AN: Sorry for the long time it took for me to update. I was busy. I'll try to update more often now. Not much humor in this chapter, either.

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L is for Loser: Nope, he doesn't know. As Krad mentioned, only their creator knew. Also, I don't plan on making Satoshi a girl, although that WOULD be funny. I can imagine the look on all his female classmates' faces. XD

DeadRat309: Of course Dark is jealous. (wink) He always struck me as possessive, although not half as possessive as Krad. You know, possessive in his own special way.

Peppymint: I thought I was the only one who minded the frock Krad wore. Glad to know someone else noticed.

Stormshadow13: Oh Sato would think…He would think a lot about it. (smiles evilly)

Suishou Haruka: True, true. She isn't exactly Krad, yet she is him at the same time. I can understand why you won't like her.

Crizzy-chan: Yep, I do too. I catch myself typing him instead of her at times.

Dark was in a sour mood. No, sour mood just didn't cover it. What had gone wrong? Well, everything was going great until he realized that Krad wouldn't wear a dress no matter what he said. She thought he was very perverted as well when he suggested they go swimming in the lake last night, and accused him of only wanting to see her in a swimsuit. Which really was a false accusation…to an extent. So he decided to sneak out of the palace and hang out around the village…with a few village girls. They always flocked to him. In fact, here was one right now. She approached, bringing a heavy pail of water.

"Can I help you with that?" Dark asked politely.

She blushed scarlet. "No need, my lord. I can handle it." She bowed a bit, and the pail swayed.

"It's okay, really." Dark grinned at her and gently pried the pail away. He nearly groaned. It was seriously heavy.

"Well, I'm going home so if you'd kindly follow…" She murmured, keeping her head down to cover her blush.

Dark followed her. So it had been like this for an entire week: he went out at morning and returned late at night to the bedroom he shared with Krad. It was really no fun at all, being stuck in the palace. Yeah, he was pampered, but nobody dared flirt with him. Not with her around. He gritted his teeth and went inside the small house.

"Neat little place." He commented. It really reminded him of the Niwa household.

"I'm sorry, you must be used to more luxuries." She apologized a lot.

"Hey, don't keep apologizing." He saw a dress on the table, with some sewing materials beside it. "Is that your dress for the upcoming dance?" He asked her.

The dance to celebrate the return of "Rin" and "Kira" was about two days hence. So, Dark naturally assumed that everybody was getting ready.

"Oh yes. I…It used to be my mother's. I decided to mend it." She seemed really embarrassed.

"It's pretty." Dark commented out loud. He eyed her. She was really a cute girl. "Do you have a date?"

"A-Are you asking me to the dance?"

"Yeah." Dark said, forgetting that he was married to Krad.

"I…I…All right then." She was so red that a tomato paled in comparison to her.

"Great! I'll see you then. Bye."

Dark hurried back to the palace. Sure, he'd be going back early. But who cares? He has found a pretty girl named…what? He slapped himself on the forehead mentally. What kind of idiot asked a girl out without knowing her name? Heck, she didn't know his either. He bit his lip. Stupid, stupid, stupid. He was about to return to the village to ask her name when he noticed Krad, lying down in the gardens, nose buried in a book. It hit him again, a bit more sudden this time. He was married. How in the world could he ask another girl to the ball? The ball was in their honor too. Great, now he was waist-deep in trouble.

But hell, it's not as if I see Krad as a girl. He – she – hardly changed. She still acted like a guy. He might as well take a REAL girl to the dance. He hurried back to the village without sparing another thought about his wife.

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Risa Harada smiled. She had ensnared the king, and he doesn't even realize that he liked her. Hell, he doesn't even know that she knew he was the king. She wiped her forehead and continued sewing. Somebody knocked softly on the door.

"Come in." She called.

Kira came in. "Uhm…I realized that I forgot to ask your name."

She giggled. "Risa, Risa Harada."

"Oh…I'm Dark." He grinned at her.

"Dark? But you look an awful lot like King Kira."

"Yeah everybody here calls me that. But I would really appreciate it if you could just call me Dark."

"Okay…Dark."

"I'll see you then, huh?"

Risa nodded enthusiastically, and Dark left. See? He really liked her. Risa looked at herself in the mirror. This must mean that she was prettier than the queen. She smirked.

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Krad was not deaf. She heard the rumors that spread like wildfire. Dark had a mistress. Dark was taking the mistress to the ball. That's right, she wasn't pretty enough for Dark. But it wasn't like she cared. Of course not. Why would she? She hated him. He was her prey. Her toy, that's what. She put down her book and sighed. Today was the day. Today is the day of their ball. Sometimes, Dark could be totally tactless.

"Rin-sama, are you thinking about Kira-sama's little slut?" Sakura asked.

They were in the library, and Sakura had turned out to be more than a servant. Eventually, Krad had learned to see her as a friend.

"She's probably not a slut, Sakura. Also, stop calling me Rin. Call me Krad."

"But Rin is a more appropriate name for a girl." Sakura protested.

"Krad."

"All right…Krad-sama. Krad-sama, why in the world did you not tell anybody you were a girl? Also, why insist on wearing men's clothes?" Sakura asked.

Krad kept quiet.

"I'm sorry, I have crossed the line."

"No, it's nothing like that. I'd just rather…I'd rather not tell anyone."

"Oh…all right." Sakura nodded. "But would you like to get ready?"

"Sakura, it's still early in the afternoon."

"So? I want you to make Kira-sama sorry that he even looked at that little mistress of his. I know how you can't sleep until he arrives either." Sakura added, as if implying Krad liked Dark.

"I don't like him that way. I like him as an owner likes a toy."

"That's harsh, Rin-sama."

"…"

"So, do you want to get ready?"

"It's not as if I have anything better to do."

Sakura grinned. Oh yes…Dark was going to be very sorry and very jealous. She was going to make sure all the men's eyes were trained on Krad. She was going to make Krad flaunt her figure and beauty. Dark was going to realize what he gave up for some commoner.