I awoke the next morning still in the same warmth I had fallen asleep in. Well at least I know he didn't take off in the night and injure himself anymore. Gently I pushed myself from his hold and wiggled out so that I could stand. A small smile spread across my lips as I watched him sleep.
His eyes scrunched up in his sleep and he brought his arms closer to him. His face showed confusion and worry while he slept as he continued to grip at the sheets where I once laid.
This ones cute Erika. Good job.
'Don't start Nina.'
She sighed but stayed quiet.
Giggling as I watched him, I placed my hand on his shoulder and shook him gently. "Dark. Time to wake up." I stated.
He stirred a little before his amethyst eyes popped open and he scanned the scenery around him before his eyes rested on me again. "Erika?" He muttered.
I nodded and held my hand out to him. "Would you like some breakfast?" I asked.
He nodded and pushed himself up into a sitting position and stretched his arms above his head and winced, quickly lowering them and touching his shoulder. He placed his hand in mine and let me help him down the stairs to the kitchen. "Won't your family wonder why you're bring a famous thief to breakfast?" He asked.
I shook my head and smiled sadly at him. "My parents don't live here. They live closer to the city for work. I live here alone." I explained.
His eyes softened to sadness. "Doesn't that make you sad?" He asked.
Shrugging I shook my head again. "Not as much as it used too. I'm kind of used to it now." I stated pushing him into a seat as I whisked around the kitchen preparing food.
"Aren't you lonely in this large house with just yourself?" He asked as he watched me tentatively.
I nodded. "It does get very lonely, that's why I try to busy myself with training and painting." I said placing a plate full of food in front of him and one in front of me along with a glass of orange juice each.
"Training?" He asked around a mouthful of food.
I flinched, realising I'd said too much and decided to quickly change the subject. "So what did you do last night that was able to get you so badly injured?" I asked.
His eyes narrowed slightly. "I was off to steal the High Priestess Staff when I was attacked from behind." He stated. "Now training for what?" He asked.
I bit my lip and looked down at my food, pushing it around on my plate. "Just you know, normal stuff. Kick boxing, self defense, tryingtocontrolmyselffrongettingtooangryandturning intoanangelofdarkness." I muttered the last part quickly so it probably came out as gibberish.
His raised his eyebrow. "What was that last part?" He asked.
"What last part?" I asked stuffing a piece of French toast into my mouth and giving him an innocent grin.
Dark's eyes narrowed again. "You know, I know when people are lying and I can tell you are lying now. I don't like that you're lying to me Erika." He stated, his voice sharp.
I flinched at his tone and sighed. "Sorry, I don't like it when people lie to me either." I muttered. "What I said was trying to control myself from getting too angry and turning into an angel of darkness." I said slightly louder than a mutter.
"Angel of Darkness?" He asked.
I nodded sadly. "It's a curse passed down through the Hitoshi female bloodline. Once we hit ten years of age an angel arrives and lives inside us named Nina. Get too angry and she comes out and causes some pretty bad destruction."
"Daisuke would understand how that feels." Dark muttered to himself.
"Daisuke? As in Niwa Daisuke?" I asked.
He nodded and pushed his empty plate away from himself slightly. "How do you know Daisuke?" He asked.
"School mostly, he's two classes younger than me." I stated. "How would he know how I feel?" I asked in confusion.
Dark looked down at his lap, letting his dark purple hair fall in front of his eyes. "I was apart of him until several months ago. I am the curse passed down through the Niwa male bloodline." He explained. "Several months ago, myself and my other half Krad were sealed into an art piece called The Black Wings, but for some reason something happened and we were released. But I was my own person and so was Krad, we no longer had to dwell inside of another person to live." He explained giving a small shrug.
My eyebrows furrowed in thought. "Did this happen the day that there was no sun? Just darkness?" I asked.
He nodded.
I flinched and looked away. "I may have been the cause of you two being released." I muttered. "When I get angry I can't control myself and sometimes bad things happen, or things that aren't supposed to. That's why I'm training to control my anger." I stated.
"How though? No magic could get through the seal that was created." He asked.
"Mine isn't just ordinary magic." I started. "I'm a dark angel, which is pretty much the exact same as a fallen angel. We possess otherworldly powers, mine can even be stronger than four of me combined when I'm extremely angry." I said.
He hummed in understanding and stood from his seat and made his way over to the sink with his dirty plates. He then turned back to me and smiled softly before taking my empty plate and cup and placed them into the sink and began to wash them up.
"What are you doing? I can do that." I stated standing and trying to move him out of the way.
Dark wrapped his arms around me tightly and turned so that I was back facing the table again, but he didn't let go immediately. "You've cooked for me, looked after me and let me stay here last night. the least I can do is the washing up Erika." He muttered softly into my ear.
Blushing I spun in his arms and looked up at him with a hard expression. "But you're still injured." I stated.
He nodded. "I know, but washing up isn't exactly strenuous work." He pointed out with a smirk.
Sighing I pulled myself from his hold and went to the cupboard to pull out a tea towel. "At least let me dry."
His smirk turned into a smile and he nodded. Turning back to the sink he began to run the hot water and added a squirt of washing up liquid.
The entire time we were washing and drying we were in complete silence, it wasn't really an awkward silence but it still didn't sit in the atmosphere comfortably.
When we finished we headed back up to my room so that Dark could have a shower then change his dressings on his shoulder.
"I might have some clothes for you so that you don't have to put those back on." I offered.
He nodded. "Thank you."
Dark padded into my bathroom with the towel draped over his good arm and closed the door behind him.
I threw myself onto my bed and groaned. "Why did I tell him that?" I muttered to myself.
Because you want him to know about us idiot! Isn't it obvious? Finally someone that understands you.
'Yeah, but still you know. I've never told anyone about you and I did it so easily with him.'
You really are quite dim sometimes Erika.
I rolled my eyes at her and chose to ignore the rest of her words.
After staring at my ceiling for a good five minutes I pushed myself from my bed and went in search for some clothes for Dark. Luckily, I was able to find a pair of jeans that looked about his size and a dark navy almost black singlet.
"Dark." I called out, knocking on the bathroom door.
"I'm still in the shower. You can come in though." He called back.
Blushing I slowly opened the door and stepped inside, making sure not to look towards the shower. I placed the clothes on the bench then felt a pair of wet arms wrap around me. I stiffened and my blush grew darker as I looked into the mirror to see Dark in nothing but a towel. "What, what are you doing?" I stuttered.
He chuckled and buried his face in my neck. "Isn't it obvious, I'm trying to seduce you so that you can become my little play toy Kitten." He whispered huskily into my ear before biting it gently.
I turned to look at him and narrowed my eyes. "Har, har very funny." I stated.
His face turned to one of confusion. "Who's joking Kitten? Cause I'm sure not." He said.
My heart beat began to race and I started to feel my body changing. It wasn't just anger that brought out my Nina.
I rolled my eyes and pushed myself out of his hold and looked at my drenched back and arms. "Clothes are just there." I stated pointing at them and rushing out of the bathroom.
Placing a hand to my heart I tried to calm myself down by taking long deep breaths.
"You okay?" Dark asked stepping out of the bathroom.
I grinned up at him. "Right as rain." I said. "If you like you can call the Niwa's and tell them where you've been. I'm sure they're very worried about you" I stated going to grab my phone and handed it to him.
He nodded and punched in the number before pressing the phone to his ear. "Yo... Daisuke, I'm fine... I was attacked last night and I landed on Erika's balcony, she let me stay here the night seeming I'm still in no condition to fly or walk yet." He explained. "She goes to the same school as you. Hitoshi Erika." He said turning to give me a smirk.
I blushed and looked towards my feet.
His strong arm wrapped around my waist which made me look up at him.
"He wants to talk to you." He muttered softly.
I nodded slowly and took the phone from him. "Hi."
"Erika?"
"Yeah, hey Daisuke."
"Is Dark okay? He never tells me the full story."
"Haha. He'll be fine. He's just got a twisted ankle and a cut across his shoulder blade. But with some rest and looking after he'll be fine."
"Okay, good. If it's not too much of a bother could he possibly stay with you until he's better? I'm pretty sure you live on the other side of town to me and I don't want Dark getting hurt anymore than he already is."
"Yeah that's fine Daisuke, he can stay as long as he needs. I'll be sure to ring every once and a while to let you know how he's doing. You can come an check up on him too if you like."
"Thank you Erika."
"Not a problem."
Dark took the phone from my hand and pressed it to his ear again. "Later Daisuke." He pressed the end call button and placed the phone back on the desk. "So I'm staying here am I?" He asked.
I hadn't realised until now but his arm was still around my waist gripping my hip tightly. Biting my lip I nodded. "Problem with that?" I asked with a smirk.
He laughed huskily and smirked back. "No problem what so ever." He muttered leaning in closer to look me directly in the eye.
I matched his gaze and slowly started to feel Nina begin to arise in me.
Dark's expression turned to that of confusion. "You're eyes changed." He muttered.
"That would be Nina." I smirked. My voice and body were still the same, everything was just through Nina's eyes now.
He looked me over. "But you're still you." He pointed out.
I nodded and began to run my finger along his chest. "I know. She does this quite a lot, seeming our eyes are so similar in colour nobody ever notices." I explained letting my finger stop in the middle of his chest and I let my hand rest there softly. "How did you notice? Been checking me out Phantom Thief?" I purred leaning in closer again.
Yet another side effect of looking through Nina's eyes, she's a very flirty and confident person so this is what happens when she takes some control.
A small blush grew across his cheeks but it quickly disappeared and he smirked. "So this Nina person is a flirt?" He asked.
"Guess you could say that." I shrugged.
My voice had started to change into Nina's sensual and husky voice and felt my hair grow as I grew slightly taller as well. Before I knew it Nina was in full control.