Disclaimer: The usual -- I don't own Dn, but everything else, I own.
R&R, Flames are accepted. Just don't be too harsh.
Thanks to TotA for her review. )
Start
"Hey, Krad! Why don't you have some fun while we're in control?" asked Dark.
"My definition of fun is killing you, Dark Mousy." replied Krad flatly. "If you want me to have fun, you would allow me to kill you."
Dark was annoyed at this. "What a spoilsport."
"Hmph." scoffed Krad. He was about to walked away when Takeshi transforming caught his eye. He decided to stick around and make fun of Takeshi. He waited for the transformation to finish. A very... muscular man was the result. He looked at Krad.
"What are you looking at?" threatened the man. "My name is Hayate, remember that." He poked Krad in the chest. Krad was taller than him, but more slender. "Now get out!" shouted the man.
Krad looked at the man flatly. "I am Krad, and that idiot over there is Dark. Do you understand what that means?" asked Krad.
The man laughed. "Krad and Dark have disappeared from the astral realms, and the one who was rumored to be cursed, Raidon, disappeared from the village years ago."
"Raidon... disappeared from the Kaori Village?" asked Dark, joining in.
"That must mean someone stubborn and brave dug out that layer of snow and got possessed." mused Krad.
"Exactly. So bug off!!!" yelled the man.
In one swift move, Krad flung a feather and the man was thrown away. "Serves you right for being so annoying and stubborn."
The man looked at Krad in fear, then switched his gaze to Dark. "You guys really are alive!!!" yelled the man as he ran away.
"Why do I get the feeling that he was one of those who deserted us in the middle of war?" whispered Dark.
Krad shrugged. "Well, there really is a craze, and this explains why the seal was broken." He went away.
"HEY!!" Dark didn't like being ignored. He sighed when he saw that Krad wasn't taking the bait. Krad was probably thinking of Raidon. Raidon... His best friend... He wondered how Raidon would react when he saw Krad and Dark. Daisuke appeared in his astral form.
"Dark, what's going on?" asked Daisuke.
"Nothing... Krad is probably thinking about who Raidon will side with." replied Dark noncholantly. He walked away. Daisuke sighed. There's absolutely no way Dark would tell him about his problems. He melted into thin air.
The next day...
"I swear I dug all night, and there was no layer of blood!" yelled Ken, their other classmate.
"No you didn't!! You were too scared to go there!" yelled Takeshi, unhappy. "My father told me it's real."
"Inspector Saehera.. is very very unreliable." entered Satoshi.
"Hiwatari-kun!! My father is reliable." defended Takeshi. "Just because my guardian ran away from that Krad guy yesterday doesn't mean I'll run away from you."
Satoshi shrugged and sat down on his seat. There was work to do... Dark had come back, and although it is a known fact that Daisuke was his tamer, people didn't have enough proof to arrest him, and Satoshi insists that he would be the one to catch Dark. He sighed and took out the blueprints of the building. He was too tired to plan really, and he was quite thankful that he could always just let Krad do all the dirty work.
"Are you sure it's okay, Ryuu-san? Maybe I should be the one to tutor Risa..." said Riku uncertainly.
"No, no... It's okay really." said Ryuu, smiling lightly.
This was rare. It was a photo moment, and Takeshi didn't miss a beat. He took the picture and went over to the girls.
"Hey, I have a picture of Ryuu smiling lightly!! Who wants it should take over and clean for me!!!" he announced.
Satoshi snorted. Takeshi was really a pain. He was kind of jealous that Ryuu would tutor Risa though. Just a little jealous, not so much.
Daisuke laughed. "Takeshi, you seem like paparazzi." he said.
"I only do it to get rid of cleaning duty. Do you want it? Since you're my friend, I'll let you have it instead of them. Of course, terms still apply." said Takeshi.
Riku pulled Daisuke away. "Daisuke is mine!" she yelled.
"My my... What a noisy room." said Ryuu softly.
"I know." scoffed someone beside him.
He turned to see Krad's astral form. (Note: he can since he's been claimed, remember? All of them have.. except for that Ken guy.)
"Oh.. Hiwatari-san..." said Ryuu.
Krad noticed that unlike others, Ryuu doesn't respect Satoshi so much and treats him more of an equal. "Why don't you call him Hiwatari -kun like everyone else does?"
"Hmm? Nobody really minds, and I don't think of him that highly either. I think he just wants to be like everyone else."
Krad was shocked for a split second. This kid.. How did he understand how Satoshi felt? But then he regained his composure. "I see... How do you know that?" asks Krad.
"I know many things... Like why you are so afraid to let somebody else get close to Hiwatari-san... It's because you were abandoned for someone else before and you don't want it to happen again. And how Dark wants to be a normal person who can love so badly..."
Krad continued to look at Ryuu. "Can you figure out Daisuke?"
"Daisuke is harder than the rest... He is very protective of the ones he loves, he is very forgiving and kind. Why? I think it's because he grew up in a nice home." answered Ryuu.
Krad scoffed before melting into thin air.
Dark heard everything Ryuu said. It kind of creeped him out that Akina Ryuu knew all these things. He had a sick feeling in his stomach about Ryuu.
Later that day...
"Riku-san, are you sure we should be here while Akina-kun is teaching Harada-san?" asked Daisuke.
"Yes, I don't want Risa to pretend she's dumb so that Akina-kun would have to stay longer than needed." said Riku.
"Akina-kun, I don't understand..." said Risa.
Riku stood up. "Risa, you understand that perfectly well!! You solved all the equations correctly in class!" yelled Riku.
"No, I don't!" lied Risa.
Ryuu checked the the paper that Risa answered closely. "You know what's strange Risa?"
"What?"
"The fact that all your solutions are correct, and that your answers seem to be purposely far away from the real answer." said Ryuu.
"Really?" Risa was definitely shocked. She didn't think Ryuu would check.
"Yeah... Well, I think that you should keep working on your skills." encouraged Ryuu.
"Akina-kun... Can you help me?" asked Risa.
"With what?" asked Ryuu.
"This, of course."
"Sure... But.. Maybe tomorrow." Ryuu said. "I have to go."
"Please..." begged Risa.
"Tomorrow." said Ryuu firmly before leaving.
Risa sighed and turned to her sister. "Why won't you let me flirt a bit?"
"Because I don't want you to bother Akina-kun."
"Hmph."
The next day...
"Thanks again for helping us, Akina-kun." said Daisuke.
"No problem." replied Ryuu, smiling lightly.
"Here." Satoshi opened the door to the gym.
They went in, but the door slammed behind them.
"Oh crap." said Satoshi, trying to pry the door open to no avail.
"What's wrong?" asked Daisuke.
"It won't budge." replied Satoshi.
"Let me try." But no matter what he tried, it wouldn't budge.
"This isn't an attempt to capture Dark that I got involved in, is it?" asked Ryuu.
Satoshi shook his head. "This is bad. Sooner or later, Krad will come out and so will Dark."
"Then... Akina-kun will get stuck in the middle. But you're claimed, right?" asked Daisuke, worried.
"Yeah."
"Being claimed doesn't cover it. Krad and Dark are two of the best." snapped Satoshi.
"I'm so flattered." said Dark, coming out.
"Oh no." said Satoshi before wings started to force their way out of his back.
