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Chapter Two: Yellow

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To say they were friends in the beginning was an overstatement in Riku's opinion, but Dark didn't care for her opinion on this matter. He forced himself into her life like a hurricane, and sometimes left damage right behind him. She kept her distance at first because of Risa, and despite her not saying anything, Dark knew it right away. Then again, it was hard not to notice Risa's longing eyes and heavy sighs when he was around. Then somehow, she considered them to be close, and staying away from him proved to be more difficult than she anticipated.

I'M COMING OVER. Well, it was not actual words, but a black post it that served as a message. They formed their own system of communicating via window. Black was 'I'm coming over." Purple was 'Don't come, I'm busy.' Green usually had words, which was normally an apology for after when they fought. Blue was 'Let's go outside.' Yellow meant 'Are you home?' Red was 'Danger' which they hadn't had a need to use.

When Riku read that sign on his window from her room, she frantically ran around her room to push her socks under her bed, and stuff her soccer jersey in a basket with the rest of her dirty laundry. Risa was still at ballet, so she had no reason to feel guilty, but she still did anyway. Guilt was the emotion that seemed to appear whenever Dark was involved while his younger brother seemed to make her heart beat faster than normal.

"Hi, Riku-chan!" the now eleven year old Dark burst in, holding a soccer ball of his own and a lemon flavored popsicle. He was well accustomed to her room by this point, and though not much changed in the two years they'd known each other, he always appreciated the addition of the dark purple bean bag chair that he only used.

"Hi, what do you need?" Riku asked rather breathlessly. She had finished clearing her dirty laundry from her room, and sat down on her desk chair tiredly.

Dark mocked glared at her. "You didn't come to my soccer game today," he accused. Riku rolled her eyes at that.

"I had my own practice."

"Fine, but you didn't come to my birthday party last week either," he followed. At that, Riku stayed silent and looked away from him. If she knew him—and she certainly did—he would pester her about it until she caved and agreed to do something he wanted, which was not always fun (the last time, he made her go to the butterfly house at the zoo, knowing fully that she was scared of butterflies, and laughed at her every time she screamed and flung to him as a barrier).

Like she knew he would, Dark got up from his place and walked over to her, crouching down so they were at eye level. "Riku-chan…"

"I was not feeling well, and I didn't want you to get sick, so I stayed away to protect you so you're welcome." She had a motor mouth when she was nervous, something Dark knew very well. So he sighed and handed his Popsicle over to her. Riku took it gladly since he brought it for her anyway. Dark hated lemon flavored anything.

"Are you telling the truth?" he asked her sincerely. When he used that sincere voice with her, there was no way she could lie to him.

"No…I didn't go purposely. I promised Risa. She thinks you like me more than you like her."

"She's right, though," he said so simply. It took her off guard for a moment.

"Yeah, but only because you don't know her," Riku claimed. She took licks of her Popsicle before continuing. "Risa is really cute and likes you tons, and you should be sweet on her."

Dark ran a hand through his hair, something he did when he was rather frustrated at something, she had come to know. "I am sweet on her. I treat her like I do all girls."

Something in the way he said that made Riku want to shove her Popsicle in his face, but she resisted the feeling. Weird. As it was, Dark was very popular with the girls in the neighborhood, even the ones from her class. Daisuke, Risa and she were in the same class, while Dark was three grades above them, but everyone knew who he was. Many girls slept over the Harada house just to get glimpses of him.

"She thinks you're sweeter with me," Riku told him in a quiet voice. Dark ran his fingers through his hair again, groaning this time around.

"Look, I don't wanna fight. Just say you're sorry and promise to be my partner for my class's Test of Courage next week."

This time, it was Riku who groaned. "No, there's always someone who dresses like a revengeful ghost near the trees and scares me."

"It is your punishment." His crooked smirk appeared.

"Fine, I hope you're prepared for me to jump you and squeeze you to death!"

"Riku-chan, I really hope so. Now come play with me!"

They both ran out with giant smiles on their faces and played one-on-one soccer in the front until the sun went down. He helped her catch fireflies and when they released them back in the wild, Dark kept looking at her like she was made of the same light as the fireflies.


Ultra Special Blah Blah Blah: So the plan was to update this thing every day, but I had family matters to attend to over the holiday, so to make up for it, I will doubly update today. Also, since this chapter is short, I feel bad. Thanks to anyone who is reading, and thank you those with your kind and encouraging words!

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