Elemental Power
Chapter 3


The next morning Afton was woke up by his Grandfather to get ready for school. Afton walks down stairs yawning and scratches his head as he reaches the bottom floor he sees his Mother fixing them breakfast and his Grandfather sitting at the table reading the morning paper.

“Good morning Afton,” His Grandfather says not looking up from the paper.

“Good morning dear,” Afton’s Mother says walking over to the table and sitting his breakfast on it as she turns and kisses him on the cheek.

“Good morning everyone,” Afton says yawing again as he sits down at the table. He looks down at his plate sitting in front of him as he sighs.

“What’s wrong son?” His Grandfather asks him.

“It is Dark Grandpa.” Afton says.

“What about Dark, dear?” His Mother says.

“He has not spoken to me since last night, after…” Afton pauses.

“Since what Afton?” His Grandfather asks.

“Since he kissed Shiraishi.” Afton tells him. Afton hears his Mother chuckle, “It is not funny Mother. Dark kissed her and went into a daze or something he has not spoken to me since.” Afton tells his Mother.

“Gees a guy cannot even enjoy the moment with you around.” Dark says.

“Be quiet Dark I am talking to Mother and Grandpa.” Afton says aloud.

Grandpa and Mother start to laugh as his Grandfather says, “It looks like he is talk now.”

Afton gets a shocked look on his face as he speaks so everyone can hear, “Now you deicide to talk to me. What happen to you last night?”

“Nothing I was just enjoying the kiss I shared with Shiraishi last night, is there something wrong with that.” Dark says.

“You could have said something to me at least. I was worried that she put you under some kind of spell.” Afton says.

“Yeah she did.” Dark says in a dreamy tone of voice. “I think I am falling in love with her”

“Stop it Dark you have only known her for one day. How can you fall in love that quickly with someone?” Afton says.

“It is not that hard Afton when you find the right person.” His Grandfather tells him.

“Grandpa…” Afton exclaims. “I need Dark’s full attention. I do not need him in a dream state thinking about some girl.”

“Well Afton I do not know what to tell you, if Dark is falling in love it cannot be helped.” His Mother tells him.

“You do not have to worry about me when we are doing a job my mine will be right were it needs to be.” Dark tells him.

“That’s what you say… I saw you with her last night.” Afton says.

“Afton you really need to lighten up on Dark. He cannot help that he has fallen in love.”

His Mother tells him she looks up at the clock and back at Afton saying, “And you need to hurry and eat you still have to get ready for school and Sanyu will be here soon.” Afton looks up at the clock.

“Great I am going to be late again.” Afton says in a panic has he shovels food into his mouth. He jumps up running from the table to his room to dress, Afton runs back down the stairs as Sanyu stands there waiting for him.

“It is about time… we are going to be late.” Sanyu says.

“Not if we run!!” Afton exclaims running out the door jerking Sanyu with him.

Afton’s Mother hears Sanyu yell as she closes the door behind them, “RUN?!”


Later that day Afton is in Gym running the track when he stops looking up into the bleachers.

“Look at her Afton she is so beautiful!” Dark exclaims. Afton sees Shiraishi walking around in the bleachers talking to different kids that she was helping in art class.

“Dark come on you are going to get me into trouble just standing here.” Afton says.

“Just look at her.” Dark says.

“I am looking at her just not the way you are.” Afton says.

“And you’re telling me you do not think she is beautiful?” Dark says.

“Well… No… but I do not see her the way you do and I am not into older women.” Afton says.

“No you’re into Sakura!” Dark teases.

“Sooo… I like Sakura what about it?” Afton says.

“Oh nothing, but now you know how I feel for Shiraishi.” Dark says. Afton sighs hanging his head, “Ok Dark you got me there what do you want me to do?”

“I want all lunches and one Saturday or Sunday, day or evening and if we go out on a job I want to go see her after them as well.” Dark tells him in an excited tone.

“No that is too much, when am I going to get my time to do something?” Afton says.

“You’ll have every day but one hour and all the nights we are not on a job and if you give me one weekend day or night you have the rest of the weekend. Come on Afton, you ask me what you could do for me.” Dark says in a huff.

“Fine you get one hour a day with her at lunch and I will give you one weekend day or night, but it cannot interfere with what I am doing or no deal.” Afton tells him, Afton looks back up in the bleachers at Shiraishi.

“Great… Thanks Afton I owe you one.” Dark says.

Afton laughs, “What’s so funny Afton?” Dark asks him.

“That is if she will have anything to do with you after last night.” Afton says.

“I will find out at lunch today.” Dark says in an inquiring tone. Just then.

Afton hears the gym teacher yell at him, “What are you doing standing there Afton you still have 5 laps to run get going and stop staring at the girls.”

“Yes sir.” Afton says as he starts running back around the track.


Later on in Afton’s next class the bell sounds to release them for lunch. Afton gets up picking up his books and starts to walk from the room.

“Hey Afton you want to have lunch with us?” Sakura asks him.

“Sorry Sakura not today I have something I need to get done, maybe tomorrow if I get it done today.” Afton tells her.

“Ok that sounds good.” Sakura says as she watches Afton walk out of the classroom door.

Afton goes to the closest bathroom as he walks in calling out into the bathroom, “Is anyone in here?” No one answers him back so he walks farther into the bathroom walking into a stall.

A few minutes later Dark walks out straightening his jacket, he stops in front of the mirror, “Man I look good!” Dark says.

“Why black Dark?” Afton asks him.

“Because I look good in black and this red shirt really adds to it.” Dark says.

“I think we look stupid.” Afton says.

“What do you mean? I think we look great.” Dark says.

“I think I look stupid in a suit.” Afton says.

“That goes to show what you know.” Dark says.

Dark walks from the bathroom, “Now to find Shiraishi,” Dark says, as he looks both ways down the hallway walking off to find her.

Dark walks out into the schoolyard looking around for Shiraishi when he sees her walk out of the building across the way. She is looking down into a book as she walks down the walkway. Dark walks around in front of her and stands in her way so that she runs in to him.


“I am so sorry…” Shiraishi says as she watches her book fall to the ground she does not look up at who she ran into, “I was not watching where I was going…”

Shiraishi bends down to pick up her book as she continues to say, “It is entirely my fault, please except my apologies.” She reaches out to pick up her book as Dark does the same touching her hand at the same time.

Shiraishi’s eyes wonder up his arm from his hand when her eyes finally meet Darks, he smiles at her. She releases her book and quickly stands, backing away. She cannot take her eyes from him as he stands in front of her.

“I am glad I found you.” Dark tells her.

Shiraishi backs away from him again as she turns he hears her say, “Please leave me alone.”

Shiraishi quickly walks away from Dark leaving him there holding her book. Shiraishi draws her hand to her head. As thoughts of last night race in her mind she thinks to herself.

“What does he want and who is he. Did last night really happen or was it just a dream. It cannot be possible…” Shiraishi pauses as she turns looking over her shoulder back at were she left Dark standing, Dark was no longer there, Shiraishi stops turning completely around looking back feeling so overwhelmed by confusion she says at a low whisper. “I am dreaming… I know I am… I am still in bed sound asleep… I have not even started school yet, I am going to wake up a in a little while and laugh about this, it is all a dream it has to be… there is no way someone can have wings. Not unless you are an angel. That’s it I am dreaming somebody pinch me and wake me…”

Shiraishi stops as she hears Darks voice behind her, “Well I would not say I was an angel, but I do have wings and as far as you dreaming... I am sorry but you are very much awake, just like you were last night when I saw you.”

Shiraishi spins around at the sound of his voice as she stumbles back starting to fall. Dark moves in quickly and catches her to keep her from falling; he pulls her close to him as he stands with her in his arms, Shiraishi’s heart quickens as Dark smiles at her.

“There you go again trying to get away from me. I told you I am not going to hurt you.” Dark tells her just inches away from her face.

Shiraishi pushes away from him and steps back, “What do you want and who are you?” Just then, 4 of the younger girl’s from the school start screaming Darks name running toward him.

“Dark… Phantom Dark… Oh I cannot believe it is really you.” They yell.

“Here comes the fan club.” Dark says with a big smile as Shiraishi backs farther away from him. Shiraishi blinks her eyes not believing what she is hearing or seeing, she cannot take her eyes from Dark and the young girls that now surround him.

“Can it be… is it really him… I thought… I thought he was a myth… folk lore… not flesh and blood. How can this be…?” Shiraishi pauses from her thoughts as she turns and starts quickly walking from where they where standing.

“Now I know what he wants and I am afraid to tell you Dark you will never get your hands on my ‘Starry Nights’.” Shiraishi thinks as she starts running now.

Dark sees Shiraishi running off as he looks at the young girls around him and says, “Sorry ladies there is something I need to take care of, I have to go.”

“AWWW Dark.” The girls say.

“Sorry…” Dark says as he runs off from them smiling back. Dark picks up his pace as he starts getting closer to Shiraishi he calls out to her, “Shiraishi stop please.”

“Go away and leave me alone Dark and if I see you back at my house I will have you arrested on the spot, your nothing but a thief and I will not let you have what my Father has worked so hard for.” Shiraishi yells back at him.

Dark all of a sudden appears in front of Shiraishi as he catches her in his arms, “I may be a Phantom Thief, but your Fathers art work is far from what I want.”

“You cannot have my ‘Starry Nights’ either.” Shiraishi tells him.

“I do not want your painting either.” Dark says to her looking her in the eyes resting his hands on her shoulders.

“Then what… why are you always were I am… what is it you want Dark, there is nothing else we have that you would want.” Shiraishi exclaims.

Dark smiles at her as their eyes meet, “If you must know… I want your heart Shiraishi.”

“W… What did you say?” Shiraishi says in a shocked tone.

“Your heart Shiraishi … Since the first day I laid eyes on you I knew I had to be with you. So I was determined to win over your heart.” Dark tells her.

“But you… you do not even know me.” Shiraishi says.

“I have all the time in the world to get to know you.” Dark tells her his eyes gleaming as he smiles at her.

“But… I… I do not know.” Shiraishi says.

“You do not know what? If you want to give me your heart,” Dark chuckles saying, “Well I have already given you my heart. I have to say it has been a very long time since I have felt this way for a lady.”

Dark pauses looking into her eyes, “No… the way I feel for you right now is even more intense then what I felt back then. At first when I saw you I thought it was just something in passing and then last night when I kissed you I knew then that this was something that could last forever.” Dark says never taking his eyes from hers. Shiraishi could not think of anything to say to him as she stood there looking deep into his eyes.

“Shiraishi?” Dark says to her.

“Yes…” Shiraishi says.

“Can we sit and talk until you have to be back to class? I would like you to know I am sincere in what I tell you.” Dark tells her.

Shiraishi nods smiling at him, they walk over to a bench and have a seat. They sit and talk until just a few minutes before the bells sound for Shiraishi’s next class.


Shiraishi looks up at the clock on the building, “I need to start back to class.” Shiraishi tells Dark.

She and Dark stood talking as Dark walks her back to the building she needed to be in for class. They stop in front of the doors to go in, as Shiraishi sighs as they hear the bell sound.

“Well Dark I need to get to class. I guess I will see you…”

Dark cuts her off, “Tonight?!” He looks at her asking and telling.

Shiraishi laughs at Dark, “I have a job I need to do tonight after that I will come to see you.” Dark tells her.

“It will be late then!” Shiraishi says.

“I know it will be, but I promise I will not stay long. I just want to see you again, even if it is for a few minutes.” Dark tells her.

“I guess it will be alright… I will leave my window unlocked for you. If I am asleep just come in and wake me.” Shiraishi tells him.

She started to walk into the building when she turned looking at Dark she smiles touching his hand when she leans forward toward Dark and kisses him on his cheek. Dark stands there in a daze not believing she had just kissed him.



Elemental Power Chapter 4