SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 7 out, this is Chapter 8 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Kai/Ami, side!Miwa/Minako, hinted!Ibuki/Makoto

Standard BS Disclaimers: Sailor Moon and Cardfight! Vanguard belong to Takeuchi-sensei and Bushiroad respectively. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 8: Return of the Vanguard!


"Yo." Kai greeted the arriving Ami at the airport.

"Hey." Ami planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Shall we go?" Kai took her overnight bag.


"Working on your term-end thesis already?" in the driver's seat, Kai was not too amused to see his partner hunched over a laptop and clicking away.

"No," Ami replied, pressing the left button of her laptop touch-pad. "Just checking on the status of my patents."

"Patents?" Kai echoed, turning a left corner. "Don't tell me... the anesthesia a couple of years ago..."

"Yup." Ami grinned, keeping her laptop.


"Welcome back!" the group gathered in Card Capital chorused when the door slid open.

"What, it's just you two." Kamui was disappointed when Kai and Ami entered the card shop.

"What do you mean 'just'?" Kai questioned.

"Oi, what's up with that lackluster reaction?" Ami chided. "It's been a while, Sub-Manager." she scratched the cat at the back of his ears. "Here." she reached into a side pocket of her bag and pulled out a bag of kitty treats.

"You guys have such bad timing." Ishida complained.

"Dragged into this?" Chrono gave the two older fighters a look.

"Shindou Chrono." Ami turned to the Gear Chronicle user. "I haven't had the chance to properly introduce myself back in the Stride Gate. I'm Kozuki Ami, fourth year medical student at the Free University of Berlin. It's nice to finally meet you."

"Me too." Chrono took the older woman's hand. Even Kai is here. He wondered, the older pair leaning against a wall. Why is the top fighter of the Euro League here? Did they come just to meet this person?

"Just one and a half more year until graduation, Ami." Miwa reminded impishly. "So, when are you two getting married?"

"I could ask the same." Ami fired back. "When are you and Minako getting married?"

"Rather than interrogating me about that, Ami," Miwa diverted the subject. "You should be more worried about your other girl-friend, Kino Makoto. Rumor has it that she and Ibuki..." he trailed off when Ami's death glare trained on him.

"Miwa..." Ami glared at the stammering blond as she stomped over to him. "Start. Talking."

Kai, help! Miwa sent a panicked look at the smug brunette against the wall.

"You're on your own, Miwa." Kai smirked.

"He's late." Kamui looked at his watch after Miwa spilled whatever he knew about Ibuki and Makoto's 'romance'. "Maybe he got lost somewhere."

"He wouldn't get lost." Misaki assured. "Calm down."

"Shall we go pick him up?" Komoi wondered.

"He's not an elementary school kid." Ishida pointed out.

"I'll go look for him after all." Kamui was already on the move.

"Kamui," Ami interjected. "He should be here right about... now."

As if on cue, the door slid open to reveal Aichi.

"I'm back." the blue-haired male entered the shop.

"It's Aichi." Ishida stammered.

"There's no mistake this time." Morikawa grinned.

"Aichi-onii-san." Kamui gushed.

"Welcome back, Aichi." everyone chorused.

"Onii-san, welcome back!" Kamui hugged Aichi.

"I'm home, Kamui." Aichi smiled. "I'm back, Misaki. I'm home, Kai."

"Team Q4 is back again." Miwa smiled.

"Indeed." Ami agreed, stepping back. "You still haven't answered my question, Miwa. When are you and Minako getting married?"

"Er..." Miwa looked away.

"You're..." Aichi walked towards Chrono. "Shindou Chrono, right?"

"Yes." Chrono nodded.

"Nice to meet you." Aichi reached out his hand. "I'm Sendou Aichi. I always hear about you from Kamui."

"We'll see you later." Kai led Ami out of the shop.

"Kai," Aichi voiced. "Don't get into any fights."

"I'll make sure he won't." Ami jabbed her lover's side with an elbow and ignoring Kai's affronted look at her.


"Miwa is right, you know." Kai looked at his long-term lover as he drove to the Tatsunagi mansion. "We really should consider marriage."

"Do you want to?" Ami asked. "You do know that Ibuki intends for me to take over the United Sanctuary Branch hospital after I graduate, right?"

"And thus, your choice in Sports Medicine as your elective module in third year." Kai concluded. "We're here." he pulled to a stop in front of the Tatsunagi mansion.

"It's been a while since I was here." Ami stepped out of the car. "Leave the formalities to me."

"Right." Kai nodded and drove off to pick the others up at Card Capital 2.


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