The Sky Is a Mirror of My Emotions
Disclaimer: I do not own DN Angel or anything associated with DN Angel but please I do own Kira and anything in common with her and other fictional characters is purely coincidental
Warnings: Yaoi (malexmale relationships), occasional swearing, mild violence
"talking" - talking
italics – character thinking
'underlined' – Dark and Daisuke talking to each other
"underlined" – Krad and Satoshi talking to each other
WARNING: Spoilers for DN Angel anime series! Awfully sorry!
Chapter 8: Falling Away With You
Suddenly Satoshi grabbed hold of his wrist and twisted it painfully. Daisuke yelped and tugged at Satoshi's tight grip.
"Sat-toshi! You're hurting me!" Daisuke tried to pull away but was met with malicious golden eyes.
"No," Krad's silken voice corrected as he turned into his full form, "It is you who is hurting my precious Satoshi-sama."
"I'll be taking over now," a calm voice interjected.
"Wha! DAAARRKK!' and with that Daisuke was locked within Dark's body.
"Krad, such a pleasure to see you again," Dark smirked at the beautiful angel who stood in front of him, white wings reflecting the moonlight.
"As always, Dark Mousy," Krad closed his eyes and smiled down at the bumbling efforts of the police to get onto the roof. He could hear their footsteps on the stairs.
"Wiz! Well, must be going," Dark said casually as the sprite became his wings. He quickly jumped over, stealing a kiss from Krad, "Wouldn't want to be caught and all. Prison would be awfully boring."
"Did you just!? Wha-!?" Daisuke nearly fainted inside Dark's head. Is this why Dark always locks me away on missions? It wasn't Risa it was…oh no…oh God…no!
Krad smiled but didn't move. Dark tucked the crown away in his jacket and went to jump off the ledge into the black velvet sky, dotted with stars. Krad's voice stopped him in his tracks.
"You're not really going to seal her," Krad's words were knives, "…are you?"
Dark paused on the ledge. We don't have time to discuss this now, Krad! The police were on the flat top of the roof now and were making their way across the slopes of the roof towards the two angels. He could hear Saehara yelling but couldn't make out what he was saying.
Usually Daisuke would be yelling something like 'Dark we should get out of here!' by now but he was in quite a considerable state of shock.
Dark turned to face his lover and enemy, before taking off into the air. He refused to stop until the museum below him was a miniature model. He stopped and waited for Krad to join him, "No. I wasn't going to seal her before. And I won't now."
"She must be sealed!" Krad's voice was low and dangerous. It was often that they fought, pretending for the police or otherwise, but Dark had never faced Krad like this for more than 200 years. The last time they ever fought was that fateful night when they realised… Dark looked back up at Krad.
"Why? She has done no harm," Dark slowly took out a feather. I can't seal her…for Kaworu's sake…
"She fell in love with a Niwa! She turned away from us, the Hikaris, who saved her sorry soul in the first place! She must be sealed!" Krad's eyes darted to Dark's feather and back up to his lover's calm face.
"I am a Niwa, Krad. Do you deserve to die? Does…Hiwatari?" Dark asked tranquilly. Krad was thrown for a brief second. Dark looked up and brought the feather to eye level. "Didn't think so."
Black light began to collect around the feather.
"W-what are you doing Dark!?" Krad's wide eyes stared at the feather.
"If you refuse to let her live, we'll have to go about this like we did in the old days," Dark calmly replied. I love you Krad, perhaps more than anyone, including you, will ever know, but I can't let you kill this girl's soul…
"Then why did you steal this artwork if you want her to live?!" Krad demanded furiously, "Is this nothing but a game to you, Mousy?!"
Dark paused for a moment, before darkly replying, "Emiko had sent out the notice. There was nothing I could do."
"You were never good at lying to me, Dark, and you know it. So, why did you steal it?!" Krad's voice was becoming more dangerous.
"I want to release her…at the 'Fountain of Sorrow'," Dark looked down at the small people moving frantically about and pointing upwards. He could just make out a head of red hair in the large crowd.
"No!" a ball of white light knocked Dark back, pain shooting through his chest. Can't breathe… Black spots danced in front of his vision and slowly the sky stopped rocking back and forth.
"So, we are going to settle this the old way?" he smirked at the furious look on the demonic angel's face.
Kira stood with the other people gathered outside the museum. Around her Dark fanatics, fangirls, fanboys, and incompetent police all stared at the two figures in the sky above. Searchlights moved slowly across the night sky, following the angels. They had floated in the air, seemingly talking for awhile. She couldn't see the expressions on their faces, but somehow she knew it had gone wrong somewhere along the way. Krad had suddenly lashed out at Dark and now the two were engaged in a fierce battle. Kira dreaded to think what this was doing to Satoshi and Daisuke.
"He would never do that if he wasn't absolutely furious with Dark. He adores him too much. Something's wrong. Let me out, Kira, I need to go to them," Angel's smooth voice had a tinge of worry to it.
"I'm hiding from the police Angel and they are standing everywhere, they'll know who I am. In fact that young officer is making eyes at me! …Loser. Point being, I can't let you out," Kira replied, looking around at the gathering while trying to avoid the attention of said officer.
The crowd gasped. A particularly bright flash of white magic had flown past, barley missing Dark. It was almost like watching a deadly dance of fireworks. Those two idiots better stop soon! They're flying too high; they're using too much magic! They're going to kill their hosts any damn minute now!! It was true; the two Angels were like tiny spots in the sky. It was impossible to see Dark, but Krad's wings could not blend into the night sky. The searchlights cut out.
"What happened!?" Saehara's voice could be heard above the general noise. Kira never heard the reply.
"Did you see that!?" "I can't believe this!" "Who is that other Angel, the white one?!" "What do you mean you still can't find the Commander!?" "Can we get a camera out here?!" voices flew all around Kira but she took no notice. A camera crew trying to find the power source problem were yelling something incoherent behind her, but it faded into the background.
When she looked up again she saw two streaks of magic fly at one another; one black, one white. They clashed fiercely in the middle of the sky and instantly the sky was engulfed in a brilliant ball of white light so bright that everyone turned away, eyes shaded. Kira felt like she had been temporarily blinded and white spots clouded her vision as she tried to see where Krad and Dark were.
"Oh my gawd! Look!" a girl screamed and pointed in to the sky. Sure enough Dark's small form was falling deftly through the sky, with no sign of life, followed closely by Krad. No!
Suddenly, white faded and bright blue bloomed in its place and the barely visible form of Dark suddenly burst into flaming red.
Where am I? Am I dead? A white Angel sat in front of Satoshi. He was standing in a provincial town square. There was a fountain in the middle. The Angel smiled at him and cocked her head to one side. I know someone who does that… but who?
"Kaworu! You've come back to me!" the Angel stretched out her arms towards Satoshi, but she was looking beyond him. Satoshi turned and saw a young man with bright red hair and black wings come to land behind him. Red hair? It's so familiar…
"It is not I who has returned but you who have waited for me Angel," the red head took the white Angel in his arms.
"But now…we'll be together…" the Angel said, resting against the boy.
"Forever," the boy answered gently. Suddenly the world around him warped and changed and he was standing in a large room with stained glass windows. I've been here before… A young girl was kneeling on the floor. Her legs were covered in ice. She looked up at Satoshi, who was floating above her, and smiled.
"Elliot! You've come back to me!" she cried out, lifting her arms up to him. But again, she was looking just past him. Satoshi turned in mid-air to see a head of dark blonde hair coming towards him. Wait! I've seen this before! He was too late, the sword passed through him swiftly and into the girl.
A young boy suddenly appeared beside the girl, holding her gently in his arms.
"We'll be together…" the girl looked up at the blonde, tears in her eyes.
"Forever," he finished.
"Darrrrrrrkkkk!" Satoshi looked back up to see a red head being carried off by a man with purple hair and black wings. Dark? Just beyond the two was a boy with blue hair, looking down at him through a painting, staring straight into his soul. He was falling up, into his own body.
The world changed and he was standing next to a fountain. This is the fountain in town, overlooking the bay. He was standing next to himself. His other self staring into the distance, as the morning sun gleamed off his hair. A young red head came up behind him, black wings protruding from his back.
"Please wakeup!" the red head kept shaking his shoulder. His other self refused to move. Tears were running down the blue haired boys cheeks but still he would not heed the cries of the young Fallen Angel.
"Please! We're going to die! Satoshi, wakeup!" suddenly memories of the red head flashed before him. He was smiling all the time, asking him questions, asking him silently, calling his name over and over, always happy, always smiling.
Daisuke!
Satoshi's eyes shot open. He realised he was falling through the deep night sky. He was covered in blood and cuts, and there was a tight feeling inside his chest. Looking down he saw the museum, far below him with people everywhere, pointing. Where's Daisuke!?
There was a small groan from beside him and he turned to see Daisuke falling next to him. The younger boy slowly opened his eyes and blinked. He too was covered in gashes, and his own blood.
"Daisuke-kun!" Satoshi called over the whistling wind. The boy looked up and gasped. He looked around wildly, taking in his surroundings properly.
"Satoshi! W-what happened!?" Daisuke asked frantically. He could faintly remember Dark fighting Krad but then it went blank. He felt someone grab his hand. Looking up he saw Satoshi holding onto him with one hand and reaching to Wiz's small form which was floating above them.
Satoshi grabbed hold of Wiz and pulled him down. He was talking all the while but Daisuke couldn't hear him over the wind.
"What!?" he yelled as Satoshi handed Wiz over to him. Daisuke hugged the small bunny creature who was shivering to his chest. Satoshi suddenly pulled Daisuke close so that his ear was near Satoshi's mouth.
"I said, I don't know what's happening but Krad won't answer!" Satoshi yelled again. Daisuke looked up at Satoshi who was watching the ground which was slowly coming closer.
"Dark?"
No answer.
"Dark!!"
"Dark won't answer either!" Daisuke suddenly became scared. They were going to die. He felt like he was going to laugh and cry at the same time. He was falling through the sky with the person whom he loved most in the world. It was the most amazing feeling. But now he knew.
"We're going to die, Satoshi," he buried his head in Satoshi's chest as the older boy held him closer. I'm about to die. So why do I feel so …safe?
"No," was the only thing Satoshi could say but it didn't matter- Daisuke couldn't hear him. Satoshi's mind was racing at a million miles an hour but the pain was making it hard to think logically.
Daisuke looked down sadly. He could feel Satoshi's hand resting lightly on his head. Wiz was still shivering inside his jacket. Closing his eyes Daisuke let the wind caress his hair and Satoshi's warmth sink through to him.
"No … " Satoshi gently stroked Daisuke's hair, watching the stars.
He felt so weightless, it was like flying. Truly flying. Satoshi smiled. He owned wings, but had never flown himself. It was such a beautiful feeling to be free. You could forget yourself in the endless sky. He closed his eyes and tried to forget all the pain, all the hate. Let myself be free, see past the barriers, and be free…forever.
"Satoshi…" Daisuke's yelled in front of him, Satoshi only barely comprehending him.
"Yeah?" Satoshi looked over at the boy he was holding out at arms length.
"I… always wanted to tell you… that… " Daisuke paused. He knew this was it. He was throwing his soul, his heart, his whole being to the wind, to be carried into the sky forever. He hope to goodness Satoshi would understand.
"Tell me what?!" the blunette looked at him strangely.
"I always wanted to tell you that… I love you."
"I've always loved you too, Daisuke," was the heartfelt reply as he drew the other towards him in a strange falling-through-the-air hug. The young boy leaned up and gently kissed the elder.
The sky once again filled with a blinding flash of light. Kira could not believe her eyes once the light had receded.
Snow began falling through the sky… along with…
"Impossible…" she breathed.
A/N:
I know it's been a long time and I'm sorry but we're almost at the end! Don't kill me yet! Please! does puppydog eyes
Sorry for spoilers for the anime series and I hope you all liked this chapter! I'll put the next one up soon because I'll probably write it now because I'm on a roll!
Please review, it is helpful and encouraging! And thank you to all the faithful reviewer's for this story!
Edit: Oh snap! What a mean way to end a chapter! Cleaning up spelling, grammar, and changed a fair part of their speech in the air as I forgot that it's slightly difficult to hear anything whilst you're falling through the air.