Just want to tell you that I had to fix "A Happy Birthday" AGAIN because some things were cut off. Sorry about that. And no, I didn't mess up on the title. You'll find out later on. Anyway, here is my next story!

Not a Nobody, a Special

Chapter 1: From hilarious to heart-shocking.

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"I completely forgot!"

Kai shook his head. Miwa and he were going to their next class. When Kai asked Miwa if he was ready for the test, he freaked. Miwa was usually one to forget this kind of stuff. Unlike Kai, who was always ready for a test. He was the best student in the school, after all. Kai was modest, so he tried not to show it. But the teachers never failed to mention it as an example for the students. Like Miwa.

"If I fail this test, my mom will ground me for life!" Miwa exaggerated. Kai had to bite the side of his mouth so he wouldn't laugh. He suddenly got an idea. This is going to be fun!

"Would she really do that?" Kai asked, making himself sound like he was curious. He was really smirking on the inside.

"No! She'd probably do something worse!" Miwa ruffled his hair in despair. He didn't see Kai cover his mouth, his body shaking in laughter. This was just too funny! Kai needed a moment to regain his composure before speaking.

"She can't be that bad," Kai said, unable to hold back a small smile. They arrived at their classroom before anyone and took a seat.

"You should've seen her when I made that cake explode!" Miwa looked horror-striken. Kai couldn't hold it anymore. He nearly fell off his chair laughing. Miwa looked shocked.

"Y-you... made a... cake... explode?!" Kai could barely ask through his laughing fit.

"All I did was put some extra baking soda!" Miwa said defensively, which made Kai laugh even more. Miwa turned serious. "Kai, I mean it. I can't fail this test." Kai started to calm down.

"Sorry, but... I couldn't... resist," Kai spoke, out of breath. He reached into his bag and pulled something out. "Here, you can use my notes."

Miwa snatched them from him and looked them over. "Really? Thanks, Kai... " Miwa stopped speaking as the realization hit him. He turned to Kai whose innocent look changed into a sheepish grin. "You had these all along?!" Kai started to laugh again.

"Kai!"

Kai wanted to apologize to Miwa, but he was too busy trying to stop himself from laughing. He was out of breath. Kai had to breathe in and out to calm his racing heart. Miwa looked at him, worried.

"Are you okay?" Miwa asked, concerned. Kai seemed to have trouble breathing. Finally, he caught his breath and managed to speak.

"I'm... alright," Kai panted, his hand unconsciously clutching his chest. He had to change the subject, quick. "Miwa, class is about to start."

Miwa immediately forgot about Kai and began to study the notes. Kai inwardly sighed with relief. That was too close. I'll have to be more careful, he told himself. Then, students began to pile into the classroom and soon, class started. Kai worked on his test paper and tried to ignore the pain in his chest. It burned. Kai started to feel queasy. Why now? Kai groaned.

"Kai-kun?" Kai practically jumped when the teacher called him. He looked up from his test paper. Only to find that the entire class was staring at him with concerned looks plastered on their faces. Even Miwa. Kai felt his heart start to speed up. He hated attention. It would always make him nervous. Kai turned to his teacher, who had a worried look on his face as well.

"Yes?"

"...I asked if you were done with your test," his teacher said after a moment. Kai blinked. Class was over. Kai was almost always the first one to finish his work. That's probably why everyone was staring. But then, why do they look worried? Kai pondered. He decided to come back to the present and answer his teacher.

"Yes, I'm done," Kai replied. However, his teacher didn't leave the classroom, he just stared at Kai.

"Is everything alright?" his teacher asked slowly. Kai was confused. His teacher must have noticed this. "You seemed to have been in pain earlier."

Kai wasn't able to hide his surprise. I groaned out loud! he realized. Everyone was staring. Kai's chest began to hurt. His heart was beating too fast.

"It-it's nothing really," Kai, panicking, stammered on his words. The teacher didn't look convinced, but he let it go. As Kai stood up from his chair the teacher spoke, "Remember to study on that last chapter because after your holidays there will be a test."

"Oh, c'mon!" Kai heard Miwa exclaim. Kai let a weary smile grace his face. He already knew the whole chapter by heart, but Miwa probably doesn't even remember a single sentence.

As Kai was leaving the classroom, Miwa came up beside him. "Hey, Kai, what happened back there?" Miwa asked, looking worried.

Kai contemplated on what he should tell him. "I'm just not feeling that well," he said. It wasn't a lie. Far from it. Kai was feeling sick, he just didn't tell Miwa why.

Miwa looked skeptical, but then he noticed something. Kai looked pale and his breathing was heavier. "Okay. Just take it easy then," Miwa said, believing him.

Kai gave him a look. "I know how to take care of myself."

Miwa laughed at that. "Could I borrow your notes again?'' he asked with hopeful smile.

"Didn't you take notes?" Kai asked. He didn't think Miwa would forget to study again.

"Mine are not as good as yours," Miwa laughed sheepishly. "And besides, I think I got every answer right because of those notes!"

"Alright, here." Kai took out his notes and gave it to Miwa, who looked hesitant. Kai raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"Don't you want to study these before you give them to me?" Miwa asked.

"I already have the whole chapter memorized," Kai said dismissively, without thinking. Oh, great! "Miwa, don't-"

"You memorized the whole chapter?!" Miwa yelled, making everyone look at them. Kai started to blush but Miwa didn't notice. "No wonder your grades are the best in the school!" Murmurs began to spread around the hall.

"Miwa! That's enough!" Kai whispered harshly, his cheeks a dark shade of red. Miwa finally noticed Kai's blush.

"You're... embarrassed?" Miwa asked in disbelief. Kai muttered something that Miwa took as a 'no'. He knew Kai wasn't so fond of attention but he didn't think he would get embarrassed. But now that Miwa thought about it, it made sense. Kai would always be very quiet and avoid everyone's eye when he would get praised. Maybe Kai is not distant, but shy?! Miwa had to find out.

"Are you shy?" Miwa asked bluntly. Kai immediately looked down. He is! "Is that why you're so distant, because you're shy~?"

"No!" Kai said defensively, not looking up. Miwa grabbed Kai by the shoulders and made him face him. He saw that Kai's entire face was bright red.

"I can't believe it! You're shy!" Miwa gave a cheeky smile and poked one of Kai's blushing cheeks. Kai swatted Miwa's hand and looked away.

"So, what?" Kai mumbled, picking at a loose thread from his blazer, rather timidly.

Miwa just laughed. "Kai's shy~! It even rhymes! I wish I'd known sooner. Wait till everyone hears about this!"

Kai couldn't take the embarrassment anymore. He started to walk away.

"Oi! Kai!" Miwa caught his arm.

"Let go," Kai said meekly, covering his flushed face with his bangs. Miwa tried not to snicker; he'd never seen Kai so mortified.

Miwa patted Kai on the back, making him look up. "My bad. But I don't see what the problem is. You'll get all the girls in the school if they see you like this." Miwa couldn't help but tease him. This was payback for making him freak out about those notes. He knew Kai hated talking about girls in a romantic way. Miwa just wanted to see what his reaction would be now that he knew Kai was shy.

"MIWA!" Kai's face had taken an even darker shade of red. He groaned when he felt his legs shake and his heart speed up. This would always happen whenever someone embarrassed him a little too much. Kai hated it. If Miwa continued teasing him, then...

Miwa whispered in Kai's ear, "Or maybe you already have a girl. Take her out on dates in your free time~?" Kai's face look like it might explode and the next thing Miwa knew, Kai was on the ground, gasping for air.

"You alright?" Miwa bent down to Kai and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I was just joking."

Kai heard Miwa, but he wasn't gasping for breath just because he was embarrassed. His heart was beating too fast because of that. Once he regained his breath, Kai slowly stood up.

"Kai, you alright?" Miwa repeated his question.

"I'm fine," Kai muttered with a dangerous edge to his tone.

"But-"

"I'M FINE!" Kai shouted. If it was any one else, they probably would've gotten hurt. But Miwa knew Kai, so he chose to act like all this never happened.

Miwa gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry. If it really bothers you, then I'll stop. But seriously, it doesn't hurt to go out on a date with a girl at least once." Well, almost all of this.

Kai kept silent for awhile before speaking. "You know I don't do that," Kai said in a voice barely above whisper.

Miwa decided that Kai was teased enough. "Alright, I'll drop it. Now, hurry up! We're late for our next class!"

Kai followed him wordlessly. He avoided Miwa's gaze and looked down.

"C'mon, Kai! There's no reason for you to give me the silent treatment!"

"...Did you do your science homework?" Kai mumbled. Miwa's eyes widened.

"I forgot!"

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"Jeez! Are they trying to kill us?!"

Kai blinked. They just left their school. When Kai finally got over that embarrassing incident, Miwa asked him to come over to CardCapital. They decided to take the long way. Kamui and Morikawa were walking beside them, arguing about Grade 3s while Izaki was talking to Reiji and Eiji. Kai was silent as usual. All of them stopped what they were doing when they heard Miwa yell.

Kai was the first to ask. "What do you mean, Miwa?"

"I MEAN our teachers!" Miwa said forcefully. Izaki, Morikawa, and Kamui looked at each other.

"What a boat them?" Kamui asked, fumbling on his words.

"It's about them!" Reiji corrected him.

"You got to start reading that dictionary, yo!" Eiji told Kamui, making him groan.

"So, what about them?" Morikawa asked.

"They gave us about a million tests!" Miwa said, freaking out. "We also have to do a history report!"

"Same with us!" Izaki said.

"Us too!" Kamui put in.

"Miwa, you're overreacting," Kai said, his lips slightly twitching into a smile.

"Of course you wouldn't care! I've never once seen you get anything less than an A+!" Miwa retorted, pointing a finger at Kai.

"Really? Not even one F?" Kamui asked, clearly astonished.

"Not even ONE A-!" Miwa said, causing Kai to blush slightly.

"That's amazing!" Izaki praised him.

"Not as amazing as my grades," Morikawa scoffed.

"Oh, please! You probably get nothing higher than an F!" Kamui taunted with a smirk.

"Kamui-san is right!" Reiji agreed.

"KIR!" Eiji abbreviated.

"You little brats!"

"Lose-umi!"

"Miwa, schools ending, of course there are going to be tests," Kai said, trying to ignore the fight going on beside them. Before Miwa could yell again, Kai raised up his hands in defeat. "Fine, you win. How about I help with your history report?"

Miwa shut his mouth. Kamui, Reiji, Eiji, and Morikawa stopped fighting. Izaki carried the shocked face that everyone had. They all stared at Kai, much to his annoyance. What did I say? Kai thought.

"Kai... is this some kind of joke?" Miwa asked.

Kai sighed, "I'm serious, Miwa."

"Really?"

"Yes!"

{Miwa's POV}

...I couldn't believe it. Kai offered to help me. By himself! Was I whining that much?

Kai's really changed ever since his birthday. He smiles more often and is actually very nice to everyone, even in school. Like that one time he was partnered up with a girl who forgot to do her part of the project. Kai said it was fine, and did the entire project by himself. The others can also tell he's different too. Even Kamui defended him earlier.

I suddenly realized Kai waiting for me to answer him. His face was red. I still can't believe he's shy! But I better answer him before anyone else notices.

"Sure, I'd appreciate it," I said, knowing full well that if I mess this up, my mom will literally ground me for life. I do not want that to happen, I thought as we reached CardCapital.

{Third person}

"Welcome," Misaki greeted as Morikawa, Izaki, and Kamui stepped in the card store. Along with, Reiji, Eiji, Miwa, and Kai.

"Yo, sis!" Miwa greeted Misaki. Kai acknowledged Misaki with a nod and followed Miwa to a table.

"Oi! Toshiki Kai!"

Kai turned his head and responded, "Naoki Ishida." Kai saw Shingo, Aichi, and Kourin sitting next to him.

"I challenge you to a cardfight!" Naoki said, raising his deck. Kai was about to answer him when the whole room started to look fuzzy. Kai blinked. Everything was normal.

"...Sure," Kai answered. Probably imagined it, he thought. Kai stepped up to the cardfighting table and placed his starter. Naoki did the same. They started the cardfight. Naoki put up a good fight but Kai won in the end.

"Darn it!" Naoki yelled, annoyed that he lost.

"You've gotten stronger." Kai gathered his cards and put them in his pocket. He walked back to where Miwa was and sat across from him.

"Nice job, Kai!" Miwa congratulated him. Kai just nodded. Kai started to feel sick and his chest was hurting again. He folded his arms on the table and laid down his head. Miwa frowned worriedly at him, Just how sick is he?

"Um, Kai? Would it be too much to ask if you could help us with our history reports, too?" Izaki asked, gesturing to himself and Morikawa. Wait, what? Kai thought, extremely surprised.

"Izaki! Why did you ask Kai to help us?!" Morikawa yelled. Misaki shut him up with a glare but she was also curious.

"Because I don't want have to get detention for the rest of the semester!" Izaki answered. He turned back to Kai, "Please Kai?" Izaki asked Kai hopefully. Kai couldn't think. Everyone was staring at him again.

Thankfully, Naoki spoke up, "But why Kai? I mean, you could always ask Aichi or Misaki. No offense."

"Because Kai has never got anything less than an A+!" Kamui answered

"Kai-kun, that's amazing!" Aichi said, looking at his idol with even more admiration.

"How do you do it?" Naoki inquired, in awe.

"I just study," Kai shrugged, feeling uneasy with all the attention.

"Well, in that case, why don't you help us with our work?" Kamui asked, gesturing to Reiji, Eiji, and himself. That did it. Kai wasn't going to stay quiet anymore.

"Why can't you guys study yourselves?" he asked, exasperated.

"Because we don't want to mess up!" Kamui said, not backing off.

"Then how about we make it a field trip!" Shin said excitedly, coming from behind the counter. There was something in his hand.

"A field trip?" Kourin repeated. "What does that have to do with this?"

Shin held out what was in his hand for everyone to see. It was a flyer. "I won us a free trip to an amusement park!" Shin said excitedly.

"Awesome!" Kamui said, also excited.

"What's it called?" Misaki asked.

"The name's a little strange," Shin laughed. "It's called Fant. Universe."

"What does it have?" Shingo asked, adjusting his glasses.

"Tons of stuff!" Shin claimed. "Water slides, go karts, food, and millions of roller coasters!" Kai stiffened. WHAT?! he thought, freaking out.

"I still don't see what that has to do with Kai helping us?" Miwa voiced the question everyone else was wondering.

Shin smiled at Kai, "Kai-kun can help all of you while we're there." Kai gulped.

"That's a great idea, Tencho!" Aichi said.

"I'm surprised," Misaki said sarcastically.

"Kai! You in or what?!" Naoki demanded.

"Sure, it's fine with me," Kai said nonchalantly. I just made a big mistake, Kai sighed. He didn't realize he was twirling his necklace.

"Then it's settled! The trip starts tomorrow!" Shin said with a huge smile.

"I'm so pumped!"

"We're going to have fun and get helped by the one and only, Kai Toshiki!"

"Talk about hitting one bucket with two loans!"

"Eh? Kamui-kun?"

"It's hitting one bird with two stones!"

"The dictionary, yo!"

"Forget about studying! We're going to an amusement park!"

"You of all people need to study, Morikawa!"

"Will you be able to come, Kourin?"

"Yeah. After today, Suiko, Rekka, and I are off for awhile."

Kai couldn't hear anything around him. I'm going to be helping all of them? Kai asked himself, trying to fathom how he got in to this mess. Kai ran his hands through his hair. It wasn't like I could say no. I should probably leave now before I'm volunteered to do anything else, he thought as he grabbed his bag and stood up.

"Kai, where are you going?" his blond friend asked him. He knew Kai was not comfortable with this.

"Home," came Kai's reply, wanting nothing more than to leave.

"I've got to leave too," Kourin said, standing up. "I have a commercial that I need to do tonight."

"I need to go too," Shingo added. "I want to make sure I pack everything I need."

"Why don't we all go home and get some sleep?" Izaki suggested. Everyone agreed, and left CardCapital.

{Kai's house}

Kai was laying on his bed. He had found Blitz on a couch in his living room and decided to let him sleep. Kai wasn't exactly in the best shape to be knocked to the ground at the moment, anyway.

Kai's stomach growled, though, he didn't feel like eating. He felt sick. Kai nearly fainted on his way to his room. Everything had looked fuzzy again and if Kai had eaten, he would have thrown up. Kai had a feeling this would get worse with each passing day.

"Why did it have to be an amusement park?"

Images of two dead people smiling with eyes that looked empty flashed in his mind. Kai felt like his heart was ripped out of his body. In and out. In and out, Kai mentally repeated to himself, trying to get some air. He was so focused on it that he nearly fell off his bed and screamed when he felt Blitz rub against him. Kai laid back down, groaning from the pain in his chest.

Blitz snuggled up to Kai and he pulled Blitz closer. Kai felt like he would lose any trace of sanity he had left if he let go. Blitz nuzzled Kai's chest, calming Kai's heart. He felt at peace now that Blitz was here.

"I-I'm... alright, boy," Kai gasped out. Blitz wasn't convinced. He barked in retaliation and snuggled closer to Kai as if saying 'I'm not budging'. Kai smiled, grateful that he had such a loyal dog. Kai was fast asleep in mere moments after that and Blitz followed.

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End of the first chapter.

Alrighty! So Kai is keeping another secret. Don't know why I give him so many. :) But he did always keep to himself, so anything that he knows will probably be a secret. Can you guys guess why Kai doesn't want to go to the amusement park? Just want to hear your thoughts.

Disclaimer: I don't own Cardfight! Vanguard.