Hello, everyone! I'm back with a new story! I hope everyone will enjoy this new story! Without further ado, let's start!

? POV

" This world truly doesn't deserve someone like him. He saved your sorry butts and this is his judgement? ... You people don't deserve him. In fact, no one even felt it was even weird. You guys just gave him his judgement without looking into his case. You guys are just as rotten as my sin."

" Release him at once! It's an order!"

" I'll take his judgement or he's not going to come back. He's never going to come back until his name is cleared. Declare it. Declare that I'll take his judgement or I'll destroy this. That way, you'll learn the hard way. This rotten world will be rid of a saviour, who never had a care for himself or his own life. If you're going to mark him as a criminal then there should be evidence but everything I see here are false, even the witness is lying. If his name isn't cleared by the end of this judgement, then it proves that everything that he'd done for this world was a waste of time. Now, say it."

" ... The accused, Toshiki Kai, will be taking on the one year probation of the previous accused, Aichi Sendou, and bear the crime of assault. The trial is over."

This is the only way to protect him from getting hurt. He had been hurt for far too long and I'm not going to let a rotten world like this accuse him for something he never did. I will prove his innocence even if it's the last thing I do. It took one month to prepare ano I was ready to move town for the probation. My friends sent me off at the train station with a few final regards.

" That was reckless but I know that I can't change your mind. Take care."

" We'll try our best here too."

" What's more to try? We should've just let Link Joker destroy this world after all."

" Stop letting those thoughts take over."

" It's true! You can't deny it! Even after all he's done, he was still accused! We all know well that he's not that type to do that! Everyone in that courtroom was lying!"

" ... You won't let anything happen to him, will you?"

" That's for me to decide. If this world truly doesn't deserve him, then after this year, let's never meet again."

" What?! You can't do that!"

" I can and I will. I'll take him far away, away from this society. I should've just stopped him and let this world rot when it deserved to. He never deserved this. Not after what he'd done for us, for me."

I got into the train after that and was on the way to a new town for the probation as I looked at the pendant with him inside sleeping peacefully.

" ... Aichi... I promise I'll never let anyone hurt you ever again."

Normal POV

As Kai exited the train and started heading in a direction, he took out a phone that was given by the police as he saw a weird app on it.

" What's this...?"

Kai tapped it as his surroundings suddenly started to slow down and a blue flare was seen in the distance as he saw something inside it before everything suddenly went back to normal again.

" What was that...?"

Shaking it off, Kai continued his way as he finally found the house but the owner didn't answer his knocks and he was told that the owner owned a cafe nearby as he went there with the given directions and entered the shop.

" Welcome."

" Are you Sojiro Sakura-san?"

" Yeah, that's me. Oh, that's right... They did say that was today."

As the elderly couple that was drinking coffee on the table left, Sojiro sighed.

" ... Four hours for just a single cup of joe. So, you're Kai?"

" And you're... Sojiro Sakura-san, right?"

" ... Uh-huh. I'm Sojiro Sakura. You'll be in my custody over the next year. I was wondering what kind of unruly kid would show up but you're the one, huh?" I heard rumors that it was- Well, not that that matters... Follow me."

Kai followed Sojiro up to the second level as he looked around.

" This is your room. I'll at least give you sheets for your bed. You look like you wanna say something."

" ... It's big..."

" It's on you to clean up the rest. I'll be leaving after I lock up each day. You'll be alone at night, but don't do anything stupid. I'll throw you out if you cause any trouble. Now then... I got the gist of your situation. You protected some woman from a man forcing himself on her, he got injured, then sued you. Right? That's what you get for sticking your nose in a matter between two adults. You did injure him, yeah? And now that you've got a criminal record, you were expelled from your high school. The courts ordered you to transfer and move out here, which your guardians also approved. In other words, they got rid of you for being a pain in the ass. It's best you not talk about anything unnecessary. I am in the restaurant business, you know. Behave yourself for the year. If nothing happens, your probation will be lifted."

" I know."

" So don't cause any trouble or you're going straight to juvie. We'll be going to Shujin tomorrow."

" Shujin?"

" Shujin Academy, the school you'll be attending. We'll introduce ourselves properly to the staff there. There's rarely a place that'll accept someone like you, you know. What a waste of my Sunday... Your 'luggage' arrived earlier, I left them over there."

As Sojiro went back down to the cafe, Kai inwardly clicked his tongue as he looked around the room again before taking out his pendant again

" Aichi, it seems like this world really doesn't deserve you. You were too kind to it. Now it regards you as a criminal. Just because you were trying to help that woman... It's disappointing. No one tried to even save you from this, the adults are useless. We can only depend on ourselves. After this... Where would you like to go? Travel the world? Or maybe we should build that Moon temple again? It's quiet and peaceful. It's perfect for someone like you. Whatever happens to Earth, it's not our problem anymore. We can live there, maybe have more fights. But if you don't want to be reminded of your life here, then we can just live the life we want. We can live there until we die, no one will know. Let's erase our existence too. That would be better. When you want to visit Earth, no one will remember you and you won't need to hear their horrible words. If I could turn back time though... I would make sure you couldn't interfere with Link Joker and let this world be destroyed. I'm the worst, aren't I...? Turning back to how I was again. But... I can't handle this anymore... Not after I saw your tears during that trial. No one believed in you. You were alone in that battle while I could only watch on as you break apart. I should thank Takuto for giving me this pendant. If not, you'd have to go through with this. If not... You would've died."

~ Flashback start~

After the verdict had been given, Kai had rushed out of the stand to go to Aichi as he pushed the guards away.

" Kai-kun?!"

" I'm not letting you go anywhere again."

" Stop right there! You are to hand him over immediately or we will fire!"

" Why should I?! Aichi sacrificed everything to save this world and this is the thanks he get?! Are the adults this rotten?! To the point that they would abuse their own authority and power?!"

" Step away from him! This is our last warning!"

" Kai-kun, please just go..."

" No!"

Aichi noticed a guard already ready to fire his pistol at Kai to injure him as he quickly pushed Kai aside and held onto the gun as it fired into his chest.

" Aichi!"

Kai quickly got up and picked Aichi up as he searched for the pendant while Aichi's breathing started to slow.

" Hang in there! I'll save you!"

" Bailiff, call the ambulance!"

Kai took out the pendant as it glowed and Aichi's wound started to heal. Kai grabbed the keys he saw on the ground and unlocked the cuffs as the pendant absorbed Aichi into it.

" Aichi... You're safe now... Have a good rest."

~ Flashback end~

" ... I should clean this room. Just keep resting, Aichi. As long as you remain sleeping, you won't need to see this ugly world. Once this year is over, I'll get the Moon temple ready for us to move in. Until your name is cleared, we'll never return nor step foot onto Earth after this ever again."

Kai kept the pendant again as he started to clean the room after changing out of his clothes from the box that had all his personal belongings as a few hours passed and the room was finally clean.

" That took awhile but it shouldn't be a problem now..."

He then heard footsteps behind him as he turned to see Sojiro coming up the stairs.

" What the heck? I heard you making all sorts of noise up here but I didn't think you were cleaning. Actually, the place doesn't look too bad. Though it's only natural you'd want to keep your room tidy. Why don't you go to bed for tonight? You don't have anything better to be doing, right? I'm going to close up shop and get out of here myself. I won't be the one looking after you if you get sick from staying up too late, you got that?"

Sojiro left after that as Kai changed into his sleeping wear after he heard the shop door closing. He laid down on the bed as he took out the pendant again.

" Aichi, I should never have kept my emotions in. Neither should I have left you to go home on your own that night, it's my fault too. I love you, Aichi. I want to hear your voice again, hear you laugh and see your smile but not now. If you wake up now, you're only going to see this cruel world. But if you can hear me, then I just wanted to let you know how much I love you. This is my atonement for you, Aichi. Thank you. It's my turn now to keep you safe. Goodnight, Aichi. I love you."

Kai drifted off to sleep after that as he soon woke up in a cell.

" A cell?"

" You're finally awake, inmate."

" ... Wait a minute..."

" Well, well. It seems like someone else has taken the place of the Trickster."

" Trickster?"

" Who are you? You're not the original inmate that's supposed to awaken here."

" Inmate? What are you talking about?"

" It doesn't matter. The game has already begun. Oh yes, we should introduce ourselves. I guess I should welcome you to my Velvet Room, Trickster."

" The you in reality is currently fast asleep. You are only experiencing this as a dream."

" You're in the presence of our master. Stand up straight!"

" Welcome. I am delighted to make your acquaintance. This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter. It is a room that only those bound by a 'contract' may enter."

" 'Contract'...? Previous trickster...? You didn't plan on getting Aichi involved in this, did you?!"

" Ah, yes. The previous Trickster... He was the one meant to go through with this rehabilitation. But it seems like..."

" ... I took his place. I've put him in a pendant and he's currently in deep slumber."

" You made him escape reality. I see. Why did you do that?"

" He doesn't deserve this. Not after everything that he did for this world. He saved everyone and yet, they turned their backs on him when he was the one in trouble. If you're saying he has to experience what I'm experiencing here then I'll gladly take his place."

" That is intriguing. I am Igor, the master of this place. Remember it well. I summoned you to speak of important matters. It involves your life as well."

" Important matters?"

" Still, this is a surprise... The state of this room reflects the state of your own heart. To think a prison would appear as such."

" I'd never expected it either. I never thought of myself as a prisoner since this is for Aichi."

" Hm... If you aren't seeing yourself as a 'prisoner' of fate, then it must be that the state of this place is because the previous Trickster still has influence in this place. In the near future, there is no mistake that ruin awaits you as you continue this path."

" Ruin?"

" I speak of the end to everything. However, there is a means to oppose such a fate. You must be 'rehabilitated'. Rehabilitated towards freedom. That is your only means to avoid ruin... Do you have the resolve to challenge the distortion of the world?"

" ... What reason do I have not to? It's because of this world that Aichi had to be in this state. So why do I not have resolve?"

" You didn't decline, hm? Very well, that is enough. Allow me to observe the path of your rehabilitation. Ah, pardon me for not introducing the others. To your right is Caroline, to your left, Justine. They serve as wardens here."

" Hmph. Try and struggle as hard as you like."

" The duty of wardens is to protect inmates. We are also your collaborators... That is, if you remain obedient."

" I shall explain the roles of these two at another occasion. Now then, it seems the night is waning... It is almost time. Take your time to slowly come to understand this place. We will surely meet again, eventually..."

A bell started to ring as Kai looked around.

" Time's up. Now hurry up and go back to sleep."

Kai blacked out after that as he soon opened his eyes again to see that he was in the room at LeBlanc again.

" A dream...?"

Kai took out his pendant as he looked at Aichi.

" Aichi... Is that really how your heart looks like now...? You must still be hurting even while you're sleeping. Don't worry. I'll protect you."

Kai got up and prepared himself as Sojiro came up to see bring him to Shujin to introduce himself. After they did that, he drove them back to LeBlanc again and gave Kai a diary before he went off.

" Well, Aichi... Looks like we're alone again."

Suddenly, he heard a phone ringing as he checked his own phone but realised that it wasn't the one ringing. He went downstairs and answered the phone as he heard Sojiro's voice asking him to change the shop's door sign to 'Close'. Once he did, he went back upstairs and sighed before taking out the pendant.

" Aichi... I'm so glad I took this. I couldn't imagine how hard it will be for you of you were doing this."

Kai's eyes narrowed soon after as he saw Aichi's fingers twitching and his eyes trying to open.

" No, Aichi. Not now. You mustn't wake up yet."

" ... Kai... kun..."

" Are you dreaming? What kind of dream are you having? You even called my name."

" ... It... hurts..."

" ... You're still suffering, after all this time... Even your dreams don't spare you... Why? Why must you be the one suffering when you never committed any sins?"

Aichi slowly started to open his eyes as Kai's eyes widened.

" Kai... kun...? ... I'm alive...?"

" Yeah..."

" ... I see... How...?"

" It's a healing pendant of sorts. Takuto gave it to me. You're inside the pendant right now."

" What about the probation...?"

" I took it."

" What do you mean...?"

" I made the judge give me your verdict. But like this, we can stay together."

" ... Why? Like this..."

" I want to be with you, Aichi. I'm not going to let you be alone ever again, not like when you had to hold in the Seed alone. I don't want to lose you anymore."

" Kai-kun, please don't do this... The others..."

" I don't care anymore. The world turned their back on you when you never did anything wrong. They passed judgment on you for something you never did. I can't tolerate that."

" But if you do this, then it's no different than your old self! You'll be alone again!"

" I won't. You're here with me. And won't it be the same for you if you'd just accepted the probation?"

" It's just one year... I can bear with-"

" Bear with being alone? What is your heart telling you? Can you really last for a year?"

" ... I..."

" Those tears in court... Those were the tears from your heart, screaming in despair. You were expelled and were to be sent here. I'm pretty sure people will look down on you once you go back."

" It's fine... I'll just go to another school..."

" No. We're not going to stay in this world after this year."

" Why?"

" I'm going to build the Moon temple back again. At first, I wanted us to just stay there until your name was cleared but... I've changed my mind. No matter what happens, whether the world is in danger again or not, we're never stepping foot on this world ever again."

" That's your decision? To let us be alone..."

" It's not like this world ever appreciated you anyway. Even if the real culprit or the witness decided to change their mind and apologise, I'm never changing my mind. They've hurt you and I'm never forgiving them."

" ... Okay... I'll go with you..."

" Really? ... Were you hurt that badly that nothing is keeping you from rejecting my plan?"

" ... I don't know. But hearing what you said, my heart continued to ache... I just... I just really... want to disappear again..."

" But this time, you don't have to erase your existence anymore. If anyone were to clear your name, once word gets out, the people will start to regret their choices. They'll remember you, a saviour who had been betrayed by the world he once loved, and the one that'll never return again. This world... never deserved you."

" Why are you siding me...? Even until this far?"

" I guess you didn't hear me yesterday night. Aichi, I love you. All these time."

" You do...?"

" Yeah. And I'll do anything to make you happy. Because you were the light that shone in my darkest times... I won't let that light be extinguished by a society that doesn't appreciate someone who risked his own life to save them."

" Kai-kun... I love you too... I thought you would hate me if I said it... Thank you..."

" Don't cry. You look the best when you smile. It takes a weight off my heart if I see it again."

Aichi smiled and nodded as the pendant glowed and Aichi appeared in the room spiritually. Kai slowly reached out to caress his cheek as Aichi took his hand. Both leaned in and kissed as Aichi wiped the last of his tears after releasing the kiss. Kai then brought Aichi into a hug.

" We'll be together forever, won't we...?"

" Yeah, we will. Forever."

" I'm happy..."

" ... I have just one last question, Aichi. Is it really alright with you to leave your family and everyone that we've forged a bond with after this year?"

" ... I gave up already... When the verdict was given, I knew my life would become different after this year passes. If this didn't happen, after I went back... I know I would have to face the reality of people looking down on me again. I might not be expecting much from everyone else but... The sheer pressure... would've broken me apart until I would find true solemn."

" True solemn?"

" I would've gone back to find a quiet place to die out... A place where no one will be able to find me..."

" Even if I would've confessed to you once you go back?"

" ... By then, it would've been too late. Of course, I would be happy and confess to you but the rest... No, there would have been nothing stopping me from going away. If I were to write a last letter, I would ask that if my body were to be found, I would want just a simple burial with no one there to witness it and with no gravestone to remember me by. That way, it'll be easier for everyone to forget me and it would be easier for me to pass on... But now, I won't have to think about that anymore. You're here with me now. I couldn't have been happier."

" Those are some really deep thoughts, Aichi... Never think about them again, promise?"

" ... I promise. As long as you're here with me, I won't think about them."

" That's good. Now, I have school tomorrow. We should sleep now."

" School?"

" You were supposed to study there but I took over that role as well. Don't worry. I don't mind studying again since it's part of the probation. You'll be with me every day, hour and minute as long as you stay in the pendant. I won't let you go ever again."

" Me too... I love you so much, Kai-kun..."

" Me too, Aichi..."

Aichi went back into the pendant as Kai changed and laid down on the bed while placing the pendant on the pillow beside him.

" Goodnight, Aichi. Sweet dreams."

" Goodnight, Kai-kun. Sweet dreams to you too."

And that's the end of this chapter! This idea was something that popped up in my mind when I read a similar crossover in Tumblr made by the user named Stardustdragon123, and so, this was what I came up with! I hope everyone will continue to enjoy my stories and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!