##Miya's POV##
This smell... it's nice...

The rays of the morning sun forced me to open my eyes. Looking around, I noticed something on my lap. My vision was still a bit blurry so I couldn't quite make out what it was.

'Yellow- no, blond.' I touched whatever that was. 'Hair... Yukine?!' He was asleep, his head resting on my lap. I guess he's not going to leave me alone after what happened last night.

I ruffled his hair gently, trying not to wake him up. 'So soft...' I could feel my cheeks getting warmer and couldn't help but smile. He slept so peacefully, it was so adorable.

"Kawaii..." I whispered, continuing to stroke his hair as if he were a puppy. Though my legs felt numb, I didn't want to move. I just wanted to stay like this for as long as I could.

'Wait... Do I like him...?' My face started to heat up. I shook my head. 'No, that's ridiculous... right..?' I looked down at him once again then leaned my head against the wall. 'Dammit, why is he so cute?'

Yukine's groaning pulled me out of my thoughts. He rubbed his eyes and looked right into mine, blinking twice as if he was still half asleep.

"Morning, Yukine-kun~" I hummed sweetly. Yukine's eyes widened as if he just came to a realization. His face started turning pink and then red, and he looked frozen in place. "You can get up now. My legs are numb." I chuckled.

He quickly sat up and covered his face. "I-I'm sorry-" he stuttered, which made me laugh even more.

"You're as red as a tomato," I laughed, pointing to his face.

He looked back at me and mumbled, "You're pretty red yourself."

"Fine, fine." I rolled my eyes jokingly. "I'm surprised Yato hasn't come up to yell at you for stinging him. Let's go downstairs and see what he's up to, shall we?" Yukine nodded as we both walked to the staircase.

The strong oder of liquor made me feel like vomiting once we entered the living room. Images started to flash through my mind. My father. My brother. The empty broken bottles. Blood. I gripped my heart tightly as it stung a little.

"Miya? Are you okay?" Yukine looked at me. He was worried again. "You look sick... Just like last night..."

I grinned slightly. "I'm okay. Just the smell of liquor bothers me because... you know." But it wasn't just the liquor. I could feel my heart aching because of my heart disease. I never told anyone. I couldn't tell anyone.

Yukine just nodded. "Wait outside. I'll join you after I get Yato to clean this place up."

I smiled and walked outside, holding my breath when passing the room. 'He really does care... doesn't he?' And there I was, smiling like an idiot once again.

##Yukine's POV##
Again, Yato was passed out on the floor with Kofuku. He normally didn't drink that much unless it was about Hiyori. I would normally yell at him, but I actually understood why he was feeling that way for once. He loved her, not wanting to live without her.

I wouldn't want to live without Miya, either...
Well, not 'live' literally.

Daikoku soon came downstairs, shaking his head and dragging Kofuku out of the pile of empty bottles. He put her down on the sofa and started cleaning the mess my excuse for a god made. I glanced over at Yato and picked up the bottles around him.

It took a while for us the clean up the room, but we did it eventually. Daikoku walked over to me, carrying Kofuku, who was half asleep mumbling random things. "Keep an eye on him, please? I don't want milady getting hurt because of him." And with that, he walked away.

I looked outside to where Miya was. Her violet eyes sparkled in the sunlight. She noticed me staring at her and tucked her hair behind her ear, giving me a bright smile. I couldn't help but blush slightly. I quickly walked over to her.

Her gaze shifted to the nearby lake. I looked at her allow her hair to blow freely by the wind. I wanted to know what happened last night. Was she really that desperate in leaving me..?

"Can I ask you something?" I tried asking casually. She just looked at me and nodded. "Have you really... considered ending your own life..?"

Her eyes shifted to the ground as if she were about to cry. She glanced at me again and gave a small grin. "Yes. Yes, I have."

My heart sank. I turned away, lowering my head and biting my bottom lip. I didn't know why, but a part of me felt as if it broke. Suddenly, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist.

"But I have something to live for now," she added, letting me go. I turned back to face her questioningly. Miya chuckled. "You, silly. Yukine-kun is who I'm living for!"

And in that moment, I just grabbed her, hugging her tightly. I never wanted to let go. She made me feel funny around her, this weird sort of flutter in my heart. She was always worrying me, making me want to protect her with everything I had. I didn't understand my feelings, they were all over the place.

Her cough made me let go. She coughed for a while before stopping. "Are you-"

"I'm fine, Yukine," she replied, not letting me finish.

"How did you-"

"Know what you were going say?" Miya laughed weakly. "You're pretty predictable." She started coughing again, but this time blood came out of her mouth as she put one hand over her mouth and the other over her heart.

I was scared. I had never seen anyone cough blood before. "W-We should get you to the hospital," I stuttered.

"I told you I'm- Agh!" She was cut of by her own pain.

The girl wobbled while gripping her heart tightly, tears flowing down her cheeks. I caught her before she fell. She looked completely pale. I couldn't bare to see her like this.

"Yato! Yato!" I yelled, running towards the shrine while holding Miya, who was groaning in pain.

I stopped when I saw him come out, my focus on Miya. The hand on her heart loosened and her breathing started to slow down. "No no no, don't fall asleep... please!" I called to her as her eyes started fluttering. Tears started flowing uncontrollably down my cheeks.

"Y-Yuki...ne..."

"Miya!"

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Whoop
Another cliffhanger UwU
Also, I noticed that things escalate really quick throughout my chapters-
So if you need me to like, slow down, tell me-