The morning after Yui had revealed her story to the gods, she awoke with a pained sigh as the morning sun hit her eyes. 'Today is going to be shitty.' Thought Yui.

She swung her legs over the side of her bed and stretched when a knock was heard on her door.

'And so, it begins.'

Getting up, Yui quickly grabbed her robe that was draped over a nearby chair before putting it on and strolling over to the door.

When she opened the door to reveal who in the hell was on the other side, she was stunned. She would have thought that Apollon or Balder would be at the door worrying over her confession yesterday. However, it was the one person she never would have thought would ever be knocking at her door.

Thoth stood there in his default stance with his arms crossed over his chest. The look he gave Yui was unreadable.

"Master Thoth! Excuse me, but what are you doing here before class?" 'or before I am dressed for that matter.' She silently added to herself.

Thoth sighed, "You could at least invite me in before you start questioning me."

Yui blushed as she took a step back to allow Thoth through before shutting the door behind him.

Before Yui could say anything, Thoth began speaking, "I want you to know that I am furious about how you dared to tell me how I don't know something. However….." Thoth turned around and let his arms fall to his sides. "I forgot that you are indeed another teacher at this school. Albeit a teacher under unconventional means, but a teacher none the less. Next time there is anything in which involves more on human emotions and experiences, I will speak to you first so you don't dare interrupt me in class ever again. Understood?"

Yui stood there shocked and her eyes were so wide that she felt like they were to pop out of her skull. She slowly nodded before Thoth swiftly walked passed her and left her to her stunned state.

'Did Thoth…' Yui shook her head. 'Instead of questioning why he of all people would come over to give her an 'almost' apology, I should just accept it.' Yui nodded herself determined at her decision.

'At least I might be taken seriously now.'

-x-

When Yui waved goodbye to Melissa and left her dorm room, she was met with the sorrowful expressions of 8 gods. Yui jumped at the unexpected company and placed her hand over her newly quickened heart in an attempt to keep it from leaping out of her chest.

"You guys scared me." Yui gasped. When the gods didn't say anything, Yui was confused about why they were there. "What's wrong with you guys?"

The gods looked at each other before Dionysus stepped up in front of them. "We…. W-we wanted y-you to know that we know that you are here to t-teach us about the human heart…" Yui's eyes widened at hearing the God of Fertility stuttering.

"Fairy…." Chimed in Apollon, after he placed his hand on his brother's shoulder. "We're sorry that you had to relive painful memories." Apollon lowered his head and his lips slightly quivered.

"If you do not want to talk about something, we won't press you….. We understand." Said Hades in the background.

Yui softly smiled at her divine friends. 'At least they're not trying to smother me with sympathy.' She chuckled, "It's okay guys I'll be fine. That was years ago. Thank you for your support though. I appreciate it."

All the gods looked at each other with lightened expressions. Yui could almost physically see the weight being taken off their nervous shoulders.

Loki strolled up and placed an arm around Yui's shoulders, "Let's go to class then Kitten. I can't wait to see a pissed off Thoth." He snickered.

"Yeah weed, that took balls to stand up to a god like him." Added Takeru.

"Totsuka Takeru, Kusanagi Yui doesn't need balls to stand up to Thoth." Said Tsukito.

"Brother…" A sweat-drop began to form on Takeru's temple.

She giggled as they began to make their way to the academy.

-x-

Once they entered the classroom, all the gods gathered around Yui as she sat down at her desk. Yui looked up at them in surprise. "Guys, I said that I was fine. You don't have to worry about me."

"We know that we don't have to worry, but we want to worry about you Kusanagi." Replied Thor.

"Yeah kitten," enthusiastically said Loki placing an arm around Thor's and Balder's shoulders. "There is nothing else better to do than to worry about our human representative."

"Fine, do whatever you want." Sighed Yui.

The Gods nodded and began making their way to their desks, knowing that Thoth was going to walk in pretty soon. Yui noticed that Apollon didn't move and was looking down at his feet.

"What's wrong Apollon?"

The sun god looked up at Yui with a look of deep curiosity and nervousness in his eyes, "Fairy, can I ask you something? About yesterday?"

Yui hesitated before nervously nodding her head.

"That song that we heard you sing, what did it mean? I've never heard a song like that before… It was so... sad. What did the line 'you don't know what it's like' mean? You kept repeating it. It made me feel... I don't know... weird."

Yui froze at Apollon's question. All of the other gods in the room had heard what Apollon said and were all leaning towards them so they could hear her answer.

"Oh? What song would that be?"

Yui and the gods were all startled by the sudden familiar voice of Thoth from the doorway. Yui stared at him wide-eyed.

"Kusanagi sang a lovely song yesterday after class Master Thoth, out in the forest. We went out to find her and heard her singing." Said Dionysus cheerfully.

"Yeah," added Hades, "It was quite a beautiful song."

Loki chimed in while playing with one of his braids. "Tsukito looked like he was about to cry. The guy was practically shaking."

Thoth raised an eyebrow before looking over at the blushing human representative."Oh really? Can I hear this 'song' that everyone here seems to enjoy?"

Yui's sweat-dropped at the challenging grin that Thoth had. 'At least he isn't slamming me up against a wall.' She thought to herself. "Well…. U-uh… y-you, see…. I-I…"

"Oh come on Weed what's the matter?" chuckled Takeru.

"Yeah kitten, it was lovely. I am just dying to hear it again." Yui narrowed her eyes at Loki's mocking tone.

Yui sighed in defeat. "Fine…. I guess I can sing it... one more time." All the god's expressions (except Thoth's) lit up at her defeat.

Yui stood up and gracefully made her way to the front of the room. She didn't dare look at the Gods for if she did, she would have lost her nerve. She didn't particularly like performing in front of others. She wasn't the kind of person that wanted a lot of attention. She was more used to being the fly on the wall.

Yui clasped her hands in front of her stomach nervously and closed her eyes. As a distraction, she imagined the accompanying soundtrack to the song and began swaying to the imaginary music. After a few seconds, she opened her mouth and began to sing.

('You Don't Know' by Katelyn Tarver)

I know you've got the best intentions

Just trying to find the right words to say

I promise I already learned my lesson

But right now, I want to be not okay

The words of the song just rolled right off of her tongue and she was in her world. Her heart was singing to the world of what it had gone through in the past.

I'm so tired, sitting here waiting

If I hear one more "just be patient"

It's always gonna stay the same

So, let me just give up

So, let me just let go

If this isn't good for me

well I don't wanna know

Let me just stop trying

Let me just stop fighting

I don't want your good advice or reasons why I'm alright

You don't know what it's like

You don't know what it's like

Yui paused for a few counts in the song and she noticed that not a single sound could be heard from around her. It was so quiet a hair could probably be heard hitting the floor. She pushed that thought out of her head before she lost her nerve and continued.

Can't stop these feet from sinking

And it's starting to show on me

You're staring while I'm blinking

But just don't tell me what you see

I'm so over all this bad luck

Hearing one more "keep your head up"

Is it ever gonna change?

So, let me just give up

So, let me just let go

If this isn't good for me, well I don't wanna know

Let me just stop trying

Let me just stop fighting

I don't want your good advice

or reasons why I'm alright

You don't know what it's like

You don't know what it's like

Yui could feel her hands and body become more animated to the music that only she could hear. She could feel tears begin falling on her face.

Don't look at me like that

Just like you understand

Don't try to pull me back

Let me just give up

Let me just let go

If this isn't good for me

Well I don't wanna know

Let me just stop trying

Let me just stop fighting

I don't want your good advice or reasons why I'm alright

You don't know what it's like

You don't know what it's like

You don't know

You don't know

You don't know

You don't know what it's like

You don't know what it's like

You don't know

You don't know

You don't know what it's like

You don't know what it's like

Once the song was finished, she allowed the echo of her voice to finish carrying itself down the hallway through the open door. This song was her heart's anthem. This song was what allowed her to let go for a little while. She could let loose and let all of those painful emotions show.

Yui lowered her head to show that the song was over and waited for someone to say something. The silence droned on for an uncomfortable amount of time. Nervously Yui opened her reddened eyes and raised her tear-stained cheeks to peek at the silent Gods.

All of them were staring at her as though they were hypnotized. Even Thoth looked as though he was surprised. Finally, the silence broke when Hades got up from his desk and swiftly made his way to Yui before hugging her. "Hades-san?" asked Yui.

Thoth cleared his throat, so Hades would give Yui some space. Hades got the message, took a step back with a blush on his face, and began walking back to his desk.

"Kusanagi Yui, would you mind sharing with the class the meaning of that song?" questioned Thoth. He hadn't moved from leaning in the doorway, but he appeared to have gotten his expressions under control to their normal, serious state.

"Well…. That song is about battling depression when everyone around you is trying to comfort you about it." Explained Yui.

The gods looked at her with confused expressions.

"Why wouldn't you want to be comforted?" Asked Apollon.

Yui tried to elaborate, "Well, a lot of times with depression, humans don't want others to comfort them or tell them that they are fine. There are times when you just don't want to be fine. Pretending that your fine means that you are ignoring your depression and there is nothing wrong. There are days when I didn't want to get out of bed. Other times I would cancel plans with my friends because it's hard to have fun when you don't want to have fun. Instead, I stayed home so I could recognize my depression. To be honest with you all, the number one thing that I hated the most was when people kept telling me I had no reason to be depressed. I had a good life, a good family, and there wasn't much that I had to worry about. Just because someone somewhere has a more difficult life than I could ever comprehend, doesn't mean that I wasn't allowed to have these feelings. Whenever someone tried to convince me that my depression wasn't a 'reasonable' response, I hated myself even worse. I couldn't help feeling the way that I did. When depression hits, you must embrace it. Ignoring it just makes you numb to everything. Feeling happy or finding joy in a sunset becomes more difficult." Yui sighed and looked at Thoth.

"What would you suggest someone do when they see someone with depression?" asked Thoth.

Yui was taken aback by the question. This wasn't something that someone had ever asked her before. Once she regained herself and gathered her thoughts, she answered. "The best thing to do is to listen to someone with depression. Don't press them. Let them know that you are there for them. Make them comfortable with approaching you. Teasing them about it will only make matters worse. In my case, my depression made me self-conscious about everything. If I didn't think that there was a reason why I would be depressed, I would hate myself for feeling anything in the first place." Yui shrugged and made her way back to her seat without a single word from the Gods. Once she sat down, Thoth nodded, made his way to the front of the room and began the day's lessons.

'I knew this day was going to be shitty. Now the Gods are going to worry even more.' Yui sighed at the thought and put her mind into paying attention.

Author's Notes

After this chapter, I may stop naming them because I suck at titles. I'm thinking about adding some sort of coupling to this story. If you have a suggestion of why I should pair Yui with I would appreciate the suggestions!