Outside the hotel's front doors, the group of friends who went to America, Yozora, Chiharu, Rukia, Shika, Zeon and Kristy, entered a black limo which was ordered by Zeon.

"Yo, Post Yolone, how was your date with Chiharu?" Shika snapped his fingers at him.

"It was good—"

"It was amazing! I'm so lucky to have Yozora as a boyfriend!" Chiharu clung onto him like a magnet.

"Wow, Yozora has a girlfriend now?! I'm so proud of you!" Kristy clapped happily.

"Did you guys do the dirty?" Zeon asked, as Yozora went dark red. Kristy looked up at Zeon.

"What's "do the dirty"?"

"Hey, don't ask that! My little sister is here!"

"We did." Chiharu gave a peace sign, smiling widely. Yozora gave a weak glare, which was more like a dangerous squint, at Chiharu.

"Don't encourage him!"

"What's "do the dirty"?!"

"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Zeon's jaw dropped.

"It's obvious she's joking, nimrod." Rukia bonked Zeon's head using her fist, smiling. "Also, Kristy. Do the dirty means doing the dirty laundry together."

"Oh..."

"So, here's a few important questions. How long was his dick? How large was his dick? How many times did he came? Did he get you pregnant? Was condoms used?" Shika started to rapid fire questions as they settled inside the vehicle. Yozora punched Shika in the arm.

"DUDE, MY LITTLE SISTER!"

"Oh..."

"It's okay, Shika. I know what a dick is!" She smiled.

"..." Yozora opened his mouth to speak, before shutting it close. "These idiots... if I weren't so tired right now, I'd torture them with bad singing!"

"Hmm... well, I think his dick was about 11 inches. Girth wise, it was a decent size. Yozora came ten times! And no, he didn't get me pregnant, luckily. Condoms weren't used." Chiharu replied happily. Yozora's eye twitched as Zeon had a confused face.

"11 inches... that's such a long dick!" Kristy gasped.

"OH COME ON!" Yozora screamed, smoking coming from his mouth.

"Will big bro be okay? There's smoke from his mouth."

"Are you sure you know what a dick is?" Rukia laughed nervously.

"Yep! A penis!" Kristy chirped.

"The next generation is doomed..." She deadpanned.

"OKAY, I CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE JOKING OR NOT!" Zeon screeched loudly, ignoring everyone else.

"It's called banter!" Shika blew a raspberry.

"AND RUINING KRISTY'S INNOCENCE!" Yozora fired back.

"She knew what a dick was Yozora. Let it go." Chiharu patted his arm.

"Your right... I done a massive goof when she knows what a dick is..." He sobbed.

"Why is big bro crying?"

"For big brother things, Kristy." Chiharu nodded.

"GAAAAH, I GIVE UP!" Zeon exclaimed after thinking about what was going on. Crossing his arms, he sulked while everyone else laughed, minus Yozora.

"Imagine if his dick was 11 inches though." Rukia commented.

"Didn't you and Yza fuck before?" Shika asked bluntly. "Hell, I even filmed it!"

"WE DO NOT SPEAK OF THAT!" Rukia exclaimed.

"Fuck? What's fuck?" Kristy asked.

"If any of you tell her what "fuck" is, I will kill you..." Yozora muttered darkly.

"...you'll learn soon, Kristy." Shika patted her head.

"Okay....?"

(Opening here)

After the gruelling plane flight back to Japan, everyone exited the limo that brought them to Ryuzaki's Mansion.

"Aye, thanks per usual." Zeon said with gratitude to his personal driver, Johan. Standing outside the limo's drivers seat, the two chatted with the window rolled down between them. Taking out a large sum of money from his handbag, Zeon gave Johan it.

"Oh, my good sir... this is quite generous. Much more than you paid me last week." Johan counted the cash. He had calculated about ¥300,000 was in the stack.

"Left an extra tip for bringing your butt with us to America and having to deal with everyone in the car." He gave a thumbs up and left. "I expect you back here in the morning."

"Of course, my good sir. It is a pleasure to serve you, per usual. I hope that you have a lovely evening with the Mikazuchi's." Rolling the window up, Johan drove away as Zeon walked inside the gates, strolling through the stone path like everyone else was, to reach the mansion.

"Is it just me, or did this mansion get bigger?" Shika blinked. Kristy walked next to him.

"Wow! Ryuzaki is so cool! He has so much money!" She exclaimed in awe.

"Money doesn't mean everything, Kristy. Though, it is good to have at least more than you should."

"Probably did." Rukia said after looking around, before looking straight ahead to the faint figures of Maverick and Inu outside the door, talking to each other. "Maverick! Inu!" She called out.

Maverick turned his attention to the group of people heading towards them. Grinning and waving back, he ran towards the group and took some of their luggage. Inu opened the door for them to enter, humming to himself.

"We've been waiting for you guys!" Maverick laughed.

"Yo, hows it been? Did the protein powder I give you help?" Shika asked, nudging Maverick with his elbow.

"Man, that shit was better than the other one I used. Good stuff." Maverick nodded. "You gotta spar with me. I've been getting into the routine more."

"Tomorrow, tomorrow, my body feels like shit since jet lag." Shika yawned.

"Fine by me. You need help carrying those?"

"Nah. Some of this isn't even mine." Shika laughed. "It's partially Rukia's, and it's all of Kristy's stuff."

"Poor you." Maverick laughed, the two entering the house. Inu waved at everyone, while they went inside. Rukia walked into the living room and threw herself onto one of the couches available, while Zeon put his stuff down with Kristy entered after him into the living room. Shika and Maverick were chatting with each other, while Yozora and Chiharu entered together last.

"You too look..." Inu put a hand to his chin with a thinking face. "Quite happy."

"We are." Yozora grinned.

"What did you two do in America..."

"Get together." Chiharu replied swiftly, pulling Yozora and their luggage upstairs to their guest room.

Inu took out his phone and sent a text message to Ryuzaki quickly, before putting his phone away and assisting Maverick with storing the luggage into their rooms.

Meanwhile, in Ryuzaki's room at the top of the house, his phone rang with a notification. Opening it, he read Inu's message. "They're already here? Damn..." He got out of his seat and left his dark room.

"You guys had a good time, I presume." Payic sat down next to the Rukia who laid down on the couch. Kristy was sitting on the floor reading a book she got from her bag Shika carried.

"Hell yeah! America's amazing!" Zeon exclaimed, sipping some water from his water bottle.

"I'd love to go there. But I'd love to go to France more!" Payic squealed.

"France?" Rukia asked as she sat upright.

"Yeah, France! It's one of the coolest countries in my opinion." Payic nodded.

"Go to Greenland if you want a cool country." Zeon replied, sitting down next to Rukia.

"Not in that way." Payic shook her head, before laughing. Inu, Maverick and Shika took seats in the living room, and looked around.

"Where's Yozora and Chiharu?" Maverick asked.

"Gone upstairs, to their room probably." Inu shrugged as he sat in the armchair. The sound of footsteps slowly approached the group.

"Ah, he's here." Payic smiled.

"Who?" Shika asked.

"My guy," Maverick looked at the door opening, smirking. "Ryuzaki!"

"It's been two weeks. You miss me?" Ryuzaki asked, with a wide smile.

"But we were with you for those two weeks..." Inu said bluntly.

"We ignore that part, Ifu."

"GOD DAMN IT, THAT'S THE SEVENTH TIME TODAY! IT'S INU! EMPHASIS ON THE N!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, Iru." Ryuzaki brushed him off. "So, I called you all out here for two reasons. First one, is to discuss the Zeroth Dragons, the second is to have a massive dinner together! Also, Kristy, you're free to go to your room since this doesn't really involve you. Feel free to take food first."

"Okay!" She nodded and gave Ryuzaki a thumbs up.

"Hold up, massive dinner?! Is there bacon?!" Shika exclaimed.

"Of course there is." Ryuzaki grinned. "Anyways... We should get the food first. Since, you're all probably hungry after that flight, and aeroplane food isn't the best."

"But we were on my private, first-class plane..." Zeon shot a cold glare at Ryuzaki. "What you tryna say?" Ryuzaki laughed and slapped Zeon's back playfully.

"Joking, joking." He replied. "Though, seeing as you have a track record of—"

"Being part of the Reverse, blah, blah, blah, you don't trust me, whatever." Zeon rolled his eyes. "I get you, I get you. Let's just eat before I stress out over this. I don't need to get white hairs."

Ryuzaki squinted his eyes at Zeon and put two fingers in front of his eyes, then to Zeon's. "I got my eye on you, Ishima."

"Eh? Why? For what reason?!"

"Ryuzaki's hair is white." Rukia replied simply.

"..."

"Today's dinner is..." Payic held a massive tray with Maverick, walking into the room with him and putting it down on the table. "Fajitas!" On the tray, was a large bowl in the middle filled with chicken, peppers, onions and covered in some herbs, and surrounding that was tortilla wraps, a bowl of cheese, a bowl of cut up tomatoes, large cups of salsa and guacamole and on the side was bacon strips, just for Shika. Around the edge of the tray were each person's favourite drink, and on the far right had stacked up plates.

"Oh, we cooked this in Food the other day." Rukia pointed at it. "Mine turned out... alright. At least I didn't get salmonella."

"I mean, your fajita was pretty good, to be honest." Shia shrugged. "Though, I eat just about anything..."

"Remember that time you ate that mayonnaise packet?" Rukia shivered. "That was mankey."

"Meh." Shika shrugged. "I've eaten worse. Like plastic. And worms."

"I feel like not eating now..." Inu covered his mouth.

"Oh! Where did Yozora and Chiharu run off too?" Ryuzaki looked around. Kristy crawled up to the table, taking a plate and putting a tortilla on it. She started to make her fajita by filling it with the chicken, peppers, onion, salsa and cheese, before leaving to go upstairs with her apple juice. As she ran up to her room with a smile, she peered inside Yozora's and Chiharu's room.

"I think I'm gonna pass out..." Yozora groaned as he curled up into a ball in his bed.

"Me too." Chiharu chuckled awkwardly, before realising she was feeling pretty tired as well. "I'm so burnt out..." She flopped on her bed.

"Saaaame." Yozora sniffled. "How does Shika still have strength his body? Why does Zeon have skinny boy strength? Why am I left with the idol body?!"

"Beats me." Chiharu shrugged, sitting up weakly. "But it does make you more cute." Yozora went pink, smiling. Kristy, who was spying on them, squeaked quietly, before scattering to her room in a panicked hurry.

"WHAT LEWD ACTS ARE YOU PER—" Maverick kicked the door wide open to see Yozora curled up, nearing death, and Chiharu sitting up. "Oh."

"Oh indeed..." Chiharu grabbed a pillow, ran up to Maverick, and whacked it on his face, knocking him down to the floor with a thud. "THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR INVADING OUR PRIVACY!" She screamed, stepping on his stomach with her foot angrily. Yozora laughed.

"Did I forget to tell you how much I love you?" He asked. "LUCKY BASTARD, I WANTED CHIHARU TO STEP ON ME!"

"Nope, you did it before we got off the plane. And when we got on the plane. And on the plane." Chiharu smiled, before dragging her near-dead body to her bed and flopping on it again.

"Ah... that's good."

"We got dinner downstairs... wanna join?" Maverick rose back up, rubbing his red cheek.

"Sure.... just give us ten years."

"Would they hurry up already..." Zeon huffed, taking a bite of his food.

"Be patient and enjoy the dinner man." Shika shrugged as he started to eat. "This is good! Who cooked?"

"Me." Payic replied as she ate.

"She's a real good cook." Inu nodded. "This reminds me of eating my mom's dinner!"

"We're here..." Yozora dragged himself into the second couch, and sat down with a slumping body.

"I think Yozora has no more bones in his body." Chiharu replied, sitting down next to him with a laugh.

"I am jelly." Yozora said bleakly. Maverick took a seat and everyone turned to Ryuzaki. Putting down the fajita, Ryuzaki pulled out two cards from his pockets.

"You guys remember these guys?" He asked, showing off Stark and Drachma respectively. Everyone started to nod.

"I remember that Yozora sent you these." Zeon replied. "Even helped him package it."

"Bless first day, first class delivery." Ryuzaki put his hands together. "Anyways! These Zeroth Dragons are scattered all over the world. I have developed a machine I call the Zeroth Searcher, where it tells me where the Zeroth Dragons are using data from these two." He passed Stark and Drachma to Yozora and Chiharu. "I entrust you two to protect them with your life. We cannot let the enemies get a hold of these cards, as they hold an immense power."

"What's so powerful about em?" Shika asked with a raised brow. "It's just cards."

"No, they're not... "just cards". If all six come together, I have reason to believe a force of evil will emerge from it, and destroy the world."

"Just when I thought the end of the world was averted..." Shika grumbled. Rukia and Zeon looked at each other with an awkward laugh.

"The other four are in these countries currently. One is in Malaysia, one is in China, one is in England and the last one is in Portugal." Ryuzaki explained. "We shall start by retrieving the Malaysian Zeroth Dragon first, and the Chinese Zeroth Dragon last due to the size of the country. Since Malaysia has a dense forest in the East, we have reason to suspect this Zeroth Dragon is one from the Zoo Nation. So, does anyone want to head to Malaysia to get this beast?" Ryuzaki asked, the whole room falling victim to silence.

"I don't know about you guys." Shika put down his food with a serious face. "But... after what we all went through, minus Yozora and Chiharu, I don't want to get involved. After just getting back into the swing of normal life, I can't... no, rather, I don't want... to return to this life where it's up to us to save everything. I just want to play rugby and card games and have fun with my friends! I don't want to be the one who will have to save the world from impending doom again!"

"For me... I want to go." Zeon replied, sitting up. "I am partially responsible for putting everyone through that hell seven months ago. While I haven't been through what you went through, Shika, but I know that my soul is crying out for salvation against the sins I have committed! I'm no longer the bad guy! I hope to be... a good guy... you know."

"How noble." Ryuzaki laughed. "You really have changed, haven't you, Zeon."

"I like to think I have."

"Well, no need to worry. Because I had someone volunteer for me earlier today." Snapping his fingers, a man walked through the door. His skin complexion was tan, and he donned long, tied up, red hair that swayed behind him, as well as a smile stitched on his mature-looking face. He wore a black suit which was very scruffy looking. It was missing a tie, and had the white shirt untucked, as well as having the top button be undone. This, alongside his rolled up blazer sleeves that reached his elbows, gave him a very casual look even though he was wearing professional clothing. Making a peace sign, he stuck out his tongue with a playful wink.

"Did you all miss me?"

"...MAXIOS?!" Shika, Zeon and Rukia shouted out simultaneously, while Yozora squinted his eyes. His head was slowly starting to hurt.

"Hey guys." Maxios waved at everyone present. "I'm back from being a cripple. Pretty cool, right?" He laughed.

"Who is this guy?" Chiharu asked, looking at him thoughtfully. "I think I've seen him before..."

"...Oh yeah..." Yozora sat up, closing his eyes. "He's the Zoo Branch Leader... Maxios Blade. Recovered from a freak steel beam injury from a tournament he was involved in."

"That would be correct." Maxios walked up to Yozora and Chiharu, extending his hand. "Pleasure to meet you two." Opening his eyes, Yozora looked at his hand. Moving his hand towards his, he shook it.

"You too... Maxios." Yozora's eyes widened as the two exchanged greetings.

"Ah... you have a tight grip." Maxios chuckled, pulling his hand away from Yozora. "Like my little brother."

"Thank... you?" Yozora raised a brow, not sure how to feel to that comment. As Maxios spoke, Yozora's mind unwinded slowly into radio static, while his eyes focused in on Maxios' face. "It's almost as if... I met him before."

(Ending here)

"Freaking Maxios..." Zeon squinted his eyes, sighing in his guest room. Right now, his eyes were stuck in front of his laptop whilst he sat on the edge of his bed. "Anyways, this gives me more time to help search Yza." He yawned, popping his neck and fingers to relieve himself from the stiff feeling in them. A sound rang from his laptop. Zeon went to check on it, to find it was an email from a private email address. Reading it out loud, Zeon's dull face became one of hope. "I have information regarding Yza Blade... meet me by the docks this Sunday by 2pm for the information..." Laying down, Zeon looked at the ceiling with a sigh. "Hopefully this'll be useful."

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