Christmas Classics

Let it Snow Part 2

Krad stared at the piece of card in his hands, "What…is this?" He looked down at the music box then outside at the snow, "When did I write this?"

Then he remembered a white room with machines pumping and a dull beep going off every other second slowly. He looked down and frowned, trying hard to concentrate, "I was in a hospital…"

Figures in white were moving around him, doctors and nurses he assumed, and then there was a figure there, just one who was watching him with tears in his eyes. "Krad?"

The blonde looked up and stuffed everything back into the box and shoved it back under the couch, I was dead… He looked up at the boy walking into the house, so that's what he meant, that's why he was so surprised to see me… "Welcome home."

"How was your day? As uneventful as mine?"

Krad shrugged and got up, "Yea, you could say that." He looked out the window, "I hope it snows again."

"Me too."

Golden eyes blinked and looked over, "You? That's a first, every year all I hear from you are complaints about being cold and wet and uncomfortable."

"So what? It doesn't mean I don't like it I mean it's very nice to look at…I've got my reasons to like it too you know."

Krad remained silent.

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"Hello?"

Krad took a deep breath before speaking into the phone, "Hello? Do you think you could give me some information on the patient Hikari Krad?"

"Um…let's see here, who are you?"

"…his brother."

"Oh I see, well here we go, oh…he died about a year ago…and he didn't have any siblings-hello?"

The blonde slammed the phone down with a frown and headed to the computer, he had checked the schedule and everything, Dark had lied about the volunteering and probably about Daisuke going off on a trip too, not that he could blame him but still…people must've still been in class…perfect.

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Daisuke blinked when his cell phone went off, luckily, it was set to silent mode, he pulled it out of his pocket and stared at it, it was a text message…

Daisuke, meet me at the café by the fountain tomorrow at 10. Skip school for once.

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Krad sighed and leaned back in his seat, Daisuke better have got the message…and he better listen. Despite not knowing who the hell he was or anything but still…it was so like Daisuke to listen to people, even strangers. That was just how trusting he really was.

"This better work…" He muttered to himself, then he stood up, today, he was going out. He grabbed the hoody and decided to do a bit of shopping himself, with Dark's money of course. Only god knew what had happened to his.

As he walked down the street no one questioned him, he was either a graduate or a skipper, simple as that. He looked through shops while people gave him curious stares, where had they seen the boy before? Where had they indeed…?

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The door opened.

"Krad?"

The blonde turned around, "Yes?"

"What have you been up to all day?"

"Not much…just surfing the web. Hey, I'm hungry, are you hungry?" Dark nodded, "What do you want to eat?"

The other boy grinned, "Surprise me."

"Does that mean I'm supposed to cook?"

"Yes."

"Oh…well don't be surprised if you find that it's poisoned, you know I hate physical labor."

Dark laughed, "Would you rather I cook?"

Krad's eyes widened and he immediately shook his head, "I'll go cook…" When he reached the kitchen he mumbled to himself, "How did he survive?"

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Daisuke frowned as he reached the café, "There's no one here…" Being as trusting and kindhearted as he was, he decided to sit down and wait. He checked his cell phone again, "This is the right place…right time…wrong person?"

A voice spoke out from behind him, "No. Right person. I almost thought you wouldn't have come if it meant skipping school…"

The redhead turned around in astonishment, he knew that voice…he stared at the hooded figure with golden strands sticking out, he nearly fell off his chair in shock, "…K-Krad?" The blonde nodded and took off his hood allowing long golden hair to spill down his back, "B-but you're…you're…"

"Dead? I know…"

"But how? You look real…"

Krad's brow arched in slight amusement, "I'll take that as a compliment..."

"Does Dark know-ah wait, take a seat." The blonde nodded and sat across the table, watching him calmly, "How'd you get back here?"

"I don't know."

"Does Dark know about this?"

Krad nodded and gave a little smile, "He was the first to freak out at me…I've been staying at his house, basically, I'm under house arrest unless he's home."

Daisuke blinked, "So that's why he's been so happy lately, and awhile there I thought he found someone else. How long have you been here?"

"Hm? I got back…I'm not sure about the date but it was snowing and Dark was in the park…I saw the deranged snowmen…"

"Oh so you've been back for awhile now…and Dark didn't tell us?"

The blonde sighed, "And how would he have done this? Oh yea, Krad back out of his grave and he's here visiting for awhile?"

Daisuke frowned, "I guess I see your point…you're still as rational as I remember you."

Krad stood up, "Let's walk shall we?"

The redhead nodded and got out of his seat, a moment later, much to Krad's surprise, he was hugging the blonde and crying, "I missed you! You were like a brother to me! When you died I didn't even get to say goodbye! You just suddenly left us! Dark was all depressed and even Satoshi was upset! We need you! More than you'll ever know! Don't you dare ever leave us again!"

Krad patted the boy's head, soothing back his hair, "I have to go sometime…I can't stay I mean I am dead…hey, don't cry. I'm here now aren't I?"

"But Krad…you're going to leave and we're all going to be stranded again…"

"You'll figure out how to get by without me…" Tears were welling up in his eyes too now, "You and Satoshi aren't going to be stranded or anything, I'd stay if I could but I can't. You two are going to have to take care of Dark, tell him to move on." He choked and wiped the tears out of his eyes, he gave a little laugh, "I'm so selfish…I don't want him to move on…I want him to always be mine…I can't stand the thought of him with someone else."

Daisuke tightened his hug, "Then stay! Krad! You can't leave us again!"

"I have to, I don't have a say in this matter! You have to take care of Dark okay? Tell him to find other people…" It was killing him to request it, "Please Daisuke…"

"But you're the only one that Dark wants!" Krad's eyes widened as he looked down at the smaller boy who looked back up, "He's been so depressed since you died! And the last time I saw him I almost thought he was a different person he was so happy! I figured something really good must've happened to him so I didn't question him on it."

"Daisuke…"

He sniffled, "Yes?"

"…I think you grew a bit since the last time I saw you…"

"Krad!" He frowned and buried his face in the other's torso, "It's you…it's really you…don't leave…"

"Idiot…who else would I be?"

"I don't know…but you're back…when do you have to leave?"

Krad sighed and hugged the other boy tightly, smiling sadly, "I have to go with the snow…I don't have much longer Daisuke. But still…there's still so many things I want to do, oh gods this is so rushed…I wish I found out earlier."

"Can't you stay longer than that? Just a little bit?"

"Daisuke…you know I can't."

The boy shook his head and yelled into the other boy's hoody, "You can try!"

"…"

"If you're going to have to go…Krad…" He looked up, "At least this time I get to tell you goodbye and thank you…"

"Daisuke…"

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Golden eyes looked down at the little wooden box, rereading the card with a sigh. When the door opened, once again, he shoved it back to where he had found it from.

"Krad, I'm home…Krad?"

The blonde looked over and gave a weak smile, "Hey…"

Dark frowned and sat down beside the other boy, "What's wrong? You seem upset today. Did you burn yourself while cooking or something?"

Krad gave a little laugh and shook his head, "I'm not you Dark, I can cook without burning myself or the food."

"Then what's wrong?"

The blonde shook his head once more, "It's nothing."

Then he got up and headed to the kitchen and took a sip of the drink he had out earlier when Dark suddenly came in and hugged him, "Krad…you're not going to leave me are you?"

"Dark…I can't make promises I can't keep…"

"…I understand."

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Krad frowned, with each passing day, he grew more anxious. The snow covering the ground was beginning to disappear, blades of grass poked out of the white substance. Each day, more showed up until there were but little piles of snow left on people's lawns, one day he walked up to Dark, "Hey…we have to talk."

Dark was eating his breakfast and getting ready for school, he looked over at his friend, "Yea? Is something wrong Krad?"

"You know I love you…" He felt his own heart rip apart doing this, "But let's stop this okay? It's over…let's just be friends…"

Dark stared at the blonde in disbelief, "What?"

Krad sighed and gave him a little push, "Come on Dark…you heard me, now go, you're going to be late for school…"

Still in the state of shock, the other boy didn't notice the fact that the blonde knew he was going to school and headed outside in silence. Heading to school with his head bowed down, still deep in thought, "Why?" He glared at little rocks at his feet and kicked them, not caring that his shoes got wet from the slush, "Damn it!"

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The blonde was sitting in the living room toying around with the trinkets in the box, he looked out and sighed, it was time. He dropped the feather and left it on the carpet, not bothering to put it away, he grabbed the hoody and a pair of shoes before heading out the door into the cold, taking one final glance at the place he had stayed before closing the door behind him.

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Dark was looking out listlessly out the window when the door to his class was shoved open quite forcefully, he looked over as did the rest of the students, "Daisuke? What's going on? Did the creep die or something?"

Daisuke was panting, "Dark! The snow! It's…it's all gone!"

Amethyst eyes darted back outside to find that the redhead was right, "Shit…Krad!" He got up, shoving his chair back and ran out of the classroom leaving the teacher and other students in silent shock.

The redhead watched from the hallway as his friend disappeared down the corridor, tears welling up in his eyes, "Krad…"

It wasn't until he reached outside did Dark realize, "Daisuke knew?" And then another realization hit him, he swore, "Krad knew…oh god…"

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Krad looked up as his breath disappeared into the air, he looked around wondering where his feet had carried him off to, he blinked when he realized he was standing in front of the tree where he had first saw Dark when he returned from the dead. On the tree, there were words and messages carved on it, most of them done by the four of them. Actually…most of them were carved by Dark.

Dark was here!

Satoshi's a creep!

Dark's an idiot!

Dark rules!

Daisuke likes the creep!

I am sexy!

The blonde laughed and looked at it before kneeling down to carve his own message.

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He opened the door as fast he could and ran in, "Krad? Are you still here?" He looked down at his muddied carpet at the wooden box only the key had stopped spinning and the music had been silenced.

…leave when spring returns and the music stops.

Dark took a deep breath before whirling around and running back out of the house to where the blonde had returned to him in the first place, Krad! You can't leave me again!

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Golden eyes glittered in satisfaction as he stood up and dropped the sharp little rock he'd been using, then he looked down the hill, "Where is he? He better make it on time…I don't have all day…"

Suddenly a figure came running through the gates of the park, the blonde blinked, eyes narrowing in attempts to make out who the figure was, "Dark…"

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Dark took a deep breath as he reached the park, he looked up the hill where a figure was standing and he began to sprint once more, "Krad! …damn it! You better not leave!"

Finally, he reached the top of the hill and looked up at the blonde trying to catch his breath, "Krad…"

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The blonde looked down at the panting boy sadly, "You made it…I didn't think you would…"

"Don't leave…please…"

Krad frowned, "Dark…don't make this more difficult than it already is."

"But I love you! And only you! You don't expect me to move on or anything do you? Because I won't! I'll use all my will and power not to!"

The blonde laugh, "That's just like you, rebelling against anything I say…you have no idea how happy I am to hear that but I want you to move on. Actually, that's a lie but that's just my selfish side talking."

"Then let it talk! I'm liking that side more than your generous, giving side right now." He pulled the blonde into a hug, "If I don't let you go then you can't leave, can you?"

Tears reached golden eyes, "Dark…I have to leave…"

"You can't! What am I supposed to do without you?" He looked the other boy in the eye before hugging him tighter, "Gods Krad…I need you…"

Krad gritted his teeth and pushed away, "Dark…" He took a step forward and pressed his lips against the other's softly and smiled, "Don't forget me okay?"

"Krad…you're actually going to leave aren't you?"

"Yes." His gaze fell to the ground, "I have to don't I? I don't belong here. I'm dead, Dark."

"Does it look like I care? All these weeks the person who I was spending time with was with you, that's all I care about! I was with Krad again! Whether he was dead or supposed to be dead or not! I was happy to have you by my side again…"

"I don't think you've ever been more poetic." The blonde spoke with a sad smile, "I'll miss you." Then he headed over to the tree and looked back, "Dark…"

Amethyst eyes looked up, "Yes?"

"How exactly did I die?"

Dark frowned, "It was a car, the roads were slippery from the snow and the driver lost control and it hit you…"

"Oh…no wonder…Dark?"

"Yes?"

"Can I have one last kiss before I go?" He asked in a quiet voice.

Dark headed over and pulled the blonde into a kiss, "I'm going to miss you so much…"

"I'm going to miss you too. I love you." He whispered before turning around, it was only then did Dark notice the wounds from the accident reappearing as blood dripping from the long golden strands and the white wings blooming from his back.

"Krad…"

The blonde turned around and smiled, "I'll see you later…"

Then he disappeared behind the tree, Dark walked over to look, no one was there. "Krad…I'll see you later…" He frowned and sat down at the stump of the tree and looked up only to see the new carving.

Krad loves Dark.

He smiled and picked up the rock that the blonde had used earlier and carved in his own message right under Krad's before leaving.

And Dark loves Krad.

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Why does the snow have to melt? It always seems to take something away…

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Owari

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Nya

And I'm done! And December hasn't ended yet! XD I'm so proud of myself! Oh yes and when Dark got home he found his hoody there with a feather on it :) Umm...happy new years and thanks for reading! XD Hmmm...I can't think of anything else to say so yea...I don't want to go back to school! Snow melts and takes the holidays away :P I'll see you people later!