A/N: Hello, I do hope you like this chapter and will continue reading. I know there's a lot missing in this I don't want to stray from Aichi's POV until Legion Mate starts for this where it'll mostly be Kai's POV.

Disclaimer: I do not own Vanguard or its characters

Chapter Twenty-Five: Returning to the Fight

Aichi's POV

I walked through the door knowing I'm late so when I walked in I apologized asking Shin if he told Misaki to not work today and he did. Kamui said we might as well take the day off to and I nodded getting a text from Ren which I'm not surprised about.

'How's Misaki did she join the team again or no?' is what he texted making me sigh before I tapped back that she wasn't even going to work today. When we walked out of the shop I looked up to see Misaki before I gave her a smile and a small wave.

We turned into a park before Kamui said that the day of the Regional Tournament was the day of her parents' car crash not surprising me. "I can't remember my parents when I was younger let alone my sister, what irks me is that she's dwelling on one day specifically when her parents would want her to be happy not living on the day of their death" I told Kamui when he said that I should live in the constant reminder that my parents are dead.

"We should talk somewhere else Kamui, I don't want to bother anyone with our conversation" I told him before he said that we can't wait to figure out how to get Misaki back. As I had figured though we already ruined Kai's afternoon nap which is not something I had wanted to do which is why I suggested it.

He said our talking ruined his afternoon nap when he decided to speak up about just now so I apologized before I told Kamui that we should go, he asked me why I was chickening out now when I said we should ask Kai to help us. "I suggested we ask Kai his opinion on the matter since whether he cares about the tournament itself or even the team he is a part of it and it affects him to" I said when Kamui told me that.

Kamui asked him to help us and he told us no because he thinks that if she's going to use a car accident to disguise her own weakness we don't need her but before Kamui could say anything I covered his mouth. "We won't ask anything else Kai sorry to have bothered you" I said before Kai looked confused but it was barely there before he left.

Kamui got my hand off his mouth asking what that was for so I told him that his parents also died when he was about the same age as Misaki but he hasn't let that affect his playing like she does. We said goodbye after that and I walked home walking through the door hearing Emi say that she thought I would be at Card Capitol.

"No Misaki wasn't at work when I got there so there was no reason to practice" I told her when I was taking off my shoes before walking up the stairs to my room.

Time Skip: An Hour or so Later

I could feel that a game is being played between two people I know and I tried imagining it because even though I can't see the Units being used I can at least see how it's going. I felt like I was there so I opened my eyes to see Emi and Misaki playing, from what I could tell they were using constructed decks, Misaki using Nova Grappler and Emi was using Oracle Think Tank.

I could tell it was going well for both of them but I wanted to know why Misaki and Emi were playing so I stopped imagining and tried to find Kamui asking him if he would go to Card Capitol with me, he nodded saying that he needs to apologize to Misaki anyway. When we arrived we walked in seeing Emi as well as hearing her say that she only dealt Misaki one damage making me smile at her.

"Hey Aichi" I heard her say when she looked at me, I waved saying 'hi' before I walked over. "At least you don't look like how you did when dad died" she told me and I smiled before she asked if I would tell her the saying I made up about it.

"Only if Misaki and the others don't mind I'm fine with that" I told her and they said it was fine despite being in the middle of a game. "Bad memories disgrace the dead, the ones who are gone always watch over you, every frown every tear they frown and cry at too" I said before I finished.

"Crying and frowning make those deceased feel like the good meant nothing if all you see is the bad" I said looking at Misaki and then to Emi. "Was that right? I haven't said that in a while" I told her and she nodded "because of that I remember the good knowing dad won't regret the time he spent with me" she told me and I smiled saying that's good.

"I can also play against Misaki and hopefully be as good as her while remembering that dad played to" she told me before Shin asked why she wants to be as strong as Misaki. "I have to beat Aichi someday because he was always so shy and upset that he couldn't remember anything but hearing that dad died saving so many people including him" she said before I told her that was enough.

"That's what makes me glad I gave you a deck because a lot of heart went into the deck that was made for new players like you" Shin told her before I saw that Misaki was remembering something that wasn't entirely bad. Misaki called King of Sword after she asked if it was her turn calling Queen of Heart behind King of Sword.

King of Sword attacked with support from Queen of Heart before she guarded with two cards after intercepting with Sword Dancer Angle, Sakuya. Misaki said that she attacks with Death Metal before I saw that Misaki was remembering happy times instead making me smile.

Misaki checked the Drive Trigger not getting one before Emi checked the Damage Trigger also not getting one before Misaki had Storm attack ending the match. Misaki was crying before she asked Shin for the key but she called him uncle instead of Shin.

"Did her parents die Aichi?" Emi whispered to me and I nodded before she said that she figured that because the look in her eyes was similar to mine which made me smile. "Sorry I worry you and mom with that Emi I don't mean to" I told her and she said it was fine and that I don't need to apologize.

Shin gave her the key and I smiled when she went to open the box which was something I thanked Emi for which confused her. "You helped her remember the good memories she had with her parents that's why I'm thanking you" I told her before Misaki came back down again.

She said she'll go to Nationals but she has to train so one of us would have to fight her so I took her spot when she was taking Emi's.

I finished writing this at 9:23 P.M. on September 12, 2016.

I do hope you like this chapter and will continue reading.