Chapter 23 is here~ Berry doesn't own cardfight vangaurd no matter how much she wished~
!!!*** was going to do 2000 words min for this chapter unlike the usual 1000 but since I post daily (unable to on weekends or school breaks plus can only write at lunch or if I finish school work during class) I didn't want to leave you guys with only three chapters this week because of Monday being holiday***!!!
The brunette sighed with relief when the blond diss appeared from his sight, it was too early in the morning for loud people.
"Are we almost there?"
The smaller boy asked, curious as to how far they had walked while talking, the brunette looked around and nodded.
"Yeah, just a few more minutes and you'll be back at your home"
The brunette said, his previous annoyance melting away at the sound of the younger boy's soft voice.
"I'm glad, though I wish I could still be with you..."
The smaller boy whispered with slight disappointment. The brunette was a little surprised by his words.
"Oh so you'd prefer being with me?"
Aichi's face went pink with a slight blush as he realized what he had said before.
"W-well of course!...."
The blue haired boy squeaked with embarrassment, the brunette smirked slightly at how shy the smaller boy was.
"Maybe I could sleep over again at your house then"
The smaller boy quickly shook his head on response.
"No it would be too suspicious!"
Aichi's words caused the older teen to frown slightly, he did agree slightly with the boy but he still wanted to keep an eye on him.
"I guess, anyway we're now approaching your front door Aichi"
"Eh?! That was quick!"
The smaller boy replied softly with surprise, he suddenly felt really nervous as he got closer to the door.
"So you just going to stand there?"
The brunette questioned as the smaller boy stopped in front of the door.
"N-no.... I'm just wondering if I'll get in trouble..."
The smaller boy said as he slowly opened the door to his home, the brunette wasn't worried however, he had seen just how much the blue haired was loved by his family.
"It'll be fine Aichi"
The smaller boy nodded before slowly entering his home, he yelped in surprise when he suddenly felt a little bit of weight fly at him.
"Aichi!"
Aichi's surprise melted away as he realized that it was just his peach haired sister.
"Hi Emi..."
The blue haired boy whispered as he patten the girl's peach hair gently.
"Where have you been?!.... When me and mom realized you were gone we....."
The young girl could no longer produce proper sentences as her voice was over taken by sobs.
"I wanted fresh air but I got lost....."
The older brother said with a slight blush, though guilt was swirling within him at the simple yet big lie that he had told his sister.
"Just lost? How can you get lost just from going outside?"
The brunette looked over to see that Aichi's cyan haired mother had arrived into the room, her cyan eyes were slightly red as if she had no sleep.
"I forgot which direction I came from..."
The blue haired boy whispered, the brunette guessed that guilt was wreaking havoc within the smaller boy who usually never lied.
"Aichi...... Well I'm glad that you're home.... I was afraid that something had happened to you..."
Shizuka said as she wiped a few tears out of her cyan eyes.
"S-sorry for worrying you mom, Kai helped me get back"
The smaller teen said as he looked over towards where the brunette stood.
The cyan haired mother looked over towards the brunette any smiled thankfully as she took the Kai's hands.
"Thank you so much for helping my son.... I'm so thankful that you've brought him home."
The brunette felt a little uneasy at the random contact but gave a slight smile nether less so as to not appear rude.
"It's no problem Aichi is a really important friend of mine"
Aichi blushed at the brunette's comment, Shizuka noticed her son's actions and smiled at how much the smaller boy looked up to the brunette.
"Aichi you're wearing different clothes I've never seen on you before"
The peach haired girl said when she finished crying, the smaller boy thought for a second before answering.
"I stayed at Kai's house last night after he found me because he said it was too late outside"
Shizuka sighed after her son had finished speaking, guessing that the boy had forgotten what their phone number was.
"I see.... Well anyway Kai, it's rude for you to just stand there so would you like to come in?"
The cyan haired mother asked as she remembered her manors that were forgotten temporarily at the sight of a safe Aichi.
The brunette looked over towards the blue haired boy who was still on the ground ground then nodded.
"Yeah I'd like to keep an eye on Aichi to make sure he doesn't get lost again"
Emi laughed as she saw a pout appear on her brother's face.
"I'm going to card capital to see Mai, I'll also tell Miwa that Aichi's fine as well since he knew he had gone missing."
The peach haired girl said as she put her shoes on.
"No need, Miwa helped find Aichi"
Kai said, the brunette wondered if the noisy blond would actually keep his mouth shut or not.
"Oh, well bye! Keep my silly brother in sight Kai!"
The peach haired girl called as she went out the door, Shizuka shook her head and sighed.
"So quick to leave once she finds out you're fine Aichi, she must really like that vangaurd thing"
The smaller boy smiled happily at the thought of vangaurd.
"Yeah, it's really amazing"
The brunette felt a twinge of unease as he thought of the blue haired boy trying to play vangaurd when he couldn't see.
"Well anyway, You two should stop standing in the doorway and should go hand out in Aichi's room. After all you two should try playing that vangaurd thing."
The cyan haired mother said as she gently pushed the two boys towards the stairs.
"But I can't see..."
The smaller boy whined as he felt his mother pushing him.
"I'm sure Kai will help you"
With that, Shizuka left to go do some of the chores she was going to do the day before that she didn't do because she had been searching for Aichi.
The smaller boy frowned at how his mother didn't understand what vangaurd was about and how important sight was to the game.
The two boys headed up the stairs, the smaller one crawled up like a cat because it seemed to be the easiest way for him, less of a fall if he missed a step.
"Sorry about my mom Kai"
The blue haired boy whispered as he plopped down at the chair near his desk.
"It's fine, I sort of like the idea"
The smaller boy tilted his head in confusion, confused as to why the brunette actually took his mother's words seriously.
"But how could I even play?"
The brunette was silent for a second before responding.
"Try to differentiate the cards from how they feel?"
Aichi shook his head as he let out a sigh.
"Kai.... I know it's vangaurd but I can't do that. There's just no way"
The brunette frowned at the blue haired boy's lack of optimism. He didn't want the smaller boy to have to give up the thing that made him so lively.
"But your dream has always been to cardfight, am I wrong?"
"No you're right but still.... It would be too much of a hassle for my opponent having to wait for me...."
The brunette detected the sadness within the smaller boy's voice and realized that was the reason why Aichi was against trying.
"Aichi I wouldn't mind, I'd wait"
"But Kai, you only battle strong opponents.... I'm still not strong enough yet"
The brunette smiled slightly as he put a hand on the blue haired boy's shoulder.
"You're going to get stronger, I can easily see that Aichi"
Me: that's the end of the chapter
Aichi: no more until the weekend ends
Kai: weekends are a pain
Me: >.> yup , unable to mooch off of school wifi during them....
Aichi: true
Me: anyway hope ya enjoyed the chapter that's a lil longer than usual but doesn't quite reach 2000 words~~