Hello, everyone! This is a new chapter! Chapter 4! I hope everyone will enjoy it and without further ado, let's start!

Normal POV

A few days had past after that incident and Aichi had finally started going back to Card Capital. Naoki and Shingo had something to do on the way, so he headed over alone and patted Sub Manager before looking at the mirror attached to his bracelet.

" Oh, welcome, Aichi. I was upstairs changing so I didn't expect to see you here today." Misaki said

" Hello, Misaki-san. I just felt like coming today." Aichi said

" Where are the other two?" Misaki ask

" Shingo-kun needed to pick something up at a bookstore and Naoki-kun forgot his bag, so he went back to get it." Aichi explained

" I see. Then feel free to sit around and wait for them." Misaki said

" Yeah."

Aichi was about to head over to the tables when he suddenly spotted Kai and Miwa before hesitating and turned back to Misaki.

" Oh, actually... Kourin-san didn't come to school today." Aichi said

" Kourin was absent?" Misaki ask

" Yes. She didn't come to school at all today..." Aichi said

" You're probably worrying too much. Remember how she was so busy with her idol work during the school festival?" Misaki ask

" I remember, but... it's rare for her to be absent without contacting us." Aichi said

" Is that all, Aichi?" Kai ask as he walked over to him

" Kai-kun..."

Aichi looked away from him just as he approached and tried looking elsewhere.

" What's bothering you?" Kai ask

" ... Actually... I kind of had a nightmare today..." Aichi said

" A nightmare?" Kai ask

" I don't think it's a big deal though..." Aichi said

The doors then slid open to reveal Shingo, who looked really angry, with Naoki beside him.

" You two took quite awhile." Aichi said

" Please listen to me, Sendou-kun! This delinquent wannabe said that I was no good! Please give him a good scolding!" Shingo exclaimed

" Huh? I don't think Naoki-kun means it... Right, Naoki-kun?" Aichi ask

Naoki stared at Aichi with a blank expression as he walked over to him while Sub Manager suddenly jumped into Misaki's arms.

" What's wrong?" Misaki ask

" I'm looking for a strong opponent." Naoki said

" What's with him?" Miwa ask

" ... You." Naoki said as he shoved his bag into Shingo's hands and looked over to Aichi, " Fight me."

" Huh? Me?" Aichi ask

" That's right. I gotta fight a strong opponent." Naoki said as he walked over to a fight table

" 'Strong opponent'?"

" What the heck? That's pretty overbearing for a practice match." Miwa said

" What's wrong, Aichi Sendou?! Are you gonna fight me?" Naoki ask

" ... Sure. Let's do it." Aichi said

" That's what I wanna hear." Naoki said

That was when a rattling sound was heard and Aichi checked his wrist that had the bracelet to see that both the mirror and bracelet were rattling fiercely.

" Wh-What...?!"

The mirror detached itself from the bracelet and grew into its normal size as Aichi caught it. The mirror then glowed and floated up as they gasped when they saw a dark aura surrounding Naoki through the mirror.

" What is this?!" Kai exclaimed

" The mirror... reacting to that aura...?" Aichi muttered

" Don't... fight...!" A voice exclaimed

Aichi's Psyqualia flashed in his eyes after that as he winced and kneeled down while holding his head in pain.

" Aichi!"

" Sendou-kun!"

" Aichi! Respond me! What's wrong?!" Kai exclaimed

" It's dangerous...! Do not fight...!" The voice exclaimed

" ... Don't interfere!" Naoki exclaimed as marks appeared under his eyes

The glass on the mirror started to crack as it shattered but was restored immediately after. Aichi panted after the pain stopped as the mirror fell to the ground.

" Now... Fight me, Aichi Sendou!" Naoki said

" ... No, I'll fight you! Take care of Aichi." Kai said

" Y-Yes..."

Kai stood up after Shingo held onto Aichi as he went over to the fight table.

" ... Well, you should do." Naoki said

" I won't lose." Kai said

" Stand up, Vanguard!"

" Stand up the Vanguard!"

As the fighr went on, Kai was quickly pushed to corner by Naoki's new unit before counterattacking with Descendant and finishing the fight.

" That was close..." Kai muttered

Naoki screamed as the aura left his body and he collapsed.

" Ishida!"

Kai looked back to Aichi as the doors slid open and Naofumi hurriedly entered the shop. He then kneeled down beside Aichi while Shingo went to check on Naoki.

" Aichi!"

" Naofumi-san..."

" I sensed an ominous aura, but it seems like it's been settled." Naofumi said

Kai approached them as the same dark aura rose from the unit Naoki used and directed towards Aichi.

" Aichi!"

Naofumi used his Shield and blocked the aura as it quickly disappeared along with the mysterious card. Naofumi heaved a sigh of relief as he picked the mirror up from the floor while Kai rushed to Aichi's side to feel his forehead.

" He's having a fever." Kai said

" I'm bringing him home." Naofumi said as he carried Aichi up after keeping his Shield

" Wait! I want to go with you!" Kai said

" There's no need. Tend to that guy. I'll take care of Aichi." Naofumi said

" No, I'm going with you!" Kai said

" ... Do whatever you want." Naofumi said

" The rest of you take care of Ishida." Kai said as he grabbed his and Aichi's bags and followed Naofumi out

The two walked back silently as Naofumi opened the door as soon as they arrived.

" I'm back."

" Welcome back, Naofumi-sama." Raphtalia greeted

" Welcome back, Master!" Filo greeted

" Oh... We have a guest?" Raphtalia ask

" Yeah. Aichi's running a fever. I'm bringing him up to his room." Naofumi said

" Okay. I'll fix up some water to cool him down." Raphtalia said

" Yeah, thanks."

Kai bowd in greeting and hurriedly followed Naofumi up to Aichi's room. Naofumi settled Aichi onto his bed after removing his tie and blazer.

" Why did you do that?" Kai ask

" Do what?" Naofumi ask

" Asking Aichi to marry you! You knew full well you already have a wife, right?! This isn't your old time!" Kai exclaimed

" What could I do? You broke his heart." Naofumi said

" Even so..."

" You were trying to court him back, right? Aichi told me that you've been at it since that day." Naofumi said

" I know what I did was wrong... So I'm definitely going to win him back!" Kai said

" I'll like to see you try." Naofumi said

Kai looked over to Aichi before getting up.

" Where are you going?" Naofumi ask

" I know I'm still not ready for Aichi to accept me. So, I'm definitely going to get stronger and get him back from you." Kai said as he left

Raphtalia entered the room soon after Kai exited the house as Naofumi took the cloth from the bucket and placed it on Aichi's forehead.

" He will succeed soon, right?" Raphtalia ask

" ... If a push is needed, then once more..." Naofumi said as he looked over to Aichi

In the next few days, Aichi had quickly recovered from his fever as he frequently goes over to Card Capital to look for Kai but failed to a few times before heading home.

" I'm back." Aichi greeted

" Welcome back!" Filo greeted

" Naofumi-sama is waiting for you upstairs." Raphtalia said

" Okay."

Aichi then looked over to the rose he kept and placed in a vase before going up to his room. He opened the door and saw Naofumi there.

" I'm back." Aichi greeted

" ... Sit down." Naofumi said

Aichi nodded and placed his bag on the desk before sitting down beside Naofumi.

" Be honest with me. You still have feelings for Toshiki Kai, don't you?" Naofumi ask

" Huh? Why the sudden question?" Aichi ask

" I can tell. You've always been looking at your phone to wait for his messages. You're even tending to the flower he gave you in school. I'm not angry. I just want to know your true feelings. Do you seriously want to be with me? Or am I just being a replacement for him?" Naofumi ask

" Th-That's not true... I..." Aichi said

" Aichi. You need to stop lying to yourself. You'll be even more hurt if you keep this up. Okay? Do me a favour. Be together with him. You're happier with him than me." Naofumi said

" But..."

" He hurt you countless of times in the past but I know that he wants to change that. Let him give you everything you desire. Your heart belongs to him and so does his." Naofumi said

" But because of me... He's not even attending school and never showed up at the shop anymore..." Aichi said

" He'll return soon. He told me he wants to become stronger and better for you, and I know he will. So, stop hurting yourself and forget our promise. I won't take you as mine, because you won't be happier with me. When he returns, I want you to tell him your real feelings and pour your heart out to him." Naofumi said

" ... Yeah..."

" The three of us needs to leave tonight for something. So can I leave the house to you until we return?" Naofumi ask

" O-Of course! I won't ever forget the kindness you all showed me." Aichi said

" Good boy. Now, go have a shower and head down for dinner." Naofumi said

" Okay!"

Aichi then took out the ring as he removed the chain and handed it back to Naofumi.

" Thank you, Naofumi-san." Aichi said

Naofumi nodded and got up to leave the room. As soon as the door closed, tears then fell from Aichi's eyes as he took a few minutes to compose himself and head to the bathroom for a shower to clear his thoughts. They then ate their dinner before Aichi waved them off and they teleported off to somewhere. Aichi then walked over to the rose and brushed his finger on the petal. That was when a knock on the door surprised him. He walked over to the door and opened it a little with the chain attached.

" Who is it...?" Aichi ask

" Aichi. It's me." A voice said

" ... Kai-kun?"

Aichi closed the door again to remove the chain as he let Kai in and closed the door before looking over to Kai.

" What brings you here? And what happened to you? I couldn't contact you these few days." Aichi said

" I came because I saw those calls. I thought something might've happened to you." Kai said

" I was... just worried." Aichi said

Kai then looked around the house and spotted the rose.

" You kept that." Kai said

" Y-Yeah! I'm sorry I didn't take the other flower." Aichi said

" It's fine. Where's Iwatani?" Kai ask

" He said that he needed to settle something with Raphtalia-san and Filo-san. They just went off just now." Aichi said

" I see."

Aichi fiddled with his fingers before reaching out to grab Kai's hand.

" ... I'm sorry. I didn't want to lie to you or myself. But I needed time... I gave Naofumi-san the ring back. I... I decided to be with you, Kai-kun." Aichi said

" Aichi..."

" I-I promise I'll make it up to you this time! S-So..." Aichi said

That was when Kai leaned in and pressed his lips against Aichi's. Aichi flinched before quickly returning the kiss and grabbed onto Kai's shirt. Kai broke the kiss after that before leaning in again and carried Aichi up by his waist. Breaking the kiss again, Kai carried Aichi up to his room and laid him down on the bed before kissing again. He then slowly moved his hand to Aichi's wrist and stealthily removed the bracelet and tossed it under the bed before breaking the kiss again.

" Don't worry, Aichi. I'll make sure to make it up to you too. I was the one who broke your heart first, so I'll mend it back." Kai said

" Kai-kun..."

" I'll make sure to treat you well." Kai said

" I love you..." Aichi said

" Me too, Aichi." Kai said

Slowly, Kai reached to the back pocket of his pants while Aichi tried to get up from the bed to look at Kai properly.

" Sorry about this." Kai whispered

" Huh...?"

Suddenly, Kai pressed a cloth on Aichi's nose as he struggled at the sudden action while Kai pushed him back onto the bed to make sure the cloth doesn't fall off.

" I just need to change our location. So I just need you to sleep for awhile. Sorry, Aichi." Kai said

Aichi continued to struggle until his vision started blurring before finally blacking out. Kai removed the cloth after Aichi had fainted as he checked his breathing before keeping the cloth and carrying him up.

" Don't worry. With this, the both of us will be together forever." Kai said

Meanwhile, Naofumi and the others were in America as they looked at the scattered people around them and sighed in relief.

" Did all of them snap out of it?" Naofumi ask

" I'm not sure... But what could be causing this phenomenon?" Raphtalia ask

" ... They had the same feeling as to when that Naoki Ishida was controlled too." Naofumi said

" They spread really quickly, like a disease!" Filo said

" If one is infected and are strong enough, others will follow. We need cardfighters. We can't solve this problem with just our Gid powers." Naofumi said

" It's weird... How did they spread so quickly? None of the cardfighters that we've observed until now were controlled, so who...?" Raphtalia wondered

Naofumi looked up at the black ring in the sky before his eyes slowly widened.

" Toshiki Kai..."

" Huh?"

" He was missing after that day when he left our house! Could he have been travelling around the world to do this?!" Naofumi exclaimed

" But he couldn't have lost and be controlled so easily, right?" Raphtalia ask

Naofumi touched his Shield's core as he tried to contact Aichi's bracelet.

" Aichi! Aichi, can you hear me?! Aichi!" Naofumi called

" He usually responds immediately... He was wearing it when we left, right?" Raphtalia ask

" Spirit of the Mirror! Hey! Someone respond to me!" Naofumi called

" Master?"

" ... We need to go back!" Naofumi said

" Right!"

The three immediately teleported back to their house and looked around. Naofumi then ran up to Aichi's room and opened the door.

" Aichi?!"

" Naofumi-sama! The door's chain was unlocked!" Raphtalia exclaimed

That was when Filo spotted a shine under the bed and picked up the bracelet.

" ... Aichi's bracelet..." Naofumi exclaimed

" It can't be... We were only gone for a few minutes!" Raphtalia exclaimed

Naofumi then looked around again and found Aichi's phone as he unlocked it and called someone.

" Hello?"

" Toshiki Kai!" Naofumi said

" ... Iwatani? Why are you calling from Aichi's phone?" Kai ask

" You know fully well why I'm contacting you from his phone! Where is he?!" Naofumi ask

" I don't know. Why don't you use your God powers to look for him? Aren't you an expert on that?" Kai ask

" Don't screw around with me! You were missing for a few days! I didn't expect that you were trying to spread that power around the world!" Naofumi exclaimed

" Like I said, I don't know what you're talking about." Kai said

" If you do love Aichi, you wouldn't be this calm. I know that he's with you right now. I don't know where you are right now, but Aichi must never come into contact with the mastermind of this phenomenon! You're going to destroy both Earth and Cray at this rate!" Naofumi exclaimed

" ... All I care about is being able to be with Aichi forever. I don't care about this world. Especially you... You tried to steal my Aichi away from me. But it's okay now, he told me his true feelings so he wouldn't mind." Kai said

" Don't joke around! This is serious! If this world is destroyed, you'll never be able to be with Aichi again! Is that what you want?!" Naofumi ask

" I don't care. You can do whatever you want with the world, but Aichi is mine." Kai said

Kai hung the call up after that as Naofumi clicked his tongue.

" Raphtalia, Filo! No matter what happens, we need to find Aichi!" Naofumi said

" I understand." Raphtalia said

" Filo will find him too!" Filo said

Naofumi nodded as he looked at the bracelet and clenched his fist.

Meanwhile, after Kai had hung the call up, he leaned against the wall while Reversed Takuto stood in front of him and watched the monitors.

" Those Gods won't be able to undo 'Reverse' so easily. Good work, Toshiki Kai. You've worked hard." Reversed Takuto said

" And I've already claimed my reward. You made a promise with me to not lay a hand on him." Kai said

" Of course, but if there is a need for his hidden potential, then I would have to get your permission to use him." Reversed Takuto said

" Whatever. As long as it's discussed beforehand..." Kai said as he got up from the wall

" I hope you have fun with your 'reward'." Reversed Takuto said

Kai then smirked while exiting the room and headed towards his own room in the building. While opening the door, the sound of chains could be heard as he entered the room. Once he closed the door, he looked in front of him. Aichi was dangling on chains that were shackled on his wrists while his ankles were also chained together by shackles. A blindfold and gag covered his mouth and eyes while he struggled.

" Sorry I couldn't get you something better to wear before coming. I'll get some clothes for you after we have our private time. For now, your pajamas will be sufficient since they'll be coming off later anyway." Kai said

Aichi screamed underneath the gag as he shook his head at Kai's words. Kai approached him and wrapped his arms around Aichi's waist.

" It's okay. It'll just be our little secret. Don't worry. I won't go to the point where you can't move tomorrow. Ylu and I have a lot of things to do now that we're together." Kai said

Kai then removed the gag and blindfold as Aichi tried to get away from Kai's grip.

" What's wrong? You love me, don't you?" Kai ask

" I... I..."

" If you do love me, you can stop struggling. I won't hurt you unless you disobey me, understand?" Kai ask

" Why...?" Aichi ask

" No reason. I just wanted power that can be equal to you and prove myself worthy to be with you. Is that wrong? ... You know, I was hurt when you said you wanted to be Iwatani's spouse. But I didn't want to give up because I know I'm in the wrong too. Right now, I just want to make it up to you." Kai said

" Doing this... isn't making it up to me... You're just restraining me, so that you can keep me for yourself..." Aichi said

" So what if I am? We both love each other, so I don't see any wrong in trying to keep the one I love beside me." Kai said

" Didn't you say that you wanted to mend my heart?" Aichi ask

" I did, and I will. Bit by bit. For now..." Kai said

Kai then unbuttoned one button on Aichi's pajamas as he flinched.

" I'll give you the love that you deserve." Kai said

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!