Hello, everyone! This is a new chapter! Chapter 10! I hope everyone will enjoy it and without further ado, let's start!

Normal POV

The next morning, Aichi and Kai went to school as per normal as Aichi suddenly heard Primo's voice in the middle of class.

" The inheritance test for the Guardian of the Storm Ring has already begun. You don't have to show up since it interrupts your curriculum. I'll tell you the results once it's over." Primo informed

" O-Okay..."

Aichi inwardly sighed as he thought about the tests.

" I can only hope they'll all be able to pass smoothly..." Aichi thought

As soon as school was over, Aichi spotted a few men standing near the school gate as his expression darkened.

" Aichi! Let's go to Capital today!" Morikawa said

" Oh... I'm sorry! I seem to have left something in class! You guys go on ahead!" Aichi said

" Okay..."

Morikawa and the others left after that as Aichi sighed and started leaving the school after making sure Morikawa and the others were at a safe distance. Once he exited the school gates, he then turned in a different direction away from his own home, Kai's apartment and Capital. As expected, the men started following him as he brought them to a secluded area.

" You can come out. There's no point in hiding." Aichi said

He was then surrounded as more of the men came out of the bushes.

" What do you want?" Aichi ask

" You really did in our gang last time. This time, you have no chance of running." One of them said

" ... They took my friend and beat him up even though he was innocent. How did you expect me to go easy on them after what they did?" Aichi ask

" We don't care. You've messed with us, so you'll have to come with us." Another said

" I refuse." Aichi said

Suddenly, a chain wrapped around his right arm as he flinched a little. He pulled on the chain as he quickly took out his box weapon once he saw the other men approaching. However, as soon as his grip on the chain was loosened, the man pulled again as Aichi felt the wound on his shoulder opening again as he winced. He quickly injected his flames after pulling his arm back again as the flowers surrounded him and cut the chain.

" What?!"

Aichi held onto his shoulder after taking off the chain as the tree appeared and carried Aichi onto its branch before covering him in its leaves while the osmanthus flowers now surround the tree while spinning around it fiercely.

" It's just a tree! Burn it all down and smoke him out!" One of them shouted

Mwanwhile, Aichi was panting as he gripped his shoulder and noticed blood leaking out of his sleeve.

" ... Kai-kun..." Aichi muttered

Suddenly, he heard bolts of lightning and gunshots ringing before the screaming from the men seized.

" Aichi!"

" ... Kai-kun...?"

The leaves from the tree moved aside as Aichi was brought down. The flowers dispersed after that as Kai ran in.

" Aichi!"

Aichi smiled before fainting as Kai quickly picked him up.

" Hang in there, Aichi!" Kai exclaimed

" Kai."

Kai turned behind as he looked at Reborn, Fon and Colonello.

" Take him to the hospital. We'll deal with these guys. Also, take your thundercloud away. You'll attract attention." Reborn said

" Y-Yeah..."

Kai returned his sword into his box weapon while picking up Aichi's own box. He then carried Aichi and started running to the hospital. As soon as he arrived, the doctors immediately started to treat Aichi's shoulder while Kai waited outside the curtains. A few minutes later, one of the doctors came out as Kai stood up.

" How is he?!" Kai ask

" He lost quite a bit of blood but his life is not in any danger. Although, through some thorough checks, it seems that the wound had been there for quite a few days without proper treatment. I would say that infection had set in within a few hours. Did he have any fever after he got this wound?" The doctor ask

" He had a high fever two days ago. It was 40.5 degrees but it went down after a few hours." Kai informed

" That was a sign of infection. But don't worry, his wound has been properly cleaned now and we've already stitched it up. In order to make full recovery, we do recommend that he doesn't use that arm for a month or few. It did open up just when it was healing and his arm has a bit of slight fracture. I don't know what exactly happened to him but it seemed like something wrapped around his arm and forcefully pulled on it. So both his shoulder and arm isn't in much of a good shape to do much activities. Also, he will have to come back for a bit of therapy after he recovers to get used to using the arm again. Just rest assure that he hasn't been disabled or anything, he just mustn't put any strain on his arm. Once he wakes up, he can be discharged. The nurse will give you his medicine and a sling for his arm. She'll also run through on how to properly bandage the wound while at home." The doctor explained

" Yes. Thank you very much." Kai thanked

The nurse was called as she demonstrated to Kai on how to bandage Aichi's wound at home. A few hours later, Aichi had woken up and Kai helped him out of the hospital after the sling had been worn on him.

" Does it still hurt?" Kai ask

" A little... I'm sorry..." Aichi replied

" Why are you apologizing? I should be the one doing that. If I'd arrived earlier, you wouldn't be in this state." Kai said

" If I didn't provoke them, then this wouldn't have happened..." Aichi said

" If you didn't provoke them, then I wouldn't be here with you right now. Think about the positive side of things." Kai said

" ... Okay..."

" I'm glad you're safe. Once your arm recovers, I'll go to therapy with you." Kai said

" I don't want to..." Aichi said

" Why?" Kai ask

" It's costly... I want to do it myself... Besides, I feel a lot better... I can use my arm by tomorrow..." Aichi said

" No, you can't. Your bone was fractured from what happened." Kai said

" Then I'll use my powers to heal it..." Aichi said

" You don't have the strength right now. You need to depend on me more." Kai said

" I don't want to depend on you all the time..." Aichi said

" Then you need to depend on me if you really need me. This is the perfect example. Don't be stubborn. At least let me spoil you." Kai said

At that, Aichi turned away and pouted slightly, " You and Papa are the same..."

" Huh?"

" You two always try to spoil me when I said not to... I want to depend more on myself..." Aichi said

" We spoil you for a good reason. You're very precious to us." Kai said

Aichi blushed after that as they soon arrived back at Kai's apartment. Kai then helped Aichi to remove his shoes while he slipped on his slippers and sat him down on the bed.

" Your clothes didn't get stained too much. I might be able to wash the blood off." Kai said

Aichi nodded as Kai helped to remove his clothes, careful not to put too much pressure on his arm. He then wore the sling back on Aichi again after changing him and laid him down.

" Don't take a shower for today. Just sleep." Kai said

" Okay..."

Kai left to the bathroom after that as Aichi soon heard Primo's voice again.

" The Guardian of the Storm Ring has passed his test."

Aichi nodded before falling asleep. Kai exited the bathroom a few minutes later as he walked over to him and smiled at his peaceful face but his smile soon turned into a frown when he saw the sling.

" Again... I couldn't protect you when you needed me..." Kai muttered

Kai continued to be in deep thoughts before he drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Aichi got ready for school with Kai's help as he sighed.

" Really, Aichi... You don't have to go to school." Kai sighed

" I don't want to miss out on class. Besides, the only thing I can't do is physical activities. I'll pass the doctor's diagnosis to Mark-Sensei later." Aichi said

" ... Fine. My classes ends earlier today so I'll be at the gate waiting for you." Kai said

" If it gets too hot, you can go to Capital first. I can go with Morikawa-kun and the others." Aichi said

" I'm more worried about you going alone with them. They don't know what really happened." Kai said

" I know..."

Both left for school after that as Aichi sat down at his seat after putting his bag down.

" Aichi! What happened to you yesterday?!" Morikawa ask

" I-I'm sorry! I got into a small accident and injured my arm... So I was in the hospital the whole day." Aichi replied

" You're really clumsy. How did you even get hurt?" Izaki ask

" U-Uh..."

" Plus, shouldn't you be staying at home to rest? Why are you here?" Morikawa ask

" I feel much better so I thought that it'd be fine to come over." Aichi replied

" You really don't care about your own health, do you?" Izaki sighed

" No, it's not like that... Don't worry about me." Aichi said

That was when the bell rang as they went back to their seats while Aichi silently heaved a sigh of relief. A few hours passed after that as Aichi went to the school gates to see Kai.

" Kai-kun! You're sweating! How long have you been out here?!" Aichi exclaimed

He searched his pocket and found his handkerchief as he started wiping away Kai's sweat.

" I'm fine. I've only been out here for an hour." Kai said

" An hour?! That's reckless!" Aichi exclaimed

" I'm really fine. Other than that, how are you feeling today?" Kai ask

" I feel better. Let's go to Capital to cool you down." Aichi said

Kai nodded as he held Aichi's hand and walked to Capital with him. Once they entered, Aichi was immediately pounced on as Kai quickly broke his fall while pushing Kamui away.

" You haven't been here for a long time, Brother!" Kamui cried

" I-I'm sorry, Kamui-kun..." Aichi said

" What happened to your arm?" Misaki ask

" Oh... I got careless and fell off a few stairs... The doctor said that it's not serious..." Aichi replied

" And you went to school with that?" Miwa ask

" Yeah."

" ... How long are you going to do that?" Miwa teased, pointing to their hands

Aichi and Kai immediately blushed and let go of each other's hands as Miwa chuckled.

" Then you should sit down. Yesterday, Koutei came over." Misaki said

" Huh? Koutei?" Aichi ask as Kai helped to sit him down

" Yeah. And I heard that you all agreed to a battle between shops." Misaki said

" I-I'm sorry..." Aichi said

" It's okay. Besides, we already decided on a team." Misaki said

" Really? Who are the members?" Aichi ask

" Kamui, you, Kai and me." Misaki replied

" M-Me too?!" Aichi exclaimed

" You have a chance. Don't worry." Misaki assured

" O-Okay..."

Kai then challenged Aichi in a fight as they took out their decks. As he'd expected, Aichi had a bit of trouble shuffling as he took his deck to help him.

" T-Thank you, Kai-kun..." Aichi thanked

" It's fine. Let's continue." Kai said

" Y-Yeah..."

While he wasn't looking, Kai's lips turned into a frown as they started their fight. Once the fight ended, Kai asked for another match, which Aichi agreed to. But that was when Primo's voice cut in again...

" We have a problem. The Cloud Guardian is refusing to take the test and my Cloud Guardian gave him until the day ends to prove it to him. Will you be able to help out the others?" Primo ask

" Oh, I understand. I'll head over." Aichi replied

" What's wrong?" Kai ask

" Uh..."

Understanding why Aichi was hesitating, Kai immediately kept their decks as they exited the shop after saying their goodbyes and headed towards Namimmori.

" I'm sorry we couldn't do another match." Aichi said

" It's fine. We can always do that at home. So, the Cloud Guardian is refusing to take the test?" Kai ask

" Yes... I never asked for the reason though but this is very important. All of them needs to pass their tests." Aichi replied

" Then let's hurry." Kai said as he carried Aichi up

They then flew with Kai's clouds again as they soon arrived at Namimmori Middle School. They landed on the roof and started looking around.

" There he is!" Aichi exclaimed, pointing to the field

" Let's go." Kai said

" Okay."

Both started making their way down to the field as they caught up to Hibari.

" Hibari-san! Please, take the test!" Aichi said

" Carnivore. That arm." Hibari said

" It's just a small injury. Anyway, you need to take the inheritance test! If not, Byakuran will destroy Namimmori, do you really want that?!" Aichi ask

" ... I will protect Namimmori without that power." Hibari said

" Please wait, Hibari-san!" Aichi shouted

As soon as Aichi went after him, Hibari took out his tonfas as Aichi quickly stepped back before he could get hit. Kai ran over and caught him when he lost balance as he hastily checked on him before turning back to Hibari.

" Hey! Aichi's already injured! Do you want to cause him more harm?!" Kai exclaimed

" Then stay out of this." Hibari said, keeping his tonfas

" Hibari-san!"

" Aichi, be careful!" Kai exclaimed

Aichi got up to try to persuade Hibari again but was interjected by Ryohei as he also started to persuade Hibari.

" Let's leave this to him. He's more persistent and in better health. Just observe for now, you need this rest more." Kai said

" Okay..."

Both moved to the rooftop after that as Kai placed a protective arm around Aichi to make sure he would be close to him and safe. While watching Ryohei, memories from when Aichi got injured to rescue him came back as he inwardly gritted his teeth.

" If only I was stronger... If I just had more strength... Aichi wouldn't have gotten hurt." Kai thought

" Are those words really true?" A voice in his head spoke

" Who are you?!" Kai thought

" Are your feelings really true? Do you really love Aichi Sendou unconditionally?" The voice spoke again

" Of course!" Kai thought

" What if... you've been cursed to feel this way? What if... you've been put under a spell by him?" The voice ask

" A curse? Spell? What are you talking about?" Kai ask

" You've been put under a love spell by the one you 'love'. That's why you've been acting protective over him." The voice replied

" You're lying! Aichi would never do that! My heart feels the same way!" Kai thought

At that, the voice laughed, " To him, you are just a puppet. Devoted to him for life. That ring is proof of it. You are a chosen puppet, just like the rest of them."

" Lies! Aichi and I love each other!" Kai thought

" Do you really think so?" The voice ask

" I'll prove it to you!" Kai thought

Kai then carried Aichi back home as Aichi was surprised by his sudden action.

" Kai-kun! The trial...!" Aichi exclaimed

" Aichi, be frank with me. Do you really love me?" Kai ask

" Of course! Why would you ask me that?!" Aichi ask

" If you really do feel that way, then let's do what lovers will do." Kai said

" Huh?"

Kai pushed Aichi onto the bed as he climbed up on top of him.

" W-Wait, Kai-kun! T-This... I'm not...!" Aichi exclaimed

Kai leaned in and soon started to kiss him as his lips travelled downwards onto Aichi's neck. That was when he got pushed off.

" Please stop it! What's wrong with you all of a sudden, Kai-kun?!" Aichi exclaimed

" ... Is it really true, Aichi?" Kai ask

" Huh?"

" I was told... You put some sort of love spell on me." Kai said

" That's not true! I've never heard of something like that!" Aichi exclaimed

" ... I thought you were different from the adults. You'd understand me and never abandon me like they did... In the end, this was the result." Kai said

" Kai-kun...?"

Kai gritted his teeth as he forcefully pulled out his ring and threw it back to Aichi.

" If I can remove that, then that means it's true. This was the truth." Kai said

" Please, Kai-kun! Please tell me if there's anything I'm doing wrong! I'll change!" Aichi exclaimed

Kai silently picked up the duffel bag Aichi had brought to his apartment as he packed everything Aichi had put in his apartment and the next thing he knew, he'd thrown Aichi out without any explanation.

The next few days passed, he'd not seen Aichi ever since that day and the day before they were to return to the future was coming. However, he was soon surrounded by a bunch of men on the way to school.

" Where's Sendou?" One of them ask

" None of my business. If you want to find him, then go to his school." Kai said

" Hey! We're not done with you yet!" Another shouted

Kai tried to retaliate as he was soon beaten up again. This time, he doesn't have his ring and there were far too many members for him to fight back. In the end, he was once again brought to the same damned warehouse and was tied again.

" You better hope he comes this time too. Otherwise, you won't end well." The same bully threatened

Once he turned away, Kai smirked, " He'd never come again. I was just a love puppet. He never loved me." He thought

A few hours later, the door in front of them opened as Aichi was thrown in by the men outside, stripped of all the weapons he could use and means of communication.

" ... I'm here... Please release him..." Aichi said

" Finally wanna be submissive, huh? You really had us for a run there, Sendou. Tell you what, since you wanna finally become obedient, why don't you do a favour for me? I want to see you bleed." The bully said

" ... That's simple..." Aichi said

Aichi looked over to Kai and mouthed a few words, ' Don't look.'

Kai's eyes widened in horror as Aichi took out the sling and bandages. Digging his nails into his wound, Aichi winced and let the blood flow out as he silently panted while holding in the pain.

" Is this alright...?" Aichi ask

The bully then got up and kicked Aichi on his wound as he was pushed back a little while the wound opened slightly bigger.

" As if! You did a number on me! As if I'd be satisfied with just this!" The bully said

Aichi took blow after blow as Kai was forced to watch on. Soon, the bully smirked in satisfaction as he took out a small key and tossed it beside Aichi while he laid motionless. The bully then left as Aichi weakly picked up the key and started limping towards Kai. He then slowly unlocked the shackles restraining Kai before falling limply to the floor again.

" Aichi... Aichi!"

Kai picked him up and looked around in panic as he hurriedly ran out of the room. Seeing Aichi's items laid outside the door, Kai picked up his jacket and wrapped Aichi's wound before running outside. He quickly ran into the hospital as the doctors immediately tried to treat Aichi. An hour passed and Kai continued to be shaken up from what he'd seen.

" I never should've believed that voice... Aichi... He was willing to die just for me... I made everything worse..." Kai thought

The lights on the surgery room turned off after that as Kai stood up and approached the doctor.

" Please tell me he's alright! Please!" Kai begged, grabbing the doctor's jacket

" ... I'm sorry. The patient lost too much blood on his way over and by the time we finished the surgery, he succumbed to his wounds. Please inform his guardians." The doctor said before walking away

Kai stood there with wide eyes as he ran into the room and slowly uncovered the blanket to reveal Aichi's pale face. He stepped back before falling to his knees as tears welled up in his eyes.

" I'm sorry, Aichi...! It's all my fault for believing in something else...! If I wasn't so quick to believe that voice, this wouldn't have happened...! I love you...! I know now that you weren't lying to me...! Please come back to me, Aichi...!" Kai cried

Unbeknownst to him, a bright purple light shone in the room as it engulfed them.

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