The next day, Aichi woke up. He wasn't sure what time it was since there weren't any windows in the room. He tried to get up, but he found that his hands here held behind his back and something was keeping him down on the ground. Aichi turned his head to see what was holding him back and saw a lock wrapped around both his wrists connected to a short chain that kept him down on the ground. "I need to break this," Aichi said.

After a little while of being alone, Kai walked into the room with a tray of food. "Kai!" Aichi greeted happily. He had a bright smile.

"Why are you smiling at me like that?" Kai asked with a slightly friendlier tone than usual.

Aichi shook his head happily. The more time he spent with Kai, the more attached he got to him. "Kai?" Aichi said.

"What do you need?" Kai responded sitting down beside Aichi.

"I want to go outside," Aichi answered. He knew Kai's answer since he always mentioned it.

"Maybe if you are good, Takuto will let you out for a little while," Kai answered. Aichi face brightened and he nodded.

Kai sat down and used the knife and fork to cut the bread and held it out for Aichi to eat using the fork. "Kai…?" He said again.

"What is it?" Kai responded. He sounded annoyed since Aichi always nervously calls his name and waits for reassurance that he can ask his question, before asking his question.

"Can I eat by myself?" Aichi asked. He sat uncomfortably with his hands behind his back.

"I asked Takuto earlier to release the locks so that you can eat by yourself, but he refused," Kai answered. "You'll just need to live with it until you're lower on his radar," he added. He held out the piece of bread, coaxing Aichi to eat it. Aichi slowly opened his mouth.

After Aichi finished eating, he stood up and walked to the exit. Aichi looked down sad and lonely. Darkness began to fill the room. "Toshiki Kai, stay and watch this," Void said. Kai turned around with one hand in his pocket and the other holding the tray.

Kai looked slightly angry. He didn't want to see Aichi hurt while Void tried to connect with him.

Void took a human form and walked towards Aichi. In response, Aichi moved backward as far as the short chain would let him in fear. "No…! Kai, help…!" Aichi cried remembering the pain from trying to sync with Void before.

Kai turned his head. His hand was curled up into a fist inside his pocket. He wanted to stop Void and save Aichi, but he knew that it wasn't the time to fight back yet. "Keep your eyes here, Toshiki Kai," Void ordered. Kai slowly turned back and looked at Aichi's terrified face. Blaster Blade came up from the ground in its capsule.

The lock holding Aichi's arms behind his back and the short chain was released and Void forced him to give over his power. Kai watched as the strand of light attached to Void began glowing brightly. For some reason, Kai heard Aichi's cries. Kai's hand scrunched up tighter in his pocket, he was trying to stop himself from interfering.

"Sendou, Toshiki Kai is watching and he's hearing you suffer. Maybe making him suffer will encourage you to try harder to sync up," Void said.

"Don't hurt Kai!" Aichi cried. Void held out his hand and a dark hand held Kai's neck and pulled him up. The sudden violent action made Kai drop the tray, causing the plate to shatter and the utensils scattered on the ground. "Stop!" He cried. Both of Kai's hands tried to make Void release his neck, it was getting harder to breathe.

"I need you to try harder Sendou," Void said. Aichi tried to hold it in longer than last time. When Void thought Aichi couldn't hold out any longer, Aichi's spirit was released and reentered his body. Aichi was left exhausted on the ground.

"Good job, Sendou," Void praised releasing the hand around Kai's neck. Kai fell to the ground coughing and panting while holding his neck. "You are of great service to me, Toshiki Kai. Please, keep taking care of Sendou," Void said sounding happy with what happened. Void went down to one knee and held Aichi's chin. Void turned Aichi's head from one side to the other to see if he was still conscious. Aichi seemed to have fallen unconscious.

"I understand that you are feeling rebellious, but I can't express just how grateful I am to you for weakening his strong resolve yesterday," Void thanked in an evil tone. Void picked up Aichi's right hand and looked at his injury.

"I never thought that a Void of darkness is capable of feeling grateful," Kai responded while standing up.

Void chuckled before letting Aichi's arm fall to the side. "Toshiki Kai, I request for your eternal loyalty," Void requested.

"I promise everything of your wildest dreams," Void said before standing up and moving through the air. Void then appeared in front of Kai outside of the cage in a human shape. "Join me," Void said holding out his hand.

"Not interested. I'm not in need of anything in particular anyway," Kai refused.

"Well, that is too bad. The offer will remain standing if you ever have any second thoughts," Void responded with a chuckle before disappearing. The capsule that Blaster Blade was lowered back into the ground so that Aichi wouldn't be able to reach it.

Kai cleaned up the plate pieces and utensils. He then put them on the tray before picking it up and leaving the room. Aichi remained unconscious on the floor. Takuto was standing outside the room. "Kai, how did it go? It looks like you have been injured, he wasn't being difficult was he?" Takuto asked with a grin. Kai knew that he was watching the cameras the entire time, but he asked anyway.

"He was fine," Kai answered. He began walking away.

"Oh! Kai, one more thing," Takuto said. Kai stopped and waited to hear what he wanted. "Please tend to his wounds," he requested.

"Sure," Kai answered before walking away.

"You aren't upset, are you Kai?" Takuto taunted. Kai didn't answer and continue walking.


Kai returned to Aichi's room a little later that day. He quietly opened the door slightly and saw Aichi laying on the ground awake. He was looking up at the ceiling of his cage. Kai opened the door completely which caught Aichi's attention. "Kai..." Aichi greeted weakly.

"How long were you awake?" Kai asked walking to the cage with a first aid kit with him.

"I just woke up..." Aichi answered pulling himself up onto a sitting position. Kai opened the door and walked behind Aichi so that he could replace Aichi's bandages.

"Stay still. This will sting a little," Kai warned as he took out the disinfectant spray from the first aid kit. He undid Aichi's bandage and held Aichi's wrist so that he could spray the wound easier.

"I'm going to spray," Kai informed. Aichi nodded telling Kai that he was prepared. Kai sprayed causing Aichi to wince in pain. "Alright, I'm done. It will be a little difficult to bandage this, but Takuto refused to release this chain," Kai commented once he finished.

Kai looked up to see that Aichi was looking down on the ground intensely. "What are you looking at?" Kai asked.

"I can sense Blaster Blade down there," Aichi answered tapping his heel on the ground where Blaster Blade's capsule was.

"Blaster Blade is down there," Kai confirmed. He was wrapping a bandage around Aichi's hand. After finishing Kai stood up.

"Kai, can you stay here a little longer?" Aichi asked shyly.

"Why would I?" Kai responded looking down at Aichi. His words were cold, but his tone wasn't.

"I don't want to be alone here," Aichi answered sadly. His face was pale from fear, but his eyes were tearing up.

Kai sighed. He put his hand on Aichi's head and ruffled it before sitting down beside him. "Alright," Kai said getting comfortable. He was leaning his back on the bars of the cage.

Aichi shuffled over to Kai, but there was only so far he could go. He leaned his head on Kai's legs. "Is that comfortable for you?" Kai asked.

Aichi smiled and nodded with closed eyes. He noticed that Aichi was really tired. "I guess he was too scared to sleep," Kai thought to himself. Once he knew Aichi was fast asleep, he gently laid him on the ground before leaving.


The next few days, Aichi became really close to Kai. Takuto was still on guard, but Aichi was doing everything he was told to do without any rebellion activities.

"Recently, Kai has been staying longer... Blaster Blade, I am just fine..." Aichi informed Blaster Blade fondly. He used his feet to touch the floor where Blaster Blade was.

Kai was sitting inside Aichi's cage with him as they usually did after a meal. "Kai, how did I really get Blaster Blade?" Aichi asked.

"Why do you ask?" Kai responded in his usual tone.

"It's just that my memories aren't clear and I really want to know clearly," Aichi answered. He still wasn't aware that he was from a different world.

"I gave him to you," Kai answered simply.

"I know, but... when and where? And-… why?" Aichi asked.

"Sometimes I saw you walking home from school. You would always walk home alone with your eyes fixed on the ground avoiding eye contant with everyone. The rare times I saw you, I saw that you always had scuff marks on your face. One day, I just handed you Blaster Blade and said that you can get stronger if you imagine it," Kai explained vaguely. He made it sound like it was no big deal.

"Thank you, Kai… I can't remember anything, but I can feel this strong bond with you and Blaster Blade! It gives me a warm feeling," Aichi said with a warm smile. His voice was soft and filled with genuine feelings.

"Right, I forgot to tell you. Takuto said that he'd let you go outside. But there will be tight security around you," Kai informed knowing that Aichi really wanted to leave the room.

"As long as you are coming with me," Aichi responded happily. He was like a child clinging to his mother.

"Takuto will make me whether I want to or not, so I don't have a choice," Kai answered with a sigh.

Aichi looked down. "Oh… then I'll be taking time out of your schedule when you could be doing something else..." he said sadly.

"It really doesn't matter to me. It isn't like I have anything else to do around here. Link Joker isn't letting me out of the building, so it gives me the opportunity to get fresh air too," Kai assured.

"You aren't allowed to leave?" Aichi asked surprised.

"It seems so," Kai answered.

"Why?" Aichi asked.

"Who knows," Kai answered. He looked down to Aichi who was sitting on the ground with his arms held behind him by a lock. He noticed that Aichi had a guilty look on his face. "It probably doesn't have anything to do with you. Since I'm not under his complete control, he probably feels too cautious to let me out," Kai explained while scratching the back of his head.

"Can we go outside now?" Aichi asked.

"Link Joker is listening, so he will probably send escorts here," Kai responded.

The door opened and Takuto walked in. "Since, you have been obeying us very well, we will let you go outside. But you will remain inside the building garden," he explained in a bored tone. "Of course, I will be accompanying you along with Kamui Katsuragi and Miwa Taishi. And of course Kai will be coming too," he explained further.

Miwa and Kamui walked inside. "Sendou, come to the door," Takuto ordered. He snapped his fingers and the short chain keeping Aichi near the ground was released. The door was open, Aichi slowly got up with difficulty and headed to the door where Takuto was standing. He broke the lock holding his hands behind his back.

"Put your hands together in front of you," Takuto ordered. Aichi turned to Kai, who nodded to him before complying. A lock encased each of his wrists and a short black chain locking them together. A longer chain extended from the center of the short chain, allowing Takuto to hold the other end.

Takuto tugged the long chain a little to coax Aichi to follow closely. Kai and Miwa walked beside him, while Kamui walked behind him. Aichi was surrounded. He couldn't have escaped even if Takuto didn't lock up his wrists.

They walked in an elevator to go down to the ground floor. "Aichi, are excited to finally see the sky again?" Miwa asked as enthusiastically as possible. Aichi responded simply with a shy nod, but he was quite excited.

Once they reached the ground, the doors of the elevator opened. They walked to the back of the building where the entrance to the garden was. "You're allowed roam around, but don't leave this room, Sendou," Takuto informed before opening the door to allow Aichi through.

Aichi looked around in amazement, it was a beautiful garden.

"Wow…!" Aichi exclaimed quietly in awe. He looked really happy. He took in the fresh air. The chains broke leaving the locks on his wrists.

Takuto turned and walked to the door leading back inside the building. "I have an appointment to attend. You three watch over him," Takuto informed. "Keep a close eye on him," he repeated looking closely at all three of them.

Aichi was looking at the flowers childishly. He picked a pink one similar to a rose from the ground and ran to Kai. He held it out with a childish expression on his face. He wanted Kai to take it. "Why are you giving it to me?" Kai asked almost coldly.

Miwa pulled his arm around Kai's shoulders. "Come on Kai, take it he really wants you to have it," Miwa coaxed. Kai looked annoyed, but sighed and took the flower.

"Who might that child be?" A voice asked. Everyone put their guards up and turned to see an old grandma in the garden. "That flower he picked for you, it is one of the two Middlemist Red Camellia flowers left inside this garden," she informed pointing at the flower in Kai's hand.

"Sorry, he shouldn't have picked it if there were only two here," Miwa apologized. He looked over and saw that Aichi had found the second Middlemist Red Camellia flower.

"Aichi, don't pick that one. It's the last one in the garden," Kai ordered. Aichi froze up and stepped away from the flower with his hands up slowly.

Kai turned to the grandma and held out the flower to her. "If it is one of two in the garden, take it," he said.

The grandma shook her head. "There is no need. Please pass the flower along to a loved one of the boy," she answered with a smile before leaving the garden.

Kai watched as she walked away curious. "What's wrong Kai?" Miwa asked alertly.

"It's nothing," Kai answered. "That person knew that Aichi was trapped here inside of this building…" he thought to himself.

Kai began to walked to the door that lead back inside the building. "Where are you going, Kai?" Kamui asked.

"I'm going to the washroom," Kai informed before walking inside.

In the evening, Aichi had to leave the garden and return to his room. Miwa and Kamui kept a close eye on Aichi the entire time. When they walked in the building Aichi gasped.

"What is it, Aichi?" Kamui asked. That was when they saw Shu with the grandma.

"Shu!" Aichi cried. Before anyone was able to react, Aichi got out of their grasp and ran to Shu. He had tears of joy in his eyes as he hugged Shu tightly.

"I'm glad you're alright," Shu said lovingly like a brother.

Suddenly the room was filled with darkness, Aichi hid behind Shu scared because he knew that Void will emerge from it. Shu felt Aichi shaking behind him. "It's alright, Aichi. I'm here," Shu assured to try to calm him down.

"Shu Kurenai, it is pleasant to see you again," Void grinned manifesting into a human form.

"I can't say the same. You're not going to keep him here any longer," Shu declared.

"Let us get this over and done with quickly. Toshiki Kai, you took Sendou's Blaster Blade correct? Don't think your scheme would have gone unnoticed," Void said.

"I guess nothing could get past you. Not in that room," Kai answered. He pulled out his hand from his pocket and revealed Blaster Blade.

"If you knew the entire time, it is pretty foolish of you to let me waltz in there and take it right under your nose," he commented mockingly.

"Kai…?" Aichi muttered nervously.

"I'm sure that you're also the one that invited Shu Kurenai here," Void assumed.

"Then you know what I want," Kai smirked reachig his hand into his pocket.

"Yes, a battle," Void answered with an evil grin. "But do you really think you have any chance of defeating me?" Void asked, a battle stadium opened up from the ground.

"I understand about your entire scheme, but why call Shu Kurenai here? You are simply giving him false hope, is that your intention? You know and accepted that you will lose, but still try to resist your fate? I hope you are clever enough to realize that: even without Sendou's power, I can defeat you easily," Void grinned.

"You'll find out my intentions. Not noticing sooner will be your undoing," Kai responded confidently.

"I am aware that I have only been able to get Sendou to synchronize with me for 3 minutes. Is that really something to be overconfident about? You should realize that, that will be more than enough time to destroy you," Void answered.

"If you think that Aichi will help you in this battle, you're wrong. But if you want to use his power, I will still win," Kai declared confidently. He pulled out Dragonic Overlord.

"You aren't going to hesitated after I told you that, are you?" Kai taunted. He tossed Blaster Blade to Aichi and Shu's direction.

"I would suggest considering all of the factors that affect the flow of this battle," Kai said.

"I don't need your concern. I can do anything I want. It will destroy your resolve," Void responded angrily.

Shu caught it and saw a glimpse of Kai nodding. "Aichi, do it," Shu encouraged. Aichi looked up at Shu with scared eyes. Shu leaned down to Aichi and whispered inside his ear, "you can control your powers, even when you have merged with someone."

Shu stood up straight again and saw Aichi's eyes which were filled with resolve. "Sendou, come here," Void ordered. Void seemed to be obsessed with Kai's words, consumed by the need to prove him wrong. Aichi nodded to Shu and walked towards Void.

The lock on Aichi's Psyqualia was lifted and Aichi fainted while in Void's hold. Void turned and walked to the stadium letting Aichi fall. Shu ran to Aichi and caught him before he could hit the ground. All of Blaster Blade's colour was gone.

"It is up to Kai and Aichi now," Shu thought. He watched the battle where he was with Aichi's empty body.

"I can feel his immense power flowing within me… Shall we begin, Toshiki Kai?" Void asked with a grin.

"Let us raise the stakes, since you are so confident," Kai suggested. "If you lose, you will release Aichi, the real him. And you will never go after him again," he suggested.

"And if I were to win?" Void asked. He sounded pretty confident, even knowing one minute into the connection had passed.

"I will never defy you again and stand by your side. As long as I am there, you will have no trouble with Aichi," Kai answered.

"Interesting proposal… I accept," Void answered entering his launch stance. Kai did the same.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Let it rip!"

They both launched at the same time. Schwarzschild Dragon's spin looked much more powerful and aggressive than Dragonic Overlord's. "Burst that pathetic Beyblade," Void ordered laughing. Suddenly, Void felt something. It was something in his inner core. "What is this…?!"

There was a bright light illuminating from the dark core of Schwarzschild Dragon as it collided with Dragonic Overlord. Both beyblades were knocked backwards.

"This power… it should have been powerful enough to destroy it…!" Void exclaimed in pain. There was a bright light glowing in Void's chest as well.

"His power isn't your own, using him isn't true strength. Aichi is the one in control of his own power. You cannot control his power," Kai said.

"What do you know about true power?" Void asked.

Kai laughed. "What do I know? Well, a good friend reminded me a while ago," he began. Dragonic Overlord was running around the stadium. "You see... it comes from within! Within yourself!"

"You wanted to take advantage of his power as well, what makes me taking advantage of his power different?" Void asked with a chuckle.

"Did you have a change of heart? Because if I remember correctly, until a while ago, you were looking at him with your thirsty eyes filled with lust... lust for his power," Void added.

"Kai wanted to use him too? Why did he have a change of heart?" Shu asked himself.

"That is true, I wanted his power before. But I prefer having the real him around me, growing together with me. Frankly, I had more connection with him before he changed this way," Kai answered. Dragonic Overlord was spinning at the center of the stadium while Schwarzschild Dragon spun around the stadium.

"If you don't hurry, time will be up," Kai reminded.

Void began to hear Aichi trying to suppress his cries. "Tch, looks like I'll need to attack. Don't get in my way Sendou!" Void shouted angrily. Schwarzschild Dragon attacked Dragonic Overlord and a huge explosion broke out. They continued to battle fiercely.

They both began to spin slower. Aichi was keeping his power within himself. "It's the end, it is time for your Eternal Flame!" Kai exclaimed. Dragonic Overlord's spin rapidly quicked and flames appeared around it.

Dragonic Overlord charged. "I will not let you win!" Void answered. Aichi's cried intensified as Void began taking control over his power forcefully. Schwarzschild Dragon withstood the attack and a dark omen surrounded it.

At that point, Void had already far surpassed three minutes. "Kai! Shu!" Aichi cried.

"Endure it, Sendou! It will only take a second," Void ordered. Schwarzschild Dragon charged in for the final attack.

"Aichi, we need to do this together!" Kai shouted as Dragonic Overlord charged in as well. When they collided, Schwarzschild Dragon broke into a million pieces by the intense light within the core.

"What?!" Void exclaimed in surprise. Aichi was released. "I won't let you do this?! Not when I'm so close!" Void exclaimed trying to grasp Aichi's body.

There was light within the darkness of Void. "After forcing him to stay merged for an extended amount of time and draining his power from him, some of his light is left inside of you. Looks like you were far too ignorant to notice what you've done," Kai explained.

"No! Not like this!" Void explained as the darkness began disappearing. The replicas of Miwa and Kamui disintegrated into shadows too.

Aichi opened his eyes a little, "Shu… Kai... I did it..." he muttered.

"Yes, you did great," Shu praised with a smile. Aichi smiled as a tear fell down his face. The dark spell was beginning to leave him.

He closed his eyes and returned to his true self. "So this is the real you…" Shu said sadly. Kai helped Aichi lean in the wall.

Aichi remained unconscious. "Void is gone now, so that means he is freed from that dark spell," Kai informed.

"Takuto…" Aichi muttered in his sleep.

Shu looked down at Aichi concerned. "Believe it or not, he isn't the little kid that you took care of right now. You don't need to worry about him anymore," Kai reminded.

"I know..." Shu answered but he continued to look worried.

"He is probably talking to the good Takuto, you don't need to worry," Kai assured.

"The good Takuto?" Shu asked. Kai nodded.

Inside Aichi's consciousness, Aichi was floating around in a blue space, he felt a familiar presence. "Takuto…? Why are you here?" Aichi asked.

"Sendou, thank you for freeing me," Takuto thanked.

"Freeing you? But I didn't do anything…" Aichi answered.

Takuto shook his head with a smile. "Aichi, you don't know this, but I am very grateful for what you've done for me…" Takuto said. Aichi looked at him confused.

"Allow me to explain. This form of your spirit has been trapped inside a spell for a long time. Now that you are freed, you don't remember anything that happened. There was another spirit that took your place inside your body… that spirit saved me and I am very grateful," Takuto explained.

"Another spirit…? Oh right, Void and Link Joker said something about that and there was a boy that he really enjoyed being with," Aichi responded.

"Correct. That is what I wanted to speak with you about right now. In spite of my gratefulness, I wish that you would let your other spirit take your place for a while longer," Takuto requested. He held out a light blue light. "It is your choice in the end, but please hear his request and resolve," he pleaded handing Aichi the blue light.

Aichi took the light from his hands and smiled after feeling the warm light. "I want to stay with Shu! I don't want to disappear! Not like this!" The spirit cried. Aichi smiled and held the light close to his heart. All he needed was Blaster Blade's approval.

"Blaster Blade, what do you think?" Aichi asked.

"I cannot guarantee your safety, My Vanguard. With that weak and immature spirit taking over your body," Blaster Blade answered. Aichi and Takuto heard the lie in his voice.

"Blaster Blade, you can tell your Vanguard what you really think. I know, you just want to be by his side, but that 'weak and immature spirit' is your Vanguard as well," Takuto said with a giggle.

Aichi joined in. "Can I trade off whenever I'm needed?" He asked.

"I can leave that power to Blaster Blade. When your avatar thinks it is necessary, he will switch you with the other spirit," Takuto answered.

"Alright then, I don't mind standing on the sidelines for a while," Aichi responded happily.

"You have my gratitude, Sendou," Takuto thanked.

"Can I have a little time?" Aichi asked.

"Yes, however long you need," Takuto responded.

"Oh! And about the matter with Toshiki Kai. Call me when you would like me to open the portal back to your world," Takuto said.

"Alright, thank you, Takuto," Aichi answered.

The surrounding lit up and the next thing he knew he was lying in a hospital bed. There were wires attached to his head.

"Where am I?" Aichi asked himself. He slowly pulled himself up into a sitting position.

The door opened and Shu walked inside with a jug of water and cups. "You're awake," he said. He didn't sound that enthusiastic.

"You must be the boy that took care of me," Aichi commented to break the silence.

"Yes, my name is Shu Kurenai," Shu responded bowing his head.

"There is no need to be so formal. It is nice to meet you, my name is Aichi Sendou. But you probably know that already," Aichi said with an awkward laugh. Shu lifted his head up.

"It's nice to meet you too," Shu answered. "Here I'll pour some water for you," he said. He walked to the table beside Aichi's bed. He poured a glass of water for him.

"He must miss that other spirit," Aichi thought to himself. He smiled and looked at Shu.

"You don't need to worry. I am going to trade off with the spirit you've been taking care of," Aichi assured.

Shu turned to him. Aichi smiled and took Shu's hands. "I just wanted to meet the boy that everyone has been talking about," Aichi informed gently.

"Thank you, Aichi. It's been a little weird… I know you aren't the Aichi I know, but you sound so much like him," Shu responded.

"I have one more matter to deal with. After that, I'll trade off," Aichi said. He closed his eyes and concentrated on the spirit within him. Soon Shu heard a voice. "I want to be with Shu… please, let me be with Shu…" a voice pleaded.

"Don't worry, you'll be with him soon," Aichi answered in a gentle tone.

"Will it really be okay?" Shu asked.

"It's fine. I'm not in rush to return. Also it was a special request from Takuto," Aichi answered happily. The doctor and Kai walked inside.

"I see you decided to wake up," Kai said.

"Kai, looks like you're back to your usual self," Aichi responded jokingly.

"Of course," Kai answered. They all saw him smile slightly.

"If you would let us check on your health," the doctor said.

"Yes, thank you," Aichi answered. He sat on the bed and complied with whatever he was asked to do by the doctor.

"It looks like you're in top shape. Please take care of yourself," the doctor said after checking everything. The headpiece with wires were taken off and Aichi was free to go.

"Thank you," Aichi thanked bowing his head.

They walked out of the hospital. It was dark and they stood at the park. "Kai, I think it is time for you to get back," Aichi said.

"What? You're staying?" Kai asked.

"I promised Takuto that I would stay," Aichi answered with a smile. Aichi looked to the side at Shu. At that point, Kai knew why he was staying.

"Alright then, I'll tell everyone you're alright," Kai answered. Aichi nodded and he called Takuto with his Psyqualia. The portal opened.

"Thank you, Kai... for everything," Aichi thanked.

"What are you thanking me for?" Kai asked before entering the portal.

Aichi turned to Shu, "alright, I guess I should trade off. I'm not sure how much longer he can wait," he joked. He heard the voice loud and clear. The voice was beaming with anticipation.

"Thank you, Aichi for doing this," Shu thanked bowing.

"I told you, you don't need to be formal," Aichi responded putting his hand on his shoulder. "It means alot to me to know that he met someone like you," he said. He took a step back.

"Alright," Aichi said. He closed his eyes and took a breath before falling forward. As he fell forward, he turned back into his young self. Shu caught Aichi before he could fall on the ground.

"Aichi?" Shu called.

Aichi slowly opened his eyes. He had the most childish smile on his face. "Shu…!" Aichi cried. He jumped on Shu and hugged him tightly. He was crying in Shu's shirt.

Shu smiled and patted his head. "Hey, if you don't stop crying I might start crying too," Shu said. Aichi looked up at him with tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Shu…" Aichi apologized.

"What are you sorry about?" Shu responded with a smile.

"I ran off without telling anyone," Aichi answered.

"That wasn't your fault. It is okay. You're back… that's all that matters," Shu responded. Aichi let go of Shu and rubbed the tears out of his eyes with his small hands.

"For a while, I didn't think I'll ever see you again," Aichi said with a beaming smile.

"What matters is that we are together now," Shu answered. He smiled gently. "Let's go home," he suggested. Aichi nodded enthusiastically. He held Shu's hand and walked back to Shu's apartment.


Hey guys!

I'm so sorry for the late chapters! Late is an understatement at this point, but I managed to finish editing. I have done some thinking and I have decided to end it off here for Vanguard Burst, just because I have only written one chapter after this one. So I guess it is done for now.

But please give your input on this: should I continue? Should I not? It is a pretty happy ending right now and I can write about Beyblade Burst God if I put the time into it. And if I were to finish the story and upload it, then I would probably create another story like what I did for XY Vanguard.

Anyways, this section of the story is complete! And for all the people that enjoyed the story so far, I hope the ending was satifying for all of you. Thank you for all your support! All of you are the best and I shall return one day with a completed story (hopefully) next time! :3