Animegrrl: hey everyone, how y'all doing?
Nozomi: …since when do you talk like that?
Misa: She's just...trying to get in depth with outside cultures and accents?
Nozomi: -looks at Animegrrl- you're weird
Animegrrl: -angry tick mark- so I've been told
Aki: I still don't get why you two just can't leave….
Misa: why can't you two just get along?!
Disclaimer: Animegrrl a.k.a. cabbage.head doesn't own DNAngel.
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Aki groaned, growing uncomfortable, and when looking down at herself she noticed that she fell asleep with her previous clothes on. She rolled around on her side, sighing, and when looking up she noticed that she had about an hour to get ready…That's when something came to her…she had no memory of going to bed…or tucking herself in…hell she didn't even remember setting her own alarm…
Groaning much louder she pulled herself out of bed and into the bathroom…
Later
As Aki was leaving her house she quickly went to lock the door and proceeded to depart towards the tram. As she was walking she thought it might be a good idea to get some coffee…but then decided against it.
Once the tram was in view did she see Daisuke leaning against a wall…it seemed he was dazed about something? In fact he didn't seem to notice her at all until she was right in front of him, waving a hand in front of his face.
"Dai, Dai? Are you okay?"
By then she had a slightly concerned look upon her face, and Daisuke grew out of his stupor.
"Oh! Sorry Aki, I'm just…thinking about something…"
Making a shot in the dark Aki just bluntly asked, "Bad dream?"
Daisuke looked up at her in shock, "H-How'd you know?"
Aki smirked, "I didn't, you just told me."
Daisuke was gapping a little bit more before he then took to smiling in slight relief…so it would seem.
"Well…mind telling me what it was about?"
Then pretty soon Daisuke was spilling the whole contents of his dream. It appeared that it was mainly based on he, and Risa…honestly there was no surprise there. The setting was at school, more than likely during lunch. She had prepared a bento for him, supposedly "sprinkling it with care". And she even proclaimed her "undying love" for him. He was so overjoyed that he cried and held her tightly. But just as he was vowing to never let her go, a new voice then said the same. When moving back to get a better view of Risa, it seemed that he wasn't hugging Risa at all…but Satoshi.
Aki kept quiet throughout the whole story, fully knowing it would be awfully rude to just laugh. So when he was done and looking at her with an eager expression, all she managed to say was.
"Either that dream is saying Risa is going to tell you her "undying love" for you through food…or…" she tensed at this part, however Daisuke waited, "You have unnatural feelings for Satoshi."
Daisuke then promptly face faulted.
'Oh see, even she thinks you have feelings for him. Might as well accept it little man.'
'I DO NOT HAVE FEELINGS FOR HIWATARI!!'
"D-Daisuke are you okay?" Aki questioned, looking at the fallen boy.
"Oh, yeah…I'm fine." He was rubbing the back of his head with his usual sheepish smile.
"Sorry about the analysis, but that's just how it looks like to me…" Aki slowly explained and he nodded, "Yeah don't worry about it, Dark thought that same thing too." However the latter he said under his breath. Unfortunately Aki picked it up, and she quickly just gave him a glance before seeing the tram arrive.
"C'mon, let's go." Aki ushered and Daisuke was in the tram with her.
Once inside the silence overwhelmed them, neither of them knowing what to talk about anymore…but that's when a question popped into Daisuke's mind.
"Hey Aki…" and the girl then looked at him, "We're…we're friends…right?"
Aki gave him a slightly cold look for about a minute, before it softened…but not that much, "Yeah, I guess."
Daisuke smiled, "Great, I'm just making sure…"
She shook her head with a small smile on her face when the tram stopped. Thankfully she didn't see the sleazy man from last time. Once out they headed towards school, and it remained a comfortable silence all the way until they got inside the school ground. The talking of students was around them, left to right. They entered the main structure, and up ahead they could see Satoshi…however…he seemed just a bit…odd for some reason.
"Hey Aki, don't you think we should check up on Satoshi? He doesn't seem too good." Daisuke noted with worry, and she looked at Daisuke form the corner of her eye.
"You can, I personally don't know him all that well. But I'm sure he wouldn't mind someone asking if he's okay or not." Aki said slowly, not really wanting to check on the bluenette.
"Oh…okay." Daisuke then asked if she could hold his bag while he went to check on Satoshi, saying he'd come back. She grabbed the bag; nodding and then Daisuke hurriedly went to Satoshi's side. Daisuke then asked Satoshi if he was alright, however that only caused for the elder boy to look at him strangely. When he didn't get a reply Daisuke looked sheepish and just took his silence as an answer.
Seeing the blue haired boy turn a corner Daisuke came back, "He didn't even saying anything…I think something's troubling him…"
"I don't know Dai…I don't think it's something that we should ask…" Aki warned and gave him back his bag. Daisuke sighed, "I know, but I'm really worried about him…something just seems…off."
"Yeah well, Satoshi's not exactly predictable I can tell you that." And they were reaching their class. As they went in, Daisuke and Aki took their respective seats, and pretty soon Satoshi took his as well, at the back of the class next to Aki. The girl didn't bother to say good morning, and neither did he, so the greeting, if there was one, was silent.
All through the beginning of class Aki noticed Daisuke still looked dazed, however she was sure that it was not about the dream. Once the lunch break was up she came towards Daisuke.
"Dai, you seem a bit spacey, you okay?"
"What if…we went…and look him up…" were the only words that escaped him, and Aki looked skeptical.
"What are you planning on doing, hacking into the school system and looking up his profile?" Seeing his expression brighten Aki cringed, "I just gave you an idea…didn't I?"
Daisuke then grabbed her hand, to both their surprise, and then started to drag her towards the computer room. They both ignored the looks they were receiving and once they were inside the computer room, which Daisuke then did a quick little trick with the alarm in order to get in, they sufficiently locked the door behind them and went to a random computer. Quickly he turned it on, and when the time was right, started to type massively on the keyboard. Aki watched with interest, she always knew there was something more to Daisuke then met the eye. When he was done and they were both looking at Satoshi's profile, Daisuke was sitting on the computer chair while she was looking over his shoulder, she asked, "And where did you exactly learn that little trick?"
"My mom." And when he didn't elaborate, which she knew he wouldn't, she just looked towards the computer screen.
"Oh my God," Aki breathed out in amazement, "He graduated High School when he was eight? Who the hell can do that?"
"That's not all, it says he graduated College at thirteen in Lagoon University…I heard that was a pretty expensive place."
"It is…" Daisuke looked at her curiously, "My brother went there."
"Yeah, it also said he worked at Police Headquarters, and then became Chief Director of Dark Counter-Measures." Daisuke said quickly, slightly shocked.
Aki though was beyond impressed, "Wonder what he's doing here then…"
"I just wanted to enjoy the actual school life of a person my age." Daisuke and Aki both jumped and looked behind them, seeing Satoshi standing there so casually.
"H-Hi, Hiwatari." Daisuke stuttered out; however Aki was too stunned to say anything.
'How did we not hear him?' and when seeing his slightly easy going face Aki then thought, 'There's more than meets the eye with him too…'
"You two were so into all of this you didn't even hear me come in, now did you?" If Aki didn't know any better she would've said that his tone seemed mocking, however she bit back the comment and instead said, "We didn't…but we're sure we locked the door behind us…" Her teeth were gritted together and Satoshi looked at her with hard eyes.
"Oh, I do know a few tricks…" and then Daisuke hurriedly typed some things on the keyboard before the profile disappeared and some of the lights turned back on. Throughout all that Aki still looked at Satoshi dead in the eye.
"So this is where you guys have been hiding!" And the three quickly looked towards the door, where Risa stood, her arms crossed.
"What are you doing? I've been looking all over for you!" Risa proclaimed. Since Aki was still facing Satoshi she could see a slightly peeved expression marring his features. Though Daisuke saw this as a means for escape for he grabbed Aki's hand in quick movements and before Aki knew it they were both at the door beside Risa, leaving Satoshi by the computer.
"You need us for something?" But before Risa could say something Daisuke looked back at Satoshi, "Sorry Hiwatari but we need to take care of this, we'll all catch up later okay? Later!"
And then the three of them were gone, with a pushy Daisuke.
"Oh, actually I just needed Daisuke's help," which caused Aki to roll her eyes, "But Aki's help would be much appreciated."
Risa didn't see Aki roll her eyes, but Daisuke did…
Once they were on a bench, with Risa on one side and Daisuke sitting on the other while Aki stood, Risa then presented a bento.
Both Aki and Daisuke's eyes widened, and they even shared a look.
"Wha? For me?" Daisuke questioned, wondering if this scene before him would just vanish.
"Yes it is, I've realized, I've been such a fool, you're the only one who's always been there for me." And her voice sounded so sincere it practically made Aki gag. Aki watched as Daisuke's eyes filled with small unshed tears, and he was brimming with happiness. He stayed still for a moment before Aki finally said, "Dai, the purpose of a bento is for eating, not for it to just sit on your lap."
Daisuke snapped out of his stupor then, and happily grabbed a pair of chopsticks that came with his bento and dug in. Aki was still trying to get the fact that this scene was practically identical to the dream Daisuke had…she had a funny feeling about this…especially with the Satoshi part.
However Aki noticed his change in expression right when the food entered his mouth. Aki shuddered, and gave Daisuke a look of pity, which it seemed he caught for his eye twitched.
"Niwa?" Risa questioned, however Daisuke remained quiet, it seemed he was still in shock from how bad her cooking must taste.
"Niwa?! Niwa can you breath?!" and Aki indeed noticed a slight blue tinge surrounding his face.
Aki then quickly went next to Daisuke and gave him a giant smack on the back. That seemed sufficient enough for Daisuke's mind to register that he was still choking, so slowly he swallowed it.
Aki wasn't exactly going for that approach, but it seemed to work out just fine…
Risa however, looked disappointed and glum, "I'm sorry, I'm not a very good cook am I?"
"O-Oh no; it's not that." However Aki gave Daisuke a look of pure disbelief, he saw it, and Aki knew he saw it, but he didn't say anything.
"I'll try better next time, if you'll try it again." Her voice sounded so mellow-dramatic…filled with so much self pity that Aki rolled her eyes. She looked at the bento, was it really that bad?
So without hesitation, and fully knowing that the two were looking at her, she grabbed the chopsticks and picked up a random piece of food before stuffing it in her mouth. Daisuke's mouth was open and Risa's expression was hopeful as Aki slowly chewed the food. She could see why Daisuke didn't breath; once the food touched your tongue your first reaction was to spit it back out, but since he was…let's go with polite, he didn't want to do that, so he kept it in his mouth.
Her mind wanted to do the same thing, but she forced herself to bear it, and as she swallowed she shuddered, 'Oh my God, I feel like I ate a can of worms…with the can still in tact…and the dirt…and all that other stuff…'
"Is it really that bad?" Risa asked…her eyes downcast.
Aki was about to say a full out "Yes," no use beating around the bush, when Daisuke stood up and covered her mouth before she could utter one single word.
"O-Oh no, Miss Harada, it's just that Aki and I aren't feeling well, so it's really not your fault." Daisuke said, not looking at Aki, for he knew she was probably glaring at him by now.
"No it's horrible I just know it!" Risa shouted and then she looked at the two again, "You guys will try my food again won't you? I'll really, really try my best, honest!"
"Now let's not rush this Miss Harada, making food takes time and effort." Daisuke quickly said; his hand still on Aki's mouth. Aki was seriously tempted to just lick his hand so then he could get grossed out, but then decided against it…
"You two need to help me, so I can learn how to cook for Phantom Dark!" That Aki knew struck a nerve in Daisuke's mind, and immediately she felt that hand on her mouth slacken. Slowly she took off the hand from her mouth, and saw Daisuke's hurt expression, but Risa, being the dense one, looked earnest towards the two.
"You two will be good friends and help me cook for Phantom Dark, right?" Risa's voice sounded so pleading it was on the borderline of whining.
Daisuke however just looked dejected, "Yeah…Sorry Miss Harada…but…" he then looked at Aki, "We gotta go."
Risa looked surprised, "Oh? And where are you two going?"
Though Daisuke either tuned her out, or ignored her all together, for it seemed he didn't hear he and just said, "Later."
He started to walk away, and Aki was beside him, looking at him with worry.
"Daisuke…" she didn't really know what to say. She couldn't just very well say "sorry" no…that seemed too harsh.
"Thank you." That caught her off guard, however she still stayed by his side as he slowly walked through the hallways. Aki sighed, and looked away, walking beside him. That's when she heard another pair of footsteps and she looked up, only to see Daisuke about to run into Satoshi, she gasped, "Daisuke watch out!"
But it was too late, they collided and sent some of the large bins Satoshi was holding to the ground, and Daisuke landed on the ground on his butt.
"Ah Hiwatari! Are you okay?" Daisuke asked, and it seemed he forgot all about what happened earlier.
"Yes, I'm fine." Satoshi said, with a slightly plain voice. Aki quickly helped Daisuke up and he smiled at her then turned to Satoshi, "Tell you what, we'll help you carry these to make it up to you," that's when Daisuke turned towards Aki, "That is if you don't mind."
"No, it's the least I can do." Aki said shortly and she grabbed two large bins for herself.
"Well, that is a nice gesture…I'd like that…" Satoshi said, and he grabbed two large bins as well, and Daisuke followed suit. By then they were all carrying two large bins, and walking at a slow past to wherever Satoshi was depositing these.
By then they were walking across the track field, and Aki saw Riku stretching with a partner.
"So what did Risa need from you two?" Satoshi asked, and before Daisuke could say anything Aki just said bluntly, "She needed taste testers for her food."
Satoshi looked at Daisuke, "Well?" he was imploring whether the food was good or not.
"U-umm…" Daisuke was stuck between a rock and a hard place, he wasn't one to lying, especially to Satoshi, but he wasn't necessarily just going to say aloud that Miss Harada's cooking sucked.
Aki sighed, "C'mon Daisuke, if you don't say it, I will."
That got to him, he sighed, "Well, her cooking…isn't…the best."
Aki scoffed, "The best? It was the worse thing I've ever tasted! I could see why you nearly chocked."
Satoshi looked at Daisuke with mild interest, "You almost chocked?"
Daisuke laughed sheepishly, "Yeah, thankfully Aki was there to help me."
The blue haired boy sent Aki a questioning look, before he continued his pace towards who-knows-where.
Finally they reached the Storage Building, and they had to descend down a slightly long, and dark, staircase to the storage room.
"Satoshi what got you stuck with this job?" Aki asked, as Satoshi put down his bins to unlock the door.
"Yeah, shouldn't it be someone from the cafeteria?" Daisuke also asked. Satoshi didn't say anything and the three entered the room, Aki felt the sudden decrease in temperature, and she suppressed the urge to shiver.
"Wow, it sure is cold in here." Daisuke noted, setting the bins down on a table, Aki did the same, and Satoshi set his somewhere else.
"Negative 20 degrees Celsius, to be exact." Satoshi said then, but that's when a beeping sound from the door alerted Daisuke.
"The door!" and Daisuke rushed towards the door, looking at the alarm. Satoshi and Aki quickly came to the door as well, trying to make it budge.
"It's no use; it seems to have locked itself automatically." Satoshi summed up.
Aki huffed, "Well that's just great." And that's when she finally shivered.
"Hello?! Anyone there?! Can anyone hear me?!" Daisuke shouted, pounding on the door.
"No one's there, you're wasting your time, everyone's gone home already." Satoshi pointed out, and Aki leaned her back against the door, trying to keep her teeth from chattering. She's never liked the cold; she's always preferred the warm weather, but now, stuck in a cold room with two boys…that wasn't necessarily appealing to her eyes.
"Okay then," Daisuke then eyed the alarm, "let's get creative."
Aki and Satoshi watched as he then opened the alarm, typed in a code, only for the words ERROR in black bold letter appear on its screen.
The girl sighed, rubbing her arms together, by then she was able to see her breath.
"Looks like you'll have to get more creative than that." Satoshi mused, and he went to sit by Aki, who had yet to move from her sitting position against the door.
"You okay?" He questioned, and she shivered, "I-I'm fine."
Satoshi sighed, and he pulled her up, "Keep standing and stay away from any metal objects, they'll make you colder."
Aki nodded, and she dearly wished someone would help them.
Daisuke stepped away from the door, and rubbed his arms as well.
"Negative twenty degrees…" the blue haired boy said, looking at the temperature gauge on the wall.
Daisuke then seemed to have thought of something, "I got it! Why don't we run around while trying to think of an idea to escape?"
"I don't think so; breathing in the frigged air might freeze our lunges." Satoshi blatantly said.
"No, I don't see any way out of this," he started, and Aki gave him an odd look, thinking he had already given up, "Unless…one of us goes by the name of Dark."
Both Aki and Daisuke froze, however since Aki already looked frozen and cold no one questioned her, however Daisuke was moving freely and his sudden frozen posture caught Satoshi's attention.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Daisuke asked, and he sounded worried.
"A joke, I thought I'd lighten the mood." Satoshi replied back, still seemingly easy going.
Unfortunately Aki caught the contemplating look in Daisuke's face, was he really going to try and become Dark? Aki wished he wouldn't, she didn't necessarily want to face the pervert, and she didn't want to tell him that she knew his secret.
She still had no recognition of what had been said last night, about how she almost spilled to Dark about how she knew about Daisuke and Dark.
Only that's when Satoshi seemed to have clutched his chest in pain, and started to lean against the wall for support. Aki and Daisuke gasped, and hurried to Satoshi's side.
"What's wrong Hiwatari?" Daisuke asked in concern; however the only thing Aki was able to hear was "C-cold."
Aki slowly put a comforting hand on his back, "Satoshi, you alright?"
But then the surprising thing was when he rolled over and landed right on her lap. Her eyes widened and Daisuke looked over them.
'C'mon Daisuke, get Risa's picture out! Now that Satoshi is out cold we can get out of here!'
'B-But Aki is still here!'
'…She knows.'
'WHAT?!'
'She probably saw you transform when we were getting the unicorn picture. She was volunteering her time there, and most likely heard all that yelling and fussing you were making and went to see what was going on. Right when you were crying she most likely saw you transform…into me…'
'…A-Are you sure?'
'No…but I'm almost positive that she knows…still…be careful…his power is growing…'
'Power? Who's power?'
By then Satoshi's breathing turned even and he looked up at Aki's blushing face.
"Satoshi, are you okay?" she questioned again, though he hurriedly got up.
"Sorry," he said moving out of her lap, "I'm not handling this very well am I?"
He moved over to her other side, away from Daisuke, "Easy, don't strain yourself."
So as Satoshi relaxed and breathed evenly, Aki found herself in the middle of the two boys. Both were sitting next to her, breathing deeply.
That's when however Daisuke got closer to her, causing her in turn to accidentally rub against Satoshi, who looked at her in question.
"We should keep as close as possible, to try and conserve heat." Daisuke said, looked a bit embarrassed. Honestly Aki didn't know what he was embarrassed about, she was the one stuck between two boys. They stayed like that, practically huddled together in the storage room, which kept getting colder by the minute.
"By the way Hiwatari," Daisuke began, and unintentionally Aki rested her head against Daisuke's…which he didn't seem to mind, "Why are you still here? You have a College Degree and everything."
Satoshi gave him a sideways glace, "I thought I already told both you and Aki back in the computer lab."
"Yeah…so then…you just wanted to be…a normal…fourteen year old?" Daisuke questioned, and slowly Satoshi nodded. Aki was breathing deeply, and slowly, occasionally shivering.
"Okay, because I thought there might be something wrong with you." It meant to be a joke, but then Aki's saw Satoshi's expression change. Quickly Satoshi stood up and glared at Daisuke.
"Hey Satoshi! What are you doing?" Daisuke asked, slightly frantic.
"Stay away from me! I don't need any friends, got it! And I especially don't need to be friends with the likes of you!" Aki got her head up from Daisuke's shoulder, and looked at Satoshi in concern, "Satoshi, what are you talking about?" she questioned, slightly concerned…
'Something's wrong with him…' she thought, as she watched his breathing turn ragged.
"You idiots, you don't get it?!" Aki cringed when he said that, and Daisuke stuck out for her.
"Hey! If I remember it was you who was so interested in a friendship." Daisuke then took to standing up, leaving Aki sitting against the wall.
"You mean you don't know?! You and I are…" but that's when he cringed, and just as Daisuke and Aki were going to help him he looked at them wildly, "Don't come near me!"
Immediately Aki got worried, especially when a bright light enveloped Satoshi, and Aki grew scared.
"D-Daisuke, what's going on?" Aki said, getting up herself, and standing next to the red-head.
"Aki," That's when she noticed the slight change in his voice, "No matter what happens, I don't want you to interfere, got it?" Aki was about to talk back, but one look from him, and she nodded.
"Go hide." Those words sent her scurrying next to some bins. She hid herself behind it, and her breathing was turning shallow.
"It's an honor to meet you again, Dark Mousy." When hearing the new voice Aki looked back to see another man, with long blond hair and a white and gold wardrobe standing just where Satoshi was, and what caused her to almost gasp, were his white wings.
That's when she saw Daisuke reach for something in his back pocket, only for him to drop it on the floor. He went to pick it up, but with his back turned he didn't see the man in white suddenly grab a feather from his wings, and it started to glow. Widening her eyes in terror she quickly said, "DAISUKE WATCH OUT!"
But it was too late, the man then threw the feather, which she was sure made contact with Daisuke, and a horrifying boom overcame the storage room. The ground shook, causing her to drop to her knees, and the bins around her clattered to the floor. She panted, and the ringing in her ears had yet to subside. So when she looked up again to see Dark dodging feather like bullets she sighed in relief. Her ears however kept her from hearing whatever they were saying, so she clutched her head and waited for everything to subside.
Dark however continued to dodge, occasionally making snide remarks at Krad.
When Aki dared to look up, Dark then suddenly jumped towards the man in white, a feather of his own in hand. Aki gasped as a sudden bright light enveloped the room, and she shut her eyes.
Then…
Nothing…
Aki waited, and when no more sounds came from anywhere she looked up to see Satoshi and Daisuke on the floor, both immobile and seemingly unconscious.
"Daisuke!" she shouted, kneeling beside her friend.
"Dai are you alright, man speak to me?!" Aki shook his shoulder, and he looked up at her, wincing, "Hey Aki."
She smiled in relief, "You okay?"
"Okay as I'll ever be…how's Hiwatari?"
Aki nodded, "I'll go check on him, don't die on me." He managed a small smile and nodded in return. She then got up and went to check on Satoshi. He had some small wounds on his back, but then other than that he seemed okay.
"Satoshi?" she asked gently, and she laid a gently hand on his shoulder, when he didn't say anything she grew worried. He was certainly out cold, and she felt relief flood her when he started to breathe evenly.
That's when the doors flew open and Riku came in, and seeing Daisuke sprawled on the floor she went to his side, "Niwa!"
Risa came in then, with a teacher by her side. Seeing Aki Risa asked, "Aki what happened?!"
'Great, leave me to explain.' Aki thought in anger, "I-I don't know, I think there was a bomb or something, but there was this light, and then the boys…" she pretended to go near hysterics, and the teacher gave her a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"There, it's okay. I'll take Satoshi now though." And slowly he got Satoshi on his back and quickly left to the nurse. Daisuke was still on the floor, and he finally passed out. Aki and Daisuke were then both rushed to the nurse's office as well, and when the boys came to, they were questioned about what had happened. Daisuke woke up before Satoshi, but he just said that he passed out, so he didn't necessarily know anything. And when both Daisuke and Aki were told they were fine, they quickly left.
"Daisuke…" Aki said slowly, and Daisuke looked back at her.
"I don't know how…to say this…" she started…
"I know, and just…don't tell anybody." Quickly she looked to see Daisuke had stopped walked towards the classroom, and had turned his full attention on her.
"Dark figured it out, and well…I guess it isn't anyone's fault how you know. So I guess…that it'll be okay if you keep the secret, only as long as you don't tell a single soul." Aki nodded, and he smiled in relief.
"I'm just…slightly happy that I'm able to talk about this with someone other than my relatives." And Aki gave him a small smile.
"Don't you think we'd better go?" Aki questioned, and Daisuke nodded, once in the classroom, which Daisuke had to pick the lock because the teacher had already left. They went inside grabbed their things, and quickly left.
They saw the tram there, however it's the much later one than the one they usually take, and boarded it quickly.
Just as they were getting out, Daisuke was frantic, "I need to get home!"
"Why?" Aki questioned.
"I need to steal something…I think…that or my mom is going to kill me all the same." Daisuke said in dismay and Aki gave him a look of sympathy.
"Hey, need a ride?" and they both turned to see Satoshi leaning against his oh-so-famous limousine.
"Well isn't that convenient." Aki said, and she ushered Daisuke closer.
Once inside did Satoshi tell them that he told the teachers the freezer incident was a malfunction in the alarm, and one of the pops blew up, knocking both the boys out and nearly freezing Aki to death.
"Oh, that's good to hear." Daisuke said, not at all sounding relieved.
"Anyway…I have to leave for a while." And both Daisuke and Aki looked at him in shock.
"What?" Daisuke asked.
"Why?" Aki then asked.
"My plan…got a little bit out of hand. But regardless of that, there's something I must do, and I think it's better if I stay away." Aki didn't respond quickly though Daisuke jumped on him with questions.
"What? What for?"
That's when the limo stopped causing Aki to look out the window; they had arrived at Daisuke's house. Daisuke quickly left, but not before Satoshi said, "We'll see each other soon."
Daisuke stopped mid step out of the car, "Right." And then once he was out the limo started moving.
Satoshi then looked at Aki dead in the eye, and right when his mouth opened Aki quickly said, "I know, I didn't see anything, hear anything, and I'll keep your secrets, a secret. That good enough for you?"
Satoshi's mouth was still open when she stopped, and he closed his mouth, "I see Daisuke already talked to you about this."
"Apparently…I knew his secret before I knew yours." Satoshi looked at her with slight suspicion, so she went to tell him that when he was stealing the unicorn painting she had witnessed Dark transform.
"Hm…You do know that now both Dark and I will have to keep a close eye on you…right?" Satoshi then questioned.
"I would be surprised if you didn't." she told him in all honesty.
It was silent before Aki asked, "The reason you're leaving…it's because of Dark…isn't it?"
Satoshi remained silent… "The sole purpose of my life is to capture Dark, I live for nothing else." However the way he said it sounded like he's been reciting it for too long. Aki grew concerned, "It might be your purpose, but is it what you want?"
Satoshi then looked at her strangely, but that's when the car stopped, and she didn't need to know where they were. They were in front of her mansion, and quickly she said, "Goodbye Satoshi, see you when I see you." She closed the door, and when she was a good distance away she heard the limo drive off. She sighed….
"My life is never going to be normal…"
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Animegrrl: And I just did this in one whole day!
Nozomi: I think she's high on coffee.
Aki: She most likely is.
Misa: YOU TWO AGREE ON SOMETHING.
Nozomi & Aki: -are in shock-
Animegrrl: Aha! My two characters are getting along just fine!
Misa: Until next time!
Nozomi & Aki: -still in shock