Chapter 18 is here~ I don't own cardfight vanguard!

The brunette carried the smaller boy all the way to the Sendou residence, much to the blue haired boy's dismay.

"Put me down now...."

The younger whispered as the two approached the door, he did NOT want his family to witness his embarrassing predicament.

"Sure"

The brunette replied as he crouched down to let the smaller boy off of his back, the boy seemed much too light for his age.

"I'm going to be in do much trouble....."

The blue haired boy whined softly, half to himself as he slowly opened the door to his house and walked inside with Kai following after him.

"It'll be fine Aichi, your mother is quite understanding"

The older teen reassured the younger as he looked around, only to bee greeted with the familiar face of Shizuka, the cyan haired mother.

"Oh Aichi...... Where have you been? I've been so worried about you...."

The cyan haired mother cried as she snatched up her son in a tight hug.

"Mom.... I can't.... Breathe...."

Aichi whined as he tried to get out of his mother's hold.

"Oh sorry dear!"

Shizuka laughed as she quickly released her son, who took the opportunity to catch the breath that he had lost.

"It's fine and I just got lost........."

Aichi laughed while scratching his head nervously, the cyan haired mother raised a brow as a small frown crossed her lips but nodded silently none the less.

The brunette guessed that the smaller boy's lie didn't convince the cyan haired mother one boy and he wondered why she didn't further her questioning.

"I see..... be more careful Aichi, me and Emi were seriously worried about you"

"Sorry....."

Aichi whispered, feeling slightly guilty that he had lied once again to her, yet thankful at the same time that the hospital for some reason hadn't contacted her.

"Anyway, Kai thanks for brining my silly son home"

The brunette nodded, he wouldn't have allowed the smaller boy to walk home on his own.

"Where's Emi?"

The smaller boy asked, sapphires looking around curiously for the peach haired girl.

"She's still asleep, it's early in the morning after all"

"Oh yeah..... I forgot"

The younger laughed awkwardly.

"I'll go prepare some breakfast...... Kai could you check up on Aichi's injuries?"

"Y-yeah sure...."

The brunette was surprised that Shizuka had noticed the smaller boy's injuries and had decided to let him deal with them, he expected that a mother would naturally be overly protective.

"Thanks, I trust Aichi to you"

The cyan haired mother winked slyly at the brunette as she went into the kitchen, leaving the two boys standing there blushing in embarrassment.

"...... Ah let's go to the living room!"

The blue haired boy said as he took Kai's hand and led the older into the living room with him.

"First I want to deal with the cut on your foot"

The older teen sighed as he grabbed the first aid kit, for he had become very familiar with the Sendou residence's layout.

"It was a tiny cut, its already stopped bleeding"

Aichi sighed while showing the bottom of his foot, not caring about his injuries, he just wanted to be by the brunette without either of them being concerned.

Jades narrowed as the brunette looked at the foot it had a long thin cut going across the bottom, not too serious. Though, the small amount of dust that was covering the cut could prove to be a problem in the future.

"You're right, though I'd feel better if it was clean....."

A sigh escaped from Aichi as he took the first aid kit and opened it, grabbing the disinfectant.

"I'm cleaning it, not you"

The smaller boy whispered softly, sapphires bright as the boy began spraying disinfectant on the bottom of his foot.

"....... You're supposed to wipe away the dirt first"

"........ Oh......."

"Why don't I just clean your cut since you don't know how?"

Kai asked, slightly amused that the smaller boy messed up.

"No, you'll end up getting kicked in the face"

The brunette looked at the younger boy in confusion before realization hit him, people were generally ticklish when another person touched someone else's foot.

"Oh I see"

The older teen replied as he watched the younger clean his injury, making sure that he didn't make any more mistakes.

"Aichi I've been wondering, those marks on your wrists and ankles....."

Sapphires darkened as a small frown creased the smaller boy's lips as he put down the disinfectant into the end table.

"They're what they look like Kai..... They're proof that I didn't give up"

The brunette nodded silently, understanding what the younger was implying, he felt guilty that he was thankful that the boy hadn't given up because that meant that he was thankful that the boy had hurt himself unintentionally in his struggles.

"Thanks for telling me Aichi, though I know it must be hard for you to think about it"

A small smile crossed over the blue haired boy's face.

"It's fine, I can't prevent things of the past from happening........"

"Breakfast is ready!"

Shizuka called from the kitchen, interrupting the conversation between the two boys.

Thankful for the interruption, both boys got up from the couch and headed towards the kitchen to see that crepes had been laid in their spots.

A sleepy peach haired girl rubbing her blue eyes came slowly down the stairs before walking to the kitchen and sitting at the table.

"Aichi?! Kai?!"

Emi gasped as she finally realized that the two teens were present at the table.

"Hi Emi...."

Aichi replied with a soft smile, the brunette murmured his greeting after the younger.

"When did you come back?!? I.... Was so worried!"

The peach haired girl whispered softly, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"Not too long ago, I got lost again...... I'm sorry for causing you trouble...."

"Okay, I don't want anyone spoiling their meal with tears"

The cyan haired mother laughed, both of her children nodded with a smile.

"Okay"

"Kay!"

The four of them began to eat the crepes, the brunette noticed that the younger boy seemed to especially enjoy the blueberries on the side of his plate.

Me: that's le end of le chappy~

Emi: I'm so glad!

Shizuka: I feel the same way

Aichi: sorry....

Emi: don't worry, I'm just glad you're back

Shizuka: ^_^

Me: hehe hope ya guys enjoyed le chappy~