Slytherin – Fanatic 911: Howdy Y'all! I am so sorry for the long delay that you had to wait through for this chapter, but it is here now! Without any delay, Frizzle! Disclaimer please!
Frizzle: Yes ma'am! Disclaimer: Slytherin – Fanatic 911 does not own D N Angel but she does own her own character, Sayuri (Satoshi-kun's twin sister), Now… ON WITH THE STORY!
Daisuke lay face down on the bed, contemplating life. He sighed miserably and turned his head to look out at the black sky that could be seen through the balcony doors.
Different thoughts rushed through his head all at once, the main being Satoshi and Sayuri. Something was pulling Daisuke towards them. He'd always been curious about him and now even more questions had been raised because of the sudden arrival of his sister. Why had she never shown up before? Had Satoshi purposefully hidden her existence? If so, why? Maybe Satoshi hadn't even known about her until recently. He remembered Sayuri saying something about being raised in an orphanage after all…
The red head rolled over so that he was lying on his back. Why was he focusing so much upon the Hiwatari siblings anyway? He should be more focused upon Riku and his relationship with her. Although he was reluctant to admit, ever since the previous morning in which he met Sayuri, things hadn't been as relaxed between them as he would've liked. She seemed so antagonistic towards the blue-haired girl. What was it about her that made Riku act so cold towards her? It couldn't possibly be that she viewed her as competition. That would be ridiculous. Daisuke had only met Sayuri yesterday.
A knock interrupted Daisuke's thoughts. He sat up slowly and looked around the room, dazed. After getting up, Daisuke walked across the room and opened the door. It revealed Riku, Risa and Takeshi, all smiling and obviously wishing to see Daisuke. He smiled back half-heartedly and granted them entrance to the room. Daisuke walked back over to his bed and sat down upon it. Takeshi placed himself beside him and the twins sat on the opposite bed.
"We decided you were being too anti-social," Takeshi started, "so we came to hang out with you and see what's up."
"What do you mean?" asked Daisuke. His voice sounded tired and when looked at closer, they could see that he looked exhausted.
Riku stared at her boyfriend, worry written across her features and replied, "You've been a little off ever since we came back from the hike this afternoon."
Risa nodded her agreement and added, "We're worried, Niwa-kun. What's wrong?"
Daisuke stared at his feet as he gathered his thoughts. What could he say to them? He didn't want to lie, but telling Riku about his worries with Satoshi didn't seem like the best idea. He thought for a bit about what he was going to say and when he looked up from his shoes he began in an uneasy voice, "It's just that I'm uncomfortable sharing a room with Hiwatari-kun. He was a last minute decision and now I'm regretting it."
Dark chucked inside of Daisuke's head, surprising him and said with a hint of teasing, (I would have thought that you'd be over-joyed to share a room with the object of your affection.)
A light blush spread across Daisuke's cheeks at Dark's comment and, (Hiwatari-kun is not the object of my affection and I do not; it's just that I have to tell Riku-san, Harada-san and Saehara something to get them off of my case.)
(Or perhaps,) Dark said, grinning a little, (perhaps you could just tell them that you're in love with Creepy Boy instead feeding them some crap about you being uncomfortable.)
Daisuke didn't respond to Dark's comment and instead tuned himself back into the conversation at hand. Riku seemed to be arguing with Risa about Satoshi's level of 'creepiness' and Takeshi was watching, an amused look on his face. The red head sighed. Riku noticed this and said to him, "You could always try and switch rooms if that's the way you feel."
Daisuke thought about it for the moment but decided against the idea. If he did that, it would become even harder to talk to the twins.
At that moment, Riku kissed Daisuke on the cheek. "I'm sure everything will work out."
Daisuke smiled and replied, "Yeah. I'm sure it will."
-D N Angel-
…The next morning…
Daisuke woke up from his deep slumber and opened his eyes slowly. He let out a deep breath and sat up, observing the room around him. When his mind finally caught up with the rest of his body, he registered that the room was empty. He got out of bed and stood up. Just then the bathroom door opened to reveal Sayuri, dressed and ready for the day ahead. She put her hair brush down beside her suit case and was just about to leave the room when Daisuke called out. "Wait, Hiwatari-san."
Sayuri turned around, a slightly surprised look on her face. Daisuke walked over to her and asked her, "Where's Hiwatari-kun? Has he already gone down for the morning run?"
Sayuri looked at Daisuke answered, "Where Nii-san has gone isn't your problem."
Before Daisuke could respond however, Sayuri turned and walked out the door. He stood there, in shock, for a moment before walking back to his suitcase and pulling out his clothes for the day. What did Sayuri mean by that? Was she still angry about what had happened the day before? A frown appeared on Daisuke's face as he was walking towards the bathroom. He continued this train of thought until he was in the shower.
As Daisuke let the hot water wash over him, he pondered his relationship with Riku. After what had happened the night before, it seemed that his relationship with Riku was fine. She'd hugged him like normal and even gave him a good night kiss. Everything should be fine, but there was still a small nagging at the back of his mind that made him feel guilty. What was it that was bothering him? He didn't understand.
"I wish Otou-san was here so I could talk to him," Daisuke murmured aloud. "Perhaps he would know what's making me feel so guilty."
(Maybe it's because of Creepy Boy that you feel so guilty,) Dark suggested, joining in on Daisuke's thoughts. (I mean, it seems that he's pretty protective of his sister, and you never really apologised to her about what you said.)
(I shouldn't have to,) Daisuke thought back, indignantly. (Hiwatari-kun should know that I would never try and become friends with someone out of pity. Besides I'm sure he would've told Hiwatari-san that already.)
Dark coughed awkwardly and said, (But isn't that the reason you became friends with him in the first place?)
Daisuke stopped. Never before had he thought about why exactly he had become friends with Satoshi. Dark was right though, the only reason that he had become friends with him in the first place was because he felt sorry for him. Every day he had seen Satoshi sitting in the corner of the classroom and every day he would think to himself that he would finally gather up the courage to say 'hi'. He never did though. It was only when he had started chasing after Dark that Daisuke finally found the strength to approach the boy and get to know him.
"Oh my god," Daisuke said.
(So because of what you said yesterday, Hiwatari's probably thinking that you don't actually want to be friends with him or his sister,) Dark said.
"That's not true though!" Daisuke said, defending himself. "It might've been true in the beginning but once I really got to know him, I started liking him for him."
(But he doesn't know that.)
(No, he doesn't. Which is why, next time I see him, I'll tell him that; and I'll also apologize to Hiwatari-san for saying such things.)
Finding a new resolve, Daisuke turned off the shower, grabbed his towel and started getting ready for the day ahead.
-D N Angel-
Daisuke looked around the group of people nervously. He hadn't seen Satoshi or Sayuri since earlier that morning and he was getting worried. What Sayuri said was still plaguing him, and now for Satoshi not to be showing up for the morning's activities was completely out of character. A sudden thought struck Daisuke. What if Satoshi was sick? What if he had become sick during the night and no one had told him? A sudden touch on his shoulder's startled Daisuke into turning around and facing his girlfriend, Riku. He looked to her and gave a small, worried smile.
"Don't worry about them, Niwa-kun," Riku said.
But…" Daisuke trailed off, but before he was able to continue, Risa interrupted and shouted out, "Hiwatari-san! Hiwatari-kun! Good morning!"
Daisuke looked up eagerly, scanning the students behind him for a glimpse of blue hair. Once he spotted them, he pushed through the students to get to where Satoshi and Sayuri were. He stopped a few steps away from the twins and examined them. They were standing away from the bulk of the students, next to a tree conversing quietly. Sayuri was talking softly to Satoshi, her hand resting on his shoulder. Daisuke hesitated, rethinking about if he should go over to talk to them.
Daisuke shook off any feelings of unrest and walked over to Satoshi and Sayuri. Sayuri stopped talking immediately and both her and her brother turned to Daisuke. There was silence as they stared at each other, not speaking for a bit before Daisuke cleared his throat and greeted the twins, "Good morning Hiwatari-kun, Hiwatari-san."
Satoshi glared a little at the red head before saying back to him, "Good morning Niwa-kun."
There was another silence, this one a bit longer than the last. Daisuke finally broke it by saying, "I didn't see you this morning when I woke up, or at the run either."
"I needed to talk to the teacher," Satoshi said.
Daisuke looked slightly confusedly at his friend. "What do mean? What did you need to talk about?" he asked.
"You'll find out soon enough," Sayuri said. She grabbed her brother's hand and gently led him away from Daisuke.
-D N Angel-
Daisuke walked along the path, his breath coming out in light puffs. He tried to focus entirely on walking along the path and not on the questions that plagued him. As much as he wanted to ignore them, questions of why Satoshi had to go see the teacher still crowded his mind. He knew that it shouldn't be any of his business but there was something about the way he acted that bothered the red head.
Daisuke shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts and glanced over to Riku who was walking beside him. Sweat shined on her forehead as they climbed up the hill and navigated through the forest. Even though they had been walking non-stop for at least an hour, she hadn't complained or asked for a rest. He admired her for being so strong, even when she was so clearly tired. It was one of the reasons he liked her so much.
"Is there something wrong, Niwa-kun?" Riku asked, when she noticed Daisuke staring at her.
Daisuke turned light red and looked away from Riku. He took a few more steps and said, "Uh, no, nothing's wrong Riku-san."
Riku looked at him with suspicion but ended up turning away and continued walking.
"Yo, Daisuke!" a voice yelled behind the red head. Daisuke turned around to see Takeshi jogging slightly to catch up to him.
"Hey, Saehara," Daisuke greeted his friend, "Are you enjoying the walk?"
Takeshi fell into step beside his friend, grinned and replied, "Yeah, it's great taking all these pictures of nature." He winked making Daisuke sigh at his true meaning of 'nature'. "That's not what I want to talk to about though. Apparently Hiwatari asked the teacher for a room change, is that true?"
Daisuke stopped walking stopped walking, causing several people to run into him. He apologized quickly and started walking again. "Hi-Hiwatari-kun asked for a room change?" He forced the words out of his mouth, barely believing them.
"Yeah, according to the teacher he and his sister felt uncomfortable sharing a room with you so they wanted a change," Takeshi responded. "So it looks like they felt just as uncomfortable as you did, Daisuke."
Daisuke looked down at his feet as they trudged through along the narrow path. He felt his heart sink and guilt make its way into his heart. It was because of what he had said the day before. Satoshi believed that he was only his friend because of pity and it caused him to get a room change.
"But," he started off, not sure how to continue, "I don't want Hiwatari-kun to change rooms." He said the last part so quietly, only Takeshi heard what he said.
"You said just last night though that you regretted picking him as your roommate though," Takeshi said.
"I-I don't know," Daisuke said. He shook his head and focussed on the path ahead.
"Well either way," Takeshi said, a grin starting to spread on his face, "since the teacher had to do some room shuffling, we're now gonna be roommates."
"What?" asked Daisuke. He looked at Takeshi's smiling face and gave a weak smile back. "I don't mind though. It'll be fun."
"Hell yeah it will be!" Takeshi yelled. He stuck a fist into the air making Daisuke laugh.
Slytherin – Fanatic 911: I am so glad that I have finished this chapter! I meant to finish it sooner and put it up sometime in either February or March, but my short attention span prevented me from working on it for more than five minutes at a time. Luckily for all of my fans though, I have decided to update this fic every second month from now on. You can get all the details on my profile though :) For the moment, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, please tell me your thoughts/ suggestions and I shall see you next in July!
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