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Peppymint: I'm leaning more on Dark being jealous. I mean, Krad SHOULD be used to seeing Dark being mauled by fangirls. Dark though, hasn't seen Krad's fangirls/fanguys just yet.
Stormshadow13: Nope, Risa is not going to die soon. Also, I don't have finals. I was busy with a family reunion thing I had to attend. If you have finals, then break a leg (not literally).
Crizzy-chan: Nope. In fact, I don't know who Sakura Haruno is. It's just a coincidence.
DeadRat309: Somewhat. She should look older and more sophisticated now, as well as more medieval.
L is for Loser: Oh yeah. I'm excited for that too!
Dark was having a great time at the ball, except for the fact that everyone kept giving him this look. What was this look? Some of them looked along the lines of what-the-hell-are-you-doing-with-another-woman?-This-is-a-party-for-you-and-your-wife!, while others looked more sinister, something like that-blond-will-be-mine-by-the-end-of-tonight. Dark glared at whoever gave him the second, and ignored those who gave him the first. He looked around, his arm wrapped around Risa Harada's waist. He smiled to himself. Risa may have been annoying before, but now…She was a perfect lady. Was this really the same Risa Harada from before, or a figment of someone's imagination?
"Dark-sama?" Risa asked softly.
"What?" Dark continued to look around, searching.
"What are you looking for?" Risa blurted out.
"Krad." Dark said it before he even realized it. He caught himself. Wait…why was he looking for Krad? It wasn't long before he realized he was worried about her. He motioned over a guard.
"Yes, Kira-sama?"
"Do you know where Krad, I mean Rin, is?" Dark asked. Why the hell am I looking for her? I'm looking for trouble.
"Probably too embarrassed to come, thanks to your little slut." The soldier muttered.
"What did you say?" Dark had heard the words come out of the soldier's mouth, but luckily, Risa didn't. "Y-You knew beforehand that…" Dark stared with mouth wide open.
The soldier fought hard not to snort. "My lord, everyone in the kingdom knew."
Dark gulped. Suddenly, he didn't feel very comfortable in his clothes. Then a murmur went over the crowd, and more looks were thrown at Risa.
"She's gorgeous. Look at his little mistress. She can't ever hope to compare." One whispered.
"Well, that goddess of a wife of his is up for grabs now." Another shot back.
Dark made his way to the front. There he saw what all the fuss was about. Coming down the grand staircase accompanied by Sakura was Krad. She wore a beautiful white dress that showed off her figure. It had the faintest bluish hue to it, and fell to the floor. It didn't trail behind her, though. After all, it wasn't a wedding dress. Her hair was done up again, braided then put into a bun, with her long bangs still refusing to be held back. They fell in front of her face, as always. Dark's jaw dropped. THAT was Krad. She smiled at the many men who held out a hand for her to hold as she came down the stairs. Dark cleared his throat loudly, and the hands withdrew. All but one anyway. The men muttered something about cheating.
Dark glared at the man who still held his hand out for Krad to take. It was the captain of the guard. Okay, now Dark was seriously pissed. Krad took his hand with a small smile playing on her lips. It wasn't the murderous smile either. It was a genuine one. She never smiled at me like that…
-I don't own DN Angel.-
Sakura felt immensely proud of her work. Her Rin-sama looked priceless, fragile and divine. Who ever knew that Rin could retract her wings when needed be? She smirked as she saw Dark, wearing a silk white button up shirt with a coat and ruffles. He was with his little mistress was here, as expected. She wore a plain dress, and although not ugly, couldn't compare to Krad.
Risa Harada though, was furious to the point of explosion. Why wasn't Krad even ashamed? She now felt so plain. She approached Krad and smiled ever so sweetly, Dark's hand still wrapped around her waist. The dumbstruck idiot had forgotten to take it away.
"I see you have no escort, Rin-sama." Risa began venomously.
"That's because you had none, and my husband pitied you enough to leave me for you. I'm sure he knew plenty of men would love to come to my aid, while none would for you." Krad replied nonchalantly.
"He never pitied me!" Risa almost yelled. "In fact, he came to me, because he thinks you're not what a lady should be! He thinks you're a b!" (Forgive the language)
The entire room went into stunned silence. Krad still had an emotionless face to everyone but Dark, he had seen the smile waver the slightest bit. All eyes turned to the object being fought over: Dark.
"I NEVER said that, Risa. Also, don't you think you're the one being a…?" Dark began. He had years of experience smooth talking his way out of things, but something told him this wouldn't be easy.
"Yeah, you'd love to save your butt now that you've begun to appreciate the fact that you're wife is pretty." Somebody snorted.
Such disrespect…Dark thought. But as long as he couldn't tell who it was, there was no punishment.
Krad felt her hand being squeezed and saw the captain of the guard, flashing her a be-strong smile. She took a deep breath and turned to Dark and Risa.
"Dark, if you thought that…If you thought that, then don't you think it'd be much easier to just have one of us pack up and leave?" Krad said calmly, her voice still honeyed.
"I never thought that." Okay, that's a lie. But who the hell cares?
"You'd be much happier with Risa, after all." Krad continued, ignoring Dark's last statement. She approached Dark, letting go of the guard's hand.
"No, trust me, I won't." Dark replied desperately.
"Of course…You'll miss this." Krad kissed Dark…not on the cheeks, but smack dab on the lips. Sakura and Dark were both stunned. To everyone else, it should have been normal behavior.
Risa was utterly furious. She was being humiliated, even if it was unintentionally. "YOU'RE ALL BASTARDS!!" She shrieked.
"Are we?" Krad replied, pulling away from Dark with a mischievous smile on her face.
"Especially you." Risa's eyes were narrowed.
Dark was too much in a daze to pay attention.
"Well, have a good night." Krad called while Risa walked away.
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!!
"Oh…Oops. I think I stepped on your dress." Krad said.
Risa desperately attempted to cover herself, and her boxers that had hearts and bears stitched on them. Blushing hard, she ran.
"Wait, don't you want help covering that up?" Krad called.
Too late, Risa was gone. Krad avoided Dark for the rest of the night, and everything went somewhat smoothly. Finally, it ended and Dark approached the bedroom he shared with Krad. She was already in a loose shirt and shorts.
"What the hell do you want?" Krad snapped.
"This is my bedroom too, you know." Dark began. "Look, I appreciated you saving the day by kissing me…"
"I'm sure you did. Anything else?" Krad replied curtly.
"I'm sorry about what happened with Risa."
"But your plan worked, didn't it? I got insulted."
"No, I never meant to…"
"Go away." She said softly.
"No, I'm staying in this room."
"Fine, I'll go." She stood up and called for Sakura, who immediately prepared another room. Krad began to pick up her clothes.
"No, I mean I'm staying with you!" Dark called desperately.
Krad glared at him, and Dark was shocked to see…tears?! "I hate you, and I hope you remember that I'm still the hunter…I WILL kill you Dark Mousy, as soon as things return to normal."
She left, Sakura waiting at the door.
"She was crying." Dark said softly, lying down. He pulled Krad's pillow closer. It smelled like her, and it would have to do until she cooled off enough to allow him to come near her again.
He woke up in the middle of the night, to someone muttering something. Usually the castle was deathly silent, and his trained ears couldn't help but notice. He couldn't go back to sleep, so he decided to approach the source of the noise. It was a guest room, and he realized that Krad was probably in there. It turned to into panicked sobs, begging for forgiveness.
"I'm sorry! I…I didn't choose to be this way! No, please don't hurt me!! I'll do whatever you say, Hikari-sama!"
Dark entered the room softly. Krad was there, of course. She was curled up like a little child, still crying in her sleep.
"I'm sorry I gave in! I…I couldn't help it! N-no! Of course not! NO!! Stop, Hikari-sama!"
"Krad?" Dark began.
"NO!! STAY AWAY FROM ME!!"
He was taken aback, but remembered that she was in a dream. "Krad!" He said, a little more firmly this time.
"I will do anything, Hikari-sama, but no…Please….I'm sorry I can't be like him! I'm sorry I'm a girl."
"KRAD!!" At this point, Dark was trying to shake Krad out of her nightmare.
Krad's feline eyes snapped open, and she blinked at Dark's violet orbs. She looked away after a while. "Go away." She repeated herself.
"Krad…I heard…"
"Just leave me alone." She pulled away and sat far away from Dark.
"Krad, who was in your dream?"
"Nobody." She replied, trying to sound spiteful.
She just can't pull it off. Goes to show how frightened she was. Dark was tired, so he picked her up.
"WHAT?! PUT ME DOWN, THIEF!! Put me down OR I'LL…"
"You'll what?" Dark demanded. "You're too frightened to even sound homicidal." He went out of the room.
"Fine, put me down and I promise I'll follow."
Dark gave her a sour look. "Forgive me for not trusting your word."
She glared at him and thrashed trying to get out of his grip as he led them outside. "Where are you taking me?" She was beginning to get hysterical.
He was leading them to a secluded place.
"DARK!! NO, LET ME GO!! DON'T…STAY AWAY FROM ME!! LET ME GO, I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU-!!" Krad was crying again.
He ignored her, she was obviously still feeling the effects of her nightmare. She was thrashing in his arms, and it was annoying him though.
"Relax, we're only out here to go stargazing." He put her down and pointed to the sky.
She was breathing heavily, and fear was in those beautiful eyes of hers. "Oh…Okay." She was still cautious though, and felt something crawl up her leg. She screamed. "GAAAAH!!" She thrashed wildly again, until the worm flew off her.
"Krad. It's just a worm."
"I know. They're all slimy and…" She shivered.
"You're scared of worms. The great hunter – err…huntress – is scared of worms?" Dark began to laugh.
"So?" Krad was scowling by now.
"Nothing. It's just so…" Dark laughed again.
"Hmph."
"So, why were you so frightened of me and of that guy in your dream?" Dark asked casually.
"How much did you hear?"
"Pretty much everything."
"Gods help me." She groaned. "Do you understand?"
"I don't understand at all."
"Then I don't intend to tell you." Krad stood up and headed over to the lake and stared at the cool reflection when suddenly...
"SATOSHI-SAMA!!"
-I don't own DN Angel.-
Satoshi was taking a midnight trip to the bathroom. He had just flushed the toilet when Krad's face appeared in it.
"SATOSHI-SAMA!!"
"WHAT THE HELL?!" He yelled.
"Satoshi-sama, I'm trapped in a medieval world with that imbecile Dark -!"
"I'm not an imbecile, and I've already told him." Dark came in view, his arm on Krad's shoulder.
"Stay away from me, you pervert!"
"Krad, tell me one thing." Satoshi jumped at the chance to find out the truth about Krad.
"Anything, Satoshi-sama."
"Are you…really a girl?" Satoshi asked.
"Uh…" Krad glared at Dark.
He smiled at kissed her cheek. She angrily pushed him away and wiped her cheek.
"Is that a yes? I've been living with a girl in my body the entire time, and I didn't know." Satoshi mused calmly, but shakily.
"I'm sorry, Satoshi-sama. I know I have disappointed the entire Hikari clan." She hung her head down, and Satoshi gave her a funny look.
"How?"
"I'm a girl. I'm not a boy, unlike that thief." She looked away sadly.
"Krad, how would that matter?"
"He…He…" She clamped her eyes shut and put her hands over her ears.
"Never mind." Suddenly, Dark approached her, and she panicked. She pushed him into the water and scrambled far away.
That ended the connection.
-I don't own DN Angel.-
Dark came out of the water dripping wet. "KRAD!!" He yelled, running after the blond and tackling her to the ground.
"NOOOO!! Please, let me go!! Let me go!!" She yelled, she thrashed. She was hysterical, and Dark had her pinned to the ground.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" He slapped her.
"Get off me." She was crying hard.
"What's wrong with you?! You're not the same hunter that I knew!" He shook her hard again.
"Get off me!! PLEEEEASE, DARK!!"
"Fine." Dark got off, but he still held her tight, so that she wouldn't run. It was the right decision, as she tried to run off immediately.
"Krad, I'm not going to hurt you."
"You're lying!" She cried again.
He yanked her near. "Tell me what happened before."
"No." She whispered softly.
"Fine." He pulled her into a hug, and she was so surprised. "I'll just stay with you until you calm down."
"You're going to try something." She accused weakly.
"I swear I won't."
Dark was wet, and he was lucky it was summer or he would catch a cold.
"You will, you will. You men are like that." She whispered.
He sighed. It was going to be a long night. "Why don't you get a drink or something? It might help."
She nodded numbly.
"Okay."
AN: Longest chapter yet!! I just felt bad for updating so late the last time. In the next chappie, Krad gets drunk!! (laughs evilly) I just hope that it's not too angsty, or that it doesn't make Krad seem too pathetic. She's just hysterical as of now, thanks to her nightmare.