The sun was just rising when Dark got back to the Niwa house to find it was still empty. Towa hopped of his shoulder and reverted to her human form. Dark turned to her.
"Did the Niwas mention where they were going?" he asked her.
To-To shook her head. Her expression told him she was no telling him everything.
Dark have an annoyed sigh before setting the sleeping Daisuke down on a sofa. "Are you sure?" he asked when he was finished.
"It's just that—"
"Just that what?" Dark demanded.
"I don't remember seeing them leave," Towa admitted.
"Did you fall asleep our something?"
Towa looked like she was about to cry…or at least pretend to.
Dark decided not to press the subject. He stood silently staring at the wall as he tried to think of a plan. He hated Krad and he hated be clueless. Both at once just made everything worse. 'No,' he told himself, 'I haven't lost…not yet.'
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After school ended, Satoshi wandered the streets instead of going home. The Niwas may have been enemies of his ancestors, but Daisuke felt like a friend to him. He was determined to stop Krad's plot…whatever it was. He stopped walking when he found himself across the street from Daisuke's house. He stared at it momentarily, wondering what he could expect if he knocked. He had no doubt Dark was there, possibly attempting to help the Niwas research the magic Krad had used. He also knew he would have enlisted the Towa no Shirube's help in finding Daisuke. He would have done that immediately and they would have found him and returned…or came back empty-handed. Satoshi wanted to know what they found, but Dark would never trust him, despite the help he gave him the night before. He found himself faced with a choice: allow Dark to continue trying to help Daisuke on his own, or try to lend a hand in any way he can with the possibility of rejection. He considered what he knew. Krad wanted Dark to find Daisuke. Dark did not know Krad wanted him to find Daisuke. The Niwas could have uncovered information about Daisuke's whereabouts/condition already. Neither he nor Dark knew anything about Krad's newly found power.
Satoshi began to wonder if Krad wanted him to contact Dark and considered the possibility of some sort of trap. Still, he knew something Dark did not and it could affect the theif's decisions. He decided the least he could do was warn Dark and crossed the street.