing that Daisuke was still trying to stop him. This always happened and Satoshi, at first, gave into Daisuke but now he was just amused. "I have to go do a few things before I can relax and celebrate. I'll talk to you later, alright?"

He left before Daisuke could do anything.

Don't worry. Believe it or not, the Hikari actually seems like he can take care of himself...at times.

A shriek came out of Dai's mouth. Dark, I forgot about you!

...You forgot about me? Thanks. Appreciate the thought. Thanks a lot. Dark mentally turned away from Daisuke. He pulled his legs up to his chest and rocked back and forth, acting depressed.

I didn't forget about you like that. I just forgot that we're reunited.

Right...

Satoshi had gone through his apartment, making sure everything was still in place.

When he had gotten back, there was a basket in front of his doorway. Satoshi had brought it in and looked through the basket. There was a card from a woman named Nakano. She stated that she had asked his girlfriend who he was so she could send her thanks for saving her boy. Satoshi chuckled to himself and threw the card on his kitchen counter. The rest of the basket was filled with candy, toys and money. She must be wealthy... Satoshi took the money and planned on giving the rest to Daisuke. That was who the basket seemed to be directed to...

Grabbing a Hershey's bar, Satoshi walked over to his answering machine. He had over one hundred unheard messages. Pushing the 'delete all' button, Satoshi walked into the kitchen. As he began to fill a glass of water, his phone rang. He ignored it and waited for a message. Sure enough, there was a message.

"Satoshi, when you get this, make sure you call me back or come over to the mansion. I know it's not how you wanted to celebrate returning back to normal but we have to travel a few hours away to help a museum with a thief. I know you're the commander of Dark countermeasures but they figured you were also good at other thief countermeasures. Before we leave, you and your father can go to a nice restaurant for dinner. How does that sound? Talk to you later, Satoshi."

A long beep told Satoshi that his father's message was over. Sighing, Satoshi sat down and stared a blank television screen.

Hey Krad, do you really think I have long eyelashes?

A quiet groan came from the alter ego. Satoshi could almost feel the smile on Krad's face. He was sure Krad wasn't expecting Satoshi to say the first greetings. Especially one like this. Why? It's nothing bad. They run in your family. You know, your grandmother never had to wear makeup because of how beautiful her eyes are. You could say it was the one weakness against Dark and I with you Hikari.

Satoshi snickered and buried his face in his hands. "Like I care about something like that." He sat there with his hands on his face, hoping time would pass. Time needed to pass quicker than it was. Maybe, it could pass quick enough that he wouldn't have to leave, for that time would have already passed. Satoshi shook his head and raised it. Now he was confusing himself.

"Mom, I can't get a hold of Satoshi. Do you think something happened to him?" Daisuke wouldn't leave his mother alone. It was obvious she noticed the change. Before, he would not say a word. Now, he wouldn't stop saying words.

"How many times have you called him, honey?" Emiko questioned, looking through the cabinets.

"Well, in the past two hours...about twenty times."

Daisuke could almost hear his mother's jaw hit the ground. "Dai, he's probably not answering because you're annoying him." She said as kindly as she could.

"But Mom!" Now Daisuke was just acting like a child. Emiko couldn't help but laugh. He seemed so mature when he was in Satoshi's body. Maybe everything that happened made Dai mentally go back a few months. "Earlier, Satoshi said we would hang out. What if something happened to him? You don't think he lied, do you? What if Krad is being mean to him? Takeshi could be bothering him since he doesn't have anyone else to clean up the rooms for him. Why won't Satoshi pick up the phone?"

Maybe if you actually gave anyone time to answer a question, they'd be able to help.

Daisuke growled at Dark. You know, you and Krad are alike. He spat.

That's not true! I'm much calmer, smarter and handsome!

The red head ignored his curse. He lowered his head and his mother could see her son was finally calming down. "Give him time, Dai. I'm sure he had to get a few things straightened up. If we don't hear from him by tomorrow when you go to school, we'll check on him. Alright?"

Daisuke nodded to his mom and rested his head on her shoulder. "Yeah." He looked up at Emiko with a grin. "I guess I got too used to always being around Satoshi."

Emiko giggled, messing up Daisuke's hair. "It's good to see that look in your eyes again."

Things were very quiet between Satoshi and his father. They had been sitting in the restaurant for almost a half an hour now and neither of them had said anything. Satoshi was not sure if it was just because they hadn't talked in a while or if it was because the last time they talked, they were fighting.

Glancing up at his father, Satoshi noticed he was drinking a glass of wine. He hardly saw his father drink. Was this case he was about to be sent on going to be more than he expected?

Finally, Satoshi decided to talk to his father. "How did you find out?"

"Find out about what?" Mr. Hiwatari glanced at him through his glasses. A worried expression suddenly crossed Satoshi's face. Why did his father seem sad? His brown eyes reflected into Satoshi's blue ones, telling him something he could not understand.

"You know, about me and Daisuke switching back." Satoshi turned his head away from his father.

A slight laugh came from Kei. "I saw the grandfather switch the necklaces and figured that you guys could switch back successfully." His laugh grew louder. "And you thought I didn't have any faith in you."

Satoshi gave his father a nod. Soon, their dinners came, along with more silence. The silence was getting on Satoshi's nerves. He growled softly to himself, then looked up at Mr. Hiwatari. "What information do you have on this thief?"

Kei cut a piece of steak out and placed it in his mouth. After he swallowed it, Kei merely smiled at Satoshi. "They said that this man heard of the legend of Phantom Thief Dark and has been, almost like, impersonating him. Though, they can never catch photos of the man. All they get is a large black overcoat in the picture. They haven't even been able to get a picture of his face." He ate another piece of his steak. "All they want you to do is to catch him. If everything goes well, you should be back to Azumano tomorrow night."

"Is that all it is?" Satoshi asked, a bit of relief was in his voice. Mr. Hiwatari nodded his head. Satoshi smiled. He couldn't exactly name why he was so happy that his case seemed so simple but was happy and that's all that mattered.

The mood did not seem as tense the rest of the night. Satoshi and his father went straight to the hotel they were staying at.

Though, to Kei's surprise, when they arrived at their room, Satoshi passed out in his bed. He did not even put on his pajamas before falling asleep. Mr. Hiwatari just shook the thought out of his mind. He did his own paperwork and made calls, taking care of his normal commissioner duties.

After about an hour, Kei finally finished all of his work. He smirked when he saw Satoshi sleeping. Mr. Hiwatari understood Satoshi didn't like him. Whenever he was around his son, Satoshi always seemed angry, cold and unwanting. Yet, when he was sleeping, Satoshi looked relaxed. Calm like the color of his hair. That was another thing that always stuck out to Kei. Satoshi's hair. It brought a calmness to Satoshi whenever the boy seemed angry. Other people saw ice when they looked at him, but Kei saw a clear blue sky.

Suddenly, he heard the blankets rustle. "Satoshi?" Mr. Hiwatari turned his head to look at Satoshi. The boy was scratching his eyes. "How come you woke up?"

"I only wanted to talk to you." A deep voice said. Once he had moved his hand, it revealed that it was actually Krad. His cat-like eyes watched Kei and his long blonde hair was scattered over the bed.

Mr. Hiwatari laughed and leaned back, resting his head on the backboard of his bed. "What a surprise." He immediately sat back up, never letting his eyes leave the blonde. "Though, it's a little entertaining to see you in a dress up shirt and tie. Plus, I can't recall seeing you with your hair down."

Krad let out a slight growl. "Yeah, the Niwa boy did it." He spat. "One night, he just decided to see what I'd look like with it down and I can't find my hair tie."

Continuing to laugh, Kei shook his head. "You can always go out an buy one." He pointed out to Krad. "Now what was it that you wanted to talk about?" Kei asked as he took off his tie.

Sighing, Krad stood up and attempted to take off his own tie. "This damn thing is choking me." He growled, unable to untie it.

Kei snickered and stood up to help him. "You're digressing, you know that?"

Krad rolled his eyes and looked away from the older man as he helped him. "I was just thinking..." The blonde paused, checking if Kei had finished. "I'm not sure if it's such a safe idea to send Satoshi on a case that's late at night."

"How come?" Mr. Hiwatari pulled the tie off. He lifted Krad's hand and put it in it.

"You didn't notice?" Krad said in a colder tone. "Why do you think that Master Satoshi went to sleep so early tonight? He is normally up until two in the morning when you give him work."

Kei shook his head. He waited for Krad to answer but never received it. "This question was not rhetorical, was it?"

"No." Krad's eyes lowered. Mr. Hiwatari laughed quietly to himself. A small thought crossed his mind. He wondered how many times he had gotten that look in the past month. "Fine, I'll explain." Krad scowled. "When Daisuke was in Master Satoshi's body, he had more energy so I ended up carelessly using magic."

"I never knew you cared about using your magic."

Krad ignored the smug smirk on Mr. Hiwatari's face. "I don't. But I guess Satoshi wasn't used to his magic being so low and couldn't handle it. He's going to be sleeping a lot for the next week or so."

Kei only shrugged and laid down, turning away from Krad. "Then make sure he gets a lot of sleep tonight. Satoshi needs to stay up until at least ten. Tonight, he was out by eight thirty. Make sure that doesn't happen tomorrow." There was a stretching sound coming from Krad. A second later, Kei watched two pieces of the tie Satoshi was wearing fall in front of him.

"Satoshi!" The door fell off the hinges as Daisuke kicked down Satoshi's front door...literally. "Satoshi!" Daisuke ran through his apartment. He looked through all the rooms, since he now knew the place, but could not find him.

"Daisuke, honey, how are you going to fix that?" Emiko slowly followed him inside. Daisuke did not hear what his mother and continued to investigate the apartment.

Suddenly, he smiled widely. "Maybe he already went to school!" Daisuke ran to the front door. He was stopped by running into someone and falling down onto the floor. "Owww..." Daisuke rubbed his temples. Gazing up, Daisuke noticed that the same man who he had seen on the first day he had switched with Satoshi.

"Satoshi was sent on a case in a town a few hours from here. He should be back by tomorrow." The man said politely. He didn't have any feeling in his voice, he just said it probably to say it.

Emiko looked over her shoulder with a look of surprise on her face. "Really?" Daisuke said before she had a chance to. "But how come? He had no warning..."

"Yes, but they needed him so I'm sure he obliged without a fuss." The old man bent down to pick up the door.

Daisuke laughed nervously. "I can fix that..."

"Don't worry about it." The old man once again spoke monotonously. "I will get this fixed. If you could bring home any work Satoshi needs to complete, I will be sure it is sent to him." The butler said.

Nodding kindly, Daisuke got ready to leave. He helped the old man pick up the door. "Wait," Dai suddenly stopped him, noticing the man was leaving. "Was he sent on a life threatening case? He shouldn't come back with any injuries, right?"

For the first time, Daisuke saw the old man laugh. "No sir. It appears there is a Dark impersonator a few towns from here. The police there heard about Satoshi and are only asking for his assistance."

"A Dark impersonator?" Emiko asked. She thoughtfully put her index finger on her chin. "Why would anyone want to impersonate Dark?"

Another laugh escaped the old man. "Beats me." He stated and left without another word.

Emiko giggled. "Well, Daisuke, you need to go to school. I'll see you after school. Alright, honey?"

"But what about-"

"About what?" Daisuke was interrupted by his mom. She was still giggling and she had just winked at Daisuke before leaving the apartment.

What is that woman up to? Dark spoke. I don't think she likes the idea of a Dark impersonator but she's making it seem like a joke. I'm just taking it as a joke but is she?

I don't really want to know... Daisuke nervously broke his gaze from Satoshi's apartment and walked down the stairs to head to school.

Only a few more chapters! I read back and realized before I only planned for this story to have about ten chapters...haha, I'm just a little off. Well, all these events are just leading up to a mushy, corny ending like everything else in the world...

Also, along the lines of re-reading...holy shit, do I have a lot of typos...it sure is a good thing I don't do this for money. The amount of typos is truthfully ridiculous XD and I just used those two words because they're big...-evil laughter-

Reviews are much loved...I don't mind suggestions for the end, since I'm still taking baby steps on how to end this story...

Love ya!!!!

-Paige