Hi everyone! It's update day! :D So, I enjoyed writing this chapter as much as last chapter. Yes, I know last chapter was a bit funny... I can't seem to write a story without putting humor into it... :O Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Anyways, on with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh! ZeXal... I wish I did... That means I could own Astral... -evil smile-

Chapter 8, Realizing

"Lunar..." Astral said. Lunar was sitting in front of Astral as they stared at each other. "Lunar..." Somehow, Astral was getting back to normal. He was now showing no emotion and was just sitting there. "Lunar is your name."

"Yes... It is." the spirit said.

"Lunar..." Astral stared. "I'm gonna call you Lu Lu..."

Lunar's eyes widen. "What? Why?"

Astral stood up. "Why, you ask? Well... The answer is simple." He pointed at the spirit's face. "Because I want to, that's why..." The boy started walking towards the door. It took awhile for Lunar to recover but he did and started floating after Astral. The blue haired boy reached out for the knob but felt that it was locked. "For God's sake..." Astral walked back to the hammer and picked it up. From where he was, he threw it at the door with perfect accuracy, that it hit right above the lock. The hole was big enough for his hand to fit threw. He unlocked the door and turned the knob. "What kind of person locks a kid in a room?"

Daisuke was confused. Astral was back to normal, his unemotional self, but now he was talking to himself. He was talking normally to no one in particular but when you ask him who he's talking to, he says he talking to someone named Lu Lu. Who was Lu Lu? Is she a real person? Was Astral imagining things?

The inspector stared as the boy was chatting about duels to this "Lu Lu". He stared as Astral ate a sandwich and nodding to the invisible person. He didn't know what was going on. "Astral... Who is Lu Lu?" he asked suddenly.

The boy looked up at him with no emotion. "Lu Lu is Lunar. Lunar is Lu Lu." he said matter-of-factly. "You can't see Lu Lu. Only I can." He said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "And I guess I'm the only that could hear him too."

Lu Lu was a him? Daisuke was mentally embarrassed. "But who exactly is Lu Lu?" He walked over and sat next to the boy.

"First off, that was Lu Lu's seat." Astral started. "Lu Lu is sitting over here now. Secondly, don't get any thoughts that Lu Lu is my imaginary friend. Thirdly, Lu Lu is a ghost spirit. He helped me recover from my insanity." He pushed the half eaten sandwich away from him. "I'm full."

"You have to eat, Astral. You're still way under weight." he put his hand over the boy's rib cage. "Your ribs are visible and you can feel them." The man shook his head. "But, ghost spirit?"

Astral stared at the sandwich. "Yeah. He looks somewhat like me but hes completely black except for the the eyes, which are red, and for the gray patterns all over his body." he looked up at the the spirit and reached out. His eyes soften. "I love his hair though..."

Daisuke almost fell over while Lunar's eyes widened and his mouth fell open. "What?" the two screamed in unison without each other knowing.

"I was just lighting up the mood." Astral closed his eyes and crossed his arms. "You guys have no sense of humor." Lunar sighed while the inspector chuckled.

A cell phone ringed, which belonged to Daisuke. He picked it up. "Hello?"

"Hey." it was Michio. The two had gotten quite close so they were friends now.

"What's up?"

"Who is it?" Astral asked after he tried to feed Lunar food but Lunar explained that he couldn't eat human food.

"It's Michio." the inspector replied.

"Yeah. I'm coming later than usual because they're making me work over time. I'll probably be there around nine, nine thirty." the bus driver said. "Is it alright if you stay there and look after him for a bit?"

"Why not? We leave late anyways." Daisuke shrugged even though he knew the bus driver couldn't see it.

"Alright then! Thanks! See you then."

"Okay. Bye."

As the inspector hung up, Astral immediately asked what they were talking about. Daisuke explained and Astral nodded.

"He's coming late, huh? That's a shame. He didn't get the chance to meet Lu Lu." he looked up for a second. "You actually didn't meet Lu Lu either." Astral sighed. "That's kinda sad that I'm the only one that could see you, Lu Lu." Then he looked down. "I want you to meet my best friend too..."

Truthfully, Lunar already knew Yuma since Lunar watched Astral ever since he was born. Kinda stalker-ish, huh? He knew all of Astral's secrets and problems. He even knew Astral had lung cancer. Right... Astral doesn't know that yet.

Astral grabbed his chest and started breathing heavily. "Why is it getting hard to breath now?"

Daisuke remembered about the boy's lung cancer. As the boy started coughing and put his hand over his mouth. His eyes widen a bit as he removed his hand from his mouth. The inspector something red. Red...

"Blood...?" Astral said. He stared at his palm for a couple more seconds before he looked up at he inspector. "What am I missing here? I know you're hiding something, inspector..." Before the inspector could explain, Lunar explained it first. "I have lung cancer?" Astral practically screamed. "But... But..."

Oh no... His mental problems has to kick in... Daisuke thought. Astral has the problem when he gathers too much information that he gets, you know, overloaded. Astral was at the point where he was breathing heavily and was shaking.

"Calm down, Astral. It's going to be alright."

"How is it alright?" the boy yelled. "I have lung cancer and it's all their freaking fault!" tears stung at the edge of his eyes. "Lung cancer kills a lot of people... I don't want to die yet... I want to see Yuma one last time before I die..." He started hugging himself and crying at the same time. "I'm... I'm scared to die..."

"You're not going to die, Astral...You are going to live. How do I know? Because I'm here to help you. I'm here to keep you living." Lunar said. "Because that is my job that He gave me... That is my job that I must complete. That is my destiny... I was created to help you, Astral." The spirit was now hugging the human boy.

On the outside, though, Daisuke was hugging the boy. It was like a group hug to Astral. Soon, it was getting late and the sky darkened. Astral feel asleep in Daisuke's grip. The inspector carried him to the hospital bed and he was sleeping soundlessly. Lunar watched the boy sleep as he sat in the air.

Minutes past as both man and spirit watched the boy. The door opened and it revealed the bus driver, Michio. "Sorry I'm late." he walked over to join the inspector on watching the boy.

"It's fine." he replied.

"So... What did I miss?" Michio asked.

"Oh. That's gonna be a long story..." The inspector started his tale for the bus driver as the spirit watched them speak.

"I guess human tell each other what happens in their days... That would be nice to know for the future..." Lunar whispered to himself. He then sighed. "And now I have to get used to the name Lu Lu..."

From a voice that was far away but could be heard. "You would surely appreciate it, Lunar... Astral is very thankful to have someone to tell his secrets too."

It was He who had spoke. "Yes sir... I shall do this job to value my life..."

Wah? What do you mean "value your life", Lu Lu? What do you mean? I already know... :D So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please review!