"Oh, welcome back you two- Ara ara~? What's this?" Kochou greeted us with a small smile as we approached the estate, and she pointed at Muichirou and I's hands, which were still intertwined.

"Ahaha-" I nervously laughed. "About tha-"

"We're dating now." Muichirou cut me off with a proud smile painted on his lips. Kochou laughed lightly and patted us both on the heads. "See! I told you you could do it,
Tokitou-San."

"Huh? You told him what?" I cocked my head in confusion and Kochou looked at me. "I told him that if he confessed you would most definitely say yes!"

"Haahhh-?!" I exclaimed and my face turned a bright red, and I heard Muichirou laugh a tiny bit which probably made me blush even more.

"Mhm! Please come in, you two are just in time. There's a pillar meeting in the back- well more of a get-together? Kind of both. Just head out to the garden, I'll be there in a bit." She smiled as she walked into the state.

"Mm, okay then." Muichirou said mainly to himself as he looked at me. "Lets go back there then." I smiled a bit and nodded, he then led me back to the garden where the rest of the pillars were.

"Woah! Woah!! WOAH!! YOU TWO STOP RIGHT THERE!" I heard Kanroji shout and I nervously froze along with Tokitou.

Kanroji immediately ran over to us and gestured at our hands. "Oh my goodness! Don't  tell me- No totally tell me! Are you two dating? Please say yess!" She fangirled and jumped around.

"A-Ahm- Yeah, we're dating.." I muttered with a nervous smiled and she bounced around even more. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Obanai-San! Look at them! Cutiesss!" She smiled brightly and Obanai rose a brow.

"Tokitou-San and L/N-San dating? Not surprising, considering how much Tokitou-San ta- OW! Oi, what are you doing?!" Obanai winced as Tokitou walked over and bonked him on the head, saying only "Shut up." Before walking back over to me.

I laughed lightly as Tokitou and I sat down next to Mitsuri and Obanai.

"So, how are you, L/N-San?" Gyomei asked me. "Are your legs feeling any better?"

"Ah, yeah actually! A little bit but- it's better than nothing." I smiled lightly. Gyomei nodded with the faintest of smiles. "That's good to hear."

Kochou came out with some tea and a small smile on her face. "Here, I brought some tea for everyone. Please enjoy." She walked around, giving every one of us a tea cup.

"Thank you, Kochou-San." I thanked her and she only smiled with a nod in response as she sat next to me.

I took a sip of the tea and smiled to myself. For just coming out of a coma not too long ago, things haven't been too bad for me... Or at least for now.

"Y/N-San?" I heard Muichirou speak and I turned to him. "Yes?"

"Ehe, Nothing.." He mumbled as he looked down with a tiny smile. "You just look really calm and pretty."

My face turned a bright shade of red and my eyes widened slightly at the compliment that came out of no-where. "O-Oh, T-Thank you, Muichirou-San-" I stammered and he only nodded with a tiny closed-eyed smile in response.

time skip

By this time, all of the pillars had left, and Muichirou and I were still outside of the Estate, just staring up on the sky as we laid on our backs. The sky was now dark, painted with millions of stars.

"Y/N-San?"

"Mhm?"

"Do you believe in Heaven and Hell?" He questioned and I was a bit shocked. The question was truly just... out of the blue.

"Uhm... I don't know. It's hard to say. No one really knows for sure what happens when you die.. It's a bit frustrating. I wish we just could know but.. It is what it is." I sighed lightly. "People will believe whatever they want, whatever religion or such, and that's okay. I respect that, but in the end- Nobody can say for sure what's true or not. Heaven or Hell could most definitely be real, or not. That I just don't know..."

Muichirou only stared at me with an impressed look and I quickly grew flustered.

"Haha... I rambled, s-sorry." I apologized and he shook his head.

"No, don't apologize! It sounded really cool. You sounded really smart." He smiled at me and I blushed lightly.

"Y-You think..? Thank you."

"I don't like to think about it too much, but you are very much correct. No one truly knows what's... true. I can't help but think though..." He paused for a moment. "W-What happened to.. m-my brother..." He trailed off before continuing once again.

"If Heaven and Hell are real, he would go to Heaven. I know that for a fact. But maybe if reincarnation is real, he got reincarnated into the best family ever. Maybe into a place that doesn't have to worry about demons, you know...?"

"...Of course. I'm sure that only the best things are happening to your brother. Wether he's in Heaven or thriving down here... or maybe even one of the millions of stars in the sky.. Who knows? I'm sure he's doing well, though." I smiled and Muichirou and he smiled faintly back.

"Yeah... thank you, Y/N-San."

"Eh? For what?" I asked him with a confused look and he looked at me, then back up at the stars.

"For listening to me, and for understanding. I love you." He smiled lightly.

"A-Ah.." I blushed, but smiled to myself as I turned my head and looked back up at the stars. "Then... no problem. And I love you, too."

Muichirou smiled lightly at me before opened his arms. "Here, come here. Cuddle with me."

I blushed lightly as I crawled over and laid down next to him, and he wrapped his arms around me. I felt comfort almost immediately, and almost a bit tired, which made me worried.

"H-Hey, if we both fall asleep, what if a demon comes and attacks us? We'll be vulnerable..." I said and he smiled.

"Oh, don't worry. You go to sleep, I'll bring you inside. Don't want any demons touching whats... nevermind." He blushed. "Anyway, you can go to sleep. Just please don't worry. I wouldn't put you in danger like that."

He smiled at me and I smiled back before closing my eyes.

Muichirou, he...

I really love him.