Listening to 'romantic' piano music puts me in a sure weird mood. heh. Good for writing. Well ne music is good for me to write.
I hope you all enjoy. R&R...not rest and relax.
Dai walked into room II-B monday morning, still yawning from the late night before. Dark had kept him out until almost three and he had to wake up at seven for school.
With a yawn he opened the door and almost ran into...
"Hiwatari-kun! Gomen! Sorry I didnt see..."He yawned again."You there."
"Late night, Niwa?"
"I had trouble with me...uh...homework and I was up late doing it."
Satoshi had a doubtful look on his face. "Excuse me, Niwa. I was asked to go to the office. Maybe we can talk later."
"S-Sure." With that Satoshi walked around him, headed for the main office.
"Daisuke!" Risa said waving from a ways away. "Did you see Dark on Tv?"
"No. I was busy with my homework."
"He looked so cool. and HOT!"
Dai rolled his eyes as the two minute warning bell sounded. With that he went to his seat. The closest seat to the window in the second row.
Satoshi walked back into the room right after Dai sat down and gave him a knowing glance.
After class started Dai already felt eyes boring into his back and he was in no mood to put up with it. When he turned around he expected Satoshi, who sat two rows behind him, to be staring at him but it was Mio Hio.
He didnt know what to do about her watching him so he went back to staring out the window. His teachers loved him so he didnt have to worry about getting in trouble for not paying attention.
After an hour of class a note was passed to him, folded neatly with his name penned beautifully on top, from the boy behind him.
He looked at the note curiously. Was he suppsed to read it? Curiosity got the better of him and he opened it to reveal the beautiful writing on the inside too.
It said:
Niwa,
I want to speak with you about your little late night last night, wether it was studying or stealing. When the lunch bell rings head to the roof. Ill be waiting there. If you feel threatened by me then dont come. I have no intention to hurt you if my suspicions are right. Im not a monster as you may believe.
Satoshi H.
Satoshi's name was scrawled delicately across the bottom in thin spidery letters, making it look even more elegant.
Dai took a guick glance behind him at Satoshi but he blue haired boy was looking out the window. The red head tuned back to the front of the room, thinking.
'Dark!'
'Yeah?'
'Did you see it?'
'Hmmm? Oh, yeah.'
'What should I do?'
'Go to the roof and see if he really does believe that we are together or if hes fibbing.'
'What if I accidently let it slip?'
'You wont. You're better trained than that.'
'Okay.'
'Good. Now im goin back to sleep. You only have a little while before lunch anyway and I would like to sleep during that.'
Dai sighed inwardly. 'Fine.'
Dark was soon back asleep while Dai paid attention to the rest of science then went to math class, the last class before lunch.
He sighed again as he trudged down the hall. Takeshi head locked him but before he could say anything a warning bell sounded.
"Talk to you later, Daisuke!" Takeshi ran off and Dai kept on trudging.
He made it to the class room and sat down just as the bell sounded.
"Class..." The teacher began and Dai spaced out.
Before Dai knew it, the luch bell rung, signalling his meeting time with the Commander Satoshi Hiwatari. He swallowed heavilly and grabbed his backpack and lunch, heading for the stairs to the roof on the second floor.
"I hope I dont get caught. No ones allowed up there." Dai said to himself as he ascended the stairs to what he believed as his doom.
The door infront of him would lead to the roof. With a deep breath to calm himself, Dai opened the door.
The roof looked almost like a balcony. It had railing all along it and it was flat except the occasional point jutting out.
Dai turned and saw Satoshi sitting on one of the jutts of normal roof like material. The blue haired boy nodded to him.
"Sit down Niwa. I wont hurt you, like I said."
"G-Gomen." He sat down on the same jut of roof but leaned against the brick of the wall the door was on.
He wanted to stay as close to the door as he could so if anything happened he could run for dear life down the stairs quickly.
"Is my presence that scary?" Satoshi asked as he bit into a cheese sandwich.
"N-No. Its...no ones allowed up here."
"No ones stopped me."
"YOU're the commander of a police force. Unlike you im a normal kid with nothing to threaten people by to get what I want."
Satoshi's eyes went into angry slits. "I dont threaten anyone."
'Pardon?' Dark said sarcastically. 'Then what am I?'
'Dark, shut it and go to sleep.' And Dark did.
"Problems, Niwa? Other half annoying you?"
"What?"
A smirk spread across Satoshi's face. "I said your other half bothering you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You wont admit it just like Dark."
"Huh?"
"I know you two are connected."
"Do you need to go to the nurse?"
"Dont play dumb with me, Niwa. We both know you're an intelligent person. Use your brain."
Dai looked mad. "I have no clue what you're saying."
"You can act better than your other half. I give you credit there. Its harder to read you, than that imbicile." He was hoping for some reaction when he called Dark names.
"Are you comparing me to a thief?"
"Im comparing you to your other half."
Dai raised an eyebrow. "Eh?"
He could almost see a throbbing temple from Satoshi's anger. "Stop feigning stupidity."
"Im not."
Satoshi rolled his eyes. "This is getting no where."
"I agree. You keep accusing me of things im not. I cant run into a museum and steal...whatever it is. Besides that do I look like I have long dark hair?"
"You transform, Niwa."
"You could be a marvelous fantasy writer, Hiwatari-kun."
"You and I both know Im right and you have Dark inside you."
"No." Dai said soundng slightly like Dark.
"Ah. There you go. That sounded like your other half. Bring him out."
"What?"
"Let him take over."
"I still dont know what your talking about."
"I see you're not wearing your usual necklace. You've worn that everyday since...since I met you." A smug smirk was on his face. "Did you by chance lose it?"
"It broke, actually. I had been tying together with string but the string gave way and I finally decided to retire it."
"Oh. Then whose necklace would this be?" Satoshi held out a necklace with a little bit of thin red string attacked to it.
"I...I dont k..know."
"I believe you do. Now will you admit you and Dark are one?"
"What are you saying? That if you steal my necklace during gym IM a thief? I dont think so."
'Ooo. Nice response, Dai.' Dark cheered.
"Im saying that when I grabbed Dark last night this fell of him."
"So he stole MY necklace because hes a pervert or something."
'I am NOT a perv!' Dark yelled in Dai's head.
"He wore it below his shirt, like he was hiding it, to keep it undiscovered. Usually when someone steals something from someone they like they keep it more out in the open to show they have it. He had it covered as if it would give something secret away that shouldnt be found out."
"Hiwatari-kun, I dont know what you're babbling about since I dont take psychology or whatever you were saying. Not only that but Im becoming annoyed at you calling ME a thief. If you dont mind I think ill be leaving now to go enjoy my luch in some one elses company that doesnt feel the need to call me a thief."
"You wont be going anywhere." Satoshi was getting really peeved. "Until you answer me you wont be going anywhere."
"I have answered you."
"Not truthfully."
"Then you have a warped mind."
"You like to lie to the only person who can relate to you."
"And why do you think you can relate to me? You are a police commander, with the respect of everyone. I am the short feminine looking kid thats clumsier than a moose on roller skates. Dont say you can relate to me when you cant."
"You dont know the half of my life. Try being an orphan and your adoptive parent seeing you maybe one every two weeks. My life is my job, Niwa. I have to real family. I have no real friends..." He couldnt get anything else out because Dai broke in with a slight attitude.
"You would have friends if you didnt act so cold. If you didnt act cold you would have friends, a girlfriend, a life!"
"I cant!" Satoshi was yelling. "I cant because of MY curse! This suicidal curse keeps me from everything! If I didnt act cold everyone would be dead. Anyone who I would become close to would be dead." He was mellowing out into his cold nature. "I get close to some one he comes out and attacks them. He wont let me be happy. Im not allowed anything in his mind."
Dai looked stunned. He had never seen Satoshi yell or get any type of emotion towards him.
"That, Niwa, is why I must capture Dark. With Dark gone he will leave me alone. Once Dark leaves his hosts body he will leave mine. My curse is likes Darks hosts," He looked at Dai. "If I fall in love and the one I love returns the feelings I am rid of him. Since he has made me so cold he knows he will stay in me unless I find and kill Dark."
Satoshi barely heard the gasp that came out of Dai's mouth. "You-you would k-kill?" He was stunned.
"To rid the world of this curse yes."
Dai shook his head and stood up. He couldnt look back at Satoshi.
"Sit down, Niwa and eat your lunch. You havent touched it."
"Im not hungry anymore."
"Sit down, Niwa." Satoshi said sternly. "That wasnt a request."
Dai sat down with his back to the wall but wouldnt look at Satoshi.
"Come now, Niwa. Am I that cold?"
Dai looked up at Satoshi with a hot glare. "No its how you're so heartless to kill for your own happiness."
Satoshi's gaze turned to an icy glare of his own. "Eat your lunch, Niwa, or Ill force feed you. I dont think you want that now, especially from a 'heartless' killer like me."
Dai just glared at him. He made no response to eat.
"I said EAT." Satoshi was becoming very creepy and overpowering in his almost angry state.
Dai swallowed heavilly and opened his tin lunch box. "Im not doing this for you."
Satoshi smirked. "Of course not."
Dai leveled Satoshi with a contempuous glare that wiped the smirk off his face. "Im not as weak as I look or as naivly nice either. Dont push me, Hiwatari-kun."
Satoshi nodded slightly. "I acknowledge your bravery, Niwa."
"Whatever."
Ten minutes later the lunch bell rung signalling lunch was over. Satoshi stood up and offered Dai a hand up.
Dai swatted the hand away angrilly. "I can get up on my own, 'thanks'." The thanks was spoken sarcastically.
Satoshi nodded and walked over to the railing. A sigh escaped his lips as he closed his eyes and tilted his head to the sky.
'I cant even be nice to the only person who can understand me. I truly hate you, my curse.' He thought to himself as he smelt the spring blooms in the air.
"Hiwatari-kun if you dont hurry up, you'll be late." Dai said as he left the roof.
The rest of Dai's day passed nicely...until gym.
He dressed out like any other day and sat in his squad lines then it all became askew after the class went up to the schools track.
"Alright everyone," His teacher practically yelled. "Ill be giving you partners for class and you are to get one scooter for the both of you from this stack then line up right back here. Ill tell you the rest after that."
People began scooting towards others wanting to be partners with them. Dai couldnt really care and looked around.
Usually Satoshi would give a note to the teacher saying why he wouldnt do gym but this time the teacher wouldnt accept them anymore and he HAD to participate in class.
"Saehara and Imouto Harada. Hio and elder Harada..." She continued on for a while, the class was big. "Niwa and...the infamously too good for gym student Hiwatari."
Dai cursed under his breath with words he made up, he never liked to curse. "Why me?" He asked no one in particular.
"Indeed." Came the silky reply from the blue haired boy as Dai grabbed a scooter.
"This is for a grade. If you dont try you fail. Now, everyone line up with the scooter on the line and one of you laying on the scooter. The other stand behind the stooter. When I say go the one behind the scooter is to push the one on the scooter half way around the track and then they are to switch jobs and finish their way around the track. The only rule is the one on the scooter may not help in any way, can not get off their stomach and may not get off until half way around."
Many of the classes students cheered. They loved the teachers games.
The teacher looked at Satoshi and Daisuke. "Niwa Im sorry I stuck you with young Hiwatari here but you seem to be the only person capable of handling him. And yes Hiwatari you HAVE to do this." Satoshi had opened his mouth to talk.
Satoshi sighed as the teacher walked off. "You're on first, Niwa."
"And why's that? Because Im smaller or because im weaker than you?" Dai was fuming at Satoshi's annoyingly cold attitude.
"No." Satoshi said mellowly as he squeezed the bridge of his nose. "Because I said so and because the first stretch every one will be trying to run fastest. Since I have longer legs it would work better this way. I dont feel like arguing with you, Niwa. For once just listen to me."
Dai finally nodded and got on the scooter, waiting to start. The other teams wer having a much more difficult time choosing. They didnt have a genius on their team or a very long legged genius on their team.
"For once Im listening to you. ONCE." Dai said stubbornly, making Satoshi crack a slight smile, not a smirk, a smile. "You know how to smile?!"
"Niwa, you are like a child."
Dai rolled his eyes as teams finally chose who would be on the scooter first. Dai and Satoshi had been one of the first to agree. The only other team waiting was the Takeshi and Risa team because Risa said she wouldnt be trying hard.
"Everyone chosen?" The teacher called, with affirmatives coming to her. "Good. line up. Get in whatever positiong would be best for the team."
A bit of arguing came for a minute then everyone was ready. Some people shifted on their scooters before settling down. (when I say scooters i mean the square yellow things u see in gym with the four lil rotating wheels on it and it has two handles on the sides...heh)
"Alright," The teacher moved to the side of the track to give everyone room. "GET READY! GET SET! GO!"
Everything was chaos for a few second then the leaders emerged. Takeshi was in lane one pushing Risa along by the handles of the scooter. Satoshi had Dai's feet in his hands pushing him along by standing up and was in lane three. (Dais legs are like locked into a straight position)
The two teams pulled ahead of everyone, neck and neck at the beginning of the turn. By the middle of the turn Satoshi had pulled ahead because of his long legs. The end of the turn Satoshi was ahead by five feet while Takeshi was slowing down from pushing so hard.
Satoshi reached the point where they would switch and helped Dai up and off the scooter. He quickly laid down on it.
"Curl your legs up, Hiwatari-kun."
Satoshi gave him an odd look but complied. His legs were pulled up and he held them against his back.
"Why, Niwa?" He asked as Dai was about to begin pushing.
Dai bent down, grabbed the handles and began pushing with an amazing force. "I have better stamina pushing like this since my legs are so short." He huffed.
Dai was giving it his all for Satoshi, since it was his first gym class that he particapated in. The red head was sweating profusly as he went around the beginning of the turn.
Satoshi looked behind them and realized Dai was building an even bigger gap between him and his opponents. To say the least, Satoshi was amazed.
They reached the finish line before anyone was halfway around the curve. Dai, after giving so much into it, just laid down on the track almost in a collapsing manner and closed his eyes.
"Niwa? You okay?"
"Yeah. I pushed myself a lot. I should be better in a minute."
The teacher allowed everyone to get water when they were done then they had to come back to the track. As everyone left for water, Dai just laid there and Satoshi sat on the scooter watching over him.
"Go get some water, Hiwatari-kun." Dai said without opening his eyes.
"Im fine."
"So am I so stop staring at me like Im going to pass out and die any second."
Satoshi snorted happily and smiled a little bit. Everyone began coming back at that time and began lining up on the start line again.
"Okay everyone," The teacher called. "We're now going to RUN three laps. If I catch any of you doing less than a jog I will make every one run a mile."
A collective groan came from everyone. Many of the people hadnt given a lot, unlike Dai, and they still didnt want to run.
"GET READY GET SET...GO!" Everyone started off.
Satoshi was already ahead of everyone. He looked back at the crowd and saw Dai toward the back, a bit woozy looking. His pace slowed as a worried expression crossed his face.
Dai soon caught up to him and kept his head down while going at a fast jog. A muffled grunt escaped his lips as his breath began to get weaker.
"Niwa?" Satoshi was getting really concerned. "Your breath is getting really shallow."
"Im...Fine,...Hiwa...tari...kun." He said breathing between the words.
"Will you make it another lap and a half?" They had already finished a lap and was working on the second.
"I have to, weather I feel like it or not." Dai breathed out quickly.
Satoshi nodded and ran beside the red head. "You really shouldnt push youself like this."
"One...more..." He gasped as his breathing was raspy and shallower. "...Lap."
"Just one more, Niwa."
They were in the middle of the running class, leaving half of the people behind in perfect condition. Satoshi shook his head not only at Dai pushing himself so hard but at how little others pushed themselves.
"I am amazed at how much you push yourself, Niwa. How much you try to make yourself that much better."
"Key..." He gasped out raspily and even worse than before. "...Word...tr...try."
Satoshi shook his head when he realized that Dai thought that he was less of a person. He pushed himself to make himself so much better when he was fine the way he was.
They reached the finish line and right as they reached it Dai let go of his determination and collapsed in the middle of the track. If Satoshi hadnt been right beside him, Dai would have hit his head on the pavement.
"Excuse me!" Satoshi called to hs teacher. "Can I take him to the nurse? He pushed himself too hard."
"Yes, of course. Tell the nurse to keep him there until the end of the day. I want you to get his bag after bringing him to her and bring it to him."
"Yes, ma'am."
An hour later Dai was still unconscious on a bed in the nurses office with his bag sitting on the foot of his bed while Satoshi sat on a chair next to it watching him. Satoshi had been allowed to stay with Dai for the rest of the day so he had grabbed both of their bags and brought them to the office to wait for Dai to wake up.
"Silly little Niwa. You push youself so hard when you dont need to. Im amazed you havent permanently damaged yourself by pushing so hard."
A groan came from Dai as he opened his eyes. "Agh. Bright." His eyes closed again and his arm covered his face.
Satoshi made a huffing noise. He sat there watching Dai, not wanting to say anything.
"I know you're there Hiwatari-kun."
"Ah. And there is another sign you arent as normal as others believe you are. No normal person can hear that."
"Just drop it, Hiwatari-kun."
"You should be nicer to the one to caught you when you passed out from pushing youself so hard. I carried you from the track to here. You can at least be slightly less rude to me."
"What? You want me to suck up to you? I wont." Dai's arm was still across his eyes.
"No. I would like for you to not get so angry with me when I say simple observations."
"Which are wrong."
Satoshi chuckled. "No I believe that Im right and you wish to deny it. May I say the only reason you met me on the roof was because Dark told you to go, telling you to see if I was sure of it or if I was bluffing?" Dai had tightened up at the completly right observation.
"I-I dont k-know what you're t-talking about." Dai stuttered out.
"Admit it Niwa and it will be all the better for the both of us." His voice held a cold threat for something in it.
Dai sat up angrilly, forgetting the light was hurting his eyes or that he was still weak from pushing himself. "No." He held a primal fury in his voice as he spoke. "If you want me to admit I am a thief you are mistaken. You want to kill the thief so even if I knew where he hid I wouldnt let you know."
"I could pressure you into admitting to me your darkest secrets. You will admit to me in time the truth." He had an odd glint in his eyes.
'Dai tell him. His eyes hold a cold promise of pain if you dont.' Dark said. 'Tell him and make him swear to you he wont hurt you to get to me.'
Dai's shoulders slumped. 'I cant do that Dark. You know that were not allowed to tell anyone except our love.'
'You like him Dai. Its enough to tell him and keep him from hurting YOU.'
'And what about you, Dark? I dont want him hurting you either.'
'Ill be fine. Tell him and make him swear not to let you get hurt.'
'Fine.' Dai's shoulders had slumped to a slave like low.
He looked like he had been bought by the most abusive of masters to Satoshi, like he had little to live for. "N-niwa?"
Dai's head swung aroung and he looked almost infuriated. "You want to know Hiwatari? Then fine. You know. Dark is in my DNA but if you want to get to him through me you wont. I wont let you." Dai had a strong denying look in his eyes, like he would give in easily. "The Niwa's carry Dark in their blood."
Satoshi sat there stunned at the look in Dai's eyes. He looked so strong and angelic like that. With the light hitting Dai just right his hair seemed like fire and Satoshi believed if he squinted he could see the purest shade of red wings on Dai's back.
All Satoshi could do was nod to Dai who sat there with angry eyes. The blue haired boy squeezed his eyes shut and squeezed the bridge of his nose.
"Whats wrong with you? Surprised I told?" Dai asked angrilly with a biting edge at the end.
"Surprised at your fierce protectiveness of your curse."
"Hes more than a curse. Darks my friend. He helps me." Dai wouldnt look at Satoshi. "Dark is like any other person but he's just stuck inside me."
'Awww, Dai. I didnt know you cared so much.' Dark said as he held a hand over his heart.
'You know I care Dark. Now shut up.'
'Fine.'
"How can it be?" Satoshi seemed to ask himself. "We created him and yet Niwa's enjoy his presence. Both were made by us and we hate him but Niwa's love Dark."
"Hiwatari-kun?" Dai asked as he stuck his legs over the beds edge. "Are you okay?"
Satoshi turned distant looking eyes to Dai. "Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why do I have to have him in me?"
'Dark, Whats he talking about?'
'Whats his last name Dai?'
'He was adopted so I dont know his real last...'
'Hes the Hikari! Dai get away from him. I told you about my other half, right?'
'Yeah.'
"The Hikaris carry him as you carry me. He is a murderous bastard. Get away from him, Dai. NOW.'
Dai had begun backing up slowly from Satoshi, in a way to try to hide the fact he was backing up.
Satoshi's eyes cleared and locked with Dai's. Fire and ice. Neither could win.
"I see Dark told you about my curse some more." Satoshi didnt seem to blink and his eyes bored into Dai's. "Did he tell you the name of my curse? or that Ive lived with it my whole life instead of since I was fouteen? What about the fact HE is the one wanting to kill Dark and any Niwa in his way?"
Dai shrank back from the blue haired boy infront of him. Satoshi really was a scary person when he wanted to.
"Ah. I see Ive scared you too. Might as well tell you his name before you run away, never to speak to me again. My curse is Krad. Considered the angel of the two of them, since he had the golden hair and abnormally pale skin. He wears white clothes to make him seem even more like an angel. Beware him, Niwa. Unlike me, he will try to kill you too."
With that the last bell for school rang, letting everyone out of class. Satoshi stood up, picking his bag up on the way, and nodded to Dai as he walked out of the room.
Dai sighed and grabbed his bag. He had to get home soon. No one but his mother knew when she'd send out another note. He ran out of the door and towards the train station, while grunting as his chest hurt from earlier.
'Dark, Im sorry I had to tell him.'
'Its fine, Dai. I told you to. We need to be cautious about him is all. Im just sorry life is so cruel to you that you have to like the enemy, a boy at that.'
'Ill live, Dark. I lived through Risa denying me and loving you. Plus I lived through Riku dating, using and cheating on me.'
(yes everything is in a weird order b/c i wrote it. Dai and Satoshi are fifteen in this...so a little over a year after Dark came into Dai's life.)
'Im still sorry life is so mean to you, Dai.'
'At least I still ahve my best friend Dark.' Dai said smiling at his joke.
'Haha.' Dark was sarcastic. 'I am glad I still have you though, Dai. You are the best tamer Ive had. Besides the fact theres a huge sixe difference between us. And I mean that in more than one way.' Dark laughed at his perverted thoughts.
'Dark You really are a perv.'
'Agah!' Dark pretended to faint as Dai walked into his house.
"Dai, sweetie!" Emiko, Dai's mom, called from the kitchen. "I didnt send out a note today so you have tonight free."
"Thanks mom."
Dai went up to his room and threw his bag on his ned before playing with Wiz before dinner.
When dinner was over Dai did his homework and painted a bit. When ten rolled around Dai was yawning like crazy and getting ready for bed.
'Good night, Dark'
'Nighty night Dai.'