Daisuke could tell that Riku's friends didn't want him there. But she did, so he was going to sit through the coldness he could feel emanating off of them. He was glad though when Riku stood up and motioned for him to follow her. He smiled lightly and grabbed his mostly eaten plate and followed her to dump it. They still had a few hours before orientation, so they went out to a park that was a block from the school.

He thought this would be a good time to draw her, so they went to his room to get his drawing pad. She didn't really want to get drawn now, but as long as Daisuke was happy, she was happy. So they went to the park and he started drawing her while she played on the swings. He got the basics of the drawing done before she said they should get heading back. He nodded and put his things in his bag and they headed back to the school together to sit through the orientation.

Lost in his reading, Satoshi doesn't even notice people filing out for orientation, After his 5th book, he finds his eyelids getting heavy. Unwilling to stop reading, he finaly stops when the book falls from his unconcius fingers. Asleep in the couch in the furthest back corner of the lirbrary, none of the staff notice him when they chage shifts for the night keepers. Asleep and content, Satoshi curls up and dream on about his red headed angel.

Daisuke glanced around the orientation, wondering if he could find Satoshi. But there was no sign of him. He wondered if he was skipping out? He pushed the thought from his mind. He knew he really shouldn't worry about it. After all, his dorm mate didn't really seem to care about him. So why should he care right? But after the orientation and throughout the rest of the day, there was still no sign of him. It was late when Daisuke headed back to his room and there was still no sign of Satoshi. Worry filled him and he went to look for him. He looked everywhere before he finally found him in the library. He paused in front of him before slowly and hesitantly reaching a hand out and shook him lightly. "Hey... Wake up."

~*~*~*~*~Dream~*~*~*~*~


Satoshi gazes up into ruby red eyes. The object of his affections clutches his shoulder tightly, the warmth of those fingers cutting deeper than words ever could. That small contact saves him. Flows through him, and wraps gentley around his heart. He calls the boys name, his voice echoing in the still darkness around them...

~*~*~*~*~Reality~*~*~*~*~

"Daisuke." The breathless whisper floats out of the sleeping boy's lips and reaches the ears of the red head standing over him.

~*~*~*~*~Dream~*~*~*~*~


Suddenly, the white winged devil appears behind the boy perched on the blunett's hips. He tries to move, to cry out, to warn the red head, but the same hands that calm and comfort him seem to paralize the pale boy. The demon pulls a dagger, one he'd seen many times before in the visions the beast would send him. In a final surge of strength, he sit's up quickly, finaly finding his voice...

~*~*~*~*~Reality~*~*~*~*~

"DAISUKE!" Satoshi screams, sitting up swiftly, tears streaming down his cheeks from the intense dream. He breaths hard for several seconds before realiseing he's not alone. Still gasping for breath, he looks at the person beside him, and through tear blured vision, recognises the red head. His hands come up to try and hide his shameful appearance.

Daisuke frowned lightly when Satoshi didn't seem to wake up. He reached out again to shake him once more, but he froze when he heard his name. Was he in the dream? He tilted his head curiously, but decided that it didn't matter and continued reaching towards Satoshi to shake him again. He jumped back though when his name was screamed out. Worry shot through him as he crouched down in front of his dorm mate. "Hey! Are you okay? What's wrong?" he asked.

Curling further back into the couch, Satoshi tries hard to vanish into the netherworld between matter. 'I can't believe I'm still having those dreams. I thought I got over them years ago!' A few audible sobs sneak out from behind tightly pressed hands. 'Please. It can't because I am near him again, it just can't be! I....I can't be away from him, not again!' The sob increase in volume for a few seconds before fadeing completely. He drags his fingers down his face, whiping away all the dampness from his flushed cheeks. A look of determination sits firm on his stoic features.

Worry was starting to clearly show on Daisuke's face when Satoshi didn't answer him right away. He hated seeing the usually calm and collected man so upset like this and he didn't know what he could do to help. He was about to wrap his arms around him, hoping that would comfort him, but then he saw the determined look on Satoshi's face, so he stopped himself. "Hiwatari... Are you okay?" he asked, still kind of concerned.

Satoshi simply nods in response. Standing, brushes the red head aside gently and says, "I sould head back. I have an early class tomorrow." His voice has returned to the way it had sounded before the blunett had ever spoken to Daisuke, all those years ago. The cool disinterest in all things making his voise come out in a loud whisper. Satochi begins walking away, towards the library's front door.

Daisuke frowned lightly, surprised at the disinterest in Satoshi's voice. How could he act like that after reacting so badly to a dream like that? He stood up slowly and followed after him quietly, trying to figure it out. He just couldn't understand why Satoshi was having all these mood swings. But he was determined to find out why. He bit his lip lightly, wanting to ask. "Hey... What were you dreaming about anyway? It seemed to be upsetting you?" he asked before he could stop himself.

"It is none of your concern Daisuke." Satoshi replies, almost tripping over the boy's first name. A forighn sound on his tongue, the blunett chews on the word a bit before letting it drop. He picks up his stride, trying to out pace the red head at his heels. 'I just need to move away a bit, that's all....' He can almost feel the boy's eyes borring holes in the back of his head. Pushing through the library's front doors, Satoshi emerges into the cool night air of the almost deserted campus. He doesn't hold the door open, but insted half jogs down the stair, taking them two at a time.

Daisuke frowned for one of two reasons. One: Satoshi just called him by his first name. Two: He was walking away rather quickly from the redhead. He had just managed to catch the door before it swung shut and by the time that he stepped out of the library, Satoshi was out of sight. He sighed as he pushed a few strands of hair out of his eyes as he headed back to the dorm. Why was his dorm mate being so mean when Daisuke has been going out of his way to be nice... Okay. He hasn't been completely nice.. But he'll be sure to fix that! With new determination, the redhead slipped into the dorms and headed up to his room, quite ready for bed.

Satoshi spends the rest of the night curled up on a bench in the quad. When day breaks, he manages to shuffle back to his dorm share. He sneaks in, trying not to wake the sleeping angel he shares the small room with. Satoshi'd eyes wander over the smaller boy. He's managed to push off his covers, revealing pajamas just like the blunett remembers from all those years ago. Without thinking, he grabs the sheet bunched at the end of the bed and pulls them over the small figure. 'So innocent...' He thinks. His whole body jolts as Daisuke stirs. He steps back, tripping over his own bed and falling back to crack his head on the wall. Now sprawled on his bed, Satoshi clutches at the new found pain on the back of his head.

Daisuke was surprised when he didn't see Satoshi already back at the room. But he didn't worry about it too much, figuring the blunette would just come in later. He changed into his pajamas and got into his bed and pulled the blankets up under his chin. He dreamed back when he was fourteen and still had Dark to keep him company. All the good times and the bad as well. As it got closer to morning though, his unconscious mind was becoming more awake and he felt something moving, more likely his blanket, so he didn't think too much of it. That is, until he heard a loud cracking noise echo around the room and he jumped up. He blinked a few times to wake himself up before his attention his focus on his dorm mate. "Hiwatari! Are you okay?" he asked, going over to him.

Satoshi pulls his hand forward and look at it. 'Blood' He can't help but smile. The smile turns into a chuckle. Soon, the blunett begins laughing, so hard his sides hurt. After a full minute of rauchus laughter, he slips out of bed. "I am fine Daisuke. You don't need to trouble yourself." He says dismissively. He begins walking towards the door, then stops. 'Why is there 2 of eveything?' he asks himself. Before he can think of an answer, Satoshi falls sideways, forcing him to grab for somthing to keep from hitting his head once again.

Daisuke frowned lightly, not understanding why Satoshi was laughing like that. After all, he was bleeding! Worry crossed his face and he followed after his dorm mate, fully intending on taking him to the nurse. He would drag him if he had too! "Hiwatari.." he started to say when said man started to fall. The redhead quickly moved forward and wrapped his arms around him to catch him. "Come on. I'll take you to the nurse."

Unable to object due to the unicorns dancing on the wall makeing too much sense, Satoshi goes along with Daisuke to the nurse's office. After a quick examination, he bandages the blunett's head gentley and directs the boy into a bed. "Now, you stay here until I say otherwise. That's a nasty skull thump, and you need to rest!" The nurse closes the cutain around the bed and turns to Daisuke. "You can come back later and visit, bot for now he needs to rest. Off with you!" Moving to his desk, the nurse picks up a pen and begins writing up the injured boy's medical report.

Daisuke waited while the nurse examined Satoshi, worry still showing on his face. He hoped the injury wasn't anything too serious. He didn't want to leave him, but he did have a class to be getting to, so he nodded. He went back to his dorm room and grabbed the things he'd need for class and shoved them in a bag. After throwing the strap over his shoulder, he hurried to his class, making it just in time. He easily lost himself in the wonderful world of art, but that wasn't going to stop him from going to visit Satoshi when the class was over. Which was exactly what he did. The second he got out of class, he headed to the infirmary.

Fairy: Well, I think you should just tell him! You've kept it secret for so long, no WONDER you're having nighmares!

Satoshi: I don't know what you're talking about Fairy. There is nothing to tell.

Imp: Oki, I'm a lier by nature, so I know bunk when I hear it, and that my friend, is total donkey dung!

Satoshi: Mind your own buisness Imp. Eyen if I told him, he has Riu! He'd never...and it's not like there is anyt-

Fairy: You are just hurting yourself Tell him!

Satoshi: *Quiet voice* But...then...he would move away from me, and....I wouldn't be able to stand that....I just want to be near him, tht's enough for me....

Satoshi speaks freely with small halucinations dancing about his head, caused by the head injury, unaware he's being overheard.

Fairy? Imp? What was Satoshi talking about? Confusion swept over Daisuke as he looked down at his dorm mate's unconscious body. Maybe his head injury was a lot worse than it looked. He really hoped not. He tilted his head curiously though when he heard Riku's name. Why was he talking about her? Or was he talking about the redhead? It sounded like it... Unless Riku had someone else in her life. He hoped not, but he couldn't help worry from washing through him. He took a seat by the bed, planning on asking Satoshi when he woke up.

Pale blue eyes crack open in the day's faling light. Images of strange beasts fade as his eye come to focus on something much more pleasant. The red head isn't look his way, so Satoshi stared openly. "So cute....' he thinks, watching the evening lights dance across flesh slightly darker than his own. 'How could anyone cheat on such a wonderful person?' He lets out a very audible sigh, closing his eyes. When he opens them again, sapphire meets ruby, and Satoshi smiles slightly.

Daisuke had started to stare randomly around the room, observing everything in in while he waited for Satoshi to wake up. He was actually just about to get up and just come back later when he heard a noise from the bed next to him. A small smile formed on his face as relief flooded through him when he seen that Satoshi was awake. "Feeling better?" he asked, deciding to ask about the sleep-talking later.

Satoshi nods, grimacing as the motion causes the sore spot on his head to rub the pillow. "I feel fine Niwa. I thank you for brining me here." The blunett sits up, reaching back to probe the lump on the back of his head. He hisses as he presses a little too hard. 'I feel like such a fool for being stupid enough to knock myself silly over nothing.' Satoshi sighs, looking about for the nurse. Not finding him, he turns to Daisuke once again. "I'm sorry if I'm troubling you. You should head back, I'm sure they've started right in on the homework. I'll wait here for the nurse to releace me." Satoshi prays silently for Daisuke to comply. His heart aches from the simple proximity.

Daisuke frowned lightly, seeing that Satoshi was still clearly in pain. He shook his head slowly, settling even more on his seat. "I don't have a lot of homework. Just one assignment and it's easy." he said, shrugging lightly. He looked around the room once to see if there was anyone else in the room. When he saw that they were alone, he turned his attention back to his dorm mate. "Hey... If you don't mind my asking... You were talking in your sleep and I was wondering what it was you were dreaming about." he said. "You were saying something about a fairy and an imp."

Satoshi blinks, slow to recall his earlyer delusion. When it finaly comes back to him, his eyes fall to his hands. 'I can't. I wont!' He takes a deep breath and replies, "I can't tell you that Niwa. If I do, somthing terible will happen." His voice gets quieter, "I can't risk losing the thing most dear to me, oven a silly dream." Satoshi falls silent, berating himself over saying what he did. 'I could have just denied it. He'd belive me.' He smiles slightly. 'Of coarse he'd belive me, that's why I couldn't tell him...' His eyes stay locked on his hands.

Daisuke was silent for a long moment. Why wouldn't Satoshi just say what it was about? It wasn't as if it was going to make him change his opinion of him. He crossed his arms lightly as he dropped his gaze to the ground for a moment before lifting it to look at him. "I need to know what it was. You were talking about Riku... Do you know something about her that I don't?" he asked, tilting his head slightly out of curiosity.