A/N: RAAAAAAGGGGHHHH WHY DOES NO ONE BUT A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE LIKE KYOU. Seriously, I don't think he's that bad a character. Then again, with the way I think, most characters are justified. Take Leon for example, he's my FAVORITE even after what he pulled in season 2. But anyways, this has been on my mind for a while, and I actually didn't really intend to put it up so soon until I was at least a little farther in Apartment B, but things take a turn for the worse and here I go uploading another long and possibly tedious fic for an unloved character. Those of you who actually like Kyou and wish the poor guy could just get a break for once(hopefully Link Joker fulfills these wishes), thank you for clicking this.

Another Day, Tomorrow

Chapter 1: Prologue

Kyou sighed as the rained poured down on him, his clothes completely soaked through and hair dripping wet. Every word came back to him, every scene thoroughly embedded into his mind.

It wasn't fair. Losing was one thing, if it was just some no-name fighter, he could understand being thrown off the team. But to Kai Toshiki, that was another thing. He couldn't think of anyone, besides maybe Ren, that would be able to beat the guy. Even he knew real strength when he saw it.

He stopped in front of the window of an electronics store. The television on display was showing the results of the nationals final round.

Kyou glared at the screen through the glass, now oblivious to the rain pouring down on him. Ren's smirking face mocked him, reminding him of his current situation.

I'll get my revenge... He thought bitterly, clenching his fists hard. His anger began boiling over as he watched the red-head accept the firs place trophy, Asaka and Tetsu slightly behind him on the stage. He narrowed his eyes.

He continued to watch, his thoughts racing. Was he really that bad? He knew he was arrogant and over confident, but it's not liked they picked him for personality. If anything, he found Asaka far worse, but maybe he was just being stubborn.

Stubborn... He paused, blinking at the screen, suddenly not as angry as before. It was as if a sudden revelation hit him, making him re-think his goals. Am I really that stubborn?

He thought back to the many arguments he had with Asaka, and the one-sided ones against Tetsu that he usually lost at against the older boy's reasoning. Even Ren had stated on some days that he could be a bit hard-headed when he really wanted something. Now that he thought about it, his days as a member of AL4 hadn't been the best, and he didn't have enough fingers to count the amount of times he'd heard lower tier members complain about him. He wasn't even happy there, as far as he knew. Ren had been one asshole of a boss, too, and there was no way he wanted to go back to working for that bastard. The thought hit him suddenly.

Was revenge really worth it?

He thought for a moment, unclenching his fists. He had been fourth best on the team. Asaka was better than him. Even if he wanted revenge, what hope did he have of getting it? Ren and Kai were on the same level, and he lost badly to Kai. He didn't even want to think of how it would go with Ren, especially if he was still at that level.

He attempted to think back to when he first started playing Vanguard, finding it hard to do so. When had this obsession with winning started? Was it before or after joining Foo Fighters? The more he thought, the more confused he felt. It was all so foggy.

Which brought him back to the question: Was revenge really worth it? Even if it was, he doubted he could do it by himself.

The thought of storming into Foo Fighter's headquarters and demanding a match didn't sound very appealing, and he doubted he'd even be let through the front doors without an ID card. But what else could he do? Vanguard was everything to him.

He sighed. All this thinking is wearing me out, he thought, shaking his head and walking away from the window. Might as well go home, I already called anyways.

He stopped, another problem coming to mind. How would his family react? He'd left so suddenly to join the team and move into the building that he doubted they'd appreciate him coming back just as such. He sighed again.

That was a problem for another time, right now he just really wanted to get out of the rain.

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A/N: In my opinion, the writers just like torturing Kyou. Truthfully, when I first saw him I thought: "Huh, he's probably the over-confident yet stoic pretty-boy." Then I got through the episode and my first words were: "Oh god someone shut him up." In short, he opened his mouth. But after a while his character grew on me. I honestly prefer how he was in the manga, as he has a more legit excuse, but seeing as the anime really didn't portray him well, we'll never know. This is what I thought could have happened if he had thought more clearly and not gone all "MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH REVENGE IS AWESOME" and all that crap right away. I think we have enough revenge driven idiots on the world.

Criticism is welcome, but any and all flames will be used to burn any Randolf cards I have left in my edited-Royal Paladin deck. Gawd the pains of trying to run Dark Irregulars and Dimension Police at the same time... And who else is excited for the Aqua Force trial deck?

Edit: Added a bit more to the 7th paragraph and added the 8th for more depth.