Kodokunagami~Lonely God
Yato didn't know what to think anymore. He'd thought he was all alone. He'd thought that he had nothing important- nobody who believed. He merely survived by jumping from job to job, hoping that the memory of himself would last long enough to get the next customer. Then he met that… girl. Hiyori. She somehow defied all logic and reason. People were supposed to forget, never remember his face no matter how many times he ran into them, but she never did. Everywhere he went and no matter what he did, she just kept coming back.
What's more, she actually went and separated her soul from her body trying to save his life. Not that the truck would have killed him anyway, but it was the thought that counted. How she even saw him on the street he would never know, but she managed to push him out of the way. Seriously, it was like she was haunting him or something. All the same, he couldn't help but be glad. Though the thought made him incredibly nervous, he knew that she could honestly become his first consistent follower. The thought sent butterflies through his chest. Did he dare hold onto that hope? Even now, there was every chance of her forgetting his existence. The more he became attached, the harder it would be to see her forget. At the same time, if he stayed away, it was almost certain that she would stop believing. It was nearly an impossible choice to make.
Steeling his nerves, he made his final decision. He would hold on. He just had to make sure he would never let go.
Yato laid back on the edge of the roof, letting out a puff of air and swinging his legs back and forth as they dangled over the edge. Absently, he took his phone out, flipping it open to see if he had any messages. The little mail icon had a zero next to it. Bored, he opened his text messages and started typing.
Hey Hiyori, how's Yuki doing?
Is he being good?
Did you lose him again?
What are you doing right now?
Why are you not replying? Is your phone dead or something?
Are you ignoring me? :'(
There was a small bing and Yato scrambled to look at the text.
Stop texting me Yato, I'm in school right now.
Yato grinned like an idiot.
Hiyori! I knew you wouldn't leave me! :D
There was another bing.
Shut up, or I really will ignore you. BTW, don't forget about my contract.
Yato winced as he read the message. To be honest, the one reason that was stopping him from granting her wish was that he simply didn't know how. As embarrassing as it was, it was the truth. Not that he would admit that to Hiyori, of course. Flipping the phone shut, the messenger god closed his eyes. He'd text her again in a couple of hours. Until then, he didn't have much else to do. Even with the threat she'd replied with, Yato felt glad, because he knew, he knew that she hadn't forgotten yet.
He hoped she never would.