A/N: Hi! This is my first fanfic, so I apologize for any mistakes in the story or grammar. This was just an idea that popped into my head one day that I felt like typing up. Any compliments or criticism helps!

On a side note, this is in a gradual romantic setting. It's not going to be platonic or anything of the such. I personally love them, especially in a domestic environment; they're so CUTE! This takes place in an Alternate Universe where gods and shinki don't exist. Most of the cast if not all will be in here I think? Depends on how far I get into this tbh But before I begin I want to mention that nobody knows one another apart from Hiyori, Yukine, Daikoku, and Kofuku. And Hiyori's parents are dead in this (sorry not sorry). Anyways, hope you enjoy it!

CHAPTER 1: A Weird Neighbor

Yukine's life was never all that good.

Actually, no, let's just say it outright sucked.

Sure, it was nice being young while it lasted. Being with the ones he loves, having family times out, cherishing the only good memories he has. Since of course, his father had to screw it all up in the end. By getting drunk off his head one night with his friends and coming home…

Just to end up beating the crap out of his mother.

Now that Yukine thought about it, his parents did have some arguments and disagreements. But they never visibly showed anything too bad. Just simple tantrums that he would ignore by locking himself up in his room. He would end up even crying sometimes, but his older sister would always walk in and sooth him. He loved his sister to bits.

After that night though, things took an immediate turn the next morning when he woke up to find his sister and mother at the door with suitcases. They left him. All because of his father.

He was alone.

So he decided to leave as well. He called his mom for the first time in what seems like forever, even if it was only just a month. He told her that he rented an apartment with saved up college money from his piggy bank. She said she was going to pay the bill for him every month. He thanked her and headed off in the middle of the night on a bus.

Now here he is, lying on the couch in his new apartment. He made himself at home easily, with little stuff that he owned. Yeah it was a little run down, but not nearly as bad as he thought it was gonna be for the price it was. It was late in the afternoon; on the weekend of course. He was bored honestly. 'Maybe I should call up Hiyori or Suzuha…' Yukine thought. He was flicking through channels, starting to get annoyed by how many boring sitcoms and reality shows existed on television.

"Do people really get paid for this stuff? It's like watching paint dry." He grumbled. Flipping through a couple more before hearing a knock at the door. He turned the TV off and walked over to the door; opening it to find a neatly dressed man with green eyes shielded behind purple lenses.

Yukine wasn't sure how to greet the gentleman at the door. He felt kind of embarrassed only being in a t-shirt and sweatpants. His worries went away once the older man decided to say something first though.

"Hello Yukine, I'm Kazuma Chouki. I'm the assistant of the landlord here; Viina." Kazuma gave a warm smile of reassurance, noticing that the young blonde was a bit tense.

Yukine was relieved that the guy was nice. He was afraid that the people working here would be strict or annoyed at having a fourteen-year-old stay in the complex. "Hello! Um…do you need anything?"

"Vinna told me to come over and check up on you. Seeing as how you're of a younger stature, she was worried you wouldn't like it here. It is quite rural, after all."

"Oh, I'm fine. The place is nice, and the citizens around here are all really kind! Though, I would like it if you would treat me like everyone else here." The last thing he wants to be is judged because of his age.

"Of course! All of that is nice to hear, too. Please do not mind the noises in the day or night, though. It has um…quite a history of forcing people to move out here." Kazuma seemed a bit reluctant to say that; wiping a drop of sweat off his brow sheepishly.

Yukine was a bit curious at that information now, not taking hint of the uncomfortable state the other was in. His eyebrow raised in slight confusion as he leaned on the doorway. "Noises…? What kind of noises got people so angry that they moved out?"

"Well…I-It's sort of hard to explain exactly...but hopefully they won't bother you too much…aha…"

Now Yukine was just plain confused. Does a person make these noises? An animal or insect? Whatever it was, the older man didn't seem very happy to be sharing this information. So Yukine chose to just forget about it for now and focus on it later.

He managed a nice quick smile. "Don't worry, I won't leave. I'm not even sure if I have enough money to do so if I wanted to either." That calmed Kazuma down to an extent. One less resident leaving the neighborhood. It was already a ghost town to begin with, and now it's just gotten worse.

The clad man straightened his tie and regained his composure. "Thank you. Hopefully the weird shadows you may see at night don't worry you either, have a nice day!" He spoke quite fast as he raised his hand in an excuse to leave and closed the door himself. It left Yukine half confused and half afraid. 'W-Weird shadows!? Okay, now that's just plain creepy! What complex exactly is this!?' Yukine internally panicked.

"M-Maybe it's a good time to call Hiyori…" He quickly took his phone out of his pocket and dialed her number.

RING

RING

BEEP

"Hello?" Hiyori's voice spoke out from the other side.

"Hiyori! Hi! Do you think you can come over today?"

Hiyori heard the pain in his voice and instantly went alert. "Yukine-kun, is everything alright? What's wrong?"

"I think my apartment complex might be haunted!" He frantically blurted out.

There was silence on the other end of the receiver. And then a small giggle was heard. "Are you sure about that…?"

'Don't mock me!'

Yukine frowned and nearly yelled into the phone. "I'm not joking around! The assistant landlord came by today and said I shouldn't worry about the shadows at night or noises in the day and shit!"

"Wait, really!? Have you heard any strange noises yet?" She replied worried.

"Actually… I haven't. That makes the whole ordeal kind of strange now that I think about it…"

"Check outside and listen closely! It may be a soft noise!" Hiyori ordered.

Yukine followed the instruction and opened the door; stepping outside. He looked to the left and listened closely. Then he looked to the right and-

…..He spotted a man, looking almost twenty, not so far from him, sitting atop of the railing.

He looked creepy, wearing a tracksuit and dirty teal scarf with his dark purple –and greasy- hair tied up in a ponytail. He didn't look like he showered, that's for sure. Also, Yukine was pretty sure he could smell the sweat escaping his body from here. And what's up with staring at the ground? It looks like he's plotting how to jump off the rails. He seemed to be eating…takoyaki? Well, at least he has good taste.

"Yukine-kun…?" A soft voice rang from his phone, now being held at his side.

"Uh…."

The dark haired man's eyes shifted to Yukine before he hopped off the ledge, back onto their current floor level. He looked at Yukine in wonder, piercing blue eyes boring into amber ones. This made the blonde a bit surprised. He didn't expect one feature of the other's body to bring out everything else. It kind of made the man look….handsome.

"Shit…" He cursed under his breath. Great, now he knows he doesn't have great taste in men. At least he's not Hiyori –she likes old men. Yukine put the receiver up to his mouth. "Hiyori…I'll call you back." And hung up without another word.