All The Time

by InsaneCupcake

All the time he had been there for her, and yet she hadn't realized until now. But, it's not too late to apologize. Rated T just to be sure.

4. Chapter 4 - Familiarity

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Again, sorry for making you wait! ;u;

My inspiration hasn't really been on my side for a while now, but it finally came back to me. I've been working a lot on this chapter though, and I hope you will be satisfied! ^w^
Please review, it always gives me more ideas :D
On a last note; this chapter will be longer than usual. I hope I'm not dragging out too much on the story.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Corpse Party, the characters or anything of it. It's all Makoto Kedooin, TeamGrisGris and 5pb etc.

Ayumi's POV

Yoshiki held me in his arms, and just the fact that he did made me feel like I was dreaming. I carefully ran a hand through his soft, blonde hair. He flinched a little.
- "Careful." Yoshiki smiled at me. That monster had slashed his head from behind-... I broke off my flashback.
It's too horrible.. and what's even worse is that the scars will never disappear.
- "I know it still hurts, sorry Yoshiki-kun." I apologized to him, kissing his forehead. He walked away with me into the direction of his bedroom.
Wait, what?...WHAT? I felt my face heat up. What does he actually think he's doing?! Not this, not now..! I began to wriggle, trying to get out of his strong grip.
- "Y-Yoshiki-kun! N-n-not now...!"
- "Whaddya mean 'not now'?" He just smiled at me. As calm-looking as usual, huh..
- "N-Not.. y-you know..." I turned my face the other way, too embarrassed to actually mention it. I was shaking.
- "So, you don't wanna switch into something more comfortable than your school uniform?" He asked me, seeming puzzled.
Ah.. Yoshiki. I sighed in relief.
- "Oi, what are you sighing for? What, did you think I'd do something to you?" I nodded, my cheeks still in a deep shade of red. It just made him laugh.. He sat me down onto his bed, and sat down too just beside me.
- "Hehe!" Yoshiki ruffled my blue-grey hair. I looked at his blue eyes with my grey, which were flickering.
He suddenly turned serious. "If you ever want it, then I'd want it too." He almost wispered, and kissed my lips as to seal a promise. My eyes widened in shock from his blunt confession...A-ah... To hear something like that, from Yoshiki-kun ..

My heart threatened to beat out of my chest, so I laid down to try and relax. I felt his hands slowly trailing back and forth over my back.
- "Did I... shock you?" He asked me with a voice full of concern. I rolled onto my back to look straight into his ..beautiful, deep blue eyes.
They're shining a bit..
- "Y-yeah, you did. But.. in a good way." I explained with a big, happy smile. "It's just that I had never expected you to say something like that to me.. It makes me happy that you ...want to." I tried to chill my burning cheeks down with my hands, but Yoshiki pulled them to his lips and kissed them.
- "It makes me happy that you actually thought about it, too." He kept on planting kisses onto my hands; on their backs and palms, and fingers. ..the feeling of it were making the butterflies in my stomach wake up, and get warmer and warmer. So.. this is how it'll be like, being Yoshiki's girlfriend...
He's so careful and loving. You can't tell that he is just by judging the way he usually acts, like at school. His seemingly carefree and indiscreet choice of words...
If you just try, you'll realize that most things, he only says because he cares. He's just a bit straight-forward. I've just realized that myself..
But didn't it take a bit too long? ...-
- "Ayumi-chan." The sweet sound of his voice saying my name interrupted my thoughts. I sighed in bliss. "Do you have something to change into?" Ah.. that's right..
- "N-No..." I shooked my head and sat up, realizing exactly what I'd brought. "All I brought with me this morning w-was... Um.. my allowance, and, um... assignments.. and... pa-" I cut myself off, while a huuuge blush crept up onto my cheeks..
Panties... I can't say it! Yoshiki seemed like he figured it out, and blushed too.

- "I-It's fine, Ayumi-chan. You can borrow my clothes if you want." he offered, scratching his neck. Before I could say anything, he got up and started digging through his closet. It took him a while but he finally found something for me. "Here." He held a pair of black sweatpants with a subtle white star-pattern and a dark blue zipper hoodie.. So cute.. I giggled. "Would it be okay for you to wear this? I wore it a couple of days ago, though, so they may have my scent." He smiled. Yoshiki's nice, calming scent which I love the most of all. I nodded.
- "Thank you so much, Yoshiki-kun. I don't mind if they do.. Because ... After all we've been through, the smell of you is the most calming thing I know..." I admitted, expecting him to laugh at me. But.. he didn't. He sat down beside me again and hugged me hard, and I inhaled as much of his smell as I could, then slowly exhaled with a sigh.
- "I'm glad you feel that way.. A..Ayumi-chan..." Yoshiki replied, breathing in my scent as well. He slowly let go of me.
- "So.. Should I leave you alone while you change?"
- "A-ah... It's fine either way.. as long as you promise to not look!" I puffed my cheeks in embarrassment from his usual straight-forwardness.
Isn't this kind of thing usual in relationships?...
- "O-Oi, I...promise I won't look. I have to change, too.." He laughed at my facial expression. "You're right. How about we change with our backs turned so that we don't accidentally see each other?" He suggested, giving me a smirk. Wh-What's up with the smirk..?!
I covered my cheeks. "Hey, doesn't that seem like a good idea?" I nodded, picked up the clothes he borrowed me and pointed to the other side of his room.
- "Yeah, it is. You..go change over there. I'll change.. here." I decided.
He picked up his own clothes and went to change, without complaining.
- "Whatever you want; it's fine with me." He said, as to remind me.
I quickly slipped out of my skirt and my knee socks.
- "Hey.. Remember that time a couple of weeks ago when we went to dry your clothes at the infirmary, and I saw you in your underw-"
- "Stop." I whined. I continued taking off the rest of my uniform. "W-Whatever you do, DON'T look over here!"
- "I won't." Yoshiki assured me. I dragged on his star-patterned sweatpants, then I put on his blue zipper hoodie.
I carefully glanced over at him. He was already done. He had put on plain black sweatpants, and a tank top... The sight of it made the lower part of my stomach all warm inside, and I must have let out some sort of weird sound, because he began to laugh. "Heheh! What's that, Ayumi?"
- "Yoshiki-kun.." I hid my face in my hands and stared at the floor. "J-Just... look at y-yourself.." I mumbled, blushing.
- "A-Ah.." He scratched his neck, and chuckled. "Hm.. Could it be that you're not used to seeing my skin?" He grinned, probably realizing that his assumption was spot on by just looking at me.. I quickly covered my shoulders with my arms and spun around, standing with my back in front of him. "I see. Do you want me to wear something over it?"
- "N-No! It's.. it's fine ..." I replied with a shiver. Yoshiki hugged me from behind and leaned his head onto my right shoulder making his soft, blonde hair brush against my neck.
I felt something else there too, where Yoshiki's face were leaning.
..His lips lightly pressing against the sensitive skin of it.. Heat exploded from the area down to the lower part of my body, making me gasp.
I turned around to him, hugged him back and I really, really didn't want to let go. He put one of his arms around me and kissed my forehead, grabbed my chin and continued kissing my nose, and stopped at my lips; giving them a long, warm kiss.
- "Only if you're sure that it's okay, because I don't want to mess with your head. Ayumi.." He ruffled my hair, and my heart started to beat hard.
I locked my arms around his waist again, I don't know how many times it's been now.. There's something about him that just ..just makes me want to be close to him as much as possible. I suppose that after what happened to us at Heavenly Host I've become afraid of losing him. So afraid...Without him..- I began to shake, feeling tears starting to fill my eyes.
- "Hey, Ayumi-chan!" Yoshiki lifted up my face. "Why are you crying? What happened..?" He asked me, looking really worried.
- "I... just..got reminded. Of our experience in .. Heavenly Host. And I've realized how afraid I am." I looked straight into those familiar deep blue eyes with my grey, full of tears.
- "Of what?" His eyes widened in concern, and he gently grabbed my wrists.
- "Of losing you! What else would it be?!" Tears began streaming down my face, and I turned to look at the other side.
Yoshiki let go of my wrists, just so he could wrap his strong, protecting arms around me. ..I heard a sniffle.
- "A-Ayumi.." Yoshiki continued sniffling. "I...I'm having nightmares.." He breathed shakily, and looked into my eyes.
Seeing him so sad simply broke my heart, I wanted to comfort him.. So I reached a hand to his smooth, pale skin and wiped his eyes that were warm from crying. He took hold of it, and the familiar feeling of it made me smile.
- "Yoshiki-kun.. I'm having nightmares, too. You don't have to feel like you're alone.. If ..If it'd help, I could come and visit you more often. I'd love to..." I stood up on my toes and threw my arms around his neck. Yoshiki were shaking.
- "A-A...Ayumi.." He struggled a bit with his words. "You..you're really amazing, you know.. Y-You're really.. the love of my life ... my everything.."
- "My dear, beloved Yoshiki-kun.." I stood up again and kissed his pale, beautiful lips. He were still holding me in his arms, and with some force, he kissed me back. "I already did like you a bit when you first transferred to Kisaragi. And.. after our time together at Heavenly Host ...my feelings have only gotten stronger and stronger. They've become so strong, that I've promised myself to never, ever let you go, no matter what happens. You've saved my life so many times and for that ..I am truly, truly thankful." I kissed his sweet-tasting lips again and Yoshiki held both his hands at the sides of my face.

- "Ayumi-chan." He inhaled, and closed his eyes for a bit. Then after a short while he opened them again, and his sapphire eyes were glistening. I stared into them, completely bewildered.
- "Y-Yes..?" I blinked at him. He smiled brightly, showing some of his teeth.
- "This might be a little early.." Now he was smiling even bigger, and let out a small chuckle.
- "W-What? What might be 'early'?" That Kishinuma-guy had completely got all of my interest now!
- "Hehe.." He lifted me up in a way so his hands were supporting my behind (!), and butterflies began fluttering in my stomach. I clinged onto his shoulders as both our gazes locked. "Would you..someday...want to.. get married?" The butterflies in my stomach went crazy now..
- "A-Ah.. T-t-to you?..." My eyes flickered and I swayed a bit.. If he hadn't held me now then I definetely, definetely would have fell down. He laughed.
- "Yes, 'Shinozaki'!" He replied jokingly by using my last name. At least try to be serious at a moment like this.. I giggled. Marry Yoshiki-kun? There was nothing else I'd rather do. I want to be his forever. We belong, me and him..
- "I'd really, really love to marry you! I'm so glad you're asking, Yoshiki-kun!" I beamed. "But... umm.." He was smiling wide at me, and in his eyes I saw tears beginning to form.
- "Oooh, I'm so glad.." He relaxed at hearing my (very) positive answer. "But 'ummm' what?" Yoshiki seemed curious.
- "Aren't we, maybe, still a bit too young to get married?" My question made him laugh in a sweet, loving way.
- "I didn't mean right away, I'm talking about a couple of years from now." He patted my head, still carrying me with his other arm.
I smiled brightly at him trough my eyes, my vision blurred from tears.
- "You're really the one and only for me, Yoshiki-kun."
- "And you know that you're the one and only for me, Ayumi-chan!" He hugged me tightly. "So, whaddya say about we start with that pizza once and for all?" He asked me with a big smile, and his random question made me laugh.
- "Hehe! Yeah, it really is about time now, huh."

- "Aaaalright! Let's do this!" Yoshiki exclaimed happily, then started gathering the ingredients and put them on the kitchen counters.
He picked up the package with the pizza dough. "Hmm... Let's see. 250 degrees... Ten minutes .." he mumbled to himself while turning the oven on.
Yoshiki-kun's so cute like this.. I looked at him and smiled.
- "Do you need any help?" He laid his hand on my head.
- "Hmm.. You could roll out the pizza dough." Yoshiki replied, handing me the package.
- "Why can't I slice the meat?" I protested, poking him with it - which obviously amused him.
- "Well; if you would get mad at me for some reason, then you would be more intimidating with a knife in your hand!" He explained with a big grin.
- "Are you actually saying that I am intimidating?" I widened my eyes and smiled creepily.
- "Woah, easy there.. When you're doing that.." he shielded himself with his hands. "Yes... you're actually a bit scary."
- "I won't do that again, I'm sorry." I latched my arms around his waist and rested my head against his warm chest, hearing his heartbeat. "I'm sorry for doing that.. I'm sorry for reminding you about..-" He leaned down and cut me off with a soft kiss.
- "It's okay to remind ourselves about it, we can't forget about our friends .. and Ms. Yui... whose lives were lost there. It's only good to talk about it." He assured me and slowly patted my head.
- "Then..." I paused, thinking. "Let's never forget anything that happened that day. Let's never forget what happened to you and me. And never forget Ms Yui and our friends.." I laid a hand onto his chest, and looked up at him. "I'm so, so glad you're still here with me." I felt my eyes start to fill with tears again.
- "Ayumi. I'd never leave your side." He took hold of my hand as to try and comfort me. "I almost lost you a couple of times back there, and one time I really did. But then you found me, and for that..words can't tell how thankful I am." He hugged me tighter to him as he felt that I started to shake.
It was horrifying; finding him in that bag, covered in blood.. I thought he was dead, and maybe he would've been if I had been any slower...
My eyes flickered at the memory and my brain threatened to faint on me. "Ayumi!" He yelled in fright, and catched me so I wouldn't fall to the floor.
- "Th..Thank you for catching me, Yoshiki-kun." I smiled weakly at him, and then felt how he picked me up into his arms.
- "Lay down for a while, okay?" I heard his low, calm voice tell me, and then he put me down onto his couch. I slowly nodded with my eyes closed. "I'll continue with the food, don't stress yourself." He kissed my forehead and then, I heard him walk away. I'd only noticed now just how tired I actually am ...from having occassional nightmares. Yoshiki said...that he's having them too..but even though, he seem like they don't get to him.
I'm absolutely not doubting his mental strength... Yoshiki.. I fell asleep from exhaustion.

. . . . . .
- "W-What's.. this...?" I looked at my surroundings. "It's ..the boy's lavatory at Heavenly Host.. Why am I here?.." My question got answered with a loud thud from one of the stalls.
- "Ah..! Who's...there?" My whole body began to shiver. What was that?! I slowly approached the stall where I thought the sound came from. *THUD* I winced at the loud noise, but I got curious. Maybe too curious for my own good, but I didn't care about it.
- "Ghhh.. Gchhh..." *THUD* *THUMP*
- "Ummm..." I hesitantly put a hand on the door, and slowly, slowly pushed it, all the while looking down at the floor; too afraid to see what was in there.
- "GWAAAH!" The forced scream of someone, or something, made me hastily look up.
The sight before my eyes made my body freeze in horror. My innards almost turned inside out..
- "Y-Yoshiki...! No..!" He...he has hanged himself ... What should I do?! I panicked, feverishly looking around for something of use. A.. a small stool...
- "Why did you do this?! Yoshiki..." I couldn't stop crying. ..If I try and raise him onto my shoulders... If I stand onto the stool, and try to lift him up onto my shoulders. Maybe it'll work, yes! I set the stool down underneath were he was hanging, stood onto it, crouched to make sure that I would get into a good position for hoisting him up. I carefully stood up from crouching, and slowly but steady, I had succeeded with holding him up. But.. I felt the old, rotten stool break under our weight..and not long after that.. The horrifying sound of what I already knew was ...Yoshiki's neck.. breaking...
- "NOOO, YOSHIKI!" My tears flooded, they wouldn't stop now. "Yoshiki... Why would you do something like this? I.. I wanted to ...tell you.. *sniffle* YOSHIKIIIII!"

- "Ayumi!" I woke up from hearing Yoshikis anxious voice call my name. Ah.. Nightmare... My face is soaked in tears.. ...I noticed that Yoshiki were sitting beside me in the couch, and slowly sat up. I threw myself against him, still shocked after that dream. He lifted me up into his lap so I was resting against his arm.
- "Yoshiki! I'm so glad!" I started crying again but this time it was happy, relieved tears.
- "You screamed my name.. What did you dream about?" He looked into my eyes full of concern, and brushed away strands of hair from my face.
- "...We were back at Heavenly Host.." I looked back at him, full of horror. "B-But, I don't feel like talking about it.." Yoshiki nodded, obviously understanding.
- "It's fine, Ayumi. You were thrashing around a bit in your sleep, so I made this." He pointed at a cup standing on the table in front of us. "It's a tea that will make you calm down." He grabbed it and gave it to me.
- "Th-Thank you..." I wiped my eyes and slowly started to drink, but paused for a bit. "It's not too hot. When did you make this?" I looked at him, a bit curious. He smiled sheepishly and scratched his neck.
- "Actually... A while ago, now. I've been sitting here and watching you." He turned serious again. "You were calm at first, but then you started to mumble and seem kinda stressed... Are you..hungry?" He asked and carefully hugged me. I nodded.
- "Good." He smiled. "The pizza is done, so I'll get some for us. Do you wanna watch the movie while we are eating? Ah... That may not be a good idea though..." He laughed. Hehe, he's right.. Edward Scissorhands.. and food.
- "I think I can handle it. You can't?" I giggled, and Yoshiki ruffled my hair again.
- "If you can handle it then I definitely can, Shinozaki!" He grinned and helped me get off his lap. I lied down again while watching Yoshiki fidget around in the kitchen, and then glanced over at the windows.
It's already quite dark. Well, we have been doing a lot of things until now.. I smiled.
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I'm glaaad~! I really hope you liked this. There will be another chapter coming up, and I suppose it will take a while to finish it (just as with this). Please let me know if there are things you want to see (read) in it!
Thank you so much for reading! :D