Disclaimer: I do not own Beauty and the Beast. I also do not own D N Angel or any of its characters.
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"There, there, Daisuke. No need to be so... stiff," Krad said as he hooked his arm with Daisuke's and led him down the passageways.
"Eheh," was Daisuke's response. After a short pause Daisuke piped up. "What's Dark doing?"
"Never you mind, little one," Krad said, his voice sickeningly sweet and kind. "I have a surprise for you."
"O-oh?" Daisuke asked, positively terrified now.
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Daisuke yelped as he hit the wall. He slid down, whimpering. Krad stood in the doorway smiling malevolently.
"You're lucky I didn't kill you," Krad said as he swung the door close and locked it with a 'click'.
"No! You can't do this!" Daisuke said as he picked himself off the floor and ran into the door. He was thrown back, falling into a heap on the floor.
"I can't? I thought I just did," Krad said silkily as he turned his back on the door. Not that Daisuke could see it. The door did only have on window, and it was barred, not to mention his current state of sobbing on the floor. A bruise was forming on his upper arm and shoulder as a result of being thrown against the wall and then running into a dungeon door.
Yes. Daisuke was in the dungeon.
Even he, who knew next to nothing about the castle, could tell that this place, with its stark stone walls, wretched smell, barred windows, and heavy, locked door, was a dungeon.
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Dark threw the door open, startling old Daiki.
"Where is he?" Dark asked hastily.
"Who?" Daiki asked back, pulling the comforters up to his chin.
"Daisuke? Where is he, gramps?" Dark flew to Daiki and grabbed his comforters as well, shaking him rather violently.
"He... He left," Daiki said his eyes wide. "Please don't hurt me!"
Dark let go of Daiki and flew out of the room, skidding into a turn, off to find Krad.
Daiki lay back down, eyes wide, feeling he would be scarred for the rest of his life, seeing the violet-haired man's eyes wild with such anger and fear, looking straight into his.
It was not something he wanted to witness again.
Daiki sighed. "I wonder what happened to Daisuke to make him so worried."
It clicked. "Daisuke!"
Daiki was up and half-running after Dark, though he did not know which way to go.
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Dark could not find Krad, and for once, he was unhappy about it.
What a time to notice how truly big the castle was.
Daiki was having the same trouble with Dark. Not only was the castle huge, though, but Dark's legs could carry him farther faster than Daiki's older legs.
Other than Daiki's illness, the man was fairly healthy for his age. His illness was merely a cold blown way out of control from his trip into the woods at night, his collapse, and his night spent on the floor of the forest. He really was getting better.
The care provided by Miss Riku also seemed to do Daiki a good number. Maybe... If Daisuke were okay... The two would get married and Daiki would be able to enjoy Miss Riku's care the rest of his life.
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Defeated, Dark meandered back to the west wing... He shouldn't go there, he knew, but... Satoshi seemed to like the redhead boy a lot... And he should be told that Krad probably got his hands on the poor boy.
Surprisingly, Dark ran into the Hikari Lord in the halls. Stepping back a bit, Dark stuttered out a greeting. Satoshi just watched with an eyebrow raised.
"You need to tell me something. Say it," Satoshi said calmly.
"Well, Um... Lord Hikari... I think Krad..." Dark trailed off, looking to the right.
"Out with it."
"Well... I think he may have gotten his hands on Daisuke," Dark said quickly.
"You think?"
"Well... I haven't found Daisuke yet."
"You idiot!" Satoshi said, backhanding Dark. Dark did not bother to look back at Lord Hikari, instead place a hand over the part of his face that was blotching red from the impact.
"You look for Daisuke. I will find Krad," Satoshi said coldly.
"I'm sorry," Dark whispered. Lord Hikari could not hear it.
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Satoshi strolled through the halls, growling under his breath. It was quiet as usual at the castle, but today it seemed menacing. It was as if the silence was suffocating him.
He could spend the good half of a day trying to find Krad. This only made him wish more for the days way back when, when the castle was filled of people who could tell him where some unruly servant or any other person might be.
Eventually, Satoshi ran into Krad, and by this time, Satoshi was about ready to break all of hell loose on the blonde. Krad could see this as well, as he tried to run away. Satoshi growled and launched himself at Krad, tackling him. Even if Satoshi's back was crooked, and his walking reduced to more of a hobble than anything else, the ruler could put up a fight.
Pinning Krad to the ground and straddling him, Satoshi huffed angrily at Krad's face.
"Now, now, Lord Hikari," Krad said, chuckling nervously.
"Don't you try to weasel out of this. What did you do to him?" Satoshi asked, eyes burning and voice livid.
"What did I do to whom?" Krad asked, trying to play the innocent. Satoshi snarled and wrapped his hand around the blonde's neck, pushing on his windpipe. "Master..." Krad choked out, his voice strained. "You cannot kill me..."
Satoshi gave out a little laugh. It was cold... The kind that didn't have a smile behind it. "You think I want to kill you? No, no... I want to cause you pain,"Satoshi said as he dug his fingernails into the other's neck. They broke skin and Krad yelped, the stinging burning taking over his mind. He pushed that away, though.
"Dear Master... Whatever has possessed you?" Krad said, trying to pry Satoshi fingers from his neck, and succeeding, though Satoshi's fingernails scratched through his neck, leaving trails of blood behind.
"Just tell me what you've done with him."
"I have done nothing," Krad said, trying to push Satoshi off of him.
"Liar! Tell me now!" Satoshi screamed, swiping his hand across Krad's face in a slap.
"I swear I haven't harmed him!" Krad said, slightly frightened by how the lord was reacting to losing this boy.
Satoshi lowered his head so that his face and Krad's were but a centimeter apart. "You shall tell me or else I will make your life a living hell."
"It already is," Krad answered icily. A smile played upon his lips.
"Tell me."
"He's in the dungeons," Krad said, finally. Before Satoshi could get off of him, though, Krad pulled the lord's head closer and lightly kissed him. The lord, in shock, did nothing and let his guard down, permitting Krad to flip him over so the he was on top on Satoshi.
"You make me do crazy things," Krad said as he lowered his head. He nipped Satoshi's lip lightly, causing the lord to gasp. Krad then bit down on Satoshi's lower lip, drawing blood. Satoshi yelped, trying to tear away from Krad, but only tearing his lip. Krad laughed sadistically and unclenched his teeth. He licked up a bit of the blood oozing down Satoshi's face.
Krad removed himself from on top on Satoshi, standing up and brushing off his robe. He would have gone further, but he knew he was doomed already.
Satoshi stood up shakily, placing a hand to his lip and wincing from the sting. He looked up at Krad, murderous intentions in his eyes.
"Go..." he said softly, his voice shaking as much as he was.
"Hm?"
"Go!" Satoshi yelled, pointing down the hall. "Leave this castle!"
"Master, I may not, or else I gladly would," Krad said, venom in his voice.
"I do not care what is allowed, just leave this castle and never come back!"
Krad huffed heavily, turned tail and walked away, leaving Satoshi, shaken, in the middle of the hallway. Satoshi stumbled to a wall and slid down, tears streaming down his face.
What if Krad had not stopped?
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A/N: Love me? Hate me? Whatever you reaction, I'm here again. Like. Gasp.
So... I've been depressed.
I think a friend of mine committed suicide and I have no idea how I might be able to find out unless I call someone, and that someone is notorious for not answering. I also want more proof before I randomly call that someone with a "So... Is he dead?" when he's not.
I might be put into the insane asylum.
'Course... I was already headed there anyways.
I refuse to take any depression medications as well. I will never take one. Never. I don't care how bad I get, I will never take one.
In any case, I've ranted on you a bit much.
Please review.
--Chiisai Hito