Worry Causes Cancer
Chapter 1: Rose Red
Disclaimer: I do not own D.N.Angel.
(A/N. This is my friend's piece of work that has been typed under my name. All credit is due to her.)
Krad Hikari sat underneath a willow tree. He didn't feel like socializing with his friends, Dark, Daisuke, and Satoshi. This wasn't normal even for Krad, who normally partcipated if only to scare Dai-chan. Krad's behavior didn't go unnoticed. A pair of amethest colored eyes watched him. They were filled with unmistakable worry. "Dark, what's wrong," asked Daisuke who had stopped trying to catch Satoshi. Dark looked at Daisuke then back to Krad.
"It's just, I've noticed he's been rather distant lately, and I kinda' miss the old Krad," Dark answered sorrow lacing his words.
"Well, why do you not go and ask him what is wrong," questioned Satoshi, who had Daisuke pinned to the ground and was now tickling him. Dark nodded in agreement and with whispered 'good lucks' from both his friend and brother he walked toward the blonde.
Krad was deep in thought. He never heard Dark walk up behind him, until he whispered, "Hey, what's wrong? Do you want to talk about it?" Krad lifted his head and shook it.
"Krad, please tell me what's wrong, cause you've been acting really distant, so don't tell me nothing is wrong, cause Krad, I just, I really want to help," said Dark.
Krad just looked at him and spoke silently, "Dark there is nothing wrong with. I know I've been acting a little strange but it's because I have a lot of things on my mind. Please, Dark, quit worrying. I'm fine, worry causes cancer." Krad smiled slightly but the kight just didn't reach his eyes.
Dark smiled. He understood Krad didn't like people trying to help him with his problems so he smiled and told him that he and Dai needed to get home so he would see him later.
Krad walked home. He had lied to Dark. He knew he shouldn't have but he didn't want him involved. Ever since Krad could remember he had tried to keep his distance, but then he came to Azumo High and everything changed.
Flashback
Krad walked down the hall. He was new to this school and just like in his old one he didn't plan on making any friends. The day had gone just as planned. No one had spoken to him and in return him to no one. It was lunch time and he was sitting on the roof away from everyone else. As he was eating his lunch, which consisted of bread and water, he heard sounds of talking. Someone was coming up the stairs.
Just then two students about the same hieght, one with fiery hair and crimson eyes, while the other had light blue hair and frozen blue eyes, came into sight. "You know, today in math i actually understood. Your tutoring has paid off. Thanks, Toshi-kun," said the readhead cheerfully.
Around the time this was said, the two noticed Krad. "Oh! Hi. You must be new here. My name is Daisuke Niwa and this is Satoshi Hiwatari," said the readhead, now identified as Daisuke, said smiling.
Over the next few weeks Krad got to know the two and then eventually after a lot of pestering from Dai-chan, as Krad and Satoshi affectionatly called him, they became good friends. Not long after Krad met someone who literally turned his world upside down. Daisuke's older brother Dark Niwa, or as the girls liked to call him, Dark Mousey. This purple-eyed playboy was always pulling pranks or causing some type of trouble, which once included blowing up the beakers in chemistry class. Krad never knew having these three as friends would change him so much.
End Flashback
Krad smiled fondly at the memory. He smiled sadly remembering how he met Dark.
Flashback
Krad walked into art class. It was the only one he had with Dai-chan and Satoshi, and apparentlly Daisuke's trouble making brother, Dark. Sitting in front of his easel and taking out his paint and brushes, Krad started painting.
15 minutes later
Krad felt someone looking over his shoulder. Sighing he asked, "Yes, how may I help you." then turned around, almost gasping, almost cause their in front of him stood someone very handsome, but Krad hid his suprise and kept his face a neutral emotionless mask.
"Hey, my name is Dark, Niwa Dark and that picture is really good. Do ya' think after your done I could have it?"
Krad raised an elegant eyebrow. "Sorry, but this painting is staying with me. Plus, Hikari don't just give art away, there have to be special conditions."
Dark smirked and leaned toward Krad's face. Krad shifted in his chair clearly a bit nervous. "I always get what I want, and I don't take no for an answer Kraddikins," Dark whispered into Krad's ear. Krad regained his composure and stood looking Dark in the eye.
"You know, Niwa, threats don't work very well on me," Krad warned golden eyes flasking dangerously.
Dark just smiled a lazy smile and said with a grin breaking through, "Take it easy, we're friends, after all. Plus the reason I wanted that picture was because it went with mine."
Dark put his arm around Krad, much to Krad's distaste, and pointed to a picture beautifully done in darker values and tones of an angelic being with deep golden eyes and blonde hair with a cross tied at the end of his long ponytail. White wings spread from his back and he seemed to look at the viewer with some unseen purpose. Thye darker colors only served to bring more attention to the white clad angel in the center. Krad then looked back at his own drawing which in the background, the colors were lighter tones and values while the being within the center smiled back. He had dark purple hair and eyes while his black clothes drew more attention to him on the lighter background. Black wings half folded adorned his back.
ITALICS "Truly," Krad thought, "These paintings definately accent each other."
After that incident Dark had often came over and spoke to him. After a while, the Niwa too, had wormed his way into Krad's heart. Both paintings now hung in Dark's bedroom.
End Flashback
Krad walked into his house, smiling as he thought about his friends. Even though deep inside he truly knew that he should tell them he was afraid, because Krad Hikari had been diagnosed with cancer.