D. N. Angel Fan Fiction ❯ Dream Variations ❯ Chapter 7

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

The final exam is finally over. It's holiday time for every student in Seijuu Elementary and High School. For Daichi Niwa however, holiday time is a busy time because he has to transform into Dark and steal arts. Fortunately, since Argent has gone back to England for quite sometime, Dark doesn't find much difficulty on his heists. However it lacked challenge and excitement for Dark's taste.

`Dark, be careful. Dad said we can't let the painting shines by the light of a moon….'

“Don't worry! I'm on it!” Dark said as he looks at the painting of `Lady in the Moonlight' (taken from some manga, guess what?). “After today, this lady would not be able to harm anyone anymore…”

`But how strange… Usually you only steal Hikari's arts but now we steal and that is to destroy some work art of unknown artist…'

“Yeah, but this isn't an ordinary art. It's a hiding place of the vampire spirit that has been killing girls in town…” Dark replied as he took the painting off the wall. He put a fabric over the picture. “Let's leave and burn some vampire…”

`You shouldn't say that in front of her. What if she comes to live and attack us?' Daichi asked. `I don't planning to get old and die…'

It's true. The mysterious work art contain evil spirit. The original owner of the painting buys it from a painter in Rumania. As the request of the painter, the owner was asked to put the painting near a window in which the moonlight can shines the painting. The reason is the painting will look more alive and beautiful.

Not long after that, the daughter of the owner died of mysterious illness. The owner then donates it to the museum. The painting had gone around the world before finally arrived here. Ever since the arrival of the painting to the town museum, at least 5 girls reported to have suffered mysterious illness that transform them into an old lady and died of old ages.

Daisuke investigated the matters and found out that the painting is cursed. The lady in the painting is really a vampire spirit that drank youngsters' blood to keep her young and pretty. Dark is asked to steal the painting and burn it in order to prevent the increasing of victims.

“Don't worry, from what I gather she mainly attacked young girls…”

`But she did have drunkfrom boys too, right?'

“Yeah but I don't think we've to worry about that…”

`Easy for you to say that… You're immortal… You get to keep your youth appearance forever…'

“Yeah, but you're luckier than I am. I'm eternally doomed to love but never be loved. Believe me, it's the worst states to live in, never able to get close to anyone, for fear that I'd soon be sealed away once you earned love in return.”

`Oh… I'm sorry…'

“It's okay! I get used to it already…”

`Well, if it would make you feel any better, I can let you have my body for a while. I'll keep to myself.'Daichi felt bad for Dark because he never got the chance to be out much except for the heists and it's holiday, Daichi doesn't meet with Yuzuriha either.

“Really? You don't mind?”

`No.' Daichi answered with a smile. `You don't get out much to stretch your legs. Take as long as you like.'

“Are you sure you want to give me that much freedom?” Dark asked with a mischievous smile forming. “I might take advantage of it.”

`I trust you. But you need to stay away from Yuzu-chan, all right? She's off limit!'

Dark laughed. “What about your sister?”

Daichi sighed. `She has been avoiding us ever since what happened that night…'

“She's probably need sometime with herself after everything that happened. She needs to sort it through…” Dark said. “And we need to speak with Daisuke about what happened…”

`NO!'

“It's serious matter, Daichi! Your cousin tries to kill us! If it was Krad, I understand cuz he's a big bastard but Seiji? He's aware that you're my host right?”

`But we promised Miyuki-chan not to tell him…'

“About her love life? This isn't about her love life anymore… This is worst!” Dark said. “Ugh, things would be much better if she hadn't fall in love with Seiji…”

`He's still our cousin so I won't allow you to hurt him…'

“This is like what happened between Daisuke and Satoshi…” Dark shook his head as he prepared to fly to the sky, bearing the painting.

Dark stopped by the beach. He lifted up the fabric from the painting, allowing it to be shines by the moonlight. He threw the painting away as the lady in the painting goes out of it and started to attack Dark.

`Dark, be careful!!' Daichi warned.

Dark is prepared. He threw a stake into her heart. The spirit screamed in pain as she return to the painting. Dark pick up the painting and burn it using his magic. Then he threw it to the sea. “Thanks for watching my back…”

`Likewise…'

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Penguin Park

Once again Satoshi Hiwatari and Daisuke Niwa meet up at the park to talk about their son and the recent event that happened between their sons.

“Seiji had tried to kill my son…” Daisuke stated, looking so upset.

“Don't you mean Dark?” Satoshi corrected.

“If he kills Dark, Daichi would have died too…”

“No, Seiji wouldn't even try to kill Dark if it would have kill Daichi…”

“But it did… If not for a fact that Miyuki is there, Seiji would have kill them…and in the process will have taken Miyuki's life too…” Daisuke said, referring to the time Seiji turn into Krad and attacked Miyuki.

“Seiji said he had made sure using a method that would not be harmful to Daichi. He had some special weapon that he got from my father. The weapon of sort supposedly will kill a being that are not of this world…like Dark…”

“And he happens to think of trying to use it on Dark instead of Krad?” Daisuke asked coldly. “And since when trusting your father is an option?”

“Seiji didn't know that my father has a motive on his own…”

“But you approve his action of trying to kill Dark?”

“I don't!” Satoshi yelled, losing his calm demeanor. “I told him to back off, ok? I told him not to get near Dark or Daichi ever again!”

Daisuke is taken aback by Satoshi's sudden outburst. “I'm sorry, Satoshi-kun… It's just I'm so scared beyond belief when Dark told me that Seiji…”

“I know. I can't believe Seiji would do that without talking to me first but…I understand why he did it… Back there, had I not learn to care…I would have done the same thing to separate Krad and myself…”

“But you did…just not to yourself but to me and Dark. You had him trapped inside the `wise sleeping man' remember?”

“Yes, I'm sorry about that. But from what Seiji told me, it seems if he had used that weapon to kill Dark, Krad would have ceased to exist…”

“And Krad let him do that? I thought Krad want a body on his own?”

“He didn't agree with Seiji's action and yes, Krad do want a body on his own. I don't know, Seiji is tougher than me, he proved to be able to control Krad much better than I am…”

“Do you know that my daughter is your son's trigger?”

“Yeah. Seiji had told me that. That's why you need to keep your daughter away from my son…”

“That's going to be hard, you see, Miyuki-chan has also developed some feeling toward Seiji…” Daisuke said.

“She actually told you that?”

“No, Dark did. Miyuki would have killed him if she knew that he let me know…”

Satoshi couldn't help but laugh. “I'd like to see her try…”

“Then where is that dangerous weapon? You have taken it away from Seiji right?”

Satoshi's expression darkened. “It's missing. During the fight with Dark, he had left it in the woods but later when I came back to retrieve it, it is nowhere to be found…”

“You mean someone had picked it up?”

“Yes…”

“That's not good at all! If it fell to the wrong hands…”

“I know! I have asked Seiji to draw it for me so that I can search it out…”

“What will you do once you found it?”

“I …don't know…”

“Are you sure Seiji not lying to you? What if he had hidden the weapon somewhere?”

“Krad would know and considering that weapon is a threat to him, he would have destroyed it the moment he takes over Seiji's body…”

Daisuke sighed in distress. “My Dad and I have been researching about how the seal on the Black Wing got broken but we come up with nothing…”

“I figures…” Satoshi muttered. “Because I haven't found the slightest clue either…”

“I trust that Seiji wouldn't attempt to kill Dark ever again?”

“Is Dark that special to you?”

“Dark is good, Satoshi-kun… To tell you the truth, I kinda felt good to see him again…”

“Well, I'm not. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to deal with Dark or Krad ever again…” Satoshi said. “Those two bring nothing but trouble over the time… You're lucky that you got to deal with Dark who hadn't tried to steal your son's body but Seiji and I, on the other hand…”

“I know. I'm sorry…”

“You might hate me but when Seiji told me of what he had planning to do to Dark and the consequences…I was hoping that he would have succeeded…”

“I understand why you felt that way…but Dark is my friend and I can't let him die just like that… I'm trying my best just to seal him and Krad away…without have to actually resort to kill…”

“And what if those two show up again in the future generation? We wouldn't be around then…how we can protect our descendent?”

“No, this time around we will make sure that the seal would not be broken again!” Daisuke said firmly.

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Miyuki had been avoiding Daichi and Dark ever since the recent event with Seiji. Finding out that Seiji is really Krad and that she is somehow triggering Seiji's transformation into Krad is too much for her. She doesn't even know if she should be happy that by becoming a trigger for Seiji mean that Seiji does like her or at least care for her as well. But what is the point of it if she can't even get near him without him transforming into Krad and trying to kill her?

Every time, early morning, she would have gone out of the house before Daichi is awake or if he already wakes up, she would pretend to be sleeping late instead. Usually she spent her time in library. She didn't meet up with Ame since she had gone on family vacation while Rika is busy taking piano lesson and God know what else.

Miyuki borrowed books from the school library, usually about fairytales, myths and legend. She likes that kind of thing. It fascinates her that she craves more and more for it. She goes to the town library too because they have lots of old novel and literature that are not available in school library. She also likes to write poetry and stories about princess, a hobby that not even her family and friends know about.

Sometimes she goes to school to see boys practicing football. The true reason is to see Seiji who have regular schedule of sports, secretly of course. It's pathetic, she knows but she can't help it.

Other times, she would goes to the park to practice on her drawing skills. Her father used to teach her how to draw when she was little. She doesn't draw very well but she enjoys it as a hobby nevertheless.

Today, Miyuki goes to library to write her poem and borrow some books. After that, she goes to the park and sat under a tree. She starts drawing imaginatively when a boy of his brother's age suddenly appeared and has the nerve to comment on her drawing. Miyuki's forehead filled with wrinkle as she examines the result of her drawing.

“Well, that is one strange of red cabbage…” commented a boy with messy hair that suddenly standing nears her.

“This is a red rose!!” Miyuki yelled instinctively when she heard the remark without looking at the one who comment it.

“Really? Doesn't look like it, does it?”

This time Miyuki looked at the boy. She looked upset. “That's none of your business!!”

The boy grinned mischievously. He plopped down beside her. “You're not that gifted with drawing huh?”

“Who gave you permission to sit here?”

“Oh, my bad, does this tree belong to you?”

Miyuki pouted. “Does anyone ever tell you that you're an annoying person?”

“All the time…” answered the boy.

Miyuki shook her head. She closes her drawing book and stand up.

“Leaving already?”

Miyuki didn't answer instead she sticks her tongue childishly and run off.

The boy smiled as he look at her departure then he noticed that the girl had left her books behind. He picks up the book and noticed that it was books from Seijuu School. He took a look at the library card inside the book. The recent name is Miyuki Niwa. “So that is her name?”

Suddenly a few paper fell out of one of the books. The boy picked it up and read it. It was a love poem. He re-reads the poem and chuckled. He shook his head and put it back to the book then he started to examine the books.

Miyuki, who just realized that she had left the library books, quickly goes back to the park and sees the boy from before reading the book seriously. She approached the boy quietly.

The boy looked up to see Miyuki and smiled. “Oh, you come back. Here are your books.” He stands and handed the books to Miyuki.

Miyuki muttered some thank you as she watched the boy walk away.

Suddenly the boy turned to her and said, “BTW, your poem doesn't rhyme very well either…” And then he turned to leave.

Miyuki is dumbfounded and then her face turns red in embarrassment. “Aaaaah!! You read it! How dare you!!” she screamed, not caring people sees her as a weirdo. She could hear the boy's laughter accompany her anger rants.

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Niwa resident

Miyuki went inside her house. The house is empty or so she thought. She came in, looking so upset. “How dare he…?” She said as she open the refrigerator and drank a small bottle of orange juice. Then she imitated the speech the boy had said to her. “That jerk! He read it and said, `you're not good at drawing' or `the rhymes of your poem are bad'! How dare he…?” She closed the refrigerator harshly. “Get lost!!”

Miyuki went to the living room, still rambling about what happened before and muttering how rude the boy is. She didn't notice Daichi who had been sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching her with amused expression.

Daichi said, “Didn't know that you wrote poem…”

Miyuki yelped a bit. She looked at Daichi. “You're here…”

“Who had upset you?” Daichi asked suddenly.

“No one.” Miyuki said almost too quickly. “At least no one that I know enough to have the liberties of commenting me…” She looks upset again.

Daichi chuckled.

Miyuki look at Daichi and then said, “I thought you have plan for today…”

Daichi shrugged. “They cancel it in the last minute…”

“Where is everyone?”

“Do the usual stuff. Dad is working, Mom volunteers on some new workshop or something and Grandpa goes to the…don't know where probably doing some research…”

“Oh…” Miyuki felt that uneasy feeling again. “I better go to my room…”

“Why are you avoiding us?”

“Who?”

“Me…”

`And me too…' Dark cut in.

“And Dark too…” Daichi added.

“Why would I avoid you two?”

“I don't know. You tell us…”

“I…I'm not! Ok? I don't avoid anyone…”

`Yeah, right…' Dark rolled his eyes.

Daichi observed his sister carefully.

“Don't look at me like I am some sort of criminal!” Miyuki said, obviously irritated.

“Then tell me why did you avoid us?”

“Isn't that obvious? How can I face everyone after what happen? You know everything about my love life now…” Miyuki said. “It's not something you share with your brother! Or with a phantom thief! And I really hope you didn't tell Dad and the others too cuz it's embarrassing enough as it is!” Miyuki blurted out.

`Oops…' Dark sighs. `A little late for that…'

“You think it was your moment of weakness then? What happened that day…”

“If the situation is reverse, how would you feel?” Miyuki asked. “I can't ever again face Seiji-kun, I can't even go near Rika-chan without having flashback of that night and not getting all freak out! It's bad enough that she knew that I… Ugh, what a crappy love life!”

`Wow, she's really upset…' Dark said.

“Oh, wait! I don't have a love life because the boy I like turn into some crappy guy that tries to kill your counterpart and our family just because we're related with your counterpart!”

`Ouch…' Dark muttered. He felt hurt with Miyuki's words even though he knew that it is the truth. Had he and Krad remain sealed, none of this would happen. But the way Miyuki said it like he is some kind of disease that hurt his feeling.

“Oh, so you're blaming me and Dark now?” Daichi lost his temper. “You are not the only one with a crappy love life here and do you see me blaming someone?”

“I'm not blaming anyone! We shouldn't have this conversation in the first place!” Miyuki said. “And, oh, if I remember correctly, you do blamed Dark too because you can't get close enough with your love interest without changing into him!”

“That's different!” Daichi said. He started to have a huge headache and regretted having this conversation.

“Oh, which part is different? Admit it already! You think Dark is nuisance too in some way! He and his twin ruin everything! He should have stay sealed forever instead coming back and be burden to everyone!”

“That's enough!” he said. “How could you say such a thing? Dark is our father's precious friend! And he's my friend too! Dark isn't some disease you can cure with a pill and a week's bed rest, and he's not some switch you can turn on and off! He's a living breathing being! He has his own thoughts and feelings!”

“So what? I still think he's ruining my life!” Miyuki yelled in tears. “I don't care what you and Dad thought of him!!”

Daichi slapped Miyuki.

`Daichi!!' Dark is surprised that his host would resort to slapping Miyuki. Even though Dark knew Daichi did it to defend him, he never approve of hitting girls.

Miyuki look surprised that her brother hit her.

Daichi look surprised as well. “I…I'm sor…”

“Save it!” Miyuki cut in coldly. She went upstairs to her room. She slammed the door.

`You shouldn't hit her…' Dark said.

“I know. I didn't mean to…” Daichi said sadly.

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It was dinnertime in Niwa household.

Miyuki is still not talking to Daichi, she kept pouting childishly all day. Daichi is irritated because whenever he tried to say something to her, she would covered her ears and pretended can't hear.

Riku sighed as she realized the two got into another arguments but she knew better than stick her nose between those two. She's certain that they would make up soon anyway; they always are, though it might need a few days.

Daisuke tried to speak something but the atmosphere between the kids totally killing the mood. Kosuke didn't say anything, as his mind is out there somewhere.

After dinner, Miyuki locked herself in the room. Her parents are in the living room, watching TV. Daichi has gone to bed and Kosuke locked himself in his office. After making sure that nobody will notice when she left the house, she opens the window in her bedroom and sneaking out after changing her clothes.

Daichi has fallen asleep but Dark hasn't. He heard noises Miyuki makes as she goes out of the house. He smiled to himself. `What a clumsy girl…' he thought as he taken over Daichi's body. He stood up and decided to follow the girl to see what she's up to and they needed to talk anyway…

Dark changed Daichi's pajamas with one of his clothes that usually he used when he goes on heists.

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Miyuki went out to the beach. The night is still young but the wind is very chilly. She sat by herself behind pile of sand and staring over the ocean with a solemn look on her face.

“It's dangerous for a girl to be alone at night like this. You could have meet people with bad intention…” Dark said.

If Miyuki is surprised, she hides it pretty well. Without looking at Dark, she said, “Go away…”

“Does my presence intrude you so much?” Dark asked.

“I just want to be left alone now ok?”

Dark didn't answer nor leave. He just stands there behind her as if watching over her.

The two look out over the ocean, the waves that come and go away.

“Does Onii-chan ask you to come?” Miyuki asked suddenly.

“No. I come on my own free will…” Dark said. “He doesn't know we're here…”

“I see…”

“He's very sorry, you know, for slapping you? He doesn't mean to hurt you…”

“I know…” Miyuki slowly stand up and turn to look at Dark. She slowly approached him. “I'm sorry too… I didn't mean what I said back there…”

Dark chuckled. “Oh, you did mean it. I know.”

Miyuki look ashamed of herself. “I've been unfair to you…”

“You did but I understand as well why you felt that way…that's why I can't blame you…”

“It would be easier if you do mad at me… I deserve to be slapped…”

“I'm not mad at you. I'm just…hurt by what you said…though I knew that you're right…about me and Krad…” Dark said. “And, no, you don't deserve to be slapped. I can't bear to see girls get hurt…”

Miyuki smiled. “You're really a gentleman thief huh?”

“It's my honor as a thief that I would never hurt girls…”

“I've been an insensitive jerk lately. I'm sorry I hurt your feeling. No matter how annoying you are, I don't have the right to hurt your feeling. That would make me no different from the kids who had hurt my feeling…”

“Did you just call me annoying?” Dark asked, rather annoyed but he smiles. “You don't have to sweet-talk me, you know? I accept that I'm a nuisance…for some people…”

“But I don't always felt that way…” Miyuki clutched her chest. “You need to know that I do enjoy your presence once in a while… You make our life exciting… You're not all that bad actually…”

Dark grins. “Must be hard for you to admit that considering you hate my thief's ways…”

“It really is…” Miyuki laughed a little. “But I do mean it…”

“I can see that…” Dark said solemnly.

“I'm sorry for my stupid behavior!” Miyuki said.

“I told you that I forgive you, don't I?” Dark said, rather irritated.

“I'm still a kid after all… I didn't know much about living as I think I know…” Miyuki turned away. “I'm not a sweet and mature girl…”

“You're certainly not… You're childish, not very bright…”

“Hey!” Miyuki turned to face him again.

“You cook a hellish food…”

“It's not that bad…”

“You eat too much…”

“I'm not!”

“Clumsy, self-centered…” Dark continue mention Miyuki's weaknesses.

“Dark…” Miyuki warned.

“You can be too plain-honest that it ends up like you are a mean person…” Dark said. “But I do admire girls who speak from the heart…”

“Dark…” Miyuki look annoyed. She looks past Dark to a group of men in black behind Dark.

“What?” Dark turn around and sees the men pulled up gun to them. “Oh…”

The men surround them in circles.

“Well, what do we have here…?” Dark said.

Miyuki get closer to Dark in fear.

“We need to talk Dark Mousy…” An old man suddenly appeared with a young woman by his side. “I've a favor to ask of you…”

“Well, unfortunately, I don't do favor from people who points gun on me…” Dark said.

The old man raises his hand and the men keep their gun away from the two.

“What do you want from me?” Dark asked.

“Before that, I'm truly sorry to have interrupted your little date with that young missy over there…” The old man said.

“Wha…?” Miyuki look shocked. `Date? Me and Dark?'

“Oh, don't look so shock…” The old man said with a smile. “We have source that proves that you, Miss Niwa, has a relationship with Dark here…” He snaps his finger. A man threw an envelop toward Dark.

Dark caught it. He opens the envelope and sees a several photos of him taking Miyuki into Niwa resident bride-styles (when he took her home after the incident with Seiji, Miyuki passed out at the times) and then a recent taken picture of him goes out from Niwa resident.

Miyuki gasped when she saw the photos. She looks pale. `OMG, we're totally screwed!!' she thought.

Dark remained expressionless. He didn't seem to be impressed by the mysterious old man's finding.

“If you wished to keep your relationship a secret from the police and the public, you would have to do something for me…” The old man replies evilly.

“Sorry. I don't take orders from other people than myself…” Dark said confidently.

The men raised their gun again.

Miyuki flinched in fear.

Dark smirked. “You really think gun would work to me?” he asked mockingly. He's bluffing to get the old man to back off.

The old man look hesitated. “Very well. You leave me no choice but to resort using leverage…”

Two of the men that try to grab Miyuki found themselves on the floor, clutching their hand in pain. We see black feathers embedded on their hands.

Dark is standing coolly with a few black feathers on his hands. Three men attacked him but Dark knocked them all out.

The old man didn't look upset that Dark had knocked out his men. The young woman beside him suddenly pulled out a strange weapon and fires it at Dark. It blew out strange bullet-like arrows.

Dark easily dodged all of them. He smirked in confidence.

The old man and the young woman also smirked evilly.

“Dark…” comes a weak reply from Miyuki.

Dark turned to see Miyuki and is surprise to see one arrow on her chest. Apparently the young woman fires her gun to distract Dark while her real target is Miyuki. “Miyuki…”

Miyuki look so pale. Her knees gave out. Dark caught her before she hit the sand. Dark slowly laid her on the sand. He checked her condition and taken off the arrow that turn out to be poisonous.

“What did you do to her? What is this?” Dark asked as he shows them the arrow.

The old man grinned. “Oh, it just a little something that I got from a certain special friend of mine. A rare deadly poison…”

“You bastard! Hand over the cure!!” Dark yelled angrily.

Dark's yell had awakened Daichi from his sleep. `Dark, what is going on here?'

“Now, now…is that a way to do a bargain?” The old man teased.

Dark gritted his teeth. “What do you want?”

“I want you to steal `Eternity Key'…” The old man said.

“It's just a myth… Those key doesn't exist!” Dark said.

“Ah, but you see, I did a little research and found out that it really exists…” The old man said. “Not too far away from here in fact… In an abandoned island called Hakasama No Chou, there is a hidden temple under the sea… The key is there protected by some priestesses…”

“If you know that much, why don't you go retrieves it?” Dark asked.

“The island is protected by the priestesses' magic; no mortal would have been able to go near the temple much less see it… There is where you come in…” The old man said.

“What makes you think I could do it?”

“Because if anyone can, you can… You're Dark Mousy, the immortal phantom thief after all… I'm sure you will find this quest…quite challenging…”

“What's this key for you?”

“According to the scroll we found in China, the key will bring those who find the door knowledge of the world, power and immortality…”

“That's rubbish…”

“I don't care what you think. You just have to steal it for me…if you want the cure for Miss Niwa…” The old man said.

Dark look furious but there is nothing he can do.

`Miss Niwa? Miyuki! Dark, what's going on? Is she all right? What the hell is going on here?' Daichi asked.

“Fine, I will steal the key for you. Give me the cure!” Dark said.

The old man smiled. “Very well.” He took out a bottle contain one small pill. He threw it at Dark who catches it.

Dark looks at the bottle. “How do I know this is the right cure?”

“You don't. You just have to trust me.” The old man said.

Dark sighed. He woke Miyuki up who is almost losing all consciousness. “Miyuki… Hey! Wakes up, little missy…” He forced a smile. “Look what I have here…”

Miyuki looked at Dark. Her sight is so blurred. Her body felt so cold and numb. She can't speak either.

“Eat this, Miyuki. You will be fine after you eat this…” Dark said as he forced Miyuki to open her mouth and gives her some water (from the young woman).

Miyuki suddenly threw up blood. Her body temperature turns so hot.

Dark panicked. “What happen? Why did she…?”

“Relax its part of the process…” The old man said.

“What process?” Dark asked.

“That pill will pro-long her life just enough till you get me my key and then I will give you the second cure…” The old man said.

“You bastard! Give me the other one!”

“Now, now, this is not the time to argue about this… She has only till dawn before her breath stopped completely… You need to go fast and retrieve the key…” The old man motioned one of his men to give Dark a paper contains the map to the island. “You can take her home first before you go…”

Dark pulled Miyuki up bride-styles and called out for Wiz. As his black wings spreading, he soars to the sky and hurriedly goes to Niwa resident.

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Niwa resident

Dark hit the door open surprising Daisuke and Riku.

“Dark?” Daisuke rushed to him when he saw him with the unconscious Miyuki. “What happen?”

“Miyuki!!” Riku shrieked in fear.

Dark ignored the two and goes to the living room and laid Miyuki on the sofa then he turn to Daisuke. “I have to go now, take care of her till I come back!”

“No, you have to tell me what is going on with my daughter!” Daisuke yelled.

“I don't have time to explain. Do you want me to save her from dying or not?!” Dark yelled.

“W-what?” Daisuke and Riku look shock.

Kosuke come out from his office. “What is going on?”

“She's poisoned by some idiot who want me to steal something for them, ok?” Dark said as he turns to leave. “I have to hurry. She has only till dawn before her breath stops.”

Riku starts to cry as she rushes toward her daughter. “NOO!!”

“Dark…” Daisuke called out.

“Don't worry! I will be back before dawn with the cure!” Dark promised and soar to the sky.

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I'm kinda fast-forwarding this. Dark goes to the abandoned temple. Using his magic he found the hidden temple and must deal with some hot-chicks priestesses before he could go to the place where the key is placed.

A little priestess guards the key. She told Dark to back off. In the end, Dark took the key from the altar. Dark tries to escape with the key. The little priestess begs him to return the key to its rightful place. Dark explain his reason and apologized. The little priestess told him he's making a big mistake; that the key must not appear in human world or all hell will break loose.

The ground start to shake and the temple starts to crumble. The priestesses were all panic. Dark had escaped from the temple. He wants to save the priestesses but realized dawn is almost up. He then soar to the sky as the entire island start to shake as well before crumbling to the ocean as if a bomb had destroyed it.

The old man and his people had been waiting for Dark. They gave him the cure after he gave them the key. Dark took one last look to those people before soar to the sky once again and fly faster than speeding bullet (if possible) to Niwa resident.

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The sun is almost up. Riku starts to cry in Daisuke's shoulder. Kosuke stares at his granddaughter sadly.

Miyuki mumbled incoherently. She starts to cough violently as her body becomes cold. She looks like in so much pain and suffering.

It was at the time Dark entered the house. He rushed to Miyuki, bearing a small vial contains a liquid that supposedly will cure her for real. Carefully, Riku open Miyuki's mouth and try to make her drink it, but it's useless, the medicine just runs out of her mouth.

“She won't drink it!!” Daisuke said in frustration. “What are we going to do?”

“Right, we can't afford to lose any medicine…so…” Dark said, and then he suddenly drank the medicine without a warning.

“HEY!?” gasped Daisuke and Riku.

“Oh…” Kosuke smiled, knowing what Dark is up to.

Carefully, Dark bends down and "kissed" Miyuki on the lips. This time, none of the medicine came out of her mouth again.

“You pervert! Don't kiss her like that!!” Riku yelled.

`Dark!!!' Daichi yelled.

Dark rolled his eyes. “How else I'm going to get her to drink the medicine?”

Miyuki slowly opened her eyes. Sweat covered her pale face. “Mom?”

Everyone looked at her and smiled in relieve.

Miyuki looked at the others. “What…?”

Riku burst in happy tears and hugged Miyuki.

Dark, Daisuke and Kosuke exchanged a smile.