I had my follow up appointment with Ms. Fujimura. And I knew she would be surprised from hearing about my Link VRAINS visits. Granted I left out... some details.
Ms. Fujimura: So how was Link VRAINS?
Riku: It was fine. I managed to have a few duels without breaking down...
Ms. Fujimura: Hm... I saw that the day I suggested you try going into Link VRAINS, this new fighter against the Knights of Hanoi appears and grabs the media's attention.
Oh shit...
Riku: Well, I...
Ms. Fujimura: I can only hope that whoever he is, he will still be careful. He probably doesn't realize what he may mean to people.
She smiled at me. I chuckled a little and nodded.
Riku: I think so too...
Ms. Fujimura: So you joined the Duel Club at school. Anyone there catch your interest?
Riku: Well there's Naoki. He's a bit annoying but he means well. The club president is pretty smart. There's 3 other guys who sometimes show up. Then there's Aoi.
As soon as I said that...
Ms. Fujimura: A girl?! And you call her by her first name already?! Tell me everything.
She immediately started acting like I said something scandalous...
Riku: Isn't this a bit unprofessional?
Ms. Fujimura: Oh come on. You haven't had anything interesting happen in 10 years, then this pops up and you treat it like nothing happened. I want to know. This Aoi, is she special to you?
Riku: She..
That question made me think. Is she special to me? I went to duel Revolver when she was taken hostage by their virus... She's really nice... And..
Riku: I guess she is...
I spoke quietly. And my face started heating up again. Why is this so embarrassing?
Ms. Fujimura: Well I'm glad you have someone like that. You deserve it. Whether you think so or not.
I still don't think I deserve anything... Mom and Dad are still dead because I was gone... Until I at least avenge them and destroy Hanoi and learn what our suffering was for... I have to live with the guilt.
Riku: I don't know about that. But I'll keep it in mind...
Ms. Fujimura: I've said it many times. And I'll say it again. You deserve to be happy just as much as anyone else. I hope you'll accept that someday. But that can wait, I suppose. Next time I want more details about Aoi. Ok?
Riku: Sure... I'll see you next time.
Ms. Fujimura: Have a good night, Riku. Be careful getting home. It's getting dark. Would you like a ride home?
Riku: I'll be fine. Thank you, though.
I walked out and scheduled my next appointment.
Ms. Fujimura: That boy...
She looked over at a picture framed on her desk.
Ms. Fujimura: He really is just like you two.
On the way home I was walking down the streets.
Akira Zaizen POV
I was heading home a bit later than usual. This whole incident with Revovler got me demoted and having to work security more. I hope Aoi's ok. But while I was thinking about this, I saw Kanashimiki walking down the streets.
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Decoded Pain (Aoi Zaizen x Male OC Reader)
FanfictionRiku Kanashimiki was one of the Lost Incident victims who were kidnapped and tortured 10 years ago. But even now he still has trouble recovering from the trauma. His exploits into Link VRAINS will end up being more impactful than he guessed.
