Bad news: WAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I'm sorry about the long update. I just got back from my grandma's. So I stayed at her house for five days without a computer...
Good news: ...there isn't too much...and my line breaker button still isn't working so I gotta make the crappy ass ones T-T
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I sure do waste a lot of space XD
Thank you all for the reviews! I really appreciate them. I had fun coming up with silly ideas for the hospital activities. And creepy ol' doc has a bigger role than most think. Mua hahaha, but creepy ol' Paige ain't telling you guys...you have to read XD
Disclaimer: I don't own DNAngel...but I wish I did because I wouldn't have to be waiting over nine fricking months to see what happens next.
Chapter 14
Daisuke, Satoshi, Riku and Risa all walked home together. For the past few days, they had been awkwardly close but Satoshi blamed it all on Daisuke. Every time he would get home from school to rest, Daisuke would call him, asking him to go to the park with him, or out to eat, or to see a movie. Satoshi thought the Harada twins were even getting exhausted.
But there was another thing that was poking at Satoshi, never leaving him alone. Krad, of course. While he was with his friends, Krad would begin whispering things he would do to them once he found his chance.
Are you that insecure that you must wear that ring? Krad taunted.
I guess you can say that.
My Satoshi, Satoshi froze in place. He turned his head. Satoshi could have sworn Krad was right next to him, talking. When will you admit that you are growing weak and let me help you gain your power again? Before, you would never care more about "friends" that haven't done a single thing for you. You're suffering.
Shut up. Satoshi scowled. He stared down at his side and saw Risa with a worried expression.
"Is there something bothering you?" She asked kindly.
He shook his head and kept walking. And you're suffering for nothing. What will the girl do for you once she finds out about me? Once she finds out that behind your hard, cold shell, there's something far worse that she could ever imagine. Why keep suffering. I don't see why you'd still want to live.
"SHUT UP!" Satoshi shouted out loud. The other's attention was pulled toward Satoshi.
"What is it?" Daisuke asked. Shaking his head, Satoshi gave Dai a soft smile. He was the only one here who could understand.
"It's nothing important." he patted Daisuke's shoulder. Then, there was a soft tune that was heard from Satoshi. It was his cell phone ringing. Satoshi pulled it out and chuckled. "Excuse me." Quickly, he walked next to a tree and answered his phone. "Hello?"
"Hello Satoshi. I was wondering if you could have a meeting with me in, oh, about ten minutes." Mr. Hiwatari said on the other line.
"Yes Father." He hung up and walked back over to the rest of the group. "I have to go speak to my father about something. I will call you guys later, alright?" And with that, Satoshi ran off to his father's mansion.
With a soft knock, Satoshi walked in. "Satoshi, good to see you came so soon." Satoshi's father stood up from his desk and walked over to his son. He lifted Satoshi's arm and rolled up the sleeve. "You're ok, right?"
"There's no need to worry, father. It wasn't anything major." Satoshi told him. It disgusted Satoshi, how much his father acted like he cared. Suddenly, there was a soft click from behind Satoshi and the door swung open.
"Kei, sir. What did you want me to do with these muffins I made?" A soft female's voice giggled.
"Is that-" Satoshi immediately turned around.
"Satoshi? Hey bud! What are you doing here?" Setting the pan on the table, Dr. Fujisaki ran up to Satoshi and hugged him.
"Um, excuse me, Miss, I mean Dr. Fujisaki but could you please not hug me?" Satoshi softly pushed her away.
"Don't be so rude, Satoshi." Kei chuckled, leaning back.
"Yeah!" She put her hands on her hips. "Call me Haruhi out of the hospital, okay?" Satoshi nodded and noticed she looked different without her white coat. She almost looked...normal.
"Is that all you needed?" questioned Satoshi.
His father grabbed the muffin tray and walked back to his desk. "For now." he sighed. "Just watch yourself." Mr. Hiwatari told Satoshi right as he opened the door. Raising an eyebrow, Satoshi looked at his father. "And what are you trying to do with that ring?"
"That's none of your business." he said under his breath.
"I personally think that it may have a magical property that may suppress the other winged one." Haruhi said, twisting a lock of hair around her finger.
"How do you-" Satoshi felt petrified. Swinging around on his heel, he stomped over to his father and the doctor. "I told you not to do anything to me except for my arm!" He angrily punched the desk.
"So you do not protest that I was wrong?" The look of satisfaction on her face was driving Satoshi insane.
"I don't care if you know or not anymore because it's obvious you do. Now why the hell did you look at my DNA?" Satoshi shouted.
"Quit yelling." Haruhi sighed, flicking Satoshi's forehead. "You should be thankful for now. There were two ways I knew. I used to study the cultural reformation in college and put two and two together. Also, your father and your data told me the rest. And during surgery, I injected a small potion your father found that would weaken the white wings." She winked as Satoshi rubbed his forehead. "You're not being as bright as I thought you were. Why do you think I was so interested in you and your red haired friend?"
"Don't you dare touch him!" Satoshi switched glances from Dr. Fujisaki to his father. Mr. Hiwatari seemed to be enjoying this. Catching him off guard, Haruhi grabbed Satoshi by his chin and lifted his head so he was looking at her.
"The other doctors know nothing of it so calm down." She gave him a grim smirk. "Two things before you leave. The potion will wear off in exactly two days. And remember who you can really trust." Before Satoshi could realize what she meant, Haruhi unrepentantly bent down and kissed Satoshi sweetly on the lips.
It lasted for almost ten seconds before Satoshi jumped away out of shock. Without another word, he wiped his lips with his sleeve and slammed the door shut. As he walked down the halls, he could hear Dr. Fujisaki chuckling and his father talking.
What could she mean by 'Remember who you can really trust.'? Satoshi wondered.
Wow...you can get the fact that a woman at least fifteen years older than you just kissed you out of your head that easily? Krad seemed as surprised at Satoshi did. Suddenly, there was a soft prickling feeling on Satoshi's finger, where his ring was. There was laughing from Krad. And yet you still feel a little attracted to her.
No! Satoshi shouted in his head, over and over again. I don't like her. He growled past the hysterical laughter of Krad. But...there's something weird about her... Absorbed in his thought, Satoshi accidentally hit another man walking. "I'm sorry." Satoshi bowed to him and ran off. ...Wait...who was that? I know him from somewhere. He looked over his shoulder but the man already turned the corner.
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"Interesting." Daisuke said as he stuffed his mouth full of noodles.
"She even said she was wondering about you." Satoshi nervously added and Daisuke froze.
"That's really creepy." he quietly told Satoshi. "I think that gave me chills." They both laughed together. "By the way, why did the twins say they couldn't come again?"
"Something about homework." shrugged Satoshi as he took a bit out of his slice of pizza.
"Damn..." Daisuke muttered, taking a drink of his pop. "I have to finish mine too." Satoshi could tell he was trying to hurry up now. "How do you have no homework at all?"
"I do it in class. Everything's too easy." The blue haired boy said.
"That's not fair." Daisuke chuckled as he stood up. Satoshi followed him out the door. "I have at least an hour's worth of homework left." Satoshi smirked softly and rubbed his forehead. It brought back memories of earlier and Satoshi instantly took his hand away from his head.
"Well, later." Satoshi waved and ran back to his apartment.
Walking up the stairs, Satoshi noticed a few things. There were a few traps set up around the stairs and his apartment door. Let's see here... Eyeing the place surrounding him, he looked for something that would give him a clue as to what this was all about. He saw two shines and grinned. "What are you guys up to now?"
After a few sighs, clicks and footsteps, Mike and Kyle stood up at the top. "We were-" Kyle started but Mike covered his mouth.
"We wanted to trick a few of the residents here." Mike softly laughed, scratching his head.
Satoshi shook his head and walked up the stairs, avoiding their small traps. As he went to open his door, he felt someone tug at his sleeve. "Can we stay with you tonight? Mom's at work for the night." Mike kindly asked.
No.
"Sure, come on in." Satoshi said as he opened his door. The two boys smiled happily as they walked into the clean apartment. Once again, when they walked in, they poked around, looking for things like a raccoon would look for food.
Why don't you listen to me? Krad scowled. These two will be nothing but a nuisance.
I don't care. I don't want them to be alone at night. They're only kids. Satoshi slowly drank some water while watching the twins fight over the remote.
But you care about them. You know, you're just adding more people on your list. Satoshi began to ignore Krad and saw the twins fall on the floor. Suddenly, Kyle popped up and grinned childishly.
"I got it!"
Satoshi couldn't help but smile. His chest felt warm, he felt somewhat...happy. Fool. But before Satoshi felt anything, there was a soft shout from Krad.
What happened? Satoshi wondered what was going on. He was sure that Krad was going to try to take over. Then it hit him. Krad was hurting himself in the process of trying to take over because of the ring and the potion. Separate, he may have stood a chance but together, he was hopeless. Krad, are you-
Shut up. Krad growled. Without another word, Satoshi felt Krad block him off from Krad's thoughts.
He walked to his room and put his school bag in the corner. After changing into some pajamas, Satoshi went to check on the twins. "Would you two quit it? It's almost ten at night and you are having a pillow fight."
"So?" Mike chuckled.
"Hey, no fair. Mum doesn't let us sleep without a shirt." Kyle whined, poking Satoshi in the side.
"Quit that." Shooing the younger boy away and smiled softly. "And I live alone, so I can do things like that."
"I bet you think you're hot." joked Mike, poking Satoshi on the other side. Satoshi glared at him.
"Yeah, well, I bet you think you're smart, blonde boy." He crossed his arms, walking toward the light switch. "We all have to be up in the morning. And this time, no weird notes, please." Satoshi let out a breath, then shut off the light.
"Already?" Both the boys complained. "But we wanted to talk to you."
Slowly, Satoshi looked back at the boys. The moonlight seemed to shine on all of them. It was an odd moment. "We, uh-"
"What makes you become that 'curse'?" Kyle finished for his brother. Though the boys expected Satoshi to talk, he just began to walk to his room. "Hey! Where are you going?"
Walking into his room, Satoshi shut his door and locked it. He could hear the twins pounding on the door. "What's wrong, Satoshi?" They asked, continuing to knock.
"You said you would explain it to us! And that was like, a week ago!" Mike shouted. Satoshi unlocked his door and peaked out. The twins were standing there politely, waiting for him to come out.
"You really want to know?" he asked and sighed once they nodded. "Fine, come on it." Opening the door for Mike and Kyle, they stepped in and smirked.
They jumped on the bed and smiled widely at Satoshi, and Satoshi couldn't help but return the favor. "Story time!" Kyle clapped his hands together, only to be elbowed by his brother.
"Alright." Satoshi paused, thinking for a minute. "Well, my family has a curse that when they feel strong emotions for someone, they transform into another being." Both the boys ohhed. "Truthfully...he has his own mind. He is cruel, mean and doesn't care for anyone but himself. But there are times when we can control each other's bodies."
"Wait...does that mean that sometimes, you're not Satoshi even though you are?" Kyle asked, backing away from Mike.
"Maybe, but I do not remember it happening with you." he softly said. The two still seemed a little afraid. Breaking the silence, they jumped up and placed their arms on their sides.
"No matter what happens,"
"We will not give up on you."
"We'll be there when you need some help and kick his butt." Kyle and Mike said, pointing their index fingers. Satoshi shook his head, chuckling. He softly nudged them out of his door.
"You guys are funny. Now go to sleep." Scratching his stomach, Satoshi watched the twins walk to the couches and fight over a pillow.
Throughout the night, Satoshi could feel himself toss and turn in bed. Images flashes before his eyes. Daisuke was huddled against a wall. Then, there was Riku and Risa, quickly running away. Tears were pouring from their eyes as they screamed for help. He found himself looking at Mike and Kyle now. They were holding bats and looked ready to strike. He felt his lips move with the words he heard. "Foolish boys, that will do nothing!" He sent a feather at them and their bats disappeared from their hands.
He sent feather after feather at the twins but they dodged them. Suddenly, they stopped and shouted, "Satoshi! Stop!".
There was a chuckle that came from his mouth. "Idiots! Satoshi's gone!" Closing in on them, loud laughter came from his mouth. He couldn't stop laughing. What horrible, maniacal, laughter. It almost drowned out the screaming. Almost.
"Satoshi!" He heard before his vision blurred. Satoshi wiped his eyes to see clearly and the setting had changed. He was in his living room. Shelves were knocked down, books were scattered everywhere and Mike and Kyle were standing in front of him. Kyle walked up to him and slapped him. "Bring Satoshi back, you meanie!"
Satoshi pushed him away. "What do you mean?" As he asked, Satoshi noticed his arm raised. He thought back to when he first saw them and remembered he was still laughing then. "Shit..." he muttered, lowering his arm.
"Mike, get the toaster!"
"No!" Satoshi shot up, waving his arms. "Guys, I'm fine."
"How do we know for sure?" Mike questioned.
"Because, Michael, I said."
The two looked at each other and then snickered. "It's him alright."
Satoshi looked around and sighed. "What happened here?"
"You don't know?"
"I have an idea but I just want to check. Care to explain?"
Mike and Kyle gave Satoshi a nod. "We heard you say something about foolish boys so we decided to go and check on you but once we got in your room, you were standing up, glaring at us." Kyle explained. "It was kinda creepy."
"Yeah." Mike butted in. "Your eyes were blank. Like...they lost their shine. But then, you started throwing feathers that exploded,"
"Which would be so totally cool if they weren't going after us." Kyle giggled.
"And you said something about Satoshi being gone." Mike dusted of his hands and smirked at his brother, who had just been smacked on the top of the head. "And had this really weird,"
"Really weird."
"...laugh." Mike growled, scowling at the other twin. "It sounded like you were insane or something. We were afraid you were going to hurt us. And we said we wouldn't chicken out so we woke you up."
"Oh..." Satoshi looked away, not sure if he should tell the boys his dream.
"So what were you dreaming about?" Question answered.
"I was...Krad, I think. And I hurt all my friends."
"Who's Krad?" The two asked at the same time.
"My curse." Satoshi said quietly, running his hands through his hair.
"Oh..." They looked up at him and noticed that Satoshi was covered in sweat. "Well, we have about an hour until school starts so you go take a shower and we'll make you some breakfast." Kyle said. The older boy agreed and went to take a shower.
The shower was more refreshing than Satoshi thought. Once he stepped out, he could smell the food. It actually smelled good. Satoshi reached for the towel on the wall when he saw the door knob turning. Kyle ran it with a notebook and pencil in hand. "Satoshi! I found something out! Krad backwards spells dark! That's so weird!"
He was suddenly quiet. Shaking his head, Satoshi reached out and grabbed the towel. "Now, I know we are all guys here but please knock next time." he wrapped it around his waist, then placed his hands on his hips. "Understand?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, sir." he bowed and left the room. Satoshi rolled his eyes and shook his hair, ridding the loose water. It took him a few minutes to dry off and put his school uniform on. He finally walked out and saw that plates were already set up. Looking down at the plates, there were biscuits covered in gray sauce with small chunks of meat in it.
"What is this?" Satoshi wondered, poking it with his fork.
"Biscuits and gravy!" Mike beamed, untying the apron he wore.
"Is this some American food?" Satoshi sat down, being followed by the twins.
"I guess. But it's really good. Try it!" Kyle nervously encouraged him. He still felt a little guilty of barging in on Satoshi like that.
Satoshi ended up eating the whole plate quickly. Once he was done, Mike went to wash up while Kyle and Satoshi cleaned up. "I'm sorry for barging in on you like that. I didn't mean to intrude."
"You are forgiven." Satoshi nodded to him as he cleaned up the table. "But I already knew about that Dark and Krad thing."
"I'm sor-" but before he could finish, Satoshi covered his mouth.
"What did I tell you?" he smirked. Kyle escaped from his grasp and spread out his arms. He hugged Satoshi closely.
"...I know, Satoshi. I know. I won't say it anymore." Kyle sounded like he was at the point of tears. Satoshi patted the younger boy's head softly. He kind of felt like a father at the moment.
With a quick glance at the clock, Satoshi gasped. He kindly pushed Kyle away. "I've got to go to school early today." Grabbing his bag, Satoshi opened the door. "Take care!" He ran out to school.
When he got to school, surprisingly, Daisuke was already in the room. He was cleaning cobwebs on the ceiling, standing on a chair. Satoshi noticed that he was balancing the chair on one leg. "Hey Dai. Why are you cleaning?"
Daisuke swung the chair around, landing it on all fours. "It's you, Satoshi! You scared me for a minute." He let out a soft sigh of relief. "I took Takeshi's work for today." Jumping off the chair, Daisuke landed gracefully and watched Satoshi as he walked to his desk. Minutes later, more students came in. Riku and Risa looked at Daisuke.
"Is there something wrong with him?" Riku asked. For the past half an hour, he had just been sitting there, reading. Occasionally he looked up and Risa waved to him. He only waved back once before returning to his reading.
"Not that I know of."
They went through class but Satoshi seemed quieter throughout the whole thing. At the end, they all went up to Satoshi. "What's wrong, Satoshi?" Risa asked, leaning on him.
"There's nothing." He wrapped his arm around her.
Let's solve the puzzle here... Krad interrupted. He had a cocky tone in his voice. Satoshi knew this was the beginning of his annoying period. You're being close to them but you won't speak.
"You're not sick, are you?" Riku wondered, looking over at Dai to see if he knew anything. But they only got a shake of the head from him,
I could have figured that out. Krad growled at the girl.
So what, at least she cares.
Shhhhh. He told Satoshi. I'm trying to figure this out. Let's see here. Satoshi could see all of Krad's thoughts flash through his mind. That's it! A dark chuckle came from Krad. It's because of that dream. You remember your lips moving and thought it was a dream but you were actually saying it. You are afraid to talk because you are afraid of what you are going to say.
No I'm not! Satoshi almost shouted out loud but controlled himself.
"You mean something like this?" Satoshi chuckled as he talked but suddenly covered his mouth.
"Like what?" All of his friends asked, turning their heads toward him.
"I-It's nothing!"
Haha, looks like your other girlfriend missed something. Krad snickered.
Krad, please don't.
Don't what? His voice was getting so annoying. But Satoshi somehow had to stop him from doing anymore.
Krad, please don't take my voice over. Satoshi pleaded.
...Why should I? What would I get from it?
I'll do anything for you.
What? Krad brain froze. Did his Satoshi just say what he thought he said?
I said I will do anything for you that you wish. But only once.
Anything?
Anything. Satoshi felt his heart sink. He didn't want to really do this but he'd do anything to stop Krad from trying to interfere. Well, what would you like?
There was a long pause before Krad responded. I think I'll save my wish.
Now, his heart was in the pit of his stomach. What had he gotten himself into? Satoshi shook his head and tried to make Krad happy so maybe he wouldn't do anything catastrophically bad. Krad, I am yours.
"Satoshi, did you get tonight's homework?" Risa asked as Satoshi heard Krad's laughs die away in the back of his mind.
"Yeah, why? Do you need help?" Suavely, Satoshi smiled down at her. Risa's face began to turn red. Satoshi knew that he hasn't acted like this since their first date.
"Kind of..."
"I don't get it either." Daisuke shouted out.
"Me either. We got to switch the one number with this and that and do this to it...it's too confusing." Riku added.
"I've got an idea!" In a matter-of-fact kind of style, Daisuke stuck up his index finger. "Why don't we have a study group? We c all each other!"
"Yeah!"
"That's a great idea!"
"Um, sure." Satoshi quietly joined.
"Alright. We'll meet at my place at seven tonight. My parents had to go pick something up out in the country so they won't be home until late at night." he explained. The girls seemed excited but it felt like Satoshi's world was being destroyed. He knew that there is where Krad would use his one free-bee.
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The whole walk home was a fight to get on Krad's good side. A vision of Krad floated with Satoshi. I knew you would grow strong again. You embraced me. Satoshi, I will forever love you. There was that sinking feeling again. Satoshi was really getting to hate it.
Krad, I would never ever want to lose you. Satoshi said. He put fake lust in his voice since Krad's was full of it.
Likewise. Satoshi saw Krad put his hand on Satoshi's cheek and got scared. He could have sworn he felt it. It was like a soft wind touched his cheek.
As Satoshi dropped all his books and bag on the ground in hi apartment, he felt that wind again. Satoshi, I want to be close with you.
Isn't he close enough? He's in my head. Satoshi joked in his head. Krad, we've always been, Satoshi could feel his arm lifting to run his fingers through Krad's hairs. It felt like putting your hand in front of a fan because of his form. We've always been close, how do you not see it?
Just for now, let's be closer. His lips got closer to Satoshi. His eyes widened, seeing Krad's form was beginning to grow solid.
Is that your wish, then? Satoshi couldn't decide what was worse. Being molested by his other half or his best friends being hurt.
It's not my wish, it's yours. Krad sent the sentence through Satoshi's mind. 'Krad, I am yours.' It repeated over and over.
"Th-That's not what I meant though." Fear spread through his voice. He could feel a hand on his cheek now. Those golden eyes shined maliciously at him.
But it's not my wish. Do not get them mixed up. From here on out, you will be mine. I will make you stronger. Embrace me, love me. Satoshi violently shook his head as Krad closed in. Unrepentantly, Krad backed away and Satoshi felt relieved for the few seconds he had. But...there was an odd feeling on his leg. Looking down, he saw Krad was rubbing his thigh.
Satoshi opened his mouth to yell but Krad went in for the kiss. Krad, let me go. Satoshi growled.
"I love you, Krad. I've always hated that Harada. I'd rather have you. You are my one and only, Krad." Satoshi's mouth moved with the words. He tried with all his might to stop but he couldn't.
Haha, I know you do. Krad kissed Satoshi sweetly on the lips. Satoshi struggled but something tingled on his finger. And that's all your proof. He beamed, licking Satoshi's lips as he backed away.
Slowly, Krad backed away. The younger boy figured Krad was just playing. But Krad's form began fade away.
Satoshi was still trying to recover from what just happened. Not only had he just kissed a boy, he kissed a guy.
He ran out the door and started to do things to get rid of the thoughts. Satoshi jogged around the block seven times, went out to eat and even went in a store to look at things. When he was finished with everything, Satoshi looked up at the clock on the front of the store. It said that it was six thirty.
There wasn't too much time left. Satoshi immediately ran off. Finally, he stopped as he walked up Daisuke's road.
"Alright, why don't we rehearse? Hello Niwa. Would you like to go into another room so I can rip off your head and tear apart your body?" Satoshi ended the sentence with a giggle.
Shaking his head, he wiped his mouth as he knocked on the door. That giggle that Krad made was disgusting. In seconds, Daisuke happily opened the door. "Come on in! We got pizza!" Satoshi gave him a nod and walked in. Risa and Riku were already there, eating pizza.
"Took you long enough." They said.
"But I'm only three minutes late." Satoshi looked up at the clock.
"I thought guys like you liked to be fashionably early." replied Riku.
"Well, we've got pepperoni and cheese. Help yourself." Daisuke directed Satoshi, then ran upstairs to grab his homework.
They all got their selves settled. Satoshi was surprised. They knew this stuff better than they said. Daisuke may have done this on purpose. Satoshi though. He sighed, probably. He pushed the thought away and bent over to help Daisuke with another problem.
"Daisuke, is it ok if I got get some more water?" Risa suddenly stood up and asked him.
"Sure, feel free."
"Risa, could you please get me some too?" Riku held up her cup.
"Sure." Risa turned to Satoshi and smirked. "Would you like some more too?" She asked girlishly. Risa's eyes seemed to shine beautifully at the moment.
Take off the ring.
Satoshi felt his heart stop. What?
That is what I would like you to do for me. I want you to take off the ring.
But...wouldn't you want to use it on something better? You could always wish to take advantage of me when we got home. Satoshi didn't really want that but he would rather keep those brown eyes shining and suffer himself than see her suffer.
No. I like to force you anyway. Krad chuckled. Now...the ring, if you may.
I will later.
Nope, now.
Satoshi stared down at his finger. He placed his hand on it and gave it a soft tug, loosening it up. Daisuke glanced over at Satoshi as Risa left the room and gasped. Jumping at Satoshi, he held the boy's arm. "What are you doing?" he shouted.
"Daisuke..." Satoshi and Riku accidentally said together. "I have no choice." Satoshi told his friend.
"Of course you do!" Daisuke gripped Satoshi's arm. Satoshi turned his head to look at Daisuke. Once their eyes met, Daisuke seemed taken back. While he was distracted, Satoshi slipped off the ring. "Please, Satoshi. Put it back on."
Destroy it. I never want to see it in my sight again. He nodded and smashed the ring with his fingers.
"Why are you doing that?" Once again, the two boys met eyes. "And you're still in control. Why are you like this?"
"I told you, Daisuke. I have no choice." Satoshi smiled weakly, unable to tell what was going to happen next. "I'd rather suffer than see you guys do the same."
"W-What are y-you guys talking about?" Riku asked. When Satoshi gazed down at her, she stood up straight as if she had a feeling something bad was going to happen.
"It's nothing important." Daisuke turned his head, smiling at Riku. Twisting his neck back to Satoshi, the other boy was looking at his shoes. "But why-" But he was stopped by Satoshi's hand who stopped an inch from Daisuke's chest. "Satoshi?"
"Sorry about that." A small chuckled escaped his mouth. "You know when you get an urge to do something but your mind changes it's decision at the last moment?" Satoshi said calmly. He gazed over his shoulder to see Daisuke's reacting. He looked up, wondering why Satoshi was acting so weird. Even though he was being his normal calm self, there was a small strained look in his eyes.
Satoshi could see in Daisuke's facial expression that he was fighting with Dark. Why don't we give him a reason to fight? Krad suggested. Satoshi grunted, falling forward.
"Satoshi!" Daisuke quickly caught him.
"What's wrong with him, Dai?" Riku asked, stepping towards Daisuke. Satoshi now laid in Daisuke's arms, Moaning and groaning every few sentences.
"Something...horrible." He whispered, keeping a close eye on Satoshi.
"Silly." The older boy chuckled. "If you know what is good for you,"
Satoshi sucked in a sharp breath through his teeth. Suddenly, he started to laugh and opened his eyes. "You would have tried to save yourself." With a hard swing, Satoshi knocked Daisuke down on the ground.
"Daisuke! Satoshi?" Riku shouted. Hearing footsteps, she turned her head. Risa was standing there, lost of words.
"Yeah, well, at least I'm not trying to hide!" Daisuke growled, shooting up. Both the boys had a different tone in their voice. Krad and Dark had taken over their bodies, but staying in the boy's forms. The two were throwing punches and kicks, jumping across the room to avoid being hit.
"S-stop it." Risa stuttered. Krad shouted, hitting Dark's shoulder.
"Why you," Dark punched Krad, knocking him to the back of the kitchen. Risa jumped to the side, trying to not be hit.
"Don't get too cocky." Krad came out, tossing a knife in his hand.
"STOP IT!" Risa shouted. Everyone's head turned towards her. "Stop fighting! I don't know how this started but this is not the answer!"
But Dark acted before he could think. He counterattacked Krad, picking up the knife that missed him and threw it at Krad. It once again, missed Krad and hit the oven behind him. Suddenly, it caught on fire.
Risa!
Krad laughed evilly. What a perfect funeral.
NO!
Risa had been knocked back by the surprise of the knife. The fire was spreading quick throughout the room and Risa was trapped inside of it. Satoshi began to fight for control.
"Risa!" Riku stood at the fire, trying to get Risa to come by her. Krad looked over his shoulder, Dark had passed out. But how? Satoshi wondered. Krad shrugged and walked over to him. Stop! Satoshi fought. He was beginning to gain control and Krad had stopped. With another try, Satoshi had full control. "Riku, get away from there!" Riku nodded and stepped away.
"Satoshi! Help me!" Risa yelled. Satoshi reached out through the fire.
"Grab my hand!" replied Satoshi. Reluctantly, Risa extended her arm, taking Satoshi's hand. They both smiled at each other before Satoshi gave a hard tug and pulled Risa through the fire.
"Thank you, Satoshi." Risa giggled before passing out on the ground.
He turned around to check on Riku. She had a phone in her hand, probably 911 once again. Riku turned and saw him fall to his knees as his energy escaped him and darkness consumed him.
Satoshi couldn't tell how long he was unconscious but soon, he came to. Everything around him was cold. He could hear voices so he didn't bother to open his eyes. He heard, "We have the other three in the room you asked us to bring them to. It will awaken once all four are in the room, am I correct?" A woman's voice said.
"Correct." A deeper male's voice replied. Satoshi cracked his eyes to see if he could see anything. There were screens surrounding him and four other people. One was a woman, the other three were men. "Let them go!" he shouted. But it only ended with pain. Satoshi buried his head in his pillow, waiting for it to subside.
"Shut up, boy." an older man's voice growled. He found a gas mask and put it over Satoshi's face.
"...father? Fujisaki? Vice Principal?" Satoshi realized who they were. The last was a normal do doctor he had never met.
"Hello, Satoshi." Haruhi's eyes flashed.
"What's going on?"
"Well, right now you should be in intense pain because we're performing surgery on you." she told him like she was telling someone they just won the lottery. "Remember what I said? 'Remember who you can really trust.'."
"Yeah, I remember." Satoshi's voice was growing weak. They were giving him a sedative to go back to sleep. "But...I trusted you." The last thing Satoshi saw before he fell asleep was the pain in Haruhi's eyes.
As he opened his eyes, Satoshi saw nothing but darkness. He stood up and noticed that he was wearing a white cloak, it felt like wearing a blanket. "What is this?" Satoshi asked himself, messing with his sleeves.
He began to walk around. There was nothingness for a while until he spotted another figure in the darkness with a white cloak. It seemed to not be able to get up. Satoshi ran toward it. The closer he got, he was able to figure out who it was. "Daisuke?"
"Satoshi?" His head lifted weakly. The two smiled at each other. "I'm sorry I couldn't be any help with Krad."
"Daisuke, do you know anything about this place?" Satoshi asked him. Daisuke shook his head but then the top half of his body went through a harsh pain and threw it's self forward. "The two souls in your body are fighting against each other. The pain's a small symptom of what's going on. This place that we're at sends waves through your system, getting rid of any intruders."
"Intruders?" Daisuke softly asked.
"A weaker soul." Satoshi explained. He took off the hood on his head and ran his fingers through his hair. Not even bothering to care for Daisuke's reaction, he continued. "I saw the artwork my father was using against us. I've read about it, it's called the 'Forgotten Cleansing'. It will tear out everything weak about you if you stay still for too long. That's why you're in pain. At the moment, Daisuke, you are the weaker soul."
"What?" Daisuke stood up and began to run around. "I don't wanna be hurt!" He shouted, flailing his arms. "Satoshi? Is this good enough?"
Satoshi softly chuckled. He was happy Daisuke got past the appearance problem. Since they each had two souls, they also had two bodies so at the moment, they're two bodies were one, combining all their qualities. Satoshi had shoulder length, gray hair, matching eyes and looked now about sixteen. Daisuke changed too, with hair that went a little past his ears, it was flatter and brunette.
"Daisuke." Satoshi quietly said and Daisuke stopped in front of Satoshi.
"Yeah?" He looked up and accidenly began to blush. "You look...really mature with that look." He said, scratching his neck, feeling a little embarrassed. "I wouldn't have recognized you if I hadn't felt your presence."
"Oh really?" Satoshi raised an eyebrow. Daisuke had to look away. He couldn't remember what Satoshi was reminding him of but maybe at the moment, it was best to forget. "Do you think that we should go look for the twins? I suspect that they would be in here too."
"Sounds like a good idea." Dai smiled and nodded. The two walked through the darkness, searching anxiously for the other lost two.
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Wow, this took longer than I thought XD Well...two reasons. I didn't have a lot of time and three times while I was writing this, my computer froze on me and a large chunk of my work got deleted. But WOOT! There you go!
There's only about two or three chapters left of the story! OMG!
Today I got Final Fantasy VII Advent Children! ...I know I'm about a year late but I saw it at the store and wanted to see it XD
I'll put up the next chapter eventually XD