Hey! Not D.N.Angel has a scroll bar now! My, how it's grown! I'm so proud! (cries tears of happiness)

Also, if anyone can think of a better title for my story, let me know. I'll give you credit if you want it. I just think the title semi sucks. It's too explanatory. I need a bit more random. If it's explanatory, no one reads it. That's just the way it is.

If any of you actually read this stupid bolded paragraph at the beginning, send me a funny comment in all capitol letters with several exclamation points at the end of every sentence. It's just a strange poll that benefits for both of us, you see: you get to write a funny comment in all capitol letters with several exclamation points and I earn more comments. Happy holidays!

"The doctor said that rest and relaxation was the perfect medicine for you, Dad," Satoshi said as cheerily as he could, steering his father onto the bed of their room. "Going to the hot springs will not only help your arm, it'll help your spirit! Right?"

"I certainly hope so," his father answered. "We can still spend some father-son time, at least."

"Uh, yeah. Later. I have stuff to do now." Satoshi ran off to do…um… stuff?

"Okay… I'll just sit here then…" Satoshi's dad sat there. He's not very important, so we'll let him fall asleep too.

The next morning at breakfast, a man in a tight security outfit approached Daisuke with a cardboard box in his hands.

"This came into the mail this morning," he said shortly, "With a message that said 'Just in case, pumpkin-buttons ', your name and ravenous animal noises coming from it.

"Wiz!" Daisuke shouted and tore open the package to find Wiz looking rather disgruntled, his usually adorable red eyes now a bonfire, his white hair on end.

"Good morning, Daisuke! Why did your mother send you your poorly-treated rabbit?" Donis asked, sitting down at the long Hogwarts-Great Hall-like tables. He was wearing a bright chartreuse beret.

"Um… his feet are lucky?" Daisuke tried, handing the 'Just in case' letter to Takeshi who rubbed the paper all over his smiling face.

"Is there a wolf that lives around here? I couldn't sleep at all last night because something outside our window was howling!" Riku complained.

"I slept like a baby!" Donis said merrily.

"Thanks for the sympathy," Riku muttered sarcastically. "Seriously, could you have it looked into or something?"

"I suppose, when I get around to it."

"Okay, whatever. Oooh! Beignets! No one knows what those are!" Riku grabbed on and stuffed it in her mouth, chugged a cup of tea down with it and swished it around her mouth.

"In a hurry for something?" Takeshi asked, looking up from Daisuke's mother's note for a second.

"Yeah. To get away from you losers, of course. I don't want to catch your stupid, Takeshi." Riku stuffed a croissant in her mouth and walked away, chewing loudly.

"Here comes Mio," Daisuke warned. Takeshi's eyes widened and he ducked under the table, still clutching the note tightly.

"Hello, Miss Hio. How are we today?" Donis asked courteously.

"The Mio was up all night crying. They forgot to feed her, you see, so she spent the night howling until someone threw a book of fortune telling at her face," Mio answered dully. A book-shaped imprint on her made them believe her.

"Where is my beloved?" she asked, glancing around.

Donis subtly pointed under the table and Mio pulled up the tablecloth, for once taking the hint.

"Hello, my darling!" She grabbed Takeshi before he could protest.

"How could you?!" Takeshi managed to say through his strangled hug, shaking his fist at a chuckling Adonis.

"Mio made you something. Mio made you a special present," Mio said excitedly, bouncing up and down on her knees."See? It's a pinecone turkey. I made it out of leaves and pinecones."

"It looks like something died," Daisuke said, but Mio ignored him.

"I don't care. Leave me alone," Takeshi growled.

Mio stared at his hands. "What's that? What's that?"

Takeshi grinned insidiously. "It's a love note. From Daisuke's mom."

Mio twitched.

"Takeshi, I don't want her to murder my mom. Don't say that," Daisuke said, poking his honeydew melon with a spork.

Mio walked away, howling.

"Oh. There's our wolf." Takeshi grinned. "I hope that got rid of her."

"Not likely. She'll probably forget everything that happened."

Takeshi sighed. "I wish she'd forget me."

So, are you gonna start looking for that trumpet thing anytime soon?

I don't know where to begin! Daisuke thought to Dark. This is a really big hot springs. Even if I reserved looking to only in the hot springs, it would take longer than the time I have. And I'd have to go to… the other side.

You mean the girl's side? You talk about them like they're aliens.

They basically are.

And Satoshi's here! How am I supposed to get anything done with him around? He's probably trying to be inconspicuous… and failing at it, as usual.

Daisuke sighed. Then he got an idea.

I have an idea.

I already know what it is and I'm just going to say, I completely disapprove!

You completely disapprove of everything I do.

I didn't completely disapprove when you rode the motorcycle down the highway as fast as you could without a helmet.

That never happened.

Yeah, but it would be cool if it did.

… Okay, you're not allowed to talk for a while.

Darn.

And Daisuke went off to complete his plan.

Satoshi was in the hot springs. By himself. Completely alone. Except for Krad and his tropical drink with a little umbrella. He was deep in thought. His guess was that if Daisuke's friends were here, names unimportant in his mind, than surely Daisuke was here as well. But where?

"Hey! Satoshi! What are you doing here, old blue hair?" an unfortunately familiar voice called; Satoshi reflexively cringed.

"I'm just here with my dad," Satoshi muttered, wiping water off his glasses after they'd fallen in the water from his reflexive cringing. "What about you?"

"Can I meet your dad?" Takeshi asked, ignoring the question.

"Um… he's sick," Satoshi decided.

"Aw, that's too bad. I'm here with my friends. I'm hiding from one of the right now. There's this crazy girl following me named Mio Hio. She's so annoying. Hey? Satoshi? Where'd you go?" Takeshi looked around, but Satoshi was nowhere to be seen. He had run off to see if Daisuke was around.

"Ouch!"

Satoshi fell down rather nicely upon a fortuitous pillow. Daisuke, however, fell into a poinsettia bush.

"Satoshi!" Daisuke said, attempting to get up, but his butt was stuck and all he could do was sort of bend over and look like a turtle. "Why are you here? Not that's it bad or anything- I just wondered."

"As did I," Satoshi said, glasses flashing with his usually seen demeanor.

"… I have to go now," Daisuke said, waddling forward. He fell over again.

"That's proving hard," Satoshi stated flatly.

"I'm not even going to try to hint you to get this thing off me," Daisuke growled. But then he ran into a wall and it smashed to pieces.

"Tell me: why are you here?" Satoshi asked stiffly.

"Just here with friends. What about you?" Daisuke asked again.

"I'm here with my father. But enough beating around the bush. I know what you're really here for." Satoshi stared at Daisuke accusingly.

"Beating around the bush? I'm not beating around in bushes. The bushes aren't being beaten! The bushes are beating me! Literally!" Daisuke said nervously. "Look, I'd really love to talk some more but I have to, um, go make sure the thing isn't on fire."

Daisuke ran off. Satoshi blinked; maybe his strange tactics for getting out of awkward situations weren't as farfetched as he thought.

"They're coming! This time for sure!" Risa shouted suddenly. Riku stared at her and shook her head.

"You keep telling me someone's coming. No one is coming, Risa. Give it a rest."

But then Daisuke burst in, which caused Risa to snap in Z-formation as her Pokemon cards worked once again.

"I need to talk to you, Riku! Now!" Daisuke shouted.

"I'm busy." Riku stared at the ceiling.

"With what?!"

"Ignoring you."

"This is important! Come on, you!" Daisuke grabbed her by her sleeve and yanked her out the door.

"I told you that too!" Risa yelled as the door slammed shut.

"Daisuke! Let me go! Honestly, this better be pretty darn good!" Riku looked as vicious as a wolverine; Daisuke almost chickened out, but tried to remain composed.

"Riku, you're the most sane of the group," Daisuke began.

Riku snorted. "I don't need you to tell me that. Is that all?"

"No. Here, come in to my room; Takeshi's off doing Takeshi things." Daisuke pulled her in.

"Stop pulling me! I have feet you know!" Riku folded her arms. "So, what's the ultra special thing you have to tell me about?"

Daisuke grabbed Wiz off his bed and, in front of Riku, exposed, uncensored, apparent and unconcealed, transformed into Dark.

"I need your help," he said to her. Riku blinked twice before going into a classic anime faint.

Oh no! The secret is out! Surprise, surprise! What will happen next? You'll have to wait till chapter 23 to find out!
Happy holidays! Again!