Title: Unbearable Past

Genre(s): Mystery/Drama

Chapter: 6- Revived Friendship

Summary: There's a new member in the Tobita Club, but why is she so obsessed in winning a battle? And when nobody seemed to have succeeded in showing her the true meaning of Crush Gear, Kuroudu steps in! (Kuroudu/Kyousuke)

By: Klyukaizer

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'Those are all just voices… I know they never said such things about me!' Kyousuke thought positively. 'The others won't… but one of them will!' Miki said. 'Shut up! I don't want to hear your lies anymore! You're just playing with my head!' Kyousuke said.

"Oh really…" Miki smirked again. "Now… it's time for my final attack! Say good-bye to your Dino Spartan!"

Kyousuke couldn't see anything after that as he was brought into a place with nothing but light.

"Kuroudu, I want you to win that battle tomorrow!" Kyousuke said as he handed Kuroudu his new and improved Shooting Mirage. "Did you made some changes in Shooting Mirage, Kyousuke?" Kuroudu smiled.

"Yep! I assure you… Victory will be in the history of our team!" Kyousuke smiled.

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"All right!" Kuroudu and Kyousuke jumped in the air as they won another match. "We won! We won! We won!" they jumped up and down.

"You were great, Kuroudu!" Kyousuke smiled.

"Not as great as your settings, Kyousuke!" Kuroudu gave him a thumb-up.

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/We were a team… we were unbeatable and we were the greatest. But it all changed when…/

"I forfeit this match…" Kuroudu softly said.

"What?" Kyousuke gasped. "Kuroudu, what did you just do!"

"That's what I'm supposed to ask you! You know it's illegal putting a microchip inside the Gear! If I'm going to win just by that chip… then I don't want to win!" Kuroudu snapped.

/They were right… I was selfish! I shouldn't have done it… I should've had faith on Kuroudu…/

Voices from far away started to fill Kyousuke's head as he tried to reach for it…

"-ousuke- must- it-"

/What?/

"You- fight-"

/I must fight it?/ Slowly, the light started to fade away and when he opened his eyes, Dino Spartan was beaten badly by Silver Wing. He was starting to lose. "Dino Spartan!" Kyousuke whispered.

"Virus Spinner!" Kyousuke yelled and Dino Spartan launched an attack. "Virus Spinner!" Kyousuke repeated. "What is he doing?" Jirou asked.

"He has a plan…" Kuroudu stared. "…His eyes show it!" Kuroudu paused and smiled at his friend. "You can do it, Kyousuke!" he cheered his friend. Kyousuke's eyes widened when he heard the familiar voice. He turned to his side and saw his friends cheering for him. But what made him more confident was his former best friend.

"We know you can do it, Kyousuke!" Kuroudu smiled. "Hai!" Kyousuke nodded. "Go, Dino Spartan!"

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Kyousuke paced as he closed his eyes. "Dino Spartan's new attack! Multiple Spin!" Dino Spartan spun even faster and then, burst into flames. It hit Silver Wing multiple times and Silver Wing wasn't able to counterattack.

"I can still attack!" Miki gritted her teeth. "Rise to the-"

"Oh no, you won't!" Kyousuke said. "Go, Dino Spartan!" he yelled. Dino Spartan charged to Silver Wing and it flew out of the ring. "It- it… can't be!" Miki exclaimed.

"All right!" Kyousuke jumped up and down on his place. "You'll pay for this, Jin!" Miki cursed as she pointed her staff to Jin. "What?" Kyousuke snarled.

"We'll finish the last round next time when we meet, Gear Master Jin!" Miki yelled. She literally jumped into the now open roof and escaped. "That went well…" Kyousuke whispered.

"Kyousuke…" Kuroudu smiled. Kyousuke looked at his friend and smiled, suddenly, his eyes widened as he sensed something. The next thing he knew, Kyousuke's eyes turned hollow black and fell back. Quickly, he ran to his side and caught him before his friend could hit the floor.

"Gear Master!" Kouya gasped as the group ran to the blonde's side. "He's just asleep…" Kuroudu said. "How can you tell?" Jirou asked.

"One… I can hear it in his breathing… Two…" he paused as he remembered what he said to Kyousuke. "Jin, when was the last time you had a decent sleep?" "Hmm… 5 days ago, I guess!" Kyousuke replied. "You better get to sleep, Jin! You'll need it…"

"…He told me!" Kuroudu said as he carried his friend on his back.

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"Mom says it's okay for Kyousuke to stay…" Kuroudu said while in the phone with Kouya. "You sure?" Kouya asked nervously. "He could sleep in my house tomorrow…" Kouya said.

"That'd be too messy! We can't carry him back and forth!" Kuroudu smiled. "Right… never thought about that! Hehe…" Kouya sweat dropped.

"Besides… I want to have a long talk with him the moment he wakes up!" Kuroudu said.

"Okay… If that's what you want! Kaoru, Jirou and I will be heading to your place tomorrow to check up on Kyousuke, okay?" Kouya asked.

"Sure… oh! Before I forget. Can you bring some towels along? I kinda used up everything in the house for him… they're all in the laundry. I think we should clean up his bruises…"

"Oh, sure! We'll bring some tomorrow! Well… see you tomorrow, bye!"

"Bye!" And Kuroudu hung up as he looked at his sleeping friend. He was lying down in a bed (classical Japanese bed, like a camping bag or something! ^_^) with his bandana and eyeglasses on. Kuroudu took them both off slowly and revealed a small bruise by Kyousuke's temple. And carefully, nursed the wound.

'How am I going to say how sorry I am?' Kuroudu thought nervously.

~ To be Continued! ~