Chapter 17 is here~ I don't own cardfight vangaurd at all sadly... Anyway let the chapter start~

"Aichi why are you so quiet?.."

The brunette asked as he helped him up, it was true that the smaller boy generally wasn't a loud person but Aichi's quietness made him feel slightly uneasy.

"Ah I'm just tired...."

The blue haired boy replied softly, feeling guilt churn within his stomach as he lied. It was actually partially true but the smaller boy didn't want to think about why he was so tired.

Miwa smiled sympathetically at his smaller friend guessing that he probably had a rough time being lost.

"Well anyway we should get you to Kai's house so you don't freeze"

Aichi nodded wordlessly and allowed his two friends to lead him. The brunette had a few questions that he wanted to ask the smaller boy but decided not to ask them just yet. Something seemed off and he wanted the blue haired boy to have all the rest he needed.

Holding Kai's hand as the brunette lead him seemed strange to Aichi, he felt as if he shouldn't even have the right to speak to him, let alone touch him. The smaller boy also thought it was strange that they were doing so in the presence of Miwa.

"Aichi we've arrived"

Kai said after the three of them had walked in the rain for a few seconds, the smaller boy whispered a soft thank you before allowing himself to be lead into the apartment.

"Gah! Kai we didn't notice before because it was dark and raining but Aichi's hurt!"

Said boy suddenly remembered that Rico and Litch had stabbed him with something sharp in the arm.

"What happened Aichi?"

The blue haired boy dreaded the question that the brunette had asked, he didn't want to lie but he also didn't want to reveal what had happened.

"N-nothing, I guess my arm must of caught on something during one of my falls"

Jade eyes narrowed at the smaller boy, the brunette could tell that he was lying because of how nervous he sounded.

"Fine... Anyway I'll fetch you some bandages and a towel to dry off"

The brunette said as he left the room to search for said items.

"Hey, what about me!"

A blond called as he chased after Kai, leaving Aichi standing alone in the doorway.

The small boy shuffled his feet awkwardly as he awaited the return of his two friends. He was tempted to leave but he knew that he would only get lost.

"Here's your towel Aichi, mr.grouchy doesn't seem to want me here so I guess I'll take my leave"

Miwa smirked as he tossed a baby blue towel onto the smaller boy's head before he walked out the door.

"So Aichi, care to explain why you left your house, before even changing out of your clothes?"

Kai asked as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, he was really curious as to why the blue haired boy would do something so unlike himself.

The smaller boy started drying his hair with the towel, using it to hide his face.

"I wanted fresh air but then I forgot which direction I came from..."

"Aichi, you could have easily sat on the front steps, what really happened?"

The smaller boy faltered his actions for a second before taking the towel off of his head.

"I-I don't want to talk about it"

The brunette raised a brow in surprise at the smaller boy's response.

"Aichi what happened?..."

The brunette felt unease begin to slowly creep into him, he wondered if someone somehow found out about them and harmed the boy.

"I just told you I don't want to talk about it..."

The smaller boy said, he accidentally flinched when he felt the brunette touch his shoulder, startling the brunette.

"Did someone try to hurt you?"

Kai asked, concerned as to why Aichi had flinched so quickly at just a touch, he frowned when the smaller boy gave no response.

".....Aichi, what did they do?"

The brunette felt sick as he imagined people trying to harm the smaller boy then remembered when he had first met Aichi, he was covered in injuries and band aids.

"Nothing much, just stabbed my arm then got bored when I didn't react how they wanted...."

The lie made the smaller boy feel disgust with himself, he wondered what Rico and Litch had said was true and that he really was filth.

The brunette sighed, not believing the smaller boy's words at all, he slowly walked over towards Aichi and held the smaller boy's damp face within his hands.

Aichi jumped slightly at the sudden touch but didn't move away from the brunette's warm touch.

"Aichi we're supposed to be... Lovers s-so please tell me what happened."

The brunette felt slightly embarrassed as to how he sounded. The smaller boy laughed slightly.

"I never expected to ever hear you stutter Kai"

"Well it's only because I'm worried and you should trust me more..."

The brunette could feel his face go warm in embarrassment at how odd the things he was saying were.

"I'm sorry Kai but I really don't want you to know..."

The smaller boy whispered before releasing his face from the other's gentle hold.

"Aichi.... Please trust me, I won't be mad at you..."

"I'm sorry.... But I'm not ready to tell you yet..."

The brunette frowned slightly, he could tell that whatever happened was most likely serious due to the fact that Aichi was holding his ground against him.

"But you'll tell me one day?"

The smaller boy pursed his lips then nodded slowly.

"Yes..... But I don't think I'll ever be ready to tell you."

The smaller boy whispered softly, the brunette smiled slightly and caressed the side of the younger boy's cheek.

"But I'll still be waiting"

Both boy's blushed slightly as they shared simple kiss. The smaller boy suddenly remembered Rico and Litch, causing him to quickly shove the brunette away, startling him in the process.

"Aichi?......"

The blue haired boy looked away, ashamed as to pushing away his lover.

"I-I'm sorry... I didn't meant to push you away..."

Me: that's the end of the chapter~~

Kai: why?....

Aichi: I'm sorry...

Miwa: I'm just pushed to the side....

Me: sorry Miwa but Aichi and Kai are the stars

Miwa: ... *sigh*

Aichi: sorry Miwa...

Me: hehe anyway I really hope you enjoyed this chapter~