LOVE TRIANGLE.

A new Love Funfair has opened near Azumano No.2 Middle School and the gang are thrilled to check it out, but under one condition...Only couples are allowed in. As a matter of fact, there will also be a display of the priceless Love Ring which Dark has set his sexy eyes on from the beginning and tries his best to persuade Niwa Daisuke to get a date, so that he could snatch the particular item. Even though it's a big fuss at first, but in the end miracles happen...Do they?

Author : Fumi Ayakoganei.

E-Mail : [email protected] / [email protected]

Disclaimer : I see pink bunnies! @___@ KumaKuma na no da!

Note : No more fever, but the bad headache remains. >.< Just hope this chapter turns out as normal as the last one. Sumimasen!

\ Daisuke's thoughts \

\\ Dark's thoughts \\

/ Satoshi's thoughts /

// Krad's thoughts //

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Chapter 3: Offer Accepted?

Daisuke had never been in Satoshi's room for approximately 2 hours in counting. Scratch that; Daisuke had never been in Satoshi's room for approximately 2 hours in counting alone with the blue-haired boy and he was very nervous about it. The last time he'd visited Satoshi was with his other classmate, Takeshi which was a good thing because the raven-haired boy could never shut his mouth during the whole time and Daisuke merely took it as an opportunity to be reserved.

But, now Daisuke couldn't use Takeshi as an excuse. He couldn't use him as a barrier to separate his distance between Satoshi as well.

The simple, cold room that his blue-haired classmate occupied didn't have any abundance at all. Everything that his ruby eyes met seemed perfectly normal just by glancing at it; from the neat single bed that Satoshi must've used to curl up every night to the very few scattered pieces of paper on the abandoned floor, but the minute Daisuke took a footstep into the dim lit domain, a sudden feeling of emptiness overwhelmed him. He couldn't describe it nor put a finger onto it.

He just felt lonely.

Satoshi mentioned Daisuke to sit down on his bed while he went to get the first aid kit. The redhead did so and carefully settled himself onto the bed as the blue-haired boy slowly slid off Daisuke's uniform, revealing the plain cut he'd had earlier. A faint blush crept across his face as he came into such contact with Satoshi. The blue-haired boy then disappeared behind the door and came back with a pail of warm water with a small towel.

"This might hurt a bit.", Satoshi warned him, but not in his usual cold icy tone he used in school. Daisuke blinked as his classmate who settled onto the soft mattress beside him, placed the small pail on the floor and opened up the first aid kit. He dipped the towel into the warm liquid and squeezed out its remains, leaving the towel semi-damped. Satoshi's movements were careful and gentle in order not to hurt the fragile boy before him. After cleaning the particular area, he took out a bottle of ointment and some cotton wool along with it before dipping the wool with a few drops of ointment and slowly, yet gently damped the wound on Daisuke's arm.

"Itai! Oww oww oww...", Daisuke winced and yelped a little too much, but he bit his lower lip to prevent himself from making a fool in front of Satoshi. It was just a small wound after all, but he couldn't help the tears that were threatening to spill down his cheeks at any moment now.

"There. It's alright to move freely at your own will now.", the blue-haired boy remarked before he leaned forward and kissed the corner of Daisuke's eye to stop the crystal tears from flowing. By all means, the redhead was speechless, but he could only watch in silence as Satoshi carried the pail away and kept the first aid kit where it belonged. In the corner of Daisuke's mind, Dark cleared his throat to get his alter ego's attention.

\\ I bet he would've enjoyed himself if it were a broken arm. \\

\ Dark...That was mean... \

\\ I've heard of fire melting the ice, but vice versa? \\

\ Hiwatari-kun's actually not a bad person... \

\\ Yep and the sky's falling. \\

\ Geh. \

"So, Niwa...", Satoshi's voice startled him from his mental conversation with Dark. The blue-haired boy was now sitting beside him once more, but his gaze didn't meet the redhead's. Daisuke tilted his head slightly and smiled.

"Hai?", he asked.

"You still haven't give me your response.", his classmate brought the subject back up again. Daisuke blinked. He was cornered without an answer to boot. Daisuke shifted uncomfortably and his gaze met the floor beneath him. Red ruby eyes stared at nothing in particular as he scanned through for a reasonable answer.

"Ano...", the redhead pretended to think as he seek his other half for help once again.

\ His response for wha--Oh...That... \

\\ I told you this would be complicating. \\

\ ...All I need is to just answer him...Right? \

\\ Easy for you to say. \\

\ I. Am. So. Dead. \

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// I'm not letting him accept your offer! //

Satoshi groaned mentally at Krad's reaction, but he remained calm in order not to trigger Daisuke's sense of curiosity. Not that he and the redhead were any different.

/ Who's stopping you? /

// Do not test my patience, Hiwatari Satoshi. //

/ I swear, if you lay a finger on him...You're dead. The things I would do will be beyond your imagination, Krad. /

// Whatever the case is, my pet...I own you. //

/ Get a new hobby. Bondage really isn't your thing. /

// Anything for you...My pet... //

"Daijoubu ka, Hiwatari-kun?", Daisuke's voice reverted the blue-haired boy's sense back into reality. Satoshi sighed inwardly and ran a hand through his own hair as his gaze met a pair of striking red ones which reflected the light of innocence and layers a dark identity from within.

"Nn? Nandemonai.", the reserved teenager murmured as he corrected his glasses.

"Ne...About what you...Said in school earlier...", the redhead began to speak, but the tone in his voice sounded nervous and he nearly stammered at the fact that he was the one bringing up the subject out of the blue. If only this was a dream, he thought. Then, he would wake up bright and early and forget about the whole thing, but Daisuke was at the brick of speechless and the vulnerable position he was in didn't help a single bit. Even Satoshi's icy cold glare was driving him up the wall.

Mentally, of course.

"Like I said, it's up to you. I'm only fulfilling my duty to capture Dark. Besides...", Satoshi interrupted casually, seeing the building nervousness within the redhead beside him. Before he finished his words, the blue-haired boy leaned in close and whispered tenderly in the smaller boy's right ear.

"I don't force people around; especially you.", his classmate's words stiffened Daisuke at first, but knowing what Satoshi really meant, he smiled nervously in return.

"Geh?", Daisuke squeaked. The blue-haired boy pulled back gracefully just in time to catch a glimpse of the redhead blushing a little due to the outcome.

"Aa! Demo...I don't see why you couldn't get into the funfair with restricted permission. You are after all, the one in charge of solving any case which includes the great phantom thief.", the redhead quickly changed the subject and decided to get into a more logical sense on Satoshi's offer which was really bothering him equally. Why would Satoshi want to go on a date with him in the first place?, Daisuke thought. It didn't make sense since the cops should be getting a special permission to get into the area to guard whatever it is they were supposed to guard.

Right?

He could see Satoshi shrugging slightly at the question he mentioned before the blue-haired boy replied.

"Which is one of the main reasons they don't give away free permissions, Niwa. They're all practically in disguise, guarding the main object. Plus, even Saehara is going with Harada--"

"Riku-san?!", Daisuke jerked inwardly and coughed out the name that crossed his mind instinctively in response. He'd sure as hell couldn't imagine his raven-haired classmate going out hand in hand with Riku because as far as Daisuke knew, Risa was the one who behaved like that. Riku was more composed. For some unknown reason, Satoshi looked as if he knew what was lurking in the redhead's mind and he shook his head slowly at the smaller boy's reply.

"Iie. Harada Risa-san.", Satoshi's answer made Daisuke sighed a little in relief, but he didn't make it too clear for the blue-haired boy to notice though.

"Sou ka na...Gomen.", the boy's red ruby eyes met the cold floor beneath as he apologized.

"I heard her telling Saehara that Harada Riku-san has a fever and won't be able to attend the funfair's opening tonight, but that's not what I'm thinking about at the moment.", the last few words caught Daisuke's attention as his mind twisted, curled and crumbled in search for a definite answer to give his friend. For once, the redhead didn't want to ask Dark for help because he'd knew that he'd screw up either way as well as a small part of him deep inside coaxed him to make up his mind for the last time and get straight to the point without having any second thoughts.

If you have second thoughts, might as well don't think about it at all.

"Jaa...Hiwatari-kun?", Satoshi's ocean blue eyes met a pair of soulful ruby ones as he turned to face the smaller boy. Daisuke gave a light nod and smiled which made him looked adorable with the faint blush across his face.

"It's a date then."

~End of Chapter 3~

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Personal Notice : Thank you for the wonderful reviews, minna-chan! Domo arigatou! *heart heart* Sankyuu! As for You'll know eventually's review, I'll help to provide the Japanese phrases from now on, ne? ^___^ Forgive me for not doing so before. For one reason, Japanese isn't my first language. Secondly, I misplaced my Japanese: English dictionary, so please excuse my mistakes.

Sou ka na = Is that so

Nandemonai = Nothing at all

Tsukaremashita ne! = I'm tired!

'Tsukaremashita ne!'; my ever first Japanese word. I think I learned it about 2 years ago, so the meaning is a little fuzzy in my mind. Hey, I was a naive 14-year-old brat at that time, okay? -___-;;;

I hope I'll have time to write the next chappy soon. I've got 3 big exams coming up in 3 months time and I haven't studied a single crap! @___@ Oh well, at least I know that Hiwatari-kun is cute. *bows politely* Sumimasen! ^___^;;;

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The original characters in this story example Niwa Daisuke, Dark Mousy, Hiwatari (Hikari) Satoshi, Harada Riku, Harada Risa, Saehara Takeshi, etc etc... are entirely copyrights of their honorable creators. For the record, I do NOT own D.N.Angel. All rights reserved. Thank you.

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