Dark looked over his shoulder right into Daisuke's innocent eyes and asked, "Oi? You ok?" The little kitty-fox pulled away sheepishly and his ears curled up on his head, moving his hair. "Yeah." He pulled his hands into his lap and curled his long tail around his waist as Dark unraveled himself from his black cocoon of comforters,
"Good. First, I'm gonna go and get what I woke up for, then maybe we'll look into…ah, what the hell's going on with my back." Then stood up and walked into the kitchen. As Daisuke watched the thief assembled an enormous sandwich in a matter of minutes that consisted of eight slices of ham, five of turkey, two pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise and mustard. Then he poured himself a huge glass of milk and sat down in the modern stool near the bar, taking an enormous bite and verbalizing his satisfaction. "Mmm. Now this-" He indicated the sandwich as Daisuke sat sleepily in the stool next to him, "- Is freaking delicious."
"Why are you so hungry? We just ate dinner five hours ago." Dark thought about his question and shrugged, taking two more bites and ignoring the constant ache that was his upper back. "I dunno. I just felt really starving all of the sudden." He reached over one bicep and rubbed the throbbing just on the other side of his left shoulder blade. "So if I do somehow have magic in me now, why…wait…" He glanced at Daisuke deeply for a moment, then finished off the sandwich and began on the milk.
"Did you…? I mean, when you stopped me, did you-?" Daisuke's tail unraveled and curled under his stool."What, you mean, somehow transfer my magic into you? That's- that would kill a human." Dark slipped out of the lather stool and went back to his pile of blankets, gathering up them and his pillow and finishing for Dai
"Yea, and I'm definitely human, no buts about that. But still, it makes sense, right? I mean, is that one of your abilities?" Daisuke's ears dropped a little and he gathered up his own bedding and followed Dark into the living room.
"I don't know. After seeing…what my other master's abilities did to a person, I've never tried to find out my abilities. I'm afraid they would hurt people."
The phantom nodded, his silvery purple strands bobbing agreeably and threw down his bedding on the couch, then promptly followed suit. THWOMP.
"You can sleep on that couch if you're still worried about me, Dai."He grinned as he said it and Daisuke flushed a little but still curled up into the other couch.
"It's not funny. It-" Dark interrupted gently "I was joking, Daisuke. Honestly I'm a little freaked out too. But maybe all of this will be cleared up by tomorrow."
The redhead didn't think so but didn't say anything and buried his face into the maroon cushion.
"Do you still think that there is- that I actually have…I mean, because I don't feel any different except for a little hot."
The devil Dark on his shoulder grinned and added~ And that's only because you look sooo damn adorable all snuggled down in my couch like that-makes me want to join you…~ and the angel Dark smacked him, then they both disappeared as Daisuke said, "Yeah, I definitely sense it in you. It's stronger than it was a few hours ago." Dark swallowed nervously and managed a simple "Oh. Well, night then." Before closing his eyes and trying to ignore that hot, roiling feeling in his back. He slipped the comforter down so his back was exposed to the cooler air and sighed, curling up his hands near his tanned neck. Daisuke fell back to sleep almost instantaneously, just knowing that he was here with this man, this 'Dark' who he trusted already, even though he shouldn't.
When Daisuke woke up the next morning he felt sort of disoriented- As he took a moment to figure it out his tail bristled, his ears slicked back against his skull, and then ~Oh, I'm with Dark…~ and he relaxed and stretched happily. Strange though, didn't Dark have a job that he needed to go to… He heard a low moan and sat up, rubbing his eyes so he could see the thief better. "Dark? You ok?" He immediately saw his back, his thick tan muscles tight with tension.
"Ah, Daisuke…Could you come here for a second?" Then he noticed the two black streaks- only now, they stretched from almost the bottom of his neck to halfway down his back. Scrambling up, Daisuke crouched down and ran his fingers over the left one. The phantom's skin was stretched tight over the swells, and underneath he could actually feel … feathers, slick and obsidian. "Oh my God." The redhead whispered, and he felt Dark's body tense up even more.
"What the hell are they, Daisuke…?" The little fox shook his head, and then admitted what he truly thought they were. "I…I think you're growing wings."
For a second there was nothing to hear but the birds outside and hitch in Dark's breath as he paused in shock. The phantom reached over his shoulder again and touched the top of one of them gently, and Daisuke covered Dark's hand with his. "Please don't freak out, ok? If the magic wanted to harm you, you'd probably be dead already." Dark let out a shaky breath and his hand gripped Daisuke's smaller, paler hand tightly over the swelling.
"That's reeeeal reassuring, Dai. S'a damn good thing you're not a nurse." The loyal kid sat down and leaned into the couch,
"Hey! I'm just being-" Dark locked his gaze on the little artwork and for a second he was hypnotized- they weren't solid amethyst but rings of shades of the color, mauve, lilac, plum, and wine… "I know. It's fine." He glanced away from Daisuke and he felt a little twinge- he wanted to keep looking into those eyes, they were so… beautiful… "I guess I'm not going to work today then. Daisuke, could you get me the phone from the kitchen counter please?" Dai snapped out of his haze and his ears twitched sheepishly, "Yeah, ok." As he brought it back Dark hacked roughly a few times, then took the phone and called his boss.
"Hey." He sounded like he'd just smoked a twelve-pack and then gargled salt water.
"Yeah, I can't come to work today. Came on early this morning. Yeah, I might be better by tomorrow. Ok, thanks." He hung up, handed the phone back and curled down deeper into the couch, being careful not to move his back any more than necessary. "Uuugh…" Dark shaded his eyes, and Daisuke laid the phone down on the coffee table, then got up and pulled the cerulean curtains over the ten foot windows in the living room. They were embroidered silk, and he couldn't help but rub them against one cheek just to feel their softness. "Thanks." Dark called from the couch and Daisuke sat down back next to him again. Then, not knowing what else to do, he massaged Dark's spine carefully, going up to his neck and then down almost to the small of his back, just above the edge of his pants. "Mmm…"
Dark crossed his thickly muscled arms and rested his head to one side on them, closing his eyes. " That feels nice…I think I'm just gonna take a nap, since we don't know what's going on and it doesn't seem to be killin' me…" As Dark relaxed Daisuke swore he saw the two shallow curves twitch in sync, and he asked,
"Hey Dark… Do your parents live with you here?" Dark yawned. "No, we don't really get along very well." Daisuke's tail flicked around behind him in interest.
"Why?" Dark looked away from him for a moment-h e kinda didn't want to fill him in on the real reason yet, but… He wasn't afraid or scared to tell him.
It didn't feel like Daisuke would get disgusted or anything. Ah, well, he'd find out sooner or later anyway. "Because I'm gay." He answered simply.
"That means I can't give them anything they want- a cute wife, a few grandchildren. Just- a waste of a man." Daisuke slipped his hands under Dark's chest for a moment and hugged him from behind, "You're not a waste. You're a good person. You saved me." and Dark's eyes slotted open as he smiled.
"Thanks, Daisuke."The redhead went back to rubbing Dark's back and asked tentatively, "Um, what does gay mean?" Dark stared at him in shock and he covered hastily, "It's just- I don't know a lot of things, I mean, I've only been in this body for a month…" Dark scratched the back of his head,
"…Oh. Well, it means that you're attracted to guys instead of girls." Daisuke thought about this for a moment. "You mean, like K- like my other master."
He said this very softly, and Dark snarled, "No, not like him. He's a bastard. I don't even know what he did to you, but…Not like him." Daisuke seemed to relax a little as he massaged the thief and he said with his ears flat, "I… don't know what it's called yet, but… I'll tell you once I do." Dark nodded and they let the conversation drop, simply enjoying each other's company. For Dark, it was nice to have someone else around- he did get lonely sometimes as the night came and the house was silent. He hoped he and Daisuke would become friends and that he'd want to stay here. ~And maybe something more…~ For Daisuke, he just liked being near someone who was normal, who he could actually talk to about stuff. In a few minutes Dark fell asleep and Daisuke curled up against the couch near his head, resting his eyes.
He was sure that with the wings would come a power as well, and wanted to be here to help him if that happened.
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