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Chapter-15 Let it Out

Daisuke made it through the rest of the day with his mother. Once he was finished his bath, Dark disappeared without a word. Both of them remained quiet, trying to get through the day as normal as possible. The boy never noticed anything different, and to Dark he was unsure if he would be able to do something about it after what had already taken place. He didn't want to give the kid anymore surprises for the moment. It was possible that it could be dealt with later in the evening, or so he hoped. The redhead proceeded to stick beside Emiko, distracting himself from the events that had occurred in the afternoon. His mother never questioned him, leaving her son be.

Daisuke made it past supper, sitting in the living room watching some shows on the television, unconsciously moving his back against the fabric of the sofa. He watched the screen, rubbing the back of his neck once in awhile. Emiko turned, taking note of his actions.

"Daisuke? Are you alright?" his mother asked, noticing his fidgeting.

He stopped and looked at her, lowering his hand. "Yeah?"

"You were squirming in your seat. Did you want to say something?"

"I-I was?" he asked, not realizing. He looked behind him confused. The room seemed to get hot, the temperature of his body increasing. 'Dark?'

~Daisuke, we gotta get upstairs. Now.~

'But what-'

~Now.~

"Dai? If you wanted a snack I can get you something-"

The redhead slipped off the sofa, shaking his head. "N-No, I just remembered that I should work on my homework." His mind began to notice the irritation crawling over his back, the itch becoming more and more pronounced.

"But it's only Saturday night. I can help you with it tomorrow if you like-"

He felt a wave of heat wash over him, causing him to falter in step. "I-It's okay. I want to do it now."

She sat up straight in her chair, not entirely convinced. "Daisuke, is something wrong?"

He shook his head, "N-No..."

"Dai...if there's something bothering you, you know you can tell me, right?"

"I said no! There's nothing wrong! Okay?" he snapped, his emotions getting the better of him. He bawled his fists, looking at her with a mild glare.

Emiko blinked in surprise, not seeing this side of her son before. She leaned back in her chair, remaining in a calm state. "Alright Daisuke. Go to your room."

Daisuke took a moment and was also surprised, realizing that he just lashed out at his mother for no reason. He bit his lip, turning away and quickly ran upstairs without another word, slamming the door behind him. Another wave of heat enveloped him and he slid to the floor, panting softly while his heart pounded in his chest. He tried to move, but it felt like his body was drained, remaining limp, unable to get to the nagging itch continuing to spread to his shoulders and lower back.

~Daisuke...~ Dark spoke in a soft tone.

The redhead stared at the floor. 'What's happening to me Dark? I can't move.'

~It's the transformation again. What happened at the park today may have broken the seal.~

'C-Can...can you make it go away again?' Daisuke pleaded, letting out a soft whine.

~Even if I did, this would continue to happen again and again, and more often.~ Dark explained, sighing. ~As I explained before, I'm just delaying the inevitable here.~

'And you trying to separate from me...'

~Will possibly kill you.~

'...great.' he muttered, his heart sinking.

~What do you purpose I do? I can try and make another seal...~

Daisuke rested his head against the door. 'I don't know...I just don't know.' He tried his best to rub against the wood, trying to relieve the itch, letting out a wince. 'I-It's starting to hurt.'

~I know...~ he grunted.

'I'm sorry.'

Dark let out a short chuckle. ~What could you possibly be sorry for?~

'I hoped to have this remain a secret, and as hard as I try, the more things keep happening to me.'

~It's not your fault. This was my doing, remember?~

'Yes, but you didn't expect these things to occur. I know that.' He tried to get his feet underneath him, his body heavy.

~You shouldn't move Daisuke. You're going to overexert yourself that way.~

'I don't want this to happen while sitting here on the floor. I want to get to my bed.'

"Then let me help you."

Daisuke looked up, seeing a silhouette of the person in front of him. Dark's violet eyes smouldering with a purple hue in the dark room. The elder of the two leaned down, rubbing the redheads heated cheek. Daisuke let out a small mewling sound at the touch, closing his eyes and leaned into the hand, feeling helpless.

"Come on, let's get you over to the bed." Dark said softly, slipping his arms underneath the boys legs and around his back, being as gentle as he possibly could. "Ready?"

"Uh huh..." Daisuke grunted, his mind in a daze.

Dark lifted the small boy effortlessly, cradling him bridal style over to the worn mattress. He could sense Daisuke's body getting ready for the change as he walked, feeling his own guilt rising inside of his form. The redhead rested his head on the others shoulder, unable to move for the moment. He could feel his body increasing in heat, his clothes getting uncomfortable to wear. When Dark set him down his back arched, two lumps beginning to show themselves underneath the shirt. The familiar golden aura of energy began to flicker to life around the small frame, giving off a dim light.

"D-Dark..." Daisuke cried softly, pulling at his own shirt. "It's too hot, I need this off."

"But Daisuke-"

"Please, help me."

Dark couldn't resist the plea, giving him a nod. He swallowed the lump in his throat as he propped his vessel up on the side of the bed, pulling up on the garment and looked away. He managed to get the shirt off without looking at the half-naked boy in front of him, setting it aside. He just stood there, keeping his gaze fixated on a nearby wall. He could hear the bed squeak slightly, with Daisuke's short breaths in his ears.

"H-How...bad am I?" Daisuke panted.

'I wish he wouldn't say things like that.' Dark twitched, his mind wandering. 'Now is not the time to think of those kinds of things!'

"Dark?" he called again.

The Fallen turned, seeing his vessel now curled up on his side, his back to him. The rash was bad, forming two oval shapes near his shoulder blades. The two lumps had grown slightly, looking like rounded triangles on the surface of the boys pale, glowing skin. He could actually feel the energy around him even outside Daisuke's body. It was strange going through another transformation. His own was painful and destructive, one of the violent Fallen transformations that nearly took out a city block with the amount of energy that he output. Being so close to Daisuke's was more...intoxicating. The energy flowing towards the small redhead was making the boy sluggish, almost like he was drunk despite the uncomfortable feeling coming from his backside. And Dark was feeling it, just not as strong.

A small knock at the door snapped Dark out of his stupor. Daisuke slowly looked towards the door, his eyes filling with dread. He whispered weakly. "I forgot about Mom..."

"Daisuke?" she called, turning the doorknob.

"D-Don't come in!" Daisuke called out. "Please."

The doorknob stopped turning, Emiko placing her hand on the door. "Alright Daisuke. But I think that we should have a talk."

'Not now!' he mentally whined, his eyes shut tight as he winced.

Dark took a moment to think, wondering how he could make this situation work. He looked at the boy, getting an idea. He grabbed the boys wrist, taking the boys hand in his, praying that this would work. Daisuke looked up when he felt the movement, looking confused at his others actions.

'What are you-'

'Just be quiet and focus on your body. I'm going to try something.'

Daisuke didn't have time to question the request and he focused, feeling his energy rush towards Dark in a blink of an eye, completely enveloping the soul. It wasn't even seconds as the energy returned to the boy, staring at a complete replica of himself, clothes and all. The other Daisuke shuddered at the change, smiling down at him.

'Dark?'

'It's still me. This won't last long. I just need enough time to get her to leave.' His own voice echoed back at him. It was weird, hearing his voice being played back at him.

The boy nodded, not moving an inch from where he was laying. Dark moved quickly to the door, opening it and looked up at Daisuke's mother, remaining rather stoic. Emiko raised an eyebrow, looking back at the boy at the door.

"Momma..." Dark said, his voice matching perfectly to the way Daisuke normally spoke.

"Hi huney." she said, looking through the crack. "May I come in?"

Dark shook his head. "Now isn't a good time Momma. I was going to head to bed really, really soon."

"I'm sorry sweetie. Did I interrupt you getting changed?"

'You could say that, yes.' Dark thought, giving her a small nod in response.

"Well, I'll let you get to sleep. Whatever is bothering you must still be making you upset. Whatever it was I shouldn't bug you for an answer. If you want to tell me I am always willing to hear."

"I'm sorry for yelling, Momma."

"I'm sorry too. You're a big boy now. But if it's okay with you, do you mind if I tuck you into bed?"

Dark shook his head again. "I just wanna sleep. I'll be okay."

"Well," she paused. "Can I at least get a goodnight hug?" She took a step back from the door, her arms outstretched.

Dark took a moment and slithered through the gap in the door and shut it quickly before she had the chance to look inside at her actual son. That was the last thing he wanted to happen. Dark looked at Daisuke's mother, slightly nervous but he still knew he had a role to play. He quickly went to her and she knelt down slightly for him to wrap his arms around her neck, hugging softly.

Emiko took the boy in her arms, squeezing slightly and then paused. Something didn't feel right while her son hugged her. She remained in the embrace for a few more moments before letting go of him and looked down at him, staring into his crimson eyes, as if looking for something.

'What is this feeling?' she thought to herself, patting his head. 'His hug felt...empty.'

Dark placed his hand on the doorknob. "Goodnight Momma."

Emiko leaned in, kissing Dark's forehead. "Night sweetie." she said, patting his head one more time before heading back down the hall towards the stairs. Once he made sure that she was far enough away he went back inside the bedroom, locking the door behind him.

"Phew- whoa!," he said out loud, his body quickly growing a foot and his red spiky hair falling back into the long purple locks that he was used to, his clothes changing back to his black attire. He looked up and moved some hair away from his face, clearing his throat. "That was an odd experience. Dai-?"

Dark looked up to see that the boys aura had grown around him. The boy was on his hands and knees on the mattress, the lumps underneath his skin had stretched significantly, moving underneath the layer, causing the child to moan in pain. The Fallen rushed back to the bed, his eyes wide and unsure of what to do. The redhead turn his head towards Dark, a red blush on his cheeks and tears falling from his face.

"Dark." Daisuke choked, his eyes glowing with the rings in the pupils.

"Oh Daisuke..." Dark muttered softly, sitting beside the boy. The energy he was emitting was strong, feeling like he was going to get swept away with it. He placed a hand on his lower back, trying to calm him,"Shhhh...it's okay."

Daisuke shuddered, beads of sweat on his brow as he gripped the sheets in his hands. The lumps continued to grow slowly, making the redhead bury his head into the mattress, groaning in discomfort. 'I'm going to die.'

"You know I won't allow that." Dark reassured him.

'When is this going to end? What's supposed to happen now?' Daisuke asked, his stomach doing a circus act and his mind clouded. 'This feels like I'm sick all over again.'

"Soon. It will be over soon."

"I'm s-scared." the redhead stammered, looking back at his other again.

"I know you are. Here."

Dark moved closer, helping Daisuke up as best as he could with the two protruding lumps on his back. The older of the two slipped around the other and was able to have the boy facing him. Tears continued rolled down Daisuke's face as Dark wrapped one arm around the boys middle, and placed a hand on the boys head, resting it back onto Dark's shoulder. It was an awkward and lewd position to be in at the moment, but now wasn't the time to think about that.

Daisuke took it as comfort, doing his best not to think about the changes. His aura seemed to encompass the both of them, a sphere of amber energy surrounding them. He gripped the others shirt, holding tight as he began to hear multiple popping sounds coming from his body and fill his ears.

Dark watched as the rash began to become more a dark red, a new layer of growth appearing on the surface of the skin. He could see a soft down of feathers quickly making its way around the base of the lumps, his vessels skin beginning to look like it was cracking like glass around the protrusions, shining with golden energy. Daisuke buried his face into Dark's chest, muffling his cries of agony.

"It's almost done, just a few more seconds." Dark said, his tone smooth and calm while he held the boy in his arms, closing his eyes as he heard Daisuke's mental cries echoing through him.

A sudden explosion of light erupted from his small frame, the force causing Daisuke to push closer towards Dark, knocking them both flat onto the mattress. Dark opened his eyes, astonished by the sight. Daisuke's aura had shrunk, only surrounded his frame. Flecks of golden energy floated in the air around them, like slivers of shattered glass. The Fallen looked down the boy on his chest, seeing a pair of ruby red wings outstretched, the tips of the feathers still lit with the golden energy. If he wasn't so caught up over the fact that his vessel was now splayed on top of him he would be fascinated on how gorgeous Daisuke's wings looked.

Daisuke went quiet, his chest heaving as the pain subsided for a few seconds. His body was slick with sweat, his face relaxed. He didn't notice where he was positioned, and for now it didn't matter. He felt a new sensation beginning to register in his brain, the pressure of something heavy on his back. He was so exhausted he didn't bother to look, not moving at all.

Dark was the first to stir, moving his hand to check the base of Daisuke's new appendages. He lifted some of the down with his fingers to see that the skin healed flawlessly. The simple touch made Daisuke twitch, his wing fluttering slightly. It was a strange sensation that the redhead was feeling, his brain racing to comprehend what had happened. He opened his eyes, looking up at Dark and realized that he was laying on top of the other, causing him to blush faintly.

"Can you feel this?" Dark asked, tracing his finger against a wing bone.

Daisuke's mind seized, shivering as the felt the touch. He gave a small nod, "Does it look really bad? Am I a monster?"

Dark smiled, wiping some of the child's hair that clung to his face. "On the contrary. You look fine. You're still you. Only now, you have wings."

Daisuke looked behind him, seeing one of the feathered objects coming into view, his eyes as big as saucers.

Takashi stirred, sitting at one of the chairs in Kouske's office. His eyes opened slowly, looking over to the desk. He felt something different in the air, making him slide out of his seat. He straightened his jacket, looking over to the man behind the computer monitors.

"Niwa-san." he called, walking over to the desk.

"Hmm?" Kouske grunted, looking over some paperwork that had been strewn over his desk.

"I sense something. Another Fallen."

Kouske snapped out of his work, straightening up in his seat. "A Fallen? Do you think it's Dark?"

Takashi shook his head. "I doubt it. It doesn't feel like his signature. It could be one of the enemy's spies. It's not in the city that's for sure."

The man folded his arms, leaning back into his seat. "If they're starting again, who knows what they have found."

"Niwa-san. Let me go out and investigate. I could be wrong. It's possible that it's Dark. I will have to leave and find out for myself."

"Saehara." Kouske said low, pinching the bridge of his nose. "If you're wrong and you get ambushed..."

"I'm perfectly capable of handling it. Please. If there are any leads then we should go and check. We have to find out what this is- an enemy or Dark."

"I can't risk sending out anyone...you know that."

"And you know that I don't really have to listen to you. But I respect you Niwa-san. However, we haven't found a single thing since Dark's disappearance. It's a risk that I am willing to take."

Kouske sighed, shaking his head. "If something happens, or you find anything, you report back to me. Is that clear?"

"Yes sir." Saehara said flatly, giving a nonchalant salute. He turned, walking out the door, "I will go get prepared."

.o~End of Chapter 15~o.

Whoo! There! Another chapter finished! Daisuke has wings! What will happen in the near future? Who knows! Not me :3