ChapterHello everyone! I would like to apologize for the absurdly long wait. I ended up getting a new job at American Cruise Lines and was working away from home. Recently, however, an emergency surgery took me out of commission and I had to return home. Now that I am home again, I will try to revive my old projects. Sorry for the wait.

Chapter 5: An Odd Reunion

After the trio arrived in Japan, Aichi hailed a cab. It was late and they needed places to rest. They were going to make two stops. One of those stops was Aichi's house. But first, they needed to drop Black Moon off. Aichi offered to let him stay at his house (much to Rati's horror), but Black Moon insisted that he had a contact in Japan who would take him in. As for Rati, Aichi got permission from his mom to let her share Emi's room.

"Are you sure that your contact is reliable?" Rati inquired.

"What's wrong?" Black Moon replied. "Didn't think I would have friends in Japan?"

"I didn't think you would any friends at all," Rati respond smugly.

"At least I am not so easily triggered by one word."

"Keep dreaming, Dracula," Rati replied. "You have nothing on me."

"Baka," was Black Moon's only reply.

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?!" she roared.

She lunged from her seat at Black Moon who simply put his palm on her forehead and held her at bay, her arms not being long enough to reach him. Aichi laughed nervously from his seat between them. Suddenly, the cab came to a stop.

"Looks like we're here," Black Moon stated.

They arrived at a mansion. Black Moon handed the cab driver a wad of cash and whispered something into his ear. As they approached the gates, Black Moon rang a buzzer to the right of the entry and waited for a response. After a couple minutes, a female voice answered in an annoyed tone.

"What do you want? Do you have any idea what time it is?"

Black Moon leaned into the speaker and responded, "It's me."

"Oh my gosh!" the voice exclaimed. "You came! Girls, wake up! Black Moon is here!"

The gate opened and the trio approached the front door with Black Moon taking the lead. The door swung open and a red haired girl in her late teens with large drill-shaped pig tails grabbed Black Moon in a bear hug. Aichi and Rati gasped at the sight, half expecting Black Moon to grow razor-sharp teeth and bite her head off. Instead, he responded in a calm but still annoyed tone of voice.

"Let go of me Rekka."

"Still as anti-social as ever," Rekka replied while letting go of him.

Two more women approached the door. Both of them were in their early twenties. One of them had long blonde hair while the other had short blue hair.

"Suiko, Kourin," Black Moon stated dryly when he saw them.

"Black Moon," Suiko responded. "Please contain your excitement. You are overwhelming us."

All three girls laughed in response. Black Moon let out an annoyed moan.

"Looks like you all haven't changed either."

"Wait?" Aichi asked confusedly. "You know Ultra-Rare?"

"I already told you that Takuto has enlisted my help in the past. Last time, he sent Suiko, Kourin, and Rekka to get me."

"That's right." Suiko added.

"There was a powerful Psyqualia user using his powers to hurt people," Rekka explained.

"But after six months of us pestering him, Mr Edgelord here stopped him," Kourin stated.

"Hey, I responded quickly this time," Black Moon replied. "Be grateful."

"Hmm, did you come because you wanted to help from the goodness of the bottom of your heart or was it for another reason?" Suiko asked while winking.

"Ugh," Black Moon grunted. "It's too late for this. Aichi, you should start heading home. You can meet me tomorrow to discuss the situation."

"Ok," Aichi responded while heading back to the cab. "I'll see you tomorrow then."

Aichi and Rati left, ready to hit the sack as soon as they arrived. Black Moon, however, had some catching up to do.

"It's been a while," Black Moon stated as the girls led him to the dining room.

Black Moon took a seat at the table while Suiko sat across from him. Kourin and Rekka went to the kitchen to prepare some food.

"It has been a while," Suiko agreed. "It seems that you have changed a little."

"How so?" Black Moon questioned her.

"Beneath your brooding and cold exterior, you agreed to help Aichi," she responded. "The old you wouldn't have helped so quickly. After all, you gave us quite a hard time before you would help us."

"Well, I did make him cardfight me first," he admitted.

"We had to go through far more than that before you agreed to help us," she replied.

"Speaking of cardfights," Black Moon stated while pulling his deck out of his pocket.

"I thought you'd never ask," she responded while retrieving a deck of her own.

"I won't use my Psyqualia for this fight."

"Fine by me."

Rekka and Kourin entered the dining room with some snacks prepared for the inevitable fight.

End

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