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Chapter 3 – Kidnapped
Risa was worried as she glanced at her sister's room. Ever since the guards found Riku in the garden, she had locked herself in her room and refused to come out. Risa tried asking her or even begged her to tell her about it but she made no reply. Risa signed and thought,
"Maybe I ask Daisuke for help."
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Riku stared at her ceiling as her mind drafted off to the phantom thief. She was angry, no, FURIOUS when she thought about the incident. He had stolen her first kiss! She had planned that her first kiss would be with Daisuke even though it was impossible.
"It's your entire fault, Dark Mousy," she thought bitterly.
But somehow, Riku could not forget the warm feeling when his lips pressed on hers and how he held her waist tenderly and brushed her hair softly. She took out the dark feather which she had picked up from the ground. Suddenly, she had the urge to want to see Dark again. When Riku realized what she was thinking, she groaned and whispered,
"I hate you, Dark."
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Dark sat on one of the tree branches where there was a clear view of the palace. He grinned as he thought of the fiery princess. Riku was different from other girls he met. When he first saw her, she was hiding in a dark corner, refusing every suitor who came and asked her for a dance. Not like all the girls who dressed themselves with fine dresses and jewellery, Riku was wearing a plain, sleeveless red dress and a necklace with a ruby diamond. Hmm, he remembered seeing this necklace somewhere …
Dark could feel his legs walking towards her and she seems to be in deep thoughts to notice him. He spoke,
"Care for a dance?"
Riku looked up, revealing her reddish brown eyes and kept staring at him. Dark grinned and could not help himself and said,
"Like my eyes?"
She blushed and looked away, rejecting him just like she did with the suitor. Trying his luck again, he said,
"It's not normal for a lady to not to dance on her special day."
"And it is rude for a guy to force someone to do something that she does not like."
Dark was shocked. It was his first time having somebody to talk back at him. He reached out his hands before she could walk away. Somehow, he did not want this to end.
"Come on, it won't hurt to have a dance."
Dark pulled her to the centre and danced. He could tell that she was keeping a distance from him but he pulled her closer. Dark bent her head and smelt her scent. Knowing that he had to steal the sword of light soon, he whispered,
"I'm Dark Mousy. I believe what the people call me the phantom thief."
Dark was startled that he told her about him. Her fiery attitude drew him towards her again and she was the first person who knew his true identity, showing her his black wings after the kiss. Ah, the kiss. He remembered the feeling. It sent electric through his body and had the feeling of wanting to protect her with all his life.
Dark frowned as he silently told himself that he had a mission to complete and not to think too much about her. He had to defect his enemy (guess who?) and in order to do so, he needed the book of the sealed magic which was hidden in the castle and large amount of blood of a royalty to complete the task. The blood of a royalty was easily to get but the problem was to get the book. He could not sense it as it had sealed its power and only the king knew where it was.
Dark smirked as he knew how to get it. Time for plan A …
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"This is so useless. Locking myself in the room does not help at all. I will still think of him. Maybe talking to Daisuke helps me forget about him," Riku thought as she walked down to find Daisuke.
Suddenly, she stopped as she sensed something wrong. There were used to have some guards around here and she did not see any of them. When she came across a turn, she was horrified to find the guards lying on the floor, unconscious. Before she could take one step, something hit her on her head and everything was black.
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Riku slowly opened her eyes and she found herself in an old dark room. She moved her head and cried as a sharp pain appeared. She rubbed her head.
"Where am I?" Incident of what happened rushed through her head. She remembered hearing stories of kidnapping from her nanny when young and she started to panic as she thought of all the things that would happen to her with filthy, ugly kidnappers.
"So you are awake."
"YOU!"
She looked at Dark standing at the door, smiling. Or was it smirking. Riku was too angry to care.
"Release me now this instant!" she shouted.
"I can't. Not until your father exchanges something with me."
"And what is it?"
"That is a secret."
Riku felt like hitting his head with something. She tried to find anything that was nearest to her and threw at him. But there was nothing much in the room and the only thing she had was the necklace which she wore it most of the time. Dark saw her holding her necklace.
"Where did you get it?" he asked as he was trying to remember where he saw the necklace before.
Riku looked at him, weirdly but replied anyway since it wouldn't cause any harm to her.
"I was lost in a forest when I was young and a stranger helped me. He gave me this necklace."
Dark remembered at once.
So she was that small girl. "And what if the person is me?"
"I wouldn't believe it! He is such a gentlemen. Not like you!" said Riku as the kiss appeared in her mind again.
"Well, but he saved you from a big hungry wolf and brought you out of the forest to your nanny."
Riku's eyes widened.
"How … did you … "
"Erm ... I go and find something for you to eat. And don't try to leave this house. I have placed magic on this house to prevent you from escape," he quickly said and before Riku could ask him anything, he closed the door.
Realizing hit her. Now it made sense why his eyes were so familiar. Riku felt like screaming. From now onwards, she would be living with the kidnapper which was her childhood savior!
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