VANISHING Future

Note before you read it that I do not own cardfight vanguard and support the actual game/show

Chapter 2

"Uh…. Shion? This is kind of embarrassing." said Chrono with a flushed face. Realizing what this looked like to everyone around them Shion offered for them to talk about it at a nearby café. Once at the café they spend a few minutes looking around the place before they started to talk.

"So about what I said last time, sorry I really should have believed you but could you explain the uh… crossdressing?" Shion said quietly.

"I'm not crossdressing YOU IDIOT!" with that outburst everyone looked at Chrono wondering what Shion (who they assumed was her boyfriend) said to make her so angry. After sitting back down embarrassed she explained to him everything Ibuki told her. After a few minutes of quietly drinking their tea Shion spoke up

"Should we tell Tokoha or….?" letting his sentence hang in the air so that Chrono could answer him.

"If she does joins us she will probably die again like before, at least you survived before so I know you can make through it if you help Me." said Chrono very depressed. Before Shion could say anything to make Chrono feel better the waitress came by with the check and said after he paid that making his girlfriend sad is the opposite of what he should be doing, especially on a date. This comment snapped Chrono back to her senses and she grabbed Shions wrist, rushing him out of there.

"It's getting late so let talk more about this tomorrow alright, and also remember my name is Tokimi from now on." said Chrono playfully without her realising it. When she got home she did her homework and started preparing dinner for her and Ibuki. "I hate it when I have to wait for people before I can start eating." she said after she heard her stomach growl.

"Why the hell does Chrono always have to attract trouble?" Shion said with an exasperated sigh when he got in his limo.

"Oh young master that's your new friend's nickname now is it?" said Iwakura with a big smile on his face.

"So you don't remember her either do you?" he said slightly depressed.

"Oh is she an old friend young master cause if so I can't seem to remember her, and I'm pretty sure I would have remembered you having a friend with such vibrant red hair."

"No she's not an old friend, well she kind of is but isn't, it's hard to explain just don't tell my mom I took her to a café or she'll have me invite her to dinner."

"There's no need for him to, you just told me yourself." she said with a big grin on her face as she looked back at her son.

"MOM! WHEN DID YOU GET IN HERE?" he said very shockingly, realising he made one of the biggest mistakes of his life.

"Oh no need to worry about that, just worry about when she'll be coming over this Saturday." she said in mocking voice enjoying watching her son squirm.

"I'm home Chrono how was your second first day at that school" said Ibuki with goofy grin on his face that looked terrifying.

"It went well, other than the fact that the whole class thinks me and Shion are dating." said Chrono with a flushed face.

"Did he remember you?" said Ibuki with a slight bit of concern and curiosity in his voice.

"Well…." And before Chrono could finish Ibuki got a call on his house line. After a few minutes Ibuki started speaking again "Why yes we would love to come over this Saturday for dinner." a few seconds of silence "5 a clock it is then" he then hung up. Before he even turned around Chrono could sense the waves of anger coming off of him. "Looks like you have a lot to explain about today." he said with a look of great annoyance on his face. After an awkward dinner and an even more awkward conversation Ibuki finally calmed down. "Well at least Shion can protect himself, but absolutely do not tell Tokoha about this or else she will definitely die again." he said with a stern look on his face.

"Alright I promise I won't tell her or Kumi." she said in a very sad tone.

"Well all this talk about life or death aside. How long have you been gay?" he said with a big grin on his face.

"SHUT UP YOU BIG IDIOT!" she said in an upset tone. A few days later was Saturday the day both Chrono and Shion were going to regret for a very long time.

"OH WELCOME, I'm so glad to finally meet you Mr. Ibuki, it's great to finally meet Tokimi's, sorry to be asking this but are you her father or brother?" said Shions mother with slight worry on her face.

"I'm her brother mam but don't worry most people think I'm her father by the way I carry myself." said Ibuki with a kind smile. After a few minutes into dinner Shions mom finally started the conversation

"Do you know if their dating or not? My son won't tell me anything when I ask".

After a few moments of awkward silence Ibuki finally answers her "Unfortunately my little sister won't tell me anything either." after that all of dinner nearly embarrassed them to death, fortunately they were done after an hour.

"Hey mom is it alright if we go upstairs to my room for a bit?" said Shion already halfway out of sight.

"Oh my just keep things down up their okay, after all you're not even in high school yet." She said with a devilish smirk on her face. At that they went upstairs with their faces brilliant red leaving a room full of laughter behind them.

Once they were in the privacy of Shions bedroom they started to talk about what they were going to do. "He said you need to get stronger right?" said Shion with a confirming tone.

"Well yeah but we don't have third person anymore so how can we participates in tournaments to find strong opponents" said Chrono with a concerned tone.

"Well …. There is a couple's tournament next week we can participate in" said Shion very shyly.

"That's sounds like a great idea" Chrono said very meekly.

ONE WEEK LATER…

"HEY HEY HEY, I's me MC MIA, it's time to kick off the couples tournament. But remember that this will be in a tag fight format so let's quickly review the rules.", "Now before we start lets show you the grand prize, two ancient wedding rings from the island that vanguard originated from 10,000 years ago" he said with great enthusiasm.

After a grueling nine rounds they won the semifinals but before they could start the final match a sudden explosion occurred shattering the glass case with the two rings inside. "I'm here for the 1st and 2nd keys fools!" said that familiar voice. The next thing Chrono knew her legs suddenly have out from under her and she started to feel cold.

Before she could fall Shion caught her and asked "Is that the person you need to stop?" She responded with a slow nod and a terrified look on her face, finally taking his new appearance in. A long black trench coat, a black hat and it had a large rim circling the base of it. His hair was a crimson red with a few strands at the front the same whitish silver as Chrono's swirl, and skin as pale as a ghost. He was 6 feet at least, maybe 6 and a half feet tall but his height was the least threatening thing about him. The worst part was his eyes one was orange and the other green, but both had the same crazy look. They had the look of someone who clearly enjoyed the suffering of the innocent and helpless. This is when she realised there is no chance she can save her brother. After all there is nothing left of him to save, at least not anything she can see. For the first time in her life Chrono understood the true meaning of the word monster.

"Whoa hold it buddy those are the prizes for the torna-"but before the mc could finish his head was cut clean off by the other man's fingers tips. Yes that is right he is so strong that he only needed to use his finger tips to kill the man. Shion realised this is the type of person they were facing, someone who had lost more than their sanity but also their humanity. After that the tournament was cancelled and the police came. When they got to Shion and Chrono they found her crying into Shions chest. So the police officer only asked Shion what he witnessed since Chrono clearly wasn't capable of answering any questions right now. After the police said they could go Shion called Ibuki and asked if Chrono could stay at his house tonight. He agreed immediately after he talked to Chrono for a few minutes to calm her down. Shion called Iwakura to pick them up and drive by Ibukis place to pick up some clothes and toiletries for Chrono.

When he told his mother what happened she agreed immediately to let Chrono stay over tonight. Clearly seeing the horrible state Chrono was in she offered everything she could to help. After a few hours Chrono finally exhausted herself with crying and fell asleep on Shions bed. After ten minutes or so of getting ready for bed himself he got in and wrapped comforting arms around his friend. "Thank goodness tomorrow is Sunday." he whispered to himself before exhaustion took him over and all he saw was darkness.

When woke up he saw confusion and what he thought was arousal on Chrono's face. Before could say anything Chrono said to him "Thank you for not leaving alone last night" the next thing she knows what she is doing she is giving Shion a light kiss.

Unfortunately Shions mother walked in at that moment with a look of shock and pure joy on her face. Before either of them could give her an explanation she started walking away with a big grin on her face. As soon as they finished eating breakfast, thankfully in silence, Shion asked her "Mom is it alright if Ibuki-chan spends the day here?"

"Why of course she can, oh and no need to be so formal with your girlfriend in front of me honey" she said with uncontrollable giggling. After trying and failing to explain to his mother that they were just friends they went back upstairs.

"So do you have any idea what he meant by 1st and 2nd keys?" he said with hope that she would know.

"Unfortunately no, and not even Ibuki knows either what he meant by keys "she said with disappointment.

"Well let's think keys usually unlock something so maybe he's trying to undo the seal on a weapon, or his own powers?" he said half-heartedly.

"Maybe but if so why were two of the keys ancient wedding rings?" she said unsure of their assumptions.

"Well before we talk about it any further I want to ask you about this morning." he said with tint of red on his cheeks.

"Oh that, well that was uh… an accident, ya an accident. I was half asleep and thought you were a girl. You know because of your long hair and all. But that doesn't mean you're not-"unfortunately Chrono couldn't finish as Shion proceeded to shut her up by kissing her.

"You really shouldn't carry on with your sentences like that" said Shion in a commanding yet gentle voice.

"R-r-right" stuttered Chrono before they both started to laugh.

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