The months passed, and before Yuno knew it, it had been almost a year since she had told Amano-kun that she would become his wife. And what a busy year it had been! They hadn't actually talked since that first time – Yuno could never quite find the right words, and she had settled comfortably into her pattern of just watching him.

Despite the relationship's lack of progress, it had its intended effect – Yuno was so wrapped up in Amano-kun that she barely had time to think about her parents anymore. After all, she really had her work cut out for her! She was always silently watching him, always a few steps behind him, and when the situation called for it, she stepped in to intervene. Like, for instance, that recent incident with that Wakaba girl, who she thought for sure, was going to steal him (and with him, her future) away. Imagine, he had written her a love note when he already promised Yuno he would marry her! Thankfully, the situation rectified itself when the girl turned him down, but Yuno knew she was going to have to talk to him again soon in order to secure their relationship. It was too risky to continue the way she had been.

'But what if I talk to him, and he doesn't remember what we said that day…' Yuno was curled up in her bed with the covers pulled up over her head. It was a position she had seen Amano-kun in many times since the first time she had seen him in his room, and sitting like this made her feel closer to him. The only light in the room was the glow from her phone as she absent-mindedly scrolled through the day's diary entries. 'Or what if he does, and we start dating, and he decides he doesn't like me after all.' …She couldn't handle that. Her entire world would be shattered if something threatened her plans for the future. Amano-kun simply meant too much to her for her to lose him now.

'…But the way things are going now, another girl might take him from me before I have a chance to remind him.' Yuno set the phone down and wiped the wetness that was forming in the corner of her eyes. 'I can't let that happen. Amano-kun, please don't look at any other girl besides me. Please…'

'What should I do…?'

As luck would have it, the decision was about to be taken out of her hands by a rather unexpected event.

"My, what an interesting diary you have! So many entries, and they're all about one boy!" A voice pierced the silence in her room, causing Yuno to jump and give a startled cry. There was someone else in the room with her!

The little being had tan skin and gray hair and had a tail. She was sitting on the edge of Yuno's bed, swinging her legs and scrolling through the diary entries. "W-who are you, and what do you want?!" Yuno demanded. Was she dreaming? There was no way this could be happening; it was just too bizarre.

"Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Murmur, and I'm very glad you asked!"

A/N: Short chapter, but we're finally getting into the game!