Daisuke was in the middle of yet another strange dream about frolicking through a land full of strawberries and whip cream with Risa when suddenly someone shook him vigorously awake. Unhappily, Daisuke opened his eyes; his mother was standing over him, looking on the verge of tears. He guessed she had just accidentally cut herself again.

"Mom, we keep the Band-aids under the sink next to the peroxide," Daisuke mumbled before turning back over.

"No, Daisuke, Mommy's not hurt this time! I fear…" She sniveled before bursting into tears. "Oh, Daisuke! Wiz has run awaaaaaay!"

Daisuke could hardly comfort her as his mother sobbed bucketfuls. "I toss Wiz out the window every night because he starts making weird noises at the cats," he explained. "He always manages to find his way back… he can do it again. Now please let me sleep… its Saturday and I'm supposed to sleep in until at least two in the afternoon."

"B-But what if he doesn't come back!"

"Why don't you look for him?!"

"Because if you can't find him, it's really more your problem than mine," his mom explained. "Then you can't be Dark!"

"… That doesn't sound too bad."

"Daisuke, just please do it!"

"Okay… okay, fine…" Daisuke grumbled and walked out the door.

"Honey, you're still in your underwear!"

"THANKS FOR TELLING ME WHEN I GET OUTSIDE!"

"You! Respect your elders!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Wiz truly wasn't in any potential danger… not yet, at least. He had merely taken a stroll into town, passed by the bakery and scared away a few fat pigeons to eat a scrap of bagel they had been pecking at, and now was walking happily back home. On the way back, he spotted a pet store. He blinked happily; the windows were just washed and what pompous creature couldn't resist staring at their reflection in a shiny, Windex-doused mirror?

But instead of seeing his own reflection, after a few moments of wondering why he wasn't turning his head to left, Wiz realized he was looking at a fat white rabbit with very blank red eyes. Wiz stared back at, then lowered his eyes, having no interest in anything stupider than him (which truthfully wasn't very much). Suddenly, large hands had suddenly grabbed him around the middle and he was being lifted upward.

"Wonder how you got out," a voice above him said.

A very cool voice.

"I guess I'd better go pay for you then," the voice said again. Wiz looked up and saw a tallish boy with blue hair and glasses. He didn't know who he was, all he knew was that he didn't particularly like being picked up by strange, mysterious boys. Preferably blue-haired ones. He proceeded in trying to bite him, which didn't exactly work. And despite how much he hated that Daisuke threw him out the window every night, he still would rather be at home than in the clutches of a… stranger.

Satoshi took the rather rambunctious rabbit into the shop. From his last memory, the lazy creature had been… well, lazy. And not so good at being an escape artist, apparently. That couldn't be good; anything that got lost in his house was lost forever, with an exception to himself.

"Um… excuse me miss?" Satoshi said. She was now sitting in a swivel chair at the front desk and reading a book called, "One Hundred One Ways to Prove Chinchillas are really Evil Masterminds Bent on World Domination and not just Adorable Fluffy Rodents as They Would Appear".

"What? Oh, it's you," she said, barely glancing above her book. "What do you want?"

"Um… well, I wanted to take my rabbit home, but he's a bit more awake than usual… ow… you wouldn't happen to have a - ow - carrying case for him?"

"Yeah."

Satoshi stood there waiting as the small rabbit attempted to chew through his wrists. Satoshi blinked, then raised an eyebrow.

"… Do you think you could get one for me?"

"They're in the back."

"Could you get if for me?"

"I guess…"

"And why was my rabbit outside?"

"Why wasn't your rabbit outside?"

Satoshi was getting annoyed. "I'll have you know that when I go into a store, I expect to be treated like an honored guest and not-"

"Please don't get me fired!" the girl said, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears. "Please! I only have one life and I want to spend it taking care of animals that I love and enjoy, plus make a little side money to, I don't know, perhaps open in a drive-by casino, become a filthy rich millionaire and give all my money to my dog and crush the lives of my multiple family members! Don't say that isn't a good enough dream!"

Satoshi blinked. "Um… well, I suppose-"

"Oh, thank you kind soul! Here's your little carrying case, now go home and count your blessings or something." Satoshi was pushed out of the shop door and then a 'closed' sign was put on the door.

"Erm… shall we go home then?" Satoshi said to his new rabbit, who was still staring at him like he was an axe murderer. 'I'll never go back if I can help it.'

"Wiz!" Daisuke called. "Wiz, you stupid creature! Where the heck did you go? Wi-iz!"

"Who's Wiz?"

Daisuke turned around. Standing there was Riku; she appeared as if she was jogging, as she was wearing tennis shoes and a headband. In one hand was a water bottle, in the other was a half-eaten milk and cereal bar. She looked a little nervous about talking to him; she hadn't yet forgotten the day 'he' (a.k.a. Wiz) had 'flirted' with her while they had to cut cabbages with Mr. Intense (as seen in Drama in Detention!).

"Oh… hey, Riku," said Daisuke; he hadn't forgotten either. "Um, Wiz is my pet… rabbit. He ran away."

"You have a rabbit?" Riku was now jogging in place. "What does he look like?"

"Um, he's white with big red eyes" – Daisuke widened his eyes with his fingers – "and long ears" – Daisuke pulled on he's ears – "and a strange looking tail… for a rabbit at least." Daisuke stupidly reached for a tail; he did not find one, of course. Riku looked at him.

"Your poor rabbit… what if he gets hit by a car?" Riku said, deeply concerned, though still jogging in place. "How about I help you look for him?" Once again thinking of the memory, she thought Daisuke was a strangely emotional boy and she didn't want him to be sad.

Daisuke blinked. "I guess… if you want to."

So the two of them kept calling and searching.

"Welcome to your new home," Satoshi said glumly, entering his giant mansion. He stared at the rabbit in the carrier; he figured he would wait a while to open up the crate, as it was now frantically chewing at the door, drool dripping down the metal bars. After an hour or so, Satoshi found the kitchen and made a sandwich. It had been a while since he made his own lunch.

"Hmm… what goes first? The cheese… no, no, lettuce… ah, wait! It's this starch-filled loaf! Okay… now what." Satoshi looked very skeptical and thought deeply.

'I would suggest a slice of turkey next. It's my favorite,' said a voice in his head.

"I wasn't talking to you!" Satoshi growled. "And now I'm definitely not putting on turkey… I'm a vegetarian anyway."

'No you aren't.'

"Well, I am now!"

Satoshi looked down at the rabbit. It was now staring up at him, cocking his head to the side in a confused, sort of cute way.

"Uh… I always do that," Satoshi mumbled. The rabbit stared at a piece of lettuce, which Satoshi fed to him cautiously. The rabbit ate it and made a sweet, "Kyu!" noise.

And then Satoshi experienced something he hadn't felt in a long time. Yes, he felt a deep and burning passion for this sweet creature.

"I must find a good name for my new rabbit!" he said at once. "Come… let's find the computer room!"

It fortunately didn't take him quite so long and he immediately logged onto the Internet.

"Let's try this website," Satoshi said, opening the bars of the rabbit's cage and allowing it to sit comfortably in his lap. He clicked on the first option. "How about… Howie?"

Wiz stared at the screen, licking his nose and snuffling.

"Well, first times the charm, then!" Satoshi grinned, then said in a very high, un-Satoshi voice, "Let's go off into town, shall we, my little ickle-Howie-kins?"

'I cannot believe you just said that,' Krad spoke again, sounding mortified.

But Satoshi ignored him; he and Howie dashed off down to the park.

"Wiz! Wiz, where are you?" Riku called. She looked at Daisuke; he didn't look quite so concerned, at least not near tears like the time they had cut cabbages. Every now and then, she caught him looking at the road and smiling evilly. She wondered if he was perhaps thinking about his rabbit. Riku tried to abandon the thought.

"Why, Riku! Is that you?"

Daisuke and Riku turned around abruptly. Racing up the street was Donis, waving enthusiastically and grinning. He was wearing a sweater vest and a white and blue plaid beret. Daisuke approached him, growling.

"How do you know her?" he said through gritted teeth.

"I know the names of all the girls at school," Donis replied, beaming. "You were shouting 'Wiz'? Pray tell, what is a 'Wiz'?"

"It's Daisuke's rabbit," Riku said, racing up. "I don't believe I know you," she added, looking at Donis nervously. "Are you… hmm… a junior?"

"Yeah," Daisuke mumbled, glancing away.

"Well, what else would I be? A giraffe?" Donis laughed heartily. "And you are searching for this Wiz, correct? May I aid you in your search?"

"I guess…"

"Hey, look!" Riku shouted, pointing across the street. "It's Satoshi!"

Sure enough, there was Satoshi, happily skipping through a field of daffodils with-

"Wiz!" Daisuke shouted and raced to the park, causing several cars to screech to a halt so as not to hit him. They began cursing at him, but Daisuke paid them no mind. Satoshi seemed to have noticed and immediately stopped what he was doing, blushing red and clashing with his ever-blue hair.

"What are you doing with Wiz?" Daisuke yelled. Wiz shrieked, "Kyu!" and Satoshi responded, "Howie says you were mean to him."

"Satoshi? Were you skipping just now?" Riku asked, once she had come over.

"Erm, cough that's not important right now," Satoshi said quickly. "But Howie says he wants to stay here, with me. He says you throw him outside every night."

Donis and Riku stared at Daisuke in shock.

"My word!" Donis gasped. Riku looked like she was ready to punch a monkey.

Daisuke seized Wiz and raced back home. He didn't feel like talking to anyone right now… plus, it was time to end the chapter. We'll just say his very strange act didn't go unnoticed, especially by Satoshi.

Dun-dun-dun!