My Beloved Angel
Chapter 1
Sayuri Lapis: This is a Angelmakershipping story completely unrelated to Heartbreak Symphony and stands on its own. I am rating it T for now because it is clean, but it will eventually go up. I hope you enjoy the story and Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS does not belong to me.
"How many times must I tell you to stay out of Link VRAINS!" Akira angrily barked at Aoi over the smartphone. "Do you want the Knights of Hanoi to send you into a coma again? We got lucky once because Playmaker dueled Revolver and won the virus removal program. If they infect you with another virus, it's highly likely that Playmaker won't be able to save you again and you'll suffer severe brain damage."
"Nii-sama, please..." Aoi begged, staring at her brother-in-law's angry face on her screen. She hated seeing her brother look so livid. His face was so red that Aoi was worried that his head might explode.
"I don't want to hear any nii-sama from you! If I see that you have logged into Link VRAINS one more time, I will erase your account!" He spat on the screen. "Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand." The brown-haired girl spoke solemnly.
"We'll see Aoi. We'll see." Her brother fumed and ended the call between them. Aoi turned her phone off and plopped herself on the bed in defeat, still in her school uniform. Every argument with her brother always ended like this.
She had logged onto Link VRAINS hours earlier, under the avatar Blue Angel to have a little fun with the other avatars in the form of dueling. Of course, there were other things to do in Link VRAINS but dueling seemed to be the most popular sport.
She had dueled a timid young boy who seemed to have chronic low self-esteem. She felt so sorry for him that she decided to go easy on him during dueling, meaning that she didn't do complex combos and did only one Link Summon.
At the end of the duel, she had won, but the young boy wasn't bothered by his defeat. Rather, he was enchanted by her and promised that he would try to get better and win every duel he was proposed just for her. Blue Angel smiled for him and he logged off.
At the same time, the Knights of Hanoi were on rampage in Link VRAINS again, forcing many avatars to duel against their will and turn them into Anothers, which prevented them from logging out and sent them into a coma in real life.
Fearing that she would become an Another again, she logged off as quickly as she could so the Knights of Hanoi wouldn't target her, and found herself back in the location she used to log on. It wasn't until she got home that her smartphone was vibrating violently in her backpack and she noticed that her older brother was calling so she answered it and it led to him screaming at her until the call ended.
"It's not fair." She murmured sadly. Why was her brother so overprotective? She was only trying to have fun and spice up her boring life a little. Especially when she didn't know anyone at Den City High School or have any friends.
Aoi wasn't a little girl anymore that's for sure. She was 16 years old now and in the final institution of her public education named Den City High School. The brown-haired girl wasn't 5 years old anymore. She was a big girl now. Why couldn't her older brother see that? Was his vision blocked by fog or clouds that he couldn't see how much she had matured?
Aoi decided not to waste anymore time thinking about their fight and went to go after a man of her interest.
His name was Yusaku Fujiki.
Aoi had expressed interest in him for quite some time now, ever since he approached her that one morning while they were on school grounds before the day had started. When they had first met, Aoi noticed his bright emerald eyes and colorful blue and pink hair. It was surprising that no one had spoke about it, not even the faculty.
She had to admit he looked cute.
Wait, scratch that.
He looked hot. His voice was deep and mature. He had the looks of a hot high schooler, unlike the other males in the grade, who still had premature voices and looks. Naoki Shima, the kid who was always around Yusaku like an annoying fly, was an obvious example. Aoi had a bit of detestation for him deep inside of herself. He wasn't a bad guy though. Just a tad bit annoying.
Aoi sat up and grabbed her tablet from her drawer next to her bed. She turned it on and watched what was going on in Link VRAINS, using a butterfly as an avatar to watch.
The Knights of Hanoi were still lounging around and making trouble, but a data trail stood between them and a bright colored avatar with a dark colored tight suit surfed through them. He turned around and stared at the Knights in pity.
"I swear to erase each and every one of you knights!" He pointed his finger at them. They looked surprised, and then they laughed, as if he could ever try to take them down.
Even Aoi smiled a little. She liked Playmaker a lot. She knew how strong he was.
So heroic, so brave, and chivalrous too. He was the most popular avatar of the network as well as its saving grace. He was so popular, that there were so many fake and absurd imitations of him, but that didn't even bother him.
All he was focused on was taking down the knights.
Aoi suspected that Playmaker was actually Yusaku in real life. She was wondering about that for a while. One of the things that made her suspect that was his duel disk.
Yusaku's duel disk was so outdated, no one used it anymore. Every user used duel disks developed by SOL Technologies that didn't require a deck to log in. The second thing that made her suspect that the he could be Yusaku was his appearance.
Sure, the appearance didn't match 100%, but his eyes were close. They had to be.
To confirm her suspicions, Aoi was planning to confront Playmaker in a form of a challenge to a duel with her, but in reality, she just wanted to talk in a private place to keep the nosy press away.
The door opened from downstairs and Aoi turned off her tablet and sprung up from her bed. She opened the door ran into her brother. He looked up and locked eyes with his little step-sister. From the look on his face, it was crystal-clear to Aoi that she wasn't off the hook yet.
"I'm still disappointed in you. You better not pull any kind of shit like that on me ever again. I care about you deeply, and you know that. My reputation at SOL Technologies is not only in my hands, but in your hands as well. Please take that into consideration." His mouth spat when he said the word shit.
"Yes onii-sama." Aoi murmured blandly, biting her lip hard enough to draw out red colored liquid.
Inside though, she was shaking with fury. Her brother shouldn't dictate on how she lived her life or the choices she made. What was going to come next? He was going to tell her on how to use her body? Tell her what she should think or not think? What political party she should side with?
"The robot is preparing our dinner. Come down and eat with me." Akira told her.
"I will." Aoi replied in the same bland tone. She closed her bedroom door and went into the kitchen.
The brunette sat down at the dining table, with forks and spoons and a china plate in front of her. The robot maid served her and Akira hot piping curry with steaming rice.
"Aoi, why have you not changed out of your uniform yet? The curry is going to stain it and laundry day was just yesterday." Akira spoke in a disappointed voice. "How many times do I have to remind you about this?"
"Sorry. I'll go change it." Aoi apologized and stood up from her seat. Just as she was going to leave the kitchen, Akira stood up.
"No, you will sit here and eat your curry and rice and you can change it after. I wouldn't want you to eat cold food." Akira scolded.
But you just told me that I shouldn't eat dinner with my uniform on! Aoi thought in arrogance, but instead of lashing out at her brother, she obeyed him and sat back in her seat.
The room fell silent, with only the quiet sounds of cutlery clanking on the plates and it remained so, until the teal haired man broke the silence.
"Aoi, do you like any boys?" He asked her.
The brown-haired girl stopped chewing her food and dropped her spoon, tainting the clean floor. Since when was her brother interested in her love life?
A rush of adrenaline ran through her body. Akira kept staring at his sister, waiting for a response.
There was no way she could tell him that she liked Yusaku. No way. If she told him, then he would be more overprotective then he was right now.
"N-no. I don't like anyone." Aoi stammered.
"Good, because your priority right now is to demonstrate academic excellence. If I see one A- on that report card, then there's going to be some serious consequences." Akira said, folding his hands together, not caring that his elbows were on the table. "You don't have time for frivolous things like romance or friends."
"Yes, onii-sama." The brunette mumbled as the robot gave her a new spoon to replace the one she dropped on the ground. The rest of the dinner was silent, and as soon as both of the Zaizen siblings were done eating, Aoi ran up to her room and got her pajamas out to take a shower.
Akira's words still lingered in her mind as she rinsed her body with warm water. It bothered Aoi to the very core.
Your priority right now is to demonstrate academic excellence. You don't have time to frivolous things like romance or friends.
The brown haired girl wanted to scream. Why can't you allow me to live my life as I want onii-sama?
After using up all of the hot water, she got out and dried herself with a towel and slipped her pajamas on.
She went into her room and got onto her bed. All she wanted to do now was sleep.
Because she knew, that a long day was coming ahead of her.