Dark: I have the feeling something strange is about to happen.

(A portal opens and two girls fall out who proceed to glomp Dark, Kurogane and Fai before jumping back in and disappearing.)

Fai: (on the floor) That was strange.

Kuro: Ya think!

(Portal opens and Coal pops out.)

Coal: Woops! Forgot something. Courtney!

(Brown-haired girl falls out of portal)

Courtney: (standing up) Yeah?

Coal: Disclaimer!

Coal and Courtney: Please enjoy chapter 13.

(Both jump into portal and disappear.)

Everybody else:?

"Guy's, we gotta go!" Dark cried.

We looked up from where we were sitting to see Dark running down the stairs. Just as his foot hit the last step, Emiko appeared.

"Yami-kun!" she called, diving down the stairs and hugging him.

"You're forgetting your jacket."

"Emiko, I told you I don't need it!" Dark said, trying to push her off.

"But it's cool and you need to look your best." She argued, trying to force it onto him.

Dark turned and gave me a "Help me" kind of look as he struggled.

"Emiko, he looks fine." I said, trying not to giggle as I pulled him free.

"Besides, we gotta get going."

I pulled Dark to his feet and we all sprinted out the door full speed.

We continued running for several minutes before finally stopping, huffing and puffing, in an alley.

"Ok, here's the plan." Dark announced once we caught our breath.

"Luca and I, being the thieves of the group, will to sneak inside and get the feather while you guys create a diversion out front. Use swords, fireworks, whatever you want. Just try to get the guards away from the statue. Once we get it, we'll all meet up back at the house."

We all nodded and Dark held out his hand. We stacked our hands on top of his, though Kurogane took a lot of pestering from Fai.

"3, 2, 1, GO!" Dark cried and we split, shooting off to our positions as the heist began.

"Where are we?" I asked as Dark set me down, my eyes watering from the flight.

"Marfa¹." He replied.

"What?"

"Never mind."

Dark landed next to me, his wings folded against his back.

"I'll go make my entrance. While I'm gone, I need you to sneak inside and let me in through that window." He said, pointing to it.

I nodded and watched as he jumped off the edge of the roof. He slowly rose above the treeline and then soared off around the edge of the museum.

I quickly went into action. Prying open a vent, I crawled inside. I found an opening and kicked off the vent cover, dropping onto the rafters.

"Man it's dusty up here." I whispered with a sneeze.

"I'll have to wash my clothes later."

I had changed into my stealth gear, which consisted of a black tank top, jeans, fingerless gloves and my hair in a spiky ponytail.

I made my way to the window and unlocked it. Dark flew in a few seconds later and landed soundlessly.

"Let's go."

We took off running and after several minutes, hadn't run into a single guard.

"Seems like the diversion is working." I thought, having run past a window and seen the others making a commotion.

We stopped at a large archway and Dark looked inside.

"Ah, there it is."

I peeked as well and saw the statue.

It was a young girl, clothed in flowers. Her eyes were closed, a calm smile on her fac. Her hands were cupped, palms upward and in them rested the feather.

"On the count of three." Dark whispered.

"One, two, three!"

We shoot off, criss-crossing at the statue and skidded to a stop.

"I've got it." We both cried, Dark holding the statue and I the feather.

"Not for long." A soft voice said.

We whirled around to see Satoshi emerging from the shadows.

"Today is the day I catch you Dark."

"Oh yes, just ignore the girl." I muttered, annoyed.

"Don't you say that every day?" Dark asked with a smirk.

Satoshi glared at him for a moment, then his eyes abruptly went wide and he sank to the floor, clutching his chest.

"No, not now." I heard him hiss.

"He's coming." Dark growled.

Satoshi began to glow and suddenly a bust of power emitted from him, sweeping over us like a sonic boom. Dark went skidding backwards several feet while I, the much lighter and less magical human, was sent flying.

Right through a stained glass window.

"Luca!" Dark cried, seeing me fall. Then he heard a noise and whirled to face his rival.

Time seemed to slow as I fell.

(So this is how I'm going to die, huh?) I thought, closing my eyes.

"Come one sis. Are ya really gonna quit now?"

(Elliot?) My eyes snapped back open.

Suddenly I was in a familiar field. I was standing behind a nine year old version of my self, watching my brother, who was standing by a straw practice dummy.

"One more time." He said to me and I shook my head.

"I'm never going to learn how to do and round kick." The younger me replied.

Elliot tapped his chin apparently trying to think and seemed to come up with an id

"Close your eyes and focus."

"Why? How's that going to help?"

"Just try it."

The young me did as he said and my body followed suit. At first there was just darkness then a blue shape flickered into view.

(Now I remember. I was able to see aura as a kid.)

"Now." Elliot called and I jumped and twirled, kicking one leg outward, feeling it connect with something.

"Good!" Elliot said, his voice much closer now.

My eyes opened and I saw he had caught my kick with his forearm. At first I seemed appalled that I'd kicked my brother then I seemed to realize what I'd done.

"I did it!" The young me cheered, jumping up and down.

"See? If you don't give up, you can do just about anything." My brother said, hugging me.

"...That's the cheesiest line I've ever heard²."

He laughed and hugged me tighter.

Then I was back at the museum, nearing the ground.

"Damn it, I've come too far to give up now!" I shouted when I was a few feet away.

Suddenly, in a gust of wind, I shot up and away from the ground.

I felt something lightly brush my cheek, and following the object, was stunned to find a giant pair of golden wings attached to my back.

I quickly cast off my shock, and filled with a type of joyous energy, shot up into the sky. A few seconds later, I came upon a fierce battle. Dark and Krad were fighting, slashing and dodging in midair. Dark seemed to be injured, one wing flapping weakly, and Krad was going for the final blow.

I immediately dropped down behind Dark, wrapping my wings around us to block Krad's attack, before flipping over him and facing Krad.

"Who do we have here?" Krad said, smiling slightly. "Oh, I think I know. It's just a little robin pretending to be a hawk."

"We'll see who you'll be calling hawk when this is done," I said.

Krad plucked a feather and threw it. I downswept, shooting upwards, and dodging the feather. This process continued for several minutes, with me flipping and diving to avoid his blows. It finally got to the point that I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid his next attack. I hovered there, panting and out of breath while Krad seemed perfectly fine.

"This is the end of it," he sneered, holding up a glowing feather.

He smiled evilly and started to move. Suddenly, his hand began to shake.

[Leave her alone!]

I gasped, having heard Satoshi's voice.

[This body belongs to me, not you! I won't let you control me!]

Krad watched in disbelief as the feather shimmered and disappeared.

"Thank you, Satoshi," I whispered plucking a feather from my own wing. "Let's see who you're calling hawk now." I slashed with the feather and connected with Krad. It was a fairly large slash, the energy tearing his shirt and chest to shreds.

He cried out in pain and dropped, transforming into an unconscious Satoshi as he fell.

"Satoshi!" I cried, folding my wings and diving.

I caught up with him and after grabbing him, I snapped my wings out and was yanked to a painful halt. I flew, followed by Dark, back through the broken window and set Satoshi gently on the floor.

"Thanks for saving him," Dark said softly as he drapped his jacket over Satoshi.

"Krad may be my enemy, but Daisuke and I are kind of fond of his Tamer. Besides, this would be no fun without him."

He turned and smiled at me. "We'd better get going."

I realized that I was still holding Sakura's feather and got what he meant.

Dark picked up the statue, which was lying in the corner and we dove together, out the window.

I spread my wings and felt a rush of energy. Then, unable to help myself, I began doing laps around the tower, performing flips, corkscrews, and any other aerial trick I could think of. After a few minutes, Dark and I decided it was time to get back to the others and we both went into a dive. Being lighter, I was a few feet ahead of Dark, so he folded his wings and shot past me. In that second, he did something that shocks me to this day. He turned as he went past, kissing me lightly on the cheek, before diving away.

I froze in midair, blushing so deeply that I thought my hair would catch fire. He grinned at me and I grinned back, in spite of myself. We flew around the side of the museum and were immediately illuminated by a spotlight. Unable to help ourselves, we both flashed smiles as the cameras started clicking. We then soared off into the nearby trees, weaving in and out to escape the police.

"Here we are again, at the scene of Dark's latest theft. He has gone after the museum's latest addition, a statue known as The Feather Bearer," the reported on the TV said.

Risa sat on the edge of her bed, watching intently for a glimpse of Dark.

"Wait. I'm getting some new information," the reporter said, holding her hand to her earpiece. "Oh my, in a surprise twist, another winged figure has been seen alongside Dark. We are receiving a picture now."

A picture appeared on the screen, showing Dark and I hovering next to each other, both of us flashing grins.

"Who this girl may be is unknown. A clue to her identity may reside in the warning letter, which has mysteriously disappeared. The letter differs from others, stating two names instead of one. Dark and the mysterious girl have escaped into the forest, pursued by the police..."

Risa had stopped listening, having jumped off the bed in surprise.

"Who is she?" Risa cried. "Is she related to Dark or something?"

She couldn't be further from the truth.

Dark and I eventually shook off the police and arrived. The others watched in amazement as we glided down out of the sky. When we touched down, my wings disappeared in a shower of light. I was kind of sad to see them. I let go of Sakura's feather and it gently floated over to her. She absorbed it and fell asleep, Syaoran catching her as she went down.

"Guess it's time for you to go." Dark said as Mokona activated the portal.

"Here."

He handed me a tied bundle of cloth.

"It's a gift. Open it later." He said with a smile.

"Thank you." I replied, smiling back.

The portal opened and the tendrils began to wrap around us. We waved to dark and he waved back before Mokona sucked us up. He watched as Mokona disappeared and whispered to seemingly no one.

"See you later... Kimu Tsubasa. ³"

I floated inside the portal, resisting the urge to sleep. I carefully untied the bundle and saw what was inside. Darks gift turned out to be a pair of black curved daggers. What seemed to be a business card fell from the edge of the cloth. I caught it and realized it was the warning card. I read the fancy hand writing and smiled.

Tonight at nine, I will steal the Feather Bearer.

Phantom Thieves Dark and Twila(4).

Coal: Ah, review time.

(Krad crashes through door)

Krad: I'm back!

Coal: Okay, who let him in?

(Picks up Walkie Talkie)

Security!

(Courtney walks in, grabs Krad and throws him out the window)

Coal: You're the security?

Courtney: Yep! I'm getting paid in food.

Coal: Um, okay. Anyway my birth day was about two weeks ago. I know it's late, but as a late birthday present I would like reviews! So review my flying monkeys!

(Laughs manically)

Courtney: Are you high?

Coal: On sugar, yes.⁵

Both: Flames will be used to heat hell!

1: This is based on a commentary on one of the DVD's.

2: I still can't believe I wrote some thing so cheesy.

3: Roughly translated, it's japanese for Gold Wings.

4: Basically it's an abbreviation of Twilight. Luca's wings are gold so she's some where between Dark (darkness) and Krad (light). Yeah, I know it's stupid.

5: I think I might actually have been.