Dark steals more than art
"Hey Daisuke! How well do you think we did this time?" said Dark cheerfully. He had once again evaded police, and embarrassed several investigators to boot! He thought that nothing could ruin his good mood. He was wrong.
"Dark, does that guy jumping on the rooftops seem familiar to you?" asked Daisuke. He had seen a lone figure jumping from roof-to-roof and he wasn't very graceful on the landings. It almost seemed as though he were limping…
Daisuke wasn't the only one who noticed the figure jumping on roofs. One other person noticed as well…
"Heh. Found ya, you brat. This time, there will be NO escape…"
"Hey you're right! But why is he here? Isn't he supposed to go through some rite of passage soon?"
"Dark…I have a very bad feeling about this…We need to find out why he's here!"
"That, and I wouldn't mind talking to a friend…"
Night was exhausted, but he didn't stop. His ankle was killing him, and still he refused to slow down. For stopping, even if it's only a few seconds, would bring his death. The fever didn't help much either.
He felt someone or something come up behind him. He hoped it was Star, but knew in his heart that it wasn't. The one behind him spoke. He tensed, ready to fight for his life if it was Shadow.
"Yo Night! What ya doing here in the city? Don't you have some ceremony coming up soon?" Dark called out.
"How do I know that you're really the Thief and not the Murderer trying to trap me?!" Night growled.
"Am I hearing things, or did he just say murderer?!"
Dark had to think of a good response, fast. If he didn't hurry, he knew that a certain someone would show up.
"Wiz, take the painting back to the house and come right back!"
"KYU!"
"Night, what's going on? What happened?" said Dark as he approached Night.
"If you know what's good for you, you'll stay away!" growled Night, feverishly.
"Night! I'm not here to hurt you…"
"Yeah, and Krad isn't Dark's other half!" Night snarled.
Damn. He must be runnign from Shadow; there's no other explantion for his behavior!
Wiz came back around that time. Dark had an idea.
"Wiz, go to Night and calm him down long enough for me to knock him out. He needs help, and he won't listen to me."
"Kyu!"
Wiz flew onto Night's shoulder. It was then that Night finally stopped long enough for Dark to catch up. He began to falter, and Dark barely saved him from falling from a four-story building!"NIGHT! HANG ON!!" cried Dark in shock.
"Dark…I have to tell you something about Tras…" said Night, fading fast from the pain.
"You have something you wanted to warn Dark about? If that was the case you should have simply said so and saved me the trouble of looking for you, son."
"Hello, Shadow. What an unpleasant and unwanted surprise…" replied Dark, coldly.
"Dark…don't let him take me back…there…PLEASE!" cried Night as he finally fell unconscious.
"Don't worry, Night, I'll protect you from the likes of him," said Dark softly.