Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal:- Astral is what?

Chapter 10

But Haru was wrong, Everything didn't go alright.

When Kari returned from her moment outside she asked Haru if everything what Yuma said was true. Haru suspected that Kari was hoping everything was just a dream. When she assured her granddaughter that it wasn't a dream, Kari walked straight upstairs into her room and locked herself up.

For the rest of the time, Kari did everything to avoid Astral. She refused to leave her room as long as, what she called: that thing, Astral was around

Of course since Astral was now solid now he was always around. The only moment he wasn't in the house is when he was inside the key while Yuma was at school.

That was until 3 days. Yuma then refused to take Astral with him. During one of the free times at school Astral came out of the key without any warning. Yuma and his friends had to jump in front of Astral to make sure nobody saw him. After they were out of sight Yuma scolded Astral for leaving the key right in the middle of school. Luckily to them not a single student had noticed Astral.

It was then Astral was forbidden to leave the house, much to the annoyance of Kari.

She even started to ignore Yuma, which saddens the boy.

After 2 weeks Yuma had just about enough of it. He came up with an idea. At home Kari can lock the door, preventing him from entering. He had tried once waiting inside for her. Unfortunately Kari thought about that and always locks the door after she leaves it.

Then he remembered that Kari sometimes has to go to the newspaper office to make the last details on her article and she would never expect him there.

So after school he went to the office. There he asked one of the colleagues where his sister was.

"Oh, she isn't here yet. But if you want I can bring you to her bureau? You could wait for her there." A colleague said.

Yuma nodded with a smile. What luck he had.

He followed the colleague, who brought him to a small room just big enough for a desk, 2 cabinets and a sofa. Which were covered by dozen of papers.

"Man, now I understand why she likes to work at home." Yuma muttered. He then chuckled. "And she maked comments about my room. Grandma would have a heart attack if she sees this."

After half an hour he heard the door open again. She didn't look surprised to see him so it was clear to Yuma that the colleague had told Kari he was here. Yet again she wasn't looking happy either. She walked past him and seated herself before her desk, opening the screen of her computer.

"What are you doing here Yuma?" She said not even looking at him.

"Kari this has to stop." Yuma said.

"Stop what?" Kari asked still not looking at him.

"That. You ignoring and avoiding me. Can't we talk about this?" Yuma asked.

"No." Kari simply said.

"W-what? Why not?" Yuma asked.

"Because I will never change my mind about your 'relationship' with that...thing." Kari answered.

Yuma felt his hands, which were clenched into a fist, trembling. "Stop calling Astral a thing. He is a living being you know." Yuma said while his voice trembled with anger.

"Yuma, he is blue, nude and has those weird marks on his body. He isn't even from our world." Kari said who had turned around.

"So? Didn't dad teach us not to judge from mere appearance, isn't it what is inside that counts?" Yuma pointed out.