Hey guys! Chapter fifteen here! I posted fourteen yesterday for me (december thirty one) HAPPY NEW YEAR oh eight! Yeah.
I wanna thank everyone for helping me keep going and thank you for all of you reviews. They were a lot of help. I still dont know how I've gotten this far this fast. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU
You guys are great. You dont know how happy you made me feel when I had ten then twenty reviews. Alright so I created my account over the summer and am new to all of this but who expected for me to go this far this fast? not me.
I'm still stuck on who Mara should get together with. Right now shes the odd man (or woman) out. Dai and Satoshi, then the new bloomed relationship? between Dark and Krad, and Mio and Luncia.
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er...TUESDAY DAY ELEVEN
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The sun hadnt even begun to rise over the horizon when Dai woke with a start and sat up quickly, his breathing fast in fright. He had had a nightmare about Kei capturing Satoshi Dark Krad and his family to torture them all.
"Dai?" Asked a worried voice in the darkness.
He looked around wildly for a second before his eyes landed on the figure behind him watching him with sleepy but worried eyes. Satoshi lay there behind him, his arms still around his waist, spooning him as if to protect him from anything out there.
"Hey, Satoshi." His hand came up and combed through Satoshi's silken blue locks that fell in his face. "It was nothing. Just go back to sleep."
Satoshi must have seen the fright in Dai's eyes when he spoke. "You had a nightmare, didnt you?" His voice was thick with his low blood sugar but he hung on for Dai.
"Yeah." Dai said softly. "Yeah I did."
Satoshi's grip on him tightened as he sat up. He pulled Dai with him to lean against the wall, to keep him balanced with his low blood sugar.
"Tell me about it?" His voice let Dai know he wanted to be there helping and he wouldnt step down.
"It wasnt really THAT bad." Dai paused for a second. "It was just that I dreamt that Kei had you and Dark and Krad along with my family. I had to watch you tortured in my dream." He stiffed a sob. "It...you screamed, Satoshi, screamed. He laughed while he tortured you."
Satoshi tightened his arm that still rested around Dais waist and pulled Dai to his chest. "Its alright Dai. We wont let that happen. Its alright. Ssssh."
Dai had been making odd sounds in the back of his throat, whether it was complaint or denial Satoshi didnt know. Soon he rested his head on Satoshi's chest and calmed down.
"Come on Dai. Come back to bed with me." Dai blushed at how that sounded. "Stop being like Dark. Sleep. We need it."
Dai nodded and let Satoshi pull him back to the bed. He knew Satoshi would protect him.
Quite a few hours later, Dai felt like he was coming back to the conscious world, hearing murmuring voices and had the sun filtering into the room. He didnt know what time it was but knew Satoshi was there rubbing his arm affectionately.
Red eyes fluttered open and looked blearily at Satoshi who was talking to Dark and Krad. Dai realized he had been rubbing his arm as comfort to help him after the nightmare, had he stayed awake all the rest of the night to do that?
"Morning." Dai said softly and Satoshi jumped only slightly.
He turned an affectionate but soft smile on Dai and kept his hand moving up and down Dai's arm. "Morning Dai."
"Ready to go down and eat, buddy?" Dark asked from across the room, sitting on Dai's abandoned bed.
"The others...?" He asked confused.
"Left." Krad said with a frown encasing his forehead not only about the news for Dai but for Dark trying to put an arm around his waist. "A little over an hour ago a couple large vans came and picked everyone that was on Kei's side up. Saehara and his boyfriend stayed with about four or five others. I dont think the others will return before the end of this."
Dai nodded. "I wondered when he'd pull everyone to him."
Dai still hadnt sat up. He was comfortable with laying on his side with Satoshi's hand rubbing softly up and down his arm.
"Well..." Dark said once again trying to capture Krads waist but got a slap on the hand instead. "Lets go eat."
Krad and Satoshi agreed and Dai nodded as he sat up. Satoshi waited for him in the room but he didnt mind changing infront of him anymore.
"How are Mio and Mara?" Dai asked softly as he began to button his shirt.
Satoshi didnt say anything as he stepped towards Dai. He stood right infront of Dai, stopping him from buttoning more than one button at the bottom of his shirt.
"Can I?" He asked softly.
Dai gave him a shaky nod and almost moaned when Satoshi's hands began to roam across his chest and body. His chest was tingling from where the blunette had run his hands across it then one of the hands stopped at the love bite that was nearly completely faded.
"Cant let that happen now, can we?" He asked with a smile as he lowered his head to Dai's collar bone.
"Ooh god Satoshi." Dai nearly panted out. "You just that...addicted to...me?" He was panting just by the hands tweaking his nipples and Satoshi's mouth on his collar bone.
Satoshi slowly took his head away, not finished yet, and looked in Dai's eyes. "Your too beautiful to ignore. DONT deny it. Your...your... I dont even know how to describe how beautiful you are. Your exotic, a delicate fruit that is so rare you might taste it once ever in a thousand years." He went back and nibbled lovingly on Dai's light bruise as to not hurt him as he left his print for Dai to know he'd be there with and for him.
Dai's head fell back and he looked through fogged eyes at the ceiling. He knew Satoshi would never hurt him but knew that...he was amazing with out that intimate of things. (Of course he meant sex)
From the living room, there came a call. "Oy! (Yes OY) If you want food, you'd better be out here in less than a minute." It was Dark.
Satoshi groaned slightly, the groan tickling along Dai's skin, before slowly pulling away from Dai. He looked at the redhead and smiled, knowing he had given him that level of enjoyment and was determined to be the only one again for at least a long time.
"Come on Dai." He said softly by Dai's ear before nipping the lobe, earning a moan. "We need to get out there."
Dai was in too much of a fog to react to anything, he couldnt even move. He just stood there looking without looking.
Satoshi smiled at Dai and reached up, grabbing his shirt, and began buttoning it for Dai. Not only did he button the redheads shirt but he ran his hands across as much skin as he could as he did so.
"Dai." He said a bit louder but not much. "We need to go eat."
That seemed to snap Dai out of it. "Food. Right."
With a growing smile, Satoshi took Dais hand in his own and walked out of the room. When they stepped out, Dark and Krad were arguing about the least likely someone would have expected from them: trust.
"Why wont you let me hold you if we both like each other?" Dark whined trying to hold Krad...Again but getting slapped away and Krad stepping away.
"Because I have reason to doubt you. I have reason to say your as straight as can be. I know that your doing this just to spite me!" Krad was backing up from Dark like a caged animal.
Dark ran a hand through his hair in exasperation; Krad always did have trust problems he just never thought he'd have to help him with it. He stepped slowly towards Krad, who took a little step back.
"Im not lying when I tell you I like you Krad. Im not trying to hurt you or do anything of the kind. When you like someone it does things like that to you."
"I WOULD know." Krad snapped out.
"Krad just know I do like you and its not a scam. Even if I was dumb enough to do that, I cant because of the fight we have coming. We NEED to be trusting to everyone else in the group."
"Dont give me a speech on what WE need."
"I will if it makes you see reason."
"I can see it and its telling me Ill be hurt in the end."
"You might be hurt but not by me, Krad." He wanted to let Krad know he wouldnt hurt him so much, he had dropped the teasing nickname. "I promise...swear I wont hurt you."
Krad seemed to hug himself in defense as his walls were broken down. He didnt know what to do.
"How about we all go eat?" Satoshi said interrupting.
Krad nodded thankfully and almost seemed to scamper to Satoshi and Dai. They followed Dark out, Mio and Mara had already left by then, and Krad came last, shutting locking and spelling the door shut.
After going down one set of stairs, Dai dropped back to where Krad was and looked at him worried. Krads head had drooped to a low he had never shown before in his fear.
"Krad?" Dai said softly as he put a hand on his arm.
Krad flinched only slightly and looked up at Dai. "Yes Niwa? Can I help you?" He asked softly, almost defeated.
"You going to be alright? I know Dark can be a little too forward sometimes."
Krad smiled slightly, aware that he had been the Niwa enemy for so long and yet a Niwa was comforting him. "Ill be fine, Niwa. Thank you for wondering."
"I know you well enough now, Krad, to know you arent well. Did Dark get to you that much?"
Satoshi smiled ahead of them, knowing Dai was conquering fears of Krad by helping him. He understood Dai knew where he could be selfish a bit and yet when he needed to be selfless to help others.
"He did, Niwa. In the Happy-happy-hug-a-tree land, he was all I had from the real world so in that week I came to sort of depend on him. We then got summoned back here by you and he seems back to normal and not how he was in there. He had been almost as powerless as me and we had both sort of clung to each other as a connection to the real world in there. We're out now and he seemed to not need me there with him. Thats why I question why hes trying so hard to keep me beside him now."
"To tell the truth, Krad," Dai looked ahead at Dark, who only Dai could tell had slumped shoulders. "He was afraid you were the same way. You probably cant tell but I can, his shoulders are slumped and hes walking heavily. He only does that when hes scared or nervous. I can tell he likes you and you like him back. Will you give him a chance? Ill let you hurt him back if he hurts you."
Krad smiled down at Dai. "Alright, Niwa. Ill give him a chance. For your innocence, Ill give it a try."
"Thank you Krad." Dai gave him a hopeful smile and Krad could do nothing but give Dai a little smile in response.
He watched as Dai practically skipped back to Satoshi, who held out a hand to be held, that was quickly taken. Krad hoped he and Dark could be like his master and the Niwa, maybe without the innocence the two had but with as much care.
While in the line for food, Krad stepped ahead of Satoshi and Dai to take his chance of talking to Dark. Dai told Satoshi everything he and Krad had said and Satoshi's response was a sweet simple kiss.
"Thank you, Dai, for making mends on your trepidation of Krad." He gave Dai's hand a squeeze to emphasize the happiness he felt.
"For you, Satoshi, Id do anything, even if you didnt say I had to this time. Krads nice and I dont want to hold old prejudices against him."
Krad had heard Dai's last bit before leaving to sit down and he smiled teary eyes at how easily Dai could forgive. He wanted to make Dai happy, proud, for him to talk to Dark.
With a deep swallow, Krad walked towards Darks table. "Mind if I sit?"
Darks head snapped up to look incredulously at him. "Sure." He said, his head dropping to look at the table. "Sorry for earlier. I didnt mean to push you."
Krad sat next to him and with more than a bit of trepidation and a nibble of his lip he grasped Darks hand that rested on the bench between them. Dark looked at his scared face and knew Krad wanted to forgive him.
When Dark didnt show any kind of difference, Krad considered to take his hand away. Dark lightly squeezed Krads hand and gave him a soft smile, like a 'thank you for forgiving me.'
"Thanks." Dark said softly again.
Krad just continued to nibble his lip silently. Dark reached up and lightly cupped Krads cheek to speak in his ear.
"Nibbling your lip doesnt put me off, Kraddy." His voice was teasing but it still tickled Krads cheek. "Draws that much more attention to your lips."
Krad flushed and sort of shrank back from Dark. Dark kept a form grip on Krads left hand to make sure he didnt move too far away from him.
Soon after Dai and Satoshi came over and sat down, followed closely by Takeshi and Sekimoto. Takeshi stared awed at Dark for nearly ten minutes before Dark or anyone decided to say anything.
"Problems?" It was Krad who broke the silence.
Takeshi and Darks gazes went to him and Satoshi could tell there was a light shading in his cheeks from the odd attention. "Well yes Mr. I-look-like-the-anti-Dark." Takeshi replied a bit waspishly.
"What? Do you want another lover on the side?" Krad teased. "Or a famous one?"
"No! Dark is my idol." Dark sort of beamed at that. "I wouldnt have casual sex with an idol."
"What? You'd rather marry him?"
Takeshi glared at him and Krad just smiled a bit back at him before going back to his meal. During the whole conversation, Dark's grip on Krads hand had tightened to make sure he didnt leap across the table and strangle Takeshi.
"So..." Dai said breaking the glaring silence. "What are we going to do today? Yesterday you said you'd help me and Satoshi, Krad. Is the offer still there?"
Krad smiled at him, a light good person smile. "Of course, Niwa."
"Thanks Krad. Maybe Dark and Satoshi could pair off so we can learn more?" Dai asked a bit trepidly since Dark and Satoshi had been enemies before the whole vacation.
"I wont kill your little lover, Dai." Dark said, putting his left hand over his heart since his right was still holding Krads.
Dai glared demonically at Dark, who seemed to shrink back a bit from him. He really was stronger than Dark thought.
"How about after a while, Kraddy and I switch off?" Dark was smirking at Dai.
"Fine, I guess." Dai said smirking at Dark. "You know I know more than you think I do?"
"You might and you might not." Dark replied almost viciously.
"Are you looking forward to our match that much, Dark?"
"Yes."
During the whole conversation, Satoshi was smiling at Dai's ability to stand up to one of the few people who shaped him and also at the hugely confused looks on Takeshi and Sekimoto's faces. He enjoyed watching Dai stay strong even when Dark gave him a threatening look that Dai matched easily.
Their meal had passed slowly with everyone talking about random things, the whole time Satoshi's hand had rested on Dai's upper thigh, and Satoshi and Krad opening up more. Mio and Mara walked over a while before the six of them had finished their meal and decided to step right in and sit down.
"Budge over, will you?" Mara asked sweetly of Dark and Krad, who had just a bit before that unlinked hands.
Dark shrugged and moved away from Krad to satisfy Mara, who quickly flopped down and began to flirt with Krad. Mio sat between Satoshi and Dark, who had previously been across from Satoshi.
"Alright, so heres my plan of the day." Mio said ASSUMing command.
"We already planned what we'd do today, Mio." Dai said a bit softer than Dark or Satoshi wanted for him to be towards her.
"Oh?" She asked condescendingly. "And whats that?"
"Satoshi and I fight against Krad and Dark one on one." Dai replied, even softer than before. "If we do something marginally wrong they would know and correct us."
Mio huffed angrilly. It had been quite a bit better of an idea than hers had been.
"...Krad how strong ARE you?" Mara said cooing.
"Mara," Dai said normally. "Would you mind ref-ing (like refereeing) for us?"
While Dai distracted Mara, Krad leaned back behind her and made a gag face where only Dark could see. Dark snorted back laughter and winked at Krad, who had the slightest flush come to his face.
By ten, all eight of them decided to FINALLY leave even though they had been done eating long before. Mio shooed Takeshi and Sekimoto off to teach them how to fight a bit with swords as Krad, Satoshi, Dai, Dark, and Mara all walked towards the beach to have their little fight(s).
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"I wanna go first with Dai." Dark whined at Krad.
"Fine fine. I just get to fight first."
Dark pouted and crossed his arms. He wasnt going to give in that easily.
Krad leaned towards him, his lips close to Darks ear. "Please?" He smirked when he felt Dark shiver.
"Fine." He huffed out and flopped down out of the way.
Krad turned a smirk on Satoshi who had already transformed into his first level (Satoshi had on his black leather pants that was skin tight, black boots that clung to the skin up to his knees below the pants, his shirt, also skin tight and leather, was sleeveless with fishnets to encase his arms, ending wrapped around his middle finger of each hand and had a low V-neck and his hair was tied back with a green ribbon. He also had on a dragon pendant chocker and eyeliner, his fake glasses gone.). Krad soon transformed and joined him in a ready stance.
(Can anyone draw Dai and Satoshi's first level outfits? I might but it wouldnt look like them at all. I would love you forever if you could)
"Alrighty. So er..." Mara said not sure how to start the confrontation.
"No Element use." Dai called. "Deliberate or not. First who falls on their butt?" Dai asked
"Sounds good to me." Mara called. "Like he said. So...go."
She stepped out of the way as the two competitors summoned feathers. Krads feather flew towards Satoshi, trying to distract him but Satoshi just rolled, still calling the feather to him.
"He needs to summon his feathers faster." Dark said noticing that. "He has good concentration though."
"Yeah. The first feather he summoned nearly nuked the whole building if I didnt nullify it."
"A little bit of practice will help him with that. The enemy will be ruthless and they'll use that against him." Dai nodded and turned back to the fight.
Satoshi had two feathers and threw one at Krads feet the way he was running where he had to leap backwards and begin running the other way where a second feather landed when he didnt look enough. He was blown backwards and if he didnt push down with his hands and flip he would have lost.
Nearly ten minutes of suspense later, Krad threw a feather at Satoshi and he was blown back wards until he landed in a crab position. His right hand was below him holing him up with his feet as he tried to summon another feather as Krad stalked forward.
"Fall." Krad growled.
Satoshi didnt. He stayed there, still and looked Krad in the eye who finally smirked, thinking he had a way to win.
"Fall or Niwa gets it." He pointed his handful of feathers at Dai, who only raised a casual eyebrow at him.
Satoshi smirked right back. "You think Ill fall? Dai can easily protect himself."
Krad kicked at Satoshi's legs but when he paid attention to it, Satoshi's hands switched and he threw the one feather he had kept from the beginning at Krad and...
"I CANT believe I LOST." Satoshi angrily said to Krad five minutes later as he TRIED to rake the sand out of his hair.
"Satoshi, I did have a handful of feathers." Satoshi growled. "It was a really good try though. Almost had me."
"ALMOST." Satoshi sat down gracefully where Dark and Dai were.
"Satoshi," Dai said softly, afraid to get the force of Satoshi's anger. "Dark and I noticed that you had to take time to summon feathers."
"I dont know why."
"I think you might be concentrating TOO much."
"What?"
"If you think too much it makes it harder." Dark said.
"Ooookay."
Mara bounced over. "Dark and Dai's turn." She smiled at Krad. "Good job Krad." He grunted.
Dai pecked Satoshi on the cheek. "You did good." He said before he stood up and walked towards where Dark was heading.
Satoshi's hand came up and touched his cheek lightly. "Hes so innocent."
Krad smiled a bit. "I think thats why you two seem so perfect. You never had innocence because of me and he has too much."
Satoshi just shrugged as he watched Dai transform into his first level outfit (Dai had on his black leather pants that hugged his hips and legs tightly, and the black V-neck button up tank top on, revealing his muscled arms and tanned chest. The eye-liner and dragon pendant choker appeared with fingerless leather gloves, and the bandanna sticking slightly out of his pocket.) and stand ready, in his I-dont-like-fighting stance. He knew what Dai was like now.
Dark transformed too and raised an eyebrow at Dai's almost trembling figure. He had no clue what was going on but he stretched his fingers and stood ready.
"Alright!" Mara said happily. "Same rules apply here, blah blah blah. Yeah. So..." She backed up some. "Go." Then ran back to Krads side.
It was a good thing she had run because Dai already summoned a feather and threw it at Dark who with wide-eyed awe saw Dai's immediate transformation of attitude. Dai was like a Dragon in sheeps clothes: hidden and yet aggressive.
Dark had little time to think because he was flipping out of the way of Dai's numerous feathers. He now knew Dai was as dangerous as can get by the way his eyes seemed to glow blood colored.
With a little 'Ulp' for his preperation, Dark threw himself into the fight. He never knew his innocent little Daisuke could be so amazing in a fight.
A deep purple feather flew past Dai's cheek and if he hadnt had a ward up he would have the first wound. Another feather came and another, each aiming at his vitals.
As Satoshi watched, Dai was a calm well oiled fighter, not even aware that Dark was a good guy anymore, just someone fighting him. Nearly twenty-five suspense filled, breath catching moments where the balance could tip either way, it seemed to tilt towards Dark.
Dark had thrown a feather and it hit Dai's chest, sending him spiriling backwards. He slid back, his right hand and feet on the ground with his knees bent to keep his balance and slow him down.
As he slid, kept his balance and made sure Dark wouldnt attack, Dai summoned another feather and just as everyone thought Dai had lost his balance, he shifted into a more balanced position and threw it. Everyone watched as the feather soared straight towards the oblivious Dark, who was summoning another and stalking forward.
Dark literally walked into the feather and was blown back. He swayed on his feet from the strong impact and a feather then another feather collided with him, one in the chest again the other in his legs.
The famous art thief Dark tumbled to the ground, defeated by his previous tamer. He had been defeated by Dai.
Neither Mara Krad or Satoshi said anything as Dai gracefully strode over to Dark and squatted by his body. "Think you know me better now, Dark?" He asked in a smooth manner.
Dark grunted slightly as he raised his head from the sand, which coated half his face and hair. "Don' thin' I'll le' ya off easy." He said, a bit of contempt showing through. "Tho some 'eadache medicine woul' be nice."
"Dont think Ill go easy on you if you do try me again. Come on. Up." Dai helped Dark up and half hauled him to the others. "What?" He asked a bit worried when all of them stared at him.
Satoshi was the first to snap out of it. "That was great Dai." He stood and after Dai put Dark down, pulled him into a hug. "Your amazing."
"Thanks." Dai mumbled in his shoulder.
"Me no likey fighting Dai." Dark said as he laid his head on Krads shoulder, who trepidly put an arm around his lower back.
"So, Krad-o wanna fight?" Dai jokingly asked when Satoshi let him go.
"No. Not really." Krad said smiling a bit. "I think it would be better to just improve on yours and Satoshi's fighting abilities than actually fight. Maybe later we can have our match."
"What do I need to improve on? I bet I need a lot of help." Dai said and Satoshi noticed Dai give a little flinch at thinking he wasnt a good fighter.
"Only your aim, Niwa. Just that. You two are far better than I had hoped."
"I wonder how I know what to do so easily." Dai said more to himself than any of the others.
"Daisuke!" Mara said as she walked over from where she had ref-ed. "I think I know why."
"Why?"
"I believe the intelligence you had in second level is slowly leaking into your first level since this has never happened before. Before long, maybe tomorrow-the day after at latest- both levels will be equally intelligent in the magic use. The only difference will be that first is weaker than second and a bit more normal."
"Sounds cool..." Dai said a bit self-consciously.
Satoshi pulled Dai so his back was against his chest and loosely wrapped his arms around the slightly shorter redheads shoulders. "That will be amazing. We'll have a master on our side." He tucked his head in the bend of Dai's shoulder and licked the joint of Dai's neck and shoulder where no one could see.
"Anyone know what time it is?" Krad asked.
Mara raised her hand. "I do."
"Well you wanna tell the rest of us?" Dark asked, still with his head on Krads shoulder.
"About one-ish. It took quite a while to actually start everything."
"Anyone else want to go eat before we do the one on one training?" Dark asked.
"Me." Dai called.
"Ill go." Satoshi said.
Krad just nodded. He was too busy keeping Dark from making him feel lower on Darks body.
"Food time it is." Dark said happily, finally letting Krads arm go and standing up. "Come on. Food."
"Is that all you think about, Dark?" Krad asked.
"Yes!" Dai called emphatically.
"No its not." Dark argued to Dai.
"Oh yeah. Theres also looking at himself in the mirror, grooming himself, complimenting himself, blah blah blah about himself THEN food."
Krad smiled slightly and Satoshi nuzzled Dai's cheek in affection. Dark leaned over towards Krad and spoke softly into his ear where only he could hear what Dark was saying.
"Ill push all of that back though, Kraddy. Just. For. You."
Krad shivered and smiled slightly at Dark. Dark thought it was a beginning so he smiled happily back.
"Come on. Lets go eat!" With that all four of them transformed into their normal clothes and nodded, ready to leave.
They all flew back to Dai and Satoshi's suite and walked out of the door, spelling it shut. Dark was overly emphatic as he walked down the hall, practically dragging Krad by the hand to the stairs.
"Satoshi?" Dai asked as he and Satoshi linked hands and followed the first two down the hall, all the while Mara stood ahead of them glaring at Dark.
"Yeah Dai?"
"Why is it that we all have found someone but not Mara?"
"Not sure Dai not sure. I know she feels the hurt by being alone but theres not much we can do."
"I know but I hope we can."
"Me too."
"When we go back to school, will we still...?"
"Of course. Why would school change any of this?"
"I dont know. I just thought that...you know...you'd get tired of me or something."
"Never. Dai I wont get tired of you like a child with a new toy. I wont ever do that."
"I wouldnt do that to you either. If it ever did get to where we didnt like one another anymore, we'll still be the best of friends, right?"
Satoshi smiled and ruffled Dai's hair. "Of course. For ever and ever."
"Thanks." Dai gave him his brilliant million watt smile, relieved.
"We're you that worried about it?"
"A little." Dai said looking at his feet. "Yeah."
"Dont be."
Dai nodded. "Thanks though."
Satoshi smiled and gave Dai's hand a light squeeze. They all walked into the cafeteria and Dai waved to Takeshi and Sekimoto...and Mio.
"Satoshi?" He asked softly as they began to get food, lingeringly unlinking their hands.
"Yeah?"
"Who do you think the spy is? Or do you really think there is one?"
"I think its someone who doesnt know that they are the spy."
"Huh?"
They were passing through the line for food. Dark was the one with the intelligent reply to Satoshi.
"He means the spy doesnt know that they're giving information away." Krad said, smacking Dark upside the head.
"Oh!" Dark said, understanding.
"Yeah." Krad shook his head and sighed. "You're hopeless."
"Why is that?"
"Because your dumb."
"I am not."
"You act more like the blonde than I do."
"Not-uh."
Krad just sighed again and went to sit with Mio Mara Takeshi and Sekimoto. Dark soon followed then Dai and Satoshi.
"Dai, dont say anything about the spy stuff at the table, alright?" Satoshi asked as they headed over.
"Why?"
"I dont want the rest of them to worry." Satoshi lied.
"You think its one of them, dont you?"
"I have my suspicions. Dont say anything, okay?"
"Alright. I trust you." Satoshi smiled down at Dai as they sat at the table.
As soon as they sat down, Satoshi rested his left hand on Dai's leg like before, giving it a squeeze and a smile, and Mio began speaking. At first Dai tried to ignore her but it didnt work so well.
"...ternoon we'll go down and fight each other. Mara and Krad, me and Dai, Dark and Satoshi." Mio said with a smile.
"We have plans." Dark grounded out through clenched teeth.
Krad slowly reached under the table and grabbed Darks hand, giving it a squeeze to calm Dark, and tried to make him a bit less aggravated. He knew Dark didnt like Mio at the moment and he didnt want a fight to erupt.
"Oh?" Mio said sarcastically then her voice turned condescending. "And whats that? Playing around?"
Satoshi's eyes were in narrow slits and the only thing keeping him from jumping up and punching Mio was his grip on Dai's leg that might have started to become painful. He spoke up then because Darks anger didnt allow him to speak.
"We're fixing our problems. My slow summoning and Dai's slightly off accuracy. Do you have a problem with it because Im tired of trying not to make you mad."
"Yes I have a problem with you all playing around."
"We're not playing around." Satoshi's voice was deepening to a very surprising low. "Unlike you, who doesnt like anything against what you have planned, we try to help each other without becoming mad. You should try it."
Mio was stunned by how hot Satoshi's voice sounded with it being deep. "I am not like that. If I was, I wouldnt be helping you all."
The ground below everyone started to groan like an earthquake and Satoshi eyed Mio with slitted eyes. "Just accept we have good ideas that will benefit us and we'll all get along that much better."
"Why would I lie?" She snarled out.
"Lie? You might lie to yourself but we all know that what we're doing is helping us."
Dai nibbled on his lower lip. He reached out and grabbed Satoshi's hand on his leg and gave it a squeeze.
"Satoshi." He whispered almost scared, still nibbling on his lip.
Satoshi's eyes turned to Dai and immediately shifted to one of worry and care. "Yeah?"
"The ground." He said still soft.
Satoshi frowned, confused. "What about the ground?"
"You're element is with the ground. Somehow you tuned in with it when your voice deepened and it started to grumble."
"That was me?" Satoshi asked.
"Your voice deepened and I believe that connected you with it." Krad added.
"Sorry, Dai. I made you worry, didnt I?"
"Just a bit. Its alright though." Dai smiled at him and all he could do was smile back.
Satoshi smiled down at Dai and gave his hand a squeeze. It was amazing at how easily Dai could handle things.
"Dark, are you still eating?" Krad asked, noticing Dark was still stuffing his face.
"What? Im a growing man." He protested.
Krads eyes became all squinty. "You're four hundred."
"And still becoming all the more handsome."
Krad shook his head. "Stupid."
"Alright. So I can be done at any time."
"And its only a quarter to three." Satoshi said.
Dai almost giggled and then leaned against Satoshi's arm. He smiled up at Satoshi then linked his fingers with Satoshi's left hand and then rubbed his sore leg with his left hand.
"Did I hurt you, Dai?" Satoshi asked worried.
Dai looked up at Satoshi. "Ill be fine."
"I did hurt you."
"It was nothing, Satoshi. You were mad."
"I still hurt you." Satoshi insisted quietly.
"Satoshi, its alright."
"When we get back to the room I want you to put on some shorts so I can see it."
"Im fine." He smiled slightly at Satoshi's motherlyness.
"I dont care I want to see it."
"Alright." Dai gave in and laid his head back on Satoshi's shoulder.
"Time to go back out." Krad said, standing.
The five of them- Krad Satoshi Dark Mara and Dai- stood and gave their goodbyes before walking off with their trays to throw away. Mio Takeshi and Sekimoto would be going back and training with swords.
They went back to their rooms and all of them changed into shorts, Krad and Dark borrowing Satoshi's. While Dark and Krad changed Satoshi looked at Dai's leg where he had squeezed in his anger.
"Dai Im sorry." There was a light bruise forming on Dai's leg.
"Its alright Satoshi." He grabbed Satoshi's hands and squeezed them. "Ill be fine."
"I still feel bad about it."
"You didnt mean to and thats all that matters."
Mara walked back out of the bathroom from changing and soon after Dark and Krad walked out. They all summoned their wings and began to fly down to the beach.
Dai was the first to land and waited for Satoshito land then, in his energeticness (not a word but eh...u get it), he jumped on Satoshi's back, kissing his neck. Satoshi smiled and caught Dai as he landed on his back, then had a slight shiver go through him when Dai kissed him.
Satoshi carried Dai down the beach and waited for Dark and Krad, who was trying to keep from touching Darks butt because Dark was forcing him. They chuckled when Krad forcibly pulled his hand away so fast Dark nearly fell over.
"Alright." Mara said breaking the Dark half glomping Krad session up.
"No fun." Dark whined.
"Whatever. I think the best thing to do is have Krad and Dai then Dark and Satoshi." Mara said reluctantly.
Dark was smiling evilly behind Mara's back but Dai caught the look and glared at him. "Dark, can I talk to you a second?" Dai asked with the I'm-so-totally-innocent-I-cant-do-anything-wrong-so-dont-blame-me look.
"Sure Dai." Dark walked a few feet off and Dai joined him.
"Dont you DARE hurt Satoshi." His glare made Dark take a step backwards. "I dont hurt Krad do I?"
"You havent fought him."
"I dont care. No deliberate hurting of Satoshi while we practice. When we have our second rounds, you can go after him, I guess. I dont deliberately give Krad a hard time. Consider this, Dark, if you make me mad, I can beat you down." He lightened and smiled brightly. "Well, have fun." He walked off with a light smile.
Satoshi wrapped his arms around Dai when he came back and laid his head on Dai's shoulder. He hadnt heard anything Dai said to Dark but he just liked having the redhead in his arms.
Dark walked over to Krad with a slight frown and Krad, determined to know what happened, wrapped his arm around Darks waist. "So what'd he say?" He said quietly.
Dark ran a hand through his hair. "I think Dai just threatened me."
Krad smirked a bit but hid it from Dark. "Well, I guess we should start, shouldnt we?" He asked so everyone could hear him.
Mara nodded. "We should. I believe a storm is coming up later too."
"Great." Dark muttered.
"Its natural."
"Oh."
"Alright. So, Krad and Dai working on Dai's accuracy and Dark and Satoshi on Satoshi's summoning. Ill help when you need it."
Krad and Dai walked off towards the trees while Dark and Satoshi went to the more open beach. Mara watched both groups for a minute before sitting down between them.
...
"Alright Niwa..."
"Daisuke."
"What?"
"Daisuke. Call me Daisuke. We are on the same side."
"Alright. I want you to aim for the large tree twenty feet infront of you. I want you to hit it dead center."
Dai nibbled on his lower lip and transformed into his first level. "Ill try." He sounded like a small child.
"Do or do not, there is no try."
"Why are you quoting Yoda from Star Wars?"
"It seemed appropriate."
"Ooookay."
"Just do it."
...
"Alright...Try to talk and summon your feather at the same time. Say the alphabet. Its something you dont have to think of too much."
Satoshi nodded and transformed into his first level. "Dai threatened you, didnt he?" He asked with a smirk.
"Why would you say that?"
"If he didnt you wouldnt be this patient with me. You still think of me as the enemy so you have less than an amicable patience with me."
"Alright so what if he did?"
Satoshi just smiled some. "Nothing."
"Good. Then say the letters and summon your feather." Dark said crossing his arms.
"Breathe." Satoshi murmured.
Nearly an hour later Mara decided to interrupt and let then four have a break. She stood up from the shade she was sitting in and walked towards Satoshi and Dark first.
"Alright, you two. Take thirty. You've improved."
She walked off to tell Dai and Krad to take a break and Dark and Satoshi watched them. Dai was throwing at a three nearly one hundred feet away.
He was still hitting the tree but it wasnt very much. He would hit the outside edge and chip off a small piece of bark from it.
Dark and Satoshi walked over and heard Krad speaking after Mara told them to take a break. They listened carefully.
"You're doing well, Daisuke. Just need a bit more improvement. Maybe after you sit and rest for a while you can do better."
"Alright. Thanks for helping me, Krad." Dai gave him a smile.
"Its nothing." Krads voice fell where Satoshi and Dark could hear him. "I believe our others are a bit jealous of us right now."
Dai looked out of the corner of his eye and saw a bit of jealousy in the other twos eyes. "Want to make them even more jealous?"
"Sure. What do you have planned?"
Satoshi and Dark watched as Krad slung an arm around Dai's shoulders as they began to walk towards them. "...Two men walk into a bar and the third one ducks..."
Dai was telling a joke and Krad was chuckling at it. Satoshi and Dark soon interrupted them and pulled them apart to wrap a jealous arm around them.
Satoshi pulled Dai toward the water in a bit of a strained silence. Once they were at the water edge, they transformed back into their normal clothes, they took their shoes off and waded into the water.
"What was that all about Dai?" Satoshi asked turning to Dai, still not moving far from the redhead.
Dai smiled up at him. "What? All I did was take my shoes off."
"Before that, with Krad."
"We were talking." Dai shrugged and concentrated on pulling the waves in lower and smoother than they were.
"With his arm around your shoulders?" Satoshi sounded peeved.
Dai looked up and flat out glared at Satoshi. "Im not going to go around and mess with every guy I see. If you really want to know, it was my idea." Dai was still glaring at Satoshi. "It was a joke as in it meant nothing."
Satoshi felt a bit bad but then he thought of something else. "He called you Daisuke."
"Because I told him to because I was tired of being referred to as Niwa. Would you rather I tell Krad to stop? Would you rather I never talk to another guy again? Would that make it better for you since you obviously dont think I can stay true to you."
Dai stepped away from Satoshi and in his anger, his magic bubbled up and the water began to warm up. He realized the water around him was boiling and he hissed a bit as it hit his bare shins and feet.
"Dai?" Satoshi asked.
Dai flinched slightly and grunted. He was slowly cooling the water around him down.
Satoshi began to slosh towards Dai but Dai held a hand up stopping him from getting close. "...Just let my anger get ahold of me. Wait a second or you'll be burned."
Satoshi realized the water was warmer the closer he was to Dai. He didnt care and he kept moving forward to encase Dai in his arms even as he felt the hot water hit his shins.
The water seemed to cool immediately and Dai spun in Satoshi's arms to look wide-eyed at him. "Did I hurt you?"
"Nothing I cant handle." Satoshi replied sorrowfully. "Sorry I acted so crazy. I just feel really protective of you."
Dai's eyes became soft. "I know but you have to let me protect myself too. You need to know I wouldnt go after every other guy either. I've already told you I like you. Not only that but I've stood by you even when you didnt tell me what you were doing."
"I know. I'm sorry Dai."
Dai smiled a bit and nodded. "Im glad we're past that now." They heard Darks booming laugh. "Looks like Dark took it well."
"Lets head in." Satoshi said.
"Alright. You going to trust me like I trust you?" Dai said as they headed in towards the beach.
"Ill try Dai." Satoshi said as Dark headed their way while Krad headed for Mara. "Dark doesnt look too happy."
Dark walked right up to Dai and before Dai or Satoshi to react Dark had punched Dai in the cheek. He crouched down beside Dai.
"You liar. You said not to hurt your fuck-mate and then you go and make a plan with Krad on how to make us jealous. DONT do it again." He roughly patted Dai's head so roughly Dai's head smacked hard into the sand.
Dark stomped off one way and Satoshi crouched down beside Dai. Since Dai's loose hair covered his face, Satoshi couldnt see it.
"Dai?" He asked softly, rubbing his shoulder.
He then heard a small sob escape Dai's lips and noticed his shoulders were shaking in repressed sobs. Satoshi pulled Dai's sand coated face to his chest and rocked him back and forth.
"I...sniff...didnt mean...for that to happen."
"Sssh, Dai. It's alright. Dark shouldnt have done that." Satoshi lightly pulled the hair from Dai's already bruising cheek and brushing the sand off his face. "He had no right to do that."
"Yes he did! I told him before we started again to not mess with you and then I said I dont mess with Krad. Then I did mess with Krad."
"No, Dai. No matter how Dark took that, he shouldnt have hit you."
Krad was coming their way and Dai buried his tear streaked face in Satoshi's shirt as Krad squatted down. "What happened?" He asked since he had been with Mara.
"Your boyfriend punched Dai in the face." Satoshi said in a snarl.
"What?"
"For the joke. He punched Dai in the face."
Krad glared in Darks direction. "Ill talk to him." He then softened. "Can I hit him for you Daisuke?"
"...No. He didnt hurt you." Dai said softly from Satoshi's chest.
"He hurt you though."
"And had good reason."
"No he didnt Dai." Satoshi protested.
Krad shook his head slightly and stood. He headed for Dark who was sitting below a tree glaring at the distance.
Dark looked up and smiled. "Kraddy."
Krads glare leveled Dark into silence. "Dont Kraddy me when you PUNCHED your former TAMER in the face for a JOKE." Krad shook his head. "You really are immature if you react like that for a joke."
"He LIED!"
"It was a JOKE." Krad squatted down a foot or two infront of Dark.
"I dont care. He shouldnt have done it."
"Well until you see that you were the one who acted wrong, I wont be talking to you."
"I didnt do anything wrong!"
"You punched your tamer over something trivial. Look at it from his point of view, Dark. He's fifteen and just wanted to see how you would react to me being close to him. He's an innocent child to us. Dont use it against him. He meant no harm by it. Think about it then go talk to him." Krad nodded to him then walked off.
Dark looked over to where Satoshi and Dai were and noticed that Dai was looking at him and even from the distance where he was at, Dark could see the blood shot eyes and tear streaked cheeks. He felt a pang in his chest for hurting Dai that much but he felt he had to do that for Krad yet Krad was mad at him for it.
...
"Alright. Since none of us want to work with Dark and Mara went to check on Mio and the other two its just us." Krad said to Satoshi and Dai once Dai had dried his tears. "Daisuke I want you to keep going with the trees. Ten middle hits then further. Alright?" Dai nodded. "And Satoshi Ill work with you. Ill check on you every now and then Daisuke."
Dai nodded again and moved off towards the trees, as far as he could from Dark. In the mean time Krad was talking to Satoshi.
"...Dark tell you to do?"
"He said to say the alphabet while summoning."
"Did it work?"
"Not really."
"Just try to push the magic to your hand but not really summon anything."
...
Dai had been working on the one twenty foot tree when he heard crunching behind him. He spun around quickly then stopped, glaring.
"What?" He didnt want to talk to Dark.
"I wanted to come apologize."
"Oh really? What made you change your mind?"
"Krad told me to look at it from your point of view."
"And?"
"I realized I was being over-protective of Krad."
Dai turned his head more where his left eye was half swollen closed and a large purpleish green bruise was covering practically the whole cheek. "You call that plain old over-protectiveness?"
Dark wouldnt look in Dai's eyes. He felt horrible for hitting his tamer.
"Well?"
"Im sorry Dai. I've just been so tense about this whole thing that you were there to yell at when I snapped." He said before walking off.
...
Nearly and hour after Dark apologized to Dai, Krad walked up. "Daisuke." He acknowledged to not scare him.
"Hey Krad."
"I saw Dark talking to you earlier."
"He apologized."
"Thats good. Hows your cheek." Dai turned his face. "Looks like it will be sore. How far have you gotten?"
"Nearly two fifty."
"I would have expected a bit further."
"I kept thinking about Dark apologizing."
"Well ignore that and keep going. Right now, that doesnt matter."
Krad went on and helped Dai for the next half hour when they heard a call. Dai spun around and saw three creatures from the night before around Satoshi.
Dai decided then and there he wouldnt lose Satoshi that day, he wouldnt. As Krad watched, Dai's wings unfurled and he soared arrow like towards the creatures.
CRUNCH. In midair, Dai had turned and he barreled into one of the creatures who held Satoshi. The creature fell and let go of Satoshi.
"Get up Satoshi." Dai said as he flipped over him and upper-cut one creature in the jaw.
The creatures were the same as the day before: black billowing things, for they didnt seem human, with chilling auras surrounding them. None of them made a sound from pain but hissed in an odd language.
Dai stood perimeter around Satoshi as he climb to his feet slowly. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Krad Mara and Dark running their way but another couple creatures blocked their way.
Satoshi stood behind Dai, back to back, and slowly summoned two feathers. Dai kept using his martial art skills to defeat the creatures.
The sun was beginning to set and it was becoming that much harder to see the creatures they were fighting. Dai had just enough time to do the spell where he was connected with the other threes minds to talk to them.
'Use your element!' He called hurriedly. 'I think they are nocturnal.'
The other three nodded and soon Dark and Satoshi's corporal bodies were gone leaving Dai Krad and Mara to physically fight. The creatures began to back Krad up to the water, the opposite of his element, and he began to get a bit nervous.
'Krad be careful.' Dai called as he began to back up towards the water.
The creatures seemed to know that Dai's element was the water because they began to change his direction towards the trees. It was beginning to bother Dai that the creatures were more learned about how Dai and them fought.
Nearly an hour passed before Dai, Satoshi, Krad, Mara and Dark got the better hand. They slowly drove the creatures together and soon the creatures, as known as demons once studied, were defeated and laid sprawled on the beach.
The first thing Dai did was pull Satoshi into a hug. He was relieved that Satoshi was fine.
"Dont do that again, Satoshi." Dai murmured into his chest.
"Ill try not to Dai." He replied.
Dark and Krad, knowing Dai and Satoshi needed time to themselves, decided to volunteer Mara into helping them throw the bodies into the woods where they wouldnt be found.
"That really scared me, Satoshi. I dont want to loose you."
"I dont want to loose you either." Satoshi hugged Dai tightly to his chest. "You're everything to me."
"Satoshi?" Dai asked softly a minute later.
"Yeah?"
"What are we?"
"What do you mean?"
"Boyfriends? Good friends? Beneficial friends?"
"I'd hope you'd be my boyfriend."
"R-really?" Dai looked up into Satoshi's eyes with so much...adoration...that Satoshi smiled down at him and pecked him on the lips.
"Of course, Dai. Will you grace me with being my boyfriend?"
Dai smiled and his lower lip trembled. He nodded happily and made an 'uh-huh' in affirmation.
Satoshi swooped down and scooped Dai up in his arms as the lower lip of the sun sank below the horizon. He kissed Dai with such vigor that Dai hadnt felt from him and he felt Dai weaken in his arms.
When they pulled back from the kiss, Satoshi saw the overflowing care and adoration Dai held in his eyes. He kissed Dai's lips again and hugged him tightly before putting him back down on his own two feet.
Dark bounded over a minute later. "Kraddy and Mara are taking care of the last two bodies and then we decided we're going inside since its not exactly safe out here."
Dai nodded. "I want to talk to Mio when we get back too. Just her me and Satoshi."
"Alright but dont do anything stupid." Dark said as he walked a few feet off to wait for Krad.
"You know, Satoshi..."
"Huh?" Satoshi smiled down at Dai.
"You never did let me feel YOUR wings. Remember I promised I'd behave if you let me feel your wings."
Satoshi chuckled. "When we get inside, you can feel them all you want, alright?"
Dai smiled brightly. "Okay."
Ten minutes had passed when Mara and Krad returned, uniting with Dark and headed for Dai and Satoshi. Dai nodded to them and they all summoned their wings.
None of them spoke as they flew up to the balcony of the suite. Dai flipped the light on and told all of them to sit down so he could look them over for wounds.
"Any of you feel anything pain wise?"
"No, Dai." Satoshi said with a small smile on his face.
"No." Mara said looking at her body to make sure.
"Nuh-uh." Dark said poking random places on...Krad. "I dont feel anything."
"Thats Krad." Dai said flatly.
"I know its Krad."
"Then poke yourself, idiot." Krad slapped his hand away.
"Oh. Thats what Dai meant."
"Krad, anything?"
"Ill be truthful. I'll have some bruising just like you and Satoshi will have burns on your legs."
Dai's shoulders slumped slightly and he blushed slightly, which for some reason made his bruised cheek hurt. He rubbed the cheek lightly.
"I'm sorry about that Dai." Dark said averting his eyes.
"Whats passed is passed and cant be changed." Dai replied, looking at a clock. "Its nearing seven and we still need to eat."
The other four nodded and they all stood up. Dai chuckled when Dark pecked Krad on the cheek, making Krad jump.
"Any of you think its a bit quiet out here?" Satoshi asked a bit after leaving the room.
The halls were silent and no sound could be heard. All five of them immediately became tense and aware.
"Whatever it is may not know we know they are around, so keep going on and Ill double back with Krad. While we do that," Dai was whispering where the others could just barely hear. "Dark, youll, have to use your element and create a clone of us. We'll all meet in the cafeteria."
"I dont like this." Satoshi said.
"None of us do. See you three in the cafeteria." Out of the corner of their eyes, Dark and Satoshi watched Dai just seamlessly blend with the dark shadows in the hall.
Krad was a slightly, but not much, more obvious one but once he was in the shadows, he couldnt be detected like Dai. He noticed Dai in the shadows, who motioned him to take the route they had just taken while Dai would take the long route to the room.
Nearly twenty minutes later, Krad was shifting nervously by Dai and Satoshi's room when a shadow detached from the wall infront of him. Dai was back with a worried look.
"Whats wrong?"
"Ill tell you when we get to the cafeteria." Dai said as he began leading Krad off.
When they got food and sat down, Dark Mara and Satoshi were watching them worried. After Dai and Krad sat down, Satoshi and Dark immediately latched onto them out of worry.
"I talked to the chefs and they only saw Mio Takeshi and Sekimoto." Satoshi said confused.
"Thats because everyone else is gone." Dai said, not staring at anyone.
"What?" Everyone, including Krad, said.
"All of their doors were hanging open and in a couple I found blood in the shape of letters. Seven people, besides us Takeshi and Sekimoto, stayed in four rooms. The bloody words spelled out 'The blood bath begins.' This isnt good."
"You have a plan, dont you?" Mara asked.
"Theres an empty room beside my and Satoshi's room. We can put a magic barrier on the wall to create a door then the stairs to Takeshi and Sekimoto's room. That way, we'll not only have beds for all of us but more room to work and plan. If it comes to it too, we have three different places to escape from. Now that Kei has left us the message, though, we'll need guards twenty-four seven. The manager agreed to let us have six mini fridges in the rooms and should be there when we go back up. We wont have to leave the rooms for anything until the time for the battles come."
"Sounds good." Dark said nodding to Dai.
"Did you have any trouble on the way?"
"No." Mara said.
"How about your clones of us, Dark?"
"A little bit." Dai nodded. "It was weird to create a duplicate of you two."
"I'd assume so, Dark." Dai said. "Our other allies have been taken so all we have left is us, Takeshi Sekimoto Mio Mara and a few artworks. Im starting to think someone doesn't want us to win."
Dai was making a joke in a serious situation. Dark's jaw dropped open, since he had always been the one to make light of situations.
"Dai, you are one odd kiddo, you know that?"
Dai just smirked at Dark and continued to eat. He tried to keep everyone at ease with his laid back manner but on the inside he was ready to spring up if something attacked.
Around eight, the sun had set and Dark, Krad, Dai, Satoshi and Mara were headed back for Dai and Satoshi's room. Dark and Krad walked through the halls arguing about why penguins should or should not be considered birds.
"Dai?" Satoshi asked softly, giving their linked hands a squeeze.
"Yeah?" Dai looked up at him like a young child to an adult.
"Everything alright?"
"Yeah. Just staying on my toes."
"Just don't get too tense, alright? I don't want a grouchy Dai to put up with along with Dark AND Krad plus a flirtacious Mara."
"Promise I wont Satoshi." Dai smiled up at him. "I wouldn't want to leave you with them. You ARE my second in command."
Satoshi unlocked the door and he and Dai began setting up for the magic doorway to the empty room. They needed Mio and Mara's help to create the door.
Dark and Krad promptly sat, flopped in Darks case, on one of the two couches and began arguing again...this time over the best stalker- Risa or Riku, who stalked Krad, while Mara sat on the other couch laughing at them. They were too busy to notice Satoshi and Dai walk out on the balcony.
"Dai, I hate how this is." Satoshi said as he wrapped his arms around Dai's waist, pulling Dai's back to his chest. "I despise how this has to be. I never wanted to be with you just because of a battle."
Dai linked his fingers with Satoshi's and leaned back into the taller boy and laid his head on Satoshi's shoulder, facing the blunettes neck. He lightly kissed Satoshi's neck and felt him shiver slightly.
"I know you don't Satoshi because I don't either. Don't think too much on it. It will be over soon and you and I wont have anything holding us back. Right?" He sounded worried.
Satoshi chuckled. "Of course, Dai. Nothings keeping me from you." He nuzzled Dai's cheek.
Dai giggled at the affection. He loved how Satoshi would randomly nuzzle him or kiss his cheek.
"I'd better go visit Mio Takeshi and Sekimoto." He turned around in Satoshi's arms and hugged him tightly. "Ill try to be quick but I need to talk to Mio about my plans. Be careful, Satoshi. I dont want to come back and pull either you or Dark off of each other."
"Dont worry, Dai, I'll be good." He smirked down at Dai. "Ask all three of them if they know anything about the missing students, kay?"
"I will, promise. Make sure Dark doesnt act like a total idiot?"
Satoshi smiled down at Dai. "Of course I will. Now go and talk to them. The sooner you leave, the sooner you'll get back to me."
Dai smiled at him then hopped up on the balcony getting his wings out to slow his descent. He jumped off the balcony and stretched his wings out and glided onto Takeshi and Sekimoto's balcony.
Satoshi watched Dai go then walked back into the room where Dark and Krad were finally winding down their argument on who was a better stalker. The 'angels' had finally agreed that Risa was a stalk-ier stalker.
Dark looked back at Satoshi and frowned slightly. "Where'd Dai go? What'd you do, Creepy?"
Satoshi rolled his eyes and turned to Mara. "Mara, in a little bit we might need your help making a few doorways. Are you up to it?"
"Course I am. Who wouldn't?" She said smirking.
Satoshi pointed to Dark behind his back then chuckled. Mara joined in his chuckling when Darks face scrunched up in confusion.
Around nine thirty a large gust of wind came through the balcony window. Krad, Mara, and Darks heads swung around to look at who it was.
"Hello, losers!" Mio called.
Dark rolled his eyes at her. "Might wanna move for when Dai comes back."
She nodded and walked into the room just as an even bigger gust of wind came, making her stumble. Dai landed gracefully on the balcony and flashed one of his thousands of watts smiles at everyone.
"Nice entrance." Dark said smiling. "I'd give you an eight."
Dai chuckled. "Why an eight?"
"Could have been more…EPIC."
Dai just shook his head. He never really understood Darks obsession with flashy things.
"Anyway…Mio, Mara can I borrow you two?" Both nodded and followed him to the wall connecting the room to the empty one next to it. "I don't know how to make the portal so I need your help."
Behind Dai, Mio and Mara, Dark was asking stupid questions. "…rad, whats your favorite candy?"
"…Hmm. I think I like Pop Rocks the most because Satoshi-sama hated them."
"I didn't hate them per-say I didn't like them actually popping in my mouth. What about you Dark?"
Dark chuckled at Satoshi before responding. "Probably…Hmm…I don't know."
Dai turned around while Mio and Mara made the door since he couldn't do much. "He LOVES, I really mean loves, Fireballs. My mouth burned for hours after you stuck eight of those in."
Dark laughed. "Sorry, Dai. How about you? Whats your favorite candy?"
Dai turned back to the wall where Mio and Mara were working and spoke with a bit of a blush creeping up on his ears. "I like…Nerds."
That made both Dark and Krad start laughing, while Satoshi half blushed, knowing why Dai was blushing too. Dark finally sat up and looked at Satoshi.
"Now you know you wont have any competition, Creepy."
"Unless theres a nerd convention." Krad said, falling into laughter again.
"Ooh, good one Kraddy."
Dai grabbed the closest thing to throw and beamed it at Dark, hitting him square in the back of the head with an empty bomb canister. He hadn't even looked to throw the canister.
The little redhead walked over to the back of the couch and leaned over Dark dramatically with a huge frown. "Make fun of me like that again, Dark, and I wont throw an empty canister at you." His face then lightened dramatically and he smiled lightly at Dark. "What? You took me seriously?"
Satoshi started to laugh at Darks confused face as Dai leaned away. Dai walked over to Satoshi and hugged him lightly.
"Whats your favorite candy, Satoshi?"
"Reese's."
"Those are good, man, but not as good as Fireballs." Dark said loudly. "Okay, so Favorite flavor of ice cream?"
"Mint Chocolate chip." Krad said. (I personally hate any mint ice cream.)
"Raspberry lime chocolate." Dark said fondly while everyone fake gagged.
"Gross." Krad said.
"Dai, what about you?"
"Vanilla."
"Lame! Boring!" Dark said loudly. "Pick another."
"Dip-n-Dots, then. I mind anything when its their ice cream."
Ooooookay. Creepy?"
"Cookie dough." (I heart that kind)
"That's good too." Dai said, pointing at Satoshi.
Dai then walked back over to Mio and Mara to talk to them while Dark started to ask even stupider questions. "…vorite love movie?"
"After the doorway, can I get one of you to make the stairs to Takeshi's again? That way we can walk around without actually having to leave the rooms. I know somethings going to happen soon so I thought ahead."
"Oh?" Mio asked, having not been there for the prep.
"Yeah. I asked the front desk for six mini fridges. Two in each room. When they come up, they'll be packed completely with food and drinks, enough for six days. That should be enough for all of us."
"Good thinking." Mio said. "Have you figured where everyone is sleeping since theres only sic beds but eight of us."
"Easy. Satoshi and I are always together, so is Takeshi and Sekimoto. I thought you could be in the other bed with them, while Mara is with me and Satoshi, letting Dark and Krad be together. Mio, would you mind taking first watch?"
Mio nodded and followed Mara to the middle of the floor to make the stairs, the door being done. Dai walked over to the couch Dark and Krad were on.
"When the employees come, Ill need Mio to answer that door." He pointed to the new room. "Either Satoshi or I will have to answer this door, Then Takeshi and Sekimoto."
"Why?" Mara asked.
"We're students and you Dark and Krad aren't. We don't want anyone to get suspicious, do we?"
Everyone shook their heads. Dai smiled at them and sat at the counter to continue with the prep.
"Dark, Krad, go check out your room." He said over his shoulder and Satoshi sat beside him to help. "Hey Satoshi."
Satoshi smiled at Dai. "It's a good thing we have you. None of us would probably have thought about getting extra room like that or even mini fridges."
"Dark!"
"Yeah?" He popped his head through the new doorway.
"Don't eat all the food in the mini fridge because we share all six. Eat all of that and we put you on TINY rations."
Dark gulped. "Okay." He said hoarsely.
Dai smiled then turned back to Satoshi. "If he was in charge, I really would fear for us."
Satoshi chuckled. "I think we all would."
After making a few things-a bomb a couple smoke screens and things of the like- Dai stood up. "I'm going to take a shower. I feel like I'm covered in dirt."
Satoshi chuckled. "Ill make sure the right people answer the door."
"Thanks." Dai kissed Satoshi's cheek then stood up and walked to the bedroom for pj's and his towel.
Eleven rolled around and everyone had showered and we settling down to go to bed. The fridges came while Satoshi showered but every thing had gone fine, so they were plugged in and running.
Dark and Krad, Krad deciding to give Dark a chance, decided to bed together-Krad not liking saying sleeping together- and so Mara decided to be in there with them, leaving Dai and Satoshi in a room together. Takeshi and Sekimoto were sleeping together still and still had Mio with them.
Satoshi laid down on the bed while Dai flipped the light off and jumped on the bed, tackling Satoshi and pinning him down. They laughed as they began wrestling, trying to pin one another.
For a while, the wrestling match was about equal until Satoshi flipped Dai over and pinned him down. He smiled down at the winded redhead and bent down to kiss him lightly.
At some point, their hair had fallen down so Satoshi's hair tickled Dai's face when he bent down to kiss him. To Satoshi, Dai laying there was an awe inspiring sight, the redhead was spread out pell-mell across the blur satin sheets with his hair tossed across the pillow delicately.
Satoshi drank in the sight of the winded angel below him and he smiled softly at Dai. It was one of those moments when he remembered how much he really loved Dai.
Dai smiled at Satoshi's almost dazed face and tried to wiggle free from him but even out of it Satoshi was still aware enough to keep him pinned. He pouted slightly then bent forward to give Satoshi an Eskimo kiss (rubbing noses).
"Earth to Satoshi." He said softly, smiling.
"God I love you Dai." He said smiling down at Dai. "You're so innocent."
Dai looked over at the clock. "And its time we went to sleep."
"Yeah. Its nearly twelve." He climbed off Dai and laid beside him.
Dai rolled over on his side and laid his head on Satoshi's chest. "Goodnight."
"Sleep tight." Satoshi replied as he kissed Dai's nose.
It took them less than five minutes to fall asleep…Or it would have if they didnt hear Krad start yelling at Dark.
"…Said I'd give you a chance but that doesn't mean you can try to molest me while I sleep!"
"…Orry, Kraddy."
"Ill give you one more chance then Im gone. Mess up again and I wont even sleep in the same room as you."
Dai looked up at Satoshi. "I have two things to say."
"What would that be?" Satoshi asked, smiling.
"One: We should have closed the door before we laid down."
"And two?"
"Dark and Krad need to talk about their problems."
Satoshi chuckled. "We can make then talk about them tomorrow. Now its time to sleep."
Dai agreed and both drifted off as Dark profoundly apologized to Krad until he climbed back into bed with him. Once Krad gave in and both he and Dark fell asleep, Mara being a DEEP DEEP sleeper, the hotel was silent, the type of silence before a storm coming.
And oh what a storm would hit but no one knew just yet how big it would be.
Hereisalinebreak.Thischaptertookmesomanymonthstotypeupandimsorry.IapologizesomuchandthanksforstickingwithmeandChippy.
Im and profoundly sorry that this chapter took like three months to do but I had a huge block then I kept forgetting. Now Im going to have extra time because this past week, March twenty-two through thirty) was my spring break and I have my liscense. I got in trouble because with the paper liscense you can only have one non-family member in your car and I had two so mom and dad blew a major gasket at me so I cant drive newhere with out one of then (not even with my sis) Can only be online for so long can only drive to and from school am allowed to stay in tennis yada yada so Ill have spare time for this.
Usually im online reading fics a lot so I don't work on this but yeah you get it. My mouse wont go up and down so I can only use the keyboard and the old mouse could only go up and down. They're mouses with the ball in the bottom. My comp obviously hates them. Lol. Well Ima go because I want to start on chapter sixteen.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY need ideas. If you want you can message me so you can give me ideas. Chippy is so over worked its not even funny. Im working on this story, a Naruto story (a concert fic) a handwritten Harry Potter story (written by hand its one hundred and ninty-one pages long so far and its not done)
My life update is done so Ill be going now. Remenber to click the purpley bluey colored bar thingy and click the thingy saying review OOO or even favorite and review OR fav auther story and review but Ill be happy with just a review. Chippy would be happy with it too!
Byes! Luves you guys who have read so far.
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