Hello, everyone! I'm back with a new chapter! Chapter 4! I hope everyone will enjoy this story and without further ado, let's start!

Normal POV

A few days after the incident, Kai had completely recovered while Aichi was still recuperating his broken ankle with Kai helping him along the way.

" Slowly. Take it one step at a time."

Aichi tried to walk as he took a few steps forward cautiously.

" How is it? Does it still hurt?"

" No... It's just still feels a little numb..."

" That's good. That means it's recovering well."

Kai helped Aichi to sit back on the bed as he pouted.

" What's wrong?"

" I wanted to walk more... We've been stuck in the infirmary for so long too..."

" But you can't walk too much either or your ankle will never recover. Quit making that sulky face, alright?"

" Yes..."

Kai smiled a little as he remembered something and took out a small pouch.

" What's that?"

" Your Christmas present."

" Christmas present?"

" Yeah. I went out once to get it for you."

Kai opened the pouch and took out a necklace before wearing it around Aichi's neck. Aichi touched the ornament on the necklace while looking at it. It was a simple silver heart supported by a silver chain.

" It's a locket."

" Huh?"

" Open it."

Aichi opened the latch on the locket as he saw a picture of him and Kai together smiling in the picture while facing the camera.

" But this picture..."

" Yeah. I took it for this locket."

" That wasn't too long ago either... It was after you recovered from your wound and you took me to the garden outside."

" Yeah."

" ... Thank you, Toshiki-kun... I-I'm sorry..."

Aichi suddenly started crying as Kai started comforting him again.

" What's wrong? Why did you suddenly cry?"

" Because... Because you keep doing so many things for me and yet all I ever did was put you in danger trying to protect me... And, I still can't get back my memories..."

" It's fine, Aichi. At the very least, your only memory is clear to you now. That's an improvement in itself."

" Y-Yeah... I-I promise... I'll do my very best...!"

" I know you will. But don't force yourself too much... Don't worry, I'll stay by your side."

" Yeah!"

Kai wiped away Aichi's tears as they hugged for a few moments.

" Thank you, Toshiki-kun... For always staying with me..."

" It's my duty as your lover, Aichi. There's no need to thank me."

" But still... I'm still glad I'm with you."

" I'm glad too."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door as they released their hug.

" Come in."

Chrono entered the infirmary after that.

" Excuse the intrusion, Aichi-san, Kai-san."

" Oh, Shindou. What is it?"

" Oh, actually... We'll be holding a celebration party for Makoto and Arata's return from Hong Kong and a Christmas party on top of it at Card Capital 2. So I was wondering if you guys wanna come too."

" I don't actually mind. What about Toshiki-kun?"

" ... Actually, I have plans for Christmas with Aichi. Although, it might be too early since his ankle still needs a few more days to recover. But then again, I still want to make this a fun Christmas for him."

" I see. It's too bad, they said that Santa-san would be coming too."

At that, Kai tried to hide a small smirk.

" Huh? But wasn't Santa-san going to be-"

Kai quickly covered Aichi's mouth as Chrono blinked in confusion.

" It's nothing. Go on ahead and celebrate without us. If we have time after our own small celebration, then we might head over for a bit."

" O-Okay. Then, sorry for the interruption. I hope you have a good rest and recover quickly, Aichi-san."

Chrono exited the infirmary as Aichi was finally able to remove Kai's hand from his mouth.

" Why did you stop me?"

" And let you tell Shindou that Ibuki was going to have to dress up as Santa because Anjou requested him to? Might as well keep it as a surprise."

" Well... I guess you're right. To be honest, I can't really imagine Ibuki-san in a Santa costume either. He even looked so stressful when he was handed the bag with the costume."

Aichi giggled at the thought of Ibuki's perplexed expression after he'd received the bag from Mamoru earlier in the day when he'd came to visit them. Kai chuckled lightly at the thought as well.

" I do feel a little bad that we're even laughing about it ever so slightly though..."

" Come on, with all that guy's done, this counts as a small little revenge from Anjou for always keeping secrets."

" I see... By the way, what's this small celebration for Christmas you wanted to do with me, Toshiki-kun?"

" You'll see once it's Christmas."

" That's not fair. Why must it be until then?"

Kai smiled as he patted Aichi's head, which caused Aichi's small pout to disappear and turn into a small pink flush on his cheeks.

" It's Christmas after all."

" Okay..."

A few days passed after that as it was soon Christmas Eve. Kai had gotten off a car provided by Ibuki while his own car was still being repaired as he helped Aichi, after blindfolding him with a cloth on the way, onto a wheelchair after unfolding it from the car.

" Hey, Toshiki-kun. When can I take this blindfold off?"

" Not yet. Just wait a little longer. We're arriving soon."

Soon, Kai stopped the wheelchair as Aichi felt his hands letting go of the handles.

" Toshiki-kun? Are you there?"

" I'm here. Don't be afraid. Now, you can slowly take the blindfold off."

Aichi did as told as he slowly opened his eyes right after the blindfold was removed. His eyes shifted to look around as they shone with awe and amazement.

" Amazing..."

In front of him was a big Christmas tree, lit up with sparkling decorations and lights, in a garden and when he looked to his side, a simple house with two storeys was there. Just right in front of the tree was Kai, with one of his hands behind his back.

" This is amazing, Toshiki-kun! But would it be alright to be doing this outside of someone else's house?"

" It's not anyone's house. It's ours."

" Ours?"

Kai nodded as Aichi looked at the house again.

" But... You didn't..."

" This house... Was actually my sorry excuse of a reason to keep you near me when I never confessed yet. It wasn't done renovating yet, so you never knew about it. In fact, you had already mentioned that you'd agree to live with me and become independent when I brought it up once... So..."

" Toshiki-kun..."

" ... Four years... For four years, I've been holding it all in. I'm sure you'd been the same for four whole years, and that's how you'd ended up like this. So... For these feelings we had kept in for four years, Aichi..." Kai suddenly knelt down on his knee as he took out a small black box and opened it to reveal a plain silver ring, " I know this isn't worth much as compared to how much you've suffered for me, but, I want to swear to you now that I would protect you forever. Aichi... Will you marry me?"

Tears started to pool Aichi's eyes once more as he nodded without a single hesitation, " Yes... I'd be happy to..."

Kai smiled as he slipped the ring into Aichi's right ring finger and they hugged.

" It doesn't matter whether or not you're the old or new Aichi, I'll still be with you forever."

" Me too, Toshiki-kun..."

As they hugged a little longer, the same voice from a few days ago came back into Aichi's head.

" Just a little more! Just a little more and we could've been reunited!"

Aichi gasped as he pulled away from Kai.

" Aichi?"

" Don't accept it! You're supposed to marry me! Not a wretched human! You're supposed to be my wife, my Queen!"

Aichi clenched his head as he shook it.

" No!"

" Aichi, what's wrong?!"

" Take that ring off! I'm supposed to wear a ring on you! I'm supposed to be your spouse! Not him!"

" Get out! Get out of my head! Stop calling me!"

" Aichi! Aichi, can you hear me?!"

" Listen carefully! You're my fiancee, a fiancee to the Dragon Deity of Destruction! No human should take that place other than me! You're destined to be with me!"

" No! I don't know you! I don't like you! I know who I love! I know who I want to be with! So, get out of my head! Stay away from me!"

" Aichi!"

Aichi's eyes snapped open as he held Kai's hands while his whole body trembled and tears of fear now pooled in his eyes.

" Please... Toshiki-kun... Get it out... Get that voice out of my head... Please... I don't want to hear it anymore..."

" Aichi, it's okay. I'll make sure it leaves you, alright? As long as you're with me, you'll be fine. I won't let that thing take you away from me."

" Toshiki-kun..."

Aichi fainted after calling his name as Kai quickly caught him.

" Aichi!"

Kai looked at Aichi's distressed expression as he clicked his tongue. He quickly whipped out his phone and dialled a number. It took a few rings before the recipient answered.

" Hello, Kai?"

" Leon. I need your help."

" Your wind feels distressed. Did something happen to Sendou?"

" ... Yeah."

" I see. Explain everything to me later. I'll be coming over now. Where are you?"

" You know the new house I bought?"

" The one you were planning to use to keep Sendou close to you?"

" Yeah, that house."

" Seeing that you're not reacting much to my tease, it's obvious this is urgent. Just wait for a bit. I'll be coming over soon."

" Yeah, thanks."

Kai put down the call as he laid Aichi back on the wheelchair before carefully wheeling it into the house. He laid Aichi on the bed in their room as he waited. That was when a call came and he answered.

" Hello, Chris? What?! Ibuki's missing?!"

" Yeah. I was having a small talk with him while he was on the way to the party but then the signal suddenly cut off! Think you could help us find him a little?!"

" ... I have a problem on my own hands here."

" What happened? Is Aichi's memory...?"

" No, his current memories are still safe. But it seems like Gyze's communication is getting worse... I can't leave him alone like this."

" ... I understand. Do you need some help from me?"

" No, it's fine. Just focus on searching for Ibuki. Once I manage to settle the situation on this side, I'll try to head over too."

" Don't need to rush yourself. Aichi still needs you after all."

" I know. Contact me if there's any news."

" I got it."

Kai hung the phone up again as he sighed at the latest events happening. Soon, there was a knock on the door as he went to open it after making sure it was Leon at the doorstep.

" How is he?"

" He's still asleep. I think the shock from all the communications from Gyze is getting to him."

" Gyze? Kai, explain yourself. Isn't Gyze-"

He was cut off by Aichi's screams as Kai ran up the stairs and opened the room door. He quickly hugged Aichi to calm him down as Aichi soon stopped.

" It's okay, I'm here. There's nothing to be afraid of."

" Toshiki-kun... I... I..."

" Tell me what happened, Aichi. Did you have a nightmare or did that voice come back again?"

" It tried to erase my memories again... I don't know how long I can keep on trying to make it stop... Please, Toshiki-kun... Make it stop... Please make it stop..."

" It's alright, Aichi. I'm here with you. Maybe... Maybe this friend of ours can help out."

" Friend?"

Kai nodded as he turned to the door. Aichi's eyes followed him as he saw Leon.

" Come in."

Leon nodded as Kai explained what was happening to Aichi.

" I see. So the Apostles erased his memories but he still managed to hang onto the memory with his first meeting with you. But even so, Gyze is still trying to trick him and bring him to his side. That's the gist of the situation, isn't it?"

" Yeah. Oh, right. Aichi, this is Leon Souryu. He also possesses the same ability like you, Psyqualia. Leon, I'll be frank with you. Aichi's Psyqualia has been different lately."

" How different?"

" The color turned into a rainbow instead of its usual blue. But I don't see any changes to the power it bears to his previous blue Psyqualia."

" ... I see. A rainbow Psyqualia. One similar to Takuto's Psyqualia, huh..."

Kai nodded as Aichi just blinked in confusion.

" Takuto...?"

" I'll tell you who he is later. But he was the one who gave you Psyqualia."

" I see... But thanks to that, I could hear the units' voices..."

" Yeah. And? Is it also why he's been hearing Gyze's voice?"

" To be honest, we should only be able to hear the voice of our own decks and clan. Sendou, have you seen anything out of the ordinary lately?"

" Well... Oh, the first time Toshiki-kun brought me to Card Capital. There was so many small lights and I saw human figures surrounding each one of them."

" Small lights? Human figures? ... Souls?"

" Now that I think about it, I couldn't see anything since the glass was still blocking me. I still wonder how he could see through the glass."

" Maybe... He didn't see through the glass. He saw the souls inside, that's how he knew that there were lots of people inside."

" Souls?"

" Was that what they were? They disappeared right after we entered the shop though..."

" ... Let's solve that later. First, I want to see how Gyze's talking to you inside your head. Look at my eyes."

Aichi did as told as Leon activated his Psyqualia and saw the image he was looking for.

" I knew it. I'm guessing that while the memory erasure was ongoing, they also implanted Gyze's mark inside of him so that Gyze could monitor his every move and talk to him. However, it somewhat backfired when he was rescued with one remaining memory and him being with you, Kai. From there, Gyze had been trying to trick him over to his side but it still didn't work and it's now working on trying to erase his memories."

" Please... If there's anything you can do to help me... I just want it to stop... I don't want to lose my memories again..."

" Sendou... If you have the will, it'll be possible to remove the mark. Your Psyqualia has been powerful enough to keep warding off Gyze's memory erasure, so it should be powerful enough to remove the mark. I'll back you up, so close your eyes and search deep within your mind for that mark."

Aichi nodded as he closed his eyes and Leon did the same.

" Imagine that mark and let it appear. Once it does, activate your Psyqualia and destroy it."

" You'll regret this, Aichi! You're supposed to be with me! Don't believe the humans! Believe in me and the Apostles!"

Aichi flinched upon hearing the voice as he tried to open his eyes again.

" Don't open them! Don't waver, Sendou! This is your only chance to remove it from your head! You really want to let it torment you everyday?!"

Aichi shut his eyes again as he activated his Psyqualia. Suddenly, he felt Kai's warmth surrounding his body as his Psyqualia grew stronger.

" My fiancee! Don't do it! You're meant to be with me!"

" No! You're wrong! I won't believe in you! If you really cared about me, then the Apostles wouldn't have gotten me injured! You're just desperate for something... And I'm not going to let you have your way! Get out of my head and never come back!"

" Aichi! No matter where you hide or go... Just know this! Once I descend, I will chase you down until the end of the world! You can't escape from me! You're destined to be my fiancee!"

" No! Just leave me alone and go away!"

The voice slowly shattered away as the mark disappeared. Aichi and Leon opened their eyes as Aichi found himself being hugged by Kai.

" Toshiki-kun..."

" You did great. It's gone now."

" Yeah... I... I don't hear it anymore..."

" The mark has been completely destroyed but this doesn't mean it's over yet. Gyze will still come back for him. And I think it's serious."

" But why would Gyze want Aichi as its fiancee?"

" I don't know either but I sensed a familiar nothingness from it. I'm afraid it's something we know before..."

" Nothingness...? But that can't be..."

" There's no other reason why it would've immediately chosen Sendou. Gyze could be the mastermind behind Void's work."

" No way... To think I'd hear that name again after four years..."

" Those things Void had set up in the past... It's proven Sendou's worth to Gyze. There's no doubt that it's after his powers. We can't risk that. And one more thing, its emotions were real."

" Real? Something who would destroy two worlds would feel love?"

" That might be the case as well. But Sendou, you need to learn to be stronger from now on because it'll get harder and harder on you."

" I'll be fine... I have Toshiki-kun with me..."

" That's good. As for his Psyqualia, I'll do some research before I contact you again to give you some results."

" Right, thank you. And sorry to bother you on Christmas."

" It's not problem. However, I should head back to the island now. Jillian and Sharlene are waiting for me."

" Do you need to lift?"

" No. I have a helicopter waiting just a few distances from here. Don't worry about me, just take care of Sendou. I'm counting on you, Kai."

" Leave it to me."

Leon nodded as Kai saw him out of the house before he went back to Aichi.

" So, are you feeling any better?"

" Yeah! Now that the voice is gone, I feel so much better!"

" That's good. If there's any problem again, you have to tell me, alright?"

" Yeah, I will. And, Toshiki-kun... Thank you for everything you've done. If you weren't here, I don't know what I'd have done. You gave me so much already... I should do something for you too."

" There's no need. For you, anything is possible."

" Toshiki-kun... Then, for now..."

Aichi suddenly leaned in and kissed Kai on the lips as his eyes widened before he returned the kiss. After awhile, they pulled away and smiled.

" Merry Christmas. I love you, Toshiki-kun."

" I love you too, Aichi. Merry Christmas."

They pressed their foreheads together and smiled as the moon shone in from the window, illuminating the dark room.

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!