Cardfight Vanguard: The Dark Union

Epilogue

How long had it been since Star disappeared from my life? I think almost three months? I hadn't been the same since then. I had locked myself away from everyone, hardly leaving my room and spending most of my time crying and sleeping. My hair was a frizzled mess and I had lost around fifteen pounds. It was so surreal not having him here with me, to wake up to his stupid smirk, to not have him teasing me constantly. He was truly gone and I was gone with him.

My phone had began to ring and I ignored it at first, then it kept ringing and ringing and ringing. I pulled myself out of bed and covered my halfway indecent body with my blanket before looking at the caller I.D. It was Edge, probably the second most person to be disturbed by his death. Edge had pretended to be tough, to continue living, but we all could see through his facade.

"Hello?" I hadn't heard my voice in ages, it sounded like a strangers. What I wasn't expecting to hear was yelling from the other side of the line.

"Skye! Get down to Card Universe right now! Hurry!" Edge had yelled. I wasn't in the mood for a cardfight nor to talk. I sighed and was about to hang up and pass back out when he yelled something else, "It's Star! He's here!"

My eyes widened and I looked at the phone for a while, tears that I thought dried started to run again as I dropped my phone, smashing it on the hard wood floor. I quickly threw on some random clothes and burst out of my room and into the streets.

It looks like I was the last one to appear at Card Universe as everyone else was huddled around the couch. I pushed against the door with all my might and ran towards them. The ones directly in my path noticed me and moved out of the way to reveal Star. He was sitting on the couch with a water in hand and his cursed white hair tied into a ponytail. I practically threw myself into his arms, causing the water to spill all over us, and started bawling out his name.

"Woah, uh?" He awkwardly sat there as I buried myself into his chest, he placed his hands on my shoulders and pulled me away from him. I met his eyes and flashed one of my smiles he loved so much. I then quickly went in for a kiss but he stopped me. "Do I know you?"

My heart broke once I heard those words. "THIS IS NOT A JOKING MATTER!" I started slamming my fists into his chest, "DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I MISSED YOU!?"

Edge grabbed my arms and pulled my off his lap and I was about to go off on him when I noticed the sad and distant look on Star's face.

"Calm down Skye," Edge said as he released his hold on me. I fell to the floor and looked up at Cassandra or Edge or anyone to explain what was happening.

"Teacher has amnesia." Robyn finally said. I looked at my lover and he looked embarrassed, turning his gaze away. So many thoughts and emotions were going through me right now. I was happy he was here, I was angry that he didn't remember me, I was sad he didn't remember me, what was he even doing here?

"Is there anything you do remember?" Edge asked, crossing his arms. Star looked down and tapped his finger against his leg as he thought.

"Not a whole lot. Just my name and what happened prior to me waking up outside. It was dark and cold, then a voice started apologizing to me, saying how he was going to help me one final time, then I wake up outside."

Edge nodded and then Cass asked if the voice said their name at all. The voice did, and it was apparently Requiem. All of us were stunned, why would Requiem help him when HE was the one that took him from us? And why months later?

"That's enough of that though. Thinking about it makes my head hurt." Star resting his head in his hands and his parents started apologizing for pushing the subject.

"I guess we'll take turns reintroducing ourselves." Tora proposed. Star nodded and said he'd like to at least know his relationship to us.

Voltro and Nicolè started by saying they were his mother and father.

Ralph, Shun, Jacob, and Robyn explained that they were kids he used to teach card games and play with.

Nicole and his aunt explained that they raised him from an early age while his mother and father were away on a trip, leaving out the abandonment part.

King, Snow, and Alex said they were one of the reasons why he lost his memories and that, hopefully, they could make it up to them.

Raven placed a hand on Star's shoulder and said that they were basically brothers, or at least Raven considered him the brother he never had.

Tora told him that she was the owner of the shop they've been going to for a long time and that she was his boss.

Cass was the first one to know him, meeting him at Junior High and him being the main reason she started having fun in Cardfight.

Edge said he was the one to teach him about making friends, to enjoy life, and that he was the first friend Star ever had.

Finally it was my turn. I wanted to keep it simple by saying that I was simply a friend he helped a long time ago, but Snow scoffed at me, calling me a liar. Everyone jumped in and started saying that I was his girlfriend, that I was the most important thing in his life and how dare he forget me.

"Huh? I must've truly been blessed to have such amazing friends," Star laughed as everyone was talking over each other. "Still, a girlfriend huh?" I nodded. He reached out and took my hand, then placed it on his cheek. "That sounds right. Sorry I forgot you all. I hope you'd be willing to put up with me while I try to remember me."

Edge was the first one to speak up, and one of two to say anything at all as he mimicked everyone's response. "Dude, of course. We didn't go through hell to just forget you."

The last person was me to say something. I didn't care how long it took. When I think about our possible wedding, about little Cloud and Galaxy running around, nothing was too small.

"Yeah. No matter how long it takes, no matter if it takes my entire life, I'll wait for you!"