Her Desire To Know Him
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Autho's Notes: This is my first D N Angel fic and I'm soooo excited about it! I totally adore Riku! FYI, I've watched the anime, but have only read bits and pieces of the manga, so I'm just winging it!
Setting: When Daisuke and the gang are 16.
Summary: Riku cannot fully love Daisuke if she doesn't know about his other side. Thus, in a twist of fate, Riku was unwittingly thrown back in time to meet the Creators of the Black Wings. Riku/Dai, Riku/Krad, Riku/Dark, Risa/Sat
Riku held up her mobile and smiled at her screensaver. The images dissolved, replacing each minute with a new picture of her and Daisuke.
I remember this one. A picture of Daisuke kissing her cheek appeared; Riku blushed as she fondly recalled the moment. I remembered giving him a birthday present and he held my hand and kissed me on the cheek.
"Thank you, Riku."
The afternoon breeze swept over Riku's face, drawing her fringe over her forehead. She brushed her hand through her loose reddish-brown hair.
Where's my hairband…?
Riku suddenly recollected that night. Risa was down with a cold and Dark was there. Apparently, trying to do something to her. Riku huffed. She was glad she got there on time, although Riku knew Risa would have Dark done his way with her. But that dream, the snow, Dark and Daisuke working together…
The dream was vivid in her mind, even after two years.
"NOOOOOOO!!! You can't take that!! Stop!!" Riku held Daisuke's painting tightly before Dark had a chance to take it away. It was a scenic oil painting of pure blue snow and sparse growth; it signified deep meaning. Riku saw Daisuke's maturity and seriousness rose just by describing the painting, a side Riku never knew Daisuke had under that entire dorky and clumsy exterior. Riku had always treasured it. The painting still sits in her childhood bedroom.
"You can't take my painting away!" Riku cried desperately.
"Let go of it!" Dark demanded.
A strange white light emitted from the painting.
"Huh? What was that?" she asked.
"Riku," Dark said hurriedly. "Let go of it!"
"No!" Riku snarled. "I won't let you have it!" She gave in all her might to tug the painting away from Dark, but was instantly enveloped in his embrace.
She heard him say to her, "Jeez! What a stubborn girl you are!" He wrapped his arms around her, one hand pressed on the back of her head. "Fine! You better hold on tight!"
The next thing Riku knew, they were airborne. She remembered fending off Dark in mid-air, which almost caused them to fall 50 feet from the sky. Luckily, Dark caught a tree branch in the nick of time. This, unfortunately, had left his left hand scraped.
Riku distinctively remembered using her hair band as a substitute for a bandage on his arm. Her brow furrowed.
Before Riku could dig even deeper in her own thoughts, her mobile beeped, signaling an incoming message. Startled, Riku almost dropped her mobile into the ocean.
Whew! That was close.
Riku eagerly opened the new message. She had a gut feeling it was from Daisuke. Who was to argue with women's intuition?
Daisuke Niwa was standing at the docks of Nagoya, impatiently waiting for the ship that was ferrying his beloved Sacred Maiden. Riku…
Daisuke! Stop having those thoughts about Riku! Seriously! You're giving me a nosebleed! Dark nudged the beet-red Daisuke cheekily.
Aaaargh! Stop invading into my thoughts. You're not allowed to see Riku like that!
Not allowed, eh? What are you gonna do about it? "We are co-existing" in your own words, therefore we're sharing one body, and therefore the same brain or in other words, the same mind that had thoughts running through…
Cut it out, Dark! Daisuke stomped on Dark, to shield him away from his (healthy teenage boy) thoughts about Riku.
Stop getting on my nerves already! Dark exclaimed annoyingly.
Well! Stop trying to peek into my thoughts on Riku! Think about YOUR Risa! Dark became silent and Daisuke knew he went too far. Umm… sorry Dark.
Well, how would I know she'd move on to Satoshi? Dark thought bitterly. The truth is, he's bitter that one of his most obsessive fan girls has moved on. He wanted Risa to pine for him, begging his love, not putting him aside to settle for something more realistic. Yep, Dark is one selfish bloke. A selfish shmuck (one who had perhaps half-fallen for Risa).
Dark, you know it wouldn't be fair to her…. I'm with Riku now.
Dark huffed. I need my own body.
Daisuke sighed as Dark retreated into the depths of his mind once more. Lately, Risa Harada had been going out with Satoshi and Daisuke had felt the immeasurable pain in Dark. Daisuke knew how hard it is for Dark and he began to understand why Dark seemed so flamboyant in nature, always seem to be stopping every pretty girl he sees. He's trying to cover the pain in his heart, the pain he will always feel for all eternity until he is set free.
Daisuke dialed Riku's number. She picked it up on the first ring.
"Hey, Riku?" His voice soft. I want to tell you something important. I don't want to see Dark suffer anymore. But a tiny voice said, He would always suffer this fate as long as the Niwa line continues. Daisuke rubbed his temple. Still, it's better to suffer short-term then bearing the pain for another couple of years. Daisuke was determined to make the co-existence known to Riku.
"Dai---" But the line was cut off.
A burst of panic rose in Daisuke. "Riku? Riku?!"
Riku raced into her cabin and plugged her charger in.
Aaargh! My batteries went dead as soon as Daisuke called me! Riku wanted to bang her head on the wall. I hope I didn't cause him too much worry Like last time when I got lost in the woods. Riku paused to think. Although that was the very first time that he kissed me without running away, even if it was just the forehead.
Strangely, they had no problems giving pecks and hugs for the whole of last year. Well, Riku had no problems, but Daisuke certainly hadn't ran away like before.
Riku swore that she saw Daisuke sprouting purple hair after running away from her. Well, she was looking from a distance...
I must have been imagining things. But… why the purple hair when he's running away from me? Daisuke's hiding something from me. Suspicion coursed through her mind.
Riku had sought her twin sister's advice and she told her to wait patiently "as Daisuke will tell you his secret in his own time, when he feels comfortable of telling it."
Riku sighed. Sometimes, she just want to strangle the truth out of Daisuke. My desire to know all of him…
In the most magnificent chambers in the ship, one significant artefact lay among other distinctive artwork. An ethereal being floated out from the glowing canvas in masses of dotted lights; she raised a translucent hand.
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Daisuke actually raced to the coast guard and demand them to check on the ship that is about to arrive. He was surprised when Riku told him she'll be traveling on sea back to him instead of the Concord. She said it would be a fine experience for her.
Daisuke agreed. Now, he wasn't so sure if it was a good idea. Even if he disagreed, he can't stop Riku from making that decision since she was 8,000 miles away from him then.
Yes, his daring and athletic Riku had made it into two national teams – lacrosse and hockey and was scheduled to play the under-18 Girls Lacrosse Championship in San Francisco, USA three months ago. They had been running up the phone bill quite a bit for the past few months.
Well, coincidentally, the ship Riku boarded was carrying delicate cargo to Japan from his mother's knowledge. The cargo comprised of precious artworks from medieval Florence and early Italian Renaissance. The shocking and vast find were credited to the handiwork of a few Japanese archaeologists. To put it blatantly, finder's keepers.
A part of Daisuke was relieved that the ship was still functioning properly. The communication cut-off was probably due to Riku's mobile being low on batteries or bad reception, Daisuke concluded. He squeezed his pounding heart and felt the gem of the necklace.
Daisuke took the gem that hung around his neck to look at it. An arrow with wings. Yes, Riku gave it to me when I came to look for her at her house. Daisuke closed his eyes and his memories requested to that beautiful romantic moment.
Suddenly, the jarring emergency alert rang throughout the port.
Daisuke's eyes snapped to the front and saw curling black smoke fueled with sparks of fire ahead, right out of the ocean.
Dear God, no…
Riku was thrown back onto her back when an earthquake descended on the ship. "What the---"
She struggled to stand up but was wobbling badly. The place seemed to tilt dangerously to one side as the ship was about to capitulate. Water forced their way through under the crack of her room door.
Riku lost balance and fell backwards; the floorboards gave way…
DAISUKE!!
"Riku..." A feverish Risa tossed and turned in her bed; she gripped her pillow.
Satoshi placed his hand on her forehead and murmurring gentle words to calm the dreaming Risa down. Even so, he could felt something was amiss.
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