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

Chapter 17

Several days have passed since the birth of the twins and Yuma was fully enjoying his role as a father. The weekend finally arrived so he could spend all his attention to the kids.

A soft blanket was spread out in his room were the boy lay on his back while playing with a rattle. Yuma, who also lay on his back, was holding the girl high above his head. The girl squalled happily.

"Hahaha, you like that? Don't you Elisa?" Yuma laughed.

The girl smiled down at her father, her little hands reached downwards towards him, indicating she wanted to hold him. Yuma chuckled as he brought the girl down so she lay on his chest. She rubbed her head against his chest.

Yuma felt that warm fuzzy feeling that every new parent felt when they held their first new born. He just couldn't believe that the children were here. And now they were, he never ever wanted to loss them.

"You are so cute Elisa. And you remind me so hard about Astral." Yuma said. The mention of Astral changed Yuma's happy thoughts into less happy ones.

Yuma has noticed that Astral has been acting very distant against him and the twins. Sure he felt that Astral loved him and the twins with all his heart, but he always tried to avoid physical contact. While Yuma wanted to take all the time before Astral becomes a spirit again.

It made Yuma sad that Astral didn't hug or kiss him anymore.

Suddenly a whining sound reached his ears. He saw that the boy had crawl to him and began to pull at his jacket to get his attention.

Yuma instantly pushed the sad feeling away and smiled at the boy. "Aaaaw, you're cute to Ren. Daddy loves you both very much." Yuma said as he tickled the boy. The boy laughed as his father tickled him.

"And I am 100% sure Astral love you two to." Yuma said. He looked down to the girl seeing she snuggled closer to him with tired eyes.

"Time for a nap." Yuma said as he picked up the girl and lay her down in the crib. He then picked the boy, who also started to get sleepy, and lay him next to his sleeping sister.

He turned his head when he heard a knock on the door. He saw his sister coming in. "Yuma? Grandma and I are going to go buy a second crib. We will be back in a couple hours." Kari said.

"Okay sis." Yuma said.

When Kari left the room Yuma started to wonder where Astral was. "Is he inside the key again?" Yuma sighed. "Hi is more there than with me."

He climbed up the attic he sees the key lying next to the picture of his parents. As he picked it up he gasped of how cold it felt. Although the key is made from gold Yuma always has noticed the key felt warm. But now it felt cold and kill.

"Is that all because of Astral?" He mumbled. "Astral are you there? Can you please come out?"

In a flash Astral appeared. "What's wrong Yuma? Are you and the twins alright?" Astral asked.

Yuma tapped his foot with his hands on his hips. "Maybe if you were around more you didn't have to ask that." Yuma said sternly.

Astral wasn't really surprised by Yuma's comment. Sadly he looked down. "I apologize." He said quietly.

An awkward silence fell between them. Yuma kept looking at Astral who kept his gaze to the floor.

"Astral, what's wrong? Why do you keep avoiding me?" Yuma said sadly, swallowing hard feeling a lump forming in his throat. He tried his best to keep the tears in as a quiet sob escaped his lips.