Hello, everyone! I'm back with chapter 2! I hope everyone will enjoy it and without further ado, lets start!

Normal POV

It was silence in the hallway as Chris and Kenran stood there while facing each other when Kenran had asked his question.

" Long story. I'll tell you next time."

" Whatever."

The two continued walking as no words were exchanged after that. Wakamizu happened to pass by them after getting his tea.

" Oh, it's you two. I presume the party is over then?"

" Yes, Wakamizu. And do not call that a party. I'd be fair to warn you that Kai won't spare you for saying that in front of him."

" Yes, I got it. Now, I'll be going back to my post now if you'd excuse me."

Wakamizu walked past them as Chris continued to lead Kenran around.

" You know, we never really got along with Wakamizu and his other group at first."

" Other group?"

" Company. Ryuzu was the one who led Wakamizu and a few others. Hiroki Moriyama, Am Chouno, Luna Yumizuki, Satoru Enishi and Shinonome Shouma. Their motive was to open a gate called the Stride Gate and create a perfect future where everyone's perfect future is tuned by Ryuzu's hands. Everyone experienced what was called perfect future... They summoned the Stride Gate and transferred Cray's luck and energy to Earth and let Cray to die. Luckily, the plan was stopped and now Ryuzu and the rest of Company are trying to redeem themselves."

" I see."

" Don't you get it? Like how we could somehow get along with Company, you and Kai will be able to get along if you try to make friends with him."

" I'm not interested."

" Well, suit yourself."

" I've had enough of walking. Let's go back."

Chris smirked as he led Kenran back to the lab. Tasuku and the others were still there.

" Kenran! I thought you'd be gone longer." Tasuku said, sounding a little relieved

" I don't dwell on things for too long, unlike other people."

" Want to go in and see them?" Chris ask

Kenran looked over to the glass as he saw Kai and Aichi talking again after Aichi had woken up.

" Well, I guess I have an old debt that I'll have to make up for them soon."

" Don't worry. We'll listen in from the speakers here so that we can make sure if anything goes wrong, we can stop a fight from starting."

Kenran stepped into the room as Kai glared at him.

" What do you want?"

" You could say that I owe you two an apology."

" An apology?" Aichi wondered

" I'm Kenran Suzaku. The Sixth Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord."

" Sixth Omni Storm Lord..."

" We don't need your apology. If you have to apology, then apologize to this world that you betrayed first."

" If it was that simple, I wouldn't have came to you two first."

" Well, don't. I've had enough of your excuses."

Aichi was trying to stop Kai from starting a fight, " Kai-kun."

" Well, I've had enough of your ego. I'm already apologizing and you're still blaming me."

" And? You don't even know what we've been through. An apology won't save us from this disaster."

" Kai-kun."

" I wonder why were you even picked as an Omni Lord in the first place."

Suddenly, a black sword was in front of Kai's face and hit the walk across. Kai slowly turned towards Aichi as he saw a dark glare coming from him.

" You better stop right now or you'll be sleeping in the lab tonight."

" I-I got it... J-Just get that blade away..."

" Serves you rig-"

Another white blade was drawn as it was pointed to Kenran.

" You too. After both of you calm down and make up, both of your foul mouths better be shut."

" Y-Yes..."

" Now apologize to each other."

" But I'm the one who's being accused now!"

The sword went closer to Kenran as he flinched.

" Now."

" S-Sorry..."

" M-Me too..."

Aichi sighed in relief as the two swords were turned back into cards.

" Good. Now both of you are good friends." Aichi clapped his hands together

" Hey! What are you doing?! Not only did you bring your Stride Force out, you also broke the wall! You know how long I took to fix the last one you slashed?!" Wakamizu ask through the microphone

" I'm sorry. I'll fix it. Don't worry."

" Oh no, you're not going to use your Stride Force! It took me hard work to make sure you don't faint again! Be grateful you're still on that machine!"

" Then who will fix this?"

" Bah! I'll fix it later! Don't break it again!"

" I'm sorry."

" Tch!"

Kenran then eyed Kai.

" So... You angered him recently too...?"

" Well... Sort of... Okay, I did! He kind of made a big slash on that wall behind you because I did the same thing as today so he got angry."

" It took me a whole week to fix that!" Wakamizu added

" I'm sorry!"

" You're lucky you can't see through this glass. Wakamizu's seriously fuming." Chris said

" I guess I'll have to control myself next time..." Aichi laughed awkwardly

" You better!" Wakamizu was heard

" He's going to get the supplies to fix that wall... Well, we'll be taking the others out for a walk. Have fun chatting." Chris said

" Yeah!"

Once there was only silence, Aichi leaned back while sighing.

" Kai-kun. He's not outside anymore, right?"

" What do you mean?"

" Tasuku-kun..."

" Tasuku? Why are you bringing him up? He's safe in the past."

" You don't have to lie anymore. I could hear background noises and there was one that was definitely his."

" Wait... Don't tell me Tasuku Ryuenji is..." Kenran narrowed his eyes

" Our son... The precious thing that we had to separate ourselves from..." Kai replied

" His real name is Tasuku Kai... Our son... We had no choice but to separate ourselves from him... I used a little of my powers to seal his memories away. Then he came back here... I didn't think this would happen..."

" Like parent, like child. I was wondering where he got that personality of his from. So it was you two."

" We were so happy... We finally had a complete family but had to separate from our own child to keep him safe... Like I said, you don't know how it feels."

Aichi took out an album and let Kenran skim through it.

" He was cute and... Cheerful. Just calling his name makes him smile so brightly. We were really happy. He had so many aunts and uncles to dote on him and play with him. Big brothers and sisters too. He was really spoiled by them but that's okay. We could teach him to be independent one day. But that day came too quickly... Right after his sixth birthday, we were attacked. Then when we discovered the time jump portal, I knew we couldn't hesitate any longer and then we got him back to eight years ago where everything was still peaceful."

" Since it's come down to this, please do us a favour and don't tell any of this to him. We don't want him to feel sad or devastated. We just want him to live happily. So just do us this favour as your apology to us..."

" Okay then."

" Thank you."

Kenran returned the photo album as Aichi took it from him.

" I had many questions when I arrived at this base. They said that you went into a coma because you used your powers."

" Surprisingly, using Stride Force is such a dangerous thing that when you overexert yourself, you turn so weak in an instant. I've been trying to recuperate ever since the last attack but it seems that it still isn't enough."

" That's because you used it again today to fix the barrier."

" I wanted to help."

" Well, we asked you to rest and not help. You know your own condition better than us."

" You're right. It was a risky thing to do. I'm sorry."

" It's fine. As long as you stay here and recover a little more, who knows, you might even recover by tomorrow morning."

" I wonder if that's even possible. I mean, no matter how many times I was on this machine, I still don't recover."

" Aichi, you're not going to become one. I won't let you."

" Become one...?"

" Peacemaker. That's his motive. Yes, he has powers surpassing them but he has to make sure he can take in the Stride Force should he become one. Otherwise, in the worst case scenario, he'll lose his sense of self. I can't let that happen."

" I'll be fine. Nothing's going to happen. Besides, I won't keep endangering the children just because they are one."

" And this is exactly why the children are trying to stop you from doing it. No one wants to lose you, Aichi. So just listen to me and rest. You will recover soon, I'm sure of that."

" But..."

" You left me with no choice..." Kai sighed

A holographic keypad appeared as Kai typed in a few data as Aichi fainted and he caught him. Kai then laid Aichi down and tucked him in.

" As long as he's on this machine, I can at least do this so that he rests more and doesn't do anything risky."

" So you're sleeping here tonight? You won't feel uncomfortable on the floor?"

" I'm used to it. Besides, there's an extra mattress just outside. I can just bring it in and stay here. If there's nothing else, then please leave. And please keep our promise too."

" Well, if you're asking me that then I'll accept the conditions of the apology. I'll be taking my leave now."

" Yeah."

Kenran exited the room as Kai laid his head down on the bed, exhausted from just now. Kenran exited the observation room as well while a fuming Wakamizu went by him and into the room, with tools that meant that he was seriously about to fix the wall.

" Well, I guess I'll take another walk around here. Doing nothing isn't going to help much."

He opened his fan as he started to walk around the place again. A few minutes later, Tasuku walked in with Jack as he opened the door to where Aichi and Kai were sleeping. He noticed that the wall had been fixed rather quickly as he walked over to see the two.

" Tasuku?"

" I feel... That something is off... Something is so familiar about them..."

Aichi suddenly woke up as he saw Tasuku and sat up. Tasuku was about to go help him as he was stopped when Aichi lifted his hand.

" It's okay... Who might you be?"

" I-I'm Tasuku Ryuenji."

" And is that dragon your friend?"

" Oh, yes."

" Hello. I am Jackknife Dragon but you can call me Jack."

" Nice to meet you."

" Same to you."

" How are you feeling? I heard you fainted."

" I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern."

" I see... Um... I need to ask you something."

" What is it?"

TasukI searched his pocket for something as he took out a pendant. Aichi's eyes slightly widened.

" Do you recognize this pendant? I found this place really familiar when I first stepped into the this future. It was my parent's memento for me but for some reason, I can't remember their faces. So, have you seen any people who had this sort of pendant?"

" N-No... I'm afraid I've never seen that before... Sorry..."

" No, it's fine. I guess I'm just asking a weird question."

" It's fine."

" What happened to your parents?"

" I'm not sure myself... When I was young, I was suddenly in a field of disaster but even when there were so many survivors, none of them were my parents... I thought that they were gone but when I came here, there's just some sense of nostalgia running through me, as if I'd been here for a long time already."

" I don't think so. We should've already rounded up as many survivors as we could. If you were from here, then we would've found you very quickly."

" I see..."

" Well, I'll be going back to sleep now. Just explore this place a little longer if you'd like."

" Okay, sure."

Aichi went back to sleep as Tasuku looked around the room before letting his eyes rest on the half opened drawer beside the bed. Tasuku walked over to it.

" Tasuku?"

" I don't know, there's just... Something that's inside here... I feel like I need to see it."

Tasuku reached out to the handle as he started to pull it open and his eyes widened.

And that's the end of this chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! Thank you for reading and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!