Chapter Ten, Building At Its Finest.

"What?" She sat there, mouth agape, unmoving as she registered what she just heard.

Yato wanted to...spend more time with her?

Her body was frozen stiff, shock replacing any other emotions as she repeated the words in her head in an attempt to process the words she heard.

He wanted to spend more time with her.

More time, with her?

She felt her cheeks begin to heat up, but she didn't move an inch. Her mind was spinning, almost like the blades of a helicopter, as she tried to wrap her head around the statement.

Yato wanted to spend more time with her.

The sudden understanding sent a wave of guilt through her body. All Yato ever wanted was to be with her more, and what did she do? She pushed him away because he didn't like one guy.

"Hiyori, are you okay?" Yukine had been watched as the whole thing went down. He watched as Hiyori's expression went from tears, to a brief smile, to realization, then finally, absolute horror.

"Huh?" His words snapped her back to reality. Hiyori jumped, realizing that she was still with Yukine. Hiyori completely forgot she was still with Yukine.

He sighed deeply, his body relaxing. "I was just making sure you were okay since you zoned out a little on me" He joked, a smile tugging at his lips. He hoped it helped her calm down a little more.

"Hah," Hiyori cast her eyes down at her feet as if they were the most interesting thing on the planet, and felt herself dissolve once more into thought.

Does... does Yato actually like her? Was the first thought that came to mind, and she thought about everything her friends said to her, and she realized that they were indeed right. Then, as the realization truly dawned on her, she panicked, scrambling to grab all of her stuff in a great hurry. "I am so sorry, I have to go now. Bye." She didn't hear the confused, "bye," from Yukine as she practically flew downstairs, and out of the house. As soon as she closed the door, she ran. She ran and ran until her pathetic legs gave out from exhaustion.

Her mind was swirling. Back to when she first brought Yato into her house, to when Fujisaki and Masaomi arrived. She thought about everything she experienced in the previous weeks, including her fight with Yato. The frenzy in her brain soon cleared, and only one thing was left on her mind.

She knew what she had to do.

With newfound determination, she hopped up onto a rooftop, and jumped all the way home, cursing at herself for forgetting she was in her phantom form still. She could've spared a lot of running if she hadn't forgotten in her panic.

She arrived at home fairly quickly, and managed to slip inside unnoticed by everyone inside. Although, she was still in phantom form, which helped her stay unnoticed, of course. Her first action was getting back into her body. After being out of it for a few hours, she already felt fatigue licking at her senses. Once she did, she walked downstairs, searching for the materials needed for what she was going to do. Barely five minutes later, she was back up in her room, her supplies laid out on her desk, ready to be used. She smiled. It was time to work.

An hour passed by in the blink of an eye, and Hiyori's smile never wavered off her face. She found herself having the time of her life working on her project. She had a clear image of what she wanted to make, save a few small details that she couldn't quite bring to life.

Another hour passed, then another, and another. Before she knew it, her project was finished.

Hiyori glanced at her clock, 8:39pm. "Huh," she hummed, "I spent almost five hours on that project!" She grinned, a warm swell filling her chest. "Now, to deliver my package!" Hiyori picked up the gift bag she had found earlier, and placed her project tentatively inside. She set aside the bag and got up to get dressed to go back outside.

Hiyori prayed that she'd be able to find him, so she could deliver the project to him.

As she opened the dresser, a faint draft of that certain favourite scent of hers wafted inside the room, dragging on a sense of deja vu to Hiyori. She recognized the smell, but couldn't quite figure out what it belonged to. Her eyebrows furrowed as she thought hard. What was it from again? Oh yes, Y-

"What are you up to?" A familiar voice said.

She jumped, turning in the process to face where the voice came from. She smiled when she saw it was only Fujisaki.

"What?" She asked, voice high pitched.

He let out a low chuckle, shoving his hands deep into his pockets. "I asked what you were up to."

"Oh," she said, forcing a laugh. "I was just thinking about going for a walk to do something."

"To do what? Maybe I could help?"

Hiyori knew what she wanted to do, but the thought was fuzzy in her mind. She decided not to bother him with it, even if she did remember fully. "I dunno, guess i was bored or something." She laughed.

"Well, if you're bored enough to go for a walk this late, then would you want to watch a movie with me?" He asked.

"Sure! What movie?"

"Paranormal Activity. I haven't seen it before, so i'd like to watch it," he said, sheepishly rubbing his arm.

"I watched it a little while ago, I think," she said, placing her hand on her chin to think. She noticed his smile falling. "But I wouldn't mind watching it again!" She threw her arms up into the air, waving them back in forth in hopes to reassure him.

"Alright. Let's go watch it." The smile returned.

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Twenty minutes into the movie, Hiyori's stomach grumbled.

Immediately, her face burned. She stole a glance at Fujisaki, praying that he didn't hear it. She let out a quick sigh of relief when she saw that his eyes were still glued to the screen. She thought she was in the clear until her stomach decided to growl again, louder than before. She knew, without a doubt, that he had heard it that time.

"Hungry?" He asked, chuckling as he reached out to grab the remote so he could pause the movie.

"Yeah," she mumbled out sheepishly, "didn't exactly eat much for supper."

She, in fact, didn't eat whatsoever, but that was besides the point.

"Did you want to go make something to eat? We can always continue this movie after." Fujisaki offered.

"Sure."

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So yesterday, I was reading over this chapter, and I suddenly got inspiration to write, and ended up writing over 2500 words for this chapter. Usually I try to get at least 1000 words, so I ended up splitting it in two. And guess what that means? NEXT WEEK YOU GUYS HAVE A GUARANTEED CHAPTER!!!!!!! ARE YOU HAPPY YET?????? So look out next Thursday! I'm going to try and keep to a once a week update, but no promises!

Anyways, how do you like this chapter? Tell me in the comments! I need the feedback to write more! Are you angry that Fujisaki was there instead of Yato? What did you think??????? Tell me!!!!!