SailorStar9: With Chapter 1 uploaded, this is Chapter 2 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairing: Kai/Ami

Disclaimers: Sailor Moon and Cardfight! Vanguard belong to Takeuchi-sensei and Akira Itō-sensei respectively. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 2: VF Circuit: Seoul Stage, Part One

"Sure is quiet here." Misaki noted, Team A4 entering the hushed atmosphere of the Block B match.

"It's a stunning upset." MC Mya stammered. "Of all things, the number one odds-on favorites, Team Movie Star, has lost, three matches to zero. This is unexpected. Unanticipated. Unforeseen. The team that beat them has taken this tournament by storm, Team New AL4."

"The other day, Tetsu said there would be strong teams at this stage..." Kamui gaped in shock when the new AL4 team members were revealed.

Earlier that week...

After touching down in Seoul, Team New AL4 went off on their own after checking into their hotel.

Kai had found himself a quiet, yet quaint park for some alone time when his ears picked up the swish of a paintbrush. Turning the corner, he found Ami working on a new art piece, this time in watercolor. His green eyes then took in her appearance: her chest-length hair was bundled up in a high ponytail at the back of her head and instead of the long dresses he had been used to seeing her in, Ami was now decked in a thigh-length kimono-inspired black dress with long sleeves. A straight white coat completed her entire outfit.

Knowing she would be too absorbed in her work to notice her surroundings, Kai stalked in beside her. "Finally decided on a clan for a deck?" he took in the main subject of the watercolor painting. "Angel Feather, huh? Suits you."

"Don't do that!" Ami turned an affronted glare at her mildly bemused lover. "I see you made your way to the VF Circuit."

"Yeah." Kai nodded.

"Do Aichi and the others know about this?" Ami asked.

"About me in New AL4?" Kai mused. "No: as I told Aichi before, I make my own path."

"So, if the three of them rages at you, don't say I didn't warn you." Ami sighed, shaking her head. "Men... and don't even think about it!" she noticed Kai reaching for his deck case. "For one, my deck isn't complete. And two, I'm not in the mood to commit suicide."

"This isn't any of my business, but what are you doing here, Blue?" Kai had to ask.

"The Kozuki and Tatsunagi had been business partners for generations." Ami explained, adding a blob of blue to her paint palette. "Working together with Tatsunagi Takuto in the VF Circuit is part of my clan training."

"Kozuki-sama," the aide that had been diverted from Takuto's group of attendants, approached the conversing pair. "It's time."

"Already?" Ami took a quick look at her watch. "I understand. Let me pack up first."

"Naturally." the aide stepped aside.

"Toshiki," Ami locked the unfinished painting into the case. "This will most probably be the only time we get to talk before the Final Stage of the VF Circuit. When I returned back to Cray to retrieve the Aqua Force, I was too late; the entire Aqua Force was already gone. Can I ask you to pass this onto Aichi and Suzumgamori-san? I have a strong suspicion that the Aqua Force's fighter is one of the Circuit's participants. Warn them to keep a lookout for anyone using an Aqua Force card deck."

"Will do." Kai nodded.

That night...

Upon explicit request from Takuto, Ami attended the high-profile social event, the Golden Beneficiary Gala, on Takuto's behalf.

"Miss Kozuki Ami." Raul Serra maneuvered himself in front of the Kozuki clan heiress. "I'm Raul Serra. I do believe this is the first time I've seen you at the beneficiary gala." lifting her hand, he kissed the back of Ami's palm. "Although this is the first time I've met you, my father has told me that he and Kozuki Hideaki are close business associates."

"I've also heard occasionally from Grandfather about the Serra Family, one of the wealthiest in South America, if I'm not wrong." Ami admitted.

"Just once, I wanted to see if you were as pretty as they say." Raul stated. "No, you're even more beautiful. Let's talk a bit slower, just the two of us. Shall we go to the terrace?" he led the heiress to the balcony. "Our family's legacy started several hundred years ago." he recounted. "With Venezuela as our base, we monopolized the food-production industry, making us incredibly rich. My father once said, 'Those who control the stomachs of others controls the world.' That's because everyone has to eat. Once the Serra Family's sugar and coffee products are found in every household, the world will fall into my hands. Ami-san, would you be willing to share this joyous event with me? Would you do me the honor of being my... Raul Serra's bride?"

"Your bride?" Ami echoed. "Please do not joke around."

"This isn't a joke, Miss Ami." Raul insisted. "Before meeting you, I felt that somehow, we were destined to be together. And after tonight, I'm certain of it: it is as if you and I had already met before in a previous life prior to this era. What do you say, Miss Ami?"

"I'm flattered," Ami started. "But unfortunately, I must refuse, for I have already chosen another. Excuse me." she curtsied and proceeded to leave. "I think I'll have to rest up for the rest of the evening in preparation for the VF Circuit."

That's absurd! Raul was enraged. There's a woman who dares reject me... however, from the time I was born until today, everything I wanted has fallen into my hands. He smirked. You'll also definitely...

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