AN: First work, so no extreme bashing please. Reviews are greatly appreciated.

(Bold) – Dark to Dai

(Normal) – Dai to Dark

'Normal' – Sato to Krad

Italicized – Character to self

Krad won't be speaking to Satoshi, so I don't need to make one up for Krad.

Disclaimer: I don't own the series, sadly.

Daisuke was doing his homework when Dark's voice cut through his thoughts.

(Did you feel that?)

(Feel what?) Daisuke was annoyed that Dark had interrupted him in the middle of a very difficult math problem he was trying to solve.

(Chills, running up and down your, or my, spine.)

(No, why, did you?)

(Duh. I have a bad feeling, Daisuke.)

(Sure.) Daisuke didn't pay much attention to Dark, determined to solve this problem.

Dark was quiet for a while.

(Daisuke, I felt that something bad has just happened. Can we check?)

(Sure, right after I finish my homework.)

(But by the time you finish your homework, we might not be able to stop whatever bad is happening.) Dark whined.

(You're not leaving me alone until you get what you want, are you?) Daisuke sighed, putting down his pencil.

(No, obviously not.)

Daisuke allowed Dark to take over. He called Wiz, and then quickly flew out the window.

(Wait, shouldn't we ask mom first?)

(Your mom will understand. Besides, this won't take that long.)

Daisuke shrugged off his thoughts, hoping that Dark would keep his promise. Dark followed his intuition and ended up in…Satoshi's apartment. Stepping inside, he arrogantly called out.

"Hey creepy boy! You there?" Dark shouted.

(Dark, that wasn't very polite.)

Dark snorted at Daisuke's comment. Satoshi was his enemy, why should he be polite to his enemy? His eyes took a moment to adjust to the darkness. He looked around the apartment, which seemed messy. He frowned and took a step forward. He heard the gentle splash of a liquid. He must have stepped on a puddle or something. When he looked down, he thought it was just water.

(Hey look Dark, the light switch.) Daisuke called out happily.

(What, you're afraid of the dark?) Dark walked over to the switch and flicked it.

He was left speechless by what he saw. There was blood all over the walls, and what he had just stepped on earlier wasn't just water, it was blood.

(Is Hiwatari-kun all right?) Daisuke asked frantically.

Dark felt a strange queasy feeling, his stomach was in knots. He saw bloody footsteps, and indications that a body had been dragged. Following them despite his better judgment, he reached the bedroom. His mouth hung open in shock.

No longer wearing white, Krad lay there in a bloody pulp. His blond hair was red and sticky. Dark noted that his other half was breathing, but only barely. He hurried over.

"Krad? Damn, what happened to you?" Dark asked, slapping Krad's face lightly.

(WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIWATARI?) Daisuke yelled.

Krad wasn't even answering. He just lay there.

Dark pulled Krad closer to him, frightened. "Krad, who did this?"

(Dark, get Krad to a hospital or something!) Daisuke screamed.

"Hang on." Dark grabbed Krad and tried to pick him up, but the blond struggled with what little energy he had left. Dark frowned. "You're still worried about your pride even though you're dying?"

Krad didn't even twitch after Dark let go.

"Krad, listen, I don't have time for this, I need to get you help." Dark bit his lip, trying to keep himself from crying. He was the standard for masculinity, for crying out loud! He can't cry, and especially not in front of Krad.

(Tell him for Hiwatari-kun's sake.) Daisuke pleaded.

"Do it Krad, for your tamer's sake." Dark said, a little more forcefully than he intended. He tried to pick up Krad again, but once more he encountered resistance.

"Don't do this to me, Krad." Dark whispered softly to Krad's ear. "I know you think I hate you, but I don't. I really don't. Don't leave me." Dark felt tears spilling, but he didn't care. If Krad needed to see him cry to get to the hospital, then Dark will cry to no end.

Dark pulled Krad closer, into a hug. "Please, don't do this to me. You need help."

The blond seemed to smile a little, a smug little smile.

Dark decided to bring Krad to the hospital, whether or not the demon liked it. He picked up Krad, who once more resisted, but was able to without much difficulty. The demon didn't have much fight left in him.

Before he even left the apartment, another voice spoke.

"You can put me down now."

(Hiwatari-kun? I don't get it.) Daisuke was confused.

'Hey, you there?' Satoshi checked. There was no reply, no taunt. Yeah, he's gone…

Dark saw Satoshi in his arms and let go, almost abruptly. "No way…" Dark wiped his eyes with the back of his hands.

"The wounds inflicted were directly aimed at Krad. They couldn't hurt me, even if they had wanted to." Satoshi explained, getting up from the floor.

"So Krad's hurt, but alive?" Dark said, hoping against reality.

Satoshi merely shook his head to make his point.

Dark felt weak, but showed no signs. "Well, I won't have any problems anymore when stealing artifacts!" Dark announced blatantly, almost happily. There's no harm in playing pretend…

"I'll still be there. Now, if you excuse me, I have to clean up." Satoshi replied coldly before shoving Dark out the window.

The window panes shut loudly behind them, and Dark heard the curtains close. "Touchy, aren't we?" Dark muttered.

(Uhm, that's expected Dark. To him, you took Krad's death lightly, almost happily. He didn't see what I saw.)

Dark froze. (That was an act… It was to get Krad to the hospital)

(It's all right, Dark. I won't make fun of you, I promise.)

Dark bit his lip hard, making it bleed. He didn't need to cry again. He flew back to Daisuke's house and allowed Daisuke to regain control.

(Dark, are you all right?) Daisuke paused, taking a moment to check on Dark before picking up his pen.

(Yeah, of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?) Dark lied.

Very early the next morning, Dark silently took over Daisuke's body. He flew off to a rooftop to brood about his actions.

Krad died, and I wasn't even there to help. Hell, I don't even know who killed him… In fact, Krad never knew I even cared about him, much less love. I should have told him the first time I saw that guy. He had hair that made the sun envious, and a face that nobody could compare to… Karma's got a horrible way of getting back at you. I shouldn't have done so many bad things… Maybe if I didn't steal, Krad wouldn't be dead right now…

(Dark, where are we?) Daisuke interrupted his thoughts.

(Oh, nowhere. I just needed to thi-) Dark thought he saw a flash of blond hair down in the streets. He flew down in a hurry, hoping to find Krad. He ran towards an alley, the one he thought he saw blond hair in. Blond hair wasn't common in Japan, after all. It was worth a shot.

(Dark, Krad is gone for good.) Daisuke said a bit helplessly.

Dark ignored Daisuke and approached the end of the alley carefully. He saw a child hiding behind a trash can. The child had white wings and blond hair.

"Krad?" Dark asked in disbelief.

Well, that's all for now. Review please and tell me what you think. I'd continue if I receive at least 1 review.