Author's Note: Hello readers who have actually stayed with me on this fan fiction! If there are actually any of you left, then I extremely thank you for your patience! It truly has been forever and a day since I've continued this, but like I mentioned, I don't plan on giving up! It makes we wonder why it took me so long to get to writing this chapter considering it was the one I was excited to get to from the start, but here we are finally. I present to you, Chapter #7….

Chapter #7: Daisuke

I watched Satoshi put his shoes on and waved good bye as he left for home. I wanted to offer him a ride, but I know that he definitely wouldn't have accepted that much from me. Wow, to think he has anemia, I knew it was hard for him before, but now after knowing this too? Oh, Satoshi, you don't need to be alone and keep things like this to yourself..

-Maybe he doesn't, but you're one to talk! I'm surprised kid, I didn't think you were going to tell anybody about your sleeping troubles, you haven't even told your family, or any of your school friends!-

'Hiwatari is a school friend, what are you talking about?'

-Daisuke, I think you and I both know that Hiwatari is more than a school friend. I don't see that Takeshi kid sprouting wings and trying to kill us!-

'I suppose you're right about that.. But it doesn't matter, it's not a big deal that I told him.'

-Whatever you say Daisuke.- He says with a smile before retreating.

I start back towards the living room to help take the dishes to the kitchen. Since Satoshi didn't eat that much, we still have a bit left over. I put it in containers and into the fridge it goes. As I start to head for the stairs to my room, I get stopped.

"Satoshi seems like a fine young man son, why don't you have him over more often Dai?" my dad says to me after setting the newspaper he was reading down on the coffee table. I notice Grandpa take a drink of his tea from his place on the couch and mom awkwardly glancing at me for my response.

"Well, you see, he's usually pretty busy being the commander and all.." I try to make it sound like I've tried inviting him over before, but now that I think of it, I never have, knowing the dispute between our clans. So why did I this time..?

"I'm sure that even a commander gets a break every now and then. You should try to invite him over sometime. Maybe he could stay the night, you just had the Saehara boy over recently right?"

"Umm, yeah, I did," it feels awkward thinking about inviting Hiwatari over for the night.. Mom would definitely not allow it. I glance to see her expression, she has decided to pull a Grandpa and started to sip at her coffee.

"Well, if you do end up seeing him tonight, maybe you could invite him over for tomorrow night, since it's the weekend and all." That did it, mom was so shocked that she dropped her mug and her coffee spilt all over her. She made a noise from the pain of being burned. "Honey! Are you okay? Towa can you bring me a towel?" Dad shouted as he picked up mom's mug and placed it on the table. Towa then came running out of the kitchen from doing the dishes with a towel to help.

"Maybe I will.." I say leaving quietly to retreat upstairs while all the commotion is going on.

-Just make sure things won't get too carried away if you do Dai-

'DARK!'

-Hey now, what's wrong?! I'm just talking about Krad, you'll have to watch out and make sure he wouldn't take over and kill us all.- Dark says with a laugh in his voice.

'I know what you meant Dark!'

-It seems like little Daisuke isn't as innocent as I thought now that I've found his head in the gutter.-

I walk over to my couch and lie down on it flatly.

-Trying to rest up before tonight?-

'I'd like to, considering how much time I have until midnight, one pill ought to do it' I reach above my head behind me over the arm of the couch to the end table to grab the pill bottle. As I pull it back over, a book that I didn't know about was on the arm and slid off and landed right on my face. I set both the bottle and the book on my stomach as I rubbed my now sore nose. 'Ouch! What the heck was that just now?'

-It's called a book Daisuke, and if you've forgotten that, then I guess it must have hit you pretty hard kiddo-

'I know what a book is Dark, but how did it get there?'

-Are you really this forgetful? It's the sketch pad you let loverboy skim through-

'Oh..That's right I almost forgot about how he just asked about the sacred maidens!'

-Ahuh, and you felt so happy and lucky whenever Emiko saved your sorry little butt by calling you both down for supper and you didn't have to talk about it with him.-

'Hn, yeah..' I open the bottle and take one of the pills, it doesn't taste pleasant but as long as it does its job. Then I pick up the pad and start flipping through my drawings that he flipped through thinking of how bad some of them were, kind of embarrassed that he saw this one.. Hey he complimented me on this one right? I keep flipping through and I get to the sacred maidens sketch of the twins back to back. I flip through some more of ones of my friends. Then I realize that the past few pages were of Hiwatari. Then I got to my most recent one of him. It's him morphing into Krad. It's the most detailed one of him, and was the most complicated to draw, I made sure I didn't miss a single thing. One side of his face shows his excruciating pain, as the other side is forming into Krad's sadistic evil smile.

-I bet you're real glad he never flipped through these ones..- Dark says as he too observes my work.

'Yeah, you bet..'

-Do you ever wonder what you look like Dai? When you change into me?-

'I don't think.. I've ever.. actually… thought.. about that.. before…. Dark?..'

-And you are out like a light bulb. Don't worry Dai, ask me later. You deserve a rest, don't worry though, I won't let you over sleep.-

-Hey Dai, wakey wakeyyy. It's time to get up and get ready!-

'Do I have to? Can't I just have five more minutes?' I roll over and mush my face into my pillow.

-This is me re-awaking you from the previously added on five minutes.-

'Are you sure about that?'

-Am I not the world's greatest phantom thief? Yes? Then move your butt!-

I roll onto my back and sit up wiping my eyes, then give a stretch while yawning. "What time is it anyways?"

-Oh, just a quarter to you're late.-

I turn to look at my clock, to my shock it's already 11:30. 'Dark! You let me over sleep again!?'

-I'm sorry Dai, it's just you seemed so peaceful . You were just getting into a good dream, and-

'Were you going to try to manipulate my dreams again?! DARK!'

-No you fool! I was going to say I didn't want to wake you at all! I thought maybe you getting some sleep would be more important and that the theft could wait a little bit longer, and that we'd just have to work harder to meet the deadline to keep my reputation in check!-

'Oh.. I'm sorry Dark. Thanks, but you don't have to do that, I can deal.'

-You're dang right you're sorry! Geeze, I'm not that inconsiderate.. But now that you mention it, I haven't tampered with your dreams in a while..- Dark makes an evil smile with the look that he's planning something bad. But I doubt he'll actually do anything that bad.

'Hmh. Well, anyways, where is the suit?'

-What? I thought that you were the last one to take it off?-

' No, I'm pretty sure that you were the one who finished off the last theft . You know the one of the painting with the naval patterned sword and scabbard?'

-Oh yeah.. Maybe I was the last one.. Hmm, now where did I put that again.?-

'DARK! Don't tell me you lost it again!?'

-Don't get your undies in a twist squirt! Just let me think.-

'Well you kind of have to hurry..'

-Yeah, I'm working on it.- He said in a thinking stance with his thumb pressed against his chin, then, with the snap of his fingers. –Now I've got it! Your mom wanted to wash it! She said it was getting pretty ratty..-

'Okay, so where is it now?'

-I don't know. Did you check your laundry room?-

'No..?'

-Well then get on this! Like you said, we're late! I've got a rep to keep!-

'I know.'

I jump up and rush downstairs to the laundry room, I start to dig through the basket looking for it. Of course, it was at the bottom. Isn't anything that you're looking for always in the farthest location? I grab it and rush back up to my room and start to strip from my uniform. I scurry to get into the purple suit that is known as only Dark's to the public; it's his iconic clothing for stealing. I stand and check my appearance in the mirror, I notice my sketch book in the reflection behind me. Then a thought hits me. 'Hey Dark, didn't I ask you a question earlier? Before I fell asleep? What was it?'

-I'm not sure. You never finished it. You fell asleep the moment after you said 'Dark?'-

'Oh, right.. So do you remember what we were talking about? Maybe it'll jog my memory.'

-We were talking about your drawings- Listen Dai, can we continue this later? We are really late..-

'We could I guess, but-' Before I even get to finish my point Dark forces the change to happen. He readjusts the sleeves and pant legs of the suit right as mom climbs into the room.

"Dai, honey, you should have left already- Oh Dark, it will never cease to amaze me at how good you look in that suit!" mom shouts as she runs over to hug Dark. Mom you are so embarrassing..

"Thank-you Emiko, but never as lovely as a young woman such as yourself."

"Oh, now, Dark.. You're just saying that." Mom says trying to hide the blush that has risen to her cheek's surface.

"You're quite wrong. I'd never lie to a lady. But you are right about the time, we were just leaving," Dark instead of heading for the stairs runs out onto the balcony, "Wiz!" Just like that Wiz runs out onto the balcony as well, followed by my mom. Wiz jumps into the air and transforms into Dark's Black Wings. Dark has already jumped off by the time Wiz attaches to our back. We start to soar away in the direction of the museum. Not much longer now..

We land on the building right next to the museum unnoticed. Down below they have the usual cruisers surrounding the building. With officers running around, some shouting orders, others following them. They have search lights scanning the sky and high windows of the museum. News reporters, their crews, and vans all lining the sidewalk where the police permit them to stand out of their way, but still close enough to the action to get a story. All of Dark's dying public being held back by barricades. I have never thought about how much employment Dark offers to our city. He creates stories for the news, and trouble for the police. Kind of a hero to them in a way, I wonder if that's why he has so many fans.

-You ready for this Dai?-

'You bet!'

Dark takes a few steps back from the ledge, then runs forward and plunges off the roof to come in sight of the search light right in time. Everybody starts a commotion below. Our big moment in the spotlight, literally. We fly out of sight and land on the museums roof and slip in through a window.

'So the Bourbon Harp is in the East Wing?'

-That's what I've been told. Let's go!- We sprint down the hall towards the East Wing.

'Hey Dark..? Don't you find it odd that there aren't any officers in the building tonight? Wouldn't you think that since they know what we're coming for they'd guard it? Like usual?'

-Now that you mention it, you're right. I haven't come across another living soul yet .-

'So what do you think is up?'

-Who knows, maybe your commander was in a better mood to try to make things easier for us tonight.-

'You really think so?'

-That, or something really big is going down in a way that will make our job the complete opposite of easy.-

'I think I like the first idea much better..'

-You and me both kid, but we probably won't be that lucky. Krad was furious at dinner, I have a bad feeling he'll probably make an appearance tonight.-

'Greaattt.'

-Yeah, well I guess we'll find out now, this is the room.-

We sneak into the room. Still no guards around. Not even Hiwatari is anywhere to be found. Then I notice a figure in the center of the room and I start to feel uneasy. 'Is that..?'

-Yes. Krad. Well Daisuke, it looks like we're in for the second option.-

'Do you think he's done anything to Hiwatari?'

-I can't say for sure. But knowing Krad..-

'What is he doing, is he setting up a trap for us?' Krad had walked to a far corner in the room and was setting what looked like a clock counting down. 'That's not a bomb is it Dark?!'

-Don't be ridiculous Daisuke. Krad is evil, homicidal, not suicidal. He looks like he is up to something though.-

We stay unnoticed in the shadows, Dark decides to watch for a while to see if there is something awaiting us or not. Krad starts to walk back to the center of the room where a ceiling light shines down on the pedestal holding the harp. In the light, I see something gleam around Krad's wrists. They look like.. handcuffs? They are! Krad is chained, and the chains lead back to the counting down timer in the corner. Why would he have himself chained.? I wonder if Dark has noticed it yet.

-I've noticed it Dai, it does seem strange. Maybe it's a countdown that has to do with those chains. It might release him at the end, maybe Satoshi set it up after all.-

As if having some knowledge about our conversation, Krad looks back at the glowing numbers decreasing. Then he turns to the harp and strums his fingers across the golden strings. The sound is so heavenly. It's a quite fitting scene. A beautiful angel dressed in white, playing an ancient angelic harp.

-This is not good!-

'What is it Dark?!'

-Don't you remember what they said at dinner? About the harps abilities?!-

'Yeah, when it gets played a certain way with certain moonlight it.. What is he going to do?!'

-I'm not sure, but let's not wait around to find out!-

Krad, who was at first seeming to just strum back and forth over the strings, was now playing a lovely tune. Then he started out humming which turned into beautiful music as he began to sing along. He was starting to smile as he closed his eyes and the harp started to glow.

'Dark!'

-I know!-

Dark ran out from the pillar we were behind in the shadows. Krad didn't stop though, he continued on. Probably because he has to for whatever spell he's casting to work. It sounded like the end of the song was coming. 'Hurry Dark, Hurry!'

Dark leapt into the air and used the wings to thrust us towards Krad. In mid-air, Dark went to tackle Krad. "You're too late Krad!" He shouted as we fell away from the pedestal, knocking the harp to the ground in the other direction.

"No!" Krad shouted as the harp just slipped out of his finger's reach, and he looked at the moon up through the circular sky light. It just became perfectly aligned with the window and took up the whole gap. We all landed in a pile on the floor. Krad scrambled away in the direction of the harp. But just as he was about to get there, and Dark was scrambling after him, a beep sounded. We all turned and looked in the direction of the clock. Fifty-nine seconds were left for the count down. Krad looked at how the light had already shifted, then back to the moon, it was no longer aligned at the moment he looked at it. A light started to emerge from where the harp had fell. It started to get brighter, and brighter, filling the room.

"Yes!" Krad shouted, "You were too late Dark Mousy! It still worked!"

The light then caused a white out in the room, we couldn't see anything. And the sound of Krad's laughter started to sound like it was getting farther away from us without him moving. Then everything went black for a moment.

I opened my eyes. Wait a second, I was back as me. I looked around and I see Hiwatari lying chained in the place of Krad. He looks like he just came-to as well.

"Hiwatari!"

"Daisuke, I'm so sorry, I couldn't stop him!" He looked horrified. What did Krad do to him? His clothing was all tattered, and he had scratches and bruises all over.

"Hiwatari, what did he do to you?! Are you okay?!"

"I'm fine Niwa, for now at least, it felt worse earlier."

"If you say so.. So what happened here? What did the spell do?"

"From what I gathered from Krad's thoughts and memories, the song he played was meant to split him from me. But then you guys showed up and I thought you ruined his plans."

"Oh.. So we weren't helping you by stopping him..right? Because if he had of finished the spell, then you'd be free of his curse.. I'm sorry Hiwatari.."

"Actually, you still saved me Niwa. You see these chains?" Hiwatari held up his wrists and jangled them.

"Yeah..But didn't you put them there to stop Krad or something?"

"No Niwa, Krad put them on us so that once we got split, I would be chained and he would be free to kill me. You stopped him from doing that. And who knows what other damage he would have done once he was freed."

"I guess that makes me feel a bit better then.. So what happened? Did the spell work? What happened to Krad?"

"I'm not sure, and speaking of which, what happened to Dark?"

"Huh?"

"Well you've transformed back as well. Did you mean to?"

"Hmm.. Well now that you mention it…" A light beeping sound started to come from the clock; 5 seconds and counting.

'Dark? Are you there? What happened? Where did Krad go?'

-Hmhm, I'm sorry young wing master, but it's not Dark anymore..-

'What?! Krad?!'

"Niwa?! What's the matter?!"

"Satoshi, it's-" Suddenly a burn started to emerge from my core and became more intense at my shoulder blades. Everything in my vision went golden for a second. Then just searing pain.. I let out a strained cry and fell to my knees.

"Niwa!" Satoshi reached one hand out for me as he tried to make his way up and over, but then the beeping stopped with one last stretched out tune. Zero. Not a second later, and sparks flew from where the chains lead into the metal box with the clock on it; the chains linked to Hiwatari started to reel back in. Hiwatari got pulled backwards; he fell hard to the ground and was quickly dragged into the far corner. He quickly tried to get up and started tugging at the chains trying to get them to loosen, but to no avail.. "No! Leave him alone! He doesn't deserve this, I'm the one you want, just leave him be!"

"Hiwa—AHH!" This pain is so unbearable! My skin started splitting and the first feathers started to spread through the new tiny slits, stretching my skin around to fit them. I just screamed and fell on my hands. Why? How?

I'm quivering, I can't stop trembling, my strength can't hold me up for that much longer. I feel the morph begin as well. My red hair turning into long blonde locks before me. The last of the wings are out, I fall the rest of the distance to the floor, I can still here Hiwatari shouting distantly in the background. I try to reach my hand out in his direction.

-And now, new master, you are mine- Then everything went black..

Author's Note: Soooo, what did you think? Was the wait worth it so far? Maybe not..? Either way, new chapter up, yay? Haha, well there you have it folks, I hope I didn't disappoint you too much. A new chapter should be on its way up soon in Satoshi's point of view no less. I'm going to put in a disclaimer to the fact that I have no idea how sleeping meds work, if this chapter didn't follow real works, I apologize for anyone who knows and possibly doubted my made up info for plot effect. Sorry.. And shout outs to my latest reviewers yuzukikuran476 and Fate12343. Thanks for the confidence guys! Means a lot! So let me know what you think! Til' next time dear readers!