HEY GUYS!

Ok first I'm sorry for the long wait, I had life occupying me and stuff but I hope you are aware that I might take a long time. So I have things to say, I plan to make my own manga (if I'm allowed to post it on DeviantArt...?) I haven't watched the latest vanguard series I prefer to wait for the episodes to come out than just dying to wait for a week, you know what I mean right?

Alright so many things has happened! I have a feeling I've forgotten something so if I have, i'll post it on DeviantArt on my journal.

Whew! ok Thanks for reading and sorry for the long wait, here's the latest story. And for people who haven't watched all of it, don't read this if you don't want spoilers cause this has some spoilers and for the rest, brace yourselves! the terror is coming!

(it was even traumatizing for me too!)

Enjoy! :)

It was another day at card capital, Kimoru was still looking over the cards in Shin's collections on the counter while everyone was at school. She was looking at Kagero, Nubata, Murakumo and Narukami cards, then Shin comes back in the store from picking up the boxes and sees Kimoru.

"It's been 2 hours and she's still looking over at those cards. (I hope she didn't damage them…)" Shin thought as he smiled. He then walks over to the counter after he put the boxes aside.

"So Kimoru, what are you doing?" Shin asked.

"Shiin, I hear you also play vanguard! So what clan did you play?" asked Kimoru. Shin the smiled with pride.

"Well since you asked, I played the Murakumo. I was known to be one of the best players in the world!" said Shin as he posed like he was a champion.

"WOW! Really?! But I don't think Murakumo is a good clan to play with..." said Kimoru as she still studied the cards.

"I was kidding, I'm not one of the best players thought I'll admit that I was one of the tough ones." Said shin as he then unboxed the boxes of cards.

"Really? You sounded like if you were a legend at playing even for an old man like you." Kimoru giggled as Shin knew she was teasing him.

"Wait! I did sound like a legend?!" Shin started to feel a spark inside him.

"So did you teach yourself to play?" asked Kimoru. Shin the smiled.

"Kind of, but all the efforts would go to my best friend and master. If not, I wouldn't be who I am now. Ahhh the memories, reminds me how young I was." Said Shin

"You have a master, I wonder if I can meet him?" Kimoru wondered. But Shin didn't say anything and continued unboxing the cards. "Anyway, have you found the right cards to play?" said shin as he changed the subject.

"That's the problem, I've played with all the clans but it doesn't feel right, the closest so far is Gold Paladin, Genesis and Kagero. I can't seem to find the right ones…" Kimoru explained.

"I'm sure you'll find the right one." Said Shin trying to be positive. Kimoru looked at the other cards and saw a copy of Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon.

"Hey isn't this the same card, the gloomy guy uses? I think I saw it once when he was in the tournament with the others." Asked Kimoru. Shin gets up and looks at the copy.

"Well, well, I forgot I had a copy of that in my collection. Maybe I've been collecting so much I've forgotten. Hahaha…" said Shin.

"I think it's a good card even though I can't use it very well like Naokii…" said Kimoru complimenting about the card and Naoki as she looked at it. Then suddenly, something faint appeared on the card like something shady swirling inside for a split second. Kimoru noticed it.

"Shiin! Shiin! Did you just see that?!"Kimoru shouted at Shin as she quickly got up to show him the card.

"Huh?! What? I didn't see a thing…" said Shin as he looked at the card.

"It looks fine to me… "He said after examining it for a while.

"I think you looked at the card for too long that you've gotten dizzy." Shin the patted Kimoru's head.

"But…" Kimoru then thought about the strange thing on the card. She then shook her head trying to think it's a hallucination but it was starting to bother her.

Then Kai and Miwa walks in the store as they've finished school.

"Hey!" said Miwa cheerfully as ever.

"KAII! KAII! MIIWA! LOOK IT THIS CARD!" Kimoru quickly jumps down and races towards them, showing them the card. Kai and Miwa looked at the card.

"Oh so you're interested in Narukami, did Naoki set a fire in you?" asked Miwa

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT! LOOK AT IT!" Kimoru gave the card to Kai.

"It's an Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon card." Said Kai.

"Don't you see something strange?! There's something wrong with it! Please tell me there is!" said Kimoru sounding troubled.

"…Nope, I don't see anything wrong with it…" said Miwa.

"You must be imagining things. Why don't I get you a cup of water?" asked Shin. But Kimoru ignored.

"Kaii! Do you see it?!" Kimoru asked worryingly.

"…

…..

…..

…

…no…" Kai replied. Kimoru then felt disappointed after hearing that.

"Kimoru, are you ok?" asked Miwa.

"….It's fine, I'm going upstairs…" said Kimoru as she left.

"She's stuck into that game too much, not that it's a bad thing…haha…right Kai?" said Miwa looked at Kai but Kai didn't say anything.

"Kai?"

Kai then looked at the card again as again, he sees nothing strange.

"There's nothing strange about the card…but I don't think Kimoru was tired or playing tricks on us…" said Kai.

"Say what?" Miwa responded in a carefree tone as he didn't hear what Kai just said.

Then Misaki came in the store looking a little worried and confused.

"Did something happened to Kimoru again? She seemed upset and didn't reply to me…" asked Misaki.

"Misaki." Said Kai walking up to Misaki. He then gave her the card Kimoru handed to him.

"What is it? Isn't this the card Naoki uses? What about it?" asked Misaki.

"Do you see anything strange about it?" asked Kai. Misaki looked at the card carefully.

"No…I don't see anything strange about it…" Misaki finished looking at the card.

"Kimoru said there was something strange with the card. I don't see it but I don't think she was lying either…" said Kai

"So that's what she was upset about?" asked Misaki as she puts on her apron and cleans up the counter Kimoru left.

A few minutes later, Aichi and the gang came along but without Naoki. Aichi talked about how it was weird that Kourin didn't show up in class and that she never told them that she'd be absent. Aichi then told everyone about this weird dream he had as well. Then Naoki walked in…

With Kimoru…

Shin got a glass of water for Kimoru and sat down on the table with her.

"You should rest up, it's great that you've taken a liking to vanguard but don't be too dragged into it." Said Shin. Then Kimoru nodded as she drank the water.

"Maybe it is my imagination…" Kimoru thought. She tried to think it was just an imagination but the thought started to haunt her, she could even hear her heart beating. She started to feel tense as the thought haunted her, it felt like it was somewhere close to her… she started to flinch…

"It's not an imagination…"

Back in card capital…

Aichi beats Naoki in a cardfight and Naoki snaps out, looking confused. Then everyone started to become confused about the whole situation while Aichi suggests Naoki should go to the doctor. Kai then checks out Naoki's card which was Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon "Яeverse". Kai tried to study the card but it then disintegrated into thin air…

"What the?!" Kai became shocked, he was speechless after the card vanished.

"It...Vanished! What the heck is going on here?!" Kai thought as he became even more confused. Misaki then sees him looking surprised, thinking it was weird of him to be like that.

"Are you alright Kai?" Misaki asked. Kai then turned as if he got startled.

"No…I'm fine…thanks…" said Kai as he goes to check on Naoki. While Misaki thought it was strange of kai to behave that way and also the way he responded, she goes to look on the table where Aichi and Naoki cardfight.

"Naoki's vanguard…It's gone…" Misaki thought, she looked everywhere that Naoki might have knocked it while he fell but it was nowhere to be seen, even recalling in her memories.

At night time…

Misaki was getting ready to bed when she sees Kimoru looking out the window suspiciously.

"Hey Kimoru." Misaki tapped on Kimoru shoulder, Kimoru then became startled as she squealed. She then sighed when she saw Misaki.

"Did something happened?" asked Misaki. She then saw Kimoru's hands trembling as she grabbed on to Misaki.

"Misakii…I'm…I'm scared…" said Kimoru. Misaki then recalled that Kimoru was behaving strangely back when she first moved in with her and when she was at the VF circuit finals, passing out. She then holds Kimoru in her arms, hugging her as she sits on her bed. She then starts to stroke Kimoru's hair as Kimoru buries her face in Misaki's shoulder.

"It's ok…" Misaki tries to calm her down as it was kinda working.

"Misakii…" Kimoru finally spoke after a while.

"Yes?"

"Can you promise me…promise not to leave me? I'm scared…" asked Kimoru. Misaki felt something struck her heart. She was about to say that there is a possibility that she might not be with her forever, but just seeing her so terrified and clinging to her, it reminded of her when she was little. Scared and frightened while her mother would be there to comfort her, giving her love and warmth to calm her down.

"I promise." Said Misaki. Kimoru then looked at Misaki's eyes as Misaki looks at hers as if she was about to cry.

"You promise?" asked Kimoru.

"Of course." Said Misaki but deep in her thought she felt so guilty that she might not keep that promise when the time comes, but feeling like this is probably the only way to calm her down.

"Cross your heart!" said Kimoru. Misaki didn't really catch that since Kimoru just said it out of the blue.

"Cross your heart Misaki! Then I know you will keep the promise." Said Kimoru. Misaki then finally understood what Kimoru just said and made a cross gesture with her hand on her chest, she then smiled. Then Kimoru smiled back as she seemed to have calmed down. Misaki then thought that Kimoru must have had a rough day, she then thought of the card that Kimoru stated there was something strange with it. Misaki then became a little bothered but tried not to think too much as the wind outside blew harder than usual… she looked out the window feeling something is getting strange after what just happened. While Kimoru started to fall asleep on Misaki's shoulder. Misaki then stroke her hair once more…

"It's coming!" Kimoru's voice then echoed in Misaki's head as Misaki became surprised.

"What was that?"

The next day…

Kai was walking on the streets pondering about yesterday's event. About Naoki's behaviour, the sudden change after the fight and the disappearing card. But what bothered him most was when Kimoru spoke about something strange about the card.

"Could what she had saw be related to the incident? If so how and why?" Kai wondered as the whole thing became even more mysterious. He planned on talking about it to Kimoru but first he decided to check on someone first about the incident, the one who would probably know what is happening…

Takuto Tatsunagi…

to be continued.