Slytherin – Fanatic 911: Howdy Y'all! Did you enjoy the last chapter? I hope you did! I am hoping to be progressing on with this fic so I can try and get it finished within the next year hopefully! (I wouldn't count on that too much though, considering my track record…) Anyway, I shall not speak anymore and instead get straight into the story!
Frizzle: Of course and hopefully Slytherin can stick to her word this time! 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!
Sayuri leaned over the edge of the balcony, her arms resting on the railing. She gazed at the beach below, a longing on her face. She wanted nothing more than to go down to the beach and join her classmates. Satoshi though, just wanted to stay in their new room, away from everyone.
"Please Nii-san," Sayuri said, turning around and facing Satoshi who was lying on his bed, "can't we go down just for a little bit?"
Satoshi looked over to his sister, tired. He blinked a few times before sitting up and stretching. He stood up and walked over to Sayuri before saying, "No, it'd be better if we stay up here."
(Satoshi-sama,) Krad said to Satoshi, (it might be fun to go down to the beach.)
(No, I don't want-)
(Satoshi-sama, just because you want to avoid the Niwa boy, does not mean you should stop yourself from having fun.)
Satoshi didn't reply to this. Krad was right of course, but having fun wasn't on the top of his list.
Satoshi sighed and looked down toward the beach. He spotted Daisuke's bright red hair in the ocean, swimming next to Riku. After a moment, he turned back to Sayuri and said in a resigned voice, "Fine, we can go down to the beach, but I don't want to face Niwa-kun."
(If you wish it, Satoshi-sama, I can take over your body so you may rest,) Krad said.
(Yes please,) Satoshi replied. He felt Krad smile as a wave of magic rushed through him.
Satoshi felt himself lose control of his body and when he saw Sayuri, he was looking through someone else's eyes. He knew that getting Krad to go down to the beach with Sayuri and hiding from Daisuke was a childish and cowardly thing to do, but after what Daisuke said, there was no way he wanted to face him.
"I will wait for you to get changed, Sayuri-sama," Krad said in Satoshi's voice, "then we may go down to the beach together."
Sayuri recognized the formal language and realized that Satoshi had relinquished control of his body to Krad. She smiled at him before nodding excitedly and walking back into the room to get changed.
-D N Angel-
…With Dark…
Dark relaxed back inside of Daisuke's head slightly bored. Daisuke and Riku were currently playing in the surf having a good time and he was, as usual, stuck inside the mind of the little red headed thief, unable to have fun. He wanted nothing more than take over his tamer's body and enjoy himself but doing that would make him like Krad and Dark never wanted to become like his homicidal other half.
Dark looked through Daisuke's eyes and gazed around at the scene in front of him. Riku looked happy, splashing water at her boyfriend and Daisuke seemed pleased to not have to worry about schoolwork. It was a relaxing atmosphere, which made Dark sigh out of pure boredom. He saw Daisuke look to the right slightly and raised an eyebrow when he saw Satoshi and Sayuri walking down to the beach. Satoshi had put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt for the occasion and his sister was wearing a one-piece bathing suit, a sun hat and carrying a towel.
It wasn't that that caught Dark's attention though. What had made him sit up and raise an eyebrow was that a magic aura was radiating from Satoshi, one that felt a lot like Krad's magic.
Not wanting to say anything just yet, Dark waited until the twins were a bit closer to examine them further. Judging from the slightly unhappy look upon Satoshi's face, it was clear that he was there against his will. Sayuri, however, was radiating happiness seemed impatient to go into the ocean. Thinking that it was just his imagination, Dark started to turn away when he saw it; a flash of golden eyes that shouldn't be there.
With his heart racing, Dark eagerly told Daisuke, (Oi, Daisuke, I think Krad has control over Creepy Boy's body.)
(What?) Daisuke said. He briefly glanced over Satoshi and saw his golden eyes looking straight at him. (Why would Hiwatari-kun allow that though? Krad could cause all kinds of trouble.)
(I don't know,) Dark thought. (We can't just let him roam around though; we should keep an eye on him.)
(Per-perhaps we should speak to him first just in case we're misunderstanding something,) Daisuke thought.
(Fine.)
"Sorry, Riku-san," Dark heard Daisuke say, "I think I might get out now. I want to go speak to Hiwatari-kun and Hiwatari-san about something."
Dark saw Riku's glare over to the twins and chuckled, commenting lightly, (That's not gonna help the situation between you and Riku, you know.)
(What's that supposed to mean?) Daisuke asked, turning pink. (My relationship with Riku-san is perfectly fine.)
(Sure it is,) Dark said, not convinced.
Daisuke glared slightly and walked out of the water and towards where his stuff was lying, next to Risa sunbathing. He picked up his towel, dried himself off and glanced over to Satoshi and Sayuri again. Satoshi was lying back in the sunlight, his pale skin shining slightly, head resting in his hands, and Sayuri was spreading out her towel. This made Daisuke reluctant to go over and talk to them, knowing that they would react badly to his presence.
(If you don't want to go over Dai-chan, then perhaps I can talk to Krad,) Dark suggested.
(How? By taking over my body?) Daisuke questioned.
(Yeah, like what Krad is doing to Creepy Boy.)
Daisuke thought about the option and then of how much he didn't want to talk to either of the twins. Finally, and not without reluctance, the red haired boy gave in and let the thief take over his body.
Dark stretched Daisuke's arms, said a quick hello to Risa before winking then striding confidently over to where the twins were. When he was in front of them, he cleared Daisuke's throat to get their attention and greeted them with, "Yo, Creep- uh I mean, Hiwatari-kun, Hiwatari-san." Two pairs of eyes immediately glared up at him, one golden, the other blue. Not willing to back down, Dark continued, "How are you two? Are you happy that we're no longer sharing a room?"
Without missing a beat, Satoshi replied in a voice that sounded far too much like Krad, "Yes, actually. Sayuri and I are having a much better experience now that we don't have to stay with you of all people."
Silence came from Daisuke's mouth, as Dark was not expecting such a blunt reply. He knew that Satoshi would never say something so rude straight to Daisuke's face, and that instantly confirmed to Dark that Krad currently had control over the blunette.
Dark heard a quiet chuckle from Takeshi who was sitting next to Risa and it made him turn a light shade of pink. He turned to the reporter and yelled at him, "Shut up!" before looking back at the twins and glaring at them slightly. He sat down next to Satoshi and said in a quieter voice, "So did you force control over Creepy Boy's body? I can't imagine him voluntarily giving it up."
"Satoshi-sama, for your information, willingly gave up control of his body, Dark," Krad replied in a quiet voice as well. "Not that it should be any of your business though."
"It's my business because I don't think that you should just be given free reign of Creepy's body, considering your previous track record," Dark answered. He kept his eyes cast down so that no one could notice the purple tinge they had taken.
Krad scoffed and flipped Satoshi's hair before saying, "My 'previous track record'? When have I ever done anything that would be inconsiderate to my tamer?"
"I don't know, there has been all those times that you've forcefully transformed then used your own magic and wings in their body when you know full well that it harms them," Dark spat back. He would never have done anything of that sort to Daisuke unless the circumstances were life threatening.
Krad didn't reply for a few minutes, obviously being caught off-guard. It wasn't until a pink blush appeared on his cheeks that he said, "Unlike you Dark, I never had a good with any of my tamers. They hated me without even bothering to get to know me. They would never have accepted my help in capturing you, so I had to resort extreme measures."
Dark looked at Krad not expecting the sudden confession. He looked into Krad's golden eyes, and thought how cute he would look blushing just as he was now. Realising what he just thought, Dark shook his head and stood up abruptly. Krad merely raised one of Satoshi's eyebrows at Dark's actions, but didn't say anything. Dark cleared Daisuke's throat and said to Krad, "I'll let you roam around in that form, just make sure you don't cause any trouble."
Dark handed control of Daisuke's body back over to the red head and before walking over to his stuff, briefly glanced back to Krad and saw a slight smirk gracing Satoshi's lips, making him look slightly sinister.
-D N Angel-
...That night, with Daisuke...
"What's your relationship with Krad?" Daisuke asked Dark curiously as he ran his hands through his wet hair. He was currently in the shower, washing his hair and thinking back to Dark conversation with Krad earlier that day. "I mean, I've never really thought about it before. I just always assumed that you two hated each other and never got along."
Daisuke heard Dark splutter in his mind and a small smirk appeared on his face. Ever since Krad had appeared on that school trip the year before and Daisuke got his first glimpse at how Dark and Krad interacted, he had always thought that Dark and Krad were the perfect opposites of each other. So much so that there was no redemption in their relationship and they would always be doomed to hate the other.
During Dark's conversation with Krad that afternoon though, he saw how relaxed they were around each other, as if the other person was the only other being they could show their true selves to.
(I don't know where you got that idea,) Dark started off, a little bit nervous, (but Krad and I hate each other. That's all there is to it, okay? We have always hated each other and we will always hate each other.)
"But what about this afternoon?" Daisuke pressed. He wanted to know the whole truth about Dark and Krad. "You two got along well together."
(There may have been a time when Krad and I got along better than we do now, but that was 150 years ago.)
"What happened? Something must have happened for Krad to hate you so much," Daisuke said as he dunked his head under the spray of the hot water. He let the water coat his body as his muscles relaxed.
Dark knew that if he had a corporeal form then he would be blushing a bright red. He thought back to that night 150 years ago when Krad had started to hate him so much. Krad's whisper in a moment of passion had been what scared him off, scared of a committed relationship with his counterpart. Krad had made Dark pay for ignoring him and treating him like filth. The thief let it happen though, without any argument because he knew he deserved it.
(I-it was nothing.) He never wanted to bring that night up. It was a mistake and should never have happened.
Daisuke frowned, wanting more information from Dark. He thought back to how Dark reacted when Krad started to blush in Satoshi's body and knew that he was hiding something. Reflecting back on all his encounters with Krad, the red head realised that there always seemed to be a hesitation in Dark's movements and attacks, as if he was afraid of hurting him.
Dark had said many times though that he hated Krad and the blonde's homicidal ways. Was it all a lie? Did the thief in fact care deeply about his other half, and just didn't want to admit it? Perhaps that was the reason. He wanted to know more about Dark's relationship with Krad but decided to drop the topic for the moment. He knew eventually that he would learn the truth.
-D N Angel-
…Day five of the school trip…
Daisuke sat down blearily at the table next to Riku, still tired from waking up. He knew he shouldn't have stayed up late talking to Takeshi last night. The red head yawned and covered his moth, struggling to stay awake. He felt a hand touch his shoulder and turned to see Riku looking at him with slight worry.
"How late did you stay up stay up last night? You look really tired," she said to her boyfriend.
"It's fine, Riku-san," Daisuke said smiling at his girlfriend. "It's nothing I can't handle."
Riku turned away from Daisuke, not convinced that he was 'fine' and continued her previous conversation with Risa. This continued for a while as Daisuke sat in silence, his head resting on his hand, gazing around at the hall tiredly. It wasn't until his eyes rested upon Satoshi and Sayuri did he say anything.
"Is that Hiwatari-kun?" Daisuke asked, confused.
Both Riku and Risa stopped their conversation and turned to look where Daisuke was staring at the blue haired twins. Riku narrowed her eyes slightly and Risa's eyebrows shot up in surprise. Satoshi and Sayuri were currently sitting a few tables away, laughing at a joke that Sayuri had just told. The smile on Satoshi's face wasn't a forced one; it looked relaxed and natural, as if Satoshi were genuinely happy.
Last night Daisuke had promised Takeshi that he would do everything he could to try to save his friendship with Satoshi. Looking at the blunette threw his thoughts into doubt once more. Why should he try to save his friendship with the other boy when he was so clearly happy without it? It was clear to the red head that Satoshi didn't need his friendship and was quite content without it.
Only one thought ran through his mind that still made him want to keep his friendship with Satoshi, (I wish I could make him happy like that…)
Slytherin – Fanatic 911: I am so unbelievably sorry that this is late! I would blame it on the excuse that I have started uni this week, but I know that would be a lie! I have had plenty of time to write this chapter, but have been far too lazy to actually be bothered with it. If you can, please forgive me!
Just as a BTW, the reference earlier in the chapter when Daisuke was talking to Dark about why Krad hates Dark so much, is a reference to my fan fic One Night Stand. Please click on my profile to read it!
For the moment though, thank you for reading this and I shall see you in two months!
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