Hey everyone! Thank you so much for all the reviews/comments, kudos, and favorites so far; I appreciate it more than I can put into words. Updates might come a little slow for a little while as I have a lot going on right now. In combination with that, I've sort of been playing around my with my planning for this story and have been switching around the order of when I think certain things should happen and also scrapping some things entirely. But no worries, I have a lot of things planned and I hope you'll enjoy them.

Good Enough

As expected, Ami and Yama had practically glued themselves to her side after she had told them, both following back to her room until she finally announced that she needed to go to sleep. They left hesitantly, immediately making plans for the next morning to which Hiyori agreed both happily and reluctantly. She was grateful that everyone was so concerned for her safety and how much they were willing to do for her, but she still had the lingering thoughts about their inconveniences no matter how much she tried to quell them.

Going to sleep wasn't easy, not that she didn't know that would be the case. Once her friends had left her room, she laid in the dark while scrolling through her phone. Since the people she interacted with the most on social media had been with her most of the night, she found the distractions on those sites relatively minimal and so she quickly moved on to watching MMA fights. Though she only got through about two of those before she accepted the fact that those were only going to keep her awake rather than help her go to sleep, even if they were a good distraction.

Sighing, she closed out of the internet browser and stared at the dim glow of her phone before her thumb slowly moved over to her messages and she moved to Yato's name, quickly scrolling upward to avoid the messages from earlier that day when she had lied to him. When she was sure she had scrolled back far enough, she started to read over their conversation and found a mix of random questions and Yato's humorous commentary to her responses. Her lips curled up into a smile and she continued reading through until she started to feel drowsy and eventually let her eyes fall shut.

She had to admit she felt a wave of relief wash over her when she joined Yama and Ami in the morning. She spent at least ten minutes lying in bed considering if maybe it would be a good idea to take a sick day after her alarm had first woken her up. She still felt just as mentally and physically exhausted, but her friends' chatter helped perk her up in the slightest as they walked, Yama talking loudly about a new movie coming out that they just had to see while Ami suggested one that was already in theaters in the meantime.

"I guess it has been awhile since we've watched one outside of our dorm building." Hiyori admitted with a small laugh, brushing a hand through her hair.

"I know this theater that's really cheap too. It's a bit of a walk, but I think it's worth it!" Ami chimed in excitedly.

Yama frowned and titled her head, "I don't know… I don't want to have to walk for an hour just to save some money."

Ami gave Yama a knowing grin, adding, "They've got really great snacks, too. And it's not an hour, it's maybe like half an hour at most."

"Alright, I'm in." She clapped her hands together before looking over, "What about you, Hiyori?"

She flashed a small smile in response, "I'm not sure yet, but more than likely."

"Great! I'll see you both later!" Ami waved as she turned towards the building to their right, Yama and Hiyori echoing her goodbye.

Continuing to walk, Yama's eyes flickered down to Hiyori's, "Are you still going to tutor Yukine-kun today?"

Hiyori gave a slight nod, "I'm pretty sure that I will, but it depends on how my classes go. Yato offered to go through everything with him if I couldn't make it."

"That's nice." She answered before pausing and questioning, "So wait, is he decent with tutoring and he's just too busy or what?"

"There's that, but also Yukine-kun said he and Yato just don't mesh well when it comes to studying together. He said Yato has a hard time explaining things more than one way so it can get frustrating for both of them." Hiyori explained, staring up at the sky as she repeated the explanation that Yukine had given her before looking back over towards her friend.

Yama hummed, "Oh, I see." She looked back to Hiyori with a teasing grin, "Just not a natural born teacher like you, I guess."

Hiyori shook her head but smiled, "Yeah, sure. You could say that." Seeing the familiar brick building out of the corner of her eye, she started to turn, "See you in a bit!"

"Bye!"

Her friend called out loudly from behind her as she pulled open the large glass door and slipped into the lobby. Taking a sharp turn once she had entered the hallway, she quickly made her way up two flights of stairs and moved down another hallway before she made it to her classroom and slid into a seat two rows back from the front of the room. There were three other people there already, one blasting their music so loudly that she could almost understand every word that leaked out of the headphones.

Letting out a small breath of air, Hiyori reached into her bag and laid out her text book and binder on top of the table before reaching into her pocket for her phone to check the time. She quickly saw she had a little less than twenty minutes before class, but she also noticed that she had missed a text from Yato.

How you doing today?

She quickly moved to unlock her phone, eager to respond but also not really sure what to say.

I'm okay. I wish I could have slept a little more maybe, but hopefully I'll wake up before class starts.

Youve still got a few minutes right? Nows the time to catch a nap

She gave a soft smile as she typed her response.

I wish. I had a real problem with falling asleep in class in middle school so I can't let myself get in that habit again.

You? I'm shocked

Hiyori rolled her eyes.

Yes, me. I keep telling you I'm not the model of perfect behavior even though I would like my mom to believe so.

Her mom.

Hiyori exhaled and bit her lip, her thoughts traveling back to Fujisaki. Had he shown up on a weekend, she would have no doubt that he would have let her mother know about the scene she had caused in the café and how she had treated him. However, since he had clearly skipped classes, it was fairly uncertain as to whether or not the topic would be brought up.

One thing was for sure, she definitely wasn't going to say a word about it to her mom. Not unless she had to.

Right sorry.. so um you werent able to get a lot of sleep?

Usually he would have made another joke in return to her response, so she realized he must have made the connection too.

I went to bed earlier than usual but I still took a while to fall asleep. I think I got at least like 7 hours in though… I think I'm mostly just mentally tired you know?

She waited a few minutes for his next response, lightly tapping her pen against her notebook paper until it finally came.

I've gotta leave for class now too but offer still stands. You dont need to come over today if you need some more time

Just as she was about to start her response, another message came in.

There is something I wanna talk to you about later today whether you come over or not though

Hiyori tilted her head curiously, reading over the text multiple times. If it whether she was coming over or not, then it couldn't have been a question about Yukine's homework. So what was it?

Okay. I'm pretty sure I'll be coming over but I'll let you know if I change my mind.

Her phone went silent and her professor came in not long after that, so she tucked it safely back into her purse. She started out taking notes diligently as always, but her mind started to wander the moment the professor put on a video clip. And it only continued to wander through her next class and as she sat down for lunch with Yama.

"Something he wants to talk about with you, huh?" She took a bite and swallowed, tapping her chopsticks lightly against her lips, "Do you think it's about what happened yesterday?"

"Maybe…" Hiyori's voice lowered and she toyed with her food, rolling it back and forth, "I, um. I did end up telling him what happened in high school."

Yama lowered her hand back down to the table, giving her a soft gaze, "Really?" Receiving a small nod in response from Hiyori, she exhaled with a gentle smile, "Wow, you must really like him a lot. More than I thought."

She nodded once again before finally taking a small bite of her food, "Y-yeah. Well, aside from how much time we spend together, he's trusted me enough to tell me some personal things, so…" She trailed off and Yama nodded understandingly.

"He still hasn't said anything else about you asking him out to dinner, right?" She bent her elbow and leaned into her palm, "Maybe it's about that."

Hiyori quickly shook her head, "I don't think he would bring that up right now. He's already sort of walking on eggshells to avoid upsetting me anymore so I'm sure he wouldn't want to talk about something like that."

"Even if it was positive and now he'd tell you what you wanted to hear?" Yama raised her eyebrows curiously, "I mean from what you were saying, it sounds like he's being pretty protective. Maybe he's starting to realize how much you mean to him, too."

She shrugged, "Not any more than you or Ami-chan, though. But anyway, I wouldn't want him to start reconsidering because of what happened. It would feel wrong, so I hope that's not the case."

Yama leaned backward with a small sigh, "Yeah, you're right. Sorry, it was a dumb idea." She brushed her hair back, "I just really want it to work out for you two because it seems so obvious. If a while passes by after all this blows over and he still hasn't made a move, then I might have to pay him a visit."

Hiyori laughed nervously, "That's okay, really. But thank you, I appreciate the sentiment." Her smile lessened but a tiny one remained on her lips, "I hope it'll work out too, but things are fine the way they are now."

"What's your guess for what he wants to talk about?" She gave her an intrigued stare, tilting her head, "If you had to guess just one thing."

"More than likely to talk about walking to his apartment together on the days where we have a bigger gap between his last class and mine?" She shrugged once again, "I mean, I'm grateful for his offer but at the same time, it definitely is a big burden…"

Yama squinted at her, "What? You're worried he's gonna back out of doing what he said or something?" She looked down at the table, not answering, so Yama sighed, "Hiyori, he wouldn't have offered if he didn't mean it. Unless something came up with his job that he can't control and he has to back out of a day or two because of that, in which case me and Ami will figure something out. But seriously, stop worrying; all of us want to do this. You didn't ask us, we offered. And if you want to deny that offer, you can. We'll just be a little worried, that's all." She reached across the table to rest her hand over top of Hiyori's.

First looking up in surprise, she exhaled before giving a small smile, "Thank you."

"Of course." Yama slid her hand back towards herself, slowly returning to eating her lunch and Hiyori followed suite.

It wasn't long after that it was time both of them to walk to class again, though this time Yama's building came first so Hiyori walked a short distance alone. Once she had made it into the classroom, she took a seat with a small sigh to herself. It was her last class of the day, but it was also the longest and she was far too eager to be done.

Halfway through the class as she was taking notes, she felt the faint buzz of her cell phone from her pocket. Finishing up the sentence she was writing, she discreetly pulled it out and held it under the fold over desk to read it over.

I just finished my last class. What building are you in again?

She quickly typed out the name and sent it, not adding any more commentary so that she could return to taking her notes in order to not draw attention to herself and so that she didn't miss any important information. She felt her phone vibrate again, but she had to wait a few more minutes before she could afford to look down again.

Ok I'll see you soon

Hiyori smiled widely to herself, her heart fluttering slightly at the thought of him waiting for her in combination with the curiosity she still had about whatever it was he wanted to talk to her about. Trying to distract herself, she dove back into her work with as much attention as she could muster, although it started to dwindle again as the end of class neared.

She hastily shoved her things into her bag when class had officially ended, though she took her time as she made her way down the hall and down the stairwell. A few of her classmates were heading back towards the front of building as well, so she hovered behind them and attempted to peek around them every few feet when she could. When her eyes caught sight of his, staring directly at her, she felt her cheeks flush and she gulped. Since Yato had always been deep into his work almost every time he had waited for it, it was a complete shock to see him up on his feet and watching for her.

"Hey!" He greeted warmly, raising his hand.

"H-hi." She answered sheepishly as she diverted from the small group she was following and walked towards him, "I hope you weren't waiting too long…"

He shook his head, "Nah. I just got to a good stopping point a few mins ago so I just messed around on my phone for a few minutes until I started to see people leaving classes." He paused and blinked before asking, "So, uh, wanna go ahead and start walking?"

Hiyori nodded quickly, "Sure." They had barely made it out of the doors of the building when her curiosity took over her shyness, "So… what is it that you wanted to ask me about?"

Yato raised his eyebrows in acknowledgement before scratching the back of his neck, "Oh, right."

She scrunched her eyes for a second in response, wondering, 'He forgot?'

"Me and Yukine were gonna go to Kofuku and Daikoku's place Friday night and," His eyes flickered over to hers briefly, "We were wondering if you wanted to go with us."

Her lips parted in surprise, but Yato continued before she could react verbally.

"I just thought it might be a good way to get your mind off of things at least for a little bit. Daikoku's a really good cook and both of them are kind of over the top, so it's always an interesting experience to say the least. If you don't feel up to something like that, I understand. Just figured I should throw it out there." His hands were now in his pockets and as he finished, his voice had practically lowered to a mumble.

Hiyori nodded confidently, "Sure, that sounds really fun."

He looked back to her with equal surprise and she caught him starting to blush as well, "G-great."