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Thank you to those who reviewed and sorry for taking a little longer this time. Anyways here's chapter six of Arranged Marriage.
Arranged Marriage : Chapter Six
Riku's eyes were wide in shock as Dark pulled away from his intense kiss. But his usual smirk didn't appear. He had a slightly serious expression on his face as he stared into Riku's deep brown eyes.
"Riku , this may be the last time we kiss. This game will determine fate. My fate and yours. From here on fate will determine your life. But , fate won't decide for me. My life is mine alone , and I will lead my life the way I want. So I will win this game and make you my bride." Said Dark in a serious tone as he left the room.
Riku sat on the floor as she watched him leave the room silently.
/ "What does he mean by fate?" / Thought Riku as she stared at the empty doorway with a serious expression on her face.
Riku got up from her place on the floor and lay down on the bed as she looked at the ceiling.
/ "I've never seen him serious before. All this time I thought he was just fooling around but just now he seemed like a completely different person." / Thought Riku.
/ "Maybe he really does love me. What if I lose this game?" / Thought Riku as she turned to her side on the bed.
Dark's Pov
/ "If I lose this game , will I ever see her again? What if she hates me? Iv'e done a lot of things to make her angry but what will happen if I never see her again? I won't be able to live life as I have , my thoughts will always be on her , and my heart will always belong to her." / Thought Dark as he stared at the town from his balcony.
"What am I saying? Do I really care for her that much?" Said Dark alloud as he went back into his room with his hand on his forehead in slight distress.
Normal Pov ( Evening )
"Miss Riku your dinner is ready." Said a maid as she came in and started cleaning.
"Thank you." Said Riku as she left her room and headed to the dining room.
As Riku turned the corner she bumped into someone.
Thud.
"Owwww." Said Riku as she sat on the floor.
"I'm sorry , are you okay?" Asked the person she bumped into.
"Yeah I'm fine." Said Riku as she started to get up.
"Here." Said the person offering a hand to Riku.
Riku took his hand and looked up towards his face. She couldn't see his face. His face was hidden from the light so she was unable to see his face.
He helped Riku up and smiled as he stood straight allowing the light to reveal his face.
"I'm Daisuke Niwa , it's a pleasure to meet you miss..."
"Riku." Replied Riku as she held out her hand to him.
He took her hand and shook it.
"Well I should get going." Said Riku as she started on her way to the dining room.
"It was nice meeting you!" Shouted Daisuke as he started on his way.
Riku sat down at the dinner table and sat accross from Dark.
"Hey Riku , tommorow's the last day to be yourself so better make the most of it." Said Dark in his normal playful voice.
"Don't worry about me , your the one I'm worried about." Said Riku as she started eating her dinner.
A few moments passed as the two sat in silence.
"Hi Dark." Said Daisuke as he walked into the dining room.
"Hey little buddy! It's been a while!" Said Dark as he got up from his chair and rushed over to Daisuke.
Dark put his arm around Daisuke's shoulders and brought him over to a seat next to his.
"So how was the clean up?" Asked Dark as he started eating again.
"It was terrible." Said Daisuke as he put his head down looking exhausted and rested his head against the table.
"What happened?" Asked Dark.
"Well I was trying to help with moving some of the rocks from the landslide area and then I tripped and got covered in dirt and smaller rocks. They spent two hours moving the dirt and rocks off of me." Said Daisuke in an exhausted voice as he looked back up and accross the table.
"Hey it's miss Riku." Said Daisuke as he finally realized that she was sitting accross from them.
"What are you doing here miss Riku?" Asked Daisuke.
"I--"Started Riku when she was cut off.
"She's going to be staying here a while because she's going to be my wife." Said Dark in an over confident voice.
"Is this true miss Riku?" Asked Daisuke as he turned back to look at Riku.
"Don't say that!" Shouted Riku as she shot up from her chair and glared at Dark.
"What am I supposed to say?" Asked Dark as he looked at her expecting an answer.
"It's not official. Besides we still have a game to play." Said Riku as she sat back down in her chair.
"Your right , but don't forget we play my game after this". Said Dark in a cocky voice.
"Ummm , what are you guys talking about?" Asked Daisuke as he watched them exchange competitive looks.
"Don't worry Daisuke , I'll explain it later." Said Dark as he got up from his seat and headed out of the dining room.
"So , miss Riku how long have you been staying in the palace?" Asked Daisuke as he began eating.
"This is my first night." Replied Riku as she took a sip of water.
"I see." Said Daisuke.
"How do you know Dark?" Asked Riku as she set down her fork.
"He's my brother." Replied Daisuke as he put down his fork.
"Your brother?" Shouted Riku as she shot up from her chair again.
"But you look nothing alike!" Shouted Riku.
"We aren't related by blood , his parents adopted me." Said Daisuke as he stood up from his chair.
"I see , so what happened to your parents?" Asked Riku as she looked at him curiosly.
"My parents passed away from a rare disease. And I don't have any close relatives so his parents adopted me." Replied Daisuke.
"Oh , I'm sorry I didn't mean to ask something like that," Said Riku as she got a slightly sad expression on her face.
"It's alright , don't worry about me." Said Daisuke.
"Anyways , I should get going." Said Daisuke as he left the room.
Riku left the dining room and headed toward her room.
Riku's Pov
/ "I didn't think Dark was going to act normal." / Thought Riku as she sat down on her bed.
/ "I thought he was going to be serious like he was earlier , but I guess it's just the way he is." / Thought Riku as she got off the bed.
Riku grabbed a pair of night clothes and headed for the bathroom where she set down her clothes on the counter.
Her night clothes were just a light blue long sleeved shirt and pants to go with it.
Riku undressed , got in the shower and turned on the water. Riku had the water on warm as she applied the shampoo and conditioner to her hair.
/ "Hmmmm... I wonder if Dark's brother is a nice person." / Thought Riku as she started to wash her hair out.
/ "He seemed like a nice person but I only just met him so I can't really judge him on what little time I've known him." / Thought Riku as she turned the shower off and got out of the shower.
Riku quickly dried herself off and got dressed in her night clothes. Riku left the bathroom and went to the bed where she tucked herself in and turned off the lights.
Dark and Daisuke'sPov
Dark had just finished explaining to Daisuke about their game and Dark is sitting on the bed while Daisuke is sitting on the floor.
"Whaaaat?" Shouted Daisuke as he just finished comprehending what Dark had just explained to him.
"Dark , you can't just makemiss Riku marry you"! Shouted Daisuke as he leaned forward from his seat looking at Dark with an odd but suprised expression on his face.
"Shaddup!" Yelled Dark as he moved so that him and Daisuke were at eye level.
"Dark stop messing around with miss Riku's life!" Shouted Daisuke in a whining voice as he moved back from Dark and shut his eyes tightly as he shouted at Dark some more.
"Dark what is wrong with you? How can you just force her to marry you like this? You shouldn't do this to her! Miss Riku has a right to marry whoever she wants!" Whined Daisuke.
"Grrrrr..." Growled Dark through gritted teeth as anger marks appeared on his head.
Daisuke didn't notice Dark's growling and kept whining until finally Dark couldn't contain his anger.
"Just shut up! Stop your insane whining and listen!" Shouted Dark as all his pent up anger was released.
Daisuke immediately stopped whining and stared at Dark waiting for him to speak.
"Look Daisuke , I think your either going overboard with all of this , or maybe it's because your in love with Riku." Said Dark as he stared at Daisuke expecting an answer.
"I'm not in love withmiss Riku , I just met her!" Whined Daisuke as a blush crept onto his face.
"There see? I knew you were in love with her." Said Dark as he got a slightly irked expression on his face.
Daisuke stayed silent after hearing Dark but his blush didn't leave his face.
"Dark , I may have fallen in love with miss Riku , but..." Daisuke paused.
"But if you lovemiss Riku then you'll fight me for her love." Said Daisuke as he stared at Dark with a very serious expression on his face.
"Daisuke , I accept your challenge." You and I will fight for her love with the game that's been set. So now the games are going to include you and whatever challenge you can come up with." Said Dark as he stared back at Daisuke.
"I will inform Riku about this." Said Dark as he got up from his seat and looked back at Daisuke.
There was a long silence between them until Daisuke got up from the floor and looked up at Dark.
"Dark , don't think I'll go easy on you." Said Daisuke as he left the room.
End Chapter Six
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